As we prepare to celebrate Christmas Day, we can't help but think and ponder about one of the greatest miracles of all-time...The Virgin Birth, God entering the world in human flesh...which leads me to then meditate upon The Resurrection Of Christ...God redeeming all of humanity.
...but what about those who don't believe? I often hear the atheistic theme song of "evidence, I need more evidence." Or if it's not their theme song, perhaps it's the famous sound bite that says, "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence."
...Well, to the atheist, the game goes both ways...you state that "God does not exist" and that "miracles are not possible," so I would like to say to you, "prove it!" You make an extraordinary claim so you better give me some extraordinary evidence!
So what will the atheist do? Here are some attempts:
1. Only science can show us what is true. Oh really? This statement is one that is philosophical in nature, and itself is not testable by the scientific method.
2. Macro-evolution is true and Darwin is god...Oh really? Give me some extraordinary evidence that shows this extraordinary claim to be the case. How does a Darwinian mechanism create the first replicator? Where are all the fossils showing transitions between species? How do you explain the Cambrian explosion? Please show me evidence how random mutation and natural selection gets around the problem of irreducibly complex mechanisms such as the human eye, ATP Synthase, and Bacteria Flagella. Please show me evidence on how disorder can create order and how time and chance can create the detailed code and the specified complexity of DNA language. In short, why is there something rather than nothing?
3. You can't prove a universal negative. Oh really? You think you are going to escape the burden of proof do you? There are no zebras who play for the New England Patriots. There are no married bachelors. There is no water molecule made of CO2...how is that for proving universal negatives!
I will conclude with a dialogue from William Lane Craig:
The claim on the lips of today’s New Atheists, "We have been given the tools of reason, inquiring minds and a good education and we judge religion as we judge everything else" now appears to be empty posturing. If this assertion is really true, then when you say, "As an atheist I assert that God, and your God in particular does not exist," you’d better be prepared to respond when I ask, “Really? What proof, evidence, or argument can you provide to convince me?”
Praise Be To God who provides more than enough evidence for His existence and for His Love...demonstrated as He entered into time, space, matter, and energy...stepping into our lives through Jesus Christ. The Scriptures speak of it, creation concludes it, and reality reflects it! Victory IN Christ and Merry Christmas!
Showing posts with label Relationships With People. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Relationships With People. Show all posts
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Rightly Handling The Word Of Truth
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. ~ 2 Timothy 2:15 ~
It's been quite a while since I have read the brilliant writings of Oswald Chambers, so it was very refreshing to peer into his mind tonight by reading his thoughts on 2 Timothy 2:15...
...Chambers sees the importance of knowing what and knowing why you believe...he sees the importance of studying The Scriptures and believing based on truth...he sees the importance of knowing how to express the truth of Christ to others...
...here is an excerpt and a link to his Dec 15 entry!
"If you cannot express yourself well on each of your beliefs, work and study until you can. If you don’t, other people may miss out on the blessings that come from knowing the truth. Strive to re-express a truth of God to yourself clearly and understandably, and God will use that same explanation when you share it with someone else."
Friday, May 6, 2011
T-Time..."Going Boaz"
Men. It's "T-time".
"Testosterone" time. I'm NOT talking about being an idiot...acting like a CHAUVINIST or a COWARD. I'm talking about "HOLY Testosterone; Sanctified Testosterone." I'm talking about being a MAN like CHRIST. Men, we have 3 options, as one pastor says...to be a Chauvinist, a Coward, or Christ like.
"T-time" is about being Christ like.
There was and is NO greater MAN than Jesus Christ. Of course, He was and is the "GOD-MAN". 100% GOD. 100% MAN. Other great men in the historical, accurate, and reliable documents of the Bible were John the Baptist and Boaz.
GOING BOAZ
Boaz is one of my heroes. He is a great picture of Jesus Christ. His name means, "strength, mighty man". In other words, he didn't drink "decaf" and drive a mini van (just kidding - driving a mini van actually shows you are more of a man because you are laying your life down for your wife and kids, you're willing to bleed; seriously - that's my view on mini vans). "BOAZ" is where we get the term, "BO-UP". Not really; but it sounds good!
A WORTHY MAN
Boaz's story is interesting. He's a man's man; a dude's dude, according to one preacher; yet his story is found in an Old Testament Scripture with a woman's name as the title, the book of Ruth. Chapter 2 verse 1 of Ruth tells the Boaz's story and it begins by describing him as "a worthy man".
WORTHY or WIMPY?
That's the FIRST things said of this guy. I don't know what the first thing that would be said or thought of me...or you...I hope it would be something like that. Men, what is the FIRST thing your wife or the those closet to you would say about you and me? I hope it's a "worthy man and not wimpy man." Are we "worthy men"? Does the church have any "worthy men"?
BLOG SERIES - going Boaz
I'm starting a blog series of what a "worthy man" is. We'll look at the life of Boaz and see how he is a picture of Jesus Christ, the WORTHIEST MAN OF ALL TIME! We'll look at the characteristics that the Book of Ruth lay out for us. Just to give you a sneak peek: Boaz was a:
- "Fighter",
- "Lover",
- "Redeemer",
- "Protector",
- "Planner",
- "Leader"
- "Bless-er"
- AND MANY MORE!
In other words, when he was a little boy, he was "bi-lingual". He could speak English and "Tonka"..."vrummm, vrumm'. If he was alive today, he would work out to "insanity workout videos"; he would have loved Chuck Norris movies; he would watch WWE on Monday nights and College Gameday ESPN on Saturday mornings; he most likely would have had lots of camouflage in his closet; and because he was the kind of MAN we need today; he would have fought for sexual purity/holiness. That's a real man.We don't have enough "real men; worthy men" in the church today. Sure, we have some. Not enough. I want to be a "worthy man." I want to be a picture of Jesus. Dude, do you?
CASTRATION
I recently came upon an article written by Brian Mavis on how to reach men in the church...how to "fix" men (it gave me the vrumm, vrumm illustration idea by the way). The article talked about how the church is failing in this endeavor. The following paragraph is an INCREDIBLE - and I think, ACCURATE explanation of what the church has done to MEN...PLEASE READ...
