Church — stay or leave?

(Note: This is NOT an endorsement to somehow get people to leave their churches. This is for those who are beginning to question whether to stay or not.)

February 9, 1976 I was born-again. It did not take place in church. No one led me in what is known as a sinner’s prayer. I wasn’t given a sugar-coated Gospel about God being all love with no wrath or judgment. No, I was given the truth: you are lost in your sins toward a holy God and are going to hell. When my eyes were finally able to see the truth, I called out for mercy to that holy God and went from darkness to light in the blink of an eye. I truly was — born-again.

I began going to church, thinking it was the right thing to do. Not knowing much about the word of God, I automatically trusted those in authority. Until, that one day when the Sunday school teachers called black folk the “N” word. That was a complete turn off and it was then I stopped going to that particular church, and never finding one again until I met my husband in 1988.

But now, there is no church and at times, I know I am being judged by certain individuals because I do not attend church. I used to care. But not anymore. It is hard to care about what others think when they are not testing things and are following every wind of doctrine. Somehow their opinion of me just does not matter.

When I was a baby Christian I had a fear of the Rapture happening and that I would be left behind. I reasoned the best place to be would be in the church. So on Sunday, I sat in church thinking how safe I was by just sitting in the pew.

But you will not find me using church as a means of a safety net now. I’ve grown up, I’ve matured. I’ve been through so much in my lifetime, that I have learned it has never been church that has gotten me through anything. Even people — as much as I have appreciated those whom God sends my way at times — have not been my source of true help. It has been Jesus. No other has loved me or cared for me like He has.

My days of trusting in a church pew are long gone.

In fact, I dare say, that it may just be one of the worst places you can be right now.

If you find yourself in a church service where the pastor or worship leader is trying to manipulate you, then you may want to leave. They practice witchcraft on you. What do I mean by witchcraft? Anything or anybody that desires to manipulate you in their likeness, for their causes, for their agenda, for their gain — that my friend, is witchcraft. You do not have to be standing over a boiling pot chanting some spell to practice witchcraft. Simply put: manipulation = witchcraft.

If you find yourself being ignored and poo-pooed because you have some cause for concerns, then you may want to leave. You are in a place where discernment is not allowed.

If you find yourself having to sit through teachings that just do not ring true, then search the Word of God to find if what is being taught is the truth. If you find it is not — and again, if those in authority do not listen, — you may want to leave. If you choose to stay, do not be surprised to find yourself being told you are  rebellious, unteachable, etc. You will have to decide if it is worth the emotional/spiritual/mental pain of staying and trying to make a difference. More than likely, it will not.

If the pastor is leading in some “new revelations” that you have never heard or/and trying to line up the church in some agenda that just does not set right with you, go to scripture. If it isn’t there, then it’s probably not of God.

If the pastor is esteeming outsiders and giving them authority to lead over you, you may want to leave. More than likely, that pastor is either giving up his sheep to a wolf or/and trying to establish himself among those whom he esteems.

If you are told to “give, give, give and God will bless you,” while the leaders live like kings and queens and you find you and your family doing without, you may want to leave. You are being fleeced to the core. It will be interesting to see how this kind of thing plays out if and when the economy collapses. Will your teachers and leaders give to YOU for a change? Or will they still be finding ways to get in your pocket?

If people are putting experiences, feelings over the Word of God, you may want to leave. The church has begun going into the twilight zone at this point and only God knows if there is any turning back.

If there comes signs and wonders of angel feathers … pleeeease check the duct work in the joint, for crying out loud.

If someone jumps up and says they have just been blessed with a gemstone from heaven, INSIST it be taken to a jeweler and go with them. IF it is real (I have my doubts — and so should you), then INSIST it be sold and given to the poor. If it is not real, then ask what craft store they got it at. Same thing goes for gold dust.

If someone says all of a sudden they have a gold tooth where once there was none, ask why God who created all things did not give a REAL tooth. Tell them to prove it.

If the spiritual among you start saying they see angels in your midst, you may want to get up and leave at that point. You probably are being set up to receive a greater delusion at another time.

If people start talking about orbs (unexplained balls of light) and calling them angels, then ask if it is ok for you to call them demons? If they tell you “no,” ask why your opinion is not as valid as theirs. After all, it is just their opinion an orb is an angel. There is no proof of anything here.

If leadership is bringing in certain books that you find occultic in nature and asking everyone to read it, you may want to leave. You are being set up for group-think, instead of being allowed to keep your individuality in Him that God intended you to have.

If you find yourself having to leave, you will ask yourself, “Lord, now what?” I can not say if He will answer you right away and tell you one thing or the other. He may be calling you to a place of being still and knowing He is God. Or He may show you another place (church) to go. I frankly do not know. However, I do know this: He has promised to never leave us nor forsake us. It could be He just wants you to know that He is more than enough in all things.

May you find Him more than enough.

Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it. – 1 Thessalonians 5:23 – 24 -

(I am certain there are many more things that can be added to this list and if anyone knows of any, feel free to comment and leave one.)

Is the Lord preparing to set you in a broad place?

I called on the LORD in distress; The LORD answered me and set me in a broad place. — Psalm 118:4-6 –

He also brought me out into a broad place;He delivered me because He delighted in me. –2 Samuel 22:20 –

Anyone who has been visiting this blog for some time, know by now what I’ve been about. You’ve known I have hated lies, deceptions, darkness, etc. — both within the church and in political/social matters.

So much so, that it has greatly vexed my soul at times to see and know what all is going on in these areas. I stopped watching all news network well over a year ago. I’ve gotten my news sources online for the most part. Day after day, week after week, month after month, for a couple of years now, I have witnessed nothing but debauchery and deception in what is called “the church” and in the social/political arenas. It had made my soul sick.

Blessedly, the Lord spoke through a dear sister a little while back telling me: “you spend a lot of time exposing things with a negative slant. You should take a step back, because it affects the way you see even the good things going on.”

I was not offended. I know her heart for me is for good and not of evil. I took her words as coming from God to speak to something in me. So I did as she said: I backed off for a bit.

By doing so, I was able to see that the vileness of the things I hate had actually become part of me. Yes, it is right to hate evil. Yes, it is right to speak the truth at all times. Yes, it is right to never compromise. May God help me to always stand for what is right now and forever –  both publicly and in my personal life. However — as an ambassador of God — I have failed miserably in presenting the truth at times. Perhaps, I have hurt a little lost sheep in search of truth. For that I am sorry. Truly sorry. I never want to hurt the sheep.

(Don’t misunderstand me: I still believe there are times to kick devil butt when he comes as a deceiver. And I just do not see that changing in me. So I am sorry if any have gotten your hopes up in creating an image of me that is not exactly accurate.) 

Maybe there are others who have just had it with all they see and hear going on in areas of life. Maybe the drama of family members have gotten you down so much you don’t know if you are coming or going. Maybe you have fretted over this or that, day after day, week after week — even unto years and you are just worn out. You feel like you may be reaching the end, yet something on you keeps telling you “hang on.” Hang on to what? Hang on to a hope that things may get better? Friend, it may never get better. It may get worse. So why hang on? Even hanging on, can be a form of works.

Jesus said, “Come unto Me, all you who are heavy laden. For my yoke is easy and my burden light.” I don’t believe He ever once said, “hang on” did He? (If I’m wrong, someone correct me, please.)

No, we are to be still and know He is God. The moment we let the Lord make us still, is the moment God begins to change things. He may not change that circumstance; that loved one that gives you fits — still may give you fits, that job you are wanting — you may never get, that house payment still may be late, that unsaved family member still may walk in outright rebellion toward God. Whatever these things may be for each and every one of us, they may never change. BUT, God’s desire is to bring us into a broad place away from those things.

I believe He prepares us to bring us into such a place. Because if we knew He was going to do it, no doubt a lot of us would go kicking and screaming yelling, “No, no, I don’t want to go, Lord! Don’t you see how hard I’m trying?! Why all the empty space over there, it’s too much God. There ain’t one thing going on over there that interests me, don’t you know?!” That is probably what I would have said. However, in my case, I didn’t see it coming. His preparation was merely letting me get so sick and tired of everything. I saw myself with the enemies of my soul on every side. How I abhored it. And there was not one thing I could do about it. Not one thing.

It was the mercy of God that reached out to me, when one day, I finally saw that in spite of the rotteness going on that I hate, I was not in the middle of it anymore! It even felt empty all around me. As if there were miles and miles between the things that vexed my soul and me.   

I believe with all my heart God is wanting to prepare His remnant by getting us away from the things that vex our soul. Not to say that we will never have to deal with things — because we will alway have to deal with life. But it does not have to have a stronghold on us. 

See, it is His desire to deliver us. He delights in us, even though we think/know/feel we have failed. He loves us so much He has ways of operating on us even when we don’t know it! How cool is that?! –that the awesome God of the universe can go where no man can go and do what no man can do?!

So precious Bride of Christ, if you are finding you are getting sick and tired, do not hang on. Take the Lord’s hand and let Him lead you to that broad place where there is freedom. He cares for you!

He who the Son sets free is free indeed!

No more, will I ask God to bless America

If I ever hear “God bless America” again, I will vomit. The truth is, we have become a damned nation. Anything that remotely looks like a blessing is the mercy of God — not a blessing. 

How can I or anyone called by the name of Jesus, ask God to bless America? This is a sincere question and I ask it to all those who call themselves Christian. How can you?

Has He not blessed this nation over and over, decade after decade, for well over two centuries? Have we not been the most free nation on earth? Have we not been the most blessed of peoples? Have we not had the finest of luxeries? And we DARE to sing and cry out “God bless America.” The thought of it anymore sickens me.

