Just a Glimpse

Have you ever asked God for just a glimpse?  Somewhere between the agony of waiting and the bewilderment of just not knowing what He has in store, have you found yourself asking Him to give you a little sneak peak of what lies ahead?

I have.  I do every day.  In fact I try to reason with Him.  “God I could be so much more purposeful about the call you have on my life if you would just reveal it to me.  I’m not asking for all of it.  Just a glimpse.” READ MORE

Sexually Liberated…Are they Serious?!

So the other day as I was flipping through the channels I caught the tail end of a program in which a panel of doctors were discussing the affects that losing ones virginity has on image.

I only caught the tail end of the discussion before they moved on to whether or not reality TV shows are making us dumber, but I did catch three main points from various members of the panel.  In their defense, I didn’t hear the entire conversation so I don’t know the entire position they are coming from, but below are the three phrases I heard and my thoughts on them.

“Women today are feeling sexually liberated.”
My question is, have women been in sexual bondage in recent years and in need of liberating?  I hardly think so.  If anything, I think women are in bondage to sex and the men that use and abuse them now more than ever. READ MORE

Prone to Wander

“Then the LORD said to Moses, ‘Is there any limit to my power?’”

The Israelite’s were getting ready for a BBQ.  After complaining for the umpteenth time that they had it SO good while they were slaves in Egypt, they began complaining that they wanted meat to eat.  God had provided an infinite supply of manna but, as is the case so often with us, they wanted more.  So they started crying out for meat.  God in his goodness answered their cry by telling Moses they would have meat to eat, so much in fact that they would become sick of it.

Moses, always taking the logical approach questioned, “But there are 600,000 soldiers here with me and you promise them meat for a whole month?  Even if we butchered all of our flocks and herds would that satisfy them?” Numbers 11:21-2

God responds, as I feel He so often does in our lives, “Is there any limit to my power?”  Verse 11:23

So often we define Gods might by our circumstance.  So many times in my life I’ve questioned what God is doing or why he’s allowed a certain situation into my life.  I’ve thought, “I’m on track, I’m doing the right things, why this?  Why now?” READ MORE

Just a Kiss

I never thought I’d hear a message on discretion from a celebrity.

I’m a big fan of the Country music Band Lady Antebellum.  They have some catchy fun tunes and I enjoy a lot of their music.  I understand that most artists don’t write their own music and merely pick songs that align with their style, genre or what have you.

While I know it’s just a song I love the message behind their newly released “Just a Kiss.”  The first few times I heard it I figured it was pretty much your standard country love song, fall in love get a kiss goodnight etc but after sitting down and actually listening to the lyrics, the song actually has an important message that people today need to hear. READ MORE

Leaving No Room for Doubt Part 2

Loyalty in relationships does not start when you say “I do” or even commit to dating.

There is much wisdom in that statement.  I’ve had several girls tell me over the years, “I don’t have to submit until we’re married.”  Ok if you want to get technical about that verse, yeah it says “Wives submit to your husbands.”  But if you’re not practicing submission while your dating or courting someone, how are they suppose to know how you’ll act in a marriage?  Would you date a guy that says “I’ll start loving you after we get married?”

The same goes for practicing loyalty.  I hear people say all the time, “I’m very loyal when I’m in a relationship” but what does that really mean?  To some that means they don’t cheat on the person.  To others that means they’re committed but they still have their own group of friends which can include any number of guy/girls and even ex boyfriend/girlfriends.  To others, and the idea I’m encouraging, it means you go out of your way to let the other person know that they are your one and only. READ MORE

Never Enough

I remember my brother starting the “four wheeler fund” when he was about 13 years old.  He was saving up for a new ATV and he made it known that if he could only get his dream machine, he would have everything he could ever possibly need in life and would never want anything again.

Funny how we work that way.  I can’t begin to recount the times I’ve used the phrase, “If only…” or “If I could just…” or even “When I finally….then I’ll be content.”  We are wired to always want more.  More money, another title, more prestige and it’s usually something different for each of us. READ MORE

Waiting With Purpose

I’m in one of those moods.  For all of the excitement and traveling I’ve been doing and the experiences I’ve had over the last couple of years, I wouldn’t change a thing.  But every once in a while I get in a funk and get to wondering like so many, “When’s it gonna happen?  When am I going to meet someone?”

It seems like that, above all other areas, is the one young people struggle with the most.  And rightly so.  God said in Genesis, “It is not good for man to be alone.”  We are wired for relationship.  In fact that’s why God made us in the first place.  To live in relationship with Him. READ MORE

Leaving No Room for Doubt: Part 1

I continue to meet young men and women who express that they get along far better with the opposite sex.  “I’ve just always gotten along with guys better” says a young woman.  Likewise many young men say they’ve just always had better relationships with young ladies.  I understand where they’re coming from because I would put myself in that category as well.  I have often found it easier to have deeper, personal, meaningful conversations with woman than with guys.  I find it encouraging, enlightening and in the back of my mind somewhere, I know that I’m giving God the option to make something happen with on of them if He so chooses (as if he needs my help anyway.) READ MORE