One month to live - Day 10

Lifechurch is going through the book "One month to Live", in October.  Its about learning to live each day as though you were dying.  Yesterday (day 10) I watched "Chasing" with the band of brothers,  where the story of the prodigal son is retold clearly as the son leaving his father as if his father was dead, and then being recieved back into welcoming arms upon his return.

Honestly, this helped me love my own children from God's perspective, even I got turned down again today. But I can't respond to their moves, I must be ready to present them with the forgiveness and love that God gives to us.  That's who He is, and who we are becoming as we are hidden in Him.

Dying is easier said than done. 

Great Challenges?

"There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet." Fleet Admiral William F. 'Bull' Halsey Jr.

Seen by some as the one to turn the tide of WW II in the Pacific through careful planning and strategy. Jimmy Cagney played the role well.


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Jeremiah 13 Open Your Eyes

Open up your eyes and see
the armies marching down from the north!
Where is your flock—
your beautiful flock—
that he gave you to care for?
21 What will you say when the Lord takes the allies you have cultivated
and appoints them as your rulers?

I was encouraged by a courageous brother to tend my flock. I hear Gods heart in that as I read this the very next day from the One-Year Bible. Who have you been given responsibility for? Have you been responsible? What lies ahead if you are not?

I want my answers to these questions to honor God more today, and for my eyes to be opened.



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Life

Someday

Day 6: Someday I a going to have that talk with my children to explain their parents. Someday I am going to go to Israel. Someday I am going to tell people at work what really gets me excited. Someday I am going to be on fire for God. Someday I will be free from the past.

I should follow God, but not mistake my fears and "needs" and approval of others as the voice of the Living God, who is in fact a life-to-the-full giver, and miracle maker. Our God is an awesome God who reigns from heaven above, He reigns in power and love...(Rich Mullens)



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NFL Fans: Hold On....you won't believe this

The largest comeback in NFL history (playoff or regular season):

In 1993 during a playoff game starting at 3 to 35, the Buffalo Bills came back to beat Houston oilers in the final seconds of overtime 41-38.  In the NFL anything can happen. How much more with God...all things are possible.

It gets better: The game was a wild card game one week after the Oilers squashed the Bills 27-3.  During the game the Bills starting quarterback was injured and out for the rest of the season.Leaving Frank Reich to finish the game and the season.

It gets better: In 1984, the same quarterback, Frank Reich had been responsible for what was then (and remained for 22 years) the biggest comeback in the history of college football.

 It gets Better:  Jim Kelly, the injured quaterback,  had led the Bills to four consecutive Super Bowls in 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1993, though the Bills LOST all four of them.

It Gets Better: Frank Reich is currently the Quarterbacks Coach for the Indianapolis Colts.!!!!

It gets Better:  Throughout Reich's NFL career, he remained a devout Christian. He is a motivational speaker utilizing the great comebacks and the importance of God as a main keynote of his speeches. He credits the song "In Christ Alone" by Michael English as his inspiration. He belongs to the Premier Speakers Bureau where his main topics are communication and teamwork. Frank attended the Charlotte Campus of Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte, North Carolina. There, he received a Seminary Degree and Master of Divinity. He served as the second president of Reformed Theological Seminaryfrom 2003-2006. Reich was also a pastor at Ballantyne Presbyterian until he moved to Indianapolis, Indiana.