Mar 252012
The ads are off. I’ve never received a check for a penny of advertising shown on this site. It is not how I feel in my heart that the income will come for me to be able to support my family. The connection to what I write as an outdoor writer is done. It is not going to be the way I provide either. This website is now going to go in the direction it was supposed to go from the beginning. That direction is the one of faith in Jesus as my Savior. The call to teach has been there for over 20 years. The work has been a little here and a little there. Too much is going on now to waste time with the frivolous.
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Cody, I did not know you were a strong believer in Christ, only a gifted writer. Sir it is admirable that you feel the call and desire to want to speak the word with your voice, but you do have a strong and anointed voice in your writing. The written word is what lives and remains after we pass. People for generations after you and I are gone will read the words that you have written. I have followed your writings for a couple of years now and they have been a wealth of knowledge and inspiration for me. I was raised in the Christian faith, educated in bible college and served many years in formal ministry.
I moved into Police service and the National Guard because it combined physical challenges with some of my foundational principles of faith. This was difficult for me because of my age, mid 40 s. I see that you are doing something similar, expanding your area of influence and preparing to do something that can be very difficult for you. Maybe having a tough time speaking with your voice is why you became such a good writer. Maybe God is testing you for some reason. Either way he seems to test and challenge those he can trust to do his work faithfully. Godspeed brother, be encouraged and of good cheer knowing he makes a way for those he called.
Just one of your fans
Ernie
Thank you for those kind words Ernie. I really appreciate them. I would not give up on the Expound Radio show and teaching at the church, and I am able to speak now without the pain I did have. There still is some discomfort but nothing like it was. It goes along with what Paul the apostle said about opportunity and adversaries (1 Corinthians 16:9). We are given opportunities but we do have an adversary, the devil, going around like a roaring lion looking to find someone to devour (1 Peter 5:8). I am determined to not become prey to our enemy.
I agree. There is no more time for the frivolous. I don’t want to wake up one morning with regrets for things that I did not do. We are not guaranteed a tomorrow, nor are our friends and family. But, while we are here, we have the ability to do what we are supposed to do. If we do that, regret will never have a place in our home or hearts.