2020…what a year! I am still looking for the right words to describe this year…but so far, so grateful. I am not grateful because things are easy or because I have a great miraculous testimony. You know, the type of testimony that makes the church rouse up in applause. Nope…not yet anyway. But I am grateful. Why am I grateful?
I. I am Standing
When you meet me, you will probably think I am this strong person who has everything figured out. If you read Noni’s Musings, you will know this is NOT the case.
The truth is that I rarely have anything figured out. I crumble easily and have on more occasions than I care, being engulfed by drowning darkness. The strongest part of me is God. The weakest part of me is me.
So mix that up with a global pandemic and all that comes with it and I was afraid. Not afraid of the disease…because I do not fear death. Afraid because of the uncertainty that it brought. Afraid that I would crumble again.
But God!
He has been constantly reminding me to look at Him. Focus on Him. And not on what is around me. Not on what my physical eyes see or what my ears hear. And that has been my saving grace.
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfector of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Hebrews 12:2 (NIV)
II. God Saw and Prepared Me
Something Old, Something New...that was the word I received for Mirror Wealth Coaching. And how accurate is that word proving to be.
This has been a year of newness for Mirror Wealth Coaching:
☆ 10 Miniature Courses
“Ten!” That was my reaction when I realized I was to release the ten miniature courses. But here they are…alive and kicking 😂 I am grateful.
☆ Instagram Refresher
I was tired. I was clueless. I liked the content, but not the look. And I went quiet. This was my relationship with the instagram page in 2019. God started nudging me about it towards the end of the year…And in 2020…the Mirror Wealth Coaching instagram page was rebirthed. I am grateful.
☆ Online Class
Mirror Wealth 101 went online. This happened after government regulations made it clear we would not be able to have the class as planned. Half the students dropped out…but the class is still going on. For that, I am grateful.
☆ Redesign
Strengthen the cords, lengthen the stakes. That is what has been happening. From the back end … to the front end, the Mirror Wealth Coaching experience is new. And I am loving how it looks. I am loving the overall experience the students are having with the programs.
And with all this newness, the ‘Old’ is still very much intact. Mirror Wealth Coaching is not changing, it is simply growing. And for that I am grateful.
The Year of the Lord’s Impactful Redemption. This was the Word given to us from church. Redemption…the solution to the worries and blah of 2020 was given even before we knew what was coming. He knew. He answered us before we could even ask! For this blessed assurance, I am grateful.
Crown Him. My hymn for 2020…given to me in 2019. He remains on the Throne. He remains God in my life. Why then should I be afraid?
But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who believe and are saved.
Hebrews 10:39 (NIV)
III. Church
I love my church. It has often times been my safe place. But, in absence of “physical” church, I have realized that it is not the physical church that is my safe place. It is Christ that is my safe place! It has always been Him. I am just as connected with Him now as I was then. I am still very much part of the church virtually as I am physically. My fellowship hasn’t changed, even though the mode has. And it has taken being away physically from church for over two months to appreciate this fact. I still love my church, but I love the church more. For this, I am grateful.
IV. I am Alive
As long as I am alive, I have hope.
Hope is for the living.
I am living.
What about you?
How would you describe 2020?