Sitting Down With God

         I have come to accept that sometimes life is not going to go the way I want it to.  There will be days when all the best made plans will not come to fruition and that disappointment will come.  It has made me realize that the Father has a bigger plan laid out for me.  I might not understand the why's and the what-for's, but in the end it will all work out.     When life's disappointments seem to keep on coming.  Stand firm in your faith and know that God is God.  Not sometimes, but all of the time.  The mountains that we climb will not always be mountains.  The tears that we cry will not create a lake.  And each time we are broken-hearted we have a Saviour that is ready to comfort us.     Don't give up and Don't give in.  Time's are changing and it only looks bad right now. Keep pressing forward and you will see the light at the end of the dark tunnel you are traveling in.  It takes trials and tribulation to instill in us the strength needed to be

T herefore, receiving, as we now do, a kingdom which cannot be shaken,  let us cherish thankfulness so that we may ever offer to God an acceptable service, with godly reverence and awe.  Hebrews 12:28 (Root in WEY NIV) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.  Psalms 100:4 (KJV WBS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  In every circumstance of life be thankful;  for this is God's will in Christ Jesus respecting you.  1 Thessalonians 5:18(WEY) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  For all things are for your sakes, that the grace, being multiplied through the many, may cause the thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.   2 Corinthians 4:15(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.  Philippians 4:6(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT N

    Okay sports fans, a house divided means some people in your house go for a certain team and you go for another.  Today, I want to talk about trying to live for God and still living part of your life in the world.  I am going to be blunt today.  It does not work.  It will not ever work.  No matter how gifted you feel you are at straddling the fence, you can not serve two masters.  You either want to live a life in the light, or you want to continue to keep darkness in your life.

Dear Readers,                 I have had an enlightening experience.  Yesterday, I was in my car driving and our Christian radio station was interviewing a man named, Kyle Idleman.  Now, Kyle is a pastor of a church and an author of a new book.  The book is called Not a Fan.  He posed a question yesterday, which rocked me to my core.                 He was asking me, and everyone listening, Are you a fan of Jesus or are you a follower?  A fan comes to church.  They love Jesus.  But, when Jesus starts interfering in their lives they back off.  A follower of Jesus Christ will lay down everything they have and are, to do what he calls them to do.  I had to ask myself, Am I a fan or a follower?

                             “The devil is a lie!”  We have all heard this saying, at least once in our lives.  Recently, I have been in some personal situations and have been party to other people’s personal situations.  I just want to say right here and right now, “THE DEVIL IS A LIAR!”

I have heard the voice of God so clearly lately.   It is almost uncanny.   I feel that the Lord wants me on the mission’s field.   I also feel that he wants me to gain a better understanding of his Word and that he is preparing me for the days ahead.                 Just last night, I was telling Mrs. Lisa (my coworker and Pastor’s wife) about my desire to be a missionary.   I told her I wanted to go somewhere, but that I didn’t know exactly where, yet.   I want to go and work in the orphanages and share God’s love with the world.