Thoughts ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZONPRTOFF dateof comment Look Inside Data Conditions:Order: 1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16| Dateof Comment 10/23/2024 By now everyone has heard about the two young men saying "Jesus is Lord" at the democratic rally. What is so cool about this is why they were there. The prophets have said a lot about God doing things through our youth and he does not disappoint. They had to be called by God to go into that situation as evil as this rally was to expose the democrats for who they really are. What surprises me is the fact that people only talk about is how much Kamala Harris has offended the religious community and Jesus Christ. When you watch the footage, you will notice that they were on the topic of abortion and the room was mostly quiet when they said, "Jesus is Lord". Those young men did not get a single Amen or applause from anybody in that room. That tells me that everybody there hates God. If there were really Christians there, they would have stood up and said Amen or at least applauded. Or is it these so-called Christians there were too embarrassed to acknowledge their King in front of men. There is scripture that says: Mark 8:38 NLT If anyone is ashamed of me and my message in these adulterous and sinful days, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when he returns in the glory of his Father with the holy angels. This means, there is a good chance that everybody in that room is going to hell. Jesus will not stand up for you if you are embarrassed of him. He made a tremendous sacrifice to die for us just so that we could be with the Father in heaven. Why can't we have enough pride in what he did for us, that we would acknowledge him in our circle of worldly friends? What a travesty! At the Republican rally, it was a different story. When Vance was talking about what happened there at the democrat rally, someone in the crowd shouted out "Jesus is the King of kings". Vance just smiled and said, "You are right 'Jesus is the King of kings'. The crowd applauded for our King. Unlike the democrats who if they could have gotten away with it would have imprisoned those two teenagers for what they said. You could see their hatred as they shoved and pushed them around as they escorted them out of the building. I firmly believe that if you are a Democrat, you can't really be a Christian because you are supporting an entirely demonic platform. Democrats also proved that they want nothing to do with God the way they treated these two young men. Their actions confirmed everything that I believe. If you truly loved Jesus, you would declare him as Lord every day as opportunities presents itself. 10/20/2024 Everyone seems to know about the mark of the beast. But have you ever thought about why he picked the areas on the human body to place them and why it angers God so much when people do take the mark: Revelation 13:15-17 NLT 15 He was then permitted to give life to this statue so that it could speak. Then the statue of the beast commanded that anyone refusing to worship it must die. 16 He required everyone—small and great, rich and poor, free and slave—to be given a mark on the right hand or on the forehead. 17 And no one could buy or sell anything without that mark, which was either the name of the beast or the number representing his name. It all started back in Deuteronomy why this came to past: Deuteronomy 6:5-8 NLT 5 And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. 6 And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. 7 Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up. 8 Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders. These areas are sacred to God for placing his things on. The enemy knows this, so he mocks God when he commandeers these areas for himself. This is also why they call this period the tribulation because God is not taking this lightly and this will be the period of man's greatest suffering ever on this earth. Now you know why you cannot take the mark unless you think hell is the place you want to go. I believe that Jesus will return for his church before this happens. If you do not have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, he will leave you behind to face this terrible predicament. It is very important that we are living for Jesus Christ today! 10/19/2024 It is getting time to vote, and many Christians will not vote because they find faults in all the candidates and make excuses to not vote. Do they not realize that God used scum bags in scriptures to do amazing things. I know it is work to investigate a candidate but you have to measure the ideas of both and pick the scum bag whose values best represent Gods. Most Christians do not realize this but if you do not vote you endorse that candidate that gets in because you do not care. This is exactly how God sees it. Your vote is very important to him. Please do not waste your vote on the demonic platforms. Our abortion candidates are supporting ungodly ideals. I swear they read the bible and do the opposite. The prolife people's ideas line up with more of what God wants. You should be on their side. Just as Jesus did, Christians need to get involved in politics because the enemy is heavily involved in politics. South Korea had Christians involved in politics and they have religious freedom today. You can talk about Jesus Christ without much persecution. Jesus said that you will always have some persecution when you live for me. North Korea did not have any competition from the Christians and the enemy has won there. There is massive persecution against Christians. Why don't you Christians who do not want to get involved in politics go and witness to these people. You