FIRING THE FIRST SALVO

          Over the next few weeks I will be contacting churches via email, fax, regular mail and then follow up with phone calls in an effort to meet with pastors re: my ministry.  It make seem like a daunting task, however, I believe in my heart of hearts that God has called me and gifted me and wishes to use me.  Does He NEED me? Absolutely not.  But I believe He has chosen to give me the gift of writing and speaking clearly and effectively for His honor and I will pursue it until I feel all doors are closed to me.  27 emails reached their appointed destination yesterday with an introductory message; a first salvo, if you will.  I am coming to ministry encouragement to those believers who are struggling with their faith.  These are trying times.  Someone needs to pick up the gauntlet and say something.  I believe that someone is me.  Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing! rlk

YOU ARE A BLESSING!

What does it mean when Jesus says our Heavenly Father has the very hairs on our head numbered? (Matthew 10:30 & Luke 12:7)  It's simple ... God knows us intimately.  He knows everything about us as a earthly parent would know everything about their own child.  God created us for His own good pleasure.  You are a blessing to God.  Spread the blessings God gives YOU around to all you encounter each day.  You will be better off for it.  Have a super blessed day!! Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing!

NO HIDDEN AGENDAS

          It's Thursday and I am preparing to launch emails and faxes at unsuspecting AG churches within a 50 mile radius.  I have signed up for a free 30-day trial with NextivaFax.  Supposed to be easy to use.  I should be getting an email from them sometime today letting me know how to start faxing documents from my laptop.  That would be a big time saver.  I seek to remain humble in my efforts to make a name for myself.  Therein lies the difficulty.  My publicist told me that instead of looking at it as "tooting my own horn" perhaps I should look at it as "tooting my horn for the Lord".  Good advice.  God knows my heart.  I seek to serve Him in whatever capacity He ordains.  It would appear that I am gifted at writing or so it seems.  I have many folks who simply love my relaxed writing style.  It is matter of fact and plain vanilla.  No hidden agendas or white washing of the truth as I believe it to be.  Let's see what doors God opens for me.  Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing! rlk

ARE YOU A BUCKING BRONCO?

          God desires to guide and direct us throughout our lives.  Many see it as giving up control, but is it really?  God doesn't play us like puppets on a string.  He doesn't want to control us, but rather instruct us so that we have a sincere, heartfelt desire to follow His decrees as laid out in the Bible.  God knows exactly what is best for us and is willing to guide us into all truth if we will let Him.  Submission.  That's what it's gonna take.  Surrendering our will over to God.  Once we do that we begin to see that everything God asks of us will benefit us and not harm us.  It's only when we buck wildly, trying to keep from having the saddle put on our backs, that we get nicked up and exhausted. It doesn't have to be that way. Surrender your will to God.  Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing! rlk

IMPORTANT DAY!

          The storm came and went.  4-6" of light, fluffy snow.  No big deal for us at the jersey shore.  It's cold this morning ... 11 degrees.  Brrrr!  Crisp air ... smells good.  I can deal with this a whole lot better then 95 degrees and muggy.  Anyway, nothing will be melting for a while I'm guessing because of the temps.  We're used to it here.  We're from Jersey. Yeah baby!

          Today I attempt to pull together a listing of churches I can send my email out to.  No job in the offing yet, so I will do what I do in the meantime.  God knows what He's doing.  I'm trying to keep up with Him.  

          Gonna speak with my publicist this week to discuss plans to do our campaign perhaps in a month or so.  Helen Cook has been invaluable to me.  She is a lovely Christian woman from Industry, TX who runs Primestar Publicity.  She is awesome at what she does!

          Gotta get rolling ... gotta contact the VA to get paperwork to file for my benefit check.  Army insurance policy my dad put in place many years ago.  I'm the sole beneficiary.  Not much, but every little bit helps.  Have to cancel my dad's pension too.  Alrighty then ... until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing!

SNOWY MONDAY

          March has come in like a lion.  We are in the midst of a snow storm that started as rain last night.  The temps dropped from 34 to 19 overnight and there is a glaze of ice under the light, fluffy snow.  If you're home in the warmth of your dwelling it's pretty to look at out a window, but driving in it is not recommended if it can be avoided.  Geez, I sound like a weatherman. (lol)

          God has not revealed my future path to me just yet.  No employment has yet been offered to me, so I am going to continue working at putting together my email to NJ pastors from various denominations seeking an audience with them in the hopes of securing speaking engagements.  All this is in God's hands.  I desire for his will to unfold in my life.  God knows what he's doing, I only pretend to know.  I must follow his lead, stay focused (I can tend to become a little scattered when I don't organize myself properly) and trust him to work all things for the good.  May his name be glorified forever.  Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing! rlk

          

LIFE IS GOOD - GOD IS GREAT!

          I have been chosen for a second year in a row to provide devotionals for the 40 days of Lent.  They were very well received last year.  

          I am a member at a Presbyterian Church in Middletown, NJ where the head minister is born-again.  I grew up in a Presbyterian church in Red Bank, NJ through high school. It wasn't until I had graduated from then Montclair State COLLEGE that I gave my life to Christ.  That was nearly 35 years ago and I haven't looked back, nor have I ever envied the unsaved.   My life isn't perfect, no ones ever is, but it is the life I have been given and I will embrace it for all that it is and serve God to the best of my ability with the help of His Holy Spirit as long as I have breath.  

          Be blessed today, my friends, you are favored of God. He loves us with a never ending, unconditional love that shall never fade.  Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing!