Where is 2012? Let's walk with God.

In 2011 I found myself in Minot, ND working on many flooded homes, and my writing suffered from being in tents, 12 hour plus workdays, and very miserable working conditions. As a result, I wrote NOTHING for over a year.

I am still in Minot, ND. I have a flooded house that I bought and am working on to get ready for sale. The work is progressing by inches per day rather than the hoped for feet per hour, but it is progressing and there is light at the end of the tunnel that keeps moving towards me and I hear train sounds (just kidding).

Several times in my life there have been huge interruptions in what I planned, in what I expected, and even in what I hoped might not be. I realize that more often in life than we would like, our plans give way to life that must be lived out.

It is one thing to ask God to have His way in your life and another thing entirely when He takes you up on that prayer and has things go in the way you would never imagine and sometimes would certainly have hoped against.

On a positive note, I have an ever increasing number of loved ones and find that what really matters in life is God's will and the loved ones we have. You can choose to love someone that doesn't love you, and for me a good gauge of my love towards another is my willingness to pray for them on a regular basis. Prayer uses up some time and effort, and in a busy world, is the greatest gift that you can give in secret.

In many cases, I find myself renewing my commitment to pray for this or that one, realizing that I have forgotten or gotten distracted or just become lazy. If you also sometimes realize that your prayer time has slipped, just redouble your efforts and continue on. The enemy wants us to wallow in self condemnation that prevents us from jumping right back in prayer, but remember the Lord's words and take courage.


Rom 8:1  There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

Been distracted into walking after the flesh? Well, walk after the Spirit. God still calls us to walk with Him.


Gen 3:8  And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
Gen 3:9  And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?

Dreams and Visions

It is often easy to dismiss an odd dream as the result of too much pizza, but there are times that the dreams may be from God and continue to make you wonder what they meant. This is not a new thing, back in the bible days of Joseph, it was not uncommon for someone to have a dream that they would ask for interpretation of by others. There is little harm in asking for as dream to be interpreted, however, I would highly recommend praying over any answer given, and not to take someone's opinion as fact, for humans fail from time to time.

There can be humorous ideas involved..."I dreamed I was eating a giant marshmallow,  and when I woke up my pillow was gone." However, there are times that God is sending us information we need, while requiring us to use a little effort to gain access to it.

I recently had a dream in which I was very impatient and rude, and my final question in the dream was asked to the person I was being quite mean to when it was said that the owner was coming. I asked well, who does he think he is? God? There was no answer from the person, but his eyes seamed to say, "Well, as a matter of fact, yes." The entire next day was quite difficult in several situations, and where I was allowing myself to be offended sometimes without good cause I was instead reminded to be patient and kind. I think God meant for me to be a better behaving person, and the memory of the dream helped me. It was not really interpreted, I suppose, but I did gain a benefit anyway.

Whatever we do in word or deed, we need to remember that God takes it personally, as though said or done to Him. He is the one that rewards the good and disciplines the bad, He is the judge of all.


Dan 1:17  As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

Act 2:17  And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: 

Jdg 7:15  And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the interpretation thereof, that he worshipped, and returned into the host of Israel, and said, Arise; for the LORD hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian.