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Well, we made it! Today is the last day of 2020, praise God! As 2021 approaches, many people are making new years resolutions. The main thing the Lord has put on my heart is forgiveness. As we enter a new year, let us move forward by letting go of past wrongs and living in the fullness of God’s forgiveness. Forgiveness for others and forgiveness for ourselves. May we not ever keep a record of wrongs in our hearts as that will only weigh us down and burden our souls with bitterness, and that is no way to start a new year. We must forgive as Jesus has forgiven us in order to live in the fullness of His peace and love.
Whatever you may have against someone else or even yourself, let it go. Give it to God and pray forgiveness over it all! When you believe in Jesus, God does not keep a record of wrongs on you. He does not count our sins against us. He removes them from us as far as the east is from the west, and remembers them no more! As God’s Word says, love keeps no record of wrongs.
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.”
-1 Corinthians 13:4-13
“For as high as the heavens are above
the earth,
so great is his love for those who fear
him;
as far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our
transgressions from us.”
-Psalm 103:11-12
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.”
-2 Corinthians 5:17-19
We must forgive each other. Not one of us is better than the other. We have all sinned and made mistakes, and we all need forgiveness. How does God want us to forgive? He wants us to forgive as Christ forgave us! Think about how powerful and complete His forgiveness is, and forgive like Jesus forgave you!
“Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”
-Ephesians 4:31-32
“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”
-Colossians 3:12-14
Let us enter 2021 in the full power of His forgiveness, and live out that glorious forgiveness every day! Sweep away the offenses as God has done for you, and move forward into the new year in His grace, mercy, forgiveness, and love!
“I have swept away your offenses like a
cloud,
your sins like the morning mist.
Return to me,
for I have redeemed you.”
-Isaiah 44:22
“Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?”
Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.”
-Matthew 18:21-22
What Jesus meant by that is we are to forgive an unlimited number of times just as He forgives us. Not one of us has the right to be unforgiving or hold a bitter grudge against anyone. Let us always remember what Jesus truly did for us on that cross, and let us always offer that same love and forgiveness to others.
“When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.”
-John 19:30
Thank You, Jesus for forgiving us completely! Please help us love and forgive as You love and forgive us! In your Holy Name, amen!
Wishing you all a very Blessed and Happy New Year!
“Therefore, my brothers, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.”
Photo by Ryan, Hawk soaring, Daniels Park in Colorado
My heart is on fire with passion to preach the Gospel. My prayer is that everyone who reads this blog will come to Jesus and be saved. That is the sole purpose of my calling in Christ. God does not want anyone to perish. He wants everyone to come to repentance, and His Word is clear that everyone who calls on the Name of the Lord will be saved!
2020 has been a year of perilous times. Many people are scared of dying, but I want you to know that you do not need to be scared when you know Jesus. There is no fear in His perfect love. We can rest in Him and trust in Him completely to save our souls. The Lord is calling me to share the Gospel with you again today, and it is my great hope that those of you who do not know Jesus will come to Him today.
“If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him and he in God. And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.
God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him. In this way, love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment, because in this world we are like him. There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.”
-1 John 4:15-18
“Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well. This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands. This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, for everyone born of God overcomes the world, even our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.”
-1 John 5:1-5
“This is the one who came by water and blood–Jesus Christ. He did not come by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. For there are three that testify: the Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement. We accept man’s testimony, but God’s testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God, which he has given about his Son. Anyone who believes in the Son of God has this testimony in his heart. Anyone who does not believe God has made him out to be liar, because he has not believed the testimony God has given about his Son. And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.”
-1 John 5:6-12
The Gospel of Jesus Christ is the great truth and gift of God’s grace that anyone in the whole world can be saved through faith in Jesus. This gift of God can never be earned by works or any other way. There is only one Way to Heaven, and that is through faith in God’s one and only Son, Jesus Christ.
“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. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.”
-Jesus speaking in John 3:16-18
“The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.”
-2 Peter 3:9
“And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
-Acts 2:21
“Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
-John 14:6
We must understand that we all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. None of us are making it to Heaven on our own. We must agree with God that we are sinful, and we must repent and turn to Jesus.
“But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.”
-Romans 3:21-24
“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
-Romans 6:23
There is no condemnation in Jesus Christ. Once you believe in Jesus, your sins are forgiven and you stand reconciled with God, and justified by faith in Jesus. You have peace with God, and you are set free from the bondage of sin and death!
“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.”
-Romans 5:1-2
“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.”
-Romans 8:1-2
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith–and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God–not by works, so that no one can boast.”
-Ephesians 2:8-9
There is no boasting in Heaven. We cannot get there on our own because we are sinful and we need a Savior. We must receive the gift of salvation by faith, and Jesus is the only One who ever died to save our souls. God offers this amazing gift of His grace to all mankind. No matter who you are or where you live on this earth, you can be saved through faith in Jesus Christ!
“Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
-Acts 4:12
“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. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. As the Scripture says, “Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame.” For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile–the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
-Romans 10:9-13
Once you believe in Jesus, God will fill you with His Holy Spirit, which seals you for the day of redemption and empowers you to live a holy life that pleases God. This is a powerful miracle of God, and we must have the Holy Spirit to live righteously.
“And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession–to the praise of his glory.”
-Ephesians 1:13-14
“The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.”
Galatians 5:19-21
“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
As Jesus said regarding the Holy Spirit:
“Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him.”
-John 7:38
Once you believe in Jesus, your salvation is eternally secure. We are saved by God’s grace alone through faith in Jesus alone, and nothing can snatch you out of His hand or separate you from His love.
“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
“Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty. But as I told you, you have seen me and still you do not believe. All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away. For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me. And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all that he has given me, but raise them up at the last day. For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”
-John 6:35-40
“I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life.”
