Seeking Him

Jeremiah 29:13 "And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart." What are you allowing to stop you from seeking God with all your heart? The economy, the swine flu scare, what you're going to eat, what you're going to wear? What is most important in your everyday life? The Lord desires for us to seek him first. If we put the Lord first and foremost in our life, then we do not have to worry about the economy, God will supply our needs, we need not worry about the swine flu, God will take care of us, if we put the Kingdom of God first in our life, we need not worry about where we will live, what we will eat or what we will wear, because God knows what we need before we know. Start searching for God with all your heart. Early in the morning pray, seek His face. We seek his face through prayer and studying His word.

John 3:16

"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on Him should not perish but have ever lasting life." Praise the Lord that God loved me, with all my faults and failures, so much, that He sent His Son, Jesus, to live in human form, to die on Calvary and to have victory over death, so that I can be saved. Thank You Lord for saving me. Thank You for Your love, your protection and your guidance.

Book Review

The Principle of the Path by Andy Stanley This is the first book that I have read that was written by Andy Stanley and if you feel your life is on the wrong path, you must read this book. We sometimes choose the wrong paths in life, in so doing we do not need solutions instead we need new direction. The principle of the path is direction, not intention. Direction determines our destination. When we encounter problems we need to stop and change direction. We are all seeking happiness instead of truth, insight and enlightenment. True happiness only happens when we are on the right path. The right path is found by obedience to the Lord. When we trust in ourselves instead of leaning on the Lord we are walking in disobedience and we are on the path to trouble. We can not always trust our own heart,we need to trust in the Lord. Choosing the best path starts with submission to the Lord. We are to seek and submit to the Lord in every area of our lives. Jesus came to pave the way for us to have a personal relationship with God. God's will for our lives will always line up with His law, His principles and His wisdom. No matter where you are on your journey if you are stuck, stop and ask God for new direction. Through Jesus Christ we can have new hope, new direction and new life.

Book Review

What Does God Expect of Us? The Hole in the Gospel by Richard Stearns. This was a very touching and thought provoking book, one I am glad I chose to read. Richard Stearns exemplifies what Christianity is all about and what selling out to Jesus is. By reading this book, I have reexamined my own life as a child of God and a Pastor's wife and I feel I have many sins of omission. Lord, forgive me for my judgemental attitudes and feelings of superiority, help me to see the poor as you see them. I sometimes look the other way when I see someone in need and just like the book says, I sometimes have felt that the poor are poor because they choose to be, which is not the case in all circumstances.
In an age of uncertainty and living in a society, where most people only think of them selves, this book is a must read for every Christian. We need to embrace the entire gospel and not just pick and choose what feels good. The Great Commission says to "go into all the world" not just our communities. We are to be salt and light, are we?
We need to stop turning our focus inward in our churches and instead demonstrate Christ's love to the world, by helping those that are struggling to survive. How can we comfortably live in our nice houses, while somewhere in the world a child is hungry, naked and in need of medical attention?
We need to become doers of the Word and not hearers only.

Winter

Winter seems to be trying to hold on a little longer here in the hills of WV. It is a cold day and we are having snow showers. It is a nice day to stay inside by the fire and think on the things of the Lord. Our world seems to be in so much trouble. Seems all we hear is bad, sad news, but instead of focusing on the bad and sad, we need to focus on the happy and glad. In a few days we will be recognizing the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Jesus overcame death, hell and the grave and through His shed blood we too can overcome death, hell and the grave. Our happiness lies in the fact that one day we will face no more sorrow, no more pain, no tears and no worries. We can be glad that we have invited Jesus to be Lord in our life. He doesn't promise us a life without troubles but he does promise that He will make a way for us to face and overcome each problem we encounter.