Old Things Pass Away, Behold All Things Become New

As I write this, the minute hand is ticking down the last few remaining moments of this passing year. I find myself sitting here alone with my thoughts, being violently shoved into a few briefs moments of contemplative thought. For some strange reason I approach the passing of an old year filled with many firsts, many good memories, many life altering moments that are worthy or remembrance. However, as I see the minute hand literally making history with every blink of an eye, I sit here with a degree of sorrow to see the year end. Now I am typically the optimist in every situation but I am dumbfounded at my own thoughts at this moment because I suddenly realize, as you may have detected in these few sentences, that life is just that, a moment. To reference scriptures that most all who read this probably hold dear, life is nothing but a mere vapor. A quick whisp in the nostrils of our Almighty God. I sit, not depressed or saddened, yet in awe of the year that so quickly passed us by.
I look back at this year in awesome wonder of God's goodness yet am surrounded by a sense of nervous anxiety of what lies ahead. I have this deep down, gut wrenching sense that this upcoming year will be one full of life changing decisions in many different ways. Possible choices regarding career, ministry, music, relationships, but none more significant than any regarding my relationship with God. My life is filled with regret and "what ifs" but full of hope as well. I feel almost as I did when we moved a few years back. I was leaving behind friends that I held dear, I was moving farther away from my church, but mostly I was leaving a comfort zone. Strangely enough the one thing I wanted more than anything else to keep was my phone number. I never really understood it until this very moment but it was a simple, tangible form of my comfort zone. So as that revelation comes to me my mood all of a sudden changes. I am now overwhelmed with a sense of peace and renewed anticipation for what lie ahead of me in 2005. So with these last few remaining moments ticking by ever so slowly, I say,"OLD THINGS PASS AWAY, BEHOLD ALL THINGS BECOME NEW!!!" Bring it on 2005 I've got ya by the horns and I'm not letting go!! ;-) I LOVE you all!! May God bless you more this year than ever before!!! Amen and AMEN!!