-Jesus speaking in John 5:24
“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
What will you choose? Condemnation, or eternal life? Sin and death, or forgiveness and salvation? I pray with all my heart that you choose eternal life, forgiveness, and the salvation of your soul through faith in Jesus! This most precious gift is being offered to you today, and today is the day of salvation!
“As God’s fellow workers we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain. For he says,
“In the time of my favor I heard you,
and in the day of salvation I helped
you.”
I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.”
-2 Corinthians 6:1-2
Just as it is written in God’s Word:
“From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
-Matthew 4:17
“In reply Jesus declared, “I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”
“How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely he cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb to be born!”
Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.”
-John 3:3-6
Jesus loves you! Come to Jesus today and be born of the Spirit, and you will receive the salvation of your soul! Jesus Christ is Lord, and there is no other Name by which we must be saved! Through faith in Jesus, all your sins will be forgiven and you will receive eternal life! Choose wisely!
“When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
-John 8:12
Grace and peace to you all in the powerful saving Name of Jesus!
Good morning friends and family. It is just before sunrise here in Florida. Something has been on my heart since Christmas morning, and I need to speak to it. I had a disappointing conversation on Christmas morning, but I didn’t say anything that day because I wasn’t going to let it ruin my family’s Christmas. I am writing this as a warning, so you can be aware of the legalistic Pharisee type “believers” that are out here on WordPress. I have encountered these people before, and I am tired of dealing with them. My hope is that this will encourage you all to live in the grace and peace of Jesus, and not let judgmental hypocritical finger pointers shake your faith.
On Christmas morning I spent time wishing everyone a Merry Christmas as a blessing of peace and joy. 99% of you responded in the same heart of Christ’s love and fellowship. Unfortunately, there is a crew of Pharisee types here on WordPress that are very hateful about Christmas. They like to shame believers in Christ for celebrating Jesus on Christmas, and they misuse Scripture to brow beat us with their condemning judgments. When I first started blogging back in August of 2018, I encountered an entire gaggle of these so called believers and I learned an important lesson from those conversations. I don’t put up with these people. I simply speak the truth to them, then wipe the dust of my feet off and move on.
What really bothers me is that these false preaching haters can possibly hurt younger believers who don’t yet have the experience or knowledge to deal with them. Legalistic people are bullies who speak their condemning comments with a heart full of bitterness. They are easy to spot because they do not speak the truth in love. Most of the time, for some strange reason, they are women. Maybe that is one of the reasons the Apostle Paul said women should be quiet in church. There are a lot of legalistic women who are puffed up in their arrogance and they love running their mouths at strong men who love Jesus. As I said, I don’t put up with them. I do, however, rebuke their hypocritical comments and put them in their place if I have to.
“A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent. For Adam was formed first, then Eve. And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner.”
-The Apostle Paul in 1 Timothy 2:11-14
It was truly disappointing that this happened on Christmas morning, of all days, and it’s a good thing that the Lord has made me strong in His grace, and I know exactly who I am in Christ. These people don’t shake my faith. After 24 years walking with Jesus, they are just one more legalistic hypocrite that the Lord always gives me victory over.
After I said “Merry Christmas” to this person who I thought was my sister in Christ, she told me I was deceived by satan and disobedient to the Lord for wishing her that blessing. Think about that for a moment. She judged and condemned me just because I said “Merry Christmas” with great joy in my heart in celebration of my Lord and Savior. She told me God was not amused with disobedience, and she even admitted that her heart doesn’t show much love “when it comes to my brethren being deceived by satan.” She should have stopped right there because that is exactly the problem. She wasn’t speaking truth in love. She was speaking condemnation in legalistic hatred. Good thing I am strong in Christ and I know the difference. A younger believer could have been hurt by her comments.
Here is her comment to me after I wished her a Merry Christmas on her blog:
“I don’t celebrate this admixture pagan/papist/traditions of men “holy” day. As a Christian, neither should you. God is not amused with disobedience. Let me send you a dear sister’s post with scriptures, though not exhaustive, but surely from a loving heart (mine doesn’t seem to show much when it comes to my brethren being deceived by satan; for the Christ of Christ Mass is not our Beloved Lord and Savior Jesus of the Bible).”
Then she left a link to a blog post by one of her legalistic friends as a way to prove why she feels it is okay to make such condemning legalistic comments to her brothers and sisters in Christ. I didn’t visit her friend’s blog because I have dealt with this before and I don’t need to read such trash. This arrogant woman should not presume to tell me what I should or should not be doing as a Christian. She is not above me in the Lord and that is not her place. The Lord did not put up with such Pharisee hypocrites either.
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and everything unclean. In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.”
-Jesus speaking in Matthew 23:27-28
Here is my reply to her legalistic comment to me:
“I don’t appreciate your legalistic judgment on me. I am not being deceived by satan or anyone else. I love Jesus with all of my heart. If you don’t know that by now, then you don’t know me at all and you haven’t been listening to what the Lord preaches through me on my blog. I am not a Catholic or a pagan. I am not disobeying the Lord. You might want to check your heart before you go pointing your finger at your brothers and sisters in Christ. I honor, glorify, and worship Jesus on this day and every day. I will not be following your blog anymore. Grace and peace to you.”
Keep in mind, this was Christmas morning. My wife and I had just enjoyed watching our beautiful children open their presents, and we were having a very blessed and joyful day celebrating Jesus and praising Him for all He has done for us. I wasn’t going to let her cruel judgmental comments ruin our day. She replied back with a bunch of other legalistic filth and called me her enemy. I did not respond again. She already called me disobedient, deceived, and displeasing to the Lord. There was no reason to continue the conversation after she called me her enemy too. Like I said, I don’t put up with these mouthy arrogant women. I stood firm in Jesus, and left her with my usual blessing of grace and peace, and that was that. She can go on and on if she wants to. She won’t be hearing from me again. Dust off my feet.
