tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32423245634477087502024-03-08T17:30:09.363-06:00Inscribed Thoughts of DaveThis is a written account of things that pass through my mind either through prayer time or through observances that I have made.Big Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02315222634495474732noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242324563447708750.post-70629145706372746532009-07-23T18:30:00.000-05:002009-07-23T18:31:23.026-05:00Advancing the Kingdom by Steps and Stages: The Prep Work<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">One of the main points of being a Christian is to send out the good news to the unbelievers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>There are several avenues through which this can be achieved.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Praise the Lord for his ingenuity!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>He has not created all of us to do the same exact tasks in life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>He has gifted us all with very unique talents that can reach the lost in ways that the person next to you might not be able to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We are all called to do specific things for the kingdom but all of it ultimately ties into advancing the kingdom of God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">Recently I have begun using the talents and gifts that God has given me in the area of media.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I am currently working with one of the most artistically anointed guy I have ever met.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>What a blessing Paul Griffith is!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>God has put a vision in his heart, and has spread it to mine, of ways that we can better equip the saints in their advancement of the kingdom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We are making a website full of videos available for churches to use in their services.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Videos will range from sermon aids to worship backgrounds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>A wide variety of things will be available.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I am very excited about how God will use this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">Currently we are in the prep stages for our first video shoot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>However, the website now has an opening page, a construction sign if you will.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Here is the home page for your preview priviledges!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:20.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">in.vis.io/n<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Yes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>That is the url.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>No .coms or www.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Later I’ll blog about how Paul came up with that title.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>However, for all of you that can’t figure out how to type the above url in your browser,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>we have another way to access the site with the .coms and everything.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It brings you to the exact same page!</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.invision-media.com">www.invision-media.com</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Well I hope you enjoy this little sneak peak of the website.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We will keep you posted!</p> <!--EndFragment-->Big Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02315222634495474732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242324563447708750.post-17433238173766895512009-07-21T11:07:00.000-05:002009-07-21T11:08:12.067-05:00Thankful for His Goodness<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">“Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercies endure forever.” (Psalms 107:1 NKJV) </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">God is so good! He is the absolutely, hands down best thing that has happened to me ever. Anything that is good in my life is because God had a hand in it. I am eternally grateful. When I think about God’s goodness and His grace I can’t help but get excited! He has created the earth in all of its entirety. He has created the vast expanses known as the universe. Yet in all of this, He takes time to fellowship with us. He comforts us in our sad times and strengthens us in our weakness. He is the ultimate giver and asks for only one thing in return, to follow Him with every ounce of our being. There is nothing I would rather do in this life than devote my life, my every breathing moment, to the God above all. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">“Oh that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!” (Psalms 107:15 NKJV)</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">I have so many things to be thankful for in this life, so many blessings God has provided me with. Most important to me are the people God has placed in my life. When you are surrounded by people that love God with every fiber of their being it is near impossible not to thank the Lord of Heaven and Earth. My friends are truly a blessing in my life. Also, more than friends, is my family. Praise the Lord for family. God has truly blessed me with an excellent family. My parents fully pursue after God’s plan for our lives and it shows in our day-to-day lives. They always seek God for the answer to a problem. They are extremely wise and superb instructors. I am so grateful for my little sister! She is a bundle of joy and is continually growing into the beautiful woman of God that God has called her to be. What a blessing she truly is. I am excited to see how God will grow us and use us as a family.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">I love you Dad, Mom, & Sarah!!!!!!</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">So this leads me to ask you a question. Have you thanked God for anything lately? Have you told anyone about God’s goodness in your life recently? What an encouraging thing it is to hear how God is moving in other people’s lives! </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">So my prayer for you to day is this:</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">I pray that every day you thank God for something awesome that He has done in your life. Also I pray that as you thank God, He continually gives you more reasons to be thankful. That He constantly blesses you in ways you never thought possible. That your quiet time grows ever stronger, deeper, and more refreshing. And most of all I thank the Lord that He has made a way for us to spend eternity with Him in His magnificent presence!</span></p>Big Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02315222634495474732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242324563447708750.post-3915286549260032982009-04-26T23:06:00.002-05:002009-04-26T23:09:08.976-05:00Hungry?<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness for they will be filled” Matthew 5:6 (NIV)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">What does it mean to hunger?