I got this...

Have you ever had a moment in which you did not know what to do? Someone is counting on you to come through for them and you have no idea where to start? I believe we are placed in situations like these so that we can look to the Spirit for guidance and understand how to lead someone in a time of need. Our lives are defined by what we make of the moments that we are given, its not the moments that are great but it is the people who make the moments great. Old friends, new friends, future friends, enemies, family, it does not matter what you are presented with, these people might need your help at some point in your life and there is a high probability that you will have been placed there for a purpose. We back ourselves into our own corners and have to dig ourselves out and it is hard to help people when you are buried up to your head. Never let an opportunity pass you by because you never know when it might change you. I have struggled and struggled to do the right thing countless times and I fail quite a bit. I do not consider myself a hypocrite because I am honest when it comes to telling people the way I am living. If you say that you are not doing anything wrong and then just trying to go about your business as usual, then you are crossing the line of being one of those, "do as I say, not as I do, synagogue rulers." I have been trying to connect with new people lately and reconnect with old friends and I was a little skeptical about it at first but then I figured that I might be able to help someone who is struggling or maybe they just need someone to talk to. It is sad to be lonely when everyone thinks you have it made. In my opinion, it is worse to not have anyone when people think you have everyone because they feel as though you do not need any help or that you do not need someone to talk to but really you are screaming inside for somebody to listen. Sometimes I wish someone would take the time to listen or ask me how I am really doing but I have come to the realization that most people do not care or they are not considerate enough to take time for me and that is fine because I would rather someone not try, then try because they feel like they should be nice.

Noah felt a little like an outcast when he built the ark and when he needed people the most, they just turned away from him and called him crazy. I definitely know what that feeling is like and it makes you feel useless, like you cannot make a difference. The truth is that people will see that God is doing stuff in you and in due time they will realize the mistake they have made. They will come running to you asking for help but unfortunately there will only be so much you can do at once. Some will stick around and others will leave because they do not have the time to wait or they simply feel like there are more important things than waiting to hear what is going on. Those who hear the gospel message and disregard it are ignorant because they do not understand they are passing up. Of course that is easy for a Christian to say but if someone told you that they could save you for eternity and all you had to do was have a relationship with someone you cannot even see, why would you pass up the opportunity of having an "imaginary freind?" Most of us had imaginary friends who we could talk to whenever we wanted and God is a lot like that except for he is real, he listens, and he responds! It only takes the effort of reading AND obeying his guidelines for life and talking to him everyday. Seems pretty harmless to me if you have 20 open minutes a day to devote to saving yourself and hopefully saving others along the way. Like I said last week, it is not enough to just be in it for yourself, you are in it because he is the Christ (Reggie Dabbs sermon), or you are in it because it is all about you and you are being selfish. Give time to God, work on bringing people into his kingdom, and you will have a foundation of what it is to be a Christian. Amos 5:14-15 states, "Seek good, not evil, that you may live. Then the Lord God Almighty will be with you, just as you say he is. Hate evil, love good; maintain justice in the courts. Perhaps the Lord God Almighty will have mercy on the remnant of Joseph." Overall, do what you need to do, reach out and take ahold of whatever is clean and close by. When they storms come, we need to know where each other are and who can help when things are falling apart (literally).

I hope that all of you have had a good day, God is doing amazing things and he is going to continue to work in the lives everyone and I pray that you continue to seek him and obey whim no matter what is going on, he will always pull you through. Please continue to pray for me. I will pray for all of you as well, even if you did not ask for it... you deserve it because of you are in going through something and I will continue to trust God's provision for you.

God Bless,

Joseph Robinson