Brought to my Attention

Hello great folks, of the most high God!!            This is the birthday bash edition, of this blog.           Yes, that is right. I have lived to see another one, only by the will of God. I was doing everything that I could to cut my life short. When I was a young man, those that knew me said, that if I didn’t slow down, that I never would see twenty-one. I didn’t slow down for a longtime, but I didn’t have enough power, to overpower, the will of Father, and that was thirty years ago.   Thank you Lord!!

I guess that I will share some, of the odder things about my life, with you today. While I do this, I want to keep the focus on our Father, and His word. It is not about me, and it has never been about me. Actually, I am starting to see my life, in the same way, that the apostle Paul saw his, after his conversion. Don’t get carried away now, because I still have a quite a way to go!! I am just getting there slowly.

I guess that one of the odder scriptures, that I tent to cling to is one found, in the book of Hebrews. Actually, I cling to a lot of scriptures, because I believe, that there is life, to be found in them.    Don’t you?   I have the personality of Peter, in a lot of ways. Sometimes, I act, or speak before I think.  There was this one time in particular, that I was blessed by peter. 

After Jesus seemed to be running off those that were following Him, simply by telling them the truth. Jesus knew, that they were just there to get what they could from Him, and wasn’t serious about discipleship. He spoke a very hard saying, and they went away from Him. Then Jesus looked at the twelve, and asked:

John 6:67-69  Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?  68  Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. 69  And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.

Before I get too carried away with these verses, and I do find them easy to get really excited over.    Don’t you?   I will go ahead, and post the next set, and explain why, that you might find them, to be odd.

                   Hebrews 12:6-8  For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. 7  If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? 8  But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.

Ok,   I am going to make this as simple as I can. If there wasn’t another verse in the Bible (ludicrous I know) in, which I could realize, that I am a child, of The Living God, verse eight would settle this for me!! It seems that, I stay in some kind of trouble, all the time, and that is very good. It also teaches me, that Holy Spirit is still at work, in my life. 

Something happened to me Monday night. I go sick at my stomach in this weird way. My intestines were sore to the touch, and nothing would pass through them. I had a fever, and I was miserable!! Now, this is Thursday night, and I finally got up for long enough to write this post. I am one of those stubborn old men, that will lie in my bed, and die before I will go to the hospital. Although, that was become a reality.

I don’t blame God for this, because I know better. He is the giver of life. I have got to post this verse. John 10:10  The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

  However, Holy Spirit took the opportunity to set me straight, on a few things. I was in constant contact with Him, in and out of my sleep, if that was what it was. The fever would also fluctuate, in and out.

I really thought that I was going to die, and I have no fear of death. I was just praying that if it were the will of the Lord, and then let’s get it over with, because I don’t like to hurt. I am one of those few men, that will admit, to acting like a child, when confronted with pain!! I can’t ever remember having that, kind of pain, for that long of a time, in that region, of my body.

I was surprised when Holy Spirit, ask me about my computer. He pointed out that fact, that when I bought it, that I gave it to Father. I quickly agreed that I did. Then He asked, why that I have all those things on it that are not pleasing to Him? I quickly came back with the fact, that I don’t have any pornography, on this computer. That was one of those things, that I have been completely delivered from, and that is why, it was first on my list. 

He said that I was right, but there were some things, on this computer, that was separating me, from my Lord. Holy Spirit said that these things were very bad for me to have, because I had asked for a lot. I agreed on that point also, and said that as soon, as I can get the strength to get up out of this bed, that I will delete them. Then I asked, what are these things? 

He said movies, and games. I knew that He was right. I had got to where I was watching these worldly movies, which a Christians, in my position, need not to be watching. I was also playing some very addicting and time consuming games. I asked another question; can I keep the movies that are uplifting to Jesus name? I have some great movies from the Bible, and I didn’t want to lose them, but I would have, if He hadn’t said yes. 

I now realize that I was trying to take advantage of the mercy, and kindness of the Lord. This wasn’t the first time that this had been brought to my attention. However, this was the first time that I had taken it seriously!!    Ain’t God Awesome?

        ….Much Love