Before I loose half, if not all the readers, let me explain. Then if you feel you need to move on, then so be it. But, I will not back down or compromise on this.

It was a few years ago when it first began to bug me to hear the song “God Bless America.” I began to think to myself, American has been blessed. Yet, she cries out for more? When does America begin blessing God? Shouldn’t we be singing America, bless God?

There was a time when it meant something to sing that song. There was a time when Kate Smith and her wonderful voice belting out the old song would send shivers down my spine. But those days are over, my friends. They are over.   

What does God get in return for His blessings on this nation? Rebellion. Ungodliness. Idolatry. Men and women cursing the very existence of Him. A generation that could care less about Him as they go out and tatto their bodies like heathens from some aztec civilization. Not only the young, but a revivalist (Tod Bentley) who LIES and says God told him to do it! The majority within the church either believes him or closes a blind eye to it! And we think God is going to just wink at this stuff and continue to bless America?! I think not!

When I heard the other day that tax dollars WILL be funding abortion, I wept for the greater part of a day and a half. I wept with tears of sorrow that babies would be MURDERED more frequently because an ungodly nation chose an ungodly man to rule over them! I wept with rage that a government would FORCE their citizens to fund human sacrifice! I wept for the many babies that would continue to brutally die all because women everywhere think they have the right to be whores by having sex with anyone they darn well choose! If that offends anyone, I will not apologise. It is what it is: If you have sex outside of marriage you are either one of two things; a slut who gives it away or a whore who is getting paid for it in some way or the other. GOD FORBIDS this behavior! The one who pays the price for such promiscuity is a baby! If you can not see that, then your conscience has become so seared that you very well may be on your way to hell.  

God bless America? NEVER! Never again will I speak those words and if I even hear it remotely through the radio, TV or any church I will get up and walk out of the joint! The thought of going to a tea party protest and hearing it, sickens me! Do the patriots and church people of this nation actually think that God will continue to bless this nation?! If so, you are fools. Fools indeed, because you do not see the judgement and wrath coming to this nation.

When a nation offers up human sacrifice, you can expect God to damn it! We are damned. We are a damned nation and people. No longer are we the light on the hill. Were we ever? Truly, were we ever?

You abortionists, if you do not turn from your murderous ways, you will burn in hell. It matters not to me whether you believe in God or not. It does not matter if you find yourself an outstanding citizen or if you are applauded as such. You are a murderer. God WILL judge you for it.

Those of you who stand behind this human sacrifice will also stand before God and answer for it.

God bless America? Never again will I ask for His blessings on this ungodly wicked nation led by ungodly wicked leaders. Instead I cry out, “Mercy, Oh God. Have mercy!”

Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.

–Proverbs 14:34 —

Surviving the days to come

I originally began to write this for a survival video that I have yet to put up. But I sensed the Lord telling me to make it seperate from the video. So here it is:

I’ve talked to a number of people this past year on what I believe is coming to the earth. Telling them we need to prepare for hard times. Meaning: get out of debt, store food and supplies, find out what your specialty or trade is and plan on using it for bartering, build a network of trusted individuals, try to prepare your mind “what if” — meaning just think what would you do if there were no water, no food, no electricity, etc. Most importantly; seek God and get in His Word. I know that is the most important any of us can do. For without Him we can do NOTHING.

Oddly enough, some of the worst rejections and responses I have gotten, are from Christians. Their attitude?

“I work, I don’t have time to know what’s going on in the world.” Sorry, not an excuse. 

“I can barely make ends meet now, let alone save for tomorrow.” Well, then stop spending money on stuff you don’t need and will end up not having any use for. 

“I don’t want to think about it.” Well you better think about it. Because the day is coming if you have not thought about it, you just may be a hindrance on someone who DID think about it. 

“I’m not going to live in fear.” Uh, who told you that lie: that it is fear to plan for bad times? 

My all time favorite one is this: “I’m just going to trust God.” Really? Like those of us who are seeing what is coming and doing our best to prepare are not trusting God?

The I’m just gonna trust God thing sounds so sanctimonious. Really it does. For what it is saying is, I will depend upon YOUR resources. For if they were trusting God, they would know that He, as our Source would have us to be a blessing to others. Can’t bless someone if you yourself do not have the resources available.  

Some of you pastors and preachers out there will be a hindrance upon your flock if you do not prepare. Do you actually think any parent is going to take food out of the mouths of their own babies to give to you? Why should they? Would you take it out of the mouths of your babies and give to another? I doubt it very much.

Some of you will continue to give to false ministries who could give a royal rip about you — instead they make merchandise of you. Are they warning you of the things to come? Or are they pointing you back to their ministry; give to me and God will bless you? Buy my books and my CD’s and get God’s special annointing on your life! These are hirelings! Because if they have one ounce of discernment or any sense, they would be able to see what is coming upon the world — yet they find ways to manipulate you to get your resources.

Then again, perhaps they DO see what is coming and they just want to make sure they milk you of everything you have so they can live high on the hog while you and your family suffer the consequences of an economic collapse.

It is not fear to think about the future and how to prepare. I know, I know, Jesus tells us, “whoever desires to save his life will lose it.” But I do not believe Jesus meant for His children to sit on their butts and wait for someone to come rescue them. If we are to be the light of the world, then should we at least have the mindset that if something bad happens, then we should have enough to give to those whoever God sends to our door? And yeah, that even means liberals and obama supporters. (SIGH) Even if I’m not real crazy about them, I don’t want them to have to resort to taking some kind of chip and loose their very soul. God forbid that I stand before Him one day and He say, “I sent that obama supporter to you and you held back your can of soup, they went around the corner, got that chip and lost their soul.”

(Yet, I’ll still be real honest about that. I’m not there yet. It will take an act of God to change some things in me. I suspect He will have His way with me because His word says, He who began a good work in me, is faithful to complete it. But for now…well, I can’t make myself FEEL something that just does not exist.)

I am NOT in the prosperity gospel as many of you well know, however, for the life of me, I can not see myself being a beggar at the mercy of man. I would much rather have something to give away in time of need to a neighbor or stranger than have to take something from another. Which brings me to this promise of God: 

Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For the LORD upholds him with His hand. I have been young, and now am old; Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his descendants begging bread. He is ever merciful, and lends; And his descendants are blessed. — PSALM 37:24-27 –

This is His promise to us.

I do not take lightly that there are those who may find it hard to prepare physically. But there must be something special in you — something God put in you for His children and for the world. You are not without, if God is your Father. What is it you would have to offer? A song, an ability to lead worship, the ability to lead in prayer, are you able to extend mercy? That is needed! Are you one who is not squeamish at the sight of blood and could lend first-aid to the wounded? You will be needed. Are you able to lift up the feeble hands among you? You will be needed, my sister and my brother!  Maybe you have the knack of calming others. Or perhaps your thing is staying up all night standing guard. Just think of the smorgasborg of abilities, talents, gifts and resources He has put in us and will do through us! I get excited thinking about it! I hope and pray God will set me among my brothers and sisters. I want to see the Father’s glory at work in each and every one of us!     

If we acknowledge the Lord in all our ways, He will make our path straight. He will show us all what is to come and prepare us inside and outside. I have no doubt about it. That’s the kind of God we serve! One who will never forsake us and equips us for battle!

Some of us won’t die…others will wish they could die

I lifted the following scripture from my brother, Ian, over at this place:  http://ianvincent.wordpress.com/2010/06/15/some-of-us-wont-die/

Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is your sting? O grave, where is your victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, since you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

– 1 Corinthians 15:51-58–

He commented on it: 

I think this is the same event as the text i used here, 1 Cor 15:51-58, and 1 Thess. 4:15-17. We gotta be ready for great tribulation, and the coming of the LORD is our blessed hope.

If the saints are ready for great tribulation, but they get caught up before it really gets horrific, then that would only be cause for rejoicing. I say this bcos the only thing that matters concerning this subject is that a disciple is ready to endure till the end: that their faith is not conditional upon having things easy.

This is so true. some of us have been taught that we will be caught up before we have to suffer anything. Now, I’m not saying if you are pre-trib you are wrong. I hope you are right! But when I look at Christians not caught up in the apostacy, being persecuted in other nations, I have to ask myself why am I any better not to have to experience hardship? I’m not any better. What??? I live in America and it exempts me? I don’t think so. 

Then after reading what Ian had put up, I began to think upon this passage of scripture about what will take place in the last days:

Then the fifth angel sounded: And I saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth. To him was given the key to the bottomless pit. And he opened the bottomless pit, and smoke arose out of the pit like the smoke of a great furnace. So the sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke of the pit. Then out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth. And to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. They were commanded not to harm the grass of the earth, or any green thing, or any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads. And they were NOT given authority to kill them, but to TORMENT them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man. In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will desire to die, and death will flee from them. – Revelation 9:1-6 –

Did you see that? Men will desire to die, somehow they will even try to die, but death will flee from them. What does this mean? What could it possibly look like? May I tell you what I think? People will be so tormented they will look for ways to die, but they will not be able to die! They will jump off buildings in hopes of instant death — much to their surprise they will not die. They will get up — probably every bone in the body broken – in so much pain;  they have just added to their misery and will NOT die. Some may try and stand in front of an oncoming train in hopes to end their torment, but they too will not find death. Others may take a gun and try to blow their head off — only to see death will flee from them!  Talk about Night of the Living Dead! Am I just being morbid? Hardly. IF men will try and seek death and not find it, how else can one explain this passage? It will make Hollywood horror movies look like Walt Disney Mickey mouse cartoons!

Why this particular judgment of God? I think it has something to do with the wicked upon the earth who have and will have murdered hundreds of thousands if not millions of innocents during the Luciferian government that will be in full force. The evil ones will be quick to kill people for their own agenda and GOD WILL JUDGE THEM FOR IT. And they will wish they could just die rather than face his wrath upon this earth!

