I'm Jeff Fenholt. The Word of God tells us that we are to live by faith. I put my faith in the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. And I know that He will carry me through. I have seen people put their faith in other things. And I have seen them fall. I have seen people put their faith in their money. You see that so much. The Bible even alludes and speaks, well actually, speaks directly to that. It says that The love of money is the root of all evil, trying to pursue that because of avarice and love of it. But God wants to bless His people. At the same time, God doesn't want us to be possessed by what we have. But He wants us to possess what we have. He wants us to love Him, worship Him, know that He is the one who gives us the ability to achieve and to gain wealth.

The Bible speaks directly to the fact that there was a rich young ruler where Jesus said sell everything you have and follow after Me. And it says that this rich young man turned his head away and left. Because he knew that he wouldn't do that. Why did the Lord ask him to do that? Because, I believe, that the Lord, knowing our hearts and knowing his heart, knew that he was placing wealth before God. That was his God.

We can also put our faith in people. And we can be hurt, terribly. I've been hurt. I've had people turn away from me. Quite frankly, I've had people, who I have admired tremendously, who preach the Word, who have hurt me. But you see, a person who doesn't have faith in God and puts their faith in Jeff [perish the thought], or somebody else out there who's preachin', they put their faith in man. You're destined for disallusionment, to be disallusioned. And you'll find that the only one who is the same yesterday, today, and forever is Jesus. Jesus. I put my faith in Jesus Christ. When I've been let down, and let go, or hurt, or whatever, by someone who is in a position of authority in the church sure, you can go away and say, 'What's he doing? What are they doing? what's this or what's that?' But at the same time, I realize that we're all in this together. We're to love one another as Jesus has loved us. We're to forgive one another. And I don't walk by sight, I walk by faith. Somebody hurts me, something happens, my money crumbles [and I've had times where I've had a lot more money and times when I've had less money, but God has always provided. He is my provider, He is my provider. And He provides for me according to His riches in glory through Christ Jesus my Lord.] But I put my faith in God. I put my faith Jesus. I put my trust in Him. And I walk on. I walk on in faith. Praise the Lord Jesus. I'm gonna sing When I Lay My Burdens Down [756k .wav file, 35 sec].

The Word of God says in Hebrews 11:6.....By the way, thank you Brian. Brian produced that for me, that track When I Lay My Burdens Down. I wrote that lyric. I was goin' through a lot, brother, there was a lot of heavy stuff goin' on in my life. :) And I wrote [before I get into this Scripture] I wrote, I have seen the world and all its wonders on the windin' road of life. I have searched for love in earthly treasures and my sojourn has left me dry. Then I got a vision of the Lord. I will bow my head and bow my knee as the angels gather all around. And the Son of Man will greet me there, when I lay my burdens down. Then I was thinkin' of, oh, people who had died in my life. I was thinkin' of my uncle and my grandma. My uncle Herman used to take me fishin'. He was good to me when I was a kid. He was an old, old man, 86 years old. He used to take me fishin'. And I was thinkin' of some others in my life. There have been days of joy and days of sorrow. And the lonely trials of night. Thinkin' of all those rock'n'roll nights I had. Then I thought of Uncle Herman. I've seen loved ones go too soon departed, as the darkness turned to light. I will bow my head and bow my knees, as the angels gather all around. And the Son of Man will greet me there, when I lay my burdens down. Praise the Lord.

My Deepest Love,
Jeff
Studio, Nashville TN, August 1998