will learn really quick why we need to be involved with politics. People need to have freedom to accept Jesus Christ. The enemy infiltrates us gradually to test the waters. When he discovers that Christians are politically gutless, he introduces more evil at each test. It is amazing how much he has gotten away with because we do not want to be bothered with the things that would honor God. 10/17/2024 I knew the Lord at a fairly young age but when I think back when I was in college that I never really talked to anybody about Jesus Christ. I was more there to get an education so I could get that bigger house or that better muscle car. But God had something to say about my thinking: Romans 12:2 NLT Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. I do believe that God wants to bless us, and he does not have any problems with us having things. The question is why we want those things. Instead of having a faster car than my neighbor then I think of muscle cars as necessary to take the hole shot between moving cars. I have learned not to be jealous about what others have and be grateful for what I do have. I could easily take everything I give to God and buy any muscle car out there. It is not God's will for me to burn the streets up every weekend. He has shown me how giving to people who are not as fortunate as I am not only changes their lives but restores their faith in God. We have to give glory to God anytime we can. He really likes it when we glorify him in front of people. Being totally unknown, I have even been called the "Robin Hood of the ghetto". This is definitely a cool title to have just because I am helping God with his desires Those same people are sharing what is going on with their neighbors and they too are asking questions about our King. The love of money prevents the world from investing in people who are in need. Paul talks about this more: 1 Corinthians 1:26-27 NLT 26 Remember, dear brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise in the world’s eyes or powerful or wealthy when God called you. 27 Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful. 1 Corinthians 1:28 God chose things despised by the world, things counted as nothing at all and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important. We do have to read God's word to adjust our thinking. The Holy Spirit can fill the gaps to condition us in godly thinking. 10/13/2024 I am sure grateful that God shares things with people. I am even more grateful when they share things with us what is going on in their own life. They can be real encouraging. I had to put a lot of checkboxes by what this woman was saying. She happened to be in her closet when God gave her this message. God wanted her to share this message with the rest of us. God knows we're tired and he knows our troubles. He knows what we have been facing and he knows we are just downright over it and exhausted. We are both mentally and physically exhausted. We physically feel like we can sleep for a week. We are so freaking tired right now, but he also knows that we have been having this feeling that something is about to happen. It is going to happen big. God is saying even though you are tired, I know what you're capable of, so you need to keep going right now. I am going to come through but if you give up now and you just say, "I am too tired. I just want to give up." You will not see what is coming up in this season that you're in. Stay strong. It's OK that you are tired. You do not have to move fast. Just move and move closer to me. That is all I want right now. God is about to make some huge changes in your life and in my life. I had to check a lot of boxes off myself on what she's saying and hearing from God. I believe every word that she said about there are going to be big changes that we are going to see in our lives. The countdown I feel is in days. Let's be like the five maids who had their lamps full. 10/10/2024 Anton lavay, the man who wrote the satanic bible said that he is pleased that Christians worship satan on halloween every year. Did you ever ask yourself what God thought about halloween. Paul recorded this: 1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 KJV 21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. 22 Abstain from all appearance of evil You need to pray against this day and do something to honor our Lord instead. I wiil not serve Satan in any way. Instead bind him up so he will leave my presence. Only the Holy Spirit can give true satisfaction. 10/08/2024 There has been a lot of talk about Jesus returning. I too believe that it is getting close but not near as close as they think it is and I'll tell you why. Matthew talks about what will need to happen before Jesus returns. Jesus himself said that the entire world will have to hear about me before I will return. Matthew 24:14 NLT 14 And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it; and then the end will come. Why is God calling missionaries to go into the world to bring his message to the people. If everyone in the world has heard about Jesus Christ this would not be necessary. He will not return until these criteria are filled. The sad part about if Jesus would come today is all the people who have not accepted him yet and are going to hell. God is not anxious to see any one of us parish. God himself knew this day would come, that is the reason he told Joel of the greatest outpouring of his spirit in the last days. We have seen the start of it in the gang ministry but it basically dead on the world stage, but this is about to change. It will encompass the entire world, and this will happen soon. Again, Jesus will not come back until this happens. Joel wrote about this: Joel 2:28-32 NLT The Lord’s Promise of His Spirit 28 "Then, after doing all those things, I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams, and your young men will see visions. 