Long over due

Well as you can see it’s been a while since I’ve made a post to my blog. My goal when starting the blog was once a week, which I accomplished in July and almost in Sept. In Oct. I was shooting for twice a month, now I’m hoping for once a month, so I need to hurry and get one in for this month. I’ve actually thought of post on several occasions, but the busyness of life has kept that from happening. So as I’m sitting here in Pahrump, visiting at my dad’s, I’ll use this opportunity to put in an update. Life is moving along at its usual break neck speed. I have one apartment vacant, hopefully I’ll have a renter come Mon. morn. Unfortunately I have three more vacancies coming up in Dec and a forth in Jan. Instead of dreaming of a white Christmas, I’m dreaming of 100% occupancy. Something I haven’t had in over a year and a half.

The election is now over, and no matter how you voted or what you think of the outcome, scripture has some instructions for us.

Titus 3:1-3 says “ Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good, to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and to show true humility toward all men.


1 Peter 2:13-14, 17 tells us to Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every authority instituted among men: whether to the king, as the supreme authority, or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right. ….Show proper respect to everyone: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.


Several years ago, the Lord convicted me that I wasn’t honoring the king, (in our case president), with my commentary or joke regarding him. At the time my children were young and the Lord was impressing on me the importance of my example. I’m sure I still fail at this, but I try to honor Gods authorities. Of late I’ve found this easier to do by not exposing myself to the news etc. Another interesting thing about this scripture reference is that God sometimes uses governors as a punishment.

So as we prepare for Christmas, which is less than a month away I hope we will all pray for the leaders God has placed over us.