G3 "GOD GETS THE GLORY" BLOG

04/18/2018

Our society looks up to the best of the best.  Professional athletes are the cream of the athletic crop.  The men and women that make up our professional sports have some of the best bodies.  Actors and actresses are heralded for their skills in acting.  We praise the military for their proficiency in combat.  We laud the first responders for their abilities as police officers, firemen, and EMTs.  We look to the politicians who have been in politics the longest because their longevity implies

04/16/2018

As a parent, I want my kids to be obedient to me.  I would love for my kids to do as they are told without question or backtalk.  What parent wouldn't love that?  And every child on this entire planet obeys their parents without fail, right?  *laughing*  We all know that's not true.  But we still want them to.   The question is why?  Why is so important for our kids to obey us?  Part of it is for their protection, right?  We've been down the road already and we don't want them to make the same

04/13/2018

Before I really came to know Christ's love, my anger would frequently get the best of me.  I can't even tell you how many stupid things I've done out of anger.  I had horrible road rage.  It wasn't even funny.  Tailgating, slamming on my brakes, cutting people off, flipping people off.  Been there, done that.   But Christ has shown me a different way.  A way that is a LOT less stressful.  He has shown me how to be patient with others and how to be kind to others.  Jesus did get angry during His

04/12/2018

Where do you go when you get stressed?  When life kicks you, which it frequently will, how do you provide yourself comfort?  People have different coping mechanisms.  For me, for a long while, it was food.  But not just eating.  I have a huge sweet tooth, so I'd look to chocolate.  Snickers, Butterfingers, and Reese's are my top three.  In my younger years, it was alcohol.  In my early 20's, when I wasn't a believer, I got to a point where I was drinking a case of beer a day.  That's a rough

04/11/2018

I have so much going on in my life.  And most of us are the same way.  Work, home, family, friends, extracurricular activities... There's just so much going on!  And if you're a parent, chances are that your kids are involved in activities to which you have to shuttle them around.  So when we finally get a minute of downtime, what do we do?  We seek out some kind of peace and quiet.  For some, it could just be reading a good book.  Some like to watch some kind of TV show.  For others, it could

04/08/2018

Death... It's coming.  It's coming for each and every one of us.  There's nothing we can do to stop it.  And like a thief in the night, it'll come when we are unprepared for it.  I've been around my share of death.  I've seen family and friends die of cancer, old age, drunk driving, car accident, combat, and rare diseases.  They all came and went.  Eventually, the pain subsides and life moves on. As I think about death, like many people, my thoughts turn to what happens after death.  There are

04/07/2018

Why do we have light fixtures in our homes?  To brighten the darkness, right?  I've tried walking around in the dark and it is NOT fun.  I tripped over things, bumped into things, stubbed toes, knocked things over.  Just not fun at all.  And that's why we have light: to let us see where we are going.  Even Hollywood gets this.  Watch movies.  Notice how the bad stuff tends to happen in the darkness?  When the movie's hero is on a quest, look at how much light is around the hero and is used to

04/06/2018

Combat... Nothing in the world can prepare you for it.  The military does a good job of training, but until your first combat experience, you don't truly know what it's going to be like or what your fellow soldiers will do or, for that matter, what you will do.  And that's what makes military different.  Civilians don't fully understand and that's okay.  There are people that I went to school with for 8 or 9 years that I don't remember.  There are people with whom I worked for 8 years, I

04/05/2018

Ever do something nice for somebody and get that warm sensation envelop your body?  There's something heart-warming about helping others. It just feels good, right?  See, here's the deal.  If we're doing it to satisfy our own need to feel good, then we're missing the point.  Jesus Christ died for us.  God sent His Son to live in our mortal world and to die for our sins.  God sacrificed His Son so we could have eternal life. Throughout the Bible, the Israelites were taught to honor the Lord with

03/22/2018

Psalm 91 is my favorite psalm.  I first really discovered it when I deployed to Afghanistan.  A chaplain gave us a camo bandana with it printed on it.  I still have it too.  It's a warrior's psalm.  And whether we like it or not, we are all warriors in the spiritual war that is being waged by Satan against our Lord.  We serve in our Lord's army every single day of our life.  And as long as we keep in close relationship with Him, He WILL protect us!  But to truly appreciate this one verse, you