Danny ChaiI never really shared what I’m thankful for after Thanksgiving. Yes, I know that was a quarter of a year ago, but I’d be remiss to let it pass. I really do think that spending time reflecting on what we’re thankful for makes our lives better, regardless of your faith.
For me, this past year I’ve been most thankful for grace. It’s been a difficult year in many ways, but the thing I’ve been most consistently by is the grace people have demonstrated. Maybe it’s unfair to expect people to be as bad as I am, but I would not have expected, and with only a couple of exceptions, I’ve been surprised by grace.
I have said in the past that guilt is effective me. But I’ve come to see that true grace is far more life-changing. It just kind of sucks that you have to be aware of the depths of your sin to know the depths of grace. That first part isn’t fun.
As far as New Year’s Resolutions. I kind of became a fan of resolutions after Mike made me read Jonathan Edwards’ Resolutions – it’s pretty inspiring. Anyway, my resolution for this year is to be others-centric. I can turn even good resolutions inward too much, make it be something like self-help. I dunno, I tire of my self-centeredness, and I want to start thinking differently, outwardly, even in the way I state my resolutions. Like have a resolution that Abby have a father who’s consistent in discipline, faithful in caring, and available. That Jieun have a husband who listens and is at least occasionally thoughtful. Stuff like that.
I’m rambling. In any case, I’m thankful in the past year for grace. And I want 2008 to be the “year for others”. We’ll see how it goes.