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By oglester, March 8, 2012 8:55 am

From Our Daily Bread email

The Enemy Of Trust

March 8, 2012

Our Daily Bread is hosted by Les Lamborn

READ: Judges 7:2-8

The Lord said to Gideon, “The people who are with you are too many.” —Judges 7:2

Military commanders always want to have enough troops to accomplish their mission. Most would prefer having too many not too few, but not everyone agrees on just how many troops will be enough.

When Gideon recruited an army of 32,000 men to stand against those who oppressed the Israelites, the Lord told him, “The people who are with you are too many for Me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel claim glory for itself against Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me’” (Judg. 7:2).

So the Lord began to reduce Gideon’s army. When the fearful were allowed to leave, 22,000 men went home (v.3). A second reduction cut the force from the remaining 10,000 to 300 troops, of whom the Lord said, “By the three hundred . . . I will save you, and deliver the Midianites into your hand” (v.7). And so it happened (vv.19-23).

In our life of faith, our resources can become the enemy of trust. God wants us to depend on Him, not our own strength, whether physical, financial, or intellectual.

When the Lord reduces our resources from “32,000 to 300,” it is not punishment. It is preparation for Him to be glorified through our lives as we acknowledge and trust His power. —David McCasland

Trust in God and you will know
He can vanquish any foe;
Simply trust Him day by day—
He will be your strength and stay. —D. De Haan

When God gives us an impossible task— it becomes possible.

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By oglester, March 4, 2012 6:47 pm

Being a daddy is a wonderful challenge.  Gracie has not been wanting much to do with me lately.  She is so close to her mom that she is not comfortable, particularly in the evenings, with anyone else. I understand that it is just a phase, but it is difficult at times.  The real difficulty is that Cassie wants a break, but it is very unpleasant for me to give her one.

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By admin, January 1, 2012 9:28 pm

We are now upon 2012!  I think back over the past couple years, and boy what a 2 years those have been.

• September 12, 2009 – Met Cassie for our first date
• September 4, 2010 – Married Cassie
• November 21, 2011 – had our first child, Gracie

These years have been so blessed, with some of the most notable events of my life.

Not long after marrying Cassie, we started trying to have a baby.  Perhaps we were a bit impatient?  We both knew we wanted children and that we are not getting younger. Obviously there some things that are now more difficult for us to do now, but having children is more important. It is without regret that we now dive into this chapter of our life.

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By admin, December 31, 2010 5:29 pm

This week, we, a large body of people, found out that our home on the radio dial is turning over to a national broadcast. Love89 started 18 years ago, when I was in high school or somewhere thereabout.  It became a local station with local personalities a few years later. I started listening to it my sophomore year of high school, then later in college, it became my constant companion on the radio, in my car. The radio personalities on Love89 have been like an extension of my family for so many years. Today, they are saying fairwell on the air.  It is a time of joy and morning.  The joy is from knowing that things will change, and that God will be in the middle of it.  The morning is we don’t really know how God is going to work it.

In the middle of it all, we know that God is good, God loves us and you, and He will do immeasurably more and more wonderful things than we can even imagine.

Praise be to God!

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By oglester, November 28, 2010 9:37 am

Cassie has given me a hard time when I try to explain how to make things in the kitchen. So, here is my recipe for cornbread.

Cornbread

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By oglester, October 29, 2010 10:42 am

First pumpkin carving since teenager.

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By oglester, October 21, 2010 8:56 pm

I am enjoying married life. If I could just get my wife awake in the mornings, everything would be just perfect. No, but seriously, I am enjoying the blessings and challenges that come with living with someone so closely. After almost 7 weeks, I still love and like Cassie. She is a good woman.

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By admin, July 20, 2010 8:56 am

If your eyes are glazed over from being tired, you deserve a glazed doughnut. O_o

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By oglester, June 30, 2010 6:31 pm

I recently moved form WebHost4Life to DreamHost. Webhost4Life was a Windows host and my ~$5/month account was not worth much in the way of responsiveness or reliability. Even when I had a premium account it was never very fast. So far, Dreamhost has been very good.