But the good news is, none of us who have put our trust in our God, will have to fear this. This judgement is for the wicked and the wicked alone. We, as Believers in Jesus — our Savior, our Lord, our King, our Redeemer will NOT go through this part.  Somehow someway, WE will be marked: “but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads” — can not be touched! Now whether that means Christians, or a certain tribe of people — the 144,000 or what, I do not know. I just know that we as Christians will not have this horror touch us if we are here for that. We are marked with the Holy Spirit. We have been sealed witht he Holy Spirit and our God will make war with the wicked. IF we are here during this time, we will not be touched by this torment that makes man want to seek death and not find it. 

Anyway, I found this interesting and I wanted to share it. What say you? Do you think I’m totally bonkers or can you see something like this happening?

What about turning the other cheek?

Jesus told us to turn the other cheek. We can see all over the world there are those brother and sisters that are doing so. They are the persecuted, the martyrs. They suffer greatly. They are obeying the words of our Savior.

However, it is for the Gospel’s sake they are being brutalized.

What about those of us who have yet had this come upon us? Do we turn the other cheek each and every time? I don’t think so. When do we begin turning the other cheek?

Let me say again; we turn the other cheek for the Gospel sake. Nothing more and nothing less.

Back in the 80s I was a house parent in a children’s home. One night, an older girl started going from bed to bed hitting the other kids. I thought for sure one of the girls her own size would get up and take care of the problem by knocking her block off. Peer pressure works wonders, but in this case, her peers were terrified of her.

We house parents were taught to “let the kids take care of the problem” if they are able. So, I waited while some of the older girls did hit back, but none of them “took care of the problem.” We house parents were taught NOT to lay our hands on the kids. As that would only antagonize them more. Liberal BS is what it was. I hated that rule. It left us house parents almost useless. Just try talking to someone when they don’t care about a thing you are saying! And they are being destructive and mocking you. Sometimes a good punch in the nose is what they need! I had already been to the social worker about this girl being dangerous, but the home did nothing about it.

The older girl then went to the bed of an eight year old child and started to beat her. That is when I jumped in. Before she could get a blow in, I pounced on her and brought her to the floor. Back then, I was only at about 112 pounds while this “kid” was pushing 160. I didn’t feel bad about having to take down someone bigger than me. She fought me, but I was able to pin her down without hurting her until help arrived.

Oh, did I mention she tried to bite the ear off one of the other girls?! The home sent the punk away the next day much to everyone‘s pleasure.

The moral of this little story: should I have just told all those other girls, “Turn the other cheek”? Maybe, I was suppose to turn the other cheek and let her attack me also? If so, who would have been left to defend the innocent girls form this brat?

So, if you are a Christian and believe in turning the other cheek, that is good. For we are commanded to. But just make sure, that when you do, it is not out of spinelessness or some fake ideology.

We are to resist ALL evil.

Enough said.

We will say, “I didn’t do enough.”

Last night, I remembered being at a women’s church gathering years ago and the women were talking on motherhood. Honestly? It was an idol to them. I’m not saying that, just because I have no children, I’m saying it because the church has somehow set up motherhood as some kind of idol. (Thank you, James Dobson with your “Focus on the Family” which has made family a type of idol. Rather than focus on Jesus, family has become an idol. But I digress.)

Not that families and raising children are not important. It is very important. I do not belittle that by any means. I cherish family and respect the family unit greatly. But when fellowhip revolves around motherhood alone (apart from Jesus) it is idolatry. And I don’t care how holy it may appear.

One woman had said she told her children being a mother was the most important thing a woman could do. Does anyone know how that would make a single woman or an infertile woman feel? It would make you feel like you are not up to par or as special as the woman with children. That’s the way it made me feel at the time. Not jealous by any means. God knows. Just that I somehow did not measure up in a roomful of mothers.

But, she went on. She said her son corrected her and told her, “No, Mom. Leading people to Jesus is the most important thing.”

I almost broke down in tears at that point because that IS the most important thing any of us called by His Name can do. Sometimes, we get so busy comparing ourselves with one another (we become fools when we do that) that we overlook the very thing that is the most important.

After pondering that event from years ago, for some reason I began to think about the ending of the movie Schindler’s List.  I’ll let you see it before I go on, but I’m almost certain there will be no need for explanation.

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Do I really need to explain? When we bow before God, I believe we will say the very words Oscar Schindler did, “I didn’t do enough.”

I speak for myself: though at times, I do not have a clue what God would have me to do with my life, I fall so short of the simple things He would desire. May God help us all to know what His will is for each and every life that passes through this place. He gave so much and even if we were able to give all, it still would never be enough. So, just as Oscar Schindler fell weeping into the arms of his friend finding love and mercy, so will we, in the arms of our Lord on that day when we say, “I didn’t do enough.”

Even a redeemed hippie’s “idol” must fall

A couple of friends dropped by a few nights ago to give me something they found at a yard sale. Much to my delight, it was an old purse. Not that I am into purses — I’m not. I prefer to travel as light as possible. That includes no make up — other than maybe a lipstick, no comb or brush, (no matter what I do, my hair will always be a thorn in my side) — no kleenex unless I’m going to a funeral, etc. I do however carry a little flashlight and sometimes have a little swiss pocket knife on me with all those little gadget thingies, cos ya never know when ya might need those in the event of an emergency.

So what was so special about a purse I would never use? It was an old Beatles purse. Probably from the 60′s or early 70s. Black and white with a photo of them as a band. As some of us would have said four dedcades ago, it is “really groovy, man!”

Yep, I loved the Beatles. Still do to this day. Only because in my opinion they were the best band ever. But I’m under no obligation to them or any other celebrity to not see the truth about them.

I stopped putting celebrities upon pedestals years ago. I remember the feeling of having an idol crash to the ground. It was at a Joan Baez concert. Even though she was and still is one of my favorite female vocalists, I walked out of her concert at the end. She was doing great at first, singing with that beautiful voice…but then she had to open her mouth and spew anti-American propaganda. Something about releasing prisoners. I don’t know. I wasn’t as knowledgable about politics back then. I didn’t even know the difference between Liberalism and Conservatism. I suppose I was somewhere in the middle, leaning toward the left.

When she began to speak, something in me began to shut down. I could see something about her I could never see before. I saw her as a traitor.

The last song was coming up and she asked everyone to sing Amazing Grace with her. I had been looking foward to that moment all night. But, it was then, that I got up and walked out.   

On the way home, I cried in the car. My mother, who had gone with me, turned around and kindly said, “I told you she was a Communist.” She could have rubbed it in my face, but she didn’t. It was then I learned that people are not to be idolized EVER.

Paul McCartney is another one. But, I learned my lesson long before he  even opened his mouth. He is another scum sucking communist. Just because someone can move your soul through their talent or abilities does not mean they are somehow gifted in all areas. Especially in truth. It just means they may be good in one thing, but totally stupid, blind and evil in another. Such as Paul McCartney.   

If you’re interested in what I’m talking about, you can check it out in the link below. He’s just not all that important in the scheme of things for me to waste time or space in telling every little detail. 

http://www.nbcwashington.com/entertainment/music/McCartney-Lay-Off-Great-Guy-Obama–95400529.html

Oh, and the purse? It does not matter that much. The thought behind it from my friends was beautiful. That much matters. But the purse, just like everything else in this world, is gonna burn one day. Only those things done for the Lord, through Him and by Him are going to endure for eternity. Paul McCartney and those like him will probably burn.

The True Purpose of 3-D movies?

3-D movies have interested me since I saw Creature of the Black Lagoon years ago. So when Avatar came out, I wanted to see it because of that reason — 3 – D.  Not being interested in the plot, I put it off, until recently. 

The paper throw-away glasses from decades ago have been replaced with actual glasses. After being seated, I began to wonder who wore the glasses last. Were they clean? Did they have germs on them? What a great way to spread disease. But I digress.

The previews of upcoming movies were 3-D. One escapes my memory. One looked like it could have been a remake of Jaws. Another one was Toy Story. In my cynisism I thought: How nice — something for everyone. Even the kiddies.  

As I sat watching this surreal world before my eyes, I asked myself why 3-D movies — other than the fact to make money? It has been obvious Hollywood does nothing without trying to push an agenda. The agenda with avatar is New Age/Pagan. But what of the upcoming 3-D movies? What about them?  

According to the Word of God, in the last days (which I believe we are in) Satan will come to deceive with signs and wonders. Watching movies or sitting through any kind of entertainment is a form of passivity. It takes passivity to believe a lie.

A friend went with us. Greg is blind. From time to time he would ask me questions what was going on and I did my best to explain it to him. But, I found it ironic I was asking him the questions because I could not keep up with the movie. The images were taking me off guard.  I had allowed myself to be passive with the beauty and the surreal reality of the movie. But Greg was not passive. Because he could not see the images (or maybe because he is more of an intellect) he had to think. Whereas, I was just sitting taking in all the imagery.

I believe this is what is going to take place when Satan comes with his signs and wonders. People will be so enthralled with them, that they will put their brain on the back burner. I can almost hear the “ooohs” and the “Aaaahs” coming from those (like me while sitting through Avatar) who will get so caught up in it. 

Much like those caught up within the apostate church with it’s fake signs and wonders. They have allowed themselves to sit passively being entertained by it all.  

I am convinced that the rise of 3-D movies is not all about money. It is just another method to condition us to believe the deception when it comes. So be careful the next time you go to a movie to be entertained. Especially a 3-D. Remember, it’s role is probably to prepare you for a greater delusion in the future.

