Alright folks....sorry I'm so late this week....camp schedule throws a wrench into blogging that's for sure! Ok so last Sunday morning we looked at the question of why we should obey God and found that we should obey God because it's the right thing to do, it shows our love for Him, and it brings us joy!
Basically we are emphasizing the importance of loving God and following His commands. Obedience is an issue that we all struggle with in our daily lives. This week we are going to challenge ourselves a little bit to live Godly lifestyles.
Start off by reading John 14:23-24.
Jesus made it very clear that if a person loves Him, he or she will listen to Him. Jesus calls us to be obedient and submissive to His will for our lives....so let's look at 3 benefits of obedience.
First....
You experience the love of God.
Think of 3 things a person must do in order to earn your love and friendship and write those down.
See, Jesus made it very clear the only thing required from us is to love and obey God. When we love and listen to God's commands, He will remain with us forever. It is impossible to love God and love the world at the same time. If we truly love God then we will allow Him to lead our lives. After we submit to His will and love Him with all our heart, then we will understand His benefits.
What if your requirements to be loved were the standards God used? Would any of us be worthy to be loved by God?
Read John 14:23-24 again.
What does Jesus mean that we will keep His word if we love Him? What word is he talking about?
What did Jesus say it means if we don't keep His word? Why is that?
Jesus wants everyone to come to know Him as his or her personal Savior. The Bible tells us that God loved us first. He is waiting for us to love and accept Him. Jesus promised us when a person loves and obey Him, that He will remain in our hearts forever! That is experiencing the love of God in a powerful way!
Gotta head to site so come back tomorrow for a second benefit....
Heffe
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Friday, July 9, 2010
What Does Obedience to God Look Like? - Friday
Alright youthies, it's our final day of trying to answer the question of "What does obedience to God look like?". Just to recap, so far we've discovered that our obedience shows up in the following way: loving God, walking in His ways, keeping His commands, and through remaining faithful to Him. So let's look at one more way our obedience shows up....
Obedience is serving Him.
Any guesses which verse we're gonna read today???.....that's right it's back to Joshua 22:5 one more time so get it out and read it one last time for the week!
So, Joshua commanded us "to serve Him with all your heart and all your soul.".
Serving others is something most people don't want to do. We would much rather be served than serve. Joshua told the children of Israel that if they loved God they would serve Him. That means they would do whatever He commanded them to do. They would work and serve with all of their heart and soul.
So what does that mean for us? Well it means that we have to try to start obeying God by serving him in our daily lives. We can start serving God by digging into His word everyday.....we can serve God by spending a little time in prayer each day thanking Him and praising Him....we can start by looking for opportunities to serve in our church and in our community.
Where do you guys see some specific possibilities for service within our church?
Where do you think you might enjoy serving at FBCG?
I would love to hear back from some of you guys about some ideas and get you started with some new things!
So you remember the 3 questions that we answered earlier in the week on the special piece of paper I told you to keep track of? Get it back out, and somewhere on it I want you to write down at least 5 ways that you can live your life in a godly way this week....things that you haven't been doing or that you know you need to change. I want you to bring those papers with you on Sunday morning and place them in a prayer box that I'll have at the front of the room. I will be praying over the box (not reading the things in there) over the next few weeks with you!
Hope to see you guys at the movie today! Text me for details 8389755
Heffe
Obedience is serving Him.
Any guesses which verse we're gonna read today???.....that's right it's back to Joshua 22:5 one more time so get it out and read it one last time for the week!
So, Joshua commanded us "to serve Him with all your heart and all your soul.".
Serving others is something most people don't want to do. We would much rather be served than serve. Joshua told the children of Israel that if they loved God they would serve Him. That means they would do whatever He commanded them to do. They would work and serve with all of their heart and soul.
So what does that mean for us? Well it means that we have to try to start obeying God by serving him in our daily lives. We can start serving God by digging into His word everyday.....we can serve God by spending a little time in prayer each day thanking Him and praising Him....we can start by looking for opportunities to serve in our church and in our community.
Where do you guys see some specific possibilities for service within our church?
Where do you think you might enjoy serving at FBCG?
I would love to hear back from some of you guys about some ideas and get you started with some new things!
So you remember the 3 questions that we answered earlier in the week on the special piece of paper I told you to keep track of? Get it back out, and somewhere on it I want you to write down at least 5 ways that you can live your life in a godly way this week....things that you haven't been doing or that you know you need to change. I want you to bring those papers with you on Sunday morning and place them in a prayer box that I'll have at the front of the room. I will be praying over the box (not reading the things in there) over the next few weeks with you!
