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Real Hope - Daring to Experience Fullness

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What Joy there is in Living for God? I am His! I am joyful! Real Hope has nothing to do with what a person, a church, the government, a job, riches, or anything can do for you. These can only bring short-term satisfaction. Tell me about yourself? Tell me who you are, not what you do! Our identity is found in our source of hope. Real hope is only found through Jesus. Anyone who commits to live for Jesus, to give their everything to Him, will know real hope. Accepting Jesus is an all of you surrendered acceptance unto Him or a none of you option. You can't partially be God's! Many people go to church, serve in ministries, attend studies or meetings, get involved in good causes and have kind-hearted intentions, but even with all of these great qualities, they can still miss Jesus. HOW? Knowing God is different than following God as His believer. Do you believe in God, that there is a God, that God is real OR do you believe God and confess Him to be your Master ? When a

Casey Released

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Words, in Anger and Revenge, Kill Totally unplanned, I ended up at the hotel immediately behind the Orlando Prison where Casey Anthony was about to be released. The news said she would leave on Sunday. I had flown into the Orlando Airport for a trip that had been planned for six months to help a girlfriend before, during and after surgery. She is from NM and I am from TN. With God there are NO coincidences... no chance happenings... no lucky moments. In a web of time beyond my understanding (but totally in God's hands), time, people and events collide for purposes allowed  by His permissive will. Driving from the airport, I noticed as the mapquest directions became shorter (indicating our hotel for the night was near), we passed a wall barricaded with two rows of spiral barbed wire strategically placed between an inner and outer wall. "Barbed Wire"...  razor barbed wire normally signals a prison/ correctional facility. My heart sensed... Casey must be here. As w

Obesity - What is the Solution?

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So what is the new buzz, everyone is talking about... Obesity. 'What is the solution for obesity?' is not the first question to answer. 'What is the problem that caused obesity?' needs to be addressed initially. Obesity is just the 'other side of the coin' of anorexia/bulimia; both are unhealthy behavior lived out through lies we believe. Can you identify the lies? We hear those words - "I hate you." Today government policy making officials think they can solve obesity, but they come up with the worst solutions... what do they want to do about Obesity?  This week, I heard that there is serious discussion about removing obese children from their home, family, and parents. And where will they put these Obese children? No one knows - as if the government can handle more children who are fosters of the State. "The Biggest Loser" Facility would probably satisfy the desires of the government, encroaching, nanny-state, policy makers. Com

Casey Anthony is Guilty - Of What?

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Telling the Truth is the only Hope of Being Set Free A jury of Casey Anthony's peers found her not guilty!!! of murder 1, aggrevated child abuse, and manslaughter. She was found guilty of lying to officers. Everyone knows this is true. She definitely lied to the officers. Three years of propoganda against Casey Anthony has been defeated. Caylee has not been given justice, but Casey has. It was an American virtue to not be charged for a crime that was not proven. And this has been renewed for each of us as citizens. To be honest, something in my heart of hearts has told me that this case is not about truth - it is about lies. This case is a cause for us to learn: You should not convict someone until they have their day in court. Evidence must prove guilt beyond a shadow of doubt. The media, public and talking heads do not have the facts. Murder is not right no matter who does it. No doubt Casey Anthony is guilty, no matter what the verdict of the jury says! But we must a

A Critical Heart

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I have been very guilty over the years of having a critical heart with myself, others and life in general.  God, Change My Critical Heart!  Maybe it has something to do with trying so hard to live life "right". It is not so much that I held others to my standards, which I really hoped were not mine but God's. I think, it more had to do with the fact that in order to not 'fall off the apple cart' of life, I needed a sense of stability around me. How could I live a life that glorified God, correcting all of the errors of my past, if I didn't have like-minded thinking about me? I needed the support, and the example. Does that make any sense or did I just stir up a bunch of old leftover thoughts and try to make it appealing with a fresh scoop of cool-whipping-excuses? Does anyone like being avoided, disliked, tolerated? I don't. I never have, but I haven't always had the benefit of knowing what it is to life a normal life, to have the majori