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If you are wondering where I’ve been the last week, the title of this post gives you a hint about what I’ve been dealing with. This has been one of the hardest weeks I have ever had fighting Celiac. Pain and nausea came back with a vengeance, and it has been very difficult to eat. My blood sugar and energy level has dropped significantly, and it has made daily life very difficult. The pain and digestive issues have been like when I was first diagnosed almost 9 years ago. We also dealt with Tropical Storm Eta all week, which turned into a Category 1 Hurricane just as it made landfall right where we live along the Gulf coast. Praise God that the storm weakened quickly and went back to a Tropical Storm! We are okay and we didn’t have any flooding or damage. On top of all that, we are also living through a contentious election here in America, which has people on edge. It has been quite a week, and I am still very sick to my stomach, but the Lord just keeps me going. No matter what, Jesus is first above all things, He loves us more than we can imagine, and He is in control!

Thank you to every single one of you who prays for me and my family! I know many of you struggle with chronic illness and debilitating diseases. My prayers are with all of you as well! We are not alone. Please don’t ever give up! I say that to myself as much as I do to you. I understand the loneliness and pain. I know what it feels like to fall into depression and lose hope. May Jesus lift us up in His loving arms and comfort us. May He give us strength and encourage our hearts! There is a purpose in all of this suffering, and He will never leave us nor forsake us!

It is not easy dealing with gut sick nausea during a storm warning. The feeling of the approaching storm was also making me feel sick on top of it all, and I was laid out for several days. I don’t like the storms down here. The Lord gave me a very sharp and sensitive intuition, and I can always feel when danger is near. The way these storms feel here in Florida is extremely ominous. Eta hung around way too long and it bounced around all over the place. Man, I was praying non-stop! I don’t know about living down here sometimes, but I trust this is where God wants us and He will protect us.

During this time of suffering and storms, it has been interesting and revealing to watch our country debate the election. The Presidential election is far from over, yet the media continues to insist, even demand, that we recognize Joe Biden as President-elect. The truth is, Joe is not President-elect because we don’t know the final results of the election yet. The votes are still being counted, and there are several states going through ballot verification and recounts. Trump just won North Carolina the other day, and they finally called Alaska for Trump too. As of right now, Trump is actually in the lead and we are waiting on the final results from the states in contention. After that, the state legislatures have until December 14th to resolve the disputes.

That is the real process of our election system based on our Constitution. The media does not decide the winner of the election, so it doesn’t matter how many times they lie about Joe. All their nonsense about calling him President-elect, and Joe setting up his phony and totally unofficial “Office of the President-elect”, is just that, nonsense. Don’t let it bother you. Joe never won, and no such office exists.

The mainstream media does not control the narrative anymore like they once did. Americans and the world see their propaganda for what it is, a pack of lies. The legal votes will be counted and any illegal votes must be thrown out. All the Dominion voting machines that switched millions of votes from Trump to Biden must also be investigated.

This whole thing is going to blow the lid off of decades of election fraud by the left. As always, I am praying the Lord will expose the lies, reveal the truth, and His will be done. God establishes rulers, whether they be Kings or Presidents, and He will not be mocked.

Democrats think government is God, and they believe they have the power to dominate and control our lives. Just look at how they are talking! They think they’ve won, so they are out in the open talking about putting conservatives on blacklists, locking down the country yet again, and shutting down businesses, schools, Thanksgiving, and everything else! Somebody tell AOC to go ahead and put me on her Bolshevik style list! It’s a glorious honor to be persecuted for Christ! May my life and death bring Him glory!

These socialist liberals have gone totally crazy, and their ideology and words are treasonous against everything America stands for! Lockdowns, enemy lists, and concentration camps are not far fetched conspiracies. They are actual ideas pushed by the left, and we must fight back with truth! These people are literal Marxists, and their vision of America is one of an all powerful totalitarian communist government from cradle to grave. It’s amazing the lot of them hasn’t been arrested for treason and sedition!

