My hope... Krispy Kreme = Church

Let me start by saying the following:

The Spirit of Christ can do more than any human can fathom.
The Spirit of Christ does do much more than I can fathom.

My fear is this, on the other hand; there are many who are turned off to the possibility of a relationship with Christ because their childhood, church experience was terrible. I remember growing up in Church, crawling under seats. The truth is that many have a poor church experience, and they say no to that. Because they have said "no" to the church, they end up saying "no" to Christ.

So, this is my hope: I want my church to be like Krispy Kreme. Think about it. Krispy Kreme took the time to make and excellent product, one that some have driven hours for. They then sell that product to the public.

Once again, let me say that church is not something to be sold. It is not a big business. It is something that deserves excellence. Let's make a remarkable church and give that to people. Let's let people find Christ in the excellence of what we do. There are so many churches that settle for a mediocre product. Let's bury that notion, and let's do the AMAZING thing that Christ has called us to do.

We need not to stop dreaming big. God is capable. Believe that!!! 

being safe is RISKY!!!

2 Kings 7:3-5
Now there were four men with leprosy sitting at the entrance of the city gates.

“Why should we sit here waiting to die?” they asked each other. “We will starve if we stay here, but with the famine in the city, we will starve if we go back there. So we might as well go out and surrender to the Aramean army. If they let us live, so much the better. But if they kill us, we would have died anyway.”

So at twilight they set out for the camp of the Arameans. But when they came to the edge of the camp, no one was there!

Here is the truth. Most of us are too scared to reach out and take a chance on our dream because we know what we have right now. THE GREAT TRUTH is that we can abandon the good that we have right now and live in the "great" that Christ has for us with our dream in the future!!!

think about it

i wear sexy underwear!!!

First, let me say that I'm not going to get too graphic. I know some of you may be disappointed. The fact remains, that I like to put on the occasional sexy undergarment, and I have a reason.

I don't want you to read too much into this, but I had an old friend that said, "If you look good, you feel good, and you play good." That last part, he was talking about football. Trust me the sexy panties and football are unrelated. Still, there are times that I need an ego boost; so, I slip on something that I know noone else will see. For some reason, that lifts my spirits, and I feel better. I project better, and I know others notice it, but they do now know why I am at the top of my game. HA HA HA.... there's a reason.

I think there are times that we need to do something serious or something stupid to pick ourselves up. We have two choices; we can be sad, or we can get happy.

Why not get happy?

Prove them wrong.

When someone tells you your faults, there are several things that you can do.

1.) Accept it as criticism, and learn from it.
2.) Ignore it.
3.) Accept it as criticism, and prove the person wrong.
4.) Simply, prove the person wrong.

Take things in stride. If a particular bit of information hurts, you may want to develop thicker skin. I do recognize that some things cut too deep. I have experienced those things myself; still, there are words that hurt that you can use to build you up. At the same time, there are words that are said in anger that are only used to tear you down. An important piece of advice is to learn to distinguish between the two.

.... but it is always fun to prove someone wrong!

I need help

Today, I was looking at church histories.

When I say church histories, I mean this: I want to know how a particular church started.

Now, I need your help. Really, I need you advice. If you are out there, if you are a regular reader, or if you accidentally found this blog, then I am talking to you. I recently read a quote which said, "never give up on the vision He (Christ) has placed in your heart!"

So, I ask the question, what do you do when you can't follow that vision?

It's Complicated

I have a complicated theory for you that I will say with the following simple thought. "Let everything that has breath praise the Lord."

I was talking with a college roommate several years ago, and we were discussing this very complicated theory. Eventually, we ended thinking the same thing. If a breath that you release is used to praise God, then you and that breath have fulfilled your purpose. If the step that you take is a step closer to Christ, then that step rejoices that it can do something that is God ordained. You see, everything that we have and everything that we DO is designed to be in line with what God has for us. Therefore, when you sing, the breath that you use to sing and the vocal chords that vibrate are honored to serve the Lord.

Scripture says that our body is a temple. The truth is, that is exactly right. Even as I type these words, the keys on my keyboard are thankful that they are serving the purposes of God.

It's a simple phrase. It's a complicated theory.

husbands, invest in your wives.

Today, I cleaned the house. I made the made. I laid roses on the bed.

On top of the roses, I laid a present that I purchased for her. It's not her birthday. It's not an anniversary. There is no special occasion attached to this day. I simply got her a present because I wanted to get her a present. Now, I am bragging about it. That, on the other hand, is not the point. Husband, invest in your wife. God paired you with someone that he picked out just for you. Enjoy that.

I don't want anything in return; I just want her to know that I love her. She may never read this, because she doesn't really read my blogs, but I want the whole world to know how much she means to me. Crystal, I love you. I got you a present, because you deserve a present.