Thursday, February 12, 2009
The problem with the Church
The problem with the Church is that it to self-centered to communicate with its Creator.
Who I am
I've been thinking about who I am, and the Identity with in me. So I made this list of my core values.
1. I always want to do the right thing
2. I want to be a hard worker
3. I want to be attentive to details
4. I want to be informed
5. I want to Sacrifice & give of myself
6. I want to always be myself, never holding back
7. I want to lead people to communication with God, mostly the saved
8. I want to be accountable
What else could I add?
1. I always want to do the right thing
2. I want to be a hard worker
3. I want to be attentive to details
4. I want to be informed
5. I want to Sacrifice & give of myself
6. I want to always be myself, never holding back
7. I want to lead people to communication with God, mostly the saved
8. I want to be accountable
What else could I add?
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
He still Trusts me
Kings 1:1-4 "When King David was old and well advanced in years, he could not keep warm even when they put covers over him. So his servants said to him, "Let us look for a young virgin to attend the king and take care of him. She can lie beside him so that our lord the king may keep warm" Then they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful girl and found Abishag, a Shunammite, and brought her to the king. The girl was very beautiful; she took care of the king and waited on him, but the king had no intimate relations with her. " (NIV)
The king was dying and his servants hired a virgin to keep him warm. I assume she did this by lying down naked next to him. I say that because when you have hputhermia you need body heat, not more cloths or blankets. I know this from baywatch, (I know, shut up).
I was think about this passage a lot. King David is dying and a pure woman comes to lie down next to him to keep him warm. Sounds to me a lot like the Holy Spirit. How He comes as a comforter and helper to us. He keeps us warm in this cold, cold world. This cold body. What I thought about while readind this passaged was that king david never was intamite with her. If she she and him were naked togther to keep warm, it never went futher than that. He kept it safe, and made it trust worthy.
How many times do I recive this type of deep trust from the Holy Spirit, a lot. I need Him, because I am dying in this world, I need Him. He keeps me warm, with hope and power. How often do I abuse this trust. I will frequenly want pleasure, over trust. I can be so self-centered and filled with the wants of me. I can abuse that intamic and I must learn from david. To keep it safe and holy. I am so abusive to his greatness. He is to great and wonderful for me.
"Holy Spirit fall upon me. Fall on every part of me and my life. I need your mercy and grace, not that I can keep falling, but that O may be able to stand against myself and all of its lusts. Father, father me and guide me in your ways. Always be with me, you'll never let go.w2
The king was dying and his servants hired a virgin to keep him warm. I assume she did this by lying down naked next to him. I say that because when you have hputhermia you need body heat, not more cloths or blankets. I know this from baywatch, (I know, shut up).
I was think about this passage a lot. King David is dying and a pure woman comes to lie down next to him to keep him warm. Sounds to me a lot like the Holy Spirit. How He comes as a comforter and helper to us. He keeps us warm in this cold, cold world. This cold body. What I thought about while readind this passaged was that king david never was intamite with her. If she she and him were naked togther to keep warm, it never went futher than that. He kept it safe, and made it trust worthy.
How many times do I recive this type of deep trust from the Holy Spirit, a lot. I need Him, because I am dying in this world, I need Him. He keeps me warm, with hope and power. How often do I abuse this trust. I will frequenly want pleasure, over trust. I can be so self-centered and filled with the wants of me. I can abuse that intamic and I must learn from david. To keep it safe and holy. I am so abusive to his greatness. He is to great and wonderful for me.
"Holy Spirit fall upon me. Fall on every part of me and my life. I need your mercy and grace, not that I can keep falling, but that O may be able to stand against myself and all of its lusts. Father, father me and guide me in your ways. Always be with me, you'll never let go.w2
If I make it back
Luke 14:5 "Then He asked them, "If one of you has a son or a ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day, will you not Immediately pull him out" "
Jesus is at a pharisees house. Jesus asks this before He healed a man on the Sabbath.
If my family or friends fell in a well would I help them out? Would I do it immediately? I am a fearful man. The boy that I am is not the man I want to be. I miss Masculinity and I miss leadership. I miss my voice. I miss myself. 08 stole so much and only fear remains where passion, discipline and justice once stood. But I will grow and I will purge this darkness. I am an overcomer and I will fight with all my heart to win this battle. I will never compromise, only in the name of Jesus.
"Father heal this boys soul. Create the atmoshere and the climate for it to thrive. Wash away all my sins and rasie me up, only with your son. If I make it back, it's only because of you, Father"
Jesus is at a pharisees house. Jesus asks this before He healed a man on the Sabbath.
If my family or friends fell in a well would I help them out? Would I do it immediately? I am a fearful man. The boy that I am is not the man I want to be. I miss Masculinity and I miss leadership. I miss my voice. I miss myself. 08 stole so much and only fear remains where passion, discipline and justice once stood. But I will grow and I will purge this darkness. I am an overcomer and I will fight with all my heart to win this battle. I will never compromise, only in the name of Jesus.
"Father heal this boys soul. Create the atmoshere and the climate for it to thrive. Wash away all my sins and rasie me up, only with your son. If I make it back, it's only because of you, Father"
How I've been
I know I have not posted in a while. Thank you though for still coming to my page to see what God has been doing in my life. I've been dealing a lot with fear lately and it has been effecting my life since November of 08. I'm still dealing with it, so prays are gratefully appreciated, but it has been a difficult couple of months.
