HIS FRUIT WILL COME FORTH IN HIS SEASON

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 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel 

of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, 

nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his 

delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his 

law doth he meditate day and night. And he 

shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of 

water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his 

season; his leaf also shall not wither; and 

whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.  The 

ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff 

which the wind driveth away.  Therefore 

the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, 

nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: 

but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

Psalm 1 

CASTING ALL YOUR CARES

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Casting all your care upon 

him; for he careth for you.

I Peter 5:7

WRITE MY STORY ON YOUR HEART

It is the goal of Digging a Well Ministries 

to take hope to the lost and dying 

world and the only way to do this

is to forge the trenches, battle defeat,

swim the channels of the oppressor,

dig deep and keep on digging until we 

can finally stand on the mountain top: 

wave the flag so that peoples hearts 

are ignited and they desire to 

come join us in sharing hope. 

This book of the law shall not depart out 

of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate 

therein day and night, that thou mayest 

observe to do according to all that is 

written therein: for then thou shalt 

make thy way prosperous, and then 

thou shalt have good success. Have 

not I commanded thee? Be strong 

and of a good courage; be not afraid, 

neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD 

thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

Joshua 1:8-9

MAKE SURE YOU YOKE UP EQUALLY

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On a video we saw recently, a couple was getting married. The minister stood before the couple to go through the usual vows. Most ministers usually know their bible but not everyone else does. 

Minister: “I make this covenant with you,”

Groom: “I make this covenant with you,”

Minister: “In the name of the Father...”

Groom: “Who’s Father … hers or mine?”

That is a true story. It really happened.

Now days, when we marry someone, there is often confusion as to whom we are making our vows. We vow to our spouse. We vow before those present but we are also vowing before God, our Father who is in heaven. This is the Father in whose name we make our vow.

One problem with marriages nowadays is the unequal yoke. We read in 2 Corinthians 6.14:

Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness?

You may say, “What is an unequal yoke?”

Before modern agricultural methods, people around the world plowed with various types of animals. The Lord had told Israel not to plow with an ox or donkey together. This was not because he cared so much about how they farmed but in order to make a more important point – namely, don’t make close associations, anything considered a bond, with those who don’t believe in the LORD.

This does not preclude all associations, for “then,” says Paul, “you would need to go out of the world.” [i] I have a good relationship with many non-Christians, and love them, but I have no bond with them.

Examples of close associations Christians should avoid with unbelievers would be partnership in a business, investments, alliance in political endeavors, but most of all, marriage.

There is no closer bond than the bond of marriage. Husband and wife are not just tied together, they are welded. Whenever God brought him his wife, Adam said, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh.” [ii]

God’s commentary on this was, “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.”

Breaking that bond will cause serious problems. It causes severe repercussions on the individual, the couple, the family (children, grandchildren, parents, extended family) and the society.

Jesus said; “'Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning made them male and female,'" and then said, “'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh'? So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate."[iii] (Notice that Jesus did not say men were to marry men nor women marry women. And, Jesus said God made everyong male and female, not something gender fluid or something we can decide for ourselves. Such an idea is a Satanic perversion.)

Most children of divorced parents will end up in a fatherless home which creates many problems for those kids. [iv] Many will live with a step parent to which some will never adjust.

Christians, as well as the rest of society, fall victim to divorce way too often as well. Although a man or woman may say they know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, many either do not or do not live up to their profession. There is no obvious love for the Lord Jesus in their lives. Many of these love sin more than the Savior, gambling more than God, lust more than love, fun more than family, and money more than meekness.

I have not written these things to chastise anyone or bring any more guilt upon anyone beyond what they (often unnecessarily) already feel. There is forgiveness and redemption. There is hope and healing, and many who enter into a second or subsequent marriage will find true love and companionship. Many children of divorce will find strength to go on and will often find a new father figure or mother figure in their lives that will bring them great blessing. We all pray that they will.

We write this article to help people make the right choice before entering into an “unequal yoke.” It is not bi-racial marriage that God prohibited his people from entering into, rather it was the marrying of those from the nations of idolaters and wicked people.

Here are some good questions to ask about your prospective mate before you marry:

Does he/she claim to know Jesus Christ?

Does he/she love to pray and read God’s word?

Does he/she love to hang out with God’s people (the church)?

Does he treat his Momma right? 

(If he doesn’t, he probably won’t treat you right either!)

Does he/she live a life consistent with what they say they believe?

Do you, yourself, live according to all the above?

