Do you Beleive in angels or GOD? RIP Ben Breedlove

Part1


Part2


The answer to the question is I DO, YES I DO

The Truth About Mary and Scripture: MUST SEE!

Fr. Barron comments on The Advent Revolution

A divine sense of Humor by Archbishop Fulton J Sheen

This is a truly amazing series from Archbishop Fulton J Sheen.... He was a great man.

Fr. Barron on What you believe

Great clip from Father Barron on What you believe makes a Difference.



Father Barron is amazing. His honest presentation makes things very easy to understand and not so abrasive... I highly recommend every look for his series on Catholicism. Any ways GOD BLESS.

Great Catholic Video I came across

I am not Catholic, was baptized Episcopalian and came to Christ in a little Church I love but you cant deny the Catholic Faith for there works and stewardship towards what God has called them to be. I have read many books on the early church and even though Martin Luther shook the Church at its core which to me bothers me a bit since he did it out of spite, maybe it was from Faith but in me i do see a undertone of a angry man that would do anything to turn the tables upside down on a Papacy he didn't approve of. I know the Catholic faith has had many issues in its past but the Core of its calling is still a truth. I understand the many pluses too of the Protestant movement too like the fact that everyone should get to know and Read the Bible, before the movement it was more about be told the Bible from a priest and illiteracy was amazingly high. Lets not get it twisted that anyone reading Gods word is a Plus and God is proud of his people spreading his word and name. Anyways the Protestant and catholic thing is a issue for another time but in the mean time enjoy the video and be blessed. I love you all.

Romans 8:28 The Scripture to Know!

Romans 8:28
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.

In life there are things that happen. We may not fully know why or how but they just do. I know I find myself always trying to rationalize it in my head. Many of the times i find myself asking,why? Why would God allow these things to happen or How could I have changed this from happening to me. I will honestly say the the I factor more times than non is what usually happens for me. You may not believe that all things happen for a reason, heck sometimes I struggle with it too. Although as I look at this scripture I cant help but feel these words in it God causes all things , he is the creator and all knowing Lord of us all and he is seeking us as much as we should be seeking him. The other words are according to His purpose,the end game for God is to be with his people. He gave us free will and that free will is sometimes our own undoing in our journey to eternity. In my free will I have hid my heart from God, done stupid things, denied his power in my life and ran from him even after I knew him. Yet he continues to do things and place events in my life that I know in my hardened heart only he could do and it is to Grow me Spiritually and to give me the patience and fortitude I need. The last part of the Scripture that sums it up for me is this to work together for good to those who love God, ALL things...WORK FOR GOOD that, even though we may not know why or how, God is going to bring good from everything that happens to us because he is LOVE. For those who love GOD, you love God, right? Then that's you too!! WE ARE CALLED ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSE - God has called us by name. He knew us as He knit us in our mother's womb. He has our best Interest in mind, we are his and he is ours. God bless and keep the fight and especially keep the faith.

Fr. Barron comments on What Faith Is and What Faith Isn't

More amazing commentary from Father Barron..I recently ran into this discussion and it happened to be on a youtube channel I made a comment on. The verbal attack that followed from Non-believers in not just Christianity but in GOD aka Aethist was stunning. The hate filled tongues was very very uneasy for me to take wrap myself around. I wont share some of what was posted at me by these people but lets just say it was frightening to see how vulgar and unknowing people of no Faith are towards people of faith. I wonder if it is better to just move on or do we keep a dialogue with these people hoping maybe that God will one day speak into there heart. God bless.

A Call To Anguish - David Wilkerson

If you don't Listen to this you are so sad and lost, PLEASE do. Its a matter of life and death, Pain and sorrow is all about GOD when you read the hymn Man of Sorrows! what a name
for the Son of God, who came
ruined sinners to reclaim.
Hallelujah! What a Savior!

2. Bearing shame and scoffing rude,
in my place condemned he stood;
sealed my pardon with his blood.
Hallelujah! What a Savior!

Herman Cain sings gospel. "I Must Tell Jesus"

My Candidate, MY Hopefully future PRESIDENT....GO CAIN! Amen brother you are a blessing to us all and I hope that we see you take your message to the White House. We need to get back to what this country was founded on, faith in GOD, Faith in each other, Faith in our way of life and strength that only God can provide...AMEN amen

When I can not sleep!

There are nights where my head is spinning at a million miles per hour and no I am not talking about the days when I was lit up on alcohol, I am referring to the time when the worries of life take hold of me. Being a man of new found faith, I still struggle with the notion of me letting go and letting God. I can tell you that there are nights I may only sleep for a total of 45 minutes. I really wish sometimes I could have that amazing calm sleep that my kids have. Kids are so amazing, so innocent, so care free, my God to have the mind and attitude of a child, what went wrong. I was reading my bible and Jesus said in Matthew 18:1-5 HCSB At that time the disciples came to Jesus and said, "Who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"Then He called a child to Him and had him stand among them. "I assure you," He said, "unless you are converted and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child-this one is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever welcomes one child like this in My name welcomes Me. I so long to have the faithful mindset of Christ. Knowing that God will always sustain me. I wish I didn't struggle like I do. That's what is so great about children , the may have moments of struggles or doubt but they know how to move on and forget, it doesn't consume them.

