Snow

God is so beautiful to give us such a wonderfully white and pure snowfall! We have had so much fun playing, running, sledding and so forth in His majestic white blanket of snow! Father, we praise you for this time, we thank you for all You've given, we truly do not deserve any of it, all glory and praise to You. In Jesus Name, Amen.

Snow/Ice Storm

We hope everyone is having a beautiful and blessed week! We are awaiting this snow/ice storm at some point this day and to continue through the weekend. Sometimes God allows this to happen in TN to trap us in, some people panic and by out the milk and bread at the store, some people panic on the roadways, but we know that God is in control of all of it! If he shuts it all down (jobs, electricity, etc.), then we know to just trust, to run to Him to be our heat and our entertainment. God doesn't want us to get too far ahead of Him, He wants us to slow down and wait for His signals, His call. Trusting in Him is worth everything, God is so good in all He does, let's keep our focus and trust on Him!

Proverbs 3:5-6

5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;

6 in all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make your paths straight.

Daily surrender

Waking this path of Christ, truly is daily surrender. I must give up my life daily, to find life. Our minds are so programmed to want to do things our way, to control the situation we're in and to try to be our own god, but it won't work that way, we will fail that way. I know from experience how miserable life can get if you do not give up control. I know that pain is in store when we grab for our own ways. To be your own god? Please, that even sound ridiculous. I want God as my everything, I want to wake up every day and surrender all. Father, I choose you, I choose you over this world, over my own desires, I choose to obey all your commands, I humbly ask that you'll lead me and guide me into a path of righteousness, I LOVE YOU!!! In Jesus Name, Amen.

Filling up

Daily God is showing me how much I need Him! Nothing will ever fill my heart the way that He does. In the past, I have tried to fill myself with food, drugs and many other things, but now I see the light. This light comes in walking in the light of Christ, that is in total surrender and obedience to God! It is not hard, it is not something to shy away from, God's ways are perfect and He knows our needs! I praise God for the truth I am hearing through Weigh Down, this program just keeps getting better and better! Right now, I have Truthstream going in the background, what a beautiful resource!

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Truth

Loving, loving, LOVING Weigh Down's new Truthstream! I can go on and listen to just about any lesson, on any category that I could want! God is so good to us to allow such resources to truth! Thank you God for your love, for your gentleness, may we honor You in all we do this day!

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Who are we?

Who are we to get to serve the God we serve? He is altogether beautiful and His ways are perfect. There is nothing that this world can offer that will ever compare to what He can give in it's place. I have ran after every selfish desire possible, but God, thankfully, has allowed me to see the error of my pursuits. I would still be confused and broken if not for the truth that is being taught through the Weigh Down Workshop. It showed me how to build a real relationship with God, it showed me that God to fill my empty heart. This truth is more available now than ever before, free live webcasts (1-20-10 at 7pm central), a toll free hotline (1-800-844-5208), that you can call for truth at most anytime, an amazing website that has several resources (www.weighdown.com) a new streaming vault of truth in Truthstream (a monthly service) and now Gwen has been led to have another Rebuilding the Wall in Chicago next month (February 19-20th) Check it all out, we are blessed to have all we do.

Blessings from above

I am in awe of God's faithfulness and blessings. My wife and I have had the opportunity to get "away" for a couple of days. We have really been praying for only God to lead this time. In the past, this would have been a time to indulge, a time to get into ourselves, overspend, overeat and usually end up in a fight. But now, we have learned to rely on Him for all things, to let go of our agenda and simply trust that His ways are perfect. Let me tell you, in the first day I have already seen the fruit of giving up my will. I have never heard of anything like this, but thankfully there is a source of hope teaching this basic Christianity today. I found the right direction in The Weigh Down Workshop. First, with re-focusing off of overeating (greed) and turning to God, and then rest followed suit. Praise God for this truth, it is growing and there is so much more to learn. I am grateful to be in this day and age of easy access to the truth. If you haven't already, please go check it out, www.weighdown.com, there is SO much going on lately, a FREE webcast on Wednesday, July 20th, 7pm central and Rebuilding the Wall in Chicago is coming up in February!!!!