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">According to the Apple dictionary, it means –to </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Baskerville Semibold"">have a strong desire or craving</span></span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:"Baskerville Semibold""><o:p> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>We all know the sense of hunger.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We all get it at one point or another.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Some get it more than others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We all have that point in a day where we can hear our stomach telling us to get some food to satisfy our needs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It tells us that we need some sustenance to put in our bellies to give us energy to burn and the vitamins and minerals that we need to continue living.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:"Baskerville Semibold""><o:p> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Once you feel this hunger, what do you do? You will more than likely find something to eat, and eat it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It’s really not that difficult of a concept.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>When you are hungry, eat some food!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:"Baskerville Semibold""><o:p> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Though this may seem quite simple, many Christians lose this understanding when it is applied to spiritual matters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Oftentimes, we as Christians cry out to God, “We are hungry for You.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We crave Your presence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We want to see Your face.” Now inherently, this is not a bad thing to tell God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It is imperative that we discuss with God our desires and our hearts cry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>These statements become a problem when the hunger stops there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>If a Christian cries out to God that they are hungry for Him, but spend no time in His word, how do they expect God to fill them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>That might work for babies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>All they have to do is start crying and they are fed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>However, we are not babies forever(thank the Lord!)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We eventually learn how to feed ourselves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We learn how to use utensils that help us eat more effectively.</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:"Baskerville Semibold""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>It makes no logical sense for a hungry person to not eat food that is provided for them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It would be pure stupidity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Yet we as Christians do that exact thing!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We hunger but when we are provided with food, we don’t eat and continue to tell of our hunger.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:"Baskerville Semibold""><o:p> Matthew 6:33 (NLT) “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:"Baskerville Semibold""><o:p> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The wise thing to do in this situation is to take the food we have been given, the word of God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>If we hunger for God’s presence, we should read the book that describes his presence in a million different ways through a million different people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>If we wish to see his heart, we should read the book full of people moved by God’s everlasting love and eternal faithfulness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:"Baskerville Semibold""><o:p> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The best part of this is that once you start feasting on who God is and how He moves, your appetite only becomes whetted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>What you thought beforehand would satisfy your desires, only leaves you begging for more!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>You just want to eat and eat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This is how it should be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Us spending our time every day in God’s word and in fellowship with Him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Talking with Him. Praising Him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Worshipping Him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Loving Him.</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:"Baskerville Semibold""><o:p> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>When I was a growing lad, my mother always called me a bottomless pit, because I ate so much.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>My eating habits have since changed as I have grown wiser about the care of God’s temple, but that is what our spirit man should be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We should be bottomless pits in the spirit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Always getting more of the word and God’s presence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:"Baskerville Semibold""><o:p> In summation:</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:"Baskerville Semibold"">If you are hungry, then eat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>If you want to see God, open your eyes and look at Him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>He’s everywhere.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Don’t let the confines of religion make this more complicated than it is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:"Baskerville Semibold""><o:p> My prayer to day is this:</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:"Baskerville Semibold""><o:p> That I never quit spending time with God and that I grow closer to Him daily.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>That I eat when I am hungry and that I open my eyes when I need to see.</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:"Baskerville Semibold""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:"Baskerville Semibold"">P.S.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Just in case you didn’t realize this, God is an awesome God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>He supplies your every need, He protects you from danger, and He loves you with such an insurmountable love that no human mind can comprehend the depth or power of it (by their own power).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Ephesians 3:18</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;">God Bless You!