Not just a man

"A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher.
He would either be a lunatic-on a level with the man who says he is a poached egg-or else he would be the Devil of Hell." (C.S. Lewis)

Many religions today believe that Christ was here on earth.
But they all say He was just a wise teacher but not God.
He can't be both.
He was either a mad man or the Son of God.

In Christ name,
Dustin

A Proud Man

A proud man is always looking down on people and things. As long as you are looking down you will not see what is above you.Pride will keep us from God. We must die to self and pride before we can know the saving grace of our Lord and savior. The world tells us that we should love ourselves, but Christ sayswe should love Him and others above all else. That means we are to become last and He is to become first. Remember to look up today and Christ will keep you from looking down. God Bless,Dustin

The Choice

"He was despised and rejected by men." Isaiah 53:3
Another reason why Christ was despised and rejected, was because He exposed and denounced sin. Ah, this explains why Christ was not wanted here. He was a constant thorn in their sides! His holiness condemned their unholiness! Men wish to go their own way, to please themselves, to gratify their lusts. They want to be comfortable in their wickedness--therefore they resent one who searches the heart, pierces the conscience, and rebukes their evil. Christ was absolutely uncompromising. He would not wink at wrong-doing, but unsparingly denounced it, in whoever it was found. He boldly affirmed, "For judgment I have come into this world" (John 9:41), that is, to unveil men's secret characters, to prove they are blind in spiritual things, to demonstrate they loved darkness rather than light. His Person and preaching tried everything and everyone He came into contact with!
Each and every one of us must make his own mind for or against Christ. We must decide for ourselves. Nobody can do this for us. There is no gray area according to Christ. No choice, is a choice. The gospel saves, everything else condemns. Remember the baby in the manger, He will be the one that will judge the world. Merry Christmas,
Dustin

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Prayer 2

"We have not been men of prayer. The spirit of prayer hasslumbered among us. The closet has been too little frequented anddelighted in. We have allowed business, study or active labor tointerfere with our closet-hours. And the feverish atmosphere inwhich both the church and the nation are enveloped has found its
way into our prayer closets…" - Andrew Bonar

We don't pray as we should but when tough times come we think God should answer us at that very moment. It is like a child that will not give you the time of day but only come to you when they need something. Go to God in prayer in the good time and the bad. Give Him the glory and praise He deserves, He gave you His Son.

Merry CHRISTmas,

Dustin

Grace video

"Depend upon it, if you are bent on prayer, the devil will not leaveyou alone. He will molest you, tantalize you, block you, and willsurely find some hindrances, big or little or both. And wesometimes fail because we are ignorant of his devices…I do notthink he minds our praying about things if we leave it at that. Whathe minds, and opposes steadily, is the prayer that prays on until itis prayed through, assured of the answer." - Mary Warburton Booth

This video of Amazing Grace is one of the best I have seen. I hope you all enjoy it.

Merry Christmas,
Dustin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtrnB4FZ-yc

Grace abounds

What abounding grace has been thus displayed to a creature so completely vile;so destitute of all ground of hope or claim in himself!What an amount of guilt has He pardoned! It is impossible to overstate this.My original debasement,my wayward youth,my rejection of His love,my rebellion against His authority,my forgetfulness of His goodness,my backslidings from His way,my inconsistent profession,my vain and sinful example,the wickedness of my unconverted state,the errors of my renewed state. Alas! every day and every act brings up its separate testimony. And all condemn me!But He has freely pardoned!He has blotted out this whole fearful record!He will remember it no more!"But where sin abounded--grace did much more abound." Romans 5:20

As we go through this Christmas season we should realize why we call Jesus our Savior.
The baby in the manger came to this earth to die for you and me. He died so that we may live. He gave His all so that we could come before the almighty God one day as a pardoned creature. When we realize how bad off we are without a savior, we will look at the birth of Christ in a different light.

Merry CHRISTmas,
Dustin
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God's wrath

Watering down God's wrath dilutes God's love-Unknown Too many Christians today will not tell others about hell and judgment. They say they don't want to scare others away from Christianity. What then did Jesus save us from? He saved us from the wrath of God, the God that tells us if we sin against Him we will be cast into hell. When we realize what we are saved from, by the blood of Jesus Christ, our love for Him will grow also. We will want to do the things that He has commanded us to do, not because we have to do them but because we want to please Him for all He has done for us. We will repent from our sins, not because we are sorry we got caught, but that we have sinned against God.
When we realize the outcome of a person that dies without Christ, our willingness to share the gospel will grow. Every person that dies will only go to heaven or hell. Ask someone today this question,"If you died tonight where would you go,Heaven or Hell?" Don't stop there, no matter what their answer ask them WHY,you will be surprised at the answers.

In Christ name,
Dustin

Leftovers

As I was finishing Exodus this morning, I came across another verse that stood out. As Moses told Israel to give to the tabernacle, God tells us to give to His kingdom. They gave so much that Moses had to tell them to stop giving. In today's time it is just the opposite. The preacher has to beg and plead with the people of the church to give to Gods kingdom with their time or money. When people do give they give the leftovers. God tells us to put Him first in our lives but so many times we give Him our time or money only if we have some left after doing the things we want to do.
Exodus 36:6-7
6 So Moses gave a commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, “Let neither man nor woman do any more work for the offering of the sanctuary.” And the people were restrained from bringing, 7 for the material they had was sufficient for all the work to be done—indeed too much.

In Christ name,
Dustin

Strenth

I have been reading through the book of Exodus this month and came across a few verses that I would like to share.
Exodus 33:11 So the LORD spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend.
Exodus 33:14 And He said, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
God is not far off in heaven , He is with us always. He will not forsake us or leave us, He paid too big of a price to do that. When we think we have come to an impossible task in life I ask you to remember this verse.
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ[a] who strengthens me.
God bless,
Dustin

Instuctions

"It is not our business to make the message acceptable, but to make it available. We are not to see that they like it, but that they get it." - Dr. Vance Havner
People do not want to hear that Christ is the only way, that they are sinners in need of a savior, or that they should focus only on Christ and not the world. Don't bow down to please man, but please God in all that you do and say.
What if you were given two sets of instructions on how to put a swing set together. Would you want the correct set or the one that leaves out the parts you don't want to do? We are to give the true instructions of the gospel, and hope and pray that they come to the saving grace of Jesus Christ.

In Christ name,
Dustin

The Bible and the World

The world doesn’t believe the Bible, Christians don’t obey the Bible.” - Leonard RavenhillAs a Christian we can't pick and choose what parts of the Bible to obey or believe. Instead of using a highlighter to mark verses in their Bibles, most Christians use a permanent marker to hide the things they don't want to hear. The things that I don't' know about the Bible are not what scare me, it's the things I do know that scare me the most. If Christians would read and follow the Bible this world would be very different place. Don't try to make the Bible fit you, make you life revolve around the Bible. In Christ name,Dustin

A souls worth

"I care not where I go, or how I live, or what I endure so that I may save souls. When I sleep I dream of them; when I awake they are first in my thoughts…no amount of scholastic attainment, of able and profound exposition of brilliant and stirring eloquence can atone for the absence of a deep impassioned sympathetic love for human souls." - David Brainard When you look at people today, don't look at them as just people. Look at people as souls. When you do this your attitude should change towards most people you meet. Every soul on this earth will end up in either heaven or hell. Share the gospel with someone today before it's to late.
Romans 2:8-10 (New King James Version)
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8 but to those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness—indignation and wrath, 9 tribulation and anguish, on every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek; 10 but glory, honor, and peace to everyone who works what is good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.In Christ name,Dustin

Look for the Bright side

The habit of resignation is the root of peace. A godly child has a ring given him by his mother, and he greatly prized it, but on a sudden he unhappily lost his ring, and he cried bitterly. Recollecting himself, he stepped aside and prayed; after which his sister laughingly said to him, “Brother, what is the good of praying about a ring? Will praying bring back your ring?” “No,” said he, “sister, perhaps not, but praying has done this for me, it has made me quite willing to do without the ring if it is God’s will; and is not that almost as good as having it?” When we run into hard times we all want things to go back to being the way they were. God has a purpose for things happening in our lives, we just have to figure out what He wants us to do. We are all guilty of wondering why things happen to us, but what we should be doing is finding out how to use the situation to give glory to God. When you have the joy of Christ in you everything look's a little brighter. Philippians 4:10-13 10 I rejoice greatly in the Lord that at last you have renewed your concern for me. Indeed, you have been concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it. 11I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. 12I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. 13I can do everything through him who gives me strength.

