Get Outside and Get Some Fresh Air!

Good Saturday Friends,

I can’t wait till church at Destiny Family Center tomorrow! I’m feeling like it’s going to be AMAZING… more than usual! So make the trip my dear out-of-towner pals… treat yourselves to a DAY OF REST in the Shennadoah Valley! Come to church… hit the mountain, a park, or a lake afterwards… make it a day you won’t soon forget! 

I’m gonna give you the good weather advice my Mom gave me when I was a kid… ready? Here it is, “It’s a BEAUTIFUL DAY… so get outside and get some FRESH AIR! I dont want to see you in this house another second… so scram… GET OUT… NOW!” Of course she was smiling the whole time… and how thankful I am for a mom that showed me how to love the FRESH AIR! 

So today… I’m gonna give you guys a video of my friend Jason Upton in Germany. It’s not high quality… but it is POWERFUL… and a great way to dedicate your weekend to God. So, watch the video… spend some time praying… write something in your journal… read a few psalms… and then GET OUTSIDE! 

I pray to see you all tomorrow morning… either in person or on the LIVE webcast! All the FUN begins at 10am! 

Photo Tour Continues :):):)

Happy Saturday Everyone!

Check out yesterday’s blog and hurry up to the photo tour!

Oh, and I almost forgot… guess what tomorrow is??? CHURCH @ Destiny Family Center! Starting at 10am, we are welcoming a special guest worship team and choir from Oak Grove Baptist Church! The entire service from beginning to end is GOING TO BE transformational… so come early and leave late! I can’t wait to see you guys!

Heaven and I just prayed for you to have a super dupper day… SO HAVE ONE! See you on the tour… and at DFC in the morning! God bless you all… and God bless the USA!!

Rescuing Hettie: She’s Still Alive! :)

Happy Thursday Everyone!

Hettie has returned to us! She sent a reply to yesterday’s blog… and I feel compelled to make this the topic of today’s discussion. First, I’m pasting her comments… then I will write my reply. I hope this blesses Hettie… and I hope it helps anyone that may be in a similar situation! 

Hey Chuck… I know it has been awhile. I began to sort of fall of the path that God had me on. This Blog was really a coincidence. I have been trying to force a relationship that I believe God didn’t want for me anymore, maybe not at all.

I feel so lost sometimes. I let everyone down and I made myself look like such a hypocrite. I talked so bad about the person that was hurting me and I went right back to him, WOW how dumb huh. Sometimes I feel so alone and I need someone there and it doesn’t feel like God is, which I know he is, so I go running back to this person and I think I love him but when I am with him I just don’t feel happy and that I am following what God wants for me.

I feel like my life is spinning out of control sometimes and no one will stop it, I really need some guidance I am so lost and have no clue were to begin to find my way to were I need to be.

I’m sorry Chuck… and to everyone that I let down. I was doing so good and then Satan drew me back to something I was running from. I dearly apologize to everyone. I’m just so young and sometimes I don’t know what to do with myself.

Chuck, keep me in your prayers. I am trying with all of my might to do what is right and what God has in store for me. I guess I don’t know how to look for what God is trying to tell me. I don’t know what he wants from me so then I feel lost and alone.

Even though I haven’t been attending church I still pray alot and read my bible everyday. I just hope God will show me something soon so I know where to start my life with him, and I also hope that I can interpret what he wants and that it’s him wanting it for me. I hope that I can begin to build trust with the ones that matter the most to me, I have let everyone down that cares.

Hettie 

Good morning Hettie… your comments bring me GREAT joy! I have been praying for you and I have not lost hope that you would someday rise again! There is a tiny little seed inside of your heart… the seed of a history maker! You’re never going to be able to enjoy going in the wrong direction again. God started that fire you’re carrying… he began a very real work in your life… and HE will be faithful to complete it!

That was beautiful of you to apologize… and it’s a very rare thing for someone, especially your age, to have that kind of humility! It’s even further evidence that God is working in your life! Way to go on reading your bible and praying… whenever we put Gods word in our heart, it will NOT RETURN TO HIM WITHOUT PRODUCING FRUIT! It wakes us up at night like the whispering winds… it wrestles down wrong thinking and gives us disgust for wrong actions… it leads us home!

You already know the path that leads to that amazing future you know God has for you! You already know that it calls for the burning of every bridge… for you to RUN YOUR RACE and NEVER LOOK BACK! You’re only a few steps away from being right where you were… and setting yourself up for some CRAZY HAPPY DAYS!

I’m not promising that this will be easy… in fact it will not be easy. There will be times of intense persecution! The hell you are coming out of will hunt for you! The flames will grab for your ankles often… dark forces will circle you and taunt you like devouring vultures! But I know so well, the MIGHTY LOVE AND POWER of God! He will send his ANGELS… he will make you strong… he will be MORE RELENTLESS! Hettie, I am confident that you CAN make it, and you will make it! And you will not have to make it ALONE!  

When you were at church, there were some women that REALLY caught a heart for you… they are ready to TEACH you the ways of the FORCE just as soon as you are ready to LEARN the ways of the FORCE! So… get your container of gasoline and a box of matches… and BURN THE BRIDGES OF YOUR PAST. Get rid of EVERYTHING that carries the potential of enticing you back into misery. Be polite and humble… and be firm! Let your friends know that you are going away so you can get well… and you will come back for them in something like 5 years from today… once you are healthy and well able to rescue them!

As far as needing to know what God has for your future and how you are going to get there… don’t stress out! For now… just know that God LOVES you like crazy and these next few years are supposed to become the best days of your life!

Hope this helps Hettie… and I pray this blog adds great value to all our amazing blogger friends! Please send your comments… chat with you all later!

Contest (with a prize) | Help Us Find A New Header Image!

42-15655084Happy Monday Everyone!

Ok I was going to sleep in till at least 6 today and Coree called my cell @ 5 from his bedroom asking for something to drink! He said that his throat hurt and he needed to wet his whistle… and by the time I got back downstairs, I was WIDE AWAKE. So much for catching up from last weeks sleep deprivation. (dozing off… lets out a few snores… jerks his head… looks around… starts typing again…)

You guys want to help me find a new and exciting header image for this blog site? I’m REALLY bored with the current one… it needs to be replaced THIS WEEK or I will not be able to come on here to chat with you guys anymore! LOL

So… I’m going to let a fellow blogger pick the new image… the winner will receive a SMALL reward… and BRAGGING rights of course! Here are the parameters of this contest:

  1. The image needs to be a minimum size of 665 pixels wideand 171 pixels high.
  2. I’m looking for something HAPPY… COLORFULL… MODERN… SPRING… INSPIRATIONAL…. maybe ADVENTEROUS.
  3. Don’t forget about the black and grey blog site background… the image will need to blend with the entire site.
  4. You can suggest photo’s and digital images.
  5. Jonathan suggests browsing through www.sxc.hu or www.istockphoto.com… or you can just use Google images, or you can submit your very own images.
  6. Cut and paste the LINKS to your suggestions in the comments section.
  7. Submission deadline is 5pm Friday. 
  8. The winner will be selected by our header contest panel and announced on this coming Saturday’s blog!

Everyone send something… let’s have fun doing this project together! Oh… make sure you go back and read Saturday’s blog… amazing bloggage! Chat with you guys later…

Here it comes!

A flag is posted on this mountain. You can expect to see all things Chuck Balsamo here very shortly. In the meantime, you can see the temporary site at chuckslife.wordpress.com