Acts 1

Acts 1:1-11 – Jesus Prepares the Disciples

After Jesus resurrection and before He ascended to heaven He taught His disciples and prepared them for their work to come.  He offered many convincing proof that He was alive.  He talked with them instructing them through the Holy Spirit.  He appeared to them and others over a 40 day period.  (The number 40 is used several times in scripture - 40 days, 40 years, etc.)  He explained the scriptures to them and opened their minds so they could understand.  He told them not to leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift God promised - the Holy Spirit.  They would then be baptized with the Holy Spirit” (verse 5).  Then, when the Holy Spirit comes they are to be His witnesses in Jerusalem and to the ends of the earth. (Acts 1:1-4, Luke 24:25-27, 36-53)

Why did Jesus spend 40 days with the disciples?  The main reason was to tell them they should wait on the Holy Spirit to come to them.  Then the Holy Spirit would empower them to be witnesses throughout the world.  I also think He spent this time with them so there would be no doubt that He was resurrected just as He had promised He would do and so they would be eye witnesses that He was alive.  This grew their faith.

Before He ascended they had Jesus to teach and guide them, but since He would no longer be there with them physically they needed the Holy Spirit to be their guide.  By being “baptized with the Holy Spirit”, the Holy Spirit would be “in” them and they would remain connected to Him. 

How are you being prepared to do the work of Jesus?

The Holy Spirit is “with” us all – even non-believers.  He’s convicting non-believers of their sins and to believe in Christ.  The Holy Spirit is “in” you when you accept Jesus and become a believer.  Being “baptized with the Holy Spirit” happens only once – at the time of conversion.  Baptism is an outward sign that you totally identify with Christ.   As believers we still need to be continually and repeatedly “filled with the Holy Spirit” as we mature as Christians, as we allow God to be in control letting Him work in our lives, and as we listen and obey yielding to Him.  We need the power of the Holy Spirit to live holy lives.  We need the Spirit’s power for witnessing and speaking boldly and clearly to others about the gospel.

Verse 8 tells the disciples were to be Christ’s witnesses.  Every Christian is a witness.  The word “witness” occurs 39 times in Acts.  Since this is God’s command and we can’t escape being a witness.  We are all a witness of some sort.  The question is “what kind of witness” are you?

What difference does the Holy Spirit make in one’s life?  He comforts and strengthens us in difficult times.  He shows us how to pray.  He intercedes for us when we can’t seem to find the words to pray.  He guides us and gives us wisdom.  We are not controlled by the sinful nature anymore (Romans 8:9).  He gives us the His seal of ownership guarantying our eternal life (2 Corinthians 1:22).  He also produces in us the fruit of the Spirit found in Galatians 5:22-23.

It was necessary for Jesus to leave the apostles so the Holy Spirit could come and give them power and so they could be witnesses to the ends of the earth.  Jesus couldn’t be everywhere at the same time because He was limited in His physical body, but the Holy Spirit is not limited.

The apostles were ordinary men and were charged with an impossible task, but they were never asked to do it on their own and neither are we.  They were called just as we Christians are called. We have the Holy Spirit who empowers and encourages us.  We are sealed as His and He will never leave us.  Our God is unstoppable. 

Principles: 

God provides evidence for believing and serving Him.

When God gives a person a command, He always gives His power to perform it.

After Jesus command and promise to the apostles, He ascended into heaven.  He promised He would return in the same way.   An interesting fact is that the Lord’s return to earth is so important that one in every twenty verses in the New Testament refers directly to it.  Now the duty of all Christians is to look daily for Him to come and to live as we want Him to find us.

Acts 1:12-26 – Jesus Re-Establishes the 12 Apostles

Judas bought a field with the reward he received for betraying Jesus.  There he tried to hang himself, but apparently he failed and fell and was killed by the impact.  His body burst open and all his intestines spilled out.  The people called this field “field of blood”. 

Since Judas was no longer part of the ministry, they needed to replace him.  The disciples met together along with the women, Mary the mother of Jesus and his brothers.  The first thing they did was to pray.  Then they discussed it before making a decision and settled it by voting.  This shows they were in unity and willing to work together.  Our churches today should take a lesson from this.

