Well, it's funny, now that I'm a "blogger", I am constantly thinking about things I should blog about. Unfortunately, I just don't have the time......I'd like to say something about my profile. I have on there that Christ has taken the #1 priority spot in my life. I feel like I should expound on that.

My life has taken some completely unexpected turns in the last couple of years. I think nobody is prepared for just how hard "life" can be. The really wondrous thing is that God uses all of the hard things in life to bring us closer to Him. In retrospect, I wish that I had just been constantly seeking the Lord and then maybe wouldn't have had to go through some of the circumstances I've gone through. However, some of them were completely out of my control, and obviously we are going to go through hard things in life - that's just life! There is sadness, sickness, death, and a multitude of other things that will happen to EVERYONE! All as a result of SIN! Thanks Adam and Eve!

Recently, my mother was in the hospital with a marathon (45 days and I think 25 were in intensive care)"should-be-dead" scenario and I have never relied so completely on God's grace and His Awesome Word! My Bible became my constant companion, my guidebook, my source of comfort, and definitely my "Sword". My brother and I were constantly texting each other Bible verses to comfort one another. These kinds of things are so hard while you are going through them, but it is amazing the way your relationship with the Lord grows if you lean on Him. I am just so grateful that I have had Jesus by my side during all of my recent trying circumstances.

However, I have noticed that when I am NOT in the middle of a "trial" in my life, my focus on God seems to waver some. I still get up in the morning and do my devotion; I still pray; I still go to church and talk about God with my friends, BUT other things seem to creep into my life that take up time and attention.

So, with all this being said, what I am trying to get at is that I WANT Christ to be my number one priority. I said that He is in my profile, but that is not ALWAYS the case. However, that is what I hope will happen. Just in the last 2 years, I cannot believe the difference in my relationship with the Lord. Before, we were just casual acquaintances......you know, I said "hi" to Him at church on Sunday and usually before meals throughout the week (or if I really NEEDED something), but over the last couple of years I'd say we have moved up to truly great friends. In fact, there is a verse, John 15:15 that says "I no longer call you servants, because servants do not know their master's business. Instead I have called you friends, for everything I learned from the Father I have made known to you." The more that I get to know God through His Word, the better friends we become.