http://consideryourwayz.com/blog Disturbing Complacency By Looking To Christ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:22:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   I thank my God for bringing me safely back home to my beloved wife, church, and homeland, after traveling through eight countries and serving in several locations over the past year and a half.  I am currently adjusting to life under all new, providential circumstances:   1)  Married life (which is wonderful!).   2)  Moving ... http://consideryourwayz.com/blog/?p=44             I visited a brother who worked fourteen to sixteen hours a day at his trade. His body ached, his soul was lean, and he had no joy in God. I pointed out to him that he should work less in order that his health might not suffer. He could ... http://consideryourwayz.com/blog/?p=38 Dear Praying Family and Friends,  Thank you all so much for your prayers and encouragement. Since our wedding on November 22nd Emily and I have been able to spend a total of twenty-two days together; thirteen days after our wedding I left for Camp Atterbury in Edinburgh, IN (near Indianapolis) to ... http://consideryourwayz.com/blog/?p=37 Dear Friends, Family and otherwise,             I am pleased to announce that I was married on Wednesday, November 22nd 2006, at 7:00 PM (MST) at the Vineyard Chapel in Littleton, CO to Miss Emily Schreiber of Aurora, CO. Emily and I were introduced by some mutual friends. After our 7th meeting ... http://consideryourwayz.com/blog/?p=36 “The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it and is safe.” Proverbs 18:10   This morning as I awoke the theme of “our God is our Fortress” was on my mind. What a wonderful truth. When the conflict and strife come upon us we can trust in ... http://consideryourwayz.com/blog/?p=35     As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. Psalm 42:1, 2a     Behold, I long for Your precepts; Revive me in Your righteousness. Psalm 119:40     It is with great excitement and an insatiable desire that I read these ... http://consideryourwayz.com/blog/?p=34 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.  2 Corinthians 5:21 There is so much that can be said about this passage; yet it speaks very much for itself. It has a way of showing us ... http://consideryourwayz.com/blog/?p=33  “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given him.”-- James 1:5             A couple years ago, the Lord impressed on my mind as I was reading through Proverbs, that wisdom comes not through osmosis but ... http://consideryourwayz.com/blog/?p=30     In the next week I would like to share some passages that have transformed my thinking in the past couple of years; but I would like to preface with these comments and verses.   Proverbs 1:1-7 The Beginning of Knowledge  1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:        2 ... http://consideryourwayz.com/blog/?p=29 I was glad when they said to me,          “Let us go into the house of the LORD.” Psalm 122:1       This Lord’s day I was tremendously encouraged by the preaching of the Word of God and the fellowship of believers. I have been soaking in all that I can before I head to ... http://consideryourwayz.com/blog/?p=28