I need a power strip for my brain—can’t plug two things in at one time.
And, memory upgrades are not available either.
Faster and faster my be fine for computers, but not so for raising children and for getting older.
SMOOTH SAILING – – – OR TURBULENCE
January 30, 2019 By Leave a Comment
(inspired by Allister Begg on American Family Radio)
When you fasten your seat belt on an airplane, after takeoff you expect to loosen it and relax for the rest of the flight.
Not so in the Christian life—get both parts of the belt very secure for a guaranteed turbulent flight, as promised in His Book.
“Smooth Sailing” may be desirable, may be promised by many, but then you may be on the wrong flight.
The Christian flight will be rough—need much courage, encouraging, comforting, reminding of guaranteed destination.
All other flights—saved up a lifetime for this flight, so for sure enjoy the retirement ‘cruise’—“eat, drink, and be merry.”
CAN’T PROGRAM THE WIND
January 23, 2019 By Leave a Comment
No one can influence the wind in any way whatsoever.
“The wind blows where it wills . . .”
“So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
Efforts by the church to create and promote formulas for salvation, fall short and mislead millions of members to think they are okay with God, if they obeyed the church.
Meeting church requirements, usually for the benefit and continuation of the church, often bypasses the Spirit’s prerogative to move in individuals’ lives, in ways that give God all the credit.
OUR FATHER WHO ART IN WASHINGTON . . .
January 23, 2019 By Leave a Comment
If we say, “Our father who art in Washington, give us this day our daily bread,” now, how can we pray, “Deliver us from evil,” when needed?
If Washington is our provider-god now, we can’t expect to switch gods at the moment of crisis, for the true God to deliver us.
“We Trust In God” is a long-term commitment—personally and nationally—in order to experience “God Blessing America” in the long term as well.
Indeed, “God is a very present help in time of trouble,” but He is not manipulated into an emergency-only god.
The first part of that Bible promise says, “God is our Refuge and Strength, . . .”
That, my fellow Americans, is a daily, ongoing relationship of dependence on the One Who runs the universe—and our beloved country, founded on Him.
QUESTIONS
January 19, 2019 By Leave a Comment
“Whenever you are answering a question, always remember you are answering a person.”
—–Ravi Zacharias
AGREE ?
January 19, 2019 By Leave a Comment
I’m not asking you to agree—I’m asking you to read, and think.
SIGNS OF BIRTH
January 19, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Water breaks—someone is getting born.
Heartwater breaks—someone is getting born again.
(“heartwater”—from afr.net)
“COOL” FOR JESUS ?
January 19, 2019 By Leave a Comment
“We don’t need a cool light show to be effective ambassadors for Christ.”
—–Abraham Hamilton III on AFR
N I C E ?
January 19, 2019 By Leave a Comment
“We are not called to be nice—we are often called to be confrontational.”
“Nice is not a fruit of the spirit.”
“We should be angry.”
—–Sandy Rios, on AFR
These quotes are taken out of context, but Sandy compels Christians to be involved in our world, and stand up, and stand strong, for what is right and Biblical. We need the inspiration today.
DESIGNING GOD ? – – – “JUST GOOGLE IT”
January 19, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Signs of the times.
That’s how we get our answers to everything else nowadays.
So why not find our ‘god answers’ that suit us on the internet as well?
Hold the mouse a minute—no designing God—the only place to find God-truth is in the Bible.