In Christ name,
Dustin

TRIALS

"My brethren, if God sent us trials such as we would wish for, they would be no trials." Charles Spurgeon

God puts us through situations to mold and shape us into the Christians He wants us to be.
I try to remember this when I come upon a tough situation. Remember, we don't always get what we want, but through Christ we shall get what we need.

In Christ name,
Dustin

Why we complain

Hello everyone, No, I didn't take you off my morning list. I have been very busy lately, but that is still no excuse. In the last few days I have had my house broken into, gone to a wreck in the middle of the night where a young man lost his life, and this morning I was called out to fight a fire where my relatives lost their barn full of farm equipment. So many times in life we think we have it tough. We get stuck in our own little world and don't see the big picture. I was upset to have some things taken from my home but the more I think about it the more I thank God for what I have. My family is OK, I have a place to lay my head at night, and most of all I have the Holy Spirit guiding me every day. No matter how bad things may get in this life, it is a comfort to know that with Christ we can do all things and He will be with us through it all.
Matthew 6:19-21 (New King James Version)
Lay Up Treasures in Heaven
19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
In Christ name,
Dustin

Tempt

The longer you stop in an evil place, the more numerous will your temptations become. Temptations are like flies: they come one or two at the first, but by-and-by they buzz about you in swarms.CHARLES SPURGEON
It is not if we will be tempted but what we do when we are tempted. God says He will not let us be tempted beyond what we can handle. That means that in every situation that we get in there is a way out. The longer we hang around though, the tougher it will be to leave the object that is tempting us.

If you know certain things that tempt you don't go near them. The beginning of temptatin is not the start of the act but the thought of it. When something comes across your mind, that is the real battle. It is better to put out a camp fire than let it become a forest fire and then try to put it out.

Some people always say trouble follows them. In most cases they follow trouble. Don't go where you shouldn't go, stay away from things and people that seem to get you into trouble. Most of all, keep Christ as your main focuss in all that you do. We can't fight this battle alone, without Christ it is impossible.


1 Corinthians 10:13 (New King James Version)13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.
In Christ name,
Dustin

Imitate God

It is a great fault in professing Christians, that they do not more earnestly strive to imitate Christ . . . in love, in gentleness, in tenderness of heart, in submission to the will of God, in zeal for the divine glory, in self-abnegation, in silence under unjust reproaches, in all His imitable virtues. The highest honor which we can render to the Lord Jesus--is honestly and earnestly to pray and labor to be like Him.

These are not my words but I could not have said it better.

In Christ name,
Dustin

Go to church

God has, in great mercy, given us a day, one day in seven, wherein to rest, and to think of holy things. There were seven days that God had in the week. He said, “Take six, and use them in your business.” No, we must have the seventh as well. It is as if one, upon the road, saw a poor man in distress, and having but seven shillings, the generous person gave the poor man six; but when the wretch had scrambled on his feet, he followed his benefactor to knock him down, and steal the seventh shilling from him. How many do this! The Sabbath is their day for sport, for amusement, for anything but the service of God. They rob God of his day, though it be but one in seven. This is base unthankfulness. CHARLES SPURGEON Has someone told you lately that you take Christianity to serious? Have you been called a "Jesus Freak", or maybe something else just because you follow Christ the way the Bible tells you to. The sad thing about what I just said is that people that call themselves Christians will call you this, it has happened to me. I can't be anything less. The next time someone gives you a hard time about doing God's work, thank God. If you go by Gods word, you will be in the right. There is nothing else to go by. We should all ask ourselves daily if:We read our Bibles daily, We pray to our Lord daily, We go to church weekly,We walk in the ways of the Lord DAILY,We Deni the world daily,We stand up for Christ daily,We share Christ with others daily. Being a Christian is 24/7. You don't get days off!
James 1:21-25 (Holman Christian Standard Bible)
Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
21 Therefore, ridding yourselves of all moral filth and evil excess, humbly receive the implanted word, which is able to save you. (A) [a]
22 But (B) be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 Because if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his own face [b] in a mirror; 24 for he looks at himself, goes away, and right away forgets what kind of man he was. 25 But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom and perseveres in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer who acts—this person will be blessed in what he does. (C)

A NEW LIFE

Character is what you are in the dark. Dwight L. Moody
If you have integrity nothing matters, if you don't have integrity nothing matters. Alan Simpson So many people in today's time do one thing when people are watching and another when they are alone. They show up at church for one hour a week and live like the world the rest of the time. We should remember that it is not man we are to please but Christ should be our motive behind all that we do. He see's all that we do , He knows your heart, thoughts, and deeds. Your belong to Christ if you are a Christian. Your were bought for a price, a price that you could not pay yourself. Christ died for you and me, He saved us from the wrath of God. Christ gave us a new life, a life to be lived for Him. We should all ask ourselves, if our lives ,are growing towards Christ or are we the same as we have always been? The WORLD we once loved-- is now a crucified thing. The PLEASURES we once indulged-- have lost their charm. The SINS we once committed-- are now loathed and forsaken.

The SOCIETY we once enjoyed-- no longer attracts or pleases.


The walk and conversation of a renewed man, will be the outward and visible reflection of an inward and visible grace." Behold! he is a new creature; old things have passed away; all things have become new!"

Remember, If you can't do it in front of Christ, Don't do it. The truth is you are always before Christ, always remember that.

1 Corinthians 6:15-21 (New King James Version)
15 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a harlot? Certainly not! 16 Or do you not know that he who is joined to a harlot is one body with her? For “the two,” He says, “shall become one flesh.”[a] 17 But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.18 Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. 19 Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? 20 For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body[b] and in your spirit, which are God’s.

DRINKING

I abstain myself from alcoholic drink in every form, and I think others would be wise to do the same; but of this each one must be a guide unto himself. Charles SpurgeonThis is a subject that most don't like to talk about, but has been put upon my heart to share with you all. It has become acceptable for the youth of this nation to be allowed to drink alcohol. People overlook the problem as kids will be kids and we cant stop them. Another excuse is , we want them to be safe when they drink so we will host parties at our homes so they wont drink and drive. So many will say, it's just alcohol, nobody will get hurt. I have been a Vol. Fire fighter for many years and I am here to tell you that is the biggest lie people tell themselves. I have seen body's of teens crushed and mangled beyond recognition.When I get a call in the middle of the night to go to a wreck the first thing that goes through my mind is , will it be one of my youth or some other teen that I know. Lives of families torn to pieces because of liquid in a bottle. People that have thrown their lives away that had a lot of potential. Other things like unwanted pregnancies are just a few things that can happen. People will still try to justify their actions but what should a Christian do? Yes, it does say that people drank in the Bible, but you will not find a verse where it says you can get drunk. In fact, it says that drunkards will not inherit the Kingdom of heaven along with liars and thieves. As a Christian you are to be an example unto others. Even if you just drink once in a while, ask yourself who's watching you. A young person, that can't drink just one, starts because they look up to you and say it must be OK. We can't pick and choose what part of the Bible to follow. No one said being a Christian would be easy. You are either 100% Christian or your not a Christian at all. People say their is not right or wrong answers to life's questions anymore, but I say there is. You can find them all in Gods Holy Word.
We should all ask ourselves, would Jesus be pleased if He say me doing these things. We all sin every day but we should be becoming less sinful everyday if Christ is in us.


REMEMBER, 12,998 PEOPLE DIED IN DRUNK DRIVING WRECKS LAST YEAR ALONE.

Eph 5:8-21
Walk in Light 8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light 9 (for the fruit of the Spirit[b]is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), 10 finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. 11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. 12 For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret. 13 But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light. 14 Therefore He says: “ Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light.”
Walk in Wisdom 15 See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, 16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. 18 And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, 20 giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21 submitting to one another in the fear of God.[c]

Fathful

We are not faithful in what is given to us, and if the one talent often lies wrapped in a napkin, how can we expect to have five or ten entrusted to us? C.H. SPURGEON God gives everyone of us a gift to show praise to Him. Most of the time we don't use our gift, we want someone else's gift. If we would open our hearts and mind's to what God tells us to do we will be satisfied with the blessings He has given us. When we use these gifts that He has bestowed upon He will entrust us with more tools to Help us glorify Him more. Use the gifts God has given you, He gave them to you for a special reason.
Matthew 25:15 (New King James Version)15 And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey.

