Jan Sylvert: Iron Sharpens Iron

Jan Sylvert: Iron Sharpens Iron: During my devotional time, God instructed me to write about the importance of having Godly friends in our lives.   After he...

Baptism

I am getting rebaptized in an hour and all I have to say is.
I am getting baptized into Christianity this time Not into a particular denomination
not into a particular theological path
not into a set of rules but into a faith
my only commitment is that I am turning my will and life over to the care of my higher power
that I will spent time with him
that I seek him in whatever way I can
that when I mess up I will go to him
that I will never give up the race but with his help continue to steer the course that he set me on
and with his help I will win it and be with him in his kingdom someday
I am only welcoming the holy spirit and christ into my life and asking him to live it through me
I don't have to be righteous or holy cuz only he can do that. I accept his ultimate reckless grace and understand that it extends especially to me.
Today is the first day of the rest of my life.

thirsty

Everything that I have learned is melting away. It's hard to replace old habits with new ones. To ask for help when you need it. To set boundaries and stick to them. God is not in my head. He is real. and its all worth it.

God help me

I realized today my unquenchable need for God. I constantly mess things up. I ruin job opportunities, educational opportunities. I ruin everything. I've made a mess of my life. I want to daily turn it over to God and I want to watch him work. I realize that I will be miserable everywhere I decide to go that God doesn't want me. I'm tired of making Executive decisions that leave me miserable. I want to not only consult God but to let him have the final say.