My Morning Thought

Sometimes you don't have the whole picture and just because you would do it differently doesn't mean it's wrong.

Have you ever met someone and in that moment just knew they were a jewel and you were very grateful to have met them? Well, I did on yesterday (3/26/23). Meeting Ms. Barbara left an impression on me. Just thinking about our interaction makes me smile. What do people walk away with after being in your presence? Are they happy they got to spend time with you? Were they grateful your encounter ended?...

Your journey has been uniquely created for you. It will not look exactly like anyone else's journey. So, seek God and be obedient. God's got you.

Do you trust Jesus? Trust Him to "go" and do, even when you don't know the reason for which you are doing it? Is it easier to trust ourselves? We have it under control, right? Are there places where you need to or want to trust Him more?

Think back over the last, say, seven days of your life. Is there anyone you thought of and said you should call and didn't? What about how someone experienced you? What if your last interaction with them was actually your last interaction with them? We don't know the day of the time. Let's live each day on purpose and as if it will be the last. Let those you love, know it. Make a memor...

Have you ever heard God's voice? I mean you clearly knew it was God speaking to you? If you have, what was your response? If you haven't I want to encourage you to spend some time in prayer, in His Word, with other believers and in some quietness. Learn His voice. Maybe you are like Samuel who heard God's voice but didn't know it was God calling you. You want to know His voice, so...

Random acts of kindness. How do you feel when you perform them? You have performed a random act of kindness, right? How do you feel when you are the recipient of a random act of kindness? Does it make you want to pay it forward? At the very least, it has to make you feel good, right? I did just a little research (very little I might add) on the science behind random acts of kindness and I went to...

I believe God is always speaking, we're just not always listening. Many times we are looking for the big things to see and hear Him when He is right there in the small, quiet, everyday things. Sometimes He speaks after a whisper. Don't be afraid of the silence. Spend some time listening for God. Tell me what you hear. You can always drop me a line or even a prayer request at www.mymorningt...

Why you do what you do needs to be deeper than you. Trace your why to Christ. When you do what you do for Christ, it changes your perspective. Spend some time thinking about your way. Trace is to its core. Is it Christ?

God does not want you to live your life in shame, but rather to reclaim the life offered you trough the death of His Son. What ever you've done, Jesus died for that sin. Don't live your life in shame. Shame makes you hide and you are called to be salt and light. You can't do that from a hiding place. John 8:36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. You sins were purchase...

There are seasons in your life that are finished. What was, was... Now is the time to live expectantly for what is to come as you are fully present in what is. Sometimes that's easier said than done. Yesterday I found myself reaching back for what was. I was really missing my kids. And coming home to an empty house was extremely difficult. But, if you know me, those moments are like commercial...

When was the last time you searched for something you didn't believe existed? Do you think the people who search for Big Foot or the Loch Ness Monster don't believe they exist? Even if you seek to disprove, there has to be a part of you that believes, otherwise there was be no reason to disprove. Sure you can say you want to disprove because you don't want others to be duped. But who really exerts...

Be ready. You never know how a moment can change your life. Simon was on his way in from the country and the Roman soldiers were leading Jesus out. In the very moment; the intersection of Simon's and Jesus's paths crossing, there was a forever change. It tells us that Simon was not given a choice of carrying the cross, but in reality he did have a choice. He could have chosen to carry the cross or...

Empathy by definition is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. I believe empathy is not looking upon a situation, but rather stepping into it. Lives change when it is personal God is doing a thing in me this morning. I've already had to make two apologies already. Where do you need to step into a situation and not just look up it. Remember, lives change when it's personal

What's your first response when life comes at you sideways? Is it Jesus? Or is He your last resort? Do you exert every once of energy before you invite Him in? Have you ever thought that He already knows the answer you are searching for and He wants to be in it with you? So, rather than take many unnecessary steps, instead: Stop Take a deep breath Invite Him in Listen Visit my website and let me k...

Are you living a life of impact? Where? Is it impact in your strength? If so, you can do much greater things in the impact of the Holy Spirit. Remember, impact can be in a small circle. When you are living for Christ, in the Spirit - there is great impact, even in the life of one! If you want to know more, drop me a line .

Sometimes God is calling you to greater things. And sometimes that means you have to be willing to leave it all behind.  What do you think? Is there someplace that God is calling you to, where what lies ahead is greater than what's behind? Even greater than where you are right now? Don't be afraid to go where God leads.  Tell me your thoughts. Visit my website. Go do great things.

To an athlete, that phrase, "leave it on the field" might be common, but it wasn't for me. Leave it on the field, as David Bazzel explained, means to give it your best. When it is over,  you have nothing left. He used these words to encourage my son, Kenderick Scorza, as he participated in the Nickelodeon's Let's Just Play Go Healthy Challenge . But here I am 16 years later hearing those word...

What does it look like for you to be obedient to God? "At Once!" Do we really know His voice so that when He speaks you know to listen and be obedient? What does it look like for you to spend time with the Father, so that you know His voice? Where do you spend time? It is a rhythm? Do you have a routine? Is your answer, I just talk to Him all day? Is there intentional, uninterrupted time, so that...

Take a minute and look back over your day. Pick a day. Any day. Think about the many interactions you had that day. What if you know when you left that conversation or that room it would be the last time you saw those people alive? Would you have done anything differently? Would you have said something differently? What would you want their last experience of you to be? I think about that. That wa...

What does worry look like in your life? Can you see that worry is a robber of joy? Does it really add value to your life? Can you add one hour to your life by your worries? The answer is "no." That's actually what scripture says. So, don't worry. Give it over to God. Tell me what worry looks like in your life. What are you worrying about? I want to pray with you about it. Visit www.mymorningthough...

Why do you live in weakness when you have power living inside of you? Power to overcome! The same power that raised Christ from the dead lives inside the believer. We can change the world in that power. Where in your life do you need to live in that power? Visit my website and tell me. I want to pray with you.

Do you believe the Lord is your portion? All that you need? Then what does it look like to wait on Him? Whatever you are going through, wait on Him!

The word "seek" to me means to look intently. It's different from just "looking." Seeking to me means going on a mission for something that I need. We are to seek God. When we do, scripture says, we will find Him. We should always seek Him. Do you seek God? Do you go on a mission to find Him? Do you know you need Him? Let me know your thoughts. Leave me a comment at www.mymorningthought.com

Calling someone a friend is a high honor. Family, God chooses, but you get to choose your friends. Jesus chose us as friends. He laid down His life for us, and all He asks is obedience. And all that He commands of us is good for us. Are you a friend of God? Do you love Him?