Encouraged by God's Word

Hello Family,

As you know I FINALLY launched this website encouragedbygodsword.com. It has been in the making for some time so I went for it and pushed the “Go” button.

Now the site is not complete. There are still some pages I’m working on but I knew that if I waited for everything to be perfect, it probably would never be ready.

When some of you went to the site and entered your name and email address you encountered an error.

An “Error 404” error to be exact. Now I don’t know what happened because I tested the site plenty of times and I didn’t experience any problems at all. But as soon as I sent the invite to everyone to check out the site, the first person to do it had problems. Then the next person, then the next and so on.

I went into my WordPress back office and checked things out. Then I went to my web hosting to see what was happening and everything looked cool. Then I ran a few more test and EVERYTHING WORKED.

I was confused. Some of you had problems but I had none.

Now I had two choices to make: I can get upset, frustrated and complain OR I can keep pressin’ on and work hard to continue to bless others.

I chose the latter.

The way I see it, these errors are just a distraction to see if I get off track. It’s a way for the devil to try to frustrate me and keep me from moving forward but I was determined to keep pressin’ on.

Philippians 3:14 says I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

I’m pressin’ on because I’m passionate about what I do. I love to write and I love to encourage others and what better way to do that than through the word of God. I feel rewarded when I encourage others. It’s in the email replies you send me every week.

What are you passionate about? Just think about what you make time for. Think about the things that occupy you more than anything else. Be honest with yourself and you will know without a doubt what you’re passionate about.

If it’s something worthwhile, great. Keep on doing what you’re doing and make sure it benefits others. Don’t let obstacles get you down. Look at them as confirmation that you are moving in the right direction and work harder to move toward the goal.

If you find that your passions are revolved around something that’s foolish and time consuming, you may want to rethink how you spend your time. You don’t want to waste your time, resources or your God-given talents.

Be Encouraged and Have a Passion-Filled Weekend!

P.S. Please leave me a comment and tell me what you’re passionate about.