Children: A blessing from the Lord

I don't have a lot to say at the moment, but maybe it is because I am hungry and the kids are being loud and I can't focus on writing right now; even though I am used to distractions, I still want to spend some time writing in quiet. One of my desires with this blog is to write something inspirational and allow the Lord to speak through me. I have gone through another dry time in my writing and am ready for the Lord to pour out His annointing and let it flow out of me like rivers of living water. I know that I may be dry now, but I know that the Holy Spirit will allow me to break through this "wall" and continue to write for the Lord. Another desire/goal of mine in this blog is to blog about different scriptures I have written and give a brief synopsis of what it meant to me and what it is speaking.

Now....on to the main event. I wanted to announce and share something special that is happening in my life right now. Yep, it's official.....my wife and I are pregnant with our 3rd child. We are very excited and can't wait to see what God has in store for our family. I definitely consider children a blessing from the Lord and not a curse. Unfortunately for some...they feel like children are an inconvenience or a pain. If someone doesn't want to have kids, then they need to take the necessary steps to prevent something like that happening or just completely abstain from sex. Some people will say that they are using protection or birth control, but even people who are on birth control have babies. In fact, there are people who have tried for years and apparently cannot have children and God miraculously allows them to conceive. So if someone doesn't want children they need not partake in the extracurricular activities that so often produce these little blessings.

I choose to consider them blessings and I will never consider them as an accident. God has truly been faithful and has blessed us tremendously. I am very excited about having another child, but I am also anxious about the unknown. What do I mean? Will it be a boy or girl. How big will they be when they are born. Will I be able to get our other room ready before the baby comes. Will we be able to afford a bigger vehicle. As my wife said the other night, she was just mainly thinking about random things like, how am I going to take 3 kids to the grocery store. While there are a lot of questions out there I know that God is in control and we are in His hands.

No we don't know what the names are going to be and if you want to guess go right ahead. As history would have it, we have never revealed our baby's name until they are born....so don't think I am going to even tell you or give you clues.

Well...my dinner is ready and I am hungry and therefore I am going to wrap this up. Remember, if you have children, be thankful for them and tell them you love them. Show them your appreciation. Children grow up way too fast and once they are grown and gone it will be too late.

Until later....be blessed in the Lord.

Coach

Love still abounds

This world has become such a bitter place: Divorce, Unemployment, Violence and Abuse, Murder and the list goes on and on. I have to ask God to forgive me when I begin to give up on the world around me and why shouldn't I? It sure seems hopeless. It is a world full of anger and violence. It is a lost world. Yet, God still has a heart for this battered world. He still loves the people that make up this country. He still offers hope and love. He still offers his forgiveness and grace.

While I am one who will not accept the world or its views any longer, I will continue to pray for our country and know that God can still do a work in this nation; regardless of what the past has been or what continues to be spoken over our country. I will not be one who accepts what people say about this country or their lack of hope. I will not be one who allows others to dictate how I live. I will live my life for Christ and I will continue to offer Him praise and glory. I am the head and not the tail....I am above and not beneath. I am more than a conqueror in Christ Jesus!

Suprising to some....Love still abounds in this world around us. Seriously, it does. Even though this world has a lot of angry people, a lot of people who have hurts and pains, there are a lot of people who still have love inside of them. Many of these people have buried their "love" deep within their hearts only to be covered up by life in general. When we see these people we begin to judge on the outward appearance; however, we are not looking at their heart. God looks at the heart and therefore so should we. The old cliche says to not judge a book by its cover and that is so true. We just need to have a heart like the Father and look deeper than what the outer layers show. People have love deep inside, but they have forgotten how to access it and have become so calloused to the situations they are apart of. Even though many people are hurting and have forgotten how to love there are many that do love and are happy to show it....so when someone does show an act of love it often times shocks us.

During my travels through the many airports I venture through I come across a lot of people who are very hateful and definately seem to not have any love in their hearts and then there are some who just don't know how to express themselves any longer and then their are those whose simple acts of kindness speak volumes. Just yesterday in the Detroit airport my laptop bag bumped into a woman and she gave me a hateful look and mumbled something to me under her breathe. All of this even after looking her in the eyes and saying excuse me and I'm sorry. Lord, help her. While I was getting a refill on my drink during lunch, I took the lid off my cup and ended up dropping my straw on the floor. The gentleman who was right next to me reached over and grabbed a new straw and handed it to me. I did not hesitate to say thank you. That simple act of kindness spoke volumes to me and was the catalyst for this blog. That guy did not have to get me a new straw. He could have just looked at me and walked on, but because he decided to show a simple act of kindness it sparked something in my heart. It reminds me of the television commercial where someone does an act kindness for someone and then the recipient of the kind act returns the favor to someone else and it continues to spread like wild fire.

So when you are out in this crazy world doing whatever you may be doing, remember, not everyone is full of hate and anger. There are actually people out there who know how to love and if they have forgotten it is up to us to help them remember.

Be blessed this weekend.

Coach