"In many cases the church hasn’t done much better than the world at “fixing men.” They’ve put a 21st century spin on a similar first-century problem. Two thousand years ago, there was some confusion about what it took to become a Christian man. Some people believed that Gentile men had to be circumcised to be real Christians. Today the church has moved the knife a few inches, no longer performing a circumcision but a castration. I’m speaking metaphorically of course. But the problem is real. Just like the world, the church often tries to take the “manliness” out of a man instead of taking his God-given strengths and finding their rightful use in the kingdom. God wants man as He made him. Man isn’t meant to chase skirts, but he’s not meant to be in one either (unless you’re Scottish—and it still looks weird)."
NO SKIRTS ALLOWED
I believe all churches should post a sign outside it's doors for men: MEN, NO SKIRTS ALLOWED. I'm all for the "metro-man". I'm one myself. Metro does not mean you wear skirts though. It simply means you have enough fashion sense to stop tight rolling your jeans. You can be a metro man and still drive a GMC Sierra.
In the next couple of posts, we'll begin to look at "going Boaz." I hope you'll check in. It's "T-time."
Saturday, January 22, 2011
No Chance For Chance
I was curious this morning, as I am most mornings, and I was hoping someone, specifically a naturalist, or perhaps a group of evolutionary biologists, could help me understand the pictures above.
How is it that the architecture of the PowerMac computer MUST have a designer responsible for it's creation, and that anyone with a sound mind knows that there is NO way, that it could have been put together by random events...but when some people see images from the human anatomy and think about life as we know it, they actually come to a conclusion that we are nothing more than the products of time and chance?
...there is no chance for chance...
The sooner everyone realizes this, the sooner our world will improve. Belief in evolution and naturalism does not simply stop at the discussion of origins, it bleeds into the outcomes of our decisions. The way we view and understand God shapes every fabric of life...
...it's time to stop believing in science fiction.
...Jesus is Truth. Jesus is reality.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made;
without him nothing was made that has been made.
~ John 1.1-3 ~
He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made;
without him nothing was made that has been made.
~ John 1.1-3 ~
Sunday, December 26, 2010
God, Gekko, and Greed:Discerning Truth From Superstition
Christmas night 2010...1930 hours...as things were settling down we had decided on how to wrap up the day (pun intended)...and as huge movie fans, what better way to do it than by inviting Gordon Gekko into the living room! So I gathered together with the fam, sat by the Christmas tree, sipped on hot organic apple cider, and watched Wall Street:Money Never Sleeps.
One of my favorite things to do as I watch movies or read books is to evaluate the writing and the characterization from a world view perspective. I was pleasantly surprised tonight, because one can not watch more than a few minutes of this movie before they are rushed into worldview content!
The movie starts out with Gekko being released from prison, and as he is walking out to freedom, we hear Shia LaBeouf's character, Jake Moore, narrating about the Cambrian Explosion (mentioned at least twice in the movie) and then whether or not the human race is a product of evolution or design. I will paraphrase his narration, as he says something to the effect of, "There was a single event in history, The Cambrian Explosion, where we all evolved at once...some say we are here by evolution, some say it's by design...no one can explain it, but now we are all here."
Now, I will not go into depth about the Cambrian Explosion and evolution vs design, but suffice it to say, the Cambrian Explosion poses serious problems for those who try to defend Darwinian Macro Evolution, and there is overwhelming evidence for Intelligent Design overthrowing evolution as the origin of life.
So to move on, I want to get into a thought experiment. The movie is plastered with stereotypical Wall Street persona...the cut throat, stab-in-the-back, 'eat your own,' strategies of big business, where personal worth is defined by net worth and egos are measured by the size of one's bank account. Thus, we see an evolutionary theme peppered through out the movie...characteristics of social Darwinism, where Wall Street traders and corporate raiders are on the prowl in a contest of 'survival of the fittest.'
So here is the thought: If Darwinian evolution is true and we do live in a survival of the fittest environment, then why would it matter if people used insider information and spread false rumors in order to make personal gain? Why do we see pain and suffering in the characters of this movie who get wronged? Why did Gekko ever go to prison in the first place in the original movie? If evolution is true, then this is how things should work, and those who get destroyed in the process simply are not fit to survive and the evolution mechanism continues to do its thing...
...but those who are intellectually honest know why. It's because man is made "Imago Dei"...in the Image of God...we are created in God's image and therefore have inherent value independent of our utility or function.
Unlike animals in the wild, we have a moral code, a moral law, and a moral law needs a moral law giver = God of The Bible. Even those who believe in evolution know it. They just simply deny it. They may, in theory, believe in evolution, but in reality, they live in God's world.
We know this is true because as the people of Wall Street are cheating and scheming, those who believe in evolution say that it is wrong and that those guilty should be punished. But on what grounds do those who believe in the origins of life happening via chance, have to call something right or wrong?
Even Gekko's famous quote, "Greed is good," has implications. When it comes to cheating and lying, or whether greed is good or bad, if evolution is true, how do we know how to categorize lying vs honesty or good vs bad. Dishonest actions and evil scheming should simply be strategies for survival and greed should simply be a technique used by the fittest of all...but anyone who actually thinks about life and is aware of truth, knows deep down inside that explanation of life outside of God is mere superstition.
We even see this in the movie, as Jake Moore goes onto say, "It's funny. The more we found ourselves as the slaves of chance... the more superstitious we become."
Superstition sums up evolutionary theory. It's nothing more than a way to rationalize one's denial of a Creator God. And as Moore's character at the beginning of the movie says, "...no one can explain it, but now we are all here," I want to say that it's not a matter of explaining, it's a matter of accepting...
The explanation comes via accurate historical documents contained in The Holy Bible as well as Jesus of Nazareth, The One who was sent on a rescue mission for all of humanity. The Bible teaches it and reality confirms it. All one has to do is observe life and accept the reality of truth.
