Growing Deeper

These days there are alot things that get people riled.    The biggest upset these past few months for many, is the outcome of the election.   First of all, I want to be clear, I am not taking sides on this. I have come to the place where we have a new president, period.     My main concern with any issue is truth, and sadly on the issue of this election, I can't really say for sure who to believe. I don't watch the news anymore. Its so driven by what ever side that station is loyal to, and their opinion, and where they get their  information is beyond me.     I want to focus on The Mark. When I see that word, I automatically think of  "The MARK of the Beast"    But this isn't even what I am talking about.     What I AM alluding to is, another mark.        It is the Mark of the Christian.    What is that? Well, Jesus told his followers this: "By  THIS all men shall know that you are ...

 There is a picture in my mind, as I read a story in the news about a person jumping in a lake off a boat to save someone who is drowning... I have heard that when a person is drowning, and someone is trying to help them, they struggle profusely, fighting the person who is actually trying to SAVE their life. It is a natural response in the victim, because they are in the middle of sinking and trying to stay afloat.  I thought about this and then I also thought about how many times I have, in a different ways struggled with God while He is trying to lift me "out of the deep waters" of myself. I sometimes feel like I am drowning in situations that I am trying to stay afloat in.    The first time that I was drowning was 42 years ago.  I was barely hanging on, barely breathing, taking on lots of "water" due to a deep ocean of self preservation, that actually wasn't working at all!   God jumped into my life and all He asked me to do was, relax, and Trust Him, to...

 What is love anyway? Is it hearts and flowers? Is it romantic music? A hug and a kiss? Well, love can be all of these things  and many other things that come to mind.    Sometimes we throw around that word, " love "without really thinking about all it means. We all have our own ideas of what that is in our mind.  But really... What IS the meaning of   LOVE ?  Gods Word tells us love IS MANY things, and also  what it isn't.   I can say I love you, but if I think I can tell you that and not act accordingly,  it doesn't hold much weight, does it ? If I think I always have to be right, and get my dig in while telling you so...  that is NOT love...  even if I  think it is something you NEED to hear. Gods Word tells us that we can do a lot of impressive things as christians but if we do not do them, with a loving heart, they are essentially nothing at all. That includes things like," speaking in tongues of men and of ...