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]]>http://carltonmatthews.com/start-something/47156d34-b2f6-4845-b43b-72ee78cbbd3dThu, 01 Dec 2016 12:47:31 GMT<![CDATA[Adventure]]>Black Kids in the Park

]]>http://carltonmatthews.com/adventure/a3b3307f-ea8d-41ba-843a-53af6f59e08cWed, 30 Nov 2016 13:19:02 GMT<![CDATA[God's Man | I Am Not Fine...]]>My bride and I were talking tonight about all the moving parts in our life right now and how we are really not fine.  We actually laughed at that realization.  As one thing piles onto the next it has actually become comical.

One thing we do know is that it is ok not to be fine.  We resolved that issue together years ago because we know that ultimately it is not in our hands anyway.  God has been so very faithful to us that even in our pain we can laugh because our God is bigger than all of it.  We also recognized our own privilege and that our issues are not nearly as large as the loom.

So I am praying for you dear reader.  That you would know the faithfulness of God even in your pain.  That you would seek Him first.

Why are you cast down, O my soul,     and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,     my salvation and my God. - Psalm 42:11 God's Man

]]>http://carltonmatthews.com/god_s_man_i_am_not_fine_/d8aa62a6-090e-44e3-84db-82b5228f0115Fri, 15 Aug 2014 13:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Doxology and Theology]]>One leads to the other and both should lead back to God. Knowing Him causes us to praise Him which makes us want to know him even more which...

We are looking forward to another installment of Lyrical Theology from Shai Linne.

]]>http://carltonmatthews.com/doxology_and_theology/d7748cd0-f156-452e-b49c-cc2d31751205Wed, 30 Apr 2014 00:33:00 GMT<![CDATA[God's Man | Are You Thirsty?]]>
Photo Credit to New Old Stock Photos
Here is another in my visual devotional series.How much do you want God? David says in Psalm 42 that his soul thirsts for God the same way a deer needs water. That is a serious longing. Seek after Him today and everyday. He can quench a thirst that nothing else can.

]]>http://carltonmatthews.com/god_s_man_are_you_thirsty_/03adfbe6-a15e-468e-8479-729587d6f84fThu, 13 Mar 2014 10:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[God's Man | Routines]]>Two books that I have been working my way through over the last few months, Daily Rituals: How Artists Work by Mason Currey, and Show Your Work by Austin Kleon.  How do either of these books apply to your walk?

 Daily Rituals Whether in you faith walk or in walking you have to get into a rhythm.  If you want to change, you have to change your habits.  Create a new routine.  One that includes the incremental changes you need to get closer to God and your health goals.  Life will do everything it can to derail this new thing until it doesn't.  Don't stop.

Show Your Work Let folks know what you are doing.  Pictures, Posts, Videos, Music... whatever it is share.  There are a lot of people here on Faith and Fitness, over 100, but there are only a few that post.  I challenge you to make a habit of sharing your work as you go along this journey.  Your story is not just for you.  Your story is meant to be shared.

Remember to do it all to the glory of God.

Carlton

]]>http://carltonmatthews.com/god_s_man_routines/612ce9d2-1019-4ecf-97a8-ccd4a8fe8a98Thu, 06 Mar 2014 14:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[God's Man | Rejoice In The Lord...]]>
Photo Credit to Me.
Here is a visual Devotional showing Princess Mighty enjoying a moment in the snow.  Learn to rejoice at all times.  She reminded me that even in this I could worship God.

]]>http://carltonmatthews.com/god_s_man_rejoice_in_the_lord_/5f0da82b-0d79-44ec-9029-2f11b75d875fFri, 28 Feb 2014 14:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[God's Man | God Will Restore]]>[![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CMQYzp1Ad0g/UweA0PuwlNI/AAAAAAAAWnk/PkWfgneJdv8/s1600/dry_and_barren_verse.jpg)](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CMQYzp1Ad0g/UweA0PuwlNI/AAAAAAAAWnk/PkWfgneJdv8/s1600/dry_and_barren_verse.jpg)Photo Credit http://nos.twnsnd.co/

Continuing with my Visual Devotions Series. 

Today is Isaiah 44:3

"For I will pour water on the thirsty land,and streams on the dry ground;I will pour my Spirit upon your offspring,and my blessing on your descendants."This is a reassurance to the Children of the Promise that their God would restore what had been destroyed. That God would cause life to return to what they thought was dry and desolate ground.Christ's return restored the ground. He restore a right relationship with God. He quenched a thirst in His people that nothing else could satisfy. Slow down and know that no matter the situation He is our greatest reward.

]]>http://carltonmatthews.com/god_s_man_god_will_restore/bf1b1f1e-1b75-4b59-af45-472f89e09355Thu, 27 Feb 2014 14:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[God's Man | Training Your Children]]>Another from my new series of Visual Devotionals.  Deuteronomy 6:6-7> And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.Are you training your children to know God?  Being God's Man means leaving a legacy that has eternal value.

]]>http://carltonmatthews.com/god_s_man_training_your_children/721f7810-2d53-4c93-966f-e01ff1ff3f5aTue, 25 Feb 2014 14:00:00 GMT