Walk With Darrell

Consider your trials….count it all…what? James 1:2 “Count it all joy, when you meet trials of various kinds”. We can’t imagine that we can have troubles and be joyful at the same time. James says that we can. Let’s talk about joy. Joy is different from what we call happiness according to scripture Count it all joy isn’t saying, be happy about your trials. Happiness is a feeling that happens in your life. Happiness is a by-product when a lot of things turn out right. Joy ac

There is a lot of pressure to buy our way to happiness. We see it in our advertisements on TV. If I just had that car, that boat, that RV, or had that house on a lake with the private golf cart to drive around the community. Maybe even hang out at that cool beachfront resort then I know I would be happy. The world offers all kind of products to buy, which promises happiness. I will call it stuff. Solomon warns of the trap of buying stuff, it seems you never have enough. But i

Can you recall a time when God has prepared you for something that you were going to go through in the future? Our God is Omniscience, which is saying that God is all knowing including the past and the future. This happens in our lives probably more than we realize. When you do realize that this has happened to you it is another moment that gives you an opportunity to praise God. About 15 years ago I was involved in a ministry at the local Veterans Administration Nursing Hom

Who do you work for? Sure, we can say I work for this company or that company. You might even work for yourself. Heck, I am retired, and my wife thinks I work for her😊. But have you really thought about who you work for? I always believed I worked for the Lord. I had a regular job, but I always believed the Lord provided me my job, so I tried to take that mindset to work. If you truly believe that the Lord is your provider, and He opened the doors for you to have your j

Terri and I were camping along Lake Michigan. Our days were filled with visiting family, getting some beautiful views of Lake Michigan. Once back at the campground we usually would go cool off at the pool and then spend the evening around a campfire. One day at the pool I enjoyed watching a little girl being taught to swim by her father. It was great to see the little girl taking those little outstretched arms reaching towards her father as he slowly kept getting farther away

We all have a few scars in our lives. I am talking about more than the scar I have from my knee replacement. There are scars of broken relationships, lost loved ones, rejection from others, failures we have had. I could go on, but you get the drift. Healing doesn’t come easy. Sometimes our wounds have been there so long that it has become infected, and it affects other relationships in our lives. Sometimes the best way to heal a wound is to realize they exist and tell God abo

We all have some weaknesses in our life and then we have some areas that we are strong. Sometimes God can work through our weaknesses more than He does through our strengths. We see this many times in the bible that God did not always choose the strongest. God had chosen Gideon to lead the Israel Army. Gideon replied that his clan is the weakest and that he was the least in the family. Judges 6:15 (NIV) 15 “Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but how can I save Israel? My c

Humility and pride come from two different ends of the spectrum. Pride is a two-edged sword that can be a good thing and can be bad. I think we can all probably agree it is important to take pride in oneself, this helps motivate us to improve ourselves. A person can have a feeling of satisfaction over what we’ve accomplished. Many of my sport coaches I had growing up instilled in our team pride for doing our best. Even in the bible, the writer of Ecclesiastes in the Old Test

I am sure we have all heard about the battle within each of us between the “Flesh and the Spirit”. However, do we understand what this battle is? This is the battle that each one of us must fight daily. The bible tells us the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh. Galatians 5:17 17 For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each ot

Once we accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior are we seeing a difference in our lifestyle? As a Christian we walk in a newness of life. Does our lifestyle exhibit a day-by-day commitment to live for Christ? Walking is often used in scripture as a symbol of the Christian life. John writes about our walk in 2 John and Paul talks about our walk in 1 Thessalonians. 2 John 1:6 6 And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginnin

We are an impatient people. When a crisis comes up and we take it to the Lord in prayer, we need to wait for His answer. For an example, we might pray to God about something then we try to figure a solution without waiting for God’s answer. My hand is up…. Guilty. Last year while traveling, I was given a crisis back home in Texas and I was in Montana. I took it to the Lord in prayer, asking for wisdom and discernment and basically to guide me to a solution. Throughout the day

As Christians we need to guard our minds. You might ask, what am I talking about? In 1st Peter, it tells us to be alert and sober minded because the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 1 Peter 5:8 “Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour” We have an enemy that would love to weaken us and destroy our Faith. Satan would like to destroy our witness for Christ, destroy our

