Morning,

I pray that this attitude will last forever, and only get better. I mean the great state that I have been in lately. I avoid using the word "feeling" because it's more than that. It's a spiritual 'knowing'. I have my UNISA assignments due very soon and I am confident that I will do well. This time it's not just because I am psyching myself up, I am sure of the material I am studying and I am not counting on chance. Studying Literature and Creative Writing is the best thing I ever did for myself. My intellectual confidence has been restored because again I can actually do well without having to spend sleepless nights. I enjoy what I am studying, but this year I am putting an extra effort so that I can get those distinctions I am aiming for!

Being saved is good, but I must say that it's only when you are close with God, when you talk everyday like father and son/daughter that you can really enjoy most of the benefits of salvation. That's where I am right now, but it's not where I want to be. There is more. I want to flow in the gifts of the spirit, so that I may not enjoy salvation only for myself, but I may be able to have God help others through me. And this one comes by greater effort. I would have to spend more time praying in the spirit, listen to more messages and aggressively study the scriptures.

My dearest friends, it is good to be grateful for where you are, but in the Kingdom of God, you must always strive to do more for God lest you become stagnant. And we all know that stagnation is not of God.

Have a great day!