the journey begins…

The journey of life takes many turns and this one for us is truly amazing. We are honored to serve the Penflorida district as youth directors and look forward to building some amazing relationships with the leaders in our district. God is going to do something amazing here in Penflorida and we are truly excited and overflowing with Vision to see something great happen.

So in a few weeks we move to Lakeland, Florida where all our training began some 20 years ago. God is so faithful! The journey began in 1988 in Ormond Beach where I gave my life to Christ and my youth pastor then was serious about discipleship. In 1989 we went to Southeastern University. In 1993 we landed in Jacksonville, Fl for 9 years then God called us to return home to Ormond Beach where for the last 7 years we youth pastored and now its back to Lakeland. Funny how life turns things around…

We are so looking forward to this leg of the Journey!

The road less traveled

There are so many roads that you can take in life…which road you choose will determine how great your future will be. The choices you make will make or break you…if you choose to leave the place you are before it’s God’s time, you might find yourself in a place that’s not God’s plan!

“many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it’s the Lord’s purpose that prevails”. Proverbs 19:21

God has a purpose for your life, but if you mice too fast you might be making your own plans and not living in His purpose! I have always been told that good things come to them that wait! Patience is not necessarily in out DNA but it’s the waiting process that can bring about the perfect purpose of God in your life and not the plans in your heart!

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give thanks!

I have a wonderful computer I commonly refer to as my pinwheel. I am typing this blog on it right now! The very fact that I am typing on it now is something I am thankful for. The past 5 years I have typed out every sermon, blog, plan, email, edited video, pictures and set up my itunes list on this baby! Let me say it…I am thankful for the pinwheel. Today it turned off and would not turn on, no matter what I tried to do! Well, I posted on twitter and FB what had happened and got help from a friend and the pinwheel came back to life. Pinwheel we have gone to hong kong, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, Spain and Ireland together…I am so thankful for you!

What are you using right now in ministry that you would replace for the latest and greatest at the drop of a hat? Well, let me help you out. Hold on before you read this next line. You may not like this, but here it goes! Be thankful where you are right now and watch God do something amazing in your life! No matter where you are in ministry and what you have to do ministry, be thankful right now! It is very hard to see God move when you have an attitude of why you don’t have the latest and greatest and why you have to put up with the worst of the worst…whatever.

Give thanks!

Dear pinwheel…I know you spin out of control from time to time, but you have not let me down the past 5 years and I am thankful for you!

we were created to be creative!

remember the atari system? my favorite game was not asteroids, it was defender! we thought that was the most creative thing out! well, who would have thought we could play interactive games on our cel phone or even believe the wii was possible!
we would still be stuck with the atari system if we would have made statements like:
I am not a creative person…
I am not an innovative person…
I am not a dramtic person…
I am not a deep thinker…

the problem with all these statements is that when you look into the mirror in your barest of states you were created by the creator of the universe and therefore you have what it takes to be the best you possible. we look at the creative genius of people in this world and we look in the mirror and think I could never measure up! creativity is not just for the artist, the graphic designer, the engineer, or the cartoonist. creativity is your middle name!

you were made…put together by the creator of the universe and he came to live inside of us. as a believer when we link up with Jesus, we have no excuse but to be creative. the spirit of God hovered over the depth in the book of genesis. it was dark and formless, but GOD sppoke and bam it all happened. the spoken word of God is ringing in our spirits today when he says “ask whatever you wish and it will be done” God i want to be stinkin creative. i want ideas that flow thru my mind that are impossible to man but you make them everyday! if nothing is too difficult with God, then mans lack of creativity can be changed by the innovative idea of linking with the creator! prayer truly changes things. don’t be predictable…don’t be boring…dont be normal…be creative!

it all starts with an idea…lets get some god ideas working and change the world we live in!
your world can be boring or creative…it all depends on who you are connected to!

pa

2010 one thought for the new year!

It’s a new decade…remember Y2K? Well, it’s 2k10 and we are so far advanced technologically in every way! From my Iphone to my Ibook, I commonly refer to as my pinwheel, to posting tweets and sending texts…life has become a lot more complicated! Just a simple question…What would we do without the internet, the cellphone or even a simple debit card? Would we loose our mind? Would we feel like we are being deprived of something? Would our world come to a complete stand still? The truth is simple. All of the technology we possess will not stop time from marching on. So, if time goes on, then life goes on with or without all the gadgets and technology we have. When life gets so complicated (ON OUR OWN CHOOSING), don’t overcomplicate a relationship with Christ. So with all this said, the one we cannot live without in 2010 is the author of time itself! The one who hung all the stars in place! In 2010 my one thought for the new year is I need more of Jesus! You can do without technology, but you can’t do without JESUS!

What’s your ONE thought for the new year?

New Things…

2010 is just about to hit us square in the face…are you ready for it? Do you have vision and a plan to run with in order to see big things happen next year? I believe that 2010 will be a year of brand new things! God is moving by His Spirit ands He is up to doing some new things in us and around us! let me help you out… Before He can ever do anything new through you, allow Him to do something new in you! Yes God wants to do something new in your life! If you are stuck in the same ole rut, get out and do something new. Make this year great by praying more, reading more, studying better and strategizing more so that God can use you in the capacity that you were designed to be used. I have heard that it has been said that we only us a small percentage of our brain…what in the world? We have been equipped with everything we need! I think that is where a lot of us are falling short. We are using far less of all hat we have to offer than what we are capable of using! I am determined now more than ever to see some new innovative, God instilled dreams and visions come to pass. If you are reading this and challenged to see the new come pass, then let me help you out. Finish strong! Close out 2009 in a strong way! Preacher…preach the word! Leader…lead into the new year by example!

New things…are you ready?

Forget it…

Have you ever forgot something and then remembered and the pain of what you forgot was oh so real? Just recently I placed a pair of black shoes on the fender of my jeep, running around getting everything needed for a super busy day I jumped in the jeep and Forgot the shoes. When I went to put my shoes on, I thought I left them home so I headed home on my way to another campus to preach. It was when I switched to another pair that I had the vision of the shoes placed on the fender…I forgot and they will never be seen again. Now its time for something new!

In life and ministry we hold onto so many things, if we could just for get the past, then we could move onto something new. The absolute truth is this, “You can’t change the past, but you can change today and tomorrow!” If we hold onto the past and we don’t let go of it, then wed wont be able to move forward. The pair of shoes I forgot, brought me a lot of places, but they will never bring me to the next places! Forget and move on!

Isaiah 43:18 “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. 19 See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?