2012

2012 A new year! Hopes,Dreams, Anticipation,Feelings of Joy a new year brings in many emotions and feelings for all of us. Many are anxious about the state of the world and the many nations that are in turmoil. And many more are awaiting the return of Jesus to take them away from all of this. And many more believe the earth will just blow up with earthquakes,fires, natural disasters like never before and the whole human race will be wiped out.
Whatever your fears,worries,or hopes are all of them matter not against the fact that Jesus is God's son and He will someday come back , not to take believers out of this mess but for judgement and defeat of the devil. We are looking for answers and the only answer is in Jesus Christ and by being saved by the Blood of the Lamb of God!
One Point to ponder is this? If 2012 is the end of life as we know it shouldn't we be right with God and turn away from our sinful ways and turn back to Jesus who paid for all of our sins and if this is the year that ends shouldn't you want to live with Jesus in Heaven than in hell with satan being tortured for all eternity.
Why would you even have to think about both choices? Many do question God's plan. Do you know Jesus? Do you care where your soul will be? Where do you stand?

Jesus did tell us in Matthew 24-25 that we will know the season but not the time when Judgement comes and I myself do believe we are in the season. Just look around the whole world is going to hell and life as we knew it is changing moment by moment,getting worse and you sit and said.I am OK I am living well. That can change in a blink of a eye!

The bottom line:If this is the year 2012, only one person matters and His Name is Jesus and accept Him as your Saviour and live this year in His Loving arms. Get involved in a bible-based church with fellow believers and get right with God and show others by your example that Jesus Saves and He makes your life better and fuller,richer than any gold could buy.

And if 2012 turns into 2013 and everyone survives you will have your name written in the book of life and when you stand before God .Jesus will say "Welcome Home my child."
Take the steps into Jesus's arms and receive His Gift of Life why wait now is a great time.

 Ask Jesus into your heart and soul confess Him as your Lord and Saviour,Admit you are a sinner and can't get into heaven w/o Jesus and by His Blood He paid the price for your salvation.Ask Jesus to come and live in you and change you from the inside out and that your life is His now.
If you have done this, asked Jesus into you life and soul. TELL Someone email,phone call ,IM, reply to a blog.
May the God of all Creation Bless you and this new year and may His Son shine from you and I in a way that everyone will know that Jesus is King of Kings and Lord of all. Enjoy the rest of your year IN Jesus Name!  Pax Carl

Cry for Jesus

This song was the catalysis to my complete surrender to Jesus Christ Nov.2010. God uses any and everything to help us turn to Him and His Loving Son.The time is now and the place is where you stand right now! Give your life up.

Struggling with Life

Many of you may have some of the same problems as I do in these Winter months. I find that my body is in more pain,and in more hurts that I can shake a stick at. Thats the physical part of how I have to roll very slowly some days,to be honest it has made me not want to write or do much of anything lately.
Now on the other hand my spiritual life has grown in ways that I could have never imagined a year ago. Trusting Jesus and accepting His plan and His ways for my life has become a path of many different ideas and plans that w/o God would never have jelled..
Yes getting up each morning I get to make funny sounds and parts of me sound like a bowl of Rice Crispies,I just chalk that up to years of abusing my body and not taking better care of my vessel.
But many of you would have a better outlook including myself each morning by remembering what Jesus did for all of us on that cross. And someday we all will get new and improved bodies with no funny sounds included. Be blessed and have a prayerful new year. Pax Carl

The Day After

The day After Christmas and all thru the house not a soul was stirring not even the mouse. Mom and I were exhausted and tired in our recliners in giving Thanks that Christmas comes but once a year. The cats were excited and playing with glee with the wrapping paper with great hope we would leave it out all year.Our laptops were running and we did enjoy the new Big Fish games Santa brought us this year.As our bodies told us "What where you doing?" Last nite we had great cheer! we answered and as this day moves on we get to rest and recover from family fun,food,fellowship and sharing the joy of the real reason for this season is still here!    THANK YOU JESUS!

Jesus yes Jesus Our Lord and Saviour by His birth we are entered into a deeper relationship with the Father in HEAVEN. So let us take a moment and Thank God for His perfect plan of Salvation and His perfect ways in revealing thru Jesus all that God has for us. Remember Jesus for all of the year and Worship and embrace Our Loving Father. Amen with Peace and Joy to all of you,May God bless all of you and keep everyone in His Hands In Jesus Name. Pax Carl

Be BOLD for Jesus

(2Tim 4:2 [NET])
Preach the message, be ready whether it is convenient or not, reprove, rebuke, exhort with complete patience and instruction.

(2Tim 4:3 [NET])
For there will be a time when people will not tolerate sound teaching. Instead, following their own desires, they will accumulate teachers for themselves, because they have an insatiable curiosity to hear new things.

(2Tim 4:4 [NET])
And they will turn away from hearing the truth, but on the other hand they will turn aside to myths.

(2Tim 4:5 [NET])
You, however, be self-controlled in all things, endure hardship, do an evangelist’s work, fulfill your ministry.

As Christians if many of haven't figured it out yet we are under attack. That is a very simple fact for all of us to get. This next year we will see more and more freedoms removed from our daily life for national security reasons and we will just sit back and let it happen or we can stand up and make a stand against Obama's great plan of redemption to save our country.
But we need to do it a way that will give  Glory to God the Father and in a way that will promote Jesus Christ as the way the truth and the life. Because as Paul wrote in his letter to Timonty we have to be ready at all times and in all seasons to give the answers to the hard questions that are posed before us.
So the answer to each of us is this.GET IN the WORD of GOD get to know it inside and out. get it in your Soul. In Jesus Name Amen

Spending Time Alone with GOD

Let me ask a question of you all. How many of you spend time alone with God? I am not taking about reading the bible or prayer time. I am talking about time spent quietly, alone and just sitting and listening to God's voice. Yes He does speak to us and He gives us input on every aspect of our lives.
Jesus is our example.He prayed to His Father in Heaven many times throughout His time on earth and don't you think that after praying He listened for His Father's answers.The Bible tells us of many times that Jesus went away, apart from the disciples ,to be alone and prayed and He listened.
So I am encouraging each and everyone of you to pray and to listen for God to help you and guide you in your daily walk with Jesus because even in this season of Christmas and New Years we still need Jesus and we still need to be obedience to the Almighty God Who is Sovereign and Powerful in all His ways.
Remember God's plans are correct,perfect in everyway and even if we don't agree with them God knows the outcome and the beginning ad the end, whatever we face we can face it with Jesus by our side holding us up when we are to weak to stand by ourselfs. Reach out for Jesus! Amen

Changes

God loves you and guess what all that you do and all that you say will not get you the grace and joy of God's mercy. You can't pay for it or earn it or work hard enough for it. It isn't a fundraising event with the prize of God's gift awaiting when you reach the goal. God can't be bought!
Unconditional Love from God is waiting for each of us and He wants to give you all that Jesus is and what Jesus did for you and me. Jesus died on the cross and paid in full all that the Father demaned and in that payment you and I can walk,talk,live it a way that makes life very real and different.
Do you know how to talk to God? Do you know that Jesus died for you? Do you know that salvation is free? Do you understand that nothing you can do can get you into Heaven except one and only one act and don't let anyone Preachers,Teachers, Priests, Rabbis, friends,families mislead you or lead you away from the Truth which is This Jesus is the Way,the Truth and the Life and NO one comes to the Father except thru Jesus. Jesus stands at the door knocking and He waits for you to open that door because the doorknob is not on His side but it is on yours so take the chance for change. By opening the door and accepting Jesus in your life will change your life. Why are you waiting? What do you want? A written invitation Yes you say! Well there is a written invite It's called the Bible,God's written word. And it is full of God's promises and shows us what God has done for us and how this life will change and be more with Jesus. So find,seek,get a bible,find a Holy Spirit filled church that teaches the uncompromising word of God and that Jesus died and paid the price and that He will return one day to judge each of us.And as Jesus said "GO and SIN NO MORE!"Live Boldly in Jesus Christ ad walk w/o fear.

