Rock and a hard place

Between a rock and a hard place with no apparent way out.  Has this ever been you?  It has been me more than once.  So many times before it seemed like any decision was a lose lose.  Often I had to make the lesser lose decision, but none the less it's was a loss.  Usually those lose lose and lesser loss decisions were made without consulting anyone or seeking wise advice.

As I have grown in my faith I have learned God allows those "between a rock and a hard place" situations.  He allows it either intentionally or as a result of my own choices.  Either way, when I am in that place He always asks; "what are we going to do?"  God has never expected me to answer that question.  Gods intention is for me to ask Him that same question.

Nothing surprises God and there is no such thing as a rock an a hard place for God.  He can move mountains right?  I have learned this is Gods way of getting me to listen.  He already knows what needs to be done.  Consider the story of Jesus feeding the five thousand in John chapter 6.

John 6:5-6 When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, "Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?"6 He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do.

Can I challenge you to just ask Jesus? He already has the answer.

Disbelieving professed believer?

Are you a disbelieving professed believer?  Do you profess to be a believer in Jesus Christ but your actions exhibit disbelief?

I have been a youth minister for nearly 5 years now and a christian for over 20 years.  The other day I asked our youth; "what did I preach on Wednesday night?"  Out of the group only a small portion raised their hands.  The ones who did not remember were all professed Christians.  Is this true for the church as a whole?

I got to thinking about the church as a whole myself included.  How many times have I forgotten what that really awesome message was about?  How man times was I challenged to take my faith to the next level only to keep my life status quo.  Am I known for applying and acting upon Gods word?  Is the church as a whole becoming more and more like Christ?  Or are we maintaining status quo?

Jesus speaks I this very problem in the book of John.  He says to the religious leaders; "you diligently study scriptures because you think that by them you have eternal life." (John 6:39).  Do we think we have eternal life because we own a bible and go to church?  If so we are just as wrong as the religious leaders of Jesus's time.  

Jesus concludes by saying; "if you believed mosses you would believe me, for he wrote about me.  47 but since you do not believe what he wrote, how are you going to believe what I say?"  (John 5:46-47).  I don't know about your church, but my pastor is the godliest man I know.  He faithfully brings the word of God every week and throughout each day.  He doesn't preach his version of the gospel, he professes and proclaims the whole word of God as inspired by the spirit of God.  If I truly believe my pastor yet never remember, apply, or even change then by my actions I am a disbeliever.  If I really believe I would react and respond I the word of God.

Praise the LORD I am a believing professed believer in Jesus Christ.  I'm not perfect but I am growing and evolving.  I'm not forgetting and I am reacting.  

Are you a disbelieving professed believer?  I hope not.  Gods word is true and his promises never fail.  

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God is >

The size of your faith is measured by the size of the problem that defeats your faith.  

God > any problem 

God > any mistake

God > than everything

Matthew 17:20 He replied, "Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you. "

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The only thing

The only thing that stands between your life now and the life God wants to give you is you.  It may be pride, shame, guilt, doubt, anger, disbelief, or whatever other reasons and excuses you can come up with.  No matter the excuse or reason, it all comes down to you.  

It is our excuses and reasons that keep us from repentance, the turning away from the sinful life we lead now and turning to a life in Christ.  We allow our excuses to hold us in bondage, enslave, and captured to the life we really don't want to live.  

Repent and God will forgive and you will be given life.

Luke 24:46-47 He told them, "This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,47 and repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

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Excuses excuses, I can't

I don't have enough courage, I don't have enough wisdom, I don't know enough theology, I don't have enough time, I won't ever be able to do that, I don't have enough to make a difference, I don't ever think I could, I don't, I don't, I don't.... So many people have so much more and have a lot more they can do and give, way beyond what I ever could.

Is this the voice inside your head when it come to serving and giving to and for the LORD? 

It once was mine.  Fortunately I had a Mosses and the burning bush experience with The Lord the week of July 4th, 2009.  Thankfully I received the same answer as Mosses.  I kept saying I am not able and God said "I AM."  

