Day 31

So I know that yesterday was day 30 and I did not make a big deal about it because as I have said before, it is not about a consecutive days streak, it is about growing closer to God each day and having a little bit of documentation concerning it. This is my journal that I can look back on where God has brought me from and where I am going. My spirit is willing and I am training my body to overcome it's natural desires because there is something greater waiting for me at the end of the road. I have been tired of just becoming complacent with where I am at and I feel like I have taken the initiative to battle that complacency and to allow the things of God to flourish in my life. I have set my sights on things above and while some things are trying to linger, I am going to shake them off of my feet and I am going to soar with the eagles. It is time to get above the clouds where God's vision is all I can see and the ways of the world are not a concern personally. Occasionally we will be used to help others get off the ground and then we have to dip back beneath the clouds and see just how messed up things are at the time being but we will be with a group that will not allow us to land and get enticed with the old ways. I am so ready to have victory completely in my life but I remind myself that everyday is a journey and a battle and I have to keep pushing myself to achieve the goals that God has set before me. I am breaking free from several different things and the wisdom that I am gaining from people around me is helping me immensely and for that I am extremely grateful.

From time to time I state that I hope this can be a ministry tool and that some of you reading this will be affected by it in some way, shape, or form. I am not trying to convert you but I just want you to be able to see exactly what is going on in my life and show you that in some ways I am not all that different from you. God is doing amazing things and transforming me in ways I never thought were possible. I hope that you are all able to recognize this not only in my writing but in your daily encounters with me, if nothing is changing then this is all for show and I need to put myself in check. I am here to grow and learn from mistakes and as I said earlier, this journal will help me look back on a lot of that. One thing I need to remember though is that as a ministry tool, this is not just my plan, it is God's and He is in control of all of it. It is not because of my accomplishments that this blog is flourishing, it is because God is moving and instilling something in me that I need to share and it is giving me joy beyond belief. Colossions 4:1 states, "Masters, provide your slaves with what is right and fair, because you know that you also have a master in heaven." Basically this verse is about being humble in your ministry and even as a captain on the baseball team, I have to remember that even though I have seniority and I am in a leadership role, I am not in my position so that I can just delegate authority, it is also my job to get in the dirt and do what is required because God has given me this opportunity and He can take it away from me if he chooses. This blog is also a blessing to me and i can grow without it. If I start to try and take credit and glorify my accomplishments on here, God can and will humble me if He needs to. In everything that we do, it is God who puts us in the position where we are at and allows us to grow.

I hope you all had a good day, I am headed down to Iowa again tomorrow but it is a turnaround trip and I will be back tomorrow night. Please pray for safe travels and for my wrist (it appears to be getting better). I will continue to pray for all of you.

God Bless,

Joseph Robinson