I have yielded my life and everything I hold sacred to the Lord. There is nothing He does not have access to. He has used the desires of my heart to touch the lives of those around me. Through our business we have made many new friends, many more than I ever realized…that was until yesterday when our second team needed help. They had a broken hitch and where 700+ miles from home.

My initial thought was to go and rescue them with my motorhome or my sons truck. Then I felt the Lord tell me to pray. So I did and then asked for prayer on JAMA’s Facebook page…and people started to pray. Instantly…yes, instantly we had help from numerous sources. Phone calls, emails, text and private messages came rolling in…I was overwhelmed by the willingness of people to reach out and help us.

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I have several pastor friends who are going through difficulties right now. None are young, all are great men of God, some are without a pulpit, some are dealing with physical aliments and others congregational situations. I often thought that at some point we would all be in a place where the Lord was finished refining us…that is completely the wrong thought process.

God called Abraham and Moses at a late age. Our society we would consider them ‘retired’, not God. I’m quickly learning He is constantly refining who we are and how He would have us act or react to life regardless of our age. Recently we’ve been through our own set of trials with broken equipment. Our reaction has been adapt, improvise and overcome. No need to figure out ‘who shot Johnny’, other than to understand what happened and how to prevent it in the future if possible.

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I can only hope that on the day I meet our savior He will count me among the 12. If I was to evaluate my current place of service, I believe I’m following in the foot steps of the disciples. Not in the traditional sense as a pastor or minister in a church setting, or even as a missionary, but as a fulltime Christ following representative in the business world. The sacrifices and rewards are the same, it’s just a different environment.

I experienced this type of reward this past week. I was able to help a friend regain control of his ministry domain name that had been lost when it was not renewed. Those actions allowed us to bring his email back on line reconnecting him with his friends and church family. I was only able to do this through my knowledge and understanding of the how domains, hosting and email work. The only reason I understand any of this is because of my calling in the business world by our Father.

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This an intriguing devotional from Os Hillman today. He asks us to look at our lives and compare them to one of the patriarchs to see which one we might compare ourselves to. I would have to say I have the characteristics of Abraham. The Lord asked me to step out in faith in February of 2001 as we birthed JAMA Racing Ministry. That single action has been foundational in shaping the rest of my life.

My faith journey has been ongoing for over 13 years. I do not see that changing. It has become easier as my relationship with Him has grown deeper. I see His hand and trust His plan. Sometimes it’s a bit scary and I’m not sure how it will all turn out, but none the less, I continue walking. I have learned He is faithful.

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As I look back over the last 14 years of walking with the Lord, my life is filled with mountain top and valley experiences. The early days of ministry were new, exciting and a fresh experience for us and those we ministered to in the drag racing community. As the economy took it’s toll on the racing groups we worked with, it also prompted a change in our ministry. We went from hosting chapel services at nearly 70 events a year to just a handful.

At one point I thought the Lord was going to have us stop ministering at the track all together. That was not the case. Instead of the direct ministry of a pulpit, He has moved us to individual contact through our work. Will this be the final destination for the ministry, doubtful. The Lord is constantly molding our lives to meet His needs and to fulfill the work He has for us while we are in this world. We must embrace the journey, there is much to be learned along the road called life.

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Relationship, relationship, relationship. I know I write about this all the time, but it’s the only way to discern the will of God for our lives. If you are to know when to do something or when not to do something, the only way you will know is how the Lord speaks to you in a given situation.

Open or closed doors, finances, the right people, the right equipment are all ways the Lord speaks to us in how we operate our business. The best one is when something looks like it’s the perfect answer to a question or problem and yet it does not happen. We found what we thought was the perfect motorhome for the second unit. By the time we could talk to the people about buying it, it was sold. It was obviously not God’s will for that situation. We knew there must be something better…and there was. What we ended up buying filled the need, was affordable and yes…all white with no graphics just like the other motorhome.

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Been there done that…how many times have you heard someone say that? I wrestled with our Lord on many issues over the years. Everything from how I wanted to live my life to my dependency on the world for all of my needs. While I’d like to say I was a quick study, that simply was not the case. Hard headedness seems to be in my nature…yep, rebellious plain and simple.

But the Lords grace is greater than my stupidity. It took many years, for me to released the future and overall outcome of my life to His will. I no longer concern myself with the ‘big picture’ like I use to. Yes, I still wonder how it will all work out, but I don’t fret over it. You still have to work, you still have to use your brains to figure things out, but the overall outcome is up to Him. My job is to listen and follow direction.

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