For Such a Time

I've been given the gift of some time today, and I've got a burning thought I'd like to unpack here on Corgi Hollows.

I had an encounter recently where I mentioned the apostasy of a well-known Christian leader to a group of women that I assumed were like-minded. If looks could kill I'd be dead right now, because one of the women clearly disagreed with my take on the information.

She said no word, but I knew I had overstepped in sharing the information.

We tread on eggshells these days, in this time, even now, before those who share the pews we sit in on Sundays and stadium seats in Christian events. We are becoming alone.

But here we are, for such a time as this.

When you are a Bible reader, and a Bible believer, when you believe that God defines Himself and sin---you get in trouble with those who would rather define God and sin.

You can be labelled a "HYPER FUNDAMENTALIST."


I remember, back in my young days, we had a young man stay with us, he worked for the family business for the summer. His grandpa was a well-known "fundamentalist," and we chatted about philosophy and theology. His parting gift for me was a beautiful copy of St. Exupery's "The Little Prince." I cherish that copy.

One thing I observed over that summer, was a delicate undermining of trust in the inerrancy of Scripture. His faith was shifting from the Bible to other ideas, and he challenged my own foundation on Scriptural truth.

He thought I was a hard-liner, really, and he cared enough to try to make me see it.


I wavered, because I like this young man, and I thought he was infinitely smarter than I----six or so years older---and perhaps he really had given a lot of thought to theological matters. I think he's a pastor now.

My faith in the Bible certainly took a blow, and it would be years before I built up my own foundation in God's Truth again. I never got FAR from it, but it certainly suffered. God is patient with me.

The nuances of critical thinking can be incredibly damaging.

Better to cling with tenacity to a text that has stood the test of time---the one the Roman Catholic Church tried to burn in the Middle Ages, the one the Counter Reformation still undermines at every turn.

The text is self-validating.

Sin is clearly defined, God is defined (Creator, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, etc.) and we have a grid for a worldview that stands all of the fiery darts of the evil powers that exist.

Not too long ago I had someone observe that I "thinned the veil" between the spirit and the body. Writers have had experience with the spiritual for centuries. Are they psycho-tropically induced? Are they the experience of only a small and weird minority (like Sadhu Sundar Singh, for example) I picked up a book at the Goodwill by a poetess from the early 1900's who wrote about all the spiritual experiences she'd had. Is she an example? She mentioned the influence of Madame Blavatsky on her thought, a theosophist.

The veil is really thin for those who know Christ. We live in a world that perfectly blends the spirit with the physical. We are born again, spiritually awake, spiritually made new. We have found The Way.

The Way is based solely on the Word of God, what He says in the Bible. It must be in the Bible, chapter and verse, weighed against other Scripture, and all of Scripture.

When we compromise the weight and teaching of the Bible, the commands and guidance it gives, we are drifting away from the fundamentals of the faith, the authority of Scripture.

I grieve that we even need to address this, but it is for such a time as this.

We are in the age of apostasy as predicted in the Bible, and people of faith must hold to strict boundaries.

The slippery slope is dangerous, and it is taking an entire generation away from clear Biblical guidelines. We are not discussing bowling and smoking and alcoholism anymore---

We're discussing fornication and adultery, murder of children, RIGHT IN "THE CHURCH!"

We're not in Kansas anymore! ---as Dorothy of Oz claimed.

This is a time for a clarity of faith: it isn't the "Feels" of faith, nor the Nice. We have a text that is relatively easy to interpret. It is hard to twist it, (though many do!) and it has given guidance for millennia. It's timeless.

As God says, "My Words abide forever."


For this time we can hold the text out and say that our belief is in this. It is an ancient text, but it is the authority we stand on. You must have a foundation of faith, and it could be in your own spirit, but that has nothing solid underneath. You may claim that a denomination or religion is your foundation, and you agree with it wholeheartedly. What happens when that organization changes? Do you change with it? Do you adopt the change without reservation? Do you flow with the whims of the age?