Let me be clear here, if you are legalistic like this arrogant woman, remove yourself from my blog and don’t come back. You will not get anywhere with me. You will just end up breaking yourself when you come against me. My face is set like flint, and I am strong in the grace and knowledge of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who I love with all my heart. You will not shake me, but you will be shaken.
I forgive this woman, and I pray for her that the Lord will open her heart to the truth and fill her heart with love. I pray the Lord removes the bitterness and hatred that has taken root in her heart, and He would heal her from the legalism that binds her.
I will continue to worship, honor, and glorify Jesus on Christmas and every day of the year, and I will continue to bless people in the Name of Jesus by saying Merry Christmas. In a culture that is doing everything they can to remove Jesus from society, I will stand firm in Christ. I will not help the world cancel Jesus. He will never be cancelled! He will reign forever, and every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father! I love Jesus so much I can’t even express it in words. His immense grace, mercy, and forgiveness is flowing in my heart, and I will stand strong in His beautiful love.
If you are a new believer in Jesus, and this has happened to you, don’t let it shake your faith. There are many legalistic false preachers out here, and they do not represent the whole of Christianity. They are hateful and spiteful people who love pointing their fingers at true believers. They cause division and sow discord, and they will reap what they sow. Stand firm in the grace of Jesus Christ. God looks at our hearts and He knows us. There is nothing sinful, disobedient, or deceived about worshiping and honoring Jesus at Christmastime, and there is nothing wrong with saying Merry Christmas.
“You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others. Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.”
-The Apostle Paul in 2 Timothy 2:1-3
May we keep our eyes on Jesus, speak the truth in love, and stand firm and be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus our Lord! He is coming soon!
Hello everyone! God bless you all and Merry Christmas! I absolutely love Christmas! The true hope, glory, joy, and peace of Christmas is Jesus! It is the amazing miracle that God came to earth and became flesh to dwell among us! God is not far away. He is not absent or unfamiliar with our sufferings. God came to us in the most humble of ways as a precious child to save us from our sins and be with us forever!
This year has been hard on all of us. Many are losing hope. May we all remember the great hope and joy we have in Jesus. May our hearts be encouraged and strengthened in the truth that nothing is impossible for God! He can do all things, and He loves us! He loves us so much that He came down from Heaven to save our souls!
“She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”
Matthew 1:21
“All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”–which means, “God with us.”
Matthew 1:22-23
“For nothing is impossible with God.”
Luke 1:37
As John testified:
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.”
John 1:1-5
“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.”
John 1:14
We all need forgiveness, and we all need a Savior. God is so loving, merciful, and forgiving that He came to earth to rescue us. Don’t ever lose hope! Even at our darkest hour, there is great hope in Jesus! Let God’s love wash over you this Christmas and every day of the year. Jesus is the rest and peace that every soul longs for. My prayer is that you will know His great love for you, and rest in His forgiveness, grace, and mercy. Jesus is the light of the world, and His light cuts through every darkness on this earth!
Place your full faith and trust in Jesus as we move forward into a new year. Give Him all your anxieties, worries, and fears. Let Him comfort you with His love. He is Immanuel, God with us, and He came to set us free from the darkness of sin and death! No longer do we have to be afraid. No longer are we slaves to fear. That is the true glory and hope of Christmas! Anyone on earth can receive this great gift of God’s grace! Anyone can be saved through faith in Jesus!
“Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might destroy him who holds the power of death–that is, the devil–and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.”
Hebrews 2:14-15
“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
“And everyone who calls
on the name of the Lord will be
saved.”
Acts 2:21
Jesus loves you, and He wants you to be in Heaven with Him forever! The greatest gift of Christmas is the salvation of our souls! May that great hope fill our hearts to overflowing, both now and forevermore!
There is a mass attack on the world right now, and all of us are living through it no matter where we are on this earth. The attack is based on two very sinister weapons: lies and fear. All of us have a choice to make. Will we believe the lies and live in fear, or will we believe the truth and live courageously? As for me and my family we will serve the Lord, and we will live in the truth by faith with the courage, strength, discernment, and wisdom that God gives us by the power of His Holy Spirit.
I was going to wait until after Christmas to write this, but it has been heavy on my heart to warn about this now. I have warned about it before, and I will continue to speak the truth about all things. We are being lied to by those in power who control the government, medicine, and the media. Unfortunately, even some believers are falling for these lies, and they are even shaming other believers who won’t fall for the lies like they do.
There was a blog post recently that was disturbing and discouraging, and it really bothered me that a brother in Christ would shame his brothers and sisters in Christ who are standing firm in the truth. He seems to believe the propaganda fear-mongering regarding Covid, and he is all too ready to submit to the new world order and take their dangerous vaccine. He called believers who don’t want to take the vaccine “misled” and said we were deceived by “conspiracies.” Do you know how tired I am of hearing people call me a “conspiracy theorist” just because I understand the prophecies in the Bible, and God shows me the connections to them in our time? How can a person who has the Holy Spirit not see what is going on?!
I have been warning about the coming one world government of the antichrist for many years now. Many of you have read my posts that I wrote back in January and April of this year warning of the very things we are living through right now. If you missed those posts, you can read them here:
To be clear, I never said the vaccine is the mark of the beast. I said the vaccine is leading to the mark of the beast. The globalists who serve the evil one are conditioning humanity to submit to being enslaved by the mark. The vaccine is poisonous and deadly, and our family is not ever letting anyone shoot that toxic concoction into our bodies!
