Monday, January 6, 2014

Here it comes!



                  Something exciting and crushing at the same time when it comes to a new year.. We often think of the goals we never reached last year, and ponder, why set more for this year.    But we have to shoot for something. We can't just not do anything right?  Some of our goals will be something way to impossible for us to comprehend and that's fun to dream right?    Some of those goals are truly accomplished only by God intervening and they happen. What better way to experience him at work in out lives?  I think it's important to have some of those things woven into our hopes and our dreams.
                  Then there are goals that have to do with work... Can't really ignore those goals, you need them to make your work a better place for you and those who work along side of you...  Your work environments Impacts your life and you families life so much around you.. So don't be afraid to try to find some pride in the job that you do.  No matter how great it is, or how small it is in you mind.  Do the best you can to work unto the Lord. Because whether you like it or not, the job you have is a gift from God. Is it long term place, a short term place, that is between you and God, but none the less where you at right now is where he wants you.. When he wants you to move on to the next chapter of you life, which you could be preparing for right now, He will help lead you and guide you if you listen for his voice in His Word.  Don't be afraid to trust him where you are. Depend on God, reach out to him, call out his name until he answers you, fall deeply and madly in love with him to the point that people think you have went off the deep end for him. Because sometimes leaving is the easiest thing you could do, but staying where you are means you would have to force yourself to be peace to harder relationships that need for you to forgive or find forgiveness. Could mean you picking of the slack and doing a better job then you have been doing.  It could be going back to realize why you took the job and who depends on you to you your job.  Most Jobs impact the lives of others around you.  Have you become a blessing to those involved in your work?
             God had lead us on this wild adventure thought out our lives of following him. We have been in Texas, Washington state, and now down to the South Texas area.  God has gifted us with 4 fun crazy boys to love on, pray with, and influence to the best of our abilities.  It is not always easy, sometimes we have to push our selves out of our comfort zones to be able to do what's right in their life and ours.   I feel that is even more of a battle as they grow older... the Battle of comfort, the path of least resistance.   My focus, I believe for me this year, is to travel the path less traveled, to go against resistance and over come some of those things in my life and the life of my family.  To do that I have to go back, look at the failures of last year, the realistic-ness of some of those goals, and how they impact this year, do they need to stay the same, do I need to modify them, are there some I should let go, or are there some that aren't complete, what should it be for this year?   I don't know if i am for sure yet, but I do know that getting them out there is important...   Why I don't know... no promise on how or when they will be done, but starting with the fact that they need to be done is a great place to start in our lives even if some of the goals are from last year. That just means we will not give up!

not in specific order, nor is this all of them i am sure, but the start.

1. Memorize Phil 2:1-11.                                              

2. Attend to my health better, drop 100lbs if possible.

3. Having quality alone time with each of the boys.           

4. Soak up more Roman & world history of different countries.                                                                                        

5. Go back to India again and be a better help to friends there.    

6. Be a better friend.

7. Be inspirational.                                                      
  
8. Strengthen my heart knowledge of God's Word.

9. Become a stronger asset to my work community.                  

10. To be a stone that makes waves in a great way

11. Connect with Church Norris and ask if he would be willing to speak at and event.

12. To hear God speak to me, and actually obey Him for once instead of what I would do.

        
So there is a couple of things some are vague, some are specific, some are dreams.....
 Where are you at today, fight the urge that you have not to write anything down....  I am not taking a oath that i will accomplish all of these things this year, but I am saying, "I need to focus, I  need to accomplish  and these are goals worthy of effort."
        So what are some of yours this year....
Go ahead and dream, hope, and focus on the things that will help you, your family, your friends, and your work place.
Go ahead and dream, hope, and focus on the things that will help you, your family, your friends, and your work place.

Thursday, December 26, 2013

Christmas fun...

Reposting some of my Sister-n-laws handy work... she is a great writer...
Thank Jenna for taking time to share..

Sharing My Jennarocity: Christmas in San Antonio: We drove down to San Antonio this past weekend to celebrate Christmas with Jason's family. It's always an adventure being down ther...

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Clear Physical Clutter may = Spiritual freedom

Don't want to totally Hi Jack an article I read today, but I did read one from a young lady who has associated peace and contentment with letting go. and in turn that has empowered her to embrace life in away that she has, spend more time with Friends, family, and be able to feel actually more free by being able to let go of clutter. Here is her Blog site below the picture.
      There is some Biblical truth about what she has to say about being able to let go the past so that you can embrace the future. Some time we hold on to that old shirt, pair of pants, the sweat shirt,  or piece of paper because we have associated a memory with  that object, and we just don'w want to let go.  I don't know about you but maybe it is really time to let some things go. No matter how much i think fix something, fit back into something, or hold on to the memory of something.  Letting me go actually allows me to free up the spiritual clutter in our life maybe so we can come to a point of healing and moving forward.     ........ i think it's time to start with my office maybe... ha ha Baby Steps.   let me know how cleaning out some of your physical clutter has impacted you spiritually.
http://theartinlife.wordpress.com/2013/10/10/room-to-breathe/