Woo Hoo

Classes have started again and my faith is growing stronger. These classes are not going to be easy, but what ever is really? I know that if I just keep my focus on where it belongs (it's all about God!) then I'll be okay. God is the God of finite mathematics, Spanish, Public Speaking, English and American Literature and US History. His ways are perfect and I will gladly do His will!!! Maggie and I are also getting to help with another Weigh Down class, check out www.weighdown.com for more information. Also, Weigh Down is holding an amazingly FREE live webcast this coming Wednesday, January 21st at 7pm central, please go register today! This program changed my life for the better in EVERY way!!!!

Spiritual earthquake

God is continuing to stir this world. Recent earthquakes have leveled cities, broken families and countless hearts, there are many already counted dead and many more missing. I hope and pray that when disaster strikes, if you have not already (and continue daily to), please turn to God. He is the rescuer and the restorer. He is our provider, and we won't make it without Him as the center of everything in our lives. I have tried both ways, living for myself and living for God; I produced nothing good, massively obese, depressed, on drugs, hopeless, etc. With God, the weight has come off and stayed off, I live contently with a great job, great wife, great kids and the hope of a new day, with each new day. Without surrendering all daily to Him and let Him take control, I would suffer many spiritual earthquakes daily. God is everything. I long to grow closer to Him.

Seek while He may be found

God is so good to allow us this opportunity in time to get to know Him. I am challenging myself with making sure I am doing enough to draw close to Him. Many distractions try to take His place, try to get us off the course. We are blessed because we do have access to so much truth (the Bible, the Internet, etc.), but you do have to keep your eyes open, because some will pose as truth, but really be darkness in disguise. The light is evident when fruit is born. Without the fruit of the message, you can rest assure that something is rotting or dead. Dear God, thank you for your truth, thank you for all you show us and continue to teach us, please give us great wisdom and discernment as we live out these days for you, in Jesus name, Amen.

Snowy

God is so good to paint the sky with snow. Each flake is different and each designed by our magnificent Creator, not even the greatest of artist could emulate His majesty.

Warmth

I am so thankful for hating, in our home and our cars. It's something overlooked, it's something oft forgotten, but God orchestrates everything! I want to say thank you to God for all He has given, big and small. I am nothing without God, and would be frozen solid without Him. As we embrace for the winter weather, I am further reminded of how small I am and how good God is when we faithfully obey. All glory to God!

Trust and Obey

I am learning to trust God with all my heart, soul, mind and strength. Yesterday, we got a letter in the mail that our mortgage payment was going up. It's not earth shattering, but certainly caught me off guard. Something about the taxes, insurance, some kind of escrow mumbo-jumbo, but alas, a test none the less. I am just crying out to God over it all. Even 3 months ago, this would have floored me, had me angry and led me to try and figure out how to solve the problem on my own. I would try to cut back on the things that couldn't really be cut back on, I would try to play God. But this time, I am surrendering it, all bills, all debt, my heart above all, I give to God. And then, I am moving on in my mind. Praise God for this opportunity to just trust in Him more and let go of myself!

Learning

Nothing compares to God's school. Life is His school. I am learning to trust and study Him, to prepare myself for His exams, to be ready for the pop quizzes, and I want to be on the honor roll for sure. The world tries to teach many things, and not everything is pointless, not everything is a waste of time, God did invent knowledge and wisdom, He did give us the tools we need to live (whether they be in math, English, science, whatever...), but the only way that I can stay at peace, is to focus my studies on Him. I am so thankful for the ultimate teacher in Jesus Christ, and then the ones here on this earth who are holding the plumb line true. I have found this at Remnant Fellowship and through the Weigh Down Workshop after searching high and low all my life for answers. Check them out if you want an eye open, heart opening experience.