Oh, and you may want to take some kind of sanitizer and clean those glasses!I know I will!

A Day Ordained by God

My mother passed away October 19th as some of you know. It has been a very hard month. Not being one that “shares” my sorrow with others, I tend to wall off and wait for grief and sadness to be lifted. I am still waiting and waiting. But there is something I have been wanting to share from the day it happened, but have not been able to. Perhaps now is the time.

It was the last day I saw Mom. I went to the rehab center to spend some time with her. When I walked in she was sitting in a chair working a puzzle and I went over and kissed her on the cheek which was my habit of doing all through the years of our lives. 

She appeared to be slightly spunky considering everything she had been through. She had been on a respirator for just two days. I say “just two” because we were told a few months ago if she ever ended up on one whe would never come off. But God…

We chatted about world events; things she was always interseted in. She had two sisters with Altzimers and it was a blessing to her and to us that she still had her right mind even to the very end. 

The rehab was going to have an hour of Bingo for the residents. I asked Mom if she would like to go and she said yes. I wheeled her down and wheeled her to a table where one woman was sitting alone. The woman was in a wheelchair also, but she had what appeared to be severe cerebral palsey. I figured we would help her as the use of her arms and hands were limited. 

Mom and I play and she wins a little prize. She got to pick out what she wanted and she picked a little glass with hearts on it.

A black heavy set woman wheeled herself in and this woman had the biggest smile on her face. Immeditately, I sensed she was a Christian. Someone asked her if she would sing. She kind of laughed and said no. I asked her what she sang (knowing all along what she would tell me) and sure enough she said Gospel. I asked her too sing and she began to sing the most beautiful hymns in the most powerful voice.

I looked over at Mom and her eyes were wet. There was an annointing on the woman and my mother was sensing it. I asked the woman if she knew “How Great Thou Art” and she cut loose with it. This time my eyes began to get wet along with my mother’s. We both sat silently listening to this angelic voice.

You have to understand; my mother was a stoic woman. She did not show her emotions all that well. She could be still waters or a raging sea. There was no in between with her. So seeing my mother moved like that was a blessing.

I began to think to myself, “This is church! My mother and I are having church together becasue the Word says where two or more are gathered in His Name, He is in the midst of them. Oh thank You, Jesus! Thank you! You have answered a prayer I never thought possible!”

Next came “Happy Hour.” Yep, that’s right, “Happy Hour.” They brought in a cart full of drinks. You had your choice of Beer, Wine, Vodka, Whiskey,  etc! I can not remember the last time either of us had a drink of any kind. Especially together, but we had one that day. She chose a whiskey and coke. I chose a glass of wine. Well, actually two glasses of wine. Two was the limit. 

We both were smiling and having a good time just being with each other. 

It came time to wheel her back to her room. I told her I felt a little loopy and she kind of laughed at the thought only two small glasses would have an effect on me. I was feeling kind of playful and almost told her, “Pick your feet up Mom, and I’ll take you for a ride!” But I didn’t. I didn’t want to give her another heart attack, though she probably would have enjoyed the ride as she was one of the most playful people I have ever known.  

Later, I kissed her good-bye and told her I was going home to prepare to go home with her when they released her. I truly thought she would go home to stay in the next couple of days. I did not know she would die two nights later in that place. 

After I got home, it dawned on me that God had certainly ordained that day. Not only did Mom and I have church, but I got to have the last drink with her! How ironic. 

I really don’t know where I am suppose to go with this. It is just something I wanted to share how God took my last day with my Mother and made it so special. I guess I can sum it up like this; Sometimes the smallest of things are the biggest blessings of God. Sometimes we have to look for them to find them. I hope you will be blessed by many many small things in your life.

Global Warming Hoax — Don’t fall asleep

By now, a lot of people have learned Global warming was and is the biggest hoax of the century. Some of us already knew the truth of the matter.

Al Gore — a man of absolutely NO passion for anything other than lies, has been caught with his britches down. It does not take much to stand behind something that is not truth. All you have to do is keep finding ways to spread your lies while covering your butt. (Oh, did I mention his britches are down?)

So what now? I suggest that we stay alert. As news media puts their spin on this trying to keep the lie alive, look in another direction to see what it is that they don’t want us looking at. 

Don’t be caught off guard with all the talking heads. Instead, keep vigilant and alert because the National Crisis of the H1N1 is still not over.  Countries are still vaccinating thousands of sheeple. I don’t know about anyone else, but here the first place they went to with their free vaccines was the poorest part of town. Hmmm. The sheeple were already prepared to get their jab by helping to vote in their messiah. So their savior allowed them to go first. Gee, I should feel so honored.

It’s kind of sad, actually. Those who trust this government will find out just how much they are held in disdain by the very ones they helped put into power. They will be first to take the veri-chip, which in my forever humble opinion is the mark of the beast.

But for those of us who are not following man  nor looking for man to save us with freebies and/or special priveledges, we have to stay awake.

I believe the global warming hoax was exposed by God. Maybe, just maybe, it will uncover more diabolical plans this government and the governments of the world have for innocent civilians.

It will be interesting to see what happens at Copenhagen, hmmm? With a lie they can no longer cling to, what will they do? Will they change their mind about depopulation and sustainable development? Probably not. Not unless God himself intervenes.

Either way — stay alert, stay vigilant in searching out the truth and keep your guard up. Trust nothing at face value and dig deep to find the truth. I still am.

Will you still love Me?

PSALM 103: 1-5 

Bless the LORD, O my soul;
         And all that is within me, bless His holy name!
Bless the LORD, O my soul,
         And forget not all His benefits:
 Who forgives all your iniquities,
         Who heals all your diseases,
 Who redeems your life from destruction,
         Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
 Who satisfies your mouth with good things,
         So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

About 14 years ago or so, my mother got sick with a bad pneumonia. I saw her the night before at the hospital and her abdomen was oddly swollen. I found out later that happens when one has respitory problems and you can no longer breath from the diaphram but more from the stomach. She had triple pneumonia and something else they just were not sure of.

I remember the look of fear on her face. I told her she would be ok and would be back the next day. I really thought she would be ok. But I was wrong.

The next day she was put on a respirator. She lay there fully aware of her surroundings and was making gestures with her right hand. I picked up on it and got her a pencil and paper. At first my siblings kind of mocked me — how could I know what she wanted? But I was right. She wanted to write and she wrote a note saying she loved us all who were in the room.

A few days went by and she became more out of it as they doped her up with morphine and God knows what all else. At one point the lung doctor called us family members in a small conference room and told us to prepare for the worst. Telling her he had seen people not as sick as she, and not make it. He told us to go home and prepare for funeral arrangements.

I remember the deep shock and sadness on my family members faces. Especially my dad who was living at the time. My baby sister started crying. I stood up — partly out of shock and disbelief — partly out of boldness and said, “She is not going to die. I do not believe it. You all can call me a religious nut if you want but I am going home and call people to come and pray for our mother. I just do not believe it is her time to die.”

And that is what I did. I went home and called my friends and what was my church family at the time. They all said they would come on a certain night. Probably the next night, I don’t remember.

But we had the worst snow storm. It was icy outside and few people were able to make it, yet, still they came. There were maybe a dozen of us (I am guessing) calling out to a merciful God that night. The love and compassion from the family of God that night is something I will always remember.

Few days went on and no improvement with Mom. Instead the doctor told me one day, “her lungs are weeping.” I asked what that meant and he told me she had holes in her lungs and probably would not make it.

I went home and was torn between anger and grief. “God did you not hear us the other night,” I cried out.

One day as I was walking into the hospital, I noticed what looked like adult children taking their once sick parents home. They were wheeling them out in wheelchairs, balloons tied on the chairs, smiles on faces and flowers in their parents laps. I truly was not jealous, just sad that it was not me bringing my mother home. I asked God, “What about my Mom, Lord? How come she is not coming home? What about her?” I truly thought He would give me some kind of profound answer like you have to pray more or you have to do such-n-such, but instead, I heard these words, “Will you still love Me even if she does not come home? Will you still worship Me?” I did not falter. With a breaking heart, I cried out from the depths of my soul, “Yes Lord, for where else can I go! Yes, Lord I will still love You even if you do not allow her to come home.” I walked on in that hospital with a broken heart, went upstairs to intensive care unit and went into her room. Still no change. Doctor appeared hopeless once again.

I kind of moved in with my dad for a few days to help him out. The house seemed dead without Mom and he spent most of the time being silent. Actually, we both did. As it just was not the same house without her in it.

I don’t know how many days passed; three days, four, a week, then going on the second week with little to no improvement.

On the 11 day, I was with a friend who was waiting for the doctor with me. I had been up there for a few hours and being impatient and angry, finally just left. I walked home. Not a far distance. I walked home thinking God was not going to answer our prayers. And that somehow I had to find a way to trust Him in spite of the fact she would never come home. There was a rage in me I can not explain. I think it had something to do with feeling helpless more than an anger at God.

I walked in the front door and my phone rang. It was my friend who was still at the hospital. She said, “I just want to tell you the doctor came in and he thinks she is going to make it.”

I said, “Really!!! Really, he thinks that!?” She said yes and that the next day they would begin to try and wean her off the respirator. But still, it could be a touchy thing because of the pneumonia and the other strange unidentified malady she had.

So the next morning I went up there thinking I would be walking in watching them trying to take her off the respirator, but lo and behold when I walked into her room — there she was sitting in a chair! I almost started crying for joy — but my mother being a stoic woman — I did not. Instead, I walked over to her, kissed her on the cheek which was something I did until the day she died.

