My Three F's

In life you need certain things to feel like you are doing well. These things are different for everyone. Sitting here right now, I know what those things are for me. I need my faith, my friends, and my future. I will call them my three f's.

First and foremost my faith. My faith gives me my morals, it distinguishes my ethical background, and developes my character. Without faith I would not be who I am today. My faith has given me strenght to carry on, when without it I would have surely fallen. My faith has given me hope. Hope is one of the greatest blessings the Lord has given us. Through hope we feel alive, safe, and loved; among a multitude of other cheery emotions and feelings. My faith has given me a sense of who I am, a reminder of who I should be, and the knowledge of who I will become. My faith has beaten back the darkness of night and shed light on every aspect of my life. Most importantly my faith has given me eternal life through our redemmer, Jesus Christ. My faith is the backbone of my world. "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
(Proverbs 3:5,6) "

My friends are the people in my life that care about me and I care equally for them. They are the people who would go out of their way to help me out in a time of need, they are the people who call just to say hi and check in, they are the people who I would die trying to protect, they are the people who understand my heart as well as my head, they are the people who I can count on to always be there for me. These are true friends. I am blessed to have a handful of these remarkable people in my life. Without them this life would not be what it is. I don't say it as often as I should, but thank you (you know who you are) for being one of these special blessings in my life. I do need you in my life to feel complete. --- Linked though different is another type of friend I know I need in my life. A significant other. I need someone in my life that I can connect with just as my handful of best friends and I connect. But also on a deeper level. This level is something that I have been missing for the past two maybe three years. The reason for this has been unclear to me for awhile. The question I have had run through my mind over and over again is," God, why haven't I met someone yet". I have been praying about this constantly, day in and day out, without much of an answer. Until very recently, the question now has become, "Is this who you have sent me Lord". I kind of feel silly asking this question. The reason is basically because of my faith. I had been praying for so long and asking the Lord to help bring someone into my life... and now that he has...am I second guessing Him or questioning his intention? So, that being said, I believe that this is God's will, this is someone He has given me the blessing to pursue. "And the Lord God said, it is not good that the man should be alone, I will make him an help meet for him.
--Genesis 2:18".

Now, what I mean by my future is simple. Continue praising and worshipping God... my future is full of unwritten chapters that I will eventually fill, guided by Christ. At the end of this mortal life I know I have an eternal one waiting for me. "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: and I give unto them eternal life.
--John 10:27, 28 "

I couldn't pick one...

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.
--John 11:25, 26

In conclusion, I know what I want/need out of life to be happy... in brief... A strong, ever growing relationship with Christ, companionship of all kinds, and my salvation. I am growing happier by the day.