The Value of Hard Places
7 Years…it was 7 long years. That was how long we walked in a place of lack in comparison to what we had experienced the last 7 years I was on active duty in the military. Lack may be a relative term to some, our bills were paid, we had cloth on our backs and food to eat.
Matt Redman “10,000 Reasons” LIVE at K-LOVE
A Lesson in Chores
My grandpa Ford always said, “Anything worth doing is worth doing right.” He was a farmer that raised a family during the great depression. Resources where scarce, mistakes cost money, most of those mistakes could easily be overcome by attention to detail and proper training.
Worldly Planning
Planning, planning, planning…if there is one thing I learned in the military, you planned everything first and left nothing to chance. That was a huge part of my job during my last 7 years in the Air Force. I planned school dates for new trainees, annual training needs for the commands enlisted flight personnel and my own training currency. It seemed like we were always planning something or attending a meeting to plan.
Crazy for God
I often feel that folks see Christ followers as complete whack jobs. Seriously, at times the Lord asks us to do things or say things that go so against what society sees as the norm that you know they are whispering to themselves, there goes that goofy Christian again talking all crazy about what his God wants him to do.
Going Without Jesus
I have either read my bible or a daily devotional nearly every day since March 3rd 2001. Not because I felt obligated or out of fear, but because I wanted to know the ways of our Father. After running my own life for 30 years and doing a pretty good job of messing it up, I knew my only hope was in Him.