Good Morning,

As you have probably noticed, there has not been a lot of activity on this blog for the last few months.

While I have not been posting here, I have been active in other areas and and as such and have been dividing my time, and of course, some areas, like this one have been dropped.

I am going to keep this site, up but share with you where I will be continuing my posts.

www.learnandgrowdaily.com will bring you to my Learn and Grow Daily Facebook page where I will share my reading reflections and other wisdom I have come across.

www.learning-loved-ministries.org will bring you to my new ministry where I hope to encourage and help people learn more about the Gospels and bring them closer to God.

Hope to see you all there.

Love,

Sanford 'Sandy' Berenberg
sanford@berenberg.net
www.learnandgrowdaily.com
www.learning-loved-ministries.org
502-533-9336

Used by the Lord

Yesterday as I walked to work I asked the Lord to use me for His purpose.

 

I found myself walking in a different route to the office. One I normally don’t take, as the street lights led the way.

 

Just prior to getting to the corner where I would go my office building a lady walks out of a parking garage and asks me where the Galt House hotel was.

 

I was able to show her quickly by taking her to the corner and showing her the building a few blocks away.

 

After helping I had a warm feeling of being used to help the Lord.

 

I love it when it happens.

 

Sanford

Todays's Walk with the Lord - How Much He Loves Us

Good Morning,

 

On my drive home from work today I decided to jam with Skillet. I had not listened to them in a while, so I cranked it. One of my favorite songs is “Whispers in the Dark” off of their Comatose CD. One of the lines in the song is:

 

“When Darkness comes, I will light the night with stars”

 

That made me think of the Universe. The Billions of stars, which live in the Billions of Galaxies.

 

Think about that for a moment.

 

Have you ever seen a Billion of ANYTHING? Maybe if you walk on a beach and see all the grains of sand, you may be looking at a few billion grains of sand on an entire beach.

 

Imagine all the drops of water in our oceans. There are billions and trillions there.

 

But in our universe, there are a billion billion stars.

 

And God made them for us.

 

Think about that. He made them for us.  The constellations are for us. The stars are for us.

 

And the God who crafted the entire universe did something even greater for us.

 

He has a Son. Equally powerful and able to do what He does. This Son could create stars and galaxies too.

 

The Lord let this Son come to earth and live with us and die on a cross for us.

 

It is amazing how much God loves us.

 

We are truly blessed to have Him.

 

 

 

Sanford Berenberg

Sanford@berenberg.net

www.berenberg.net     

Todays Walk - Knowing God's Will in our Daily Life

Good Morning,

 

I have struggled with understanding what God wants for me to do in my life. From what I have read and those I have spoken to, this is a common concern and challenge.

 

A few days ago, during my prayer walk, (walking our dog Bo) I was praying on this concern when a thought entered my mind.

 

I have heard thought this before, and overlooked it for its simplicity. In fact, I think many of us overcomplicate understanding what God wants for us.

 

The thought is, before I do any action, I simply ask myself, “Do this bring Glory to God?” If the answer is no, then don’t do it. If the answer is yes, then do it.

 

·         Does walking the Dog bring Glory to God. Yes, as I fulfill my stewardship role to my family and in my care, I honor God.

 

·         Does doing a good job at work bring Glory to God. Yes, as I show my love for the Lord by doing my best for him, and give the world an example of Christ-like behavior.

 

·         Does looking through the swimsuit issue of sports illustrated bring Glory to God. No. It puts our attention on the lures of the world, rather than on HIS kingdom.

 

Now that I got that down, my next step is to actually stop and ask these questions more often during the day.

 

Enjoy!

 

Sanford

 

 

Sanford Berenberg

Sanford@berenberg.net

www.berenberg.net

 

Today's Walk with the Lord - My Jewish Roots

Good Morning,

 

Yesterday I had the chance to share my testimony with another person who is also Jewish and looking seriously at accepting Christ to be their Lord and Savior.

 

I was pleased to be able to share my history, testimony and what I had to overcome to make the transition to Messianic Jew.

 

My biggest fear was to botch up Christian theology and get my scripture messed up and since we had one of the church’s pastors with us, I expected to get frequent elbows to the ribs or kicks to my shin.

 

The Lord filled me up and I shared my testimony fluently, and shared resources which could help this person make the right decision. I surprised myself on how the Lord used me and the knowledge I shared.

 

Only once did the pastor hint that I shut up, and I needed that so that my head did not explode.

 

I pray that this person accepts Jesus soon, and that the Lord continues to use me to help with His kingdom work.

 

Enjoy!

 

Sanford

 

 

Sanford Berenberg

Sanford@berenberg.net

www.berenberg.net

Today's Walk With the Lord - Preparing for Rain

Good Morning,

 

I read a lot, I have read over 60 books this year, and averaged over 70 for the last four years. Included in this is the daily reading of God’s word, a devotional or two and some theology.

 

Over the last five years, I have spent a lot of effort investing time to read and learn, and every now and then I am asked why.

 

I have found that I am preparing. I am not sure for what, although I know it entails helping others in some fashion or another.

 

My goal is to prepare myself for what the Lord will task me to do.

 

One of my inspirations and a reminder of why I do what I do is a scene from the movie ‘Facing the Giants’.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN_DKPCFrJ4

 

I hope this reaches you too.

 

Prepare for the rain.

 

Enjoy!

 

Sanford Berenberg

sanford@berenberg.net

www.berenberg.net

 

100% Possibility with God

Good Morning,

One of my daily devotionals is the book 'Blessings and Battlefields'. On Day 300, is the description of Patriot General Nathaniel Greene retreating his southern army from British General Cornwallis. What stuck me was that in this retreat Greene had to cross two different rivers, the Yadkin and the Dan.

The rivers were more than a week's march from each other. At the first river, the Yadkin, Greene was able to get most of his troops and supplies across the river by the time Cornwallis arrived. He lost some baggage carts, but no men.

Cornwallis was going to ford the river in the morning and bring the battle to Greene, but during the night, it rained. Rained hard and the Yadkin swelled and was unpassable for short while, giving Greene and his army a chance to make some distance between him and Cornwallis.

Weeks later as Greene and his army crossed the Dan river, Cornwallis had caught up to him again and was going to ford the river the following morning. Once again it rained hard, and once again, the river became unpassable for a short bit.

What is the likelihood that these two rivers on these two days could both be saturated by heaving rains causing each to swell enough to make them impassable allowing Greene to avoid a costly battle?

If God is with you, then it is a 100% likelihood.

I like those odds!

Enjoy!

Sanford

Sanford@Berenberg.net
www.berenberg.net