Her voice was weak and hoarse so she could say very little. I began to tell her what God had done for her. She acknowledged that but said very little more about it. Mom was a hard one to read at times. I wanted to just jump and shout and she was just wanting me to help give her a bath, which I did.

Mom got to come home. God answered our prayers. The prayers of many who prayed for her. I went home with her and Dad and stayed for a bit to help out. Oh, the joy in my heart! I weep even now for tears of joy for something that happened over 14 years ago!

God is good! He did not have to let her come home then. He could have taken her if He had wanted. But instead, He was so gracious He allowed her to stay on this earth another 14 years.

Those words, He spoke to me those many years ago still speak to me often: “Will you still love Me? Will you still worship Me?”

I have heard them over and over through every trial and tribulation I have faced since then and the answer is always “Yes, Lord!” Not because I am special or something spiritual. Because believe me, if you knew me in person, you would find me one of the weakest people you could ever meet! Only God is good! I have seen and come to know He is THE One who supplies every need at any given moment. See, there is nothing about me I can brag about, nothing at all. But in my weakness I CAN brag, because that is when He is the strongest.

He is a jealous God and that is for our good. He knows if anything else has captured our hearts it will only lead us astray from his love and truth and lead us into emotions such as hate, bitterness, etc, and lies. God didn’t ask me to prove anything, He didn’t ask me to jump through hoops for Him — He just wanted to know if I would still love Him. It was and still is important that I say “Yes, Lord!” no matter what happens in life.

I said “Yes!” because truly there is no where else to go. I said “Yes” because He is WORTHY of our love and devotion no matter what. So if you are being challenged in an area right now, just say “Yes, Lord! Yes, I WILL love You!”

Whether you win or lose, whether you get what you want or not — just say “Yes!” Say it and mean it just because He IS worthy!

Twinkie Idols

I just could not find a scripture that pertained to the following article. There were plenty on idols, but not one on twinkies. My mind had gone blank.

So much appreciation to Geri who gave me the following scripture for this writing. It is perfect:

”O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in Him.” PSALM 34

The past year has been an eye-opener for me. I have searched scripture and tested all things. Some things I once believed are no longer a belief. I did not throw them on the back burner to be taken out at a later date. No, I threw them out. Forever gone, never to be believed again. I had to test them against scripture and uh, well, I learned I was wrong about some things I used to believe and threw those beliefs away.

One being, anointing a room with oil. In the belief that somehow the oil or the act itself had some kind of power to keep evil from me and my house. I searched the Word of God and that practice is not in there. I anointed rooms for years. I anointed them after having bad dreams or “sensing” evil around me. Hurriedly I would get the oil and just start anointing up a storm, hoping to rid my house of any kind of bad influences. What nonsense! Jesus is enough.

I no longer believe in holy laughter. It is not on the back burner either. I threw it out. Why? Because it is no where in the word of God. It’s kind of funny though how that belief almost makes people believe I am the one who is a heretic. Amazing isn’t it? You test something by the Word and find it lacking and you have people judge you as the one wrong. One thing is for sure; when I get to heaven I do not believe for one second God is going to judge me for not believing in such mockery of his Word.

I’ve lost a few relationships the past year on my quest for truth. But that is a price you have to pay when you put the Word of God above the teachings of men. I have learned something. People do not like it when you touch their little twinkie idols. What is a twinkie idol? It is one that is sugary sweet and pleasant to the palate. But it has absolutely no value to your nourishment. It just tastes good, that is all. It full fills for a little while but sooner or later you have to have meat, vegetables, fruit a well-balance diet. They may even be hazardous to some depending on your health. One thing a twinkie will do is make you fat. Man can not live on twinkies alone.

When I first began seeing things going on in the church through false revivals and lying heretics with their signs and wonders, I naively thought everyone would be as I. Rise up ready for battle, desiring truth at any cost, willing to see the delusion at hand and start calling things as they are. But I was wrong. Oh, how I was wrong.

It reminded me of when I first got born-again back in the 70s. I was so joyful and glad at accepting Jesus and his forgiveness. Surely everyone would want to know about my Jesus! But no. I found out back then there was just something about Him that people did not want. Being young, I was bewildered and did not understand how others could not see what I had found and that Jesus was the way, the truth and the life. And surely they all would want the same thing? No.

Instead in a way, I was cast off by some of those I used to be close to. One specific incident has stayed in my mind all these years. I stopped smoking weed when I first got born-again. Nobody told me not to do it. Something in me just wanted to please God. I went with a few friends to hang out with them as they smoked some weed. While they passed the joint back and forth I began telling them about my Jesus. Oh, I was so very excited in sharing Him. I was giving them my testimony about being a witch in the occult and how Jesus saved me out of it. Surely they would want to hear. But no. One young man looked at me, toked on his joint and said, “We don’t care about your Jesus.” The look in his eyes threw me back. I could not understand at the time that look was one of the devil. It hurt. Something in me shut down. It was not too many months later I was right back with them, smoking pot and right back in the drug scene.

I look back on that and now I see what happened. The enemy used that to not only shut me down but to put a fear of man on me. A fear that spoke to me for years, “you have to belong.” What a lie! The Word of God tells me, “I am accepted in the Beloved.” That is more than enough.

It made me go back to Egypt. The place where God delivered me out of. And why? So I could be accepted once again by my peers. And continue doing the things I once did. Which brought no one to Jesus. My actions brought reproach to the One who saved my soul from the hell I was spiraling towards.

Now today, I see it is not much different. People still do not want to hear the truth. Mainly Chrisitans. Why is this? There are idols set up in the church. Over the past few decades I have seen more idolatry rise up. The church has accepted teachings of men over the Word of God, accepted traditions of men without testing, accepted the newest and latest “move of God” without testing, accepting every wind of doctrine that comes along. Why? Because it feels good. Because it is “new,” “fresh,” a “revelation.”

God’s Word is not enough anymore for some people. They need books. They need CD‘s. Expensive at that. Whole series on how you can enter the throne room of heaven, drink from it’s wine cellar and get blasted. How you can have your best life now. Churches are full of these twinkie idols. If Jesus came in their midst he would take his whip and throw their merchandise to the floor!

They have added to the Word of God and they have taken away for it.

These are twinkie idols. Sugary sweet of no eternal lasting value. Pleasing to the tongue and pleasant to the ears, but useless to the Spirit. I believe God vomits every time He has to even look and hear one of these twinkie idols through our ears and eyes! Twinkies make God sick!

If you are on a Twinkie diet, I challenge you to lay the twinkies aside and start devouring the Word of God. Enter into his sufferings, whatever that may be for you and come to know Him, not through man and heretics, but through the undefiled Word of God. Go ahead. What have you got to lose other than a sweet tooth?

Preparing for the Days Ahead

Originally this was written months ago. And then brought to the forefront once again in June of this year. I bring it to you again in light of America being threatened with mass pandemic and vaccinations. Hopefully, this will blow over but if not…I do not want to alarm you. You are to listen for the voice of our Shepherd. 

I have had a survivalist mentality (if not a little neurotic) since I was a very small child. From the age of three, my dad would teach me about the end of the world. Telling me, “Baby, one day the stars will fall from the sky and moon will turn to blood. The world will end. I may not live to see it, but you might.” I don’t know why he told me those things. Maybe when he was a small boy, his mother held him on her lap and told him the same things. All I know is it terrified me. The only way I felt safe was when daddy was holding me in his lap. Dads’ presence was more than enough.

He taught me to be prepared for tornado warnings and to always look ahead at what may be a disastor or calamity. Truly, I do not know if my “survivalist mentality” is going to be enough to keep me standing in the days ahead. It will take the power of God. As it will with any of us.

Dad is gone now. He died right before Christmas in 1997. So I don’t have his assurance that “everything is going to be just fine. We all will pull through this,” like he would have been able to express to me. So I am left with depending upon my heavenly Father to be more than enough.

I can not speak smooth things to you; things pleasant to the ears with a false sense of peace and safety. I wish I could, but I can not and will not. For the days of calamity and destruction are approaching. Right now world leaders are coming together trying to “fix” things. Oil has gone down. Perhaps giving some a sense of all is well. Do not be deceived. Do not get apathetic. Do not be lulled into complacency. For dread surely comes to the earth.

At some point, life as we know it will end. No longer will be concerned about the latest movie coming out, or what hollywood celebrity is doing what, or how to purchase the latest electronic device, or a hosts of other things that consume our time or thoughts. We will not care what kind of car we drive, what kind of house we live in, or how many fancy nick-nacks we can accumulate. We will be doing good to just survive.

Someone from another site asked, “So what do we do when these things happen? Where do we go? How do we eat, or even find, food and drink clean water? How come nobody seems to talk about survival in disaster…until it happens. Really, what do we do?”

My first thought is, do not panick. Let nothing you do be motivated by fear. Fear is an awful agent that cripples in the long run. It steals our energies and time. I am trying to live in the moment. Not even day to day as so much can happen from day to day. We must choose to live in the moment. If we live too far ahead in the future it will rob us of any possible joy for the moment. We can get ourselves in a mess by not being still and listening for the voice of the Lord.

Our first priority over food, shelter or anything this world has, is our relationship with the Lord. Just as my earthly father would comfort me and make me feel safe, how much greater does my heavenly Father want to comfort us?

Practical ways of preparing would be to think of “camping out.” Things to get are getting plenty of can goods, peannut butter, tuna and/or any other staple for protein, all non-perishibles. If you have a food dehydrator you can make your own beef jerky. It lasts almost forever, I am told. Dried beans, rice, drinking water, toilet paper, perhaps paper plates in case of no water to wash dishes, plastic garbage bags, plastic tarps and lots of duct tape, first aid supplies, toiletry items, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, cans of juice, flashlights, batteries. Other practical things to have are a heavy duty stapler, rope, heavy twine, matches, bottles of aspirin, vitamins, candles, something simple to pass the time if need be like a deck of cards or some old fashioned board games. Hand cranked radios and flashlights that need no batteries. (Those are really neat things and they do not cost all that much now) Hammer, saw, hand tools. Be ingenious. Think of being stuck in your home with no power and no running water. What is it that you need? Think of your home with a wall or two out of it. What will you do? How will you keep the elements from getting in?