</span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Big Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02315222634495474732noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242324563447708750.post-45871033048850652652009-04-25T19:41:00.002-05:002009-04-25T19:54:28.551-05:00Red Letter Redneck Day!Today was a great day! It started out with an awesome time of fellowshipping with God and digging into his word. After losing track of time I ate lunch and went snake hunting by Gillespie lake. <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><img src="webkit-fake-url://7D4CE9CA-2A24-426A-B4DF-F74D8C5DD3A8/King%20Cobra.jpg" alt="King Cobra.jpg" /></p><div> There we sharpened a broomstick and attempted to spear big 'ol bullfrog tadpoles. Sadly, we were not successful. Oh well. I then proceeded to watch a couple of 24 episodes. </div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><img src="webkit-fake-url://58178758-A68A-474C-BA59-3F49870942AE/przez-24-godziny-61x92_224.jpg" alt="przez-24-godziny-61x92_224.jpg" /></p><div>Great Stuff! For dinner I enjoyed a good 'ol fashioned Crawfish Boil! MMM... MMM.. Good! Everything tasted great and the corn was very spicy. Just the way I like it! </div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><img src="webkit-fake-url://2B746D62-751D-447D-BDBF-F8E7FFEC66C2/crawfish.jpg" alt="crawfish.jpg" /></p><div>And to top it off, I have strike for a show tonight. That always involves some good man work! gggrrr ugh ugh!(Man Grunts) And finally hitting the sack after a good day's work, with a little sunburn!<br /></div>Big Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02315222634495474732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242324563447708750.post-1217626963930889322009-04-20T23:34:00.002-05:002009-04-20T23:50:17.017-05:00The Fellowship<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Charis SIL'; "><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><img src="webkit-fake-url://DF4C5AC2-F55F-479E-8F2E-8860C4071B51/Thefellowshipofthering.jpg" alt="Thefellowshipofthering.jpg" /></p> </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Charis SIL'; ">Romans 6:11 (AMP)</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Charis SIL'; ">Even so consider yourselves also dead to sin and your relation to it broken, but alive to God [living in unbroken fellowship with Him] in Christ Jesus.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Charis SIL';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Charis SIL';">Fellowship<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Baskerville; "><span priority="2" class="ex" style="font-style: italic; "> - </span><span class="synGrp"><span class="cs" style="font-variant: small-caps; font-size: 120%; "><span apple_mouseover_highlight="1">companionship</span></span>,<span class="si">companionability</span>,<span class="si"> <span apple_mouseover_highlight="1">sociability</span></span>,<span class="si"> <span apple_mouseover_highlight="1">comradeship</span></span>,<span class="si"> camaraderie</span>,<span class="si"> friendship</span>,<span class="si">mutual support</span>;<span class="si"> <span apple_mouseover_highlight="1">togetherness</span></span>,</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Baskerville;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Baskerville;">I'd like to keep this one simple. One of the most foundational and fulfilling parts of christianity is fellowship with God. The more time I fellowship with God, the more I love Him and appreciate Him. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Baskerville;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Baskerville;">Another beautiful thing about fellowship, is when you fellowship with fellow believers, God can use them to encourage you and lift you up. So inadvertently, while fellowship-ping with my friends, I ended up fellowship-ping with God too.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Baskerville;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Baskerville;">Isn't God Great!!!!!!! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Baskerville;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Baskerville;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>My prayer to day is this:<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Baskerville;">That God bless those who I enjoyed fellowship with tonight. That they stay warm and they continualy see new sides of God.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Baskerville;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Baskerville;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Baskerville;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Baskerville;">P.S. Jackie & Jesse, Ya'll are awesome! Love Ya'll!</span></div></div>Big Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02315222634495474732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242324563447708750.post-12378186698893034172009-04-13T15:15:00.002-05:002009-04-13T15:25:00.271-05:00Homeward Bound<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 48px;"> <!--StartFragment--> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>As a child, this had to be one of my favorite movies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It always astounded me how diligent the animals were in finding their way home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Obviously, home was an extremely important thing to them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>As I contemplated this,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I began to realize that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>it wasn’t the town itself that the animals cared about.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Instead, it was the people who lived in that town that daily devoted time to love the animals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This is seen by the multiple lines of the animals concerning their owners.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>This leads me to the joyous conclusion that home is not about a place, but people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Throughout my life, I have traveled a moderate amount and met a lot of people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>However, always I have had one home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>That is the beautiful town of Fort worth, Texas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I have lived their all my life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>If you’ve never been there, you need to pack up and head there right now! Well….not really, but you get the idea. But as my conclusion stated the beauty of Fort Worth is not in its inherent beauty, but in its people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>At this moment, I believe it is appropriate to give a brief description of these people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Imagine that a million tough circumstances hit you all at the same time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Well, it was my friends, both related and not, that helped me get through these things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>These friends would pray with me, encourage me, advise me, impart wisdom into my life, prophesy over me, and smile at me when I needed it the most.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Are they perfect? No. As great as they are, no human is perfect.