The liberals are also pushing mandatory masks, vaccines, and contact tracing. Do they want to put an emblem on my jacket showing I am a Christian too? Do they want to stop me in public and yell, “Show me your papers!”? That is where their dangerous and traitorous speech is leading to. Cuomo and other Democrat Governors are already using Covid to persecute Jews and Christians.

It’s disgusting that they spent 4 years calling us conservatives “Nazis” and “Fascists”! Do they even know what those terms mean?! Do they not know history?! They even have their Antifa thug army, which operates exactly like Hitler’s Brown Shirts. How hypocritical to call themselves anti-fascists, when they are literally fascists committing fascist violence in the streets on all those who disagree with them!

They are the fascists and Nazis! They are the ones who are engaged in a violent Marxist revolution to overthrow our country. They are the ones who want to be tyrants and dictators telling people what to do in their own homes! I am not a Nazi or a fascist. I am not a racist. I am an American Patriot and I want freedom for my country!

The phony call for unity from the left is nauseating too. Now they want unity?! Seriously?! After all their violence, hatred, murders, and lies?! After all their destruction, burning, and looting?! After calling us racist and causing violence against us, and turning our country into a war zone?! After never accepting the election of Trump, falsely accusing him, falsely impeaching him, and lying about him and us for the last 4 years?! I don’t think so! I guarantee they won’t be calling for unity once they realize Trump won.

I forgive them in the Name of Jesus and I pray for them. I will not be unified with darkness ever! There is no fellowship between light and dark, and I have no fellowship with people who support abortion, hate God, and do everything they can to destroy my country with their communist lies and violence. I will fight against their lies and violence by preaching the truth!

“Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?”

-2 Corinthians 6:14

The left wants to kick you out of society if you are a conservative. They don’t want unity! They want you to bow in total submission to their socialist tyranny, and if you don’t, then they get violent. Sound familiar? Who are the real Nazis here? It’s not Trump, conservatives, or Christians! We are the ones holding the line against the tide of evil. If you voted for Joe, I hope you’re paying attention to the insane things your party is saying, and I hope you understand just how hateful, tyrannical, and un-American they truly are.

The left is using Covid to enslave us in their new world order. We are being lied to about the death rates. The CDC already reported that only 6% of the Covid deaths were actually due to Covid, but people still believe the lies from CNN about crazy numbers of deaths and hospitalizations. This is not about Covid. This is about control. This is about seeing how far they can go at taking our rights and freedom away from us. Sadly, too many are willingly submitting to this grand lie.

They are already talking about not being able to be a part of society unless you take their vaccine. Ticketmaster even announced this week that you cannot attend a concert without proof of a vaccine or a negative Covid test. Do you see what is happening?! If you don’t, now is the time to wake up! Next it will be the mark on your right hand or forehead that you can’t buy or sell without! Do not let them put any kind of mark on you or microchip you! That is of the evil one and it will be used to dominate mankind during the Tribulation (Read Revelation 13)! Check out my post “A Dire Warning For 2020” for more about that serious truth.

I’m not taking any Covid vaccine and I will never take the mark either! No politicians elected by we the people have the right in this country to tell you how many people you can have over for Thanksgiving. They don’t have the right to force a vaccine on you, or take your job, or shut down your business, or close your churches or synagogues, but they are doing it because we the people are allowing them to. We must stand firm in the truth! People in Democrat controlled states are already getting a taste of what they mean by their new world order, and many are leaving in huge numbers to conservative states like Florida.

Just remember, voting liberal is what caused the mess you just left, so be sure to vote for conservatives who will uphold your Constitutional rights and provide a safe place to live. That is why you are moving down here. You are fleeing the liberal violence, high taxes, crime, and tyranny, and moving to a place where you can be a free American. That’s why we left Colorado! I will not be ruled by tyrants!

As I said in the beginning, Jesus is first above all these things. What are we to do as Christians as we see the times of the end approaching? What are we to do when we encounter storms and suffering? We do what we always do. We keep our eyes on Jesus and do His will!

