(A view from the point of the writer)

What God has done.

January 2022 was the beginning of a journey for me. While sitting at the foot of the hospital bed watching my wife who was just diagnosed with CV19 pneumonia I heard God speak these words:

“You have neglected your family” 

“You have neglected your calling” 

“”You have neglected your health” 

It was on this cold January day that God redirected my life. 

What God is doing

The direction of my life took an abrupt change. I left an organization that I was part of for nearly four years and I am working daily to serve God whenever and wherever He sends me. 

Something new that has happened since I made these changes in my life, I wake up every morning with a song on my mind. I have found that the songs God gives me often fall in line with the area of scripture I am studying that day. 

God again has opened His word to me and has brought purpose back to my life. It has been out of times of study and prayer that Fellowship of Christ (FOC) Ministries was born and continues to grow . One part of the ministry of FOC has been the posted messages I have called “from the kitchen table”. 

What God is going to do.

In the beginning of this faith walk God started to form a vision of what FOC would look like. We are watching as God builds a plan to follow. A vision for a gathering of believers united in the goal of sharing the story of Jesus and the kingdom of God wherever they are. A vision to see the local church mature and grow where they are planted. A vision of a church that ministers to all in and outside of the church. A simple church based on biblical orthodoxy and willing to serve all who are in need. 

My motives for serving God

I want to follow God wherever He goes. 

I want to be in the middle of what God is doing. 

I want to be a useful tool in the hands of the master craftsman. 

I want to see my friends, family and strangers free of the weight that drags them down. 

I want to know that I will find my friends and families standing in the Throne Room of God.  

I have wasted so much time in my life on things that mean nothing in the end.

I have confessed Christ for more than 40 yrs only to be like Israel before captivity. 

I have turned my back on Him, finding different “idols” to focus on. 

I have gone about my life, trying to feel good about all the things that have left me empty. 

Despite all of the things I have done, God is always faithful. 

God has provided, protected and has brought correction in my life. 

A father corrects his children because loves his children. This is true about God in my life. 

I pray at my kitchen table.

I worship at my kitchen table. 

I cry at my kitchen table 

I write at my kitchen table.

I am watching my life change here at my kitchen table.