Growin' Up Gregory

I'm going to say something here that my wife will likely be the first to respond with a "Second" or "Amen!"  I feel that I have been successful in a lot of aspects of my life because I'm better than some people.  Now, I know that sounds cocky so let me explain.  I have a good job, a loving family, a reliable car, health, plenty of food, and secure finances.  Being cocky would mean believing that "I" did all of that.  But I am well aware that each of those things listed could be taken away from me in an instant if God so desires.  And that it is because of His will that anything good (or bad) is even in my life.  So yes, I am proud of the success I've had in certain areas, but I know who it's from too (Galations 6:14). And I honestly believe that any of us as Christians should feel just as confident knowing that God's got our back.  Leviticus 26:3 reads, "If you walk in my statutes and observe my commandments and do them..." ...

Have you ever found yourself in a dilemma that seemed to have no way out?  Every way you looked had signs of danger.  Any choice you considered risked hurting someone you care about and had great risk with no reward in sight.  Many of us have found ourselves in this sort of pickle, trapped between a rock and a hard place. In Exodus 14, the Israelites found themselves in such a situation.  They were fleeing Egypt on foot in pursuit of freedom after Pharaoh had set them free.  But God hardened Pharaoh's heart (Ex 14:4) and he began to pursue the people with his army of horses, chariots, and horsemen.  The Egyptians caught up with the Israelites between Migdol and the Red Sea.  When the Israelites saw the army coming, they cried out to the Lord and questioned Moses, "Is it because there are no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness?"  (Ex 14:10-11). The Israelites had just witnessed God's infinite power by inflicting...