Sugar Sticks with Pinky

  Psalms 51:10  Romans 12:2  Psalms 139-23-24  Proverbs 4:23 Music is one of the loveliest things God created. So I would like to start by  sharing a tiny bit of  music theory. The grand staff is where you will find the notes to the melody and the timing for a song. You will also find the key that the song is written in. For example,  if there are no sharps or flats then the song is in the key of C. What happens, though, if the singer can’t reach the notes in that key?  That could be treble! Alright alright enough with the puns..moving on. A lovely melody could then turn into a  mess of  sour notes. The solution is quite simple…change the key!  Our attitudes can get out of range veering off of our  grand staff creating discord  in  God’s ears. Rather than continuing with hasty rotten attitudes we can choose to change the key! Psalms 51:10 is a sugar stick that I like to call my “attitude adjustment” I use it when I n...

    1Samuel 17 Ephesians 6:11 II Corinthians 10:4  Isaiah  53:5    Hop in my Time Machine let’s go back about 8 years. It’s a Sunday morning and I’m playing piano as usual . During practice before church the Lord  highlights a line in the bridge of a worship  song. During the  Pastor’s sermon  God also highlights this statement  “nothing has or will ever happen to you that didn’t come thru God first” that next week I started finding out that I had cancer. Long before I got the news the Lord had won my battle.  Now let’s go back to Old Testament  days In 1Samuel 17 David,  a young shepherd  boy,  goes to give his brothers in the army food and supplies. Meanwhile 9 feet tall Goliath is threatening the army of Israel. David gets fired up and ready to go crush  Goliath. King Saul told him that he was too  young and Goliath a man of war. David then gives his testimony of how he killed  lions a...

  Psalms 37:5  Exodus 13:21 Psalms 16:8 Doors are often a way to describe a change of direction.  Ever try to open a door and it was hard to open and someone says press in just a little harder? Not every God door will just fly right open. Press in a little harder Face to Face with new doors  we at times feel like we are just standing there dazed by what is in front of us  We hold back and are almost frozen in our steps because we don't know what’s on the other side  of that door.  Thats when our knees bend and our heart cries out to God for His direction. “Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.” Psalms 37:5 NKJV In the hallway of decision and changes you can rest assured that God is experienced at leading those who seek Him and who are obedient to His Word.  Thru the Old Testament we can see that Even in  the wilderness God led the Israelites. In Exodus 13:21 it says  “And the Lord went before them...

  Psalms 23:6 Psalms 23:1  Hebrews 6:19 Romans 5:5 Let’s talk about coffee for a second.  When I was a kid I  decided to try coffee because I wanted to drink it with my dad. Eww it was bitter! The majority of my adult life I just enjoyed the smell of  coffee but wanted no part of drinking it. My son, however, changed All of that a few years ago when he treated me to a  Frappe.  Now, I am part of the coffee loving world! Commenting to a family member about how much coffee goodness I had missed out on, I learned that my dad drank his with no sugar or creamer. No wonder it was bitter! I missed  out because I didn’t realize that coffee didn’t have to be bitter.  I want to share with you today that life doesn’t have to be bitter The 23rd Psalm speaks of God’s   faithfulness. It ends with verse 6 which says  “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever.” Notice thou...

Psalms 150:6 Psalm 147:1 John 16:24 Philippians 4:4 Chirp Chirp Chirp sings the sweet little bird in the tree. Each note of her lovely  song wafting in the breeze. She sings with Joy to God her creator. As Psalms 150 verse 6 proclaims  “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!” Worship brings Joy. Singing alone isn’t worship by any means but the song that is recanting the soul’s love and longing for God  is music in His ears. As a pianist, keyboard player and songwriter I love this part of worship. “Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant, and praise is beautiful.” Psalms 147:1 NKJV When we  open our mouth with sincere heart felt songs and adoration Joy leaps back to life.  Gratitude also  brings Joy. There is always something to be thankful for! doing dishes one night I found myself irritated at the amount of  dishes that I had to do but then I remembered to be thankful that I ...

                                    The Lion Tamer  James 4:7  1Peter 5:8   Luke 10:19   How many of you enjoy a fun trip to the zoo? They have all kinds of animals, big to small, docile to wild and all in between. Ever been at the Lion section and they roared and it made you jump back?! Sounds like something I’d do. Daniel had his own experience with the Big Cats but his were real life lions. You know… the eat you for dinner kind of Lions and they were not tamed or contained. Daniel was made governor over the King’s officials. Deep within the heart of these men was evilness. They plotted and schemed to get rid of him by creating a law that anyone who prayed to any god or person other than the King would be thrown in a den of lions. Although He knew this law was put into place, our friend Daniel continued to pray 3 times a day. It was his commitment to pray that gave h...