I have been saving my bleach bottles to put water in them. NOT for drinking, (though I am not sure if it would hurt us or not if we washed them out really good, as the residue from the bleach may sanitize the water) but to be used for cleansing or sanitizing our bodies if need be. Also, possibly needed to to wash out clothes. Begin saving and filling up every available container with water. Not all for drinking but for other purposes. We may need every drop in case of a disastor. Also, if you have a bicycle make sure everything is in working order. Buy a few extra tires for it. Keep it in the house, not outside.

Firearms? Hmmm, that must be between you and the Lord. I certainly would not be one looking for trouble, but if a band of thugs came to my home and wanted to harm my loved ones, I would have to defend them in any way I could. However, this is something between you and the Lord.

Think about building a network of people who see the danger approaching. Within this network of people, all will work together for the common good. Meaning if someone loses their house, another is to be prepared to let them move in. If someone has no toothpaste, maybe someone else may. Also, we may have to resort to going places in groups. God knows what kind of civil unrest there may be. So do try and have a network of people. I keep getting in my spirit this is very important. Everyone has to be on the same page about this. If you have someone who is only going to be interested in holding onto what they have and not willing to share at some point, let them go and find those who are serious. If someone who appears they have nothing to offer, comes to you and wants to be part, pray about it and see if the Lord would have you take them in. I believe He would if the person is serious about finding ways particiapte. Maybe they have a bicycle they will be able to use or maybe they have vehicle. Who knows? If they are willing to work with the group, then take them in. Maybe there is someone you know with carpentry skills in your network of people. Perhaps this would be the one thing this person has to offer. What a blessing you both would be to one another! Pray as God knows the hearts of all. This is not just about survival, but about using wisdom and being witnesses for such a time as this. Our actions are to be pleasing to the Lord.

IF we are to survive it can not be a dog-eat-dog world among Gods’ children. We must be willing to share with those who have nothing. We have to use wisdom. We must pray and seek the Lord during this time. He will show us.

You may want to think of a commodity you are able to provide during possible years of depression. Something that does not cost a lot right now but something everybody may want. What could it be? I don’t know. One example would be toothpaste, the cheapest you can find right now. Who is going to care about name brand stuff? Or toothbrushes? Use your imagination, ask the Lord. As awful as all this is, I am trying to look at it as an adventure.

There have been some people I have talked to and they have taken on an apathetic tone. Almost like they WANT to be blind and stupid to everything. They say things like, “I don’t want to think about it. God will supply my needs.” (Christians are the worst with this attitude) Well, I sure don’t get enjoyment out of thinking about it! But someone has to. I see it this way; yes God does supply our needs. But He calls us to use the brain He gave us. If I do not try and prepare in some way, then I become a burden on someone who has prepared, or either I starve to death. We should be willing and able to use our provisions in such a way that it will bless someone else.

Now for those who just can not for financial reasons are not able to prepare by stocking up: The Lord bless you and keep you first and most. Draw near to Him now while He can be found. (This goes for all of us) You never know how God will use YOU to bless someone. It may be a word spoken from your lips, it may be that you are able to comfort, it may be through a smile, it may be you can make someone laugh, it may be you have a can of soup, a roll of toilet paper or a toothbrush you can give away. Something so simple could become someone elses’ blessing. God WILL supply your needs, my endtime friends. God will.

We are to seek FIRST the kingdom of God AND His righteousness and all these things, (the things we truly have a need for, shelter, food and cloting) shall be added unto us.

Know that our provision may just run out and dry up at some point. BUT GOD. He is more than able to be everything we need. He is more than able to provide for us. Remember to live in the moment while trying to plan for the future.

Have a duffle bag of clothes and things (BIBLES also) you may need in case the government comes and makes you leave your home. Get it ready now. For you may not have an hour or even 15 minutes to prepare.

If you take medications, make a list of those things. Have your meds ready to go with you.

This is very important: In case of a nuclear bomb or anything of horriffic nature… do this now… pick someone you and your family can call out of state in the event of communication breaking down. Hopefully, all of you will be able to call that one person on the other end and find out about each other.

If you have extra Bibles laying around, make sure you begin to ask the Lord who He wants you to give them to at some point.

Do not automatically trust governement or anybody to take care of you. I do not mean to sound harsh and God knows I am not being so. Such horrible things could come that will cause us to depend upon ourselves and make us trust in the God we claim to know.

Right now oil is dropping. I believe this is going to put a lot of people in a state of “Oh, everything is ok.” No it is not ok. Do not be deceived on any front.

Those of us who know the Lord, have what it takes to not only survive but to offer hope during this time. THAT is our calling. God made each one of us in His image for such a time as this. We were born for such a time of this. I tell you, as I tell myself right now, we are not to fear. If there has ever been a time for us to trust Him, it is now. Judgments must come upon the lands and to the nations for we serve a holy God. But Jesus has told us, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Be willing to let go of anything and everything this world has to offer.

Let us all draw near to Him now while it is yet day.

Most importantly, be watchful for our redemption draws near.

What we can expect from media if we refuse the vaccine

Here is what we can expect if anyone refuses the vaccine. We can expect certain media whores making anyone who refuses, an enemy because we are “risking the life and health of others.” You watch and see if this does not happen.

Just like the democrats have been using class warfare to create division among people for decades, the media whores will also use this tactic to create division among the American people.

They will say things like, “They are selfish, not thinking of the well-being of their fellow humans.”

This will cause neighbor to go against neighbor, friend against friend, spouse against spouse, possibley even dividing families as the sheeple sit in front of the T.V. and go, “Hey, yeah, that’s right, man. I got my shot. You need to go get yours.”

Well, if you get a shot then aren’t you supposes to be protected?! What does someone else not getting a shot have to do with you?

I am reminded of asking a family member a few weeks back if I had the right to refuse the vaccination. She did not even respond to me, which told me, no, she did not believe I had that right. But what can you expect from someone who expects government to come along and “fix” every thing?

What business is it of medias or anyone else if I refuse? 

Media will begin to hype this up, telling us all they got their shot and they are just fine. You decide if you want to believe them or not on that one. Just remember, they do not care about us, they never did and never will.

The people who run media are some of the most powerful and influential people on the earth. Whoever controls the media controsl the masses. It is that simple. I have had to come to the conclusion that everything I have seen the past few decades has had a spin on it in one way or another. Media is the biggest form of witchcraft! 

Just last night on the Hugh Hewitt program on radio, he had a doctor on singing the praises of the vaccine. Right then and there I went, “Uh oh, another idol bites the dust.”

Yep, some of my idols have been conservative talk show hosts because I thought they were truth speakers in all things. But guess what? God said He would have no other gods before Him and He meant it. So if we are putting our trust in anyone or anything over Him, it is an idol.

You want to trust Shep Smith, Bill O’Riley, Katie Couric, Diane Sawyer, Sean Hannity and others to give you the full truth? Go ahead. But you are responsible for searching a matter out.

Just do not be surprised when they turn on you and make you an enemy of the state for not taking the vaccine at some point.

Ask yourselves why they would do this. Do not be so naive to think it is because they care about you. None of them could actually care less about the American people. They are out for themselves. It is all about control people. It is manipulation and witchcraft.

Don’t take my word for it. I don’t ask you to swallow my every word. Take the time to start searching a matter out. Decide who and what you are going to let control you and direct your footsteps. You want government to do it, they will be more than glad to do it. You want media? They can do it too. But you will become their slaves. Only God has your bests interests at hand. He is the only One who will never deceive you.

When Deception Comes as Angels

I originally wrote this a year ago under the title of “Wicked Singing Angels.” Since then, I have not been able to find it. I don’t know if I accidentally deleted it or lost it. Either way, I sense I am to write it down again and put it up one last time. Please know now, I have never sought out angels. Other than years ago praying God send angels to minister to people. But I even stopped that. The way I see it, Jesus being all knowing, all powerful and everywhere at the same time — I would rather see Him go and minister to someone, so that is what I ask. For He truly is the best One suited for any job.

There will be those who will judge this as God getting even with her or something along that nature for daring to test something (a revival) and calling it profane.

I do not care.

This is what happened a little over a year ago. I had been made aware of a revival. Being one who has tested everything for years, I went online and tested it. What I saw and heard was manipulations, lies, deceptions, mocking, men and women esteeming one another in their dark occult practices. One big circus from hell.

I saw it so clearly — surely others would see it — and I made my beliefs known. I was not received. It was the very same spirit that came against me when I became a Christian in 1976. I was so excited about finding Jesus back then, I told everybody and in my child-like innocence thought for sure everyone would want to know Him. Wrong. As it was back then so it was a year ago. No one was interested.

I began to run to the Word of God and began to just drink in the truth of God. I began to pray for His Bride. His true Bride, whoever, where ever she is. I began to meet others — you know who you are, precious ones — who could see the same things I saw.

I began to hate deception even more. Because I saw it leading masses of people away from the true Gospel.

One day after much seeking the scriptures, I laid down in broad day light to take a nap. My body was exhausted in studying and in having no one to express these things to other than a blog I had found at the time of like-minded people.

