What have the Lord Done for you lately?

What have the Lord God done for you lately?

            The purpose of this essay is to ask a very important question.  What have the Lord done for you lately?  For example, God has kept me alive for 52 years.  God has given me the ability to do what is necessary for me to stay clean and sober.  The Lord God has changed my behavior for the better.  An example of what He has done is prevent me from using vulgarity on a daily basis.  God has also removed the desire from me to look at pornography each day.  Proverbs 15:1 says a soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

            Next, I want to inform all of you that God has improved my prayer life with Him.  God has improved my behavior when it comes to improving my thought life.  An example of this is whenever I hear voices that are not benevolent, I start reciting Bible verses out loud.  I still have a long way to go in my personal life.  When it comes to my prayer life, I have been fasting as well.  Hebrews 11:1 says faith is the substance of things that are hoped for, and the evidence of things not seen.  My faith in God is very strong.  I have been writing inside of my journal for almost a year now.  I have been writing blogs for the past 8 years.

            Moreover, I am a Blogger right now.  Love keeps no record of wrongs.  I will admit that I have been hearing voices that are not benevolent in nature.  The voices that I hear each day and night are derived from events that happened to me on Tuesday October 13, 2009.  This is the day when gang members in the Charlotte, NC Area tried to kill me.  There are wisdom in many counselors.  A wise coach knows how to develop skills in order to win sports.

            Further, I used to play basketball when I was a little boy.  I played basketball for 4 years.  I played for the YMCA in Dayton, Ohio for 2 years.  I also played basketball for Edison Elementary School and Franklin School in Dayton, Ohio from 1976 -1978.  I also boxed for the Salvation Army Boxing Club from 1979-1984.  I also was in NJROTC at Nettie Lee Roth High School from 1979-1982.  I was in the Color Guard during my freshman year in high school.  I graduated from high school 3 years late because I went to Job Corps in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  My life has changed from 1984-1990.  I had sustained injuries to my left hand.  I broke my left hand on Friday July 6, 1984 at 3:45PM at Edison Elementary School Playground.  I was playing basketball with my friends, and I will admit that I was intoxicated. 

            Also, the injury occurred while I was faked out by one of my friends.  Suddenly, I was up in the air, and I landed on my hand.  I was in a state of shock because my bones came out of my hand.  I was transported to Miami Valley Hospital.  I was admitted to the hospital for 3 days.  I had surgery on my left hand and wrist on Saturday July 7, 1984 at 1:00PM.  My surgery took 6.5 hours.  The surgeon had to put a steel plate inside of my left hand because my bones were damaged.  I am saying that to say this.  I am a brand new person.  I am a brand new creation when it comes to God. 

           

In Addition, I graduated from high school at the age of 20.  I graduated from Paul Laurence Dunbar High School on Tuesday June 10, 1986 at 7:00PM at the Memorial Hall in Dayton, Ohio.  Within 9 months, I was enrolled at Central State University for 2 years from April 1, 1987 -1989.  I was enlisted in the United States Marine Corps from January 21, 1988-February 21, 1988.  I did not stay in the United States Marine Corps very long because of behavior problems.  I did not take things seriously until Thursday January 21, 1990; when Peaches, my girlfriend at the time, told me in my face in the rain on Federal Street in Dayton, Ohio that she did not love me anymore.  She admitted that she used me just to move another man inside of my apartment.

            From January 21, 1990 to September 1, 1990; I went to my grandmother’s house and stayed until I went to treatment.  On Friday May 4, 1990; I had a hernia operation at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Dayton, Ohio.  I was not able to urinate because of a bowel obstruction/blockage.  The doctor inserted a catheter inside of my penis just to remove the fluids that was inside of my bladder.  I stayed with my grandmother’s house when I was discharged from the hospital.  I stayed with her until June 1, 1990.  I went to treatment for drugs and alcohol until I moved to Toledo, Ohio on Friday September 1, 1990.  I had to leave Dayton, Ohio because there wasn’t anything here for me.  From 1990-1996, I lived in Toledo, Ohio.  I enrolled at the University of Toledo from Monday April 1, 1991-Friday June 14, 1996.  I had a lot of fun in Toledo, Ohio.

            Proverbs 20:24 says a man’s steps are of the Lord; how then can a man understand his own way?  I guess my biggest problem is that I didn’t know that it was God, who was doing exactly for me, more than I was doing for myself.  It is the Holy Spirit that I bear that is doing everything for me.  Proverbs 16:9 says a man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord direct his steps.  It is the Lord who directs my steps.  Jeremiah 10:23 says O Lord, I know the way of man is not in himself; it is not in man who walks to direct his own steps.

           

Job 34:21 says for His eyes are on the ways of man, and He sees all his steps.  Proverbs 21:2 says every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the hearts.  Proverbs 30:5 says every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.  Finally, God has blessed me with the air that I breathe each day of my life.  God has blessed me with my five senses, as well as hands, arms and legs that move each day.  God has blessed me with a place to stay and Bibles to read each day of my life.  God has blessed me with the ability to read and write.  Amos 3:3 says can two walk together unless they are agreed.

My name is Anthony Joseph Hopkins and I am a Blogger.  I have been writing for the past 8 years now.  I thank the Lord God for blessing me with the desire to write.  I want to thank all of you for allowing me to entertain you with my blog.  Thank you for reading my blog.