Apart from the Lord, I have no good thing.

Psalm 16:2 - "I said to the Lord, 'You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing'." How true is this? So many times I take for granted the things God has given me. Taking time to count your blessings is so important. Without God and doing the best I can to follow His rules and not sin I wouldn't be where I am today. I have an amazing family that has grown in their relationship with Jesus, some of them have actually found Him for the first time from listening to RideTheWind play and supporting us. I have guitars and musical talent to know what to do with them. When I got my first bass guitar I remember sitting down outside my house on the deck with it and wondering what to do with it. I was so excited to finally get it but I had no idea how to play it. Little did I know that God was building me up to be something I would have never guessed. God has worked through me in ways I may not even be aware of because I've followed His rules by playing music to worship Him. Again, "Apart from You, I have no good thing." I have the girl of my dreams that is just as much in love with me as I am with her. So many people fall into the trap of having sex before marriage instead of waiting, and they end up hurt, but through following the rules the Lord has set before me of waiting until marriage, I have found myself to grow so much more and to find a girl that feels the same way and lives her life for God just as I strive to do..."Apart from You, I have no good thing." I don't say these things to put myself on a pedistal, I say them to prove that through following God in ALL things, not just what is easy and managable, He will bless you all the more. I take great happiness in what God has given me because without His blessings, none of them would mean anything. I feel like if I died today, people would remember me exactly how I would want to be remembered...a child and follower of Christ. How marvelous it is to be a light to those who need it!!! *What A Great God We Serve* - Tyler