Right now!  From this very moment and for the rest of your life, I want you to remember and remind yourself constantly and continuously of these two things: “GOD LOVES YOU AND HAS AN AMAZING PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE!”

It does not matter where you have been, what side of the tracks you grew up on or even that your life – up to this point has been filled with mistakes, sins and failures!  It does not matter what you have or have not accomplished with your education, in your job or even in the goals that you had before today!

Right now in this very moment, God is offering you a most precious gift!  God is right now, offering to you the gift of a new beginning!  The only thing that matters and the only thing that counts is that right now, right here in this moment you are you and God created you because He loves you and has an amazing life for you!

The life that you have right now, even though you can’t see it – is filled with potential and opportunity!  There is no one else on the face of this planet who can be the you that God created you to be.  Think about and make sure that you get this today:  God (the Creator & Sustainer Of All Things) loves you (ordinary, plain & sometimes messed up) and He has an amazing plan for your life!

If and when you get this, then you will begin to dream!  Dreams are another magnificent gift that God gives to His creation!  Take time today to focus on and get this very simple, but powerful truth:  “GOD LOVES YOU AND HAS AN AMAZING PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE!”

Today was another amazing Sunday! I don’t know why we had never thought of combining tailgating and worship before! Today, we not only thought about it, but we also accomplished it and had a blast doing it! Here are just a few thoughts that I am taking to bed with me tonight!

*We have a great core group of people who bless me with their willingness to give of themselves to make the dream a reality!

*God is teaching all the time and there is still much for me (all of us) to learn!

*Friendship with God is possible and should become a major focus and ambition of our lives!

*When our friendship connection with one another is right, our community brings glory to God!

*I really do love my congregation and desire to grow our friendships!

*Believe we’ve got a lot of work to do and will have to battle through some major spiritual warfare to make progress to the amazing place that God created us for!

*Know that it’s worth it and look forward to doing the things that bring a smile to God’s face!

I love you all! I am glad that I get to be your pastor, and I am even more thankful that God allows us to grow our friendships! Good Night & G3!

Excuses!  We make them so easy and if we are not careful we will find ourselves making them every day all throughout the day!  They come in all shapes and sizes and from every direction you can imagine!  Excuses do not have to be a bad thing!  The problem with an excuse is not the excuse, but getting stuck in it!

If you want to turn an excuse into a good thing, then learn to use the excuse as motivation for moving forward!  The circumstances of life are what they are and you have what you’ve got, but you are not stuck with it!  Even with a “truck load” of bad circumstances, you still have the opportunity to make the choice of how you are going to respond!

Think about this:  The things that hold some people back or the very same things that push other people forward!  The difference is not the circumstances, but the people and their responses!

You don’t have to stop making excuses, but you do need to stop getting stuck in them!  Listen to your excuses and decide what you can do about them and do it!