God is listening! Always

Isa 55:6 [NET])
​​​​​​​Seek the LORD while he makes himself available; ​​​​​​call to him while he is nearby!

Just a note to others. We live in a world that is moving @ warp speed in removing all references to Jesus Christ and removing any Spiritual comments in Christmas. And by just be reading this verse there is a flip side folks! God makes Himself available which means He can become UN-available. We keep pushing Jesus,God out of our lives ad guess what God will honor our choices and He will turn away from this nation and Woe to us for the powers of darkness will rejoice on that day. Pax CH

What I wrote above was posted on Facebook today and I would guess that not to many people are going to understand the statement I am trying to make. It's very simple in God's Word we can read all about how,what,when,where and why God's plans are prefect and just. And whom Jesus is!
The one thing I am addressing is this God gives and he can take away, God blesses and He can curse. The Bible is very clear on that even Jesus cursed a fig tree that bore no fruit.

So as we let yes I said LET the world of darkness dictate our Spiritual understanding and our walk with Jesus.It is the time to fight back,Time to draw a line in the sand. Time to stop letting the schoolyard bully pound on us each day.Time to stand up and start using all that Jesus has given us as disciples of Jesus Christ and use everything as Jesus said "It Is Written!" Wake up! turn from your sinful ways and most important quit being a laid-down Christian,letting everyone, everything run over you
Because one day you will look around and see a world completely void and barren,a wilderness of moral corruption and no where will you find God. And then will you cry and holler and ask why? And God will answer and say "You let this happen."
 Keep Christ in your heart and fight back against darkness with the Light of Jesus. Pax CH

Later today/Presence of God

Yesterday I got released from my W/C by Dr.Basran a great doctor.Well this afternoon because I overdid it yesterday. I must take it slow and easy now and today spending time with God. As I had to sit I became aware that a quiet presence came over me as I began to thank Jesus for all that he has shown me and how life has been changed by God . I am beyond words, my brain doesn't have the words but I know God in a way that never has been revealed to me in my whole life God,Jesus and the Holy Spirit has walked with me even when I refused to listen to Jesus. Jesus knew that one day I would give all that I am to Him and become the man,person,human being He intended me to be. What can I say? My Heart,mind and soul are forever in Jesus Christ's service and I am humbled by the wonderful facts that Jesus died for me and my sins and all the pain,suffering,grief that I have endured are but a speck of sand against what Jesus has done for me and for all of us.
Becoming a new creation in Christ is very real and very true because I am re-born,re-made,redeemed by the Lion of Judah. Each day we all must put on the whole and complete amounr of God and get on our feet to stand firm and be bold for Jesus.
How many of you can do this? Stand up for Jesus! Are you a Warrior for God's Army? If not sign up and become one of many,join the Body of Christ. Amen

How is your Foundation?

As a 14-16 year old boy I was shipped over to my Aunt & Uncle's home in Indiana during the summer months to help my Uncle John build a addition onto their existing home. At the time I knew nothing about building a house from the ground up. Nothing and when I got there all I saw was a huge hole in the ground with mud in it. But the next day the mason and his son came and started to work and I was told to carry cinder blocks into the hole and as I saw the man work I saw the footings in the ground and I marveled how could a house be built on something like that and it was explained to me by my Uncle how weeks before the mason and himself had dug into the ground and measured and set up forms,poured concrete into those forms and how both of them worked very carefully to make sure that the footings were level and squared up.
So as the days progressed and more and more blocks were laid one atop another they became walls and they supported the frame of the house and then the roof . In all of this my Uncle John had me do many things to help the construction of this house to be reinforced and strengthen to withstand Indiana tornadoes. And as I understand this house is still standing and it has survived a few tornado's and high wind situations.
My thoughts for today are this everything we do is this life has to begin with a solid,strong,committed foundation.
As we can read and see in the bible Foundations are very important and needed: Poverbs3:19 , Job 38:4, Isaiah 28:16, Luke 6:48-49, 1st Cor.3:11, Eph.1:4, Hebrews6:1.
Those are just a few that speak of the foundation of the earth,How God made the foundations before anything,how Having Jesus Christ in you is the Foundation and Finisher of our Faith. We are to be well grounded in Jesus standing firm just as my Uncle's house was built upon solid footings that supported the whole house we have Jesus Christ supporting all that we are. He is the cornerstone of our beliefs and understanding and He is our example of how to walk and do you live as Disciples of Christ? Are you Following the Masters examples? 
How is your Foundation? Strong or weak, upright or falling apart. How is your relationships? Your Jobs? And lets not forget the most important. Where is Jesus in your Foundation? Is He part of your house that is built on sand or on bedrock? The stone that the builders rejected became the cornerstone of our Faith!  Trusting and being disciples of Jesus it's not a weak,unstable lifestyle it is power,strength and Joy in Jesus.
Amen and enjoy your day. Pax CH

Sent out or the great commission

(Luke 9:1 [NET])
After Jesus called the twelve together, he gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases,

This verse has so much in it and so much for us to glean from. I ready enjoy looking at this.
Jesus gathered His bunch together and explained to them what they were to do. and as we can get into the Greek meanings we will start with:

Power - Doonamis in the Greek = Force,Miraculous Power, A Miracle itself, Strength, Mighty Wonderful Work. So Jesus Gave them Miraculous Power and Strength to do Mighty Wonderful works.

Authority - Exouseeah = Privilege, Capacity, Competency, Freedom, Mastery, Jurisdiction, Liberty, Power, Right. They had the Right and Freedom over all demons also they had Mastery,Power,and the total Jurisdiction and Full Capacity with all the abilities to release/to give liberty to those held captive by the powers of the evil one and to cure Disease. In a shorter version they had complete control in all that they where set out to do!

All- Pas = Any,Every All/every demons and every/all disease's

Cure- Therapeno =To heal, To Adore,Worship God, To serve as a Teacher,being a Christian steward,Host,Friend,To wait upon Menially. These explanations give me pause to really look at the fact that all 12 went out into the surrounding towns,and community's and in casting out demons and curing disease's that they did but in the doing they were Teaching and befriending those that were healed and released from bondage and in doing that they waited on people as hosts and all that the 12 did was active acts of Worshiping God , Adoration of the God of creation and that is Awe inspiring and Humbling also.

