My Christmas...

was awesome! I wasn't bummed about not going home, but I was bummed not seeing my parents. When I can get time off next year I plan on seeing them. Maybe summer time :)

<----See that ketchup shirt? I pretty much made that my "pajama" shirt and wore it saturday and sunday as well. I showered and stuff daily, I just wore the same clothes.

Call me weird if you like but it's okay to do that because they were "pajamas".

Anyways, back to Christmas. As you can see from this picture...I did not starve! Deserae spent the whole morning making food and preparing for me and Ken. Chris...I don't know what he did. He'll probably say, "Whatever, I helped...I put ice in the cups." That's usually the extent of his cooking prowess. :D But I thank them both so much for inviting me over.

Chris and Des are the type of friends you always wish to have, but you never knew you wanted these types of friends until you meet them. They are amazing! Thank you extra much Deserae for getting up so early and cooking lots and lots and lots of DELICIOUS food.

Chris...Thank you soooooo much for marrying the love of your life!

I spent Christmas there. Ken made the biscuits and mashed potatoes, just how I like them, I might add. I baked brownies. And they burnt...So yeah, I contributed nothing to the mix but that's what friends are for, right?

After eating, we played scene it...80's version. It was fun, even though Chris and I lost both times. I learned that I know nothing about 80's culture (except The Princess Bride) But that doesn't help when Des is faster at shouting out movies than I am. :)

Oh! And they got both Ken and I gifts. I felt really loved on that day.

Also, I felt really loved on Christmas Eve. So, I have a spare tire on my car and didn't want to drive, so I coudn't go over to the Bryant's house. I tried to phone them, and Basil to hitch a ride, but they missed my call and Basil doesn't answer his phone.

So, they call me back and go all the way across town just to pick me up and take me to their place so we can watch a movie. There was a few of us there and the girls had each decorated a stocking for us and wrote our name on it and glittered it all up! I loved it. They made a glitter-bear and put glasses on mine :D It's the little touch of detail that brings it all about.

Oh-They got me a very nice looking tie to go with my suits and I like dressing up, so there's another detail they paid attention to.

So, I had two days of fun, spent a moderate amount of time at each one, AND I got to spend lots of time secluded and to myself reading, playing games, and breaking in my converted pj's.

It's the most wonderful time of the year.

Selah

Hello everyone who reads this. If you are named among my friends I pray for you everyday. And if I don't know you, I pray for you more often than you might think.

Have you ever put a lot of time into a gift? Not just some small thing you bought at Wal-Mart or something you picked up at Hobby Lobby? But, have you ever taken a lot of time and consideration into a gift. One you thought would be perfect. A gift that came from your heart and you were sure the other person was going to be ecstatic?

I don't give people gifts that often. It's not that I don't enjoy seeing a person's face light up when you get them something special, it's just that it's really hard for me to find that something special. It can even be for someone close like my dad or mom. I just have a hard time finding the right gift so much that it can be frustrating.

But when you finally have it. That eureka moment when you are so happy that your friend will be surprised, and you give it to them, and they don't seem to appreciate the gift as much as you did?

They didn't mean to hurt your feelings. But you had invested so much thought into a great gift and had built up so much energy into it, that when the moment came to get the reciprocating feelings, you fell flat on your face. Not a good feeling. Not one bit.

New question: If you knew that gift was going to be ill received, if you knew that it would be taken forgranted, would you still give that person your gift? If it's something that came from your heart, would you be willing to share it with them, even if they stepped on it?
Selah.

Isaiah 53:6-7 (KJV)
⁶ All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
⁷ He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

This is saying that Jesus didn't speak back to what was happening to Him. But have you thought about that? His GIFT of life. His GIFT of justification. Have you thought about his gift? The gift He poured His blood into this gift. He gave His flesh. He gave and gave and gave...So we could enter into peace.

Sometimes, we fail to consider that the righteous are taken away from the evil to come. Sometimes, we fail to consider that He was bruised for our iniquities, that the chastisement of our peace was upon Him.

Peace. Selah. When we don't take that which the Lord has offered us. Has sacrificed for us! When we live in turmoil with the purchase of peace in our grasp, how can that make God feel good?

I would be heart crushed to have spent so much time and effort and investment into such a gift, only to have it ignored. The pain God has given himself to stand for unconditional love is mind numbing. He could have made it work based. "I only love you if you love me". It would have been blissfully easier. He could have saved himself heart break, pain, ridicule, grief and sorrow.

