Giving Birth To Ideas

OK, I know, I am a man and I have never experienced actual giving birth. Let's not go there ladys. But I have been through three with my wife.  I do know enough to recognize that bringing life to a new idea (for yourself or maybe the whole world) is somewhat like giving birth.  There are the initial labor pains that can start even weeks before and then they intensify and become more frequent and finally there is the very painful delivery.  I know.  After three kids, I told my wife, Joyce, I couldn't take it

Divine Serendipitous Event

What a mouthful! Have you ever believed God was leading you to do something and along the way you made a fortunate discovery of something else? That's a divine serendipitous event (DSE). I believe that for most of us, if we would just keep moving, open our eyes, and be open to new possibilities we will make fortunate discoveries. I would go as far as saying that God has promised to do that for us!

The real tragedy of failure, disappointment, and despair is that we no longer look for the hand of God in our lives. Yet in the valley of the shadow of death, God is with us. In the valley of the shadow of death we discover God's table prepared for us.