Journey of Faith

Have you ever had one of those days? One of those days where, by the time the day is done with, you just wish you could give up all together? Because, as I write this tonight, I'm fighting off the tears. Tears of frustration. Anger. Hurt. Some days, you may feel like you're out there fighting to change the world and it's completely awesome. But then when you want people to join in and come alongside of you, they just don't appear to care. At all. And on those days, you have to fight your flesh big time. On those days, I have to remind myself of a few things. I have to remind myself that everyone's journey looks different. Some people may not be remotely passionate about the things that I'm passionate about. And that's okay. I have to remind myself that sometimes people do care about the things that I care about, they just may not know how to show it. And that's okay. I have to remind myself that sometimes people forget, or that they are just so ov...

Idol: "Any person or thing regarded with blind admiration, adoration, or devotion (dictionary.reference.com)." "You shall not make idols for yourselves...for I the Lord am your God." -Leviticus 26:1 One of the things that the Bible is pretty clear about is that God should be the number one priority in our lives. Our God is a jealous God, and He does not want anyone or anything to come before Him. This is something that I would've said I was doing pretty well on. I wake up and do my quiet time, pretty consistently every morning. I'm really involved in ministry within the church. My boyfriend is a Godly guy, but even still, if the Lord told me to break up with him, I would do so. There are no "things" in my life that come before God. Except...maybe my time. Sure, God gets time every morning. Maybe He even gets time throughout the day. But the question is, what do I think about more? Him? Or all the things that I have to cram into a da...