Hope to see you guys at the movie today! Text me for details 8389755
Heffe
Thursday, July 8, 2010
What Does Obedience to God Look Like? - Thursday
Good morning!
It's a busy Thursday today, so let's jump right in. Just to get you caught up, we've been answering the question, "What Does Obedience to God Look Like?" all this week. So far we've learned that you show your obedience through loving God, walking in His ways, and keeping His commands. So let's look at a fourth characteristic of obedience.
Obedience is remaining faithful to Him.
Ok, so I know we've already done this a bunch, but read Joshua 22:5 again today.....
We see that Joshua 22:5 commands us "to remain faithful to Him..."
Have you ever had a boyfriend of girlfriend who was unfaithful to you? Maybe they were sending notes to somebody else back in the middle school years or actually dating somebody behind your back? How did that make ya feel? Upset? Hurt? Disappointed? All of the above?
Joshua encouraged the children of Israel to stop worshipping their false gods. He warned them that God was the one into whom they should be pouring their heart and soul. The Israelites had a history of not staying faithful to God. They were easily drawn away from the one true God.
We need to understand that unfaithfulness hurts God just like it hurts us. God loves us very much and His desire is that we obey His commands and follow Him. A lot of folks struggle with remaining faithful to anyone or anything for very long.
Luckily for us God is and will always be faithful to us - even when we are unfaithful to Him. He never leaves us or disappoints us. Maybe, you're right in the middle of a really difficult time in your life and you feel like God isn't around. Maybe you feel like he's not even paying attention to what's going on in your life and because of that you're turning your back on Him. Think back......who do you think has let the other person down more often....do you think we let God down more often or do you think God disappoints us more often? If we're honest we'll see that in almost every case God is faithful to us...it may not always look the way we think it should or expected, but He's faithful just the same!
Ok, so we've identified how we feel when someone is not faithful to us, so how do you think God feels when we are unfaithful to Him?
What are some reasons people might give for not remaining faithful to God? What does the phrase "hold on to Him" mean in relation to remaining faithful?
Think about it and let me know what you guys come up with! See ya tomorrow for the blog and the movie!
Heffe
It's a busy Thursday today, so let's jump right in. Just to get you caught up, we've been answering the question, "What Does Obedience to God Look Like?" all this week. So far we've learned that you show your obedience through loving God, walking in His ways, and keeping His commands. So let's look at a fourth characteristic of obedience.
Obedience is remaining faithful to Him.
Ok, so I know we've already done this a bunch, but read Joshua 22:5 again today.....
We see that Joshua 22:5 commands us "to remain faithful to Him..."
Have you ever had a boyfriend of girlfriend who was unfaithful to you? Maybe they were sending notes to somebody else back in the middle school years or actually dating somebody behind your back? How did that make ya feel? Upset? Hurt? Disappointed? All of the above?
Joshua encouraged the children of Israel to stop worshipping their false gods. He warned them that God was the one into whom they should be pouring their heart and soul. The Israelites had a history of not staying faithful to God. They were easily drawn away from the one true God.
We need to understand that unfaithfulness hurts God just like it hurts us. God loves us very much and His desire is that we obey His commands and follow Him. A lot of folks struggle with remaining faithful to anyone or anything for very long.
Luckily for us God is and will always be faithful to us - even when we are unfaithful to Him. He never leaves us or disappoints us. Maybe, you're right in the middle of a really difficult time in your life and you feel like God isn't around. Maybe you feel like he's not even paying attention to what's going on in your life and because of that you're turning your back on Him. Think back......who do you think has let the other person down more often....do you think we let God down more often or do you think God disappoints us more often? If we're honest we'll see that in almost every case God is faithful to us...it may not always look the way we think it should or expected, but He's faithful just the same!
Ok, so we've identified how we feel when someone is not faithful to us, so how do you think God feels when we are unfaithful to Him?
What are some reasons people might give for not remaining faithful to God? What does the phrase "hold on to Him" mean in relation to remaining faithful?
Think about it and let me know what you guys come up with! See ya tomorrow for the blog and the movie!
Heffe
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
What Does Obedience to God Look Like? - Wednesday
Good morning and welcome to Day 3 of our attempt to answer the question, "What Does Obedience to God Look Like?". So far this week we've looked at Joshua 22:5 and found 2 characteristics to describe "the look" of obedience: loving God and walking in His ways. Don't worry you can go back and read the last few blogs to catch up if you've missed anything.