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>But But I love them anyway.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>So to all of you, thank you so much!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Ya’ll are awesome!</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><img src="webkit-fake-url://76F131B8-8BD8-41E0-A708-B9B093331AC2/texas-fort-worth.jpg" alt="texas-fort-worth.jpg" /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>But when I began college, I began a process of adding another home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It was an interesting experience; leaving everything I ever knew to go out on my own to an unfamiliar place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>But thanks to my Lord and Savior, I easily transitioned into this new place He called me to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I have met some really awesome people that I get to work and fellowship with daily.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I especially enjoy the nights where the guys get together and get sucked into the world of 24! For anyone who hasn’t seen 24, you are missing out on one of the most well written, well produced, and well acted show!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It is pretty much the Best Show EVER!!!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>But anyway, God has truly blessed me with awesome friends in Jackson.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><img src="webkit-fake-url://80773129-3C79-4C37-BD3C-E4011789FEA9/Belhaven1.jpg" alt="Belhaven1.jpg" /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin">Ecclesiastes 3:1 says, “</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt; font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana">For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.” <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin">It has been a great first year and I am extremely excited about what God has planned for me in the next three years!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I will definitely enjoy these last few weeks at school but I already feel the pull to be homeward bound.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>As this season is closing, another begins.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>God has got some awesome things planned for this summer that are going to radically change people’s lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I’m excited, thrilled, and exhilarated that I get to be a part of it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin">My prayer to day is this:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>That God will bless and comfort all of those people that I have come into contact with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I pray that they ever increase in their capacity to love and that they continually seek the one that made them and gave them a purpose in life.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment--> <p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Calibri;font-size:19px;"></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><img src="webkit-fake-url://5496A76A-E78C-4EDA-AA8E-4C02B57E77A7/jack-bauer.jpg" alt="jack-bauer.jpg" />PS. Jack Bauer is the ultimate man!</p><p></p> <!--EndFragment-->Big Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02315222634495474732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242324563447708750.post-27277527719371729032009-02-18T17:32:00.001-06:002009-02-18T17:34:18.232-06:00I Love_____!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">What do we love in this world?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I hear people say that they love several things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I hear phrases such as “I love that movie!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I love that food!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I love that song!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Do we truly love these things? What is love? Many musicians sing about it in states of confusion or hurt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>They sing about how they love someone or how their love for someone has hurt them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>But once again, what is love?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>According to the Apple dictionary, it is “<span style="mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Baskerville Semibold"">an intense feeling of deep affection.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This leads my mind to thinking.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family: "Baskerville Semibold""><o:p> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>MMMMmmmmmm……..</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Baskerville Semibold""><o:p> I am finding something strange about the above quotations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Can we have intense feelings of deep affection towards mere items?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I know I have enjoyed several movies in my life but I cannot think of a single one that has caused me to feel intense feelings of deep affection towards it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>That just seems silly to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Yet, at the same time,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I cannot count the vast amount of times I have said such a statement like “I love ______ movie!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Also I cannot think of a food that is so delicious and nutritious that I have gained intense feelings of deep affection for it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>That just sounds ridiculous.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It reminds me of a SNL skit I saw once where a kid loved hot dogs so much that another kid told him he should marry it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>He proceeded to marry it and the aftermath, needless to say, was quite bizarre.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Baskerville Semibold""><o:p> I once heard Brother Kenneth Copeland say that there are only two things we should love in life; God and people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This makes a lot of sense to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The only things in life truly deserving of our intense feelings of deep affection are God and people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Baskerville Semibold""><o:p> This revelation has sent me on a quest of sorts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I now am attempting to correct myself from saying I love things that I don’t truly love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I have eliminated the phrase “I love _____”from my vocabulary unless it pertains to God or people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This has turned out to be quite a difficult task.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I never realized how habitually I said that phrase.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I had to go to a dictionary to fix my situation and find words that said what I meant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>In all of this I have found some beneficial results.