Saved

30 January 2005. That's a day to remember. It's the day I gave full reign of my life to that Man I wasn't so sure about only months before. In fact, I didn't know anything about Him before that August. I'm grateful; that's an understatement.

I've been saved. I've been redeemed. I've been loved with an everlasting love so powerful, my life will never again be the same. I am completely different from who I used to be. Some will say that's just because I've grown older. Truth be told, I don't agree. Without Him in my life, to guide me and give me wisdom, I wouldn't have made most all of the decisions I've made since then. Sure, I've messed up, really bad even, but I feel there is a wise hand pointing me in a proper direction.

I don't care what you believe. I know, without a doubt, there is a God. I know He loves me. I know He has had His hands on me for a very long time. I know He's not leaving me. I know I'm forgiven and redeemed. I don't feel the need to prove what I know. I'll simply live with the confidence and wisdom He bestows upon me.

Yes, there's something quite different about me. Furthermore, there's something brooding within me. God is at work in me, six beautiful years later, and what He'll do with me is bound to be incredible.

I always thought six years was a long commitment, thinking about my time in the Army, but these years have flown by.

Yahweh, Abba. I praise You for the guidance you've given me over these six years. I thank You from all that is within me for raising me where my earthly parents failed. I thank You for showing me what is good, what is right, what is wise, what is pure, what is joyful. Even with my troubles and failures, You walk with me. My words will always fall short of the glory You deserve. Just know that all my being thanks You for literally saving me from the depths of despair and the gate of Hell itself. I love You, Abba.