I'm still alive

Just wanted to let everyone know that I am still alive and doing well. Since I have changed jobs, my blogging time has been almost non-existent but I am working on changing that. A few things that I would like to make mention of here are 1) Fall Fest at Gum Springs MBC will be Oct 24th starting at 5pm and everyone is invited. 2) I would just like for everyone to know that real Christians bear fruit. This is something that has been on my mind and I thought I would share it. Too many people claim Christianity, but live like the world and it hurts the worlds outlook on Christians. I believe that if you are truly saved you will show it in your everyday life. I have to get back to work now, but it has been nice talking to you all again. God Bless.

Busy

I know it has been a while since my last post, but I have been a little busy. I started my new job at A-1 Rental on Monday, and for someone who has done the same thing for almost 13 years it has been interesting. I have learned that the rental business is a lot busier than what most people would think. After leaving a job where I was one of the most knowledgeable employees, it is sobering to be the new guy who doesn't know anything. I have learned that without God helping me, I can't do the things that are required of me. We must realize that we need God and His power to do the simplest tasks in our everday lives. When we do this, it will make the things we do seem a lot easier to handle.

Counselor

In my office at work there is a chair that is used quite regularly, I call it the counseling chair. The people here like to come to me and talk about the problems they are having, work related or not. I have always told them that I am not here to judge anyone, I would just like to be able to help anyone that I can. I would like to think that I am able to give them sound advice or at least something to get them headed in the right direction. Most of us don't realize how lucky we are that we have access to the greatest counselor ever anytime day or night. All we have to do is go to God in prayer and allow Him to guide us and give us the advice that we need to carry on. This is a privelege that most of God's children take no part in. We always want to try and fix things on our own, which can never end in a good way. There are people who are willing to pay some man or woman big money to have them use human knowledge to help with whatever problem instead of seeking out God's will in their life. I would like to leave everyone with a challenge to go to God with all your problems and concerns, because there is not a better counselor that can be found. God Bless.

Back to School

I would like to give all the tired, busy, frustrated and broke parents out there a little congratulations. School will be starting back on Monday and then the race starts all over again for many parents. It appears that both of my children will have extra-curricular activities that will require after school practice and then running to and from various events. I try to think of this as a blessing, but it just seems to get overwhelming at times and I get aggravated at the ridiculous schedules that we have to try and keep up with. These things to me are a blessing because it lets me know that my children are involved and doing things other than watching television and eating junk food. We should always consider our children blessings from God for the simple reason that He gave them to us and trusted us enough to raise them. So for all you parents, try to see all those late nights and endless projects as a blessing. Thought for the day: Spend as much time with your children as you can because they need your love as much as you need theirs. God Bless.

Treasures

As Cristians, we have been taught that we are not to be concened with what we have here but to lay our treasures up in heaven. As humans though, we like to have things that we can see and touch. After a long hard week at work, we like to be able to reward ourselves and we tend to put much effort into getting that reward. Why is it that when it comes to obtaining our eternal rewad that we put little effort into it? As humans it is easy for us to get our priorities out of order and work hard for things that we want here, and put little time into doing God's work. The thing that we must realize is that if we are doing God's work and storing up our treasures then we will have everything we need here. So, let us try and put our priorities where they belong and spend our time here on this earth a little more wisely. God bless.

Finally

I have finally made up my mind as to what I am going to do about my job. I have decided to take the job with the other company which is Cassity Jones. I went and told the people that I have been working for over the last 12 1/2 years and they congratulated me for having come across teh opportunity for improvement. Telling them was hard, but when I got their reaction I knew that I had done what I needed to do. I have been praying about this for a week now, and I believe that God has led me to this decision. Actually, I believe that He is the one that put the opportunity in front of me to begin with. We have to be aware to our surroundings because you never know when God is going to show you something. Have a blessed day.

Work is Good

In the world we live in today, the things that are viewed as normal and right are exactly what the Bible says are wrong. How is it that we have declined so far over such a small amount of time? In my opinion, it is our fault that the world has gone the way it has. That's right, us Christians are at fault and we have to stop blaming the ones that are lost. We must realize that they don't know any better until we tell them. When Jesus ascended to heaven, He told us to go and make disciples of everyone. When we choose not to do this, then we can blame no one but ourselves for the shape of our world today. When it seems that attendance is up in church and the offering is looking good, we often times stop working and that is when real problems start. There should be no plateau when working for God, the work should continue on until we are at home with Him in heaven. We were put here to work, so let's get out there and do what we are supposed to be doing. God Bless.