A time for Darrell

Today I took time for Darrell just to get away from the phone, the office, the T.V. and such things. I packed my a light lunch, book,and a bottle of water and headed for a nature preserve I had just heard about a couple of weks ago. It is only about 15 minutes from home and a good place to go just to destress as I sometimes say. As I was sitting there eating and reading I realized ther was no other sound than nature and how peaceful that was. After eating my lunch and reading I headed out for the trails which went by a small pond then into the woods. My first encounter with nature was a spider web that had spun a web between two trees right in the middle of the trail which I was walking on. For you who do not know me and spiders ae not the best of friends. After getting around the spider web I started seeing other signs of nature such as deer tracks and other animal tracks at one point there were even some very small frogs that were trying to get away from a human. One trail ended up overlooking a small lake, I took advantage of the benches that were placed by this lake and just sat and watched and listened and prayed. The lake was so still that all of the clouds reflected off of this body of water. It was then that I thought about the time that Jesus calmed the storm and imagined the water had that calmness about it. Then God said to me I can calm your life storms just as I calmed the storm that scared the disicple so bad or I can calm you and all I need to do is trust in Him. I thank God for the bit of respite that I had today in his creation called nature.
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WHAT I NEED AT THE RIGHT TIME

This past week has not been a good one.The days I have set a side for the major part of my church work was mostly taken up in my secular job and so I did not feel as prepared as I usually do and the devil has used that against me by telling me that I am washed up as a minister and I should just give it up. Then this afternoon I read a devotional that I get on line from the purpose driven life web sight and the writer was saying we all have been put on this earth for a purpose and that God knew us and set us apart for his service before we were formed in our mother's womb. God knew what I needed and he knew that I would need this afternoon as I did not take time to read the devotional until just a short time ago. In the book of Philippians Pauls tells us that God will provide for all of my needs according to his riches in glory and I am thankful that he was there to take care of this need today, God's word also tell us that he will never leave us nor forske us. Well another week is before me and it does not seem to be as busy in my secular job right now I am watching T.D.Jakes and he just made a statement that if we can see the invisible (meaning God) we can do the impossible. I do not know what this week will hold but on thing I do know is that God is holding me
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I'm Blessed

Just recently I was watching a Gaither video on T.V. and it featured Anthony Burger and I thought why did God take him home he was so talented and God was using him. Then God spoke to me and I realized that he had completed the plan God had for him. It is not important for me to know the plan God had for Anthony Burger, what is important is to know that God has a plan for my life. God's word tells us the he knew us before we were formed in the womb and he had already set us apart for his special purpose ( I know the plan I have for you says the Lord). So what must I do? I must be obedient to his word and direction for my life. At time I don't know where God is taking me and that can be a little scarey (as it is right now), but then God blesses me as he did today and he assured me it will be okay and he is in total control. So if someone ask me how I am? I can say with total assurance "I AM BLESSED".
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A New Born

This afternoon I got two text messages from my son-in-law in Independence, Mo. One message basically said "How great is our God sing with me how great is our God." When I read that one I thought that is what has been in my mind all day and have been singing it in my mind all morning then the second text message said that my grandson Nick asked Jesus to forgive him today in church and I sang again "How great is our God sing with me How great is our God." There has been alot going on in my life lately from Roxanne bein in Kansas City for sometime now being with family and looking for work to life style changes due to medical reason (I have to admit the change while it is difficult has been good) just recently I made the statement that eating differently and walking more and kicking the pepsi habit is highly overrated, but again it has been good and I am feeling the difference (please keep praying for me with these issues). I have said all that I have said because it is God who is giving me the strength that I need. God's word tells us in 2 Timothy 4:17-18 the Lord stood with me, strengthen me ,and will deliver me. So as I look at all that has happen and look toward the future I need not fear for it is God who has control
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