Welcome to my world. Seeking God, my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, is my main goal in life. Before you think me, holier than thou, realize that I didn't say, I was good at it. I simply make it my purpose, my goal, my vision, my reason for being. I will share who I am, how I got here, where I hope to go later. For now, it is enough to state my beliefs:

1. Jesus Christ is the one and only Son of God. He left heaven to be born of a virgin (Mary), lived a life where he committed no sin, at age 30 began a 3 year ministry in Israel to teach man what God was truly like, was sentenced to death and crucified for the sins of the world, died and rose from the dead 3 days later, appeared to his followers, and then rose to heaven to re-take his proper place at the right and of God. He will one day return to gather all of his believers to and take them to live with him forever in heaven.

2. Jesus is my personal Lord & savior. Even though I have sinned, along with all human beings, my acceptance of Jesus as Lord and His redeeming work of dying on the cross for my sins cleanses me from my past. Because of this, I am now a new creation; a new being. I still have the old habits, memories, and tendencies that I had before accepting Jesus; however, I now have God's Spirit living inside of me compelling me to do what is right in God's sight.

This is why seeking God, my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, is my main goal in life.

I hope that you will join me in seeking after God. Whether you believe what I believe or not, I invite you to check back and follow along as I tell my life story and journey from a non-believer to a believer.

Saturday, January 5, 2008

A Review of 2007

For me, 2007 has been my worst year in ministry. After serving 10 years at Huntsville, it seems that the enemy finally won over. I was let go. I'll admit that I had allowed myself to become distracted from what I was called to do: to be and make disciples. I had been given a mandate by those above me to decrease the amount of time I spent in lesson writing and preparation to focus more on outreach through activities. It seems I had developed the reputation of not liking activities. On the contrary, I do like getting youth together to have a good time. The problem with having an abundance of activities was that it takes a lot of time preparing them. In the end, I was given so many responsibilities that I hardly had time to spend with the youth I was trying to minister and disciple.

Now, I'm not trying to place blame here because I should have/could have made a much stronger stand. While doing so may have caused me to lose my job sooner, I could have made that stand. Rather, I chose to submit to the authorities above me. Regardless, I became so distracted by my many duties that I got lost in the whirlwind of busyness. The inevitable was only postponed.

I find myself now in Texas with much of the baggage of the past few years still weighing on me. I do not want to repeat my mistakes.

I must repent for my lack of faith in my Lord and my call. I failed to do my duty. I shall not let my failure keep me down.

Lord, forgive me for allowing myself to become distracted. Forgive me for allowing myself to get so busy that neglected to practice what I believe. Let me fall into Your arms and find the rest I so desperately desire and need. Let me not make the same mistakes again. Amen.
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