A Christ Follower: The Journey

Over the years I have learned that America is jam packed loaded with people who are dysfunctional out the wazoo.  This is largely due to the abuse and pain that has been passed on from one generation to the next; for example all kinds of dysfunction results from the following stuff: Verbal abuse: This is where a child is cursed at, sworn at and called a less than gentle version of what use to be called an illegitimate child.  This also includes the child being told "you will never amount to anything!"  Or "Why can't you be like your brother/sister?"  In other words derogatory words were pounded on the child and into the child as the parent's (or parent type) pain was unleashed on an innocent.  (BTW.. a parent type is a coach, teacher, scout leader, church leader.... any adult in authority over the child who influenced various areas of the child's life.) Physical abuse:  What the words did not do, the fist,  and other utilized objects did.   Emotional ab...

May the LORD bless you.   May the LORD's hand be with you as HE favors you as you live out each daily act.  May HE increase your ability to be favored by those with  whom you interact....  May this favor be for a fact... Not to make you a people pleaser;  But so you can make someone's life a little easier. May He Bless You Through and Through As you touch the lives of others in all you are, say and do. AMEN!

I pray the LORD will bless you  indeed and favor you so you can be FREE: I pray HE will enlarge your capacity ...that you have the tenacity... To be emotionally solid, serene ...  emotionally germane.  No matter whom you intersect... no matter what life interjects,   May HE keep you from ALL evil, the evil one and all harm:   May your emotive life contain no alarm  Because you are sure that GOD is greater than any threatening harm.    May you find victory through all emotional grieving as you overcome the  evil one and all his deceiving.  May GOD give you a peaceful victory over struggling and pain.  Because you know that trust in the ALMIGHTY will give you victory over fear and all shame.   May God do for you what HE has done for the ancients of old.   Or Am I to bold to believe HE  is in control? And that HE will INDEED this prayer heed? Giving victory after hearing this prayerful plead? Now live by faith as if the ALMIGHTY GOD beside you is standing. Live as if this prayer is all re...

May the LORD bless the reader of this blog as HE blesses you indeed and  expands your capacity to be filled with Love, Joy, Peace, LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNg suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith and self control, the ability to shine HIS light, make the living water flow and causes the bread of life to grow.  May HE keep you from the evil one, all evil and all harm that you may not be harmed or cause harm  IN Jesus Holy Name... AMEN!

How many of you have stuck with a name that just drives you crazy... or at least use to drive you crazy when you were growing toward to adulthood.  Yup... you know exactly what I am talking about.  Like old Johnny Cash being named "Sue" years ago in his multi-million selling album...a name that the song said caused him a WHOLE BUNCH of problems... You have a name or know of a name a friend has that simply ended up labeling them in a way they did not  prefer.  Then it  may have  caused pain from the first day they began k'garten or grade school until they were able to either change it or adapt it. Let see..... what are a couple of examples?  Name a boy Francis, and it won't be long until he becomes Frank.  Alfred becomes Al. Although I am cool with the name Alfred now.  After all it means "Wise noble counselor."  Mom must have known the future better than I. Throughout my life, I have known things that have been life changing in others and myself that I ...

The Psalmist once wrote the following words from the deep part of his heart:   "Trust in HIM at all times you people; pour out your heart before HIM; God is a refuge for us."    It seems that when He wrote this Psalm (62:5), he knew a very important secret about language.  Sometimes language is a frustrating tool.  You know what I mean.  Don't you.  When we want to express the deepest thoughts of our hearts, words simply fail us. Paul believed the same way when he said in Romans 8:26 " Sometimes we do not know how to pray as we had ought, but the Spirit helps us..." I am so glad God does not speak any language other than heart language. No matter who we are or where we are from, the mind and compassion of God are NOT bound by our ability to express ourselves in oral or written form.  God knows and empathizes with that part of us that is so deep that words are inadequate to express it; therefore, when we come before God, finally able to admit what has gone wrong ...

Occasionally I tell you about one of my vets.  A whole bunch of them are heroes.... I mean real heroes... we throw the term around WAY too much; but this one is the REAL deal.   Just want to tell you about one of the "Greatest Generation"  heroes.  This one was in England in preparation for D Day.  Then, though an army medical personnel, followed the 101st Airborne...  All over Europe.  Patched up a whole bunch of them and watched a bunch of them die.  Snatched some from the jaws of death.  Went into harms way numerous times.  Nearly died.  Got a Bronze Star and made it home safe. Oh... I didn't mention the name did I?  Sorry.  No can do.  Have to protect the identity; however I know you need some kind of identity.  So, you may ask, "Who is he?  Good question.  The only thing is he is not a he at all.  She is an 88 year old great grandmother who is coming to the end of her journey but still a hero in my book.  (By the way.  I did not get this story from her.)  True h...