  Now take all of the above and put it in yourself and in your daily walk with Jesus and know this that we have been given a great commission to do the same as the 12 did and when we all GET That in our spirits,souls and minds and quit thinking that we can't do that cause we don't have the same power and authority as the 12. We are very wrong and are being blinded by the evil one because Jesus said that as followers of Jesus Christ we will do all that He did and more.
That's the mindset we all have to have Be like Christ, He showed us the Way,the Truth,the Life. So wake up ,walk boldly, and know what you have and whom lives in your soul. The Lion of Judah,The King of King,The Messiah,Our Saviour.  
Have a Blessed and productive day In Jesus name Amen  Pax Carl

A challenge

Many are reading my blogs which makes me glad to say I never expected someone in Malaysia,Germany,Russia,USA to read them but me biggest joy is in sharing how Jesus has changed my outlook, my life,my abilities to see,feel,understand how important it is to surrender,trust,bask in the Light of love and the warmth of the Spirit of God and to wake up each day and be able to rejoice,and thank Jesus for His sacrifice in paying the price t wash my sins away so where I can stand spotless and w/o blemish before the Almighty Father ad sing praises to Him.

So here's my challenge to all you all:
As this year comes to a close I ask each of you to reflect on your past year and write down everything that you had to face,all the bad stuff and all the good stuff and be very serious about this.And as you think and ponder your list remember each event and then write how in each thing how Jesus helped,guided,influenced,shepherded you in all the good and bad.
Also take a moment and look back to a year ago and write where you were: 
  Spiritual,mentally,emotional,physically and write that down also.
 All of this information now is before you in black and white on paper ready to be shared with others if you chose. The reason I ask you all to put it all down on paper it is because you now have something tangible in your hands to say to the whole world !
"Jesus has saved me and He has walked with me all this time and because Jesus is beside me my burdens are lighten and my tasks are easier and I know that I Am Loved by God and my Faith has been strengthen by my trials and tribulations."
Now lastly if you dare to share send out your list to those who may by in a place of confusion,or pain,or doubt about Jesus and what He can do and let them know that Jesus will carry the load for them and help them in their darkest hour and the reason I speak like this is Jesus reached out to me in my hour of darkness and lifted me up and looked me in my eyes and told me that he loves me and that I was worthy and that he heard my cries in the night. Jesus embraced me and held me till I stopped crying and He comforted me till I was made whole again. And now I write and express my Joy in Jesus that nothing can take away from me and nothing can shake my Faith in a God that has great Love for each and every one of us. Amen Pax Carl

Jesus & John and being obedience

Jesus and John related as cousins. what a thought! How did they interact as children?
They were aware of each other when Elizabeth and Mary met because in Luke 1:39-45. Luke writes how John leaped in his Mother's womb when Mary greeted Elizabeth.

I have been intrigued about how these two grew up as cousins and how family gatherings must have been. I know that thinking about this could be a waste of my time but I believe that Jesus and John both knew what God had for them and that both were filled with God's Holy Spirit as the bible speaks on this with Jesus being obedience to His Father's will and John baptizing Jesus he (John) then formally recognizing Jesus as the Son of GOD.

But to make a statement it is this yes it would be very interesting to read about Jesus and John growing up together but I suppose that it may have taken away from the message that God wanted for us to understand.
When we become baptized it is a outward showing to others of your inner commitment to surrender,to be obedience to God the Father just as Jesus did. Then what God did to Jesus releasing the Holy Spirit that  happens to us we become filled and empowered with the Holy Spirit.

And as you become empowered with Holy Spirit power you then can do what God has called you to do for the body of Christ.

With the Holy Spirit indwelling in us we are assured of some facts:

We have been called for something in the body of Christ and I am talking about whatever tasks,jobs,teaching preaching,cleaning and anything that helps your church or a ministry anything that promotes God the Father thru His Son Jesus Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit. Spread the Good News.

The second fact is being baptized makes a change inside you! I know because when I was baptized the whole world looked more alive,clearer,fresher and all of creation just seemed to glow.

Thirdly you become more motivated to seek God's plan for your life. I became hungry for God's plan for what does He want me to do.
I started this blog and became members of New Life Christian Center



 Lastly as in the days of old God's presence come into the Temple and dwelt there and nowadays the Presence of God can dwell in us because of the Holy Spirit and just ask yourself one simple question.
How can I not be changed by God when I completely surrendered to His Son Jesus? Jesus does change you from the inside out and then you become a new creation in Christ. Just do it! Accept the free gift that waits for your decision.

my thoughts on a early morning in Nov.2011

 How are we to be when we hear something not 100% from God?
Here's a question for discussion? What are we to do as the body of Christ as we get to go to different churches and listen to different preachers and teachers and as we listen and learn what parts or ideas do we take away and incorporate those parts or ideas into our souls,spirits,minds?
Are we to be like mindless sheep heading bobbing in agreement? Or are we told to study God's word and have a firm foundation in the scriptures and in that understanding do we speak up when someone
teaches or preaches out of line with God's word.

That's my question and my concern to each of you that read my blog's.

How do we address teaching that are not lined up? Do we throw out the whole message? Or do we pick thru it and take out the good parts and toss the bones out and eat the meat? Do we try and discuss our concerns with those that teach? Or do we remain quiet like mindless sheep?

I am in turmoil about something I heard and most of the message was great but towards the end the teacher began to talk about having enough Faith and by having Healing and he stated that the amount of your faith makes how much healing you will receive. In other words if your healing doesn't happen then your faith wasn't big or good enough to show God that you are ready to be healed.
So where do I go with these problems? Yes I have prayed about  it and now I am asking for your thoughts and ideas on what to do. We have been called out by God to be different and not to live as the rest of the world does.
Please make a effort to speak about this. We are the Body of Christ and we need to share and learn from each other. Amen Pax Carl

Joy in the Lord

Joy in the Lord  What a wonderful thing that is! Ask yourself? Do I have the Joy that only Jesus gives us?
 Here's the few bible verses for Joy Ps.43:4,Ps45:7, John 15:11,John 17:13, 1st Thess.1:6, Gal.5:22, Romans15:13,Romans14:17,Luke10:21
All of these mention Joy which means cheerfulness,calm delight,gladness.

God is our joy and happiness,We are to be set apart with much Joy. To be different from the world,
to have the same joy He had while He was here and in having that same sort of joy as Christ we get to experience it it's fullness and maximum amount. Now being followers of Christ we are to have Joy.

Then being taught by the Holy Spirit produces Joy and the same Holy Spirit gives us fruit of the Spirit which are Joy,Love,Peace,Patience,Kindness,Goodness,Faithfulness,Gentleness,Self-Control.

Trusting God,Jesus from whom all our Hope comes from fills us with Joy,Peace.

Then being filled with Joy gives us reasons to Praise God.
Living in Jesus Christ righteously(being in right-standing) it is what is important in this life not food or drinking or worrying about how God may provide but having Peace and Joy in the Holy Spirit.