Several months later I realized that God considered a poor widow rich not because of how much she gave, but simply because she gave her all. I realized I did not matter how much knowledge, courage, wisdom, strength or even money I had.  All God wanted was for me to give my all so He could make it rich.  

Nearly 5 years later, God took my shy, bashful, hermit crab, I can't mentality and has made my life rich.  I am blessed to be a youth minister, having God the father of my savior Jesus Christ use what little I have to reveal the richness of His mercy, glory, and grace.  

May I encourage you to give Him all you have so your life can be rich too?

Luke 21:3-4 "I tell you the truth," He said, "This widow has put in more than all the others.  4 All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on."  

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Oceans where feet may fail - Hillsong United

No excuses

Are you that christian?  The one that participates in christian religion only when it is culturally important like Christmas and Easter.  Or maybe you participate more frequently but only when there is nothing else going on.  Do you have or make excuses as to why it's really not that necessary to be in church routinely, reading your bible regularly, serve without reservation or pray consistently?

Well I hate to break it to you, if your that christian who always has an excuse as to why you can't be, won't be, not able to... Well you are just hurting yourself.  God doesn't accept excuses, If you are willing He will be faithful. If you can't, He will make it so you can.  If you won't, He will change your heart so you will.  if your not able, He will make you able.  All you have to do is quit making excuses.  

Excuses will only mount up to building a wall and  creating a barrier that ultimately secludes and excludes you from the presence of the LORD.  Consider the parable of the great banquet.

Luke 14:18,24 But they all alike began to make excuses... 24 I tell you not one of those men who were invited will get a taste of my banquet.

Can I encourage you to quit making excuses?  

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LIMU - better health, healthy home business

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I promote and encourage this because taking LIMU has restored my health and it has given us back what the untreatable and incurable disease Huntington's Chorea had taken from us.  

LIMU is an answer to prayer that God has given to us and for us.  If you want to know more about how LIMU can change your life like it has ours we would love to share our experience with you.

Be bold and ask

Just because you are a christian doesn't mean you no longer have to ask for things.  For some reason Christians believe that once they give their lives to The Lord He does the rest in making their lives more peaceful and joyful and they don't have to do anything else.  This is wrong.

Jesus assures us He will meet our needs, not because it's expected but rather we ask.  In Luke chapter 11 Jesus teaches on prayer.  He explains in a parable about two friends and meeting the others needs.   The friend goes to the house at an inconvenient time at night asking for bread.  The friend does not give the other bread because it is expected,  the expectation is the friend should wait to ask until a more convenient time.  Jesus explains the needs are met because of the mans boldness to ask at the most inopportune time.  

We are told to ask out of boldness even in the midst if the most inopportune times.  In turn Jesus assures us we will be given what is needed.  Do not confuse your wants with your needs.  He promises to meet needs not wants.  If I am struggling financially and I want to get rich, that may not happen.  Jesus may provide a love offering to make ends meet, he may put it upon someone's heart to give me food, or maybe have someone pay a bill unexpectedly for me.  

Be bold and ask Jesus to meet your needs, He will.

Luke 11:8-10 I tell you, though he will not get up and give him the bread because he is his friend, yet because of the man's boldness he will get up and give him as much as he needs.9 "So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.10 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

 

Why me God?

Why me?

Been there done that myself, on my knees and even crying out all alone "Why me God? Why me?"  

Life is full of struggles and trials I get that.  When they come one at a time, I can handle that. But when they come by the droves I am overwhelmed.  So many times I felt like It took all I had just to tread water and no land was in site.  "Why me God!"  I just knew any moment I was going to drown.  Consumed by debt, illness, work instability, family issues... 

However Jesus Christ has never failed to call my name, raising me up so I could walk on water.  It is those times I am the most grateful for His mercy and grace.   I would not go back and ever change those times.  The greatest victory celebrations always follow the hardest and harshest of battles.  