In Christ name,
Dustin

Fireproof

The world doesn’t believe the Bible, Christians don’t obey the Bible.” - Leonard Ravenhill

This weekend the movie "Fireproof" comes out. We as Christians have the Bible that gives us the instructions and guidance to make it through the fires of life. But if we don't read it, we will be consumed by these fires.
We get comfortable with our lives and think we can handle it all, until God shows us who is really in control. When we have Gods word we can understand why we get burned in this life. It is better to be burned and learn a lesson than to walk into a burning building and not fear the fire and perish.
Remember, If you don't read the Bible, it's just another book. When you open it up and read the words of God, it becomes your life.
Have a blessed day,
Dustin

Live a Life for Christ

Are the things you are living for, worth Christ dying for?- Leonard Ravenhill

We should all ask ourselves what we are living for, or better yet who are we living for. Are we living for ourselves or are we living to serve and praise the Lord that created us? Look at your lives and ask yourself if what you are doing with your life is worth Christ dying for you. We can't ever do enough to repay what Christ did for us, but we can live our lives for Him.

Romans 6:8 (New International Version)8 Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.
God Bless,
Dustin

Dirty

God never clothes men until He has first stripped them, nor does He quicken them by the gospel till first they are slain by the Law. When you meet with persons in whom there is no trace of conviction of sin, you may be quite sure that they have not been wrought upon by the Holy Spirit; for 'when He is come, He will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment.'" CHARLES SPURGEON

If you have been working in the yard all day in a the hot sun you will be dirty. Your clothes will probably smell and feel nasty. Would you go put on new cloths over your old ones before you go to out on the town. I would say no.

When we are saved by Christ he will strip us of our unrighteousness and clothes use with His righteousness. We first must be cleaned of our filth or the smallest amount of sin will show it's ugly head once again. Christ will clean you of anything but you must go to Him in repentance and put ALL your trust in Him.

God Bless,
Dustin

The Pardon of Sin

1 Peter 2:19-21 (New King James Version)
19 For this is commendable, if because of conscience toward God one endures grief, suffering wrongfully. 20 For what credit is it if, when you are beaten for your faults, you take it patiently? But when you do good and suffer, if you take it patiently, this is commendable before God. 21 For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us,[a] leaving us[b] an example, that you should follow His steps:
Imitation is not salvation. But salvation brings imitation. Christ did not come here first to be an example but to be a savior. As Christians we first receive the pardon of Christ, then we follow the pattern of Christ.
Only when we have the pardon of Christ, can He become a pattern for us. When Christ saves someone they are transformed into a person who will act like Christ. Not like Him in pardoning, but like Him in loving.Like Him in suffering to do good to others. Like Him in not repaying evil for evil. Like Him in lowliness and meekness. Like Him in patient endurance. Like Him in servanthood. Jesus suffered for us uniquely, that we might suffer with Him in the cause of love.
Our suffering for others does not remove the wrath of God from us. It shows the value of having the wrath of God removed by the suffering of Christ. It points people to Him. But if we are like the world it points people away from Him also.
Remember, we are to imitate His love, but not take His place.

Good Works

Titus 3:14 (New King James Version)14 And let our people also learn to maintain good works, to meet urgent needs, that they may not be unfruitful.
Good works are not our foundation of salvation but the fruit of it. We are saved for good works not by good works. Christ does not give us the mere ability to do good works, but the passion to do them. We should hunger to serve Him through doing good works for others. Christ did not die to have half hearted Christians dreading to do His work. He died to produce in us a passion for good works. Gods is shown to be glorious by the good deeds of Christians. We should ask ourselves daily if we are bringing glory to God or are we just claiming the Christian title. When Gods forgiveness and acceptance have freed us from pride and greed, we are filled with joy and love. We want to share the love that Christ has shown us. It does not have to be a disaster for us to help others, we should be helping others daily. We may see something we do for others as small or meaningless, but God will us it for His glory. Remember, when we help others in their times of need, they get help, we get joy, and God gets all the glory!

God Bless,
Dustin

A lie

A preacher was to preach on honesty and he told everyone to read Joshua 25. The next Sunday he came and said,"How many read it?" Half the hands in the church were raised. He said ,"Great. Now you're the ones I need to talk to. Joshua has only twenty-four chapters, and I am especially concerned about you tonight." Honesty is leaving this world. People are suprized when someone tells the truth or does what they say they are going to do. The sad part is that so called Christians are no different from everyone else. Some will say that it is OK to lie in business deals or other things to get ahead. Is that right? I hope you said no, because I can't find it in the Bible were is says it's OK to lie. The ninth commandment says we shall not lie. It doesn't say, Sometimes it is OK, or every now and then we can lie about something. We only have to lie once and we are guilty before God and deserve to go to hell. Think about all the lies you have said in your life. That is just one of the ten commandments, what about the other nine? When you think about how many of them you have broken, you will see how great God's grace is for forgiving you of your sins if, you have repented and put your trust in Christ. We still fall into sin but we don't leap into sin every day. We should see sin as filth and run from it. Check yourself daily to see if you are headed in the right direction. We should be growing towards Christ every day.

Proverbs 12:19 (New King James Version)
19 The truthful lip shall be established forever, But a lying tongue is but for a moment.

God Bless,
Dustin

Faith

"It takes much more faith to be a unbeliever than to be a believer."-Charles SpurgeonWhen you look at the world today, you will see Gods creation. Everything you touch, taste,smell, see, and hear is created by God. When you have a quiet time just think about how everything works in your body to get you around everyday. How the earth spins perfectly on its axis, how it is the exact distance from the sun to support life. Theses are just a few thing but there are millions of things that work in perfect order every day to make the world work.The unbeliever thinks their was a big bang and we came from a pile of slime!

1 Corinthians 2:4-6 (New King James Version)
4 And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human[a] wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 5 that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God. 6 However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
God Bless,
Dustin

The Church and the World

"It is right for the church to be in the world; it is wrong for the world to be in the church. A boat in water is good; that is what boats are for. However, water in the boat will cause it to sink."Harold Lindsell
This is a simple quote that we all need to look at. We, as followers of Christ, need to be different from the world. We are to be examples to others of the way Christ wants us to live. How can we do this if we act like the world ourselves. We are to be in the world to share the gospel but the world should not influence the gospel. Being a Christian is not easy but knowing we have the love of Christ makes it worth anything we may go through.


1 John 2:15-17 (New King James Version)
Do Not Love the World15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world. 17 And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.
God Bless,
Dustin

Worship and Growth

"It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow"Calvin Coolidge

Many people in this world claim the title, "Christian". They never go to church, never read their Bible, never pray, they show no fruits of growth, they just want to go to heaven. When we come to know Christ truly, we will hunger to do these things. We will want to worship Him from saving us from a life of sin and unrighteousness. When this happens you will see growth in a person. You will see lives changed.
Matthew 6:33 (New King James Version)33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.God Bless,Dustin

FAITH

Your faith ought to get you in trouble at times. If everybody thinks you are nuts, you may be. It's OK if some think you are. You're probably in trouble if no one thinks you are. Has anyone called you a bible thumper, Jesus freak, or something of that nature lately? When we stand up for Christ we will be made fun of or called all sorts of names for believing in Christ. If this has not happened to you yet, you are probably staying in a group of believers instead of stepping out into the world of unbelievers. Step out of your comfort zone and find a nonbeliever. If they come to know Christ, laugh in your face, or say nothing at all , praise God. It is scary to start the conversation but it is a blessing to finish it.
2 Timothy 4:2 (New King James Version)
2 Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.
God Bless,Dustin

Bible

Old Charles Spurgeon puts in everyday terms, that is why I like his writings so well. This is one of my favorite quotes of his because it is a wake up call for all Christians not to neglect the word of God and what are the consequences of it. How can we defend something if we haven't even read it ourselves?

