Walk With Darrell

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

I have talked about God’s peace often, but the reason is God’s peace is a big part of a Christian’s life. We all have had issues that come up, which challenge the peace that God gives us. Many people are dealing with health issues, job issues, family issues, and life’s challenges. My friends and relatives have been hit hard with challenges lately, so these hit close to home. All these things put a serious challenge to us living in peace. But as a believer, we can have peace

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

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

Acts 13:22 (NIV) 22 After removing Saul, he made David their king. God testified concerning him: ‘I have found David, son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do. One of the heroes of the Bible is David. He earned the title of a man after God’s own heart. This is because he had a deep desire to follow God’s will and do “everything” God wanted him to do. He was a man after God’s own heart. David had his ups and downs in life. He had victories

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

We often put value on wealth, education, and reputation. A lot of times we put our self-esteem on how we look; what we have; or how popular we are. This is great for marketing things, but it doesn’t align with how God views things. In Proverbs 3:26 (ESV) for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being caught. When we put our confidence in God and seek Him for guidance in life, we will find many good things. Wisdom -- in Proverbs 3:35 The wise inherit h

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 matter where we are in our life’s journey. I have seen the Lord watch over me throughout my life. I have also seen the Lord watch over my parents on the last day of their lives here on earth. One of God’s promises that He gives us is that He will always be with us. Once we accept the Lord Jesus as our Lord and Savior there is nothing that wi