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I have found that my word have more meaning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I have become more specific in what I say and inadvertently I have become clearer in my communication.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Additionally, I have found that my ability to love God and people has increased.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I now love my friends more than I ever have before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I love my family more than I ever thought possible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I do everything I can to serve them with all I have.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I have begun to love others that were difficult to love with relative ease.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Though I have never been one to let my temper run free, little things would sporadically annoy me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>However, nowadays I find that agitation rarely comes to me, even though my surroundings haven’t changed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I already don’t recognize myself from previous months; the growth of love has grown so extensively.</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Baskerville Semibold""><o:p> Ultimately, I have realized the power of love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It can turn around hardened people and aid in delicate situations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I can use it to help brighten other people’s lives and mine as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I find that I enjoy life even more than I did previously.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Everything looks and feels brighter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Furthermore, it can add clarity to your decision making.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It gives you inspiration to help others and to serve those around you.</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Baskerville Semibold""><o:p> Moreover, love can help you in your calling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>An abundance of people are clueless as to what their calling in life is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>They don’t know what to do with their lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>They don’t know how God wants to use them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Here’s a piece of advice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>If you don’t know what God wants you to do, love those around you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>No matter what your calling, we are all supposed to love and be lovely towards those around us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>In this it is highly likely that you will receive your calling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It worked for Job.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>When he was at his worst point, he prayed for his friends, an act of love, and his situation turned around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>He became twice as wealthy as he was before and lived a great life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Baskerville Semibold""><o:p> So now the finality of my point.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>What do you love?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>What do you say you love?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Do you really mean what you say?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>In your life, love two things; God and people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>More than this, love God and people to your fullest capacity, holding nothing back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Baskerville Semibold"">My prayer to day is this:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Baskerville Semibold"">That I increase in my capacity to love daily, that God’s love is shown through me, and that I say what I mean.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Baskerville Semibold""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <!--EndFragment-->Big Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02315222634495474732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242324563447708750.post-71937280813150687042009-02-07T22:36:00.001-06:002009-02-07T22:40:14.073-06:00Happy 80th Birthday Papa!!!!!<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Today was quite an exciting day!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This is not something that happens everyday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I got to be a part of a little surprise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>When the party for Papa was being planned, we soon realized that it was highly unlikely that I would be able to attend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This worked to our advantage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I checked my schedule and voila! An opening was available for me to come into town for this momentous occasion!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I recorded a video in my dorm room to send my congratulation and at the end I would walk out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>As I was making arrangements for coming into town a miracle occurred.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>My amazing Aunt Jo, one of the most beautiful women of God I know, wanted to pay for me to fly home and back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>How good can God get!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>So we finalized the plans and kept this secret from both Grandma and Papa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">As I arrived, my sister aided me in searching for the perfect “hiding place” from which I would emerge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>As I waited, I began thinking, something I enjoy doing quite often.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I began to reminisce of all the memories I had.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">MMMMMmmmmmmm…………..</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">So many trips where we had gone to a local creek and fished, oftentimes not catching anything but learning plenty about fish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Then there were times where we caught more than our fair share.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Times where we went to Chevrolet fishing camps and caught multiple catfish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Out of all the times, one in particular stands out to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>In the summer of my junior year of High School, Papa and I went to Tatum, Texas for a fishing extravaganza!