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As this year ends, I'd like to share an email I got this evening from my DD, Kyle's Mom. It was written earlier this month as part of a Bible study about reflecting on the past year. Her response included 2016 since it had such a profound impact on all of us. I hope you find something in it that will inspire you for 2018.

2016 was the year I clung to God. Similar to how a child who gets afraid runs to their parents and pulls on their clothes. I clung to God’s clothes, most of the time with white knuckles. I never let Him more than an arm’s length away from me. I didn’t always talk to Him; I didn’t ask His advice; I didn’t look at Him; I clung to Him. I knew that He was handling everything. I knew that He would control it. I knew I had to stay close even though I didn’t know what was going on. I knew it would be okay, as long as I clung to Him.

2017 was the year I got to know God all over again. It was the year my mind and heart were attacked by forces I did not know could attack. I thought I was stronger. I was forced to look up at God. I was forced to talk to Him and not just cling. He was pushing me slightly away, not because He was walking away but because He needed me to see the great work He had done. The path was ready. He was not going to leave me, but He needed me to walk on my own two feet while He walked beside me. I had to learn to walk again, and He showed me how. I had to learn to study again, and He showed me how. I had to learn to trust again, and He showed me how. I had to learn to breathe again, and He showed me how. I never felt closer to God that I have in 2017. It was not the year of tragedy or heartache. It was the year I had to learn how to take control of my mind against forces that would destroy it. Once I had control, I had to guard it. This year, I sought God on a different level. I sought His power and strength. I sought His dominance over evil. I sought His compassion for those who seek Him. And I found it all.
 
NotAFarm said:
As this year ends, I'd like to share an email I got this evening from my DD, Kyle's Mom. It was written earlier this month as part of a Bible study about reflecting on the past year. Her response included 2016 since it had such a profound impact on all of us. I hope you find something in it that will inspire you for 2018.

2016 was the year I clung to God. Similar to how a child who gets afraid runs to their parents and pulls on their clothes. I clung to God’s clothes, most of the time with white knuckles. I never let Him more than an arm’s length away from me. I didn’t always talk to Him; I didn’t ask His advice; I didn’t look at Him; I clung to Him. I knew that He was handling everything. I knew that He would control it. I knew I had to stay close even though I didn’t know what was going on. I knew it would be okay, as long as I clung to Him.

2017 was the year I got to know God all over again. It was the year my mind and heart were attacked by forces I did not know could attack. I thought I was stronger. I was forced to look up at God. I was forced to talk to Him and not just cling. He was pushing me slightly away, not because He was walking away but because He needed me to see the great work He had done. The path was ready. He was not going to leave me, but He needed me to walk on my own two feet while He walked beside me. I had to learn to walk again, and He showed me how. I had to learn to study again, and He showed me how. I had to learn to trust again, and He showed me how. I had to learn to breathe again, and He showed me how. I never felt closer to God that I have in 2017. It was not the year of tragedy or heartache. It was the year I had to learn how to take control of my mind against forces that would destroy it. Once I had control, I had to guard it. This year, I sought God on a different level. I sought His power and strength. I sought His dominance over evil. I sought His compassion for those who seek Him. And I found it all.
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Thank you for sharing your DD's writing...it was very touching and I want to wish all of you the best that a new year has to offer :hugs
 

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