Growing Pains

Growing Pains "Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gains understanding." Proverbs 3:13 As I have grown in my faith as a Christian, I have thought will I ever get to be where I need to be. I know that when I first got saved and asked Jesus into my heart, there was much I needed to learn, and thought that by reading my Bible and praying, that someday I would reach that point where I would know all that God wanted me to know. During these past 30 years, after having read my Bible each day and praying to God for wisdom and knowledge, I still find that there is so much that I still do not understand. However, the more I read my Bible the more wisdom and knowledge God gives me about how to live my life each day. There are many days that scriptures I have read in the past just leap off the page, and I truly understand and know what these scriptures say to me. The fruits of the spirit that God promises us are being revealed more and more to me, as I seek the word of God in my life, and apply it to my daily living. If you also want to grow in your spiritual walk with God, be faithful, diligent, and steadfast in building a closer relationship with God, and let Him minister to you on a daily basis. When you allow God to minister to you daily, your life will be changed as you will feel the Holy Spirit begin to lead and guide you to live the kind of life God wants you to live. All the problems and trials you encounter, will not seem as overwhelming as God will provide you His peace and His comfort, even in the darkest moments. It is like going from kindergarten, to grade school, to high school and then to college, as you will graduate in each step to a better understanding of what God's plan is for your life. If you seek God's wisdom you will find it. My Daily Devotional Volume Six March 5 Robert William Brock, Jr.

Homesick For Heaven

Homesick For Heaven "Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands." 2nd Corinthians 5:1 I have a dear friend, who has spent the past several years in terrible pain, due to cancer, which has spread throughout her body, and the radiation treatments leave her weak and exhausted. Her husband passed away several years ago, and she is struggling and just getting by each day. She recently sent me an e-mail asking me to pray for her, and stated that she was homesick for Heaven. Our life on earth is so often filled with trials and troubles, and often reaches the point that we just want it to end, and rid ourselves of the pain and struggles we face in our daily lives. We should all be homesick for Heaven, and long to be there, as there will be no more pain and suffering to bear. I know that during the past several years as my age is catching up with me, and the pains throughout my body seem to be more frequent, I also am getting more homesick for Heaven. It is a wonderful feeling to know that there is something better waiting for me, when this life is over. Physical death does not bother me any longer, as it only holds the promise of a new perfect body in Heaven where I will live eternally with my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I have always thought that each of us has a hole in our heart that only God can fill. That hole can never be filled completely until we are in our eternal home with the Lord. When I look at scriptures such as the one above, I am encouraged knowing that what lies ahead for me, and the great reunions I will have with my loved ones that have gone ahead. I believe God has designed us to be homesick for Heaven, and we will never be at peace until we share Heaven with Him. My Daily Devotional Volume Six March 4 Robert William Brock, Jr.

Secure Your Future

Secure Your Future "And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear." 1st Corinthians 10:13 The world we live in today is much different than the days of our ancestors, as there is so much more evil that is paraded in front of us, through our televisions, our music, and the overall lack of morality that is prevailing in our culture today. The breakdown of the family is a prime example, of what has occurred in our society. It is reported that almost half of all marriages now end in divorce. Homosexual lifestyles are becoming the norm, and abortions are common practice in the world today. Temptations are everywhere we look, and is causing people to turn from God, and seek the ways of the world and the devil. The godly lifestyle and Christian values that our forefathers held so dearly, has been replaced with one that does not value life any longer, and has been compromised so much that there is hardly any resemblance to the values of yesteryear. Our nation is slowly, but surely resembling the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, that God destroyed because of the evil and wickedness that was prevalent in them. The Bible tells us that in the last days that nations will turn from God, and that this will be a sign that Jesus will return before the whole world is lost. The scripture above and others like it, tell us that we do not have to conform to the patterns of the world, but to rise above them, and follow the commands and the Word of God. Our God is faithful, and even though we will be tempted, He will not let us be tempted beyond what we can bear. Even as the world is decaying around us, don't succumb to the temptations of Satan and his evil, but seek first the power of God, who will let you have victory over the evil, and secure your eternal future. My Daily Devotional Volume Six March 3 Robert William Brock, Jr.

