I am going to let you know upfront that you cannot do life without God. You need him in all walks of life, and he wants you to follow the path he made for you.

Lately, God has put a lot on my heart, and I decided to use it and write about it. God has thrown a lot my way this summer. Some days I doubt him, most days I think I can walk through this world alone, but he shows me otherwise. When everything is going great in life, how many of you guys start leaning away from God? I know I do. When everything is happening for the greater good, I start to lose focus, and my eyes are not set on God.

That just it, I can't walk through life without him, and he proves that every day. Some days I find myself scattered brain, not knowing what to do, and other days I think I do this life on my own. God doesn't want you to go to him only when life is rough. He doesn't want you to only pray to him when life is hard. He wants you when you're broken, and he wants you when you're whole. We forget sometimes that God brought us out of the brokenness we were in. Instead of pushing him aside when life is great, we should be praising and worshiping him. We should not go to him when we are at a low point in life. We should go to him always.

This year, I struggled with finding time to praise Jesus. I started putting golf and school before him. I did not go to church every Sunday, and I slacked on reading my devotional. I only prayed when life was hard, and I only went to him when life was not going my way. I was looking for happiness in all the wrong places. I honestly thought I could do life without God. I only went to him as a band-aid when life didn't go my way. The entire time I focused more on school and less on God, he showed me why I needed him. When I started skipping out on church to go to the golf course, he made me realize my worth was not in golf or school. Boy, did I look like a fool? How selfish was I to put worldly things before of my creator? I decided every Sunday instead of going to church, I would focus on golf or homework. I made more time for what I wanted than what I really needed.

What I needed was alone time with Jesus. What I needed was an hour out of my day to go to church and then to the golf course. He clearly pointed out to me what I needed was better for me over what I wanted.

In John 8:12, Jesus says, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” Who doesn't want to walk in the light? Why would anyone want to walk in the darkness without Jesus? I am telling you walking alone in this world without him isn't all it cracks up to be. Jesus wants you when you're weak and when life couldn't be better.

In Philippians 2:12-13 He tells us, "Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure." God is always there whether you feel him or not. he is always working in you.

So when you feel like you can take on this world alone, remember God wants us to follow him. He knows what's best for us whether we think so or not. Let your heart seek Jesus and not wander from him. Remember to always walk by faith and not by sight. He will do good in you, but you have to follow him and let him lead the way.