The Word and His Pen

     Happy Conquerors Day!!      For those who have not heard of Conquerors Day before I'll do a slight intro.      Five years ago today, December 10th, I was crossing the street and was hit by a car. I woke up in the back of a car speeding off towards the hospital and heard God say, "The devil just tried to kill you, but I said no. I only let him come so far." In that moment I felt peace amid countless unknowns God was in control. Being hit by a car has not changed the fact that God is sovereign and still on His throne. Then before I knew the extent of my injuries or even remembered the date, I heard God say to remember this day and celebrate it every year. He said to call it Conquerors Day because death and darkness did not conquer me, but God conquered them.       So, every year my family and I celebrate December 10th, as a reminder of God's goodness and His sovereign plan. We do something fun to celebrate and recount the mind-blowing ways that we have seen the han

     We live in a world that is so self-focused and self-driven.       Yet there is a freedom and sense of relief when it is realized that this life is not about us.       My life is not about me. It is instead to glorify the Giver, Creator, and Sustainer of Life.       When life is self-focused, we face this pressure and dissatisfaction. Pressure to live up to every standard we deem necessary and dissatisfaction because we are merely living for our own pleasure. Add that to a few billion other people who are also living for their own pleasure, plus a broken world and you get frustrated, dissatisfied hearts.       In this, we can see that we are not created to live for ourselves. We experience so much joy and fullness when we live for the One who Created us; that is how we are meant to live! Glorifying God, sharing His Truth with the world, and loving His Children as He does. That is what fulfills us.       Philippians 2:3      "Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in