Nobody Knows

I truly had a great day today even though I was held out of practice. I just was able to walk a little taller and know that God is right next to me. I know I could seek him more when I need help but I know that it will come as I being to trust him with more and more in my life. I spend a lot of time wondering what will happen next or what will be my next defining moment and I need to get away from that, I just want God to work and let things happen naturally. I am always trying to make things happen in my life but I just want to step back and let them happen! I'm just smiling right now because I could not be happier with what is going on right now and the best part is that there is nothing special going on. I have been kicked down, beaten, and left for dead but God picked me up and said, "you're better than that" and I am just ecstatic right now. Nobody knows what tomorrow holds and you know what? I am definitely okay with that because it is all in God's hands, all I want to know is that if I die tomorrow I am going to be in the place that I have always wanted to be but have just gotten distracted from when "running the race." I let someone cut in on me and pull me off course but God rescued me and he is continuing to show me people in my life who can help me and he is bringing people in to help me get through all of this. I have talked to several people about whether we know where we are going, how do we know that we ARE saved? I mean if you think about the little mistakes you make, what is the threshold? Should we go to church and ask forgiveness every time? Well, I do not think you need to take that route, you just need to live a respectable life in God's eyes as much as you can and then you will have nothing to worry about. He did not call us to be perfect, but we are called to strive for perfection and if you are honestly doing that everyday then you can rest easy at night.

Zephaniah 2:3 states, "Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, you who do what he commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility, perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the Lord's anger." Now this may seem like we cannot be sure of anything but I would venture to say that it is telling us that we should not settle when we think that we are saved. See we should not come to a point in which we are content with where we are at in our walk just because we can be sure that we will go to heaven. We should live everyday as if we are not saved in the sense that we should be trying to get saved. I do not think it is healthy to be a cyclical Christian in that you go from being on fire for God and then fall away and then come back and fall away, just letting the roller coaster go tends to create many problems and I think will ultimately lead to a crash. Maintenance needs to be done every once in awhile to keep things running smoothly and God is always there to be the mechanic to our loose nuts and bolts. When we get into a daily habit, it bothers Satan and he does whatever he can to bring us out of it and trust me he will try to every back door possible until he finds that they are all locked. I have seen an increase of temptation knocking at my door since I have been back on this routine of posting and getting deeper into the word and I am ready to stand with God against whatever comes my way. I am willing to live above the standard in which the world considers to be okay because I want people to see what God is doing in and through me by my actions and not just by what I say. We will see where it leads over the next few weeks.

Please keep praying for me and my ankle as I will be putting a lot of stress on it over the next few days. I will continue to pray for all of you who are reading this and if you have any requests please let me know. Also, if you would like to talk about stuff I post or just need an ear for what ever is going on, do not hesitate to contact me. My phone number is 480-292-1754 and it is on just about 24/7 and I will do my best to talk to you or at least contact you back in a timely manner if I am not able to answer right away. Hope to hear from some people!

God Bless,

Joseph Robinson