Nine inches is a big difference

Today I was informed by the church that the renovations on the old fellowship hall will effect my office. My inside wall will be brought in 9 inches to make the room for the addition of the hallway to be even out. Wow! See that creates a problem. Women collect shoes and purses which I do not understand the purse issues because I have had the same wallet for the last fifteen years and it is still good. I'm sorry back off the soap box. The problem I have is I read books and by books I'm talking about at lest 500 books. As I pack up my books I was fussing and whining like a little child. God's gentle spirit reminded me that nine inches is a big difference. Nine inches nailed my sins to the cross, and is about the distance from heart to the mouth for some people that are not giants. See my nine inches was was only adjustment for me, His was eternal change for those who believe that He died for their sins, and confessed that need Him for salvation. So lets not let nine inches keep us from Him and letting others know what He did with only nine inches.

I'm Missing a Piece of life

Have you ever put a puzzle together and the last piece is missing? Oftentimes we see the picture on the box knowing how every piece is arranged and when it comes to the end there is a piece missing. The puzzle is 99% compete and our mind see the the picture as a whole but our heart knows there is something missing. So we search under the table, look back in the box three and four times each time see that the puzzle piece is still not there. We even start to question others if they know where the missing piece is. When all situations is exhausted we stop to reflect and retrace our paths. When we find that missing piece and place in it spot it then becomes whole in our heart, mind, and soul. Our life is much like this puzzle. We know what we want to do, where we want to go, and how we want to get there. But we come to the realization that we are missing a piece of life's puzzle. The missing piece is directions and the only one that has this is God. God see the whole picture and even though we see it in Youtube format it just not clear at times. So we have to be in constant communication with Him. We do this through prayer and study of his Word. My challenge to you and me is to stop try to find the answers in all the wrong place. Our missing piece is in the hands of the source of life. His name is Jesus.

Coming in for a crash landing

I know that most people live on a even plane or never have turblence that they feel like they are coming in for a crash landing in life. Well, my life is not that way. Here it is Monday morning just after a great conference about a passion that God has put in my belly about reproducing churchs for the advancment of God's Kingdom and Glory. Had a great couple days reuniting with family. Sunday is coming and I am fire up and on-fire for the message and worship with God's people. Wham!!! did you hear that the number one engine has just been fired at and hit hard and is out of commision now. But we are ok we have three more. Oh no! There goes the number four engine because someone has throw the gossiping and negative attitudes trash into the air for all to hear and see and now it got caught in the joy part of the engine and shut it down. The self-center/suffienct emotional captian comes over the loud speaker and with all patience and comforting tone says "Get down, hold on, and shut-up I'm trying to think up here." Now we have only two engines left and lot of cargo to bring into life. What to do on a Monday after a great sky that turned into a turblence of christians that are so ME centered than God. Rick Warren says that God wants us to build the people. Are we not sure it not kill the people? Little humor people on a Monday the feels like the scence from "Top Gun" when Mavrick is bugging out after he just lost his best friend and he is flying again and loses sight panics and is about to make a crash landing on the battleship if he does not get it together.
Maverick makes the landing because he is guided in by those who can see him and know what to do. I have only one person that fit the role in my life and that my triune God. On Monday when the travels has been good and then the elements change He is alway there to bring me in even on no engines. It a scary landing but as my life verse states "God is our refuge and strength a ever present help in trouble." Keep your eyes/ears on the Master. There is never any crashing on Monday's but I don't promise that there no hard landing when you are going to think that "Did I land or was I shot down."

Taking time to make memories

WOW!!! What a night. My youngest son and I went to a Rays game. It was his first time and we had a blast. By the way they won 2-1 beating the Bo Sox. When we are in the ministry we need to take momments to make memories with our family, friends, and others. Jesus took time to make memories with his followers. So make a memory with someone today because the scriptures tells us we are not promised tomorrow. The memories are all we have when they or we are gone.

Today starts a new adventure for me. Never wrote out my thoughts or even shared them. May God use this to His glory as I map out and share my journey with Him and you.