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Remembering My NYC Assault

Hallelujah! I am in the thick of one of the hardest seasons of my life, and in all honesty I have struggled every single day of my life for as long as I can remember. So suffice it to say this is a gruelingly hard season. And right in the midst of it I praise God I felt led to watch a Video Devotional I did less than 2 weeks after being assaulted while doing ministry on the streets of New York City in May 2022.

I cannot tell you how incredibly encouraged I was watching this Video Devotional agai...

You CAN Be Forgiven!

Please don’t believe the lie that you cannot be forgiven! You CAN be forgiven! The devil may be whispering to you that you cannot be forgiven. The world may tell you it’s impossible you can be forgiven. Your own flesh may be convinced you’ve done something so big and so awful and so ugly and so despicable that forgiveness is an impossibility. But here is THE TRUTH.

Jesus Christ, Son of God, Lord of Lords, King of Kings, Savior of the world, died on the cross TO PAY YOUR SIN PUNISHMENT FOR EVERY ...

Stand Your Ground!

If God has told you to do something, and you are very clear that He has, and seems the world, the devil, and your flesh are fighting so very hard against you, stand your ground!

It is not uncommon for the devil to try to stop us from doing what God calls us to do. It is also not uncommon for other people (i.e. the world) to try to stop us from following the leading of God. And it is also not uncommon for our flesh to not want to fulfill the will of God because it’s hard, scary, risky, uncomforta...

The Greatest Gift Of All

On Christmas Day and on any day for that matter you can give what you believe to be the most wonderful and generous gifts to those you love. And you can receive from others the most incredible gifts imaginable.

But there is one gift greater than any other gift in the world, and I wonder my friend have you received and unwrapped this gift and are you enjoying this gift and are you sharing this gift with others each and every day?

The greatest gift in the universe is THE LORD JESUS CHRIST and havi...

Feeling Helpless?

I was feeling extraordinarily helpless regarding a seemingly hopeless situation when the Holy Spirit of God moved strongly on my heart and reminded me what I needed to do – PRAY!

Now if you are anything like I am when I feel exceedingly overwhelmed regarding a matter, sometimes I feel so overloaded emotionally that I feel virtually incapable of doing anything at all.

But when we feel helpless we have an amazing opportunity not to allow ourselves to be paralyzed by our emotions but instead to get...

Your Secret Sin

If there is any sin in your life you are working hard to hide and refusing to get rid of, the truth is your sin is not secret from God.

God already knows, and God will deal with you if you refuse to deal with the sin.

Please humble yourself now and cry out to God in prayer. Seek His forgiveness and the strength from God to turn away from your sin. And ask a few followers of the Lord Jesus Christ for prayer and support in leaving your sin behind.

Turn away from your sin and turn, turn, turn to th...

I Feel Stuck!

If you feel stuck in life, like you just can’t seem to figure things out and move ahead and get anywhere and accomplish anything and like nothing is changing in your life, etc., PLEASE BE CAREFUL!

When we feel stuck, we may be so desperate to feel un-stuck that we make quick and impulsive decisions to move forward – WITHOUT TAKING GOD INTO ACCOUNT!

When you feel stuck, turn to the Lord Jesus Christ, pray, wait on the Lord, and move forward when you are clear it is the Lord (not you) leading the ...

Don’t Be Selfish With God’s Love!

God does not simply pour His glorious love into our hearts by His Holy Spirit so we can experience and enjoy His love for ourselves. He also pours His love into believers in the Lord Jesus Christ so we can love others with His love!

Let us not be selfish with the wonderful love of Jesus! Even as the Lord so graciously, mercifully, and bountifully pours His love into us, let us humbly, generously, and blessedly pour it out onto others!

“Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has be...

Don’t Let the Devil Win!

Whatever the devil is trying to do in your life to fulfill his heinous mission to steal, kill, and destroy, do not let him win!

How can you have the victory when the devil fights hard against you with his wicked tactics, taunts, and temptations?

Cry out to God in prayer, read the Bible, live in obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ, ask Jesus followers to pray for, help, and encourage you, and follow any and all directions the Holy Spirit of God speaks to your heart concerning your battles!

“The th...

When You Feel So Alone

Concerning people, you may be literally incredibly alone. Or you may not be alone in the least. You may have nobody around you. Or you may be in an enormous crowd. But regardless your circumstances, maybe you feel terribly, awfully, painfully, devastatingly, scarily, grievously, sorrowfully alone.

Regarding people, I am exceedingly alone as I write this message. I have been on the road for Jesus and ministry for years with my special needs ministry dogs and much of that time have been so very fa...