Having the text of Scripture as your faith base is a rock in the midst of a storm.

The storm comes. Its clouds are swirling above our heads even now.

Are you clinging to the Rock that is Higher?

Where else shall I go, Lord?


The Word is a tower, a high fortress. Run to it.

Christian Yoga - Should Christians Do Yoga?

It's time to watch Plan B again:

The following film started my journey back into memory of my encounter with the Illuminati.

Every Christian should watch this little film. It's a synopsis of the plan for the New World Order.

Don't miss it.  

Journey to Planet Earth: "Plan B: Mobilizing to Save Civilization" Hoste...

Glastonbury + 5G = Nosebleeds, Migraine & Insonmia ... ��

Jesus Loves Me - arr. René Clausen

Death is Swallowed Up in Victory

Everyone should write about death at some time, if one writes.

It's a subject that we all avoid, yet it is such a part of humanity and existence.

A week ago, on my travels, I drove a country road and saw, lying as if asleep, a beautiful cat on the shoulder of the road, dead.

I don't know about you, but I feel bad when I see an animal on the side of the road----a coon, a possum, a deer, a fawn---(all of which I've seen this past week) a beautiful and perhaps cherished pet is for me something to grieve.

You laugh?

Don't. Death is a result of the fallen nature of mankind. WE are to blame. All of creation suffers, and the death we witness daily WAS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL PLAN.

To conquer death God died. He became a man, and was put to death on the cross.

He CONQUERED death, through death. Death is the punishment for sin---all sin.

Satan mimics Christ's sacrifice with the demands of his own sacrifices. I have a pamphlet from the recent (spring) Paganicon that was held here in the Twin Cities area. There is a whole workshop on sacrifice.

There is talk of the "victim" and how to perform the sacrifice. Satanists regularly perform such fraudulent and useless sacrifices because they are following the devil who mimics and parrots everything that God did once and for all.

Everything Satan does is a fake replica of the real thing. He wants to be God, and He follows the example of God, yet everything is an inverted impostor.

A fraud, a fake. When you look for the parallels you are struck by his attempt to copy almost everything God did. Christ, Anti-Christ---just for starters.

But death is glorified by Satan. He has his triumphs in death.

God triumphs over death, ultimately. Why does He let death reign for thousands of years? His grand purposes of creation and life, time and eternity are unfathomable to me. I know that He is love, is compassionate, and merciful.

The Bible says He is patient, wanting all to come to salvation.

He has allowed my generation to see life and experience His love. What if He had just wiped out everyone with the flood?

Mistakes?

No. God's purposes? Yes. He is God, fear Him. We are called and fashioned to give Him glory and honor. He ultimately wins over death, and it is swallowed up in victory.

So when we lose a loved one, to age or accident, disease or murder---we can expect it. Death is ever-present in this age. We can know that it doesn't win, for those who belong to Him.

Satan doesn't win.

Those in Christ have a hope that supplants any fear of a temporary passage. That is all that death really is.

But only for those in Christ. Don't rest in your own impostor.
Satan has got you until you repent and choose Christ.

Choose life.

Venturing

This summer I have ventured new roads west, north, south, and east.

New roads for me, roads previously never taken in my life, that I know. Perhaps my daughter (and for a brief journey) my husband have chosen steeper and more difficult paths, but since I am getting on in years it is always amazing to find places I haven't seen in my home territory.

Everything can be a metaphor, and my journeys are my own metaphors.

As summer winds down I am struck by the activities of the upcoming school semester, and I hope, hope that I can handle the obligations of school for this season.


You know that life is not perfect. You will deal with mockery, brokenness, disappointments. They happen daily in the stuff you deal with, family, people you meet.

To rise above and give it to God is the only way to navigate such downers.

I speak as someone who has been through much. God has been faithful, and He has brought me through countless life experiences.

I speak as one who has probed the depths of pain and the unknown (in an earthly sense). I speak as one who has stared into darkness and understood the power of the Holy Spirit. I speak as one who has seen suffering and hopelessness.

