The Decision

Happy Friday Friends!

I hope and trust this post finds you all having a great day!

Gonna try to keep this short. I have a date with my Beautiful Bride and I am so excited! I cherish my time with her and, sadly, there has not been enough of it lately. I am literally giddy to go out with her tonight!

I wanna share one thought with you and one excerpt from a book (yes, I have been traveling again!). Before sharing the thought, I have to tell you that I don't have all the answers...heck, I don't have any answers. I do want to testify to you what has been placed on my heart and you can then choose how you will live your life, what you will believe.

Last week I shared with you a struggle I have had - praying for myself. As I thought about that message afterwards, and talked to several people who I am blessed to do life with this week, I kept coming back to one thing. In my mind I have thought of it as "the problem" or "the challenge." Over and over again it came back to the same thing - am I going to walk out the faith I profess to have or not? Do I really believe that God has a plan for my life or not? Do you? You see, most of us are fine with how things turn out so long as they go how we want them to go. But what if God's plan is different? What if what I want, what if my hopes, goals & dreams are not what God has ordered and ordained for my life? Uh-oh, right?!?! I am thoroughly convinced this is where a lot of Christians get in trouble, a lot of trouble. 

Jeremiah 29:11 says, "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." Do I really believe what the word of the Lord says? Do you? Most importantly, are we willing to walk that out, each and every day of our lives, until the day we meet God face to face? In seasons of prosperity most of us give out an enthusiastic, "Absolutely!" How about when things aren't perfect or even good, according to us? What then? This therefore is not our challenge or our problem, it is our decision. Will I, will you, make the decision to believe & walk out the word of the Lord or won't we? We are going to go through our problem, struggle, issue, etc. regardless of what we choose. How we go through the problem, struggle, issue, etc. will be determined completely by what we choose. Think about it Friends. Please, think about it.

By the way, here is a little gift for you on this beautiful Friday. Please fill in the blanks with your name:
"For I know the plans I have for _________________," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper _____________ and not to harm _________________, plans to give __________________ hope and a future."
Let it speak to your heart Friend. After all, it was written for you.

I am gonna share a quick excerpt from Joyce Meyer's book, "Change Your Words Change Your Life: Understanding the Power of Every Word You Speak." Again, I am just gonna share the message, you decide how it speaks to you and what you will do with it.
"Never underestimate the power of your words and deeds. With a few kind words, you can change a person's life. For better or for worse. God puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way."

Please don't hesitate to contact me if there is ever anything I can do for you or your families. I will always be willing to help you any way I can.

I am off on a date...WooHoo!!!

Have a great night, a wonderful weekend and please cherish your precious families.

Kev