Recent Blog Entries

  • Fri at 3:01 AM
    Posted by Dion Todd
    For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hurries toward the end, and won't prove false. Though it takes time, wait for it; because it will surely come. It won't delay. Habakkuk 2:3 WEB.About thirty-five years ago, the Lord gave me a word that I would pioneer new things in ministry and fo...
  • Thu at 3:01 AM
    Posted by Dion Todd
    The king talked with them; and among them all was found no one like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. Therefore stood they before the king. In every matter of wisdom and understanding concerning which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchante...
  • Wed at 3:01 AM
    Posted by Dion Todd
    If you died with Christ from the elements of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to ordinances, "Don't handle, nor taste, nor touch" (all of which perish with use), according to the precepts and doctrines of men? These things indeed appear like wisdom in self-imp...
View All
  • March 25, 2022 - led by Lynn Brown
    This is a group for RHM sponsored events like corporate fasts. Everyone is welcome to join and participate in things currently going on in the ministry. We love you and thank you for being a part of Refreshing Hope!
View All

The Beaver Dam

  • Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me. Psalms 23:4 WEB.

    It was dusk dark, and I was alone in the middle of a large swamp called the Beaver Dam. I had ridden my dirt bike over to my cousin's house earlier that day. He stayed about four miles from us through dense woodland and swamp, but we had a trail through the beaver dam to each other's house.

    We were both about ten years old at the time. After playing video games far later than we should have, it dawned on me that it was getting dark, and I had no headlight. So I started the journey home. Well, riding through the swamp on a motorcycle at night alone with no lights was scary enough, but I soon found it could be made much worse.

    I was riding a Suzuki RM80 that had been professionally built and raced in motocross before I got it. I had paid for it by working in the tobacco fields, and it was the fastest in the community.

    I had heard stories of bears and panthers in the area, and I could just feel one chasing me. So I kept glancing back into the shadows, and each time I'd give the bike a bit more throttle. Before long, I was almost wide open, and that was fast.

    I was flying down the muddy, rutted trail and forgot all about a huge canal ditch that you needed to slow down and cross. It was dark, I was moving fast, and it seemed to appear out of nowhere. I soared over the ditch, glanced off the far side of it, launched way up into the air, and started flipping.

    As the bike and I were flying through the air in a tangled mess, I began kicking the starter to get moving again. Fortunately, I landed in a huge pile of mud, rolled over a few times, and took straight back off. I don't believe the wheels ever stopped turning. By then, I was terrified. Thank God I made it home safely.

    Mark Twain said, "I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened."

    The moral of the story is this: You can make a bad situation so much worse than it really is by dwelling on it. The more you think about it and talk about it, the bigger it will grow in your mind until it consumes you in pure panic. Most of the things we worry about never come to pass.

    That was the most scared I've ever been in my life, and it was all in my mind. I would have been perfectly safe to have stopped, built a fire, and spent the night camping. So don't let your fears snowball and consume you. Submit to God, resist the devil, and he will flee from you (James 4:7). Never allow your circumstances to deceive you into believing that God is not with you.

    What you feed in your thought life will grow, and what you starve will die.

    Prayer: Heavenly Father, I pray that You cover me with Your peace, fill me with Your Spirit, and remove the fear and anxiety from me. Please help me live a victorious life. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen!

    Note: 'Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God.' (Philippians 4:6-7) ~ If you have a prayer need, we are here for you! We and the prayer team are ready to lift you up at our private prayer page: RHM Prayer Network


    > You can subscribe to our daily devotional here <



Tip: You must be logged into the website to leave comments.

 

Social Sharing

18 comments
  • 1
Debi Burton
Debi Burton Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me. Psalms 23:4 ❤️
May 3
  • 3
Schalk  de Beer
Schalk de Beer

Yes, amen Lord. 

May 3
  • 3
Celeste Strenn
Celeste Strenn

Amen 

May 3
  • 3
Kay Collinsworth
Kay Collinsworth

Amen 

May 3
  • 3
Brenda F
Brenda F

Amen

May 3
  • 3
Patricia Walker
Patricia Walker

Amen Lord Amen 

May 3
  • 2
Candy Laventure
Candy Laventure

Amen!

May 3
  • 2
Dana Rozell
Dana Rozell

Amen!

May 3
  • 2
Wanda Pennington
Wanda Pennington

Amen 

May 3
  • 2
Richard Mondello
Richard Mondelloedited: May 3

In Jesus name, Amen. Man can I relate to this pastor Dion growing up in South Louisiana with my dirt bike. Praise God we survived and are still here to talk about it. Lol.

May 3
  • 2
Yvette York
Yvette York

Amen Good Morning Everyone 

May 3
  • 1
Scott Riegelmann
Scott Riegelmann

Amen 

May 3
  • 1
David Krull
David Krull

Amen

May 3
  • 1
Marisa Jackson
Marisa Jackson

Amen!!

May 3
  • 2
Lynn Brown
Lynn Brown

Heavenly Father, I pray that You cover me with Your peace, fill me with Your Spirit, and remove the fear and anxiety from me. Please help me live a victorious life. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen!

May 3
  • 1
Mari Kaufmann
Mari Kaufmann

Keep us safe my God. Amen

May 3
  • 1
Wesley Paulus
Wesley Paulus

Amen! 

May 3
  • 1
Cathy Webb
Cathy Webb

This is such a relatable experience, Pastor Dion. Minus the motorcycle, of course, but the bears were real! :)  Lord, please help me live a victorious life. Amen

May 7