I speak because I can, and God has let me go through deep waters.

I deal with pain every day, but I go on with God's help.

I deal with memories of sadness and friends lost to time...

I deal with the struggles of my daily battles.

There are always new roads, and I go, because I know God is greater than any thing I encounter.


We grow, we learn, we understand better...

We are held accountable for what we know. We are held accountable for reacting in love to those who wish ill to us.

I struggle with this. People are expendable, really. Just ignore those irritating folk who have brushed you off or used you badly, those who ignore you, or make fun of you...

I am not an attractive person physically, and I have had my share of ridicule because of the way I look. Those who are really looking can ignore the shell of my soul and see my spirit, but there are those who see only the shell, and they find it easy to mock mine.

I am tempted to ignore those people, but God tells me to treat them with love. This is my struggle.

They badly need the love of God, so that they can go deeper and experience the things of the spirit, which are eternal.


This is my prayer. Lord, let me forgive, let me love, let me proclaim your truth, even when I am mocked.

Then open their eyes and let them see the spirit that you have renewed in my heart.

The things of the spirit are the things that really matter, and those who can see them are blessed with a pure heart before God!

When people mock, you remember that they are desperately in need of the deeper life, the life that recognizes the universe of the soul. Pray for them, forgive them, and bring them to the God who is wooing them with His love.

Remember their blindness, and seek to help open their spiritual eyes, knowing that it is the Holy Spirit who initiates this spiritual transaction.

We must wait and watch, venturing roads untraveled, marveling at the patience of God.

This is a journey, and we are expectantly awaiting the destination. We'll know it immediately, in a moment, in a twinkling of an eye...

A shout, a trumpet, a translation.

MARANATHA!

Shocking Discovery in SODOM & GOMORRAH (R$E)

The Minds of Men | Official Documentary by Aaron & Melissa Dykes

Rosa Koire. UN Agenda 2030 exposed

Loons and Lovelies

I have a very close friend who recently acquired a cabin in the North.

She blessed me with three days of loons, moon paths on the lake, refreshing dips in the water, blue skies, a veritable theater of cloud formations, rainbows, a bear in evidence (the bird feeder is destroyed), and peaceful silence.

When I entered the cabin the silence was deafening. Have you ever heard complete silence?

You should.

Besides having three days of uninterrupted fellowship we enjoyed seeing the local haunts and hide-outs.

We had a broasted chicken dinner at the local cafe. The nearby (15 miles) bakery had toothsome treats for breakfast each day.

The water was that perfect Minnesota July cool---not too cold, certainly not too warm.

The sun shafts would prepare "warm spots" for us to swim in.

I swam/floated enough to keep the Muskies and the Pike at bay.

On the first night we swam to drops of rain, (no thunder) and I always think swimming in light rain is enchanting.

A loon family on the lake has apparently lost one of its chicks. Was it the Bald Eagle that paid a daily fly-over? Was it a pike, the ever-threat from below? We grieved. The mournful call of the night had real meaning this time. We watched the loon parents teach their one young one to dive in the afternoons. Once I laughed over-loud and the adults decided I was a serious threat. Off they flew to the west of the lake, leaving their chick behind, who then figured out that a dive was the only way to reunite with its parents. It's amazing to see a loon become airborne. The wings and feet are all a part of take-off. The effort is considerable. Diving is much easier.

We grieved over the lost bird feeder, too. My friend was warned about bear visits, but you always hope that the wildlife will respect your stuff. When they don't it's just sort of sad. Expected, but a disappointment!

The claw marks on the heavy plastic were the fingerprints needed to identify the perpetrator.

A favorite business that is close by is changing from a store to an online presence. We were able to visit the store-closing sale and reap a few discounts on Chokecherry jelly.

It's the best stuff.

