New Day Same Choice

In Andy Andrews book, The Lost Choice, it states; "Every single choice you make... every single action you make... matters. But remember, the converse is also true. Every choice you do not make... every action you do not take... matters just as much!" (p.230) We have been given the gift of choice. It's amazing to me how unaware we are sometimes of how simple it really is. When we get up each day, we make a choice. A choice to be down, or a choice to be up. A choice to forgive, or a choice to hold a grudge. A choice to love and enjoy life, or a choice to be negligent of the wonderful gifts God has so graciously provided. In Deuteronomy 30:19 the Bible says; "I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore CHOOSE life,..." Every decison we make either brings life or death. Every thought, every action, every choice is blessings or cursings. The Lost Choice is a parable about the hidden potential of the human heart. God, our heavenly Father has given to us the gift of choice. And He has given us by His divine power everything that pertains to life and godliness. Only the choice remains to us. If we'll put the powerful tool of choice in our Shepherd's Bag and use it wisely every day, we can see life and blessings!!!
Choose wisely...

Juggling Act

Well, as usual, the message I preached on Sunday was aimed more at myself than anyone else. I preached a sermon on "Balance". You would think that after almost 37 years of being a believer, I would understand this "Christian life" a little better than I do. But my words rung true to me and my life this past week. We must maintain a balance in our life or it becomes a juggling act. When we get to juggling everything, sooner or later something is going to hit the ground! Proverbs 25:16 relates a truth that even too much of a good thing can be bad for us. It's easy to get so wrapped up in "good" things that we miss the "best" things sometimes. We need to balance what we allow to stay in our minds, balance what our flesh desires, balance the grace of our Lord Jesus with the knowledge of our Lord Jesus, balance thos crazy emotions that can soar up and down so fast. Rick Warren said in his book, The Purpose Driven Life, "Blessed are the balanced for they shall outlast everyone." Perhaps we need to pace ourselves for the race (Hebrews 12:1), rather than try to sprint through it! Yeah! Balance, that's one thing I'd like to add to my Shepherd's Bag! To any travelers who may pass this way, Be Blessed and Be Balanced!

New Blogger

Well today is the first day of a new era for me. Blogging was not even heard of when I was born. For anyone interested in my blogspot name, it comes from the story of David and Goliath. In 1 Samuel 17, the story is told about how a young boy fights a giant man of war and wins. Although David's companions tried to give him armor, weapons, etc. None of it felt right or fit right. No! The way he won the battle was with his own stuff. In 1 Samuel 17:49 it says; "Then David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone; and slung it and struck the Philistine in his forhead,..." If there's one thing I've learned in this life, it's that you'll never win your battles with somebody elses stuff. Hopefully, I'll be able share some of the stuff in my bag so that you can put into your own bag the things you'll need to succeed! I look forward to sharing what I've learned (mostly the hard way) so that it might help someone else. Remember, the victory does not always come to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later the victory comes to the one who thinks he can! I'll be back,
Mike