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On The Road Again
We’re back up and running again!!! We want to apologize for the website being inactive the last week or so. We had some issues with our Server, but all is good now. Besides, you all probably needed a break from me for a little while anyways. We’ve been going through some changes recently and in a way, it was probably good timing that we got shut down for a week.
I’m really excited about the direction God is taking us. He’s been confirming a lot of things in my life and just bringing things back into perspective. I feel like I’m getting back in the game after a little layoff. Not only with the website being back up again, but also I got my truck back this weekend after it being in the shop for what seems like forever. For those that don’t know, I was in a car accident around two months ago, so my truck was out of commission for a little while. But now I’m “On The Road Again” so watch out world!!!
God has a way of making things the enemy intended for harm to turn around and bring something good out of them. Although I got in that wreck, I was able to get my truck back fixed and ready to go, plus I got a few extra dollars beyond what it cost in repairs to put in my pocket. We serve a good God who watches over and protects us. He wants the absolute best for every one of our lives.
When I first started writing these columns every week, I said to myself that I was going to pour my heart into it and be transparent in my writing. I wanted to be honest in the good times and in the bad times, so maybe somehow the struggles I went through could help others get through those hard times in their lives. And in the breakthroughs and prosperous times, I could be an encouragement to people that God was going to bless them too.
So, I’ll be honest, the past couple weeks have been a struggle. Last week when I sat down to write the column, I was at a point where I didn’t know if I still wanted to write anymore. Then it turned out that our Server was down, so I began thinking that maybe PutHimFirst.com wasn’t meant to be anymore. Because of a few things that have happened, I was thinking that maybe I’m not called to run a record label. The thought of shutting down PHF Productions even came to my mind. I started doubting myself and the things that I KNOW God has called me to do. I even had thoughts of packing my bags and moving back to New Mexico to go and try something else, somewhere else.
I was disappointed in myself. I felt like a failure. I felt like I let some people down and didn’t know if I wanted to keep on fighting. I’d been praying and asking God for direction, but the direction He wanted me to go in, I didn’t want to go in. I held onto my own ways way too long until I finally said, “Alright God, I’m going to trust You. Forget what people may think. Forget what may happen from here on out. I have to go forward with what You’ve called me to do.”
God uses the littlest things to bring confirmation. I got an email from one of my uncles the other day that made me realize that my writing is making a difference. Then on Sunday morning, a friend I hadn’t seen in awhile came up to me and said she missed not having the column last week. After that, on Sunday night, I led worship for our church service and a lady came up to me and asked if we had a CD out because she enjoyed the music. All those little things were just ways God was reassuring me that I was where I needed to be. I feel God was telling me, “I brought you here and I’m going to fulfill the promises I gave to you here. You are making a difference where you are at.”
I really believe that God wants to say that to someone else this week as well. Though things might not seem like they are going as you planned them to go, you need to trust in God and realize that what you are doing for Him is making a difference. You might not see the results right now, but you are making an impact. He has a great call on your life and He will see to it that you will be all that He’s called you to be.
I’m walking with a new sense of confidence. A confidence in Him because I know He’s called me. I know He’s still doing that work in me and I know that there is still more in store. I’m “On The Road Again” and I know that it’s Him who’s holding the wheel and steering me in the right direction.
w/muchluv,
geno
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