It's been precisely one month since I last posted a blog. I have no excuses for you, nor would I want to make one up...that's not me anymore! As a matter of fact, I thought about just changing the title of this blog to "Your Monthly Morsel of Vitamin E-12". That would have probably been more appropriate.
The truth is, I've never successfully kept a journal in my 33, oops...I mean 34, years on this earth. However, I had an amazing thought cross my mind this evening that sent chills all over my body. It was one of those thoughts that you've had countless times before & it never really sank in. You've probably even said the thought out loud, still not realizing the meaning & power behind it, BUT TONIGHT I DID, and that's why this blog will be different!
You see, the thought that crossed my mind, was that I'M A SAVED MAN!!! That's why this blog is going to be vastly different than any other journal or collection of thoughts that I've ever tried to compile before. Not because I'm actually going to write more often (A leopard can't change its spots), but because the content itself will be different...where it's coming from IS different...and because I won't feel so guilty when I don't write everyday like I always tell myself I'm going to.
It's been just over a year since I gave my life to our Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ. In that year, I have grown more as an individual than I did in the previous 33 before it. I have come to truly understand many of the words & concepts that my earthly father tried so diligently to instill in both of his sons...words like grace, honesty, & respect...and concepts such as love, trust, & faith.
I don't believe that I will ever MASTER anything that he taught me in this lifetime mainly because I don't think HE intended for anything to be really mastered. However, I can say that the foundation that that both of these men have poured into my life is second to none and while I may never be able to reach perfection here on earth, the pursuit of perfection is a journey worth traveling!
I am a changed man because I HAVE BEEN SAVED! I don't have to prove that to anyone, but I want everyone to SEE IT, because it's a testimony to how great HE really is!
To those that have known me for some time, I pray that you have seen & recognize the transformations that I've made in my life & that they have impacted your life in a positive way. To those of you that I have not had the opportunity to get to know better, I pray that you will continue to read this blog & that my stories, experiences, & testimony will change your life for the better as well.
In closing, a leopard may not be able to change its spots, but in the grand scheme of things it doesn't really have to. With God, nothing is impossible...if He wants to, He can change them Himself!
