God has been talking to me a lot lately about my being concerned about stuff that I have not got any business being concerned about!  A lot of the stress in my life – is stress that I put on myself.  God has called me to do two things:  Share Him with others and share with others how they can grow in a relationship with Him.  My problem is, I often get focused on all kinds of other stuff that does not do anything to help me accomplish the two main goals of my life!  I am working hard this week to stay focused on the main thing!  I want to share God and the difference that a relationship with Him can make with at least one person every day!  I want to help as many people as I can everyday to grow in a meaningful relationship with God!

So today let me encourage you to practice Matthew Six!  Three things to focus on this week:  1.  Give to the Needy!  Everybody has a need – it should not be to hard to find someone to give to!  And remember:  There are a lot of different ways to give!  2.  Pray to really communicate with God!  We all need to pray!  Prayer is not just talking – it is also listening.  Have a goal of getting something special from God this week.  3.  Fast and give up to grow up!    What could you give up that would allow you to grow up in your spiritual relationship?  Don’t just think about it – do it and obey God – you will be amazed at what He can accomplish in you and through you!  God Bless & Keep It Real!

Our lives are way to busy!  We need to do something about it!  We will do something about it this Sunday!  I hope to see you at our Northwood Campus at 10:00 AM and our Ridgewood Campus at 11:00 AM.  How is this for a simple blog?

This has been a crazy busy week!  From the moment I get up, until the moment I go to bed – it seems that things are flying at me from all directions!  (And I have not said or done anything to upset Joy!  HAHA!)  The stuff flying at me is not something that my wife is hurling my way.  It’s just the stuff of life – you know – every day living kinda stuff.  When life gets crazy busy, I have to remind myself, discipline myself, make myself slow down and remember what is really important!

One of the things that helps me to remember what is really important is my devotional time every morning.  I take time at the beginning of every day to sit down with an open Bible, journal and heart.  And every day God takes the time to speak to me.  How do you stay sane in an insane world?  Make sure that you are taking and making time to talk to and listen to God – He loves you and has an awesome plan for your life!