A Christ Follower: The Journey

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,  4 who   comforts   us   in   all   our   troubles,   so that   we   can   comfort   those   in   any   trouble   with   the   comfort   we ourselves   have received   from   God.   5 For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow to us, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.… 2 Corinthians 4:3-5 A Whole Bunch of Suffering Going On A whole bunch of us, around this earth, have experienced quite a few challenges lately. This Covid-19 has done a number, for whatever reasons, on families in 180 nations. One beautiful thing that has happened, through all this,  is that many of us have been blessed by Almighty God, His Son, and The Holy Spirit. We have been blessed by His comfort, compassion and the ability to become overcomers during challenging tim...

Read The 23rd Psalm, and Then ... A couple of days ago, in my video blog www.rock-solid-living.com   ( You may have to copy and paste this to your Url to get it to open.)   I shared wisdom regarding "God's Psychiatry," I hope you will take time to view this because I believe, through what God discloses, it can change your life, and help bring you emotional balance. In addition to this, I am sharing a little bit of a twist on this video blog here in our www.achristfollower.blogspot.com . So, please listen up. Let's see what can happen to you when you follow through on this challenge: The Challenge: If you have  smartphone, download the YouVersion Bible App. Once you have the app, go to the 23rd Psalm. Read it in the King James Version of The Bible. Then, stay on this Psalm, but start reading it slowly in various translations. As you go to each translation, of the 23rd Psalm, simply read it slowly. Once you complete one translation, go to the next and simp...

I n All Your Ways Submit To God And He will Direct Your Path . Proverbs 3:6 (NIV) As we continue along our journey in making  eternal life wise choices, we certainly need to follow the plan of yesterday's blog, and  trust in the Lord, as well as not limit our choices to our mere point of view. Now, if we really choose to be wise, we must certainly give this verse 6, of these God guidance proverbs, prayerful and careful consideration. If we really want Divine guidance,  we must be "all in." And we must be submissive to have the miracle of Ancient Wisdom guiding and directing our lives. What are we saying here?  Well, that is a good question. In all our ways, that means leaving none out, we have only one responsibility. That responsibility is to submit to God.  Or as the KJV says, " In all your ways acknowledge Him." That is we need to simply ask God what God thinks, and we need to ask Him for His help and guidance. Keep in mind how much greater is His ...

Trust in the Lord with all your heart,  and don't lean on your own understanding . Proverbs 3:5 The Trust Factor I have done some research into the most popular sought after Ancient Wisdom of the Bible. The most sought after is, in my opinion, a really good God direction for everyday living. For it tells us exactly where to place our trust. For Christ Followers, this may not come as a surprise because trusting in God, no matter what happens in life, is like having an eternal and present refuge for each new day; however, we are not talking about just barely placing our faith in Him. It's a, " With ALL your heart" kind of trust.  It's betting your whole life on the Creator, through Christ Jesus our Lord and Savior. And while I use the word "betting," I can assure you that this is no gamble. It is, however, one of the most important and safe choices you or I could make. If you have trust issues, or you do not, this is the Ancient Wisdom for y...

Guard your heart, above all else, because it determines the course of your life.  Proverbs 14:23 You have a choice, and so do I, on the direction our lives will take today. It is an "inside job." It begins with your heart. It begins with mine, and God - through Jesus- can help you. Let Him transform you. Let Him apply His Eternal Covenant to your life, as you daily surrender to God, through Jesus, by the  power of The Holy Spirit. Then, something miraculous will happen:  God WILL write His laws on your heart. He will put them in  your mind, and all your sins and lawless acts, He simply will choose not to remember. (HEB. 10:15 and following verses.) Guard your heart today and watch what happens. Make it a priority today and every single day God gives you. This spiritual practice will determine God's positive outcome for your life ... one day at a time. Be blessed today...especially today! Sojourner #MakeTheNationsGodly #MakeAmericaGodly ...

Thine Is The Kingdom ... The Power ... And The Glory Forever! Jesus Matthew 6:13 Incredible In this age of "me first," the Jesus Prayer , mandated as Jesus' answer to the disciples question, " Teach us to pray as John taught his disciples to pray ,"   makes it abundantly clear that, IT is NOT ALL about me, and it is also not all about you. I know this is hard to grasp, if you are a human secularist who believes, " I am the Captain of my fate ." Indeed, this is very hard to believe, if you have abandoned the absolute truths of God being over all, in all, through all, and in charge of everything. If you worship your little ole self, a mere creature, rather than The Creator, this is inconceivable; nevertheless,  if you truly wish to walk in freedom, as a fully alive person, one of the most freeing -- if not the most freeing -- realities you can ever possess, is we have a benevolent, merciful Creator, Sustainer God who began all things, sustai...

"Deliver us from all evil." Jesus Okay: Here the Son of God is telling us how to pray according to the will of God, and He is saying, "I want you to pray to the Father, and I want you to ask Him to deliver you from evil. "  Hmmm? Now this is really an interesting prayer request. Does the Son of God, Jesus, really believe in Evil? Let's check this out: His Purpose   Fulfilled Take a look at what the "beloved disciple," John said about this: In 1 John 3:8b we see written, " THE reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the Devil's work."   Now we know Jesus came to save us (deliver us) from the penalty of our sins. And we know that He is the o nly name given under Heaven by which we can be saved from this penalty. (Acts 4:12) However, one thing is very clear there is ONE purpose behind it all that is vital to Jesus, and that is He went through all that He endured to destroy the Devil's work.  And He definitely  succeed...