Preach the truth, fight the good fight, finish the race! Jesus is coming soon, and our redemption draws near! Keep praying for our country and keep hope alive! God is in control as He always has been, and He loves you! If you know Jesus, continue to abide in Him. If you don’t know Jesus, please consider His invitation to eternal life with all your heart. He will forgive all your sins and save your soul, and that, my friends, is the most important truth of all!

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

-Jesus speaking in John 3:16

Grace and peace to you all!

Last night was a late night for many of us here in America as we watched the vote count into the wee hours of the morning. We went to bed knowing Trump was well in the lead, and even leading in key blue swing states. Despite the terrible coverage by Fox and many other mainstream media outlets calling states for Biden way too early, and delaying calling states for Trump (even with 99% of the vote in that he had clearly won), Trump’s lead was obvious. Then all those democrat controlled swing states stopped counting votes because they didn’t like Trump’s lead, then a bunch of ballots suddenly came out of nowhere and 100% of those fraudulent ballots went to Biden. We all see what’s going on here, folks. The left is trying to steal this election, but they forget something very important. Cheating doesn’t establish rulers, God does!

The coverage of the election was awful. I turned it to Fox just to see how bad it was, and it didn’t take long for me to turn it off. It’s sad what happened to Fox. Tucker and the other Patriots should leave. Don’t even get me started about CNN and the other hardcore leftist propaganda machines. I watched the coverage on Newsmax on Twitter until about 1 in the morning. It was so much better! Factual, honest, and straightforward reporting. Check them out!

It was ridiculous that Fox called Arizona last night! That was way too early! Arizona is still in play! Trump is leading in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Georgia too. This whole vote count fraud going on in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania is such a shame, and it totally undermines the integrity of our Constitutional Republic. We must pray for our country and ask God to have mercy on us! Please, Lord Jesus, deliver us from the hand of the wicked and may their evil plans come to nothing!

God reminded me of a verse in Colossians today. It is regarding the supremacy of Jesus Christ above all things and how the thrones, powers, rulers, and authorities were created. There are those in this country who think they can cheat God’s will, but God will not be mocked. God is in control, He sees the cheating by the left, and God laughs at their pathetic attempt to change His will. Remember who is above all things! God has a will and it will be done!

“For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.”

-Colossians 1:13-20

Amen! Jesus Christ is Lord! It is God who establishes rulers, not men! Jesus has all authority over all world leaders, and it is God who places and removes them from power! God abhors dishonest scales. God is with Trump, and no amount of cheating can ever stop God’s will!

Keep praying and keep hope alive! It was awesome last night when Florida was called for Trump! It was an honor to vote for Trump here in Florida and it is an honor to be a part of that victory! Praise God!

Don’t let anxiety rob your joy or peace. God is truly on His throne above us all, Jesus is our Lord and Savior, and God will accomplish His purpose on earth! To my fellow Patriot brothers and sisters here in America, hold the line and pray! May God strike down the lies and fraud, bring the truth to light, and may His will be done! If it is God’s will for Trump to remain President, which I believe it is, then Trump will remain President, and that victory comes from God alone!

Grace and peace to you all!

October is a very special month to me. 24 years ago, in October of 1996, Jesus saved my soul! I don’t remember the exact date, but I know it was a Friday and I’m pretty sure it was the second Friday that October. It was my freshman year in college and I had just left a terrifying supernatural ordeal that lasted the entire 4 years I was in high school. The Lord found me broken, hurting, confused, and angry, and He lifted me up and filled me with His healing and love! He gave me a new life, filled me with the Holy Spirit, and set me on a new path that has continued to this day! Thank You, Jesus!

When I say 24 years of faithfulness, I am not talking about myself. For the last 24 years of my life I have followed Jesus, but I have not always been faithful to Him. I have made many mistakes and fallen many times, but through it all the Lord has been absolutely 100% faithful to me! When the Lord saved me, I was a broken 18 year old teenager who used alcohol and partying to numb the pain from living in a nightmare. I hated God and Christians, and I never thought I would ever accept Jesus. I am so thankful that He had mercy on me!