The movie starts out with Gekko being released from prison, and as he is walking out to freedom, we hear Shia LaBeouf's character, Jake Moore, narrating about the Cambrian Explosion (mentioned at least twice in the movie) and then whether or not the human race is a product of evolution or design. I will paraphrase his narration, as he says something to the effect of, "There was a single event in history, The Cambrian Explosion, where we all evolved at once...some say we are here by evolution, some say it's by design...no one can explain it, but now we are all here."
Now, I will not go into depth about the Cambrian Explosion and evolution vs design, but suffice it to say, the Cambrian Explosion poses serious problems for those who try to defend Darwinian Macro Evolution, and there is overwhelming evidence for Intelligent Design overthrowing evolution as the origin of life.
So to move on, I want to get into a thought experiment. The movie is plastered with stereotypical Wall Street persona...the cut throat, stab-in-the-back, 'eat your own,' strategies of big business, where personal worth is defined by net worth and egos are measured by the size of one's bank account. Thus, we see an evolutionary theme peppered through out the movie...characteristics of social Darwinism, where Wall Street traders and corporate raiders are on the prowl in a contest of 'survival of the fittest.'
So here is the thought: If Darwinian evolution is true and we do live in a survival of the fittest environment, then why would it matter if people used insider information and spread false rumors in order to make personal gain? Why do we see pain and suffering in the characters of this movie who get wronged? Why did Gekko ever go to prison in the first place in the original movie? If evolution is true, then this is how things should work, and those who get destroyed in the process simply are not fit to survive and the evolution mechanism continues to do its thing...
...but those who are intellectually honest know why. It's because man is made "Imago Dei"...in the Image of God...we are created in God's image and therefore have inherent value independent of our utility or function.
Unlike animals in the wild, we have a moral code, a moral law, and a moral law needs a moral law giver = God of The Bible. Even those who believe in evolution know it. They just simply deny it. They may, in theory, believe in evolution, but in reality, they live in God's world.
We know this is true because as the people of Wall Street are cheating and scheming, those who believe in evolution say that it is wrong and that those guilty should be punished. But on what grounds do those who believe in the origins of life happening via chance, have to call something right or wrong?
Even Gekko's famous quote, "Greed is good," has implications. When it comes to cheating and lying, or whether greed is good or bad, if evolution is true, how do we know how to categorize lying vs honesty or good vs bad. Dishonest actions and evil scheming should simply be strategies for survival and greed should simply be a technique used by the fittest of all...but anyone who actually thinks about life and is aware of truth, knows deep down inside that explanation of life outside of God is mere superstition.
We even see this in the movie, as Jake Moore goes onto say, "It's funny. The more we found ourselves as the slaves of chance... the more superstitious we become."
Superstition sums up evolutionary theory. It's nothing more than a way to rationalize one's denial of a Creator God. And as Moore's character at the beginning of the movie says, "...no one can explain it, but now we are all here," I want to say that it's not a matter of explaining, it's a matter of accepting...
The explanation comes via accurate historical documents contained in The Holy Bible as well as Jesus of Nazareth, The One who was sent on a rescue mission for all of humanity. The Bible teaches it and reality confirms it. All one has to do is observe life and accept the reality of truth.
Greed is not defined by what something costs, but by what it costs you.
If anything costs your faith or your family, the price is too high. ~Max Lucado~
Friday, October 22, 2010
Do Christians and Muslims Worship The Same God?
If someone were to ask you, "Do Christians and Muslims worship the same God?" what would you say?
There are some great discussions going on at Stand To Reason and the Denver Seminary on this specific topic, but I think the best way to answer this question is not necessarily if it is The same God, but rather what are the paths taken to get to such a God...
...I must preface by saying that the identity of God is of utmost importance because Christians believe in the Trinity yet Muslims do not, so we need a way to help deduce the identity of The Christian God and the Islamic God, and this deduction comes through the path...the path in which we get to God...
For instance, John 14.6 states, "I am the way, the truth, and the life!" Jesus answered. "Without me, no one can go to the Father." So let's say, for arguments sake, that Christians and Muslims worship the same God, then we must focus on how to get to Him...
Imagine you and your friend want go to the moon one day. You decide to take NASA's path and head up through the earth's atmosphere, but your friend thinks he can get there by heading East on Interstate 10...You both want to go the same place, but only one of you has the correct path...
...therefore, since Christians believe that Jesus is The One and Only Son of God, and Jesus claims that He is the only way to God, then Christians and Muslims definitely worship a different God...how do I know this? Because if you believe that there is more than one path to the same God, then you now believe in religious pluralism, and this goes against one of the fundamental laws of logic, the law of non-contradiction: something can not be true and not true at the same time...for example, Jesus can't be The only way to God, and not the only way to God at the same time and in the same context.
Bottom line: you can accept the Christian view of The Trinity and that Jesus is The Only Way to God, or you can reject it, but you must understand one MAIN issue that separates all beliefs... Jesus Christ changes everything...Lee Strobel puts it this way:
There are some great discussions going on at Stand To Reason and the Denver Seminary on this specific topic, but I think the best way to answer this question is not necessarily if it is The same God, but rather what are the paths taken to get to such a God...
...I must preface by saying that the identity of God is of utmost importance because Christians believe in the Trinity yet Muslims do not, so we need a way to help deduce the identity of The Christian God and the Islamic God, and this deduction comes through the path...the path in which we get to God...
For instance, John 14.6 states, "I am the way, the truth, and the life!" Jesus answered. "Without me, no one can go to the Father." So let's say, for arguments sake, that Christians and Muslims worship the same God, then we must focus on how to get to Him...
Imagine you and your friend want go to the moon one day. You decide to take NASA's path and head up through the earth's atmosphere, but your friend thinks he can get there by heading East on Interstate 10...You both want to go the same place, but only one of you has the correct path...
...therefore, since Christians believe that Jesus is The One and Only Son of God, and Jesus claims that He is the only way to God, then Christians and Muslims definitely worship a different God...how do I know this? Because if you believe that there is more than one path to the same God, then you now believe in religious pluralism, and this goes against one of the fundamental laws of logic, the law of non-contradiction: something can not be true and not true at the same time...for example, Jesus can't be The only way to God, and not the only way to God at the same time and in the same context.
