Live It

Are we living our lives for Jesus?

As Christians if we are not living our life for Jesus we are worshipping a False god.

Are we Sharing the Gospel with those around us?

As Christians if we aren't then we are not doing what Jesus COMMANDED us to do.

Are we building our lives around Jesus?

As Christians Jesus should be the cornerstone of our lives.  Everything that we do and say should be built around Jesus.  Jesus should shape and define our lives!

Daniel

Persecution

"Blessed are those who are Persecuted for Righteousness sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven" Matthew 5:10

As Christians we should not run from Persecution, but instead embrace.  We should thank God for being persecuted and pray for those who persecute us.  Rejoice when you are being persecuted, because through your persecution God is being glorified.  

Redeeming Rides

So, after my last blog being noting but a rant i thought I would actually write something relevant.  One of my favorite things to do when traveling is to listen to a sermon.  Mark Driscoll calls this a redeeming ride.  My wife and I where ever we are going usually are listening to a sermon usually by Mark Driscoll.  This has really become one of my favorite things to do in the world.  There are several reasons why.

One I am spending time with my wife in a car listening to someone talk about God.  I mean how much better can it get?  

Two, it gives my wife and I something to talk about.  It is not like in church when you have to wait until the sermon is over with to talk about it.  All we have to do is hit the pause button and we can talk about what was just said.  This gives us a time to discuss our opinions about things, and find out more about what we believe as individuals.  My wife is my favorite person to talk to the Bible about.  I would not trade these redeeming rides for anything.

I encourage ya'll to try having a redeeming ride.  Instead of listening to all the crap that they call music today on the radio.  Find copies of your favorite preachers sermons and listen to them.  Most pastors are now available on Podcast through iTunes or on the church's web site.  If you do not have a favorite check out these guys Mark Driscoll, John Piper, and David Platt.

Grace and Mercy,

Daniel

P.S.- LSU won the SEC West this weekend in baseball and is the number 1 seed in the SEC tournament.  GEAUX TIGERS!  

Dish Network Sucks!

So, when I moved to the country I had no choice but to get Satellite.  After comparing prices and looking around my wife and I decided to go with Dish mainly, because they were cheaper on Digital cable.  Well the guy comes to install my Dish and we find out we can not get the HD channels, because a dang tree is blocking the Satellite in Outer Space.  What is the point of having an HD TV if you can't even get HD channels?  Strike One for Dish!  

Then one night we try to order a Pay-Per-View.  Well to our frustration we can't order it, because we do not have a phone line.  This made me mad, because when I was setting up our Dish with the dude on the phone he told me we did not have to have a phone line, but apparently you do.  Strike Two for Dish! (We later found out that we could order the pay-per-views over the phone, but it would cost and extra dollar.  So, we decided to get Net-Flix.) 

This brings me to the whole point of writing this article to say that Dish Network needs to show LSU Baseball.  We are ranked number 2 in the nation and I get stuck watching crap like Georgia and South Carolina.  I mean seriously show some teams that are actually good.  It makes me so mad.  We are playing MSU this weekend and the game still isn't on TV.  I live 45 minutes from Starkville for goodness sakes.  You would think that they would at least show one game, but know apparently Georgia and South Carolina are so much more important.  Dang it I just want to watch LSU play Baseball is that so much to ask?  So, for those reasons when my contract is up I am switching to Direct TV.  Thank you to the Idiots at Dish Network for giving me something to write about.

Disgruntled Dish Subscriber

Hospitals and Other Stuff

Well I am sitting in a Hospital waiting to hear how my nephew did in surgery.  Everything looks good and we are praying for the best.  As I was sitting in the Hospital I started thinking about Scrubs.  I was thinking how cool it would be to work in a Hospital, but only if it was just like Scrubs.  Meaning that I was a surgeon just like Turk, my wife was Carla, and My best friend Jason was JD.  It would be really amazing to work with those two in a Hospital setting.

The other thing that Hospitals make me think of is Death.  I mean when you are sick in a Hospital death is always near.  Whether it is in your room or just down the hall.  As a Christian I am not scared of Death.  I think that we should embrace Death as Christians.  We should be scared, but rejoice in Death.  When i die I know that I am going to Heaven and party with Jesus.  I am stoked and ready to be Heaven with God.  It will be amazing no more sorrow, no more sin, no more world, just God and all the other Christians.  

Grace and Mercy Covers Me,

Daniel

Long Time No See

It has been a while since a have last blogged, and a lot has happened in my life since then.  I am now the proud father of an amazing 4 month old boy named Jackson Wyatt.  He has truly been a blessing to my life.  Right now he is laying on the floor playing with his little bear.  I can not imagine my life with out him now.  

Also since I last wrote we have a new President, and our economy has gone into the crapper.  

The times are tough right now, but as a Christian I know that everything that is going on in the world is in accordance to the plans of God.  I have a since of peace that everything is going to work out for the best.  Who knows the best thing in this case might be on a train with a one way ticket to Heaven.  

A few weeks ago my Pastor preached one of those rapture sermons.  You know the ones where the preachers are like you better get ready, because Jesus is coming back soon.  These sermons seem very popular now a days as I have talked to some friends and there pastors are preaching a lot of the same things.  Any way during his sermon he said that as Christians we should be ready for the rapture to come, so we can go to Heaven.  I see where he is coming from, but as for me I find myself wanting to stay on the Earth a little longer.  The reason I want to do this is, because there are so many people that still need to hear about the Love of Jesus.  There are lost people all around us the need to hear about Jesus.   So, my question to you is what are you doing about those people that need to hear about Jesus?  Are you telling them about Jesus, or just waiting for the rapture to come?  As Christians we should be always ready to share the Gospel with those around us.

In Him,

Daniel

It's Almost Time!

Well the time is almost here for my wife to deliver our little baby boy into this world.  His name is JAckson Wyatt, and I am stoked about him coming.  She is less than three weeks away from her due date.  Although during the entire pregnancy I have said that she will be early and I am sticking with that answer.  

We have had our ups and downs during this pregnancy, but it amazes how much closer we have become.  I have enjoyed getting to hear the babies heart beat, see pictures of him, and feel him kick.  All these things remind me of how amazing God is!  God has given Amanda and me the blessing of having a child.  To me children are one of God's greatest creations.  To see Jackson grow from a little embryo into this huge baby all while inside my wife is simply AMAZING!  There is no way any one could ever convince me that abortion is right, because I have seen first hand a little baby growing inside of my wife.  

God has blessed us so much in this past year.  He has blessed us with an awesome church, cool kids, and a baby.  As I reflect on this last year of life I can not count how many times God has blessed my family.  I think as thanksgiving is just around the corner, we should all stop and reflect on how much God has blessed us and our families.  We are all truly blessed with more than we need.

Thanks you God for blessing me and my family, and just like Joshua said, "As for me and my house we will serve the Lord"... We are here to serve You God and no one else!

Peace Out, 

D