Alright so let's the look at the third thing that Joshua points out.....so go ahead and read Joshua 22:5 again. So let's look at the third characteristic of obedience:
Obedience is keeping His commands.
So the third thing that Joshua commands us to do is "to keep His (God's) commands..." Joshua explained what God expected from the people in the area of obedience. It was very simple. They were to love God with all of their heart and soul. God would make their paths clear if they would just obey and follow Him. Joshua knew the people would struggle with this very simple concept.
We aren't any different from the children of Israel. God has promised us success if we would just obey, trust, and follow Him. That sounds simple, right? But it's not. We have things that come into our lives everyday that keep us from putting God first in our lives.
I want you to take out a sheet of paper this morning and I want you to write the answers to these 3 questions on that paper, fold it when you're done and put it someplace you'll remember until Friday. So here are the 3 questions:
1. What are some of the things in your life that are stopping you from obeying God?
2. What would you have to change in order to be obedient to God?
3. Are you willing to make those changes?
Those are some pretty tough questions and it make take you some time to think them through so I want you to ponder on those today and we'll talk more tomorrow.
Don't forget that we have Giant Cranium tonight at Ignite....meet in The Attic @ 6!
Also don't forget that we're having a FBCG @ The Movies this Friday to go see Despicable Me in 3-D! We'll meet at the church at 12:30 head to Blue Coast Burrito for lunch (usually about 10 bucks) and then catch a 2:25 movie ($13 for 3-D). We'll be back at the church between 4:30-5:00.
Later,
Heffe
Alright so let's the look at the third thing that Joshua points out.....so go ahead and read Joshua 22:5 again. So let's look at the third characteristic of obedience:
Obedience is keeping His commands.
So the third thing that Joshua commands us to do is "to keep His (God's) commands..." Joshua explained what God expected from the people in the area of obedience. It was very simple. They were to love God with all of their heart and soul. God would make their paths clear if they would just obey and follow Him. Joshua knew the people would struggle with this very simple concept.
We aren't any different from the children of Israel. God has promised us success if we would just obey, trust, and follow Him. That sounds simple, right? But it's not. We have things that come into our lives everyday that keep us from putting God first in our lives.
I want you to take out a sheet of paper this morning and I want you to write the answers to these 3 questions on that paper, fold it when you're done and put it someplace you'll remember until Friday. So here are the 3 questions:
1. What are some of the things in your life that are stopping you from obeying God?
2. What would you have to change in order to be obedient to God?
3. Are you willing to make those changes?
Those are some pretty tough questions and it make take you some time to think them through so I want you to ponder on those today and we'll talk more tomorrow.
Don't forget that we have Giant Cranium tonight at Ignite....meet in The Attic @ 6!
Also don't forget that we're having a FBCG @ The Movies this Friday to go see Despicable Me in 3-D! We'll meet at the church at 12:30 head to Blue Coast Burrito for lunch (usually about 10 bucks) and then catch a 2:25 movie ($13 for 3-D). We'll be back at the church between 4:30-5:00.
Later,
Heffe
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
What Does Obedience to God Look Like? - Tuesday
Welcome back...alright so we're breaking down what our obedience to God actually looks like and we saw yesterday that the first way our obedience shows itself is through our loving God. So let's look at another way today
Obedience is walking in His ways.
So read (if you missed yesterday) or re-read Joshua 22:5. We see that the second thing Joshua commands us to do is to "walk in all His ways".... It's important here that we see the word "all"in this verse. How many of God's ways are we supposed to walk in? All. This is not the easiest thing to do right?
Why do you think Joshua would challenge the people to obey all of God's commands? What is wrong with the philosophy that I can just pick and choose what I want to obey? What if we did that with traffic laws? Not.....goood.
What if I took two people, blindfolded them, and then spun them around until they were dizzy. Then let's say I tell Person 1 to try and follow Person 2 out of the room. It would be pretty funny right?....I mean they'd be running into chairs, falling over things, maybe even running into some walls, but it wouldn't be funny for the person who is blindfolded.
See, when we are blindfolded and dizzy, it is impossible to get where we need to go and do what we need to do. God will never blindfold us or cause us to stumble around foolishly. When we walk with God, our eyes are open and our future is bright and clear. God provides direction for us. Those who choose not to walk behind God will find their lives are dark and confusing.
