Month: October 2023

There’s a saying that we learn something new every day. And we do. Sometimes it may be something of great importance. Other times it may be trivial. Something simple. But either way, we learn something new every day. Or I think that we should anyway. The same can be said about our growth as Christians. As we move along in life, we should grow in our faith. We should learn something daily through Christ, that we can use to serve others.

There are different seasons that we go through. That can apply to every aspect of our lives. Personal. Career. Family. And Faith. As one season comes to an end, another one begins. Barbara and I have been through a few of those. Probably getting ready to go through one now as we get closer to becoming empty-nesters. It’s very important for us to remember that as we go through the changes, that we continually ask God to help us along the way. To teach us. Because…he can give us the greatest wisdom we will ever need.

In the Bible, we read that Jesus tells us to learn from him. You can view it as a suggestion if you want to. But I would think you would be mistaken. It seems to me, he’s “telling” us to do so. So it’s not a question whether or not we should. And it’s good that we learn from Jesus. For a variety of reasons. Helping our souls. Strengthening us. Cleansing us. Building us. Helping us become better servants for him. Jesus is an example that we should all follow. The Example! If there comes a time that we believe we have it all figured out, we should probably re-examine ourselves. So now, let’s conclude with something that I read: “Jesus does have it all figured out. He has our lives figured out. He has the trials that we are going to face figured out. He has the successes that we are going to enjoy figured out. And because he has it figured out, he has it all laid out for us.”

Today is the beginning of our signature event of each year. Operation Roaring River is a four day event that we host every fall. We even have hosted it in December as well. This is our ninth time hosting an event at the State Park. Hard to beat the location. It is so very peaceful in the valley. This year we have a Veterans from Colorado and Florida. Joining veterans from Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, and Kansas. And upon talking to them, we learned that they found out about us through veterans that they know. Who have been to previous events.

At the opening ceremony, we talked about veterans coming back to share what they got to experience their first time coming to an event. We talked about how it’s only through God’s grace that we are able to do what we are doing. Because his grace is what people are feeling. They are experiencing it. And that draws them closer to God. And isn’t that the ultimate goal of everything that we should be doing? Showing God’s grace. Sure it is! 

So, as you go about your day tomorrow work on showing God’s grace. Show others who he is. Do this, because many people don’t know what God’s grace is about. They have never experienced it. Isn’t that unfortunate? People we know have not felt the love that comes from him. Because… they have never turned to him. Let’s be sure to do all we can to show others his grace. And then they can move on and show others as well. Let’s do this because God loves us. Always has. Always will.