If this be the Word of God, what will become of some of you who have not read it for the last month? “Month, sir! I have not read it for this year." Ay, there are some of you who have not read it at all. Most people treat the Bible very politely. They have a small pocket volume, neatly bound, they put a white pocket-handkerchief around it, and carry it to their places of worship. When they get home, they lay it up in a drawer till next Sunday morning; then it comes out again for a little bit of a treat and goes to chapel; that is all the poor Bible gets in the way of an airing. That is your style of entertaining this Heavenly messenger. There is dust enough on some of your Bibles to write “damnation” with your fingers . There are some of you who have not turned over your Bibles for a long, long, long while, and what think you? I tell you blunt words, but true words. What will God say at last? When you shall come before him, he shall say, “Did you read my Bible?” “No.” I wrote you a letter of mercy; did you read it?” “No.” “Rebel! I have sent you a letter inviting you to me: did you ever read it?” “Lord I never broke the seal; I kept it shut up.” “Wretch!”, says God, “then you deserves Hell, if I sent you a loving epistle and you would not even break the seal: what shall I do to you?” Oh! let it not be so with you. Be Bible readers; be Bible searchers .
God Bless,
Dustin

Denie Christ

"It is impossible to calculate the moral mischief, if I may so express it, that mental lying has produced in society. When a man has so far corrupted and prostituted the chastity of his mind as to subscribe his professional belief to things he does not believe, he has prepared himself for the commission of every other crime." -Thomas Paine
The easiest way to see this happening is in politics. A politician will tell one group of people he believes in Christianity and tell another group their religion is correct to. When any of us compromise our beliefs in Christ to get ahead in this world, it is a sin. Be a person that people know where you stand in your faith and morals. I can respect a person who claims to be a atheist and acts like it better than a man who claims to be a Christian and shows no sign of it.
Whatever you do in this life, don't let your walk with Christ be compromised to get ahead in this world or to fit in with a certain crowd.
Luke 12:9 (New King James Version)
9 But he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.
God Bless,
Dustin

Great People

"There is no such thing[as great people]! The greatest man or woman is 99 % just like yourself."-G.B. Shaw We see all these celebrities and presidential candidates on T V and put them up on some high horse. A lot of people even worship them in one way or another as if they are something special. My question is what have they done for you to deserve this and in Gods eye's how are they the same as you? God is the only one we should hold up on high. No person or thing should come between you and Him.Everyone will have to go before God on judgment day. That includes world leaders, movie star's, famous people, all the way down to the lowest person in society. Everyone must repent from their sins, put their trust and faith in Christ alone. God see's when He looks upon this earth only two kinds of people, the saved and the damned.

John 3:3 (New King James Version)3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
God Bless,Dustin

The Race

The difference between God's side and the devil's is the difference between heaven and hell. God keeps no half- way house. It's either heaven or hell for you and me. A man can slip into hell with his hand on the door-knob of heaven. Billy Sunday We as Christians need to get of the fence of the world and make our minds up who we are going to serve. We what to go to heaven but we want the pleasures of the world also. We can't have it both ways. Christ wants all of you all the time . We don't get time outs to do whatever we want and then go back to worshiping Christ! Whats it gonna be, a life for Christ or a life of self and destruction? One thing is for certain, we all start the race of life but the question is , where will you finish? Check yourselves daily to see if you are in the faith. If you see a brother or sister in Christ not walking in the ways of the Lord, lead them back to the straight and narrow path that leads to Christ.

1 Corinthians 9:24 (New King James Version)Striving for a Crown
24 Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it.
God Bless,
Dustin

Train your child

To train a boy in the way he should go you must go that way yourself.Don't stop with telling your boy to do right. Show him how.Be careful, father, or while you are taking one lap around the devil's track your boy will make six.
We are the ones our children look up to in this world. If you live a sinful life, don't be surprised when your children follow the same path. The Lord has given us a responsibility to raise up our children in a Christian home with Biblical principles. We are not to drop our kids of at church while we go do whatever pleases us. If church isn't important enough for mom and dad why should the children go? Church is not a baby sitter, it is a place to praise and worship the Lord Jesus Christ that died for our retched sins.
If the parents go out and party all the time what does the child think is right? If the parents swear like sailors, what should the child think is right? If the parents cheat on their spouse, what does the child think is right? Remember that your children look up to you more than you think. They have plenty of friends but they have only two parents. When we don't walk the straight and narrow way ourselves, we give the devil the biggest kind of a chance to get our children!


Proverbs 22:6 (New King James Version)
6 Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.
God Bless,
Dustin

Blasphemer

"I suppose the devil himself is not such a blasphemer as some people are whom we have the misery to hear, even in our streets as we walk along, for I suppose he has some method in his profanity, but they use it in mere lack of words. Charles Spurgeon

You know the people Spurgeon is talking about here. The ones that every other word out of their mouth is blaspheming God. Some of them even claim to be followers of Jesus Christ, how can this be? We can not do both. We either lift His name up in praise and worship as our Savior or we stay in our sins as we drag His name through the mud and filth of the world. God even made one of the ten commandments to tell us not to use His name in any way that would bring dishonor to it. One slip of the tongue can hurt your witness for the Lord. Be a witness for the Lord in all that you say or do.
Exodus 20:7 (New King James Version)7 “You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain. God Bless,Dustin

Who see's you?

"So live that you wouldn't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip." -Will Rogers

It is not just gossip that goes along with this quote. One way to know if you are doing something you shouldn't is ask yourself this question. Am I OK with everyone seeing me or hearing me do or say this? What about God? He see's us 24/7, He even knows our thoughts, scary isn't it! You don't know who is watching you to see how a Christian should live. Don't cause people to stumble in their walk or give them even more reasons to say Christians are just like the rest of the world.
Ask yourself this, am I living my life for me or Christ?
Gods mercy is, not giving us what we deserve. Gods grace is giving us what we don't deserve.

Hebrews 12:1-2 (New King James Version)
The Race of Faith 1 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.


God Bless,
Dustin

Repentance

"Repentance makes us see the evil of sin, not merely as a theory, but experimentally- as a burnt child dreads fire. C. H. Spurgeon

When a child is burned by the fire, he will likely not touch it again. He has learned that it is painful and dangerous to him. Before , he saw the flames as attractive and pleasing to the site but after he touched , and realized its danger, he feared it.The same goes with sin. Before we come to the Lord we sin as if nothing is wrong. We role around in sin as a pig does in mud.When we come to the Lord through repentance and faith, we start to see sin for what it is.We run from sin, we realize when we sin it is against God and God alone that we have done wrong. We start to hate sin, and ask the Lord to wash us clean of anything that may be displeasing to Him. We start to see the filth in the world for what it is when the light of Jesus Christ is shined upon it. We stumble into sin everyday but we don't stay there. We are to repent everyday and ask the Lord to lead us away from anything that is not pleasing to Him. If there is some sin in your life that is holding you back, go to the Lord and ask Him to wash it from you and help you to stay clear of it again. Remember, the word repentance means to turn. It does not mean to go sideways, back up or stand still, but to turn and go the other direction, the direction of Christ.

God Bless,
Dustin

Penitent

Penitent

O God
You have driven me into a corner
Where I cannot escape.
I come to you penitently
For today I've sinned grievously.
I have betrayed my highest ideas.
I have been false to my inner convictions.
I know I have broken your heart.
Thank you for dealing with me
In the privacy of Your personal Presence
For my sin as been against you alone.
Cleanse me,Lord.
Change me.
Sin is so hideous, so outrageous!
Renew me till I am spiritually contagious.
-Ruth Calkin

The word repentance means to turn from, to change ones mind. When we turn from ourselves and give it all to God, that is repentance. When the direction of our lives does a 180, that is repentance. When we seek a redirection in our lives in lifestyle and relationship with God, that's repentance. We see that when we sin, we sin against God and God alone and there is nothing we can do but fall at His feet and ask Him to change our lives, that is repentance. If there is something in your life that is separating you from God, repent from it and turn everything over to the Lord. Remember, with God it is all or nothing.
Acts 3:18-19 (New King James Version)18 But those things which God foretold by the mouth of all His prophets, that the Christ would suffer, He has thus fulfilled. 19 Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,
Have a Blessed day,
Dustin

Gossip

We all know how bad bacteria that infects our body,that can't be stopped by medicine, can be. But we ignore the bacteria of gossip in the body of Christ. Nothing can so quickly eat the flesh of the church as sins of the tongue: slanders,criticism, of leaders and bad reports. This goes not only for church but our everyday lives whether we are at work, play, or any other function. When we gossip about others we set a bad example for others. We put a black eye on the witness of Christ. People that may have trusted you can loose faith in you too keep secrets and not come to you in their times of need. Why can't we spread the gospel of Jesus Christ as fast as we can spread gossip about others. This is a problem we all face just like they did in the times of Christ, and it will be hear until He returns. Let us not feed the fire of gossip, and let us be an example to others in this world.
Prayer for today:Dear Lord, If I can't say something nice about someone today, keep my big mouth shut!
Proverbs 16:28 (New King James Version)28 A perverse man sows strife, And a whisperer separates the best of friends.
Ephesians 4:29-31 (New King James Version)29 Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice.
James 3:5-7
5 Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things.See how great a forest a little fire kindles! 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell. 7 For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and creature of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind.

