Good morning and happy Wednesday. With all the recent tragedies and loss of loved ones I felt led to share a word God spoke to me on the way home from an old friends funeral in Denton.


The purpose of a life is not easily determined. A newborn who passes away; what was the purpose? Could it be that a person is born and raised and we meet and grow together and bond in a way that is beyond friendship, that their death is their purpose for my life. It happens to us all the time when a loved one or close friend passes away. We change the way we see our life and the way we're gonna live it. It's a huge feeling in the pit of your stomach that says; do it this way from now on. Is that the purpose of the life that has passed? Did God really put into motion a life born, lived and died just for the purpose of changing me at a crucial point? Yes He did. The little baby was born only for a few days before passing and has touched the lives of many people. A grandparent who dies late in their life that as they are dying the family is reflecting on their life and has a changing impact on a lot of lives. When those deaths happen, don't we begin to search for the meaning behind them and then make changes in our own lives. Well it happened a long time ago and it was very deliberate in it's purpose. Jesus was born and lived and died to change our lives. Death of our loved ones and ourselves are simply that again, as a reminder of what's been done for us by God Himself through His son Jesus. Don't let the purpose of a life lived be lost on our own idea of life. Let your life be changed by those who have gone on before us, but especially by the one who went first before us all. That's where all life is pointed to. Jesus' life was to die for us. You are born to die so others may change from your life lived. Not to take away from the actual life itself, changing others as it is lived. But sometimes the only way we see it is when a life is taken. In love always

Good morning and happy Tuesday. I know, it's been a while. How much do you really trust God? How much do really believe He has it all in control?  Then do your actions and behavior show it?  I've watched the sad story of a friend of mine losing his wife to cancer unfold over the last couple of months. It's been a battle for a few years though and I finally met this incredible women whose strength and faith in God has helped to inspire so many. She's the reason I couldn't sleep this morning as I think and pray for Tim, my friend. Together they walked the very questions asked before, and by their actions one could see so easily how much they trust and believe in God to take care of them. We read or hear stories all the time of the faith of someone and their trust in God in a difficult situation, but to see it being lived out firsthand is inspiring beyond words. I have not stopped thinking of you two since walking out of that door that day. I hear someone complaining about this or that and think of you being by her side as you say goodbye to the love of your life. We are such selfish people. We have allowed ourselves to be distanced from our Lord by this world. I saw the peace that only God can give you Tim. To truly know that God is God is how one feels that. Our pains here are insignificant when compared to an eternity with Him. Tears will be shed and hearts will hurt, but it's only for the time we have left here. Sheri will be missed, but her life here will not be forgotten. She is a pillar of what true trust in God really is. If you've never really seen it, your life will be changed when you do. If you have seen or do trust in Him fully, are you living it for others to see so they may be changed by the One you saves us all. Sheri, thank you for your life shared with all of us. Tim, continued peace and comfort brother. In love always. <><