Day 6

Today was an eventful day that tested patience and mind over matter. On the way down to Missouri our bus broke down and we were stuck in the same restaurant for over 7 hours. Our bus driver had to fix the bus and it was definitely God who gave him the opportunity to get it fixed as quickly as he was able to. I am learning that we take for granted many things in our lives and we need to appreciate even the simplest that we have. Transportation is definitely something that I need to be more thankful for and I thank God for the things that I have been given over the past few years. The bigger picture in all this is that even when everything goes wrong, God is still there and he is at work to try and work things out for his glory. I have seen his work in some crazy ways over the past few weeks and even though I have hit some roadblocks I am not falling back into the past again. I feel like I have finally committed myself to becoming a stronger person and allowing God to take over in some new areas of my life. He has been faithful with everything I have faced recently and I can see him taking care of me while also making sure that I have some lessons learned.

Usually when I am going through scripture and giving God the time to speak to me, I search through things I already know and I know I need to expand my knowledge of the Bible. However, I have found that I come across scriptures that I know well and they speak to me at just the right time in my life. Proverbs 5:1-2 states, “My son, pay attention to my wisdom, turn your ear to my words of insight, that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.” Though most of my time blogging is not necessarily time spent with God, I am chasing his truth and establishing a base for me to grow into over the next few weeks. I need to get in the mindset of setting aside time for him and his principles and then I can spend time solely with him and really benefit from my time alone with him. I have been blessed to have tried this before and succeeded and I know that it is my will combined with God’s strength and direction for my life. As long as I continue to seek him in this manner and then grow into a more mature relationship with him, I see where he is going to lead me over the next few weeks and months.

I hope you all had a little better day than the team and me! I had a blast with the guys but I think we all would agree that it was a little boring crammed in a building for so many hours with not much to do. Please continue to pray for me as I know that the toughest part of my journey is coming up. I am breaking a habit and trying to develop some new ones and the one and a half to two week mark are usually the toughest in the battle (initially). Thanks again for reading!

God Bless,

Joseph Robinson