It is 3:30am on a Friday morning in the heart of Talladega AL. I woke up from a great slumber ready to begin my day and my body not realizing that we had 180 minutes of time left before we need to get up. As I laid in bed,contemplating why in the world can I go back to sleep? I remember those college days when I would ask the Lord to wake me in the middle of the night for prayer. He did on several times. I begin to stare at the ceiling praying for folks. I began to pray for folks who have a problem with me and I don't know why. I want to keep the bond of peace in every thing I do as the bible calls us to do. Some of these are hurt because of good decisions I have made with the Gospel instead of my personal preference. It is deep inside all of us to want to be loved and liked by all. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is not to hate people but to love them, however my love for Christ can be so great that it seems like love. Some have left the church I pastor and I have no understanding of why they left. I have overwhelming desire to keep loving them. To keep loving them because I will spend eternity with them and we will be heartbroken at the time we were "mad" at one another in the short time on this dirt ball. PEOPLE WHO DON'T LIKE YOU...Check..prayed for.
Next came the lost people. I found myself desperately pleading for God to some thing supernatural in the lives of a man who sister goes to my church. Every time I see him, there is a pain in his eyes. I am building a relationship with him, but there are times when I just want to grab him and say "Jesus knows your pain and want it." I pray for the family across the street from my house. The Lord is doing a work and we have seen people saved. I want the rest of the family to come know the Lord.
Then, I thank God. I thank God for Tommy Challender who is getting better everyday. I pray for Mr. McCormack who has to be the sweetest man I know. I thank God for Gene Bolding who died last week and is now seeing the face of the Lord. I thank God for members of my church who love the Lord and will do any thing for Him. I thank God for fellowship with other pastors who are far better men of the Lord than I will ever be. I thank him for my salvation. Well, this is me at 3:49 now. Praising the Lord and wanting to surrender more of my life to HIM.
Oh yeah, my dream before I woke..I went deer hunting and saw some big deer and my gun would not shoot every time. I have had this dream more than once. Well, at least, the deer hunting and not being able to shoot. Any dream interpreters? I think I should give up hunting and work on my golf game.
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