My name is James and I have spent years on the journey to where I am today. I have always enjoyed spending time with my family whether it is at home playing games or going different places together. I especially like being outdoors hiking, walking, visiting a lake, watching a sunrise, or a sunset at the beach. Part of my journey was completing twenty years of military service and working more than 26 years in Corrections before retiring. I have since been helping and serving others through my work and church. I still search for clarity of where God is leading me. I had spent much of my time either chasing God or running from him. It was not till I began to listening to Christian music did my path finally change. One night of music and ministry changed me and my outlook on life forever. It was not until this point I was able to say with complete honesty that I was a Christian. My journey since has lead me to find that everything is simple and not as complicated as we tend to make it.
Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Have you ever looked beyond your dreams and aspirations to see where you might end up? Not just the physical journey, but … More WHO YOU TRULY CAN BE (CLOSER TO PART 5)
Matthew 17:20 (NKJV) “So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.” Growing up was there one thing … More YOUR DREAMS (CLOSER PART 4)
POSITIVE STEPS Matthew 7:13-14 (NKJV) “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.” … More POSITIVE STEPS (CLOSER PART 3)
Philippians 3:13 (NKJV) “Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead,” Have you ever decided that something has to change, but you feel like it’s an uphill battle? Maybe you’re putting a plan … More MOVING FORWARD (CLOSER PART 2)
Ephesians 4:22-23 (NIV) “With regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds” What starts today? The answer is easy, the first steps to those changes you want to make but have … More IT STARTS TODAY! (CLOSER PART 1)
Luke 2:7 (NKJV) “And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.” It is Christmas Eve and the house is finally quiet with everyone lying down to go to sleep. It was a fun … More WOULD YOU TAKE HIM INN?
John 1:46 (NKJV) “And Nathanael said to him, Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Have you ever walked into a building or just stumbled into an area and was made to feel unwelcome for no other reason than you’re not from there? Maybe a large group turned and just stared at you with … More WE ARE ALL FROM SOMEWHERE
Romans 15:13 (NKJV) “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” When you look off to the distance and contemplate your future how far can you see? A hundred feet, a quarter mile, maybe as … More THE WRITING ON THE WALL
Jeremiah 30:17 (NKJV) “For I will restore health to you And heal you of your wounds,’ says the Lord, ‘Because they called you an outcast saying: “This is Zion; No one seeks her.” If you spy an old dresser sitting along the street what do you see? Is it broken and unusable or can … More Lord, (RE)use Me
Romans 8:1-2 (NLT) “So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death.” Have you ever had any habits you just could not break? Not just something … More FLY AND BE FREE
