God is the only one


Some things only God can do. We all get to a point in our walk with Him where we feel we can go no further. And then God constrains us to do just that. We can't fathom where we're headed or how to get there, but we take His hand and go. 

I almost stopped writing here (as well as all my other blogs) recently because God wanted to deal with something in my heart and I felt it was such a big thing I couldn't imagine presenting my thoughts and ideas on Christianity while I was going through it. I felt I was doing Christianity all wrong, that I had disqualified myself from even speaking about it. It was a very humbling moment. I won't speak about that thing God is doing, but it cuts to the very heart of me. If you feel inclined to pray for this humble writer, he would appreciate it greatly. 

Just think of all the solutions the world has for those things. A troubled mind. A broken heart. A rebellious spirit. They aren't solutions at all. They don't change anything. Only God can change those situations. God dealt with all of those situations in my life. Today, I'm a very different person. Sometimes we forget how blessed we are and how far we've come. It's humbling and amazing to think about it. I'm going past the point where I didn't think I could go any further now. I don't know what's ahead, but I know He leads. There is great comfort in uncomfortable situations because He's in charge. I don't have to know everything. I just have to trust. And, I think that's the end solution for all those things above. 

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I realized I wasn't tithing enough to my church recently. My pay fluctuates because I sometimes have overtime or emergency after-hours calls (which are either 2x or 3x my normal pay, depending on the day) and once a month I get a $90 credit for cell phone. I was tithing based more on my net and not my gross. Really, I was just guessing. Well, I felt convicted about it and finally looked at what I was actually making. We are supposed to tithe on our gross because it's all income, even though some of it goes to taxes, etc. I intend to rectify this the next time I tithe. I don't want to cheat the Lord out of anything. I feel better about the situation now that I've made a correction. It's never too late to take correction. 

Thank you for reading. And God bless.

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