As I do this blog entry I can honestly say there is a change happening in me. Over the Past week I have slept good not like a baby but we are getting there. I am turning my fears and doubts over to God and it is working. Don't get me wrong I still have had my moments but it is different. I also find myself just reminding God that I am still with him and hope he knows I expect him to be with me. Soon I think I will be at total peace with my fleshly life and have that ever burning fire of God consuming me through and through. Then maybe just then I will move away from the negative reality of this world and find the truth of the harmony of the spirit. I found a Psalm that I think I am going to read every night before I go to bed. Its Psalm 63 its word really hit me in my spirit a I feel the layers of my fleshly fear and doubt be pealed away as I take it in. Here it is.


Psalm 63
Praise God Who Satisfies
A Davidic psalm. When he was in the Wilderness of Judah.

1 God, You are my God; I eagerly seek You.
I thirst for You;
my body faints for You
in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.

2 So I gaze on You in the sanctuary
to see Your strength and Your glory.

3 My lips will glorify You
because Your faithful love is better than life.
4 So I will praise You as long as I live;
at Your name, I will lift up my hands.

5 You satisfy me as with rich food;
my mouth will praise You with joyful lips.

6 When I think of You [as I lie] on my bed,
I meditate on You during the night watches
7 because You are my helper;
I will rejoice in the shadow of Your wings.

8 I follow close to You;
Your right hand holds on to me.

9 But those who seek to destroy my life
will go into the depths of the earth.
10 They will be given over to the power of the sword;
they will become the jackals' prey.

11 But the king will rejoice in God;
all who swear by Him will boast,
for the mouths of liars will be shut;

The Story (Coming2Christ)

Did you every wonder what this whole story of the Gospel is and why, how and who is Jesus? Well it doesn't get any more simple and better than this brief little Story I would love to share. Click on the Link and be amazed.

The Story (Coming2Christ)

What in the world is going on?

My mind is racing, I am all over the place it seems lately. I am so wrapped up in the world and the thing of it that I dont know if I am coming or going. The lake of spiritual growth I was swimming in has all but dried up. This world has seemed to grabbed me back and put its strong kungfu grip on my life yet again. I have allowed the dust to settle on my spirit and it kills me. The new Mind of Christ I had has been fogged with the whispers of the enemy and what he place in my mind. The Fears and stress controll my daily life. God has blessed me with new opportunities and I allow the things of fear to cloud these things and make me take 3 steps back after taking many steps forward and it is so frustrating. I truly wish I had the unpenatrable shield of faith to deflect these thrusting swords of doubt and fear. Some days I wonder why i became so weak in this battle, why do I let these things consume me. Why am I so of the world rather than just being in the world. After all this is only a fraction of my existence and I KNOW my true existence is coming when I pass on or my LORD comes and Takes me, yet I still am going through these monents of struggle. I want a blind faith, I know many that do have it and they seem at such PEACE in there daily lives. Blind FAITH, whom it sounds so nice as I read these word I type. How do I come to terms with the seperation of myself from well myself. It reminds of a prayer I read and even Blogged about a long time ago called "DRAIN me OF ME".

It seems to me that in my weakness as a human in this body with a soul fighting for its own existence I need to do as the prayer says and Drain me of me. I am building up so much in the form of doubt that I am seperating myself from the experiance I had only a year ago when I was living and loving a mind of Christ and not this muddied down mind of fear and doubt. There are some things I truly need to work on and one is PRAYER, I still struggle with it daily, the other is to dust of my many and I mean many differnt bilbes and own and Dive in head first, like I did when I had that child like curiosity for the word of GOD. I must and will get back to this life I had and raise up the armor of God over me and fight harder and stay as clear as I can from the things of this world that filling me with these feeling I have. I will DRAIN ME OF ME.

Psalm 91:4 God will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfullness will be your shield and rampart.

Drain Me Of Me

By: Gus Lloyd

Father, I am so full of myself.
I know that if I truly wish to serve you,
If I truly wish to share your word and your love,
This must not be the way.
And so today, Father, I ask you:
Drain me of me

Of all the self-inflated ego
Drain me

Of all the harsh judgement that comes so easily
Drain me

Of all jealousy and resentment
Drain me

Of all the desire for attention and adulation
Drain me

Of all attachment to the flesh
Drain me

Of all that is not of you
Drain me

And when I am emptied, unencumbered by
The stuff and nonsense of the world,
No longer weighed down by the heaviness
And burdens put upon me by myself
Or the dark forces of the evil one

Fill me with your Spirit,
For your Spirit has no chains,
Your Spirit recognizes no boundaries,
Your Spirit is lightness and light,
Your Spirit allows me to soar
As on eagle’s wings.