Recently, four people came down with Bell’s Palsy after receiving the vaccine. Now their faces droop down on one side like they had a stroke. They are also recommending that people who have serious food, medicinal, and latex allergies (like me) not take the vaccine. This is based on reactions people had, including anaphylaxis, where life saving measures had to be taken after they received the vaccine. People who have auto-immune disorders, like my Celiac Disease, are being told to stay away from the vaccine. Easy for me, I wasn’t going to take it anyway. Our kids have Celiac too, so they won’t be taking it. If you think the vaccine is “safe,” you might want to do more research and stop telling people to take it, and stop shaming those who know the truth.
I am not being “misled” or “deceived” by anyone. I am not following any man, or pastor, or website. I follow Jesus Christ, and I am being led by Him in the power of the Holy Spirit. If you have the Holy Spirit, can you not see what is going on?! It is right in our faces now, but people still want to believe lies and mock those of us who speak the truth. They want to shame us and call us “conspiracy-mongers.” Really?! There is nothing conspiracy about Revelation and Daniel. Wake up!
This whole Covid attack is about control and power over humanity. They are enslaving the entire world with it. That vaccine is filled with poisonous metals, aborted baby fetal cells, and allergens that can cause serious injury and even death. I already suffered and survived anaphylactic shock on 4-28-2012, and I don’t ever want to suffer that again (see my post My Lazarus Moment). I am only alive because of the miracle the Lord did to save me that night. I stopped breathing, I was with Jesus, and He put me back in my body in the power of the Holy Spirit. They can keep their sick vaccine! I’m not taking it, and I don’t care what you call me. I live in the truth and I am protecting my family from the devil worshiping new world order.
It’s sad to see believers shaming people who won’t take the vaccine. The brother who wrote the blog post that was disappointing said that people like me are being misled. He listens to the lies of the globalist controlled mainstream media with all their fear-mongering and phony Covid death rates, but I’m the one being misled? Nah, brother. I live in the truth of God’s Holy Word. You are the one being misled. I will take the discernment and wisdom of the Holy Spirit over CNN any day!
You go ahead and call me what you want, and you go ahead and take that horrible vaccine if you want. I pray with all my heart that God protects you and gives you wisdom to change your mind and flee from it! This is all leading to humanity being dominated and controlled like slaves. Whether they use a micro-chip, tattoo bar code, or some other form of Digital ID, the technology for the mark of the beast is here and they are going full throttle with it now. Do you have eyes to see it in the Spirit?
The ones who are deceiving you are the ones who are blindly believing everything the devil worshiping globalists are telling you. The vaccine is not about protecting you and saving your life. They are trying to cull us and depopulate the earth! Go read their first commandment on their evil Georgia Guidestones. They want to depopulate the earth down to 500 million people, and they are deadly serious about fulfilling that wicked goal!
The vaccine will harm your DNA. Now they are even saying that the Covid virus has mutated! Yeah, right! How convenient that it mutates right as they release a vaccine. Don’t you see what is happening? This is never going to end. They want to keep our country and the world locked down forever. This is the greatest wealth transfer theft in the history of the world! They want us shut down, locked down, impoverished, and dead! This was never about Covid!
The death numbers are a lie. As I’ve said before, 250,000 people have NOT died from Covid in the United States. Several months ago they tried to tell us that 160,000 people had died, but the CDC admitted that only 6% of that number actually died from Covid. That is around 10,000 people, which is 10,000 less than the yearly flu deaths. We don’t even need a vaccine for a cold virus that has a 99.9% survival rate! We just need to boost our immune systems naturally and let the virus run it’s course through herd immunity like we are supposed to do with viruses.
This whole thing is one giant lie to control humanity. Please understand this and live in the truth! Protect and love each other, and do not let the new world order forcefully inject, mark, or chip you in any way, shape, or form! The devil is behind this, and his one world government is right at the door.
The Rapture could happen at any moment. Believers in Jesus will be rescued from the coming wrath because we are not appointed to suffer wrath. We are appointed to receive salvation through faith in Jesus! The Tribulation has not started yet, but it is close. We are seeing the lead up to that time right now, and it is fully out in the open now flashing in our faces like a glaring red warning light! Pray for wisdom and discernment to understand the times and be ready for Christ’s return! I listen for that trumpet call every day with great hope and expectation! Jesus will NEVER mislead me! I trust in Him with all my heart!
“and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead–Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.”
-1 Thessalonians 1:10
“For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
-1 Thessalonians 5:9
There is nothing conspiracy about the Book of Revelation when it warns of the coming one world government and the mark of the beast. Why is it that some believers want to point their finger at me and call me a conspiracy theorist just because I can clearly see the connections between what is happening in our time and Bible prophecy? How is it that you don’t see it?! They want to listen to lies from those who want to dominate and kill you, then believe those lies, and then tell you that you are deceived if you don’t believe the lies. We truly are living in the end times where they call evil good and good evil.
I don’t follow false preachers, false prophets, false pastors, false churches, or evil governments and their lying media puppets. My eyes are fixed on Jesus, and He will always lead me in the truth! It is very sad seeing a brother in Christ believe lies that are pumped through the TV 24/7. If he truly has the Holy Spirit, then I know the Lord will open his eyes to the truth and deliver him from evil, and I pray for him. Again, there is nothing conspiracy about what is coming to this earth, and it is not hard to see it now. The globalists use to be able to hide. They can’t anymore. They have been exposed by God, and they are way out in the open admitting their plans right to your face! They even call it “The Great Reset”!
