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This is my first entry. I wanted to start this blog as a memoir of my daily walk with God. I am amazed every day by God's presence. He has led me on a remarkable journey - still leading to be perfectly honest. I am a work in progress. I am learning to lean on faith and to trust in Him for all of my needs. It is not always easy, but it is always necessary.

Let me say that I am not a "new" Christian. I was raised in church, I was saved and baptized when I was eight years old. I did stray from the church scene for several years, and while I continued to pray and believe in God, I did not act as a Christian. I became involved in the typical college scene and followed that path (not proudly) for a few years. However, all that time God was working on me, I just wasn't ready to listen. He tried - but I did not give in to Him. My life was not going the way I wanted it to so I decided that maybe it was time to give His way a try. It has taken me a long time to get to this point in my relationship with Him and while I wish I would have "smartened" up sooner, I can say that I would not be the person I am today without going through all I had to go through to get here. He has taught me many things over my lifetime and continues to teach me things today. Everyday brings a new lesson and I greet each morning eager to learn.

Matthew 11:28 says "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." This verse has been my saving grace. I cannot tell you how many times I have prayed it. When the world is pressing down on me and I am so numb that I cannot move, it is the one thing I can find peace in. What an invitation! Come child, I will bring you rest, I will comfort you, I will save you from this. Even thinking about it now brings a smile to my face. Such a great promise!!! No matter how difficult things get, this verse brings refuge. Refuge from a cold, unforgiving, unfriendly, heartless circumstance. God knows how weary we can become, He knows when we have reached our limits and He tells us to turn to Him. He can provide the rest and solitude we need when we most need it. All we have to do is seek Him.

One of my other favorite verses is Phillipians 4:6 which says, "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, presnet your requests to God." Again He tells us, present your requests to me. It's so simple, yet so difficult for me to understand. How can I trust? How do I know you will provide? It was during these times that God told me, Have faith my child, trust in me. It took me many years to trust in Him completely, and although it is still a struggle it is something I know I must do in order for Him to work in my life. I would never have been able to see the amazing things that He has done for me if I didn't trust Him completely to lead me.

I hope that this blog will allow me and the readers to develop a more intimate relationship with God and to bring praise to His works. I look forward to seeing how God works on these pages. Please feel free to comment, question, discuss, and pray.