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Welcome, friend—I’m glad you’ve pulled up a chair on the front porch of my little corner of the internet. My name is Michael Joe Harvell, and I live my life with one simple mission: to glorify God, encourage people, and leave this world a little better than I found it. I’m a husband, father, pastor, writer, Jeep enthusiast, and front-porch thinker who believes that life is best lived on purpose. I serve as pastor of Eureka Baptist Church in Anderson, South Carolina, where I get the joy of preaching, teaching, and walking with people through the ups and downs of everyday life. Over the years, I’ve discovered that faith isn’t just about Sunday mornings—it’s about living every single day in the presence and power of God. I’m also an author. My books—including The Grace Exchange: How Forgiven People Forgive People and The Word Works—grow out of the sermons, stories, and lessons I’ve learned on this journey. I write in a style that’s conversational, a little front-porch-rocking-chair, and full of stories, quotes, and Scripture that point us back to the goodness of God’s Word. When I’m not writing or preaching, you might find me sitting outside with my Bible and journal, cruising the backroads in my Jeep Gladiator, or sharing a meal and some laughs with the good folks God has put in my life. I love helping people find peace in their spirit, strength in their body, and encouragement in their soul. This blog is simply an extension of that mission. Here you’ll find devotions, encouragement, reflections, and practical insights for living a life of purpose, peace, and joy. So grab a cup of coffee, pull up a rocking chair, and stay awhile—I’d be honored to walk this road of faith with you.
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Are You A Dreamer?

To Dream Or Not To Dream??? There are people who dream and they are people who do not!  I have discovered that the people who do not dream, have not always been non-dreamers, it’s just that at some point in their life, they stopped believing in the power of the dream to really matter and make a difference!  This is sad because it means that somewhere along the living of life they did not see away to make their dreams come true and since they could not make their dreams come true, they stopped believing and when we stop believing in our dreams, we stop dreaming!

Keep Dreaming! If you are a dreamer, I want to encourage you to keep on dreaming.  Dreams are a gift from God and show us what can be as we learn to walk in the power of love and trust!  There will be days when your dream seems so far away and then there will be days when it is clearly within your grasp.  With God’s help and faithfulness there will come a day when your dreams will become reality.  Until then, stay faithful by working hard, serving consistently and loving freely!

Some Encouragement! If you are a non-dreamer, I want to encourage you to get your dreams back.  Don’t allow the forces of evil to rob you of the amazing gift that was given to you by your Creator!  God loves you and has an amazing plan for your life!  It is not an accident that you have come to this blog and as you come back here day after day, we are going to journey together to that amazing place that only the love of  our God who gives us our dreams can take us.

A Simple Dream List! Take some time today to start a dream list.  Open your notebook, planner or get a piece of paper and start making a list of your dreams.  Just start!  It is amazing how just the process of thinking about your dreams can reactivate their power in your life! Your assignment today – think about and write down your dreams – whatever they may be!  God will shape and add to these in the days ahead!

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Simple, But Powerful!

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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!”