Well, it's been a few months since I've posted.  When I first started this blog, it was as if I was being called to write and share the journey I'm on and the struggles I encounter to grow in faith and be focused on more than me.  I had no idea who would read it, what they would think of it, or how my thoughts would impact their lives.  I was just doing what I felt in my heart I was meant to do.  If it would inspire one person to keep the faith and keep on keepin' on, then it was worth stepping out and sharing my personal thoughts. 
And then it happened....doubt.  Doubt that I was writing and sharing for the right reasons, doubt that the blog was being accepted and taken to heart by my friends and acquaintances that were reading, doubt that I was "meant" to be writing at all....so I stopped.  Doubt, and fear, caused me to stop my way of sharing the amazing journey God is guiding me on.  It was easy to stop because our lives got busier.  Spring came along and the outdoor activities began.  School ended and the push to clean and organize the house was in full force.  Now, summer is in full swing with Little League, volunteer activities, sport camps, swim lessons....but something is missing.  I think when you aren't in God's will, that's what happens....you feel like something is missing. 
Then, one saying is all it took.  "Any belief worth having must survive doubt."  I don't know who said it but it was God's 2x4 upside the head for me.  I have no doubt that God loves me, is guiding me, and will never forsake me.  Having doubt in myself and my blog was the same as having doubt in my faith.  Talk about a deep reflection!  God wasn't asking me to walk on water.  I was just writing...and that's what I was missing.  In a nutshell, this is how I've come back to my blog. 
Doubt caused me to lose focus on my purpose to be about more than me.  My writing....this blog...is about more than me.  After acting on faith and experiencing the amazing journey it takes a person on, I want to continue to do that and continuing staying focused.  Writing is a way for me to stay focused on what is important.  
Has doubt keep you from acting on faith?  If so, I'm here to say, PUSH THROUGH! Act on the twinge of compassion that's piercing your heart, act on that thought to call an old friend or estranged family member, act on the call to show love to the least of you....even if you doubt it makes a difference.  The acts you do in faith make a difference in you.... that's all that matters. 
When in doubt remember these verses:

Proverbs 3:5-8   
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil. It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones.

Matthew 21:21
And Jesus answered them, “Truly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.


See y'all soon!!....FBTH (For, By, and Through HIM)