The sun was shining as I laid down and it was one of those times where it felt great to be in my own bed. I quickly fell asleep. Then all of a sudden my eyes were opened and I could see the sunlight coming into my room. But, I was paralyzed. I could not move. I began to hear beautiful voices of rapturous singing coming from afar off. It was thousands and thousands of beautiful voices. I heard beautiful instruments I had never heard in this lifetime. I can not tell you what they were. It was getting closer and closer and I began to think, “It is so beautiful, it is the angels praising God!” It was getting closer and closer until it filled up my whole bedroom! I was thinking along these lines, “Oh what beauty! Oh what is this that the angels sing of My Lord!”

Then all at once I heard what their beautiful voices were singing. Such vile abominable blasphemies against my Jesus! Such horrid things that Hollywood nor the music industry could ever come up with! I had never felt such fear and onslaught of wickedness in my life. I sat up in bed and began to cry out to Jesus, “No! No, Lord, make these vile things go away! I do not want to hear these things! Oh God deliver me! May I never remember one word they are singing! Save my soul from this blasphemous assault!”

The voices kept singing. I sensed the Lord tell me, “Sing, child, sing.” So I began to sing aloud a hymn. I can not be certain now what it is, as I have lost the original writing of this, but I believe I was singing, “Oh the Blood of Jesus” or “There is power in the blood of Jesus.” Or it could have been any hymn. I just don’t remember now which one it was. I just know it was not some cutesy meaningless little worship/praise song that is just one of many being sung today.

When I began to worship, the angels left.

I was still laying in bed, with the sense I was awake but still could not move. It felt like I was awake is all I can say. Perhaps I had been asleep. I do not know.

Then a man who appeared as my husband came to me. But it was not my husband. I told it, “You are not my husband. Get away from me. I rebuke you in the name of Jesus.” It spoke soothingly to me as if it were my husband. I will not tell what this thing tried to do. But it was vile. I rebuked it three times and then it was gone.

I then began to come to in a way to try and move. If I could just move one finger, just one muscle, then I would be released from this horrible inability of not being able to move.

I could hear my husband in the next room milling about. I cried out to him three times. Or thought I had. Finally one of the calls got to him. He came in and still I was not sure if it were him or that thing. I asked, how many times had I called him. He said just once. I managed to move and sat up on the side of the bed and began crying telling him what had happened.

He did not know what to think. He did believe it was an attack. Uh, yeah, I think so too.

Blessedly, I can not remember one word those devils were singing. And I thank a holy God because I know if I remembered one stanza, it would be something that would make me go insane. That is how terrible it was.

I asked the Lord why? Why did He allow this thing to happen. I believe He showed me it was part of the deceptions that will come in the end times. They will look and sound so very beautiful. Some will even appear unearthly (they will be). Such things will come that if the Saints of God are not discerning, we too will be caught up in such deceptions.

Not every beautiful song written was inspired by God. Not everything that looks beautiful will be of God. Lucifer’s role in heaven was worship leader. He was the most beautiful angel out of them all. We are warned he will come as an angel of light.

The church has been taught not to discern. They have been taught it is rebellious to go against a teaching that has been taught for years. I say along with a lot of you, go and see what the Word of God says in all things.

If anyone, and I mean anyone — even if it is me — makes you feel like you do not have the authority to test something with the Word of God, then either try to reason with them in getting them to come to the full truth of the Word of God or shake the dust off your feet. Because we are told in the last days they will not endure sound doctrine.

Greater delusions come upon the earth. Greater than what we saw a year go. But for those who love truth, we will have no fear of men and their teachings. But for those who do not love the truth — they will believe delusion after another. As the true church is being transformed from glory to glory, the harlot will be following delusions to delusions. I know there are many here that are being transformed from glory to glory. You will continue in this because you have made it all about the true Jesus. Not in some false image that liars and deceivers set up for us to worship.

The whole world is under the sway of the wicked one. Has been for years. But he sees his time is short now. He will be coming at the Bride of Christ with a vengeance at some point. We are told to be alert, to test all things and to stand.

So let us stand, Church, stand!

Greater is He who is in us, than he who is in the world!

Matthew 24: 3-5 Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?” 

And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you.  For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.

Church, we do not need to hear one merely saying, “I am the Christ” to be deceived. It can come in one who claims a special “annointing.” The word Christ means: annointed

Get rid of these two heretical beliefs so you can discern the times!

The church has been taught over the past couple decades through such teachers as Joyce Meyers and others, not to associate with so called doom sayers. Don’t be around them less they pull you down and somehow steal your faith. I find that ridiculous. The faith camp for years has taught faith, faith, faith — yet , they can not keep it if they hear one negative word? What kind of faith is that? The Word of God is full of negative words.

It’s no secret what I believe is coming upon the earth. I have made it known to many people. I have spent a lot of time checking things out and testing things. Yet, I have been mocked, ridiculed, ignored, viciously attacked by both christian and non-christian. 

I had foolishly believed for the past few decades that should endtime events approach in my lifetime, that all christians would be banning together praying and drawing near to God together, singing hymns and reading the Word for this time. How foolish of me. The falling away had to come first.

And it has with the likes of Rick Warren, Joel Osteen, Joyce Meyers and a host of others. Sure they can make you feel good for a while, but a little leaven…

Some of you right now are just seething and purposing in your hearts you will have nothing more to do with me cause I touch one of your idols. If these things you trust in can not keep you peacefully in the company of one who speaks of the Word of God and God alone, then you have your faith in wrong sources.  

It has been amazing to me the repsonses I have gotten about my latest postings, when all I have done I have done for love’s sake. God knows.

People asking me to take them off my mailings, which I have done respectfully removing their names from my address book never to send them another thing because that is what they want. Should danger come, their blood will not be on my hands.

When I started this blog over a year ago, it was about exposing what I saw unfolding before my eyes. The Falling Away. I began to find things that went against the Word of God that is being taught in the church. I began to speak out. Since then I have found that there are some who back their whole beliefs mainly in two scriptures:

You will know them by their fruits. And For these are not drunk, as you suppose.

So, if you are still with me, let us look at what Jesus had to say about knowing things by their fruits:

MATTHEW 17: 14-16 Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? -JESUS-

Now, what fruits was He talking about? I know what most of us have been taught; oh, he was talking about the fruit of the Spirit.

No. There are lots of religions that have that kind of fruit. Meaning you will find kindness, patience. love etc. in all people everywhere. A Wiccan can even have it! I know. When I was a witch in the Occult, I was peaceful, loved others deeply, patient, kind, etc.

Jesus is talking about the fruit of their teachings! But some still want to cling to the belief it means peace, joy, love just because someone can speak smoothly, give you a chuckle and have a nice toothy smile. 

I really don’t know what to do with peope like this anymore because by believing this LIE they have been taught, they do not discern. They only test their discernment skills on the the critics of their idols.

I do not speak that harshly. I speak it cause I have seen it over and over and some of you who come here have seen it to in your own lives, within your own church, with your preachers, among your peers. Some of you know exactly what I am talking about.

Then there is this one:  For these are not drunk, as you suppose.

This comes from the book of Acts as the disciples began to speak in the tongues of all nations to spread the Gospel.

Let us look at it:

Acts 2:13-15  Others mocking said, “They are full of new wine.” But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and said to them, “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and heed my words. For these are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day.

Did you catch that? MOCKING? Why do you think they were mocking? They mocked because the devils in them did not want the truth of God to go out! So, Satan the accuser accused them through these people of being drunk so no one would listen!

Peter stood up to defend them. If he hadn’t of, the people would have ended up believing the mockers and walked away.

Contrary to what we have been taught, the disciples were NOT acting drunk! They were not stumbling all around, slurring their words! They were sober! And because I do not believe this heresy along with thousands of others who do not believe it, we are called religious! Satan has made this a religion. don’t believe me? Go to youtube and look at all the “drunken” young people taping their drunkeness for all to see. Oh what will they do should sudden destruction come? Oh what will they do? Do you think that drunkeness will keep you or them? It will not.

Just like any other drunk walking down the middle of a train track, not hearing the approaching train, will be scattered about the tracks! 

Does that make me angry? You better believe it does because it is a lie that has been twisted in God’s Word to allow heresy after hersesy to creep into the church! 

Don’t believe me? Then if you can watch this and continue to believe that lie, you are in for some greater deceptions to come. Do you think you can not be deceived? None of us are exempt from deception. None of us!

I want to know what is so appealing about that? In my eyes it is disgusting. Maybe some of you have never spent enough time around a real drunk or been one yourself to even know how disgusting it is. Maybe others have never been drunk a day in your life and this is just soo much fun to you. I don’t know which it is.

Some right this minute are thinking, “OOOOHHH, she just blasphemed the Holy Spirit!” YOU had better make sure it is not YOU blaspheming the Holy Spirit by allowing a man or a devil create an image of Jesus that is not true.  

I do not fear false teachers nor their teachings and I WILL question their teachings because by the grace of God I will not be deceived and led into a delusion that GOD HIMSELF will send to those who hate the truth.

We are told to be sober, vigilant because our adversary walks about seeking whom he may devour. Knowing that, why would anyone want to spend their time in drunkeness? Please don’t tell me it is the the joy of the Lord. It is a lie. The joy of the Lord is our strenght. You just saw in the above video those people had no more strength to fight off an enemy if he came in the door!

We better start rightfully dividing the Word of truth or we are in for some major deceptions. None of these “leaders” died on the cross for you or me. I will not fear them nor be intimidated to believe the things they teach. I owe my allegiance to only One and that is Jesus.

Supping with the Lord

Recently I invited some people over for a meal. I was told they would come. I prepared a big meal. Was in the kitchen a good two hours. I wanted it to be a special evening, with prayer and song and maybe even play a game or two. Something special I had planned for my guests with joy. It was to be an evening of blessing for them for that was what was in my heart.

