Sharing Life and Christ

It's been quite awhile since I've written anything. I've been away from Yokosuka in Sasebo, Okinawa, Brisbane Australia, and Shimoda Japan. It looks like I'll finally be stationary for awhile which I'm really looking forward to. God has continued to reveal Himself to me and work in and through me for His purpose. As I sail around the Far East, I'm reminded of the Scripture that says the Word of God is not bound. It's easy for me to become discouraged or lose my saltiness if I don't remember that God is bigger than my environment and current circumstances. One of most significant things that God has been showing me in the past month is what the life of a follower of Christ actually looks like. Within this revelation, I've seen how foolish I have been in the past, experienced the unparalleled love of God, grown in knowledge of how much God requires of His children, and thought about what the remainder of my days on this earth may very well look li...

I did some studying to find Scripture that specifically talks about sin, its effects, God's promise to us, and our opportunity to be freed from the shame of sin even while we still see the results lingering. I know that my life has been transformed since God showed me what being freed from sin is all about. As I talk to more people in the Navy, I see a lot of people who have turned from God to lives of habitual sin and feel they are unable to ever be loved and wanted by God again. The following verses are God's response to that belief and I know they can liberate even the worst of sinners from feeling unworthy of God's love. Psalm 103 is fantastic. Check out the whole thing. Here are verses 8-13 : “The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. He will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger forever. He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the eart...