29 In those days I will pour out my Spirit even on servants—men and women alike. 30 And I will cause wonders in the heavens and on the earth— blood and fire and columns of smoke. 31 The sun will become dark, and the moon will turn blood red before that great and terrible[b] day of the Lord arrives. 32 But everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved, for some on Mount Zion in Jerusalem will escape, just as the Lord has said. These will be among the survivors whom the Lord has called. Another thing that God is doing is rebuilding his church which in most cases has become powerless. God is removing the lukewarm from the body. You will see those people leave. Paul talks about this with Timothy: 1 Timothy 4:1 NLT Warnings against False Teachers Now the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the last times some will turn away from the true faith; they will follow deceptive spirits and teachings that come from demons. 2 Timothy 4:3 NLT 3 For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear. After the great outpouring Jesus will get his church that loves him. Jesus will not return until he gets his church in order. This modified church will create real problems for the devil. The last thing I noticed that Donald trump was put here for a reason, and he is going to serve two terms based on what God's prophets say. If Jesus would come today, he would have to leave Donald Trump behind to finish the job. President Trump loves Jesus and he is going with us when Christ returns. Do not let anybody tell you should not start anything because Jesus is coming soon. God may have a dream for you. God even has his own dreams that he wants us to help him to fulfill. Do not let his return sidetrack you from what our King wants us to do for him now. We need to be diligent because we are nearing the last days. Paul had more to say to Timothy about this: 2 Timothy 3:1-5 NLT The Dangers of the Last Days 3 You should know this, Timothy, that in the last days there will be very difficult times. 2 For people will love only themselves and their money. They will be boastful and proud, scoffing at God, disobedient to their parents, and ungrateful. They will consider nothing sacred. 3 They will be unloving and unforgiving; they will slander others and have no self-control. They will be cruel and hate what is good. 4 They will betray their friends, be reckless, be puffed up with pride, and love pleasure rather than God. 5 They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that! 10/02/2024 John proves that Jesus is God in the flesh: John 14:9 NLT Jesus replied, “Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and yet you still don’t know who I am? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father! So why are you asking me to show him to you? John 14:11 NLT Just believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me. Or at least believe because of the work you have seen me do. It also can be said that no man can murder God. Jesus physically laid his life down for us to shed his blood for the forgiveness of sins. There is no greater love then laying your life down for some else. With all the evil things happening why do people ask, "If God is a 'God of love' why does he let these things happen to people?" When Jesus ascended into heaven, he sent the Holy Spirit as a light to his church for the world to see. This light was given to the church to challenge the enemy just as Jesus did when he was tempted. As we indulge in the things of this world our light dims. The enemy likes to make it dim gradually so we do not notice it happening. The dimmer the light gets the less power we have against the enemy. Soon the light goes out and we are in total darkness. We are now powerless to fight the enemy and blame God for what has happened. Our lights are like the ten bridesmaids of whom five fell asleep as their lights began to go out. In our case when they went to get oil the enemy is allowed to do immensely evil things Luke 11:33-34 NLT Receiving the Light 33 “No one lights a lamp and then hides it or puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where its light can be seen by all who enter the house. 34 “Your eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is filled with light. But when it is unhealthy, your body is filled with darkness. This is what happens when the world controls us: 2 Corinthians 6:14 NLT Don’t team up with those who are unbelievers. How can righteousness be a partner with wickedness? How can light live with darkness? This is one of the many things that we can do to extinguish our light. 1 John 2:9 NLT If anyone claims, “I am living in the light,” but hates a fellow believer, that person is still living in darkness. A church is a place where men and women come together to worship and glorify the name of Jesus. Before anyone leaves, we should be encouraging one another to live for Jesus. These are things to become powerful against the enemy: Acts 9:31 NLT The church then had peace throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, and it became stronger as the believers lived in the fear of the Lord. And with the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it also grew in numbers. Romans 14:19 NLT So then, let us aim for harmony in the church and try to build each other up. 1 Corinthians 1:10 NLT Divisions in the Church I appeal to you, dear brothers and sisters, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, to live in harmony with each other. Let there be no divisions in the church. Rather, be of one mind, united in thought and purpose. This can put the