Steadfast

Just got back from the Men’s overnight a few hours ago, and it was absolutely amazing. It is encouraging to see a few men can put together an event such as that, and the words that were spoken there were wise and definitely Sprit driven.

I have not been personally doing that well, I haven’t been able concentrate and get things done, and I have not been going to the Lord, and have one-on-one time with Him.  That’s what I’ve been mainly struggling with, and surprisingly I am going strong purity wise. But the temptation of unpure thoughts have creeped up more and more…

I got a feeling that this downward spiral will stop, and start moving back up very soon. I actually had the desire to read the Word today. After I got back from the overnight, I was exhausted, so I took a nap. After my nap, I felt like reading the Bible, so I did, and I was continuing where I left off in my goal of reading  the Bible systematically from cover to cover. I got to Psalms 77, and for the first time in a while, I was able to concentrate, and able to read and really get a lot of it.

Psalm 77 starts off with:

1 I cried out to God for help;

I cried out to God to hear me.

2 When I was in distress, I sought the Lord;

at night I stretched out untiring hands

and my soul refused to be comforted.

3 I remembered you, O God, and I groaned;

I mused, and my spirit grew faint.

Selah

Just that three verses describes my current walk with the Lord so well.  The rest of the chapter describes how not to loose hope in God, and remember all the mirracles and mighty deeds that God had preformed in the past. And that is exactly what I should do. Continue to do what you know what pleases God, and try not to get discouraged by the lack of result, or lack of motivation. Continue to do these things, and see it through. God has something to teach me (all of us), and it would be stupid for me not to go through with it to see what it is.

At the overnight, Dave talked about being steadfast. So lets do it!