Godliness with Contentment

Bring On The Rain

Over the past few weeks I was reintroduced to JoDee Messina a country artist with an amazing voice. I used to listen to her back in the 90s …..and 90s country music is a real thing. She has a song called "Bring On The Rain". I have not heard it for years until recently, now it's in my head. Bad song! In it she says stuff like "I'm not gonna let it get me down, I'm not gonna cry and I'm not gonna lose any sleep, tonight. Tomorrow's another day, and I'm thirsty anyway, so bring on the rain."
She embraces the challenges.
This takes me back to what James wrote in James 1:2-4. Trials will produce in me maturity. God will use the trials to make me stronger. And one part of this I cannot let slip is that God has me in the trials. He will deliver me. So I will be stronger for it and He will deliver me 'to boot'! Thus like James says, consider it joy when trials come.
Tomorrow's another day. I am not afraid; so bring on the rain.
 
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Wisdom v Folly and taking personal responsibility

In this episode, we are reminded from the Scriptures that there are consequences to our every decision. Proverbs 9 shows us two invitations - one from Wisdom and the other from Folly. Both call out to us. The question is - which invite will you accept? I the midst of this chapter is vs 12 that says that there is a reward from Wisdom and suffering for the mocker. We get consequences from our decisions but so do our spouses and children. We need to think before we act, bearing in mind that each action brings a reaction.
 
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Rise Up!

In this episode, I remind us that we are gonna have tough times in life. We will fall from time to time, yet those who trust in God have Him there to deliver us. Proverbs 24:16 tells that though a righteous man/woman fall seven times, they get up. Indeed, God gives us the strength to get up. Even when we are up, He gives us the strength to be up. I encourage you - don't stay down long. Rise up!
 
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The little man

In this episode, I call out the disrespect that people who have money can at times display towards the rest of us. I was reminded of this recently when a basketball player in the NBA decided to throw a ball at fans, then neglected to give an interview because the reporter did not subscribe to his podcast. We are to give respect whether people are with money or without. We are to give respect because they are human beings.
 
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David can still beat Goliath

In this episode, we are reminded that David can still beat Goliath. I was reminded a few nights ago as I watched my undermanned Miami Heat beat the juggernaut called the Boston Celtics. Jimmy Butler was out, Terry Rozier was out, and we beat the giant hitting 23 3-pointers along the way. This is why sports is so loved. It shows us what can be in real life. What are the giants in your life? Do you believe that you can slay them? With God, you can.
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Deception

In this episode, we investigate what Jesus calls the deceitfulness of wealth when he explains the parable of the Sower. What we have in our minds and hearts about money can deceive us. When we trust in money, we believe that when we have it that all of our problems will vanish - not true. I believe that time, love and health are all higher on the priority scale than money. The Bible teaches us how to view money God's way i.e. the right way. 
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Age ain't nothin' but a number

In this episode, I tackle the mindset of the late starter who believes it is too late. That somehow because we are starting late that we can never reach our goals. It is only in our mind. I say our, because I was there only five years ago. I am a late starter. But I am in good company. Colonel Harland Sanders at 62 started franchising the chicken business. Moses (from the Bible) at age 80 spoke to Pharoah to let God's people go. They did not allow age to stop them. Don't allow age to stop you. Go after your goals while there is breath in your lungs granted by God.
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Share your 'lil bit

In this episode we are reminded that God is there when we have a 'lil bit, supplying us with what we need so that we can also help others. We take a look at this situation in the Old Testament - 1 Kings 17 with Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath. God worked miraculously so that with the little she had, it would stretch to take care of her and her family as well as Elijah. She was tempted with taking care of only her and her family but God had an amazing plan to bless her and feed Elijah all with a little flour and oil.
What is it that you have that you think is not enough to share?
God has a way that it can stretch. He will bless you so that you have enough and can share with others. Don't block it.
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When all else fails

In this episode we are reminded that God is there when all else fails. We take a look at a dire situation in the Old Testament - 2 Kings 4 and how God worked in an amazing way. We learn a few things: 
-we always have something that God can bless
-God always has a plan
-keep doing what God tells you until you cannot do it anymore.
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Thirsty?

In this episode I talk about the fact that we can be thirsty for basically two types of things i.e. spiritual or physical. God gives an invitation to the thirsty in Isaiah 55:1-3. Those who accept the invitation get water, milk and wine at no cost. They are encouraged to buy without money. Why? There are some things money cannot buy. Here, the things are spiritual. But that brings up a bigger question for us - what are we thirsty for? 
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