Walk With Darrell

2 Chronicles 20:20 (NIV) Have faith in the Lord your God and you will be upheld; have faith in his prophets and you will be successful.” Are you a dreamer? I have always been a dreamer for things in my life. I am still a dreamer. Some of my dreams have become goals for my life. I have talked to some people who put no value in dreaming, and I guess we are all different. However, I am dreamer and I believe God promises we can do all things through Him. Anne Frank wrote, “The g

A few weeks ago, I had a chance to visit my son David’s family, which gave me a chance to be with my little grandkids. I have many friends and family members with grandchildren, and you know what I am saying. What a precious gift from God.!!!!!!!!! There is nothing like having a little grandchild asking if you want to swing or go for a walk. Then to have both my granddaughters bring me books to read them. Then when the grandkids tell me that they will wake me up in the mornin

Jesus warned us that what goes into our heart is what really matters. The eyes are the gatekeepers to our heart. So, it really matters what we look at. We need to guard our heart from the things of this world and many times that fire is ignited by our eyes. We see it on TV every day. The world is trying to entice us with things that enter our heart via our eyes. We all have seen the bling, If I only had this car or truck, I would be happy. ….. I need that new fishing boat…. I

Our life is full of relationships. In each relationship it is nurtured by spending time with the other person in the relationship. When we spend time with our spouse, we become better husbands and wives. We build relationships with coworkers by spending time nurturing a good work relationship. We become a better brother or sister in Christ by nurturing our fellowship with our brothers and sisters in Christ. We become a better father or mother by nurturing our relationship wit

Hebrews 13:5 (NIV) 5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, Have you ever been trapped by your possessions? Does it seem like it takes more and more effort keeping track of things you own, while still making mental notes of what you intend to buy. Some of us might never have experienced this; however, most of us if we are truthful have had to deal with this to a certain extent. My title is “Materialism can be a Tra

John 15:9 (NIV) 9 “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. Jesus was such a supreme example of Love that the world has ever seen. We read in the Bible of His Love that crossed barriers. The wonderful thing for us is that we can experience Jesus' Love in our lives. So many times, we humans put conditions on our love. It is easy to love certain people in our lives, but to love everyone unconditional, well that is a tough one especially during foo

Proverbs 12:2 (KJV) 2 A good man obtaineth favour of the Lord: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn. When we live a life that seeks to nurture the relationship with our Heavenly Father and seeks the fellowship of fellow believers, we will reap spiritual rewards that God intends for us to enjoy. When we live a Godly life, we honor God. That should be the goal of each of us. We are accountable for our living. We need to seek after a lifestyle that would be pleasing to Go

1 Thessalonians 5:11 (NIV) Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing. How many times a day do you run into someone that you could encourage? Next question is how often do you take advantage of that situation? Hopefully, the answer is more often than not. When you think about it we come across so many people in a week. How many of those do we pass on the opportunity to be an encourager. Romans 14:19 (HCSB) 19 So then, we must pursue

Have you ever talked to someone that thought they had led such an awful life that there is no way God would love them? I am sure we all have done things that we are not proud of. Thank God that He loved us so much that He sent Jesus to pay the price of our sins. I think of Paul in 1 Timothy 1:16 where he referred to himself the worst of sinners. 1 Timothy 1:16 16 But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his imm

The loss of a loved one. This is always a tough time for anyone to deal with. It brought back memories of the times I said goodbye to both of my parents. It is never an easy time. I want to thank the Lord who gave me peace and comfort during this time. My last parent to pass away was my dad, Robert “Bob”. The thing that gave me the greatest comfort is that I knew my dad was a Christian. I was with my dad when he took his last breath. I know that the moment he took his las

There is so much uncertainty in the world today. We have face multiple variances of Covid, things like fuel and groceries are more expensive, and we are facing a lot of uncertainties. However, we can live with the Peace of God no matter what we face. On the night Jesus was betrayed, He said to his disciples, “My peace I give to you; not as the world gives to you do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled; neither let it be afraid.”

Traveling in the Rockies it is amazing to see trees growing out of what seems like solid rock. They are able to grow, because their roots are getting enough nourishment to barely survive. They don’t grow as large as the trees that are along the streams where they roots grow deep into the soil and they get plenty of nourishment from the stream. The trees survive brutally cold winters and strong winds. Our Christian life is like the trees, the more nourishment we can get the st

We all struggle with self-image from time to time. We often tie ourselves into a title that we can’t shake off. That person is a car salesman, IT guy, nurse, divorcee, gossip, liberal, conservative, big mouth, old cranky guy, mean old lady, tall girl, fat guy, etc.… These titles can give us a self-image that can be a view that society has labeled us with. However, Jesus sees beyond the labels right into our hearts. 1 Peter 2:9 “NIV” But you are a chosen people, a royal priest

Hope is desperately needed in our world. People look for different ways to find hope. An older man said, “Choose wisely where you find your hope, as it will shape your life and future”. The world offers all kind of different avenues for hope. Many of the world solutions are miracle solutions that offer people the opportunity to achieve a better life. If you have not seen them just watch late night TV programs that offer all kind of products and solutions to help people have

Sometimes as believers we can hurt and ache in our hearts for things in our life that we worry about that causes us great heartache. It could be something different for each one of us. It could be a loss of a loved one, troubles in your marriage, job issues, health problems, or a child moving away. Our Father in Heaven doesn’t want us to live with fear, loneliness, or worry. He knows that this can be a hinderance to our faith and our Christian walk. These things can bleed ove

When was the last time you talked with a 2-year-old? I have made great strides in communication with little kids. When my granddaughter was 2-year-old she would use one syllable words to mean different things and she is starting to put 2 words together. I understand PaPa, she just says it with difference volumes when she means something different, I must figure out what the different volumes mean. An example of this was when we were going on a family walk. I was walking ahe

I am a planner and I guess I always have been. I have been a goal-oriented person in many areas of my life. I have come to realize that my plans have not always been what God had planned for me. Sometimes the plans we make may be good, but God may want to take us in a different direction. This is where being flexible comes in. If we are living in faith and trust in our Sovereign God, then we should realize that God knows what is best for us. I am sure we can all give exampl

In thinking about fear, it seems like the future can be fearful. I can’t recall being afraid of the past and not really of the present, but the future can be terrifying. It is the unknown or the “what-ifs”. I have one of those personalities that I need to feel like I am in control of my future, and it gives me that comfortable (warm-fuzzy) feeling that everything is under control. However, when the times come when I am not in control and don’t know what the future will br

Recently, two of my friends had burial services for their mothers. There are many of us that have had to walk in those shoes. Even when we know our mother is a believer in Jesus it can be an emotional time. It brought back memories of when we said goodbye to my mother. It hurts to say goodbye because we will miss them. At the same time, it is a celebration of our mother’s life here on earth and is now in heaven with Jesus and loved ones that have previously died. We also have

There have been a couple of storms so far this Hurricane season. Have you ever been out on the ocean when the seas were rough? As I have shared before, I served on a Navy Aircraft Carrier and even though it is a large ship I have witnessed waves splashing on the flight deck. The seas were too rough for us to go into port, and we had to head out to sea. In Mark 4:35-41 it tells of Jesus and His disciples in-the-midst of a storm. Part of the story reads. 38 Jesus was in the s