Blessed be the name of the Lord,Blessed be the name of the Lord and when the Darkness closes in around you Lord I will still say! Blessed be the name of the Lord,Blessed be the name of the Lord
That's what my Heart will say again! Blessed be the name of the Lord.....AMEN

Giving Thanks

(Ps 95:2 [NET])
​​​​​​​Let’s enter his presence with thanksgiving! ​​​​​​Let’s shout out to him in celebration! 
(Ps 100:1 [NET])
​​​​​​​A thanksgiving psalm. ​​​​​​Shout out praises to the LORD, all the earth!
(Ps 100:4 [NET])
​​​​​​​Enter his gates with thanksgiving, ​​​​​​and his courts with praise! ​​​​​​Give him thanks! ​​​​​​Praise his name!
           An exhortation to praise God, cheerfully

 What a great thing we have to be able to give God all our thanksgiving and praise's and to be able to worship Him with hands lifted high in adoration.To enter into a Holy place.And in this simple act with others and oursleves we are calling for and calling near the One True God.
 The Only God worthy of our Prayers and Worship because He is the God above any others and there  is none Higher.
 These days ahead of us let's not forget the Lord God Almighty when we sit down with our loved ones and give thanks to the Creator of everything.Realize that w/o God you wouldn't be sitting amongst loved ones.
 Sing your hearts out to God the Father,Be cheerful,Make some noise,Enter into His gates with Happiness and be content in saying."My King ,My Jesus, My Saviour who Loves us. Thanks be unto God for His Tender Mercies.  Let us give Thanks and Praise and say Hallelujah,Hallelujah,Hallelujah

Simple but Righteous

        Simple but Righteous
 Sometimes it is the smallest things that make us take notice. This morning as I worked in the Scriptures looking up the different verses about Salvation many of them where salvation was spoken about the word Truth was also in the same sentence.
 The breakdown for truth in the Hebrew and Greek is truth,true,to verify and being trustworthy,right,stable.
 But the word Salvation breaks down to mean Liberty,deliverance,prosperity,safety,to be open,wide,free,and it goes back to a Greek root meaning Deliverer Savior,God or Christ.

Adding all those togethe we get a clearer picture of  how Jesus saves us from Hell and Damnation because we are free,delivered,safe in the arms of Christ having been verified as sons and daughters of God, being stable in God,In right standing with God ,having the liberty to worship and thank Jesus and give God the prasie for His Son's sacfrice and full payment for all of our sins. Hallelujah, Praise God for His Mercy.

There is Heaven and there is Hell both real -updated3/1/2012

GOOD DAY You believe the Bible to be God's Holy inspired Words and everything written was given to men by God  so we could understand His plan for us and that we would have a guideline in how to live our lives in following Jesus. YES!
As the Bible speaks of Heaven it also speaks of hell.Now Hell is a real place.In the Greek Hell is at the bottom and it is like a gorge or valley with steep sides where you can't climb out of and a lake of fire and brimstone,sulphur  A place or state of Everlasting punishment,torment and a place of pain,torture and where all the grief is heaped upon you, a place of vexation,being afflicted for eternity never ending.
You all get the picture and Revelation 21:8 tells us who will be there besides the devil and all of the fallen angels and demons that will burn there for ever, eternal ,with no ending.Why would you or anyone want to go there knowing that we can have a choice in where you will spend eternity Heaven or Hell. And just because you don't believe that God has a place like that because how could He have a place of forever torment and it was first created for the devil and his crew and then because we have free will and are lovers of self,pleasure,sin,those who curse and denounce God. They get a ticket to ride the rails to Hell but Jesus gives us a way to derail the train(you and I) from roaring into the last stop at the bottom by His Blood and by His sacrifice Jesus has paid for your ticket into Heaven the abode of God, a place of happiness and power and joy. Sounds much better than Hell.
Pick your ride folks a runaway train to Hell or a sky box seat in God's Home.
What do you have to have a written invite to help you make your choice for Jesus? guess what your invite is called the Bible and your admission price has been paid by the Blood of the Lamb Jesus did that for you and I and He waits for your decision. Only thing you must do is be born-again,ask Jesus into your soul and life and then tell someone I expect that many will scoff at these words but the Day of the Lord is coming and Woe to you whom don't know Jesus. The Lake awaits and it ain't going to be like Lake Geneva Nope No way it will be a very painful and eternally everlasting place of torment and pain beyond any human understanding. So make your choice Stand up and be counted for God!

Rev.21:8 But cowards the timid,faithless,fearful who turn away from God and the unbelievers, disbelieving, those w/o Christian faith,untrustworthy and the corrupt abominable,detestable persons,ones that God is disgusted with also the murderers those who have killed another with intent,criminal homicide,assassins and the sexually immoral,prostitutes male and female,pornographers,one who is sexually or morally unrestrained and those who practice witchcraft,sorcerers,into the occult,someone who deals and uses drugs,makes potions or enchantments and idol worshipers,someone who worships a person,place,thing as their object of religious homage,someone who worships a heathen God and all liars,wicked,deceitful,untrue,those who utter a lie and attempt to lead astray ,wander away from the straight path,to seduce, false prophets,false teachers, a inspired speaker who preaches a doctrine of erroneous Christian ways and one who loves unrighteousness and immorality.Their doom is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second Death. Amen Pax Carl
 I would like to add this statement to my blog it is this when I read the bible I also have a concordance handy and when I copy the verse or verse's onto the blog I add all the meanings for the words example:cowards break down to timid,faithless fearful. enjoy your day. Pax Carl

Spiritual Warfare

We as Christians we must embrace the complete message that God's Holy Word shows us. And one area that I believe a lot of us are very weak in is the Spiritual realm. We walk around and we understand about Jesus and the Good news he taught about and we understand the story of how God created the whole earth but when it comes to doing battle, and dealing with the evil forces that are against us we lack or shy away from direct contact,or talking,teaching and really going out into the world and kicking some dragon butt and taking names.
We can read in Daniel10:13 How Daniel's Prayers were heard and Michael the archangel did battle against the king of Persia which was another way of saying the evil one was trying to stop Daniel's answer to be heard.With the knowledge of how Jesus taught and preached and showed people in parables and just by doing maricles before many.
We have been given a commiosn to do the same and more because we have that authority thru Jesus Christ and as Paul writes in  (Eph 6:12 [NET])
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens.
 In this we should take comfort and a stand to be firm in our resolve to not take any attacks lightly from the evil one we need to strenghten our defenses and become more aware.Get your radar in focus!
If a soldier goes into a fire fight w/o having all the knowledge he needs to fight back and how to use his weapons he will be wouned or killed by the enemy. So with that understanding in your heart the whole Bible is our place to become educated and taught of how to deal with any situation in our current life.
We as Christians can no longer walk around with blinders on and say too each other that this world is just fine. NO Way look around more and more sin,evil,and more horrors occur each day from natural disasters and more people going off the deep end each day, you say it's not that bad.
Wake up  and put on the whole amour of God and draw your swords and get too swinging and destory the strongholds of the devil and all of his powers,principalities because you and I have the authority by the Blood of Jesus. IT'S TIME To GET SOME!

 

Is it Live or is it Memorex?

