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How to Have a Relationship with Christ What is the way for us to have a relationship with God? Jesus said, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me”. John 14:6 6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. “For unless you believe that I am He, you shall die in your sins” John 8:24 24 I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am he, you will

Does life ever feel like it is spiraling out of control? I am sure we all have had times in our lives where we felt like things were spiraling out of control. I know I have had those times. Thinking about those times. Maybe it is a child that is struggling in life. Costs of things keep going up and your income is not keeping up. Maybe your marriage has conflict, you both love each other, but there is conflict in many areas of your marriage. The job can be going along great an

2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV) 9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” I grew up learning to be self-sufficient and I grew up in a culture that practiced that. The military taught being independent. I knew when my son went into the Coast Guard that our relationship would be changed, and it has. You become self-reliant as you mature in life. It is all part of growing up and getting older. It happens to people at different ages

Lamentations 3:25-26 (NLT) 25 The Lord is good to those who depend on him, to those who search for him. 26 So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the Lord. Life has its own timetable, and it doesn’t always follow our timetable. Therefore, life requires patience and a lot of it. I am sure we all can remember when this has happened. You might even be dealing with this right now. It can be very frustrating if we allow it and lose our patience. As Lamentations reminds u

Psalm 143:10 (NKJV) 10 Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. Our days are full of many small choices that make up the fabric of our daily life. When we align our choices in harmony with God’s commandments, and when we align our lives with God’s will, we will receive His abundance, His peace, and His joy. However, if it was that simple. Many times, we struggle with wanting to do things “our way” and often that i

This is a lesson I have had to learn a few times in my life. Being a planner, I have often had my own game plan and a timetable for things to happen instead of waiting on God’s timing. 1st Peter says it well as I needed to humble myself before the mighty hand of God. 1 Peter 5:6 “6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, 7 casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.” We must learn to trust God’s timing. That is ea

Matthew 7:20 (NKJV) 20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them. God’s Word teaches us the value of hard work. In Paul’s second letter to Thessalonians, Paul warns if any do not work, they should not eat. 2 Thessalonians 3:10 (NKJV) “For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat.” God has created a world in which diligence is rewarded, but a sloth is not. So, whatever you do be committed to it and do it with vigor. In

Psalm 112:1 (NIV) Blessed are those who fear the Lord, who find great delight in his commands. We all want happiness, abundance, and contentment in our lives. We spend thousands trying to chase what the world says will provide these things. If everything was always favorable, then it would be easy to be happy and contented. But when circumstances are adverse and our plans go awry, we feel discouraged, depressed, or dismayed. The Apostle Paul, said “I have learned to be conten

John 14:1-3 1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. There is a worship song, “This World is not my Home” that is uplifting. The words talk about our future home in heaven, where we have had friends and

Proverbs 13:3(NLV) 3 “He who watches over his mouth keeps his life. He who opens his lips wide will be destroyed.” The world can be a difficult place, where many of us face an environment where it can be difficult to watch the words we say. How many times have you said something without thinking of the ramifications of what you just said and then it was too late to take them back? (Been there) Do we use our words to build people up or tear people down? As a believer, Paul sa

Psalm 37:4 (NIV) “Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart” We are so fortunate to be living life as a Christian. It is great to know that our sins are forgiven, and that we will spend eternity in heaven. Sure, it is great to look forward to heaven, but we should also enjoy living now. Our Heavenly Father gives us so many blessings to enjoy now on earth. It reminds me of a time I was witnessing to a young man who realized that he needed to acce

The Sky above proclaims God’s handiwork. God does not disappoint in the beauty He shows us in the evening sunset. Psalm 19:1 To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Terri and I on our travels try to find spots to watch the sunset in the evening. We have been lucky to watch the sun go down over some spectacular national landscapes. We have seen multiple sunsets at the Grand Canyon while the sun was

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