The beginning of a journey

So I'm not really sure what the point of this blog will be and I'm not really sure where I'm going to take it...

Lately I've been spending time with God in the morning. This is something I have not done consistently or really at all. Sure when I would go to Blast or camp I would take time and sit with God. And there were times He would speak to me. I've never really been one to do devotionals or read my Bible. Within the past few days a book has been staring at me from my floor. I decided on Sunday to begin a "journey towards holiness"(that's the name of the book). And so far I've been consistently spending time with God in the morning and I'm learning. Maybe not what I want to learn but I'm learning to be patient again and I'm learning to trust that God's plan is perfect in every way. I'm learning that the Bible has some really cool verses in it. And I'm learning about how much I've missed out on by cutting God off from my life.

I've pushed Him so far away and yet He still walked beside me. I was taking an extended leave of absence from God. In previous years I had walked away but I have never been away for this long. It makes me sad to know that it took the death of one of my best friends to make me realize how important God is in my life and that He needs to be the focus of it.

I will leave with this. This is the random Bible verse for the day...

"Be wise in the way you act towards outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone."

Colossians 4:5-6