light out in the church quickly. Jude 1:4 NLT I say this because some ungodly people have wormed their way into your churches, saying that God’s marvelous grace allows us to live immoral lives. The condemnation of such people was recorded long ago, for they have denied our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. We are required to get these people out before our light goes dark. 1 Corinthians 5:12 NLT It isn’t my responsibility to judge outsiders, but it certainly is your responsibility to judge those inside the church who are sinning. Let's all become the churches that were created in Acts when the Holy Spirit came. If we had the power they had, I guarantee that this world would be a different place today. Darkness would not have the power being demonstrated today. The light can still happen if we give full control of our lives over to Jesus. I believe that God is about to get his church in order to prepare for the greatest worldwide harvest ever. His prophets have said that it is coming quickly. How many people who have already died that would love to witness what is about to happen. Thank the Lord that he chose us to be here as witnesses for him. 09/26/2024 Our faith can be challenged from time to time. Hebrews talks about one remedy for those moments: Hebrews 10:23-25 NLT 23 Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. 24 Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. 25 And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near. A personal relationship with Jesus Christ will build your faith because you will understand that he will keep his promises, but we are not to stop there for ourselves. It is important that we challenge others and also help them build their faith. Paul even mentioned this in one of his letters: 1 Thessalonians 5:11 NLT So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing. It is important that we know the Jesus we serve. We do not want to encourage anyone to do something that does not honor his name. Never forget this: John 15:5 NLT 5 “Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. If the Holy Spirit does not touch the hearts of men, we could never reach them for God's Kingdom. If God does not call us to go into a ministry, it could lead to harm or death. God needs to precede everything we do, and his presence has to remain there, or everything will fall apart. We are just his messengers and sevants to his body. 09/21/2024 This was a quote made by a black man on TikTok If Jesus Christ would come to America in this day and this age with the purpose of sacrificing himself for our sins, which party do you think would kill him because his views did not align with their ways. When you can figure this out you will then know which party to vote for. Believe me he is not crazy. Just think what they are doing to President Trump who is not perfect. Imagine what they would do to Jesus Christ the author of perfection. Jesus would not be silent today either. They already are calling God's word hate speech and they are trying to edit those things out in the existing translations. It's good to have an old standby copy of the written word to check for these modifications if you go online. I love the power of online searches, and I will check time to time to make sure those sites stay honest. 09/21/2024 Another TikTok find: The greatest man in history is Jesus. He had no servants, yet they called him master. He had no degree, yet they called him teacher. He had no medicines, yet they called him healer. He had no army, yet kings feared him. He won no military battles yet conquered the world. He did not live in a castle, yet they called him Lord. He ruled no nations, yet they called him King. He committed no crime, yet they crucified him. He was buried in a tomb, yet he lives today. His Kingdom is not of this world, yet it lies within the hearts of those who believe. He spoke of love and forgiveness and his words have transformed millions. He offers no material wealth, yet we consider him the treasure of our lives. He promises no earthly power yet in his name the powerless have found strength. Though he left no written words his messages have filled countless pages. In his weakness we find our strength. In his suffering our salvation. Jesus the greatest man in history continues to invite us to the story of redemption, love and eternal life. His name is Jesus Christ. 09/20/2024 I want to dedicate this to President Donald Trump: Isaiah 41:12-13 NLT 12 You will look in vain for those who tried to conquer you. Those who attack you will come to nothing. 13 For I hold you by your right hand— I, the Lord your God. And I say to you, ‘Don’t be afraid. I am here to help you. As Hammon tried to kill Mordeciah, I pray that the tables will turn on Trumps enemies in the same manner. 09/19/2024 Did you hear about the Pope calling Jesus Christ a liar. In Matthew Jesus was talking to his disciples and said this about getting into the kingdom of heaven: Matthew 7:13-14 NLT The Narrow Gate 13 “You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way. 14 But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it. The pope says just the opposite. The path of all religions leads to the Kingdom of God by default. In fact, even atheist if they are good, they too will end up in the Kingdom of heaven also. I am wondering if the pope has even read the bible. The way he talks like he's been reading "BS for Dummies". Bible 101 teaches that Yahweh is the only God and that there is a curse that goes along with not worshipping Yahweh. Exodus 20:5 NLT You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected—even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me. God has given Jesus Christ total authority on who gets into the Kingdom of God. John 14:6 NLT 6 Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me. Maybe the pope does know the scriptures but so does Satan. John talks about people who are more interested in the praise of man then praising God. John 12:43 For they loved human praise more than the praise of God. The scriptures also talk about people looking for leaders who speak what they want to hear and that is very dangerous. 