Faith

I recently received an email from someone that included this saying "If God brings you to it - He will bring you through it."

I started to think God must have a ton of faith in me because I sure feel like he has given me a lot to deal with. So I asked myself, have I been able to reciprocate that faith to him? Maybe that's why he has chosen to test me in all these ways is to see if I will turn to him.

Maybe the cynic in me has brought this up but I have never been one to turn to others for help and I have wanted to fight my own battles in my own private purgatory of despair.

One of my best friends wrote to me recently, "God loves you Joe. And I don't say that as a flippant answer to your loneliness...I say that because it's true. He created you...He knows every hair on your head...and He knows what you're going through right now. He knows when you're hurting, and he wants to comfort you. All you need to do for this comfort is to reach out and ask for it..."Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." (Luke 11:9) Talk to Him Joe...It doesn't have to be any great proclamation...there are no eloquent words you must use...Just talk to Him. If you can't find quiet time, do it in the car on your way home! Lay your worries on Him, and he will take them from you...He will renew your heart. It is only through Him that you will find true fulfillment..."

She is a wise friend.

So as I take this next step in my life I turned to you and ask for help and guidance. It is time to return the faith you have for me and begin to live my life for you.