How hard is it for you to follow someone? Maybe you're usually the leader and you like setting the pace....maybe you are usually running somewhere in the middle of the pack...you don't like leading but you don't want to be at the end.....or maybe you're that reluctant follower who drags their feet and kicks the dirt and always falls behind the person at the front. What does the phrase "to follow someone blindly" mean to you?
Have you ever walked and followed behind someone that led you astray?
Do you think following God and walking with Him is easy?
Does God expect us to follow His commands blindly?
God wants us to let Him lead our paths so that we can walk in His ways....it reminds me of being little and always trying to step in my dad's footprints in the sand on the beach....only problem was my legs were too short so I often missed....I had to continue growing so that I could firmly plant my feet in his footprints. God wants you and I to continue to grow so that we can make our footprints the same as Jesus did.
Walking in God's ways is not an easy task, but it's one way that we can show our obedience to God!
Leave me some feedback about what "ways of God' you guys have trouble following....we'll see you back at the blog tomorrow and at Giant Cranium this Wednesday night at 6 PM!
Heffe
Obedience is walking in His ways.
So read (if you missed yesterday) or re-read Joshua 22:5. We see that the second thing Joshua commands us to do is to "walk in all His ways".... It's important here that we see the word "all"in this verse. How many of God's ways are we supposed to walk in? All. This is not the easiest thing to do right?
Why do you think Joshua would challenge the people to obey all of God's commands? What is wrong with the philosophy that I can just pick and choose what I want to obey? What if we did that with traffic laws? Not.....goood.
What if I took two people, blindfolded them, and then spun them around until they were dizzy. Then let's say I tell Person 1 to try and follow Person 2 out of the room. It would be pretty funny right?....I mean they'd be running into chairs, falling over things, maybe even running into some walls, but it wouldn't be funny for the person who is blindfolded.
See, when we are blindfolded and dizzy, it is impossible to get where we need to go and do what we need to do. God will never blindfold us or cause us to stumble around foolishly. When we walk with God, our eyes are open and our future is bright and clear. God provides direction for us. Those who choose not to walk behind God will find their lives are dark and confusing.
How hard is it for you to follow someone? Maybe you're usually the leader and you like setting the pace....maybe you are usually running somewhere in the middle of the pack...you don't like leading but you don't want to be at the end.....or maybe you're that reluctant follower who drags their feet and kicks the dirt and always falls behind the person at the front. What does the phrase "to follow someone blindly" mean to you?
Have you ever walked and followed behind someone that led you astray?
Do you think following God and walking with Him is easy?
Does God expect us to follow His commands blindly?
God wants us to let Him lead our paths so that we can walk in His ways....it reminds me of being little and always trying to step in my dad's footprints in the sand on the beach....only problem was my legs were too short so I often missed....I had to continue growing so that I could firmly plant my feet in his footprints. God wants you and I to continue to grow so that we can make our footprints the same as Jesus did.
Walking in God's ways is not an easy task, but it's one way that we can show our obedience to God!
Leave me some feedback about what "ways of God' you guys have trouble following....we'll see you back at the blog tomorrow and at Giant Cranium this Wednesday night at 6 PM!
Heffe
Monday, July 5, 2010
What Does Obedience to God look like? - Monday
Good morning! Alright, so let's get started!
Yesterday morning we started to answer the question "Where does obedience to God start?" by discovering that Jesus told us that we have to love God with our whole being. Jesus also said that along with loving God with all we are, we also have to love others as we do ourselves. These are the two most important commandments. It's only once we start doing these two things that we can start being obedient to God.
So this week on the blog we're gonna answer the question "What does obedience to God look like?". We're gonna look at 5 different ways that our obedience to God can show up.
Let's start off by reading Joshua 22:5....that's right actually grab your Bible this morning, and open it up and read a little bit....just one tiny verse!
In this verse, Joshua gives us several things we can do to show our obedience to God. So today, let's look at the first one...
Obedience is loving God.
Joshua starts this verse off by reminding the people to follow the commandments and laws that were given to them and the first thing he reminds them to do is "to love the Lord your God..."
What does it mean to love God? How does your obedience relate to loving God?
Think about this.....several of you have your driver's licenses....several still don't but you can still play along. Have you guys ever been given a speeding ticket? If you have ever had a speeding ticket then you know there is a large price to pay for not obeying the speed limit....usually $100 at the least....just for going a little faster than you're supposed to.
