SAME ROAD....DIFFERENT PATH!!

SAME ROAD......DIFFERENT PATH !!!

Since becoming a Christian over twenty years ago, I have embarked on an interesting journey while living the Christian walk. Trusting in an all knowing, all powerful God to direct me along a path which is sometimes hard to see can be and is quite challenging. There have been many boisterous obstacles along the way that have sought to hinder my steps. At times I have rushed these obstacles with the faith that God is going to show me something I have never seen. Other times I have with lack of faith, begged God to remove these obstacles that at times look unconquerable.

During my Christian life I have sought to stay faithful to the road that God has placed me on. At times I have approached different paths along this journey, uncertain of the outcome of my choices. This is where the phrase "living by faith" becomes more than just words. For the past eleven summers I have chosen the road to work at a camp ministering to college age and young kids. I am now standing at the beginning of a new path which will take me out of my comfort zone of camp and into the classroom. I will be teaching five classes everyday. Challenging, frightening, and anxious are some of the adventrous descriptions that come to mind when pondering my new path.

God is faithful and I know that He knows what is best for me. He knows me better than I know myself. I know that He has already gone before me preparing the way. Now, all I have to do is follow and trust Him that He is going to help me through it. There is a thought that continues to float through my mind as I ponder my journey. There have been many times that my friends have changed, my environment has changed, my ministry has changed, I have changed, and my paths have changed. Through all these changes, God and God's love for me has never changed. With that thought and promise always in my mind and heart, there is no reason for me to doubt when God says go; even if that means doing that which I really do not want to do. Living and walking by faith in God requires obedience. Putting aside my desires so that God's will can be fulfilled and accomplished in my life. It is not about me, but all about Him.

QUOTE FOR TODAY

"HE IS NO FOOL

WHO GIVES UP

WHAT HE CANNOT KEEP

TO GAIN WHAT HE CANNOT LOSE."

(Jim Elliot)

BEHIND THE RESTRAIN

BEHIND THE RESTRAIN

O what lies beneath this wretched man I am? The grace of God that keeps me from acting upon the fierce intentions of my heart. The battle rages between the man that I am and the man that I am striving daily to become. This process of change is an endless pursuit that drains me of my motivation. Well kept and secure by the hand of God. May the day never come that I am unleashed, for in that day flesh shall have its victory. For how can that which has been shackled overcome that which has chosen to die to self? Ever so softly I take my stride to walk this path I must daily tread. Driven by an eternal destination that seeks to welcome me though undeserved.

O what lies beneath this wretched man I am? The grace of God that keeps me from being overtaken by a power that is desperately wicked. Keep me O God secure under your restrain. For without you I am nothing, and alone I cannot keep harnessed the lurkings of my heart. May I find you daily as I kneel before you that I may not stumble. May I often seek for your eternal treasures, so that I am not found wanting in my pursuits for temporal satisfaction.

AS I LOOK IN TO THE MIRROR TODAY, THERE IS MORE GOING ON BEYOND THE SURFACE THAN THE EXPRESSION WHICH BEAMS BEFORE YOU. GOD'S GRACE IS SUFFICIENT!

GLORY IN THE CREATOR

GLORY IN THE

CREATOR!!

How do I view creation? Do I stand in awe? Captivated in thought with things I have never seen. The splendor of such things causes me to sing. Creation is the music to the song of beauty which God created. The love that we share with one another is only a short breath of the love that God is. Peace is only a jewel of the true treasure that lies in its Creator. Is the creation of greater use than its Creator? For at some point, that which was created will lose its glamour, but does that rob it of its true value? That which is created lies prey to temporal sustenance. The Creator is eternal, for whether He is acknolwedged or not He shall not lose His glory. The Creator(God) is and always shall be. That which has no beginning or end is not bound by what man vlaues. When we glory more in creation than in its Creator; we lose sight of the true source of eternal substance and sustenance. Therefore leaving us as men who are forever wanting.