New year = new me?

I haven't posted on this in awhile. It's new year's eve...time to look back on the year.
This year I accepted Christ and got baptized within a few months of each other. I can see how God has worked in my life before my acceptance of Christ...and this past summer. But now I struggle to see Him in my life now. I have been praying to just trust the Lord for whatever situations come up in my life...and I think I'm slowly moving closer to that. I pray that with a new year, I can just grow closer and closer to an amazing and loving God. I want to put all my efforts into doing what I can for Him, not in hopes of seeing what He can do for me...but in seeing just how amazing God is in the lives of others.
This past year I've visited several different churches...seeing different styles of worship is encouraging me that I just need to find my way of worshiping God. This entire break my mom has been ranting about Buddhism and suffering, and although it's a little saddening, it has definitely helped me in strengthening my own beliefs.

Dear Father, thank You for bringing me to You. Thank You for showing Yourself in the little parts in my life. Thank You for continuing to work in me despite the sins I've committed. Thank You for a wonderful semester...my best semester yet. Thank You for sending your Son in my place to forgive my sins. I pray that You continue to turn my life around in this new year.