And so, Father, right now, this moment
I give you permission to
Drain me of me,
That I may be more like you
Through your Son, Jesus Christ
In the power of the Holy Spirit.
Amen

Where am I going?

So I have been Missing In Action for awhile. I have made some serious life changes for me and my family. I took us from a state of comfort with a guaranteed income and lifestyle to a commission only life of uncertainty. My life was so stressed and full of pain, now i am still stressed although its a different stress. I have had some serious faith issues. Since leaving my work i started at another dealership where i went backwards and started over as a salesperson to save my sanity from my previous employer, the kinda refresh button needed to be pushed. This decision put my family and myself in jeopardy. I had a ton of bills and a ton of expectations for myself.

So here i am a few months in and WOW i am Broke, No Lie I have not been this broke in Years. I find myself full of doubt and fear, Boy the enemy (Satan) has to be licking his chops. I find myself looking for answers. I am a good salesman, I know what I am doing. I led one of the top dealerships in the southeast to being a top 5 performer and now I am broke and paranoid. The day is here that I throw God out the window and I start looking at me and how I can change it. The truth is that God dragged me out of my past situation to come to this point and led me to a amazing opportunity where. I can be close to my family and friends and LIVE for the first time in a long time.

***ORIGINALLY wrote on Sunday the 8TH of August**********
Updated now the 30th of August.......................................

So I went to bed on the 8th feeling all sorts of Mixed bags as to what I am doing and Why and how I got here. Well on the 9th, the dealership top me they were making a CHANGE, This Change included me and I was to become the New Sales Manager effective Immediately. I didn't know what to say or do, I was totally taken back by it. So sudden yet still seemed like i was back where I should be. Now I am working like I used to and doing what I am best at and it feels good. I am back.....I am in the swing of things again, I have a amazing opportunity, like I wrote about on the 8th. The truth is GOD saw me through this. He made me humble myself only to pick me back up. I thank him and praise him , maybe not enough but I do. He has provided me with a way that I can bless my Family and others and still be close to home. All those fears and anxiety can pass. He has me lifted up in his arms and he wont let me go as he wont YOU! Just Humble yourself before him and he will be there. Even when you feel you are doing wrong , or have strayed, remember he came for you and me not the so called perfect ones, although he loves them too. God Bless and see you all soon.

hillsong-united All I Need Is You

Job 38 and you

Well Life makes us Question God, Just like the righteous man Job did in Job:38. You see Job was righteous and close with God. Yet Job after the Devil hit him with trial and trial and trial finally called out to God and asked why would he do these things to him.


You see we are are but a fragment of Gods grand Design and we are his and he is ours. We need to be mindful of his power and never question his will but allow his will to be done in us. When we slowly separate ourselves from ourselves and understand that he has it all together in his Great Book we would be far better off,but we dont because we are all Control Freaks. We are our own worst enemy. Have faith and a Will to let God take control. Lord knows i am trying as should you.

Pain......

We all feel pain at some point in our life. It may be a cheating spouse or sexual abuse or a wrong that was done to us for no reason at all. We all have had it done to us at one point in our life. I know I have. I remember many things that I wish God would take away from me. The lack of a father figure or the inappropriate touch of the baby sitter when I was young, even the starting over from scratch as my world was ripped apart by a federal agent as my parents company was thrown into oblivion by bad people giving bad advice. There is the pain that no bottle of liquor or shrink can take from me. Its a PAIN I had to feel,for he has let me feel it. One day I will truly understand why but for I now I just ponder why.I still must not doubt the reason why but just know that there is a reason and one day I will know why.I can't relish on the facts that I felt the pain I must trust in him that his plan is for me and I am his and all the mess and drama of my life. He will take me where I need to be. Dealing with pain is hard and the enemy feeds on it big time. All I can do is keep my heart and head on Christ and know there are far more important things going on other than the past in my life. I am HERE alive and living a new life, A life with a destiny that is written for a eternity in heaven. I am a Saint, even with my pain and faults I am a Saint and a creature of God and he will let me be the best I can,I must keep Faith in his will and I will be GREAT. He loves u and me the same, its the faith and surrendering to his will that separates us. Be faithful, be kind and Love him and yourself. He knitted you in your mothers womb and will never forget or forsake you. Don't turn your pain into a road block but a gateway to him. For god so loved the world he sent his only some to die for us, he loves me and you, so love him in the good times and bad.

Herman Cain Stupid People Are Ruining America

Casting Crowns - If We've Ever Needed You (live)

This song is so amazing. Love Mark and the Crew from Casting Crowns

A Time To KILL!