Bottom line: you can accept the Christian view of The Trinity and that Jesus is The Only Way to God, or you can reject it, but you must understand one MAIN issue that separates all beliefs... Jesus Christ changes everything...Lee Strobel puts it this way:
"In short, if the Resurrection is false, then Christianity is refuted. But if it's true, then regardless of what any world religion teaches, Jesus is the one-and only Son of God. And that changes everything." (see 1 Corinthians 15)
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Think Differently To Discover God's Will
Do you want to know God's Will for your life? If yes, then here is what you must do:
Here is how Romans 12.2 says it,
Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect (emphasis added).
In terms of changing the way we think, other translations say, "Renewing Of Your Mind." Ask God to renew your mind and change the way you think, then discover ways to do so through Prayer, Bible Meditation, talking with Christian leaders, family, and friends, listening to podcast, etc...Get involved with new experiences...serving, missions, ministries, etc...Read new books, learn a new activity, see from new perspectives and use Scripture as your filter...do whatever it takes to stop conforming to the world and its teachings, and start listening to God as He molds you into everything He created you to be...All For His Glory!
~ Change The Way You Think ~
Here is how Romans 12.2 says it,
Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect (emphasis added).
In terms of changing the way we think, other translations say, "Renewing Of Your Mind." Ask God to renew your mind and change the way you think, then discover ways to do so through Prayer, Bible Meditation, talking with Christian leaders, family, and friends, listening to podcast, etc...Get involved with new experiences...serving, missions, ministries, etc...Read new books, learn a new activity, see from new perspectives and use Scripture as your filter...do whatever it takes to stop conforming to the world and its teachings, and start listening to God as He molds you into everything He created you to be...All For His Glory!
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
James 2
Notes from James 2:
• No Favoritism - God's Kingdom is promised to anyone who loves God. (2.1-7)
• Royal Rule of The Scriptures - "Love others as you love yourself." (2.8-11)
• All-or-None - God's commands are all-or-none, we can not pick and choose according to our liking. (2.8-11)
• We reap what we sow - (2.12-13)
• Demonstrate your faith through your action - "God-talk without God-acts is outrageous nonsense." (2.14-18)
• Faith and works are interconnected - Faith expresses itself in works - our belief is demonstrated through our actions. We must have a child-like faith that leads to bold action. Abraham believed God and backed it up with action, led to Abraham being called "God's Friend." (2.21-24)
Main Idea of James 2: Seamless Unity of believing and doing. (2.25-26)
• No Favoritism - God's Kingdom is promised to anyone who loves God. (2.1-7)
• Royal Rule of The Scriptures - "Love others as you love yourself." (2.8-11)
• All-or-None - God's commands are all-or-none, we can not pick and choose according to our liking. (2.8-11)
• We reap what we sow - (2.12-13)
• Demonstrate your faith through your action - "God-talk without God-acts is outrageous nonsense." (2.14-18)
• Faith and works are interconnected - Faith expresses itself in works - our belief is demonstrated through our actions. We must have a child-like faith that leads to bold action. Abraham believed God and backed it up with action, led to Abraham being called "God's Friend." (2.21-24)
Main Idea of James 2: Seamless Unity of believing and doing. (2.25-26)
Saturday, January 23, 2010
James 1
Notes from James 1 MSG
• Persevere and Endure. Don't look for the quick fix. Build and exercise your faith by overcoming challenges...this leads to maturity, proficiency, and development. (1.2-4)
• Pray for Wisdom. Pray with the two B's (Boldness and Belief). God loves to answer this Prayer. (1.5-8)
• God does not trip us up. Our sin and lustful desires (which have a terrible snowball effect) trip us up. God is there to deliver us. (1.13-15)
• Stay On Course = No Distractions (1.16-18) and (vs 25)... (also see Ps 119.1). Every desirable (see Ps 34.4) and beneficial gift comes out of Heaven (1.16-18).
• God will Landscape us with His Word. (1.19-21)
• Act on God's Word (1.22-24). Our affirmation arrives through action. (1.25)
• Reach out. (specifically to the homeless and the loveless). Guard against corruption. (1.26-27)
• Persevere and Endure. Don't look for the quick fix. Build and exercise your faith by overcoming challenges...this leads to maturity, proficiency, and development. (1.2-4)
Anyone who meets a testing challenge head-on and manages to stick it out is mighty fortunate. For such persons loyally in love with God, the reward is life and more life.
~ James 1.12 ~
~ James 1.12 ~
• Pray for Wisdom. Pray with the two B's (Boldness and Belief). God loves to answer this Prayer. (1.5-8)
• God does not trip us up. Our sin and lustful desires (which have a terrible snowball effect) trip us up. God is there to deliver us. (1.13-15)
• Stay On Course = No Distractions (1.16-18) and (vs 25)... (also see Ps 119.1). Every desirable (see Ps 34.4) and beneficial gift comes out of Heaven (1.16-18).
• God will Landscape us with His Word. (1.19-21)
• Act on God's Word (1.22-24). Our affirmation arrives through action. (1.25)
• Reach out. (specifically to the homeless and the loveless). Guard against corruption. (1.26-27)
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Fearless
Max Lucado's new book, Fearless, has been released!
Imagine Your Life Without Fear
He also preaches the book in his new sermon series!!! Watch it now!
Fearless Intro: Why Are You Afraid? from UpWords Ministries on Vimeo.
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Storyboard Your Life
Those of you interested in the Art of Storyboards will find the following link fascinating. They are the storyboards drawn for the cinematography for Mel Gibson's film, "The Passion Of The Christ," via Milesteves.comI always love the foundation of any Creative project, and the raw storyboards of any piece of cinema always show the pure planning that goes into envisioning each and every shot of the movie!
Click Here for the boards: Passion Of The Christ
By the way, as a creative project for your life, try drawing a storyboard of where you want to be in the next week, month, year etc...really make a mental picture of your life...act like you are the director and writer of the movie of your life...then draw out or at least visualize each and every scene...what does it look like? feel like? Who are you helping, who are you blessing with your blessings?