There is also a huge price to pay for not obeying God's rules. God does not give us rules and laws to hold us back from having fun. He gives us rules to protect us from things that cause us harm, shame, or pain.
See, God wants us to be very careful in our obedience to Him. God wants what is best for us but we have to be willing to follow and obey his commandments. God has a perfect plan for our lives and that plan can only be carried out when we love God and obey God. Loving Him shows true obedience to God!
Think about these things this morning:
Have you ever felt like God wanted you to do something and you didn't? What was it?
Did it ever bother you to know that you disobeyed God?
Did you know at that very moment that you had disobeyed God or did you figure it out later?
If you could go back and have a "do over," what would you do differently? Why?
So I know that our first example of loving God is a repeat from yesterday morning, but I just want to emphasize how important it is to love God. If you don't truly love God, then you're going to find it very hard, if not impossible, to do the next 4 things that we found suggested in this verse.
Spend some time in prayer this morning, even if you haven't done it in a long time, and just ask God to help you love Him, love His Word, love the things He cares about, and to love Him even when things around you aren't the way you think they should be. Our first way to show obedience to God is to love Him!
Feel free to post any questions or thoughts here on the blog.....or just drop me a note to let me know you're reading it!! See you back here at the blog tomorrow morning!
Heffe
Yesterday morning we started to answer the question "Where does obedience to God start?" by discovering that Jesus told us that we have to love God with our whole being. Jesus also said that along with loving God with all we are, we also have to love others as we do ourselves. These are the two most important commandments. It's only once we start doing these two things that we can start being obedient to God.
So this week on the blog we're gonna answer the question "What does obedience to God look like?". We're gonna look at 5 different ways that our obedience to God can show up.
Let's start off by reading Joshua 22:5....that's right actually grab your Bible this morning, and open it up and read a little bit....just one tiny verse!
In this verse, Joshua gives us several things we can do to show our obedience to God. So today, let's look at the first one...
Obedience is loving God.
Joshua starts this verse off by reminding the people to follow the commandments and laws that were given to them and the first thing he reminds them to do is "to love the Lord your God..."
What does it mean to love God? How does your obedience relate to loving God?
Think about this.....several of you have your driver's licenses....several still don't but you can still play along. Have you guys ever been given a speeding ticket? If you have ever had a speeding ticket then you know there is a large price to pay for not obeying the speed limit....usually $100 at the least....just for going a little faster than you're supposed to.
There is also a huge price to pay for not obeying God's rules. God does not give us rules and laws to hold us back from having fun. He gives us rules to protect us from things that cause us harm, shame, or pain.
See, God wants us to be very careful in our obedience to Him. God wants what is best for us but we have to be willing to follow and obey his commandments. God has a perfect plan for our lives and that plan can only be carried out when we love God and obey God. Loving Him shows true obedience to God!
Think about these things this morning:
Have you ever felt like God wanted you to do something and you didn't? What was it?
Did it ever bother you to know that you disobeyed God?
Did you know at that very moment that you had disobeyed God or did you figure it out later?
If you could go back and have a "do over," what would you do differently? Why?
So I know that our first example of loving God is a repeat from yesterday morning, but I just want to emphasize how important it is to love God. If you don't truly love God, then you're going to find it very hard, if not impossible, to do the next 4 things that we found suggested in this verse.
Spend some time in prayer this morning, even if you haven't done it in a long time, and just ask God to help you love Him, love His Word, love the things He cares about, and to love Him even when things around you aren't the way you think they should be. Our first way to show obedience to God is to love Him!
Feel free to post any questions or thoughts here on the blog.....or just drop me a note to let me know you're reading it!! See you back here at the blog tomorrow morning!
Heffe
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
The Blog is Back!!!!
Alright, so you might say I "hit the wall" when it comes to blogging. Maybe you're not familiar with that phrase and you are trying to figure out how running into a wall affects your blogging....but if you're familiar with sports at all then the term "hitting the wall" should ring true. Now, I'm also not referencing NASCAR in any way here so I don't mean "hit the wall" in that sense either....(I seriously pray for all of you NASCAR fans out there....bless your heart).....No I'm talking about when you come out of the gates full speed ahead and you look prepared to totally dominate whatever circumstances you're in...You feel great and the adrenaline is flowing and you feel like you can't be stopped by anyone or anything....but then you start to feel that pain in your side....maybe your legs aren't able to give you the burst or lift that they were just a few moments ago, and in the blink of an eye the competition catches up and passes you...and you're not able to do anything but watch them pull farther and farther away. That's what we call "hitting the wall". Most people don't recover from it and abandon their goal and head off into the sunset to search out their next endeavor....but dear friends, today I am not like most people. I have "hit the wall" and live to press on with that process that we know as "blogging"....so let's begin!
