Faithfulness

So I am trying to be more faithful. Faithful in church, Sunday school, prayer, Bible readings, and my own quite time with the Lord. Some of these things come easy, and others a challenge. After my bible study today, I prayed. While I was asking God to guide me, encourage me, and give me patience and understanding; I cried. I haven't done that in a really long time. I guess I cried for myself, Don and I, my brother, and my best friend. As I sit here writing this blog, I'm listening to a song by Casting Crowns; Prayer For A Friend. This is how I need to pray for others. Sometimes I get so caught up in my own personal life that I don't put others in my prayers like I should. This is another thing that I want to be faithful in. I want to be a better person, I want to make a difference, I want God to use me. This is something that I have just recently started to feel, to really be able to be used by God and to make a huge difference in someones life. I've started reading a book by Max Lucado called A Love Worth Giving. This book is about love; being loved and loving. It weird because I have had this book for about three years. It was given to me by an old friend, but never have I read this book. But recently I felt as if God was telling me that I needed to read, so that's what I'm doing. I'm only in the second chapter, but already I've learned, love is patient. And that is something that I'm going to have to work on. If I don't get anything else out of this book, it is just that; to be patient. I hope all who reads this will pray for me, that I'll be faithful to serve and live for God.