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We woke up early in the morning (3:00am) and began preparing ourselves for the adventure ahead of us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>As we met up with Uncle Walter, Papa’s fishing buddy, we grabbed the final pieces of gear we needed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We departed on the lake in complete darkness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We found our spot by a water outtake and began to lower our rods in hope of catching some catfish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We were not disappointed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>As the sun exploded from the water, leaving colorful traces of itself in the sky, we began catching catfish left and right.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>They would come up one, two, three at a time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>By noon we caught upwards of 40 catfish, 4 of which were big blues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I thoroughly enjoyed this trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">But time was up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>They were about to play my video.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>As I saw myself move off the screen,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I began singing happy birthday while walking towards the front of the room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>However, I became surprised when I noticed everyone was still mesmerized by the projector screen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Nonetheless, I was able to surprise my Grandpa and give him my love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>As for the rest of the day……it was a blessing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It is days like these that remind me of the huge blessing that my family is to me and inspire me further to love them and devote myself to helping them in whatever way I can.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>My family is a visual representation of the love of Christ for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">My prayer to day is this:</p> <p class="MsoNormal">That God shows me new and creative ways to love my family and to bless them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Also that they live long, blessed, fulfilling lives devoted to the Lord Jesus Christ</p> <!--EndFragment-->Big Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02315222634495474732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242324563447708750.post-83387171627168315572009-01-31T20:10:00.002-06:002009-01-31T21:04:38.257-06:00Impressions<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>What is an impression?</span> According to the Apple dictionary it is an impact, effect, influence, indentation, dent, mark, outline,or imprint. Everywhere we go, we leave an impression. Sometimes we leave big impressions and sometimes we barely leave any. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">How powerful is an impression?</span> It depends. Sometimes it makes a push on someone but they shrug it off and move on. Other times such influence is gained and a person is so impressed, that it has the effects of a hailstorm on a car. There is no way all of those dents will be removed. The car will never look the same. In this example, a negative connotation is implied but can we not, as humans, be impressed to that extent in a good sense? Yes we can.<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>In Ephesians 5:1-2 we are told to be imitators of God and live a life of love. We can see throughout the bible, history, and present times the impression that the life of Jesus Christ made on the entire earth. Millions of people have been impressed to the point of seeking relationship with this God that has affected them so deeply. So if we became imitators of Christ, would we leave an impression similar to Him?<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I observed a very interesting event take place the other day. I was standing in line for an activity at my theatre when perchance my eyes turned downwards. Lo and behold, the person in front of me had just taken off his shoes and was currently standing in his socks. Ordinarily I wouldn't be astounded by such a simple action, but my attention was snatched when he took two steps forward. There on the ground were two imprints or "impressions" of his feet where he had previously been standing. This stimulated my inquisitive mind. How did this happen? Science had an answer for me. The temperature of the floor and that of the guy's feet were different. The room was slightly chilly whilst his feet were warm and probably slightly sweaty. (My apology for those who get squeamish about feet. I will arrive to my point soon enough.) What had happened was a transfer of heat. The coolness of the floor cooled off his feet whilst the warmth of his feet warmed the floor. At the point of contact between the feet and the floor, condensation formed on the ground thus the footprint was created. This inspired my thoughts on impressions. It would appear that when the guy was leaving his "impression" on the floor (i.e. footprints) that the floor returned the favor and left an impression on him (i.e. cooler feet).<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Mmmmmmmm.......</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>This made me think further into the subject. It seems that when we leave an impression on people, it is highly likely that they will likewise leave an impression on us. This brings to mind the phrase, "choose your friends wisely." Those we spend the most time with, we naturally begin to pick up some of their character traits. If you spend a lot of time with violent people, you will naturally begin to have violent undertones in your life. If you spend a lot of time working on a project, it will consume your thoughts and everything you see will begin to tie in with your project in one way or another. A classic example would be the consuming power of revenge. It has a quaint ability of swiftly engulfing people with thoughts and plans of revenge.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>So what happens when we devote our time to Jesus Christ and continually fellowship with Him? He naturally leaves his impression on us. The deeper we get in Him, the deeper His impression on and in us. It is inevitable. It is from this point that we can better represent Christ to the world. It is not only by speaking. When we spends hours daily with Him, His thoughts and mannerisms naturally become ours. We represent Christ in our daily behavior and activities. He is represented by the way we handle various situations in life. This gives us a lot of responsibility. However, this task becomes extremely easy when quality time is set aside to worship God and fellowship with Him. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I now arrive to the finality of my point. What impression do you leave? Do people think of you as a rude, arrogant, immature person? Or, do they consider you a polite, humble, diligent, obedient person? My hope is that you belong in the latter of these two categories. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>My prayer to day is this:<br /></div><div>that everywhere I go, I leave an impression of Christ</div><div>(love, caring, kindness, respect, humility, ..... the list is endless of good qualities that my Lord Jesus Christ possesses!)</div>Big Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02315222634495474732noreply@blogger.com1