God Always Has A Reason

I have a confession I read guidepost daily devotional.I used to thnk it was for only for old people. My friend Mike said to me one time. My parents read it, and I used to think it was only for old people. But Mike went on to say that he has come to understand that the farther away from reading it the farther he is away from God. Another friend told me this week that she doesn't read it , it's for old people. I used to agree with how my friends think . I have come to agree with Mike I need it daily.

Anyway back to why I'm writing , this morning as I read.  One of the writers wrote at the end that God spoke to her and said " You don't always understand why I ask you to do things, but know there is always a reason" I have mentionted this year that instead of New Years resolutions , I wrote a prayer list. I will admit to you that one of them was to one was to lose weight. Another was to be still more and tune my ear to hear God's voice better , and then to to have the courage to do what he tells me to do it. There have been a couple of times already that God has had me do something , that I'm not sure why and if I did it right and didn't mess it up. I pray not.

Those 18 words were a huge encouragement to me, someone else feels like I do . God encouraged them and they in turn encouraged me by writing. So I encourage you to listen for that soft sweet voice of our saviour and hear his encouragement that he has for you.

Rob

Trust Without Borders

This Sunday in church we sang a song, well truth be told we sang many. I couldn't tell you what the others were though, because one of the songs had the phrase " Trust Without Borders". After that I could think of nothing else. just like not giving all you heart to God , I hadn't given him all my trust, I have fallen short

I asked myself what was the intent of the songwriter when they wrote that line. Had they realized they had put borders on their trust in God. They had or were limiting God with their faith. Or did they mean that we as humans cannot grasp the bigness and greatness of God so we put Borders on our Trust in God

For me all those reasons were true, however the biggest reason I feel. Is because I don't really have the trust. I recently told a friend after a long conversation that I had told them things I had never never told anyone, and I mean no one because I didn't trust anyone. I swore them to a vow to keep that trust between us and tell no one. Being the great person they are immediatly gave me their word they wouldn't. Because of past experiences. It is very hard for me to trust anyone.  I realized that I had let this invade and corrupt my relationship with Christ, without realizing it.

I wish that I could tell you that the problem is fixed and I fully trust now, I can't. What I can tell you is that I have asked God for help and to grow my trust ,

So that I may have Trust Without Borders. Join me, you can as well

A Man of Honor

I was writing to a friend a couple of days ago. and wrote about a Man of Honor. This got me to thinking about Honor. My father instilled a very high sense of Honor in me. (Thanks Dad) The military acadameys have an Honor code that is the lifelblood of what they represent.

Being a Man of Honor usually means denying yourself and putting others first. And the price it extols is to high for most people.

Websters describes Honor one way as " A Keen Sense of Ethical Conduct"

Honor is a hard work and not easy at all, and Honor can be lost in an instant.  My hope is that when my family and friends speak of me, the word Honor is one of the words that is used to describe me and Honor me. And that my life is defines by Honor and I've lived a life of Honor. 

I See You

Tonight I had the opportunity to stand in the rain. You notice I said opportunity , not had to.  It was a blessing. I loved hearing the rain fall on your coat and hat as you are still and just listen. And the smell of rain one a hot day, I love it.

I stood there for about 10 minutes before I was still enough to really hear the peace and quiet and the rain hitting my jacket, hat, and the sound it makes falling. As I stood there the thought came to me. I wonder what God would like to say to me, but I'm to busy caught up in my problems and worries being to self involved to stop and listen.

So as I stood there I said " here am I Lord"   And I did the most amazing thing. I shut up and waited. After a bit I felt God say "I see you". Not the I see you as you're getting trouble and messing up. But like I see you,You the man that you are . I was remembering a time of when I  was little I would stand in the area of my Dad when he was talking to other adults, hoping he would see me. And when he did his eyes would smile and krinkle up at the edges. I knew then I was ok my dad had found me in the crowd. His eyes said to me " I See You.

There is a lot lot of my life that I wish had gone better, relationships and circumstances and such.  But I do know that God has seen me in the crowd , and the communication that happen between a father and son happened to me in the rain tonight. And my heart is full of peace

It Is available for you also

P. S. So you know what I did  after I wrote this . I went back out in the rain, to spend time with God more.

Hall of Fame Life (The A Rod complex.)

I was talking to a friend this week. (I have a few that renew my spirit when I talk to them, this is one). I shared with them when I watched Alex Rodriguez (A Rod) last game he played. He was a 3^rd baseman, after the game he went out to 3^rd base and grabbed a couple of handfuls of dirt and put them in his back pocket. We are all children at heart. That resonated with me. We anyway back to the story.

After the game he was being interviewed and he started to reflect on the mistakes and regrets he had made. I watched for a couple of minutes. Then I said to myself what is he doing , this is  A Rod he’s a sure bet to be a first rounder in the Hall of Fame. He’s great he’s had huge hits , home runs, game saving plays. He’s GREAT!!!. I see the great in him , he dwells on the mistakes and bad he’s done.

God spoke to me at that moment and said Rob I see you the same way. I see the great in you and the potential ( I’m 59 and still have potential with God WOW )in you. You dwell on the negatives that you have done.  I see is the Great in you. I went on to tell my friend we have a tendency to let the mistakes and negatives define us and control out thoughts and actions.

God wants us to let our good in our life define us , to live in freedom and all the potential we have to live a Hall of Fame life.

Let’s live a Hall of Fame Life.

PS I want to thank this friend for being in my life, ( they help me live a Hall of Fame life)