As we relaxed and rested we were continually praising God for His goodness. There are some lovely places on the earth, but I have a hard time thinking of anywhere so gently beautiful as northern Minnesota. I love it in all seasons, and it has the welcoming aspect of being easy to get to.

Green and blue.

The colors that our planet exhibits from space.

That makes Minnesota a quintessential amalgamation of earthly beauty.

Thank the LORD for thinking it up, creating the pristine lakes and the plethora of tree varieties!

The environment was truly thriving.


Our Margaret is doing fine. It turns out that she and Abby may be the only women to complete the section of the trail they just did this year. There appears to have been a woman from England who did did it with her husband about a month before our girls did, but most have had to turn back, or skip the section. Conditions were terrible! Snow, avalanches, excessive melt-off, cold, trail issues...

I am beginning to believe that God gave the girls three angels to get them through it. All three of their hiking companions are leaving them for other pursuits! I was so glad to have three strong young men accompany the girls through the highest sections  of the trail: two IDF soldiers and an experienced hiker from Ohio, who also did the Appalachian Trail.

Don't you think that angels can come in different ways? I do.

There was sadness at saying goodbye, but more adventure lies ahead.

Intolerant Liberals

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/07/18/sad-clown-progressive-reporter-unfriends-old-high-school-pal-over-a-maga-hat-n2549615

Heading for the Pool...

Oh what a two days it has been!

I'm all set up with my new university! I spent two days just accessing and organizing my online presence at the school.

It's all good from here out, right?

Add to that bridal showers and online gifts (isn't that easy?!) ---work, calendar modification,---my life is BOOKED UP.

I learned that online credits cost more, but I just happened to sign up for three online classes.

I wanted to diminish my online time, but it looks like it may be a blessing in disguise.

Those of you going back to school in your fifties can relate to me----it's an education in technology as well as one in my core studies!

I can do this, right?

Well, we'll see. One day at a time.

We've had two weeks of fun and games with guests from all over. I have washed all the sheets and towels and Cheri mowed the grass. The garden is full of weeds. I was able to weed portions of the brick walk on the south of the house----a job needing to be done every year.

The cats are hunting rodents and doing their jobs magnificently. Topaz visited the vet the other day and was pronounced SUPER HEALTHY. The vet just crooned over him. I love her.

One thing has suffered over the last two weeks----my pain quotient.

I've been unable to fit my pool time in. I have to swim to avoid debilitating headaches. I've had a low grade ache for a week now, and today is finally the day to GET TO THE POOL!

So, off I go.

My mid-week vacation from the hotel is now over, and I'm back to a busy schedule.

School starts SOON!

Exciting.

Footnote: Haven't heard from the adventurers for a few days now, not even satellite coordinates. Maybe tonight.

Seminary Disfunction

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/seminary-confidential-critical-theory/?fbclid=IwAR2Eqs3tTtZ3uYqyGw67Amlzf-Qoyc5wgoyUtGX5EB2tvuMR04dXSOVfEKI

"I’d love to say that the biggest issue is that divinity schools are not taking the Bible seriously. Every divinity school and seminary like mine have professors who don’t believe the resurrection happened, who teach future pastors Intro to New Testament and Systematic Theology. Even if they do believe in the resurrection, they easily cast off any other part of the Scriptures they dislike by denying the authorship of the Holy Spirit and then proclaiming the human authors were hopelessly blinded by the bigotries of their era. Unfortunately, this isn’t news."

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"One group says that truth exists, humans are sinful, our actions must be conformed to God, and that society and systems help us obtain those ends. The other says that truth either doesn’t exist or is dependent on the subjective experience of the individual, humans are fundamentally good and only corrupted by oppressive systems, and God should be conformed to our behavior.

Both cannot claim the mantle of Christianity."

In Regard to the Recent Decision....

I was a short term "Apprentice in Missions" missionary in Germany for a couple of years in the mid '80's. I went with the Evangelical Free Church of America for many good reasons. My grandfather was a EFCA pastor, my other grandfather helped to start a Free Church in Central Minnesota back in the early days of the denomination.

