Journey of a Thousand Miles

I'm fighting between what I want for my life and what God wants for my life. The stronger I get in my relationship with God and the more I read His Word, the more I realize that my mission in life is to help other people around the world and to lead others to Him. That is my call as a Christian. I have other goals in my life (get published, write music, and so forth), but sometimes I feel that my time can be better spent seeking out the lost and helping those around the world. I have asked God what to do with my dreams, and He says, "Keep writing. I will use it." I don't know how my dreams coincide with His, but I know He will use them. I have asked Him to replace my dreams with His dreams for my life, and maybe He is slowly doing that. I know that His dreams are bigger and better than mine, more satisfying and fulfilling. He has a larger purpose for me, and I want to know what that is. Maybe He is quietly revealing it to me without my realizing it. Maybe that's...

Things are going good. I decided to lay low for awhile to work on things quietly in the background. I've missed this blog and wanted to write, but to tell you the truth, I've been stumped on what to say. It's nice to just ride the sails for awhile, to take life one day at a time, to accept things as they are. I have been given everything I need to live a fulfilled life, so it's nice to stop striving and just relax and enjoy. I still go after my dreams, but I feel that God puts obstacles in my way to slow me down and turn my eyes to Him. Life is never going to be perfect. There's always a struggle of some sorts, and they are put there to allow growth. I'm learning to accept that the lot God has given me is for my benefit and there is good in every situation, obstacle or circumstance. Things don't always pan out how we hope or plan, but we have a choice to see the positive. God doesn't always answer our prayers in the way we hope, but we have a choice to ...