Rooted

Each day just sees improvement over the next and I am so overjoyed about that. I have spent so much time with my head down that I just have been out of it for a long time. I can be so exhausted but still find strength to do the things that I love the most and I never want to let that change. As I was sitting in PG tonight, I realized a few things and I just began to pray for people whether I knew them or not. God moves in miraculous ways and a lot of times he works in the shadows of our lives when we are not paying attention and that is when we really need to be on the lookout. Everything in our lives makes us stronger even if it tears us down first. I realized tonight just how vulnerable I need to make myself when I come before God. He has created so many options for me over the last few weeks that I hardly know what to do with the opportunities any more and I am trying to sort through all the information and discern what is best for me. I also realized just how strong I am with God in my life and combined, we are unstoppable. Now of course he is unstoppable without me but I can be his tool in the world and I want to be used in every way possible because he is the one who created me to do what I am supposed to do. I can simply just go through the day and go through the motions or I can dive in deeper with every opportunity. Whatever the case is, I am going to be prepared for God when he chooses to work in and through me. I know I say it everyday, but I am really excited for what God has in store for me and I cannot wait for his plans to begin being revealed to me.

I was just looking for a verse tonight and I found something that was comforting and uplifting to me as I was going through Ephesians 3:14-21 which states, "For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. i pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses all knowledge -- that you may be fulfilled to the measure of all the fullness of God." This verse really resonates with me because it is not only a prayer from Paul for the church in Ephesus but the key words are rooted and established as well as to know this love that surpasses all knowledge. I spend so much time trying to learn more that I forget about the love that he has for me and the love that I should have for him. If I just put to work what I know how to do, I would be able to accomplish so much more in my personal walk with him and I probably would not make as many mistakes as I am accustomed to. I know that the higher purpose and the life which God wants me to live are in my grasp and the sooner I take hold, the better off I will be. My desire each day is for more and more of him and I am going to keep that up because I feel so great when my only aim is to serve him with everything that I am.

Keep praying for me and my ankle please and that I will continue to grow each and every day. I am praying for all of you and please let me know if you have a need or are struggling with something as I will take extra time to pray for you. Keep seeking him and never give up.

God Bless,

Joseph Robinson