We Will Ride Ministries

09/06/2026

GOD WANTS YOU TO LAUGH

A happy heart is good medicine and a cheerful mind works healing, but a broken spirit dries up the bones. Proverbs 17:22

One of the amazing things I have noticed from teaching and ministering is that God loves to make people laugh. I don't plan to be funny when I speak, but the Holy Spirit speaks through me-and I'm amazed at how He adds funny little thoughts or illustrations. He clearly knows the value of humor and the healing effect it brings.

God wants us to laugh, and He wants us to make other people laugh. That does not mean we should all become jesters or laugh at inappropriate times, but we can certainly aid one another in taking a more lighthearted approach to life. We would all be much better off if we would learn to laugh at ourselves sometimes instead of taking ourselves so seriously.

The last three times I have worn white pants, I have spilled coffee on myself. I can either think I am a klutz who cannot hold on to anything and begin to devalue myself, or I can make a joke out of it and try harder to stay clean the next time. For years, I have listened to people downgrade themselves verbally for every mistake they make, and I believe that grieves God. If we know our value in Christ we should never say things about ourselves that devalue what God has created.

Why not make a habit of helping people see that we all make silly mistakes and we can choose to laugh rather than get upset? Give people permission to not be perfect! I love to be with people who do not pressure me to be perfect. God loves us unconditionally, and that means He accepts us the way we are and then helps us to be all we can be. Helping people laugh at themselves is a way of saying, "I accept you, faults and all."

Remember to take every opportunity to laugh-especially at yourself-because it will improve your health and you will enjoy your life much more.

TRUST IN HIM: Do you accept yourself, faults and all? God does! If you trust Him to love you just the way you are (He is the One Who crated you!), then you can lighten up, accept that you aren't perfect, and be an example to others who need more laughter in their lives.

09/05/2026

YOU'VE BEEN ADOPTED AS HIS OWN

Although my father and my mother have forsaken me, yet the Lord will take me up [adopt me as His child]. Psalm 27:10

I have come to understand that multitudes of people that we encounter daily are just trying to survive until someone rescues them-and that someone could be you or me.

A friend of mines mother was deeply afraid of her father, so she was unable to rescue her from the various kinds of abuse he perpetrated against her. She felt very lonely, forgotten, and abandoned in her nightmare. She finally decided that nobody was going to help her, so she proceeded to "survive her circumstances until she could escape them."

The Bible says that in God's love, "He chose us [actually picked us out for Himself as His own} in Christ before the foundation of the world" (Ephesians 1:4). He planned in love for us to be adopted as His own children.

Those beautiful words brought a great deal of healing to her wounded soul. God adopts the forsaken and the lonely and He lifts them up and gives them value. He works through His Word through the Holy Spirit, and through Spirit-led people who live to help others.

Mother Teresa felt that each person she met was "Jesus in disguise." Just try to imagine how much differently we would treat people if we really looked at them the way she did.

Jesus said if we do good or bad to even "the least" of people, we do to Him (see Matthew 25:45). In other words, He takes our treatment of others personally. If someone insulted, slighted, ignored, or devalued one of my children, I would take it as a person insult, so why is it so hard to understand that God feels the same way? Let us all strive to build people us, to make everyone feel better, and to add value to their lives.

TRUST IN HIM: If you feel like you can't trust anyone and you have to take care of yourself in order to survive, begin to trust God because He chose you and adopted you as His own. Once you know that truth for yourself, you can begin to help others know it for themselves as well.

09/02/2026

Come by and see us at Foothills Festival in Jasper, Alabama, September 11 and 12, 2026. We will have a booth there to meet and greet everyone. We have some beautiful Mary and Martha baskets to raffle off.

09/02/2026

THE KEY TO BEING SATISFIED

Then shall your light break forth like the morning.....Isaiah 58:8

We all probably want more light in our lives. That would mean more clarity, better understanding, and less confusion. The prophet Isaiah declared that if we would divide our bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into our homes, cover the naked and stop hiding ourselves from the needs around us, our light would break forth (see Isaiah 58:7-8). He also said our healing and restoration and the power of a new life would spring forth quickly. That sounds good to me, and I am sure it does to you also.

Isaiah also wrote of justice, and he said it would go before us and conduct us to peace and prosperity, and that the glory of the Lord would be our rear guard. If we are actively helping the oppressed, God goes before us and He also has our backs! I like that feeling of safety and certainty.

Isaiah further said if we would pour out that with which we sustain our own lives for the hungry, and satisfy the need of the afflicted, our light would rise in darkness and any gloom we experience would be comparable to the sun at noon (see Isaiah 58:11). All of this happens as a result of living to bring justice to the oppressed.

