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Happy Fathers Day

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Dear Heavenly Father I thank you for your unfailing Love, your instruction, and your correction. I come to you with gratitude because you have smiled upon my family Heavenly Father and I am so grateful for the answered prayers, and you love me enough to find me when some little shiny objective captures my attention and starts leading me astray.

Thank you Father for the greatest gift a Father can give his child, Grace!

On this day where we remember our fathers may all the glory be to our Heavenly Father for your unfailing love, loving kindness, and your grace.

EROSION

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In nature erosion is a powerful artist! Through expansion and contraction, wind and rain, the artist creates a beautiful masterpiece. Just as a potter knows how much pressure to apply to the clay, and where to apply it to make a beautiful masterpiece, so does our Creator know how to create his masterpiece out of our mess. In the first part of Romans 11:2 Paul tells his readers that God has not rejected his chosen people, but in fact God had chosen them from the very beginning.

“No, God has not rejected his own people, whom he chose from the beginning. Romans 11:2a (NLT)

I find great comfort in knowing I was not an afterthought to God, but a forethought!

Do we suffer erosion in our life as human beings? Do we submit to the potter so he can have his way with us to create his masterpiece?

Chill’n, Darla and I feel we have been given an opportunity to do something very special to us; live our life in faith, travel with Jesus and the see things he wants us to see, doing the work he wants us to do, where he wants us to be. We are excited to start the adventure on the road with Jesus, but a life of faith is lived on God’s time-table, according to his plan and will, for his glory.

So we have a recipe above, but how do we combine the ingredients to make the masterpiece God saw before the foundations of the heavens and earth? While the answer to that question is likely different for everyone there seem to be some staple ingredients in God’s pantry;

First ingredient, Personal Relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ, son of God and Man.

Second ingredient, Prayer which is a spiritual word for communication with God.

Third ingredient, Obedience to his instruction and corrections.

Now when combining the above ingredients, do this with loving kindness, gently making sure not to over work the ingredients. combine ingredients until you see it form; wisdom, understanding, knowledge, loyalty, kindness, and most important Love.

After mixture cools you should have a life of faith worth getting out of bed for everyday that God blesses you with a day. sprinkle with grace as necessary.

Father I thank you for your son Jesus Christ my Lord and Savior. Thank you for the grace I have in your Son. Thank you Father that your human creation was a forethought not an afterthought.

In Jesus name I prayer . Amen.

Proverbs in the morning for Wisdom

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As soon as I can I turn my will and life over to the care of Jesus in the morning and than I ask Him to order my steps for the day. I spend time in Gods word daily. The deal I have with Jesus is: He instructs and I obey! He is much better at instructing than I am at obedience, that’s why we need Gods grace through His Son Jesus Christ!

Peace be with you

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Understanding one of life’s great mystery’s.

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How do we live life when we haven’t seen the days ahead. How do we plan when we don’t know what lies ahead. For me one of life’s mystery’s is; it takes life experience to negotiate life correctly, but when were born we start with zero life experience, and for me it always left me with a feeling of constantly being behind. I have proven to myself that my limited life experience coupled with my distorted sense of my own understanding is not enough for me to live happy, joyous, and free.

Dear Heavenly Father, I pray that this message will find those who need to hear it, I thank you for sending your son Jesus Christ to draw us close to you Almighty God, the Beginning and Ending, the one who knew us before the foundations of the Heavens and Earth. In Jesus name I pray Amen.

In December 28, 1985 I met a man on a narrow path that asked me to join him, he said his yoke is easy and his burden is light. I reluctantly agreed but we both knew I didn’t trust him with all I was. I met a woman around the same time who was lost in life, what made her different was, that instead of lusting after her, I had this feeling, like I wanted to care for her for the rest of my life. We made it thirty-one years before we turned on each other and waged emotional warfare until we had destroyed our marriage, and each other. What was odd was the comment I made that open the gates of hell “I feel like the most lucky man in the world, I didn’t marry my best friend but now I’m married to my best friend”. For the next two and half years my life was emotional hell like I’ve never experience.

I found myself all alone, the people that I had dedicated myself too had rejected me and I was all alone. Out of my seven children only two were there for me. God met me where I was, He told me He wanted me. He told me to surrender to Him and come find rest at the foot of the cross. This time I had enough life experience to know, that in my own understanding I would never find happiness, joy, or freedom in life. To the Glory of God he has done so much for me and my family in a short amount of time! He brought my youngest son to Himself, In a night of pure misery as I cried out to Lord for answers in an unmistakably way, I found out not only did Jesus bring my son to Him, but Jesus had my son text me the unmistakable answer to that pray in that morning before I even prayed that prayer later that night!

This is the scripture that Jesus gave me at my Redemption as a foundation for my new life in Him.

Joshua 1:9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous Do not be afraid; do not be discourage, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.

As a full-time rv’er that has great for comfort me.

The Lord is raising up a remnant of Believer who were chased out of traditional church by misguided teaching on “Fire and Brimstone”. The Time is now God wants you!

Peace be with you