Updates and Ramblings about Joshua

Well, its been a while since my last confession or blog post. But you can connect with me on twitter @ryanvanderford for more updates. It seems this first month of January has flown by but isn't over yet. We have been blessed to be with our friends The Grant's in Baytown, TX. Peace Tabernacle is a great church and we are so excited to be able to spend the first month of the year with them. God has been doing some big things!


It seems I can't get away from the first few chapters of Joshua. It is a season of transition as Moses has passed away and Joshua is the new leader. God told Joshua in the first chapter Joshua, Moses is dead get up and get over this Jordan. It was something that needed to happen right now, don't waste another moment Joshua. The past is the past, you can change it, fix it or make it better. But, you can get up and step into my promises right now. 


It seems our past at times has the potential of slowing us down, hindering us or derailing us from the promises of God for our lives. But, Paul said it best I've got to forget those things which are behind me and reach forth to things which are before. So, make up your mind TODAY i will move forward. To waste another day...talking about...dreaming about...wishing about it. Just start making steps towards what God has for your life. 


This is just ramblings from what God has been dealing with me about from the book of Joshua. I will try to share more in the coming days. But, it all starts with getting up and moving forward.

Thought Of The Day #2

Several years ago the Lord was dealing with me and I prayed a prayer that I have added to my daily prayer. "God show me where I'm at, so I will know where I am going." Some times we wander through life and make decisions with no thought of where it is taking you. We get so caught up in the external motions of living for God we ignore the internal movements away from God. I don't want to substitute movement for motions. In case you have forgotten there is a difference in taking a jog on a treadmill and a jog through the country. You can go through the motions of running on the treadmill and when it's over, your sweaty and tired, then you get off in the same room you started in. You have gone no where, with the feeling you did. 
Sometimes we let the feeling make us forget to check where we are. So, STOP! LOOK DOWN! And make sure the road your on is taking you where you want to go. 

Jeremiah 6:16 Prov. 16:25 Prov. 21:2 Psalms 119:104

Thought Of The Day #1

Time is a unique commodity in life. It is about the only thing you can not save. It must be spent. So, make sure the time you do have you use it wisely. Because, you can't get a refund on your time. The time you invest in someone is not wasted. Even if we don't see the end result we want, i believe there is a blessing in investing in someone else's life. Just a thought.