But listen to this...
Isaiah 53:10 (KJV)
¹⁰ Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.

That is amazing. In doing this, Jesus redeemed us. Our sin is forever removed. We have relationship with God.

What a loving, merciful, unselfish Father we have. Selah.

God's dizzying depth

The more I find out, the less I know. Meaning: The more I find out about my Father and His love, the more I find out how much I didn't know.

The depth of God goes deeper than I've ever been. Diving into his lakes more refreshing than any comparison I could write about. It is so frustrating not being able to express these heavenly feelings.

I have been thinking about God more and more lately. Over the years, I can see that. I always grew up knowing who God was. Looking back, I wish I had spent more time with Him. There isn't ever a time I wish I'd spent less time with Him. But I don't dwell on what I could have done better. That's senseless. You CANNOT change or do better something in your past. You CANNOT change or do better something in your future. We are present beings. We live in the now, not in the then.

The bible talks about that. I don't dwell on my past. I don't worry about my future. Yeah, my life is that good. I am focused on today. Everyday. I gave Christ my worries. He gave me my focus. I can focus on the plans the Lord has for me. I can meditate on the promises He's given me. I am not afraid of the terror of the day.

Discovering the word of God, meditating on it, DOING it is such a liberation. I love the simplicity of the message. LOVE abounds, Jesus is King, The Gospel of peace, we are justified...I could go on and on, and I could preach hours on each one of these.

I have a strong desire to teach God's children. To see them grow up in the word, and not get beat down in the world. I have a strong desire to transition from milk to meat. I want to experience the most of God possible. I want to continually be in prayer for the saints, to speak in tongues on a daily basis. These desires inside of me can be overwhelming.

And here's the kicker: I'm not a super spiritualist. I pray in tongues for my friends every day. I CANNOT know what they're feeling, what they're going through, what obstacles they're facing. I cannot help them all out of their situations. But God is a presence always there for us. Always by our side.

I usually don't blog about what's gone on in my life. I'm not much of a detailed person, especially concerning my life. But I notice that changes when I'm talking about the Word of God.

I can be so expressive. So detailed. When I want to be...

I guess I don't want to be right now, haha. I'm tired so I will cut this blog short. I can dwell upon the goodness of God all day. Just that one thought. God, you are good to me. :)

Glory to God

I love the facts of my LORD. He loves me, is responsible for me, cares for me, nourishes me (my breath of life), satisfies me, seduces me, desires me...My LORD is amazing. My LORD is spectacular.

And I can't find the words to describe Him. It is complete torture not being able to COMPREHEND let alone write into words that which is my God. Glory is all His, Dominion is all His. Death has been destroyed. Life has been instilled in me. My God is an awesome God.

And I serve Him. I can drink His word new every day. I can sit at His feet, stunned in His presence. He's my help in time of need.

My words do not return unto me void. But they go forth and prosper. God is blessed. I am blessed. God and I are like two peas in a pod. Children by Jesus Christ, amen! We have redemption through His blood. The forgiveness of sins. All according to HIS riches. I have an inheritance. Wow! What an inheritance of GRACE. Of joy, of peace, of a sound mind, of deliverance from evil, of holiness, withouth blame, before Christ in LOVE.

Christ is my Peace. Christ is my cornerstone. Christ is my LIFE. You cannot take my LIFE. It is not yours. You cannot harm my LIFE. He is the Majesty on high. His throne is forever. My LIFE is forever.

Haven't you heard any of this before? God as my witness, it's true.

My point is Hebrews 5:5- So also Christ glorified NOT himself to be made a high priest. But He glorified Him who said, "You are my son. Today have I begotten you.

Don't give glory to your status, or your job, or your friends, or your income, or your job. GIVE GLORY TO GOD. You are His son.

been a while

So, I haven't typed in a while but there's not much I want to type about. Writer's block is only for professionals, right? Or can I get it too? :)

I don't love every decision I make, I don't agree always, yet I persist in this life.
I do love the decisions God has made, I always agree, and I persist in this life.

I love the Lord. I am purposely vague...But if you know me, you'd know that's how I am. I'll right more later but I just wanted to say, I'm all right, even if I don't like it.

God's kind of love

Philippians 1:9-10
⁹ And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
¹⁰ That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;

With God's love comes assurance that you are in the will of God. When God's love abounds in your life, YOU can approve things that are excellent.