Today i woke to the news of Osama Bin Laden being killed in a Pakistan. I was in a state of Dis Belief and thought for myself, finally we took care of a man who had nothing but the full intention of ending our way of life as his plan for existence. Then i think that ok so we got rid of what everyone will agree with is a bad man slash EVIL man. I still wonder what God sitting up there; who knew this was going to happen is thinking about how we are reacting to the news. There are people singing and dancing in the streets, holding flags and say USA USA at the top of there lungs. I remember the feeling i had the day that we were attacked and seeing people in other countries doing the same thing at our tragic day when so many innocent people lost there lives and thought how sad it was to see people excited for death. I know the situation is totally different but i just wonder if God is looking at how we react to this event and if he is sitting there with a some what disapproving feeling, or is he giving his Judgment to a man that quote-un-quote had it coming. I would like to think that the later is the case but still there is a case that maybe it isn't. All i hope is that this unites the country for good and not worse. So i ask you is there really a time to KILL and what do you think God thinks? God Bless the Men and Women who put there life on the line to do there duty and defend there country. May we also recognize the hard work of the men and women in the intelligence offices trying there best to safe guard our way of existence.

Why do we believe in God?

Have you ever ask Why? Father Barron give a good explanation that make sense to me. God is Great is Good

Re: Concerning "diminishing" knowledge and understanding

Knowledge and understanding does not diminish (at least not by our own efforts) however, the knowledge and understanding of an individual either remains stagnant with an increase in stupidity or a further degree of ignorance because of his failure of further investigation.

James says, (NKJV) James 1:5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

We have no excuse really not to increase in our knowledge and understanding of who Jesus is. What keeps us away (I believe) is our self induced fears that we will find the truth of who He is and realize how unworthy we are and that He really does not need our help to save us!

God bless you all in the love of Christ!

By : Pastor Santos Auli


My take

Fear, yes Fear is the main reason (i) believe many do not try to fully learn and understand what Jesus did and who he was. Listen we are a people of Sin and he was sinless and on his own free will took on ALL our sin in the Cross. I often think of Matthew 27 :46 About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eli, Eli,t lema sabachthani?" (which means "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"). I feel its that image and those words of a battered bloody sinless man dying in our place that scare many people. When i read into the word I take out the word My God, My God, and replace them with my name. It's a hard pill to swallow but in a sense its the truth. What is even worse is we would rather turn our Eye and not Look at HIM there in our Place and find out more about who he is and why he did it. I know in my heart it was the Love for us that led him to his Cross that was Meant for us.

The Greatest Saddest Day Ever!!!!!

Good Friday is so very good,yet so very painful. This is the first time in my life when I can honestly say that I understand the totality of what good friday is all about. I never knew what all the fuss was about and why everyone seemed so somber yet peaceful. Now I know the complete significance of what and why good Friday is so important. I open my Bible to Isaiah 52:13-53:12 and read the words the prophet spoke all so many years before Jesus walked on this earth.

Isaiah 52:13-15 NLT

See, my servant will prosper;
he will be highly exalted.
But many were amazed when they saw him.
His face was so disfigured he seemed hardly human,
and from his appearance, one would scarcely know he was a man.
And he will startle many nations.
Kings will stand speechless in his presence.
For they will see what they had not been told;
they will understand what they had not heard about.

Isaiah 53:1-12 NLT

Who has believed our message?
To whom has the Lord revealed his powerful arm?
My servant grew up in the Lord 's presence like a tender green shoot,
like a root in dry ground.
There was nothing beautiful or majestic about his appearance,
nothing to attract us to him.
He was despised and rejected—
a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief.
We turned our backs on him and looked the other way.
He was despised, and we did not care.

Yet it was our weaknesses he carried;
it was our sorrows that weighed him down.
And we thought his troubles were a punishment from God,
a punishment for his own sins!
But he was pierced for our rebellion,
crushed for our sins.
He was beaten so we could be whole.
He was whipped so we could be healed.
All of us, like sheep, have strayed away.
We have left God's paths to follow our own.
Yet the Lord laid on him
the sins of us all.

He was oppressed and treated harshly,
yet he never said a word.
He was led like a lamb to the slaughter.
And as a sheep is silent before the shearers,
he did not open his mouth.
Unjustly condemned,
he was led away.
No one cared that he died without descendants,
that his life was cut short in midstream.
But he was struck down
for the rebellion of my people.
He had done no wrong
and had never deceived anyone.
But he was buried like a criminal;
he was put in a rich man's grave.

But it was the Lord 's good plan to crush him
and cause him grief.
Yet when his life is made an offering for sin,
he will have many descendants.
He will enjoy a long life,
and the Lord 's good plan will prosper in his hands.
When he sees all that is accomplished by his anguish,
he will be satisfied.
And because of his experience,
my righteous servant will make it possible
for many to be counted righteous,
for he will bear all their sins.
I will give him the honors of a victorious soldier,
because he exposed himself to death.
He was counted among the rebels.
He bore the sins of many and interceded for rebels.

