Who loves ya baby!?!

Ever see the movie "A Knights Tale", with the late Heath Ledger? There is a scene that after he has been found out from faking his knighthood he is place in the racks. (ouch)! Even as he is being attacked with rotting food items thrown from the mob his friends step in to intercede. At that moment the king shows up, he says to the young impostor, "Your friends love you, if I knew nothing else about you, that would be enough". With that he is set free, officially knighted and wins the day! Last night I was watching American Idol (shut up I love that show)! Anyway there was a young man who came with a whole group of cheerleaders, two of whom did his introduction to the chagrin of Simon. Anyway the guy was O.K. but no Idol (and the judges let him know), but what was totally amazing is that instantly both the girls began weeping, no REALLY crying that the world did not love their friend the way they did. Man I admit it, I broke, tears fell from my face and I said to the guy (O.K. the T.V.), Man you got it! You have more than most of the Hollywood types will EVER have, you have love and you have real loyal friends. You have the best, the very, very best. We can hope for riches, fame whatever, but if you have loyalty in your life, people who would do anything for you, there is nothing better. Most of us could hope to have but one person in our life we could count on no matter what. This young man had a small army. The bible says that to have friends like that we must be a friend like that. Wow. Jesus wants to be a friend like that, if you"ll let Him he will be. Trust Him, talk to Him and ask Him to be your friend for eternity, He will. I don't have anyone crying over my problems here on earth, but I hope to be someone that will cry over yours.
I love you and hope to be a better friend this year.
Mitch

Compromise

Have you ever heard the saying "If you don't stand for something then you will fall for anything"? I thank Christ I am a believer and have Gods amazing Word to direct my path. Those who embrace the post modern view of "anything goes" have no idea just how far that term may take them. Obama will have an openly gay minister saying the beginning prayer, the gay rights parade but will have bible believing speakers and singers as well. The liberal left hoped that by electing Obama they would once and for all win their battle to morally corrupt America. Obama seems to be in the middle, trying to please everybody. I just don't see how that will ever be possible. The bible is the lamp unto our feet, the way we should live and take direction. I understand many of these groups are wanting to have free reign. The truth is they are as much opposed to our way of life as we are to theirs. I remember when I was going to school at BSU, there was a letter pinned to the community board that was written by an angry gay man who vowed to never stop attempting to seduce, rape and molest any male or male child he could. That he would never stop until his way of believing was the only way. You may think you know gays who do not think that way but I promise the spirit (demon) that controls the soul of the perverse is ever bit the evil that wrote that letter. Perversion can manifest in many ways, homosexuality is only one. Perversion is the Word of God, twisted and torn so that it no longer holds the power to do what it was designed to do, make us Holy. When Gods Word is perverted the the perverse will rule. Read the Word, study it, and let it show you the truth. It is the only standard we can really count on.
God Bless America and the Word she was founded on..
Mitch

Where are the Hero's

Where have all the hero's gone? Are you a hero? What makes a hero? Well being a guy who grew up on comics, the hero was usually pretty easy to pick out. He was the do gooder, the one who stood up for the oppressed and weak, the picked on and the underprivileged. The hero knew to do right and he just did it, even if it meant taking a chance on personal injury. I know that there is allot of stuff going on in our lives right now. Bills, health, children, worries and more worries. So much of our time is spent focused on our issues and dilemmas that we hardly have time to try to be someones hero. I remember several years ago, I was living in Boise and had quit a very good job with coke. I really felt God was going to do something great in my life but at the time I felt like I had made the biggest mistake of my life. I was depressed and alone and I remember feeling like I should go down to the church I attended in Garden City, Community Christian Center. Even though I did not feel like being around anybody I went anyway. It was one of the best moves I ever made. Community Christian Center or CCC had a food bank and it was the night they served the public various groceries. I got out of myself and my own issues long enough to get to help load baskets, carry food and pray with those who were in need. Man I learned a great lesson that night, being a hero doesn't mean you have to get the bad guy. You just have to help the helpless the lonely the poor. Want to be a hero? Want to shine in the eyes of God? Be willing, be ready, and when the time comes, be a servant. I promise if you do these things, you will be somebodies hero.
Mitch

Praise Jesus!!

