Casting Crowns - "Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me)" - Live
GO TO CHURCH TODAY AND HAVE A BLESSED SON-day!!!!!!!
I am Blessed
The questions is have you always wondered why things happened in your life???? I can tell you time after time after time in my life I have certainly asked GOD why??? Many of you know that our three sons are adopted. I am not going to say raising someone else's children for them has always been easy. But I will say God has been with us through it all and we have seen God work through every situations and obstacle we have battled with. Through all the good times God has been there also. We have been so blessed to be able to do so much with these boys God has been so good. We have made lots of beautiful family memories lately. We have had our summer packed this year we've been to Florida and went to a three day youth congress this week with the entire family.
During the youth congress with our family and our church family this past week my God said I have some answers. God opened my eyes again this week to answer some of my whys???? Why???--- God was I not able to have birth children. Don't get me wrong I love our boys with all my heart and treasure all three of them. We have a very small youth department in church right now. In fact, we have eleven current active teens between (the ages of 11-18) in our church right now that attend regularly. Eight out of these eleven kids come from broken homes. There either living with one biological parent, or a grandparent and are foster children or adopted children. You may say that is a high ratio. But I say it is God will for our church. These kids all can relate to one another. They can talk to one another and not feel like an outcast. I told one of the teen girls this week I know without a doubt God brought all of us together in this church because we can relate with one another. I told her I personally could relate with her because of my own situation with my own children. See God knew where my journey would lead me one day. If we all could just say God only you knows what it is best for my life. Only you know what the future beholds and truly be yielded. We would not get so stressed out sometimes.
Romans 1:10-- Making a request, if by any means now at length I night have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.
3 John 1:2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
During the youth congress with our family and our church family this past week my God said I have some answers. God opened my eyes again this week to answer some of my whys???? Why???--- God was I not able to have birth children. Don't get me wrong I love our boys with all my heart and treasure all three of them. We have a very small youth department in church right now. In fact, we have eleven current active teens between (the ages of 11-18) in our church right now that attend regularly. Eight out of these eleven kids come from broken homes. There either living with one biological parent, or a grandparent and are foster children or adopted children. You may say that is a high ratio. But I say it is God will for our church. These kids all can relate to one another. They can talk to one another and not feel like an outcast. I told one of the teen girls this week I know without a doubt God brought all of us together in this church because we can relate with one another. I told her I personally could relate with her because of my own situation with my own children. See God knew where my journey would lead me one day. If we all could just say God only you knows what it is best for my life. Only you know what the future beholds and truly be yielded. We would not get so stressed out sometimes.
Romans 1:10-- Making a request, if by any means now at length I night have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.
3 John 1:2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
Getting out of your comfort zone
It just easier in life sometimes to take the zone or the path that seems most comfortable to you. Than to take that job or take on additional responsibility. The pay increase is not enough, so why would I take that job. I will just stick with this job because it easier and a lot less stress.
What about this though???? Working for Jesus in God's house. So many people at church think today I am not qualified to do this or do that because of my education standing. I just have a high school degree. I don't have a college degree or any college courses for that matter. Oh!! help out in junior church you want me to teach a children class. Not me!!! I just don't deal well with children. Me I don't have any training I am just not qualified to do that. You better ask someone else I just don't think that would be the best fit for me. Oh!! but what about this the one group at church that no one wants to help with, "The Teenagers". Drama, drama, and then more drama. You want my wife and I? I am staying away from that department at church. I think you better ask that couple over there. They are much more qualified than us and yes they can deal much better with teenagers. I would suggest you ask them. You know people it doesn't take just one couple in the church for this department or this department. It is a team effort. You have some people that rather come to church and set there and keep their sent warm. In my family we have always called them pew warmers. I just set here and keep my sent warm. What about the music department? You want me to sing in the choir or you want me to sing special music. No, he or she their voice is much better than mine. What am I saying get involved in your local church you attend. If more people would get involved in church and help out, some of us would not have to take on so many roles in the church house today. There is no better job title you can have people. I work for Jesus in my church and let's not forget our communities. Scripture sayeth, Mark 16:15... ''And he(Jesus) said unto them, Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature".
What is your job? Who do you work for?? .....The president of everyone and everything. The CEO of the entire world. Who is that??? ----JESUS.
What about this though???? Working for Jesus in God's house. So many people at church think today I am not qualified to do this or do that because of my education standing. I just have a high school degree. I don't have a college degree or any college courses for that matter. Oh!! help out in junior church you want me to teach a children class. Not me!!! I just don't deal well with children. Me I don't have any training I am just not qualified to do that. You better ask someone else I just don't think that would be the best fit for me. Oh!! but what about this the one group at church that no one wants to help with, "The Teenagers". Drama, drama, and then more drama. You want my wife and I? I am staying away from that department at church. I think you better ask that couple over there. They are much more qualified than us and yes they can deal much better with teenagers. I would suggest you ask them. You know people it doesn't take just one couple in the church for this department or this department. It is a team effort. You have some people that rather come to church and set there and keep their sent warm. In my family we have always called them pew warmers. I just set here and keep my sent warm. What about the music department? You want me to sing in the choir or you want me to sing special music. No, he or she their voice is much better than mine. What am I saying get involved in your local church you attend. If more people would get involved in church and help out, some of us would not have to take on so many roles in the church house today. There is no better job title you can have people. I work for Jesus in my church and let's not forget our communities. Scripture sayeth, Mark 16:15... ''And he(Jesus) said unto them, Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature".
What is your job? Who do you work for?? .....The president of everyone and everything. The CEO of the entire world. Who is that??? ----JESUS.
