Fear Fear!?!

Fear Is Fearsome For Many!
Fear Is Frightfully Fun For Some!
Fear Is Famous For Giving Goosies
And, To Sum
Some Say If You Don't Enjoy Being Frightened
You're Basically Ho Hum!

I Know What I Just Wrote Wrote Is Nonsense
For
God Said He Didn't Give His People
A Spirit Of Fear
So
That Means That Fear Is Of The Devil
AND
No Christian Has Any Reason To Indulge Worldly Fear! 

Fear Frightens!
Fright Gives The Frightened Fellow The Feels!
AND
Feelings Of Fright
Gives Frightened Feet The Legs Of The Motivated Steed!

SO ...

People Of God
Don't You Dare To Be Frightened
When Our God Said: "Do Not!"
Call Satan The Liar What He Is
AND
Give God His Glory 
Not Your Grunts!

Present 

The Aspect 

Of 

Godly Fear

Before 

Almighty God!

PERSONAL PUZZLER: A Skimming Pebble

Oh, To Be A Pebble Of Truth
Skimming Over The Pond Of Sin
To See The Ripples There Forming
Waiting
For The Final Ripple
And, Then
For Gravity
To Pull Me In
Knowing Full Well
That The Demons Underneath
Will Ultimately
Physically 
Destroy Me
Yet
Leave Me 
AND
My Message
Unchanged
For
I - And It - Have Been Crafted
By
The Solid Rock Of Everlasting Life!

STAND ON The Promises Of GOD 

And Tell 

What You Believe Will Happen 

By Your Being 

A Skimming Pebble Of God's Truth

On 

The Pond Of Known Sin!

HAPPY SABBATH + The Tetra Pac Lego God + PRAYER: Father, Forgive Me!

I Made An Amazing Discovery!
I Had Put My God 
In Cut-To-Fit Pieces 
In A Foil-Lined Box
Preserving Him
For Those Occasions 
When
He Would Save Me From 
A Real Or Imagined Attack!

My Mind Was Broad
AND
I Had "Created" A 
Specialized
Elite
Proficient 
God Force!

-- I Get Chills When I Think Of 
The Myriad Gods That
I Had Fashioned For Myself! --

I Had Fashioned:

A Special-Occasion God!
An Emergency God!
An "I Need A Favor!" God!
A Ready-To-Listen To My Complaints God!
A Sounding-Board God!
A Pat-Me-On-My-Back God!
A Save-Me-From-My-Self God!
A God-To-Be-Ignored-As-Convenient God!
A "Pity Me - I'm Your Child!" God!
And On and On!

Do You Get The Picture?!

This Was Idolatry!!

Well, It Finally Dawned On Me
That All Of These 
Different Occasion Gods' Requirements
- Per My Self -
Were Really Wearing Me Down To A Nubbin!

There Had To Be A Better Way!
There Had To Be A Better Way To Pray!

There Had To Be A Better God!

There Had To Be A Better God Who Has More Say!

What I Needed 
More Than Anything 
Was 
The All-Seeing
The All-Knowing
The Ever-Present
Almighty
True
Living
Eternal
Holy
GOD!!

I Proceeded To Have Me A Think
AND ... Lo!
AND ... Behold!

Did Not God Just Say:
"Call On Me 
AND 
I Will ...!"

SHOW YOU

The Great
The Mighty (Marvelous)
What You ( I and Eye!? ) Don't Know!

He Did Not Say He Will "Snow" Me!

PRAYER:

Father,  I Owe You An Apology

For Believing In A False Theology

Which Caused Me

To Indulge In Great Folly

Forgetting That You Are The God Holy!

Father,  I Take The Position Today

That The World And Its Deceits

I Will No Longer Attention Pay!

I Will Recombine You

To Your Rightful Estate

AND

I Will Cast My Lot On You

AND

You Will Then Be Responsible For My Fate!

Forgive Me,  Father

For Letting My Lack of Faith

My Lack of Understanding

My Unwillingness To Believe
AND

My Seeming Inability To Trust

Make You Less Than You Are To Me!

