Hey all, this is my first blog of the New Year. The theme, "All In!" has been resonating in me so far. As I travel, study, and interact with people around the world, I since a propensity to waver, side step, be cautious, and allow room for other options prevailing. In the past weeks I have listened to two strong leaders feud over the reality of Hell and its purpose. I have visited with people who really think that whatever they are believing at the moment takes precedence over what God says. Don't get me wrong, I see my self as chief of sinners and the last person who has the right to judge others life choices. However, I am also the first to admit my short comings as well as acknowledge that I don't have to understand, think its fair, or even believe all that God says's for Him to be truth and me to be wrong. I guess it is just really simple to me. Jesus said to a man who was smarter, more committed, and had better life values than I do, if he wasn't born again, then he would never see the Kingdom of God. Ok! What else is there to argue about or write about? It is what it is. Anyway, your either in or out. I'm all in!
This week I am in the Northridge Baptist church of San Angelo TX . Pastor Emmett Corker and the rest are great friends and wonderfully gracious people. This week my wife Debbie and I served with Sherman and Tammy Aten. It has been a refreshing time of revival and renewal.
Tomorrow at this time, I will be heading to Nairobi to see our Kenyan son Robert Burk. Robert is working hard to graduate from High School and has begun a business in his home community of Siwa. It is a great time to be alive. A person can be in Texas one day and serving in Kenya the next! Wow, are you taking advantage of our times? This spring I am scheduled to be in Kenya, Chile, Mexico, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, UAE, and China, this Spring. If the Lord wills, i am living out the best salvation I know. In addition, Garrett is starting his Sr. Year of High School, Kayla is starting a business, Ashley and Corbin are educating the next generation and Debbie and I will be married 28 years this fall. Wow, it is only by the Grace of my Father that any of this is possible for a guy like me. I hope you have a Vision for your own Journey, and that you are discovering the fulfillment of that Vision through your walk with a loving and gracious Savior. Ok, a little preachy for the blog but hey, I"M ALL IN! Live fast as it is over soon, but most importantly, even if fast is not an option any more, make sure your living! Love you all, and once again, I am going to try to do this more consistently. Love you all.
David
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