When God is there............

Often times I have heard people say such things as "When God is not there....". However, we know through scripture that He is always there. So I thought I would just add a few things to help remind us what happens When God is there...

1. Life Happens - John 10:10b
2. Healing takes place - 2 Peter 2:24
3. Love happens - Jer 31:3
4. Peace happens - Phil 4
5. Joy happens - Neh 8:10, Psalms 16:11

I enjoy the presence of God. I enjoy being engulfed in His presence. As David Baroni wrote several years ago "I Delight in You Lord, I Delight in Your Presence, There's nothing as sweet as to sit at your feet, nothing that I rather do, than delight myself in you"

What a powerful song.... Delight yourself in God today

Until next time.... Keith

A Buncha Blogging

It has been a few days since I have really had the time to blog. So let me play catch up.....

The revival at Ghio COGOP ended very good. God blessed every night. On the last night, my youth group was able to go and do a drama to I CAN ONLY IMAGINE by Mercy Me. As always they did a tremendous job. I am very proud of this group.

Thursday was a RUFF, as they would say in South Ga., day. Seemed all day long something was going wrong. The enemy sure was not letting up. However, as days do, they come and go and Thursday did go away. When there are days like that, I am grateful for God's amazing grace. His grace is sufficent and though the stress sometimes is very agonizing, I can go to the ROCK that is higher than I. God is a faithful.

The weekend has been good. Ending today with Memorial day. Services were good on Sunday. We were each blessed as we entered the presence of God to worship HIM. Tonight we had a cookout at the house plus some Flag Football and it was good. I caught 5 touchdowns by the way. Well attended with almost 40 I believe of youth and young adults. I am amazed at how well this group of young people are coming together. God is doing a tremendous work.

I enjoy doing devotions and leaving people with thoughts to think about Christ. Tonight I want to end this daily blog (which I hope to get back to doing) with this thought. Are you where you want to be in Christ? If not, who's fault is it? Something the Lord is teaching me is that HE is always willing and ready to come closer to us. However, we seldom make the effort to come closer to Him. Our lives are busy and we struggle just to manage the schedule. Even in ministry, I find, that it is very difficult to keep a routine of daily time with God. Thank God HE is bringing me back to that. Over the last few weeks God has had me awake early to seek Him. I appreciate HIS prompting, and I am learning this is my time with him. Larnell Harris, use to sing a song called "I Miss My Time With You." God reminded me of that. How often do we neglect our time with God? Probably alot. I hope that God takes you on a journey that is IN HIM and leads to HIM.

Until Tomorrow.... Keith

Second night of Revival

Tonight was a powerful night of revival at Ghio. God moved in a mighty way. People came for prayer as God brought healing to their mind, spirit and body. I give him praise for this.

The New Beginnings youth group did a worship and dance and it was powerful they put there whole heart in it. I am grateful for what God has done this week during this revival.

God is so faithful. I believe that if we stay faithful toward him He will bless us. God has never let me down and I know he will be faithful until the end.

Until tomorrow... Keith

Revival at Ghio

Tonight's service was pretty good. Worship was wonderful led by Sherry. Lynda and I ministered in song then I preached. Small crowd but God moved in a special way.

After ministering tonight I began to wonder, as I done a lot lately, are we too settled in our ways to allow God freedom to minister? Decades of being taught the samething and never allowed to think for ourselves and allow God to speak to us has caused generational curses. Some want there church to servive but will not allow to be done God' way. We are in trouble if we do not open our hearts and minds to the Spirit of God. Youth are at stake. I honestly believe that most churches are out of date with our culture. Many youth are slipping through the cracks and we are in a desperate situation within the American church.

We must continue to minister none the less in hopes that the decades of bondage will soon be erased.

Until tomorrow..... Keith

Sunday Services

I hope you have had a great day. We have. It has been busy, but in everthing it has been a blessed day. Service was great as usual this mornign and tonight was youth service. We honored our graduates. We are grateful for them and all that God has done for them. We had a tremendous crowd tonight, I am postive we were well over 100.

Tomorrow night we start a revival at the Ghio COGOP. I have never been to this church preached there, so I will keep you all updated.

I pray that God is speaking to your heart and you are listening

Until tomorrow..... Keith

One more busy week....

This has been a very busy and hetic week. However, that is the lot of life in ministry sometimes. It has been a good week. As I have prepared for the youth service on Sunday night I have had one constant thought; what are we doing that really matters to see youth saved?

We are busy working, going to ballgames, ministering on Wednesday, during the week if needed, and a whole host of other stuff. However, what are we really doing. It is a thought I continue to ponder.

Friday night we parcitpated in our first Relay For Life event. Our church hosted a team of 70 and it was a tremendous night. The winds were high and it was a little chilly. We had a blast. I would estimate there were at least 4000 people there at the height of the evening. Watch touched me the most was the survivors walk. On the track was a little boy who was less than 2 years old. He had no hair and looked very tired. With all that he had his Survivor shirt on. It moved me to tears. God has such great plans for him. Our team did homemade ice cream which was very good to the stomach. I throughly enjoyed the fellowship.

Back to my orignial start, as I was sitting around the track I watched hundreds of youth go by me. Some with their punk rock thug wanna be style, others with shorts so tight I wondered how they got circulation. Still others were on cells chatting. A few arguing with parents on why they should be able to do whatever they want. And my mind wondered. What are we doing to save these young people? Richmond county, Rockingham and the surrounding area is full of youth dying and going to hell. What are we really doing to see them be touched by God's grace?

Then I asked myself "What are you doing Keith?" I occupy an office, hold a position, even hold a license to preach yet that is not going to mean a hillabeans when I reach heaven. Today is the day I must impact someone. Some youth somewhere needs me to minister the love of Jesus to them. I want to be available to Hear God's Voice so that I can...... do you?

Until tomorrow ........... Keith

God's grace

Have you ever been so busy you never thought you were get done? That has been me over the last week. Swamped is not the word for it.

However, God's grace has been sufficent as it always is. I love God with all my heart. His grace is so amazing to me. God can keep us strengthen with a word, a prayer and breath of fresh air. His grace comes when we need it(boy do I need a lot of it). What would we ever do without God's grace.

I guess this come from my Youth service tonight. I asked the kids to write down a question they would ask Jesus. Then they had to write down a question they would ask satan. The questions were interesting and the responses were very interesting. In all of it, God's grace is amazing.

I pray you are being blessed.....

Until tomorrow ..... Keith

Blogging tonight

I haven't blogged in a while.

I have been very busy, which is good. Tonight I have been looking at pictures from the tornado's in my home state of Georgia. It seems that tornado's have been in abundance this year. I have prayed that God would spare us. His mercy is very powerful.

Today was mother's day and I am missing my grandmother Burch. Her birthday is the 12th. She was such a Godly woman, a prayer warrior and a tremendous inspriation to me and others. She is missed but I am sure she has got her groove going on with Jesus in heaven.

So tonight it is late and I can't sleep. Been up thinking and praying. God is so faithful and I trust him with all my heart. Even when we fail God is there. I praise God for that. That no matter what we go through, in life, God is there.

Until next time......

Busy, Busy, and more Busy

This past week was hetic. People in the hospital, a funeral, ballgames, and Fun in the Son. We had an awesome time at fun in the son. God really blessed in every way. The kids were great as
usual.

Something dawned on me over the weekend. I have notice how teens do alot of what they learn in church. If we do not worhsip, they will not worship. If we worship then, maybe, they will worship. The way we respond will be the way they respond.

People are watching our every move. Especially teenagers, they love to watch. They will also follow our steps. We must get to a point that we respond to God again.

Until another day....

Keith