There is this little thing we always tend to forget as Christians, especially when we just go through life.  It all starts with Jesus.  This means even when we feel we are away from the Lord and our hearts are hardened.  The hardest thing to realize is that we have to go back to Jesus, He is the reason for all we are and all we have.  Life is tough enough as we go through tough times, lose loved ones and deal with our inner struggles.  The devil wants us to believe we are at our wicks end and well we put our self here and we need to just accept that. NO! we can always come back to Jesus, our Savior, our King, our Friend.  His desire is for us to know we are loved by him and regardless of the many bad choices we make we can always start back at Jesus.  Our lives are entangled with lies and illusions from the enemy and most of the times these things are easy for us to believe.  The moment when they start becoming nonsense to us is when we get back on track with Christ.  As we draw near to him again we realize that these thoughts are not ours, they may sound like us and how we think, but we know that is not how our King would think.  We are created in His image and we have been chosen by Him.  I think it is so cool that we have a religion, THE ONLY RELIGION, where God comes looking for us.  He longs for a relationship with us, whether we have not met Him yet or we are seasoned veterans of the Faith.  Jesus chose to be the catalyst to our faith, He chose to be the Martyr for an entire world because He loves us.  If we want change in our life we have to be deliberate in our choices, Stop making bad ones, and make the necessary accommodations to help you become successful.  You may need counseling, you may need a friend, you may need support, you may just need to know you are worth it and this all Starts with Jesus.  I am asking you to be deliberate today as you read this and start with Jesus.  If you have just been doing church or just living life or even if you have been living in sin, but you know our Lord and our Savior, take time today to start with Him.  One of the greatest symbols for us as Christians is Jesus on the cross because of His victory over death and sin, but another symbol for us to remember and to be etched into our minds is He laid upon the cross with His arms wide open and that is exactly how Jesus waits on you today and everyday as long as you live.  My friends step into His embrace and allow Jesus to do what He desires, comfort and care for His beloved. SELAH!