Psalm 42:5-6
Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him my Savior and my. My soul is downcast within me; therfore I will remember you........
Hello everyone, It has been more than a week since I last put up a message, sorry I have been busy as usual and very, very tired. I write these words now extremely tired, but can't sleep. More pain, more pills, less improvement. Or more pain in different place, that are related to the former areas. I don't acually want this to be about this though. The above verse is from a recent email from a friend that puts out his own emails to those that subscribe to it, it is inspirational, and up lifting, and rings home in ways that still blast me everytime I read them. Tonight it rings true. I will put myself in His hands, His way for Him to guide. He is my Lord, Savior, and desire to be close too over and over again.
1 Corinthians 15: 50-57,
Please take the time to read these verses, they are prevelent to today, or this past week, with a death in the family, these verses are the ones that all need to remember, hold close to us and too those that need the comfort.
Always remember that it is His grace that has saved us, that has made us whole, that has bless the blessless. O how wonderful His grace abounds, and how we don't notice it, or at times; times we don't want to admit, but at times don't want. Not me anymore at any time in my life, I can't do this alone, I need Him, I want to deliver my life, my family, and all that is stressful, and nervrecking, and beautiful and glorious, to Him, and allow Him to drive the car of my life. Thank you Father for all things, for the day the pain, the joy, the gloriouness of Your love, and for everything to come.
I usually end with prayer, but today, I am going to start a song, and I pray that it will infect your minds for at least today;..........
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a retch like me, I once was lost, but now I'm found, was blind but now I see,.................... was grace that taught my heart to fear, and grace my fears relieved' how precious did that grace appear the hour I first believed. Through many dangers, toils, and snares, I have already come, "tis grace hath brought me safe thus far, and grace sill lead me home.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
04-22-08
Psalm 47:10
Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
How moving is this verse? Be still, right now in my life were I'm at, the two words of "Be still", means to calm down, stop rushing, stop being unsure. In my work, in my home life, in my life with my children, and especially in my marriage. I am learning to be still. Calm down, take my time. How relieving it is to know this and to put this into action.
The rest of the verse speaks volumes and fills my heart and mind with the comfort that He is God. He is the first, the middle, and the end. I love knowing that God is God, he is to be exalted above all things, all nations, world leaders, world markets, the world entirely. He will be seen and praised all over the world, there will be know one seeing that won't see Him, that won't see His glory, see what they have missed, and are going to miss, there will be those that see who He is and the what it is like to experience His almighty glory, and to finally bow down at the feet of our Lord, our savior, the one truth, that has held true and will never fade
The song, "I can only imagine", says things so true, I can only imagine.
Friends, can you imagine, can you imagine what it will be like. I can't imagine to the fullest. I believe that our strong and inventive brains that He Himself made can fully comprehend the reality of His glory. I can't, but I love the idea of trying, I love to imagine. I can tell you, that when I do, tears go to me eyes, and love, and fills my heart. I am jealous of those that I've known that have past on, because they are seeing Him now, they are experiencing Him in ways we can't comprehend. I know though that His is coming.
He is coming for us,............
Be still, know that I am God, I'm in charge, I know everything, you will be fine, all is good with me, you may be in hard times, but I am hear. You may not see me, you may not hear me, but I am hear; be still.
To honor our God, our Lord and Savior, we must be still, we must hold fast to Him and His words, His ways, for it is cause of Him we have breath, we have life, we have what we have. I have a song that is tops in my book, it is sung by the group Third Day, (offering).
Magnificent Holy Father, I stand in awe of all I see. Of all the things You have created, but still You choose the think of me. Who am I that You should suffer, Your very life to set me free, the only ting that I can give You is the life You gave to me. This my offering, dear Lord, this is my offering to You, God, and I will give You my life for it is all I have to give, because You gave Your life for me. I stand before You at this alter, so many have given You more, i may not have much I can offer, Yet what i have is truly Yours, this is my offering........................
Lord, I give you this day, I give you my life for truly is all that I give to you. My Lord, You have given all things to us, and all You want is our love, forgive me Father for not giving all my love back to You, I ask that You lift me up and I ask for strength to become the man that You intended me to be. Father thank you for Your love, and grace, Your sacrifice. I pray for all this and for all of those that read this in the name of Your son, our savior, Jesus Christ.
amen
Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
How moving is this verse? Be still, right now in my life were I'm at, the two words of "Be still", means to calm down, stop rushing, stop being unsure. In my work, in my home life, in my life with my children, and especially in my marriage. I am learning to be still. Calm down, take my time. How relieving it is to know this and to put this into action.