The time came for them to arrive and they did not show. Some more time passed. Finally a phone call saying they were not coming. I don’t know why. My heart sank. I had so much just wanted to bless them with that night and they did not know.

I even thought about going outside to see if there was anyone walking down the street that I could call in and invite to my dinner and evening that I just wanted to bless.  

But instead, I got depressed. I know even more not to put my hope in people. For it is much better to put our hope in God and God alone.

I told a friend the next day. She told me I should have gotten my guitar out and played for the Lord anyway.

I got to thinking, how many times has the Lord called us to sup with Him? How many times has He wanted to call us unto Himself just so He could bless us with His presence? Many many times. How many times have we ignored Him for whatever reasons? Many times. 

My friend was right. The next time I will get my guitar out and play just for the Lord. He is the only One who truly matters anyway. He is the One who loves our souls like no other. He alone is worthy of all that attention.

A Lot of Shaking Going On

 “The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day. For the day of the Lord shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low… and the idols He shall utterly abolish. And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of His majesty, when He arises to shake terribly the earth.” - Isaiah 2:11-19- 

There’s a lot of shaking going on. All over the world, events are unfolding causing man to rush to and fro looking for answers. Nations are trying to come together over the almighty dollar and find a solution, any solution that will just make the present economic crisis go a way. Oh, how we all wish it were so. Just as long as we can go back to the way things used to be. I believe the nations and all of humanity are about to reap what we have sown.

At one time or another, we all have trusted in things besides the One True God. God is shaking everything we have ever trusted in. Please let me ask the following questions:

Are you trusting in government to “fix” things? It will be shaken.

Are you trusting in your neighbor to watch out for you? It will be shaken.

Are you trusting in the news media to tell you the truth? It will be shaken.

How about your pastor or the one you look towards for spiritual answers? This too, will be shaken.

Are you trusting in your IRAs? It will be shaken.

Are you trusting in your insurance policies? It will be shaken.

What about your relationships? You know, the ones where you have thought nothing could ever come between you? That will be shaken.

Are you trusting your children to always be there and to help you? This too, will be shaken.

You, who have had your own strength that you have prided in, are you trusting in that? It will be shaken.

How about those of you, who have trusted in your intellect? It will be shaken.

Are you trusting in that job that’s been paying your bills? It will be shaken.

Are you trusting in your education? It will be shaken.

You who trust that government check every month–it will be shaken.

You who trust in your multi-million, perhaps billion dollar business–it will be shaken.

You who have supported yourself by the sweat of your brow and the work of your hands, are you trusting in that? This too, will be shaken.

Are you trusting in that psychiatrist that you have been going to for years to “fix” you? It will be shaken.

Those who are looking for that magical wonder pill to help you cope with life–it will be shaken.

Are you trusting in Hollywood to bring you the latest movie so you can just forget for a little while, all that is going on in the world? It will be shaken.

Or that certain sport you enjoy so much that helps you numb out? It will be shaken.

How about all the celebrities you follow out of boredom and entertainment? It will be shaken.

Do you have hope in any political party or politician? Trust me, this will be shaken.

The spoiled younger generation of America, who have had everything handed over to you by over indulgent parents–you and your desires will be shaken.

Those parents who have given your children everything but the things of God–you and your spiritual apathy will be shaken.

Those of you who have had much and never once thanked God or thought of your fellow man–you and your greed will be shaken.

Those of you who have had little and for some reason you want to see those punished for their success–you and your jealousies will be shaken.

How about those news media people you have trusted and loved? It will be shaken.

Maybe you are one that has prided yourself in being “positive,” crediting yourself for any success, wealth, health or blessings upon you. You will be greatly shaken!

You who have trusted T.V. evangelists while you hand over your money out of your own greed–you too will be greatly shaken!

You preachers of the gospel who have corrupted the truth with you abominations, and fleece the flock of God–you will be greatly shaken!

Are you trusting in your own strength? It will be shaken.

Are you trusting in your ability in any way? It will be shaken.

Are you trusting in anything other than God? It will be shaken!

I do not want to leave you with a sense of dread, even though dread surely is coming upon the earth. The shaking that is coming is the mercy of God before the judgments, before the wrath to come. It is meant to cause us to turn to Him.

It is Gods’ will that no one perish. That all would come to everlasting life through Jesus, His Son.

Stop trusting in false idols and lying gods. They will not save you from the destruction to come.

There are two kinds of people on this earth. One will call out to God and repent. The other will curse Him. Think not that you are somehow in the middle. Do not be deceived. Sooner or later you will have to make a choice to either receive Gods’ mercy through His Son and bless Him, or be part of the ones who will curse Him. Which one will you be? Seek this day who you will serve.

Hunker Down with Jesus: The Boat that Floats!

Saints, some awful times are pressing in on us. Such as the world has not seen. Take all the evil men and wrap them up together as one, and it still will not compare what will take place one day. Satan is building his government on this earth. He is using vile wicked men and women in high places of power — evil people who call good evil and evil good.

But we are not to be taken by surprise. For the Word of God has already told us these things would happen.

I suspect they will want to kill us one day. But this too, should be no surprise. Jesus has told us many times we would be hated for His Name sake.

I know we all have heard the teaching when Jesus and his disciples were on the boat in the sea. A raging storm developed while Jesus was asleep. The disciples scared out of their minds, began crying out to him, “Don’t you care we are about to die!” Now remember, these were probably tough burley men. Surely they were used to storms. It probably was not the first time they were in one. Many times before they depended upon their own strength to man the sails and button down the hatches — so to speak.

So what was so different from this storm? The difference was Satan himself was in the middle of it, trying to kill them all!

I can imagine those strong men doing everything in their physical strength to get control of the boat! I can hear the shouting over the raging sea. I can see the activity of man power at work. I can almost smell the salt sea in my nostrils. I can feel the violent rocking of the boat and the waves of water violently hitting me in the face. I can imagine all of these things.

But to imagine someone asleep? Nope, only Jesus could sleep through something like that! He was comfy too. Because it says he was sleeping with a pillow.

Why were they in the boat to begin with? Jesus had just gotten done preaching to the multitudes and even had worked miracles.

So the storm hits them and what is the first thing the disciples do, besides panic? They forget the miracles they had previously seen. A leper being healed, a paraplegic healed, Peter’s mother-in-law healed from a fever, demons cast out. It says He healed ALL who were sick.

So I imagine Jesus in his physical body was tired. No sin in being tired now, is there? So if it is was no sin for Jesus, then do not be hard on yourselves in the days to come. Lay down, get comfy, hunker down with Jesus in that place of rest between just you and Him. Let Him be more than enough.

So the disciples run to Him in terror crying out, “Don’t you care we are about to die!?” In other words, “Why aren’t you up with us helping us man the sails?! We could use you about now!”

Isn’t that just like we are sometimes? I am SO guilty of this. We see all hell breaking lose all around us and we want everybody else to see it too. Never mind they are all comfy on their pillow. Oh yes, some ARE asleep and apathetic and those need to be waken up.

But others just might be hunkering down with Jesus and that is a good thing. So may God give us all discernment on who is sleeping and who is resting with Jesus.

But when we panic, what we are really doing is wanting someone to come to our rescue. We are wanting someone to man the sails with us.

And yes, there is a time and place for that. But if Jesus is in the boat, there is no excuse for panic. (I speak to myself right now.) In fact He is not only IN the boat, He is THE boat that floats!

Hollywood has shown movies of Jesus getting up and standing and rebuking the sea. But I’m not so certain it happened that way. Who knows? He may have just rolled over and rebuked it right then and there. No theatrics, no drama. Just plain old Holy Ghost power that did not need any special music in the background, did not need the fanfare of men, did not need an audience. Just simple Holy Ghost power that said, “Peace, be still!”

We have that very same annointing in us, Church. So we needn’t go looking here or there to get it or to receive it. We already have it. Who is man that I have to go tramping off after his annointing or power when the same Spirit that is in Christ Jesus dwells in me? That is an insult to God Himself! I will not do it. Especially now. We have to know Jesus has got to be more than enough in ALL things now.

And then he rebuked his disciples saying, “Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?”

Let us be careful going around rebuking anyone for what some may consider a lack of faith during these last days. Unless you yourself are parting seas and oceans and able to stop a storm, actually healing the sick besides putting on a show, then do not dare speak about someone else lacking faith. Jesus is the ONLY One who can get by with saying those words. He is perfectly capable of speaking to his children at any time.

Dare not say them to me. Because you too, may find yourself trembling at some point with the attitude, “Don’t you care we are about to die!” I will show you mercy.

One thing is for sure, it STILL made the disciples question who He was. They fearfully asked, “Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey Him!”

Who was He? He was and is Almighty God! He is the One who takes the weak and makes them strong! He is the One who brings peace in the midst of the storm! He is the One who is more than able to keep us!

Romans 8:37-39 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Getting comfy with Jesus may be no small task. Vile dark things are coming out in the news everyday. We will begin experiencing things we never experienced before. Some of us will be tested in many different ways. But it is important to take that time out and get comfy with Him in the midst of the storm.

Let His Word wash over you. When you have no words to say because your heart is overwhelmed, He has given us Psalms. Speak them out.  Tell Him exactly how you think and feel. Even though, He already knows, talk to Him. Talk to Him as if He were sitting right in front of you. He is you know? You just can not see Him. And He cares about every single thing that is on Your heart. He will never leave you nor forsake you.

Church, there is a storm a brewing. Oh it’s coming like never before. Find that secret place of the Most High and dwell there. He will never leave us nor forsake us. We are gonna have to ride this storm out one way or another. So get in the boat with Jesus. He IS THE boat that floats!