Day 24

Today was an extremely long day of baseball and travel. We dropped both games to Wisconsin Lutheran and we did not play extremely well. One thing that we struggled with was letting other things impact us throughout both games as we complained about various things. In my life over the past year and a half or so, I have complained about many things and usually blame my misfortunes on the situation that I have been in or placed myself in. Understanding that not everyone else to get you is really tough for me and sometimes I just have to make the most with what I am given... or not given for that matter. It is my job to find the good in things and take it all to the next level so that I do not struggle with myself or the situation I am in. I can achieve victory if I can manage to keep my eyes on the prize and I give God an opportunity to work through the trials that I face almost consistently. When things do not always go our way it is usually a result of the choices we make or the situations that we put ourselves in, very rarely is it just bad luck. My goal is to work at being consistently strong over the next few weeks and develop a habit of moving past the things that work against me so that I can have the highest level of success. If I continue to struggle with something, I will find a way to overcome it and understand that it is a learning process and everything will work out for me in the end.

My devotional book tonight was right in line with what I am writing about in a sense. The subject was to bloom right where we are planted. I have struggled with the place I am at for almost two whole school years and even in the last few months I have complained about the fact that things just cannot go right with me here. John 13:15 states, "

Jesus said, 'I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you." Jesus came on earth and did what He was called to do despite all the junk that came His way. He did not complain that life was too tough or that God's task was too big for Him, He simply asked for strength to get by and He allowed God to use him right where he had been planted on earth. If we try to venture out on our own, we might miss what God has for us and there is a good chance we will walk ourselves right into the hands of Satan. This will give him reign to do what he wants with us for a little while until we realize that we have just forced the issue and we get back on track with God. I sin a lot out of anger. My stress release is finding a way to screw up my walk with Christ and that is very disheartening. I am allowing an earthly emotion to overtake my spiritual relationship with my Creator and King. If anything, I should seek God in my anger and allow Him to work it out so that I may become mature and not let that situation bother me again. The more that I let the pain get to me, the more likely I am to struggle in that area again. It is God's grace that will save me, not just my own willpower. I need to remember His sacrifice and grace every day so that I can share his love and be successful in my relationship with Him. I hope that you will consider this and do the same if you are not already doing so.

I hope you all had a great day, it is back to classes tomorrow for me and we have the day off from baseball which is a welcomed day off. Thank you all for being faithful to the blog, I am praying for you and I ask that you will do the same for me.

God Bless,

Joseph Robinson