Adrian Rogers is one of the best preachers. Today he had an awesome devotional on warning against being lukewarm. His epic quote of the day?

"If there ever was a time when you loved Jesus more than you do at this moment, you’re backslidden."

What does that mean? It means to pick up your cross and give thanks, DAILY! you haven't arrived! You're not good enough spiritually to slack off! WAKE UP!

Thank you Adrian Rogers for reminding me that this walk is never finished until the LORD comes and takes us away.

Matthew 24:13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

Matthew 22:37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

Lately I have been reading Brilliants, selected from works of Charles Spurgeon. I downloaded for FREE on my nook. Most of my books on Spurgeon and others like Andrew Murray I have downloaded for free I'm guessing because they are so old. Either way, I wanted to share some of the profound things this man has to say and what makes them so profound, to me, isn't necessarily that I haven't heard it before but rather what is said is said with such eloquence and clarity.

Consider his words:

It takes something to make a mountain sing: and yet the prophet summons quite a choir of them. Lebanon, and Sirion, and the high hills of Bashan and Moab, he would set them all singing because of Jehovah's grace to His own Zion.
May we not also make mountains of difficulty, and trial, and mystery, and labor become occasions for praise unto our God? Break forth into singing, O mountains!

I love the picture of making the mountains (trials) in our life sing praise to God. James 1:2 says count it all joy when you have trials. As christians we need to understand that trials build character and produces good fruit within us. I found something worth noting on Pinterest:

The bible also says in James 1:3-4 that trials work patience and to let patience have her perfect work that you may be PERFECT and entire, wanting nothing.

So, the Spurgeon thought for the day is don't let your trials overcome you but remember that God's purpose is not to drown you but to cleanse you and make you perfect and entire. Make your mountains burst forth in singing praise unto God, thanking him for loving you and taking time to make you a better person.

Hebrews 12:6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth

Skill verses faith

"It would be well to know much, but better to love much. It would be delightful to have abundance of skill to serve God, but better still to have abundance of faith to trust in the Lord for skill and everything." -Spurgeon

I love this quote. I consider myself to be decent at a lot of things but not really good at anything. I have no special talent or skill. My husband is really smart and business savvy. My little brother is academically superior. My father can sing and play multiple instruments. Me? I can do nothing in particular. BUT NONE OF THAT MATTERS!

God doesn't use those who are equipped, He equips those He uses! Faith the size of a mustard seed can move mountains!



I find that in God I find purpose and value. In this world there will always be someone better, smarter, nicer, prettier, more talented, more of whatever you wish you could be. Don't look out, look up.

Party of One is Totally Fun!

"All of my friends are but one, but He is all sufficient."--William Carey

I like this quote. When i was younger I had tons of friends. I was always coming and going and just could not sit still. I felt like if I was at home then the world was passing me by. All that has changed now. I don't have any friends, just God and family, and that's enough for me. I find that I don't have time for friends because what extra time i do have I want to spend with family or have for myself. Could i make time? Sure. Should friends be a priority in my life? No.
Having said that, iron sharpens iron and friends can be awesome but I only really need one friend--JESUS. Having also said that, my family is my friend and therefor, I feel no need to find friends elsewhere.
I'm glad that I found this quote and know that there is someone else who doesn't feel that they NEED friends.

Why am I a pilgrim and what is my purpose for this brief stay on earth?

Hello. I am a Pilgrim. I like to call myself that because that's what I am in this world essentially. If it sounds familiar then you've either heard of or read my inspiration for this name, the book Pilgrim's Progress. As a pilgrim, I am just passing through this world on my way to a perfect world--Heaven. While here, though, I do not sit and wait.

I have a purpose in this life. Unlike so many who looking to themselves find no answer for themselves. I chose to worship God and He gave me purpose. My purpose may seem too simple and lackluster for many who seek power and privilege, but it is the most powerful and privileged purpose known to mankind. It is a purpose that I am convinced has been almost completely stripped of all honor and significance. This purpose, my purpose, is nothing more and nothing less than being an excellent wife and mother.


A homemaker. A lover. A teacher. A friend.

I believe that this is God's BEST for my life and as long as He shows me the way, I will walk in it. I hope that through this introduction you know not my life story but my life's journey. What matters most is not what I've done but where I am going and the path I've chosen to get there.