The hardest battle your ever going to fight, is the battle to be just you.

Ok bare with me for this is a long one....Day 2

So I thought about who am I really the closest to.  Although I could do the church answer and say God, I know that is not always true in all the seasons of my life.  Even though I would love for it to be, there are times when I stray away and try to take on life by myself, hence the independent side of me.  I know that He is the one that knows the most about me inside and out without a doubt.  There is nothing I can hide from Him no matter if it’s something I want Him to see or know about me.  It’s out there and there is nothing I can do about it.  But yet he accepts me for who I am, flaws and everything.  No matter how much we try to hide from him, and some of us think we have that down, we can’t.  At the end of the day we know that is true, we know the person we are even if others here on earth don’t see everything about us He does.  So many times we try to wear masks – the definition for that is to hide under a false appearance.  At times we live like that whether it is with our friends, family or in our relationship with God.  So the real question is who really knows you, and I mean everything about you.  I know the answer to that is no one except for God.  There are people in my life that I let in more than others, but I’m not sure if I can say that I have wholeheartedly and completely opened up everything to one person here is this life, except for God.  Because let’s face it there is no point to run and hide from Him.  But the beautiful thing is that He loves and accepts us no matter what we have done.  He gives us undeserved Grace that we cannot fully understand and I don’t think we can ever really grasp all of that in this life.  But I know that I am thankful more then words can say for that.  Although I may mess up because I am not perfect, nor will I ever be, it’s if I keep striving to live for Him that really counts.  If I don’t lose my faith and keep reaching for the goal He puts before me each day.  So to answer the Day 2 question there is no one that knows me more then my Savior does, so yeah I guess I will stick with the church answer because lets face it, it’s the TRUTH. I know some of you may think it says the person who you are closest with, but with me I believe it's about the person who knows you more than anyone else. I only hope that you have that same Grace, Mercy and Hope that I have been given from my Savior.

As for those in my life family and friends I couldn’t have become the person I am today without your love, encouragement, and guidance that you have shown me in my lifetime.  I know that God has used you in more ways then I can imagine showing me His light and love.  So thank you for always being there and letting God use you in ways you could not even imagine that have helped me grow in Him.

And that is Why I chose more then 1 picture for today, hope you don’t think I have cheated the system, lol.  If I am who cares, because I think everyone can tweak the 30 day challenge here and there.  Below are some pictures of people who are closest with me.  Although I don't have a picture of me and the big man, I did include a picture when we were on a service project.  Hope you enjoy!