There comes a point in everyone’s life when priorities change, hopefully for the better.  When I started this blog, it was supposed to be commentary on faith, politics and trends in our culture.  Over time, it deteriorated into political commentary, largely focused on things that ultimately do not matter.  In the last few years, I have undergone significant change that came through what I can only describe as a series of category 4 and 5 hurricanes, some lasted weeks, some months and some years.  When you are in the eye of the storm, you tend to take inventory of your life, you tend to re-prioritize and at that moment you find your character.  There is a line from the movie ‘Wallstreet’ that seems appropriate: “Man looks in the abyss, there’s nothing staring back at him. At that moment, man finds his character and that is what keeps him out of the abyss.”  As I look back at the road traveled, this line resonates with me and as I am still learning from what has happened, God has brought some clarity for me.  I might go as far as to say that those storms were necessary to save me from myself.

With that as my background, I am shifting gears in life with a return to things of eternal value.  I have decided to open my journal and share some of the lessons that I have learned with the hope that they will provide encouragement, perspective and edification to those who follow these posts.  Ultimately I hope this becomes a tool God will use to help people find and grow their faith in Jesus Christ.  I am deleting some of my older posts that add no value to anyone.  I am also going to rewrite a couple of them to be less snarky and try to keep the smartassery to a minimum.

A closing word of encouragement: I can tell you that the Lord can absolutely bring goodness from our bad choices if we love Him and put Him first.  Even now God is still teaching me what happened and why and is pouring out His blessings on me.  Though I don’t know the future, I have a strong sense of confidence about what it will be, who will be there with me and what the Lord would like to do through me.  While I have always had a strong will to control and manage situations, I am learning to let go and daily walk in faith.  I don’t need to see the future because God is already there and He has assured me that it is good if I trust Him, so that has become my top priority.  As I open my journal, I don’t plan to share in chronological order a series of events, but whatever God leads me to share that day.  I pray this will be a blessing to someone.  Thank you for listening!