In verse 10 the word sincere means "the sun's ray". It is thought to mean judged by sunlight. Meaning when you are in the light there is nothing to hide. No shadows to cover anything up. You are exposed in the rays. When you operate in God's love, you will not be able to have ulterior motives. You won't be able to be in the dark. This is IF you abound in love. In Psalms 37:4 it says to delight (be soft, pliable, delicate) yourself in the Lord, and he gives (puts, or makes) the desires (requests) for your heart. In Darren's version of the bible Ps 37:4 says, "Let God mold you, and He will create desires for you heart.

I'll try bring up Romans 12:1-2 briefly :)

Romans 12:2
² And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

The will of God can be translated as "God's will". The word "will" is talking about choice, about desire, about purpose. These two verses are summed up as God's desire.

Now read Romans 12:1 ¹ I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

The part I underlined isn't mandating that you be holy and acceptable unto God. It is describing your body. You are Holy. You are accepted by God.

"which is your reasonable service" Reasonable is the word logikos: having to do with LOGIC. This goes back to Phil 1:9 how your love abounds through knowledge and judgment. IF you are giving yourself to God, you will be logical. God's logic may look incorrect or confusing to others, but NEVER allow that to stop you from God's calling in your life.

Three greek words are used for "which is your reasonable service". They could be wrote like this "Concerning your logical ministry to God" Ministry to God is serving. It is also worship. He is worthy to be ministered to. God is worthy of our praise.

Being a living sacrifice, and conforming to God as God's will desires is worship to the Lord. It is serving Him.

Then it goes on to say that serving the Lord, worshiping the Lord, will transform you. You will renew your mind. That word mind is implying "meaning". Do you want MEANING in your life? God's kind of transformation is a renovation to your meaning. Do you feel lost? Like you blew it? Like you can't continue messing up, so you shouldn't even try to continue? Let God give you a new meaning. Let Him take hold of you. Let Him just hold you. Worship the Lord, (which is your reasonable service) and He will renovate you. Give you purpose: satisfy you: assure your heart.

God's love does that. It reveals to you what is right. It gives you desires for your life. It gives you meaning and motivation. 1 Cor 13 talks about without love, ANYTHING you do is wrong. Without love, you CANNOT accomplish God's will. That tells me that in order to reasonably serve God as Rom 12:1 says, I have to have love.

What happened to your love? Where has it gone? Why is it not there?

Let God be your love. Let God be your meaning. Let God be your desires. Let God abound in your life. Let God be your approval. Let God be your life.
He takes care of the rest that is in Christ.

The peace of God is in my life. I know He loves me. I understand that. I can't fully comprehend the love of God. But I don't need to in order to have peace. I will never in this life grasp my Father God the King of kings, the Loving Father, Lord of lords and on and on and on and on! But I can, and I do, have full assurance of the meaning in my life. I can, and do, have the knowledge to walk in that Love no one can understand. I can, and do, worship the Lord in spirit and in truth. I can stand in the light and walk the path God directs me.

If you are delighting in the Lord, if your love abounds, if you are a living sacrifice, then you will know what is better to do. You won't be able to hide in the dark. You won't lead yourself into the dark. Your desires will be direct from God. You will prove what is good, perfect, acceptable: The will of God.

God is responsible for you. God is responsible to direct you. You are responsible to allow Him. Fully submitted to the desires He has given you. Take the time to drown out the noisy opinions of your family, friends, and in your mind. Study the word of God. It shows you how to be confident of this very thing: He which began a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.

Thank you for listening what was on my heart. May the love of God in Jesus Christ be made a reality for you.
Love abounds indubitably.

Summer times

I was prepared for missions across the world. Istanbul, Calcutta, St. Petersburg, etc. I was ready to be unleashed upon the masses. After all, I graduated. I'm a licensed minister now. What's holding me back? God was the last person on my objection list, or so I thought.

God has called me to patience this summer. No where in particular. Just patience in Colorado Springs. EEEEEEEK! This is not what I wanted. But God had been speaking to me for over a year on what to expect THIS SUMMER! haha. Shows how much I listen :)

I was saddened my friends left town and was feeling inadequate because I wasn't ministering, or in a leadership position. Plus, I realized God doesn't want me in a leadership position right now and He wants me in a relational position.

