Thank You, Lord, for not abandoning me and for continuing to shine Your light for me.

It is a fine line between hot and cold, though the warm seems immense because so many reside there. Warm is a comforable place to be, but it gets you nowhere. When you are warm, you are just existing, caught up within yourself and your issues; not moving forward and sometimes even slipping back.

It takes a strong conviction, in God and yourself, to keep moving forward. There are many around you who would try to make you believe different, because they do not see. There are many, who possibily unknowingly, try to keep you from your convictions because they may not have the belief or convictions in themselves; they don't know how to get unstuck from where they are and they don't want to be in that space alone. Many look at life as a hopeless endeavor; they hide behind all kinds of facades; ego, alcohol, drugs and fear. And they do not want to be there alone.

They may not have found God in their life, or they may be lost.

Life was created by God, and God is life. If you do not recognize this, you wander lost because for the most part, things just don't make much sense. You may be lost searching for happiness or dreams and when they don't seem to happen for you, you remain in the "existence" mode. God is the only One who makes sense, because He created everything and He made each thing for a reason. From each part of creation, to each human being, all have a specific reason for being. It is when you come to understand this, by following God, that you will realize what life is all about. You have the choice, always, to stay on the warm plane, continually searching, lost within the trappings of worldly wants and desires, which by the way are extremely temporary, or you can become strong in God and your own personal convictions.

Life with God is everlasting through Jesus Christ His Son. All you have to do is believe. It is not hard to take the step, but it does take a whole-hearted conviction to walk with Jesus daily. The path cannot be walked with one foot in the cold and one foot in the hot...there is no straddling the line, you're either in or your out. Trying to walk in the warm area can be very treacherous, because there are too many opportunities to slip off into the cold area...dead and cold....

You have to focus on the lighted path with Jesus. Bring people with you, don't let them drag you back. You have to be strong and depend on Jesus by admitting to not being able to do it alone. Ask and you will recieve. This is a prayer God will always answer; a heartfelt prayer to follow Him. He will not abandon you, no matter what. You must be with God to know Him and all He means to you, to know the way to walk. You cannot do it alone.

Psalm 51: 12-14
"A clean heart create for me, oh God
And a steadfast Spirit renew within me.
Cast me not out from Your presence
And Your Holy Spirit take not from me.
Give me back the joy of Your salvation
And a willing Spirit sustain in me."

Psalm 6: 10
"The Lord has heard my plea
The Lord has accepted my prayer."