Brownstown Convention 2011

Brownstown convention is a very special place for me.  It was five years ago this year that I offered for the Work after the Saturday night meeting at Brownstown.  I'm so glad for the deep desire that I have to continue with the help of God.  Here are a few thoughts that were shared at Brownstown Convention 2011.

• It's one thing to say we're thankful; it's another thing to prove we're thankful.  Thanks from our lips is good.  Thanks from our heart is better.  Thanks from our life is best.
• If things weren't too big for us, we'd become independent.
• Experiences come, but experiences also go.
• There's a treasure in every experience we face.  Sometimes it's hidden for awhile.  Suffering can enrich us.
• God respects reverent hearts.
• Sometimes we have doubts, but they don't need to linger.
• We're going to feed ourselves on what we're hungry for.  If we're spiritually alive, we'll be hungry for spiritual things.
• If we see and love the finished product, it helps to love and appreciate the process.
• Faith takes us out of our comfort zone.
• Victory is just beyond being willing for the cost.
• Read the Bible to find God.
• The majority of a soldier's time is spent waiting for the battle.  When we're faithful in doing that, God will stand by us in the unexpected experiences.
• We can't affect where or how far our influence goes.  We can only affect what it is.
• Repentance is a wonderful privilege, a wonderful opportunity to go in the right direction toward the expected end.