When your eyes are on the prize!

Well I made it safely to Texas. You gotta love the 70mph interstates. The scenery was amazing and so surreal. And I got to see the Joiners, what an awesome time.

So Friday evening, I have another issue God wanted me to address in my life. The issue of distractions, but He related the issue to me in such a tough and weird way.

I believe God talks to people in a certain way, in this particular instance he tugged at a certain part of me that he knew I understood. God asked, "If you could has a night with the most beautiful girl in the world would you do it, Knowing tomorrow she would still not love you and you feel bad that things have changed?"

Not exactly the question you would expect, but it was a challenge. God was really asking me would I really take a chance at all these awesome distractions in Texas, knowing they would not do anything but add a night of pleasure to my life.

God was preparing me for these distractions coming. I will be tempted, manipulated, and really pushed the edge to forget everything I stand for, just for a pleasurable and wrong activity that will only last for a short time.

So the question is, will I be easily drawn into the pleasures of certain distractions coming before me or will I walk away and know that good things are coming?

I chose to walk! I will try to walk. I have drove over 20 hours and have no reason to fail now. These distractions are not part of the big picture God has for me.

These distractions can be the nightlife, girls, beer, etc... I just have to keep my guard up. And remember if I compromise now, then I am already setting myself up for a reason to go home. God is working in my life right now, I just have put Him first and all thing will work according to his plan.