2 Timothy 4:3 NLT 3 For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear. Salvation cannot be earned. Only the blood of Jesus Christ has made us possible for us to enter the Kingdom of God. If worshipping any other god would get you into the Kingdom of God why did Jesus Christ waste his time doing what he did. It is an insult and mockery to tell Jesus what he did for us was unnecessary because God is going to let any religion into his Kingdom. It is true though that you can repent of this travesty and commit your life to Jesus Christ. He will forgive you and let you enter into God's Kingdom. This is a gift and it should not be taken lightly: Ephesians 2:8-9 NLT 8 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. 9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. How do we know if we are on the side of Jesus? This is a litmus test to see if you are serious about your relationship with our King: Matthew 24:9-13 NLT 9 “Then you will be arrested, persecuted, and killed. You will be hated all over the world because you are my followers. 10 And many will turn away from me and betray and hate each other. 11 And many false prophets will appear and will deceive many people. 12 Sin will be rampant everywhere, and the love of many will grow cold. 13 But the one who endures to the end will be saved. If the people of this world all like you the enemy will probably leave you alone because you are ineffective to our King. That is the enemy's desire that we never serve our King, and that our salvation remains in jeopardy. You can tell that when this Pope was elected that the people who put him into power never prayed to the true God to have a godly representative. I have even heard about his desire to allow homosexual priests. God would never put somebody in power like this to represent him. I feel that those who put him there think just like he does. They all need to repent. Peter accurately talks about what is happening today: 2 Peter 2 NLT The Danger of False Teachers But there were also false prophets in Israel, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will cleverly teach destructive heresies and even deny the Master who bought them. In this way, they will bring sudden destruction on themselves. Many will follow their evil teaching and shameful immorality. And because of these teachers, the way of truth will be slandered. In their greed they will make up clever lies to get hold of your money. But God condemned them long ago, and their destruction will not be delayed. If we are not versed in God's word it will be easy for the enemy to deceive us. Satan uses part truth mixed with lies. Many times, it is not obvious what is wrong with his ideas. That is why it is so easy for him to trap us. Both God's word and the wisdom of the Holy Spirit is required to effectively reveal and overcome the enemy's plans. Let's not be deceived like the pope is. There are many people out there who are just like him, and we have to be on guard for them too. People in leadership have to really watch what they are doing. If we mislead other people, this will happen: Matthew 18:6 NLT But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to have a large millstone tied around your neck and be drowned in the depths of the sea. This verse or curse is so important that it is mentioned in the first three Gospels. The pope does not realize how much danger he is in. 09/16/2024 Even though it is not as painful as losing a family member or friend it still hurts when we lose a pet. I just recently lost a pet dog to an automobile on the highway. Do you ever wonder what God thinks when we lose a pet? This story was called in to a Christian radio station in Texas by a Nebraska 13-year-old whose family has cattle in the middle of the state. He listened to the station a lot because he knew everyone there. He said, "Hey, Mike can I talk to you?" Mike replied, "You bet Logan what's up?" Logan sighs a little and said, "I want to tell you something that God just told me." Mike replies, "OK" Logan continues, "Last night my dad was roping this calf. This calf was born from a really old cow. She really did not have the greatest milk. The calf broke its back when it jerked the rope. I had to go out this morning to put the calf down myself. While I was doing this I was crying to God and asking him 'why? She was special!' And God said, 'You know Logan, my Son was special, but he died for a purpose.' I realized it is kind of the same thing. That calf was close to me and God's Son was close to him." Mike replied, "Logan, you are so right. It's true! I think you are going to be OK." Logan then said, "Yeah, I'll be fine, but I just want to tell you guys that it's so important to remember when you lose a loved one or a pet that God gave his Son too. He understands. He will always understand. Just run to him." Mike replied, "Logan you are wiser than you know." Logan Finished with, "Oh, I just figured I better call and share with you guys. Love you." God understands how close our pets are to us when they are taken. We will never be as close to our pets or a person as God was to his Son. I cannot imagine what he was feeling during that period when they were beating him and finally crucified him. Jesus knew what he could do, and his answer was, "Father forgive them for they do not know what they are doing." This