Reset to what, you might ask? What they mean is resetting the world to their new world order, which is a tyrannical one world government based on communism, atheism, and violence. They are not shy about this. They admit it arrogantly and proudly. They want you to bow and submit like a good slave. Wear your mask, take your vaccine, do what your told, and go off and die. They look at us like cockroaches to be smashed under foot. This is a great culling, and the vaccine is an insidious step to their plan of eventually enslaving humanity with a “mark” that you cannot “buy or sell” without.
“He was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that it could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed. He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead, so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name.
This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is man’s number. His number is 666.”
-Revelation 13:15-18
Again, let me be clear, the vaccine is NOT the mark of the beast, and I never said it was. The mark is coming, and the vaccine is leading to it. I will not read or follow blogs that blindly advise people to bow down and take the vaccine. I will not listen to those false preachers who shame truth speakers like me. Their folly is obvious and I stay far away from them. Christians who don’t want to take the vaccine because they are stirred up and warned by the Holy Spirit don’t have anything to be ashamed of, and don’t let anybody shame you!
Follow Jesus and listen to Him. Read the prophecies for yourself. Discern the times in the wisdom and understanding God gives you, and be at peace in Him. The times are at hand and our redemption is drawing near! Keep your eyes fixed on Jesus and trust Him! Do not take that sickening vaccine, and don’t let them control you with lies and fear. God did not give us a Spirit of fear! He gave us a Spirit of love, power, and self-discipline! Do not listen to the fear-mongering liars; follow Jesus! Choose faith over fear!
“For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.”
-2 Timothy 1:7
If you don’t know Jesus, now is the time to receive Him by faith! Today is the day of salvation! Jesus will forgive all your sins and save your soul, and everyone who calls on the Name of the Lord will be saved!
“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. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. As the Scripture says, “Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame.” For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile–the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
-Romans 10:9-13
“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
Jesus will see us through to the very end, and He will never leave us nor forsake us. He will come to take us home just as He promised! Live in the truth and do not be afraid! Jesus Christ is Lord!
Grace and peace to you all!
“I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him.”
Good morning and God bless you all! Thank you all for your prayers! I am feeling much better, praise God! The Lord has been strengthening and encouraging my heart, taking away the pain, and helping my appetite, and I am so grateful! Christmas is only a couple weeks away now, and 2021 is just around the corner. I’m sure we are all ready for 2020 to end. My focus is solely on Jesus. He is the true joy, hope, and light of Christmas, and His birth is good news for the whole world!
If Jesus had not been born, there would be no hope in this world. We all need a Savior, and the good news of the Gospel is that God sent His Son to be the Savior of the world! God offers us forgiveness of our sins and eternal life through faith in Jesus, and that is the greatest gift we could ever receive!
Let’s take a look at the historical account of the birth of Jesus as recorded in the Book of Luke:
“In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to his own town to register.
So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”
Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
“Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to men on whom
his favor rests.”
When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”
So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.”
-Luke 2:1-20
Just like the angel said, the birth of Jesus Christ is good news of great joy for all people! God loves us all so much that He came to earth in human flesh to pay the penalty for our sin for us! The shepherds were so excited that they ran out and told everyone they could. They were the first evangelists that night as they spread the good news that the Savior of the world had been born, and believers in Jesus have been sharing that glorious message ever since!
“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
The beautiful joy of Christmas is Jesus! Glory to God in the highest for sending His Son to save our souls! That is what we all truly want deep inside our hearts. We want to be at peace with God and know that we are going to Heaven. We can have that full assurance through faith in Jesus! Salvation is a free gift of God’s abundant grace, and it can only be received through faith in Jesus.
“Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
-John 14:6
“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
“This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.”
-Romans 3:22-24
As Isaiah prophesied around 700 years before the birth of Jesus:
“For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his
shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
-Isaiah 9:6
If you do not have His peace inside your soul yet, please come to Jesus today and receive that most precious gift of eternal life! Through faith in Jesus, you will be reconciled with God and made righteous by the power of His Holy Spirit! Your sins will be forgiven and you will become a child of God! There is no greater gift than the salvation of your soul!
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
-Jesus speaking in Matthew 11:28-30
“And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession-to the praise of his glory.”
-Ephesians 1:13-14
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-not by works, so that no one can boast.”
-Ephesians 2:8-9
Jesus is the light of the world. Without Jesus, the world would be in darkness. Jesus is the only One who was born to save our souls, and there is no other Savior. Please consider the gracious gift of eternal life that God is offering you! Repent and turn from sin, and be at peace with God. He loves you and He will receive you as His own!
“When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
-John 8:12
“Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God-children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.”
-John 1:12-13
That is the true glory of Christmas! A beautiful little baby born in a manger who came to save us from sin and death! Jesus is Lord!
Hello everyone and God bless you all! We are still doing great in Florida! We even had our first alligator visit in the canal behind our rental house yesterday! More on that later though because today is August 10th, 2020. Two years ago today, the Lord called me to start this blog and I followed His leading. It has been an amazing two years and a lot has happened in that time! Thank you to everyone who has supported me, challenged me, prayed for me and my family, and stuck by me! There are 1,401 souls in 172 countries around the world reading my blog, and I appreciate and pray for each and every one of you! My prayer for this blog is that it will be a blessing and Jesus uses it to draw people to Himself, amen!
This blog exists to bring glory to His Holy Name by preaching the soul saving truth of the Gospel and His Holy Word to the nations. I am just one of His servants and it is my calling to dispense the gift of evangelism He gave me, and share my very strange testimony with the world. Part of that calling is preaching His truth to every part of society, including societal and political issues as well. If you are new to my blog, know that I cover just about every topic you can think of regarding the Bible and life, and no topic is off the table. I will preach His truth to it all unashamed with a boldness that offends people at times, even Christians. I don’t mean to be offensive, but I do mean to be bold and courageous for Jesus and I don’t back down.
