Another Opening

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Over the past few months, I’ve been back and forth on this thing, this calling in my life.  I’ve stepped away from things I thought I was suppose to be doing.  I’ve struggled with doing other things, just to make an income for myself and my family.  I wonder over and over, do you do something because you can or do you do something because you should.  How do you determine what it is that you’re suppose to be doing?

God has always been my guide, I have always wanted to follow his call on my life, but sometimes this life gets in the way and I get confused.  Do you? Is it just me?

I need to make an income from my family.  There are skills that I have that I feel that God has given me that I use daily to make an income for my family.  In a way this satisfies a need.  In another way, it leaves an opening.  I feel called to ministry and at this time, the only ministry I feel that I have is to my own family.  Is this bad, certainly not.  Does it fulfill my calling, well it can, but I still feel an opening.

I guess I can’t explain it, I feel like there is so much being left undone.  I want to finish seminary I have seven classes left.  I have been working on this degree since 2003. I have felt called to seminary since age 14.  There leaves another opening.

How do I fill the openings and still satisfy my responsibilities in life to myself, my family and my God?

Come Forth As Gold

I am struggling with a situation in my life right now and this morning I am reminded through Scripture that others have endured such trials. God lead me to Job this morning. Job faced many trials and his prayer was that he come forth as gold.

“But he knows the way that I take when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold.” Job 23:10

If Job can endure the trials God put him through, then so can I. I just wanted to share today that I live my life in an effort to be Holy, but not holy in a sense of being “holier than thou”, but Holy in a sense of being as the Bible says,

“For it is written. “Be holy, as I am holy”.” 1 Peter 1:16

“Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual[a] act of worship. 2Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” Romans 12:1-2 (NIV)

I will not make excuses for attempting to live a holy life.  Also, I don’t believe we are suppose to hide from everything.  You cannot live life with your head buried in the sand.  You’ve got to face life’s issues.  You’ve got to take a stand.  What are your thoughts?

*Verses were copied from BibleGateway.com

Alive and Well

Judging from the title you’d probably think that this was another, “yes I’m alive and here” post, but no, not this time.  This post my friends is about Satan. He my friends is ALIVE AND WELL.  Unfortunately, I’ve been experiencing that a little too frequently lately.

You see my friends, the truth is Satan tries to get to us in our weakest moments. I’ve been weak lately.  And thought I’d like to say that I “gave it all to God” at that very moment because as we learn as little children, “we are weak, but He is strong”, I didn’t. I tried to do it on my own.  Let me let you in on a little secret, “don’t”.  It’s just not worth it.

I am weak and HE is strong.  I need HIM, more of HIM (Jesus), less of me.  Are you with me.  Let’s make sure Satan doesn’t feel so strong in our lives today.

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