was probably the greatest action of love a man has ever made. 09/11/2024 We know that God word never returns void. Isaiah 55:11 NLT It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it. GOD wants to be our God forever: Isaiah 46:4 (New Living Translation) I will be your God throughout your lifetime— until your hair is white with age. I made you, and I will care for you. I will carry you along and save you. Have you ever thought sometimes that God's presence is missing in your life. There is a reason for everything our King does. Here is a reason why you cannot always get Jesus Christ for help. God has it set up so you cannot go to him every time. The scariest reason is that the Lord is actually protecting you from pride. If you get so used to the Lord Jesus to do your will and so confident about yourself that you can reach out to him anytime and all the time without fail. Every time you call him, he comes at a drop of your finger. You will get so use to him that he will start working for you. Not you for him. Trust me! You will be so relaxed and self-confident. Pride will then engulf you. Satan will then devour you before you can blink your eyes. Now you know why sometimes you may feel abandoned. He wants us to always be humble. Continue to pray for what you need. Even though he may not grant it today he may still do it tomorrow. He wants us to remember that even though Jesus served while he was in the flesh to show us how it is done. Now that he is sitting at the right hand of God, we were put on this earth to serve him. God really means it when he says "I will be your God throughout your lifetime— until your hair is white with age. I made you, and I will care for you. I will carry you along and save you." 09/09/2024 We probably know that having Jesus Christ on the throne is a good thing. But do you know that God did not intend for us to live apart from everyone else. Tim Tebow said it all: You need the right people to be around you. Why? Because you do not know everything. Man, I tell you what I have screwed up so many times, I have messed up so many times and been stupid so many times. I have fallen short so many times. Do you know how many times I have needed other people to say "We got your back" that they would pick me up and encourage me, challenge me, convict me, they would help me, and they would guide me? We were never meant to do this on our own. Will you invest in having the right people around you. See, you do not go faster, but you go further. So, you don't just have some success, but you actually have some relationships that are going to last. Will you surround yourself with the right people. Tim Tebow is one cool dude, and it would be fun to meet him some day. They do not like him because he loves Jesus, but I say never stop glorifying the name of Jesus Christ. My prayer for him is for all the career loses he faced loving Jesus that God would bless him in levels he could not imagine. 09/07/2024 Have you ever wondered why some people seem to suffer more than others? Usually, they end up blaming God for what just happed. God gave us gift called "free will". If I have a $100 bill, I could spend it on myself or bless someone in need. If I want to go someplace, I can just jump in my Mustang and have some fun and just go. "Free will" allows us to go places where God may not approve. How many times do we suffer because we are where we should not be. Jesus Christ submitted his will to his Father and the Father was always with him. His disciples did not understand the concept of giving your will to God. Jesus explained what happens when you give your will to the Father. John 11:7-11 NLT 7 Finally, he said to his disciples, “Let’s go back to Judea.” 8 But his disciples objected. “Rabbi,” they said, “only a few days ago the people in Judea were trying to stone you. Are you going there again?” 9 Jesus replied, “There are twelve hours of daylight every day. During the day people can walk safely. They can see because they have the light of this world. 10 But at night there is danger of stumbling because they have no light.” 11 Then he said, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but now I will go and wake him up." When the light of the Father is present you will complete the assignment that God has for you. No one will be able to stop you. When we walk away from God or disobey him darkness of the enemy moves in. The enemy can harm or destroy us and/or people close to us. I have seen people who do everything right and still have a Job moment where everything seems to crash around them. I do not understand why this happens, but God does. Jesus is interested in getting our souls into the Kingdom of God and he will allow anything that may happen to get us there or wake us up. David understood why we need to trust in the Lord: Psalm 13:5 NLT But I trust in your unfailing love. I will rejoice because you have rescued me. We all need to really trust in the Lord. Even after everything Jesus said, Thomas did not really believe what our King said and replied: John 11:16 NLT 16 Thomas, nicknamed the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let’s go, too—and die with Jesus.” Until you understand what "free will" is you will never understand why so much suffering exists. There are consequences for everything you do and those around you what they do: Ezekiel 44:12 But they encouraged my people to worship idols, causing Israel to fall into deep sin. So I have taken a solemn oath that they must bear the consequences for their sins, says the Sovereign Lord. Let us all give our "Free Will" to God. He will put us on the right path: Psalm 25:4 NLT Show me the right path, O Lord; point out the road for me to follow. 