It's just about me and JESUS!

Monya Ridling

1st Blog / April 6th, 2026

I had started by blog on paper first, so I am playing catch up.

I am trying to start my 1st blog and devotions and it’s like everything is trying to mess with me. First, this was a good thing, Jesus made sure I was starting today because the remote was lost. I could not find it anywhere. Which is a blessing. I told Kim it was lost on purpose and sure enough when I finished, I found it. Bella, Kim’s yorkie is not used to me being occupied so she is not happy I am not holding her. I had to let all the dogs out so I could concentrate. My brand-new ink pen has no ink. Kim told me before you start, try and take care of anything on your mind so it can be clear. I have tried. This whole blog thing is starting a little bumpy. But life is bumpy right? I am using Max Lucado’s “The Inspirational Study Bible”. I started in Matthew. Max always has a narrative before each book of the Bible. This one stated “When Jesus says, “Come to me” He doesn’t say come to a religion, come to a system, or come to a certain doctrine. This is a very personal invitation to God. An invitation to a Savior”. Let’s think about that for a sec. So many people get all caught up in which religion or what doctrine. What I feel is simple, Jesus was born of a virgin, He walked on earth as a man for 33 years and never sinned, He hung on a cross and died taking on all my sins and all your sins. Just think He took every single sin of ours. Big, small and in between. He rose again in 3 days and now sits on the right hand of God. He intercedes for us. When God sees us, all He sees is Jesus’ blood covering our sins. Jesus knocks on our heart’s door, and we have to choose to let Him in. Once we accept Him as our personal Savior we are saved. Doesn’t mean we will not fail, we will. Doesn’t mean we will not have struggles, we will. But His grace, mercy, forgiveness and unconditional love will get us through it all. Then sometime soon He will return in all His glory and take us home. Max wrote “In essence Christianity is nothing more or nothing less than a desire and effort to see Jesus”. When I pray sometimes, I pray for me to be close enough to Jesus I can feel His breath on my cheek. Hear His voice above all others. Give me a hunger and thirst for everything and anything about Him. If I am close enough to feel His breath, hear His voice I am close enough to know my Savior. With thought, prayer, worship, devotional time in the word, my quiet time with Him I will know Him. I will know what His plans are for me, what He wants me to accomplish, and basically what He needs me to do. It’s not easy and I get it wrong a lot. I have doubts. “Why me” What gives me the incredible honor to show what Jesus is and does to others? Me, the one who fails continuously, the one who doesn’t pray near enough, who misses Church, who chooses wrong over right, and one who does not show His love to others. You know why?? Because it is so not about me it’s all about Him. It’s not my voice it’s His. It’s not my words it’s His. It’s not my strength it’s His. It’s not my wisdom, my knowledge it’s His. Most of all it’s not my love it’s His. It’s not my forgiveness or compassion it’s His. It has been, it is and always will be about Him. My King of Kings, my Lord of Lords, my Lion of Judah, my Immanuel, my Reemer, my Alpha and Omega and the best ever my Savior. Love and God Bless, Monya