My parents were both raised in the church, and I have an extensive connection to this denomination through friends and family.

To hear that they are changing their statement of faith is extremely alarming.

https://www.efca.org/resources/document/motion-amend-article-9-efca-statement-faith

Recently they voted to take premillennial language out of their statement of faith. See the video below, around minute 28.


This is a travesty, and a disrespect to those that came before.

I wrote the article about Warren Smith and Lighthouse Trail this morning. I found out about this EFCA decision shortly after I hit the publish button.

I am grieved.


It saddens me that people in seminaries are not reading their Bibles. DO NOT TRUST THE SEMINARIES! They are rejecting Christ's return. They are undermining the authority of Scripture.

There is feel-good social justice globalism everywhere, and it is luring people down a path of apostasy. Dominionism is on the rise, quietly but surely. This is an anti-Biblical heresy.


I am quietly teaching the inmates at the jail on Sunday evenings the solid foundation (fundamentals) of Biblical faith. The hope in their eyes at hearing truth is just amazing. Last week a woman interrupted the discussion and declared to the group that I (Corgi Hollows!) was speaking truth from God, and they should all listen to me.

It was one of those moments when I thought about the girl following the disciples who cried out that they were of God, listen to them!

Chills. I always tell the women to READ THEIR BIBLES.

I know that the Holy Spirit resonates in their hearts and gives them truth, as He has with me. I don't need a seminary degree, I need to be in the WORD OF GOD.

And so do you. Please read your Bible. Look for the Blessed Hope of Christ's return. Watch for apostasy to creep into your churches, Bible studies, fellowships.

Some of us are going to be seized away soon, and those left will sadly regret their lack of Bible knowledge.

Take time to read Sir Robert Anderson, a Scotland Yard detective who did extensive Bible study and came to the hope of Christ's return through comparison and contrast of ALL of SCRIPTURE.

Test the spirits. Test the spirits. Test the spirits.

Believe in hope, in Jesus, in the Word of God.

And watch prophecy come to fruition.


Is your heart constantly about the things of God? Are you in the Word daily? Have you even read the Bible? Are you continually asking the Holy Spirit to reveal truth to you through the Word of God?

Dear ones, we are in the end times. Look up, for your redemption draws nigh.

Soon!!!

Maranatha!

Rock Harbor Church Prophecy Update 7-5-19

Edging on Controversy Here (For Once!)

I've been listening to YouTube videos of Warren Smith lately. Many, one after another.

He is associated with Lighthouse Trails Ministry, and I have had people say to me how horrible that ministry is.

Is it a cult?

Is it false?

Is it a bee-in-the-bonnet?

No, no, and yes.

Warren Smith was saved from the New Age movement years ago. He was in a bookstore reading "The Beautiful Side of Evil" by Johanna Michaelson when a demon approached him and screamed at him "ARE YOU GOING TO BUY THAT BOOK?"

The demon was in a man Warren had seen outside.

Because of his deep involvement with the occult Warren had special insight after his conversion to Jesus Christ. He is a believer now, intent on helping others spy the hoodwinking devices of the devil.

Is it such a surprise that the devil would be a deceiver? Is it a surprise that many Christians are believing things that are not Biblical?

Is it such a surprise that there may be evil connections within the church?

Is it such a surprise that Satan would use church leaders and authors who profess to be Christians and believers to lure people off the narrow path?

Is it such a surprise that people who come to Christ for salvation believe all sorts of non-Biblical things based on experiences and other influences?

No. It is not.

Warren Smith simply and prayerfully asks EVERYONE to TEST THE SPIRITS!

Is that scary?

No. Not for those in Christ and indwelt by the Holy Spirit. It is a simple test. You must see if the idea is compatible with all of God's Word. You must ask if Jesus Christ is LORD, and that He died and was raised from the dead. You must ask if Jesus is the only way to salvation. These are the tests of the spirit.