09/03/2024 Everyone has gone through trials of some kind in their lifetime. Even the Bible talks about trials and how God uses them to develop our character. Romans 5:3 NLT We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. 1 Peter 1:7 NLT These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world. Sometimes I handle the trials I go through like the Biden administration does economics. God then has to take me through more trials until I get it right: Isaiah 48:17 NLT This is what the Lord says— your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is good for you and leads you along the paths you should follow. Have you ever wondered how trials seem to do the impossible? Peter seen it happen to himself: 1 Peter 4:12 NLT Dear friends, don’t be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you. My recent strange incident was when both of my pivots broke down in a three-day period. I do not believe in coincidences, but one pivot blew a $8000 motor and the steering mechanism in the other end of the pivot in the same hour. The next one died from a safety fault the next day. You may think that I was thoroughly screwed. But this happened because our King has been monitoring the situation. He made sure the trial came late in the growing season when my crops were most mature. Everyone knows About the supply chain and how difficult it can be to get parts. When they found out what the problem was with the electric motor they had one and we installed it quickly the next day. When we started up the new motor that is when we discovered the broken steering knuckle on the corner machine. They had the part also. God even stopped the pivot by the access road for the techs. They reported to me that this was the easiest fix they have had in a long time. I began to think of the prayer a high school girl spoke, "God bless those who Blue Mustang encounters." Her words were powerful because when the 2nd pivot died it was where the first tower was about to enter the tall corn. We just finished putting up the alfalfa, so it was short. My King wanted the techs not to have to stumble through the tall corn and make it easier for them to find the problem. You should have seen the expression on their faces when they saw that machine stop on the border of the two crops. I told them that my King did not want them to stumble in the vegetation and to just bless them. They too said this was the easiest fix they ever had in a long time. We will never see the positive things that happen in trials if we do not look for them. God continually monitors your situation: 2 Peter 2:9 NLT So you see, the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials, even while keeping the wicked under punishment until the day of final judgment. I still think trials suck, but I do know one thing and that is you have more compassion for those going through similar trials. Trials also reveal how much we need God in our lives when we are going through them. I firmly believe a life of no trials would be detrimental to our spiritual growth and would remove our King off the throne. It is also cool that the Holy Spirit wants to help get us through our trials. Our trials, if done correctly, will bring glory to the name of our King. 08/25/2024 I know that each one of us has a different walk with our King. But one thing that I would bet on is that you still have those days where it seems you are just spinning your wheels and getting nowhere fast. In the midst of all of that doubt tries to creep up on us. King David who had a good walk with God even had those days and wrote about it: Psalm 94:18-19 (New Living Translation) I cried out, “I am slipping!” but your unfailing love, O Lord, supported me. When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer. We serve the same God David served and he is here to support us also and to remove the doubt. When we pray for help, he does this: Psalm 116:1-2 (New Living Translation) I love the Lord because he hears my voice and my prayer for mercy. Because he bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath! Paul even said to never cease praying: Romans 12:12 NLT Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble and keep on praying. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 NLT Never stop praying. 08/24/2024 The king of Saudi Arabia created a big golf course in the middle of the desert. It was impressive seeing this huge green area in the middle of a desert where nothing can grow. The Saudi king invited a bunch of celebrities to view his impressive work of engineering. Included in that list was Arnold Palmer. As the party progressed the Saudi king asked Arnold what he would like. He said, "Ask me anything and I will grant it." Arnold Palmer was caught off guard and wasn't sure what to say. He did not want to offend the king in any way. After thinking for a while he finally asked, "Just give me a club." The Saudi king said, "Your request will be granted." After the everything was all over Arnold Palmer went home. Time had passed and nothing came about what happened during the event with the king. The king kept his promise. One day when Arnold Palmer went home to get the mail and there was a certified envelope from the king of Saudi Arabia. Arnold said to himself, "It's definitely not a golf club." But when he opened it up, he discovered that it was good for a beautiful 500-acre Club. Isn't it interesting when we think of what a club is and what a king thinks a club is. Maybe we should be thinking more like what a king does. I know that my King thinks like this: Romans 8:32 (New Living Translation) Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else? Isn't this quite a promise. We serve a big God, and we need to think bigger. Only our motives can destroy what big things God has for us.