For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people. Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves. — 1 Peter 2:15-16

(1Pet 2:15 [NET])
For God wants you to silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good.

(1Pet 2:16 [NET])
Live as free people, not using your freedom as a pretext for evil, but as God’s slaves.

For G3754 so G3779 is G2076 the will G2307 of God G2316, that with well doing G15 ye may put to silence G5392 the ignorance G56 of foolish G878 men G444:

(1Pet 2:16 [KJV])
As G5613 free G1658, and G2532 not G3361 using G2192 [your] liberty G1657 for G5613 a cloke G1942 of maliciousness G2549, but G235 as G5613 the servants G1401 of God G2316.

Many different ways to read these verses and I included the Greek numbers so those of you who can use the numbers to look in your concordances to get a deeper understanding(more Meat). 

Lets take the word will it breaks down to Purpose,Determination. so we do God's Purpose, knowing God's determination His desrie to have us be followers of His will. then we see That you may put to Silence- That one is easy To Muzzle someone easy word picture for us. 

Ignorance - Not having knowledge,not the knowledge of God's will

Foolish - Mindless,stupid,egotistic,unbelieving People whom don't know God and don't have the knowledge of Jesus and in their Hearts their ego's run their lives. 

And lastly we end up with Freedom - simply stated Liberty, the freedom to make Moral choices based on God's knowledge that He gives us in His Word and that by doing God's purpose we become Free ,not slaves to this world's ways or problems. 

Take care and be blessed In Jesus Name Amen Pax CH

then

Pain

Hello It's been a busy week so far many new things but one of the better items on my list was being able to swim. Yeah! haven't been able to swim since 9/9/11.I loved it.
Now what is Pain? We all understand  hitting our thumb with a hammer pain that's easy. But Pain from how the written word of God explains it:
 The Bible has many different words to express what Pain is. Hebrew and Greek says  Pain is Anguish,Sorrow,Affliction,Grief,Hurt,Anger,Wrath,Indignation,Wounded,Plagued,Sore,Stripe.Suffering, To make Sad, Fettered And Many times God's Word speaks of Pain being like childbirth. Wow! How many of us have felt any or all of these feelings at one time or another in our lives,How many of them came at us not one at a time but groups attacking us and trying to beat us down.
Pain from loss,Pain from injury,Pain from neglect and pain from abuse it all is there in our hearts and  we can be lifted up from our pit of pain and reach out to Jesus whom bore our pain,God's wrath and by His Stripes we are Healed. We can become UN-fettered from the chains that bind us. Jesus's Blood was shed for you and me.
 So today as many of us start our day with pain ( as I do each day)Both You and  I can trust in Jesus to help us function and  know that we can be happy that God has a plan of redemption for each of us.

What is Faith?

We all seek it ,we all think about it but how many of us understand it? Very few I believe. Jesus taught about Faith. we all know Heb.11:1 and the bible speaks of Faith
 
(Heb 11:1 [NET])
Now faith is being sure of what we hope for, being convinced of what we do not see.

Faith/ goes back to Greek as To rely on,assurance,belief,to convince
Being sure/Substance/ Concrete assurance,having confidence, setting under having support
Hope for/ to expect,to trust,to anticipate with pleasure
Evidence being convinced/ Proof,conviction
Things-what/deeds ,ideas,business matters
Seen/ To look at, perceive


With all that in your mind remember Peter and how he was around Jesus.
The story about when Jesus walked to their boat one nite and all the guys freaked out and thought Jesus was a ghost and Jesus reassured them that he was real and in the flesh and then He called
Peter and Peter did it and as he walked to Him he began to sink into the water and Peter cried out for Jesus and Jesus didn't push Peter away but reached out and grabbed his hand and they walked back to the boat together and climbed in.
So REJOICE,REJOICE we have a way of salvation.
take care and enjoy your day.

God's truth

Good Morning to you! Today is a great day.
I would like to share today. At our church NLCC in Woodstock,IL. Pastor Scott has started a men's group called "Ironmen." which is very right for these trying times. As men we should be guiding our families in the paths of wisdom by example and to share Jesus Christ whom lives in us. As men we need to be held accountable to God First, then to our families and then to ourselves.
With all that in mind Proverbs 27:17 is the verse that explains a bit about men being men.
"Iron Sharpens Iron so a man sharpens the countenance of His Friend." You may go Huh,or what does that mean?
Breaking it down to the Hebrew root words it becomes better understood.
Iron = Any cutting edge,like a Ax-head.
Sharpens = To be made sharp,to be fierce,to be severe
Man = Husband,Champion,Good man, Fellow,Steward
Countenance = The part that turns,Face,appears,battle,anger
Friend = Associate,Brother,Companion,Husband,Lover,Neighbor
   Brothers in Christ!WAKE UP! Take a hold of your birthright to be real men. We are to watch out for each other as Christian men ,to not lose our edge,Integrity ,accountability ,responsibility and looking deep into yourselves and being honest and then making a commitment to be aware of our actions and to control or channel our emotions and behaviors to become examples of real men in our homes, our Jobs,or schools as God's Holy Word shows us.
That in being a biblical man we become the see thru man and in having fierceness we can channel our ways closer to God's ideas of living and being children of God that entails daily work in bible reading and in studying  and learning everything that the Bible speaks to us.
What we have to do is apply what God says and when you do that many things happen. You instantly become aware of changes you may need to do in your life,you want to change and you hunger for communion with Jesus,You Pray, trusting in Jesus for every thing. Walk by Faith and being Filled with the Holy Spirit.

On Fire for Christ

This is going to be more of a personal note to you all instead of bible verse's.
The past few days I have been praying in tongues and studying God's word and I find it very exciting to say to those out there that think becoming a Christian means you become some sort of boring,bland type of person.Well I can say with every bit of me that that is just a lie from the enemy to keep some away from being saved.
 My life has changed so dramatically in these past 12 months it is amazing,wild and certainly never boring or bland, I can say that walking with Christ has opened my heart,mind and soul to the unlimited possibility's that await both Laura & I .
Yes being Christian comes with guidelines but these"rules" as some may say are not a burden and walking with Christ is not a heavy yoke to bear.
Yes we are changed! To be different,to be examples,to live in a way that goes against the world's views and immoral ways. That's OK by me because the rewards here and now and those that await us in Heaven are worth it and that is what has been revealed to Laura & I.
 I will say many of the things I used to do were not good.The time I wasted on TV shows that were mindless dribble and the way words came out of my mouth were garbage.But because of Jesus I asked myself would Jesus sit down with me and watch some of the TV shows that I used to watch or would He talk with people using slang and F-bombs all the time? Well I got a big fat NO! to those questions.
    But you say Carl what ever do you do with your free time now?
Here's the fun part! I enjoy doing life things that are positive and uplifting things that make my soul sing,sing to Jesus the joys of being one of His and knowing it in a way that will never be shaken or taken from me.Each day I study The Word of God and the Bible has become alive with all the passages,books,parables that really are alive in me. I wake up and see God's creation with crisp,clean outlook and I know I am LOVED by Jesus and I am Loved by A Godly,righteous woman that God had waiting for me when it was His time for us to meet.Jesus will fill up your day and He will fill your life to overflowing abundantly, poured out where you cannot contain it. have a great day Pax CH

