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I apologize for not writing very often in the last couple of weeks.  There have been some trying times at work and I have not had many words from God until now.  Tonight while driving home from church I was thinking how when we are in the dark there is always that feeling of wonder. I wonder where I am going, I wonder how I am going to make it there, I wonder how long it is going to take me to find my way, I wonder if there are things out there that are going to hurt me. There are those short moments of light from street lights or marquees that light the way.  Though it took me back to the time when I was trapped in sin and I felt helpless. not knowing if I would ever get out of the darkness that surrounded me, it enveloped me with it’s power, with it’s intrigue, with it’s wonder and awe.  There were so many lies wrapped around my soul as if I was trapped in a spider’s web of deceit and discontentment.  My life was surrounded in love by family members though they never knew the things going on inside of my heart and inside of my head.  I still have times where satan finds his way into my life and disrupts the tranquility and joy that Jesus brings. I run off of the track at times and mess up and that is a way of life.  But the joy of Jesus is that no matter how bad you mess up, no matter how many times you mess up, He is there to forgive you and love you as if you had never done those things.  The other great thing about Jesus is that no matter how far you supposedly run from Him, He is there always to help you and guide you.  I pray that if there is anyone out there who reads this and does not know Jesus Christ as their saviour, stop what you are doing and get down on your knees and pray to Him and ask Him to come into your heart and make a change in your life so that you will be dependent on Him and no one else not even yourself.  I ask that you truly trust in Him and let Jesus be the Lord of your life and be the God of your joy.  If you truly do these things and believe in your heart that Jesus can make these changes in your life then He will do it and you will see the evidence of a God that truly loves you and wants what is best for you and will bring you to his home when he is ready for you to live with Him in Eternity.   

To the pastors of Southside in Wilmington, North Carolina,  I congratulate you on the fact that you have not let go of your wild side.   you have truly lived your lives to the glory of God and he is encouraged just as I am of the great things happening in this little out of the normal church we call Southside.  God has called each one of you here to be a part of the wonderful things happening in a small beachside town.  Pastor Kelly, you have a passion for the lost and the college kids at the campus of one of the most notable universities in North Carolina.  Pastor John, you have a passion for worship and missions.  Pastor Derek, you have a passion for the youth of this world and to see children grow up in Christian homes.  When you put all three of you together, you guys make the best shepherds that a congregation could ask for.  I believe it to be a privilege to work beside you in the trenches of the day to day.  I ask that you keep me and my family in your prayers as we will keep you and your families in ours.  We love you and your families and though we do not get to say all of the time.     THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.   YOU ARE THE BEST, FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

AMEN

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