Where I have sinned or faltered in my walk with Him, Jesus has never left me. He has disciplined me, pruned me, even punished me in His great love, but He has never left me and He never will. He has always been faithful to forgive and restore me. The number one thing I want all people to know about my relationship with Jesus is that He has been so very faithful to me! When He said, “no one can snatch them out of my hand,” He meant it! We can take Jesus at His word and trust Him with all our hearts!

“My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.”

-Jesus speaking in John 10:27-30

Many of you already know my testimony and you know about my book “One Man’s Very Strange Supernatural Life.” For any new folks here on my blog, my testimony is filled with supernatural experiences and miracles that will challenge what you perceive to be reality, and hopefully, show you just how much God loves you. The Lord gave me the gift of evangelism 24 years ago and He has been using me to share my testimony and preach the Gospel ever since. With all my heart I want you to know that God loves you, Jesus is alive and He loves you, and everything the Bible says is true!

When I was in 8th grade, back in 1991, my Dad got a new job in Illinois. Unfortunately, we ended up moving into a house that was possessed. For 4 years when I was in high school, our family lived with an evil spirit (a demon) that tormented us. It did many terrifying things, including turning lights on and off, knocking pictures off the wall, kicking our dog, making a breathing noise in my ear, showing itself to my sister one night, lighting a candle, and many other things that just about ruined our lives. We were not Christians back then, so we did not know what to do. We told a few people what was happening, but we mostly just stayed quiet about it and tried to live our lives like normal. It was terrifying and insane.

After Jesus saved me in October of 1996, I went home that Christmas break and the very first thing I did upon walking through the front door was run all through the house going room to room rebuking the demon out in the Name of Jesus! We never had any more trouble after that, and my Dad, Mom, and sister all ended up getting saved! Facing real evil will send you running into the arms of Jesus!

2 years later in the summer of 1998, my very strange supernatural life continued as I had two encounters with God’s angels that strengthened my faith and gave me an even deeper understanding that nothing is impossible for God. The first time, an angel rescued me by carrying me away from a man who was chasing me with a butcher knife on the streets of Denver. The second time, an angel appeared to me in my friend’s house and gave me a message that God had something for me to do. We ended up saving a woman from a dangerous situation that night. Heaven and hell are very real, both angels and demons really do exist, and we all desperately need Jesus to save us!

In 2012, my life took another strange turn as I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease on January 6th that year. Then on April 28th, 2012, the Lord did the most powerful miracle of my life when He saved me by the power of the Holy Spirit after I stopped breathing due to anaphylactic shock. I am alive today because Jesus lives! Jesus saved my life by angelic protection and He protected me and put me back in my body after I died in 2012! Jesus is the resurrection and the life and Jesus is Lord!!!

“Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”

-John 11:25-26

Please read my posts “Remember that time when…” and “My Lazarus Moment” to learn the details of those amazing experiences!

Through it all, the Lord has been so faithful to me! Even through all the pain and suffering with Celiac Disease, Jesus is always with me and He always strengthens me, comforts me, and gives me peace. For the last 8 years and 10 months of my life, I have fought this disease by the power of the Holy Spirit. All the supernatural events and miracles have given me great encouragement during my time of suffering. I know without any doubt that Jesus Christ is real and He is alive, and I will testify of His great love for His glory until my very last breath!

“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

-Romans 8:38-39

It is almost Halloween, the celebration I most despise. I warn you as I have before, do not mess around with evil. Do not watch the scary movies, do not take it lightly, and do not allow evil into your home. It is not funny and it is not a game! There is nothing fun or funny about the evil one, his demons, or hell. Flee from all of that sin and death, and honor the Lord!

