Owner's Manual?

Do you consider yourself observant?

Assuming you said yes. Then, how observant are you?

Do you make connections with common, everyday things placed before you?

What if you did it more often?

On a flight last week, the guy across the isle was fervently reading a book. When he left to use the restroom, this is what I saw.

And it made me think, “I am the way, the light…”.

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The Road To Easter

Ash Wednesday and Lent.

Happens year after year around this time.

How many of us forgot?

How many of us didn’t forget, but were simply “going through the motions”?

Easter is the most important day in the life of a Christian.

Christmas is critical, but loses all meaning without Easter.

You have thought of that, right?

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Just So I'd Remember The Conversatio

How big is your vision? No seriously, how big?

We are so tempted to go through our daily motions, and never stretch ourselves in ways we are capable of, but are too afraid to try.

The people who overcome their fear, or at least who attempt to overcome their fear, are the ones who make significant progress in the big issues.

At Chick-fil-A several days ago, I met a foursome of retired Iowans, here in Orlando for the Winter. They work for Wycliffe Associates.

Wycliffe Associates wants to translate the Bible into every language known to man.

What if no one dreamt this big?

What if you don’t dream this big?

My big dream?  To help raise enough money to find a cure for an incurable disease.

And yours?

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Where Will This Rainbow Lead?

Dear readers, today it’s with great pleasure I introduce Bob Stewart, a Husband, Father, Man of God, and writer. Today’s post is courtesy of Bob and is entitled:

“Who’s Not Capable?”

Have you ever felt you didn’t have the skills, background, character, or even physical traits to be a leader?  Have people assumed you don’t have what it takes to lead without even giving you a chance to see what you can do?

God oftentimes in the Bible used the least likely character to be a leader.  One leader in particular was one of the judges – Ehud.  God would bring up “judges” or military leaders every time the Children of Israel needed a leader.

So one time God brought up a leader to deliver the Israelites from the Moabites.  He brought up Ehud – a left-handed man from the tribe of Benjamin (Judges 3:12-30).

Being left-handed meant one of three things in the Middle East during that time.  You were either: 1) slow or stupid, 2) unclean, as left was considered the “restroom cleaning” hand, or 3) evil-minded.  Either way, it wasn’t positive.

And the tribe of Benjamin was considered the “low man on the totem pole,” as Benjamin was the youngest son of Jacob.  The tribe of Benjamin also had a strong occurrence of left-handed members.

So all was against him going into this opportunity.  However, God chose Ehud for a purpose.  He was to kill the mighty King Eglon and lead Israel out of the Moabite control.

Ehud’s sword was strapped to the opposite side of his body, so the Moabite King didn’t notice the sword.  He thought Ehud was a safe person to meet with him.  But Ehud was able to kill King Eglon with the sword in his left hand and free the Israelites.

What does that have to do with us today?  Many a time we believe we don’t have what it takes to be a leader when given an opportunity.  We have traits that may be perceived as weaknesses, but God can use them as strengths!

I have shared that story over and over with my younger son, as he is smaller than everyone else in his class and is left-handed.  Kids used to make fun of him for writing differently in school.  I told him this story, and he was so amazed!

Now he considers being left-handed a bonus – a gift from God.  And he connects more with me, because I am left-handed as well.

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Does he deserve forgiveness?  Will you, if you haven’t, forgive him?

Or is he unforgivable?  The lying, cheating, dirty, no good scum of the earth. Is that it?

Tempting isn’t it? Difficult, isn’t it? Will we find it impossible?

All things are possible for him who trusts in the Lord. Is that a figment of my imagination, or did I read or hear about this somewhere?

Okay, so here’s my final answer, and it comes straight from Jesus’ mouth, “Let he who has not sinned cast the first stone.”

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