James 5:9
9 Do not grumble against one another, brethren, lest you be condemned.[a] Behold, the Judge is standing at the door!
God Bless,
Dustin

Fail

"Any time we attempt to meet our own needs or accomplish anything without God, we sin and set ourselves up for failure."Charles Stanley

I heard another quote that said, "If it doesn't start with God it will end in failure." This is the way we should look at everything that we attempt to do every day. From the smallest thing in life to the greatest, if it doesn't start with God it will fail.

Matthew 6:33 (New King James Version)
33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
God Bless,
Dustin

Evidence

"You can judge the quality of their faith from the way they behave. Discipline is a index to doctrine.-TertullianThere is a saying on a t-shirt that says,"You say your a Christian, is there enough evidence to convict you"? We all need to ask that question to ourselves. If we went before a judge today would the jury find enough evidence to convict us or not? Would your family, friends, co-workers, or church members say you are walking the walk? Put feet to you words today and let the light of Christ shine from all that you do.
James 2:18 (New King James Version
18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without your[a] works, and I will show you my faith by my[b] works.

God Bless,
Dustin

Anyway

ANYWAY People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered.LOVE THEM ANYWAY! If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.DO GOOD ANYWAY! If you are successful you will win false friends and true enemies.SUCCEED ANYWAY! The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.DO GOOD ANYWAY! Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.BE HONEST AND FRANK ANYWAY! People favor underdogs but follow only the top dogs.FIGHT FOR SOME UNDERDOGS ANYWAY! What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.BUILD ANYWAY! People may need help but may attack you if you help them.HELP PEOPLE ANYWAY! Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.GIVE THE WORLD THE BEST YOU'VE GOT ANYWAY!
A Christian should look at this quote and think why they do they things they do in this world. When we look at every situation that we come across as an opportunity to please God we will do it no matter what others think. That should be our objective in all that we do, whether it be family, job, or helping our fellow man. When you do something for the Lord it doesn't matter what others think. What God see's is the only thing that will matter in the end.

The Day of the Lord
2 Peter 3:10-1310 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.[c] 11 Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, 12 looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? 13 Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.

God Bless,
Dustin

I would unmask the devil!(Talmage, "The Abominations of Modern Society", 1872)"Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light!" 2 Corinthians 11:14 Sin, crawling out of the ditch of poverty and shame, has but few temptations. Poets and painters have portrayed Satan as a hideouscreature--with horns and hoofs. If I were a poet, I would describe him with . . . manners polished to the last perfection, hair flowing in graceful ringlets, eye glistening with splendor; hands soft and diamonded; step light and graceful; voice mellow as a flute; conversation articulate and eloquent; breath perfumed until it would seem that nothing had ever touched his lips, but balm and myrrh. But his heart I would encase with the scales of a monster, then filled . . . with pride, with beastliness of lust, with recklessness, with hypocrisy, with death, with damnation! In my next portrait--I would unmask the devil--until his two eyes would become the cold orbs of the adder; and on his lip would come the foam of raging intoxication; and to his feet, the spring of the panther; and his soft hand would become the clammy hand of a wasted skeleton; and in the smooth lisp of his tongue, would come the hiss of the worm which never dies; while suddenly from his heart would burst in all-devouring fury--the unquenchable flames of hell!But, until unmasked, I would describe him as nothing but myrrh, and balm, and ringlet, and diamond, and flute-like voice, with pleasant and mirthful conversation."So that Satan will not outsmart us. For we are very familiar with his evil schemes." 2 Corinthians 2:11

This is so true. If we saw the devil as he really was we would never fall into his trap. When Adam and Eve were in the garden he did not scare them into eating the apple, he made it look wonderful and attractive. The devil uses all the pleasures of the world to pull you away from Christ. Keep your eyes and ears open and be ready at all times because the angel of light is near.
God Bless,
Dustin

Do it for the Lord

If we have the true love of God in our hearts, we will show it in our lives. We will not have to go up and down the earth proclaiming it. We will show it in everything we say or do. D.L. Moody

We should live our lives to reflect Christ in all that we do. As a Christian you are a witness for Christ 24/7. Don't do things right just because someone is looking, do what is right because your Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ loved you enough to die for your sins. We should be living everyday to please Him and reach for Holiness every day. There is nothing we can do to ever repay Christ for the sacrifice that He made, but we can live our lives for Him in everything we do.

Ephesians 5:8-10 (New King James Version)
8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light 9 (for the fruit of the Spirit[a]is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), 10 finding out what is acceptable to the Lord

Hebrews 12:1 (New King James Version)
1 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,

Have a Blessed day,

Forgive

Ephesians 4:31-32 (New King James Version)
31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. 32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.
Forgiveness is seldom easy, but is always right. When we forgive those that have done us wrong we honor God by obeying His commandments. When we keep hard feelings for others in our hearts we are no different than the world. If there is someone you have hard feelings for, forgive them today. Bitterness, anger, and regret are not part of Gods plan for your life. Forgiveness is. One way to forgive someone is to pray for them daily. It is hard to stay mad at someone if you pray for them. With God's help you can forgive anyone that has done you wrong.

1 Thessalonians 5:15 (New King James Version)
15 See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all. God Bless,Dustin

Why we do things

"God hates the great things in which love is not the motive power; but He delights in the little things that are prompted by feeling love." D.L. Moody

We can do all the things in the world for others but if love is not in it, we are wasting our time. Did you know you can even witness for the wrong reasons. Sometimes we will share our faith to prove someone wrong. We are to show people their mistakes in not believing in the one true God; but we are to tell them because we love them and we don't want them to go to hell, not to show them up. Check your motives in everything you do and ask yourselves why you do them.
Remember, it's not what you do it's why you do it that matters to God.

God Bless,
Dustin

The knot

With thoughtless and
Impatient hands
We tangle up
The plans
The Lord has wrought.
And when we cry
In pain,He saith,
"Be quiet, dear,
While I untie the knot."
V. Raymond Edman

Today, let us stop putting knots in our lives by trying to do everything ourselves. Turn it all over to Christ and let Him get the knots out of your life. Be in full submission to Him and He will take care of your needs.
Proverbs 19:20-21 (New King James Version)
20 Listen to counsel and receive instruction, That you may be wise in your latter days. 21 There are many plans in a man’s heart, Nevertheless the LORD’s counsel—that will stand.

Have a Blessed day,
Dustin

Content

What God Hath Promised
God hath not promised
Skies always blue,
Flower-strewn pathways
All our lives through;
God hath not promised
Sun without rain,
Joy without sorrow,
Peace without pain.

But God hath promised
Strength for the day,
Rest for the labor,
Light for the way,
Grace for the trials,
Help from above,
Unfailing sympathy,
Undying love.

by Annie Johnson Flint

Every day we have on this earth is a gift from God. Every breath that we breath is a gift that we do not deserve, but His grace is overflowing. Be thankful of what He has done in your life and look for ways to use the gifts He has given you to bless others. Even when bad things happen to us, we should look for the ways that God can be lifted up in times of despair. We must learn to be content with Christ. If you lost everything you had, would you be content with Christ?
That is a challenging question that my pastor ask us last night at church. It puts things in perspective and opened my eyes a little wider to the greatness of our God.

