Live well, finish strong

Hey Kiddies! This is my last day off. I'll be coming home for good next Monday. I want to finish strong. I want to be a tool in God's hands. It's so hard to always feel like that though. So often I find myself desiring other things more than God's will. If you took a penny from me for every time I've been distracted this summer, I would be in irrevocable debt. Yet because of that, I can't take any of the glory for what has happened this summer. Any good that happened was totally done by God. If some of it was through me, it was because He gave me the strength, the purpose, the focus, even the faith. It has been a good summer. God's been stretching me and constantly revealing new truths to me. His faithfulness is phenomenal. He has never deserted me. His blessings pour out over me daily. I never deserve them. The only thing I deserve is to be separated from God, but He had another plan for me. Only He knows why He chose me, but I'm glad He did and I want to give life my all. I want to live well. A bon vivant. What's a good life? Being in the direct center of where God wants me. That's when His blessings pour down like rain. Dearest, I hope that you understand or that you will someday. Follow after Him. He's the only one you can trust with everything. The verse for today is well known, but it's what I want to be able to say. I love you lots and you'll be in my prayers.
2 Timothy 4:7
"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith."