Well, after 3 weeks in the USA, I'm back in the "Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela"!
It was rough to not see Carolina or Caleb for 3 weeks, but they were more than happy at the "goodies" I brought back from the "empire".
Yesterday, my car died in the middle of the road. I had to get it towed to the house and couldn't think of what could cause everything to just die. No air, no radio, no transmission, no horn, NO NOTHING!
So, I raised the hood and started poking and looking around. I'm not sure what I was looking for but the manly thing is to look under the hood, so I decided to look. I checked the oil. It was fine. I checked the water level, fine. battery was connected good but seemed totally drained. transmission fluid fine. Well, that's about how much I know about toyota motors, until I just happen to notice a small cable with 3 little prongs hanging...and then I noticed a 3 pronged insertion point on the alternator, so I plugged it in. Car worked perfectly.
WOW! it's amazing how one seemingly small thing being disconnected affected the whole car. You see, the alternator is what charges the battery, so at first I was running on yesterdays power but soon that ran out and it left the entire car powerless.
I think that's how it is with my daily time with the Lord. I minister to a lot of Christians that struggle in their faith. Many times when I ask them about their daily time in the Word and prayer, they say it's inconsistent at best. Well, that's really not a "shocker" because Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God (Rom 10:17). You see, Faith begins where the will of God is known. Faith is not wishful thinking. Faith is not hope. Faith is the SUBSTANCE of things hoped for, the EVIDENCE of things not seen (Heb 11:1). But how will you believe in faith if the meditation of your heart is on the problem and not the Word. 
If you have a faith problem, you have a Word problem. If you have a Word problem, you have an obedience problem. The Bible to tells us to study to show ourselves approved, a worker rightly dividing the Word of truth (2Tim 2:15). We are to hide God's word in our heart to avoid sin (Psalm 119:9-11), treasure the word, engraft it in our hearts, plant it which can save our souls. (James 1:21). Is it always easy? Nope, that's why it's called a "fight of Faith". Is it worth it? Yep, that's why it's called the "GOOD fight of faith" (1 Tim 6:12). Ask any man, and he'll tell you the only "good" fight is the one you win. We get to win.
How great is our God that has provided all we need for life and godliness! Gotta stay plugged in though or the ole battery will just start to sputter and eventually quit.
If you have a faith problem, you have a Word problem 
