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.
Ephesians 4:26-27 (NKJV) “Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, 27 nor give place to the devil. Do you have a person or maybe even more than one person who can get you upset with just a look? What about a voice you haven’t heard … More IS IT GETTING HOT IN HERE?
Proverbs 22:6 (NKJV) “Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.” When do you know someone is ready to venture out on their own? Do they say and do all the right things? What if they are just saying or doing … More LETTING GO
Psalms 27:1 (NKJV) “The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid? When the everyday grind starts taking its toll what do you do? Is there someone that you can turn to? What if you feel like … More WHERE DO YOU PLACE YOUR TRUST?
Psalms 119:176 (NKJV) “I have gone astray like a lost sheep; Seek Your servant, For I do not forget Your commandments.” Have you ever taken the time to say a prayer for all those around you who are lost? How about asking God to show you those who are in need? Maybe you’re convinced … More A PRAYER FOR THE LOST SOUL
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” Have you ever tried to change someone or something, but felt you failed miserably? Maybe bringing someone so far along only to have them turn their back and return to where … More CHANGE – MY CALM AND PEACEFUL JOY
James 1:19-20 NKJV “So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God. Have you ever let the circumstances happening around you get you angry or upset? Maybe you were having a good day, but … More THIS IS ONLY A TEST
Ephesians 2:4-5 (NKJV) “But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ, by grace you have been saved.” Do you ever take the time to do a self-critique? Not just what … More A LOVE TO BELIEVE IN
How often do you plan what you are doing? Are you like most people who have a daily calendar that is sometimes so full that you can’t remember your name? Have you ever taken the time to look at where you are and examine the possibilities of where you are going? Maybe life gives you no choices or you may not even be sure of what the best direction is? … More IT IS A PERSONAL JOURNEY
Ephesians 5:20 (NKJV) “Giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, Have you ever realized in the middle of a hectic day that you are obsessing more about what is going on around you rather than being thankful for what you have? What … More SLOW DOWN AND GIVE THANKS
Luke 2:17-18 (NKJV) “Now when they had seen Him, they made widely known the saying which was told them concerning this Child. And all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds.” What would you do if someone appeared in front of you, claimed he was … More What will you do?
