My first time...

So last night, right before falling asleep, I wrote the entire introductory post for this blog in my head. Will I remember what it all said? Probably not, but oh, how profound it was...LOL.

So this is my first time ever doing a blog...yes, I'm a blog virgin. I guess I will start with why I decided to blog and it's purpose. I'm blogging, because I have a lot to say...LOL and I also wanted to share this journey that I am on. What journey you may ask? A journey to a more meaningful, lasting relationship with God.

A little about my relationship so far with my Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. I was raised in a family that believed in God, but we weren't avid church goers. I attended a Catholic school, so there I learned about Jesus and learned to love Him. I didn't give my life to him until right before my 19th birthday, at a church I attended with my friend and where I would meet my husband. Oh, how sweet the first love when you first give your life to Christ. I was on fire for God and wanted this relationship to grow by leaps and bounds...but then, I moved away and slid back into the world. I went off to college, and quickly got into the party atmosphere - I was in the clubs Thursday nights to Monday mornings. Doing things I shouldn't be doing and being in places I shouldn't be. But you know, through it all, God kept me. I remember one weekend, being in a nightclub with friends when there was a shooting. A friend who came with us, had a bullet hole in his pants at the end of the melee, but by the grace of God, he wasn't shot. If not for the grace of God, I could have died outside of the saving grace of my Saviour. I remember doing things that I am not proud of, but the Lord kept me and friends who did the same things, were caught and faced shame. He saved me from the embarassment. I did things that I have/will/may face consequences, but God is still good, because He has given me the opportunity to repent and return to Him. And it's for these reasons that I have named my blog, "I'm forever grateful"- because I am.

So, I'm on a journey to grow closer to God and to establish my own personal relationship with Him. Though I have known of Him for many years, I don't know Him the way I should. I want to learn to hear His voice, to obey Him when He speaks to me, to take Him at His word and to sense His presence. I want to grow in the spiritual gifts that He has given to me and to walk into the purpose that He has for my life. I hope you take this journey with me and that it's as fulfilling for you as I am sure it will be for me. Blessings on you!