Walk With Darrell

When we look at our battles in life, do we look at the battle with our physical eyes or our spiritual eyes? You might ask, what are you talking about? We all have battles in life we are fighting and if we look at them through our physical eyes they can seem daunting. What we need to do is to fight our battles through our spiritual eyes. In work there were always battles, and if you look at them through your physical eyes you can get very frustrated with work and at times it c

As a Christian our walk with God is a journey of faith, and there will be times when our trust in God will be tested. There will be those days when your life will seem like you are in a storm and water, and winds of adversity are sweeping you away. Doubt threatens to crash down on you. It is at these times it is important to have a good foundation when everything around you is sinking. That foundation can be found in God’s Word during times of storms. God’s Word has all kind

Before He was arrested, tried, and crucified, Jesus used some of His final moments to encourage His followers to reaffirm and strengthen them. Jesus knew His mission on earth was to pay the price of our sins on the cross. As His time was coming to an end, He wanted to give words to encourage His followers. John 14:26 (NKJV) 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I sa

It seems like I have a lot of friends, and family that have been through some tough situations this year. Don’t lose hope. However hard the situation we are facing or how desperate your situation might seem there is always hope. Hope transitions everything, every pain, sorrow, fear, and loss. Hope is what sets us apart as children of God. Hope is what gives light in darkness and comfort in pain. You might ask where do we get our hope? Hope comes from knowing God’s love for us

Have you ever drifted from God? If we are honest with ourselves there has been a time in probably each of our lives that we drifted from God (I have). Sometimes there has been times when we might have felt like we lost our way. Luckily God doesn’t give up on us. He is always there waiting and calling for us to come back home. Sometimes it is a small whisper to our hearts that lead us home. Jesus says He is the way back and He brings us right into the presence of God. Hebrews

It is so easy for us to be critical of people who look at the world differently than we do. That is one of the things I ask God to help me with daily in my prayers “to not have a critical attitude”. God tells us not to judge others. We have to guard ourselves against judging others by what seems right in our eyes. You think about it we all come from different places and we all value different things in life. Paul talks about how fellow believers will see things different than

Do we fear the Lord? Fear has a few meanings, often fear is used as in being frightened. That is not what I am talking about today. To “fear the Lord” in the bible means, having a deep respect, reverence and awe for God’s power and authority. In the Old Testament David often found himself in situations where his life was in danger, and he put his trust in the Lord to deliver him from his enemies. David feared the Lord and knew the Lord would deliver him from danger. This hap

Ephesians 2:8 (NIV) “ 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God” God’s grace is unmerited favor and is not because of anything we have done to earn it. We experience God’s grace in our salvation as we did nothing to earn it. We experience God’s grace in living the Christian life. Today, we live in an environment where cancel culture is making the news every day. Thankfully, we have a Savior that did not can

Jesus of Nazareth was a penniless teacher from Galilee that changed history. There has never been another human like Jesus. He led a life that we still read about today. His goodness, His courage, and His love has had more of an impact than any other human in history. Jesus did not come to impress us, but He came to save the lost. God came down as a human to live among us to die on the cross for our sins, then rose from the tomb. He simply wants us to reach out to Him and tru

Have you ever thought about the trials we will face this upcoming week? It isn’t about if we face trials, it was about when we face...

Terri and I were asked how we handle worry. Worry is a form of fear. First question for us was do we ever worry, and the second question...

Acts 16:30-31 (NIV) 30 He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” 31 They replied, “Believe in the Lord...

There is nothing that can separate us from God’s love. We are all in different stages of life. The Lord loves and watches out for us no...

2 Corinthians 4:8 We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair As we travel the roads of life,...

This morning, I received a text message from one of the Deacons I used to serve with. It was encouraging as he mentioned he was praying...

In tough times my faith has seen me through. There have been times when fear had crept in, but faith helped me overcome the fear. There...

Revelations 3:20 “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hears My voice, and open the door, I will come into him, and will...

Deuteronomy 29:29 29 The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that...

In life we have times when we reach the mountain top, and the view can be breathtaking. We can’t stay on the mountain top forever; we...

In the Navy there were two great feelings that were tough to beat. One was the thrill of getting underway and the other was getting ready...