The rest of the verse speaks volumes and fills my heart and mind with the comfort that He is God. He is the first, the middle, and the end. I love knowing that God is God, he is to be exalted above all things, all nations, world leaders, world markets, the world entirely. He will be seen and praised all over the world, there will be know one seeing that won't see Him, that won't see His glory, see what they have missed, and are going to miss, there will be those that see who He is and the what it is like to experience His almighty glory, and to finally bow down at the feet of our Lord, our savior, the one truth, that has held true and will never fade
The song, "I can only imagine", says things so true, I can only imagine.
Friends, can you imagine, can you imagine what it will be like. I can't imagine to the fullest. I believe that our strong and inventive brains that He Himself made can fully comprehend the reality of His glory. I can't, but I love the idea of trying, I love to imagine. I can tell you, that when I do, tears go to me eyes, and love, and fills my heart. I am jealous of those that I've known that have past on, because they are seeing Him now, they are experiencing Him in ways we can't comprehend. I know though that His is coming.
He is coming for us,............
Be still, know that I am God, I'm in charge, I know everything, you will be fine, all is good with me, you may be in hard times, but I am hear. You may not see me, you may not hear me, but I am hear; be still.
To honor our God, our Lord and Savior, we must be still, we must hold fast to Him and His words, His ways, for it is cause of Him we have breath, we have life, we have what we have. I have a song that is tops in my book, it is sung by the group Third Day, (offering).
Magnificent Holy Father, I stand in awe of all I see. Of all the things You have created, but still You choose the think of me. Who am I that You should suffer, Your very life to set me free, the only ting that I can give You is the life You gave to me. This my offering, dear Lord, this is my offering to You, God, and I will give You my life for it is all I have to give, because You gave Your life for me. I stand before You at this alter, so many have given You more, i may not have much I can offer, Yet what i have is truly Yours, this is my offering........................
Lord, I give you this day, I give you my life for truly is all that I give to you. My Lord, You have given all things to us, and all You want is our love, forgive me Father for not giving all my love back to You, I ask that You lift me up and I ask for strength to become the man that You intended me to be. Father thank you for Your love, and grace, Your sacrifice. I pray for all this and for all of those that read this in the name of Your son, our savior, Jesus Christ.
amen
Thursday, April 17, 2008
04-16-08
1 Chronicles 29:10-13
David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly, saying,
"Praise be to you, O Lord, God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting, Yours,O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, O Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all, Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things. In your hands are strength to all. Now our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name.
My friends, this prayer from David, is such a great example of how to honor our Lord through prayer. It is profound and truthful, it allows us to truly see and understand how to give to the Lord, and how to display our respect. All things are His, all things come from Him, and all things need to be given back to Him. I am trying to come back to a life of prayer, and a life of ultimate respect to God. These verses this prayer is a wonderful example of how to show these things to God. He is a God of wonders, a God of love, and a God of all things.
Father, we give you our love, we give you our praise, we give you our lives. Father forgive us for putting ourselves first, we tend to put last in prayers, to put ourselves first, Father forgive us. You are the first, the middle, and the end. Please give us the strength and the understanding to realize in our lives, that you are first and need to stay there, You are worthy of our praise.
We pray for all things in the name of Your son Jesus Christ, amen
David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly, saying,
"Praise be to you, O Lord, God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting, Yours,O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, O Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all, Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things. In your hands are strength to all. Now our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name.
My friends, this prayer from David, is such a great example of how to honor our Lord through prayer. It is profound and truthful, it allows us to truly see and understand how to give to the Lord, and how to display our respect. All things are His, all things come from Him, and all things need to be given back to Him. I am trying to come back to a life of prayer, and a life of ultimate respect to God. These verses this prayer is a wonderful example of how to show these things to God. He is a God of wonders, a God of love, and a God of all things.
Father, we give you our love, we give you our praise, we give you our lives. Father forgive us for putting ourselves first, we tend to put last in prayers, to put ourselves first, Father forgive us. You are the first, the middle, and the end. Please give us the strength and the understanding to realize in our lives, that you are first and need to stay there, You are worthy of our praise.
We pray for all things in the name of Your son Jesus Christ, amen
Thursday, April 10, 2008
04-10-08
Isaiah 55:8-9
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord, as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
My friends, the above verses are so relieving. We see and hear so many questions and hard facts, and real life situations in our lives that at sometime or another, someone says, if there is a god why doesn't he fix the problem, or smite the evil, or just plainly, why did this happen.
I heard a little of this today, regarding the American idol show that was on the night before. It was a fundraising show for poor and hunger children and people in our country and other countries. It was a very moving and touching show. It ended up raising quiet a bit of money, and was for a great cause. However, I over heard a conversation at work that included a sarcastic quote, "well that just shows there is no god, if there were then why would he save all those people."
Now that is a very ignorant person. I was unfortunately unable to speak to the person (s), I pray that I can get the opportunity to speak to people like this, speak intelligently, and speak in away that is honoring to God.
