Leaving 2018

When I look at an old photograph of myself, I can often see how far I’ve come, or how far I’ve slipped. Photos reveal diet choices, age, hairstyle, attitude, financial status, joy and grief. Once in a while the Spirit will show us a spiritual picture. Hopefully, as we leave 2018, we can look back on the year and see how far we’ve come in spiritually. Paul said, “I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. The man who plants and the man who waters have one purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor. For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building” (1 Cor 3:6-9 NIV).