Good morning my friend. This is the last day of 2023 and tomorrow is 2024 ! Psalm 40:3 says ” He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the Lord. So lets take this verse and break it down. What does it mean when David said ” He put a new song in my mouth”?  In Psalm 33:3 Sing to him a new song:play skillfully on the strings , with loud shouts.” He Heals the brokenHearted. Psalms 147:1 ” Praise the Lord!  For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasent, and a song is of praise is fitting”.  If there was ever a man that understood what is was to truly see understand success and failure  it was King David. Yes he was a man that had to pay for the consequences of sin but he also was a man that understood true forgiveness from God. So going into a New Year let’s Praise the Lord for giving us a New Beginning.  Have a Happy New Year, Smile God loves you and so do I.

Good morning my friend. I have been reading about the building of the tabernacle and the list of materials that the God told Moses to write down and get . This was a huge list of materials to collect and then to assemble. You can read about this in Exodus 26 . I am amazed at what Moses had to collect but knew God was not asking for something the people didn’t have. Like this example we also need to give back the gifts and talents that we. have. So today my friends are you using the gifts and talents God had given you. Are you willing to take a risk and watch God work? I want to encourge you today to look around and see what you can do to help someone else. Remember its not about me its all about Him Smile God loves you and so do I.

Good morning my friends. We are staying in a airbnb close to our daughter Abbey and her husband Mike and our grandchildren. It’s been a wonderful time to reconnect and talk to our children and grandchildren about what they are doing and what they are planning for 2024. We celebrated Christmas and also Rachel’s birthday. Each of us are in different stages in our lives and want the assurance from our peers and from the Lord that we have their approval. My bible reading today is about the excuses that Moses kept giving to God about “his next venture” in life.  And I think, “Come on, Moses, why do you keep making excuses? Just do it!”  But I do the same thing. Over the past 30 years, I have witnessed hundreds of answers to questions I had at the time and saw God do what only He could do and yet I’m at this new stage in my life and I keep looking for approval. What if this isn’t the thing to do? But the Lord has once again brought me back to where I say, “Lord, use me the way I can be most effective.” I start classes this