There is a huge movement called the "Counter Reformation." It was started shortly after Martin Luther is credited with starting the Protestant Reformation. This movement was originally a part of the Roman Catholic Church, but it has developed on its own, a separate entity within the perimeters of the Catholic church. A young man with an interesting past named Ignatius Loyola had an encounter with a spirit in a cave. The spirit charged him with stamping out the Protestant Reformation. Thus began a time of darkness and horror for many true believers in Christ, and His Word.

Loyola was charismatic, handsome, rich, and zealous. He quickly amassed followers eager to help him in his mission.

Something powerfully and darkly spiritual seemed to take hold of the movement, and he founded an entire order within the Roman Catholic church. At times that power almost got out of control, and the more sensible factions within the church had to suppress this zealous faction.

Interestingly, the followers of Loyola saw the value in education and missionary work. They valiantly spread their version of religion all over the world. Many seemed to be converted to a form of Christianity, but it was a religion that was infused with superstition and unbiblical tenets. It was a form of Roman Catholicism, but more extreme.

Many schools were founded by the followers of Ignatius Loyola. These schools still exist today, turning out masses of people who have infiltrated our institutions of government, the justice system, education and the publishing industry. The effect is real. These people don't even realize the overall agenda; STOP THE EFFECTS OF THE REFORMATION.

If you are interested in learning more about Ignatius Loyola and his prodigy please contact Christian Pinto, Adullam Films. Chris has done extensive research, and his films are absolutely fascinating. You quickly get the "big" picture from watching. I watched, and then I did my own research.

When you realize how infiltrated the church  of Jesus Christ is, you become a little more sensitive to the work of the devil within it.

Watch, dear ones. This is a time to be aware of apostasy. It was predicted, and it is there. It's not dressed up in red with horns, but it is blond and blue eyed, sweetly countenanced, light with loving and honeyed words.

I appreciate Lighthouse Trail Ministries. No, they are not popular, but I think they are a necessary voice in this darkening world.

Margaret

Updates on the Adventurers

Margaret is with our Abby on a walk of a lifetime.

Most of us could not even dream of doing this---the exertion is beyond most, the time commitment is months---the cost prohibitive.

Margaret and Abby prudently saved for this for a year. She afforded this adventure.

So now their parents sit on the "sidelines" and watch and wait for news!

Here's the latest report, and I will not publicly disclose the trail they are on, I will simply give a general description of what they've been experiencing to keep friends who are concerned and praying abreast of their progress.

SO, they have passed the part of the trail that was both the highest elevation and the one of the longest sections that was without access to civilization.

Not even cell access. They were literally running out of food when they got to civilization.

Parents and daughters are all doing fine.

The last two weeks were rather nerve-wracking.

We get satellite coordinates when there are clear sight lines to satellites. This is helpful, and we could see by the coordinates that they were making good progress.

Just an FYI---this trail has had few "through-hikers" this year due to unprecedented snow and other unfavorable conditions. It seems that Margaret, Abby, and their three companions they've acquired made it through in a perfect window of favor.

Now the trail is still extremely strenuous and there are still almost 2,000 miles to walk. They will have to walk about 20 miles a day to finish as they had hoped in the fall. The daily 20 miles are practically all mountain miles, up and down, high elevations, murky conditions, stream crossings and snow melt. The dangers are not over.

So, we all thank you for your continued prayers. This will be a memorable experience, and one they will probably never forget. I am always asked, "Why are they doing this?"

Have you ever heard of the book "Do Hard Things?"

It's a good book. Hard things can reap great rewards. I always answer that Margaret wanted to do something hard.

Add to that her insatiable love of mountains and nature===match made in heaven.

So far, so good.

Differences Between the Rapture and Second Coming - Dr. Thomas Ice

Life Coaching for FREE

I've learned a lot over my five decades of life. Because I am a mom and now a grandma I pass on my little tidbits of wisdom in any way I can. Here's a good post for young folk to read and take to heart. (I also shared a little bit of this at the jail the other night.)

