When David was a baby my favorite thing to do was hold him and rock him to sleep at bedtime. I came up with a song for him and sang it to him everynight as baby and sang it to him as recent as last night. It still comforts him and he is able to relax and fall asleep. I thought I would share it with you. I hope you enjoy.
I Love You David Jamall
I love you, I love you, David Jamall
I love you, I love you, my precious baby doll
I love you in the morning
I love you by noon
I love you in the evening son, I pray blessings over you
I'll be your shelter, I'll be your best friend
I'll stand right beside you til the very end
because I love you, I love you, David Jamall
I love you, I love you, my precious baby doll
I'll be there for you
From a child to a man
Just remember one thing my son
Keep God in you plan
Because HE love you, HE loves you, David Jamall
HE loves you, HE loves you, you're HIS precious baby doll
HE loves you in the morning
HE loves you by noon
HE loves you in the evening son, HE'S THE BLESSING OVER YOU!
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Jesus You Rein
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
You're Lord Of Everything
I firmly believe the Lord gave this song to me to not only provide comfort to David, but to exhalt him as the ultimate Comforter. Ask God to give you a song that comforts and exhalts Him today.
Be blessed!
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Friday, September 11, 2009
Is Home Where Your Heart Is? - A Message For Men
Is Home Where Your Heart Is?
“Your heart will be where your treasure is” Matt 6:21 NCV
Most people confuse this with “Where your heart is there will your treasure be also”. What is the difference?
The difference is people can’t see our heart and identify with our treasure; however they can see our treasure and the time invested in something and easily see that is where our heart is.
Hobbies – Golf, basketball, video games, cars, fishing, etc.
Church
Work
Home??
• Ephesians 5:25-30 NLT
25 And you husbands must love your wives with the same love Christ showed the church. He gave up his life for her 26 to make her holy and clean, washed by baptism and God's word.* 27 He did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without fault. 28 In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as they love their own bodies. For a man is actually loving himself when he loves his wife. 29 No one hates his own body but lovingly cares for it, just as Christ cares for his body, which is the church. 30 And we are his body.
>When you are in need as a family, are you seeking God for his guidance and assistance? Does he show up?
>When you are at church seeking a touch from God does He make his presence known?
>Nowhere in the scripture above are there any conditions that are to be met by our spouses.
I.e. Only love when she is in a good mood….only love if she told me she loved me first…..only love if she bought me a gift, and etc.
Matthew 7:7-11 NLT Keep on asking, and you will be given what you ask for. Keep on looking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened. 8 For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And the door is opened to everyone who knocks. 9 You parents-if your children ask for a loaf of bread, do you give them a stone instead? 10 Or if they ask for a fish, do you give them a snake? Of course not! 11 If you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him.
Ephesians 5 tells our wives to submit to us as they would unto the Lord.
Let’s apply the above scripture to our situation at home.
o Can your wife ask you and it be given to her?
o When she asks you to take out the trash do you give her an excuse?
o When she asks you to help get the kids dressed do you give her an attitude?
o Are you responding like Jesus?
o When she knocks and keeps on knocking do you respond Christ like or do you angrily tell her to quit nagging you?
o When your wife seeks for something are you asking your heavenly Father to provide or do you just brush it off and let her lead the home?
o When our wives call upon us as husbands are we showing up?
Whereis your treasure?
>Where do you spend most of your time? Work, hobbies, buddies, serving at the church
>Where is it you invest your energy to achieve greatness and excellence?
>Does your home reflect your treasure? Is it shining with your passion, protection and unconditional love?
IS HOME WHERE YOUR HEART IS?
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
The Difference Between Grace and Mercy
What is the difference between grace and mercy?
Grace is what God gives that we don't deserve. Mercy is what God doesn't give that we do deserve.
For example. Suppose I was speeding on the highway and a policeman pulls me over. If he doesn't give me a ticket, then he gave me mercy. If he gives me a $100 bill, then he gave me grace.
As sinners, we deserve punishment. But, by God's mercy, He withholds judgement.
Luke 18:13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
We don't deserve God's goodness, but instead He has lavished grace upon us.
Ephesians 2:7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
By God's mercy, we escape hell. But by God's grace, we receive everlasting life.
Grace is what God gives that we don't deserve. Mercy is what God doesn't give that we do deserve.
For example. Suppose I was speeding on the highway and a policeman pulls me over. If he doesn't give me a ticket, then he gave me mercy. If he gives me a $100 bill, then he gave me grace.
As sinners, we deserve punishment. But, by God's mercy, He withholds judgement.
Luke 18:13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
We don't deserve God's goodness, but instead He has lavished grace upon us.
