Got a Light

Its been 12 years since the dreaded Y2K bug epically failed. (side note, I told my teenagers that and only two of them had a clue about what I ment.... Wow! I thought it was kind of a big deal back then...anyway) Its been 10 years after the greatest tragedy struck American soil when the Twin Towers fell. Then there was Katrina and constant Hurricanes that hit the south. We've seen earthquakes and tsunamis demolish countries, cities, homes and lives. And after every event, after every tragedy people are left wonder where they go from there.  Its 2012, and I don't know if you've heard, but the world is supposed to end this year. And after it doesn't, if it does I dint think anyone will care about who was wrong or right, I'm sure there are gonna be some people wonder where to go from there. But what about now? What about today? What about the feeling I have know? Where do I go from here, what do I do NOW?! I mean for those of you that believe the world will end, what do you do with that fear, what do you do with that uncertainty? For those of us that don't believe it and we are thinking about our future lives. Where do we go from here and now! Have any of you ever wondered that? Have you ever been sitting there thinking about your future and wonder, Where do go after I graduate? What do I do for a liveing? Do I go to college or straight to the work force? If you have ever thought of your future and it seems like a black whole of nothingness. If you have ever questioned what to do our how to get where you know you want to go. I have a secret to tell......you ready for this.......99.99% of mankind has felt that way at one point or another in there lives! In Psalms 13 King David is talking to God and asking Him how long God would keep turning his face and not listening to him (my words not the exact word of the Bible). He wonders how long he must live on darkness and alone with no direction (again my words not His). Now this is a man that is given the title "A MAN AFTER GOD's OWN HEART" and even he felt lost at times.
You see we all get those doubts, those feelings that we are lost and will never find our way. Its part of human life. But the beauty of this is that God knows this. God knew we are gonna be lost and confused at some point. GOD knows that there are gonna be times when we are stuck in a black whole of nothingness not being able to find our way out. And the beautiful part of it is that God gives us an answer! And its the good kind if answer.......a simple one!


Psalm 119:105 NIV84

105 Your word is a lamp to my feet
and a light for my path.

Check it out....the Word is like our own personal, spiritual, moral.....flashlight. When we use a flashlight we usually shine it on our feet to see where we are at and what we are dealing with. Is the ground rocks, grass, bumpy, am I standing on a pillar out in the water like Daniel-son while trying to dodge a rusty crane swing at me. We shine on our feet so we can see whats up NOW. But we also shine it ahead of where we are going to see what's coming up and what we are going to have to deal with so we can make plans for what's ahead of us.

The WORD does exactly that! It shines on our present situation so we can see what exactly it is that we are dealing with and helps us better dodge those rusty cranes that are currently swing our way trying to knock us off coarse. It also guides us and shows us what our futures will and can hold. And teaches us how to prepare for what's ahead.

Like I said, its 2012 and for some of us this year is full of uncertainty. We don't know where to go from where we are at. We don't know what to do with what we have, or what to do because we don't have. For some of us right now right here we feel like we are in a black hole of nothingness with no clear way out. Meanwhile for other that's not the case. But as I said before, we all go through periods in our lives when we lose track of where we are going. We lose our bearings and end up lost not knowing where to go or what to do. And it in those moments, whether your in them today or you face them 20 years from now, its in those moment we need to remember that HIS WORD is OUR LIGHT!

Now thats not it! God's not done! You don't just get one thing today, if you read on there is a free bonus item just for todays readers. Thats right, two for the price of none!

The book of John say this:

John 1

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

In the old testament the Psalmists and Prophets and Believers looked to the scriptures because that's all they had. The scriptures were their source of life and encouragement!  They did nothing if not by what was written. But in the New Testament that Word became flesh and that flesh is the man Jesus of Nazareth!! Now not only do we have the scriptures to lead us and guide us but WE HAVE JESUS!!!!

"I'm Forever alone" .....is a lie! The Word became flesh and that flesh is Jesus and he is with you!

"I don't know what to do about this problem and I don't understand the Bible completely."....that's fine cuz the word that lights our path became flesh and that flesh is Jesus

The same Jesus that was born of a virgin birth. The same Jesus that lived a perfect life here on earth. The same Jesus that was betrayed by one of his own street team members and lead to be tortured, ridiculed, beaten beyond recognition then crucified. The same Jesus that died and three days later rose, giving us power over sin and death! Yes that Jesus is with us and that Jesus will guide us!


We need to remember that even though we may be in or will be in a place where we don't see a way out, or we just don't know which way to go or what to do, we can always lean on Jesus and trust that he will guide us through.

So in those times when you are lost and feel like your in a dark place not able to find your way. In those times when you are praying for and asking "Is there anyone there and DO YOU HAVE A LIGHT?" Remember Jesus is there with you, if you will stop and listen you will her him say "I AM"!

Not a Porn Star

The Bible states:

Proverbs 18:22
He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord.

Blessed is the man who goes out and searches the heavens above, the depths below and all the nooks and crannies of Tera Firma and finds himself a good wife.I want you to notice that the verse doesn't mention what the woman is doing during the Mans adventure/quest for a wife. Perhaps its because as women you should not have to FIND love. You should only have to RECEIVE love. Maybe the man finds favor because in his journey he shows that he is willing to pour his blood, sweat and tears into finding a wife, a companion, a lover and a friend. Maybe its like the old saying goes, that you appreciate something more when you have worked hard to obtain it. I think that is one thing this generation has working against them...We think we are entitled to everything. And as men we think that just because the porno we watched last night depicts a sexy women freely and willingly giving herself up to any and every man in the production that that is how it should be in reality. Then we end up treating women as if they are the characters on the screen on our favorite free website and get ticked off when we don't get what we want. We are not entitled to sleeping with every woman we see. We are not entitled to seduce women into sleeping with us with claims of Love. This is not Pokemon and we shouldn't be trying to "catch them all". Rather we are entitled to journey, to quest, to search high and low in order to find a good women and once we have we are entitled to fight for her Love as we give her ours. We are entitled to show her that she is not just a future Porn Star in our sick, perverted, fantasy, but that she is royalty that needs and should be pursued in Love. Blessed and favored is he who finds a good wife, for in is journey his wife has seen that he is a warrior, a fighter and will do what ever it takes to win and maintain her love.

So dudes, grow some balls and man up! Don't take the easy way out and follow the first girl that throws herself on you. It is such a great feeling to set out on a quest to find something, spending countless hours researching, pour your blood, sweat and tears into the search and to finally find what you were looking for. So put your big boy pants on and do this right. A real man isn't the one that most resembles Barney from How I Met Your Mother....A real man is one that can search, find and maintain that authentic love between him and his wife.....

And ladies if you haven't noticed....Mr. Right is gonna be searching for Miss. Right, not Miss "Show what you've got to who ever will look." So stay strong, don't let scum bag dudes trick you into becoming something less worth what you really are. You are the most precious thing (not calling you ladies an object) on this earth. You should be cherished and fought for. If the dude isn't willing to do that then kick the moron to the curb! And don't worry, your time will come!