"We Always Win"

 "The last few years have taught me a valuable lesson...And that is no matter what we are going through at the moment, God's Grace is sufficient to carry us through. Time and time again, I'm seeing this.. God's truth is much bigger than our circumstances we are facing.. Our problems seem like Goliaths and the solution seems like Davids..But, remember, David was successful in beating his problem (Goliath) only because He believed God was going to bring him victory..Nothing in our own strength, but His Strength! So, what I am trying to say..is no matter what we go through in this life (my back, your job, and etc.) We have a Head Coach that will always bring us the win!" (Hebrews 13:5-"Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.") So I challenge all of us, to try and trust God. I promise you, He will always have our best interest in mind.

"We Are Not Our Own"

Psalm 100
1 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
2 Serve the Lord with gladness!
Come into his presence with singing!
3 Know that the Lord, he is God!
It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
and his courts with praise!
Give thanks to him; bless his name!
5 For the Lord is good;
his steadfast love endures forever,
and his faithfulness to all generations

     Now look what verses 3 & 4 say...God is our Creator, we did not create ourselves. Many people live as though they are the creator in the center of their own world. This mind-set can lead to a greedy possessiveness. And if everything should be taken away, we lose hope itself. But when we realize that God created us and gives us all we have, we will want to give to others as God has given to us (2 Corinthians 9:8- "And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.") Then if all is lost, we still have God in all He gives us.
    God alone is worthy of being worshiped. Let's ask ourselves a couple of questions. What is your attitude toward worship? Do you willingly and joyfully come into God's presence, or are you just going through the motions, reluctantly going to church? These Scriptures remind us to remember God's goodness and dependability and then to worship with thanksgiving and praise!

"Living Now To Forever"

"Spending time with God and in His Word..this keeps us from self-destructing in our own sinful, selfish ways." It is just a thought. Also, if we could all grasp the fact that God truly loves us and wants the best for us. Would we not be so quick to make sure we left Him out.? He wants to be included in every area of our lives because He loves us. There is no hidden motive in God's Love... His motive is pure... IT'S LOVE! The love that He truly has for each and everyone of us. For He created us. As a father myself, I want the BEST for my children, and I will always love them unconditionally. They all know this, I tell them always. So is it, with Our Heavenly Father. I am positive we can't even begin to fathom the magnitude of God's Love for us (no one is left out)... Don't take my word for it...(John 3:16 says “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.")
(Some people can't think about the idea of eternal life because their lives are in so disarray. But eternal life is not an extension of a person's miserable, mortal life; eternal life is God's life embodied in Christ given to all believers now as a guarantee that they will live forever. In eternal life there is no death, sickness, enemy, evil, or sin. When we don't know Christ, we make choices as though this life is all we have. In reality, this life is just the introduction to eternity. Receive this new life by faith and begin to evaluate all that happens from an eternal perspective. To "believe" is more than intellectual agreement that Jesus is God. It means we put our trust and confidence in Him that He alone can save us. It is to put Christ in charge of our present plans in eternal destiny. Believing is both trusting His words as reliable, and relying on Him for the power to change. If you have never trusted Christ, let this promise of everlasting life be yours-- and believe.)
(Romans 10:9-10 "If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.")

"Forward Progress"

"God allows us to look at our past head-on!  With Him we no longer have to look away or be ashamed for what He has already cleansed us from. He allows us to look straight ahead into the eyes of others with no shame. We no longer have to carry the burden of our past sins because Jesus took care of that once and for all on the Cross. The good news is, as well as taking care of our past sins, He has also taken care of any and every future sins by the blood He shed on the Cross. Don't allow anyone or any one thing including thoughts of old memories hinder you from moving forward". ("If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness" 1John 1:9)

"Real Pain"

"The pain that hides behind these eyes is deep so deep,

 I cannot sleep, 

I look in the mirror and what do I see, 

but two blue eyes looking back at me, 

they are deeper than what appears, 

the pain I feel is deeper still, it feels like being pierced by a spear.

 Lord I'm asking that you take this excruciating pain away,

 and do it quickly with no delay,

 I feel so hurt in my heart and my body as well,

  no words can get describe just exactly what I'm trying to say,

 Heavenly Father I'm just asking that you take this away"

"We Rock because of The Rock (Jesus)"

"As "Born Again" believer's, we should never be defined by our past mistakes or even mistakes we are still  making (God knows our hearts, and He knows we will always be works-in-progress, until we reach our Home in Heaven). God tells us to give our problems to Him, and let Him take care of them for us..(1 Peter 5:7 "Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.") We CAN'T do this ourselves (I'm talking about myself mostly). However, I know we all feel this way at times. We are human! I also know, we must believe what the God says about us, not what anyone says. The Holy Spirit convicts, the devil condemns! And that's that. So, the next time you are being told that you are worthless, be reminded that God says you ROCK and He sent the ROCK to make you Righteous through the blood of Jesus." So, I challenge all of us to give it Jesus, He understands us and He can handle it!

"Opportunities For Change"

"Everyone has the same opportunity to make changes. And the reason I say this is simple. Most, of you know, I've had to make a drastic life change just over the last couple of years. And I will be the first to tell you it wasn't and hasn't been easy..at all! I got to a point where I asked myself.. Give in to God's help or give up and die? I found out life was much more peaceful with His help..I couldn't handle the stresses (physically, emotionally, and mentally). There could be only one solution. It is much easier if there is only one answer to all things. Wouldn't you agree? I don't know about you, but I need things to be simple. There are so many distractions in this world for us to gravitate to. We have times of sadness, happiness, joy and pain. We are ALL looking for someone or something to dull it for us.. Wouldn't you agree? There can and only CAN be One who will always give us what we need. No matter what situation we are in. God knows our hearts better than we know our own hearts. He created them, He approves of them. Now, hear me out. Just because, He approves of our hearts, it doesn't mean He agrees with every decision we make. I have made many mistakes and continually do. Although, I know, the mistakes, I still make an effort to try and focus on Him. By doing this, it does allow me to make better decisions with my life. If we are truly searching for change, God will help us. We can't make these changes on our own. We were never created to make them alone. (Hebrews 13:5-"“ Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”) So, I challenge you to seek God's face for His help.