Journal Entries

I've let go. I thought that the past had a tight grip on me when really I was the one that was holding on. So I threw it away. My old journal is gone and I've started a new one. This new one focuses solely on God: what He's doing in my life, what I'm praying for, what I'm struggling with. It's a refreshing feeling. I'm living in the present now.

What brought this about? God. He's doing some amazing things in my life, some of them I don't even understand. But He and I are closer than ever and it feels awesome. I've never been so sure of my faith.

This morning Nathan Smith read 2 Corinthians 5:17--"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has gone, the new has come!" My new journal is sort of a metaphor for my new relationship with Christ, how He's changed me this week. This week! So many changes have taken place between Wednesday and today, and some others last month. Changes are constantly occurring, but this week more so than ever. It's awesome. God is so good!

So, journal entries? Letters to God or records of what God's doing, usually turning into letters to Him. And that's the way it's supposed to be. The focus is no longer on me; it's on the One who made me.

I love you, Lord Jesus!