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Quarantine: Trapped inside? Lie!

Hey friends, I know it’s been a bit since I’ve shared. Since we have been in quarantine these last few weeks, our youth pastor asked some adults to do a video devotion for the teens. This is one that I put out there. I pray this blesses you.

I also pray you and yours are staying safe and well in this time!

Just wanted to give you a link to this text Proverbs 17:24, or even to Proverbs.

Love and blessin’s,

Flatland Dave

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Add this to your Thankful list

Not long ago a friend asked me what food I miss the most while traveling. I first thought about the foods that I like: Mexican, chips and dip (kinda Mexican), Chick-Fil-A, Panera, Thanksgiving dinner, etc. Then, I realized what I really like about food. Here was my answer:

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How incremental change can transform your relationship with God and others!

Recently I have been putting a greater focus on small, incremental changes in my life rather than trying to overwhelm myself with the things that I am not doing. For example:

  • Working out –
    • I USED TO – Work out for at least 30 minutes a day. And when I say I used to, I mean I tried. It never lasted long.
    • NOW – I work out for no more than 10 minutes, and I focus on incremental changes. Example: Ten pushups goes to twenty, and twenty to thirty, etc.
  • Journeling –
    • I USED TO – find myself writing about all sorts of things when I journaled. I loved it, but the time wasn’t feasible on a daily basis.
    • NOW – I journal for no more than five minutes a day with targeted topics: What did I do yesterday? What did I learn? What is the weather? Things like that.

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We are moving to Bangalore!

A few years ago I had the pleasure to travel to Bangalore, India for work. While there, I took a day trip to Nandi Hills. It was an awesome experience. Looking back through pictures I found the picture above. I saw that mound of dirt. I made a few calls, and we are purchasing it tomorrow. We will build our house right on top of that mound.

Over the last week my wife and I have sold our new home. I will quit my job today. Our cars are for sale. We are selling everything we have. That mound of dirt is worth everything. It’s beautiful.

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When will God answer?

The people of Israel went 400 years without a new message from God. During that time their entire culture became engulfed in the Roman world. They longed for God to do something. Doesn’t God see? Doesn’t God care? Why was God silent?
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It is not too much for a King

Do you have children? How about teenagers? Have your children ever disobeyed? Have you? I know that I have.

My wife and I have three amazing kids. I look back over the 18 years of parenting and I can see things I wish I would have done differently. There are also a few things we did with all of our children that I would do again. Here is one of them, and it relates to God’s Kingdom. Continue reading “It is not too much for a King”

Thy Kingdom come!

“What do you think of when you hear the word ‘Kingdom’?” was a question at one of our recent family discussions. The  answers were intriguing.

Castles; King and Queen; Royalty; Army; Moat; Dragons; were a few of the answers. My favorite answer: “People”. I like this answer because it gets right to the heart of everything. The Kingdom is about people. What I love even more is that the Kingdom of God is available to ALL people.

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The Kingdom is yours!

One of the most popular sections of the “Sermon on the Mount” is at the beginning, known as the beatitudes. This is where Jesus identifies different people who are blessed. Two of the beatitudes specifically identify people in seemingly undesirable situations and calls these people blessed because the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them. Continue reading “The Kingdom is yours!”