This is the words he spoke that came true in the Gospels fullfilling his ministry's promise from our Creator. Read John 18- 19:42 and see for your self where the old and the new testament meet. See the truth written from the word of God. I wanted to include some other Scriptures that should also bring the truth of how Great this Sad Good Friday is. Lets look at a few real quick....

Luke 23:46 NLT

Then Jesus shouted, "Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands!" And with those words he breathed his last.

We read these words in Psalm 31:1, 5, 12-13 HCSB
Lord, I seek refuge in You;
let me never be disgraced.
Save me by Your righteousness.
Into Your hand I entrust my spirit;
You redeem me, Lord, God of truth.
I am forgotten: gone from memory
like a dead person-like broken pottery.
I have heard the gossip of many;
terror is on every side.
When they conspired against me,
they plotted to take my life.

Luke 23:46 HCSB
And Jesus called out with a loud voice, "Father, into Your hands I entrust My spirit." Saying this, He breathed His last.

Psalm 31:15-24 HCSB
The course of my life is in Your power;
deliver me from the power of my enemies
and from my persecutors.
Show Your favor to Your servant;
save me by Your faithful love.
Lord, do not let me be disgraced when I call on You.
Let the wicked be disgraced;
let them be silent in Sheol.
Let lying lips be quieted;
they speak arrogantly against the righteous
with pride and contempt.
How great is Your goodness
that You have stored up for those who fear You
and accomplished in the sight of everyone
for those who take refuge in You.
You hide them in the protection of Your presence;
You conceal them in a shelter
from the schemes of men,
from quarrelsome tongues.
May the Lord be praised,
for He has wonderfully shown His faithful love to me
in a city under siege.
In my alarm I had said,
"I am cut off from Your sight."
But You heard the sound of my pleading7
when I cried to You for help.
Love the Lord, all His faithful ones.
The Lord protects the loyal,
but fully repays the arrogant.
Be strong and courageous,
all you who put your hope in the Lord.

Hebrews 4:14-16 HCSB

Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens-Jesus the Son of God-let us hold fast to the confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tested in every way as we are, yet without sin. Therefore let us approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us at the proper time.

Hebrews 5:7-9 HCSB

During His earthly life, He offered prayers and appeals with loud cries and tears to the One who was able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence. Though He was [God's] Son, He learned obedience through what He suffered. After He was perfected, He became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey Him,

Philippians 2:8-9 HCSB

He humbled Himself by becoming obedient
to the point of death-
even to death on a cross.
For this reason God highly exalted Him
and gave Him the name
that is above every name,


The Good Friday Atonement was made for us. Although how painfup it is to know what he did for us, never forget it was his New Covenant of Love that drove him to accept our sin and take the Thorns, Whips, Nails, Spear and cross for us. His Love and Love alone took this burden so we can one day be with him in Heaven. Thank you Jesus, we love and praise you. You are my Lord and I love you for all you do for me every day.

Jesus of Nazareth-Christ is risen ENG SUB

The liquor store encounter!

This is about a man and the brief encounter he had one day. You see this man was a hard working man and a God fairing man. He is not perfect but tries his best. one day on his was home after a day of struggles and trials at work the man took a detour to his own place where he goes to get away from reality. This place is a place the man hates but runs to. Its a local liquor store. The man pulls up to the destination and receives a text from his pastor with a verse from 1 Timothy 6:12 Fight the good fight for the faith; take hold of eternal life that you were called to and have made a good confession about in the presence of many witnesses. The words ring true in the mans ear and heart but he puts down the phone and walks into his place of idolatry. The door opens and the man wielding his cross from his neck starts his tour down the isle of the liquor store searching for the largest and cheapest bottle he can find. His eyes fall down toward the bottom shelf and he grasp his bottle full of poison and rebellion. The man then starts toward the counter to pay for his future drunkenness as the door swings open and a man walks in. He is a somewhat unassuming man,a little over weight with clothes that looked like the were worn for a few days. The man stops in front of the man that has his bottle in hand and noticed the rather large cross dangling from his neck and asked him "what denomination are u?" The soon to be drunken man replays "my denomination is Jesus Christ" and he mention the verse that his pastor had just text him in the car. The man then looks down and notices the cheap large vodka bottle in the Cross wielding mans hand. With the calmest and most soothing voice the man says " it will be ok brother,we all have our vices and demons, you will be ok" . He then pats the shoulder of the man and tells him these words and these words are what will sit with the man in his heart for ever, " trust in the man who died on that cross you wear from your neck and know that I will pray for you and I feel such a strong anointing on you , you are a going to be a great warrior for Christ I just feel it right now, God bless you" The man with the hand full of vodka looks up and says "thank you very much and God bless" in a nervous and somewhat startled tone and he left the store with many more questions running through his head.