I have spoken before about the phrase of "I don't know", I am feverently learning to say this more often. I don't know, I don't know, I don't know why people are hunger, I don't know why people are suffering. I don't know why people lose their children to drugs, accidents, murder, life on the streets. I don't know why, God allows things so hard to look at or think about to happen. I don't know why all these things happen, but...................... and I do really mean "but", GOD knows! Our God knows. He is in control of all things, He knows the ending of the suffering, He knows the ending of the murdering, He knows the reasons for the why the why not, the therefore and so on and so on...........God knows everything. HE IS GOD! O how we love it, folks if you don't, start, love it, love the knowledge of God knowing everything, and being in control. Love the understanding and the comfort of not knowing. We don't know and its time to come to face the facts, that we don't know and are not going to know in our life time.
God tells us in His own words, through His word, His ways are not our ways, His thoughts are not ours. How can we think that are minds are the same as the mind that created the universe, the stars, the planets, the VASTNESS of all creation. MY GOD!!!!! HOW YOU ARE THE FIRST THE LAST THE IN BETWEEN! THE CREATOR OF ALL THINGS, WE GIVE YOU PRAISE, AND GLORY, WE GIVE YOU OUR LIVES! If you haven't given your life, what are you waiting for. If God created all things, that means he created you, who knows you better than the one who created you. God loves us all, he loves and he loves, and he loves. He has His reasons for what happens on earth, why they happen the way they do. Only He knows why, and for what reason. Give Him the respect He deserves and try not to figure Him out or His ways. let Him have the reigns to the world. Help out your fellow man, give to your community, serve the Lord, in that you can help those in need.
Lord, Father God, we ask for forgiveness of our sins, and our prideful ways, to think that we could figure You out. Father continue to show Your grace, Your love, and Your power, my eyes are open to the world, and I see You everywhere, if I don't understand, continue to convict me, so I may pray and ask for Your lead. I give You my love and life, I give You my family, and all things. And I pray for all these things in the name of Your son Jesus Christ.
amen
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord, as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
My friends, the above verses are so relieving. We see and hear so many questions and hard facts, and real life situations in our lives that at sometime or another, someone says, if there is a god why doesn't he fix the problem, or smite the evil, or just plainly, why did this happen.
I heard a little of this today, regarding the American idol show that was on the night before. It was a fundraising show for poor and hunger children and people in our country and other countries. It was a very moving and touching show. It ended up raising quiet a bit of money, and was for a great cause. However, I over heard a conversation at work that included a sarcastic quote, "well that just shows there is no god, if there were then why would he save all those people."
Now that is a very ignorant person. I was unfortunately unable to speak to the person (s), I pray that I can get the opportunity to speak to people like this, speak intelligently, and speak in away that is honoring to God.
I have spoken before about the phrase of "I don't know", I am feverently learning to say this more often. I don't know, I don't know, I don't know why people are hunger, I don't know why people are suffering. I don't know why people lose their children to drugs, accidents, murder, life on the streets. I don't know why, God allows things so hard to look at or think about to happen. I don't know why all these things happen, but...................... and I do really mean "but", GOD knows! Our God knows. He is in control of all things, He knows the ending of the suffering, He knows the ending of the murdering, He knows the reasons for the why the why not, the therefore and so on and so on...........God knows everything. HE IS GOD! O how we love it, folks if you don't, start, love it, love the knowledge of God knowing everything, and being in control. Love the understanding and the comfort of not knowing. We don't know and its time to come to face the facts, that we don't know and are not going to know in our life time.
God tells us in His own words, through His word, His ways are not our ways, His thoughts are not ours. How can we think that are minds are the same as the mind that created the universe, the stars, the planets, the VASTNESS of all creation. MY GOD!!!!! HOW YOU ARE THE FIRST THE LAST THE IN BETWEEN! THE CREATOR OF ALL THINGS, WE GIVE YOU PRAISE, AND GLORY, WE GIVE YOU OUR LIVES! If you haven't given your life, what are you waiting for. If God created all things, that means he created you, who knows you better than the one who created you. God loves us all, he loves and he loves, and he loves. He has His reasons for what happens on earth, why they happen the way they do. Only He knows why, and for what reason. Give Him the respect He deserves and try not to figure Him out or His ways. let Him have the reigns to the world. Help out your fellow man, give to your community, serve the Lord, in that you can help those in need.
Lord, Father God, we ask for forgiveness of our sins, and our prideful ways, to think that we could figure You out. Father continue to show Your grace, Your love, and Your power, my eyes are open to the world, and I see You everywhere, if I don't understand, continue to convict me, so I may pray and ask for Your lead. I give You my love and life, I give You my family, and all things. And I pray for all these things in the name of Your son Jesus Christ.
amen
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
04-09-08
Job 23:10-12
But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold. My feet have closely followed his steps; I have kept to his way without turning aside. I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.
