A Christ Follower: The Journey

Back in the day when ole SoJourner was just about 21 years of age... You can add 40 to that now... Crying was not a thing that a man "should" do.  In fact we even had songs about tears, and not many of them were flattering.  "Big Girls Don't Cry" told the "big" girls about crying.  As for the guys... well does "Lonely Teardrops" or "To Many Tear Drops " encourage a healthy EQ?  NOPE!  Gotta tell you not a lot helped us to see the value in these little of pellets of water. Then of course tears still are viewed as a sign of weakness. So, if we let one flow out the canal for which our Creator created it, we say, "I am so sorry."  What is up with that?  Yup! weakness is sure demonstrated when we cry; yet studies show that when we cry "happy tears" these tears are made up of one chemical make up, and "sad tears" are made up of "other stuff."  Matter of fact, it appears that when we cry "sad t

I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.   51 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— 52 in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.   53 For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. 54 When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable,  and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true:  "Death has been swallowed up in victory." "Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?" The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!!! Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to th

" Do not let your hearts be troubled, and don't allow them to be afraid.  You believe in God. Believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house are many  beautiful heavenly dwellings; and one of them has been built just for you. If it were not so, I would not have even mentioned it. I went all the way to the Holiest Place (Heaven)  to prepare a place for you . 3 When it is your time, I will come back and get you, and though it is hard for you to understand, my timing is perfect........You will not be alone. I really want  you to be with me. Remember I worked very hard to make this possible for you. Peace I leave with you.  My peace I give to you, and it is nothing like the peace the world can give. This peace is potent; therefore use this peace that is my gift to you, and don't let your hearts be troubled neither let them be afraid. Jesus

But as many as received Him, to them HE gave the power to become Children of God. John I was in a fare size edifice the other day, an ye olde Droid just did NOT receive a signal... not even one bar.  Now it did NOT matter that this is one of those 4G jobbies.  It just did not work.  It did not matter that it has the capability, when it comes on to say the way cool "Droid." This fine peace of technological material was worthless and failed miserably to live up to its identity?  Why?  Simple.  NO connection.  Long time ago I did make a connection.  I opened up may heart to receive by faith Jesus... whom I firmly believe is unquestionably the Son of God and one with God... if you get my drift.  Ever since I received Him, I received the special stuff to be enough to truly live, character flaws and all.  Oh I do have my good days, bad days, happy days and sad days.  I do have those times when I am up, and I have those days when I am down.  I have those days when I smile and th