But... God is always faithful and I am still leaning a lot from Him. It was cool a couple of days ago one of my friends was dealing with demonic troubles. Nothing much, just mental warfare and I was able to help her through it. Basically, some spirit was in her car and wouldn't leave. It was difficult at first just because I was dealing with pride, but I don't think it was me. I think that it the spiritual powers at play, but I was able to overcome that, then overcome what ever was in her car.
It was nice because I felt like a father again. I have not been through something like that in a while, like a couple of months.
Other than that I've been going to school and working. School will be hard, but I have faith in God over it. Not that I can get good grades, but that I may do my best, and He is faithful. I might work with the boy scouts this summer as a chaplin, I might do it. I just don't want to be politically correct. I feel like it's a price tag over me, I hate that thought. But I will be able live in the woods for eight weeks. So whatever, Gods will.
I need to work harder at reading and studying scripture, so that a goal. Well I love you, all out there in blog land. Enjoy my life journals
-Josh
But... God is always faithful and I am still leaning a lot from Him. It was cool a couple of days ago one of my friends was dealing with demonic troubles. Nothing much, just mental warfare and I was able to help her through it. Basically, some spirit was in her car and wouldn't leave. It was difficult at first just because I was dealing with pride, but I don't think it was me. I think that it the spiritual powers at play, but I was able to overcome that, then overcome what ever was in her car.
It was nice because I felt like a father again. I have not been through something like that in a while, like a couple of months.
Other than that I've been going to school and working. School will be hard, but I have faith in God over it. Not that I can get good grades, but that I may do my best, and He is faithful. I might work with the boy scouts this summer as a chaplin, I might do it. I just don't want to be politically correct. I feel like it's a price tag over me, I hate that thought. But I will be able live in the woods for eight weeks. So whatever, Gods will.
I need to work harder at reading and studying scripture, so that a goal. Well I love you, all out there in blog land. Enjoy my life journals
-Josh
Friday, November 14, 2008
A Communion Message
So I haven't written in awhile and I truly am sorry God has been doing so much within me. The Lord spoke this to me a couple of weeks ago. Now I have a Communion Message. Love Ya.
Don't bite off of me!
"6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.
A person can live there whole life and never receive healing from the fruit of the tree of Knowledge. A Christian can live out there walk, and still have sin in there heart, never seeing God heal them of it.
You see Christ is the True Vine, the tree of life. Jesus died on a tree, legend says it was a dogwood tree. Jesus could have died any sort of way, it is interesting though that he died on tree for the redemption from the tree of knowledge. When Jesus died the tree of Knowledge was destroyed.
When Jesus broke the bread and gave the wine, he was giving us the fruit of the tree of Life. Communion is so important in are walk with Jesus. We live in a world that's dying, we live in body's that are dying. We need Life and only through the body and the blood of the new covenant can we receive life.
We can live are whole Christian walk and never be alive. Do not make Communion vanity, rather receive the life that God intended you to have.
Don't bite off of me!
"6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.
Gen 3:6-7 (NIV)
5 "I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
John 15:5 (NIV)
19 And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me." 20 In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you
Luke 22:19-20 (NIV)"
In the Garden of Eden there was two trees. These two trees have a significant place in scripture, one tree gives life, the other takes life. In Genesis there is two, but in Revelation there is only one tree, the tree of life. When the human race ate of the tree of Knowledge we lost our eternal life, and received a life of death, because that was the fruit of the tree. This was the reason why Christ died for us on a cross.A person can live there whole life and never receive healing from the fruit of the tree of Knowledge. A Christian can live out there walk, and still have sin in there heart, never seeing God heal them of it.
You see Christ is the True Vine, the tree of life. Jesus died on a tree, legend says it was a dogwood tree. Jesus could have died any sort of way, it is interesting though that he died on tree for the redemption from the tree of knowledge. When Jesus died the tree of Knowledge was destroyed.
When Jesus broke the bread and gave the wine, he was giving us the fruit of the tree of Life. Communion is so important in are walk with Jesus. We live in a world that's dying, we live in body's that are dying. We need Life and only through the body and the blood of the new covenant can we receive life.
We can live are whole Christian walk and never be alive. Do not make Communion vanity, rather receive the life that God intended you to have.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Why?
Why do I have to be adult, in most situations in my life? I'm done with people's crap. I'm the youngest, why should I have to be the one who confronts. Does anyone care about me? Does anyone have the courtesy to ask? Why is it so hard to be in my family? Why do I have to Lead it? I hate selfishness with all that is in me. Why must you always talk about yourself. You leave no room in conversation for me to breath my hurt, my pain. You have a problem and wont even admit it, nor will you ever see it. You've gone so far that you don't even trust me anymore. STILL, Yet will I still pray for you. It will take more than this for me to give up, You're my family, my blood, a person a care to deeply for. I love you so much. Please let God change your Heart. We all are hurting from the divorce, can't you see that? You just don't care about the family. Why?
-Chubbs
Five years going strong worm, when will you stop contending with God & men and come and rest? You are loved and people do care.
-Chubbs
Five years going strong worm, when will you stop contending with God & men and come and rest? You are loved and people do care.
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