Can we please become people of the "book" and stop this needless violence or is the true understanding of what the "book" means being revealed.

Thank You

This has been a fun ride since Auguest I have had 390 Hits with a 1/4 of them being over seas.
I am greatfull to the Lord for all that He is doing.

When we look at all the issues of life we face I have found several truths. Even though all the enemies we have seem to encircle us, the Spirit of the Lord will always remind us; that God is with us. Secondly, I cannot point the finger at everyone else; I can only be accountable to what God is speaking to me and obeying Him. For He is a God who honor's repetance.  In addition, God rewards the ones who seek Him: with the intention of Him fulfilling His word, magnifying Himself as God.

Just a reminder God will always keep in mind His word and keep it. 

No matter what your personal circumstance are. 

Today has been kind of rough I have been asked a tough question on sickness. The core of the issues is friends saying to this friend that the reason why this happened is because of personal sin. I agree that sickness is do to sin but God reign's on the just and the unjust alike. It is never due to individual issue it is always due to the curse. Another part is satan always destroys, you never praise God for what Satan does. You do everything you can for your healing.  Leting God heal through Jesus or Lord never take for granted that He does not.

An example is how are we praying for the Lost? The Gospel teaches us that we go from family, friend’s, coworkers. Paul states this when is speaks of praying for all men everywhere.  Yet, are we willing to develop relationships with those around us!

When we cry for a move of God’s Spirit what are we praying for? Are we asking God to reveal His word too us? One issue I like to address is the appearance of limits that placed on the authority we have in Christ. It’s not so much a faith issues but more of a coming into an agreement with what His word says and just do it.

Cycles are interesting, what I have learned over the years is that life issues weather job change or lost, sickness, relationship, issues. Satan uses them to magnify himself trying to show us what he has to offer. The Bottom line is nothing can separate us from the love of Christ. Secondly, at the name of Jesus we always have the victory His word is always true. The issue is until the Rapture takes place we will always deal with life issues to challenge the relationship we have in Christ but always know God is with us, His spirit abides in us, and we abide with Him. Jesus is our Victory.

When we go through cycles there are too area that I would like to address. One is when we go around through the wilderness due to disobedience. The second is cycles is what we Anna and I are going through now that happen just because they happen. Both happen in our lives both try and limit the authority we have in Christ. In addition, both can hinder our walk in the Lord. Praise is one key that I use allot in a season of change We know God is waiting for us to do praise Him. It is just sometimes hard to push through yet we have too in order to understanding and hear God speaking to us. I do not praise God for the things Satan does - but I do thank the Lord for the victory I have in Christ. As well as praise I talk to the Lord about everything we know God hears our prayer. but there can be an appearance that He does not. Sometimes when this happens it due to the fact that I think the answer is some place else, but sense I am living it out so I do not see the answer. I see it only through hindsight.

 A example of the rant. I always loved Ephesians and I even underlined who I was In Christ trying to really becoming like Him. Well again I was moving from being bold and brash to my current goals but it took allot of time. First off I had to let the word of our Father be apart of my life. It was not until I closed the church in my home town and having to mop out the basement due to manure back up,b closing the church twice. I was reading PS 119 at that time. God was usomg this Psalm trying to correcting my attitude trying to bring me to a complete trust in Him  I may have failin in love in a position  I should not have been in. Yet someone had to kill a dead horse.  Always wanting to be some place else instead of Trusting in God at the moment.  Yet at times mentley it is hard to stay in peace when you want to be some place else. During this time things went from bad to worse unable to find work keeping the Church open for insurance reasons. I say I learned Pastoring 101 the hard way but my wife and I would do this again mmm if we new God was saying it

Have you received the Baptism with the Holy Spirit.

There are many shouts in the word of God. At times a shout of victory, a shout of victory before and after the battle, a cry or shout of weeping and a shout of Joy. At times there is a shout of ranting, retelling what God has spoken to us yet being in a dark place in our lives. But in all this are we really listening to what the Holy Spirit is saying to us and obeying Him. Most of the time I am not corrected for not ranting; but for not listening, expecting God to be in everything else but what I should be doing.

When I read the book of Jonah. I wander when Jesus compared His time in the grave with Jonah being in a big fish. If we should not include the whole book as the prophetic sign as well. Jonah had the correct world view of what God was wanting to do, but not accepting the end result - even though He understood the big picture. In addition, we see God trying to bring a picture of His grace too Jonah which he did not have for himself. Another open-end question did Jonah repent or not.

Ezekiel 28:20 The word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, turn toward Sidon and prophesy against it. Say, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:“‘Look, I am against you, Sidon, and I will magnify myself in your midst.Then they will know that I am the Lord when I execute judgments on her and reveal my sovereign power in her.

This verse tells us what He wants to do in the world today. Its not a negative thing, but He Has and is establishing who He is as God. I do know the context of this chapter, to whom it is compared too. Yet thinking outside the box this does speak to how the Lord magnifies Himself today.

When we look at signs and wanders we know God uses them to reaffirm who He is. Scripture clearly teaches that faith is NOW, yet today their is an appearance that God is not moving like He did but the real question is are we developing relationships like was done in the past. I am becoming more concerned that we are distancing ourselves rather than developing relationships with the one who need Him the most. And with that abuse  using the gifts for personal income rather than serving others and exalting who He is. I since that  for a season, God is allowing  this perception  of signs and wanders not taking place so that He can correct us as needed. So what do we do. Obey what God is saying, pray for the sick, let Him heal, serve the ones around us with our gifts, check out attitude as to why we do the things we do.