It has been very difficult for me to write consistently lately. Those of you who have been reading my blog for the last 2 years, know that I use to write just about every day, but sometimes I need to rest when I’m fighting bad episodes with Celiac. It has been difficult since moving here to Florida back in July, and the last 2 weeks have been very painful. My small intestine is damaged, so I have issues with the digestive process. I’ve been dealing with the hot nausea that knocks me to my knees, intestinal pain, and loss of appetite again. It’s almost impossible to write when I’m that sick and I just can’t get out of the bathroom. It is also very lonely and difficult to bear at times, but the Lord is always faithful to lift me up. Thank you for your prayers!

The Lord has been refining me in the furnace of affliction, and I submit to Him and His will. With all the Lord has done for me and my family, I know full well that He can do anything at anytime, and that includes healing me. I know with all my heart that He will finish the work He started in me because He is faithful and He has proven that to me time and time again the last 24 years!

If you don’t know Jesus, please come to Him before it’s too late! The signs of the end times are all around us, and although we don’t know how much time we have left, we do know Jesus is coming soon. Jesus loves you, Jesus died for you, and Jesus will forgive you and save your soul!

“That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”

-Romans 10:9

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

-Jesus speaking in John 3:16

If you know Jesus, but you have fallen into sin, please repent and turn back to the Lord! It is never too late! Jesus still loves you, He has redeemed you, and He still accepts you as His own! Don’t listen to the devil’s lies! Jesus is faithful and nothing can snatch you out of His hand. Read Hebrews 12, submit to His loving discipline, and return to Him. He loves you forever!

My name is Ryan Callahan and this is my testimony before God and man. Every word is true and I pray the Lord uses it all to lead many souls to salvation! May God’s will be done in all things! Jesus is alive, Jesus loves you, and Jesus will always be faithful to you!

Grace and peace to you all!

“Praise the LORD, all you nations;

extol him, all you peoples.

For great is his love toward us,

and the faithfulness of the LORD

endures forever.

Praise the LORD.”

-Psalm 117:1-2

There is a new Christian album out right now that went straight to #1 on iTunes within hours of its release! That album was made by my friend and brother in Christ, Bryson Gray! If you have been reading my blog for awhile, then you know Bryson is on fire for Jesus, and he preaches the truth boldly. He and I are a lot alike in how we preach the truth of God’s Word and the Gospel unashamed. He is also a strong American Patriot like me and he speaks the truth about all things, including society and politics. His new album “Can’t Cancel God” is a Holy Spirit filled weapon that cuts down the lies of the evil one, and pierces the darkness with the light of Jesus! Bryson loves Jesus with all his heart, and like he says, “this is not the Christian music that you’re used to.” This is God bringing His army toe to toe against the evil one and his wicked influence over culture worldwide! This is spiritual warfare and this is how soldiers of God fight back!

“I know we’re at war, the devil runnin’ the culture. A warrior for God, so I’m gonna fight until it’s over. I gave my life to the Lord and then He made me a soldier. Ya’ll can take all of the money, I’m never givin’ my soul up!”

Bryson Gray, From song “God Wins”, Can’t Cancel God

It is so encouraging and refreshing to see God rising up soldiers and sending them into battle! Bryson and I have been fighting side by side in the trenches on Twitter for a long time. It’s amazing to see how God has moved in his life! He is a humble man of God who just recently became famous this year after the booming success of his albums “Maga Ain’t Got No Color” and “Maga Szn.” You may remember my post about Bryson titled, “You’re My Brother.” Despite all the attention and success, Bryson remains humble and close to his brothers and sisters who have supported him from the start. He is flying all over the country doing shows, but he still takes time to hit me back on Twitter when I send him an encouraging word. It has been an honor and a blessing to fight alongside him in the hate filled trenches of Twitter.

Bryson is an independent artist and he remains that way because he always puts God first. He is not going to sell out to some big record label that controls his speech. He preaches the bold truth straight from God’s Word, and he will not be silenced! In a culture that wants to cancel God and kick Him and His Word out of society, God’s people will stand firm and declare that God will never be cancelled! God’s warriors will always rise up and we will preach the truth until our very last breath! The Kingdom of Heaven is advancing forcefully and nothing can stop it, amen!

“From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of Heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it.”