The Lord also uses me to field questions from the various emails I receive from around the world. He does the same with me on Twitter and Parler, although I don’t use my Twitter account much anymore as I moved over to Parler in June. I enjoy chatting with people and it is a blessing to be able to share the discipleship training and Biblical knowledge that the Lord gave me. If you ever have questions or need prayer, just let me know. I will email you back and I will answer you straight, and help with a heart full of compassion and love. Freely I received the gifts the Lord gave me, freely I give.
If you have never heard my testimony or read my book, here is the quick version. When I was in 8th grade back in 1991, my family moved to Illinois. We ended up moving into a house that was possessed by a demon. We were not Christians back then and I did not grow up going to church. The demon caused terrifying things to happen in the house, even manifesting itself to my sister, kicking our dog, and making a breathing noise in my ear. The nightmare lasted the entire 4 years I was in High School.
When I went to college, I met a bunch of great Christians who became my best friends. I ended up accepting Jesus in October of 1996 at the age of 18. When I went home that Christmas break, I rebuked the demon out of our house in the Name of Jesus. The demon left, and my whole family ended up getting saved.
In the summer of 1998, I had two phenomenal encounters with angels that further changed my life. In the first encounter, I was rescued by an angel and carried away from a man who was chasing me with a knife on the streets of Denver. In the second encounter, an angel appeared to me while I was sitting in a living room with my two friends. It told me, “God has something for you to do,” and I simply said, “Okay.” After that, my friends and I left the house, drove down the street, and ended up helping a woman who was in danger.
Then, if that wasn’t enough, I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease on 1-6-2012. On 4-28-2012, I went into anaphylaxis and then anaphylactic shock from eating a sandwich with oat bread for lunch that day. I suffered torturous pain all that day, then that night I stopped breathing. Just before I died, I cried out, “Help me, Jesus!!!” I left my body in the Spirit and I was with Jesus in perfect peace where there was absolutely no pain. I did not see Him, but He spoke to me and said, “It’s okay.” Moments later, He put me back in my body in the powerful wind of the Holy Spirit and I came back to life. My wife was praying next to my lifeless body and she witnessed the wind come into my mouth and raise me back to life! Jesus Christ is Lord!!! Thank You Jesus!!!
If you would like to read more about my testimony and how to come to know Jesus, please read:
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I don’t know why all these strange things have happened to me and my family, but I do know I am supposed to share it with the world. Jesus Christ is alive! Jesus Christ is Lord! And Jesus Christ loves you! These are truths I will preach until my very last breath, and I pray with all my heart that everyone reading this comes to know Jesus and His amazing love!
Wherever you are and whatever you do today, please take a moment to read this one very special and famous verse and consider what Jesus said with all your heart, mind, and soul.
“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, John 3:16
God loves you and He does not want you to perish! He wants you to have eternal life, which is His most precious gift through faith in Jesus! Salvation is a gift of God’s grace to all mankind, and it can only be obtained through faith in Jesus. No human beings will ever enter Heaven by their own works. No good works could ever save us. We must have the Blood of Jesus covering our sins! Nothing but the Blood of Jesus will ever save us. We must have faith in Jesus. Each and every one of us must be forgiven of our sins.
“This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.”
Romans 3:22-24
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith–and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God–not by works, so that no one can boast.”
Ephesians 2:8-9
You receive God’s gift of salvation by receiving Jesus Christ. We all need a Savior and only Jesus can save us. He is the only One who ever died for our sins to set us free from sin and death!
“Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
Acts 4:12
“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. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. As the Scripture says, “Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame.” For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile–the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
Romans 10:9-13
Come to Jesus and you will never be put to shame! Your soul will be saved and you will inherit eternal life! You will become a redeemed child of God with a soul full of peace! Your sins will be forgiven and you will be filled with the Holy Spirit who will empower you to live a righteous life that pleases God!
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Jesus speaking in Acts 1:8
“And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession–to the praise of his glory.”
Ephesians 1:13-14
“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
Do you want to be forgiven? Do you want to go to Heaven? I hope you do, and I pray you come to the One who loves your soul! Grace and peace to all those who are seeking truth! You will find the answers you seek in Jesus!
Our move to Florida has been an amazing experience for our whole family, and we are at peace down here. We have become even closer and we have grown in our relationship with Jesus individually and as a family. God is still on the move and I have my eyes fixed on Him as we walk through the parted seas. I have some updates to share in my next post. We have been looking at neighborhoods and homes, but haven’t been finding any that fit yet. God is up to something big though as He recently showed us that we might buy the lot of land right next to us here at the rental property and build our own home on it. We are very excited to see what the Lord does and how He has us move forward!
Photo by Ryan. The land we might buy to build a home is just about 20 yards into that jungle.
We love the privacy and peace of the woods and canal! We are not too far from the Myakka River, so I tell the kids, “Behold, the glory of the Myakka!” God’s glory shines in His jungle creation just as much as it does in the Rockies. Praise God!
Once everything settles down from the move and the kids go back to school, I hope to get back to blogging on a daily basis. I miss reading everyone’s blogs and chatting with all of you! I’m not going anywhere. Just real busy right now building a new life as the Lord leads us. I am still just as excited to serve Jesus as I start my third year preaching on social media!
Here is a sneak peak at our new friend. I named him Bubba. He is at least 10 feet, but maybe 12. What a beauty!
Photo by Ryan, Bubba the alligator, 8-9-2020
Yes, we really do have alligators in our backyards down here in Florida, especially if you back up to a canal! We’re not in Colorado anymore, that’s for sure! What an amazing life in a fascinating place, praise God!
“Praise the LORD.