The American Bald Eagle is the symbol for our country. Terri and I have seen a couple of eagles while out hiking in the Rockies. We were able to see one of them circle along Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park as the wind carried it then it perched on a tree. I was able to get a camera lens on it. For those who worked with me, you remember my icon on skype at work was the American Bald Eagle. In Isaiah 40 it talks about us soaring like eagles when we put our trust in the

翻译成中文是： “得救意味着什么？” 如果是在基督教语境中，这个问题通常指： “得救”：指人通过对耶稣基督的信仰，罪得到赦免，与上帝恢复关系，并获得永生。 因此整句话的意思是：“成为得救的人意味着什么？” 或 “得救的含义是什么？” 更完整一点的中文表达也可以是： “得救是什么意思？” “什么叫做得救？” 如果你愿意，我也可以解释一下基督教里“得救”通常包括哪些含义 《使徒行传》16:30–31（NIV）中文翻译 30 随后他领他们出来，说：“两位先生，我当怎样行才可以得救？” 31 他们回答说：“当信主耶稣，你和你一家都必得救。” 这正是腓立比的狱卒在意识到保罗和西拉没有在地震震开锁链后逃走时所问的问题。当时地震使他们的锁链松开，监狱也被震动。狱卒以为囚犯都逃跑了，准备自杀。按照当时的法律，如果狱卒让囚犯逃走，他就要被处死。 保罗大声呼喊告诉他，他们仍然都在。于是狱卒俯伏在保罗面前，问道：“两位先生，我当怎样行才可以得救？” 保罗的回答记载在**《使徒行传》16:31**： “当信主耶稣，你和你一家都必得救。” 那么，“得救”是什么意思呢？ 我

Что значит быть спасённым? Деяния 16:30–31 (NIV) — перевод на русский 30 Затем он вывел их и спросил: «Господа, что мне делать, чтобы спастись?»31 Они ответили: «Веруй в Господа Иисуса, и спасёшься — ты и весь твой дом». Это был вопрос, который задал филиппийский тюремщик, когда понял, что Павел и Сила не убежали из своей камеры после того, как землетрясение освободило их от уз. Тюремщик был готов покончить с собой, думая, что заключённые сбежали. Закон требовал, чтобы тюремщ

का हिंदी अनुवाद है: “उद्धार पाए जाने का क्या अर्थ है?” या अधिक सरल भाषा में:“बचाए जाने / उद्धार होने का क्या मतलब है?” Saved (धार्मिक संदर्भ में) → उद्धार पाना Saved (सामान्य अर्थ में) → बचाया जाना अगर आप चाहें तो मैं यह भी समझा सकता हूँ कि ईसाई धर्म में “saved” (उद्धार) का क्या अर्थ होता है। हिंदी अनुवाद (Hindi Translation) प्रेरितों के काम 16:30–31 (NIV) 30 फिर वह उन्हें बाहर ले आया और पूछा, “हे सज्जनों, उद्धार पाने के लिए मुझे क्या करना चाहिए?” 31 उन्होंने उत्तर दिया, “प्र

Life can keep us busy and seem like we are bounced around from one problem to another. The burden can seem like we are carrying a heavy load, and it can weigh us down. Before you know it, our joy can be gone. Every phase of life has its own burden. I can remember talking with my mother, she would tell me getting older isn’t what it is cracked up to be. During the work years, it can be tough working and then trying to raise a family. Now COVID has brought a whole new set of b

I am getting my Papa hat ready to go. We are getting ready to go see the grandkids. There is an inner joy and peace watching my little grandkids play. Ages eleven, seven and three are great ages, well I guess any age is great when you talk about grandkids. I love watching their little minds think and learn things. I don’t need TV, don’t need the news, contentment is enjoying my grandkids company. I thank God every day that my grandchildren are growing up in a loving home wher

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 Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.” This was the question asked by the Philippian jailor when he realized that Paul and Silas had not escaped from their prison cell after a earthquake broke them loose from their bonds. The jailor was ready to take his own life, thinking the prisoners had fled. Law demanded that a jailor who los

That is a tough one. How do we define a successful life? Each one of us has a different view of success. The question is how our success aligns with God’s idea of success. The world values wealth, strength, beauty, health, prestige, popularity, and few other things that don’t necessarily align with God’s view of success. We can get caught up with how the world measures success. We often define success; measured by our achievements, accomplishments, or talents. This often tra