The above verses, finds a certain meaning for me now, I have known these verses for some time now, and the meanings of them haven't really changed in my view, but they take on such profound meaning now in my life, that I have made them my verses for my soul.
Our God is an awesome God, He tests us in ways that at times seem odd or maybe even unjust at times. I believe the unjust times are when we are not paying attention to His ways or Him at all. We have all been there, I myself, have been there many times over and over again. I also believe that the above verses hold true to the title of this blog. I am trying to see through His eyes, all throughout my life in every aspect of it, from work to home, to relationships, to people I don't even know. It is hard my friends. I have spoken in my past posts, of where I am in life physically. I have been down about my pain, and my life in this area. My next procedure is this coming Monday, and I am praying it comes through like gold. I pray for this to end. I am back at work again, and am enjoying what I do, I like the people I work with, and the people that come in to seek my help and advice. Everyday day though I come home, and just ache, and sting, and find myself wishing I could just pass out and wake up all healed.
The other day, I was reeling in pain. (for a little insight, I have good days and bad days,)
I took my pain pills, and started down a road of discouragement. But unlike before, I only got so far, stopped what I was doing, thought, prayed and asked for help. Funny thing though, my pain didn't go away, but my attitude changed, things around me blossomed in front of me and changed my mines direction. For example my two wonderful boys, each and a different time came and without prompting or asking in anyway, came up to me hugged me, kissed my cheek, and said, "I love you daddy". If that doesn't help, I don't know what would.
I next sat down and opened my bible, and with a book mark I already had in there the book opened right to the above verses. I spoke of this to a small group my wife and I are starting to attend through our church. I spoke of how we want to see God. Of how we would like to see the cloud writing in the sky that says,"its OK mike, I'm here, I've got it,.....God". How we want to get a phone call or email from God reassuring us, but we don't. I can't see Him, but I know He's there. O' that I could know where He is, but I don't. How we don't understand Him but we trust Him. This is all tied together in His plan, it is unfolding as we speak, we must understand that God is unique, He knows the way that I take, He understands, He is all knowing and all powerful, there is nothing He can't take, there is nothing He can't do or undo. I love our God, I love that I don't know or understand, it actually takes some of the pressure off, I don't know and I don't have to know.
My friends, He has opened my eyes and is in control. I still hurt, I still have my pain and am tired from lack of sleep, but He is there. I asked for my pain to go away, it didn't but something better happened, my boys love me, I came closer to my Lord. Through all of this, I guess I'm trying to say, that my faith is strong, my back is weak, but my faith is strong, there is no breaking it, in all things, rejoice to the Lord, give Him your thanksgiving, and your praise, for He alone deserves it, and is worthy of it.
My friends, never give up. He will never give up on you, for who knows you better, than He.
Father I give you this day, I give you my life, for it is truly all that I have to give. Forgive my Father for the doubts I've had, for the lack of faith in my life before, Thank you Lord for Your grace, Your love, and Your word, I lift up my family and all of those that read this, I pray for Your blessing to poor out onto them, Lord you are in control, and the one and only. thank you Father, I give you this day, in the name of Your son, Jesus Christ I pray,
amen
But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold. My feet have closely followed his steps; I have kept to his way without turning aside. I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.
The above verses, finds a certain meaning for me now, I have known these verses for some time now, and the meanings of them haven't really changed in my view, but they take on such profound meaning now in my life, that I have made them my verses for my soul.
Our God is an awesome God, He tests us in ways that at times seem odd or maybe even unjust at times. I believe the unjust times are when we are not paying attention to His ways or Him at all. We have all been there, I myself, have been there many times over and over again. I also believe that the above verses hold true to the title of this blog. I am trying to see through His eyes, all throughout my life in every aspect of it, from work to home, to relationships, to people I don't even know. It is hard my friends. I have spoken in my past posts, of where I am in life physically. I have been down about my pain, and my life in this area. My next procedure is this coming Monday, and I am praying it comes through like gold. I pray for this to end. I am back at work again, and am enjoying what I do, I like the people I work with, and the people that come in to seek my help and advice. Everyday day though I come home, and just ache, and sting, and find myself wishing I could just pass out and wake up all healed.
The other day, I was reeling in pain. (for a little insight, I have good days and bad days,)
I took my pain pills, and started down a road of discouragement. But unlike before, I only got so far, stopped what I was doing, thought, prayed and asked for help. Funny thing though, my pain didn't go away, but my attitude changed, things around me blossomed in front of me and changed my mines direction. For example my two wonderful boys, each and a different time came and without prompting or asking in anyway, came up to me hugged me, kissed my cheek, and said, "I love you daddy". If that doesn't help, I don't know what would.
