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Dec 27

Here comes the New year

Well its that time that we all make these new resolutions of how we will do better or stop doing certain things.  It is amazing that they typically don’t bother us enough during the year for us to change.  Please know I am talking about myself, first and foremost.  I always want to change and come up with tremendous awesome ways of doing so for God of course, however, the problem for me lies in the fact that I do not replace what I stop doing with something from God.  I just continue to try and stop doing it.  Well I am going to be a go getter this year for God.  I am going to take steps I have never taken before, with Family, Friends, Career and Relationships.  I know there are changes coming and Jesus has a plan for me.  I look around and know that I want to be a husband and father now, I know in my life I am ready to stop living for myself and become that Godly man.  I know I am tired of feeling safe where I work, I want to step outside the comfort zone and let God be the reason so that I can trust him with these steps.  It has nothing to do with the grass being greener, because as we all know the greener the grass claims to be the more manure was needed to make it that way…  Can I get an Amen!!!  Anyways, not just for New Years Resolutions but for Life Resolutions I want to and desire to make Christ the reason for everything I do.  I want the same for you, because as He says in John 10:10, He has come so that we may live life to the full… My desire is for you my friends to experience Jesus to the full, well as full as we can get here on Earth.  Let this be a year where your New Years Resolutions are truly Life Changing and Heart Healing… AMEN!!

Dec 24

Christ-Mas (Christ- More)

The beauty of Christ is celebrated much more during this time of year but we should be yearning for Christ more.  We should celebrate him daily, the love he displays for us, the blessings he gives us and the healing he brings us.  These are all things we let the speed of life blind us from.  His beauty in his birth is that his chose to become man for us and we celebrate that when we become his children.  Our King of Kings looked at his creations and saw they were in need of a savior, but still should remain free, so in order to do this he chose death, but because he was the Messiah, he defeated death and Hell and rose to life, not as a ghost but as his true GOD/MAN self.  I want more of Christ in my life, I no longer want to search for happiness, but rather I want to sit in the joy he brings into my life. The truth of his love for me and for those in my Crown of life.  This is such a happy time of year and I always enjoy seeing how excited children get knowing they are getting gifts, but whats more heart softening is to see children and adults succumb to the Glory of the Lord.  He takes us just as we are, because that was how he was received, a baby born in a dirty filthy manger.  His Glory shines through his love, the love that causes everyone, well most everyone to act a little different during this time of year.  You see we are all created in Jesus’ image regardless of what we may believe, so that means we also have the heart to love on another the way he loves us.  Take the time to pray for those who are lost and those who follow ways that lead them astray… We must know our truth is based in our dear lord baby Jesus, as Ricky Bobby says of course  :-).  If Jesus is your Lord, King, Papa and Savior then allow him to Shine through you to reach those who are in the darkness.  I love Christmas and that is exactly what I want Christ-MAS or Christ-MORE!! AMEN

Dec 21

Learn to be Happy

It seems like I am always looking for whats next and how things are going to work out my way.  I make all these plans and set them in my mind as a way that God can help me move.  When I really stop to realize that since I just started living for him, I haven’t had to plan anything.  He provides the opportunities to me.  I just have to have my eyes, heart and ears open to how he speaks to me.  If I continue to want to control my own life I will continue to crash and burn.  Crashing and burning feels horrible and then usually since you hate how that feels you go to medicating yourself within your sinful nature instead of relying on Christ and the Holy Spirit.  I want to be happy and joyful in Jesus everyday regardless of my situation.  I am learning it slowly and thankfully Jesus grades on a huge curve.  My happiness is rooted in Jesus and that is where my Joy will come from.  The joy of knowing he loves me and my loved ones.  The joy of knowing His thoughts are consumed with me on his mind and in his heart.  I want to learn to be happy in knowing that he is always healing me and thinking about me and mending my broken heart.  The past few days have been a little rough because I have been relying on myself and trying to make myself happy or medicated if you will.  I think a lot of times I try and block feelings during this time of year but I mainly believe these are attacks since God is deciding to do so much with me in my life.  The opportunities to share about who he is to me are coming left and right and when I stop thinking about others and only about me, my Joy (happiness) leaves.  This is new to me because my flesh and sinful nature have become so used to being fed a certain way for so many years.  However, all things are possible in Christ and I am praying and asking that I would trust that so that he can continue to shine through me.  So, my friends learn to be happy and let God be the reason for your happiness.  If you surrender to him and put him first, you will love others ( your friends and family) better than you could ever imagine or definitely do on your own… Amen!

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