Overkill

This week has been full of emotions but I know that I am coming out of it stronger than I thought I was going to and I am overjoyed by that. If you asked me last weekend where I would be at in a week, I would have said that I would still be hooked but I can say with confidence that I am allowing God to push me through this trial and He is helping me stand up under it. I have poured so much time and effort into something and not seen a very rewarding return, but God did the same for his creation and He does not always get pleasure or joy because of it. We think sometimes that we are the only ones who have had to deal with the specific problem that we have but in most cases that is not true and somebody has gone through that. I think that mentally and physically today was rough because I had a feeling that someone was going to roll their ankle on one of the bases and sure enough it was me about 4 innings later. This could be attributed to the long week of games or just my worry about it happening to someone, but I do not know for sure. I can feel God strengthening me every day and I know that he will continue to use me in the ways that He sees fit so I will continue to be open to whatever He has. I know He has something special for me in the future and I know that I will be so happy when God brings that person into my life and I want to be ready to receive that person and continue to pursue God wholeheartedly at the same time. I do not like being lackluster for a long period of time and then in times of turmoil, begin to get after it again, I need to always be willing and I need to be prepared.

Ecclesiastes 7:15-16 states, "Consider what God has done: Who can straighten what he has made crooked? When times are good, be happy, but when times are bad, consider: God has made the one as well as the other. Therefore, a man cannot discover anything about his future." I have been trying so hard to fix things and move on to whatever is next but the truth is that it is nothing I should be concerned about because it is all in God's hands. I need to trust him and know that he will do what he has planned for me. Times had been good and I was happy but now the scenario is different and I need to just relax and step back to let God work in my life. Being patient is so rewarding and God will show us just what we need to see as we continue to remain faithful to him and the plans that he is carrying out in our lives. Over the next few weeks and months the healing process will be complete and I will carry on in the Lord as I have done in the past and I will be stronger because of the trial that I am coming out of. Nothing can come against me and win as long as I stand next to Christ and do not move. Sure I have an idea for what I want to happen over the next few weeks and months but it is not something that I should be concerned about because it is all in God's hands and he knows exactly where I need to be in order to reach my full potential and that is why he is going to bring me through this. I am so glad that I am getting back into this blog and giving time to God because I already see the benefits and know that I will be able to stand firm when I start to desire things of the world again. Let us see where all of this goes and see what the future holds exactly.

Hope all of you had a great Friday and that you are seeing God at work in different areas of your life, continue to seek him. Please continue to pray for me as I will continue to pray for you, let me know if you have any requests you would like me to take to the Lord for you.

God Bless,

Joseph Robinson