Today is a new day. For all of us. This is a time in my life, where I am wanting a closer walk with my Lord. I am learning and wanting to continue learning, to put Jesus first in my life. We all shld strive for a closer walk with our Lord. It hasn't been an easy thing to do. Lifes temptations are great. Thankfully the Lord knew this and gave us a way to be forgiven, and prayer to help us to refrain--to resist--and have faith.

I feel as though I am supposed to reach out--where and to who--remains unknown to me. But I know that since I've changed my paths, my life has been easier. The Christian walk is not easy no--but life is better is what I mean. It has been a difficult path, but one that I strive to stay on. Learning to forgive others--I always thought, came easy to me. Last fall, I learned otherwise. For 4 months, I struggled. I struggled with forgiveness, from a person that I didn't understand, how one culd teach their children to be so hateful and ugly, and tell them it was okay to behave that way if they were angry. I had to truly fight--time in prayer, asking the Lord to help me conquer that, and finally I was told, by the Lord, that I had to pray for her too. What? Now, that....was hard.

But I obeyed. And then... :) I can smile because forgivness came a little easier. With time and prayer. There are days we fight, we struggle, and we just learn to give those struggles to the Lord, and our Father above will help us to overcome them. Because, I learned, something I had to keep in mind, we are incapable of forgiving---our God helps us to forgive. Thank you! Thank you for giving me forgiveness and the ability thru you, Christ Jesus, to forgive!

I continue to struggle in my path, the path the Lord has chosen for me--is narrow, but I WILL prevail, through Him! :) For with Him, all things are possible. (i forget the bible verse at the moment sorry!) I don't mind that its a difficult path. For because even though this path may be difficult, to me, it means that happiness, will prevail. I have a better life--and all I need. I choose to let the Lord guide me. For He is my fort. My rock and my salvation. I'll smack myself and learn to forgive myself if I do something wrong, because we all make mistakes, and none of us are perfect. We can only strive to not do things intentionally to hurt others.

So here's to our walk with our Lord. May God bless us all, and hold our hands, guide us, and show us the way. Today, tomorrow, and forever!