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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

Moms always have an eye on their kids, my mom was no different. She was the first to pick me up when I got hurt. I know she heard everything; she could hear the moment fun and games got out of hand and turned into one of us kids crying. She wanted the best for us kids, but she demanded that we behave. You knew you crossed the line when she told you to go to your bedroom and wait until your dad got home from work. My mother was my Sunday School teacher on more than one occas

Do you ever have doubts and questions about Jesus and a lot of why’s? Do not feel guilty about having questions and doubts about Jesus. His disciples who lived with Jesus had a lot of questions and did not fully grasp what His purpose was for coming to earth. Even at the Last Supper as the disciples took their final meal with Jesus and He was giving them their final instructions; soon they would be scratching their heads after His crucifixion. We read in John that Thomas didn

When you read your bible are you reading it and then what you read goes right in and out and you don’t even know what you just read? Or are you reading the bible with the mind thinking about what the Lord wants to tell you? Are you listening to God’s small voice talking to you? I did a bible study on prayer a few years ago that had an exercise that was very enlightening. In the exercise the group read scripture from Psalm then the group discussed what we got out of the scrip

Is there a spiritual conflict going on inside of you? The fight between living a Christian life and the fight to live the carnal life that follows the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and boastful pride of life. Do you do things that you know you shouldn’t do but for some reason you end up doing them? Maybe it is because you are feeding the wrong dog. Here is a Christian story which I have heard many times over the years, and I never get tired of hearing it. A Native

Today started with my bible devotion on patience. Once the devotion was over, I going to head out to get my morning bike ride. My goal was to get my daily devotion in, go for a bike ride, do my outside chores, go shopping with my wife, and then head out for a family get together. I had it all planned out. God had another plan. He wanted me to have a life application test. This is when my “patience test” started. I headed out for the bike ride and my tire needed air, and then

Be honest…. Have you ever felt you were inadequate for the position you are in? Maybe you feel like you are in a little over your head? There are probably times we all have felt that to some degree. Don’t fret because we are in good company. Moses felt like that. He told God that He made a mistake by choosing him to lead Israel. Exodus 3:11 {NIV) 11 But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” We might not be asked to le

Life is full of challenges that seem normal for all of us. There are the challenges of raising a family, making your family run smoothly. Then there are the challenges of having a job and trying to make ends meet. We get used to challenges in our everyday life that seem very normal. All these challenges help strengthen our faith. This is part of life that we can expect. In fact, Jesus promised us that we would face many difficult trials. However, there can be times in ou

How is the relationship with your spouse going? Marriages today can have a lot of stress that can lead to friction within the marriage. I am not here to blame the husband or the wife. I just want to point out a few things that can help in a marriage. I am not a counselor; my only credentials are that I have been married for a long time and I have tried to follow the bible on how to treat my wife. I want to share a few things that have helped my wife and I make it. Are we pe

Do you have one of those activities in life that gives you enjoyment, and then at the same time can be downright frustrating? For me that game is golf. A few years ago, some guys at church started to meet on Thursday afternoons to play golf. It was called “Deacon Training”, and I will try to explain how the name was given. The game of golf is one of those sports you can’t master. So, some holes you do okay, but then some holes not so much. This is where the game gets frust

We have choices in life on how we look at things and these choices will affect how we feel and our outward disposition. If we are honest there have been days where we have been angry, unforgiving, and just unkind to people around us. (Hands Up) Feeling like this can zap our energy and the negativity can wear us down. Being positive on the other hand makes a big difference. Being positive can energize us in whatever we face. Even when we face trials, if we can stay positive an

Have you ever had a time in your life where you felt you messed up in living the Christian life? Just like the saying, “been there done that and have the tee-shirt”. I imagine if we are honest, we all have had a period in our life where we felt like we let God down. When these times happen; our faith feels pretty weak, and we start doubting ourselves. There have been great men in the bible that have fallen much more. One that comes to mind is Peter. He denied Christ three tim

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 we may follow all the words of this law. When we study God’s Word, there are many things that God reveals to us. God’s Word is meant for us to study and learn the things of God. The Bible reveals many things to us and has many benefits. · It strengthens our faith. · Helps us fight sin in our life. · Helps us make decisions

Do you ever feel lonely? I think everyone struggles with loneliness at some point in our lives. Just looking at a person you might not notice, while looking at others it is obvious. It is understandable for a senior that loses their spouse after many years of marriage can experience loneliness. I saw this in my father after my mother passed away. But you can be a mother with two young children and still feel loneliness. Singles cans struggle with loneliness when they don’t

Some of my best Christian friends ever, were while serving in the United States Navy. Many people would be surprised to hear this as many sailors have gotten a rap of being “hell-raisers” for legitimate reasons. However, I served with some great Christians while serving on the USS Kitty Hawk out in the middle of the Indian and Pacific Oceans back in the early 80’s. Christians seemed to attract to other Christians on a ship that had a crew of over 5000 sailors. So, what makes

There have been times in my life where I have failed big-time. Most people if you set big goals will have their ups and downs. The key is not to give up and keep plugging ahead. Failure is part of our journey. David was a person that had a lot of failures in his life. He always looked to the Lord for redemption, love and grace. Psalm 94:18-19 , 22 (NIV) 18 When I said, “My foot is slipping,” your unfailing love, Lord, supported me. 19 When anxiety was great within me, your co

Tomorrow we are packing up camp to move on down the road in the RV. I am normally a morning devotion and prayer person, but today I want to wrap up my day with prayer and thanksgiving. I need it big time today. I want to ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to me areas that I drifted off course today. All of us have emotions and I would be fibbing if I said it isn’t a daily battle for me to keep my emotions in check. My goal is to be led by the Holy Spirit all day, but is doesn’t se

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 must also go through the valleys. The valleys can be filled with struggles, bad news on health issues, family issues, job issues. Things that challenge our faith. These can be times that we feel God has left us. The disciples had to deal with the valleys also. They had lived an incredible experience of living with Christ for three years watchin

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 to pull into port. We referred to it as “Channel Fever”. I can remember one time when we were getting ready to pull into San Diego, we couldn’t because there was a storm in the Pacific, and it was too rough for our ship to go into the ship channel. Once the storm passed what a great feeling of relief to have the storm clouds move on and t

God’s Beauty and Peace in Nature Do you need a break from the politics and chaos that is in the news? If you are like me, it is refreshing to get away from the craziness and refresh myself. One of the ways for me to do this is get outdoors and see God’s beauty in Nature. Being in the outdoors gives me an inner peace and appreciation of what God created. Getting to the outdoors can be different things to different people. It might be sitting on your patio early in the morning