happen to us in our bedroom, on the road, or our den when He quietly tells us what He wants us to do? Remember that He “speaks” to us while we are reading His Word, or He “speaks” by His Ruach haKodesh into our spirit.

When G-d told me to move to Florida and help a new rabbi take over a fledgling congregation, I could have felt like that little guy from the TV show who used to say… What chew talkin ‘bout Willis… You want ME to leave my thriving business in Philadelphia to move to Florida and start over. You want ME to leave my children and not be here to see our grandchildren grow up. You want ME to go somewhere where I know virtually nobody and I don’t even know if I can make a living. Don’t You know how much lower the incomes are in Florida .  Don’t you know I have all these bills and besides… what am I supposed to tell my wife, that G-d told me to do this crazy thing? She knows I always wanted to move to Florida . She won’t believe me. 

Or as Bill Cosby once said about Noah… Who’s gonna clean u p t he bottom of that ark?

But I have seen G-d do many great works in my life and the lives of others around me . I have definitely learned to trust Him and just “go” and He will take care of me and my family . In fact as I sit here writing this three years after moving to Florida , I am already blessed to be retired from my “new” thriving business that He directed me to here in Florida . Now, because of the strong residual income He has provided from this new business, I can devote full-time to doing His work . And the fledgling congregation we came down to help is now over 200 strong and we are looking for another building . Praise G-d! In fact, I am sitting in my back yard writing this . Looking out over our lake, our pool and enjoying the 70-80 degree days of Florida ’s Gulf Coast winters . G-d provides for those who are faithful to Him . We will soon be going north again to see our children, grandchildren, and the new grandchildren . I told you previously that G-d says:

Matthew 6:32-33 …“Your heavenly Father already knows all your needs, and he will give you all you need from day to day if you live for Him and make the Kingdom of G-d your primary concern.” 

We are not rich, but we have everything we need!

When you believe that nothing significant can happen through you, you have said more about your belief in G-d than you have said about yourself. If you feel weak, limited, ordinary, you are the best material through which G-d can work. 

Some have said to me, but look! You had a massive heart attack at just 46 years old and are not able to do everything you used to do. I say THANK G-D! He knew what it would take to slow me down and get my attention. He didn’t let me die even though the emergency room doctor told me I was having a “widow maker” heart attack and I should say goodbye to my wife now because I wasn’t going to make it.  G-d has a big plan and I am in it. So are you. Will you step u p t o the plate when He calls?

2 Corinthians 12:9,10 Each time He (Yeshua) said, "My gracious favor is all you need. My power works best in your weakness." So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Messiah may work through me. Since I know it is all for Messiah’s good, I am quite content with my weaknesses and with insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Philippians 4:13 For I can do everything with the help of Messiah who gives me the strength I need.

James 1:2-7  Dear brothers and sisters, whenever trouble comes your way, let it be an opportunity for joy. For when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be strong in character and ready for anything. If you need wisdom – if you want to know what G-d wants you to do – ask Him, and He will gladly tell you. He will not resent your asking. But when you ask Him, be sure that you really expect Him to answer, for a doubtful mind is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. People like that should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.  

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