In these two minute podcast episodes, humorist and storyteller, Tim Lovelace, shares his unique and positive outlook on life by using everyday stories to uplift, encourage, inspire and motivate listeners.

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In these two minute podcast episodes, humorist and storyteller, Tim Lovelace, shares his unique and positive outlook on life by using everyday stories to uplift, encourage, inspire and motivate listeners.

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https://www.instagram.com/timlovelacecomedy

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In these two minute podcast episodes, humorist and storyteller, Tim Lovelace, shares his unique and positive outlook on life by using everyday stories to uplift, encourage, inspire and motivate listeners.

https://m.facebook.com/comediantimlovelace

https://www.instagram.com/timlovelacecomedy

https://youtube.com/@TimLovelaceComedy

In these two minute podcast episodes, humorist and storyteller, Tim Lovelace, shares his unique and positive outlook on life by using everyday stories to uplift, encourage, inspire and motivate listeners.

https://m.facebook.com/comediantimlovelace

https://www.instagram.com/timlovelacecomedy

https://youtube.com/@TimLovelaceComedy

In these two minute podcast episodes, humorist and storyteller, Tim Lovelace, shares his unique and positive outlook on life by using everyday stories to uplift, encourage, inspire and motivate listeners.

https://m.facebook.com/comediantimlovelace

https://www.instagram.com/timlovelacecomedy

https://youtube.com/@TimLovelaceComedy

In these two minute podcast episodes, humorist and storyteller, Tim Lovelace, shares his unique and positive outlook on life by using everyday stories to uplift, encourage, inspire and motivate listeners.

https://m.facebook.com/comediantimlovelace

https://www.instagram.com/timlovelacecomedy

https://youtube.com/@TimLovelaceComedy

The other day I was at convenience store in Tennessee, paying for a couple of items, when a Canadian 20 dollar bill fell out of my wallet and onto the counter. As I picked it up, the cashier asked, “What kind of money is that?” I replied,  “It’s Canadian.” He asked to look at it, then said, “Its pretty…but you couldn’t but anything with it in this town…its not worth a dime.”

 As I left the store, I thought about the meaning of value. To this cashier, his perception was that the money was worthless. But his belief did not diminish the fact that this Canadian currency was absolutely worth 20 dollars. 

 I’ll be returning to Canada  in a few weeks, and this 20 dollar bill will probably buy me a delicious panini, a fresh éclair and a hot cup of Tim Hortons coffee…with a little money left over. Perceived value and actual value are two different things, and here two questions for all of us. What do we place great value in? What do we truly treasure? Jesus explained in Matthew 6:21” For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” He not only gave us these thought provoking words, but He also gave us the most treasured gift of all with His sacrifice upon the cross at Calvary. He had a heart to do God’s will and redeem us in the process. To think that He placed that much actual value on each of our lives is astounding! When we give our hearts to Him, we become joint-heirs, so let us confidently walk in newness of life, knowing that we are valued by God.

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My alarm was set for 6am, but I awoke at 5, because I’m always excited to hike in the mountains. So I read my Bible, then pulled out a map to study the trails. On this  particular hike I was going with my daughter, Gabrielle, and my dear friends Danny and Cindy Tesney. 

Danny brewed coffee fit for a king…but I drank it anyway. We drove to the trailhead for our 7 mile day hike. The trail led to a lush cove with two 100 foot waterfalls cascading close to each other, in stunning symmetry.   

We lingered at the falls, and then began our return hike. We hadn’t seen anyone on the trail until we came across a couple that asked, “Have you passed a girl with a dog?” We had not. The couple said, “She must have gone on to the falls.” But that wasn’t possible, because we were just at the falls. Maybe she had made a wrong turn. I asked them if she had a map, and they replied, “No, we have the map.  She just wanted to go on ahead of us.”

 Eventually, all ended well with this story, but many times there is not a happy ending. That day, Danny and I both had maps. I also had a map on my phone, and at 5:30 that morning I had memorized portions of the map, because maps are essential.

The same principal applies to our lives. God knew that life would be confusing. So many choices, yet there is only one path that will leads us Home. God doesn’t want anyone to be lost, so He gave us the Bible…the most essential map we will ever need.   

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One dark, stormy night, while driving on the backroads in the mountains, I experienced stress that was caused by stress. Let me explain. It was raining so hard that I had my wipers on high, trying my best to see the road. Suddenly, my driver’s side windshield wiper arm broke. I immediately had to lean, with my seatbelt on, to the other side of the car, while impersonating a pretzel.

 If you have never driven much in the mountains, there is a fact you need to be aware of….you don't just pull off to the side of the road. There may be very little shoulder or no shoulder at all!  If you do pull over, you may need to be wearing a parachute. So, after a few menacing miles of driving, I found a place to stop and waited until the rain let up. 

My vehicle was already scheduled for an oil change, so I had the wiper arm replaced while at the dealership. As I was sitting in the lobby, I began to think about the many conveniences drivers enjoy today; GPS, satellite radio, windshield wipers and many more bells and whistles. Still, they are only conveniences. When my wiper arm broke, I lost my ability to see. 

 My wiper arm was replaced for a nominal fee. Haha! Now that is good comedy. The mechanic said this had happened because of a small stress fracture in the wiper arm. In life, we can have undetectable fractures that eventually cause a complete breakdown. This not only causes  stress, but can also keep us from safely moving forward. I am so thankful we can trust the unfailing, strong arms of God to protect us and carry us throughout our lives.   

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