This teaches us that we should gather together with fellow Christian and pray before selecting our leaders.  Titus 3:9-11 and 1 & 2 Timothy tell us to choose leaders who are kind, holy, honest, and teach God’s message accurately.  Even Jesus prayed when he chose His disciples – Luke 6:12-13. 

Do you pray as to who you should vote for in government elections? 

Do you look at the candidate’s loyalty to the people and not to personal or party priorities?

Are they for unity and not division of the country?

Do they hold to Biblical standards instead of their own personal gain or what is popular?

We are living in a time where there seems to be no unity.  Everyone seems to be for themselves.  Some of our government officials, those we elected into office are not looking to unite our country, but to divide it.  They vote on party lines, not what is best for everyone.  It’s all about power and making a name for themselves.  The words they use about others are mean, hurtful, hateful, and down-right evil.  They lie and some are caught in their lies, but still get away with it.  Satan is loving this!  We need to wake up and see what is really going on.  Satan is behind all the lies and deceptions.  He knows he’s running out of time and he’s working very hard to divide and conquer. 

Principle:  Prayer is important part of waiting for God to reveal the next step of obedience.

God wants us to know that our Christian faith is credible.  It’s not based on religious speculations, but on the historical resurrection of Jesus from the dead.  We know this is true because these 12 apostles said so as well as many others.  They didn’t profit from being witnesses, but laid down their lives for the sake of the truth.  Don’t ignore the evidence.  Don’t be like Judas and follow selfish desires that lead to destruction.  Accept and follow Jesus as your Savior and Lord.  He is waiting.

Have you come to know Jesus personally?

Has He changed your heart from being self-seeking to being subject to Him?

Are you welcoming the Holy Spirit into your life?

Will you ask God for a “filling of the Holy Spirit”? 

What might change in your life if you were filled with His Spirit?

 

Join me here next week for our study of Acts 2.  --  I encourage you to trust in Jesus.

__________________________________________

If you have enjoyed my post and have found if helpful, please leave a comment or share this post with the buttons below.

 

You can also follow this site by clicking "G+ Follow" or you can "Subscribe by Email".  If you follow by email, you will receive an email every time there is a new post.

Introduction to Acts of the Apostles

Now that summer is over, it’s time for Bible Study Fellowship to begin.  I am looking forward to seeing what God has for us as we begin the study of the Acts of the Apostles.  For me this will be the second time for this study.  The first was in 2011 for which I also have posts.  Each time I study I find God has something new for me to learn as I know you will, too.  I hope you continue following my weekly posts.  Keep in mind that I’m not a Bible scholar, but a Bible follower sharing with you what God has taught me through His Word.

Acts was written by Luke who also wrote the book of Luke.  Luke was a medical doctor and the only New Testament writer who was identified as a non-Jew.  Luke was a Greek who had a close fellowship with the Jews.  He wrote both books addressing the same person, Theophilus.  He wrote these books so Theophilus would know for certain about Jesus.  Luke wanted to give him a firm foundation based on the eyewitness testimony given by men who weren’t gaining anything personal.  He shows us how the Gospel was not only for the Jews but included the Gentiles.  (A Gentile is anyone who is not a Jew.)

In the book of Acts we are taught about the start of the church and how the church spread from Jerusalem to Rome.  We see how the Jews rejected the Jesus and His Gospel.  We see how God sent the apostles to the Gentiles who accepted the Gospel.  We learn a lot about Peter and Paul.  Peter was central in starting the church and Paul was a very important missionary.   We see how these two men worked together with many others to do the Lord’s work.  We also see how the early church was treated because of the Gospel. 

The book shows that God is not respecter of persons.  He cares about individuals from every walk of life and background.  The main theme of the book is that the Gospel in not just for Jews, but for all people.  It is to God’s glory to save all men and women.  God does not discriminate.

The message in Acts is centered on the resurrection of Jesus, which authenticates Jesus is alive and is the Christ.  The apostles were given miraculous power which authenticated them as God’s witness to Jesus and His resurrection.

Prayer is prominent in Acts.  Luke records specific prayers in Acts 1:24-25; 4:24-26; 7:59-60.  The book shows that praise is normal and part of the true Christian life.  We see people filled with the Holy Spirit. 

