Operation's of 2008

My son asked me today to open one of his 'shared' gifts my daughter and him received from this last Christmas. 'Oh, cool, the game 'Operation'. I thought to myself 'A game I used to play as a kid and can now relive that memory as I play with Hannah and Jesse.' I realized quickly upon opening the box that the game had the same concept as from my childhood, even the same patient (Sam) to be operated on, but there were some changes to it, some improvements which made the game more organized, interesting, silly (Sam has boogers now to be removed) and quite fun.

As we took turns 'operating' on Sam, The Good Lord's Spirit fell upon me about the operations He performed on me in '08. Some were good, some not so fun, and some I objected to, but were necessary during my walk with Him. I know you're first thought may be 'Some of your operations from Him were good? What do you mean by that?' Well, what I mean is that it was good for my growth in Christ. Here are the minor and major surgeries that God performed on me, and mind you some of these were not 'out patient' procedures; some were under ICU in God's care for many months of '08, and then of course there were some that were minor, that God just removed a little something here and there, or gave me a 'rebuke' shot when needed. My operations:

• Attitude. I didn't know it yet because I thought I was already free from this, until God gave me 'the look' when I was doing something inappropriate, which made me look bad, as well as my example of serving Him.
• Anger. I was raised in a broken family full of major problems, anger issues, and neglect towards myself, sisters and brother. This created a lot of insecurity, confusion, self consciousness, self doubt, and deep, deep routed anger within me that God forced me to face as He prepared me in the operating room for some much needed surgery. This was the 'good surgery' because I recognized and cried out to Him about helping deal with my past, and as always, He never fails, and performed the necessary duties of healing the distorted emotions and unhealthy mindsets that plagued my mind. This surgery probably took up most of 2008 and even now He returns to do a full body 'check up' to make sure the 'things' He removed did not return.
• There are other operations that God has performed that weren't so fun and yes, I resisted Him awhile before giving in, but through all the procedures He did on me, they were all worth it for the betterment of my life and for serving Him. I praise God for his healing powers and I thank Him for loving me enough to not keep me the way I am, but to grow and improve me for His glory.

"God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him." Acts 10:38

So, readers, what healing operations did God perform on you in '08 that made you a better child for Him?