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Almost there… enjoying the journey
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011
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Sunday, January 30, 2011
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Deer Hunt in Eldorado, OK
I was able to deer hunt during Thanksgiving 2010. We were on family property in Eldorado, OK. Brayden was such a big help for me on this hunt.
Friday, October 22, 2010
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
Thursday, September 02, 2010
Obstacles and Opportunities
Does it really seem like summer should be over? If you are a student, or even a teacher, you are probably shaking your head right now and asking your computer screen, "Where did the summer go?" As difficult as it may seem for some to say goodbye to the summer break or start a new school year, it really doesn't have to be treated as a time of mourning. Each new day brings with it new obstacles as well as new opportunities.
What has this day been like for you... more obstacles or more opportunities? The interesting thing is that obstacles and opportunities are often one in the same. Take for example exercise. If your workout routine was easy, how could you gain any cardio benefit or increase your strength? Those obstacles, or challenges, became opportunities for growth and improved health. As a student, if your teacher only presented you with information you learned in previous years, what would happen? You might breeze through the class, but you would be bored senseless and learn absolutely nothing. The obstacles, challenges, and exams actually become opportunities for growth and improvement.
When David was a young man, he was responsible for taking care of the family's livestock. 1 Sam 17:34-37 records a conversation between David and King Saul. David said: "I have been taking care of my father's sheep and goats,"... "When a lion or a bear comes to steal a lamb from the flock, I go after it with a club and rescue the lamb from its mouth. If the animal turns on me, I catch it by the jaw and club it to death. I have done this to both lions and bears, and I'll do it to [Goliath], too, for he has defied the armies of the living God! The Lord who rescued me from the claws of the lion and the bear will rescue me from this Philistine!"
Have you ever wondered what would have happened if David would have ran from those lions and bears that came to steal lambs from his father's flock? I venture to say that he would have never stood up to fight the giant, and we would not be talking about him today. David's obstacles, as daunting and dangerous as they were, actually became opportunities for building his faith in the power of his God to save.
As individual believers, and collectively as the church, I am convinced we will encounter obstacles as we grow in Jesus Christ. But I pray that, like David, those struggles, challenges, and obstacles will turn out to be opportunities to see God working mightily in and through each of us and corporately as the body of Christ.
May the Lord bless you!
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What has this day been like for you... more obstacles or more opportunities? The interesting thing is that obstacles and opportunities are often one in the same. Take for example exercise. If your workout routine was easy, how could you gain any cardio benefit or increase your strength? Those obstacles, or challenges, became opportunities for growth and improved health. As a student, if your teacher only presented you with information you learned in previous years, what would happen? You might breeze through the class, but you would be bored senseless and learn absolutely nothing. The obstacles, challenges, and exams actually become opportunities for growth and improvement.
When David was a young man, he was responsible for taking care of the family's livestock. 1 Sam 17:34-37 records a conversation between David and King Saul. David said: "I have been taking care of my father's sheep and goats,"... "When a lion or a bear comes to steal a lamb from the flock, I go after it with a club and rescue the lamb from its mouth. If the animal turns on me, I catch it by the jaw and club it to death. I have done this to both lions and bears, and I'll do it to [Goliath], too, for he has defied the armies of the living God! The Lord who rescued me from the claws of the lion and the bear will rescue me from this Philistine!"
Have you ever wondered what would have happened if David would have ran from those lions and bears that came to steal lambs from his father's flock? I venture to say that he would have never stood up to fight the giant, and we would not be talking about him today. David's obstacles, as daunting and dangerous as they were, actually became opportunities for building his faith in the power of his God to save.
As individual believers, and collectively as the church, I am convinced we will encounter obstacles as we grow in Jesus Christ. But I pray that, like David, those struggles, challenges, and obstacles will turn out to be opportunities to see God working mightily in and through each of us and corporately as the body of Christ.
May the Lord bless you!
(For more from our Fellowship of Montgomery e-newsletters, click here.)
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
Friday, February 05, 2010
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
First Deer Hunt
I have been out deer hunting; however, it was always me taking my son. This was the first time I had ever gone out with the intention of shooting a buck myself. We watched this cull buck come in from a long way off. As he began to move on away from us, we stalked him.
This was in Quanah, Texas.
This was in Quanah, Texas.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
A Prayer for Our Community
God, Your Word has taught us that You exist in Community as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit… The Triune God. And today, in this community… this community that has experienced your provisions, your protection, and your blessings, we bow before you as representatives of this community.
We call out to You today on behalf of our community… mindful of the Psalmists repeated instructions to “Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good. His love [Your love, Father] endures forever” (Ps. 136:1).
We thank you for the men and women in our community that serve us, and ultimately serve You, by keeping watch over us. We pray that you would keep safe those that place themselves in harm’s way as firefighters and law enforcement.
We are thankful for those who serve as elected officials in our city and county governments, and we pray that each one would be mindful of the fact that the book of Romans says, “there is no authority except that which God has established… the authorities are God’s servants” (Rom. 13). Please grant that each public official would have a heart that seeks You and serves according to Your guidance.
