Welcome to the New Year.

I promised I would not sit down at the computer until the New Year, but my journal is just so full of God's promises I couldn't wait any longer. It is New Years eve - that's close!!

Some of my wonderful friends have acknowledge how much I have grown in 2011:

"Your love and caring touches us all with your blessed presence." (My boss at Kip McGrath).

"I am proud of how you continue to declare your faith - I believe He is also proud of you." (My best friend and encourager).

But I still have a long way to go! I am still in such a hurry to take new steps before I am ready.

"You need to grow and develop your skills. One of the best things you can do is to work on who you are as a person". (Dr Henry Cloud: "The Secret Things of God).

There are 4 main things I need to be able to do before I can `move on', or I will just keep falling down again. They all involve lots of trusting in the Lord, reading His Word and praying.

1. I need to FORGIVE - both myself and Queensland Education.

2. I need to BELIEVE IN MYSELF AGAIN - what do I say when people ask `why aren't you teaching with Qld Ed. anymore, like at job interviews.

3. How can I USE MY GIFTS in other areas of employment? - as a tutor, as a writer, in the Church.

4. I need to TRUST AGAIN - asking for references. What are they actually going to say about me?

In the next few BLOGS, I will have a look at these 4 things in a little more depth, and as I do - I ask for you to PRAY WITH ME, as I continue to seek to `develop my skills, gain wisdom and knowledge and most of all GET CLOSER TO GOD!!`

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