Ephesians 2:7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
By God's mercy, we escape hell. But by God's grace, we receive everlasting life.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Obama And Education
I must say that I am a little taken back by the negative reaction of parents in regard to our President wanting to address our children today. I am really not politically correct in my views so I will just be blunt and let you all provide your feedback.
First of all, my child attends a public elementary school. I, along with every other tax paying citizen, contribute a portion of my paycheck every month to the US Government. With that money they take care of roadways, education, social security, healthcare, business affairs, etc, etc. The public school system is a government entitity that we all support by sending our kids to public schools. We don't have a problem sending our kids to the building the government pays the bills for, nor do we mind using the books, resources and facilities that the governement provides. We also don't mind letting the government pay the salaries of those teachers that we entrust our kids to. I believe the President has every right to speak a word of encouragement over each and everyone of our kids. He even had the decency to provide each parent with a live video feed of the speech as it happened as well as post it on television an the internet following.
Teachers spend 35-40% of each waking hour of our kids lives with them. We don't have video feed, simulcast or television broadcast of what they actually say or plant in our kids minds every single day, yet we have NO problem at all trusting our children to their influence.
Personally, I didn't vote for Mr. Obama and I am concered about some issues on the forefront. There are people in my life that aren't good leaders or have some weird ideas about things but at the end of the day they are good people and would have good things to say to my child at any given moment. Mr. Obama is a human being that I don't necessarily agree with every issue on, but I do know he is a good father to his children.
If we are really concerned about how our children are being influenced, then go after the things that are making a huge impact. What influence are your children receiving from the unsupervised television programs they are watching in their bedroom while you sleep in on the weekends or watching TV in another room? What influence is your children receiving from the video games that aren't being monitored or the people chatting with him/her on X-Box Live? What influence are your children receiving from the computer websites they are visiting while no one is watching? What influence are your children receiving from the families they spend the night with? What influence are your children receiving by watching mom and dad and the way they live our their lives? What about the parents that take their kids to see Rated R movies as a family for family night?
Not to mention what message are we sending our children about honoring or respecting authority in their lives. Does you boss every give his/her opinion of influence that you don't necessarily agree with? Do you go home because of it? Authority and leadership is something our kids will deal with the rest of their lives and it is up to us to prepare them properly for it.
I'm done soap boxing for the moment. Thank you Mr. President for getting on the same level as my child and encouraging him to further his education and to work hard. I would have loved to been encourage by a President in my childhood, but they were too busy "big dogging". We were small potatoes.
Jared
First of all, my child attends a public elementary school. I, along with every other tax paying citizen, contribute a portion of my paycheck every month to the US Government. With that money they take care of roadways, education, social security, healthcare, business affairs, etc, etc. The public school system is a government entitity that we all support by sending our kids to public schools. We don't have a problem sending our kids to the building the government pays the bills for, nor do we mind using the books, resources and facilities that the governement provides. We also don't mind letting the government pay the salaries of those teachers that we entrust our kids to. I believe the President has every right to speak a word of encouragement over each and everyone of our kids. He even had the decency to provide each parent with a live video feed of the speech as it happened as well as post it on television an the internet following.
Teachers spend 35-40% of each waking hour of our kids lives with them. We don't have video feed, simulcast or television broadcast of what they actually say or plant in our kids minds every single day, yet we have NO problem at all trusting our children to their influence.
Personally, I didn't vote for Mr. Obama and I am concered about some issues on the forefront. There are people in my life that aren't good leaders or have some weird ideas about things but at the end of the day they are good people and would have good things to say to my child at any given moment. Mr. Obama is a human being that I don't necessarily agree with every issue on, but I do know he is a good father to his children.
If we are really concerned about how our children are being influenced, then go after the things that are making a huge impact. What influence are your children receiving from the unsupervised television programs they are watching in their bedroom while you sleep in on the weekends or watching TV in another room? What influence is your children receiving from the video games that aren't being monitored or the people chatting with him/her on X-Box Live? What influence are your children receiving from the computer websites they are visiting while no one is watching? What influence are your children receiving from the families they spend the night with? What influence are your children receiving by watching mom and dad and the way they live our their lives? What about the parents that take their kids to see Rated R movies as a family for family night?
Not to mention what message are we sending our children about honoring or respecting authority in their lives. Does you boss every give his/her opinion of influence that you don't necessarily agree with? Do you go home because of it? Authority and leadership is something our kids will deal with the rest of their lives and it is up to us to prepare them properly for it.
I'm done soap boxing for the moment. Thank you Mr. President for getting on the same level as my child and encouraging him to further his education and to work hard. I would have loved to been encourage by a President in my childhood, but they were too busy "big dogging". We were small potatoes.
Jared
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