Word of God Speak...

As I am traveling closer to where I wish to be, right next to my Father in Heaven, I can't help but notice and, above all else, feel the changes that are happening in my life. I can feel God tearing away my views of the world, one at a time, and showing me how a Christian life is to be lived and what the important things are. I know it seems like I'm just talking, but please, key in on this: Humans as a whole are, by nature and by influence, self-centered people. Things such as "the American Dream" and "the brighter tomorrow" are all about you and what you deserve and how you can get there. God DID NOT make man to be about himself, but to rather turn back towards his Creator and praise Him for all that He has given to man.

Each day I see more and more that, with hindsight being 20/20, I am among the worst of what I speak of. Being almost 20 years old, I am self-centered to the point of not only using, but also hurting, the people around me, and I do it so that I can feel better and happier.

What is this!? What in my life made me this way? At what point can I look back in my life and say, "That! Right there! That is where this problem began!"? Where is the person responsible for this!? Who are they, because they need to be brought to justice for the lives that I have brought pain to because of what they did to me!?

The blame game is a sinkhole of pain and suffering, bringing nothing but chaos and ruin. "Accept responsibility for your actions" my dad always told me. And he was absolutely right. There is no one or no thing that blame can be put upon except myself.

Good thing there is a loving God up above that loves me for who I am. Good thing there is a loving God above who will not hold back his affection for me because of mistakes or blemishes in my life. Good thing there is a loving God above who can take all that pain and hurt away if I ask Him to. Good thing there is a loving God above who can lift me up out of the way I'm living and plant my feet on the path of righteousness. Good thing there is a loving God above that is longing to talk to me, to listen to me, to dry my eyes when I cry, to hold my hand when I am scared, and to even fight my battles when I am too weak. Good thing there is that All-Powerful and All-Loving God above who is my personal friend, and, with His strength and guidance, He will help me out of this life that I have been leading and will put me on the straight and narrow.

It's never too late when you have such a God on your side.