COURAGE FOR TODAY

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We're glad you're here today!!  This Blog is dedicated to the memories and stories I have of yesterday, as well as those that will be lived out today and tomorrow.  My goal is to share my Daily walk With Christ in a unique way, by using personal experiences, so that others might learn to love Christ as I do.  Thanks for visiting and hope to see you again soon.  Email Mike Weaver at mike@couragefortoday.com

Expose Yourself

How Do Others See You?

Christian or Worldly?

My Wife and I were fortunate to be able to attend a Christian Music Festival recently in the Atlanta Area.  The Festival was set-up in a beautiful section of a large State Park.  We had an opportunity to sight-see and visit all the attractions in the Park and then drive over to the section where the Main Stage and Concerts were being held.  There were thousands of people there to see such groups as Casting Crowns and 10th Avenue North among many others.  It was hot and crowded, but it was such a joy to be around other fellow believers.

Earlier in the day, my wife and I were walking around other parts of the Park enjoying the sights and sounds and hiking down various nature trails.  It was really beautiful.  As we were walking around, a couple came up to us and said "can't wait for the concert tonight; who is your favorite group?" My first thought was who was this couple and how did they know we were going to the Concert that night?  I had forgotten that when we bought our tickets, we were given a blue wristband to wear which allowed us unlimited entry around all parts of the park, as well as the concerts.  This couple had noticed our blue wristbands and immediately realized we were attending the concerts that evening and, most likely, were Christians.  After my initial shock, we had a lengthy, friendly conversation and then went our separate ways.  As we walked around, we encountered others with blue wristbands which really broke the ice and opened the door for many friendly conversations and chances to meet others.  The blue wristbands stood out from the normal visitors to the Park and identified us among fellow believers.

Loser Takes All

When Does Losing Actually

Make us Winners in the Long Run?

I am a very competitive person.  It doesn't matter what game I'm playing or what contest I've entered, I want to win.  I want to win badly.  If it was a game of Tiddly Winks, I want to stomp you decisively.  Don't get me wrong.  I'm not a sore loser if I happen to be on the losing side of things, but I'll do everything I can to win in any situation.

I suppose most people are competitive to some degree.  Our Society and way of life forces us to be this way.  We're competing against others for employment opportunities.  We're competing in our businesses against other businesses. We're competing against other students for the best grades in our schools and universities.  We're competing against each other on the roads and highways to get to our destination faster and faster.  Our Sports World is driven by the desire to win the next Super Bowl, World Series, or Stanley Cup.  I could go on and on, but you get the drift.  We're taught and conditioned that second place is for losers.

Building Blocks of Faith

There Must Be A Strong Foundation

To Have Effective Faith

Since my daughter; son-in-law, and grand-children are on the Mission Field, I don't get to see them that often.  When we do have a chance to catch up with each other, it's always play time for the grand kids.  Like typical boys, they love to play any game or with anything that involves action.  They especially like to play with building blocks.  They love for me to build a tall tower of blocks only to have them knock it down as quickly as possible.  They anxiously wait for me to build another tower only to roll over in laughter as they smash it too the ground, over and over again.  I try to build my tower with a strong, sturdy foundation but my weak structures of blocks are no match for two toddlers.  What was so amazing was that the results of all the falling blocks didn't seem to really matter to my grandsons because they had total confidence that I would simply rebuild another tower.  While I focused on the falling structure; they focused on the next rising tower to be built.