No Fear of the Future O that there were such an heart in [Verle], that [he] would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with [him], and with [his] children for ever! Deuteronomy 5:29 Do I fear for my grandchildren and great-grandchildren in this crazy world? “Never fear that, says […]
The Bad Attitude Obeyer
One of the devil’s favorite techniques is to tell me to obey God and then he gives his own definition as to what obedience looks like. This puts us me a bind. If I try to “obey” the devil’s description it would mess up my life, but, if I don’t “obey,” I feel that God […]
My understanding of the Hindu view is that my body is the enemy, so, in order to be godly, the man seeking holiness goes out to the forest and doesn’t eat, drink, wear clothes or find comfort. He must learn to not want anything and then is considered holy and happy because he can’t be […]
Already Immortal
I was talking to someone concerned that they would get bored being immortal living with God. What would we do for all eternity? Of course, they were thinking of eternity on this planet surrounded by sin and struggling with their own sinful tendency to be stressed. Stress that comes from striving to be strong and […]
Act in the Fact
Folks in AA often quote the phrase, “Fake it till you make it.” As a Christian in Christ who has Christ in me, I much prefer the phrase, “Act in the Fact!” I like 2 Peter 3:11: Seeing then that all these things (are so), what manner of persons ought ye to be in all […]
I knew an evangelist who was checking into a motel, bone tired and anticipating a week of services. As he walked down the hall to his room, he had an urge to go back and talk to the man at the desk. He thought, “I am always wanting to talk to everyone and this would […]
The Journey Begins
Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton
Finding God’s will
I often wish God would email me, but with my limited internet skills, I would probably miss it or loose it. I was thrown off of my own blog–Lasting victory.com and have been waiting for them to send me a renewal bill but it has not come. So ? is it just my incompetence that […]