Thanks Be To God!

Psalm 103.1-5 (NLT)
Let all that I am praise the Lord;
with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name.
² Let all that I am praise the L ord;
may I never forget the good things he does for me.
³ He forgives all my sins
and heals all my diseases.
⁴ He redeems me from death
and crowns me with love and tender mercies.
⁵ He fills my life with good things. My youth is renewed like the eagle’s!

Psalm 138 (NLT)
I give you thanks, O L ord, with all my heart;
I will sing your praises before the gods.
² I bow before your holy Temple as I worship.
I praise your name for your unfailing love and faithfulness;
for your promises are backed
by all the honor of your name.
³ As soon as I pray, you answer me;
you encourage me by giving me strength.

⁴ Every king in all the earth will thank you, Lord,
for all of them will hear your words.
⁵ Yes, they will sing about the L ord’s ways,
for the glory of the Lord is very great.
⁶ Though the L ord is great, he cares for the humble,
but he keeps his distance from the proud.

⁷ Though I am surrounded by troubles,
you will protect me from the anger of my enemies.
You reach out your hand,
and the power of your right hand saves me.
⁸ The L ord will work out his plans for my life—
for your faithful love, O Lord, endures forever.
Don’t abandon me, for you made me.

1 Thessalonians 5 Journal:
Prayer: For my family and myself to be as Courageous as Christ! (Isaiah 53.11-12)
Thanksgiving: Thankful that God fights for us and gives us Victory! (1 Cor 15.57, Deut 20.3-4)
Joyful: in my new perspective to live life before death in Jesus Name! (John 10.10)

"All men die, but few ever live...Don't Count the minutes of your life, make the minutes of your life count."

~ Erwin McManus ~

Morning Glory!

Earlier today was a morning full of glory! My son was baptized in the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit! He is a disciple of Jesus Christ in the making!

I feel like God the Father when His Son Jesus was baptized. "And a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased." (Matthew 3:17; NIV)!

I am so well pleased with my boy - by the way, he turned 6 months old today! Praise the Living God!

A Morning Full of Glory

• Worshiped the Triune God with my family!
• Matthew 14:22-36; "Water Walkers!" "COME ON (v29)!"
  
• Preached during Sunday school; the Spartan on my left was there to listen!
• Participated in my son's baptism; all family was present! Praise Jesus!
• Walked my son to the center of the church family after his baptism! Praise the Holy Spirit!
• Homemade brunch with family: CeCe's Morning Glory Muffins...yummy! CeCe's fruit salad...yummy! Mamaw's veggie egg fratada; breakfast casseroles and grits...organic Orange Juice!
• Afternoon hang time with the Fantastic Four!
• Deuteronomy study
• Soul Cravings
• 5 year anniversary celebration planning!

1 Thessalonians 5 Journal:
Prayer: Praise God for the baptism of my boy and having all family healthy and present! Pray for my family to be bold, courageous, risk taking water walkers!
Thanksgiving: Thankful that God is teaching me to focus on my family and less on my task list
Joyful: in my new perspective to live life before death in Jesus Name!

Cold Hot Contrast

Cold and Hot Contrast and a little date pudding
Whata-greatday!I don't know about you, but nothing beats a cold contrast of rich chocolate organic brownies with chocolate ganash, and organic frozen cookies and cream yogurt made by Super Moma, shared with my twin bro! Did I mentioned something called "date pudding"...oh yea, that was in the mix as well my friend! Carmely, nutting, date pudding!!!

Early Out of the Blocks
I was blessed by God the Father to wake up to His voice at 3:00am...pray over my beautiful wife, daughter, and son...train people in fitness from 545am to 1030am; study the book of Exodus while my bro was studying for the MCAT and my mom was painting her bathroom! Got to see dad earlier and he shared his cop stories...always a hoot!

Rock and Role Express Time
Got home, held my boy and played around with him while he blew bubbles...watched the Smurfs with my daughter in her purple chair...ate mint dark chocolate...70% cocoa!

Meditate Day and Night on God's Word
Gonna pray and bible study some more later...my daughter is messing with my feet right now as I write this! Can't wait for the prettiest and funnest woman alive to get home!
Whata-greatday!

Live because we will die
Hey listen, in response to such a great day, let me leave you with one final thought: Andy Stanley asked the question in Part 9 of his Defining Moments sermon series, "How would we live differntely if we believed each day would be our last?" Whether you believe in absolute truth or not, there is an absolute truth that no one can deny. It is this: we are all going to die. How would you have lived differently if today was your last? Would you have taken time to laugh more, pray more, invest in family more? Would you have made chocolate chip cookies and put frozen yogurt in between them? I would have! Think about this truth as you set your alarm for tomorrow morning, God willing, we have one... How will you live tomorrow?

Let that truth be the context for how you live your life...in how you make your decisions...in how you pray and spend time/money, laugh, have conversation with family, seek the lost, etc...

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Journal:
Joyful: for family
Pray: for persecuted Christians
Thankful: for Christ perspective