Somebody Like Me....

In this crazy, mixed up world that I live in, I can't help but wonder sometimes when the drama will end. I know that God has everything in complete control and I trust Him beyond measure! With that being said I was sitting at a family members house this week and thinking about all the things that I have been going through lately and decided - pitty party - table for me - I was feeling really sorry for numero uno!! Is it not amazing how we as human beings think that the world strickly revolves around us and that even though we care about others - our problems just seem way more than theirs. Ever had one of those times? Who hasn't right?

Well in my pitty party moment at the family members house, I started to look around me and I saw somethings that touched my heart! I saw a couple family members who stepped up and took care of things - just to help the other one out -- I mean that's what families do -- well at least my family, but it was in this and then coming to another family members house and hearing a song that somethings just clicked in this hard headed round thing attached to my shoulders!

I was listening to the song by Jason Crabb called "Somebody Like Me" and the words seemed to just jump out at me that day. It made me sit and think, when are we as Christians going to quit with the pitty parties and the looking out for numero uno and when are we going to become the Church that Christ taught us in His word to be. The song paints a picture for me - a ole drunk comes to church - fully knowing that's where he needs to be - but the self righteousness of the congregation gets in the way and he realizes they don't want him there so he gets up and leaves and no one stops him. Can you imagine what might have happened at that church - if somebody would have gotten up and came and sat down beside that man and welcomed him to that church or when he felt uncomfortable would have met him at the door and asked him not to leave and sat back down with him. I pray God give us the boldness to be a somebody who will take a stand - to go against the grain - be a difference maker -- I think I'm going to have to use this song as my new daily thought -- somebody like me -- Lord let this somebody like me - reflect you - let this somebody like me do your will -- not mine -- take the me out and let this somebody be your reflection and your hands extended. True to the words of that song if we would be the somebody like me - that ole drunk would have probably stayed in that service and became a beautiful new creature - just an ole sinner saved by grace!

Let's be that "somebody like me" be the somebody who reflects Christ in everything that we do!

Trish D

Let's Get Ready To Rumble!

Here we are were at it again! The start to another work week! IT's Monday! I can just imagine the famed announcer from the wrestling and boxing circuit with "the voice" coming up to the microphone and say "Ladies and Gentleman, boys and girls, Welcome to the Main Event, in the blue corner weighing it at (wouldn't you like to know) is Trish and in red corner weighing in at (more than we can handle) Monday Morning!" I can imagine myself walking up to the ring - taping gloves and going back to my corner only to here that famed announcer with the words "Let's Get Ready to Rumble!"

That’s exactly how I felt that my morning was going this morning – my family is on vacation and I couldn’t take off work because it’s the end of the school year and I have so much paperwork to do – so I walked in almost feeling defeated but then I was reminded of a few things! What are they you might ask – 1. That after the service we had yesterday when God plainly spoke to me and told me to quit walking around defeated and feeling so much self worthlessness – that I was His child and He made me special – and I didn’t need to walk around defeated! 2 – Through a text message this morning I was able to start this work morning off with a laugh. I had to thank my cuz for sending it to me accidentally – it was great – brought about a whole new perspective to my day.

So just as I have the mental picture of the announcer saying “let’s get ready to rumble!” – well that’s the attitude I’m going to have today – go ahead Monday “bring it on” I have a fight still in me because as the scripture declares “Greater is HE that is in me than he that is in this world!” It’s like the Kirk Franklin song “Stomp” – No weapon formed against me shall prosper I’m more than a conqueror – Stomp! Stomp what – stomp the enemy down – stomp this Monday down – the battle it’s not yours it’s the Lords!

So Ladies and Gentleman – Christians of All Ages – This Monday is full of Victory – and it’s time that we say to the enemy – I am not cast down I am not destroyed – “Let’s Get READY TO RUMBLE!!!”


Blessings!

Trish D

Don't want to lose my soul

One of my all time favorite songs right now is by TobyMac – it’s called “Lose My Soul”. I love how it starts on his live album – how on the back of his daddy’s real-estate business card as a child it said what does it profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose his soul.
That statement has been ringing in my heart and mind a lot here of late. Part of the chorus says “ I don’t want to gain the whole world and lose my soul don’t want to walk away” I was thinking about that song and I thought, how true those words should be for every believer. Really what does it profit anyone to gain the whole world if there going to lose their soul and spend eternity in hell. I want to spend eternity in the presence of Jehovah – and you know you can’t really ever “spend” eternity because it’s eternity – its infinite! It’s like I heard my cousin Doug preach a few weeks back – when Jesus died on the cross for us – everything we needed was in just one drop of His precious blood that He shed for us. He when He died on Calvary shed way more than just one little drop of blood so why would I want to Lose My Soul when such a great price was paid for it.
Another part of that song says “Lord I’m relying on you; I’m relying on you Lord – cause I don’t want to gain the whole world and lose my soul!”
It’s my prayer that everyone would make up there mind and begin to serve Jesus Christ. After all – why wouldn’t you want to give your soul to a man who loved you so much that He died for you! He lost His life for you to have life – for your soul to choose to live for Him or not!
Even when we have to battle the storms in our lives – the storms are only temporary – but our soul – if we give it over to Christ – is going to live forever!His love is amazing and I don’t know about you but I’m going to spend everyday giving my soul to the one who created it – and letting Him mold me and make me and shape me into what He wants me to be!

Trish D

Guest Blogger - I BOW BEFORE THE KING

I Bow before the King is words taken from a song. Bowing is more then an
external act. For it is possible to bow on the outside but not on the inside.
Possible to be bowed on the outside standing on the inside.
It's not the external motions he is after, the bowing of the knees the rending of the garment as in the book of Joel, but the heart condition. For as a man thinketh in his heart so is he. For where our heart is there will be our treasure also.
To bow, to the human mind set is a very defenseless position but it is a symbol of surrender, somebody else is in control. It is hard to defend yourself in this
position so there must be trust involved.
So as we bow before the King with our heart our treasures will have changed, our desires will have changed and also our dependences change.
"Blessed are the poor in spirit theirs is the kingdom of Heaven"
Poor are those who are totally depending upon God, they can have the kingdom of heaven.
GOD BLESS YOU

Charles D.

Site NOTE: Special Thanks to our Guest Blogger Rev. Charles DeBord. Charles is a great man of God and a great influence in our lives and this ministry. Thank you for your word and insight on how we need to bow before our King.