Go create your Blockbuster for The Glory of God!
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth (Gen 1.1)...
O Sovereign Lord! You made the heavens and earth by your strong hand and powerful arm. Nothing is too hard for you! (Jer 32.17)
Monday, July 20, 2009
Survey And Solve
Einstein is quoted as having said that if he had one hour to save the world he would spend fifty-five minutes defining the problem and only five minutes finding the solution.
Well there is an interesting parallel with Frances Schaeffer, a great apologist, an amazing author, and like Einstein, very intellectual. Schaeffer was once asked that if he had 10 minutes to share the gospel, what would he say. He said, “I would listen for 9 minutes and talk for 1 minute.”
Pretty cool. Survey And Solve.
Well there is an interesting parallel with Frances Schaeffer, a great apologist, an amazing author, and like Einstein, very intellectual. Schaeffer was once asked that if he had 10 minutes to share the gospel, what would he say. He said, “I would listen for 9 minutes and talk for 1 minute.”
Pretty cool. Survey And Solve.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Focus
Jesus replied, “If I want him to remain alive
until I return, what is that to you?
As for you, follow me.”
John 21:22
until I return, what is that to you?
As for you, follow me.”
John 21:22
We must focus on God's calling for our life and not worry about comparing ourselves to others. God has a specific calling for you and for me. Go and complete down to the last detail what He has called you to do.
For example, here is how Jesus puts it in relation to The Calling God had for His Life:
Jesus said, "The food that keeps me going is that I do the will of the One who sent me, finishing the work he started. John 4.34
Are you hungry? Allow the food that keeps you going, to be the food of doing God's Will for your life, finishing the work He has started in you.
For example, here is how Jesus puts it in relation to The Calling God had for His Life:
Jesus said, "The food that keeps me going is that I do the will of the One who sent me, finishing the work he started. John 4.34
Are you hungry? Allow the food that keeps you going, to be the food of doing God's Will for your life, finishing the work He has started in you.
As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Become Wise By Walking With Whe Wise
Become wise by walking with the wise;
hang out with fools and watch your life fall to pieces
~ Proverbs 13:20 ~
~ Proverbs 13:20 ~
A few days ago I read a great article about Tyrese Gibson (singer, model, actor, and star of Transformers. He worked his tail off to achieve success. Then he started hanging out with the wrong crowd. He lost his motivation, gained weight, and the downward spiral was on...
But then one day he ran into another actor, Will Smith, who told him this:
"The five people you spend most of your time with will dictate how far your life and career will go. Slobs will make you a slob."
That's all it took. Tyrese began listening to Will Smith, started hanging around more positive influences, turned his life back around, and the rest is history. This parallels the wisdom we receive from Proverbs. We must have a circle of influence where we push others to achieve their best and where they push us to achieve our best.
Are the people you hang around pulling you down because they are afraid to stand up? And what about you...are you encouraging and influencing them in positive ways? Take a quick inventory and do some evaluations. You can determine their influence on you and your influence on them simply by looking at the "fruit" that everyone is producing...it is either ripe or rotten.... Are you better or worse because of their presence? Are they better or worse because of your presence?
Think for a moment by how we learn best...we model those we want to be like and then insert our own gifts to the mix...For instance, the disciples "did life" with Jesus. They walked with Him on a daily basis. Resident physicians follow and walk side-by-side with the Attending Physician to learn everything about medicine/surgery, etc. Athletes, musicians, artist, business people, etc train with the best, work with the best, live with the best.
I love how Jesus puts in Matthew 11.28:
But then one day he ran into another actor, Will Smith, who told him this:
"The five people you spend most of your time with will dictate how far your life and career will go. Slobs will make you a slob."
That's all it took. Tyrese began listening to Will Smith, started hanging around more positive influences, turned his life back around, and the rest is history. This parallels the wisdom we receive from Proverbs. We must have a circle of influence where we push others to achieve their best and where they push us to achieve our best.
Are the people you hang around pulling you down because they are afraid to stand up? And what about you...are you encouraging and influencing them in positive ways? Take a quick inventory and do some evaluations. You can determine their influence on you and your influence on them simply by looking at the "fruit" that everyone is producing...it is either ripe or rotten.... Are you better or worse because of their presence? Are they better or worse because of your presence?
Think for a moment by how we learn best...we model those we want to be like and then insert our own gifts to the mix...For instance, the disciples "did life" with Jesus. They walked with Him on a daily basis. Resident physicians follow and walk side-by-side with the Attending Physician to learn everything about medicine/surgery, etc. Athletes, musicians, artist, business people, etc train with the best, work with the best, live with the best.
I love how Jesus puts in Matthew 11.28:
Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it.
One last note, Erwin McManus writes in his book, "Seizing Your Divine Moments," the following about the power of influence, and how influence is contagious:“People who are influential pass on what they have like the flu. They’ll sneeze all over you...We pass on not just who we are, but who we genuinely desire to become.
Escape quickly from the company of fools;
Friday, June 5, 2009
Humanity As A Crutch
I hear a statement that we all say sometimes, something like, "I am only human, I can't help but sin." I've heard some people describe themselves as "sinners" thinking that it's humble to say so.
It may sound humble, but in all reality, I think it's a dishonor to God, it's a slap in the face to Jesus, and it's an escape from The Holy Spirit to think of ourselves only as sinners.
Jesus tells the woman in John 8.11, "Go on your way. From now on, don't sin."
Why would Jesus tell her not to sin, if he thought it would be impossible for her to do so because of her humanity?
I think we use our humanity, our less than perfect mentality, as a crutch in order to avoid being Holy. Or maybe we even use our humanity as a way to rationalize our sin, so that we can do things we know we should not do, and then justify them by saying we are only human...
Look: When Jesus walked on the earth as God incarnate, He was 100% human...And at the same time He was also 100% God. So to say we are in sin is to say that we are less than human and that means we are separated from God.
Now, sin does occur as a result of humanity, and that is why we need Christ as our Savior to purify us of our sins and to make us right with God. But the story does not end there.
