Thank you for your Sacrifice

Good Day Family! I pray that all of you are enjoying the Holiday and taking time to give thanks for the sacrifices made so we could enjoy our freedom. I just think of how blessed we are to live in a country where people have laid down their lives for all our freedoms. 

John 15:13 - Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

We are blessed to have the freedom to choose to give all our worries and concern's to the Lord without persecution. We have the freedom to live a blessed life and live free of governmental persecution. 

I know this is such a blessed country and we are able to do whatever and whenever we want. I'm so thankful that I have found the Lord in my life and I am freely able to give my all to Him in all I do think and say openly. 

Matthew 10:32-33 - 32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. 33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.

2 Timothy 2:12 - If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:

I think it so important to proclaim our belief and our devotion to our Lord and Savior to the world around us and I'm so thankful we have the freedom to do as we believe.  I just think it a needed reminder that we all not get caught up in the world and its thinking. I think it necessary to be bold in the sharing of our faith with the world. 

Thank you Father for your grace and mercy that allowed me to be born into a nation with such freedoms that I have. I thank the ones who sacrificed for my freedoms. I pray that you would help me to be bold and vocal in my proclaiming of me faith and my beliefs in My Lord and Savior Christ Jesus. I pray all this in the gracious merciful wonderful amazing humble loving name above all other names Christ Jesus, Amen!

DREAM 5-20-23 AM HOURS

I was in the community among men of which I fellowship. One of the men came to me and touched my heart and said, "you are called! who are you?” I said, “I'm a born-again child of God”. He said, “do you rebuke the enemy in your life?” I said, “yes in the name of Christ Jesus I rebuke the enemy and refuse him access to my life!" He asks, “what are you going to do?” I say, “I’m going to go out and spread the Word and the Works of the Lord with the world.”  

I start with the world right where I am! I grab my family and all those men around me who most think as weird or eccentric. I'm in the park and I approach the one who most avoid at all costs. I approached him the same way I was approached. He is like the one who is on the street corner preaching hellfire and damnation and calling for repentance. I told him “You are called” he says, “I know!” I say, “who are you?” He says, "I'm a born-again child of God." I ask, “are you going to rebuke the enemy?” He says "yes, in the name of Christ Jesus I rebuke you Satan from all my life and those around me." I ask, “what are you going to do?” He says, “I'm going to go and spread the word to the world starting right here.”  

Right after this is I look up and see the men of my brothers I fellowship with and hundreds and even spreading to thousands of other me, all sharing the Word and the Good news. This one asking this one and then the next and the next and we begin to multiply at an exponential rate across the world. I see one man who has a child strapped to his chest in a holder and holding another on his hip and another holding to his other leg and another right behind him as a young man. He answers the call and heads to get his wife first, then the world around him. Another I see as we are all being directed by Holy Spirit to go out two by two to the world starting right where we are. Men are heading out to the world around them they start going building to building right where we are, and others are in their cars, and they start out to reach THE WORLD.  

As I see the multitudes of men, we are in the warehouse districts and the factories of the city not in the downtown area not in the homes or even the churches. As we are called and grown, we see that the world has stopped and as we set out to our call. We walk in the very buildings we are around; we walk in one and find that it's a horse stable. I see horses and no people. I hear a tv playing but no people. They are just all gone. We find one who doesn't understand us and is scared in the corner hiding. He is finally approached by someone he understands, and he follows. he says the rest just left. I look up and look around and I see the rest of these businesses just empty, equipment still running and no one to attend to them, a few people are held down in fear and the others just gone.  

I see the Princess who realizes her call and she answers the call. She leaves to go get her children at their prestigious school. Her husband denied the call. She goes to the school and as we walk in we see the staff in a meeting of sorts. The ones I can only see as unbelievers or ones to refuse the call are in a circle in the room and the ones who are called and refuse the world are bound and have sacks over their heads. They are trying to get them to live in the darkness as they do. As we are approached in the hallway with the Princesses' two oldest children. The staff member says “here they are” as the princess reaches for and holds them close, she looks at the staffer. As she's asking for the other two, I hear faint voices asking these children “are you a boy or a girl? how do you identify.”  The Princess sees the realization in what's happening right there, and she calls for her other children but finds that the father is on his way to take them because they don't yet know who they are and the eldest two do, so she can keep them but the youngest she can't have.  