Praise's to God UPDATE 1

UPDATE: @ 1630 hrs I received a call from a dear friend who has been delivered from a struggle, and a situation that was defeating His soul. My friend has been dealing with this event for many months and Jesus was able to use me and Laura my wife to assist him,Pray with him and help him in this situation. sometimes multiple times in a day. He would call us or email us for needed strengh and encouragement,comfort and prayer. Jesus heard our prayers Amen.
 I am rejoicing that he has been delivered and he has been restored to where God wants him to be and that I have never see,heard this man be so animated and happy. He has become a renewed creature in Christ Jesus. Halleluiah, GLORY BE THE GREAT GOD JEHOVAH Thank you Jesus for your tender mercies.

seek ye first clearer part 1

The beatitudes as we know them as Jesus gave us examples on how not to be or be. Don't.be like those who are unsaved, not knowing Jesus. I know I did bounce around a bit and tried to cover many points but I wanted you all to read Matthew 5 - 6 for yourselves and come to the understanding that Jesus is the only way to the Father whom lives in Heaven and in order for us to be there with Him we must be saved. And down here on earth amongst all the world throws at us it is hard to be strong and bold for Christ. Trusting Jesus is about not worrying about how,why,what or where will we live or what will I eat,wear,what will my life be like and if you become consumed by anxiousness and strife you lose your focus on Christ. And if you don't know Jesus I showed what the bible says about salvation. So if any questions are out there  share them.Thank You

Seek Ye First!

Sorry folks I was just a bit under the weather these past few days but God has healed me now and I am better.         Good morning to all you all.
         This morning I wake up and God impresses on me. This verse in Matthew 6:33

Matthew 6: 33 But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
  Jesus was preaching,teaching to a multitude of people  which breaks down to a throng, a company of people I believe that were too many to count.
 Jesus laid out in easy to understand ways simple guidelines of how christian folks are to be in every facet of our lives, from personal,business relationships and how to Pray,how to witness to the world and how to be concerned about our daily bread.
  He starts out by saying we are Blessed in Greek which means to be fortunate,well off,happier, and to be supremely blessed and after being blessed we are to be rejoicing,to jump for joy being cheerful,calmly happy,to become exceeding glad. What does that make you think of? It makes me think as a child how I would react about Christmas and the giving and Getting of gifts and when I would open the one gift that I really wanted. I did jump for joy, be exceeding glad bursting at the seams. That's how we are to be about Jesus as one of His.
   Now being followers of Jesus Christ and believers Jesus tells us where are rewards are not here on earth but our rewards are great and they await us in Heaven.
  We are admonished to be like salt to have wisdom.having sound judgement, and be prudence in our lives and if we don't live that way we will lose our savor,to act as if we are simpletons, we lose our edge. Proverbs 10:10 we are held to be accountable
  Our Lord and Savior speaks of us as Christians we are Lights to be like fire, to shine brilliantly, to not hide ourselves from providing ourselves as witness's of the Power of the Blood of the Lamb.
and we get then to the meat of Jesus's message "seek ye first" and all of the things mentioned in  chapters Matthew 5 and Matthew 6 will be given unto you , fellow believers in Jesus Christ.

        So if you have read all this and looked into Matthew you might ask yourself.
How do I become a follower of Jesus? What must I speak or how much do I paid for this?
It is the easiest thing to do it costs you nothing because Jesus has paid the price.and you don't need fancy or big words and you don't need to be in a church to do it.

ALL you need to do is tell Jesus that you are a sinner and that w/o Jesus you are going to hell and the Blood Jesus shed for you has brought your soul and in asking Jesus into your life,heart,mind,soul you become "A new creation in Christ Jesus and old ways your old sin nature has been removed."2nd Corinthians 5:17
  Then tell someone,leave a note to me, call your Mom, talk to a Pastor of a Bible-believing church that you have accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Savior and be jumping for joy for your name is now written in the Book of Life in Heaven. Right now Angels are rejoicing, Jumping for joy that one of you have accepted Jesus.
                                               AMEN Hallelujah Jehovah my God
Have a great day everyone!

Your attitude

Yes many of us sit and tell God all about our problems and we tell Him the way we want the outcome to be. And then we wait most times impatiently and expecting the help from above to show up with a flash and bang.
 But many times we just go from overreaction to reaction as an animal might do.
 We are works in progress always being refined,tested,molded by God's Loving hands .

  So what is the point I am trying to make it is this: First your attitude determines your altitude. Second You can be proactive in dealing with your problems. Third If you complain about a situation then come up with a solution to said problem. Fourth How much energy & effort are you going to waste on something before you realize that it would be in your best interest to let God handle it.
  My example for you all is myself; I deal with chronic,severe back pain due to a failed back fusion in 2002 and now plates and screws in my left ankle. Now each day I get to decide how to be.When I get up I can moan and groan and complain on how much everything hurts and it does, And I can be crabby and whiny all day and by nightfall I would have wasted my efforts and energy on doing nothing.
  But because of who lives in me I choose to be grateful to be able to move,walk.live in this life in accordance with Jesus Christ and  to be able to share with you how God has moved in my life and by not letting my pain control me. In other words I am content with what God is doing with me and I will be glad for this is the day that the Lord has made,be glad and rejoice. For Our God is a Mighty God He reigns over all of His creation. Amen

By Faith

I was re-reading some comments left by others and I got impressed to talk about Faith.
Hebrews 11:1 What is faith? and by Faith are the two points we see and in my life by Faith was closely followed by When!
  Being broken down by life's hard ways and in dealing with things I never could have imagined in my life these events helped mold me and change me into the man I am today. By Faith I trusted God, By Faith I cried out.... and By Faith I crawled then walked and now I get to run the race for Christ as Paul states in the Bible.
 Now getting back to the old ways of when. I thought that God was up there with all His stuff just waiting to give me what I wanted, and I figured that I could speed up the process. Nope folks you got to wait upon the Lord, I learned that the hard way. So if you are anxious,fretful,worried,impatience I urge you to get still,Pray about it to see if it is God's will for you and to Trust in Jesus whom formed you. Have a great day in Jesus Name. and pray for snow! LOL Pax CH

