The Year: 2005

[winglovesall]

Almost 365 days has gone -

It is important for us to reflect:

So - asking you these questions may help you posting:
*What are somethings you've learnt this year that you didn't last year?
*What are somethings you've grown out of?
*What are some of the changes that you've stepped through?
*What are the happiest moments for this year for you?
*Were there any regrets? If so, did you learn from the regrets?
*How much have you grown in relationship with God this year?
*Have you developed a stronger relationship with God this year or have you fallen behind?
*Have you communicated in your relationship with your opposite-gendered friend?
*Did you learn anything new about that person more?
*Who are the people who have a significance in you this year?

 

[KristianJ]

What are somethings you've learnt this year that you didn't last year?

A few things:
- That patience in discerning God's timing is so very important when it comes to developing a friendship into a relationship
- That in any Christian-based community there are people whom despite exhortation to act in a way that befits their pursuit of holiness, unrepentantly abandon that pursuit for self-gain and self-satisfaction.
- That watching poker on television can be surprisingly exciting

What are somethings you've grown out of?

Mainly rushing things and not letting God dictate the terms of anything that I do.

What are some of the changes that you've stepped through?

Losing a love that was to a degree self centered and ambitious and finding one that I really think has a foundation for a lifetime.

What are the happiest moments for this year for you?

Every moment of time that Lauren and I have spent together since our relationship started 10 months ago

Were there any regrets? If so, did you learn from the regrets?

I'll probably recall a couple later on...

How much have you grown in relationship with God this year?

Reasonably so, I think...I've had other years where it's been stronger growth, but I've heard significant talks and read significant parts of the Bible that have made me think.

Have you developed a stronger relationship with God this year or have you fallen behind?

A bit stronger for sure

Have you communicated in your relationship with your opposite-gendered friend?

Most definitely...if there was none, the relationship would be non-existent.

Did you learn anything new about that person more?

Plenty of things that I've learned about Lauren this year...too numerous to mention all of them here though

Who are the people who have a significance in you this year?

To name a few, I'd say Lauren, my church's new assistant minister Steve (who has been a blessing to our church this year), and many of my workmates at my place of employment.

 

[servingtheking]

What are somethings you've learnt this year that you didn't last year?

Be humble, admit mistakes, if you keep pretending like you haven't screwed up it can cost your a good friendship.

What are somethings you've grown out of?

I've grown out of some of the friends that I first had when I came to college, and to holding other people accountable for things I had done wrong.

What are some of the changes that you've stepped through?

My girlfriends worsening health conditions, being the only child in the house when I come home on breaks from college. The loss of my grandpa whom with I was very close.

What are the happiest moments for this year for you?

My brother's wedding and CLEW week.

Were there any regrets? If so, did you learn from the regrets?

Yes, try and make things right as soon as you can, you might not get a second chance.

How much have you grown in relationship with God this year?

Way more than I did in 2004, but still not as much as I should have.

Have you developed a stronger relationship with God this year or have you fallen behind?

It's definatly stronger, but its still damaged.

Have you communicated in your relationship with your opposite-gendered friend?

Yes, very well. We've had to work through some terrible health issues, as well as her admitting and trying to help her through prior sexual abuse.

Did you learn anything new about that person more?

Yes, way more about her past.

Who are the people who have a significance in you this year

Dr. John Case
Dr. John Brittian
Dr. Steven Woolsey
Dan Lewis

 

[Hediru]

Great questions. Before I answer, a little honesty here. I didn't want 2005 to come. A year ago, I was dreading it because so many life changes were going to happen and did happen. I was scared. But I've come through better off that I'd ever could imagine!


*What are somethings you've learnt this year that you didn't last year?
The big one: sometimes God has bigger plans for us than we do for ourselves.
Littler things: well, I graduated from college, got a new job, and my first apartment. Those 3 things alone taught me too much to list. And I'm still learning.
Oh yeah, I learned that CF is a pretty cool place to hang out.
*What are somethings you've grown out of?
Worrying as much about the future. I've learned to trust God more and let whatever will be, be. I've got a lot more work left to do, though.
*What are some of the changes that you've stepped through?
Again, I graduated from college, got my first real job as a youth director at a church, and got my first apartment. My relationship with my bf changed from LDR to more "normal" again!
*What are the happiest moments for this year for you?
Graduation, the phone call saying that I got the job, the phone call saying that I got the apartment, picking up my bf at the airport and helping him move into his apartment.
*Were there any regrets? If so, did you learn from the regrets?
Not really, except I wish I didn't worry so much. And I still worry, so I don't thing I've learned a whole lot.
*How much have you grown in relationship with God this year?
I feel closer to him now than ever before, mainly because so much happened in my life that I had nowhere else to turn. I'm still learning, but am a better student, at how to trust him more.
*Have you developed a stronger relationship with God this year or have you fallen behind?
Stronger.
*Have you communicated in your relationship with your opposite-gendered friend?
Constantly. Especially after he moved closer. We talk alot about our dreams for the future.
*Did you learn anything new about that person more?
Yeah. Little things that I'd never notice in the LDR. Like little annoying, overlookable habits he has. Also, I never realized how much of a morning person he was. Seeing him everyday helped me see why he doesn't need coffee.
*Who are the people who have a significance in you this year?
My college professors and friends who helped me survive my last semester. My new pastor/boss and other people at the church who helped with the transistion. My family and bf who were there and supportive of everything! And of course, God, who led me through this busy year without allowing most of my sanity to escape.