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A Morning View From the Porch at Lakeside

In my heart I wonder. I think back through all the struggles of sin from my past and I wonder. I know grace and forgiveness covers it all, but I just wonder. There is an internal battle within heart and mind desiring to love deeper, fall deeper and grow deeper into the man God has designed me to become. There is a constant spiritual warfare raging all around me for my soul. I know God wins. But I just desire to do my part to be as humanly in tune with the Spirit of God as I possibly can in this world. When my mind wanders, I lose the battle of the moment. I just desire more of the Christ and less of me. 
God created me and I know God understands my desire. God understands I fall short and God redeems my mistakes with God's amazing grace. I also realize heaven is a destination and we are on a journey in an imperfect vessel on an imperfect world. I get it, but.......

“For you created my inmost being;

    you knit me together in my mother’s womb.

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;

    your works are wonderful,

    I know that full well.

My frame was not hidden from you

    when I was made in the secret place,

    when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.

Your eyes saw my unformed body;

    all the days ordained for me were written in your book

    before one of them came to be.

How precious to me are your thoughts, God!

    How vast is the sum of them!

Were I to count them,

    they would outnumber the grains of sand—

    when I awake, I am still with you.”  

                                              - Psalm 139:13-18

I was created and God knew me even before my creation. I am blessed and beloved, even in my weakness. I am fearfully and wonderfully made. I just desire to live to bring praise and pleasure to the Creator! How about you? Can you check your hearts with God and see if what you say, what you think, do and post on Facebook are glorifying to God and bring praise? 
May the people of God be identified by the world without others using words. 
Peace,
PB

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