Last Thursday DJ invited the Camp Daniel family to his new house to celebrate and dedicate it to God. DJ was blessed to be able to purchase this home, 4 miles from camp.
Marceaux and I are blessed by DJ asking us to move in with him. This has created a mutual dependent relationship between us both. Dj will depend on us for daily needs and we depend on him for a beautiful place to live. We all will depend on each other for relationship and family and the lessons we will teach each other.
The new year should bring a fresh start but as my experience has shown me, that is not allways the case. I get chained to some of the prespectives that I had in the old year and my mind just will not open up to the new way of doing things. It should not be like that. What do I have to do? I don't want to go down that road again, the roads that I have choose in the past have been a distaster, is their someone who will give me a better route? I am caught between a rock and a hard place. Jesus offers me this all I have to do is follow!!
Acts 3:19 NIRV-ENG
So turn away from your sins. Turn to God. Then your sins will be wiped away. The time will come when the Lord will make everything new.
The new year is moving right allong, it has not stoped or slown down because I am not ready. I allways like to see just how long it is before I'm doing those things that I allways do. The same ol same ol. Sometimes change comes and I do embrace the freshness that comes. Kind of like getting a new set of tires on your car. That pink cloud period of goodness dulls to the mundane routine of life. What realy mmatters?
I got a new camera and have been studing how to use its many features. Its incredible how complex just taking a good photograph realy is. My experience has been that all of those features are useless if the purpose for taking the photograph is not right. The expert photographers teach you that you should ask yourself a few questions before taking a picture to try making the composition of your photograph more clear. Why I'm I taking the picture? What's the story in the picture?
Maybe in the begining of the new year I should take some time in seeing what type of picture of JESUS CHRIST I am painting the people around me. Matthew 6:33 (NIrV) "Put God's kingdom first. Do what he wants you to do. Then all of those things will also be given to you." It may not get the picture that I desire but at least if I do what the Bible tells me Jesus will be respected and maybe even those in the very home of Jesus will crack a smile!! And that my friend is what realy matters!!
Here we are in the new year and I needed to start out well. What has been in my mind is just the great testimony that our Lord has given all who sacrifice for Him. I have spent some time with a former boss of mine. We shared a meal at his home and shared our lives with each other. We both gave each other the varification of our relationship with Jesus and what that looks like or should look like. What an amazing brother quiet on his protective roll as an officer but shines that light on all of us that we do not see and even take for granted. What a gift to varify each others character as we walk on that journey that we both have been given. Hidden was a message for the new year. That was let your light shine that others may see your good works and give Jesus the respect and honor that He is due. I guess that means communication, friendship, and just plain spending more time with others with the intent to enjoy the work that the Lord has all ready done in their lives. Celebration is a great action and attitude. It is one that brings a smile on the face of our maker. HAPPY NEW YEAR
