"Seeing Past The Pain" Text Seeing past the pain is a hard thing to do. It is so hard to see through the pain. If the pain is current, it is hard to focus on anything else. If the pain is physical, it is almost impossible to concentrate on anything else. If the pain is mental or emotional, that pain can be overwhelming. Mental and emotional pain can blind us from any good in our life. Past mental and emotional pain can make us look at the bad even in the good. It can make us

"Past Depression Taints Current Vision" Text Past depression taints current vision. Pain and trauma from the past can distort how we view things in the present. Even if things are great now, our minds may be stuck in the hurt. I don't believe we ever fully get past deep down depression. Hopefully things get better. But our minds may still keep flashing back to the hurt. It can affect how we see things now. If we spent years feeling no one cared, we may wonder if those around

"How Much Do We Misunderstand" Text How much do we misunderstand? How much do we misunderstand in life? How much do we misunderstand of the Lord and His Word? Something being the normal does not make it okay. Something being taught by most does not make it right. Something done or not done by a minority does not make it wrong. There is a lot of archeological evidence that supports people, places, and events in the Bible. Prophecy shows the Bible is true. There are reasons to

"Help Me Through The Pain" Text Help me through me the pain. Help me focus on You instead of the pain. Help me Praise You through the pain. The pain is overwhelming. I can't even get comfortable. It is so easy to focus on the pain. It is hard to focus on anything else. I am tired and restless. I want to rest but I can't. Medicine barely helps. If it even helps at all. I'm so tired I can barely keep my eyes open. But I can't rest. I need more of You, Lord, and less of me. Help

"Are We Distracted" Text Are we distracted? What are we distracted from? What are we distracted to? What are we focusing on? What takes our focus away from the One that created us? Even good things are wrong if they are more important than the Lord. Anything and anyone can be an idol. Everything needs to be prioritized. Our first focus should be on the Lord. If we follow Him, we need to honor Him by doing all we can to live His Way. We need to turn from our wrong ways. We can

"Are We Faithful" Text Are we faithful?  Every person has a sin nature. We all sin and have sinned. Those sins separate us from God. Sin earns death. There is nothing we can do to change that. God the Father sent His Son (known as Jesus) to die for us so we can be reunited with Him. The Son came from Heaven became flesh then died for us. Not only did He die for us, He was tortured for us. He took the penalty that our sins cause. He took our punishment. The Father sent. The So

"Jesus Is God" Text "In the beginning, God† created the heavens and the earth." (Genesis 1:1) "Hear, Israel: The LORD is our God. The LORD is one." (Deuteronomy 6:4) "God said, “Let’s make man in our image, after our likeness. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” " (Genesis 1:26) God in Genesis 1:1 and Lord in Deuteronomy 6:4 is E

"Believe Or Follow" Text Truth is truth even when no one agrees. Right is right even when no one understands. Do our actions support a belief in the Lord and His Word, the Bible? Or do our actions show we follow the examples of others? A follower of the Lord is always a believer but a believer is not always a follower. Many believers follow the Lord to a point. But a lot of their actions show they follow the world. If you believe in the True God great. (James 2:19) It takes m

"God Makes No Mistakes" Text We make many mistakes. People make a lot of mistakes. Some mistakes are huge. Some mistakes are minor. There was only One Perfect Person. None of us are Him. God makes no mistakes. God has not made any mistakes. We often do not understand. That does not change the fact that God does not make mistakes. God sees the big picture. We see tiny pieces of that picture. I am not saying I understand everything. But I do know enough to know God does not mak

"Questions To Make Us Think" Text How often do we think about why we do the things we do? How often do we think about why we don't do the things we don't do? Do we even think about it? Do you know what leads you? Do you know why you do and don't do what you do? Let's take time to think about that. It really is important. If we follow the crowd, who knows where we will end up? What makes a person different? How much do we go by the differences of others? How often do we judge

"How Do I Pray For Others" Text How do I pray for others when I need a lot of prayer for myself? Should I only focus on my pain? I don't think so. I think my suffering makes me feel for others. I know what it feels like to be miserable physically and emotionally. I sympathize with others that are suffering. I often may not know what to say to the person. That never means I am not praying for them. I don't have to know the details of what a person is going through. The Lord kn

"What Is Different" Text What is different? Who is different? We are all a little different. Which differences matter? Does the way we look matter? Does our skin tone matter? Does our ability or disability matter? What does any of this say about who we really are? Do our beliefs matter? That is what matters. It matters how we treat people. It matters how we live in this world. We are all different physically and medically. Those differences do not matter. We are all unique. T

"What Leads You" Text What leads you? What leads your actions? What leads the things you do? Do you ever think about it? Most of us don't. Many of us may not know why we do the things we do. But let's think about it for a moment. Do we do things or not do things because of our beliefs? Is it based on our own thoughts and convictions? Or are we led by what others do or don't do? It is never a good reason to do something based on what others do or don't do. What leads them? Wha

"Drained But Determined" Text Have you ever felt drained but determined? I don't mean exhausted because you did too much. I don't mean tired because you didn't get enough sleep. I mean so physically drained just walking in your home takes an extreme amount of effort. I'm talking about feeling so drained you feel like you have no energy at all. Being so drained that just staying awake is hard. It can be because of heavy emotions. It can be because of constant health issues. It

"Life Is Not Fair" Text Why do some seem to have perfect lives while others constantly suffer? Why do some have many people that support them while others have no one? Life is not fair. There is no doubt about that. No one's life is perfect with no problems at all. But for many, all they know is pain and suffering. Some have more on them than they can bare. Have you ever taken your frustrations out on someone that had nothing to do with it? Have you ever had someone take thei

"God Says...People Say" Text God says the Ten Commandments are binding until Heaven and Earth pass away. People say the Commandments are done away with. Although it seems only the fourth Commandment that many people do not want to obey. God says He sanctified the seventh day of the week. People say honor the first day of the week. God says honor His Holy Days. God says honor Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. People say honor good Friday and easter. People say honor

"Are We Believing Or Are We Following" Text I talk a lot about the Lord's Commandments and His Laws. If we say we follow the Lord, how can we not take His Commandments and His Laws seriously? A follower is always a believer but a believer is not always a follower. Believers' hearts may be in the right place. I am guessing they are. But believers follow too many traditions made by people. What is popular is not always what is right. What is tradition is not always what is righ

"Don't Take It For Granted" Text How much do we take for granted every day? There really is nothing we can take for granted. Things we take for granted others with they could do or wish they had. Can you get out of bed in the morning? Do you have a bed? Do you have a home? Do you have an income? Is your refrigerator full or is it empty? Do you have a refrigerator? Do you have electricity? Can you walk on your own? Can you walk at all? Can you see and hear? Can you breathe on

So much has been going on lately. The ideas have been flowing even though a lot has been going on. I am behind in sharing my published books. I credit the Lord for everything I have written. I do not publish my writing thinking about sales. I publish to honor the Lord for His Gift to me. I publish to protect my writing. I am very protective of my writing. I will not share until I know it is protected. Sales are nice but they are not my priority. My priority (after honoring th

These 'spoken word' messages are new for me. I feel they are from the Lord. This is not a project I chose to start. It started with messages to record for YouTube. I started typing out the messages. I feel the Lord wanted me to share. I share them on social media and on my blogs. I did not know the messages would turn into so many books. I do not know who the messages are supposed to reach. I am trusting the Lord on that. I feel He is using what I went through and go through