A couple weeks ago I wrote a blog about the fruits of the spirit. When I initially decided to write that blog I had one goal in mind, to share a break through I received from the Lord. But as I wrote that blog it went in a totally different direction. I would still like to share and today I will do my best to stick to the point and hopefully this will help someone else as much as it has helped me. I speak a lot about experiencing God and encounters with the Lord. Compare

When you give your life to Christ, it is easy to assume that life will be full of joy, positivity and great things. Why wouldn't it be? Following Christ is the best decision any of us can make for our lives. And this is the choice that God wants us all to make. To open our hearts to Him and allow Him to come into our lives. If your walk with God is anything like mine you will experience some amazing and wondrous things. With all the goodness that comes with this life ther

Idolatry is defined as the extreme love, adoration or reverence of someone or something. The bible is very clear that, we should have no other gods before Him. It is actually one of the ten commandments. He created us for a purpose and He doesn't demand but He deserves for us to show Him reverence. He is worthy of all of our praise and worship. When I think of idolatry I often think of bowing down and saying prayers to a statue. Like in the story of Moses. When Moses ca

Work is an activity involving mental or physical effort, done to achieve a goal. For most of us the work we do on our jobs accomplishes a goal for our employers. And for many more of us the motivation to continue these tasks is financial compensation. We work so that we can provide for ourselves and take care of our families. The jobs most of us work do not require 24 hour attention. We are allowed time off. If you work a 40 hour work week like I do, you also get days of

There are times when I don't feel as close to the Lord. Despite praying and reading His word. Sometimes I just feel like I am not doing enough, like their is something else I could or should be doing. I always want to do more for the Lord and I always want more of Him. But in those times He seems so far away. We can all be happy and contented when we feel close to the Lord. When he is speaking directly to us and working things out in our lives. In the midst of being ble