Season's Greetings

Well it is that time of year again. Christmas is just around the corner. But let us remember the real reason for the season. That is the time when the word became flesh. This is when God sent His one and only Son (Jesus) to be the savior of the world. So as we trim the tree, let us remember the tree where our savior poured out His blood to cleanse us from our sin. My  Christmas prayer this year is that we will hold dear to the Son of God and let His light shine for all the world to see.

Have a Merry Christmas.

God's great love

But God showed His great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. Rom. 5:8 [NLT]

The just (JESUS) gave His life for the un-just (US) and we are saved by grace through faith. Jesus paid our debt so we could have fellowship with God.

Face Lift

By popular demand I gave my blog a face lift. I hope you all like it. I guess that it was past due for change. I don't know if it will help me write more ! But I guess that I will have to work on that.  With the season over I will have to spend more time working on my blog.

Reformatting

Life is like a PC, when things get a little clogged up it needs to be reformatted. That is the way life goes. When things get you bogged down and your spirit seems heavy, try letting God reformat your hard drive ie (your brain) We are reminded in the word to let God renew our minds. Reformat the way we think. We need to fill our spirit with the word of God. The Bible teaches us that heaven and earth will pass away but God's word will never pass away.

Being in Love

Love is for ever, Love never quits, Love is about growing as a team.
Love is never easy or quick, it is a small seed that grows and grows when it is cultivated, pruned and polished. When two people fall in love the seed is planted and it will grow. I am so thankful that my seed of love is always growing even when weeds try to choke it out.
Life with out love is not life at all. I thank God daily for the love of my life and I pray that we can enjoy His blessings each and every day.
Thank you Father for the love of my life.

Time to kick back

Well the busy season is coming to a close. Now I might have some time to work on my blog. I will try to get it up to speed and post some pictures of some of the things that took place this summer. I never was much of a writer, that is my wife's calling. I would like to start a news letter and have others send me some stories and praise reports to publish in it. I think that we all need to encourage one another. If you are interested in being a part of the newsletter, just send me a email and I will start putting it together.

When they marry

One of the signs of getting older is when your  Grandchildren start getting married. When this takes place you know that great grandchildren are in your future! I count my self very blessed to be able to be a part of this. God has granted me enough time to see this extension of life. Having another generation seed planted, I know that there is a good chance of seeing this in the future. Some say that getting older is no prize. Everything seems to be warring out! I see getting older as a priceless reward from God. He has granted us the privilege to see our family grow.  Today our oldest grandson is getting married. Our prayer for him is that God will bless him with a long and happy life and that he will have eternal happiness with his Bride to be.

What if ?

What if folks would help when you needed it? What if someone would open the door for you? What if the car in front of you let you have the parking space? What if your neighbor dropped by to see if you needed anything from the store? What if everyone loved their neighbor as them selves?  What if we treated others the way we would like to be treated?

In this day and age the what if's seem like they never happen. Well we can change that! If we are the what if in the whole scheme of things. If one person decides to be that what if , it will have a chain reaction that can spread through the whole world.

Somebody thought that anybody would help! Anybody thought that somebody would help! Guess who ended up helping? Nobody! Don't let your self become a somebody, anybody or a nobody. We all have a job to do for each other. That job is to spread a little kindness to someone. Share something with someone.

Are you Forgiven?

Are you forgiven too! Is Jesus lord of your life? Do you think that you are a good person? How do you measure up to God's standard?
1) Have you ever told a lie? (even a little white lie)
2) Did you ever steal anything? (even a cookie)
3) Have you ever cheated on your mate?
If you have answered yes to any of these simple questions, then by God's standards you need to repent! (ask God to forgive you of your sin). If you ask you will receive His forgiveness.
Keep in mind that the above questions are just a small example of God's measuring stick. It is only through the shed blood of Jesus on the cross that we can obtain God's glorious salvation. Jesus paid the price for us . We broke God's law through sin, Jesus paid the debut for us.
By faith we trust in the salvation that God has offered through Jesus Christ our Lord.