What are you convinced of? Does life make sense to you? Do you know what the secret to life is all about? My life has been a journey of discovering that “one thing”. But it seems that the “one thing” always seems to allude my grasp. As soon as I think I have discovered what [...]
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I’m convinced of “one thing”
Posted: November 8, 2008 in Calling, Family, Focus, Movies, Oswald Chambers, Prayer, Psalms, Spiritual GrowthGreat experience today
Posted: November 7, 2008 in Faith, Friends, Inspiration, Intercessory Prayer, Obedience, PrayerI’m reluctant to share the following story… I do so hopefully to inspire you to do whatever God leads you to do. No matter how small or large a thing God tells you to do… just do it. Be obedient and see what He does. There’s a wonderful lady in our town God gives me [...]
Reaching out to someone I don’t know
Posted: November 7, 2008 in Faith, Focus, Intercessory Prayer, Oswald Chambers, Prayer, Spiritual Gifts, Spiritual Warfare, Trials and TestingIntercessory prayer is a wonderful way to serve others. Have you ever spent time praying for another person without them knowing about it? If you have then you know the joy that is associated with the time spent praying for them. You know of the burden that is carried for someone else… the heavy heart. You [...]
Finding help in a time of trouble
Posted: October 29, 2008 in Conversation with God, Faith, Obedience, Prayer, Psalms, Spiritual Growth, Trust, Trusting GodPsalm 50 is on my mind as I lay in the bed. So I just got up to read it. I am troubled. I have prayed and prayed and prayed tonight. Throughout the day. For weeks I’ve desired to not worry my prayers to God. Tonight I am asking God to allow me to breakthrough [...]
Tripping over the same rock
Posted: October 25, 2008 in Bible Reading, Discipleship, Faith, Inspiration, Prayer, Spiritual Growth, The BibleSo. You think you have got it all together. But there’s this thing that keeps you from moving forward. It’s like you are tripping over the same old rock. You know it’s there. You’ve walked the path so many times before but you still keep tripping over the same rock. What are you going to [...]
Blocking out the noise in silence…
Posted: October 25, 2008 in Catalyst, Evangelism, Faith, Fear, Focus, Friends, Future, Prayer, Random Thoughts, Silence, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Warfare, Surrender, Trusting GodCatalyst… I was there! Catalyst… It’s still bugging me! Catalyst… I can either run to the Truth and embrace it… or I can run from it. From all indications there is no running from it. Total surrender is the only acceptable response. God is on every street corner. He is in the midst of every [...]
We must get rid of the plague of the spirit of this religious age in which we live. In our Lord’s life there was none of the pressure and the rushing of tremendous activity that we regard so highly today, and a disciple is to be like His Master. The central point of the kingdom [...]
Post Catalyst Blues
Posted: October 15, 2008 in Catalyst, Conversation with God, Faith, Fasting, Obedience, Prayer, PsalmsAlright, so why does someone have the blues after attending such an incredible conference? I don’t know… I guess I’m messed up. There was so much covered during those two days. I have been able to apply some of what I have gained to my life at work. The 2 books I picked up are [...]
Obedience: an act of love
Posted: October 11, 2008 in Catalyst, Conversation with God, Journaling, Love, Obedience, Oswald Chambers, PrayerThe following are some words I wrote down in my journal during Worship at Catalyst Day 2 – October 10, 2008: God, You are beautiful. I am limited with my words. I do not know how to truly express my love I have for You. I can’t find the words. The only way I can [...]
The Election, The Economy, and God’s Purposes
Posted: October 2, 2008 in Army Chaplain Corp, Future, John McCain, Oswald Chambers, Politics, Pray for the troops, Prayer, Presidential Election, Random Thoughts, Sarah Palin, U2 fans for McCainI have a lot on my mind these days. My mind is always on hyper-thought. It’s been difficult to capture each of these thoughts… it gets kind of frustrating. My time has been a bit divided with my thoughts as well. The news about the election and the economy gets overwhelming. My mind is made up on the [...]