Blessed is the man who fears the LORD,
who finds great delight in his
commands.”
Psalm 112:1
Always remember, Jesus loves you, He died for you, and He wants you to be in Heaven with Him forever!
Hello friends and family! We made it to Florida safe and sound, praise God! It has been an adventurous, challenging, and blessed week, and we are very glad to be living here! What a beautiful tropical paradise! Thank You Jesus!
A lot has happened since we left Colorado on July 19th. It took us 32 hours in 3 days to get down here, but we made it. We actually arrived on my birthday, which was fun. I turned 42 the day we made it to Florida. Very memorable birthday!
I have a bit of a story to tell you about the very next day, which was our first full day here. We were shopping at the local Walmart that morning and we were in the electronics section. I set my wallet and phone down to pick up a TV and put it in the cart, but I forgot to pick my wallet and phone back up afterwards. Some guy ended up stealing both and he went on a $2,800 shopping spree with my credit card. Thankfully, I was able to cancel the card and I am not responsible for the fraudulent charges. I worked with the police and they already have a photo of him and his vehicle from a pawn shop, where he bought a $420 gold watch. Please pray for that man. I forgive him. He caused a lot of panic and trouble, but I forgive him and I pray for him to see the error of his ways and come to Jesus.
I also had my debit card and Colorado driver’s license in my wallet. He wasn’t able to charge anything to the debit. I actually got my phone back because the guy threw it in a Lowe’s parking lot. A Lowe’s employee’s wife found my phone and they helped us when my wife called my phone. That is where we also met the police to file a report. It was awesome getting my phone back, praise God!
It was quite a day and very frustrating. I was concerned that I wouldn’t be able to get my Florida driver’s license because my Colorado one was stolen, but God wasn’t going to let the evil one get away with that hit on me and my family. The very next day we went to the DMV and they were so nice! The people here are incredibly friendly and we love it. The lady was able to look me up in the system and after showing her the requested personal documents, she issued me a Florida driver’s license! We also got our license plate the same day (Florida only has a rear plate). It was amazing after all we had been through the day before. We are officially residents of Florida as of July 23rd, 2020! Praise God!!!
God is truly amazing! It has been a whirlwind of change, but through it all, He has guided us and been with us every step of the way. Thank You Lord for your faithfulness, goodness, and love! You truly are a God who works miracles and parts seas for your people! You alone are God!!!
We absolutely love it here! I love it more than I could have imagined! The humidity isn’t bad at all. It’s more of a temperate tropical moist air, and we get cool breezes from the Gulf of Mexico. We are only 10 minutes from Venice beach! It’s much different watching the weather channel now. I have more in common weather wise with my brothers and sisters down in the Islands and South America, than I do with the majority of people in my country. I’ve been listening to news this morning about Tropical Cyclone Nine in the Virgin Islands, and how it might hit Florida in a few days. Praying for everyone in the path and that God would ease the storm.
We love the sunshine and rain, and the bugs aren’t too bad. I had to do some damage control when we first moved in because it hadn’t been rented since April. A bit of bug spray and a vacuum took care of it. We did see our first palmetto bug, which was funny. They are kind of cute and they sure are fast. Our agent said they have wolf spiders the size of your hand here, so we hope to never see one of those.
The house and pool are beautiful. We back right up to the edge of a canal right next to thick woods, so the privacy is great. We have lizards and frogs everywhere, and the neighbors said they have seen alligators in the canal many times. We won’t be spending too much time out there, but it sure is cool. As most of you know, we are used to living with apex predators like mountain lions and bears, so gators are no big deal.
When we first got here, it was like landing on a different planet. All the new sounds of bugs and animals and the wet tropical environment are fascinating. Huge contrast from the dry mountainous region of Colorado. We all love it and it’s great to see how happy my wife and kids are down here. It truly shows me just how stressed out and over taxed we were in the Denver metro area.
We call this little guy Mr. Sticky Fingers. He likes to come see what’s going on in the morning.
We visited Venice beach a couple days ago and it was gorgeous. The Gulf is so warm and calm and the people are friendly and chill. The beaches are clean too. It is such an amazing blessing to be so close to the ocean and beaches. We are amazed that this is our home now and we are feeling more and more at home every day.
The Lord has already opened up doors to preach His Name, and we found out our neighbors are Christians too. Nice older couple with grown kids and lots of grand kids. We love how laid back everyone is here and we love the slower pace. This place is very healing for our whole family.
We had some mover guys help us unload the pod yesterday, and the Lord opened a door to preach about the mark of the beast and how it all relates to what is going on in our time with mandatory vaccines leading to implantable microchips. We also talked about guns and the great laws that support gun rights here. It was an awesome conversation and after listening to me preach a bit, the one guy who knew the Word told me, “You are in the right place, man!” I agree, perfect fit! My heart is overjoyed to be here, praise God!
I am among people who love God, America, and freedom, and I love it! There are still plenty of people here who don’t know the Lord and need to hear the Gospel (like the guy who robbed me), but it is very refreshing being in a community with a lot more believers. Colorado will always be in my heart and it hurts to think about what the liberals have done to the state I love, grew up in, and spent 34 years of my life in, but it’s time to move forward into the new life God has for us and never look back.
I feel more free down here than I have in years, and the Lord’s plans for us are more than we could have asked or imagined. We have our eyes fixed on Him as He leads us and we trust Him and His love for us. God is good and His love endures forever, and don’t ever forget it!
Hello friends and family, and God bless you all! I finally have a chance to catch my breath from everything with the move and I wanted to share some more praise updates. God continues to move in power as He makes the way for us to Florida! We sold our home in only 3 days! We had a total of only 8 showings and it ended up being the very first showing on Friday that made the offer. We all signed the contract on Sunday, we already passed the inspection yesterday, and everything is moving forward covered in blessings! God is so good! Thank You Jesus!
