Just in the nick of time...

I can remember as a child watching a cartoon where a damsel in distress was tied to the railroad tracks and a locomotive train would be approaching full speed ahead. I can still remember in my mind the increase in the tempo of the background music as the camera shots flipped back and forth between the damsel tied to the tracks and approaching train. I can also remember thinking where is the superhero? Will the hero be able to save them in time? The intensity of the scene would increase more and more as the damsel in distress and the train approaching would both now be sharing the same film frame. And just when you thought it was too late the Superhero would show up and rescue the damsel right before the train reached the spot where she was tied. Sometimes that is how life is for us, we may not be tied to railroad tracks but we maybe tied to a situation or circumstance that have us bound and we need a breakthrough. We must pray, praise and wait on God to send us our breakthrough. Sometimes minutes, hours, days, weeks, months and even years pass and just when you think your situation or circumstance is going to overtake you the Lord sends a breakthrough into your Life freeing you of whatever had you bound. There is an old church clique that says "He might not come when you want him, but He is always on time". As we go through this life we must always know God will never leave nor forsake us, He will go with us even to the ends of the earth. So next time you are tied to the "tracks of life" remember he is "Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound" be encouraged TMAC

Make it Personal

Recently I have gone out of my way to make it a point to tell my cashier at the local grocery store thank you and call them by their name. The funny thing about it is this salutation is usually followed by a bewildered look. Most people in society today do not expect to be called by their name, the question is why? I believe the answer is we as a society have gotten very impersonal. We do not take the time to wave at our neighbors or have a casual conversation with our mail carrier like society used too. It is almost like we have gotten too busy or too afraid and protective to take the time learn the names of the people we come in contact with on a regular basis. You would think with all the new technological advances in communication that society would be better at personal communication. Well, the real skinny is this, we serve a very personal God. Scripture tells us he knows the very hairs on our head and that he calls us by our name. If our God takes the time to be personal with us and calls us by our name, I believe we should take the time to be personal with our fellow man. Doing so creates a better personal relationship as well as puts a smile on the face of those helping us. So join me and make it a point to make things personal, Share your thoughts TW.