I hope you are seeing what I am seeing through these promises. I think most of us waste a lot of our lives trying to get what God will gladly give if we simply do what He is asking us to do; care about the poor, the hungry, the destitute, orphans, widows, the oppressed, and needy. Live your life to help others, and God will satisfy you in every way possible.

TRUST IN HIM: When you care about God's children you can trust Him to release more light into your life. If you follow His instructions, as written in His Word, for how to live a godly life-living your life to help others-He will gladly give you all He has promised.

09/01/2026

THE RIGHT REWARD

Give, and it shall be given unto you, good measure, pressed down and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. Luke 6:38

Giving and living selflessly do produce harvests in our lives. There is nothing wrong with desiring and expecting a harvest. Our motivation for helping others should not be to get something for ourselves, but God does tell us we will reap what we sow, and we can look forward to that benefit.

God promises to reward those who diligently seek Him (see Hebrews 11:6). The word reward in the original Greek text of the New Testament means, "wages received in this life" or "recompense." In the Hebrew language, in which the Old Testament is written, the word reward means, "fruit, earnings, product, price or result." The word reward is used sixty-eight times in the Amplified Bible version. God wants us to look forward to rewards of our obedience and good choices.

If we care about those who are poor and oppressed, God promises that we will not want, but if we hide our eyes from their need we shall have "many a curse" in our lives (Proverbs 28:27). The writer of Proverbs even says that when we give to the poor we are lending to God (see Proverbs 19:17). I cannot imagine that God does not pay great interest on what is loaned to Him. I urge you to work to bring justice to the oppressed. That simply means that when you see something that you know is not right, you work to make it right.

TRUST IN HIM: Are you lending to God by taking care of the poor? Focus on giving to others and righting the injustice in the world, and you can trust God to bring a harvest of blessings into your life.

08/31/2026

YOU ARE A WITNESS

Conduct yourselves properly (honorably, righteously) among the Gentiles, so that, although they may slander you as evildoers (yet) they may be witnessing your good deeds (come to) glorify God in the day of inspection [when God shall look upon you wanderers as a pastor or shepherd looks over his flock]. 1 Peter 2:12

I believe the world is watching Christians, and what people see Christians do is very important. In the Scripture above, Peter encouraged believers to conduct themselves properly and honorably among Gentiles, the unbelievers of the day. He said even if the unbelievers were inclined to slander the believers, the unbelievers would eventually come to glorify God if they saw the believers' good works and loving deeds.

If your neighbors know you go to church every Sunday, I can assure you that they also watch your behavior. When I was growing up, our neighbors dutifully went to church. Actually, they went several times a week, but they also did lots of things they should not have done, I recall my father often saying, "They are no better than I am; they get drunk, use bad language, tell dirty jokes, and have bad tempers, so they are just a bunch of hypocrites." My dad was looking for an excuse to not serve God anyway, and their behavior just added fuel to the fire.

I certainly realize that as Christians, we don't behave perfectly, and that people who want an excuse to not believe in Jesus or practice Christianity will always watch us and criticize us. But we should do the best we can to not give them a reason to judge us.

TRUST IN HIM: Are you conducting yourself properly so that when the world looks at you is sees God's character? Ask God to help you be a good witness at all times.

08/30/2026

THE MAIN THING

Trust (lean on, rely on, and be confident) in the Lord and do good....Psalm 37:3

The Lord led me to study the above Scripture, and I was startled to realize that I had only half of what I needed to know to connect properly with God. I had the faith (trust) part, but not the "do good" part. I wanted good things to happen to me, but I was not overly concerned about being good to others, particularly when I was hurting or going through a time of personal trial.

Not only was I lacking in this area, but I realized that most of the other Christians I knew were probably in the same condition. We were all occupied "believing" God for the things we wanted. We prayed together and released our faith through the prayer of agreement, but we did not meet together and discuss what we could do for others while we were waiting for our needs to be met. We had faith, but it was not being energized by love!

I don't want to sound as through I was totally self-absorbed, because that wasn't the case. I was working in ministry and wanted to help people, but mixed in with my desire to help were a lot of impure motives. Being in Ministry gave me a sense of self-worth and importance. It gave me position and a certain amount of influence, but God wanted me to do everything I did with a pure motive, and I still had a great deal to learn.

There were times I did acts of kindness to help people, but helping others was not my number one motivator. I needed to be much more aggressive and purposeful about loving others; it needed to be the main thing in my life, not a sideline. God helped me change in this area, and I am much happier because of it.

Ask yourself what motivates you more than anything else, and answer honestly. Is it love? If it isn't, are you willing to change your focus to what is important to God?

