A New Year

You've made a tremendous positive difference in mine and Jody's lives', so has your place of worship and those who gather there and your lovely wife as well! We are grateful to God for all of you.
jody and i are not the least bit embarassed to say how much we love you both!

You and Jody have forged a special place in our hearts as well. Looking forward to a busy, profitable year for the Lord, and we are going to do it together. Amen and Amen

I think I said almost that same prayer just the other day...wondering what I am compared to what God wants/planned/provided for me to be...

Awesome work.

Hugs

Miss Thena, I believe that all truely determined christians ask that, but trust this word from this old preacher's perspective, that you are doing a wonderful work for the Lord and touch many lives. You, Miss Lora, and that other truckdriver, have been such a blessing this past year. Thank you from the depths of my heart. Blessings

Carl
We all can look back and reflect on the "should have" for a short while.
Paul said, "This one thing I do, ' forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus ... our citizenship is in heaven for which we eagerly wait for a Savior ... who will transform the body our humble state into conformity with the body of His glory".
We all must "set our minds on things above", stand firm, we can do "all things through Christ" as he "orders our steps"
We have One audience.

Steve

Happy New Year, Dale. I truly enjoyed reading your poem. It reflects what I believe any person, truly in love with Christ, would ask. I use the yearly measuring stick of comparing myself at "this point in time" to a year ago and ask the same questions. I believe we all feel (and know) we could have done a better job for Christ, but isn't He so gracious and merciful to love us anyway and continue to work in and through us in spite of us? Thank you.

Happy Blessed New Year to all of you.


God help us all to spread His Word to our troubled nation and world!

Thank all of you for the kind words and encouragement. My prayers are that we all do so much more in the coming days and whatever time we have. Steve, I totally agree with what you said and look forward to the day of change to eternal glory. I mearly mention it that way to push myself forward. Blessings to all.

Awe, thank you Carl. You, and all of our CCW members, have been a tremendous blessing as well. However, I never thought of myself as a blessing to anyone. It's funny, I think we often miscalculate, and are often unaware of, how much the Lord really uses us to touch others. One day, He will reveal all, and what a glorious day that will be! May the Lord continue to use the precious members of this site and their writing talents to reap a bountiful harvest for the Lord, to lift others up when they need it, to instruct the flock in the way they should go, and to encourage other Christian writers.