Alright so yesterday was a really great day. I had a blast putting together the music for this coming Sunday's 11:00 service and spent my whole morning with the Lord in a time of worship and preparation! I tell you, there can't be a better way to spend a cold, snowy morning then that right there! But that's not all....the day got even better yesterday afternoon and evening. We spent several hours working with our creative team doing a video shoot for some fun new creative elements for Lyle's next sermon series starting this Sunday....I don't want to give away too much, but let me just say that "Idolwood" should be a fun few minutes each Sunday morning. I got to work with some amazing friends and we had a lot of laughter to keep us working! After finishing up the video shoot, we headed over to Jake's house, where Becca was preparing steaks for myself, Jake, Coat and our friend Jonny who had filmed the shoot! I mean is their a better dinner than steaks!
So we settled in and had a great night in front of us....We were going to watch the Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt game, followed by the Kentucky vs. Alabama game. For desert we had a new episode of Lost and American Idol stored on the DVR to cap off an amazing night. Only one problem....Tennessee got blown out of the gym by Vandy for the 2nd time this season.
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Thanks a lot Tennessee....thanks for ruining my day. Isn't it crazy how we find our happiness in things in which we often times have no control over like sports, movies, tv, etc.... Luckily I had read Psalms 1 this morning to remind me that the focus for all of us should be to find happiness in the presence of the Eternal One and in His Word. Why do so many of us......or maybe me.......just not get as excited about time with the Lord as we do a sporting event or a stupid tv show (So ticked at Lost for killing off Juliet!!)? We are told in Psalms 1 that for those who find their happiness and delight in the Lord....they're like trees planted beside cool, refreshing streams that never run dry...and that no matter what happens, you will prosper!! Are you kidding me!! You couldn't ask for anything more from someone when seeking happiness! So to wrap this thing up, let me just share with you that I'm really gonna try to keep focused on finding my happiness in the Lord and to avoid the distraction that the world and all it's attractions pose each day.....so today's key word ladies and gentlemen is the "F" word....that's right.....FOCUS!!!!
I'm out
Alright so yesterday was a really great day. I had a blast putting together the music for this coming Sunday's 11:00 service and spent my whole morning with the Lord in a time of worship and preparation! I tell you, there can't be a better way to spend a cold, snowy morning then that right there! But that's not all....the day got even better yesterday afternoon and evening. We spent several hours working with our creative team doing a video shoot for some fun new creative elements for Lyle's next sermon series starting this Sunday....I don't want to give away too much, but let me just say that "Idolwood" should be a fun few minutes each Sunday morning. I got to work with some amazing friends and we had a lot of laughter to keep us working! After finishing up the video shoot, we headed over to Jake's house, where Becca was preparing steaks for myself, Jake, Coat and our friend Jonny who had filmed the shoot! I mean is their a better dinner than steaks!
So we settled in and had a great night in front of us....We were going to watch the Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt game, followed by the Kentucky vs. Alabama game. For desert we had a new episode of Lost and American Idol stored on the DVR to cap off an amazing night. Only one problem....Tennessee got blown out of the gym by Vandy for the 2nd time this season.
.......................
Thanks a lot Tennessee....thanks for ruining my day. Isn't it crazy how we find our happiness in things in which we often times have no control over like sports, movies, tv, etc.... Luckily I had read Psalms 1 this morning to remind me that the focus for all of us should be to find happiness in the presence of the Eternal One and in His Word. Why do so many of us......or maybe me.......just not get as excited about time with the Lord as we do a sporting event or a stupid tv show (So ticked at Lost for killing off Juliet!!)? We are told in Psalms 1 that for those who find their happiness and delight in the Lord....they're like trees planted beside cool, refreshing streams that never run dry...and that no matter what happens, you will prosper!! Are you kidding me!! You couldn't ask for anything more from someone when seeking happiness! So to wrap this thing up, let me just share with you that I'm really gonna try to keep focused on finding my happiness in the Lord and to avoid the distraction that the world and all it's attractions pose each day.....so today's key word ladies and gentlemen is the "F" word....that's right.....FOCUS!!!!
I'm out
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