I've been keeping myself busy lately. I have volunteered to run a fundraiser for the high school band. It has turned into a bit more than I realized.

I imagine once I have developed a system it won't be so hard. My oldest son is putting together a program that will make it easier for me. There was a program that administrators of the fund raiser could use, but it is not Y2K compliant and it won't load on my computer. So......I've been having to use my brain! Ouch! I had to break it out of the mothballs and put in fresh batteries!

I've not been doing very well on my resolve to spend a minimum of a half an hour a day with the Lord. My intentions are good, but the day flies by and the next thing I know, it's time for bed! the really stupid things is that if I had a doctor or dentist appointment, I wouldn't miss that! I have to make a determination that I WILL NOT miss my appointments with the Lord. After all, how am I going to get to know Him better if I don't spend time with Him? How am I going to have His mind and heart if I don't spend time with Him? It's just not possible.

Well, I might be setting myself up to be a fool, but here goes. I am going to spend a minimum of a half hour a day with the Lord this coming week. There, now I've made a public commitment. Come back next week and see if I've made a fool of myself.

Link to the 4/5/99 Bible study.

I did it! I have made a fool of myself! No, I did not spend a minimum of a half hour a day with the Lord last week. I made a public commitment and fell on my face. I have an excuse, but I'm not going to offer it. No excuse is good enough.

I'm not giving up, though. I am going to restate my commitment for this coming week. I am going to spend a minimum of a half hour a day with the Lord this coming week. I am, I am, I am!!

Sometimes I wonder what it would be like living in a simpler age. I know that modern conveniences are, well, convenient. However, I wonder what it would be like not to be deluged with all the things that come at me every single day. There are so many decisions to make. There are too many choices in everything from insurance companies to type of phone to whether I want single or double, 3" or 4", glossy or matte pictures. Sometimes I just want to scream!

I have to be able to place God between me and everything else. He knows what mail I should keep and what I should toss. He knows which brand of appliance will be the best for my needs. He is residing in me in the form of the Holy Spirit. He wants to be a constant part of my life. He wants to communicate with me all the time. As a matter of fact, He is communicating with me all of the time. The reason I can't hear Him is because I am not listening all the time. It is not the speaker that is faulty, it is the receiver . . . me.

Link to the 4/12/99 Bible study.

Well, I am only a partial fool. If you weren't here the last two weeks, I made the commitment to spend a minimum of half an hour a day with the Lord. I was doing well and spending time with the Lord every day until Thursday and Friday.

It wasn't that I didn't think about the Lord. I did spend time praising Him, but didn't spend one-on-one time with Him. I spent extra time on Saturday and Sunday, but that isn't the same. It's not a good recovery. Once again, I have what could be considered a good excuse, but I'm not going to offer it. No excuse is good enough.

I'm still not giving up. I am going to continue making every attempt at spending time alone with the Lord. I want Him to teach me things. I want Him to help me with my life. I want to know more about Him. I want Him to use me in His kingdom. How are those things going to happen if I don't commune with Him??? They're not. That's the bottom line.

I am getting hold of something the Lord has revealed to me and I'm all excited about it. The sad thing is that it is something that I already knew!

That sounds confusing. My head heard it and believed it a long time ago, but my heart never accepted it. An example of what I'm talking about is faith. I always thought I had a lot of faith, but I had a lesson from the Lord that showed I didn't know anything. You can read about it if you go down a little way past the Bible study. It is listed in the articles I wrote as "Nothing Wavering."

Today's Bible study is a small part of what I've been learning lately about the power that is in the Word of God.

Now, remember, in order for you to really learn what God has for you, it has to enter through your brain, but then it has to settle in your heart!

This page won't be updated until the first week in May. I am going to Nashville to visit my oldest son for a week. See you when I get back!!

Link to the 4/19/99 Bible study.