"Where could I go"

    Today the LORD put an old hymn on my heart. It's been in my head all day. The title of this hymn is called "Where could I go". It's lyrics remind me of when I am doing my own thing, and I don't really think about what God wants me to do in certain everyday things. I just usually read my Bible everyday, and then go about the rest of my day and I try to remember to be Christ-like, which sometimes can be difficult (we all know how that can be). But no matter what the situation is, I always turn to the Lord in the end. The lyrics say "needing a friend to help me in the end, where could I go but to the Lord?" I think we all struggle with going to the Lord first about everything. Sometimes our humanistic reasoning gets the best of us, and we think about how to handle it without involving God, but in the end we realize that we can't do it on our own! We need the Lord, our God. 

    Last night, as I was driving home listening to some Christian music (like I always do), I came across some lyrics in a song that I had heard a thousand times over. It talks about counting it joy come every battle because the Lord is in it. I finally realized that God is in the battle with you, the harder the battle the more we need to lean on God for structure and support. The Lord will fight your battles if you trust Him to do so! Ask, Seek, Knock...Ye have not cause ye ask not...that's the sort of thing I'm talking about. The Lord thy God is with thee withersoever thou goest. I'm finally starting to understand what God wants me to know. He has been with me for all of these years, even when I was backslidden and had turned my back on Him. He never turned His back on me. I was young, and I had no idea what Christianity was about. All I knew was that I had to get saved because Hell was a real place, where real people burned in torment forever and ever, where the fire is not quenched...and then I learned about the Lake of Fire (whole new ballgame there). But the point is that I had gotten saved at a young age (I'd say close to the age of accountability), but that was all that I knew that I needed to do. But even as backslidden as I was, after all that time and finally realizing how badly I needed God, I had realized that through all of that time, God never once left me...He was seeking me while I wasn't even seeking Him. He knew I would love Him and learn to be what He wants me to be. I'm still working on that at the moment, and I'm not where I want to be with God yet, but I'm definitely not who I was before. The Lord changed my life completely. 

    I've been saved by grace, through faith! Praise the Lord for that! The reason I'm writing this is to let people know that God isn't done with you yet. Whatever you have going on in your life, just know that God will be there for you through the toughest of battles. He will LITERALLY be WITH YOU! Just imagine, the Lord walking right by your side, or in front or behind you, or all of the above! He is omnipresent, and He goes before and behind you. He knows what lies ahead and He can protect you and provide for you, make a way of escape for you. Just trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths. He knows, because He's already been there. So, in conclusion I just want to say where could we go, but to the Lord? He is the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending...why would we ever want to go anywhere else? I'm still learning to count it joy, but why wouldn't I when God is with me?

    Thank you Lord Jesus for this day, and the blessings and realizations that came with it. I truly do not know what I would do without you! Thank you for my salvation and for the work that you did on the cross at Calvary. You have my whole heart and I pray that you help me and whoever may read this, to draw ever closer to you and to the knowledge of who you are. I pray for your will to be done in my life and those surrounding me. I pray for wisdom to know when you are speaking to me, and when you want me to do something for you and your glory. My life is not the same and never will be! Thank you Lord Jesus for loving me, more than anyone ever could. Please remind me daily that you are always with me and help me to be strong when I face difficulties in my life. I pray you do the same for whoever reads this as well. If there are any among me who may not be saved, Father I pray you lead them to your Son, Jesus Christ and that they may come to the saving knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. I ask you to give me utterance when I come across someone who is not saved, that it may edify them and lead them to Jesus. I don't always have the words, but you always do. Lord help me to win more souls to you. I ask all of this in Jesus Christ's mighty name for His sake, AMEN!