Don’t think you are going to change someone. If anything, they are putting their best foot forward right now. I have seen many make abundant promises only to revert back to old ways after gaining someone’s confidence. We know anyone can be changed by God, but don’t test him! He has placed his principles in his word for us to live by, not for us to presume upon his mercy.

Those were the don’ts. Here’s the do’s:

Do pray for God to direct you to that one person.

Do search the scriptures for understanding.

Do seek godly counsel and listen to those who love you and don’t mind speaking the truth.

Do give yourself time to get to know this person you feel you love. Don’t commit too soon.

Do let the peace of God be your guide.

Do be willing to go through life unmarried rather than to marry an unbeliever.

Do trust God when he gives you the green light.

Do everything you can to hold your marriage together with the Spiritual soul mate that God has given you – through thick and thin.

[i] 1 Corinthians 5.10

[ii] Genesis 2.23

[iii] Matthew 19.3-6

[iv] If you have the guts to read about the effect on kids without Dads, read:

https://thefatherlessgeneration.wordpress.com/statistics/

IS THERE A PERSON IN NEED OF HOPE?

Many years ago I was challenged to write a book.

Being the person I am I was more prone to believe

I shouldn't.  I was creative but my full time job

was creating formula's and functions and 

gathering data that would create graphs 

and charts for management.  This was one 

thing that I so enjoyed doing.  The reason for 

this is; I could get off into my own little corner

and shut the world out and learn and bring to 

fruition the knowledge and it would give great

understanding to those who viewed the data, 

giving them the knowledge to make better 

decisions. 

As the Lord worked out all the fine details of 

my life I found myself writing the book called, 

"Digging a Well" and self published it in 2010.

As you see I still love my graphs and charts

and viewing the graph today it is obvious 

the point in time that I realized I had something

to offer that people were in search of.

Up until early 2016 I wrote on my blog 

as a way to find hope for myself to survive 

the storms in my life.  In late 2015 and early 2016

it was brought to my attention by people I started 

giving my books away to that I had a story 

they needed to hear.  This is a story of hope. 

Hope is vital to survival.  

You can pack a survival kit with every perfect item 

but if you don't have hope of getting through 

the storm, you may never have what it 

takes to even retrieve the items in an intelligent 

way to make it through the obstacle your facing. 

Questions asked by many who find themselves 

in survival mode. How soon should I consume 

the products in my bag?  How much should I 

consume at one time?

For the person who doesn't have hope the items 

are consumed at a faster rate due to panic setting in. 

For the person with hope, the items are consumed 

at a slow intelligent rate.

My motto has always been, "Wait, Watch, and Pray."

I watch people as they go through life and there are 

many who are caught up in the mentality of;

eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow

we are going to die and that is the end.  They live life 

in a haphazard way and their surroundings bring 

to fruition the lifestyle lived.  

The person having hope isn't just living life for self 

but living it for their mate, their children, their 

grandchildren, their nieces/nephews, neighbors 

and friends.  

Once I was to the point of realizing I have a message that

needs to go out to others no matter how bad of a writer I am

or the lack of funding, a goal was set, "move forward at

all times; even if the progress is slow.  Never stop giving hope." 

When things are going good, offer hope.  

When things are going bad, offer hope. 

When funds are high, offer hope.  

When funds are low, offer hope.

The Lord has allowed me to find a way to creatively 

cross over into the world of science and blend the two, 

nature and nurture into one location and display it for 

the world to drink from.  In doing this we have 

watched the ministry springboard into a whole new 

rhelm of glory where the Savior is displayed to all the 

nations of the world offering them hope for today 

and strength for tomorrow.  

It's not often that I share my hearts goal for Digging a Well 

Ministries but as we move into deeper waters my heart would 

be to produce a International Cookbook and also bring back

to life a company that I started many years ago of my own

designs of sewing and custom made items.  

In order to meet this goal we will need support.  We ask 

each of our readers to be in prayer as to what the best way

to achieve this goal would be.    

Innovation requires brilliant ideas and a way to 

successfully bring those ideas to fruition before 

the public eye. 

It has always been my belief when creativity 

meets science and we implement all the five 

senses that God gave us and all of nature to 

display his glory, we will have a world waiting 

to drink from the water we offer.  

This water is the Living Water and is drawn 

from a well that will never run dry. 

Come drink! 

FATHER OF LIGHTS

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Every good gift and every perfect gift is 

from above, and cometh down from 

the Father of lights, with whom is no 

variableness, neither shadow of turning.

James 1:17

BLESSED IS THE MAN THAT ENDURETH TEMPTATION

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: 

for when he is tried, he shall receive the 

crown of life, which the Lord hath promised 

to them that love him.

James 1:12