The Day

Perspective

Perspective

Did the 20 year reunion - (if any of my old classmates read this please let me know - I want to know if any one really reads this) but it was an experience - we all have changed - some not so much (holy cow Darcy Stout - still looks the same) one girl Jennifer Winneger - has 6 kids and grand kids (9) (married an older guy - Dave (cool cat)but we all have lost hair and gained weight and gotten some wear. 20 years is a good amount of time but it made me think about what have I really learned in 20 years post Gresham High class o 87' - well here I go

1. Less Time does not develop relationships
2. Less opportunity does mean you don't have a life
3. Kids are fantastic!
4. I have the hottest wife!
5. Life really is not that bad even though at the moment it may feel like it Sucks.
6. Life is a series of choices - ask God for help - He wants and says He will guide us.
7. Friends Matter (know who they really are - they might be those you never thought about)
8. Realize who is in control of your life.

I will continue this blog all week

The verse for the day!

1 John 4:6 “And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.”

Bible Thoughts

The essence of the book of Matthew Tricia and I were reading this morning and we read Matthew chapters 5-7 here are some observations

Matt 5:17 "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them" - This is the essence of Matthew!

Matt 5: 21"You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, 'Do not murder,[a] and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.' 22But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother[b]will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, 'Raca,[c]' is answerable to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, 'You fool!' will be in danger of the fire of hell.
23"Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.
25"Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still with him on the way, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. 26I tell you the truth, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny."

Bottom Line - Deal with your "stuff","Stuff" - being anger, debts, don't let "stuff" hold you down and hinder your relationships - with God and others (parents, friends - everyone - especially the worst relationships(people we most have issues with - unresolved problems). God will give us success and does care for us and how we relate to others!

Matthew 6: 19"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
22"The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. 23But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

24"No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money."
Boy we (I) are (am) so "what we see is what we do"

Don't let anything take the place of God - what controls my heart?

Matt 6: 25"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life[b]?
28"And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."

Worry - boy I so do this - it overtakes me! Will I truly test God on and in this!



In Matt 5-7 God wants our heart, actions, thoughts, monies, emotions, minds.

Good stuff!

Key we can do nothing without Him - Gods refinement in my life is for the good and my em betterment (good word) - nothing can happen without it!

God wants me to lead my family!

Rachel's Man

Rachel's Man

I could not pass on this picture and I wanted to post it because it is a classic!

First Day

Luke's First Day @ Kindergarten

Wow - it is odd to realize that your kids are growing up. I once heard the best way to look at your own mortality is to look at your children and see how fast they grow up and it makes you realize how fast we age.

The Verse!

The verse for the day caught my eye and my heart here it is - oh how true this is and the application is also!

“This is what the LORD says— your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: "I am the LORD your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go.”
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Good Stuff

My friend Jeff Boxell was telling me about this great book so I stole his site "abit" because I totally agree with what he said and his thoughts about the book!

Here it is;

Making Vision Stick
A short book by Andy Stanley, Pastor of Northpoint Community Church, called making vision stick. This was an excellent short read in under an hour challenging leaders to cast a clear and simple vision that is caught by the leader, the staff, and volunteers in a church or organization. The key points for making vision stick were:

State the Vision simply
Cast the Vision convincingly
Repeat the Vision regularly
Celebrate the Vision systematically
Embrace the Vision personally

Cool stuff to grow by!