Jesus at Work

I wanted to do this blog earlier but waited. It came to me on my way home on the bus after seeing Mary Sholz at the coffee house. Has nothing to do with Mary Sholz (maybe) but on the way home the bus driver stopped to pick someone up, and I heard, "Can I get a man to help this lady with her packages?" Did not think, just found myself getting up. Yet before I moved another man was up and out to help this lady. 

I thought of how earlier, on my way to the coffee house, waiting at the bus stop, some nice men had been busy helping an older couple change a flat tire. 

Also and not to pat my own back, a few mornings ago there was a car stalled in the middle of a busy road during morning rush, so I just went over and help her get it out of the road and to a safer spot, another gentleman remained, and helped I supposed, with her need. (I at the time was catching a bus and figured my thing was done) 

So all that said, as I rode home tonight I thought, "What a nice slogan for Dundalk." It happens everywhere for sure, but this is where I am at, and this is where I can do my thing. 

So I prayed. "Lord, work in me first where I am at." 

The slogan I came up with was this, "Dundalk, the town where you can find Jesus working!" 

To be truthful there was a lady in my church some moons ago that lived in Dundalk and had an injury so she could not drive. Pastor ask me (being I do not do anything) if I could drive her to work and back. She at the time lived in Dundalk and I in Westview park. I joked with her from time to time saying, "Dundalk, can any good thing come out of Dundalk" referring to Bible quote. Well now she lives in Westview park and I in Dundalk. God indeed keeps us account for every idle word we say!

No longer got a penny

Not that I am anything. However I am not an idiot, and I see some attention given my ministry. That said I say this more. 

Though I was not a member of the bands that were to do the Extreme Tour 2009 I was to be promoted by Ted Bruun and the team. 

I want to say this here first. Mr. Bruun has yet to do me wrong, and I am thankful for that. However I went down to a Nashville for GMA week having already gone down for the BandWithaMission (and by the way Austin Cook did me no wrong) and because I have little funds I slept in a field, and on a rainy Saturday I had only a tarp to pull over me. That, the enemy used to almost take my live, because if you are not careful the tarp will close around you as you sleep and like a plastic bag, to a baby, kill you dead.! Close, but God is merciful. (It was then I got that "Tell me about it, brother" when I voiced my anger.

So any way if "God given music ministries" are interested in my ministry I offer that. I have no more money to give. I will travel by donkey drawn carts at $10 to get to Nashville. I will not sleep in a field, if you want to talk tent, I will think about it, but a I have no money, just my ministry!

Stepping Stone

This may be a short blog. Just a pondering this evening. 

I came home and the house was awake, right down to the cat, Mandy (She always wants her name mentioned when I write of her, "Mandy"-not just the cat) As I settled in myself the house simply fell off to sleep, nap or what have ya, right down to Mandy herself. I was at the time writing in my journal and I looked up to see all asleep. I thought, 'All the ducks are in a row it seems' 

So having been out today doing what I do, wanting this and that, but wanting mostly for the Lord to move as the song says, "Lord move, or move me" I came home to find this.

All being settled, I made my way to the bathroom, making sure the house was not disturbed, and changed into something more comfortable. As I was doing so I remembered someone once saying something to the effect, 'Sometimes when the Lord moves in the afairs of men, His foot steps are centuries apart.' I then fell before the Lord and prayed, "If that be so Lord, then may I be a stepping stone" After that I came here and posted this pondering.

Two Masters

It's not hard to see that the economic situation is difficult around the world at this time. I might not have thought that if I were to judge by the number of cars I saw at fastfood restaurants, stores, and bars, on my way home on the bus. 

I do recognize the difficulty when I observe the struggle to gather money. From prince to papuer, bank to grocery store, many devices I notice are in effect to get the most money out of my wallet. Interest rates go up on cedit and the store offer of saving is an offer to have you buy more, most of the time with credit. 

I confess I have absolutly no understanding of economics, however I know my personal budget. What I feel the Lord is saying to me, and He did this to me first with the thought that I can not serve two masters, and then through a christian radio program speaking on debit free living. I came away from the program with the commitment to begin a 10/10/80 budget, and to either peruse the website or pick a book or two from the the programs speaker. 

What I do know. On the one hand I hear from the media that there is a recession, and on the other hand I seem to see many more "passing buyers" then usual these days. One thing I do know the Lord instructs me that I can not serve two master effectively!

There is only one Lord for me, Jesus the Christ!