I think I'll start a blog - I'm not sure exactly why but I'm doing it. I've had several people say that I should, again, I'm not exactly sure why. This will probably be some random thoughts, maybe some 'dad-isms', some things I've learned along the way, some God-sightings, who knows. I'm just going to start. Please don't read this for grammar or punctuation or ???? It certainly will not be perfect. I do a lot of things in writing because I want to - I know its not grammatically correct - I don't care! If you really struggle with that, you may not want to follow me. If you're just open to thoughts, ideas, parts of my journey, that just may be similar to yours, then check in from time to time. I don't even know how often I'll write. I'm just going to start.
I am just an ordinary person, raised in small town America on Biblical principles by wonderful Christian parents. God has placed me in a city in the Heartland of the USA. I'm serving God the best I know how and trusting in His love and mercy to cover a myriad of short comings. Is it all good - NO! Is it all bad - certainly not! Can it all be used by God when turned over to Him - absolutely!
I've been on an interesting journey with Christ most of my life. At age 13, I gave my total being to the Lord. I told Him He could have my past, my present and my future (the "unknown bundle" as it was called back then). I meant it with all my heart and I still do. That 'future' part has been the interesting part. There have been times that I knew He was asking me to do something that was totally out of my comfort zone - or something I really didn't want to do (i.e., give something up). So I'd discuss it with Him, sometimes even argue the point. No, I don't hear an audible voice but I know His voice; in my heart; in my head; or sometimes just deep down in the pit of my stomach. I can't begin to tell you how many times I've told Him in no uncertain terms that He obviously had me confused with someone else and might want to go back to the file cabinet and look again - I don't believe He ever has. No, He takes me back to when I was 13 at Robber's Cave State Park, out on a rock, all by myself after service that night when I said, "God, You can have it all - my past, my present, my future". He says, 'did you really mean that? I can have your future? Well, this is part of that 'future'!" End of discussion, because I really did mean, 'all of me, my past, my present, my future'. We've been working through the past off and on ever since. We've been unwrapping the future a little at a time.
In the Church of the Nazarene, I believe this would be called 'sanctification' - the moment I gave it all to Him and the process of living that out day by day. Learning throughout my whole life what being 'christian' or like Christ, really means.
Walk with me as we see where this little blog goes, if you care to do so. If not, I won't be offended. I think somehow this really isn't about you or me. Its about life.