I may sin because I am human, but I don't have to sin because I am human...
...to continue to use humanity as a crutch or an excuse to sin must stop.
Think of it in terms of food and exercise. To say we will sin and then all we have to do is confess and repent is like saying you can pig out on junk food and empty calories and then just go run it off...That is living in mediocrity.
So instead of sinning and then having to repent and confess, I would rather spend my energy on begging for The Holy Spirit to consume me...our bodies are The Temple of The Holy Spirit...we should plead and beg for The Holy Spirit to reside in us and to make us holy.
We become what we set our focus on...
The great Michelangelo said it well, The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.
Jesus calls us to Be Holy...He did not say, you are human, you will sin, so don't worry about it. (1 Peter 1.15-16)
In leading his people through the Jordan, Joshua told the people, "Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do amazing things among you."(Joshua 3.5)
To be 'consecrated' is to Be Holy, to be set apart. He knew if they wanted God to do amazing things, miracles among them, then they must be holy and without sin.
Final thought: Jesus said, "But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it." (Matthew 7.14) ...I want to be on the road that leads to life. That will not happen if I only think of my self as a sinner.
Listen, Jesus gave His life for us in ways that the human mind can not fully comprehend. We can understand the torture He went through to a certain degree, but I don't think any of us can actually put a grip on the pain and exhaustion He experienced. But what we can realize is that it was absolutely excruciating. Why? Because He took on the sins of the world so that we would not have to sin!
I will not dishonor The Crucified Christ by only thinking of myself as a sinner. I will thank Him that I am healed through His stripes and then do everything I can to live in His Victory!
It may sound humble, but in all reality, I think it's a dishonor to God, it's a slap in the face to Jesus, and it's an escape from The Holy Spirit to think of ourselves only as sinners.
Jesus tells the woman in John 8.11, "Go on your way. From now on, don't sin."
Why would Jesus tell her not to sin, if he thought it would be impossible for her to do so because of her humanity?
I think we use our humanity, our less than perfect mentality, as a crutch in order to avoid being Holy. Or maybe we even use our humanity as a way to rationalize our sin, so that we can do things we know we should not do, and then justify them by saying we are only human...
Look: When Jesus walked on the earth as God incarnate, He was 100% human...And at the same time He was also 100% God. So to say we are in sin is to say that we are less than human and that means we are separated from God.
Now, sin does occur as a result of humanity, and that is why we need Christ as our Savior to purify us of our sins and to make us right with God. But the story does not end there.
I may sin because I am human, but I don't have to sin because I am human...
...to continue to use humanity as a crutch or an excuse to sin must stop.
Think of it in terms of food and exercise. To say we will sin and then all we have to do is confess and repent is like saying you can pig out on junk food and empty calories and then just go run it off...That is living in mediocrity.
So instead of sinning and then having to repent and confess, I would rather spend my energy on begging for The Holy Spirit to consume me...our bodies are The Temple of The Holy Spirit...we should plead and beg for The Holy Spirit to reside in us and to make us holy.
We become what we set our focus on...
The great Michelangelo said it well, The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.
Jesus calls us to Be Holy...He did not say, you are human, you will sin, so don't worry about it. (1 Peter 1.15-16)
In leading his people through the Jordan, Joshua told the people, "Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do amazing things among you."(Joshua 3.5)
To be 'consecrated' is to Be Holy, to be set apart. He knew if they wanted God to do amazing things, miracles among them, then they must be holy and without sin.
Final thought: Jesus said, "But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it." (Matthew 7.14) ...I want to be on the road that leads to life. That will not happen if I only think of my self as a sinner.
Listen, Jesus gave His life for us in ways that the human mind can not fully comprehend. We can understand the torture He went through to a certain degree, but I don't think any of us can actually put a grip on the pain and exhaustion He experienced. But what we can realize is that it was absolutely excruciating. Why? Because He took on the sins of the world so that we would not have to sin!
I will not dishonor The Crucified Christ by only thinking of myself as a sinner. I will thank Him that I am healed through His stripes and then do everything I can to live in His Victory!
Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy;
without holiness no one will see the Lord.
Hebrews 12:14
without holiness no one will see the Lord.
Hebrews 12:14
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Walk, Work, and Watch
Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it.~ Jesus ~
Going On Rounds
My God-Ordained passion and dream is to become an M.D. ...I envision the day that I have the fortunate opportunity to go on rounds and learn from some of the brightest doctors who have knowledge and expertise in healing and treating human form. I want to become the best Doctor God has called me to become, but it will not happen if I am around those that do not have a patient-first mentality or those who slack off and take short cuts.
It's the same way in life and being the best person God has called us to become. We must spend time with those who have qualities we desire to obtain. And when it comes to the Ultimate Example, those of us who claim to follow Jesus Christ should aspire to be like Him. 1 John 2.6 says, "Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did." (emphasis added)
Walk, Work, and Watch
Walking as Jesus did is analogous to going on rounds with Jesus. In Matthew 11.28, Jesus gives us the Three W's (Walk, Work, and Watch) of how we are to be the 'resident' as we follow Him, the Attending Physician. He states the following:
My God-Ordained passion and dream is to become an M.D. ...I envision the day that I have the fortunate opportunity to go on rounds and learn from some of the brightest doctors who have knowledge and expertise in healing and treating human form. I want to become the best Doctor God has called me to become, but it will not happen if I am around those that do not have a patient-first mentality or those who slack off and take short cuts.
It's the same way in life and being the best person God has called us to become. We must spend time with those who have qualities we desire to obtain. And when it comes to the Ultimate Example, those of us who claim to follow Jesus Christ should aspire to be like Him. 1 John 2.6 says, "Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did." (emphasis added)
Walk, Work, and Watch
Walking as Jesus did is analogous to going on rounds with Jesus. In Matthew 11.28, Jesus gives us the Three W's (Walk, Work, and Watch) of how we are to be the 'resident' as we follow Him, the Attending Physician. He states the following:
"Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly."