The very fact that I would feel inadequate period is means to step back and reconsider what's going on. INADEQUACY comes from a lack of knowledge of the love of God. That's what I want to talk about. The love of God.

Ministry is relationship to and with God. That's it. Simple. Relationship with God. My ministry is not where I go or who I speak to. My overflow of my relationship with God blesses others, but my ministry is purely a relationship with God.

I knew that. I know that. I knew I knew that. BUT I FORGOT! I had to be reminded of that. My Father's love trumps every situation, every circumstance, and every problem.

For this summer time I am going to be in ministry full time. Ministering to myself daily. Ministering to God daily. I feel amazed that God says I get to minister to HIM! How does that work? I don't know! But think about it... He created us because He loves us. And He wants us to love Him. When I give God love, He is ministered to. When I praise Him, take time out of my day, worship Him, I am blessing God!

If you don't see that, I won't argue with you. I love the Lord :) Besides that, the love of God is said to keep you in perfect peace. Do you believe that? The bible says it will. Do you believe that? I do.

I can't explain every question you might have. I know the word is truth, God is love, and I have Christ's righteousness. I was in fear and anxiety because I went there in my mind and allowed myself to be that way. I cannot explain the entirety of God's love and I have a horrible time explaining this. That's why I'll take the next blog to talk more about it. It'll be more illustrated and have scriptures and what not. It'll be a good summer

Labor to Enter God's Rest

Hebrews chapters 3 and 4. This will be my short (hopefully) overview on the rest provided by God.

The Promised land was the rest of God for the Israelites. They did not enter into God's Promised land because of their unbelief. (3:12, 19 4:6 etc.)

How do we enter into the rest of God? Believe.

Hebrews 4:4 For he spake in a certain place of the seventh [day] on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.

God retired after 6 days of work! What a great plan!

Hebrews 4:9-10 There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God [did] from his.

We enter in the rest of God by His example. Now, on to verse 11 before I type on this.

v11 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.

But didn't verse 10 say to cease from works and now verse 11 says to labour for rest, which is an oxymoron in itself? Oh my goodness! What does this mean?

You cannot trust in your works and God's promises at the same time. You either cease from your works, and rest in God, or you trust in your works, and depart from God.

So then, because we find it so hard to cease from our works, it is a labor to cease from our works. That's why verse 11 says to labor to rest. Because you cannot rest in God if you work in yourself.

The issue is about belief. Believing in the Lord will keep you in perfect peace. If you're not at peace, you're not trusting God. If you're not at peace, you're not trusting God. Ouch. Isaiah said it first. :)

If you're not trusting God, what are you trusting? YOUR OWN WORKS. Stop it. That takes action. That is labor. Labor to cease from your own works, as God did from His, to enter into his rest. You can rest or you can have unbelieve. You can have the finished work of the cross, or your own righteousness. You can have PEACE which passes your understanding, or you can try to figure life out by yourself.

I could go on and on on what you can have. Life or death. Blessings or curses. Love or Fear. Fruit of the Spirit or Lusts of the Flesh.

You need to trust God. He loves you so much. As a sweet friend likes to put it "It's fine. It's not even a big deal."

I love you guys. Please follow God's example and retire. You won't be forsaken. God takes care of his creations. He loves you. Have a good day.

Giving God Grief

Do it. Seriously. Is 53:4. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows:

We didn't give him this as much as he took it for us. Griefs and sorrows are talking about sickness and pain, but you can give God any sickness (to be carnally minded is death) and any pain (weapons of God are spiritual to the pulling down of strongholds).

So, give God some grief. He'll give you peace. Sound fair? Of course not! God was just in punishing sin, but not fair in who He punished. Life's not fair. Boy is that right! Jesus took my iniquity, my disease, so I could be righteous and have eternal life. He loves me. He loves you. Don't let His actions go in vain.

Pneumatology

Why don't you ever hear about this? If you research it, people talk about the study of the Holy Spirit. But that's not what I want to blog about. The study of the spirit. Your spirit. Do you ever think about yourself as a spirit? God does.

You are not of the flesh. Are you a body? You are not of the mind. Are you a soul? You are of the spirit! The Spirit testifies that your spirit is a child of God. How do you not sin? Through the spirit! You cannot...it will not happen...it is impossible... you will NEVER live holy through the flesh. Flesh is death. Spirit is life.

