Through The Fire

Will you listen A man in his early 30’s,  hunched over. His eyebrows knit together in a serious playful sort. Taking a gandeur at the children across the way. As he stands from a crouching position, he greets one of his admires. His clothes are somewhat tattered; his milky white complexion offers up an empty stomach.  At twilight he stumbles down an alley, drunk and confused. He seeks shelter in a near by shack built from boxes.  During the night shift he hears a disturbance. Now awake he’s face to face with a preacher.  “I don’t need your sympathy, I just want to be left alone”, said the man.  “There is someone who I want you to meet, if you still wish to leave after meeting Him you can.”  “Alright,” said the man, and so he followed him inside the church.  “Alright so who is this person.”  The preacher pointed to the cross.  “You got to be kidding me, Jesus, I came all the way in here to see a dead guy on a cross?” T...

Seek first the kingdom I’m looking for the words Lord. When pain comes I question your existence? Deep within my heart I  am broken. I know others have the same questions? But now I walk with my head lifted high, for my God has given me a reason to live. Tears used stream down my face and I wanted to give up. My health was not the best and still needs adjusting. God wants to give you a purpose. Seek Christ first, then a calling will follow. Make sure your passion is the Father, not the calling. for if you exalt the calling above the Lord you shall be humbled and unfulfilled. But when when you seek first the Lord and He exalts you that is when you will feel complete. “Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added unto you.” (Bible paraphrase) 

Are you in a lions den Does the enemy have you ensnared? Does a strong hold have a hold on you and won’t let you go? Are you sleeping with the lions as they torment you? Does God have them on a leash, and is their bark keeping you from your calling in life. You’ve veered off the narrow and tasted of the world’s passions, you can feel the darkness all around you. You wonder where has your spark gone. Are you trying so hard not to make the same mistake that you end up making things worse for yourself? They call that burn out. And when you are too tired to pray, that is when the enemy breaks free of his leash, seeing your weakness, he attacks.  Be on your guard brothers and sisters. You are living in a time where the world is a den of lions. And satan owns that world. “Don’t be of that world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” (Bible paraphrase) Let the Holy Spirit guide you when you are dealing with conflict, “For we wage war not against flesh and blood, but ag...

True fulfillment Fulfillment is not a feeling, nor is it purchased with money. Some say success comes by way of a job and a paycheck. Still others say it comes by the way of a family or material things. Some say their passion is what brings them fulfillment. First off fulfillment comes from God and God alone. Money can not purchase salvation, nor can it achieve true success. True success comes from the Lord. All the material things are just a by product of the joy found in Jesus Christ. Our true satisfaction is found in Christ alone. It is Him who placed a vacuum shaped hole inside of us, to please the Lord. That is what true success is. All that other stuff is only add on’s. The worship of money is idolatry and a sin. Many today care more about their passions then about their relationship with the creator. And so their focus is on their ministry, rather than the gentle beckoning of the Holy Spirit. Non Christians care more about what they can achieve on their own, whether it ...

A lull in the silence  There was a lull in the silence; the sound of birds chirping in the morning. God’s mercy is everywhere. The dew on the grass; the reminder of His tears that He has poured forth. They represent the fact we hurt. The sun still shines, flowers still bloom, people still love others, even though our world is chaotic. If only we would look at the stars to see the majesty the sky beholds. Even in our darkness night, reality can still seem pretty black. Smile at someone today, let them hear of Jesus. For those who have ears to hear, let them hear. Let nature speak of His grandeur. When misery comes, and it will, don’t fold your hand, but rather rise up, for there is a lull in the silence. Jesus is in the reminder of the birds Chirping. It is the love you feel at Christmas from your family, your wife and kids, this is God’s mercy to you. He is always thinking of you.             

Be prepared Walking the streets, umbrella in hand. The rain cries from the sky, yet I’m untouched. Looking at the world around me, all seem to have no umbrellas, except those who got the message about the weather today. Our job is to alert those without umbrellas as to the nature of the weather, so they might be prepared.  If a down pour was coming would you not tell your friend about it, so they would have the proper info and gear to go out in the storm. It is the same with the message of Jesus! Eternity is the storm, and where you go is up to you! You can either listen to the channels telling you the information about how to get to where you want to go, or you can ignore those constant warnings and live your own way. But just know when this life is over, and the party has ceased, you will step out into the rain without a protective covering. Salvation is that covering, the Holy Spirit in your heart.             