Busy...Busy...Busy
Well, what a whirlwind life has been lately. Started a new job in May, kind of unexpected job just dropped into my lap. The wonderful holidays in the middle of this all. Mother's Day and then Father's Day. Our anniversary on June the first celebrating 17 years of marriage.
Oh!! Did I mention we got to spend our anniversary in FLORIDA!!! The land of Disney. I love Disney and I love Florida. We stayed at a beautiful resort in Orlanda called --The Fountains. We got a park hopper on Monday- Animal Kingdom, Epcot and Hollywood Studios. Last but certaintly not least we went to LEGOLAND in Winter Haven, FL on Wednesday. If you have never been there you have got to go. Just something you have got to experience first hand. Then Wednesday night we drove on down the state to Pine Island which is near Fort Myers. We statyed there until Monday and then back on the insterstate of home we went. Here a few pictures from the trip.
Oh!! Did I mention we got to spend our anniversary in FLORIDA!!! The land of Disney. I love Disney and I love Florida. We stayed at a beautiful resort in Orlanda called --The Fountains. We got a park hopper on Monday- Animal Kingdom, Epcot and Hollywood Studios. Last but certaintly not least we went to LEGOLAND in Winter Haven, FL on Wednesday. If you have never been there you have got to go. Just something you have got to experience first hand. Then Wednesday night we drove on down the state to Pine Island which is near Fort Myers. We statyed there until Monday and then back on the insterstate of home we went. Here a few pictures from the trip.
Happy, Happy Anniversary to Us
Happy, Happy Annivesary to the love of my life for 17 years today. We have been blessed beyond my widest dreams. We have been together for 18 years and we were married in my home state Kentucky. We have been blessed with three handsome sons. God has blessed us with some wonderful family members and friends to share this journey with. Thank you God for Adam.
New Chapter and New Beginning
Back in February we made some changes in our family. It is ashame you find out you can't trust a man that professes to be a godly man of God. We had our children in a private school near our house for almost three years to come to find out the pastor there decides to start teaching false doctrine. The doctrine was so far fetch he needs to change his church sign because it is not accurate.
Satan is out to attack our families and the main target is--- families that are in church and that are trying to serve God. Our former pastor used to say there not called problems or unforeseen circumstances instead there called opportunities for God. What and how will you handle this task will you fall down and just break??? Our will you keep the faith and let God take the wheel. I told our boys we are going to ride this bridge on out to the end and we will let our God do the driving. Because God knew this would happen before we even knew. Changing schools when the school year is almost ended... is not has easy as one may think. Well, we contacted the previous school the boys were in and thank God they agreed to let us transfer and we also have one whom is in his second year of high school. Praise God it all worked out and in less than a week they were transferred and back in school.
Well, this also put a toll on my work schedule because the school hours are much different here and they are back to school five days week. The other school went longer days and just four days a week. My boss agreed to work with me and work my hours around the boys new school schedule which was very nice of her. Although, this pass Friday God opened a new chapter again in our lives which we had been praying about since February. I didn't want to rush into this decision and changing jobs is never a fun thing to do. I have made great friends at my job at Hallmark been there for three years this month can't believe that. My boss is a godly christian lady and not married but God has truly blessed her for so many years. It even still amazes her how God help her with her battle of cancer back in the early 2000's. She didn't even have to take cancer treatments of any kind. God wasn't finished with her yet she said God had a plan.
Please pray for our family as I begin a new chapter in my life. It is going to require a lot of patience and prayer I am going to working with children. It is amazing because God knows it has always been the desire of my life ever since I was young. It is require taking classes that is required by the state. Also, I am looking into continuing my education. If and when God opens this next chapter I plan to go back to college also. If I can get all the paperwork process and credits transferred and so forth I hope to start this August.
Keep the faith God never required us to have the faith of a mountain only of a mustard seed.
If you ever seen a mustard seed they are very, very small. I have one that was given to me by a missionary that is from Israel.
Luke 17:6
And the LORD said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto the sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.
Satan is out to attack our families and the main target is--- families that are in church and that are trying to serve God. Our former pastor used to say there not called problems or unforeseen circumstances instead there called opportunities for God. What and how will you handle this task will you fall down and just break??? Our will you keep the faith and let God take the wheel. I told our boys we are going to ride this bridge on out to the end and we will let our God do the driving. Because God knew this would happen before we even knew. Changing schools when the school year is almost ended... is not has easy as one may think. Well, we contacted the previous school the boys were in and thank God they agreed to let us transfer and we also have one whom is in his second year of high school. Praise God it all worked out and in less than a week they were transferred and back in school.
Well, this also put a toll on my work schedule because the school hours are much different here and they are back to school five days week. The other school went longer days and just four days a week. My boss agreed to work with me and work my hours around the boys new school schedule which was very nice of her. Although, this pass Friday God opened a new chapter again in our lives which we had been praying about since February. I didn't want to rush into this decision and changing jobs is never a fun thing to do. I have made great friends at my job at Hallmark been there for three years this month can't believe that. My boss is a godly christian lady and not married but God has truly blessed her for so many years. It even still amazes her how God help her with her battle of cancer back in the early 2000's. She didn't even have to take cancer treatments of any kind. God wasn't finished with her yet she said God had a plan.
Please pray for our family as I begin a new chapter in my life. It is going to require a lot of patience and prayer I am going to working with children. It is amazing because God knows it has always been the desire of my life ever since I was young. It is require taking classes that is required by the state. Also, I am looking into continuing my education. If and when God opens this next chapter I plan to go back to college also. If I can get all the paperwork process and credits transferred and so forth I hope to start this August.
Keep the faith God never required us to have the faith of a mountain only of a mustard seed.
If you ever seen a mustard seed they are very, very small. I have one that was given to me by a missionary that is from Israel.
Luke 17:6
And the LORD said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto the sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.
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