Had the privilege to do some community outreach to kids at a local hospital with a team of people. You see their situation and just thank God for their lives and for your life as well. The system might label you as one thing, the environment might lead you to believe in what other say about you, the medical professionals might diagnose you with something.
But over and above all that we have to remember that God Almighty, Jesus Christ created us in His own image. His fingerprint is on us. He wants to live inside of us. He gives us the choice to bring Him into our life.
Will you choose to receive the gift of eternal life only through accepting Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and savior? Today is the best day, this is the best season.
Wishing you a blessed and merry Christmas! God bless you in the New Year of 2010! The best is yet to come!
Enjoying The Ride,
Cecil
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Reading Between The Lines
As you are more exposed to different situations and experience life as it is, you understand that things aren't always as it seems. That can be at school, place of work, home, and possibly even where you worship God. Seeing it firsthand is very interesting. Interesting in that it reveals so much about people, motives, desires, etc... And if you can cover it with spiritual discernment, you get to really see what's being said, by whom, for what purpose, etc...
Just learned that as soon as encouragement comes, discouragement follows right after it - and possibly even from the same places. The experience is great because its a tool to keep us focused on staying humble before God and man and trust in God every step of the way.
One thing I'm starting to see is that you keep moving forward fulfilling the call of God on your life. You're never going to make everyone happy and to keep your motives and intentions pure to glorify God alone and help others reach their God-ordained potential.
Enjoy The Ride,
Cecil
Just learned that as soon as encouragement comes, discouragement follows right after it - and possibly even from the same places. The experience is great because its a tool to keep us focused on staying humble before God and man and trust in God every step of the way.
One thing I'm starting to see is that you keep moving forward fulfilling the call of God on your life. You're never going to make everyone happy and to keep your motives and intentions pure to glorify God alone and help others reach their God-ordained potential.
Enjoy The Ride,
Cecil
Spiritual leadership is knowing where God wants people to be and taking the initiative to get them there by God's means in reliance on God's power.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
SPINNING AROUND
The other night our daughter decided to go for a spin - literally. She stood in one place and just went around and around for a few moments and then stopped. I stood and watched her thru this process and waited to see how this would end up. So she stopped spinning and TRIED to stand still. As you would expect, she started wobbling and walking into the kitchen cabinets and almost took a fall. I have to admit I had a smirk on my face the whole time then eventually started cracking up because she was having fun in this dazed moment.
I knew this would be the end result because I've done that plenty of times as a kid. And you see your whole "world" spinning around you. So she likes it so much she did it again later that night but not as long. The best part this time is that she is able to hold still and look down at the floor. She calls out, "Daddy, daddy!" and then points to the floor and says "floor turn awound (around)"! So this time she holds herself up and understands the floor is now spinning under her. How do you not laugh at these moments?
When you feel like your spinning, twisting, and turning around so much in life running after everything and everyone, your world might seem like its out of whack. You might be spun like a top and then when you try to stop it just seems everything around you is spinning out of control and it doesn't make sense. You start wobbling in what you believe, cant stand straight up in your faith in God, and start banging into situation that hurt you. But I dare you to hold strong and stand up with total confidence in God, He will hold you up and you'll be able to say that thing around me might be going crazy, but I will hold onto the promises of God and He will get me thru these times in life. The spinning will slow down, it will eventually stop, and we will move on.
Enjoy The Ride,
Cecil
I knew this would be the end result because I've done that plenty of times as a kid. And you see your whole "world" spinning around you. So she likes it so much she did it again later that night but not as long. The best part this time is that she is able to hold still and look down at the floor. She calls out, "Daddy, daddy!" and then points to the floor and says "floor turn awound (around)"! So this time she holds herself up and understands the floor is now spinning under her. How do you not laugh at these moments?
When you feel like your spinning, twisting, and turning around so much in life running after everything and everyone, your world might seem like its out of whack. You might be spun like a top and then when you try to stop it just seems everything around you is spinning out of control and it doesn't make sense. You start wobbling in what you believe, cant stand straight up in your faith in God, and start banging into situation that hurt you. But I dare you to hold strong and stand up with total confidence in God, He will hold you up and you'll be able to say that thing around me might be going crazy, but I will hold onto the promises of God and He will get me thru these times in life. The spinning will slow down, it will eventually stop, and we will move on.
Enjoy The Ride,
Cecil
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Throwdown to Surrender Continued...
All I can say is that I know that God spoke to me and the church this Sunday. People said they received something for themselves and believe the church heard a prophetic word. I trust that God will continuously remind us and encourage us to push forward. Praise God and all glory belongs to HIM alone!
Repair your altars by surrendering your past. Take out sin and put in obedience to God. Dont let the past hold you back from enjoying the present and God-ordained future.
Give God and release to Him what you have right now as you surrender the present. As the items on the altar were placed in order - get your life in order. Get your priorities straight with God. Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and THEN ALL THESE THINGS SHALL BE ADDED UNTO YOU! Let it out of your hands and place at the feet of Jesus.
Then cry out to God that sustained your fathers and forefathers and trust Him to do a miracle for you and your generation. My generation and my child's generation need to SEE the miracles of God firsthand. The elders need to pray and encourage it. My peers need to pray and work for it. My children need to experience it. He will come down in all power and work the miracle when the light seems to be fading out and the darkness seems to be rolling in.
Dare to stand up even as one in the midst of trouble and chaos for God and He will never put you to shame.
Enjoy The Ride,
Cecil
A FEW TIDBITS:
Repair your altars by surrendering your past. Take out sin and put in obedience to God. Dont let the past hold you back from enjoying the present and God-ordained future.
Give God and release to Him what you have right now as you surrender the present. As the items on the altar were placed in order - get your life in order. Get your priorities straight with God. Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and THEN ALL THESE THINGS SHALL BE ADDED UNTO YOU! Let it out of your hands and place at the feet of Jesus.
Then cry out to God that sustained your fathers and forefathers and trust Him to do a miracle for you and your generation. My generation and my child's generation need to SEE the miracles of God firsthand. The elders need to pray and encourage it. My peers need to pray and work for it. My children need to experience it. He will come down in all power and work the miracle when the light seems to be fading out and the darkness seems to be rolling in.
Dare to stand up even as one in the midst of trouble and chaos for God and He will never put you to shame.
Enjoy The Ride,
Cecil
Friday, December 4, 2009
Throwdown to Surrender Preview ...
Preparing for Sunday Service and its a pleasure diving into the Word to explore all the hidden treasures the Spirit wants to reveal. We only have to go looking for it.
Sunday's sermon will be: SURRENDER: YOUR PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE!
The scripture God led me to was the famous battle between Elijah and the prophets of Baal.
Studying the events in 1 Kings chapter 17 leading up to the Mt. Carmel challenge in chapter 18 and the after effects was truly eye-opening.
Sunday's sermon will be: SURRENDER: YOUR PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE!
The scripture God led me to was the famous battle between Elijah and the prophets of Baal.
Studying the events in 1 Kings chapter 17 leading up to the Mt. Carmel challenge in chapter 18 and the after effects was truly eye-opening.
- God wants us to keep living, working, and believing in Him even when we are in the "famine" times of life.
- Regardless of how long we've been in the "famine", there is a promise of God that He will send the rain ... and unlike man - GOD KEEPS HIS PROMISES ... so hold on!
There's more and we'll see how it is shared on Sunday. Stay tuned!
Enjoy The Ride,
Cecil
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