Praise

Have you ever accomplished something that you have done before but it seems more rewarding each additional time? I feel like that when I get through a day knowing that I gave God everything that I could. It is not just as simple as not screwing up, but trying to avoid the mistake all together. A lot of times I am in situations that I put myself in and I just do not seem to care. I know that God truly cares about all of it and wants me to be more wise but the outcome does not really seem to bother me until I am there. All it takes is perseverance and understanding of how rewarding it is to live for God and once you taste it, you need to continue to follow it because who does not like something that is really good? We will keep gratifying things that have temporary pleasure and the things that are not beneficial for us (kinda like candy) and then the result comes and it does not make sense as to why we got to that place. When we do something worth our time and accomplish the goals that God has set before us, we should praise him because it is because of him that we are able to do the things that do. I spend so much time trying to make practical application of things and then I forget to praise God for what he has done and for the simple things he provides me with everyday. He is my source of strength and when I get through a day living for him, it is because of the Spirit in which he has given me and I am so thankful for that because I would be so lost without him. I have made mistakes but I know that I am not a failure because in him I am made clean and I have a source of hope. I want all of you to know that the cross erases the past and provides hope for the future.

Isaiah 12:4-5 states, "In that day you will say: Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is exalted. Sing to the Lord, for he has done glorious things, let this be known to all the world." God has freed me from some stuff and some situations in recent months and just today he gave me the strength to do something and I was able to get through a day satisfied with the way that I carried myself. I thank God for that because it is so uplifting and when you are alone for a while like I am, one should take time to meditate on the word and grow as much as possible because it is in these moments that God really does work and reaches out to us. I am so privileged to call myself a son of God and to be able to live a life that is pleasing to him. I want to repeat this good day tomorrow because then I can start a pattern and good habits are amazing. I love spending time in the word but I have not done it enough recently and that is something that is going to change because if I am not living for him, then what am I living for? I am not going to be stagnant or fall down like I usually do in the summer, I am going to cling to him and the hope that he brings because I am stronger with him and Satan cannot hold me down as long as I have him.

I hope you are all doing well, continuing to pray for all of you, keep seeking him with all that you are. If you have any needs please let me know and I will pray for them. If you would like to discuss my posts or have something else to talk about, feel free to contact me.

God Bless,

Joseph Robinson