LIFE IS GOOD. JESUS IS EVEN BETTER.

Blog EntryCrossroadJan 30, '08 8:55 PM
for everyone

praise God that He is good and faithful!  i was just going to write down and blog how i am feeling right now.  well you see i have this thing for always being a perfectionist.  i always have to do things a certain way or else it will mess me up.  what im writing now really has nothing to do with what i will mention next, but its somehow related.  growing up i wanted to be a doctor...then i found out that going to medical school would cost me not only financially but also emotionally and socially.  i would literally have no life if i had gone that path...

now it's like im stuck in a rut...i graduated last year may of 07 and im currently taking two classes to fulfill my requirements for that bachelor in biology...im sort of down because i look back and i would have done things a little different.  i guess its all hindsight now.  i cant do anything about it...there is one thing that i will never regret and that is when i received the Lord Jesus Christ into my heart and my life.

ever since He became my Lord and Savior it is like He turned my world and my priorities upside down and inside out.  He replaced my old lifestyle with a new one, old friends with new friends, and old idols with the promises of tomorrow.  now, i ask God where He would guide me at this crucial point in my life.  im just searching for answers, but im afraid of growing up.  im kind of afraid of what i'll be in the Lord.  (not in a bad way but in a good way)  He's already revealed bits of pieces of what He will mold me into.  im at a crossroad right now. 

now i just have to wait.  waiting is something im really getting good at.  with patience i know that He will show me the way.  i just have to receive it when the time comes.  i hope that im ready for whatever it is He has in store for me.  im praying that ill never fail Him.  i pray that God will show me that way.  there's something inside of me that doesn't want to just "settle" with my life now.  there's just got to be something more that the Lord wants to show me.  i don't know what it is.


joeknee11 wrote on Jan 31
wow-waiting is crucial!!
hectorcruz wrote on Jan 31, edited on Feb 1
The Truth has a way of turning our worlds UPSIDE DOWN. If you meditate on that image for a second, you don't see neat and tidy - far from it! What we thought was right-side up has been dismantled, leaving us with the task of rebuilding it - this time, using a different blueprint drafted by a divine Architect. Sifting through the rubble is messy work and sometimes disheartening as we take stock of what has happened to our lives.

You're rebuilding on a new foundation, Jay (1 Cor. 3:10) and what results may not even be remotely close to what you envisioned several years ago, but I guarantee you - it will be BETTER! Sure, it may not meet the world's criteria for success, but that's OK. As in the Switchfoot song, "we were meant to live for so much more."

God turned my life upside down almost 15 yrs. ago. Like you, I had to leave some things behind and I traded in my old dreams for some new ones.

The family I've been blessed with has far exceeded anything I could've asked for or imagined (Eph. 3:20). I'm pursuing an education and a ministry that I believe in with all of my heart. Across the board, God has taken me beyond my wildest dreams, but it's taken me years to get to where I'm at today. Years of searching, taking risks, stepping out in faith, ignoring naysayers, learning patience, and obeying His voice.

Trust me, many well-intentioned people will try to advise you on how you should build, but in the end, it will be God asking you, "Did you follow the plan I gave you?"

Be blessed, you've got an unshakable and trusty foundation to build upon!
jaysamonte wrote on Feb 1
thanks guys ALWAYS for the encouragement. you just dont know how blessed i am to have a spiritual family like you guys. i love you guys from the bottom of my heart and i will always pray the BEST that God has to offer you. God bless.
joeknee11 wrote on Feb 1
i know that was for jay but i most definately received something from that!! ahhhhh so nutz!!
godchic wrote on Feb 2
YES, He is the Great Shepherd who'll lead you beside green pastures and still waters! The grass IS far greener on the "other side," --on this side of eternal life!

You know God so well, kuya. and you do hear Him. (John 10:27)
brenug wrote on Feb 4
I know how you feel! I've been there before, and sometimes I still have those times! But, God will put a dream to fulfill and a goal to pursue inside of you! He will, just believe it and seek it out! I know for sure that I personally want to minister big time, but then I think, maybe God wants me to minister in the jobs He gives me, no matter where you or I end up, we will be effective wherever we go! We are world changers for Jesus Christ!
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