Our recent challenge for our youth group has been to stand out. God did not create us to blend into the forms of the world. He called us to stand out and be set apart. It is such an easy thing anymore to just go with the flow and conform to the world’s standards. It takes a lot of Faith and Trust in the Lord to stand apart and be different. When we do, we ultimately see our reward in Heaven and deepen our relationship with Christ. The world looks at us as Christians in ho

Have you ever been to the ocean and seen a flock of Seagulls sitting on a pier? How many times do you think those Sea Gulls have the intention to fly down and grab a tasty snack off your beach picnic, or a tasty little fish swimming in the shallow? I would say they have that intention a lot, but they never make the decision to do so. That's like life with a lot of people today. More specifically Christians. How many of us have intentions to call someone and encourage the

“That’s not nice,” I declared, when a pick-up truck pulled out, from a side road, onto the highway in front of me. There weren’t any vehicles close behind me, so he could have waited two more seconds before pulling out. Instead, I had to brake, from my seventy mph, to slow down behind him, and follow as he slowly picked up speed to only fifty mph. “Inconsiderate. Did he even look my way?” I pondered. I now had to find a place to safely pass him between the curves and oncoming

Ecclesiastes 9:10 Whatever you hand finds to do, do it with all your might…. When moving to a new area, I can say that one of the first things my husband and I would seek out would be a full gospel church. Wanting to get involved and feeling a part of a church, we’ve always gone by the theory to “find a need and fill it~. I don’t mean that every time we moved to a new area that within a week we started offering our services. No, we waited until we proved ourselves to be fa

One day, after being at the park for an hour or so, I decided it was time for us to go home. I stood up and started calling my son’s names. I looked around at the myriad of children but didn’t see mine running toward me. I called their names louder, but still didn’t see them running my way. I went over to a swing set with a ladder and stepped up on it so I could have a better view of the park. I then saw my sons at the far end of the park playing on a jungle gym. I realized t