Love Is The Answer

Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in His ways.  Psalm 128:1

The more I age, the more I realize that there is not one person on this earth that could possibly meet all of my needs in life.  Alicia and I will celebrate our 13th anniversary this December, and while we are partners for life, soulmates, and still in love, we both understand that only Jesus can fill the void deep within our souls.

This thinking has certainly changed for me as I have matured in my walk of faith.  Our spouses, children, family, and friends simply cannot take God’s place in meeting our needs; regardless of how wonderful they are.  

If you are looking to other people to meet all of your needs or trying to meet someone else’s needs, you will be sorely disappointed by looking to anyone other than God.  God is love, and only He can truly meet our every need!

Love Is The Answer

Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in His ways.  Psalm 128:1

The more I age, the more I realize that there is not one person on this earth that could possibly meet all of my needs in life.  Alicia and I will celebrate our 12th anniversary this December, and while we are partners for life, soulmates, and still in love, we both understand that only Jesus can fill the void deep within our souls.

This thinking has certainly changed for me as I have matured in my walk of faith.  Our spouses, children, family, and friends simply cannot take God’s place in meeting our needs; regardless of how wonderful they are.  

If you are looking to other people to meet all of your needs or trying to meet someone else’s needs, you will be sorely disappointed by looking to anyone other than God.  God is love, and only He can truly meet our every need!

Love Is The Answer

Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in His ways.  Psalm 128:1

The more I age, the more I realize that there is not one person on this earth that could possibly meet all of my needs in life.  Alicia and I will celebrate our 11th anniversary this December, and while we are partners for life, soulmates, and still in love, we both understand that only Jesus can fill the void deep within our souls.

This thinking has certainly changed for me as I have matured in my walk of faith.  Our spouses, children, family, and friends simply cannot take God’s place in meeting our needs; regardless of how wonderful they are.  

If you are looking to other people to meet all of your needs or trying to meet someone else’s needs, you will be sorely disappointed by looking to anyone other than God.  God is love, and only He can truly meet our every need!

The Whole Love

Love is patient and kind.  Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or wide.  It does not demand its own way.  It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged.  It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out.  Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.  1 Corinthians 13: 4-7

The above passage is one of the most recognized verses of Scripture in the Holy Bible.  It is one of the most commonly read Scriptures at weddings and is also the most descriptive verses about what love really is. 

While enjoying a Valentine’s dinner with my lovely wife, we had a wonderful conversation with our waiter who had recently moved to Knoxville to plant a new church.  One of the missions of this new church is to reach the un-churched and people who may have had a bad experience in church or with religion in general.  The more I think about it, that’s what all churches should be focused on…simply loving people into a relationship with Jesus Christ.  So, what exactly is love?

God is love.  Love simply would not exist if it were not for His love for us, first. This is proven by the birth of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. He took on the burden of all of mankind's sins on the cross, died, was buried, and then rose again from the grave.

Let’s give God all of the glory and praise, for loving us first, even when we didn’t deserve it and let's extend that love to a world that desperately needs it!

My Father's Eyes

The Lord is compassionate and merciful, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. Psalm 103:8


Our beliefs about God are without a doubt more important than any other beliefs we have. If you grew up with a parent or authoritative figure that was always angry at you, most likely you will feel the same way about God. If you believe that God is always angry with you, you will be defensive and fearful of Him.


It's when you believe that God shows you deep love, grace, and mercy, that you can live in the joy of being forgiven and knowing that heaven waits you after you leave to earth.


You can live freely and without fear knowing that God extends His grace to each one of us.