Relationships and Resolutions

The beginning of a new year. As I stop and reflect on the past year and the past 27 years, what I remember is relationships. It always comes back to people. Who have I met, loved, or lost over the years? Who have I forgotten? 

There seems to be an innate sense in humans to want to move on and forget the hard things in life, including relationships. A falling out with a friend, a broken heart, a death. We may grieve for an "appropriate" amount of time but we "must" move on. Why is that? Why must we "get over" the painful events or relationships that have made us who we are? Because those wounds and scars reveal our humanity and our weakness. But Paul boasted in his weaknesses; he declared over and over in his epistles that he was the chief of sinners. Why do we try to hide the pain that reveals God's glory in our lives? This year I want to love and not forget. Love the people in my life and love the journey God has me on. I want to remember the joys and the tears because it's all for God's glory.