Thankful for Books

I thought that Thanksgiving would be a good time to update my blog. It has been awhile and what a better time to write about what I’m thankful for. I’m thankful for books. Yes, I said books. I’m thankful for authors who write books. I thank God for giving these brilliant minded people the knowledge and patient to put their creative thoughts down on paper. I love books and I’m not saying this just because I sell books. Books have open people mind to places that are unimaginable. Books have inspired people lives. Books are always waiting on the shelf to be read or re-read so it can open a person mind to a world of knowledge. So again, thank God for authors and for authors for creating great stories. So go pick up a great book to read over the Thanksgiving holiday and be thankful for books.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Here is a book review of "Heaven Is For Real" by Todd Burpo wtih Lynn Vincent.

My customer 10-year-old son Brett, wrote this book review. Brett gives "Heaven Is For Real 4 1/2 stars.

Brett says that this book can encourage your faith for God. It's very interesting, funny and sad. This book was hard to put down. I wanted to learn more and more about the Burpo family! Brett also said he learned to keep fighting the good fight, and keep the faith!

“Heaven Is For Real” is a heartwarming, simple biblical story of a little boy's journey into Heaven.

I hope this review from Brett will help you make the choice to pick up a copy of this book today.

Thank you Brett for taking time out of your summer to read this wonder book and to share your thoughts with us.

I will fear no evil

We can truly say the Arizona tragedy is the result of evil. Evil is what separate us from God. I’m reading a book by Dr. Carolina Leaf “ Who Switched Off My Brain? Controlling toxic thoughts and emotions.” “ Toxic thought can become physically, emotionally or spiritually dangerous.”

If we are dwelling in the Lord we can truly say, “I will fear no evil”. As I watch the news of the tragedy in Arizona my heart goes out to the victims, their family, the shooter and his family.

A large part of the pain of life comes from the haunting fear of evil, our lives are full of supposes. Suppose this happen, suppose it happen to me, suppose, and suppose this… I started asking questions. Suppose a shooting like this happen in SC, where I shop or work? What do I do and how can I bear the thought of seeing people dying around me? Then I thought about how evil can separate me from God. With these kinds of thoughts I will easily separate myself from God and forget how he is my Shepard in the moments of fear. Psalm 23. Sometime we need to stop for a moment and know that God is in our lives and we will dwell in Him. We will not fear evil. Because we have made the Lord our refuge, the most High our habitation, no evil shall befall us. No scourge shall come near out tent. (Ps 91:9-10) Evil can attack us, but nothing can come near our soul while we are dwelling in God.

Buy it here -Who Switched Off My Brain?

An Olympian For Christ

     I had the chance to watch the 2010 Winter Olympic this year and was amazed to see how prepared all the athletes were for the winter games. The athletes’ preparation prepared them for the real thing: the competition.

     As I sat and watched the games, I compared the athletes’ preparation for their competition to that of Christians and their preparation of an eternal life with Christ. Do we as Christians put this much effort into getting prepared to face everyday challenges? These athletes spent hours engaged in deep thoughts, personal private time preparing themselves for the competition. I can only imagine what was going through their minds.  Were they thinking about how they would attack their opponents? Are they in deep thought about how rewarding it would feel to win the competition or how proud their family, coach, and teammates would be of their accomplishments. To win the gold would be heavenly. These thoughts and reactions are common practices for athletes because they have mentally prepared themselves for this moment. My question to you today is this, are you preparing yourself mentally to meet Jesus?  Are you preparing yourself to excel as a follower of Christ? Do you spend quiet time with Him? Do you study the word so you can get to know him better? Everyday we should be preparing ourselves to meet Jesus: the eternal reward. Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochetta lost her mother doing the event, but she did not let her mother’s death stop her from performing. Do we stop praising Him when challenges come into our lives? It is time for us to look beyond the challenges of this life and to allow God to create in us an eternal perspective. Let our eyes be on the prize, (Jesus) the gold medal just like the athletes at the 2010 Winter Olympic.

     God wants our best. He wants us to start each day off with Him. He wants our best work, our best time, and our best effort. In all your trouble, seek God and honor Him, even in the thoughts that no one can hear and deep feelings of the heart that no one can know except God. “You will seek me an find me When you seek me with all your heart” (Jeremiah 29:13)