We're all in this together.

I was recently challenged by a good friend of mine to write out my life goals.  I didn't realize just how good this was going to be for me, until I did it.  I not only ended up writing out my life goals (for now at least), but I also ended up writing out some influential things people have said to me, as well as some things that people have asked me to be a part of.  It was great to sit back and reflect on all of this.  If you have never done that, I would highly recommend it.

I took many things away from my writing and reflecting but what I want to talk about now is one of my favorite things about this world, we weren't meant to do it alone.  By reflecting on some of the influential things that people have said to me, I realized just how much God uses us all to encourage, teach, speak truth, and keep each other accountable.  I can't thank those people enough that have loved me enough to be there for me.  I don't know where I would be without them.  

God has recently been using people's words as well as his own (the Bible) to teach me about myself and the man He has called me to be.  I feel as if God is calling me to step it up in a lot of areas in my life and to be honest, I don't always think that I can.  I don't always think that I can do everything God is calling me to do, but here's the best part, I don't have to do it by myself.  Not only do I have other people to help me along the way, I have the God of the universe on my side!  It's such a relief to know that I don't have to do everything on my own.

I want to take a second to say thank you to all of you that have been a part of my life, it means so much to me and I value all the time I've had with each one of you.  I am also trying to make it a large part of my life to be there for others as much as I can (this is one of the first life goals I wrote down).  Please let me know if there is ever anything I can do for you, even if you just need someone to talk to.

I want to leave you all with a quote from Martin Luther King Jr. that I love.  "I may not yet be the man I should be or the man, with Christ's help, I someday will be--but thank God I'm not the man I used to be!"