I've Got To Do Better!

This may be my most transparent/vulnerable post yet. I've have had a lot of thoughts swirling around in my head for the last several months. Work, family, church. Some good, some bad. But thoughts none the less. Our pastor has been doing sermon series the last couple of months that have challenged me. I watched a movie tonight that challenged me. How are these things challenging me you may ask? I've got to do better. I need to be a better employee. Need to stop complaining about my job (Philippians 2:14), and just embrace where God has me right now. Just because things are not going the way that I would like them to go. It's not about me, it's about what God wants from me. That's to be obedient! He has placed me in this company for a reason. To shine His light to everyone there. I am doing my best to do just that. I need to be a better husband (Ephesians 4:32). To be the man that my wife needs me to be. To help out more around the house. I work a lot of hours, but you know what? So does my wife! I've got to do better! I need to be a better father. Show my daughter how a Christian man is supposed to be. Show her how a man is supposed to love a woman. Be supportive of her when she calls home from college with an issue that may seem trivial to me, but is a big deal to her (Psalm 103:13). I've got to do better. A better family member to my family. Both immediate and extended ( 1 Timothy 5:8). I've got to do better! To be a better leader at the church that I attend. I've been on the elder board for the last couple of years. I've got to do better. I pray that God will change some things (okay a lot of things) but if not, I will do what He wants me to do. For His glory.For His praise. I may not like it or want to do it, but His ways are higher than mine. His thoughts are greater than mine (Isaiah 55:8-9). This is the word that The Lord gave me tonight as I was driving home from Rockford. I've got to do better. You know what? I can do better. I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength (Philippians 4:13). I just need to trust Him more. Lean on and cling to the Rock! He is my everything. The beginning and the end. The Alpha and Omega. I pray Lord, that you use me in a mighty way. Wherever you want me. Might not be where I want to be, but You're in charge, and for that I am thankful!