For some time now, I've been told to update my blog. But whenever I sat down to blog, my mind always went blank or I just didn't feel like blogging anymore. It was odd, my mind kept wandering on several topics, always thinking if it was the right time to write about it or not. Now that I'm actually here and writing, I guess its finally time. Time to write what's on my heart and time to share it with the ones who choose to read/follow my blog. (Thank you to you guys who do, it really means a lot. I hope this blesses you all in some way and that God is glorified through it.)
Well I guess what's been on my heart lately is myself. Now I know that may sound very selfish and not humble at all, but before you go and jump to conclusions allow me to explain.
For some time now, I've told myself I wanted to change; I wanted to be viewed differently by everyone. But as time went by God showed me, who he wanted me to be and he also told me who I shouldn't be. As I started college I wanted to be the cool guy, the one that everyone loved and everyone wanted to hang out with. But as I went through my daily routines, God never gave me new friends as a matter of fact he held some of my old friends from me. I questioned and pointed the finger at him, wondering why he wouldn't bring me any comfort. He just straight up told me, " Peter, look towards me for comfort and be a man of God and not a man of this world." Now to this day, that has to be one of my toughest battles. To strive everyday to be a Man of God, and not to conform to what the world wants me to be. I don't need to have a smoking hot girlfriend to be cool, nor do I need to go and party to meet so called "new friends". I guess it took me a long time to recognize this but the one and only thing I need in my life is God.
And every single waking moment, its a challenge. Whenever I see that hot chick that I want to go talk to, I know its not me that wants meet her, but the physical side of me. If I wanted to meet someone, I'd like to meet them for who they are not just because I'm physically attracted to them. Other times when I focus on my body and my physical attributes, I know I'm not glorifying God by going to the gym that day or night. Because as I lift, all I would be focused on is looking good and being attractive to others. But I know thats not why God wants me in the fitness world, he put me here so I can live a healthy lifestyle that glorifies him and help others achieve that same goal. I will always be tempted by many things, constantly telling me to look the other way and be a man of this world. But its in those times, that I would like to strive and persevere to be a man of God.
No one ever said it would be easy, but as it is said in Luke 1:37 "Nothing is impossible with God."
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