I AM NOT GONNA BEAT AROUND THE BUSH TODAY. I HAVE SO MUCH TO SAY AND I AM SOMEWHAT AT A LOSS FOR WORDS IN WHICH TO START. I HAVE BEEN UP FRONT ABOUT MY PAST, THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY. I HAVE NOT ALWAYS BEEN SO EASY GOING, QUIET AND TO MYSELF. I DIDNT ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO DO RIGHT. ACTUALLY, I WAS A PRETTY BAD INFLUENCE ON THOSE WHO CROSSED MY PATH. I HAD NUMEROUS RUN-INS WITH THE LAW AND WOVE A VERY TANGLED WEB. IT IS MY TANGLED WEB WHICH CAUSED ME TREMENDOUS ANXIETY THIS MORNING.
I RAN THE ROADS, CAUSED TROUBLE AND CREATED LEGAL PROBLEMS FOR MYSELF. I CANNOT BLAME ANYONE ELSE FOR MY TROUBLES, I, AND I ALONE, CREATED MY MESS. JUST THIS MORNING, I ONCE AGAIN FACED THE MUSIC FOR THE SINS OF MY PAST. AT ONE POINT IN TIME, THIS WOULD HAVE AGGRAVATED ME, BUT TODAY WAS A DIFFERENT STORY. I WASNT AGGRAVATED, I WAS FEARFUL. I WAS ASHAMED. I PRAYED FOR A FAVORABLE OUTCOME AND I ASKED OTHERS TO PRAY FOR ME AS WELL. I WAS SO RELIEVED TO DISCOVER THAT THINGS WERENT AS BAD AS I EXPECTED. I AM SO THANKFUL FOR THE PRAYERS AND THE CONCERN OF MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
I HAVE BEEN GREATLY REMINDED OF ALL THE TRUTHS AND PROMISES CONTAINED IN MY LEATHER BOUND BIBLE. THE WORDS OF GALATIANS 6:7, WE ARE TOLD THAT WE REAP WHAT WE SOW, AND I CAN SURELY TESTIFY TO THAT. IN HEBREWS 10:30, WE ARE REMINDED THAT VENGEANCE BELONGS TO THE LORD AND THAT HE WILL REPAY. THESE TWO SCRIPTURES ARE NOTHING TO BE TAKEN LIGHTLY. WE DO SERVE A LOVING AND FORGIVING GOD, BUT WE ARE ALSO HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR OUR ACTIONS, BOTH GOOD AND BAD. I HAVE OFTEN HEARD PEOPLE SAY, "THE GOOD LORD DOESNT WHIP WITH A STICK," I KNOW THAT FOR A FACT TOO.
I AM SO GRATEFUL THAT I CAN SEE THE END OF THE TUNNEL WHICH I RAN THROUGH FOR SO VERY LONG. I AM EVEN MORE GRATEFUL THAT THE LORD HAS CHOSEN TO RECOGNIZE ME AS ONE OF HIS CHILDREN AND HAS SHOWN ME A NEW DIRECTION FOR THE FUTURE. WE ALL MESS UP, WE ALL EXPERIENCE FAILURE. THROUGH HIS FORGIVENESS, HIS GRACE, HIS MERCY AND HIS LOVE, HE HAS SHOWN ME THE ERROR OF MY WAYS. AND FOR THAT, I CANNOT THANK HIM ENOUGH.
IF YOU ARE GOING THROUGH TROUBLES, IF YOU ARE DEALING WITH TEMPTATION, IF YOUR PAST IS NOTHING TO BE PROUD OF, CAST YOUR CARES UPON THE LORD. HIS MERCY TRULY DOES ENDURE FOREVER. IF HE DID IT FOR ME, HE CAN AND HE WILL SURELY DO IT FOR YOU.
I RAN THE ROADS, CAUSED TROUBLE AND CREATED LEGAL PROBLEMS FOR MYSELF. I CANNOT BLAME ANYONE ELSE FOR MY TROUBLES, I, AND I ALONE, CREATED MY MESS. JUST THIS MORNING, I ONCE AGAIN FACED THE MUSIC FOR THE SINS OF MY PAST. AT ONE POINT IN TIME, THIS WOULD HAVE AGGRAVATED ME, BUT TODAY WAS A DIFFERENT STORY. I WASNT AGGRAVATED, I WAS FEARFUL. I WAS ASHAMED. I PRAYED FOR A FAVORABLE OUTCOME AND I ASKED OTHERS TO PRAY FOR ME AS WELL. I WAS SO RELIEVED TO DISCOVER THAT THINGS WERENT AS BAD AS I EXPECTED. I AM SO THANKFUL FOR THE PRAYERS AND THE CONCERN OF MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
I HAVE BEEN GREATLY REMINDED OF ALL THE TRUTHS AND PROMISES CONTAINED IN MY LEATHER BOUND BIBLE. THE WORDS OF GALATIANS 6:7, WE ARE TOLD THAT WE REAP WHAT WE SOW, AND I CAN SURELY TESTIFY TO THAT. IN HEBREWS 10:30, WE ARE REMINDED THAT VENGEANCE BELONGS TO THE LORD AND THAT HE WILL REPAY. THESE TWO SCRIPTURES ARE NOTHING TO BE TAKEN LIGHTLY. WE DO SERVE A LOVING AND FORGIVING GOD, BUT WE ARE ALSO HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR OUR ACTIONS, BOTH GOOD AND BAD. I HAVE OFTEN HEARD PEOPLE SAY, "THE GOOD LORD DOESNT WHIP WITH A STICK," I KNOW THAT FOR A FACT TOO.
I AM SO GRATEFUL THAT I CAN SEE THE END OF THE TUNNEL WHICH I RAN THROUGH FOR SO VERY LONG. I AM EVEN MORE GRATEFUL THAT THE LORD HAS CHOSEN TO RECOGNIZE ME AS ONE OF HIS CHILDREN AND HAS SHOWN ME A NEW DIRECTION FOR THE FUTURE. WE ALL MESS UP, WE ALL EXPERIENCE FAILURE. THROUGH HIS FORGIVENESS, HIS GRACE, HIS MERCY AND HIS LOVE, HE HAS SHOWN ME THE ERROR OF MY WAYS. AND FOR THAT, I CANNOT THANK HIM ENOUGH.
IF YOU ARE GOING THROUGH TROUBLES, IF YOU ARE DEALING WITH TEMPTATION, IF YOUR PAST IS NOTHING TO BE PROUD OF, CAST YOUR CARES UPON THE LORD. HIS MERCY TRULY DOES ENDURE FOREVER. IF HE DID IT FOR ME, HE CAN AND HE WILL SURELY DO IT FOR YOU.
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