I next sat down and opened my bible, and with a book mark I already had in there the book opened right to the above verses. I spoke of this to a small group my wife and I are starting to attend through our church. I spoke of how we want to see God. Of how we would like to see the cloud writing in the sky that says,"its OK mike, I'm here, I've got it,.....God". How we want to get a phone call or email from God reassuring us, but we don't. I can't see Him, but I know He's there. O' that I could know where He is, but I don't. How we don't understand Him but we trust Him. This is all tied together in His plan, it is unfolding as we speak, we must understand that God is unique, He knows the way that I take, He understands, He is all knowing and all powerful, there is nothing He can't take, there is nothing He can't do or undo. I love our God, I love that I don't know or understand, it actually takes some of the pressure off, I don't know and I don't have to know.
My friends, He has opened my eyes and is in control. I still hurt, I still have my pain and am tired from lack of sleep, but He is there. I asked for my pain to go away, it didn't but something better happened, my boys love me, I came closer to my Lord. Through all of this, I guess I'm trying to say, that my faith is strong, my back is weak, but my faith is strong, there is no breaking it, in all things, rejoice to the Lord, give Him your thanksgiving, and your praise, for He alone deserves it, and is worthy of it.
My friends, never give up. He will never give up on you, for who knows you better, than He.
Father I give you this day, I give you my life, for it is truly all that I have to give. Forgive my Father for the doubts I've had, for the lack of faith in my life before, Thank you Lord for Your grace, Your love, and Your word, I lift up my family and all of those that read this, I pray for Your blessing to poor out onto them, Lord you are in control, and the one and only. thank you Father, I give you this day, in the name of Your son, Jesus Christ I pray,
amen
Thursday, April 3, 2008
04-03-08
Ecclesiastes 7:8 The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride.
Hello everyone, well today the verse above is striking right into the heart of today. This is the first time after a disagreement with my wife, I looked up a verse and sought some of Gods wisdom. I am looking for patience with this part of my day, and I have found it. I won't go into the details with all of you, but my pride does interfere with my life, and my marriage. I have a lot of pride, I mean a lot of pride............. Hey what can I say, I'm a man. I believe that is one thing that women don't really understand. We have pride, men want to fix everything, we want to lead everything, we want to make things right. That is the way we are programed. There are a lot of things about us guys that women just don't get, and I will probably anger some women that may read this, my wife included.
If there are women reading this, and that is cool, this blog is for anyone, and all comments are welcome, and are encouraged, but if you want to know what we guys are like and are thinking, (and mind you ladies that are reading this, that this could get me in trouble with a lot of other men,) but if you really want to know what is going through our heads, what are they really thinking, well I'll tell ya.................................... noth'in.
You know ladies you all get into really deep thoughts and conversations, and that great, but on the surface, we guys just look to make things look good, fixed, and run well. That's just the way we are, we see everything in a mechanical view, as long as it runs well, and smoothly, then that's all good.
What we don't know right off, or see right away is how we push you ladies aside, or just don't hear. Well I'm sorry. Ooh, saying, "I'm sorry" is harder than saying "I don't know".
I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I bet that if you say that over and over again it probably gets easier. Ladies we are turds, sorry it may be gross, but we are turds, we're sorry, keep with us, and know that our best intentions are first, for the most part, and we are trying. You ladies are beautiful, smart, and very strong. That's the way God made you. You all are more than we have ever given you credit. Ladies we love you, you all are also our lives, and you all do keep us grounded more than you know. We thank you, we love you, we appreciate you, and respect you. I pray daily for my wife, I pray for strength, courage, and understanding under our Lord Jesus Christ, everyday. God made my bride an extremely strong person, there is nothing she couldn't do, I love her so much. I feel so much in debt to God for giving her to me as my partner in life, as my wife, as my lover, as my best friend.
Heavenly Father, my Lord and savior, I give you my wife, and my family, and my life, Father forgive me for my sins, my pride, and my imperfectness. I love you more than I could possibly speak, I ask that you hold my bride close to you and give her the strength that she needs to put up with me, and her days. Thank you Lord for her, she is my life.
In the name of your son Jesus Christ I pray,
amen
Hello everyone, well today the verse above is striking right into the heart of today. This is the first time after a disagreement with my wife, I looked up a verse and sought some of Gods wisdom. I am looking for patience with this part of my day, and I have found it. I won't go into the details with all of you, but my pride does interfere with my life, and my marriage. I have a lot of pride, I mean a lot of pride............. Hey what can I say, I'm a man. I believe that is one thing that women don't really understand. We have pride, men want to fix everything, we want to lead everything, we want to make things right. That is the way we are programed. There are a lot of things about us guys that women just don't get, and I will probably anger some women that may read this, my wife included.
