More Than Content

It's awesome how the Lord answers our prayers and guides our lives. I will probably never understand his time table but I do know I am truly blessed and greatful for what I do have. I pray everyday hoping the Lord thinks it's time to make my dreams come true. Well to be honest I've have had two dreams. To become a police officer which is still "pending". Though, he has made the more important and meaningful prayer come true. He has brought someone into my life I believe I can/will spend the rest of my life with. He has given me someone that I have fallen in love with. I couldn't be happier than I am now with my girlfriend Nicole. So, if the dream of being a police officer hasn't materialized yet...I am still more than content with life.

My Faith Is In Him

I was recently talking to someone about an aspect of faith. This being about our faith in God during good times and bad. How we often are stongest in our faith and relationship with God when times are good. However, when times are bad or difficult we tend to have questions/prayers that go unanswered. And, in doing so are faith is weakened or tested. Now, I see two ways of looking at this. The first being that we are given these hard times to strengthen our relationship with God. If we are able to 'hang in there' and hand over our lives to God's will are faith is ultamately more secure. The trouble is doing this. We for some reason expect times to always be good. It is a flaw as humans and sinners that we should try to overcome. Though, totally not the easiest of tasks. This is directly correlated to the second way of looking at it... that is we are manipulated by evil, the devil. He wants our faith to be tested. He wants us to turn our backs on God. To do this he has to play some part of a possible demise. These might be the tests that we have to overcome. They are not tests from God but tricks from the devil to try and make it seem as if God were testing our strength in faith with Him. I hope that makes sense. In my head it does anyway. I believe I am able to understand this because of continual prayer about keeping my faith strong. I will not be deceived by any sort hard time (devil's trick) to waver in my faith. I pray for continual strength from God to over come any such deception. Just as the poem "footprints in the sand" points out God will carry us through our hardest and most trying times of life. My faith is in Him!

A Victory Over The Grave

I stand and proclaim that you Lord our my savior! I never will be ashamed of you or your word. You give me strength in all aspects of my life. I ask that you continue to lead me in my life. When I faulter you are there to pick me up. You have saved not only my soul but my flesh and blood life. My debt has been repayed thanks to your unfathomable love. I will let all the world know Jesus saves. I am your servent Lord. I will do your work as best I can. The path you have taken me down has taken away any doubt of the life I am suppose to lead and want to live. Your victory over death has set me free and I am forever greatful.