Ready to Serve

Wow, how long has it been since i've been on here? Can't have been more than a couple of weeks right? Feels like forever. Well today might just be a bunch of random rants because i've got so many things on my mind, from the news and from the other news, and from whats on my heart. I just pray that the Lord guides my words and my fingers as i type this all out.

You know, i've made a lot of mistakes. Nothing surprising there, as i'm not perfect, obviously. The thing of it is, i've learned that my mistakes don't just affect me, but those around me. The ones that i love can sometimes be hurt just as much, if not more than i've hurt myself. The important thing obviously is that i learn from my mistakes, confess, and ask for forgiveness. Now i know that not everyone is going to forgive me all the time, but that doesn't matter. What matters is that i attempt to make peace and knowing that the Lord my God is faithful to forgive me. As for anyone that i may have hurt, knowingly or not, i apologize and i hope you can forgive me.

Now for the other things. Like i said, i've made my mistakes, but i've asked the Lord for forgivenss. But i've done more than just asked for forgiveness. I've chosen to repent. I've chosen to submit myself fully to the Lord, and live my life for Him, serving Him in all i do. No more trying, no more struggling, but hopefully 100 percent submission. You see, we can try all we want, but we can never, NEVER succeed on our own. Fortunately, we don't have to try. The Lord is my strength. The Lord is my life, the Lord is everything that i could never do, that i could never be on my own.

Now i'm not saying i'm going to be rich famous and always happy. No, but i will be content. I will have everlasting joy. As long as i continue to do the Lord's will he will give me peace, peace of mind, peace of soul. The important thing is to keep my focus on God, and stay in his will. Now the question is, what is the Lord's will for my life? Obviously, aside from serving Him, my priority is serving my family, taking care of them and raising them up in the Lord. But I know the Lord also has something else that he wants me to do. I can feel it, deep down, i can feel the desire to serve the Lord, i just don't quite know how or where yet.

I guess all i can do right now is pray and be patient. I will continue to pray and take care of my family, and i will continue to serve the Lord in all the things that i do. And i will wait patiently, remainiing continually in prayer until the Lord reveals his will for me. And regardless of how crazy it may seem, how scary it may sound, i am willing and ready to step out in faith knowing that the Lord is with me, that I am doing His will. Now all of you that are reading this, i would ask that you pray for me. Knowing that i am stepping out in faith, knowing that i am ready and willing to serve the Lord, i know the enemy will try to stop me every chance he gets. He will throw temptations in my face, distractions, problems, troubles, chaos. Pray that i would stay strong and not stray from the path the Lord has set before me. So here's to stepping out in faith, whenever and wherever the Lord calls.

In faith,

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