Thank you to all of you who are praying for us! It has been a challenging yet rewarding week with all the heavy lifting and cleaning, but we got it done in the power of the Holy Spirit, and except for some sore muscles, nobody got hurt. The pod is almost totally packed and we have all the heavy stuff out of the house. Just a few more days in Colorado, then we head southeast towards Oklahoma early Sunday morning. We plan on driving through Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Mississippi, then travel along the gulf coast into Florida all the way down to Port Charlotte.
I’ll tell you what, even after all these years following the Lord, He never ceases to amaze me! If something in your life is God’s will, absolutely nothing can stop God from accomplishing that purpose in your life. If He makes a way for you, He will see it through to completion. We still have to do our part and be ready to act and do what it takes to get there, but it will be God who blesses us with victory.
I am also amazed at how much strength and stamina the Lord gave me! Even after 8 1/2 years of suffering Celiac, I was able to move way more than I thought I could. Angels had to have been helping us because we moved some real heavy items without any trouble. It still amazes me how we got our big couch out of the front doorway without breaking anything. So glad that is done, praise God!
God also blessed selling and giving away a bunch of our stuff on Nextdoor, and we were able to clear out everything we wanted to part with. I was even able to give my nice snowblower to one of the mover guys who helped us when we first started packing. Many of you might remember that my snowblower broke a year or so ago. It is only a few years old and everything is great with it, except the spark plug port needs to be drilled and tapped. He is going to fix the spark plug port and use the snowblower for his snow shoveling business in the winter. It was awesome to see how blessed he was by that. The Lord also opened the door to share my faith with him and preach the Word a bit. God is so good! Always be ready to talk about Jesus and stand up for Him, even when you’re in the middle of a move! You never know when God might use you!
It’s been such a busy week that I haven’t been keeping up with news or social media much, which actually has been kind of nice. I’m sure everyone is still arguing about politics, Covid, masks, and social distancing, and I probably didn’t miss much. It’s been refreshing to just focus on my family and spend time in God’s Word and prayer. I recommend everyone turn off the news and stop listening to all the hatred, lies, and fear, and start loving each other like Jesus told us to.
Thank you all for your prayers! We are excited for what God has planned for us and we know that He is in control of all of it. I stand in awe of what God has done and I feel humbled and blessed to watch Him at work as He moves in power! May His glorious will be done!
Grace and peace to you all!
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
Photo by InnAtTheBeach, Gulf Intercoastal Waterway in Venice, Florida
Some of you may remember my post about possibly moving to Florida, and you might remember that I said I felt like God needed to part the sea for us to move there. Well, God parted the sea and He made a way where there was no way! Florida, here we come!
My wife was just offered a teaching position this morning and it was her top choice! She starts in August, so we are moving to Florida this month! I’m sitting here laughing just writing that! It is truly amazing what has happened the last few days and I appreciate all of you who prayed for us. God answered fast and everything fell into place so smoothly!
I had asked the Lord that if He wanted us to move to Florida, then please move in power and make a way because I didn’t see a way. I asked Him to move in such a way that we would know it was from Him and it was His will. So many things had to happen and they all happened one after another! Praise God!
It started with my wife getting her permanent Colorado license renewal in just a couple weeks. That was supposed to take months. Then she was able to submit everything for her Florida license, and the Human Resource lady let her know she could apply for jobs even though they are still waiting on her college transcripts. She applied for several jobs and within a day she got an interview for this morning. One hour after the interview, they called back and offered her the job! It’s so crazy fast and perfect that only God could do this! I’m still in shock and just praising God! He never ceases to amaze me, even after all He has shown me!
We will be living in Venice, which has won awards for being a happy seaside town and one of the best places to live in Florida. The schools are great and the whole area is beautiful, and we are all excited. Our kids are really excited that the rental home has a private backyard pool. We will rent for 6 to 8 months while our new home is being built. We decided against having a pool in our new home. It’s too expensive, but our new neighborhood will have a pool just like here anyway. We are all looking forward to hot sunny weather, beaches, and palm trees.
It’s looking like we will be moving around the end of July. I probably won’t be on the blog as much because we have a ton of stuff to do. The moving POD is being delivered tomorrow, piano movers are coming soon, and we have to get our house ready for showings. If you’ve done it, then you know what’s ahead of us. Prayers are appreciated!
I guess I’m writing this to clear my head a bit and make sense of everything too. I am going to miss Colorado. I’ve lived here almost all my life. This is where I grew up and it will always be in my heart. But it’s just too expensive to live here anymore. We are definitely looking forward to a lower cost of living and no state income tax. We recently read an article that said our county here in Colorado (Douglas County) is as expensive as San Diego now. Yeah, don’t we know it! It’s ridiculous and they just keep raising the taxes.
Photo by Ryan, Pikes Peak, 3-22-2020
I will miss the mountains and our Rocky Mountain views, but I won’t miss the winters, especially shoveling snow and being cold for half the year. Won’t miss the spring blizzards either. My snowboarding days are behind me, and I suppose retiring on a beach with year round warm weather and sunshine sounds pretty good to me. My wife and kids absolutely love the ocean and the beach and we have always wanted to live in a tropical vacation spot. God makes dreams come true, and nothing is impossible for God!
Photo by visitvenicefl.org, Venice Mainstreet
Thank You Jesus for all you have done for us! Guide us, Lord, and give us wisdom as we follow You on this new journey You have for us. May Your will be done!
Thank you all for your prayers!
“Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove the sea back with a strong east wind and turned it into dry land. The waters were divided, and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left.”
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