There is a Shortest Line!!!!

Have you ever been in the grocery store and noticed that there is a line with 20 people in it and literally right beside there is a line with 2 people?  It happens all the time.  I always wonder why peple are drawn to the longest line….hmm.I think we  have been programmed to believe that there is always got to be a reason the line is so short.  A negative reason that is.  Is it possible that the shortest line is just simply that? Short. Nothing extra.

I know that it is difficult to trust your instincts and try the shortest line cause you have been burned too many times. You get up to the cashier and she says, she is closed.:(  It isn’t easy to take the risk of trying one more time. But what if….

Am I suggesting that you act rashly and not sensibly make a choice?  No,  we must be wise but the truth is we have become so cautious that we would rather let opportunities pass us by than take the risk of being burned again.  I understand but on the other hand what if it works?????

I have decided that I am not going to spend my life in a long line just because I am afraid to move. Join me and actively look for the shortest line.  Life is really too short to stand waiting around for something to happen…

When you’re shopping next time take a look around.  Maybe you’re in the  wrong line

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It’s time for “GOOD GUYS” to finish first!!!!!!

We have these classic sayings like you know “GOOD guys always finish last or why do the GOOD die young?  How about “a GOOD deed never goes unpunished!!”  ” Even, ” it sounds too GOOD to be true….” Tragic! It seems to be a time in history that richly rewards the BAD guy! Maybe you are having the time of your life, but I know a quite a few people for whom life is not a picnic.

Are you one of the chosen few, the last of a dying breed, a goody two shoes?  You can’t seem to help yourself, you are always the one left holding the bag….and it’s always full of you know what yeah!!!!

Maybe you’re feeling all alone or forgotten.  You have a great idea and no real way of getting it off the ground.  You pray for God to help and no help seems to be available at this time.  Well maybe God does have answers but they might be delivered as a voice booming from heaven.  Maybe it’s via a textmessage, a google search or even …facebook. Remember “God works in mysterious ways.”  Did you ever hear the joke about a guy who dies in a flood and is thoroughly upset.  He tells God that he prayed and still drowned. God replies:”Well I sent a boat and you told them to go on, God would deliver you. “Exactly….The method of deliverance is based on ideas that we have never used or are not conventional, but what have you got to lose?

Some ideas work, some don’t…that’s not a revelation.  I think sometimes GOOD people can throw out “the baby with the bath water”(I”m just full of witty saying  The bible  does say that He that winneth souls is WISE, that we should be WISE as a serpent and remain harmless as a dove.  It’s the LOVE of money that is the root of all evil, not the money itself.  It is better used in the hands of a GOOD person I think.  So don’t be afraid to step out of your comfort zone and do things  a little    differently. Let the Holy Spirit be your guide and lean not on your own old ways that really didn’t work out so well anyway.

True Worship, Our Best Gift

The Holiday Season is here and it is so easy to get caught up and end up huffing, puffing and mostly aggravated.  It’s not about the gifts, or whether it’s the correct historical date or whether there are pagan elements such as the tree, gift giving etc.  That’s not the point.  What is? you ask as you hustle and bustle along…the Holiday Highway.

Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday Christ Jesus… Happy Birthday to You.  Yeah, that is exactly what it’s all about. Merry “CHRIST”mas.  You see the word CHRIST mass.  A liturgical service to honor the Birth of Christ.   It’s His Party and we are all invited.  It’s the most important  Birthday ever.  The problem is that we’ve got a gift for Aunt Mary, Uncle Sam and those annoying inlaws…but what about the Guest of Honor? What does He want?

What do you give to someone who has everything and can create anything else He thinks of?  Talk about difficult to buy for!  So let’s be literal, as if He were a real person and take the time to ask Him.  Just as I ask my nephews, “what do you want for your birthday?” and make every effort to give them what they are asking for, I have to ask Him, “Jesus what can I give you?  What do you want for your Birthday?”

As I stop and listen quietly for a moment…the words of the angels that came to announce His birth are what I hear..

The Shepherds and the Angels Luke 2: 8-16 (NIV)

8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.

9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ^a the Lord.

12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.”

15 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”

16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. 17 When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, 18 and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. 19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. 20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.

Remember.  First rediscover the “good news of great joy. ”  TRUE WORSHIP!!! That’s what I hear. Go back to your first joy.  It’s not gone. It has been battered, bruised, left for dead, but it is still there. In your heart, deep inside you the flame has not been extinguished.  It’s not a new car, or a house, not new shoes or a fancy haircut.  It’s Him.  He is the the Good News.  We have nothing to give Him.  He is inviting us to His Party and He wants to give us gifts.  All we have to do is show up.

So make this season, a special one. Take time to connect with your Creator.  Jesus Christ loves and appreciates you.  In the end that’s all that matters.

Don’t Just Dance…Minister True Worship T shirts

I was just getting ready to design a  tshirt for the Power of Praise “Gathering of True Worshipers” and drawing a blank  when I received a fb message asking about a worship statement I made on Facebook through this blog about 1 year ago, ” A True Worshiper seeks to lead others to worship the One True God and not themselves.”

God had laid on the heart of FB friend  Neila to design tshirts with these words.  I told her, that it was great and asked if she would be the official supplier of tshirts for the Gathering.   The Holy Spirit had already set the whole thing up. The Holy Spirit really cares about everything.  Since then, Neila has gone to share this message with other ministers in dance at other conferences and will soon be launching “don’t just mime, flag….minister t shirts as well.

These t shirts are NOW available @ the 4ever Praise Dance Store, the home of True Worship Wear!!!!

Neila  D’Amico of His Glory Designs!!!! These t shirts let everyone know that you are a “True Worshiper”!!! Order yours today for your next conference or event!!!