A Shelter in the Time of Storm

I just returned from a short walk this cloudy and cool morning. Looking up at the sky and seeing the clouds move quickly to the east in preparation for the coming storm begining sometime late this afternoon or early evening.The temperature will drop to below freezing and we are expecting rain mixed with sleet and even some snow. Personally I like snow, but NOT sleety, rainy, yuky weather!
People are beginning to prepare by filling up their gas tanks, storing up food, and batting down the hatches. This would be a wise thing because alot of Oklahomians are not used to this type of weather and struggle to get around. Please pray for the elderly and others in need that they might be safe and stay warm!
This brings me to to my morning thought...As christians, we cannot expect every day to be a sunny day. Storms come and storms go, but what stays the same...The shelter in the time of storm! I have a fire place and I plan on using it alot in the next couple of days even if the electricity goes out, I'll be able to stay warm. I like my fire place! I like how it feels and I like how it works...its so manly! lol Even if its cold outside my home will always be warm!
My home is my shelter; my God is my shelter! A shelter in the time of storm...When the winds blow and the rain falls in our daily lives we have a place to go to be safe and to stay warm. God lets storms come, but He always provides a place of shelter for those that seek it. How comforting to know that inspite of this life's weather our God loves us enough and cares for us the most to keep us safe and protected!
Stay warm this week...a storm is coming, but God is here!   

Using Technology

In a world full of new ways to communicate it might seem a little scarey to the average person, (like me) but new is not always bad. It must pass the mustard of God's Word and it must be useful for me as well as for the ministry that God has called me too. I'm learning ever so slowly, but praying that the Lord can use this new technology to reach souls and to communicate with fellow christians through exhortation and information that can be made available. Looking forward to going where no man (thats me) has gone before. lol 

God's Blessings

It has been awhile since I have blogged, but the days have flown by so quickly. We just finished our Stewardship Conference with Dr. J.C. House and it was a blessing to have him share with us his wisdom that he has gleaned from God's Word. One of the purposes of the conference was to present the need for raising an offering to remodel alot of the inside of our facilities. In the last four years we have been able to do so many wonderful things to make God's house more presentable to the people who serve faithfully here and for the visitors who attend weekly.

I can say that God blessed us with a gracious offering and more anticipated to come in or be promised. Preparations are already in the works with the auditorium being painted beginning next Monday and the new P.A. equipment arriving in a few days to be installed in the next two weeks. Praise the Lord for faithful members! within a month one of them will be re-appolstering all the platform chairs, all the pews, and the usher's and foyer chairs. The first of June we will begin work on the new Spanish auditorium and classroom space. God is sure good inspite of us sometimes.

This week my wife and I had the privlege of attending the Oklahoma's Preachers Fellowship hosted by Chris Austin and the Lighthouse Baptist Church of Lawton. What a great meeting! Pastor Harrell preached a stirring message Monday night about PREACHING the WORD! Tuesday Pastor Lindsey preached a heart-felt message about trials and how God triumphs over them and Brother Gaddis challenged us in Personal Spiritual Development which is essential for every man of God who serves in ministry. GREAT MEETING!!

As I type our IT man (short for computer nerd lol) is busy installing our new office computers. He has been very busy these last few weeks getting everything ready for when we remodel the offices. Thanks Bro. Tom!

God is GOOD, God is GREAT! even in trials or in triumphs. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever!!