2 Corinthians 9:8
8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

God Bless,
Dustin

Patient

How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, patient with the old, sympathetic with the striving, tolerant with the weak and the strong, because someday in life you will have been all of these. George Washington Carver

In life we go through stages. We easly foget were we have been and were we are heading. When we look at others we get frustrated when they don't act the way we want them to, but we forget we were problably the same way. We look at the older generation and think that they move too slow, or complain too much. When maybe we should listen to what they have to say and pray that God will allow us to get old ourselves. Remember were you have been and were you are going before you complain about someone. It will allow you to be more patient.
Proverbs 14:29A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man displays folly.
Have a blessed day,
Dustin

Discouragment

It was advertized that the devil was going to put his tools up for sale. On the day of the sale all his tools were placed for public inspection, each being marked with its sale price. There were many awful tools, Hatred, Envy, Jealousy, Doubt, Lying, Pride, and so on. Laying to the side was a very worn out tool that looked very harmless but was very expensive. One of the purchasers asked," what the name of that tool".The devil said "that's Discouragement.""Why is it priced so high?" "Because it's more useful to me than the others. I can pry open and get inside a person's heart with that one, when I cannot get near him with other tools. Now once I get inside, I can make him do what I choose. It's a badly worn tool , because I use it in almost everyone since few people know it belongs to me."- John Lawrence

When we are around others we can encourage or we can discourage them. When we put others down, there is no telling what the outcome will be. When someone is going through tough times, be there for them. We should always look for ways to lift people up, to help others reach their potential. The most important thing we can encourage a person to do is to turn their lives over to Christ. Without Christ in our lives it can be very discouraging. There is no hope without Him in our lives. When people see they are here for a reason and God has a reason for there lives that is the most encouraging news a person can hear. Knowing that Christ loves them and He will never leave them if they repent from their sins and surrender their live over to Him is very encouraging!
Colossians 2:2-3 (New King James Version)
New King James Version (NKJV)
2 that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and[a] of Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. In Christ Name,
Dustin

Joy in Christ

“Why should Christians be such a happy people?” Why, it is good in all ways. It is good for our God; it gives him honor among the sons of men when we are glad. It is good for us; it makes us strong. “The joy of the Lord is your strength.” It is good for the ungodly; for when they see Christians glad, they long to be believers themselves. It is good for our fellow Christians; it comforts them and tends to cheer them. Charles Spurgeon

If you have Jesus Christ as your savior there is nothing you should fear. We know as Christians, God promise that all things work for good according to His purpose. We are to look at each day as a gift from God, give Him thanks for allowing us to serve Him. If we as Christians mope around all the time, are we example of people that are grateful people saved from a eternity of hell? The joy of Christ should be what we are focused on no matter what life may dish out. As a Christian people are watching you everyday. Let your light shine that Christ gave you, don't cover it up.

Matthew 5:14-16 (New King James Version)

14 “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

God bless,
Dustin

The tongue

How our tongues are occupied! They run more quickly than our feet, and carry less, though much mischief sometimes comes from their babble. They are sharper than razors, some of them, and cut deeper than swords, and kindle fire enough to set the world in a blaze.- Charles Spurgeon

James 3:5-125 Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things.See how great a forest a little fire kindles! 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell. 7 For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and creature of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind. 8 But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. 9 With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the similitude of God. 10 Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so. 11 Does a spring send forth fresh water and bitter from the same opening? 12 Can a fig tree, my brethren, bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh.

When we open our mouths, we can be a positive example to people or we can be a negative. It is scary to think about how powerful the tongue can be. We can use it for good or for evil. We can use it to build someone up or we can use it to tear somebody's life apart. We can use it to spread the Gospel or we can scatter rumors and gossip among others. The tongue has started wars, it has caused peace. You have two choices today when you open your mouth. Which will it be, blessings or cursing? Remember, it only takes a second to say something that may take years to mend! God bless,Dustin

Use your Bible

Perhaps there is no book more neglected in these days than the Bible. I do verily believe there are more mouldy Bibles in this world than there are of any sort of neglected books. We have stillborn books in abundance; we have innumerable books which never see any circulation except the circulation of the butter shop, but we have no book that is so much bought, and then so speedily laid aside, and so little used, as the Bible.-Charles Spurgeon

I never thought about how the Bible is the most published book, but also the most neglected book in the world. So many people by a Bible to put it up on a shelf or on the coffee table as if it is a part of the furniture. As Spurgeon said, "There is enough dust on peoples Bibles that you can right the word damned in it."
Also another quote by Spurgeon,
If my compass always points to the North, I know how to use it; but if it veers to other points of the compass, and I am to judge out of my own mind whether it is right or not, I am as well without the thing as with it. If my Bible is right always, it will lead me right; and as I believe it is so, I shall follow it.
The only way you can tell if a stick is bent is to hold it up to a strait one. The same goes for the world. When we want to know if something is right or wrong we go to Gods word.

In a cotton factory, there was a card on the walls of the workrooms that read: “If your threads get tangled send for the foreman.” One day a new worker got her threads tangled, and she tried to disentangle them, but only made them worse. Then she sent for the supervisor. He came and looked. Then he said to her, “You have been doing this yourself?” “Yes,” she said. He questioned, “But why did you not send for me according to instructions?” “I did my best,” she said. “No, you did not,” the supervisor said. “Remember that doing your best is sending for me!” Jeremiah 33:3, “Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.”
Remember, follow God's instructions. Call on Him today!

God Bless,
Dustin

Pray Always

You never heard that a man began to backslide, or that a sober man became a drunkard, through praying too much. Did you ever hear of a person becoming unkind to his wife, ungenerous to the poor, negligent of public worship, or guilty of grievous sin, through being too much in prayer? No; the case is the reverse.-Charles SpurgeonOur thoughts show were our priorities are. We should ask ourselves, what do I think about all day long? Prayer is the most important thing you can do every day. So many people only pray when they need something or come across a difficult time in their lives. As Paul wrote, "we should pray without ceasing". When we don't go to God in prayer we are saying that we can handle our everyday lives on our own. I learn everyday that I need God in every second of my life and without Him I am nothing. God tells us to pray so that we will come to Him and need Him in everything we do in our lives. If you haven't started praying everyday, start today. It is not just something you do, it is a one on one conversation with the one that created you!
1 Thessalonians 5:17
Pray without ceasing.

Awake

When is revival needed? When carelessness and unconcern keep the people asleep. It is as much the duty of the Church to awaken and work and labor for the men and women of this city as it is the duty of the fire department to rush out when the call sounds. What would you think of the fire department if it slept while the town burned? You would condemn them, and I will condemn you if you sleep and let men and women go to hell. The Church of God is asleep today; it is turned unto a dormitory, and has taken the devil's opiates.-Billy Sunday
Billy Sunday did not cut any corners when he preached. We are all guilty of getting in our comfort zones at times. We get to a certain point in our lives when we think everything is just right.
Just like the fire dept. example in this quote. They may have just bought a brand new truck with all the gear to fight any fire they may come across, but when the town catches on fire they don't want to get their new equipment dirty or damaged. So they stay at the fire station and watch the town burn. Sounds like the churches of today if you ask me. We get all kinds of tools to reach the lost but we stay within the four walls of the church to use them. We are told to seek and save but all we do is sit and stare!
We have the greatest weapon there is to save souls, the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ. People think of God as being great and awesome in church. When people step out of church they must think He becomes smaller. God is the same everywhere, that is what we must realize.

What would you say if a doctor went to medical school all his life but did not help a single patient. That is the church of today, when we only site in our churches and don't go into the world and share the saving Grace of Jesus Christ.
You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.”- Matthew 5:14,16
God Bless,
Dustin

Serve

What kind of life do you want to lead? Do you want to live a life that is written in stone forever or one that is scratched in the sand that will be washed away? A purpose worth living and dying for, one that is worth more than anything on this earth. If we are not carful we can let this purpose slip away by being too tired, too busy, and too distracted by all of the worlds problems. We have all at some time or another asked ourselves, why has God put me on this earth at this particular moment in time? Why did He give me certain gifts, a certain personality, and put me in the situation that He did? The biggest question most of us ask is how can I find out Gods purpose in my life? The first thing we should do is give Him all there is of ourselves. You must surrender all over to Christ, He can't be King at all if He cant be King of everything. We should stop thinking of ourselves and think of others out there that need the saving blood of Jesus Christ. When your church ask you to help, don't find an excuse not to do it, find a way, do it for Christ. When you say you are tired, remember, Christ died for you. When you are too busy, remember, Christ died for you. What will matter on the day you die? Serve Christ. Don't wait for a lightning bolt of revelation to figure what to do. Find a need in your church and fill it. Ask yourself, do you just show up at church or are you part of the church. Do it for Christ, He died for you. I can't explain it anymore clearly than that.
Let us give ourselves fully to his work, always looking for His purpose in our live. Knowing that our labor for the Lord will be carved in stone for eternity.
Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your path.

