When I was at the ages of 4,5 and 6 I had a recurring dream.
I dreamed I was captured by the Zulu tribe and they were going to burn me at he stake!

At the last possible second, Tarzan would save me.

I loved that dream, I had a personal savior. I think I watched a lot of Tarzan!

That’s how a lot of people are today, they are waiting to the last possible second and hoping they have a Savior!

The only problem with that scenario, is we don’t know how many days on this earth we have.

Last week my son-in-laws grandfather died at age 80. A man drowned at Roosevelt at age 22

We do not know our days, only He does. I made my choice a long time ago and He has always been by my side.

Come to the Lord and lay down your sorrows and burdens and believe He will do what He said.

It won’t be easy but, it will be worth it in the long run. Eternity is so much better than this life!

Lord help us to see why You died for us, open our eyes to the reality of eternity! Amen!!!!


RL

When I was growing up, I used to raise Sherman Sheppard’s; my favorite one was one I called Suzie.

I had this dog trained so good, she never left my side. She would take a step only if I would.

One day, some bigger boys came into my yard and started picking on me. Suzie was asleep under the house.

They harassed me till I could take it no more and that’s when I yelled for her.

She came from underneath the house and immediately say the situation and started growling. The older boys thought nothing of her

She saw they were not scared and jumped on the biggest. She held him pinned and in his face, growled; showing her teeth. Instantly, that scared them all, the boy on the ground wet himself!

I called her off and boy did they run!

While I was away at college, she died. She just about all I asked and never complain

We have a manual called the Bible, it tells us what pleases Him but yet, we find ourselves in other places.

Suzie lived to please me and usually did, we need to live to please God!

Lord, we so often lose our objective, pleasing You! Help us all see the real purpose for being here. Amen!!!!


RL

We are buying a home, it’s not new, only new to us.

I never knew there was so much to purchasing a different dwelling! We are looking at paint, flooring, ceiling fans and so much more.

It’s like we’re buying a new home. It’s already nice, just some renovations. It’s things we feel would suite us better, not that the home really needs it.

We are tearing down one wall and moving one out, counter tops, painting and replacing a shower to accommodate my special needs.

Our souls are kind of like this house, when we are saved from darkness. The Holy Spirit comes in and slowly makes a change, to accommodate His style

You see, it’s not that some of us aren’t okay, He just wants to make it more homy.

Our bodies are to be the home or abode of the Holy Spirit, so if sometimes you feel some demolition going on it’s just Him making Himself at home.

Lord, come make your abode in us and do whatever it takes to feel more at home!! Amen!!!!


RL

I spent 3 or 4 hours with a friend and his 85 year old Dad today, he helped me take care of some business.

We have been friends since 1974, go figure!

I take friendships serious, as should we all. At first I did not like him but, the more I hung around him; the more of his heart I saw

I think sometimes, just because a person is different, we tend to shut them out

A lot of my friends will tell you, I have always been a little different and it takes awhile to warm up to me.

I believe we are all different, like snowflakes; we are all different.

The common denominator is, we who love Jesus, have been stamped on the heart with Hi seal.

It does not matter what we argue over, as long as we love each other at the end!

I myself love variety, it keeps me thriving. I have one friend, who believes something’s I do not. If you caught us on one of our rare day, you’d wonder if we were friends.

What I am trying to say, come together and focus on Him. He is worthy and we need to/ put aside all the dividers and seek Him!

Lord, draw us to You and help us lay aside the stuff that divides! Amen!!!!!!!!!!

RL

I like the Glen Beck show on Fox. All this week he has been talking about the history of Israel.

Since my youth, America has been for Israel and now I see our flavor loosing it’s taste.

The events the other say has left a lot of turmoil in the Middle East.

As born again believers, we must voice our opinion about Israel, we need to rally all the support we can.

The news did not say much about North Korea sinking a South Korean ship, killing 125 sailors but when Israel boards a ship to inspect, 3 people get killed and they make a whole show on TV about it

I don’t condone killing period but, I do expect the news to report the new correctly.

I hate that both peoples got killed, I think a UN reprimand should be issued to both countries.

But, I believe most of all, America should always be close to Israel!

Lord help us be in prayer all over America for Israel!


RL

It’s funny, the things we remember. My brother was 14 and I was 11, our Dad left my brother in charge of the gas station.

It was a slow Saturday and we were bored. We found some balloons, probably from the grand opening.

Being as young as we were, we thought nothing of tossing a few water balloons.

It was okay just among us but you know precarious little boys.

We got next to the road and started throwing them at passing car.

We were having a blast, until one of the vehicles was our Moms. She turned in and made both of us come to the stations office!

She whipped us within an inch of our lives,we thought. Then our Dad came back from playing dominoes and we got it again!

Why am I telling you this? Because sin is fun! Come on be honest, be real, sin is fun. I love to get drunk but, I know it hurts me.

I know a lot of deacons who like to look but, don’t touch philosophy. I don’t because I know it causes one to do more than look.

I used to love porn but now, I hate it because it steals your heart from your spouse.

These are but a few, there are many others. Face it, sin is fun!

The only problem is, it separates us from God.We become dark on the inside, pretty soon we have lost our purpose.

Jesus can wash us clean, take the darkness away. If we’ll let Him!


RL

Saturday I went to my niece;s house in Decatur. We had a great time, I ate too much.
Then yesterday, we had a family reunion and guess what; I ate too much again

I love getting together with family but, I need to watch what I eat, my ulcerated colitis is on like a vengeance!

Today, we went to a large home decorating store and bought some ceiling fans. Before we got out of the store, I had an accident! Talk about being embarrassed, I felt like I was a rat!

In life, there are times we all feel like an amoeba. Small and wanting to hide.

We have two ways to look at it, the end of the world or I can deal with it

Sometimes in life, stuff happens and we need to be able to deal with them in a Godly manner.

Sometimes life throws a curve ball and we need to be able to learn how we can manage it or you’ll never get on base.

Lord, help us to handle life's curve balls in such a way, that it pleases you. Amen!!


RL