I move to the church, my church and I see as the world turns and is in a complete uproar from one side to another, I see saints who I have known as good Godly people just setting in the pews looking to the pastors for direction and raising their hands in praise on occasion and just receiving the word from the pastors. I see them just oblivious as to what is happening in the world around them. they aren't actively following the enemy, but they aren't following God either. These saints are just sitting in their pews, dumb to the world and what's happening.  

As I look out from the church, I see multitudes growing. I see a few but very few from the church get up and answer the call. Even the elite the preachers and teachers and even some who are apostles have a blindness to what's happening. Even though they preach about it and have stated it, they don't quite see it right in front of them.  

From what I see, they weren't the ones who are leading. They see it as other men leading however, its Holy Spirit led. 

???Steps!!!

Good morning Family, I pray you all are doing great and had a great Mother's Day. It was such a beautiful day yesterday. I had a great time at Church and listened to Pastor Missy truly deliver a fantastic message. I have had several of her points really on my heart lately, so just a clear confirmation that I'm on track with where Holy Spirit is leading us all in this season. 

So, when I ask the question do I really hear Him? I believe I can say yes after hearing a message that clearly confirms the line of thinking that has been on my heart as of late. I'm one that I see as abundantly blessed to have Two great men of God as my Pastors, Troy and Austin and two great women of God as their wives. I have men after God's own heart in Don and Greg in my life as well, along with a group of great men and women who clearly keep me on track and make me stronger in the Lord and my Walk with Him in all I do. 

You know I do feel amazingly blessed by the people God has placed in my life. I know I would not be the man I am now if it not for them. Yes, God is clearly my center, but He is the one who gave me YOU. Each of you receiving this message and several more are the ones God has put in my life to keep me on track and keep me strong and to lift me up and to anoint my steps in prayer, grace, and mercy. I couldn't do any of what I do without the support of the ones God has in my life. You all are a fabulous bunch and know that you are truly anointed by God in all the support and direction you continue to pour into others God has in your lives. 

I know this isn't where I thought I was going this morning. I truly am thankful for you all and the direction the Lord leads us together. It was on my heart to talk about the leading of Holy Spirit this morning. I feel this is exactly in tight relation to that discussion. So, I wanna end with this this morning. These few scriptures about the steps you take, not on Sunday but every one.

Psalm 37:23-24: “The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the Lord holds them by the hand.”

Proverbs 16:9: “We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps.”

Proverbs 20:24: “The Lord directs our steps, so why try to understand everything along the way?”

Psalm 119:105: “Your word is a lamp to guide My feet and a light for my path.”

Isaiah 48:17 (The Message): “I am God, your God, who teaches you how to live right and well. I show you what to do, where to go.”

 

Now these are His promises to be there and guide us in all our steps even in failure. I ask you this, this morning just as Pastor Missy said it yesterday. Where are you going? What are you following? or Who are you following? Take a minute and think about where you are going this Monday morning. Are you on His path or an alternate one that leads you off?

Father we come to you corporately as the body of Christ Jesus. We ask that you lead us only after you and let us see so clearly that your path is the only one to walk. We ask for the nudge from you as needed and sent from a brother or sister or wherever you direct it from. We ask all in the Holy Precious Amazing Beautiful Humble Gracious name above any name Christ Jesus, Amen!

Gathering of the Saints for?

Good day family, It's such an absolute pleasure to get to share with you this beautiful day. Isn't the Lord absolutely fantastic? Thank you Father for us being able to Dive-into/Meditate/Mull-over your Word and understanding together just as you instruct us too. Your Word says:

Hebrews 10:25 NLT - 25 And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.

Hebrews 10:25 KJV - 25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

You know this is really not received by most people that proclaim to be a Christian in these days we live in now. You pick your translation, but I encourage you to read the remainder of this chapter in Hebrews. It will truly draw your breathe out, as it should. Do you have to go to church or attend a weekly or monthly bible study or be part of a men's group or a woman's group to go to Heaven? Absolutely not! We are capable without the assist of other Saints and fellow believers by the righteousness of Christ in us. But, a BIG BUT, I need you in my life. I need the relationships I have with fellow Saints. I need my bible study groups. I need my men from my men's group. I need my pastors and their families and the other leaders within my church to help me. I need the fellow Saints I fill my life with to help me. Help me what you say? Hold me Accountable. Stay sane. Lift me up. Give me comfort. Give encouragement. And on and on!