 

The purpose of Acts

To emphasize the power of Holy Spirit and His work to forgive all who believe

To show God’s sovereignty

To show the importance of prayer and teaching God’s Word

To show the mission to all people and how to evangelize

To show the life and organization of the church

Acts is considered one of the most important books of the Bible.  Acts 1:8 is the heart of the study and the Holy Spirit is the main Character.

 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witness in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” – Acts 1:8

Who is the Holy Spirit?  The Holy Spirit is the Third Member of the Holy Trinity.  He is the aspect of God that lives and empowers and inspires man.  The Holy Spirit has a work among those who are not yet believers, but also a great and significant work in those who believe.

Principle:  The growth of the Church rests on the living resurrected Christ.

Two great truths in this study:

Christianity is a faith rooted in history and is God’s revelation of Himself in the person of Jesus Christ.

God is at work in history through His church and Jesus is the historical foundation of our faith.  Jesus began the work and His church continues it.

Are you committed to God’s work through His church?

Are you a servant of Jesus Christ and fully committed and obedient to His cause?

Join me here next week as we begin our study of the book of Acts.  --  I encourage you to trust in Jesus.

__________________________________________

If you have enjoyed my post and have found if helpful, please leave a comment or share this post with the buttons below.

 

You can also follow this site by clicking "G+ Follow" or you can "Subscribe by Email".  If you follow by email, you will receive an email every time there is a new post.

Temptation (1 Corinthians 10:13)

Temptations are thoughts, ideas and circumstances that test our trust in God.  Jesus’ temptations came from the devil himself (Matthew 4:1-10).  The devil used similar tactics with Adam and Eve (Genesis    3).  Satan’s tactics failed with Jesus, but not with Adam and Eve.  We can experience temptations from the devil, but we can also experience them from wrong emotions and desires (James 1:14).  The devil’s purpose of temptation is to spoil a person’s trust in God.  But God allows it to prove a Christian’s trust in Him is genuine.  He doesn’t send hardships upon us, but He permits them.  They are opportunities for us to see what is really inside of us – faith or doubt.  When refusing to give in to these temptations, a Christian becomes stronger in his relationship with God.

“No temptation has seized you except what is common to man.  And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear.  But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.” - 1 Corinthians 10:13

Paul is talking about specific temptations of sexual immorality and grumbling in the preceding verses.  These are common to all of us.  But he says “no temptation”, which covers all temptation. 

We all know that temptations are very common to every believer.  No one is exempt from the temptations from evil.  We all suffer or will suffer from someone gossiping about us or from lies told about us.  We suffer from worrying about our teenager, when we’re in financial difficulty, or when there is illness of someone we love.  We all have had some kind of grief during our lifetime.  All our troubles are ordinary, because we all go through these types of things.  That’s life.

BUT, God is faithful.  Remember He is in control.  We belong to Him and He is always there to help us through.  We all have limits.  Some can bear the pressure of a trial better than others.  We all have a breaking point.  God will not allow us to be tempted beyond what we are able to handle.  He knows our weaknesses, our motives, and our fears.  He knows our level of spiritual maturity or immaturity at any particular moment in our lives.  He knows how much pressure we can take.  He stretches us in these difficult situations and causes us to grow in our faith.

However, we have responsibilities during these temptations.  We are to look for our escape route.  We are to avoid certain situations that would increase our temptation.  “Do not be misled:  bad company corrupts good character.” – 1 Corinthians 15:33.  We are to pray, “Lead us not into temptation” – Matthew 6:13.

Sometimes we get ourselves into temptations.  So be careful of the company you keep and the places you go.  Be discerning as to what is right and wrong.  See how Joseph avoided temptation in Genesis 39:6-23.  He did that by recognizing sin, taking responsibility and running from it.

If we find ourselves in a temptation, there is a way out and God will always provide the resources to help us get out of the temptation.  He will give us the answers we need.   God never tempts us, but He does test us.  Every temptation is a test.  God will constantly test us and the decisions we make.  He designs our spiritual growth in every temptation.  God controls our temptation and will personally provide a way of escape.

The way out is: walk by the Holy Spirit, live in the Word, flee from temptation, pray faithfully, watch your attitudes, live by faith, seek fellowship with other believers, have the right values and priorities, be responsible, and keep your eyes on Jesus.

