Category: Christian Living

One of these days, I am going to sound like a broken record. I don’t mind. I listened to records as a child and I know the sound well.

God has impressed on me the power of little things. Both positive and negative.

This “little thing” story is from my church. I have a friend who often greets me before Sunday School. She uses my name and has a big smile on her face. One might think of this as a little thing, but I feel so special and important when I hear her cheery voice. She brings a smile to my face.

Oh, friends, I pray that you see the benefit of the little things. If God leads, please follow. You can help someone in a big way with something as simple as a smile and a hello.

When I started my WordPress blog, I debated what to call it.  As I thought about a blog name, I knew that God had been teaching me about prayer and going to Him for everything.

Philippians 4:6-7 is painted on my living room wall.  The general idea of those verses is to worry about nothing, pray about everything, and you will have peace.

Pray about everything.  I had used Philippians 4:6-7 as my go to verse for big decisions (such as when I bought my house).  However, I have been learning how much prayer I need for everything in life.  I cannot succeed at anything unless I have Christ as my foundation.  When I spend more time in prayer, I am more in tune with God.

Being in tune with God makes a beautiful melody.

I recently read James 3:13 and was struck by the concept of “the gentleness that wisdom brings”. People who are truly wise have a Biblical confidence which is expressed by a gentle spirit. The opposite is true about those who are foolish. Abraham Lincoln said, “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt”. The foolish speak with a brashness that shows a lack of wisdom. I know it can be hard to remain silent and there are times we need to speak up. The wise will speak with gentleness.

I want to seek gentle, Biblical wisdom. Nothing else is truly wise.

Like many I have been watching the news of Billy Graham’s death. While I believe in honoring a man who was passionate about the gospel, I am convicted about having the proper motivation. Even Jesus Christ prayed “Glorify Your Son, so that your Son may glorify You” – John 17:1 (NET).

As we reflect on the life of godly men let us not focus on them, but on Christ. Christ is the reason they are godly and the source of their success.

None of us may seem to have the impact for the gospel that Billy Graham did, but ultimately the impact is up to God. So continue to serve God with all you have. He will use it for His glory and you will hear “well done”.

This post provides an update to a project I started some time ago. I wrote about a frame that I was working on. I have taken the next step with this hideous project to see if I can make improvements. It doesn’t really look any better than the last time, but like I said before – this frame is a work in progress.

As it stands right now, the paint blobs have been removed. I have decided to try something completely different from my original plan. I wanted to show the “scars” of the frame as an analogy for life. Now I plan on filling them in and sanding the frame down to make things smooth. There are many scars in this life. However, in heaven the scars will be removed. When God calls me to my heavenly home, He will provide complete healing. I will be perfect then. My life (my journey on earth) is all about my eternal home where I will praise and worship God without hindrance. I have asked God to help me live with eternity in mind. I hope this frame will provide a needed reminder.

I pray this can be a blessing to my friends who know Jesus Christ as their personal Savior. To those of you who do not have a personal relationship with Christ – most of my blog posts probably don’t make sense. I am a child of God, because of John 1:12 (NET), “But to all who have received Him – those who believe in His name – He has given the right to become God’s children.” Romans 10:9-10 (NET) tells us how to “receive” God. “Because if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and thus has righteousness and with the mouth one confesses and thus has salvation.”

If you do not understand what this means, please contact me and I will share what God has taught me. If you aren’t comfortable contacting me, ask God to show you. You need to talk to Him anyway.