did it make a difference?

A few weeks ago we celebrated Easter. The tomb is empty and the cross was real. Did it make a difference?

My sweet wife had a medical test last week, and it turned out well. Did it make a difference?

A friend sent a gift to be used on my upcoming trip to Cuba and the leadership retreat that I will lead. Did it make a difference?

I was recently reading late one evening, and I noticed that our TV was showing pictures we had saved. There was a picture I took of my parents before they passed away. Did it make a difference?

In a conversation with a ministry friend a verse came to mind. We talked about it in detail. Did it make a difference?

After a busy and good weekend at the speedway I was home Monday afternoon when Julie got home from work. She gave me a big and long hug. Did it make a difference?

During that busy weekend I got a text from a friend out west. He said he was praying for our team serving at the speedway. Did it make a difference?

Social media has its good and bad. I got a notification from the one where I record my runs. It was an encouraging comment from a friend about a recent run. Did it make a difference?

I am sure you have some of those moments like I do. Maybe a little confused or even a little down. It was then I got a word or nudge inside me. Had to be from God. Simply the phrases, “you are loved, and I care about you.” Did it make a difference?

Did it make a difference? Did all those things make a difference in your life?

You see, I believe that God is for us, always thinking about us and His best for us. There are things going on all around our lives that are pointing us in the direction of God with opportunities for those things to make a difference in our lives and for us to make a difference in others.

John 10:27 NLT

My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.

Romans 8:31 NLT

What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us?

Choose to be different because of how God works around you. Choose to make a difference in the lives of the people around you.

Have a great weekend.

Have you heard of EDITH BURNS?

Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San Antonio, Texas . She was the patient of a doctor by the name of Will Phillips. Dr. Phillips was a gentle doctor who saw patients as people. His favorite patient was Edith Burns. One morning he went to his office with a heavy heart and it was because of Edith Burns. When he walked into that waiting room, there sat Edith with her big black Bible in her lap earnestly talking to a young mother sitting beside her. Edith Burns had a habit of introducing herself in this way: "Hello, my name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Then she would explain the meaning of Easter, and many times people would be saved. Dr. Phillips walked into that office and there he saw the head nurse, Beverly. Beverly had first met Edith when she was taking her blood pressure. Edith began by saying,"My name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Beverly said, "Why yes I do." Edith said, "Well, what do you ...

wash feet, sharing hope

John 13:4-5,14 NLT So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him… 14 And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. Jesus set the example we follow. He served. He valued and gave value to others. That is why we choose to serve. For 18 years our church has shared an outreach called back2school, and for 16 of those years we have chosen to give students brand new shoes and socks as well as washing their feet. It is one of the most important parts of this event. Washing feet is a humbling experience where both the give and the receiver learn how to share some moments that might change their lives. Jesus said we should do this. See the verse above. Follow His example, do what He did, and give far more than you will ever know....

Catalyst ticket arrived

My ticket to the Catalyst Conference, in Atlanta Oct 8-10, just arrived. I'm excited!

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