Why do people focus on how to not sin? Without the law, sin is dead. Since you are of the spirit, and not of the flesh, why do you seek to solve your problems in the flesh? The flesh destroyed our relationship with God! The only thing it gave us was sickness and disease. DEATH! Why do we cater to the one thing that destroys us?

Satan loves flesh. He has none of his own and likes to use yours. Satan cannot kill, steal and destroy through your spirit. In fact, he flees from those who stand against him. I am disgusted at my flesh. What it wants. What it wishes. What is desires.

I am blessed to have the wants, wishes and desires of my Lord. I am so glad He gives me the desires of my heart. That verse doesn't say he'll give you the desires IN your heart. It says he'll give you the desires of your heart. As in he will PRODUCE the desires of your heart. Have you ever thought of that?

Ps 37:4 Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall [make, assign, bestow, cause, direct,] the desires of thine heart.

God CAUSES my desires. Not unto death, but unto life. I am of the SPIRIT!

Do you know what it means to delight yourself in something? Let me write that first part of Ps 37 again: Delight [Make soft and pliable] yourself for the Lord. Sounds to me like Romans 12:1&2. (Be not conformed to this world AKA Do not delight yourself to this world)

I want to write so much more but I'll leave you with this little bit. Study the Word of God. You'll be amazed at the gifts God gave you (including your desires). I'll try to write more later. Live in the spirit. God bless.

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Still, I don't know what to say :D Okay! I'm debt free! I give ALL my praises to GOD! Hallelujah. He provided for all my needs. And he provided in spite of my bad decisions. I don't have a credit card debt now thanks to him.

I'll pay for my apprenticeship in cash (more probable than paying cash monthly) and I'll soon be all set in a new apartment yet to be named. There. I'm doing wonderful thanks to my Lord. He is my provider.

God blesses!

Think on these things

What haven't I been thinking about? Well, now that it is official, I'll let anyone know who reads this: I'm getting married! She is a wonderful person. She is so honest, and full of truth, her value is far above rubies to me. A virtuous woman. She is the most lovely person in the world. I can't stop thinking about her!

So, you wanna know her name, right? So do I. I don't know my future wife's name! But I do know who she is. I know her character. I know because the bible tells me.

Philippians 4:8 (KJV)
⁸ Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

I lay claim on this verse as a marriage scripture. I don't believe that was Paul's original intentions but I think I make a good point. I'm going to be waking up next to her for the rest of our lives, I'll be eating most of my meals with her, we'll be together a lot of the time. It makes sense that she would be on my thoughts quite often throughout the day.

Why would I want to think on her if she wasn't true, honest, just, pure, lovely, of a good report, and having virtue? I want the word of God to apply in EVERY part of my life. Not just Pre-marriage.

My wife will be beautiful. She will be a gift from God. The love I have with Jesus Christ will be shared with her in a way I cannot express to any other human being! We will be incalculably special to each other. United by God as an image of Christ's love for the church.

I can't stop thinking about her! It will be amazing!

Don't take my words incorrectly, though. I'm not looking FOR my wife. I'm looking FORward to my wife. I am only worried about caring for the things of the Lord and pleasing him. My job isn't to go out dating and searching for my right someone. I don't want to date women. I want to date my wife. I don't want to find a bunch of different girls. I'm only looking for one.

God will let me know. When I know, I will pursue. When I pursue, I will succeed. I will leave the chutes sprinting straight towards what God has ordained. But until then, I'm staying in the dugout with God. I don't want to sprint out towards a girl and slam into someone else along the way :)

My God CARES about ME. He LOVES me. I am elated by his presence. I want to share that joy. I want those experiences to be expressed in a love I have for my wife. I don't know what she looks like, the color of her beautiful eyes, the way her voice bursts into laughter, but I'm in love with her. I may not know her name, but I know who she is. And I know she feels the same way.

Trust God's opinion

You never have to get a second opinion again!

All your needs are met according to His riches in Jesus!

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice.

Wow! Wouldn't we all be better off if we didn't accept the things of this world and just believed in Jesus Christ? ANYONE that believes on Jesus IS saved.

There is no more condemnation because you are Christ Jesus'!
If you let yourself feel condemned because of what a person says, that means you think think their opinion is worth listening to.

I don't want to hurt your feelings by speaking bluntly. But if I do, you need to get over it and fill your mind with what the Lord says about you, and not what I say. The word of God is more powerful than anything I can say.

