Merry Christmas to all!

To all who read my blog. I hope you have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Please pray

Please pray for these families who have just lost relatives right before Christmas:

The White's (Pastoring in Watsonville, CA) just lost their 20 year old daughter last night.

Sis. Van Loo from Fairfield just lost her mom yesterday morning.

Please keep both of these families in your prayers, they really need peace and comfort right now.

Quote of the day

He is no fool who gives that which he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.

-Jim Elliot

Got directions for the road of life?

Life. My life! Your life! Growing up is a total roller coaster. Don't assume I mean an emotional roller coaster, although it can be at times. I just mean that it is a crazy ride, and you never know which way the road is going to turn. So many things have happened in the past year or two. I now realize that anything can happen at anytime. Life has thrown so many surprises at me while growing up, that I am not as surprised when I do get a surprise. Make sense? Okay, maybe not! Anyhow, get this picture: Your life is a crazy, unpredictable road. Sometimes it goes up, other times, down. Sharp turns come when least expected. There may be some pot holes. Sometimes just a long stretch of the same thing. So you're in the car on the road of your life. You don't know the road. You maybe have learned things about what could be in the road ahead, because of what was in the road behind you, but you still are not sure what could happen. That's why it's best to let God give you directions. God sees everything, He knows what is up ahead for you. When we drive the car of our life without asking God for directions, we will end up lost. We may be going too fast, or sometimes just going at our own pace and taking our time when we should be really trying to get somewhere. God provides directions for us. His Word. Preaching, etc. It's up to you to follow the directions. Don't be too confident or too prideful to think you can get anywhere by yourself. Don't think you can get to heaven your own way, because you can't. You have to follow the directions exactly how God says to, not how you want to. If you don't follow God's directions, you will end up in the wrong place. You might end up crashing. It's so important to follow directions. Don't think you have all the time in the world. Tomorrow is not promised. Sometimes you may be thinking, "Okay God, I'm trying to follow but things aren't looking good right now." Or, "I don't understand why the road is this way. I don't understand where God is taking me." But, we go through things for reasons. They help you to be prepared for next time. It helps you trust the directions that are God given. It can be very hard to trust directions! But do it, and you will get to the right place at the right time. That's all that matters.

Urgent Prayer Request

Please pray for 17 year old Trica Parker, who is pictured below. She is a pastor's daughter from Oregon, and she is battling H1N1 and pneumonia. She is in very critical condition, but God is a prayer answering God! For those of you already praying, keep praying and don't be weary in well doing. Pray with FAITH!

Your prayers can make the difference!

The Difference YOU could make

Just something that's been on my mind, so I wrote a poem about it. Be challenged.

People are hurting, so many are in need
Could you change something if you did a good deed?
Think less about yourself, start thinking more of others
There are kids in broken homes without a father or a mother

What if you made a phone call, or sent a little card?
You might just touch somebody whose heart has been so scarred
Put your arm around a shoulder, say a heart-felt prayer
You could bring a person hope who lives constantly in fear

People starving on the streets, couples going through divorce
Could you intervening change their lives unhappy course?
Bake a family cookies, take someone out to dinner
Your love and prayers and thoughts could help save a weary sinner

They want someone to listen, they are looking for a friend
You doing something about it could bring their misery to an end
We live so much for our own selves, always doing things that please us
Why don't you try living in a way that points someone to Jesus?

Lend a helping hand, let someone know you care
A giving, caring person everyday becomes more rare
Be challenged in your spirit, make a difference in a life
You could help set someone free from loneliness and strife.

Thought for the day

Mans way leads to a hopeless end.
Gods way leads to an endless hope!

Do things God's way and your life will turn out much better. Let God unfold the rose!

Listening correctly?

Cleaned out your spiritual ears lately? Listen to what God is saying!