Storm is Coming

Most of americans set in blindness!  They buy in to the lies and distortion of facts in the media and by the government.  A storm is brewing in this nation in the likes it has never seen!  Faith and alliances will be tested.  Many will fall,  many will take the path of least resistance. Life as we now it will be  radically changed over night!  Families we be split, friends forsaken all in the name of self-preservation!  Things are not as they seem at this time. A chess game is bering played and we are the pawns!  Life as we know it will cease to exist!   But those who are watchful that are awake that are mindful of the things going on, we are not in the dark!  We look to our Lord and Savior who told us of the things that must occur. He told us "I tell you these things, so that you know when they happen you will not be deceived"  If you call yourself a Christian, if you clam to have a realationship with Christ Jesus. You will face a fire a refinement that will truly reveal who you truly serve!  I have been saying for sometime that we are to wake up be vigilant! Time is running out the last sands in the hour glass are falling, we are approaching midnight!  If you are not prepared, if you are not awaiting the bridegroom you will be left!  Today is the day of salvation, stop honoring God with just your words, but in all you do! Forsake your sinful lives and the things with in it that you attempt to justify by saying I'm forgiven!   If you say this than you are not living for Christ!  If you are not trusting in Christ now, how will you ever trust in Him when all helll breaks loose?  Trust in Him fully today, leave this old life behind, seek the new life that is in Christ Jesus alone!  It will be the only way to approach the storm with assurance, with Hope, with Joy knowing that only thing man can do to you is take your life, but not your soul!

Broken Hearted

I just do not understand this country anymore!  This is not the country I grew up in or that my father grew up in or my grandfather grew up in.  When did it come acceptable for grown men to act like women for grown men to need a safe place and for grown men to disrespect this country and the flag and those who fought dying to protect it!  It is a total disgrace to see the shape that we are in the things that we applaud should be things we are ashamed of!  The things that we should Rejoice over are things that we condemn!  We celebrate Defiance and Rebellion but yet we show shame at the name of God banning Him and His name from all aspects of our lives.  We attacked the innocent and protect the guilty!  There is no respect for life on any level! We have become full of greed and selfishness not caring who we stepped on to get to where we want to be. We no longer pray as a family we no longer teach our children to be responsible self-reliant adults. Our forefathers are turning over in their graves if they knew the shape we've allowed this nation to fall into.  God's grace is still on us yet, He has not fully turned us over to ourselves as of yet.  We need to wake up cry out to Him in repentance! Acknowledging the sin in our own lives the sins of our fathers the sins of our nation. People we are on a dangerous dangerous collision-course if we don't change our hearts!  To watch what is going on breaks my heart it stirs my spirit! We cannot be silent any longer, it is time that we take action and be the people the body that Christ has called us to be!

Spoiled People

We are a blinded people, we have not opened our eyes to the needs and hurts of those not only around us, but outside our surroundings. We tend to look at our own needs, and desires thinking of what we don't have and the things we desire.  We have become a spoiled people, with all that God has blessed us with, we walk around like ungrateful children who never had to work for anything, We complain about what we don't have neglecting to look at all that we do have and how truly blessed we are.  Even if you consider yourself poor in need and lacking, you are still very rich compared to most of the world. Most of those who consider themselves poor have a roof over their head, running water, Electric, gas, a vehicle of some sort and I'm willing to bet smartphones.  There are ways to obtain food if you can't buy it, if you're unable to pay your bills the government assist you. And yet you consider yourself poor when you actually have way more then a lot of people in this world.  We have become complacent neglecting to realize all that we truly have here.  We truly do not sacrifice anything, for those that Christ told us to minister to. "The least of these"  we have become like the Levite and the Priest who bypass the wounded and dying man on the road to Jericho.  We are very much like the Rich Young Ruler, who refused to give up his riches and to follow Christ!  We are nothing like the widow who gave all she had to live on to God, While others gave out of their abundance much like we do today!  When are we going to truly deny ourselves and take up our cross and follow Christ?  We have not stepped out of the boat out of our safty net and self reliance putting our trust in Christ!  I fear that there will many self proclaimed Christians who hear the words " depart from me you workers of iniquity I never knew you"  for we say that we have faith but we truly have never tested that Faith or show that faith too many times we rely upon ourselves failing to putting our trust in God. I fear we don't even come close to understanding and obeying 1st Corinthians chapter 13.