In Christ name,
Dustin

The World And the Church

"A whole new generation of Christians has come up believing that it is possible to 'accept' Christ without forsaking the world". A.W. Tozer
There are three things can take us down the wrong path of life, they are selfishness,worldliness, and pride. We see these things everywhere in the world today but we are seeing it become very common in our church's. It is getting harder to tell Christians from non-Christians. We want all the pleasures of the world and the righteousness of God. We can't have it both ways, when you seek God you will want less of the world and more of Him. If you draw near to God He will draw near to you. Quit trying to do it your way and do what the Lord tells you to do. Live your life where people will see God's righteousness shining from you. God say's whoever makes himself a friend of the world makes him an enemy of God. Surrender to Christ and give Him control of your life today, before it is to late.

James 4:1-61 Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members? 2 You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet[a] you do not have because you do not ask. 3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures. 4 Adulterers and[b] adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. 5 Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously”?6 But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: “ God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble

Live for Christ

Those who are prepared to die are most prepared to live.

Philippians 1:21For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

When we live for Christ we have no fears. Death is no longer your enemy, Christ has defeated death with His sacrifice on the cross. As a Christian you have the assurance that you will be with Christ on the day you leave this world. So many martyrs have had this thought going through their minds when they were told to deny Christ or die. We don't face death very often in this country because of our faith but what would we say if we were confronted with that question? Would we stand up for Christ, the one that died for us, that we may have eternal life. Or would we deny Him so we could save our temporary body's one more time. Think about this, you are put to the test everyday. You may not face life or death situations but you either deny Him or live for Him. When you act like others to fit in or to be liked by the world, are you denying Christ. If you don't tell others about Christ because how it might affect you, are you denying Christ?You either stand up for Christ or you step aside for satan, what's it going to be? Today, put your all into serving Jesus Christ, because He gave you His all!In Christ name,Dustin

Change

"For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world--our faith." 1 John 5:4

We can't overcome anything without the help of Christ. I was sent this video yesterday and it fit this verse perfectly. When we stop trying to live our lives for ourselves and start living it for Christ we will find what true happiness really means. Turn your problems over to Him, and trust in His word. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvDDc5RB6FQ
Love
1 Corinthians 13:4-13 4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8 Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part. 10 But when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away. 11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 12 For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known. 13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
If you know someone who does not know Christ and is not walking in the ways of the Lord go to them in love. If you truly love them you will be honest with them about their future if they die without Christ.

God Bless,
Dustin

The world

'The church's mightiest influence is felt when she is different from the world in which she lives.' A.W. Tozer
Is your church doing the same sinful things as the world, or is your church making a bold stand for Christ? We all are guilty of trying to live on both sides of the fence sometimes. We try to fit in with the crowds but is that the right thing to do? It is not a sin to hang out with a worldly group of people but when you are there do they look at you differently or do you act just like them? When we come to Christ there should be a change in us, we should leave the things of old and despise them. We should be showing others the life we live for Christ is more important than anything else we could ever have. When we live like the world we are telling others that Christ is not good enough for us, that we need something more. Why would someone come to Christ that lives in the ways of the world when they see all these Christians doing the exact same things as themselves? Be bold for Christ, let others see His light shine from you everywhere you go, not just on Sunday morning for an hour. It is a great feeling when people start to act different when you come into a room because you are a bold witness for Jesus Christ. When you light a candle in the middle of the day it doesn't shine very bright. When you light a candle on a moonless night it will shine brightly. On Sunday morning at church we don't shine as bright because of all the other light but when we go out in the world and share our faith in the world our little candle becomes a spot light for the world to see. Remember, you can't sit on the fence of life and have it both ways, satan owns the fence.
Titus 12: 11-13
11 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, 12 teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, 13 looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ

Leave Temptation

'When you flee from temptation, be sure you do not leave a forwarding address behind.'

I do not know who wrote this one but it says a lot in one sentence. We all have done it, say we are going to stop doing something but leave just a little bit of sin in our lives. You can't have it both ways when it comes to turning your life over to Christ. When it comes to Christ, it is all or nothing.Today, take out the pair of scissors called repentance and cut loose that string that is tying you to your sins. Give Christ your all so He may bless you with His all.James 1:12 12 Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.God bless,Dustin

God,s Name

They blaspheme You; Your enemies take Your name in vain.' Psalm 139:20The hearts of those who fear God are wounded, and their ears are stunned by multitudes, who, on all occasions, take His holy and sacred name in vain, and call for damnation on their own souls! Our streets, our roads, and all our public places are crowded with these diabolical monsters in the shape of men, who seem to have studied the language of the bottomless pit! 'Do not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, because the Lord will punish anyone who takes His name in vain!' Exodus 20:7
As most of you hear everyday, people take the Lord's name in vain. They use it as a four letter curse work over and over again. The same people that say these horrible words will turn right around and talk about what they did at church last week.
People praise God on Sunday and run His name through the mud the rest of the week, what is wrong with that? They have become so accustomed to saying it that they don't even realize what they are doing sometimes.
These are a few things that I do when I hear Gods name used in vain.
1. Ask the person why they think God should damn the someone or something they are talking about? You will get the deer in the headlight look when you say this. As I said before they won't even realize what they are doing until you bring it to their attention.
2. Another way of putting it is, ask them to put their mothers name in place of Gods name. That will open their eye's even more. When we use the God's name like that we show how much we think of Him.
Just about every time I call someone on it they stop cursing around me at least, maybe they do it everywhere else also. It is not me they will have to answer to but God himself one day. I just try to inform them of His word. Stand up for Christ, He died for you!

When people tell God to damn something they better make sure they are not damned themselves!

God Bless,
Dustin

Little Things

'There are many of us willing to do great things for the Lord; but few of us are willing to do little things.' D.L. MOODY

We have our own ideas of what things we should do for the Lord. We are all guilty of wanting to have others see how much we do for the Lord sometimes. We want learn more, not to glorify God but that others may see how much we know. What does God consider to be great thing? Should all of us become preachers, or theology professors? Maybe become a evangelist like Billy Graham or anything else that may be seen by many.All these things are great for some but they are not any more important than what God wants you to do. What about your neighbor that does not know Christ? We know people that are in pain from losing loved ones or others who have health problems and need hope. People that have lost jobs, having problems with their marriages, a kid that does not have any good adult models. Be a shoulder for someone to cry on or a person others can talk to. What we think may not be important may be the greatest thing in Gods eye's.Matthew 6:16-1816 “Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. 17 But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, 18 so that you do not appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly

Decision

'We make our decisions, and then our decisions turn around and make us.' F. W. Boreham

Each of us will make decisions today that will affect our lives. Some may be good decisions, others may be bad but we will have to live with them. We should put Christ in every decision that we make, little or small we should go to Him in prayer. When we try to do anything on our own we will fail but with Christ we will succeed if it be His will. If you are not walking in the faith or you have not come to know the saving Grace of Jesus Christ, you have a very important decision to make today. You can keep walking in the ways of the world and live your life however you want, or surrender yourself to Christ, repent from your sins and live your life for the one that died for you. Your decision today, we may not have a tomorrow. Romans 12: 1-21 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

CHURCH WORK

I heard a preacher on the radio talking about people not helping at his church , his is the analogy he gave. The church of today is like a football game. You have 60,000 people that need to get into shape, watching 24 players that need to rest. Just like in sports you have Monday morning quarterbacks saying how they would have done it different or if they were in the game they could have made the wining play. Is your church like this? Are just a few people doing all the work and the rest of them complaining about nothing getting done. What if every member in a church had at least two jobs in the church? Think of what the church could do with too many workers, wow what a thought!People will say, I don't have the time to help. They are saying, the worldly things in my life are more important than helping my church show the light of Christ. Today, ask yourself this question, am I doing my part to help the church or am I one of the 60,000 watching the 24 do all the work. Don't just be a member of a church, be a part of the church.