Three times called

This morning I was into 1st Samuel 2:11 and as I worked down into 1st Samuel 3:8-2 1 was impressed to write down some thoughts about what I was reading and researching.
 Eli's sons Hophni and Phinehas had committed sin (sin of contempt) against God but taking from the offering at the temple of the Lord what was God's.
  The way it reads is that the priests were to be fed from what was offered to the Lord as a sacrifice.  all the sacrifice was to be put into the pot that boiled the meat and whatever parts that came out was theirs to eat when the three-pronged fork was put in to fetch out their portion but because they despised,scorned and took for themselves the first parts (Hophni & Phinehas picked the choicest pieces) they sinned. Rejecting God and His Authority they were called sons of Belial (ungodly men,w/o profit,worthless,failures in the eyes of God) and also they knew not (did not acknowledge,or be aware of God) His sons went with woman who stood at the gates of the city (prostitutes) and People gossiped about this and Eli heard about it also.
  God cursed them and told Eli that his sons would been dead on the same day. This is also about Eli knowing about his son's actions but doing nothing about it , or calling them on it.Rebuking, restraining them Eli was weak with them He didn't practice Tough Love with them. We as parents do LOVE our kids but we must call them to correct behavior and not turn a blind eye to the wrong.
  Samuel was called by God in the temple of the Lord because Hannah his mother was barren and she conceived and named her son Samuel which means Heard by God and Samuel grew into a inspired man,a prophet,obedient unto the Lord.She deditcated him when he was still in her womb.
  So when Samuel was old enough he went to live with and help Eli who had grown old and his eyesight was poor. Now my favorite part: For three times God called out loud to Samuel and for three times he ran into Eli's room asking "What do you need Eli? and I love that it took Eli time to discern that it was God calling.
  But  Now ask yourself One small question? When God calls to you do you hear Him? Notice that God called to Samuel in the quiet of the night when sleeping Samuel heard he jumped up and screahed. God has been calling you and me for so time now and for awhile also it seems to me personaly that thru all the trouble and pain I have endured in my life that now is the time that I hear God calling me. "Carl Carl! "Here I am Lord speak for your servent is listening."
  This tells me so much that God never quits on us(Me) He knows what He wants me and for many years I heard but never acted on it. But now is the time and here in Woodstock,IL. is the church New Life Christian Center is the place where I am to be,to God's bondsman,to work and to worship Jehovah God my provider.
  SO in all I have written and read I know a few things:
 God calls us to serve Him.
  Many of us hear but not alot make the effort to listen and do what God wants us to do.
  Most of us if called have filled our lives with so much input there is no room for God's voice to be  heard.
  Lastly we make excuse's why we can't be for God and I won't mention them too many to write and we all know the reasons we make excuse's.
My Jehovah-Jireh  Pax CH

Faith in God

I liked this from Facebook Turnback to God that I posted it and shared it and now I am putting it into my blog. May God be your Shield and your Strength.

From Turnback to God Many people think that faith is a secret formula for escaping trials, suffering, and pain. But it's not true. The martyrs refused to deny their faith even in the midst of sacrifice and suffering. They experienced emotional and physical anguish and mistreatment. Even though they were tortured and beaten they endured to the end, because they knew that faith is not immunity from pain, and their faith in God would sustain them and strengthen them even through the deepest, darkest times of their lives! You may never be called by God to endure what the martyrs endured, but it pleases God for you to endure, in faith, the trials that come your way. When hardship comes, trust God! Walk in obedience with Him. He will see you through!
My Thoughts: Because enduring hardships,pain,suffering,abuse all the garbage we as humans heap on to each other by having Faith in God you will persevere and walk thru as Daniel and his boys in the furnace and when you come out the other side you become better,stronger with a unshakeable,solid belief,Faith,having assurance in Christ,to rely on Jesus. Pax CH

Laughter is God's way

Laughter is I believe is one of the ways God can heal us;Why do I say that? After laughing have you ever felt sick,or bad,mad.NOPE so with that in mind I thought today I would post some cartoons that made me laugh. Enjoy them

SUNDAY Service @ NLCC

Today was a great Sunday service @ NLCC church in Woodstock,IL. and Pastor Scott and Pastor Clayton presented a no nonsense message about salvation and the way mankind has made up belief systems and religions that are sugarcoated and easy to swallow. In other words many religions tell us that God is a God that will let you be saved once you get to Heaven. and another way is that if we do good enough things down here we can buy our way in.WRONG! Man has fragmented the Bible and taken so many verses out of context and diluted the Message that Jesus taught that unless you study God's words and get serious about it and confess Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior and have a intimate relationship with Him you are going to be put into God's wine-press on The Day of the Lord when Christ comes back to judge all men.
Now ask yourself a few questions: Do you believe the Bible is God's Holy Word?
Second: Of all the stories in the Bible many are supported by History and archaeology that has been documented by many people in the past and now. Third: Find Just one contradiction in the Bible which was written by 40 different writers and written over 1400 year span and written in three different languages and in all the books nothing is out of order and they all speak of God's plan of redemption, and salvation and that Jesus is The Way and The Truth and The Life and no one comes to the Father except thru Him

What God placed on my Heart this Morning

God sees us in our pain and in our life in living with the abuse and horrors that families put on each others and the pain a child myself carried for many years and how I was trampled ,broken ,left on the road damaged and heart broken w/o any esteem left in me. But rejoice people God has and can restore to any of  you every good thing that He has for us. Now is the time of renewing and building up so we can face the coming darkness with boldness and strength and Be not afraid God gets it He gives His people all that they need visions,dreams ,food and comforts so we as the Body of Christ can walk out into the places that need to hear Jesus is coming and when He comes He is not coming to be soft and be like a lamb. He is coming with Judgement and to harvest all those left on the earth with a sickle of Christ will sweep across the earth and all those left here that refused Jesus will be placed in God's  wine-press wrath and be pressed down and judged fairly and righteously. One note many Christians think that we will be snatched up,rapture Nope folks we are to be here to help,guide,teach,preach to those who don't know God says in His word that we will be protected and we will able to be the bold people of God and right before The day of the Lord that REV.14:14-19 speaks of happens and in Joel 2:30-32   The time is right now that God is using His Body of Christ to start the movement that will travel thru the whole earth and to all people.s and it is w/o the only time in human history where a great division is going to happen and the void between those that know Jesus and those who refuse Jesus. it will become even to the non-believers very real and very fearful and many will be saved by the Blood of the Lamb Jesus Our Lion of Judah

Damaged Goods?