Last night I watched a football game that I had been waiting for. Texas vs. Ohio State. Ohio had been in the national championship game for the last two years and both time had been defeated rather soundly. Texas on the other hand had Heisman Trophy 2nd place finisher as QB and should have been in the championship game over Oklahoma who they beat earlier this season. Well the game did not disappoint, it went down to the last 16 seconds before Texas came from behind and scored the winning TD. As I was watching the game I was wondering who would God give favor to? Now I'm not saying that the Lord fixes football, but His purposes are ALWAYS manifested in EVERY circumstance. After the game was complete and the reporters started allowing the players to speak it became clear who had the favor. Colt McCoy blurted out "I want to thank my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ". Others had been interviewed and even though they thanked God, it was in a very unobtrusive way. Thanking God without naming Him is giving a very generic term to the ultimate being in the universe. The bible makes it very clear that Jesus is Lord AND God. The way Colt glorified Christ I had not seen since Tim Tebows awesome 2007 Heisman acceptance speech.
God is looking right now to lift up those who will boldly glorify and exalt His name, The name Jesus Christ, The name EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW TO AND EVERY TONGUE WILL CONFESS. You want promotion? You want Gods favor? Then exalt the name of Christ. Buy a t-shirt that says Jesus is Lord and wear that sucker till it falls apart! If something great happens, shout "Praise Jesus"! Exalt God and He WILL honor you!! Now again I said I don't know if God fixes football games, but I wouldn't bet against those who shout in the name of Jesus!
Be Blessed!
Mitch

Tomorrow is Today!!

It comes at you so fast, life I mean. Yesterday is already a memory and tomorrow is almost upon us. 2009 is a few days away and I can not believe the speed at which 2008 came and went. Life is a gift, a gift we are meant to cherish. Every day is an opportunity to make a good memory for yourself and others. I remember my son so clearly the day he was born, so full of life so wonderfully made. I was telling him yesterday how I could remember every year, and how much I cherished those memories and the ones we are making even today. Soon he will be grown and out on his own. I will hope he wants to spend time with me, but I will know that he will have others who are also depending upon his time. It's easy to let time slip away from those who God has entrusted us to build relationship with. My sons mother and I were divorced when he was only a year. I could have held on to resentment and he would have been lost in my life. I chose instead to learn to get along with the person I felt had wronged me and robbed me of being a true father to my son. Now I have a decent relationship with her and I get to see Gabe whenever I want! Resentments bad feelings and the like will rob us of our memories, we need to make every moment count. Forgive someone that has hurt you today, let it go and live life for the best not the worst. We have all been hurt, betrayed and used but so was Christ. The bible says that while we were still sinners Christ died for us. Wow, that's forgiveness that's perfect. I deserved allot of the things I have gotten over the years, brought them on myself. Christ did nothing but love, forgive and teach. Love and forgive today, you have a life to live, live it in love!

Good Song! Here's the words....


I came home from work And she was waiting at the door Had that bad day look in her eyes And I heard the sound of little feet across the hardwood floor And I knelt down with my arms open wide When I asked her what had happened She pointed to our son And said why don't you show your daddy What you've done Chorus: And I could see the writing on the wall Evidence of little hands Picasso with a purple crayon And I tried to act upset but I was smiling through it all Cause I could see the writing on the wall It was the first day of school Standing by the laundry door Wondering how third grade came so fast I took a ruler and a sharpie pen and I drew the line once more So amazed at how the time had passed With a backpack full of promise And wonder in her eyes I turned my head just so she wouldn't See me cry Chorus 2: Cause I could see the writing on the wall It seems no matter how I tried The pages of this life keep turning It's a roller coaster ride And even though I knew we had it all I could see the writing on the wall I got a cinematic memory playing pictures of the past adding to the story as we go Cause every day I'm learning that tomorrow comes too fast so I'm holding on the only way I know Chorus 3: I can see the writing on the wall It seems no matter how I try The pages of this life keep turning I can't stop the hands of time And even though I knew we had it all I can see the writing on the wall I can see the writing on the wall

Jesus Time

Wow it's hard to believe it's already Christmas eve-day. This year has went so fast I can hardly believe it. I don't know if I met many of the goal I had hoped for this year but I have spent more time in Gods Word than ever before. My Christmas hope for next year is to spend less time thinking about myself and more time thinking about others. I pray to give myself more to the things of Christ and less to the things of this world. I pray blessings for all and Christs love in every area of your life!
Merry Jesus Time!
Mitch

Promises, Promises...

Ever make a promise that you didn't keep? Say you'll do something and then not do it? Man I have, but I pray to be better at keeping my word. All the bull about changing America and ending the war from the politicians makes me wonder why we even have a voting system. I guess it's so we can pick the most convincing liar. The bible says we should keep our word even to our own hurt, even if keeping our word costs us something dear. Wow, that's heavy. Makes you want to keep a little tighter grip on what comes out of your mouth doesn't it? I realize that trying to change others just wastes the time we should be spending on making the necessary changes needed in our own lives. There is ONE true promise keeper though. His name is Jesus and His words are sure. He said that the ONLY way to the Father is through the Son and I know that is the truth. Any other religion that teaches another way is calling Christ a liar. People wanting to call Christians bigots and narrow minded need to remember we are just repeating what our Lord has told us. We believe in Him and in His words. Keep your word, but most of all keep the words of Christ. After all if your words fail people may be hurt but the Words of Christ can never fail, I bet my eternity on it.
God Bless
Mitch