The Renewal

The new year is almost upon us and that means that this year will soon be dead. There are a lot ways that people look at the new year. Some bury the previous years woes in beer and "pleasure", some make new year's resolutions, and some just sleep right through it as if it were another day. I offer a different way of looking at it to you this time around.

When we confess our sins to God, He is faithful to forgive us. He casts our sins as far as the East is from the West. This year as 2009 passes away, lets let our mistakes and wrongs die with it. 2 Corinthians 5:17 says the old has passed away, behold the new has come. God doesn't keep any records of wrongdoing. Why should we?

Don't let what you didn't get done or what shouldn't have done stop you from enjoying life. God wants each and everyone of us to live in prosperity and health. God also watches over His Word to perform it. Take hold of what is rightfully yours this coming year!

1 Chronicles 4:10 (New Living Translation taken from www.biblegateway.com)
10 He was the one who prayed to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and expand my territory! Please be with me in all that I do, and keep me from all trouble and pain!” And God granted him his request.

God wants to bless you but you have to accept the gift! Just like at Christmas when somebody gave you a gift... It was yours but you couldn't enjoy it till you unwrapped it, opened it, and ACCEPTED IT! God has great things planned for 2010, He has great things planned for YOU! Stand on HIS word and HE will fulfill it!

God Bless and I pray you enjoy your New Year!

Missions

First, I want to say sorry for not posting lately... I was on a sort of "media fast."

As you may know, I am going to Uganda for a month this coming summer on a missions trip. I just wanted to take a minute to share a little bit about it with you.

I will be spending July 2010 various places in Uganda. I'm pretty excited about getting to spend my 17th birthday spreading the Gospel to the hurting children there. They just recently ended civil war there and we will be ministering to a lot of the children that were sold into slavery as soldiers and sex slaves. They are hurting so badly! They need the healing power that only God can give them! I will be God's hands, feet, and mouth as I go with other team members from Global Expeditions to help heal this broken nation. We will be going to schools helping teach the good news and English through drama and small groups.

If you are interested in helping heal the hearts of broken children next summer, children who have seen and had things done to them that no one should ever experience..... Please prayerfully consider partnering with me. You can donate any amount online by going to http://cf.globalexpeditions.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=about.donate click "search by missionary ID" then enter 2394604. Anything you give helps change the life of some desperate child. CAN YOU IMAGINE SEEING THEM IN HEAVEN AND REJOICING WITH THEM... OR NOT...?????

Please feel free to ask me for more information or go to http://www.globalexpeditions.com/index.cfm/PageID/2957/index.html

Thank you so much!

~your brother in Christ

Leave It ALL To God

God has a plan for everything. He uses ALL things for good.

Through trials He makes us stronger and through fire He refines us.

Sometimes, in order to set those trials in place, He allows certain events to take place. We wouldn't go looking to make life hard on ourselves, but it is the best way we grow. He allows events to happen that we would not on our own. Though unpleasant, these "happenings" are crucial in our life's development. Some of life's most important lessons could never be learned otherwise. God loves us and we must assure ourselves that His plan far outweighs our own.

If we surrender ourselves to God, He will bless us more than we can imagine!

The key is SURRENDERING to Him.

Every aspect of life is God's. He created them and He owns them. He lets us be stewards of what he has given us. A surrender is when you give your rights, privileges, and desires away and submit to the other party.

If we are to surrender our lives to God, then we must lay down OUR desires in order to follow HIS desires.

Just remember... God IS in control.

Your brother in Christ,
Tyler

Update

Sorry everyone for not posting recently! Life happens and it just has a way of "happening" to me! lol Ive been very very busy with the holiday STUFF as I am sure we all are. Just a little FYI... I intend to post more today so dont get in a tizzy! lol I have also decided to dedicate this blog soley to missions etc. I will soon be creating a second blog for all things outdoors and primitive. Before I get to caught up in the holidays PLEASE let me know if there is anything you would like to see posted about on either blog!

Praying you have a very merry Christams!

Tyler