God has placed on my heart that it is time to share a bit about my life to you all and to tell you about how Jesus has saved me.
 I was born on July 27th 1956 and I was born 3 months premature weighting in @2lbs 13oz. and I then dropped down to 2lbs9oz.that's the start of Jesus watching over me. Moving into childhood for whatever reasons I became the victim of every type of abuses that can be inflicted on someone by many family members for many years. all the abuse went on and on and I learned to stuff all my hate,anger,emotions deep sown in my soul. then as I grew I used drugs and food to comfort my pain being the one who could party harder and eat more then anyone else. and still thru all this Jesus waited for me. As a "adult" I lived and learned those lessons we all get to learn and then met my first wife Mary and we got married and my life became normal in many ways we raised our daughter Melissa and both of us worked hard to make it. Making mistakes along the way and still Jesus waited.
In 1986 April Mary and I had been attending a Assembly of God church in Racine,WI. and we had been going for awhile and we had been talking to the Pastor about being born again so he came over to out home  and we both got saved the same day and at the same time that afternoon. We worked at being Christians and I placed God in my heart but as the parable goes about the seed and the soil Gods word flourished for awhile but I placed Him in a box from which I could work with Him when it was easy for me I had not allowed God to work with me. In 1989 I fell and I fell badly and still Jesus didn't turn away from me I then clinged to Him firmly till my time of trouble was over and by 2010 I had become disabled, I became a caregiver to many family members that I had seen get sick, very sick and then I had to bury those 11 family,friends with two of them passing away in my arms. My Mom in law Rita in 2005 and Mary my wife in 2010. After Mary went Home to Jesus I wandered around asking God many times why and now what am I going to do and I tried to cope with my grief with food and weed again as I had in my past. but by Oct.2010 I had reached my lowest point and I stopped doing all the self destructed things I was doing to myself and in Nov.2010 I reached out to Jesus for three nites I prayed,pleaded,cried out for Jesus to help me to save me from all the loneliness,pain,huge amount of grief and I told Him that I can't do this anymore living in such a place of hurting. I then told Jesus that I give up! I am done! I can't live anymore by my own ways and that if He doesn't have a plan for me then take me Home! I didn't want to live anymore. I surrender my soul,my life,my body,my mind to you Jesus Christ and all I am is yours to use,guide,help and lead as you my Lord and Savior sees fit. For three nites I did this and by the third nite a warmth like never before came over me like warm honey flowing slowly over me from my head down and  I heard a voice tell me that "Carl I made you and formed you in your Mother's womb and I hear your cries and I have plans for you." Jesus I cried Thank You! and from that place on I changed everything looked fresh,clean,crisper and as I walked in the Love of Jesus I became a new man  and A man that was wanting to serve God anyway He chooses. I then prayed for a helper, a wife that God would want me to be with and I was told to pray about everything that I wanted in a wife and I did. I asked God  and told Him every feature,how she would be funny,spiritual strong, a woman of God with a heart that seeks to bless others,her hair color,eye color,how tall I mean I ready prayed about all she was to be . And then I waited and on Feb.4th2011 I met Laura online at ChristianMingle.com God's answer to my prayers YES He does Listen Folks. and we started to email and talk on the phone and on March 7th @ 342pm in McHenry courthouse in Woodstock,IL. we became husband and wife brought together by God and the story that follows is another one.
But getting back to my title Damaged Goods the facts are this no matter how bad your childhood may have been or how horrible your life is now Jesus can make a way for you.He can take all your rage,pain hurts, sufferings and use all your memories and use them to show His Power of Love and give you a new heart "behold I make all things new." Jesus said it and that's the truth and you may ask why does God allow all the horror that happens to us as kids happen. I don't know why but God has taken all my memories and all my anger,rage against them and He has healed me and used me to help others and by me having gone thru all that I have I can relate and share with you all and maybe show someone the Love and forgiveness Of Jesus. Amen

the condition or the darkness within.

Hello today I was cleaning out the fridge  and I came across this yellow zucchini and it had been placed in our fridge about 3 weeks ago clean,fresh,w/o any blemishes. and as you can see from this picture I took of it before it was dispatched down the insinkerator. It got me thinking? How many of us have souls that are like this zucchini? We start out with one fresh,clean ready to live and learn and as we make choices in our lives and because of our spiritual neglect,lack of care and feeding our soul with God's words and following His ways. As we exercise the gift that God gave us Free Will. We make bad decisions, we sin,becoming less aware of God's Holy Spirit and then we start to listen to the enemy as it whispers in your ears "Oh what you have done is so horrendous,disgusting that God Himself won't,can't forgive you,and we believe those lies from the father of all lies as we turn inward and we stop reaching out to Jesus .We will try and try to do it ALL on our own time after time. We will fail, Our souls get sick, and they begin to fill up with darkness and as the light that Jesus is shines less and less in us our souls wither as this zucchini has done till it becomes a waste, and it can't be used for anything. But one thing we can do that the zucchini could not do is this! We can get on our knees and cry out to Jesus,reach up to our Loving Father's Hands and be embraced and be forgiven of all our transgressions, and all our sins and we can then become renewed,restored,redeemed by the Blood of Jesus Christ! Halleluiah! my brothers and sisters repent and turn from your evil ways and be renewed by Jesus the King of Kings .The Way to Salvation is open. may you get it before your chance passes.  So my friends,family or strangers that read this blog. What is the condition of your soul and how much darkness thrives within? Pax CH

Generation seeks signs and wonders

Matthew 16:1-19:30
A generation that seeks,demands a sign from Jesus;Jesus spoke to the Pharisees and Sadducee s in His time and they demanded a sign that would prove that Jesus was the Son of God. Jesus did not give them what they demanded. Now we live in this time when all around us people are clamoring for a sign that Jesus is real; "Oh we will not believe unless we see a miracle or see a wondrous event happen before us." We live in a age where we can predict the weather,make good guess's at possible earthquakes and tornadoes,etc.. And so it goes without saying those seeking after Jesus wandering around living lives that  w/o Jesus looking everywhere for answers Psychics,tarot cards,horoscopes,fortune tellers, and bunch of mislead folks looking for content,happiness in all the wrong ways. Jesus is the Only way,the Truth, and The Life. that's it. Now those of us that are in the body of Christ must be more aware of what,how,why let into our minds,bodies,lives,homes all the garbage that can and will take our eyes off Jesus. And many "Preachers,teachers,Prophets" and many others are crawling out of the woodwork hollering on TV their out of context messages straight from God and for only $19.99 I will send you your own personal message God has for you because He wants me to tell you. What a bunch of bologna! Many of them use sentences that sound like Bible verse and Bible stories but God's Holy Words tell us to test everything from all that speak about God and we are to call out the false teachings and to make others aware before the whole world becomes deceived by the evil one who would love for us to just sit back and to not agree on anything and to just follow these false ones with blind faith and wander our way into hell saying "I thought he was on God's side he sounded like Jesus." Paul writes to us to be very alert and to test every word. You and I are to be editors in this world of confusion. and say something don't sit and say "Oh somebody else will take care of that."

Oct.21st

Beware folks false Prophets are crawling out of the woodwork and don't be deceived by the evil one and his garbage news.

False prophet Harold Camping says Oct. 21 is 'probably' definitely Doomsday

False prophet Harold Camping says Oct. 21 is 'probably' definitely Doomsday

Oh what a weekend!

 Interesting weekend. God has Made some things in our Spiritual life to be revealed to both Laura & I. The most efffective thing that occured was on Saturday when God had me speak a statement and I believe many out there are srtuggling with the same sort of things.Trust Jesus!

Worry.Fear,inabilities to cope with the amount of stress that you have when you have to be a caregiver to a Loved one. I will tell you from my own life experiences these things since 2005 I have had to bury 12 people and of those 12 and 2 of them passed into eternity in my arms one was my Mom-in-law and the other was my 1st wife Mary and I was a caregiver to most of them and the Love between a person being cared for and the one doing the cares and yes there are moments that pass between the two of you during those times of one human being helping another  that are priceless and these moments made me think of when Jesus washed the disciples feet and how He gave up His Life for us. And the Holy Spirit power that flows thru them and you is a amazing never have I felt this until I became a caregiver. Thank You Jesus!


 I have no doubt that Jesus has paid by His Sacrifice,His Blood has washed your pains,hurts away and in Him is total freedom to begin again to live,breathe and to see the world in a better Light, the Light of Jesus that will burn away all of your pain. Accept Jesus and become one of His Children and let the Joy of the Lord enter in and change your future.

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