Set before you is a choice, what will you pick?

If you were offered the options of blessings or curses, what will you pick? If you were offered life or death, what will you pick? Now add into this that what you choose won’t just impact you but will impact you and your children? Does that impact your choices? Is there anything that would cause…

Do you know where you are going?

Do you have a vision of the future? Do you have a mission for the present? Do you have lessons learned from the past? As I write this I realize that we have hit the mid point of the year, the last day of the first half, the last day of the second quarter. As…

People are watching! People are noticing!

Do you realize that people are watching you? Do you realize they are noticing things about you? Do you realize that they may ask or question you about the why, the how, the where, the what, the who, the when? They may wonder why do you do what you do. They may wonder why do…

What will today bring?

The gospels don't tell too much about Wednesday of the Passion Week. I took the afternoon off yesterday after going from throat causing voice change to coughing and will hopefully be able to get more instruction today from a doctor beyond rest and fluids and isolate myself (which with a stay home order in affect…

How bad do things need to get before you would turn back to God?

Would there have to be something that personally impacted you? Would there have to be something disastrous? Would there have to be natural disasters? Would there have to be economical disasters? Would there have to be military disasters? Would there have to be political disasters? Would there have to be wars? Would there have to…

How will you treat the owner?

You realize your role is care taker right? You realize your role is to be a good steward right? So when the owner comes to check in on how things are going, how will you treat them? What if they send a delegate instead of showing up personally, how will you treat them? What if…

What is holding you back from making the biggest decision of your life?

Is it that you are dwelling on regret? Is it that you are too focused on other people? Is it that you are hanging with the wrong crowd? Is it that you are stuck in the the loop of re-evaluating, re-examining, reconsidering, rethinking, reanalyzing,, rechecking? Is it that you are becoming smug, self-satisfied, pleased with…

Are you willing to change your perspective in order to get a better view?

Are your thoughts based on your perspectives? Are your opinions based on your perspectives? Are your decisions based on your perspectives? Are your actions based on your perspectives? What is the situation you are currently facing? Ever stopped to get other people's perspective on it? Ever considered brainstorming in order to come up with the…

How bad would things need to get before you turned back to God or started to obey God?

What if God told you to forgive someone? What if God told you to step up into a role you thought was bigger than you? What if God wanted you to spend more time with Him? What if God wanted you to know how much He loves you? What if God wanted you to spend…

Are you ready for a change? Are you ready to see a change? Are you ready to be the change?

Ever heard that the only constant is change? Ever heard that there is nothing new under the sun? And yet we go through change constantly. Some is self directed like when people move or go off to school or get married or have kids or change jobs. Others are via external sources like reorgs, elections,…

Do you know how things should be setup?

Should it be top down? Should it be bottom up? Should it be told? Should it be discussed? Should it be determined? Should it be decided? Do you have thoughts about it? Do you have an opinion of how it should be? Should you be part of the process? Should you be part of the…

Merry Christmas Everyone…

The Book of Job. - Day 43 As this day begins I consider back over 2000 years to the time when the gift of hope, peace, and love were given by God to a world in need, a gift to last for all of eternity, a gift that would provide a message from angels to…

How will you choose to live in the midst of the unknown? Will you find rest in the Lord and renew your strength?

The book of Job. - Day 42 T'was the morning of Christmas Eve and all through the house, not a creature was stirring not even a mouse. The stockings are hung by the chimney with care. The new tree is up and decorated for the celebration of Jesus's birth with the tradition of the wise…

When you get to the end of your rope, are you willing to tie a not and start looking up? If God says let go or cut the rope, will you trust Him enough to let go or cut the rope?

The Story of Job. - Day 41 Will you trust God more than you trust the rope? Things are quiet. Things are unclear. Things are deferred. Things are delayed. Things are yet to be decided. The details available don't help. Going in for one last day. Going in with one last effort. Going in with…

What will you do when you are faced with tough times or rough times or sad times?

The Story of Job. - Day 40 How do you get thru the tough times? You make the decision to pour into the lives of the ones you love! How do you get thru the rough times? You focus on the ones you love! How do you get thru the sad times? You spend it…