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Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Adventurous Year

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Well, the year is about over my friends.  I couldn’t and wouldn’t do this blog without YOU!  I want to get to know all of you even more this coming year. From my family and friends who have been with me for years, to you online readers that have become my friend over the past months.  From you guys in Colorado, Michigan, Washington, New Jersey and 15 other states.  From all ya’ll in Mississippi,  From you that read this from Brazil, Mexico, Spain, and 10 other countries so far. Continue to travel with me on this spiritual journey.

I sense a great need in friendship from my readers.  As we all travel this journey, we do need to realize that there are others traveling with us as well.  Our Lord and Saviour has blessed each of us by promising to be with us every step of the way.   What have I learned from this past year?  My journey is not just a God and me trip, but a God and we adventure.  This includes YOU!

I want to personally hear from each of you.  Send me an email   danainsworth@wildernesspreacher.com  I want to know what your interests are.  I want to know what you are facing this coming year in your own spiritual journey.

What will the wilderness preacher be doing this year?  Sharing, lots of sharing.  There will be several weeks of fishing this summer with families at Horn Creek Christian Camp, Colorado.  (They asked me if I would volunteer to help take families fishing………duh….YEAH!).  Fishing adventures with folks back in Mississippi are planned.  Several hiking trips, a few ATV rides, hunting expeditions, campouts, campfires under the stars, white water rafting, and just sittin’ back drinking coffee with friends are all in store for the year 2015 (and possibly another journey requiring a passport to another country sshhhh)  All of this with you being invited to come along.  Whether some of you actually get to enjoy the adventures with me personally, or whether you get to live them with us by reading online,  we will continue on this spiritual journey seeking God and living our life as He has created us to be!  See Ya!  Dan Ainsworth

 

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A True and Real Friend

I learned about real friendship at a men’s gathering last week.  Sam, (a real friend of mine), was sharing with the guys how friendships are forged together.  [forge  – to make, especially by concentrated effort]  He explained that a true and real friendship needs to be consistent, connected, and transparent.

Friendship

Friendship

I see an example of friendship in these logs.  Each individual log has its own character marks, even flaws.  Each log has its own strengths, yet weak areas.  Each log is in its own position, some higher than others, but all important.  Yet, they are forged together.  Cut, whittled, placed, constructed, designed, molded, made to fit  engineered………..simply put, they have been forged.

.a tight bond

Why must friendships be forged?  To remain tight, bonded, permanent, true, and real.

The creator of this house forged these individual logs into something bigger and better.

Our Creator is forging us into something bigger and better.  John 15:15-16 says, “I no longer call you servants, (individual tree)….but I call you friends.  You did not choose me, but I chose you….(part of His log home)

Read the entire chapter of John 15.  Let God show you how to have and be a true friend.

When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand.       Henri Nouwen

See Ya friends!!!   Dan Ainsworth   wildernesspreacher.com