At the start of this year, the Lord gave me Isaiah 45:1-3 as the place I was to put my expectation for the year and not only that but with each portion, He impressed on my heart the particular meaning it would have on my life. Out of verse 2 as I have already shared, the Lord wanted to deal with my character and the shell that I have often retreated into when He says-I will cut through bars of iron.
I knew then that the days of me hiding in the corner with what I thought were probably numbered and in response, I initiated some action on my own, this blog and its Facebook page is part of the result of that decision. Nevertheless I have allowed fear to hold me back from quite a number of things I ought to have already done.
One thing I have always asked for though is the rebuke of a friend. Notwithstanding, I am hard placed to remember any moment where I have been subject to stern a report with regards to my walk with Christ and the responsibility I have of being a light to the world and large and not to my own circle and lately its been a while since I last prayed about this so I had forgotten about this to be honest.
So today I got a telling off (unexpected) which at the time of reception was surprising in a manner that always evokes from me chuckles of disbelief-where I wonder “is this really happening? I absolutely do not have a grid for this.” But when I did think of it, I realised one thing-that God is true to His Word.
Where doubts where circling my mind, this I now reply-if God could be faithful in this, how much more will He not be true to the rest of it?
Indeed, I am reminded of the joyful expectation I had when the year begun-that this indeed is the best year of my life yet and there can only be more to come.