Have you read what God thinks about you? First of all, HE THINKS ABOUT YOU! That alone is enough for me to rejoice! Secondly, He only thinks GOOD thoughts about you! He's not regretting His creation. God loves you! And as a third note, he's given you the ability through Jesus to take hold of every thought that says otherwise and pull down that negative thinking (2 Cor 10:3-5)

Heaven and earth. God created all that. Do you understand the enormity of the universe? No one really does. Earth is pretty large compared to the moon. But it would take millions of earths to fill up a hollow sun. And the sun is about 98% of the mass in our galaxy. But comparing the sun to other stars, you'd think the sun was a point on the end of a pen.

My point in this blog is that God is important. He's done mighty and wonderful things that we can't comprehend. Why don't you show that by listening to Him? You can't comprehend life and I can't either: Not the way God can. Put your trust in Him and rest in His thoughts toward you.

Praise Jesus!

Lord~You are my God
I exalt you and will praise your name
You have done wonderful things in my life
You are faithful and true

Lord~You are my saviour
Whoever believes on you will not be ashamed
There is no difference between me or anyone else
You are the same
Whoever calls on you will be saved

Lord~You are my Father
I am no longer a servant
I am your son
I am an heir of God through Christ

Lord~You are my joy
You are my Word of life
Eternal life manifested to me
My joy is full in you
All my sin is cleansed

Are you known by your fruits?

Everyone is known by their fruits. You might be thinking, "Duh, of course. How else do you know someone?"

But I'm asking if you're known by your fruits: or by another person's fruits. If you're father is the President of the U.S., chances are that you are known by your father because of his role in the country. The President's entire family is in large judged by his fruit.

Matthew 7:20 says-Wherefore by their fruits you shall know them.

I know this verse is literally talking about false prophets, but I am going to apply this verse to you personally.

Looking up Romans 8:9 you would find-But you are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

Finally, Galatians 5:22-But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

My question again: Are you known by your fruits?

Satan is bad things: God is good things

This will be a quick type out of some of the things I want to vent.

Don't equate God works all things together for good as God does everything to you-good or bad.

The scriptures say that everything good or perfect comes from God.

People are always asking why God allows bad things to happen
Haven't you ever seen references to Satan or the Devil in scripture? EVER? Well, that guy is who wants bad things to happen and who tries to accomplish those things.

If it is death: Satan did it. Period. Destruction, poverty, death, et cetera. Satan is responsible.

I won't go too far into how can Satan do things if God is sovereign. Well, most people mis-define sovereignty. God is the ruler and creator of everything. But He doesn't CONTROL everything.

God said DON'T eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Adam and Eve DID. And that's where the cycle of God's actions and man's actions started to deviate. God did not control his creation and make them fall into sin just so He could save them a few millenia down the line.

A person who creates a problem just to solve it is not a hero. He is an antagonist and is not good. That's deception 100%. That's not God.

I'm not being exhaustive or thorough, I know. So leave questions for me if you want to do that. Thanks for reading. If you have a question you're asked and don't know how to answer, write those down, too. I'd be glad to help.

Reality

The word of God is real. (Reality) I'm not crazy or out of sync with life by believing that I can choose to be happy despite my circumstances. I read the word of God and make a LOGICAL decision to follow it's advice.

It works great. I've seen it work. I have power in me to heal the sick, raise the dead, cast out demons, and I've seen it work. Satan has no authority over me and I can have joy through my Lord.

This is opposed to the world's viewpoints on "only human". I am more than a conqueror and I shall not be moved. God loves me without reservation and He shows me that every day. My reality is that I have a loving Father who is perfect in every way and knows how to show it.

My senses don't dictate my reality. They can be manipulated. Your feelings can be wrong and you don't even know it. If you found out your mother died and the feelings of shock, despair, fear, and anger settled in you would probably have a bad day. But what if at the end of the day your mom called you and said it was a joke. That she hadn't died? You'd then be angry, but aside from that, the feelings you had were based off of incorrect knowledge so you made incorrect judgments.

Philippians 1:9 says that love abounds through knowledge and judgment. I pray your knowledge comes from the word of God and not other sources. Then your love will abound more and more and more. Because without love motivating your life, it is all vain. ALL vain. Read 1 Cor. 13 and find out how important love is and then relate it to how God loves you.

His love for you is not vain. Coincidentally, He did give His body for you so you may be restored, healed, perfect, of a sound mind. Trust in Jesus as Lord and your REAL life can begin.

Dw