My Morning Thought

God commands us to love. Not a recommendation but a command. He also says we should love as we are loved.  How much are you loved? Wait. Before you answer, I need you to recall that Jesus died for you. So, how are you doing in the hospitality area? I’m going to admit I know I struggle there. God is working on me. Be more considerate during the holiday season. People seem to need it more this time...

There are hard things in the world. We will endure hard times. Sometimes, there will be a “thing” that will always be with you. We may pray and ask God to take it away, and He may not. It may be an emotional battle or a physical one. It may be a financial battle or something altogether different. It doesn’t mean He is not a caring God, but rather, He might be saying, take heart, I see great things...

Did you learn something from it? That hard thing? That thing you can’t imagine what its purpose is? Maybe it is the strength you need five years from now. Perhaps you need to share it with someone else.  For those who love Jesus, God can and will use it for good.  Call and leave me a message. I want to hear from you. (501) 291-3111‬ If you are a grieving parent, please consider attending a While W...

Thinking about relationships. We often enter new relationships and try to do things that make the other person happy. It may be something I would never do if you didn’t ask me. Maybe sitting at a deer camp or deep sea diving. But if I say “yes” to them, I want to say yes because I love God and you. Not because I want to make you happy. If I do it because I want to make you happy, there will come a...

Feeling insignificant can be an easy task, especially in the world of social media. Everyone shows off their best face and seems to be doing great things. Okay, not everyone. Some people show all the wrong side of life. As we approach the end of a year, we might think about “what have I done over the past year.” I want to say whether it was some things that caused your name to be in lights or you...

The prayer that God hears is not just routine words at a routine time. Now, it can be, but the condition of the heart matters.  You can be confident in asking anything according to His will. We can also be confident that our petitions are a stench to Him when we approach Him with an insincere heart. We need not go with a perfect heart but a sincere heart.  Call and leave me a message. I want to he...

Be prepared. We don’t know the day or the time when God is going to call us home. The reality is we could always be living a moment away from our last moment on earth. So, be prepared. Be thankful for today. Be hopeful for forever, but be prepared for the moment. What are you doing to be prepared? Call and leave me a message. I want to hear from you. (501) 291-3111‬

Normal, by definition, is “conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected.” It is what you grow up with or what you see all around you. It’s what you accept and/or do because you see no reason to question it. Normal is how you fit in with your family or perhaps your friend group. Normal is a learned behavior or belief. And just because it’s normal doesn’t mean it is best or even right. Mayb...

#MyMorningThought #YouChoose #Choose #If #ButIf You have a choice. We were given the choice of free will in the very beginning. Choosing pride over perfect love allowed sin to enter. But then Jesus came not to take away our choice but to give us a choice to take away our sin. But it begins with humility, acknowledging our need for a savior and our willingness to live in His perfect love. There are...

#MyMorningThought #CanNotBeUnheard #Anger #BeCareful There is human anger and righteous anger. Human anger seems to stem from fear, selfishness and a need for control. Righteous anger stems from a sinful injustice, with a desire to make whole, to redeem. Human anger tends to cloud our judgment, and we respond instead of act. Righteous anger controls our actions before we respond by leaning into th...

#MyMorningThought #DoNotGiveUp #DoGood #DoNotGetWeary Sometimes, it seems like doing the right thing doesn’t matter. It can feel like the only ones who get ahead in life or those who are not trying to do the right thing. I want to encourage you. Don’t give up. Doing good matters in this life and the next. So don’t get weary. Call and leave me a message. I want to hear from you. (501) 291-3111‬

#MyMorningThought #MayYouHave #SpiritOfWisdom #SpiritOfRevelation #KnowHimBetter Praying that you may have a Spirit of wisdom and revelation so you may know Him better. What a powerful prayer. Paul is not praying for riches, health, or freedom from persecution but that you may have the Spirit of wisdom and revelation. So you may know Him better. Wisdom is knowledge married to experiences that will...

In Mark 4, Jesus teaches a crowd, and He uses a parable about a farmer planting seeds. He tells us that the farmer planted seeds, but as he was planting, seeds were being shared all over. He then goes on to explain how the seeds grew on the different terrain. Then, He begins to explain what is meant by the parable. He lets them know that the farmer is the one who shares the gospel, and the gospel...

There is always a struggle because we are sinful beings living in a world of sinful influences. But when we accept Christ as Lord and Savior, the struggle is choosing to surrender your will to His. So, there is always a struggle, but what if there isn’t? If there is no struggle, is it because we’ve gotten it right? Or have we succumbed to the influences of the world? What say you? Call and leave m...

Jesus chose us. He was obedient unto death so we might live. Choose Him. There will come a time when the time for choosing will be over. Don’t forget to check out my latest podcast. Call and leave me a message. I want to hear from you. (501) 291-3111‬

We live what we believe. It doesn’t matter if it’s true; if we believe it, it’s how we live. If I sat in my home and believed walking out of my door would cause me imminent danger, I would probably not go outside. Also, if I am trying to do something and I don’t believe I can, I probably would not be able to do it because I would not even be able to begin the process. That same thing holds true fo...

God sent His Son to pay a very high price. He sent Him to die in our place. He sent His Son to die so that we might live. If He was not willing to withhold His one and only Son, do you see His love for you? His desire for all to be saved. In the church I grew up in, after the sermon, the pastor would invite anyone who wanted to be saved to “walk down the aisle.” This morning, I thought that it all...

Have you ever heard someone say something about what another person is doing judgmentally, and you know for a fact that they are guilty of the same thing? Has that ever been you? Is it easy to see the faults of others and miss our own? Yes, it is. You see, before we do something wrong, we’ve already justified in our minds why it’s right, or at least okay, in your case, to do. Therefore, we don’t r...

Things are hard. I get it. I know. There are health issues. Financial woes. Emotional turmoil. Power struggles. Violent, incomprehensible crimes. Need I go on? They can feel totally overwhelming, but we must have a mindset that this is all temporary. I’m not saying it doesn’t matter, but I am saying one day, this will all be over and we will get to live forever in our forever home. Where is your f...

I know you have said it at one time or another, “It’s too hard.” Okay, perhaps I should say what I’ve done rather than what I “know” you’ve done. I’ve said it’s too hard before. I often hear it said about things to come. For instance, someone is watching what someone else is going through and saying, “I couldn’t do that.” If you’ve ever used that phrase, I want you to think about what was going on...

When we only look from our perspective, through our lens, we often don’t get the whole picture. Be open for more. Call and leave me a message. I want to hear from you. (501) 291-3111‬

#MyMorningThought #Faith We live by faith every day without even thinking about it. We sit in chairs with the confidence that it will hold our weight. We leave in cars expecting them to get us where we are going and back. We don’t know who personally made the chairs or the vehicles (most of the time), but we have confidence in them. Why is it so difficult to trust God? Why is it so hard to trust h...

Have you ever received some really wonderful news? What did you feel? Was it eating you up inside? Did you just want to run and tell someone? Perhaps you wanted to tell everyone. Do you feel you have a responsibility to be the bearer of God’s truth? What does that feel like? How are you sharing the good news?  Call and leave me a message. I want to hear from you. (501) 291-3111‬

Looking at the actions tells a lot about the person. So, if their actions are coming from the core of who they are or what they believe, do we just seek to change the actions or do we seek to go deeper?  If I plant an apple tree and want oranges, the only way to get it is to go the the root. I must dig up that apple tree and plant some orange seeds. Behavior modification needs to begin on the insi...

It is important to know, but we must also believe and then we can live it out. Don’t forget to check out my latest podcast. Call and leave me a message. I want to hear from you. (501) 291-3111‬