Gotta Start Somewhere

So here is where the journey begins. I guess its time to jump right into this whole blogging thing. Just recently God has been trying to bring me closer to him and I felt like he wanted me to start journaling so I could get my thoughts organized and this is how I'm going to do it. I have never liked writing or been very good at it, but if it is a way that I can strengthen my relationship with the lord then I am going to give it my all. so here goes nothing...

Something that I have been struggling with lately has been feeling the freedom that we are supposed to feel if we are followers of Christ. I am very good and I mean really stinkin good at feeling guilty or regretful about things on a daily basis. Let me elaborate more on this so you get what I am trying to say here. For the last month or two (or 3 ha)on almost a daily basis I find myself asking the same question over and over. The question is "am I supposed to be here at this exact place right now doing this or talking to this person or should I be somewhere else?" I find myself always wishing I was somewhere else. This is not the way we were intended to live. I have come to a realization that God can use us anywhere at anytime and if you listen to him and trust him you are always in the right place at the right time because you are following God's will. Wherever he places you, he has a mission for you to advance his kingdom whether we realize it or not, and we should always try to honor him wherever we are.

The catch with all of this is are we hearing God's voice and following his road or are we going down are own? This is really hard to figure out sometimes. The enemy is so good at convincing us of things and we need to learn how to realize whether it is from God or not. I think to make sure it is God's path we need to be in conversation with God whenever we get the chance throughout the day as much as possible. I have been trying this and will continue to see where God will take me. It has been getting better by the day and I am beginning to lose my guilt and gain more freedom. If God calls me to sit home on a friday night and play guitar when everyone else is going out, then I should honor God and not worry about what the world thinks of this. This is something I never would of done in the past because I have always been too caught up with worrying about what the world would think and how I appear to everyone else, but my heart has changed and changed for the better. So let your guard down and feel the freedom that God has given us, because otherwise the burdens will continue to grow. Just remember God's love is unconditional.

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