Follow God Not A Person

 “And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way, walk in it,’ when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.” Isaiah 30:21

 

When you go to a church or read a particular book you may be mesmerized by the story of how the individual up front speaking or promoting a book got there. Never are you to elevate them above the Almighty God. 

There are so many good preachers out there and authors who have been given profound understanding and wisdom to do what they do. Never are you to treat them as if they were God. They are simply His messengers. 

You can be a messenger too whether you are famous or just a normal person going about day to day activities. You still have a story that made you who you are today. You have struggles that have wounded you and perhaps you are holding God’s rope not wanting to lose your grip and fall into the pit and you feel like you are about to lose your grip. Hang on my friend. Your story is still being written and God is still in control if you will step aside and let Him be. 

PRAYER: Lord there are many good teachers you have gifted Lord and forgive me if I ever worshipped them more than you. Keep your messengers humble as they share the good news. In Jesus’ name. Amen. 

FAM4EVR

Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.Genesis 2:24

Personalized vehicle tags are fun to figure out. This week I saw a van with a tag which is my title. Basically family is forever. The family has always been under fire because it is the backbone of a healthy society. 

Keeping the family unit together and making Christ the third person in your marriage is important. Too many may take vows, I think that is still done, then with the first calamity  or ‘feeling’ may go seek a divorce. 

Stand firm, pray, read your Bible daily it is not a book of fables and fairy tales. If only everyone took it to heart more than they listen to Satan and dissenting voices. Now go purpose to stay til death do you part. 

PRAYER: Lord I need you daily. I pray for anyone who is confused about what marriage is to not take it lightly. In Jesus’ name. Amen. 

I Can’t Do This-But God.

"My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever". Psalm 73:26 Have you ever felt like you are at the end of your rope and don’t think you can take much more? I am not talking suicide here but basically just exhausted about closed doors in relationships and desiring healing, forgiveness, and moving forward. 

You may be tired today from fighting all the little battles that seem to lead nowhere. I know the feeling I have been there. You want restoration but it seemed stalled out. What to do? 

Keep praying. Many people may misunderstand you and you might even be called a contributor to your own problems as odd as that sounds. You can’t fix people only the Holy Spirit can. You can be nice, be calm, be steady, and keep praying. 

PRAYER: Father guard my thoughts and my words. Help me be more careful what I say when I open my mouth. Show me how to be nice when I am being mistreated. In Jesus’ name. Amen. 

LVN4GVN

 “And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”Mark 11:25

I think the owner of the vehicle whose tag had this message displayed was trying to say that they were ‘living forgiven’ or in other words you give your life to Christ and repent of your sins and and you are forgiven.

Are you living forgiven or do you think how on Earth could God possibly forgive me for my past or what I am doing now? He can and He will. It is Satan who tries to keep people trapped in lies and fear as it says he is a liar. 

No matter what you have done or how far you have drifted you can come back. Don’t let Satan keep you in the hog pen of life believing lies. All you have to do is cry out to God and He will set you free. 

PRAYER: Today Lord I want to pray for anyone who needs a fresh start and needs to come back or maybe someone who never had that start. Touch hearts today. Bring healing and restoration. In Jesus’ name. Amen. 

Check on Amazon for author/pastor Chris Hodges book entitled ‘What Next’ to give you steps to freedom in Christ. Or contact me. 

Click link for hit from the past about forgiveness: https://youtu.be/kdnku7rwzd4

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"Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men."Matthew 16:23

Have you had an over ambitious week where you signed up for so many emails that they clog your inbox and you can’t find the important ones meaning a note from a friend or something from a business which requires your attention? 

Satan likes to keep you busy with non important things then you don’t have time for quality time with God and your family and friends. That little box we all carry around can get to be a real nuisance. 

So what to do to correct this. First start unsubscribing from stuff even Christian things because you can’t give quality time to every ministry that you know of it is not possible. Pray and maybe step away from electronics all together. You still have to have a way to retrieve important things that people send. Start today and get your inbox decluttered. 

PRAYER: Father help me prioritize things I get over email and give me time to clean up stuff and get the flow of good info coming and thus freeing up my brain cells. In Jesus’ name. Amen. 

What Are You Believing God For?

“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you”Matthew 7:7

What are you believing God for my friend? A turn around in a relationship. A family member to come to the Lord? A person you know to be healed. It could be a host of things. 

Your heart may be broken and you don’t see how it can ever be healed but my friend God is a God of miracles if you will stand fast and believe. 

What are you praying and believing God for today? 

PRAYER:Lord keep me still as I wait and prepare hearts of those I have been praying for. In Jesus’ name. Amen

Click link for song: https://youtu.be/QzT26YVEr24?feature=shared

 

It’s All About Jesus-Resurrection Sunday

"He is not here; he has risen, just as he said." Matthew 28:6

 

Welcome to ‘Lilly’ Sunday the day many go to church out of obligation for it being a high Holy day for Christians worldwide. I don’t mean to say that in a mocking or flippant way but too often people come because deep down they know they should be there to celebrate the resurrection. 

It is hard to find anything remotely about Jesus’ resurrection in main stream stores. His brutal bloody death and miracle of His coming back to life 3 days later can’t be candy coated with chocolate bunnies, jelly beans, and decorated eggs. It is what it is. The miracle of prophecy coming true. And today there are many Easter traditions that aren’t wrong but I am not sure how they originated. Go with the flow. 

Get excited today about the miracle of the resurrection of our Savior Jesus Christ. Ponder what it means. 

PRAYER: Today Lord I am grateful for the gift of eternal life when we believe in faith. I pray for those people who have trouble wrapping their mind around this biggest event ever. In Jesus’ name. Amen.