If you want to be wealthy, learn to invest. (More on that below!)
If you want to be rich, work hard.
If you want to be happy, serve others.
If you want peace and joy, follow Jesus.


There is the recipe for human contentment.

I'm not wealthy, and I have discovered that I don't want to be wealthy. Wealth is a bondage that takes over your life, scews your thinking and your existence.

We all like a nice trip to see the world (or most of us do), a beautiful horse, a nice car, a mansion....What do you define wealth as being? What ever you think of as wealth, be sure it isn't being rich or happy, because it isn't.

How many happy wealthy people do you REALLY know?

I don't know any.

They are all sinners in the hands of a just God, and they are running from truth. Wealth enslaves people, shuts them in fortresses of all kinds.

Being rich is a little different. One may have very little money and be rich. Richness is the benefit of working hard and enjoying the profits of that work. This is why Socialism is so devastating to the human spirit! It robs people of the benefits of being rich.

Richness is accepting limitations and planning well. Richness is having goals and keeping them in perspective. Richness is knowing there are seasons of life that supersede those plans, goals, and desires.

Perhaps you are rich in time for a season. You may want to devote that richness to volunteering or pursuing more education. Perhaps you want to invest your riches in your grandchildren, should you have them.

Maybe you are rich in other ways. There are myriad ways to define richness. Money is only one.

When I "worked" for Primerica for awhile I learned amazing things. It's a great company, and I was able to sell one insurance policy. (: !

I learned about debt stacking, debt coverage, wise investment, and patience. All of these are necessary to acquiring wealth AND financial independence. Sadly our world is full of people who were NEVER educated in these things.

Our education system has failed.

But remember! Wealth is a goal that doesn't bring joy or happiness. It may give a measure of contentment and even anxiety relief, but it DOES NOT bring peace. It is a dangerous pursuit, sometimes at the cost of one's very soul.

It should be a goal only to bring glory to God, if you choose to make it one of your goals.

BE CONTENT with what God has given you! Don't desire things that will rust and gather dust. Don't yearn after experiences that will only fade in your memory. Invest in what is eternal!

Investing is an interesting word. We are constantly investing.

We invest in people, real estate, animals, education, travel, retirement, YouTube, Facebook, movies, television, cell phone time....

Have you analyzed your investments recently? You may be surprised at where your assets are going.
Have you analyzed your assets?

These are the things that make up our lives.

I really like my new job at the hotel. I meet all sorts of fascinating people. It's a nice hotel, and the people that stay there usually are those that can afford to.

Cranky, crabby people, quiet sad people, boisterous, demanding people, grateful, nice people, understanding people. People whose appearance screams "MONEY!" People who are modest and humble.

What a parade of humanity.

I had a(n) (obviously) homeless person come in one day asking for a room with great dignity. I informed him of the cost and the conditions and he then asked for directions to an ATM. It was a convenient and dignified way to leave the hotel and not return.

I do see it all.

Life lessons. What are you pursuing? The answer should be joy and peace. The only way to have them is to follow Christ, the One who made it all, and in Whom all things exist and have their being.

He has appointed you to His offices, and you will never find peace until you can execute His will and accept His plan for you.

There are seasons. Life changes, sometimes on purpose, sometimes accidentally. Knowing God is in charge of every minute detail is extremely comforting and freeing for those of us who know Him.

Our diseases are all in His hands.

With joy and peace the rest of life comes into plain focus. Wealth is understood, riches abound.

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind. He knows your needs! Consider the lilies! Consider the birds! Doesn't He fashion and take care of these things of apparent little worth? How much more does He care for you?

You are His workmanship! You are created in His image! You are worth far more. He loves to provide for you.

Rest in His plan, His provision, His wisdom, His final goal for you.

"I've got a mansion
just over that hilltop...
in that bright land where
we'll never grow old!

And someday yonder
we will never more wander
but walk that street that
is purest gold."

That is the goal; riches of heaven, where moth and dust do not corrupt.