There are many stories of God’s people who have fallen into sin, but finished well.  The story of Job is a perfect example how God allowed Satan to test Job way beyond the point we would consider reasonable.  But Job kept his faith and God provided him the means to succeed.  He may have doubted God at times, but he never gave up on God.

There is comfort and encouragement in knowing we are not alone and that others have faced similar or even wore temptations, but endured because of God’s strength and faithfulness.

Principles:

We all experience common temptations.

All temptations are under God’s control.

God always provides an escape from temptations.

Have a blessed day and thanks for visiting my site.  Hope to see you here again.  --  I encourage you to trust in Jesus.

__________________________________________

If you have enjoyed my post and have found if helpful, please leave a comment or share this post with the buttons below.

 

You can also follow this site by clicking "G+ Follow" or you can "Subscribe by Email".  If you follow by email, you will receive an email every time there is a new post.

Attributes of God

God is self-existing and without origin.  “And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together” – Colossians 1:17. 

God never changes. “I the Lord do not change.” – Malachi 3:6

God has no needs.  “For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself.” – John 5:26

God is always everywhere.  “Where can I go from Your Spirit?  Or where can I flee from Your presence?  If I go up to heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in depths, You are there.  If I rise on wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there Your hand will guide me, and Your right hand will hold me fast.” – Psalm 139:7-10

God is gracious.  “The Lord is gracious and merciful; slow to anger and rich in love.” – Psalm 145:8

God is loving. “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.  Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.” – 1 John 4:7-8

God is holy.  “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord almighty” –  Revelation 4:8

*** The following attributes are taken from Bible Study Fellowship.  (www.mybsf.org)

Accessible 

From the beginning when God made Adam and Eve, He was accessible, or near.  In the covenants God made with the patriarchs, He promises to be in relationship with them always.  Later God commanded the people to build the tabernacle so He could live among them.  God made Himself even nearer to people when He became a man, the Lord Jesus Christ, the true tabernacle.  Now He is accessible in the most intimate way possible.  His Spirit lives in every believer.  Whenever you pray, He hears you. 

Creator 

There was never a time when God did not exist.  Before there was anything at all, even time, God existed.   No one made God.  God made everything, from the tiniest subatomic particle to the farthest galaxy in the universe.  Everything came from God, what we can see and what we cannot see – heaven, angels and the whole spiritual realm.  He spoke and all these things came into existence.  God alone is able to bring something out of nothing.

Eternal

God exists outside of time.  He is not measured by anything.  We measure time by the movement of the planets and stars, which God created.  God has always been and always will be.  No one is like Him.  Because God is eternal, He can give us eternal life.

Faithful

God knows and loves each of His own.  He will do all He has promised:  care for and make strong; forgive and make new; protect and purify.  From the beginning, He has had a plan to restore the world that sin broke, and God is faithful to His own plan.  We know God is faithful because He sent His Son to the cross to keep His promise.  Now nothing can separate God’s people from His love.  He is faithful to Himself and His Word.  We can trust Him to keep all of His promises.

Father

As the Creator, God sustains and provides for all He has made, but He is the Father only to those who believe in His Son Jesus Christ.  He gives us His Spirit, adopts us into His family and makes us His children.  He has a loving relationship that lasts forever with every believer.  He speaks to us personally through His Word the Bible, and we speak to Him in prayer.  Even the best human father has flaws but God is always good, wise and loving.  God loves, protects, cares for, trains and disciplines His children.

Glory

God’s glory is the total of all His attributes.  God displayed His glory in the beauty and wisdom of His creation.  Throughout history, God has revealed His glory to His people through His power, mercy, grace, judgment, holiness, love and every other attribute.  In the Old Testament God was symbolically present with His people in the glory cloud.  This cloud, known as the Shekinah glory, guided His people in the wilderness and filled the tabernacle and later the temple.  The Lord Jesus Christ reveals God’s glory completely.

Good

We see God’s goodness in His love and faithfulness.  All of God’s ways are righteous.  He is good to all people.  God’s blessing is His goodness to us personally.  God is compassionate.  He satisfies those in need.  He offers hope, refuge and care to all who come to Him.  God’s children experience His goodness even when bad things happen.  God promises to make all things work together for our good.

