Good To Be Back

Wow. It’s been a while. A lot has happened since the last time I wrote. A lot of trials, a lot of disturbances, a lot of turbulence, a lot of strain, a lot of stress. Yeah, I know, “good Christians” aren’t supposed to talk about how stressed out they are, cuz’ if they’re stressed that means they are defeated, right? Yeah, ok, let me know how that works for you. The fact is, it doesn’t work for anyone; keeping those feelings inside and letting them boil does nothing to help us overcome them. Just ask king David, or better yet read the book of Psalms [um, that’s in the Bible for my non-Bible reader friends.. I’m sure to hear about that comment later lol] But in Psalms we see David, better yet the straight forward and unadulterated heart of one that was considered a man after God’s own heart. So, let’s step back a minute. WE say don’t talk about being stressed and how pressed we feel because we are supposed to “name and claim” the way we ought to feel. David, the one whom God considers a man after His own heart, pours his heart out beyond tears subjecting himself to a realm of utter weakness and depression, only to be raised up EVERYTIME even stronger than he was before.

So, who’s report do you believe? God’s Word, or our fellow “Christian” do-gooders?

All I know, is that the road hasn’t been easy, and quite frankly, it shouldn’t. There was a time in my life when I was on EASY St. [I still live on NO WORRIES Blvd. however] but those days are gone, and I really don’t miss them. Life then was way too stagnant for my liking, but because my focus wasn’t entirely on Christ, I tolerated a lot of things and mediocrity began settling in. But now, I experience way too much turbulence to say I have a mediocre life. I’ve learned, first hand, that the minute you start to do something with your life, people hate you, try to pull you down, lie about you, or better yet, try to be your best friend. All of these we have to watch out for because satan does what he can to move our eyes off of Jesus, and onto the situation or circumstances at hand. See, satan can’t stop the plans and purpose of God for our individual lives, only we can. So, if he can cause things to be thrown right in front of you, and you choose to let your circumstances get the best of you, then satan has done his job in being a deceiver and destroyer. PEOPLE!! I hope you just heard that, because satan doesn’t want you to know that he really doesn’t have any power over your life except the power YOU give him! Do you know why people are demon possessed? Do you know why we live in bondages daily? Do you know why we live defeated lives? BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN DECEIVED!

I know personally I’ve been deceived many times, and even today I have to be so careful with where I put my focus. It’s kinda like driving 120 mph on the high way [not that I’m, um admitting to going that fast on an actual highway] taking my eyes off the road for a split second to pick up my cell that dropped could mean the difference between life and death. Well, 120 mph is about how fast many of our lives are going, and there are many things that try to take the place of where our main focus should be. The thing is, why do I care that my cell phone dropped on the floor? Well, my mind tells me that oh, I might miss an important phone call so I better pick it up. What my mind should tell me is that oh, you pick up that cell phone right about now and it could be the last thing you ever pick up again! Do you see how easily we can be deceived? Yeah, I know you were probably thinking about huge matters in your life where you might be deceived, but satan is sneaky, even driving a car he wants to mess with your mind.

The good news is however, that God sends His angels with us wherever we go. I’ve had some close calls, but the point is, they were just that, close. Angels step into our lives many times during the day and thwart away a lot of evil that we cant see with our physical eyes. That’s a reason why 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 can tell us that the will of God for our lives is to pray always, be thankful always and to be joyous always. It’s not a pipe dream, it’s not an impossibility to be that way, it’s very much a reality. But it all boils down to, “focus”. If we are focusing on our problems then 1 Thessalonians isn’t a reality. But if we keep our focus on Christ, a joyous life is certainly a given.