Our Desires

Our desires really only last but for a moment. Whether your weakness is shopping, food, drugs, sex, gambling etc., it only last for a shor moment. Thou they last for a short moment, the consequences of the moment may last a lifetime. One night of fun may lead to a lifetime of expenses. One weekend of partying may lead to a lifetime of addiction. One visit to the outlet may lead to a lifetime of debt. One weekend in Atlantic City may lead to bankruptcy.

Satan knows what excites us, and attempts to lure us in the snare that he has set for us. But there is good news - Satan's traps always have wholes in them. There is always an escape route. Take it from me, be smart - think long-term and don't regret making bad choices!

"It's Not Important That We Win, It's Important That We Fight" Dr. Andrew Fowler

There are times that I feel like we are fighting a loosing battle. Sin is at its best, and seems that it is prevailing throughout our land. Morality is being attacked, children are not being nurtured, our families are being torn apart and the church has lost its focus. As one who intentionally tries to live "counter-culture," Sometimes we fight battles that we seemingly would never win. I was recently reminded that the great Dr. Andrew Fowler said during the fight against lottery, after his assistant ask what was the use of fighting against something that everyone knew would pass (lottery), his answer was, "It's not important if loose, it's important that we fight."

God needs us to be so sold out for him that we are willing to take unpopular positions against society, culture, and the status quo in order to be pleasing to God.

Getting Out of the Way

Recently, I was having a converstation with a young man, who I was ministering to with 60 days clean from crack cocaine. We talked about a lot in reference to his sobriety, and I told him if he had already done 60 days, there's nothing out here that says that he can't be clean for another 60 days. He agreed and stated so eloquently, "I know, I just need to get out of my way."

That statement seemed so profound to me. Most of my issues, problems, and troubles have come because I was in the way. God has given us the plan, the permission, and the power to walk into a destiny of success physically, financially, socially, and spiritually but too often our will supercedes God's will and we find ourselves just like this crack addict. We begin to hate who we are, hate our situation, and hate the bad choices that we made. I could go on and on, but I will begin to get out of my way and let God have His way in my life.