God is...

everywhere.

my heavenly Father.

with me.

for me.

in me.

all powerful. 
all knowing.
 kind.
 good.

great. 
generous. 
constant.
 infinite.

true.
 love.
 to name a few.

I've had some thoughts in my head for some time,and need to take the time to write them out.  Perhaps not so much for you, but certainly for myself.

I have no idea where this path will lead.

This walk I'm on with my Father.
 I still feel like such a baby...
so new to Him.
 I have been told that I have a childlike faith in God.
 I take that as a compliment.

I have always known God.
 I never had a relationship with Him before now.
For a time, I kept Him out of my life.
He knocked a long time before I answered the door.
I am so thankful that I did answer.
It's not always easy to walk on the path.
There are many bad influences and
temptations along the way.

But.
I believe that God hears my every word.

I believe that He answers me. 
Not always with the answer I want.
 He sometimes needs to hit me over the head with a 2x4...
you know, to get my attention.

When I am listening, I hear Him.

The whisper in my ear.
 The unbidden thought...
 the idea that comes out of nowhere.
 I try to remember that sometimes silence is the answer.

When I hear Him, I am in awe...

though I certainly shouldn't be.
 As my heavenly Father, God is expectant. 
Waiting for me to ask Him for help.
 And, when He talks to me... 
when He talks to me...
He talks to me! 
ME!

I try to listen carefully.

I try to follow His Word... 
sometimes after a bit of stubborn struggling.
Because I think I know what's best for me.
 HA!
I try to remember that He is all-knowing.
 I know very little.
 He knows what my life is about.
 I think I know, but I really don't.
 He knows every footstep I have taken...
 every step that I have yet to take.
 I cannot see around the next corner.
 He sees me as His perfect child.
 I sure don't.
He knows what I need.
I just think I do.
I try to give over my worries.
 When I do, a calmness comes over me.
 Not that my circumstances have changed at all, 
but knowing that He is watching out for me gives me peace. 
The peace of knowing that
 everything in my life will work out. 
Perhaps not the way I want it to be,
 or think that it should,
 but definitely much better than not.
 I cannot pull verses from the Bible to illustrate points,
 to clarify or to back up my words.
 Heck, I don't even know what to say much of the time.
I think that it doesn't matter. 
I feel God around me everywhere I go.
 He is constantly on my mind.
 Because without Him, there would be nothing. 
Without Him, we wouldn't be.
 There is nothing on this earth that is not of Him.
 Nothing at all. 
We can change things and make new things...

but everything we touch was first touched by God.

I give glory to Him for everything.

oh, it's not like I say thank you to Him all day long.

Not that I thank Him for everything I do,
or everything I touch.

Although, why not?

But, walking up the driveway the other day... 
thinking how hot it was...
 a cool breeze hit me.

I thanked God for it.

The day he painted the landscape for me.

It was because of Him that I saw it,

that I gave praise to Him

and I thanked Him for it.

He has a way of pointing out simple things to me. 
My eyes have been opened so that I see things that have 
always been here, but that I have always taken for granted.

This path has led me to some wonderful friends.
 To wonderful blogs written by Christian women...
 women who so inspire me.
 Reading their words gives me pause...
 makes me examine this moment, this hour, this day. 
Their words help give me thoughts about my place on this earth. 
My walk on His path.

With my Father, my God.

Oh, I am not perfect. 
I like to think I am.
I've made...
and will continue to make...
many stumbles along this path.
If I take one step at a time...
I will get to where I'm going.
 I have a lot of work to do. 
To finish the person I know I can be.

To know that God is with me...how can I go wrong?
"If God is for us, who can be against us?"
(OH! I do know a Bible verse! That's Romans 8:31!)

Now, if only I could remember that
 every waking hour of every day. 
To not have doubts. 
To not worry.
To keep the faith.

To trust Him in everything I do.

Amen.

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might. - Ecclesiastes 9:10