Christ Wants You to Write to Him!!!

Hello My Friends,
    This is the first entry for my new blog. The idea was born from writing in my journal, during my quiet times with the Lord.
    I started about three years ago when I found a journal that included excerpts from Oswald Chambers's, My Utmost For His Highest.  In the book, there were short excerpts from Chambers and scripture verses.  Also included were empty lines to write comments and prayers.  I personally found this to be a refreshing approach to my morning meditations.
   One of the great benefits that I found while writing in my journal was the close relationship I developed with the Lord.  As I spent time writing out the difficulties I was having during the week and my prayer concerns, I found it to be a sort of catharsis.  It allowed me to focus intently on my prayers and also to free my thoughts while talking with Christ.  It has been refreshingly revolutionary to me.
    So, that is the root of this new blog.  Because I feel like my relationship with Christ has grown deep and personal, I wanted to share a similar style with you.
    Now, I am not claiming to be Oswald Chambers or C.S. Lewis.  I am just an Ordinary Christian Man that tries to do my best each day, to Live Life Well.  What I mean by Living Life Well is that St. Francis and Oswald Chambers have challenged me to do my best in every situation.  It doesn't matter if I am chopping wood or dealing with a challenging teenager at work.  I need to represent Christ in both situations through my actions, not my words.  I am not a minister, but I have lived as a practicing Christian for many years.  As well as studying the bible throughout those years, I have tried to live my life according to that book.  I don't know more than anyone else, I am just sharing an experience that was beneficial to me.  It has had such an impact on my life that I wanted to share it with you.
    My goal with this blog is to give you a topic and a scripture to think and write about.  Also, write your prayers down.  You will be amazed that when you look back later to the things you prayed about, how many of them were answered.  I particularly encourage men to write about how they feel.  Women tend to write more than us. Give this a chance and I promise that you will get something valuable from it.
   Tomorrow I will give you my first topic and scripture.