If there are women reading this, and that is cool, this blog is for anyone, and all comments are welcome, and are encouraged, but if you want to know what we guys are like and are thinking, (and mind you ladies that are reading this, that this could get me in trouble with a lot of other men,) but if you really want to know what is going through our heads, what are they really thinking, well I'll tell ya.................................... noth'in.
You know ladies you all get into really deep thoughts and conversations, and that great, but on the surface, we guys just look to make things look good, fixed, and run well. That's just the way we are, we see everything in a mechanical view, as long as it runs well, and smoothly, then that's all good.
What we don't know right off, or see right away is how we push you ladies aside, or just don't hear. Well I'm sorry. Ooh, saying, "I'm sorry" is harder than saying "I don't know".
I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I bet that if you say that over and over again it probably gets easier. Ladies we are turds, sorry it may be gross, but we are turds, we're sorry, keep with us, and know that our best intentions are first, for the most part, and we are trying. You ladies are beautiful, smart, and very strong. That's the way God made you. You all are more than we have ever given you credit. Ladies we love you, you all are also our lives, and you all do keep us grounded more than you know. We thank you, we love you, we appreciate you, and respect you. I pray daily for my wife, I pray for strength, courage, and understanding under our Lord Jesus Christ, everyday. God made my bride an extremely strong person, there is nothing she couldn't do, I love her so much. I feel so much in debt to God for giving her to me as my partner in life, as my wife, as my lover, as my best friend.
Heavenly Father, my Lord and savior, I give you my wife, and my family, and my life, Father forgive me for my sins, my pride, and my imperfectness. I love you more than I could possibly speak, I ask that you hold my bride close to you and give her the strength that she needs to put up with me, and her days. Thank you Lord for her, she is my life.
In the name of your son Jesus Christ I pray,
amen
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
04-02-08
Isaiah 6:1
In the year that King Uzziah died, i saw the Lord, seated on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of his robe, filled the temple.
You know I thought that I would get in the habit of starting off my blogs with a verse, a verse that shows the train of thought at this time, or a subject that is pressing at this time, or something like that. My thoughts have been lately floating around an old men's meeting I was apart of. In that meeting we asked each other who from the bible would we like to talk with for a short while, or who do we think we are most like. There are several I would love to talk to, from disciples to old testament figures. Trust me the list is long, but the one I feel that I am closely likened to would be the prophet Isaiah. Here we have a man that was chosen by God to spread His word to a multitude of very sinful people, in a very unholy place. Isaiah, himself being sinful himself, in his own words,"Woe to me! I cried. I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips. and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty."
We all at one time or another have had unclean lips, we all know what comes with unclean lips. The thoughts, the actions, the temptations. Now Isaiah, never went into detail of how really unclean or what proceeded the words, but we know our actions, our lives, and our mistakes. Isaiah was a witness to a true worship service, the best kind, He saw the LORD!, O' just the thought of it makes me have chills. He is in awe of all he sees, he automatically falls in disgrace, because he knows he's not worthy of Gods love. God however shows His awesomeness and ultimate grace, and an angel(a seraph), fly to him with a hot piece of coal and touches it to Isaiah's lips, and says to him,"See, this has touched your lips' your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for." Then the best thing in the world happened, something that I would love to happen to me,...God spoke His voice to Isaiah, imagine hearing in a loud thundering booming voice, you hear, "WHOM SHALL I SEND?" Man what an experience, what a thrill, I truly don't know what I would do at this time, I know for sure I would be shaking in my boots.
I have unclean lips. Plain and simple, there are some things about me that are unclean. I believe we all have unclean parts of our lives, some are evident and some are hidden. We all know that about ourselves, that is where we continue to walk with our Lord, follow His footsteps, His ways, His grace. The more we do this the father from being unclean we get.
Isaiah was such a great example of were I am right now, or were it seems I am right now. Gods grace is so awesome, I could speak for days and days, weeks and weeks, years and years, about His grace. I love our Lord so much, I have doubted, I have questioned, I have fallen, but He has lifted me up. Time and time again, He wraps His arms around us and up we go....... I remember a little saying I either heard or thought of, The fall from grace is a long way down; The climb back up is as far as your knees.
Folks, I hope you read this with the understanding that I have so much respect for our Lord, our God, I am inspired by the thoughts He puts in my head, I am inspired by His word. I hope and pray again that these words are uplifting to you, and you find them with the right respect.