Jesus speaking in Matthew 11:12

Please support my brother in Christ and buy his new album! The beats are excellent and the truth flowing through every song is so refreshing! It is amazing to see his album at #1 on the charts, and it shows us that we don’t need the evil system of Hollywood and the media to be successful in music or movies or any other artistic avenue! God is using independent Christian artists to break through the lies and hate, and we are victorious by His power and grace! We are standing up to the wickedness in our culture, and millions of people are seeing the light!

“Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

John 14:6

If you believe in Jesus, keep going! Keep fighting the good fight and never give up! Whether you are a writer or musician or artist or poet or whatever other gifts God has given you, the Lord can and will make an impact through you for His glory! In a world that twists and distorts God’s Word and calls evil good and good evil, we must stand firm in God’s truth! We must take up the sword of the Spirit and charge the enemy! Take the fight right to his doorstep and kick the door down in the power of the Holy Spirit!

“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.”

Ephesians 6:10-13

God’s warriors fight to call people out of darkness, and that is exactly what Bryson does in his new album. It is a call to come out of this dark world and wake up to the Light! It is a warning to repent and a call to come running to Jesus before it’s too late! May the Lord use “Can’t Cancel God” to open up minds and hearts to the truth, and save souls! May He glorify His Holy Name through His people, and spread revival through the world!

“to say to the captives, ‘Come out,’ and to those in darkness, ‘Be free!’…”

Isaiah 49:9

“That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”

Romans 10:9

“Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.”

Ephesians 6:14-18

To my brother in Christ, Bryson: keep standing firm, brother! We are praying for you and we are with you! Jesus is with us and He will never leave us! It has been awesome and encouraging fighting this war alongside you! We have received so much hate, but as you say on your new album and as Jesus told us, “the persecuted are blessed!” May the Lord fan into flame the gifts He has given His people, and may we be found faithful and strong in Him! My armor is on, my shield is up, and my sword is ready! See you back in the trenches, brother! You showed them all that they can’t cancel God! Jesus Christ is Lord!

“This is not the Christian music that you’re used to. There’s a lot of false prophets tryin’ to confuse you. God said, “You got talent, let me use you.” Give yourself to the Lord, become a new you! Okay, I know the devil tryin’ to get me, I say no way. I’m gonna tell you what these false teachers won’t say, it’s either God or the world, you can’t go both ways, can’t go both ways.”

Bryson Gray, From song “God’s Soldier”, Can’t Cancel God

Grace and peace to you all!

One crucial part of life we are all missing during this time of fearmongering, lies, and shutdowns is fellowship. They shut down our businesses and churches, they isolate our loved ones in hospitals and nursing homes like a prison, and they made human interaction illegal. This needs to stop, folks, and it needs to stop now. The joyful fellowship I had this morning helped me see just how much I miss and need fellowship, and I mean good old fashioned in person face to face human interaction with no masks and no social distancing. 15 days to slow the spread turned into almost 7 months now. This is no longer about a virus, if it ever really was; this is about power and control. People need each other and we desperately need that fellowship joy!

This morning was such a surprising and refreshing encouragement that I knew right away that I had to write about it. Most of you know that we moved here to Florida back in July. Last Saturday, Governor DeSantis issued a new order that opened up the entire state and banned mandatory masks. We are living free in Florida, and no city, county, business, or school district can force us or our kids to wear a mask anymore! Praise God!

I even wrote the superintendent of our school district letting him know that I trust he and the school board will obey the law and no longer require masks. Our kids have been in school for a few weeks now. They are allowed mask breaks and other times where they don’t have to wear them, but they have still been required. Now that masks are optional in Florida, the schools must obey the law. The superintendent actually wrote me back and he let me know they will be reviewing the order and how to proceed this week. They are getting a lot of flak from parents here. People are fed up and we have a Governor who backs us up!

