Drifting Away

For the first time in weeks, I watched one of my church's sermons. I kept having excuses for why I couldn't watch it.

My laptop can't handle playing the video.

I'd rather do it on my day off from work.

I'm too (insert emotion here), it can wait until later. 

I finally put aside my feelings and decided to use my phone to watch them.

The message was about drifting away from Jesus and unconsciously making the choice to unfollow. I'll admit while I do give thought to my faith every day, I'm not always setting forth and making time for it. My excuses for not watching a 30 minute sermon is a prime example of this. Am I really a follower of Christ if I can't even set aside a small chunk of time for Him on a daily basis?

I want to have an unshakable faith.

I want to build my courage and strength.

Most of all, I want to live an extraordinary life.

I'll never grow as a person if I don't lean on Jesus for support.

I've been tempted to go places where I don't belong. I've experienced a great burden and heartbreak from giving into my desires; I made poor choices in the moment. I should have gone straight to God, but instead, I tried to rely on people who don't have my best interests in mind.

Today, I'm making the conscious decision to continue my walk with Christ and not let anything in this world detour me from His plans for my life.