Day 9

Spring break was a stressful week but it has come to a nice conclusion. We had an eventful trip down to Missouri for baseball and a long trip back over a span of about 15 hours but we made it and it is back to the grind of school tomorrow. If there is one thing I have learned over the trip, it is that you can be efficient and work hard even when you are battered and tired. The pain and the tiredness are not enough to overcome the joy of something that you love. When you understand the limits of your body but the drive of your spirit, then you can truly battle all day and all night long. Our strength comes from the Lord and when our physical bodies say it is time to quit, our spirit says it is time to begin. The drive that God has instilled in us is far greater than anything else that can motivate us to work our hardest. Too many times I have failed knowing that I was just one decision away from making it through but my body told me to go the other direction. I cannot stand by and let Satan control me when I am weak and my mind tells me that what God desires can wait. He has so much more in store for me and as I open up to him, his promises are being revealed, it is truly amazing to experience and take it all in. I love to just breathe in the fullness of God as I am just sitting alone or in a chapel service, it is the most relaxing thing on earth and it brings me the greatest peace in the universe. If you do not believe me, take some time when you are alone and just meditate on God and all that he is and then take a slow, deep breath in that moment and just feel everything that he is as his Spirit and life enter into your soul. God is so awesome and unable to be matched in any way, shape or form.

Sometimes I just open my Bible and I feel like God is using me as I speak on here. It is like he has given me an ability to relate his word with how I am feeling at the current moment. Other times, I find a verse and just go with it but I feel like the more I become connected to him, the more I will find his favor and I will be open to hearing him speak to me. Isaiah 61:1-2 states, "The Spirit of the sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor and the day of vengeance of our God to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair." I think a lot of times we think of the poor just as those who have no money but I think we need to look at them as those who have not yet heard the gospel. Those who have no hope and spiritually have nothing to look forward to when it comes to Christ. I feel like this is a good verse for me right now because I went and got anointed with oil a week ago Friday, as I was asking for anointing, I was told that the priests use to be anointed in hopes that the Spirit would empower them to make good decisions and I feel like stepping out made a huge difference for me. The Lord has put me in this position to minister and just tell my story and I am going to take advantage of it and seek out those who are lost and desire Christ.

Thank you all for reading, I hope you had a relaxing weekend! Tomorrow it is back to the weekly grind but we have joy because God is with us! Let us embrace every moment that we are given to do good and bring honor to his name.

God Bless,

Joseph Robinson