Taking care of the spelling errors.

Some things I've been learning recently:

1. "God is faithful, and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength but with your testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it." (1 Corinthians 10:13)
2. "Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." (Romans 8:1)
3. "Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails..." (1 Corinthians 13:4-8)
4. "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." (Romans 12:21)
5. "Trust in the Lord with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight." (Proverbs 3:5-6)

I read a book earlier this month called When God Writes Your Love Story by Eric and Leslie Ludy. I haven't read a book in forever, but I just couldn't put this one down. It spoke to just about everything I was going through at the time.

The main premise was giving God the pen to your life so he can write your love story and how to apply that to the rest of your life. I've been attempting to do this.

What I've found, is that when I do fully give him the pen, it turns into a great story and things just seem to fall into place. However, some things may not turn out the way I want them to, so I sometimes take the pen back to make my own edits. What I end up with is a jumbled mess of poor grammar, incomplete endings, and spelling errors.

I cant do it on my own anymore. And I fully admit that. I'm getting stronger in the Lord, but I'm not quite there yet.

Trusting God can be tough, especially when He asks you to do something that may sting a little... but if you fully trust Him and His will for your life, you can't go wrong. It may stink at first, but slowly you'll realize that it's all for the best. And that's the most reassuring part :)

Lord, help me surrender my pen to you completely. Show me your will for my life. I'm tired of messing up and doing things on my own. Please help me with self-control and everything else in between. Thank You.

And so the journey begins. I have nothing to lose except my own selfishness.

Here we go.

-Kendrick