Heavenly Father, I give you my love, my respect, my life, for all that you have done, all that you have created, You chose to think of me, you chose to make me, for all You've done, for all the You gave, the only thing I can give You, is the life You gave to me. Thank you Father for Your love, Your grace, I ask for Your forgiveness for my unclean life, and lips, I pray those that read these words will find themselves in Your light. I give you these people, and this day, I give You these words, for they are ment for Your honor and praise,
I pray these things with my heart, in the name of Your Son, JESUS CHRIST,
amen
In the year that King Uzziah died, i saw the Lord, seated on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of his robe, filled the temple.
You know I thought that I would get in the habit of starting off my blogs with a verse, a verse that shows the train of thought at this time, or a subject that is pressing at this time, or something like that. My thoughts have been lately floating around an old men's meeting I was apart of. In that meeting we asked each other who from the bible would we like to talk with for a short while, or who do we think we are most like. There are several I would love to talk to, from disciples to old testament figures. Trust me the list is long, but the one I feel that I am closely likened to would be the prophet Isaiah. Here we have a man that was chosen by God to spread His word to a multitude of very sinful people, in a very unholy place. Isaiah, himself being sinful himself, in his own words,"Woe to me! I cried. I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips. and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty."
We all at one time or another have had unclean lips, we all know what comes with unclean lips. The thoughts, the actions, the temptations. Now Isaiah, never went into detail of how really unclean or what proceeded the words, but we know our actions, our lives, and our mistakes. Isaiah was a witness to a true worship service, the best kind, He saw the LORD!, O' just the thought of it makes me have chills. He is in awe of all he sees, he automatically falls in disgrace, because he knows he's not worthy of Gods love. God however shows His awesomeness and ultimate grace, and an angel(a seraph), fly to him with a hot piece of coal and touches it to Isaiah's lips, and says to him,"See, this has touched your lips' your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for." Then the best thing in the world happened, something that I would love to happen to me,...God spoke His voice to Isaiah, imagine hearing in a loud thundering booming voice, you hear, "WHOM SHALL I SEND?" Man what an experience, what a thrill, I truly don't know what I would do at this time, I know for sure I would be shaking in my boots.
I have unclean lips. Plain and simple, there are some things about me that are unclean. I believe we all have unclean parts of our lives, some are evident and some are hidden. We all know that about ourselves, that is where we continue to walk with our Lord, follow His footsteps, His ways, His grace. The more we do this the father from being unclean we get.
Isaiah was such a great example of were I am right now, or were it seems I am right now. Gods grace is so awesome, I could speak for days and days, weeks and weeks, years and years, about His grace. I love our Lord so much, I have doubted, I have questioned, I have fallen, but He has lifted me up. Time and time again, He wraps His arms around us and up we go....... I remember a little saying I either heard or thought of, The fall from grace is a long way down; The climb back up is as far as your knees.
Folks, I hope you read this with the understanding that I have so much respect for our Lord, our God, I am inspired by the thoughts He puts in my head, I am inspired by His word. I hope and pray again that these words are uplifting to you, and you find them with the right respect.
Heavenly Father, I give you my love, my respect, my life, for all that you have done, all that you have created, You chose to think of me, you chose to make me, for all You've done, for all the You gave, the only thing I can give You, is the life You gave to me. Thank you Father for Your love, Your grace, I ask for Your forgiveness for my unclean life, and lips, I pray those that read these words will find themselves in Your light. I give you these people, and this day, I give You these words, for they are ment for Your honor and praise,
I pray these things with my heart, in the name of Your Son, JESUS CHRIST,
amen
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
04-01-08
It is Tuesday morning, and it feels like a Monday, I am not sure where the day will end, I know for sure that there is work ahead of me today, there are my kids, loud and normal. My wife is in my day today, the most real and constant thing in my life, (outside of God and the boys). Man she is a beautiful chick, i believe that one reason Christ put her in my life, is to lift up days like today, by just thinking of her. Now not that this is a bad day, or nothing but wrong has happened, but its just one of those days that start out hectic and rushed, and if you don't stop and take a breath it could get away from you.
I have a good attitude, and am generally in a good mood. It has been harder in the most recent months, maybe a little bit more history on me for those of us just catching up with me. I am going on a years anniversary of back surgery. Before I had a pinched nerve from a herniated disc. Pain pills and a cane lead to a nickname of "House" from friends and at one time from my family. Yes my attitude then was not normal, more or less, kind of ugly. Through therapy, and healing, scar tissue developed around my nerve, and is still debilitating me. I have chronic pain, and discomfort. Also during the last several months there has been a unforeseen change in jobs, and family problems. Nothing with wife and kids, but anyone who is married knows that family doesn't stop at your front door, it goes to her side as well as yours.
When it rains it pours; I think we have all experienced that example some time in our lives. I know for sure that nothing happens that hasn't passed through Gods fingers first. Now there are those that will point out that if that is true, then how come so much evil happens in life......Well, everyone has free will. Sin is everywhere, only one was born into this world free of sin,(Christ Jesus), there is no sinless person on this earth. Also, and this is my favorite reason, Isaiah 55:8, For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.