TRUST IN HIM: Trusting God is only half of what He wants from you. Don't forget that He also wants you to do good for others as you wait on Him to solve your problems.

08/27/2026

God loves you exactly where you are…
but He loves you too much to leave you there.

Yes, there is grace.
Yes, there is forgiveness.
Yes, His mercy is new every morning.

But somewhere along the way, we started confusing God’s grace with permission to stay the same.

Following Jesus should change us.

It should change how we speak.
How we treat people.
What we entertain.
What we watch.
What we normalize.
How we respond when nobody is watching.

Not because we’re trying to earn His love, we could never earn what He freely gives.

We obey because we love Him.

And obedience isn’t perfection. You’re going to stumble. You’re going to need grace over and over again.

But there’s a difference between struggling with sin and becoming comfortable living in it.

Jesus didn’t die so we could stay exactly who we were.

He came to make us new.

Grace saves you.
Love changes you.
And a real relationship with Jesus will eventually start showing up in the way you live. 🤍

“If you love Me, keep My commandments.” — John 14:15

08/27/2026

YOUR ACCOUNT IS "IN BALANCE"

But all things are from God, Who through Jesus Christ reconciled us to Himself [received us into favor, brought us into harmony with Himself] and gave to us the ministry of reconciliation [that by word and deed we might aim to bring others into harmony with Him]. 2 Corinthians 5:18

What does it mean to be reconciled to God? It means "your account is in balance." You don't owe nothing!

I once saw a bumper sticker that said, "I owe, I owe, so off to work I go." I immediately realized that was the mentality I lived with for years. I felt that I owed God something for all the wrong I had done, and I tried every day to do good works to make up for my mistakes. I wanted to be blessed by Him, but felt I needed to earn His blessings. I finally learned that we cannot pay for His gifts; otherwise, they are not gifts at all.

God sees the heart of man, and how He deals with us is based on the kind of hart we have. I don't do everything right, but I do love God very much. I am very sorry for my sins, and it grieves me when I know that I have disappointed Him. I want His will in my life. Perhaps like me, you have been tormented for years by feelings of guilt and fear, but knowing that God loves you unconditionally releases you from those negative emotions and allows you to enjoy yourself while you are changing.

In 2 Corinthians 5:20, Paul emphasizes again the reconciliation and favor of God extends to us and encourages us to believe these things. "So we are Christ's ambassadors, God making His appeal as it were through us. We [as Christ's personal representative] beg you for His sake to lay hold of the divine favor [now offered you] and be reconciled to God." Paul is actually begging the believers of his day to take hold of what God is offering, and I urge you to do the same. Don't wait another moment to believe that God accepts you, views you as being in right standing with Him, and loves you unconditionally.

TRUST IN HIM: Do you really believe you are reconciled to God? Trust that He is completely satisfied and pleased with who you are; you don't owe Him a thing except your love.

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08/26/2026

THE SOURCE OF YOUR CONFIDENCE

For our sake He made Christ [virtually] to be sin Who knew no sin, so that in and through Him we might become [endued with, viewed as being in, and examples of] the righteousness of God [what we ought to be, approved and acceptable and in right relationship with Him, by His goodness]. 2 Corinthians 5:21

Knowing we are loved and accepted even in our imperfection is such a relief! Serving God from desire rather than obligation is incredibly liberating and brings great peace and joy to our lives. the Bible says that we love Him because He first loved us (see 1 John 4:19). Being assured of God's unconditional love gives us confidence and boldness.

Our confidence should not be in anything or anyone but Jesus-not in education, outward privilege, positions we hold, people we know, how we look, or our gifts and talents. Everything in this world is shaky at best, and we should not place our confidence in it. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever (see Hebrews 13:8). We can count on Him to always be faithful and do what He says He will do-and He says He will always love us. He says we are righteous in His sight, and we need to make a decision to simply believe it.

We become what we believe we are; therefore, as we become convinced that we are right with God, our behavior will improve. We will do more things right and with less effort. As we focus on our relationship with God rather than our performance, we relax, and what God has done in our spirits when we are born again is gradually worked out in our souls and finally seen through our daily lives.

No matter what other people may have told you that you are not, God delights in telling you in His Word who you are in Him-loved, valued, precious, talented, gifted, capable, powerful, wise, and redeemed. I encourage you to take a moment and repeat those nine things out loud. Say, "I am loved, valuable, precious, talented, gifted, capable, powerful, Wie, and redeemed." He has a good plan for you! Get excited about your life. You are created in God's image and you are amazing!

TRUST IN HIM: Do you trust God's Word, which says you are loved unconditionally?

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