A Christ Follower: The Journey

There is no temptation seized you that others have not also faced; however, you can count on God.  Because HE is indeed faithful:  He will NOT allow you to be tempted beyond what you can bear. He will provide a way of escape so you can bear up under it. 1 Corinthians 10:13 Cry OUT TO God To Show You His Way's Out!! Let Go And Let God Help You Today. Especially Today. SoJourner

If MY people who are called by name will humble themseslves, pray and seek MY face, I will hear from heaven, forgive their sins and heal their land. GOD In the USA, today is The National Day of Prayer.  Our folks are challenged to pray.  Given the global nature of this blog, I want to simply make a request:  Whoever reads this, please pray the LORD's PRAYER  for the Church, your nation and  the world over.  Please do so immediately upon finishing your read of this blog. OR you could watch videos, and you could pray and sing along :o) BE BLESSED 2DAY ... ESPECIALLY 2DAY! SoJourner 

After a mission trip, and prior to horrific monster tornadoes literally destroyed Tuscaloosa, Alabama... a North Alabama Conference Pastor uttered these prophetic words.  I post his words hoping suffering people from around the world who  read this blog will  experience this resurrection power: "Tough times can cause people to seek God & bring them together...When our lives are shaken, God can lift us up with His supernatural power. Easter reminds us that the real story of success is not about our ability but God’s. Of course, God wants us to be willing and active participants in His work in this world, but we will inevitably encounter our own limits often in Life. Finding that we are not alone in this … that the spirit of the resurrected Christ is, in fact, with us … can be a source of great encouragement…even in devastating times." Rev. Chris Denson Forest Lake UMC April 27th 2011 All This Is True. So Be Blessed 2day ... Especially 2day SoJourner

Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as  God IN Christ has also forgiven you. Ephesians 4:32 One of my growing edges as a SoJourner is related to this passage of scripture.  Having seen some bad stuff in my life I started to become hardened.  When someone struck out at me, I would strike back as quickly as possible.  Then I would regret it, awfulize about it and worry over things about which I could and can do nothing.  Yup! It is real healthy to do this.  (I don't think so :o(  BTW, did I mention I have had a few heart attacks over the years?  Long lists of gunny sacking grudges... it is not worth it. There is a better way:  Learn to keep short lists.  If you or I do not let people off the hook, we are hooked to them and the past, and that just means continued pain.  Don't know about you, but I am NOT into pain.  Why not just stop the pain? Why not grieve what has happened, and let go and let Go...

Dear Christ Followers, This list may or may not be answers that you would like to hear, but it does contain the Biblical answers I do hope it helps. Be Blessed 2day ... Especially 2day SoJourner 1. To produce the fruit of patience Rom. 5:3; James 1:3-4; Heb. 10:36 2. To produce the fruit of joy Ps. 30:5; 126:5-6 3. To produce the fruit of maturity Eccles. 7:3; 1 Pet. 5:10 4. To produce the fruit of righteousness Heb. 12:11 5. To silence the devil Job 1:9, 10, 20-22 6. To teach us Ps. 119:67, 71 7. To purify our lives Job 23:10; Ps. 66:10-12; Isa. 1:25; 48:10; Prov. 17:3; 1 Pet. 1:7 8. To make us like Christ Heb. 12:9, 10; 1 Pet. 4:12-13; Phil. 3:10; 2 Cor. 4:7-10 9. To glorify God Ps. 50:15; John 9:1-3; 11:1-4; 21:18-19; Phil. 1:19-20 10. To prevent us from sinning 2 Cor. 12:7, 9-10 11. To make us confess when we do sin Judg. 10:6-7, 15-16; Ps. 32:3-5; Hos. 5:15; 6:1; 2 Chron. 15:3-4 12. To chasten us for our sin...

10 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 a liar, because he has not believed the testimony God has given about his Son. 11 And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. Be Blessed 2day ... Especially 2day SOJourner 

He is not here; He has risen, just as He said. Come and see the place where He lay. (Matthew 28:6) “Why should I worship a dead Jew?” This challenging question was posed by a sincere young Jewish student who had been attending evangelistic meetings conducted by the author and composer of the hymn He Lives , Alfred H. Ackley. In his book, Forty Gospel Hymn Stories, George W. Sanville records Mr. Ackley’s answer to this searching question, which ultimately prompted the writing of this popular gospel hymn: He lives! I tell you, He is not dead, but lives here and now! Jesus Christ is more alive today than ever before. I can prove it by my own experience, as well as the testimony of countless thousands. Mr. Sanville continues: Mr. Ackley’s forthright, emphatic answer, together with his subsequent triumphant effort to win the man for Christ, flowered forth into song and crystallized into a convincing sermon on “He Lives!” In his re-reading of the resurrections of the Gospels, the w...