God speaks ..... through Currituck Lighthouse

"On December 1, 1875 the beacon of the Currituck Beach Lighthouse filled the remaining "dark space" on the North Carolina coast between the Cape Henry light to the north and Bodie Island to the south. " (from brochure @ Currituck Lighthouse)


Think on this:  The season of Pentecost is a celebration of the Holy Spirit coming in power to the world.  The early chapters of the New Testament book of Acts tells of the transformation that took place in the lives of the disciples with the coming of the Holy Spirit.  This was God's plan all along: a crucified, risen, and exalted Christ would not leave us as orphans (John 14:18), but would send us a Counselor (John14:26) who would lead us "into all truth" (John 16:13).  With the fullness of the Spirit, there are no more remaining "dark places" of the heart.


John 16:7 (NKJV): "But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you."


"Holy Spirit of God, visit now this soul of mine, and tarry within it until the eventide. Inspire all my thoughts. Pervade all my imaginations. Suggest all my decisions. Lodge in my soul's most inward citadel, and order all my doings. Be with me in silence and in my speech, in my haste and in my leisure, in company and in solitude, in the freshness of the morning and the weariness of the evening. Give me grace at all times to rejoice in Thy mysterious companionship." - John Baillie

Click to hear "Holy Spirit Rain Down" by Hillsong

Blessings!

God speaks..... through milkshakes with the kids.

Daddy - daughter time found us going through the McDonald's drive-thru for milkshakes.  While pulling out of the lot, "Feeling Fine", an upbeat, old Southern Gospel song, by the Statler Brothers began blasting through the speakers.  For the next couple of minutes, the girls and I sang the song loud and proud.  I was honored that they: 1) Let me sing with them and 2) they sang a Statler song.

Think on this:  It is good to have fun.  It is good to praise the Lord.  It is good to spend time with your kids.  It is great (priceless?), when you can do all three together!

Proverbs 17:22 (NIV) "A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones."

"There is a joy which is not given to the ungodly, but to those who love Thee for Thine own sake, whose joy Thou Thyself art. And this is the happy life, to rejoice to Thee, of Thee, for Thee; this it is, and there is no other." - St. Augustine

Click here to hear "Sing, Sing, Sing" by Chris Tomlin

Sing like no one is listening....