Secure Your Future

Secure Your Future "And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear." 1st Corinthians 10:13 The world we live in today is much different than the days of our ancestors, as there is so much more evil that is paraded in front of us, through our televisions, our music, and the overall lack of morality that is prevailing in our culture today. The breakdown of the family is a prime example, of what has occurred in our society. It is reported that almost half of all marriages now end in divorce. Homosexual lifestyles are becoming the norm, and abortions are common practice in the world today. Temptations are everywhere we look, and is causing people to turn from God, and seek the ways of the world and the devil. The godly lifestyle and Christian values that our forefathers held so dearly, has been replaced with one that does not value life any longer, and has been compromised so much that there is hardly any resemblance to the values of yesteryear. Our nation is slowly, but surely resembling the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, that God destroyed because of the evil and wickedness that was prevalent in them. The Bible tells us that in the last days that nations will turn from God, and that this will be a sign that Jesus will return before the whole world is lost. The scripture above and others like it, tell us that we do not have to conform to the patterns of the world, but to rise above them, and follow the commands and the Word of God. Our God is faithful, and even though we will be tempted, He will not let us be tempted beyond what we can bear. Even as the world is decaying around us, don't succumb to the temptations of Satan and his evil, but seek first the power of God, who will let you have victory over the evil, and secure your eternal future. My Daily Devotional Volume Six March 3 Robert William Brock, Jr.

Take Time For God

Good Morning to all my friends. This is another day that God has given us, let us be glad and rejoice in it. My prayer for you is that God will bless each of you today and give you His peace and His comfort in all that you do. Today's Challenge------------------ Take Time For God “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of men, but God knows your hearts. What is highly valued among men is detestable in God’s sight.” Luke 16:15 So often in life we get our minds and our lives focused away from serving God. We get so carried away with wanting the things of the world, and spending our time on our own pleasures that we forget to devote any time to serving and worshipping God. Our businesses, our hobbies, our relationships and even our families consume all our time and we have no time left for God. When this occurs we find ourselves trusting in our own selves and our own abilities to make our lives enjoyable and successful. I encounter so many people who are running to and fro and have no time left to even take time to have a meal together with their families. Many of these people think they have found the secret to being successful in their businesses and their family relationships. So often we forget that even though we think we are doing it by ourselves, God is still in control and can in an instant take away our so called success, as we have seen by the recent disasters such as hurricanes and tornadoes that have destroyed all the material wealth people have spent a lifetime accumulating. We think we have our values adjusted to what we want and desire out of life, and ones that make us blend in with the crowd, and make us appear to others that we have it all together. But when our values are centered toward worldly things and are all a show we put on, so that we will be recognized and respected by the people around us, we could easily be crossing the line as to what God tells us to do. When we get our minds away from God’s values and commands we are walking on thin ice. God knows our hearts and whether or not our motives for our actions and behavior are reflective of his wishes for us. Many times what we place a value on may make us part of the in crowd, but is detestable in God’s sight. We need to step back and assess our lives and seek God’s wisdom to determine if we are doing the things that God has willed for us. We need to ask ourselves if we are taking the time to spend with God and seeking his wisdom as to what his plan is for us. God has a plan and a purpose for each of us, and his plan will be revealed to each of us when we seek him. He will let us know what his will for us is, and when we seek to do his will, we will know whether our values are the ones that are pleasing to the eyes of men or to God. When we stand before God one day and give an accounting of our lives, we want our values that we have followed during our lives to be ones that are pleasing in God’s eyes and not men’s eyes. My Daily Devotional Volume Two December 26 Robert William Brock, Jr.

My Daily Devotional: What Is Your Goal

My Daily Devotional: What Is Your Goal

What Is Your Goal

What Is Your Goal "You ought to live holy and godly lives as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming." 2nd Peter 2:12 Throughout the Bible, especially in the Old Testament, we see prophesies telling us what the future holds. These prophesies have proven to be 100% accurate in all situations, as more and more of them are coming to pass. I have always liked to know what the future holds for me, and I have studied and read the Bible through many times, and have found time and time again the things I wanted to know. There is only one future that any of us should be concerned with however, and that is where we will spend our eternity. This life is only temporary, a fleeting shadow, and will soon pass away. However, our eternal life will be forever, and will have no end. I know that throughout my life, I always have liked to have goals and objectives that kept me on track, and focused on what I needed to work on, as without a plan I would wander aimlessly from one thing to another, and never get anything accomplished. This always worked for me for most of my life, but the most important thing I now realize, is that I only need to have one goal and objective in mind, and that is to know for certain where I will spend my eternity. Nothing else matters in this life, as if I do not meet this one goal and objective, my whole existence in life will have been meaningless. I am constantly asking God each day if I am still on target with my goal, and asking him to help me make any change that I need to make. My goal in life is to make sure that I am living the kind of life that God wants me to live, and becoming the person He wants me to be. I know that my future is in God's hands, and with Him by my side, I know that my future is secure, and my goal will be met. My Daily Devotional Volume Six March 1 Robert William Brock, Jr.