Stepping Up

It is funny how things start to get better when you start changing things in your life and sometimes it occurs in your everyday interactions with people while other times it occurs in the activities we partake in. The last week for baseball has been much better and people are definitely noticing that something has been different over the past week and I can attest to the fact that I am just so much more excited everyday and I love how carefree things have been for me. School has been so much easier to get through and baseball is much more enjoyable because there is nothing to weigh me down, no regrets to think about, and no major problems in general. When you spend so much time dwelling on something that has been holding you back for so long, you find yourself consumed and down all the time and that is not how God wants us to live. Spending time in the word, talking to friends, and praying has been so beneficial to me and I will continue to follow what God wants me to do. I have had some setbacks and have wanted to question certain things but I know my answers will come with time and I do not have to continue to stress out about anything. God is watching over everything and he knows exactly what he wants to happen over the next few weeks and months so I will just continue to seek his guidance and do what I believe he wants me to do. I have finally focused on the task at hand and I am seeing huge gains in my personal walk and in the stuff I do everyday. I never imagined I would be at this point but God is doing a great work and I am so thankful for that.

I have a new goal because I know I have made mistakes and people can say what they want but as I stated the other night, I do not care what they think. Titus 2:6-8 states, "Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled. In everything set them an example by doing good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness, and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you will be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us." I think this sets forth a good way to live life in that we should live a good life that is commendable in every way so that people will not have anything bad to say about us. I am sure I have used this before in a post but I think it is something that I needed to be reminded of and I want things on here to be reflective of my life. If I am not completing what I post on here, I would not mind being called out on it because I need things to change and I need to strive for perfection everyday. I am sick of routines and I want to grow as much as possible everyday and the only way I know I can do that is by applying the things I am writing about because some of it is really profound while other stuff is just common sense. I am ready for the next step in my life because I know that it will help me grow up and start doing things the right way all the time.

I hope you all had a great day. My ankle is doing better but still a little unstable. I played 2 games on it today and performed fairly well. We have 2 more tomorrow so we will see just how well it holds up on back to back days. Please continue to pray for me and for my family as they are preparing to travel to MN for my sister's graduation. I will continue to pray for all of you as well.

God Bless,

Joseph Robinson