No we don't have to have church but it is so important to have a Saint covering if you will, in your life to hold you accountable and to help build you up and encourage you and to correct you when you are off course. Please don't let offence come in here and Father forgive me for being too direct but I think we need a whole lot more directness in our lives these days. Too many are too soft. I love each and every one of you and so many more. I promise, All I ever say is in 100% pure love. You are my Rock, you are my family. I wanna say this. If you don't have a Saint covering as an umbrella or even as a trampoline, YOU will fail! Jesus is the only way and He works through the church not a bunch of individual pieces. WE NEED ONE ANOTHER! Look to the Word. Just read the last of this Chapter in Hebrews and let Holy Spirit lead you. 

Dear Heavenly Father we love you. We love serving you in all areas of our lives. Father show us your love in one another. Show us how to love without offense as you do every day with each of us Father. We may be strong with Jesus as our righteousness and we wanna be even stronger with the joining of ourselves with fellow Saints. Help us to see others as a Rock as Peter was for Jesus. Show us how to Love as you Father. Show us how to take no offense as Joseph or David. Father we lift our hands and give you all the praise and glory. We ask all this in the Heavenly beautiful amazing gracious loving precious humble name above all names Christ Jesus, Amen!

Renewing/Refreshing

 Good Monday morning family. I'm so Blessed to be able to write to you again this morning. I feel like this will be an all day Message as the world allows me to to deliver it. It is the first of the month so that tends to get people out and about and moving. 

I just got back from my Men's Summit men's conference in South Lake, TX. at Gateway Church's main campus. It was fantastic and so needed. I can go multiple directions as to what to say, there was so much that touched our hearts and minds that was spoken over this weekend. The over all Unity in the Body of Christ is definitely one that touches my soul, especially with men. No offence to you women. I know it has to be a blessing for you all as well to receive the same in a similar setting with a woman's conference, this is so needed for both parties. We need that time away and that time of refreshing which one another's same sex provides for us. It is so refreshing and so renewing to feel the renewing of the spirit within each of us as we come from a conference or just a weekly meeting such as this. We need to take the scriptures to heart such as Matthew 28:19 - 19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: We must all stand up and do the work that Jesus commanded us to. Are you discipling? Are you Sharing the Word?

Family I feel a refreshing that I think each of us soulfully needs. Look at Pastor Troy lately, he has come back after his sabbatical and is just so centered and focused on where the Lord is leading him, but not just him folks. As his congregates we are all on this receiving of what Holy Spirit is leading through him. There is such a renewing and a refreshing that we all need. Romans 12:2 - 2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. We must all take the time and focus on our direction. Is all we do the right direction the right thing for my life. Is what I'm doing God or is it just simply good. I don't wanna be doing just good. I feel good could lead me to a place and destination I don't wanna be. Matthew 7:21-23 - 21 “Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter. 22 On judgment day many will say to me, ‘Lord! Lord! We prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many miracles in your name.’ 23 But I will reply, ‘I never knew you. Get away from me, you who break God’s laws.’ 

Lord! Lord! Please keep me in your good graces. Let me always seek to know you more and more as I grow. Family! We don't wanna be these people that are turned away. Take time to seek God, on your own, with others of like minded Saints. Most importantly Be led by Holy Spirit. Kick your flesh to the side and take emotions out of the equation, a decision must be made. Follow Him or Not! Simple as that. Are you taking the time to be fed? Are you not forsaking the assembling of the saints? Are you in the Word? Are you in prayer daily? Are you fellowshipping with Like minded saints? Are you getting renewed/ Refreshed regularly?

Father I love you so much, thank you for the opportunity to be renewed and refreshed in you regularly. Father I ask that you always free us for the opportunity to do so. Father give us a spirit of truth and a spirit of direction that only allows us to see you and not the world Father. Father keep our eyes fixed on you and show us clearly that which is not you. Father we wish to seek only you and your will in our lives, let your will and not ours be done on a daily basis. Thank you Jesus for your love and Sacrifice for each of us. Thank you Holy Spirit to continually guide us to you. We ask to continually receive a new Renewing/Refreshing in our walk with you. We ask all this in the Holy precious beautiful graceful mighty name above all other names that have ever been, Christ Jesus, Amen!