Gracious

Grace is God’s kindness to those who do not deserve it.  God is slow to anger and longs to forgive people.  God’s grace in salvation reaches out powerfully to sinful people and makes them alive in Christ when they were dead in sin.  God shows grace to all people.  He gives life, families, sunshine, rain, music, talents, etc., as good gifts even to people who do not love Him.

Guide

God leads us in the way we should go.  His Word teaches us how we are to live and think.  Because God gives His children the Holy Spirit, they recognize His voice and follow Him.  We can trust God to lead us in the right way.  Without God’s guidance, we stumble and fall like people in the dark.

Holy

God is high and lifted.  He is set apart from His creation.   Our English word “holy” is from the same root word as “whole”.  God is whole – perfect in goodness and righteousness.   No one is like God.  Even God’s holy angels tremble in reverent worship before Him.  God sets apart His children for Himself and commands us to be holy as He is holy.  Being holy makes you whole, what God intended you to be.

Immutable

God does not change.  We can count on Him always to be holy, always to be good, always to be faithful, always to love us, always to hate sin.  God’s Word is like Him; it does not change.  We can count on His promises.  Because God never changes, we can trust Him always.

Impartial

God saves people regardless of what they have done or will do.  He saves people who have families in church and people who do not.  He saves people who are rich and those who are poor.  He saves people who are smart and those who are not smart.  He is always fair.  There is nothing anyone can do to force God’s hand, or put God in their debt.  God will always do right by every person, in every situation.  No one will be able to blame God for His judgments.

Incomprehensible

We cannot understand God’s thoughts and ways. God is infinite and eternal; He knows all things.  God made human beings in His image, but we are finite and flawed by sin.  In heaven, we will be perfect. However, we will still not know all there is to know about God because we will always be finite.  We can understand all we need to know about God because He has given us His Word and His Spirit.

Infinite

God has no beginning and no end; He has always existed and He always will.  This is why God declared His name to be “I AM.” God IS. God also has no ‘size.’ There is no place that can contain God because God has no limits of any kind.  There is no way to measure God, for everything that God is, is limitless.  God’s power has no limits.  God’s knowledge has no limits. God’s love has no limits.  God the Father, Son and Spirit are all the same: infinite.

Invisible

God is Spirit, and we cannot see spirit.  We cannot see Him or feel Him physically, just as we cannot see or feel sound waves, light waves, energy and atoms. However, God has made Himself visible through the Person of Jesus Christ.  We can experience Jesus’ presence with us now, and we will see Him when He returns.

Jealous

God’s jealousy is one of protective love.  The Lord seals every believer to Himself through the Holy Spirit. Unlike human beings, God does not experience feelings of insecurity, fear and anxiety about His relationship with people.  He is righteously angry when His children choose to devote their time and attention to lesser things.  When God’s children turn their backs on Him, He pursues them.

Just

God’s justice is perfect.  His decisions are always based on His righteous character.  God cannot ignore sin because He is holy.  It would be unjust to ignore wickedness, rebellion and sin.  God is just and does not show favoritism.  Every penalty will be fair and right.  God does not treat His children as their sins deserve because Jesus suffered the full punishment for our sins.  Because God is just, He will never punish His children for the sin for which Jesus paid on the cross.

Love

God has always been love.  Before He created the world the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit loved one another. God’s love never fails.  God loves the world. He showed His love by sending His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, as Savior.  When we receive His Son as our Savior, we can love God.

Merciful

God in His mercy does not give us what our sins deserve.  He restrains evil and holds back sin. He makes His gospel known in places where people have turned their backs on Him. God seeks those who are lost, alone, hurting and in need.  He forgives and restores those who repent and turn to Him in faith.

 

Omnipotent (all-powerful)

God has unlimited power, authority and influence.  He does all He wants and intends to do.  God’s powerful Word spoke creation into being from nothing.  God is the source of all power whether atoms, energy, life or human strength and authority.  Without God’s power, everything would fall apart.  His power holds the stars in the sky and sustains human lives.  Nothing can stop God. Evil and death will not win.  God has promised a day He will raise all His children to life that does not end, and God has the power to keep His promise.