Preparing our hearts for God's will

Can the prayer of one man change the direction of a nation? 

We as Christians should have great concern for our fellow brothers in Christ and the welfare of the church. And knowing the current condition and the welfare of those being afflicted, the church's  not being the light on the hill should move us compell us to weep for their condition and state of well-being. 

We should seek the Divine will of God, in prayer and fasting.  In doing so we should keep in mind it is not to change the Divine will of God, but to prepare us to accept and conform to the Divine will of God.  We must confess not only our sins but the sins that we know are committed by others, not only confessing those sind but also forgiving those who have offended us.  We must always give praise and glory to God, seeking the wisdom and direction that only He can give.  We must not lose focus on what were trying to obtain. In the process we cannot neglect our current obligations we must continue to do our jobs in providing for our families. In the meanwhile let the burden that is upon us remain in our heart praying without ceasing.  The fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much, the prayer of one walking in God's will can change the world, our nation our state our towns, our churches even our families.  Not only asking for God's favor but the favor of men.  God has the power to change men's hearts he can open doors He can close doors and he can direct men's hearts in accordance with his will so that his Divine will will be achieved.

Prayer

I would like to start at the beginning of the day. Christ was moved with remorse from the news of the beheading of his cousin John , by His reaction we can assume that God had hid this from Him for he sought to be alone to pray and be alone with God His Father.  But when He saw the crowds He was moved with compassion disregarding what He wanted to do at that time.  And that was to be alone and pray!

After ministering to 5000 + women and children He sent them away after he commanded His disciples to go to the other side.  Here is a key part even though he did not get time to pray earlier instead of getting rest or even having his disciples wait for Him, He took time to pray!  To be alone with God!  We at time get so busy and worn out we neglect to be alone with God or that we are so moved grieve we want to sit in self-pity instead of turning to God for strength and peace and whatever we are going through. Christ still made time to pray and be alone with God even after the chaotic day that He endured!

When Christ was going out on the water and they saw Him, the words take heart ( be not afraid) for it is I!  Should have calmed their fears immediately and brought reassurance!  But Peter wanted to test to see if it was truly Christ, if it is you Lord command me to come out onto the water to you!  When Christ said Come!  Peter had to be afraid before he even step out onto the water, but yet in the presence of fear he still stepped out of the boat!  We often times don't even step out of our safety net to where God has called us for fear of failure or disappointment.  Peter did take that step and as long as he was focused on Christ he was doing the impossible!  We often times forget " nothing is impossible for God" " we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us" or that " when we are weak we are made strong through Christ Jesus"  Our faith in times of need is oftentimes week at best.  We tend to forget how Christ has worked  in our lives in the past.  He just fed 5000 + with two fish and five loaves of bread!

But when he saw the wind he was afraid and beginning to sink he cried out "Lord save me" Jesus then reached out his hand and took a hold of him saying to him "oh you of little faith why did you doubt"

We may be going in the direction God has called us, but if we're not careful we take our eyes off Christ and start focusing on the chaos around us we begin to doubt is this really what God has called me to do? Before we know it we are sinking and falling away from God and under our own power we attempt to save ourselves only to find we are seeking further down!  All it takes is a heartfelt cry out to God, Save me! For Him to reach down and draw us  back up!  But yet in Pride and doubt that we have fallen it takes hitting rock bottom before we cry out!

"Oh you of little faith why did you doubt"  Wow!

Our doubt is one of most crippling things to our faith. Christ has commanded us to not doubt but only believe!  Going back to Genesis chapter 3 we see where Satan said did God really say or did God truly say? When we began to question what God has commanded us to do, we lose focus On Christ and we will sink!

And when they got into the boat the wind ceased. And those in the boat worshipped Him saying "truly you are the son of God"

Christ earlier showed He had power over material things provisions, and He now showed He had power over nature.  There was no doubt at the moment they were standing with God in their presence.