Finishing Well

     I'm done - finished - over it. How many times have I said it?  Nothing is ever going to be different and I'm tired. Weary of it.      Don't we give up so easily? Don't we get tired of praying and seeing zippo? Couldn't we catch a glimpse of what God might be doing? Couldn't He show us a morsel?  But years go by and nothing. Eons of discouragement. Decades of disappointments. Setbacks and sorrows.      Well, here's a plan.......never, never, never give up. Even when we see nothing. God sees. Even when we think it's even worse than ever, God knows. God's heart is for our good and for His glory.      He has never given up on me. His love has carried me over every obstacle, why shouldn't He lift me over the latest bump in this road called life?  Psalm 103:2 reminds me not to forget His benefits.      If I cast all my cares on Him (1 Peter 5:7), it means that I fling them so far that I cannot gather them back up. If I focus on the good things

    It becomes increasingly more astounding to me what we as Christians are allowing into our hearts and minds. I know, there are a lot of good books and movies out there, but so much of what I see and hear people talk about is really stinky bad. Funny, yes - entertaining, yes - talked about, indeed - but are they about wrong morals? Against Biblical teachings? Demeaning to women?     Trust me, I am not saying we should stop reading or going out to movies, but couldn't we be more careful about the content. Yes, it only had 3 F bombs, but it was really funny!  True, the leading characters weren't married, but it just portrays society today!     God gave us a standard to live by. How much compromise do we allow before lives are beyond seeing right versus wrong? How far away from God Is He going to allow?     I don't want to convict you or judge you, that's not my job but God's, but I urge you to consider the things you're filling your minds with or allowing you