Walking Through Fire

well, life is never easy. i know everyone has heard the saying that you are either going into a struggle, in the midst of one, or coming out of one, but i sure hate that it is true.... lol

joe mcgee spoke at our church a few weeks ago and said some great things: righteous people fall several times a day, they just keep getting up; you don't become a christian to have your life work out all better; the easy stuff comes when you are dead, you struggle now because you are here on earth and life is a struggle. he was very inspirational. i keep taking myself back to things he pointed out - just about life. "take a nap, eat a peanut butter sandwich, and keep moving" great words.

and so i keep walking, seems like a fire all around. yet through that fire the character of Christ is worked out in a person and diamonds show up. (coal in pressure and heat = diamonds... ) and since there is really no stopping it is up to me to keep walking. love the "footprints" poem. it is nice to be carried at times, and then again i want to walk beside Jesus too. God is just to good to let me go on by myself. He is so faithful and loving.

so all is well here, i keep pressing. when there is nothing else it is best to have God. it is best to find oneself hanging on to God instead of finding there is nothing to hang on to.

and finally thank you all for the prayers, i am no longer crying only trusting. and there are times of battling thoughts and attacks on my character (the enemy is quick to throw stuff at me when i am questioning....), but God is faithful and His love covers and allows for a change in my heart, which means there is hope for me still. (always was apparently, i just forgot to look to Him on occasion...). be encouraged, God does not fail. He is always good, always loving no matter what the situation looks like. (see i can even encourage you guys because God has been so good to me....)