I would like to tell you the man threw away the Vodka Bottle right then and there but that is not how the story goes. The man continued his path but now has a ringing thought in his heart every time he has moments like these when he turns to his vice instead of God to cure his self doubts and fear and stress. He seeks God even more everyday. He wonders if the words the man said where true and is he anointed. So he continues to try even though he falls to live up to the expectations the Man in the Liquor store Told him he was. After all he is here typing this Blog right now and has fallen many time but I keep trying. I must be what the man told me to be and the man God wants me to be. We all should strive to be as God has made us, in his image for his likeness and love. God Bless everyone who reads this and may you have your Encounter somewhere so that maybe you will become aware of what you are here for.

Thanks Adam!!!! No I mean it.

So I spent some time today reflecting on things. I sat there and wondered if Adam and Eve had not ate from the Tree of Knowledge what would have happened? Or what would have happened if Adam didn't just blame Eve for the fact that he ate the fruit. Could he have righted the ship then and there? I still think not, you see God made us with free will so I believe free will is quite a freedom and a sacrifice. With this freedom i feel regardless whether it was Adam or Cane or anyone else we would have failed. So i say Thank You Adam for allowing me to understand how much God loves me.

You see God sat up in heaven knowing what we would do. He knew our freedom would take advantage of us and it did. We fell HARD and FAST. Through Time we had chances. Noah, Abraham, Jacob, David ect ect but God finally gave in and did the amazing thing of becoming flesh, feeling pain and suffering for us. He took the painful step forward to let us become able to be close to him. I sit back and think that we would have been set in the Garden if it was not for Adam, yet now we are seeking a eternal Garden and Thanks be to the Sacrifice of Jesus we even have the chance. What is even more amazing is the LOVE we received during Jesus short years here with us, He brought us a New Commandment and it was LOVE. You see God Gave us all Law to live by and we did and still do a bad job with it, but Love is Different. Love is deep down emotional feeling that never really lets go. Every person, even the worst at some time in there life had felt LOVE! So what better way for God to show us his true power and might then by the Love he sent us in his Son Jesus who was nothing other than LOVE. So thank you ADAM for showing me LOVE, although it took many years to find, I really know Love, Love in him, for him, by him!

John 15:17 NIV
This is my command: Love each other.

1 John 4:19 NIV
We love because he first loved us.

John 15:12 NIV
My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.

John 15:9 NIV
"As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.

Ephesians 6:24 NIV
Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.

Proverbs 8:17 NIV
I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.

1 John 4:11 NIV
Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

The Thorn in Your Side

2 Corinthians 12:7-10 7 especially because of the extraordinary revelations. Therefore, so that I would not exalt myself, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to torment me so I would not exalt myself. 8 Concerning this, I pleaded with the Lord three times to take it away from me. 9 But He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness." Therefore, I will most gladly boast all the more about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may reside in me.10 So I take pleasure in weaknesses, insults, catastrophes, persecutions, and in pressures, because of Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Do U have a THORN in your Side? I do!!!! its the fact that we really deep down know the thorn but we hide it and ignore it. We think that its just us being us. I know my THORN, and i struggle every day with it. For me the Thorn is the fact that i run so fast to a bottle verses a Bible to deal with my own demons. You may ask me how i know it is my Thorn and i Will tell you that every morning i ask God to take this away from me and he Doesn't. I think that as Paul had his thorn in him it is a reminder of his need for Christ Grace in his life. I feel this way because every time i wake up i find myself pleading with God to rid me of this and i actually feel that i am Speaking with him. It is giving me the connection with him i want. Before i knew him i never seaked him, but now i am always asking him for help. I have all i need even in weakness, but God is always still there for me. His Grace will always see me through, AMEN

G.O.S.P.E.L - Inspirational Videos

It doesn't get any more clearer and COOLER than this.... Praise Be to Jesus for Providing my Ticket to Eternity. I just can't forget it and neither can you.!!!!!!!!!

Seconds - I Am Second

Seconds - I Am Second

My King sermon beat

Another Amazing Compilation!!!!!

King of Kings and Lord of Lords

Do you know him...? I know him and he knows me. Its the Fact that we must never forget him because he will never forget us. He is my King, My Lord, My Best Friend and the one who will Redeem me. There will come a day when all this will wash away and he will be bound up by his Glory as he calls his people to him.

Remaining with God
1 John 2:24-27
24 What you have heard from the beginning must remain in you. If what you have heard from the beginning remains in you, then you will remain in the Son and in the Father. 25 And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.

26 I have written these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you.

27 The anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you don't need anyone to teach you. Instead, His anointing teaches you about all things and is true and is not a lie; just as He has taught you, remain in Him.

Living LIFE!

