Day 26

Tonight is going to be a little shorter of a post. I have really been struggling with the amount of sleep that I get and I need to make sure that I am getting my rest physically and mentally so that I can focus throughout the day and not take naps like I did earlier today. I have been battling recently to stay strong and I am continuing to overcome the struggles that I have been facing. One major thing I have realized is that I need to communicate where I am struggling and just discuss things with my friends. Having someone to talk to is a great tool for just getting things off your mind and finding security and restoration from the storm that we face everyday. Another thing that has been really helpful is just the idea of keeping my eyes fixed on Jesus and not just on avoiding sin. When I am doing the things that God has called me to do and I am filling my time with things that are useful, I am unable to just become bored and mess up because I have nothing better to do or my head is filled with thoughts that are not beneficial to me as a whole.

The other night I talked about doing things where you are rooted and just going with God's will even if you feel like it might not be the place for you. Some things might be just falling apart but if you can hold it together and trust God, you will see that all along you were fine, you just needed to mature and learn a little bit about yourself. 1st Timothy 18-19 states, "Timothy, my son, I give you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by following them you may fight the good fight, holding on to a faith and a good conscience. some haver rejected these and so have shipwrecked their faith." I feel like I am finally taking my instruction from the Lord and putting it to good use. I was on the path of rejecting everything he was trying to teach me and I was headed for jagged rocks that would cut me up and leave me for dead. I am so overjoyed that God has placed me in this position as I am meeting and building relationships with people that I might have never otherwise talked to. He set me up so that I could be restored in him and I believe it is working immensely at this point. I will continue to battle and I am not going to shut down any time soon.

Thank you all for reading! I hope you have some good comments, let us fuel some discussion and see where things go. It could be a past or present topic, I just want to get some other viewpoints as a method of growing. Please continue to pray for me ad I do for you!

God Bless,

Joseph Robinson