Omniscient (all-knowing)

God is never surprised.  He knows all there is to know.  Nothing is hidden from God.  God knows the past and the future; He knows every person even before we are born. He knows the number of our days and all the plans He has for us.  He knows what every person thinks, feels, says and does.  Only God knows the choices people would make if their circumstances were different.  Therefore, we can trust God to judge perfectly.  Only God knows all things.

Patient

God is patient. He could put an end to human rebellion immediately, but God has pity on people whose lives are broken by sin. He loves His creation. His plan is to restore creation and reconcile repentant sinners to Himself. Today is the day of salvation, but one day God will come to judge all people.

Perfect

Everything God is, does and says, all His attributes, His revelation, and His works, are completely free of fault or defect.  Because God is unchanging and faithful, the measure of perfection begins with God.  What God wills is good and perfect; His ways are flawless; His judgments are upright; His Word is without error. Therefore, everything God is, does or says is right, including His Word in Scripture.

Person

God is a person. God is not an idea or an impersonal force.  Like us, He has identity and personality.  He is one being in three persons.  God is Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and all work together to accomplish our salvation.  As a person, God has a mind and a will, and He communicates.  God made people in His image with a mind and a will and the ability to communicate.  He speaks to us through His Word, the Bible, and we speak to Him through prayer.

Preserver

When we trust Christ, we can know that God will continue the good work He started in us. God preserves our lives for His purpose, and He preserves our salvation.  Jesus promised that no one can take you out of God’s hand.  No temptation, no failure, no person, not even Satan can cause God’s children to lose their salvation.  God preserves us so He will accomplish His purpose for us because He is our preserver.

Provider

God provides for every creature He has made. He feeds the birds and gives us our daily bread.  We do not have strength or goodness of our own but God gives it to us generously.  He provides a way out of temptation and protects us from evil.  God’s greatest gift is His Son.  Because He gave us His son, we can trust Him to give us everything else we need.

Righteous

God is right in all He does.  He has always been right and always will be right.  All of His words and actions are right. All of His plans are right. God has no sin and is positively perfect. God never lies. He is fair, just and faithful in all He does.  We never need to wonder whether God is right, so we can trust God when we do not understand.  We do not always see God’s righteousness in the world today, but He has promised that His righteousness will prevail.  Because God is righteous, He expects us to be righteous.  Even the best person cannot be perfectly righteous.  But God sees His children as clothed with Christ’s righteousness!

Savior

God reaches down and rescues sinners from the penalty of death and hell that our sin deserves.  We have no power to save ourselves from sin because we are dead in our sin.  God has planned from eternity past to save His children fully from sin —from its penalty, power and presence.  He sent His Son to live the perfect life we cannot live and die in our place for our sin.  On the cross, Jesus satisfied God’s full wrath against our sin.  Therefore, Jesus saves completely from the penalty of sin.  God has no punishment left for His children.  Jesus saves His children from sin’s power.  He gives us new desires and a new ability to fight sin through the power of the Holy Spirit.  One day, our Savior will free us from the presence of sin when we see Him face to face.

Sovereign

God controls all things.  There is nothing that is outside of God’s wise control, even the exact time and place for each person to live.  No one tells God what to do. What God plans, happens.  No event, no natural disaster, no person, not even Satan, can stop God’s plans.  When God permits evil, we can trust He has planned to use it for His people’s good and His glory.  God planned the time for His Son to come the first time and a time for His Son to return. God will accomplish His plan because He alone has power to do it.

Wise

God is not simply all knowing.  He always uses His knowledge to do exactly what is right.  God’s Word is full of His wisdom.  Both His plan of redemption and His creation are perfectly wise.  Science is still discovering the riches of God’s wisdom.  The order of an atom displays God’s wisdom.  Mathematics and music are possible because they were first in God’s mind. God is wise in how He put people in families and families in communities and communities in nations.  God is wise in the plan He has for each of His children individually.  All wisdom comes from God.  To be wise we must seek Him.

Hope to see you here for our next study.  --- I encourage you to trust in Jesus.

__________________________________________

If you have enjoyed my post and have found if helpful, please leave a comment or share this post with the buttons below.

 

You can also follow this site by clicking "G+ Follow" or you can "Subscribe by Email".  If you follow by email, you will receive an email every time there is a new post.