His family If you are broken, you are in the right place. If you feel like you are too damaged, then here is right where you need to be. Jesus is the Father of the fatherless, and takes care of the abandoned. Know this: he is not like your earthly father, you don’t have to earn His approval. You already have it. He is gentle and kind, He is there to teach His son’s how to become men when their father’s have not taught them how, and He is there to speak into the lives. He is there to share wisdom with His daughter’s, to protect them from the wrong type of men, and to tell her how precious she is in God’s eyes.  If you are seeking approval from an abuser or a gang, you need to learn to become a God pleaser rather than a people pleaser. You can’t please everyone, there will come a day where you will have to disappoint someone to make what is a good decision for yourself. First off your abuser is just that an abuser. Just because they apologize does not make them your friend....

      Emptiness, we all feel it Emptiness, it’s a feeling we all feel, that none of us want to experience, yet we all go through it at one point in our lives. Whether it be a loss of a loved one, or simply out of loneliness. When we feel this way we disregard the thoughts and feelings of others, choosing our own crutch to lean on.It shows we have insecurities, and a lack of self worth. If you can’t love yourself, you can’t love others. And so people are detracted away from those type of person’s. Because they don’ t want to get hurt or let down.  As one who has been in the position of one who is a loner and a extrovert I would like to stand up for the loner crowd. Just because we are reserved and hang in the background does not mean we are a negative influence. We’ve been burned and we prefer to be cautious before entering into a relationship telling our whole life story. Our past may scare others away, and so we disappear into the background.  I...

Heavy metal expose Intro: I was a troubled young boy. About 7 or 8 or so, there was a disturbance in my life that satan used to traumatize me. This was the beginning of a life of becoming a bitter and angry young man. My parents fought a lot and one day in particular it began to escalate, it was then I became frightened, went upstairs to search the radio for what would be my coping mechanism for the next two decades. At first the tones of the metal music which I heard turned me off, but soon I was to become enthralled with it, for it’s poisonous venom would have me back for more. It was like an insect bite, you scratch to soothe the pain then the infected area gets swollen, and creates more itching, thus spreading the venom of the insect. So yes the metal music did help in a way yet it caused more suffering in the long run and instilled a pain deep inside that only Christ could heal.  Being given the gift of discernment of spirits, I had visions from God warning me to st...

It’s a wonderful life You think it’s a right? Well question this? DNA, when is it born? And when is purpose as well as a person’s future decided? Science says that a blob of DNA does not deserve to be developed. His or her purpose affects more than just you or even the person he or she develops into. For the destiny of the child affects lives outside the gamete of our country. When a life is taken, that person’s purpose is stolen away. The child’s existence affects his or her purpose and whom they might touch during their life span. It’s like the movie, “It’s a wonderful Life” when he wished he had never been born. There were lives he had touched that were completely different without him. If our society insists on playing God like this, then don’t complain about societal suffering, for they are part of the problem, they are wiping out the answer God is trying to use as a solution. Here you have a gift inside of you; God is speaking through the kicks in your tummy and yet you’ve...

When God seems distant When mountains refuse to move, and valleys seem too dark to overcome, look to God, for He comforts the ill. Maybe His timing may seem out of touch,  I don’t know what you’ve experienced or what you may be going through. It maybe that you have a terminal illness, and don’t have much time with your family. God wants to be the one you lean on. When darkness knocks at your door; there is a light, but the question is will you reach for it? The Lord wants to lead you through this pain, not around it. He wants you to know that you are loved, and Home is awaiting you. Do not fear, for He has your family well taken care of. For they too have angels surrounding them.  If you are struggling with mental health issues; I’ve walked your road, begging God to take it from me. I have found that I would not be writing this blog today to you if you did not matter. I encourage you to keep living, for you do have a purpose, if I did not still have a mental illn...