Tried By Fire...

Like a sword, that is put in the fire to get hot enough to mend into a perfect weapon, so is God putting me and my family through the fire to make us, well not the perfect weapon, but more in tune with his will!
One thing I have diffenately learned in the last 6 months of my life, is that without God leading the charge, you will only end up in defeat! For a long time, I was guilty of just that, trying to be in charge instead of Letting God be in charge and what did it get me????????
Let me see???? Almost divorced????? Bankrupt????? Almost in the grave due to health issues????? Emotionally Depressed worse than any other time in my life (including when I lost my first wife and son in car accident 12yrs ago)???????? Angry all the time????? No fun to be around????? and on and on and on........
But even though I was going threw one of the ruffest patches in my life over the last 6 months, God has used that to mend me into the perfect sword! Ok, lets be honest here, I'm far from being like a perfect sword, but you get the picture right?
I mean, He has taught me to once again lean on him for all my needs, and now that I have put him first, leaning on him for everything, and letting go, and Let God.... I see my life on the uphill swing once again! My depression has lifted, my marriage is on the mend, I'm no longer angry all the time, and my finances see a light at the end of the tunnel, and this time I don't think it's a train! (ha ha).
The point is, putting God first once again has put me on the road to recovery! Thank you Lord for saving my soul from my sins, and putting me on the right track again!!!!