"Plod on! Plod on! Plod on!"

With face book and so many other means of correspondence, and given the fact I haven't posted anything on this site for over a year, I'll probably discover no one is 'out there' anymore. I've been excitingly busy. But, I'm happy my 'busyness' has been about the Kingdom: studying it, preaching it, advancing it, defending it, and preparing for my next 30 years of ministry.

That's right! I'm more excited today about the open doors of opportunity for ministry than I've ever been before. I can hardly wait to see what God will do next...tomorrow, the next day, and the next! Don't get me wrong, I'm living in the present! However, I am greatly anticipating the future, with much hope!

I'm trying to 'live' a message I heard soon after my conversion at the age of 16. (Can you believe I remember a message I heard then?) Anyway, at the time, the Youth Director of the GA District of the A/G, Robert Elliott, who later became the Dean of Men at Southeastern Bible College which is now Southeastern University in Lakeland, FL) emphasized three points in his sermon: "Plod on. Plod on. Plod on."

I give God praise. My youthful mind absorbed his message. I've never forgotten it. So, I'm excited...as I plod. I love plodding! At least, I'm still moving...it speaks of progress; albeit, slow.

Plod on, my friends. The journey is worth it!