How awesome is that! Things happen to us and those around us, for reason we cannot explain, but God allows everything for a reason, it has taken me along while, and am I still learning, but I now love coming to the conclusion of, "I don't know". Imagine what this world would be like if more people said, "I don't know", imagine political figures, lawyers, doctors, teachers, parents, and children, sometime in there travels say, "I don't know". Sometimes medicine, can't explain everything, sometimes a senator or president can't do anything about the problems today. Yes even teachers should say, "I don't know". Continue to learn is really a beautiful thing.
It really hit me this past winter; when everything was coming at Lorna and myself it became so clear; stop turning from God, start over with Him again. God has made it clear that there is never a wrong time to turn back to Him, to start walking in His footsteps.
I love our Lord, He gives such great grace, true unfiltered grace, I praise Him for His grace, His love, His complete awesome wonder. We turned ourselves back to Him, and He showed His love.
The stability of income is now back in our lives, I have spent time with Christ and have prayed and prayed about the family problems. I have forgiven being wronged and have moved on, in my heart and mind, (now I am praying and working with my wife on her end of the situation), as far as the back problems, I am still getting treatments but my outlook and attitude is positive, and optimistic. I feel that this blog is another way God is working through me and my life. I didn't sleep well last night, and I think it was cause of this site. I feel good about it, and I believe it is honoring, and for His will and not mine. Maybe someone will read this and question in their lives will be answered, or someone will something my way, or maybe it's just a good way to give testimonials, I don't know, but I do know, that Christ is in control.
prayer:
Father, thank you for your love, your grace, Lord pour your love and grace upon my family, and those who read these words, and all around us. Without you we would really be lost, but with Your grace you have saved us, and blessed us. We give you this day, and all that's in it.
In the name of your son, Jesus Christ we pray,
amen
I have a good attitude, and am generally in a good mood. It has been harder in the most recent months, maybe a little bit more history on me for those of us just catching up with me. I am going on a years anniversary of back surgery. Before I had a pinched nerve from a herniated disc. Pain pills and a cane lead to a nickname of "House" from friends and at one time from my family. Yes my attitude then was not normal, more or less, kind of ugly. Through therapy, and healing, scar tissue developed around my nerve, and is still debilitating me. I have chronic pain, and discomfort. Also during the last several months there has been a unforeseen change in jobs, and family problems. Nothing with wife and kids, but anyone who is married knows that family doesn't stop at your front door, it goes to her side as well as yours.
When it rains it pours; I think we have all experienced that example some time in our lives. I know for sure that nothing happens that hasn't passed through Gods fingers first. Now there are those that will point out that if that is true, then how come so much evil happens in life......Well, everyone has free will. Sin is everywhere, only one was born into this world free of sin,(Christ Jesus), there is no sinless person on this earth. Also, and this is my favorite reason, Isaiah 55:8, For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.
How awesome is that! Things happen to us and those around us, for reason we cannot explain, but God allows everything for a reason, it has taken me along while, and am I still learning, but I now love coming to the conclusion of, "I don't know". Imagine what this world would be like if more people said, "I don't know", imagine political figures, lawyers, doctors, teachers, parents, and children, sometime in there travels say, "I don't know". Sometimes medicine, can't explain everything, sometimes a senator or president can't do anything about the problems today. Yes even teachers should say, "I don't know". Continue to learn is really a beautiful thing.
It really hit me this past winter; when everything was coming at Lorna and myself it became so clear; stop turning from God, start over with Him again. God has made it clear that there is never a wrong time to turn back to Him, to start walking in His footsteps.
I love our Lord, He gives such great grace, true unfiltered grace, I praise Him for His grace, His love, His complete awesome wonder. We turned ourselves back to Him, and He showed His love.
The stability of income is now back in our lives, I have spent time with Christ and have prayed and prayed about the family problems. I have forgiven being wronged and have moved on, in my heart and mind, (now I am praying and working with my wife on her end of the situation), as far as the back problems, I am still getting treatments but my outlook and attitude is positive, and optimistic. I feel that this blog is another way God is working through me and my life. I didn't sleep well last night, and I think it was cause of this site. I feel good about it, and I believe it is honoring, and for His will and not mine. Maybe someone will read this and question in their lives will be answered, or someone will something my way, or maybe it's just a good way to give testimonials, I don't know, but I do know, that Christ is in control.
prayer:
Father, thank you for your love, your grace, Lord pour your love and grace upon my family, and those who read these words, and all around us. Without you we would really be lost, but with Your grace you have saved us, and blessed us. We give you this day, and all that's in it.
In the name of your son, Jesus Christ we pray,
amen
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