How else can I best begin this note than with a hearty compliment of the season to you and the rest of the family here on blogger.

All too soon, 2011 is coming to a close and in less than 48hours, we shall bid farewell to 2011 and welcome 2012. Hmm! What a year 2011 has been.

Before I go any further, I want to say to the bishop of my soul, my Lord, Savior and King, the only true redeemer, the reason I live and breathe, to my Lord and personal Savior JESUS CHRIST, I want to say a very big THANK YOU.

Had it not been for you Lord, none of us would have come this far… Lord thank you for life, health, security, providence and all you have done for us. We say we are grateful.

So much has happened this year… is it the unrest/revolution in the Arab peninsular that saw the outstare of three dictator presidents and the death of Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi or the numerous earthquakes, incessant flooding or the drought in the horn of Africa?

So much happened this year that I cannot make a list of them all. Having said that, regardless of all that happened in our world and all that is happening around us, God’s grace has kept us and we have to give Him thanks.

So many times we focus on the negatives. We take time out to count all the things that don’t go well with us… the contract we didn’t get, the failed relationship, the job disappointment, etc but we seldom take time to appreciate God for all He has done for us.

Let me even ask you? Hasn’t God been good to you? I know you had plans for the year and probably, not all of your plans came true and I know you had tough times (we all had did too), but even will all the not so good times, God kept you and I.

We all have gone through one experience or the other, had disappointments and terrible times, but though it all, someone sustained you… Who did? God Almighty.

I don’t want us to end this year with the thought that we didn’t achieve anything. Some of us had so much to celebrate while some others had not so much to celebrate but all in all, we all had something to celebrate and thank God for.

Think of the growing state of insecurity in our world today with bombs flying about like knockouts, God kept you.

All over the globe, there have been heavy flooding which took many lives and destroyed properties worth billions of dollar but look at you… you are alive and well. Who do you thing kept you? God Almighty…

Friends left you, relatives deserted you, loved ones hurt you but God never closed His door on you. Even when you erred, God still drew close to you.

I know there were times in the year when you had no job, no money and no support but you didn’t starve to death did you? Who provided that meal? God… Who gave you that job? God again... Who kept you healthy? God Almighty…

As we prepare to go into the New Year, I want us to go in with a voice of thanksgiving. Enough of complains and enough of murmuring. Let’s be thankful. There is so much to be thankful for.

I know we all have needs (jobs, life partners, admission, etc) and a lot of other things we are trusting God for. Let me assure you that if you believe God like I do, He will bring all of your heart desires to pass.

Get ready for abundance. 2012 I believe that it will be a year filled with exceeding and abundant goodness of God.

As I round up, I want to say thank you to everyone who has been part of my life this year. I know I have the most wonderful friends in the planet and I thank God for the gift of friendship.

Take care of yourself, happy new year and hey, I LOVE YOU…

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