We are thankful today for the classrooms, both public and private, that You have blessed our community with. Being an educator, coach, or an administrator is a challenging path that many godly men and women have chosen. For them, we ask that Your Holy Spirit would encourage them to continue shaping the children of our community to be who God has created them to be, not who or what society tries to dictate.
The book of Isaiah teaches us to, "Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is exalted” (Isaiah 12:4). Forgive us for being more concerned with political correctness than we are with a person’s soul or with bringing glory to Your Name. Forgive us for times when we have observed a moment of silence instead of crying out to You… the one true God who gave us a voice to praise You and to pray to You.
Lord, make us bold to live for You, and humble to love our neighbor. And may our community experience an outpouring of Your Spirit so that generation after generation will be blessed as they follow us following You.
In Jesus’ Name I pray,
Amen
We call out to You today on behalf of our community… mindful of the Psalmists repeated instructions to “Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good. His love [Your love, Father] endures forever” (Ps. 136:1).
We thank you for the men and women in our community that serve us, and ultimately serve You, by keeping watch over us. We pray that you would keep safe those that place themselves in harm’s way as firefighters and law enforcement.
We are thankful for those who serve as elected officials in our city and county governments, and we pray that each one would be mindful of the fact that the book of Romans says, “there is no authority except that which God has established… the authorities are God’s servants” (Rom. 13). Please grant that each public official would have a heart that seeks You and serves according to Your guidance.
We are thankful today for the classrooms, both public and private, that You have blessed our community with. Being an educator, coach, or an administrator is a challenging path that many godly men and women have chosen. For them, we ask that Your Holy Spirit would encourage them to continue shaping the children of our community to be who God has created them to be, not who or what society tries to dictate.
The book of Isaiah teaches us to, "Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is exalted” (Isaiah 12:4). Forgive us for being more concerned with political correctness than we are with a person’s soul or with bringing glory to Your Name. Forgive us for times when we have observed a moment of silence instead of crying out to You… the one true God who gave us a voice to praise You and to pray to You.
Lord, make us bold to live for You, and humble to love our neighbor. And may our community experience an outpouring of Your Spirit so that generation after generation will be blessed as they follow us following You.
In Jesus’ Name I pray,
Amen
Friday, September 11, 2009
GO!
"Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." (Matthew 28:19)
Our Master commands us to “go.” We need permission to stay! The gospel is the account of Jesus’ leaving His Father’s right hand to go to Calvary. Jesus instructed those who wanted to be His disciples to leave their homes and their comforts and follow Him. Some insisted that they could not go yet because they still had to care for elderly parents (Luke 9:59–60). Others wanted to make sure everything was in order first (Luke 9:61–62). Still others expressed willingness to follow but wanted to know the details of what they would be doing (Luke 9:57–58). Jesus never excused those who struggled to follow Him. He made it clear that to follow Him meant He set the direction and they were to follow.
We can convince ourselves that Jesus does not really want us to adjust our lives, pointing to the success we are enjoying right where we are. Yet Jesus often told His disciples to go elsewhere in spite of the success they were experiencing. Peter had just pulled in the greatest catch of fish of his entire career when Jesus invited him to leave everything (Luke 5:1–11). Philip was enjoying astounding success as an evangelist when the Holy Spirit instructed him to go to the desert (Acts 8:25–40). Success where we are can be our greatest hindrance to going where Jesus wants us to be.
If you become too comfortable where you are, you may resist Christ’s invitation to go elsewhere. Don’t assume that God does not want you to go in service to Him. He may lead you across the street to share the gospel with your neighbor or to the other side of the world. Wherever He leads, be prepared to go.
Henry Blackaby
http://www.blackaby.org/
Our Master commands us to “go.” We need permission to stay! The gospel is the account of Jesus’ leaving His Father’s right hand to go to Calvary. Jesus instructed those who wanted to be His disciples to leave their homes and their comforts and follow Him. Some insisted that they could not go yet because they still had to care for elderly parents (Luke 9:59–60). Others wanted to make sure everything was in order first (Luke 9:61–62). Still others expressed willingness to follow but wanted to know the details of what they would be doing (Luke 9:57–58). Jesus never excused those who struggled to follow Him. He made it clear that to follow Him meant He set the direction and they were to follow.
We can convince ourselves that Jesus does not really want us to adjust our lives, pointing to the success we are enjoying right where we are. Yet Jesus often told His disciples to go elsewhere in spite of the success they were experiencing. Peter had just pulled in the greatest catch of fish of his entire career when Jesus invited him to leave everything (Luke 5:1–11). Philip was enjoying astounding success as an evangelist when the Holy Spirit instructed him to go to the desert (Acts 8:25–40). Success where we are can be our greatest hindrance to going where Jesus wants us to be.
If you become too comfortable where you are, you may resist Christ’s invitation to go elsewhere. Don’t assume that God does not want you to go in service to Him. He may lead you across the street to share the gospel with your neighbor or to the other side of the world. Wherever He leads, be prepared to go.
Henry Blackaby
http://www.blackaby.org/
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
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