Worship

"It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow."Calvin Coolidge

This has been very true in my life. I would go to church because it was the thing to do on Sundays. I could see my friends and talk about all the things that went on last week. I would get my weekly sermon in then I was good to go. Someone told me to look at my life and see if I was more holy than I was a year ago. I started looking at my life and did not see any growth because I was not truly worshiping God, I was going through the motions. That was three years ago and I thank God for what He is doing in my life. I like meeting my fellow Christians at church but my main reason for going is to praise and glorify God. When you go to church for that nothing else matters. It doesn't matter who is preaching, who is sitting next to me, what someone said about somebody, what somebody did to somebody, you get the idea. When we focus on God ,He will grow us, He will provide the increase. When you run into problems today focus on the only one that can truly help you, Jesus Christ. Don't make God a option in your life, make Him the reason for living.

Steps

"To get through the hardest journey we need take only one step at a time, but we must keep on stepping." Megiddo Message

We have all heard this many times in our lives. The problem is we don't do it. We want to jump over everything in between to get to the prize. We want things right now and if we don't get them we give up. In life we go through many trials and hardships. Do we stop and give up on life and God when something bad comes our way or do we keep pushing forward. It may be baby steps for a while but you must keep moving forward. Philippians 3:1414 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.Everything in a Christians life will not be good. But we take these small steps everyday knowing that our goal is to live our lives for Christ so that one day we may be like Paul and say these words.2 Timothy 4:7-87 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing.Today, fight the good fight, stand up for Christ, keep walking forward, and live differently from the world.

Less of Us

I do not believe you can do much good without having a great deal taken out of yourselves; and when men are so very particular and careful about themselves, and will only serve God if it does not cost them anything, I believe that no earthly good can come of that. Charles Spurgeon

We see this so much in today's time. People like the idea of going to heaven but don't like the idea of following Christ. People love the things of the world so much that they don't open their eyes to the glorious things of Christ. Jesus offers us eternal life with Him if we repent from our sinful life and trust in Him to save us. We must give up our old lives and die to self and live for Christ. Being a Christian is not easy, we are faced with trials and temptations every day. Some people want just enough Jesus to get into heaven, it doesn't work that way. We are to give Him our all, because He gave us His all.

Give it all

"The Holy Spirit longs to reveal to you the deeper things of God.He longs to work through you. He longs to love through you. Through the blessed Holy Spirit you may have:strength for every duty, wisdom for every problem, comfort in every sorrow, joy in His overflowing service." T. J. Bach
The Lord Jesus wants us to turn our whole life over to Him, not just part of it. We can't expect to have the blessings of Christ if we give Christ anything less than everything. Our youth at church gave us an example of getting rid of the things in your life that were keeping you from God. We would throw a rock in the bucket of water to symbolize throwing away that barrier that was in our lives between us and God. The problem with most of us today is we try to get the rock back out of the bucket to many times because we throw it in the shallow bucket called self. Throw your rock into the living waters of Christ today and you will be rid of it forever.

IN TIME

Lettuces, radishes, and such like garden crops, are soon out of the ground and ready for the table, a month almost suffices to perfect them; but an oak requires long centuries to come to the fulness of its growth. Those graces which are most precious and durable will cost us longest to produce; those good things which spring up hastily may have some transient worth about them, but we cannot look for permanence and value in them. There is no need to deplore the slowness of our spiritual growth, if that which comes of it be of a solid character. Charles Spurgeon

In todays time we want everything right now. We think that God has forgotten us sometimes and we think we know when things should happen. As we all know it doesn't work that way. Go to God in prayer every day and ask Him to give you patience and understanding in all that you do.

Honest

"I hope I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of a honest man."-George Washington

Isn't it sad in todays time that if someone found a wallet full of money and returned it to the owner they would be put on the news. But people now look at a honest person as someone out of the ordinary. People will do what ever it takes to make a dollar and do not care what they do to get it. I don't care if you are rich or poor you can be honest. If you tell the truth you don't have to worry about covering anything up. God is omnipresent which means he see's you always, and knows every thought that goes through your head. Just because you got something past someone doesnt mean you got away with it. God knows, and you will be held accountable for it one day. Without the saving blood of Jesus Christ you will go to hell for telling just one lie. We are all over the limit on that one. If you are a Christian and living a dishonest life repent and turn your whole life over to Christ and he will forgive you. If you are not a Christian you have no hope without Christ, you will have to answer on judgement day for ALL your sins. Repent from your sins, read the ten commandments to find out what God's law tells you what sin is. Read Matthew 5 to see how Jesus says that even your thoughts can be sin. Then put your trust in Jesus Christ as you Lord and savior and he will forgive you. Read your Bible daily, and look at yourself every day to see if you are walking in God's light or the devils darkness.

Someone else

If, as our proverb puts it, “Charity begins at home,” so should criticism; and criticism concerning character had better stop there. There is so much dirty linen in our own house needing to be washed that none of us need to take in our neighbour’s washing. “Mind your own business,” is a command that might have been spoken by Solomon himself, and the apostle Paul was inspired to write to the Thessalonians, “Study to be quiet, and to do your own business;” and he and Peter very sternly condemned those who were “busybodies in other men’s matters. Charles Spurgeon

It seems like in todays world everybody is worried about what everyone else is doing. It is easy to find something wrong with others but when it comes to ourselves we can't find anything wrong. We should first be concerned with our own home before trying to correct others.
What should concern us the most about others is their walk with Christ. It should be what burdens us the most about people. Where they will spend eternity should be our main concern. If you look at people like that, even your enemy, your attitude will change towards all man.
Remember, a slip of the tongue can last a second, but it may take years for someone to get over.

Bread of Life

We may thrive on the Bread of Life, or starve on the crumbs of this world." unknown We can't have it both ways. We must make a choise in this life to follow Christ or the world. Those who love God must live as he wants them to live. They must not go on sinning; rather, they must love their brothers in Christ not in words but in deeds.We can't just turn our faith on and off when we want to. When you turn your life over to Christ it is all or nothing. You are to work for the Lord 24/7 not just thirty minutes on Sunday morning. You will still fall into sin sometimes but you won't leap into sin if you are a follower of Christ. As a Christian you will love your brothers in Christ, not just the ones that are near you but ALL of them. Anybody can love a friend but can you show love and compassion for the person you dislike the most in this world? That is the true test of your Christian faith

Gosip

Prov. 26:20-2220 For lack of wood a fire goes out.Without gossip, a quarrel dies down. 21 As coals are to hot embers,and wood to fire,so is a contentious man to kindling strife. 22 The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels,they go down into the innermost partsI was going over my lesson that I am teaching my youth this week and came across this verse. We all should take this one to heart because we all do it every day. If we hear something about someone we run to others as fast as we can to share the gossip as fast as we can, not thinking of how it will affect that person or others. When you hear some gossip on someone, let it end with you. Never be the one that keeps it going. Better yet go to the person that told you and ask them if they will go with you and ask the person if this is true. They will usually not do it. What if we shared Christ like that. If we want to talk , why not talk about Christ. What if we told others about the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ, how he saved us from our sins, and without Him we would spend eternity in hell. That sounds like something we should be talk about.

Get even

When we 'get even' with someone, that is literally what we are doing-becoming even with them, that is, descending to their level in vengeance and losing whatever moral advantage we may have had." Sydney J. Harris
Jesus Christ talked to all kinds of people during his ministry on earth. He was mocked,beaten, and killed but he never lifted a hand towards them. He talked to prostitutes, beggars, lepers, and blind people but He stayed the same and they became like Him. Today, be like Christ and let His light shine through you, don't get even because, you never will!

Wisdom

The wise man learns from tragedy. The foolish man merely repeats it." Michael Novak Wisdom and foolishness call us, appealing us to enjoy their pleasures. There is joy in following wisdom and pain in following foolishness. Choose wisdom.

We all make choices every day that can affect the rest of our lives. When we make the wrong choices, it is how we react to them that matters the most. Do we learn from our decision and learn wisdom or do we look the other way and become more foolish.