Day 28

Well we are back in Iowa and we got to play another game today against a team from Wisconsin again. We were able to pull out a big in by the score of 16-4 and we battled all the way to the end. We stayed on the offensive most of the game in that we never wasted opportunities to put the opponent down. We met a lot of resistance from outside forces (umpires, their coach, and their players) but we found a way to accomplish what we needed to get done and I feel like we did it the right way. We had a ton of room to talk but we beat them ultimately where it hurts the most, the scoreboard. In the same way, it does not matter what we try to Satan, words do not scare him unless it is prophecy or spirit led speech. Trash talk will not hurt him, in fact it can fuel him to increase his attacks against you. The one place we can hurt Satan the most is by taking people out of his grasp and increasing the score on the scoreboard. Satan knows that he is losing but he is able to have his count decrease throughout the game and when we bury him, he becomes angry and there is nothing that he can do about it. I am continuing to grow from the book I am reading and this mentoring is one of the best experiences I have had at NCU. I have been searching for something to build me up and this is it. Without the book I am reading and without my counselor, I do not know how well I would be doing right now but God knew what I needed and he provided for my need.

I am learning how to facilitate my growth in Christ and what I need to seek if I want to be successful everyday. I can just close my eyes and pray to my king because I am confident that I will have the words to speak and my words will be few but to the point. I have been given more than I could have ever asked for and I am glad that God is watching out for me daily. Without my savior, I would be completely lost and living a hopeless life just as I had been for almost a year and a half. I knew him but I did not know him personally and I did not let his joy into my life. Romans 8:26 states, "In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express." I feel like as I was struggling to stay afloat a few months ago, I was crying out for help but did not know how to express it and I was unable to effectively communicate my problem over that period of time. I continued to tighten the noose that was holding me down and nobody was able to hear my cry for help. I cried out to God and tried to repent repeatedly and then I told him that whatever it would take to get my attention, that needed to happen so that I could move forward. Well, I believe that those words were from the Spirit because it was my plea for help and God responded to my desire for closeness to him God has remained faithful to me throughout my struggle and he has been awesome to me as I am on the road to triumph.

I hope you all had a good day. I have another long one tomorrow with baseball and a bus ride back to Minneapolis. Please pray for my wrist and our travel home. Thank you all for reading and I will remember you in my prayers tonight.

God Bless,

Joseph Robinson