(emphasis added)
(emphasis added)
Contrasting Conclusions
Who are we walking with? Who are we working with? Who do we watch? The answer to those questions have huge implications...In fact, they have contrasting conclusions according to Scripture. Take a look at two translation of 1 Corinthians 15.33 and then compare them back to Matthew 11.28:
Who are we walking with? Who are we working with? Who do we watch? The answer to those questions have huge implications...In fact, they have contrasting conclusions according to Scripture. Take a look at two translation of 1 Corinthians 15.33 and then compare them back to Matthew 11.28:
Stop being deceived: "Wicked friends lead to evil ends."
~ 1 Corinthians 15.33 (ISV) ~
Don't let anyone deceive you. Associating with bad people will ruin decent people.
~ 1 Corinthians 15.33 (ISV) ~
Don't let anyone deceive you. Associating with bad people will ruin decent people.
~ 1 Corinthians 15:33 (GWT) ~
And then to the contrary Jesus says, "Come to me...and you'll recover your life."
~ Matthew 11.28 (MSG) ~
And then to the contrary Jesus says, "Come to me...and you'll recover your life."
~ Matthew 11.28 (MSG) ~
*See "Jesus, MD," by Dr David Stevens and Gregg Lewis for An intriguingly fresh glimpse of Jesus from the unique perspective of a contemporary doctor examining and learning from the Great Physician.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Live It
Emerson once said, "What you are shouts so loudly in my ears I cannot hear what you say."
Jesus preached a powerful message but He also Lived it...The disciples learned from not only what they heard, but what they saw...
The Medical profession is somewhat similar. Medical Resident's will go on rounds with the Attending Physician. They watch him/her...They study their every move...They listen as well...but they watch...The Attending has credibility because they are living what they teach...
I want to be a person who lives what they believe...and you know one thing that motivates me to live better...it is when someone tells me that I can not do something...this even pertains to my Christian life...
Mahatma Gandhi once said, “I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.”
That stings...but there is truth to it...I don't want someone telling me that I am unlike The Christ I follow...So I must analyze myself...what would others say?
Gandhi's quote challenges me...does it challenge you?
If you and I want credibility, if we want to influence others, then our beliefs and our actions must be in sync...
1 Corinthians 13 says it best: What if I could speak all languages of humans and of angels? If I did not love others, I would be nothing more than a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
Jesus preached a powerful message but He also Lived it...The disciples learned from not only what they heard, but what they saw...
The Medical profession is somewhat similar. Medical Resident's will go on rounds with the Attending Physician. They watch him/her...They study their every move...They listen as well...but they watch...The Attending has credibility because they are living what they teach...
I want to be a person who lives what they believe...and you know one thing that motivates me to live better...it is when someone tells me that I can not do something...this even pertains to my Christian life...
Mahatma Gandhi once said, “I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.”
That stings...but there is truth to it...I don't want someone telling me that I am unlike The Christ I follow...So I must analyze myself...what would others say?
Gandhi's quote challenges me...does it challenge you?
If you and I want credibility, if we want to influence others, then our beliefs and our actions must be in sync...
1 Corinthians 13 says it best: What if I could speak all languages of humans and of angels? If I did not love others, I would be nothing more than a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
No Execuses
After landing his invasion forces on the shores of a particular country, the sixteenth-century Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés would immediately burn his own boats. He was sending his army a message: "We can't turn back. Either we succeed here or we die here."
Burn the boats...throw off everything that hinders...
So how do we do this...how do we allow for Excuses to not be an option?
Answer: We focus...we fix our eyes on Jesus. Christ focused. Even knowing His death was upon Him, He was able to stay on course for His mission because of His focus:
Let's go forward today, having no room for excuses. Let's burn our boats, focus, and fix our eyes on Jesus, just as He focused His life on His mission in order to make our lives super abundant...This will open up the ability for us to make the most of every opportunity that God has mercifully granted us!
Burn the boats...throw off everything that hinders...
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles,
and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
~ Hebrews 12.1 ~
and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
~ Hebrews 12.1 ~
So how do we do this...how do we allow for Excuses to not be an option?
Answer: We focus...we fix our eyes on Jesus. Christ focused. Even knowing His death was upon Him, He was able to stay on course for His mission because of His focus:
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
~ Hebrews 12.2 ~
~ Hebrews 12.2 ~
Let's go forward today, having no room for excuses. Let's burn our boats, focus, and fix our eyes on Jesus, just as He focused His life on His mission in order to make our lives super abundant...This will open up the ability for us to make the most of every opportunity that God has mercifully granted us!
...make the most of every opportunity.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Attitude: The Desire To Be Great!
"How Well You Do Something is determined by your Attitude."
~ Lou Holtz ~
Winning Everyday
Lou Holtz, in his book, "Winning Everyday," tells a great story about one of his football players at Notre Dame. This player was Andy Heck. Andy was a very good starting tight end, but the coaches decided to move him to offensive tackle. Andy had to make difficult adjustments in order to get used to this new position...
One day Andy was complaining to his offensive line coach, Joe Moore, about receiving a negative grade on a particular play. As Holtz states, "Andy thought he had performed adequately." In response to Andy's complaint, Coach Moore said the following:
"Andy, that would be true for an average player, but I don't think you are an average player. Do you want me to grade you as an average player so your mark will be positive? Or should I grade Andy as a great player, in which case your performance on that play was a minus. Which do you choose?" (emphasis added)
Lou Holtz goes on to say, "Coach Moore didn't have to say another word. Andy chose to think of himself as a great player and the rest is history." Andy went on to elevate his personal standards, become team captain and then went on to become one of the best offensive tackles in the National Football League while playing for the Chicago Bears.
Andy was forced to make an attitude check...
As Lou says, "It takes just as much time and energy to think, 'I can,' as it does to think, 'I can't.' Think about winning before you go to sleep and the moment you wake. Remember: Every day, some ordinary person does something extraordinary. Today, it's your turn."
As Followers of Jesus Christ, do we see ourselves as average or great? Which do we choose? Like Andy, lets choose greatness and the rest will take care of itself!
