month 2 never ceasing prayer

About now, I am having a hard time doing my routines as I once was able to do with ease. Pray, get going and work while I try to pray all day. Its become quite a task for me to handle and make myself do it. It is a struggle right now to say the least. But, I need to hop on the other side of the train track and keep forging ahead as I try to follow Christ's example he has given to us. See, the first week or 2 were seemingly going great. But things change and we have a battle going on around all of us. Someone does not want us to succeed in such a great way. Its a battle I will face tomorrow and I will throw on Gods Armor and pray my little heart out. Here we go.

on another note:

Jordan's best friend just lost her fiance' and this week the same girl just lost her dad in his sleep. 49 years old and as healthy as can be. Needless to say, it is a horrible time for them right now. Jor and I have had talks about feeling mad at God for letting something like this happen to her. Such a sweet, amazing, godly girl. It seems to happen all around and it does not skip the people we would like it to. I guess it just the fact that we are not guaranteed the next breath of air. Our time could come in the blink of an eye, and we will not know it. I have read a lot of scripture on living today as it would be your last. That sounds like an amazing thing if you think about it. To truly LIVE, your life everyday, and treat it as your last day on earth. I think I would worry less, I wouldn't be so selfish, and I wouldn't struggle with depression as much as I do. Just thinking about living your life to the fullest, no regrets and how awesome that would be. Then waking up the next morning, and truly realizing what a blessing it is to have another day in front of you! Wow, if I could get that way, I feel like I would take nothing for granted, and cherish everything God has given me even More! I might actually feel inclined to talk to strangers more, say I Love You more, work harder, be a better person and also help others. A lot of these things, I tend to believe I will have plenty more time to do them or to be that way. But I'm actually not sure if I will or wont soon. To live my day and treat it as my last, I would do all of these things and I would strive to honor the kingdom of heaven 110%. Do my best to be like Christ and Love everyone. God puts people and things in our lives for a reason.

We need to allow Gods light to shine through us, so we can be seen and used by Him everyday. I have been caught up in my marriage,and work, and bills, that's my day. I go to bed and do it again. God centered means to me, that my priorities are straight. God, and everything else after. When that is the case, no matter the struggle, God is in control of your life, and you will be okay. He wants us to succeed, and he wants us to share with others the joy, and hope, and Love we have through Jesus Christ. When we are God centered, it all falls into place and it works. Its hard, we are humans with veins and brains and wiring in us that makes us who we are. But with Christ in our life, and the promise we have of everlasting Love and life, we are Free.


Love JARED