Happy, Happy, Happy New Year!

This is the day the LORD has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24

During the Christmas season everyone seems happy, generous, joyful and my thinking is I wish that feeling could permeate the halls of Congress in 2020 and remain the attitude for all people everywhere to have. The peace on Earth kind of feeling.

It’s up to you what attitude you choose. Yes you can make a decision to be joyful and then do a word study in the Bible on joy and news flash, the more you do for others the happier you will feel. It is so easy to get in a pity party where the only guest is yourself.

Start 2020 choosing joy. Get up, get going. If you feel yourself slipping grab that Bible and open it up to Psalms and start reading. Don’t allow the enemy to start 2020 off making you down in the dumps.

PRAYER: I am thankful for a new year, fresh start, ability to decide to do things differently and to choose joy. Give me strength on my joy journey and help use me to bring joy to others. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Heart Aches And Healing In 2020

”Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave  your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift.” Matthew 5:23-24

2020 is a new start. Fresh beginning. Time to right wrongs. Time to get relational healing. 

What if the person you want to be reconciled to has zero desire to want to have peace with you? It hurts. You have to give it to God, keep your chin up and mouth closed, and march on. So very hard to do. 

My prayer for you in this new year is that God and The Holy Spirit can mend broken hearts, heal painful memories, loose bonds that need to be broken, and help you look to the future and keep positive as hard as it is. God loves you. Let Him shine His love through you even when you ache inside. 

PRAYER: Sometimes things make no sense and disagreements and brokenness that should have never occurred does. Help me Lord when I encounter this to look to you for strength, healing, courage, and the ability to pray and let it go. In Jesus’ name. Amen. 

And Heaven And Nature Sing



You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. Isaiah 55:12

The second day of the new year. Whew. You made it. Time for new beginnings. Always a nice time to collect your thoughts and just relax. 

Today why not ponder God’s creation apart from all the man made things. Trees,mountains, oceans, streams, fish,birds, the sky, cattle, lions, and just go on and on praising God for what He did and how He spoke creation into being. If you are able take a hike and enjoy the beauty of creation keeping in mind we are not to worship creation but the Creator. 

God created the Earth and everything in it. He gifted you and I with certain abilities to fulfill His plans on Earth. He wants your praise. Before you start scheduling every last minute in 2020 sit back and relax and praise God. 

PRAYER: Thank you Lord Jesus for the gift of life. Life also includes death and that is never something anyone looks forward to but it happens. I love you and I thank you for letting me breathe and have life! In Jesus’ name. Amen. 

Note: I have attached a song of worship just click link and listen. 

https://binged.it/35NsPpY

New Year....Yippee!

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. Galatians 6:9

This time of year is super. All the hassles of what was to be a birthday for Jesus are behind us and now the focus is on changes and new beginnings. Weight loss programs are a biggie, no pun intended, this time of year as the clock rolls around giving fresh starts for things you want to accomplish and hopefully get serious about. New goals are often set as well.

Is there something you desire  to accomplish that you just need a little push to get going? Keep on keeping on. Don't allow negativity to have a place in your life. Make up your mind in 2020 to kick Satan out and live for God and His kingdom.If you need to start finding Sunday fellowship by all means do that. This is a great time to get up and get going!

So what is it going to be? Lay around and let the things dragging you down continue or press on and not allow the enemy to steal your zeal for the Lord?

PRAYER: This is your world Lord and I am glad to be a part of it. I love new years and the chance to make positive changes. Help me run the race to win and use the gifts you have given me for good. In Jesus' name. Amen.

Getting Untangled In 2020

Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world-the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life-comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever. 1 John 2:15-17
Here we are on the last day of 2019. Where has the time gone? Seems like it gets faster every passing day. This is the last day to think about what you maybe want to do different in 2020.

What do you want freedom from? What do you want to change about yourself? What do you want to let go of? What new things do you want to incorporate in to your life? This time of year is perfect to change things and make a fresh start. And when you say you will leave something behind and let it go, do it!

Now is the time to get untangled from the lies of the culture and tune into God and let the Holy Spirit guide you not the news media, magazines, TV, other people but truly in 2020 maybe it is time to go all in for God casting off junk that has weighed you down. What do you say friend, do you want to untangle yourself? Untangle yourself from the lies of Satan and run hard after God.

PRAYER: As a human I  mess up lots but God is there for me to pick me up and know that I can keep running to the cross. I can’t change people but God can. I give you my problems, heartaches, disappointments Lord and help me to truly make 2020 a monumental year for walking and running for the Lord. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Miscalculations And Misunderstandings

“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.” Matthew 7:1-5

One of my favorite TV shows is ‘Engineering Catastrophes’ on the Science Channel. Two key things that cause failures such as collapses of buildings and bridges  are the two words in my title today. Those  can cause disaster in relationships as well. 

You miss cues or take something the wrong way especially happen when not face to face and dealing with texting and emails. You misunderstand someone and start making assumptions which are totally wrong. Your mind wanders and starts tying to figure things out which is a bad place to allow it  to go.

Relationships are very important whether friends, spouse, family, or co worker so communication is critical to maintaining a healthy strong one. Where are you at today? Do you need to go back to the ‘drawing board’ and allow God to transform you from the inside out and allow him to work in your relationship? 

PRAYER: Father God relationships and communication are key to being healthy in this life here on Earth. Help me think before I do anything goofy and put relationship in jeopardy. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

The Void In Your Life

So then, being God’s children, we should not think that the Divine Nature (deity) is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination or skill of man. Acts 17:29

Have you ever heard the phrase there is a God shaped hole inside of everyone? Well there indeed is. Everyone was created by God and for God in His image. Not everyone acknowledges there is indeed a Holy Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit but there indeed is. 

As you just finished celebrating the birthday of Jesus was He acknowledged or did you get caught up in commercialism and the other frills? One thing is certain it is a giant party atmosphere, people are kinder and more giving, and it is a special time of year. For others it may have lacked what they expected. Christmas evokes many varied emotions depending on a person’s circumstances. 

For those who have not acknowledged Jesus as Lord there is a void in their life. That void can be filled with worldly pleasures and pursuits, performance and manmade achievements but there is no real true joy or happiness until men and women ask Jesus into their hearts. Is your void filled with the pursuit of holiness or worldly happiness? 

PRAYER: Lord I cry out to you on behalf of those who are lost and wandering and who think they can do life apart from you. Some of these people may think they don’t need to go to church and are just fine coasting along. Help those people seek you in a powerful way in 2020 and for those who never knew you bring them to the cross. In Jesus’ name. Amen.