Day 16

Today was an interesting day and it was also a good day. I found out just what my limits are but I also know that I need to continue to get stronger. I cannot just become content with where I am at right now or I will fall back into the same things I was in. Sometimes you need a little test to see where you are at and I know that I still have quite a way to go. I thought I was good and that nothing could come stand between me and my vision but I had a good awakening today without messing up. I learned before my mistake and I was able to overcome a bad situation that I had essentially put myself in. I am tired of failure and will not accept it anymore. I will continue to fight and I will find a way to win the battle daily. Satan thinks he can destroy me but God has bigger and better plans, he will lead me into his arms on a daily basis and tell me that he loves me and wants me to have the desires of my heart. I still understand my need for his word and I will not back down or away from it as I continue to move through the weeks of posting and chasing after him. I have come too far and have been through too much heartache to fall apart at this stage. God is going to use me for something great and I am not willing to screw that up. He has placed me in a good position over the last few weeks and I am going to take advantage of it, I have let things fall apart too often and I am not willing to let this turn to dust. I am going to continue to mold the situation with his help and I am going to turn it into a masterpiece.

I have talked about giving God control and needing to desire what his heart desires but in order to give him control, he needs to be able to shape me into the person I want to be. I cannot just take orders if I am not prepared for a certain task. The countless hours put into making the perfect pot is just preparation for what it is going to hold and the role it is going to assume. If you leave a small hole in a vase and it is not complete, all the water will leak out and the flowers inside will die very quickly. In the same way, we cannot take people under our wing and we cannot carry out our duty as followers of Christ if we have holes in our life that are allowing the Spirit to leak out of us until we are spiritually dry. Isaiah 64:8 states, Yet, O Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand." People say that God does not make mistakes when it comes to people but sometimes the clay can be a little tough to work with and it is not always able to be shaped very well. The potter has to keep working with it to make it right but eventually the clay will get tough and old and is no longer usable. We must be careful that we are not stubborn and prevent God from working through us because he wants us to be used for his Kingdom and his glory. If we offer ourselves unto him, then we cannot be deemed useless or worthless.

I hope you all had a great day, back to the grind of the week again tomorrow. Not many weeks left in the semester, it is time to start pumping some projects out! Please continue to pray for me as I will need it over the next two weeks or so for sure.

God Bless,

Joseph Robinson