Labor Day camping was one of the greatest trips I have been to. I am so glad to have the opportunity to go camping every labor day weekend with the coolest people around. Camping at East Harbor is always a blast. Others and I often refer to camping as “The Great Times!” I know they are for me, and I’m sure they are for most of the other people who come camping too.
The Struggle Against the Flesh
Well as of lately, I have been have to wrestle a lot with my flesh. Especially, now that school has started. It’s so easy to get into the flesh and not so easy to get back into the Spirit. There’s a lot of girls at my school, and I am easily tempted to think of them more then on my relationship with Christ and my outreach. I will be honest about one thing. I struggle with my ‘lust for the flesh’ more then any of my other sins. I am an emotional guy, and my emotions play a part in the way I act. Sometimes, I struggle with being able to control my feelings, which lead to focusing on myself rather then others. However, things have been changing a lot in the past few years. The Lord has been teaching me a lot about his grace.
God’s Grace
Grace. The term has such a simple definition, yet it has the ability to present eternal life. God’s grace is such a phenomenal concept that I am still in the process of being able to fully grasp its meaning. It’s been the toughest part of my walk. I am still having a hard time comprehending just how important the Lord’s grace is to me. Yet, I know I am slowly learning to grasp its power and effect it has on my life and the Christian’s around me. The Lord is going to use me as long as I am willing to let him. I am beginning to really appreciate his grace and thankfulness is key.
Thankfulness
Thankfulness is such an essential part of my life because it changes my outlook and attitude about others and myself, which is why I am going to display some of my thankfulness.
I want to thank the Lord God Almighty. He is the creator of the heavens and the earth. He made us in his image!!! What an honor it is to be able to reflect God’s character! I am truly thankful for the opportunity to actually be a child of God. I thank God for his love and his infinite compassion. His patience, his kindness, and his willingness to give his son for me!
I want to continue to thank those who have shown me stewardship, love, and sacrifice. I want to thank those who like to get on my nerves! I pray to live a life of thankfulness and servant hood to the Lord. Only the Lord himself is strong enough to turn my life around, and I can say this that I can trust him no matter what. Even when I lose patience, I can still trust him. Even when I am faced with failed attempts at ministry, I can turn to the Lord to move past my failures, learn from them, and be thankful for them! Though, I still have much to learn from the Lord’s Word and his Will. I can remain confident in Him to give me the strength that is needed to walk in Christ, the love to sustain me when I feel lonely, and the truth to guide me toward his will!
Sorry, I haven’t posted anything in over a month (or maybe 2). I have been busy with the school work, and I find myself with a bit of writer’s block. I have a draft that is almost done. Though, its been a while since I’ve worked with it and can’t decide whether I should start fresh or not. So I apologize to all you guys (especially Joe) for keeping you waiting on my blogs. I hope to find a topic soon enough to be worthy of blogging about and then actually writing the blog. So, I hope you guys are willing to wait a little long!