My Divine Notes

Divine Note #55 – Aug. 15, 2010 Let God and his people help you - Proverbs 3:5-7 Proverbs 3:5-7 (The Message) Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don't try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he's the one who will keep you on track. Don't assume that you know it all. Run to God! Run from evil. I am convinced that many Christians live under a veil of propriety and under the illusion that they have to keep quiet about the issues that they face because they don’t want to be seen as weak. There are also people who genuinely have a fear of asking for help because they are caregivers and not care-receivers. And there are people who are so close to God that they can lift up the concerns of others, but fail to adequately tell God how much they are hurting because they may not trust him. I fall into all three of those categories, and let me tell you that it is a very lonely place to be. I would rather ...

Divine Note #54 – July 17, 2010 Choose the most loving response – Colossians 3:13-14 Colossians 3:13-14 13 Put up with each other, and forgive anyone who does you wrong, just as Christ has forgiven you. 14 Love is more important than anything else. It is what ties everything completely together. Walking in the power of the Holy Spirit has been the most rewarding yet challenging way of life for me. The Christian life is undoubtedly the best life one can ever live, but I am here to tell you that I do battle with my flesh and my heart many times. Lately I’ve been thinking of the importance of relationships. Our lives are made up of relationships with family, friends, coworkers, business associates, acquaintances, neighbors, service providers, government agencies and all who are not covered in those categories. I’m going to keep this note short by focusing on family and friend relationships. But I will be writing more on the topic. Relationships are complicated. Families are destro...

June 27, 2010 Knowing God’s glory - Exodus 33:12-23 The LORD Promises To Be with His People 12 Moses said to the LORD, "I know that you have told me to lead these people to the land you promised them. But you have not told me who my assistant will be. You have said that you are my friend and that you are pleased with me. 13 If this is true, let me know what your plans are, then I can obey and continue to please you. And don't forget that you have chosen this nation to be your own." 14 The LORD said, "I will go with you and give you peace." 15 Then Moses replied, "If you aren't going with us, please don't make us leave this place. 16 But if you do go with us, everyone will know that you are pleased with your people and with me. That way, we will be different from the rest of the people on earth." 17 So the LORD told him, "I will do what you have asked, because I am your friend and I am pleased with you." 18 Then Mose...

Divine Note #52 – June 20, 2010 Lamentations 3:17-30 17 I cannot find peace or remember happiness.18 I tell myself, "I am finished! I can't count on the LORD to do anything for me." 19 Just thinking of my troubles and my lonely wandering makes me miserable. 20 That's all I ever think about, and I am depressed. 21Then I remember something that fills me with hope. 22 The LORD's kindness never fails! If he had not been merciful, we would have been destroyed. 23The LORD can always be trusted to show mercy each morning. 24 Deep in my heart I say, "The LORD is all I need; I can depend on him!" 25 The LORD is kind to everyone who trusts and obeys him. 26 It is good to wait patiently for the LORD to save us. 27 When we are young, it is good to struggle hard 28 and to sit silently alone, if this is what the LORD intends. 29 Being rubbed in the dirt can teach us a lesson; 30 we can also learn from insults and hard knocks. There's nothing like reading Lamen...

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Divine Note #51 – May 23, 2010 Walking in the will of God Colossians 1:9 So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding. My spiritual grandfather, mentor, Dr. Charles Stanley, recently preached on this topic and I left compelled to share what I have learned. This message applies to long-time or new Christians. Most of us get caught up in old habits and stray away from God’s will. It is so easy to do. But this message only applies to those who have asked Christ to forgive their sins and who have entered into a personal relationship with him. Finding God’s will 1. Read the Bible consistently 2. You must consistently pray and ask what his will is 3. Don’t just talk, listen. When you don’t listen, it could be that you’ve already made up your mind. God uses others and circumstances to get our attention 4. Get counsel from a Christian you trust. Ask...

March 6, 2010 Are you tied securely to the vine? John 15:5 (NLT) “Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.” Lately my life has been a flurry of activity between my work, family, personal and ministry commitments. I maintain my scheduled time with God, but I have been allowing distractions to take me away from spending intimate quality time really listening and being honest with him. When I allow distractions (fill in the blank) to consume my mind, it opens me up to temptations that I cannot afford to succumb to. When I’m distracted, I will not talk out loud about whatever is in my heart, instead I just “think” about things. When I think about things, I tend to justify my feelings. You get the picture. It all comes back to haunt me and it impacts the intimate relationship I have with the Savior of my Soul. The enemy and my old habits take over and I find myself unable to move p...