Before This River Becomes An Ocean...

                  Before this river,  
                    Becomes an ocean,
Lyrics from the song Faith by George Michael


While I certainly don't identify with all the lyrics of this song, these few words stuck out in my mind as a great analogy to my Faith as it is right now. I'm a creek, that will eventually become a river, and then finally an ocean. To be honest I'm just trying to find out WHO my God is, WHAT He means to me as an individual, and WHERE He should be on my priority list.

In a perfect world I would know my God, what He means to me, and exactly where He goes on the priority list. Number 1! But lets face facts here, this isn't a perfect world and I'm not a perfect person. Even as I sit here writing this blog my sweet Liam (my 16 month old) is covered in navel orange, his favorite fruit, and I have to stop, clean him up, kiss his face, and then I can get back to blogging once he has his favorite Mickey Mouse toy or drink coaster and is happy to play nearby. Priorities right?

I'm a creek. Just starting out. And that's okay. I continually tell God "I hope you're ready for me, because here I come!"

Now I have to admit here, I AM NOT FAITHLESS. I AM NOT WITHOUT GOD. And, I AM NOT NEW TO RELIGION! That just needed to be said. I have known God my entire life as I was raised Catholic, in a Catholic Church, attended the best Catholic school in West Palm Beach, Fl (and the world if you ask me!), and sang in the choir at every mass. But, I. GOT. LOST. Some where along the way I found my self lacking. I grew up. I grew away from my faith. Life handed me a few bad cards and I BLAMED GOD. The first step was admitting I was wrong. The second step (where I am now) is admitting I need help.

Luckily for me, my help comes in the form of a man. The single greatest human being I know. My PIC. (for those of you who don't know, PIC is what kids use to describe their "partner in crime") In this blog my PIC is my "Partner in Christ." My PIC is the love of my life, father of my children, and fellow blogger Mike Jennings.(check him out here) He is the godliest man I know but more importantly for me, he is not judgmental. I mean nobody wants to feel stupid. Nobody wants to admit their shortcomings. Nobody wants to be the fool. With my PIC I can feel free to ask questions and get answers without feeling less than I am. I'm learning, and that's okay because God isn't sitting on some throne, looking down on me, and laughing at my stupidity. He's in my heart. Cheering me on. On to a faith filled life with Him at the top of the ever important priority list.


When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up my childish ways. 1 Corinthians 13:11 NIV

In the immortal words of George Michael, "You just gotta have FAITH"

Many Blessings,
Lacey

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