Journey

When I begin to think about the journey of my life and the gifts God has given me, I realize that I am truly blessed in everything I have and do. My spiritual life has been a gift in that I have salvation because of the perfect sacrifice of the one who laid his life down for me. Also, I know that God is always right there waiting for me because he has given me the opportunity to fall back into his arms after I have been struggling or have run away from him. I truly am the "prodigal Son," and in some ways, we are all "prodigal children." This journey has not always been easy because my flesh wants to take over and I sometimes let the flesh win. If I develop a stronger willpower and let God be my source of strength, then I will overcome the flesh because He is greater than anything that I will ever come against. When it comes to listening, I tend to distract myself with music and school work, or games, but when I open up my ears and my heart, I know that I will begin to hear God because I know he is always speaking to me especially when I am having trouble.

Sometimes we need to remember that our journey is marked with gifts and struggles, but in the end, it will be worth more than anything we could ever imagine. The gate is narrow but people pass through it everyday, but I believe that the wide gate is seeing more and more pass through it everyday, in fact, it may be backed up for all we know (and it's the wide gate!). I think God weeps for his children and for those whom the Christians continue to ignore but I know that his will is going to be done on earth AS it IS in heaven and this generation still needs to get the ball rolling because pretty soon people will start looking to the next one, and the next one, etc... The problem though is how long we can wait for a generation to rise up to take a stand? How much time do we have to change the world for Christ? or the best question, Who is the next person you will never get a chance to speak to again.......

I hope you are all doing well. Please let me know if you would like prayer. I would like for you all to pray for me as I am dealing with a lot of homework and baseball and just trying to balance things.

God Bless,

Joseph Robinson