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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Prayer
A few words of wisdom I read regarding prayer:
- “I would rather teach one man to pray than ten men to preach.” - Charles Spurgeon
- “Heaven is full of answers to prayer for which no one ever bothered to ask.” - Billy Graham
- “The man who mobilizes the Christian church to pray will make the greatest contribution to world evangelization in history.” - Andrew Murray
- “When we work, we work; but when we pray, God works.” - Max Lucado
- “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.” – Jesus (Matt. 7:7-8)
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
OSU @ UT
Our family at the Oklahoma State game with our great friends, Dennis and Robin Bush. (By the way, we won!)
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
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!
(For more from our Fellowship of Montgomery e-newsletters, click here.)
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
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