If people still want to wear a mask and they want their kids to wear a mask, go ahead. Your fear doesn’t limit my freedom, my family isn’t wearing one, and Governor DeSantis said you can’t force us to. Praise God for a Governor who protects and upholds our Constitutional rights and civil liberties! If you want to be forced to wear a mask, go live in Colorado where I came from. Polis is happily forcing everyone to mask up. You could also go live in NYC or California. Lunatic Governors Cuomo and Newsom love forcing masks on their people and violating their liberty with tyranny.

So, about that joyful fellowship this morning. A couple weeks ago, the air conditioning in our oldest car quit working right. Sometimes it would blow out cold air and sometimes it was warm air. It was miserable a few times picking up our son from school as I sat in car line for over an hour with no A/C. It happened again yesterday and that was the last straw for me, so I made an appointment with the auto repair shop just a few houses down from us on our street. It is such a blessing to have a shop so close! I just walked home after dropping it off.

When I walked into the shop, I was greeted by smiling faces instead of masks, and we said good morning to each other. We started to talk about my car, but then we all started talking about the chilly weather today. It was about 68 degrees this morning and it felt great! Nice cool crisp air and pretty much no humidity. This is the perfect weather Floridians have been telling us about all summer. It actually feels a lot like Colorado today, and I can definitely get use to this! Finally was able to drive with my windows down this morning too, which felt great!

As we talked about the weather, I told them I was from Colorado and I loved the cooler air. I was talking with the owner, the woman at the front desk, and a mechanic. The owner asked me why we moved to Florida, so of course I told him about the liberals and high taxes in Colorado and how we wanted to live in a conservative state with a strong conservative Governor. After that, we talked about the debate last night, Covid, masks, schools, supporting Trump, and my favorite, Jesus. We ended up laughing and talking for almost an hour and the joy of the Holy Spirit was flowing!

They are all Christians and the owner even has a prayer room! How cool is that?! I’ve never seen an auto shop with a prayer room, but I have now! It was so much fun talking with all of them that I didn’t want to leave. It was like we were having church and it was beautiful! It is awesome being surrounded by people who love Jesus, family, and America!

It was so healing and refreshing to share fellowship with them. The owner even shook my hand! It is so cool to see people not living in fear! I reached out and shook his hand with great joy! It was awesome talking with fellow brothers and sisters who speak the truth about faith and politics! All of us need the comfort and encouragement of fellowship. God’s Word is clear, it is not good for man to be alone. We need to gather together to talk and pray and sing and encourage each other! We all need that fellowship joy!

“Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Ephesians 5:19-20

A few days ago, there was a Christian brother here in America who was arrested because he was singing at church without a mask. Yes, arrested! I never thought I would see the day where a Christian was arrested for singing at church in America! This isn’t about Covid. This is tyranny and persecution! Do we have a Constitution or not?! I know we will experience persecution as Christians, but even the Apostle Paul stood up for his rights as a Roman citizen (see Acts 22:22-29). They are using fear as a weapon to take our freedom and overthrow our Republic, and we all better stand up for each other before our freedom and rights are gone forever!

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”

Galatians 5:22-23

No one in America should ever be arrested for singing at church! That is NOT America! How we are living down here in Florida is America. The American dream is alive and well down here! We are working, our kids are in school, and we are free! Our families are safer too because we DEFEND the police and respect law and order. You won’t see any of that liberal socialist violence down here! Antifa doesn’t want to tangle with our law enforcement officers, that’s for sure!

That burst of joy I received from having fellowship with my two brothers and sister in Christ this morning was glorious! We need to gather together to talk and sing and hug and shake hands and pray and worship together! We need human touch and interaction! No one in this country has the authority to violate your civil liberties or rights. We have the First Amendment and all other rights protected by our Constitution for a reason! No one has the authority to shut down your faith, your church, or your fellowship!

Take off that mask full of lies and fear! Talk to each other face to face and worship God together! There is nothing like the Holy Spirit fire among believers! That conversation this morning fired me up in the Spirit and the joy from that fellowship is still flowing! Love each other, be strong and courageous, and go get yourself some of that fellowship joy!

Grace and peace to you all!

“May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.”

2 Corinthians 13:14