The Right Road

"Even if you have chosen the right road, you will never arrive at your destination if you just sit there."


5/12/2017

In Order To Grow

In order to grow, everyone is in need of someone to believe in them. If you look over your past you will find, along the way, a teacher, a parent, a friend, a boss, or even a co-worker who recognized something worthwhile in you.  Perhaps something you did, or someone you could be, caught their attention.  And because of them, your self worth grew, exponentially, and your actions and pursuits aligned themselves with their opinions of you, and you grew into who you are today.  

I can see the hand of God at work in my life. I can remember the people He has sent to teach me, correct me, and support me without judgment, all because they believed in a better me.

How grateful I am for the watch-care of people He has so lovingly placed in my path, on my journey Home.


5/12/2017

The Measure Of A Man

The measure of a man is not rendered by what talent he possesses,
 
or by the total in his bank account, 
 
or even by the amount of good works he does, 
 
but by how willingly he sacrifices himself for the benefit of others. 
 
Love puts us at the back of the line. 

Willingly.

A New Reality

Do you ever feel like you're living in a reality unlike anything you've known before? 

Suddenly, you're not quite sure how you fit into the new surroundings.

People are changing and the bulwarks of your safe community are moving in different directions. What is acceptable is changing. What is not considered acceptable is changing. The world is drastically changing and now I, too, must search for new ways to cope.

The status quo is no longer. Nor should it be. But what has taken its place is unfamiliar territory and I'm finding myself asking a lot of questions. Why now?  Where is this going? What part do I play?

The feeling of urgency is almost overpowering. There are so many hurting people in desperate need of hope, of healing in every form. People are perishing for the word of God and for the touch of His hand. But how are they to know Jesus if there is no one to tell them - or more importantly - to show them?


So much left to do... and yet we sit in the pews of Laodicea.


5/02/2017