~ Lou Holtz ~
Winning Everyday
Lou Holtz, in his book, "Winning Everyday," tells a great story about one of his football players at Notre Dame. This player was Andy Heck. Andy was a very good starting tight end, but the coaches decided to move him to offensive tackle. Andy had to make difficult adjustments in order to get used to this new position...
One day Andy was complaining to his offensive line coach, Joe Moore, about receiving a negative grade on a particular play. As Holtz states, "Andy thought he had performed adequately." In response to Andy's complaint, Coach Moore said the following:
"Andy, that would be true for an average player, but I don't think you are an average player. Do you want me to grade you as an average player so your mark will be positive? Or should I grade Andy as a great player, in which case your performance on that play was a minus. Which do you choose?" (emphasis added)
Lou Holtz goes on to say, "Coach Moore didn't have to say another word. Andy chose to think of himself as a great player and the rest is history." Andy went on to elevate his personal standards, become team captain and then went on to become one of the best offensive tackles in the National Football League while playing for the Chicago Bears.
Andy was forced to make an attitude check...
As Lou says, "It takes just as much time and energy to think, 'I can,' as it does to think, 'I can't.' Think about winning before you go to sleep and the moment you wake. Remember: Every day, some ordinary person does something extraordinary. Today, it's your turn."
As Followers of Jesus Christ, do we see ourselves as average or great? Which do we choose? Like Andy, lets choose greatness and the rest will take care of itself!
Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus...to the glory of God the Father.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Pray With Boldness
One of my favorite statements is, "Pray like everything depends on God, Work like everything depends on you." I love this because it shows how God wants our partnership with Him. Well, if any of you are like me, I have been living an altered form of this statement lately...
Instead of Working like everything depends on me, I have been worrying like everything depends on me...
Instead of going to God in Prayer with Boldness, I have been "worrying" my Prayers...but allow me to say this...GOD SPEAKS!!! Look what He revealed to me in The Book of James last night, I Pray it speaks to you as well:
Ask boldly, believingly, without a second thought. People who "worry their prayers" are like wind-whipped waves. Don't think you're going to get anything from the Master that way, adrift at sea, keeping all your options open. ~ James 1.6-8 MSG ~
And here it is in the CEV version:
But when you ask for something, you must have faith and not doubt. Anyone who doubts is like an ocean wave tossed around in a storm. If you are that kind of person, you can't make up your mind, and you surely can't be trusted. So don't expect the Lord to give you anything at all. ~ James 1.6-8 CEV ~
Pleasing God
Asking Bodly, In Faith, and without doubt is HUGE! Look at Hebrews 11.6:
But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him (emphasis added).
Mark 11.24 goes on to say, Everything you ask for in prayer will be yours, if you only have faith.
Now this "Everything" (aka "Anything") is "Everything/Anything" in The Name of Jesus...
Yes, ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it! ~ John 14.14 ~
This means, as The Message paraphrase puts it, Praying for anything along the lines of who Jesus is and what He is doing!
Prayers Answered
How is our Prayer life? Are we asking Boldly and In Faith, or are we doubting and filled with worry? Do we trust God...Is Prayer a relationship with God or a coping mechanism for worry? I want God to see me as a Rock, firm in my faith, not as an ocean wave tossed around in the storm.
Worry, Waiting, and Worship
One problem that may cause us to worry instead of worship is due to the fact that we are waiting. We say, "I'm just waiting on God."...Reality check: God does not need to catch up with us while we wait on Him....
I like how Perry Noble puts it, and I paraphrase: "God waits on us, we don't wait on Him...if we are waiting on God, then that must mean we are ahead of Him, and folks, we are not ahead of God!"
It's time I get back to Worshipping God instead of worrying about circumstances...
Lord, Forgive me for my lack of faith and trying to control through worry. I will focus on my boldness in Prayer because I Pray to you, The One and Only Bold God!
I'm convinced: You can do anything and everything. Nothing and no one can upset your plans. ~ Job 42.2 ~
Instead of Working like everything depends on me, I have been worrying like everything depends on me...
Instead of going to God in Prayer with Boldness, I have been "worrying" my Prayers...but allow me to say this...GOD SPEAKS!!! Look what He revealed to me in The Book of James last night, I Pray it speaks to you as well:
Ask boldly, believingly, without a second thought. People who "worry their prayers" are like wind-whipped waves. Don't think you're going to get anything from the Master that way, adrift at sea, keeping all your options open. ~ James 1.6-8 MSG ~
And here it is in the CEV version:
But when you ask for something, you must have faith and not doubt. Anyone who doubts is like an ocean wave tossed around in a storm. If you are that kind of person, you can't make up your mind, and you surely can't be trusted. So don't expect the Lord to give you anything at all. ~ James 1.6-8 CEV ~
Pleasing God
Asking Bodly, In Faith, and without doubt is HUGE! Look at Hebrews 11.6:
But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him (emphasis added).
Mark 11.24 goes on to say, Everything you ask for in prayer will be yours, if you only have faith.
Now this "Everything" (aka "Anything") is "Everything/Anything" in The Name of Jesus...
Yes, ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it! ~ John 14.14 ~
This means, as The Message paraphrase puts it, Praying for anything along the lines of who Jesus is and what He is doing!
Prayers Answered
How is our Prayer life? Are we asking Boldly and In Faith, or are we doubting and filled with worry? Do we trust God...Is Prayer a relationship with God or a coping mechanism for worry? I want God to see me as a Rock, firm in my faith, not as an ocean wave tossed around in the storm.
Worry, Waiting, and Worship
One problem that may cause us to worry instead of worship is due to the fact that we are waiting. We say, "I'm just waiting on God."...Reality check: God does not need to catch up with us while we wait on Him....
I like how Perry Noble puts it, and I paraphrase: "God waits on us, we don't wait on Him...if we are waiting on God, then that must mean we are ahead of Him, and folks, we are not ahead of God!"
It's time I get back to Worshipping God instead of worrying about circumstances...
Lord, Forgive me for my lack of faith and trying to control through worry. I will focus on my boldness in Prayer because I Pray to you, The One and Only Bold God!
I'm convinced: You can do anything and everything. Nothing and no one can upset your plans. ~ Job 42.2 ~
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