Monday, September 9, 2013

Whoooooooo
         It's soccer season.   There is a ton of stuff that is going on.  School has started for everyone.  Everyone is blowing and going and the schedule is packed.  Enjoy the time you spend with you frailly, even in the frantic times, enjoy it... I know you want to be frustrated, I know not everything worked out the way you wanted to, but hey yall are there, your together, and it will be ok.  
          I have had some friends going through some difficult times and one friend has gabbed a hold of God and just will not let go. This observation I have of them.  Calm, sad (of course it's a terrible situation), content, waiting, patient, compliant, & repenttive.  This persons demeanor  is just incredible despite the terrible situation they are going through.... 
       On the flip side, I have a friend who has decided God is not there, doesn't care, continues to make terrible choice that continues to tear the family more apart.  Anger, rage, unrepenttive, mean sprinted,  vengeful, and never satisfied at all.

Two people going through Hardship, two people with two different choice in their life. 
            I just want to encourage you, I don't know where you are in life or what is going. But I want to encourage you, turn towards our heavenly Father, the Son, & the Holy Spirt. Allow them to help you, the real anger should be turned towards the one who has attacked you; the fallen angles, their master Satan.  That is where the real battle is, that is the one who loves to invoke misery, that is the one who loves to trip you up, blind you, bring you to anger and call for you to stew in, to blind you from love, from compassion, to make forgiveness something you despise in stead of run to.   Fight back don't allow Satan to rule. Grasp for hope. Turn towards God and hold our for his help, his love, his forgiveness, His hope.

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Even If you don't Believe "He still lives"

                                     
         It is summer, and we live in the city, and we live in south Texas, and we try hard to budget our selves we can't go and do everything that everyone would like to do. We still have college bills and Hospital Bills.  So my kids are stuck at home a lot, Legos and netflix have become there best friends except during the rare outings.. You just can't send kids our running around all day any more like you use to.. it's dangerous with some families having no limits on their kids, to the traffic of our city.  a kid would just get squished if you let them run wild and free.
         All that to say,  we just now let the boys watch rise of the Guardians this summer.  Like any fairy tale story, like the Never Ending Story, The Last Crystal, Shark Boy and Lava Girl,  ect....
 The Theme is "if you stop believing & or dreaming in or of them, then they die..."   every cartoon you let you kids watch is a great way to teach about God's charter, who He is, what he can do, and what is real, and what is not. don't miss those opportunities in their life.
    I shared this with my boys afterwards.  
          Even if you don't believe in God he will not die, Jesus is still very much real even if you choose to ignore him or try to forget him.. He knows you and he knows you by name, and you are his creation, and he will never forget you... He has wept over you, he has fought over you, he has shed his blood for you, ever last drop was to set you free so that you could connect with God... Not people.. But with God and God alone...  And even if you choose to not believe in him, he has never stopped believing in you. He is who He says He is and He will never disapear even if you choose not to believe in him & or shun him, which I believe would be a reckless mistake.
    Get to know God, fall Deeply and madly in love with His word, be moved by Him, cry out to Him till he answers you, and allow Him to speak to you heart and breath words of life into you where ever  you are.

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Goliath!

         
                 Did you notice that before David took on Goliath, that God gave David confidence through experience? He killed a lion & a bear of course God will help him over come Goliath...... I might have wanted to fight Goliath first, Because i have been close to large Lion and big bears when they were mad and wild. that is pretty intimidating even for a big guy like me.. ha ha . So what is God preparing you for, maybe you being prepared for something that God wants to give you the confidence to over come.. just remember that as you fight the battle of where you are right now.. This is not the end of the story.... Live!

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Freedom!!

    So if you are somewhat like me... you love moves that inspire you... leave you wanting more then where you are and what you do...  So as corny as it maybe saw the new Les Miserables last night.  Always like the old one... knew one was ok.. but the Song "Do You Hear the People Sing?"  Just absolutely wants me to go out and start a revolution... ha ha ha..
here a youtube clip of it...
         

          Just incredible...  Makes me think of our Gift of Freedom from God, how I truly don't Grasp the gift he has given us in it, how I totally unaware of how powerful it, and how often i don't fight for others to at least grasp it as much as i can if not least push them for more...
      May our God Start a revolution in you heart to day, May you be stirred to anger against Satan and the Fallen angles who wage war against in a way be can bearly comprehend..  Viva La Salvation!!!!!!!
May you experience the forgiveness & Grace from God in a way you never have before and may it stir you into a great passion in which you do Something about it!