:D :D I just wanted to pop in and give a quick word. My friends and loved ones if you are in doubt about what to do in life. I ask that you all think about this simple phrase, on your death bed don't look back at your life Wishing you would have had, but be telling your self I am GLAD i did. Fear is the number one cause of missed opportunity in our life. You have a limited time in this body so use it to the fullest, enjoy it, love it and for the love of Jesus have fun.

I recently spent a week at Disney with the Family, I spent way to much money, had a little irritated with tired kids, fought through the lines and was wore out and plain right exhausted but i wouldn't change it for the world. You see i did something i have not done in the 9+ years as a father. I finally did the Family / dad thing and loved every sweat drop, body ache, dollar spent, and hug and kiss i received. You see even if it seems like you may be spending to much money or the time is not worth it just remember your kids are only so young for so long, your life is only as long as your lord decides it so. So just make the most of it, dont worry in fear over things, but LIVE!!!!!!!!!!!! God Bless and i love you all......

A song For Japan!!!! Keep Praying!!!!

I am deeply saddened by what happened in Japan with the 8.9 Quake and Tsunami. I have prayed for the people so hard. My heart deeply goes out to all the people lost and those who are suffering. If you can please donate to the relief please do . Lets not forget how good we have it here. In a instance your life to can change for the worse. God knows who cares and takes care of those in need. The reward is far greater than anything you would ever imagine. God Bless.

Why did JESUS come to Eartht

Why Did Jesus Come to Earth?

HMMMMM! Have you ever wondered, I hope this Greg Laurie video which is rather simple is a easy answer to take.

Amazing Lyrics to a Song I hold Dear to my HEART

Sanctus Real - “Lead Me”

I look around and see my wonderful life
Almost perfect from the outside
In picture frames I see my beautiful wife
Always smiling
But on the inside, I can hear her saying...

“Lead me with strong hands
Stand up when I can't
Don't leave me hungry for love
Chasing dreams, what about us?

Show me you're willing to fight
That I'm still the love of your life
I know we call this our home
But I still feel alone”

I see their faces, look in their innocent eyes
They're just children from the outside
I'm working hard, I tell myself they'll be fine
They're independent
But on the inside, I can hear them saying...

“Lead me with strong hands
Stand up when I can't
[- From :http://www.elyrics.net/read/s/sanctus-real-lyrics/lead-me-lyrics.html -]
Don't leave me hungry for love
Chasing dreams, but what about us?

Show me you're willing to fight
That I'm still the love of your life
I know we call this our home
But I still feel alone”

So Father, give me the strength
To be everything I'm called to be
Oh, Father, show me the way
To lead them
Won't You lead me?

To lead them with strong hands
To stand up when they can't
Don't want to leave them hungry for love,
Chasing things that I could give up

I'll show them I'm willing to fight
And give them the best of my life
So we can call this our home
Lead me, 'cause I can't do this alone

Father, lead me, 'cause I can't do this alone

So Simple yet so TRUE.. You R of God For God!

The Apostle Paul is so amazing when I read his epistles. This is so Simple yet so much the truth for a Believer. It is a simple verse in the NIV Translation and it is what i hold dear to my soul it is only 10 word but is as follows : and you are of Christ, and Christ is of God. 1 Corinthians 3 :23. Read those words and understand who you and i are. We are Gods People and he has no other desire then to be with his people. This goes back to Genesis 1: 26 - 27
26 Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness. They will rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, all the earth, and the creatures that crawl on the earth." 27 So God created man in His own image;
He created him in the image of God; He created them male and female.

This to me is why it took God to come down to us in the Form of a Man Jesus Christ, his Son. He had to become man yet still fully divine and bring the new Covenant to us. The true and everlasting covenant so that we his people will be able to be with the Father through the Son in Eternity.

The Calling - Tug

This i What the Lord Says:
"Stand at the Crossroads and Look; Ask for the ancient paths. Ask where the food way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your soul........"
Jeremiah 6 :16

I purposely left the end of this scripture where they all said they refuse to take the path..

Today I had a strong feeling in my inner soul for the lord. It is hard to explain in words. I honestly must say maybe I am in the crossroads that Jeremiah 6:16 was referring to. I started thinking back to where i was and where i am. Now i find myself pondering where am i Going. Am i dong enough as a man of Faith, husband and father. Today the pulling / tugging on my heart led me to think NO! I honestly feel I wrap myself up into myself so much that i am at a distance from my family and god. My mind is constantly thinking on overdrive . I know the path to take, just have to do it. I need to do more, be more. I need to live and love. There needs to be time spent guiding my kids in faith and life. It is passing by so fast. I don't want to miss these moments.

