Forgiven By God

Have you ever felt alone in your Christian walk? Does it ever feel like you are the only one serving God? Does it feel like even God doesn't want anything to do with you? Elijah did. (Read 1st Kings 19.) Elijah even threw himself a pity party because he thought God had left him alone to fight all of his battles. We may chuckle when we read about Elijah and think why would he think that way. God had anointed Him to do great things. Why would he be down and depressed feeling like things were hopeless? Then we face a trial of our own and we start to realize how Elijah could feel the way he felt. You see as Christians we have been anointed by God. As soon as we were saved the Holy Spirit came to reside in us, to give us comfort and be with us throughout all our trials. When we get down and feel like we are all alone, we need to remember that God sent the Comforter (Holy Spirit) to us. We just have to ask Him to comfort us and be with us through the trial. Elijah thought he was all

There is nothing messier than 2 little boys. Just when I think I have my house clean: BAM!!!!! In they walk leaving a trail of dirt in their path. As people we also leave a trail everywhere we go. Yes some of it is physical dirt, but our physical dirt is not usually what people remember us by. The main thing people remember us by is our attitude and how we treat others. As Christians the attitude we portray is very important. You see some people have never heard of God. Some people know about Him, but have had a negative experience with a "Christian". Some people know Him, but may be running away right now due to hurt or confusion. Others may be serving Him wholeheartedly. How we act when we call ourselves a Christian determines peoples perceptions about God. If our attitude is negative then people's attitudes about God will be negative. We need to watch ourselves so God can use us to reach out to others. Everywhere we go, we should be leaving a trail that others w

This week I have had the opportunity to go fishing with my family. I am proud to say I finally caught one! Now that may not be exciting news to some of you, but when you have waited 31 years to catch a big fish, it means a little bit more. This week while I was fishing I was reminded of an important lesson. Sometimes it takes a while to catch the fish. You may sit for hours and even get a few bites, but it still make take a while to catch the big one. This can be applied to our Christian walk also. When we are saved we don't automatically know everything there is to know about being a Christian. We may not even have a clue on where to start reading the Bible. We can become very discouraged if we began to think about all the things that are still wrong with us and let me tell you the Devil will remind you constantly of all the things you are doing wrong. Just like when we have to wait to catch that big fish, we also must wait and have patience as we learn God's Word. God

This is my first time to blog. My hope is that as you read this you will be inspired and encouraged in your walk with God. God has been so good to me over the years. There was a time that I did not appreciate all He has done for me. This blog is a small way to tell others about His Goodness.