This morning as I began to write in my new journal I did what I’m suppose to do and that is to take the one just finished and read entries from the beginning. The reason for this is to see where I was at that point in time with my journey. Have I grown with evidence? Am I stuck in any area because I’m still journaling about it? What am I praising God about and am I still in victory? These are just some of the things I look for. As I did this I found that selfishness shows up periodically. I write about the action I took but I don’t identify it as selfishness. As I was reading these entries God seemed to speak to me about my need to surrender my selfishness so I can confess the underlying root to some actions. As I did this and wrote for the first time in the new journal, I surrendered this selfishness asking Jesus to be my one and only selfishness.

After journaling I read my devotional. It’s message really touched me. Its message was regarding giving thanks for our struggles. It brought to my attention what Christ did with His struggles: He gave them to God knowing they were for a greater reason–you and me. God wants us to see our struggles as having a greater reason. If we can praise Him in our struggles we show Christ to those who watch us. I love this. God never wastes a hurt if we will just turn it over to Him and let Him use it for His Own Honor and Glory!