A young man was getting ready to graduate college. For
     many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's
     showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told
him that was all he wanted.

     As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited
     signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on the
morning  of his graduation his father called him into his private
  study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine
son, and  told him how much he loved him. He handed his son
a beautiful   wrapped gift box.

     Curious, but somewhat disappointed the young man
     opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible. Angrily,
he raised his voice at his father and said, "With all your money you
give  me  a Bible?" and stormed out of the house, leaving the holy
book.

     Many years passed and the young man was very successful in
business.
     He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his
     father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to him. He
had   not seen him since that graduation day. Before he could make
     arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had
     passed away, and willed all of his possessions to his son. He
needed   to come home immediately and take care things.
When he arrived at  his father's house, sudden sadness and
regret filled his heart.

     He began to search his father's important papers and
     saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With
tears,  he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. As he
read those   words, a car key dropped from an envelope
taped behind the Bible.
It  had a tag with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the
sports  car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation,
     and the words...PAID IN FULL.

     How many times do we miss God's blessings because they are not
     packaged as we expected?

Friends

Recently i was reminiscing with an old friend, we were discussing what the value of friendship is.  He ask me what defines value in friendship? The value of friendship is based upon your friend helping you to become a better individual-how valuable is that....PRICELESS
Proverbs 18:24 A man who has friends must himself be friendly, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Owning Our Faith...

When you here the phrase "owning your Faith" what comes to mind?  I believe we can have a great understanding of the Bible and I believe we need to have a great understanding of the Bible; I also suggest that we can show someone what our belief in the Bible and God can look like by sharing personal stories and testimonies of what God has done for us personally.  I f someone ask you today why you believe in God what would you tell them and why?

Transcendent Cause

Man will lay down his life for his country, his society, his family.  He will choose to throe himself on a grenade to save his comrades; he is capable of the highest generosity and self sacrifice.  But he has to feel and believe that what he is doing is truly heroic, timeless, and supremely meaningful.  In this I want to guide my family to a closer walk with Jesus.