Well Y’all,
It’s time for my last post of 2009. I thought long and hard about just what to say, and I decided to talk about the “friendly reminders” God sent me this year:
- Tomorrow is not promised.
I experienced the death of a co-worker and a beloved uncle. We all take for granted that “tomorrow” will come, and we’re not promised the whole day. - Everybody will get old, if they live long enough.
There is such contempt for the elderly. The haughtiness of youth deceives folks into thinking that “old” is something that will never touch them. - Your sin will find you out.
You can’t run and you can’t hide from God. We think we’ll never get caught and we think that the grace God extends to us (time to repent before our sin is exposed) is not actually God at all, but our ability to be “slick” and evasive. Yeah, you may be slick, but you ain’t greasy. - The world is growing more wicked, with every hour that passes. We need to fast and pray.
So much evil and wickedness…in the church too. We should be on our knees. - Whatever you sow, you reap. You reap more than you sow, just like a single seed becomes a…tree.
That applies to both good and bad sowing, so…sow wisely. If we really understood (and believed) this principle (especially when it comes to reaping bad stuff, from bad sowing), we would do better, as human beings. - The tongue is such an unruly member!
Some of us have to have the “last word”. We talk too much, and our tendency to always have to “speak our mind” is going to cause our demise. Know when to be quiet, and save your marriage, keep your job and your sanity. When there’s too many words, transgression is close by.
….and finally: God is good 
He’s good even when we don’t think He’s good. His mercies are abundant, and new every morning…without them, we would be consumed. He doesn’t deal with us according to our sins, nor does He reward us according to our iniquities.
As we say “farewell” to 2009, let us look forward to another year…full of opportunities to pursue God and His will for our lives.
God bless you! Happy New Year!
A Nappy Girl
Happy New Year NEA, and may the Lord’s blessings be upon you as well. I love the last line in your post-about the new year being an opportunity to pursue God and His will for our loves. I was just on MSN and saw a typical New Year’s article: resolutions you can live up to, lose 10 pounds, browse potential love interests, psychics see through 2010, and even a 2010 horoscope mention. No mention of God at all. It’s like God is constantly the spare tire and not the steering wheel (I love that song lol). And really, how often do you think of the spare? I think we should all resolve to make God the center of our lives, and pray for others who haven’t.
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Wow. I love this entire post so much. I found your blog today by accident and I’m so glad I did. I have to do better in many areas of my life, including some that you mentioned here; your post is just the kick in the pants I needed. May God bless you and keep you.
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What great wisdom, T. I love the way you think. I am really looking forward to giving you a huge hug in Heaven one day :)
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Thanks a bunch, Gina! I hope we get to meet before heaven!
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Thanks for the recap. I always enjoyed your post and hair pics on np. Are you still a member? Haven’t seen your posts lately. Hope all is well with you.
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Hey, Whitley!
Yes, I guess I’m still a member of NP…Lol! I’m usually at naturallycurly.com. Thanks for visiting, and the kind words.
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