As i think back on all on all i have done with my new cleansed heart and mind I hae so much to mend and make up for. I have made huge steps in my personal healing but feel in my heart i have more to do. I must learn and become a voice for my faith also. I have a great testimony currently in the works, because i am no where near the man i was. God is slowly pealing away the layers of junk that has covered up the depth of my being for so long. The light is starting to shine into the core of my soul. Its warmth is spreading like a wild fire in a dry brush. Hopefully one day soon it will completely consume the dried up dead brush of my past and allow the newness of my life to take root and grow. The road I am on seems to be the right one. It is just making sure not getting off is the priority/ The path is leaning me to a awakening that is full of Grace. Just like the song says " Amazing Grace how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me!I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now i see"

It was hard to get where i am, but it seems that by the Grace awakening in me the future is going to be so much easier. I Must Do More!!! I Will Do More!!

BEHOLD The Lamb of God

The Word BEHOLD is not a word we here today in the times we live in. I honestly cant ever remember when i heard it said last except during the reading Scripture. John 1 : 29 The next day he saw Jesus coming to him & said "BEHOLD the Lamb of God who Takes away the sin of the World" Then again in John 1: 35-36 Again the next day John was standing with 2 of his disciples and he looked at Jesus as he walked and said " Behold the Lamb of God !"

The word BEHOLD has a simple meaning yet is very Profound. The webster dictionary defines it as : to have in sight ; to see clearly; to look at ; to regard with the eyes. What else i found in looking into the definition of behold is that the example the Webster dictionary gives of the word in a sentence is actually John 1:29 which is pretty cool if i do say so myself. After thing on it i now see the importance of a simple word we dont even use today. I can imagine in myself there on the bank of the Jordan River with John the Baptist speaking with such amazement saying " Behold ", look there he is , the man who is here to save us all, God in flesh, hear to cleanse us all of every wrong doing & sin. It is hard for me to understand why there wouldn't be thousands upon 100's of thousands of people following him. I mean there he was in flesh, face to face amongst his people. Yet many doubted him. Now here we are today and we still seem to be like many of the people who met him face to face. It seems like we can except god in our lives but when it comes to Jesus many stay a distance. It is a deep down guilt feeling of the truth of what Jesus Did for us that i feel people dont want to except so they would rather just stay clear of the fact. So we keep Jesus on the Shelf like the book that we keep but just never really open up to dive into, but we still have the book its just dusty and out of sight.

With that being said i am working everyday to take some time to look to Jesus More and MORE. Beholding his Glory and what he did for me all so many years ago. Making My ability to reach eternity in heaven even possible. I truly believe i should look to him even more and spend my time in pray with him every time i can.... Paraphrasing John the Baptist , Look there he is , here to save me, BEHOLD the SAVIOR!!!!! JESUS CHRIST

Struggles and Fear Psalm 23

Psalm 23: 1-6

1 THE LORD is my Shepherd [to feed, guide, and shield me], I shall not lack.2 He makes me lie down in [fresh, tender] green pastures; He leads me beside the still and restful waters. 3 He refreshes and restores my life (my self); He leads me in the paths of righteousness [uprightness and right standing with Him--not for my earning it, but] for His name’s sake.4 Yes, though I walk through the [deep, sunless] valley of the shadow of death, I will fear or dread no evil, for You are with me; Your rod [to protect] and Your staff [to guide], they comfort me.5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my [brimming] cup runs over.6 Surely or only goodness, mercy, and unfailing love shall follow me all the days of my life, and through the length of my days the house of the Lord [and His presence] shall be my dwelling place.

I chose to grab the Amplified version of the great prayer because it gives a little more juice to one of my favorite Prayers. We often find ourselves in fear and struggle. Not knowing what where to go or what to do when a obstacle presents its self before us. I think of the Psalmist David who him self was a shepherd wrote this prayer and gave a great hands on account for how God watches over us like sheep. See sheep are in constant need of care and attention as are we. Sheep are pretty fragile and no so smart animals as are we in some aspects of our lives. So when we look at God as the Protector and Guider of his Flock (us) we know we have the most amazing Shepherd looking over us. No Matter what comes before us it is in him we turn to for protecting and guidance in all things.

Oh my friends how easy it is to get lost like the sheep. We have so many things working against us. From the evil one to material things, and sin, and even other people ,we have many things trying to lead us astray and away from him. I know it is a struggle. I struggle daily if not hourly. It is just understanding that even though this person or this thing has caused some reaction in my life momentarily, it can not be allowed to change my understanding of who loves and wants and protects me. The ideas that we can turn to him at any moment and know deep in our core that he is still there for us , is truly the best think i can imagine. Before i knew him(god) i was lost and now i am found like the sheep who went on his own adventure and now is back in the flock.

My GOD protects, My GOD loves, My GOD guides and as the song goes MY GOD is An AWESOME GOD.

Michael W. Smith - You Are Holy (Prince of Peace)

Is this not a Amazing SONG. JESUS is the Prince of Peace

TO SERVE!!!!!!!!

my THEME song

Pixar Movies..Family Films we love