Embrace your trials especially the harshest and hardest of all, there is a victory coming in Christ and the celebration will last an eternity.

Luke 7:41-43  "Two men owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.42 Neither of them had the money to pay him back, so he canceled the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?"43 Simon replied, "I suppose the one who had the bigger debt canceled." "You have judged correctly," Jesus said.

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LIMU Experience

Alrighty friends, I've been trying to tone down my excitement over  #LIMU , but I can't contain how amazing I feel since I have started drinking LIMU products. Today I woke up and had ZERO pain and ZERO muscle stiffness.  I literally have not felt like this since I was in my 20's.  

The key ingredient in LIMU's product is "fucoidan". Go search for yourself at www.pubmed.gov you will quickly discover how independent unsolicited scientific research has proven its effectiveness within your body.  

@limuthecompany has the market in providing the purest form of fucoidan throughout the world.  It works my friends and family, Carri  and I can both testify in good faith what science has proven.  

I will close with this; we prayed and God answered our prayers for a better quality of life physically,  He has blessed us beyond what we asked for.  This may sound crazy but even our amazing "God blessed marriage" has been blessed with more quality because of how we both feel.  

Thank you Jesus for hearing our prayer and leading us to LIMU and giving us an opportunity to go into business with a mission!  He has open the door to our hearts desire and that is more ministry.  It has only just begun.

It can cost you

It can cost you:

Have you ever stopped and realized that when you chose not to believe the LORD it can cost you?  It is true if you don't believe or don't listen it can cost you.  

Zechariah did not believe the angel Gabriel when he told him that he and Elizabeth were going to have a baby in their old age.  That baby would be John the Baptist.  Since Zechariah did not believe it cost him his voice.

There have been times in my life when things did not make sense so I chose not to believe or obey The Lord.  Because of my choice it cost me.  It has cost me opportunities of joy, chances to minister to hurting people, and missed blessings.  I have paid the cost of missing out on being a part of what God was doing. I've robbed myself of joy, peace, gladness, goodness, and so many other blessings simply because I didn't believe or obey at the time.  

The cost is simple, when we choose not to believe or not obey, you loose out in Gods blessings and what he wants to offer you.

Don't let doubt cost you.  Trust in The Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding - proverbs 3:5

Luke 1:19-20 The angel answered, "I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news.20 And now you will be silent and not able to speak until the day this happens, because you did not believe my words, which will come true at their proper time."

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LIMU Experience

FACT #1:  It is my opinion that the #BluFrog looks very serious.  That is the fact of what my opinion is.

FACT #2: my best aerobic weight workout consisting of 580 upper body reps, 4 minutes of solid planks, 2 solid minutes of wall sits and 660 leg reps was 26 minutes before #LIMU .  2 weeks after drinking LIMU my best time is now 23 minutes 19 seconds.  

FACT #3:  I want to share my #LIMUexperience with you!

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Wake up!

When you wake up do you really wake up?  Moan, groan, toss, turn, roll out of bed, stumble around (with eyes closed), grumble, fumble, the finally speak these words "I'm so tired, I'm dead."  Then you lay around and accomplish nothing because you never really woke up.  Then repeat the next day and the next and the next...

One day you something gets your attention and you realize;  dirty dishes are piled as high as mt everest, dirty clothes have evolved into freaky life forms (jk evolution is not real), your 2 year old has set the new world record for diaper maximum capacity, your fridge has grown into a national mold Forrest, and your backside matches the pattern on your couch.  

Then you realize you have slept too long and your world is coming to and end.  Yes I know sounds ridiculous.  But guess what?  This is what is happening to Christians and it is time to wake up!  Jesus Christ is being betrayed by individuals, families, liberal groups, political agendas, and nations.  It is not a joke.  Let's wake up and rise, rise to the call of the great commission before it is too late.

Matthew 26:45-46 Jesus said; "are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour is near, and the son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.  46 Rise, let us go! Here comes my betrayer.

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