I will walk by faith

I am pumped!! I am so excited about life for the first time in quite a while. I worked out the last couple of days and turned in an application at a job that I really want. God is great and he has revealed to me, in more than one way, that I am seen and known by Him. Shelly gave me an amazing revelation and peace gave me another. Peace is define as inner contentment and serenity. I experienced peace, yesterday, as I sat outside and called out to God about how much he loves me. I am so in love with God. It is funny because when I am in love with a man, I dress up for him, I think of him first thing in the morning, I love to impress him by working out and knowing that he would be impressed with my self control, I love to write letters to him and talk to him about my day. It is the same way with God. I can't wait to let him know how I behaved in a way that would glorify Him, I can't wait to tell my children things that show my dedication to Him, and I can't wait to look in the mirror when I have spent time getting ready, knowing that I look pretty to Him.
I am going to follow my dreams because I know that He will be proud of me for achieving my dreams. He will reward me for not succumbing to sexual immorality, He will reward me for keeping myself pure for my future husband, and He will love me for me - plain ole Tracey. I am not plain ole Tracey, to God. I am his daughter, I am a member of Christ's body, I have been adopted as God's child, I am redeemed and forgiven, I am complete in Christ, I am established, anointed, and sealed by God, I am God's temple, His co-worker, His workmanship, AND I can approach God with freedom and confidence.
In Hebrews 11 it talks of faith. The faith that Abel had in presenting his offering to God, the faith that Noah had in preparing the ark, and many more such as Abraham, Sarah, and Moses. In verse 13 it says that "These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth". In verse 15 it says that they "now desire a better, that is, a heavenly country." Going further in that chapter, it speaks of Christians and follows of God being tortured, having trials of mocking, stoning, being "sawn" into, and imprisonment.
In my life, God is asking me to give up sexual immorality. David says in Proverbs 5 to "Remove your way from her (the immoral woman, man in this case), and do not go near the door of his house, lest you give your honor to others and your years to the cruel one. Honor is defined as honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions. I WILL NOT COMPROMISE MYSELF for the sake of a man that wants to use me for his selfish intentions and make me hate myself for giving into acts of sexual release that are craved when life gets a little overwhelming. I will call on my Father in Heaven that can calm any storm.