Father, 
You Are My God

AND

Come What May

In You  - The Holy God

I Will Wholly Trust!

I Love You,  Lord!

AMEN.

CHRISTIANS PRAY: Just Because ... !

The Bird Does Not Sing

Because She Has Something To Say!

The Bird Sings

Because ... She Must!

I Do Not Pray

Just Because I Have A Request!

I Pray

Because ... I Must!

The Christian That I Call Myself

Has Prayer At His Disposal

To Use However He Must

But  ... The Christian 

Who Only Prays Because of

Problems and Things 

That Cause Fuss

Is A Christian Devoid

Of Jesus Christ's Faith

and

A Living Trust!

Pray for Power!

Pray For Faith!

Pray For Grace!

Pray Against Lust!

Pray When Happy!

Pray When Sad!

Pray Because Of The Hope

Found 

At End Of Personal Strength To Cope!

Jesus Christ Said:

 "Pray!"

"Pray Without Ceasing!"

Pray!

Pray!

Each and Every Day!

Pray 

As If Your Life Is On The Line!

Pray 

Because Your Father

Is Almighty God and Divine

Providing Power

and 

Pasture

Peace 

and 

Sweet Rest

Provision and Position

In The Mansions of The Blessed!

Comfort and Caring

Compassion ... Just Because

Our Lord and Dear Master

Our God Holds Dear

The Ransomed Who Was Once Lost!

Pray is Protection!

Pray is The Way!

Pray is The Air

That The Christian Needs

To Breathe 

All Through The Day

So ....

Don't Starve Your Self of Your Necessity!

Pray!

Breathe!

Pray!

Breathe!

and

Clear The Airways

The Air Waves

The Ear Ways

PRAY!

BREATHE! 

BREATHE!

Help From Heaven

IS

Always Just A Breath Of Prayer

AWAY!!

Turn Your Eyes Upon ... Jesus!

The Flash was Bright
The Spectacle Light
And that Light
Behind Darkest Dimmers 
Fair to Right Blinded Me!

The Spectacle
That Show
The Purveyors of Sin Heaven Knows
Fair Left Me To Truth Disoriented
As Living Swill to Me 
They Unrelentingly 
Daily Presented!

Pretty, Pretty, Light!!
Those Colors
Strobing 
Stroking Me
In My Dark Night
Instead of Guiding My Footsteps Aright
To My Death and 
Eternal Destruction
Led Me
Stomach Roiling
Steps Wobbling
To The Precipice Drear and
I Know ... Desperation!
I Know ... Fear!

In My Sorrows and
In Fear
In Desperation of Soul
I Will Declare
I Called and
I Called Out:

"IS Anyone ...

IS A Savior ...

Near?!"

"No one could be here!

Oh,  Lord, I'm Alone!

Who will Care for This One

Lost ... and so Very Alone?"

And in My Own Last Strength

Huh?!?

I Heard ... ¿??!¿!

I Heard Me a Quiet Voice:

"Turn Your Eyes Toward My Voice!

Look Upon Me - Even Though You Can't See!

I Have True Light and

I Provide Peace and

I Offer Rest!

I Offer You My Living Place 

So

Look in Faith

Toward The Cleft In The Rock - Follow My Voice!

Hold Out Your Hand!

Don't Look Down!

Don't Look Around!

Reach for Me!

I AM Holding You!

You Can't Fall!

My Grip is Everlasting Sound

Heaven Strong

By Grace - Profound

And FYI, It Is Eternity Long!

Trust Me!

I Can't Let You Drown!"

He'd said: "Turn!"

I Physically Turned My Body and 
Looked ...

He said:  "Look Upon ...!"

I looked Up and 
Locked On!

MY Eyes ...
It is My Decision
To Trust Him
Whom I Can't Physically See, See!
If I don't - I'm Already Dead Anyway!
What He's Saying 
Sounds Like Love To Me!

I Must Say I have
My Death to Lose and
His Life to Gain
IF
IF
IF
I
DO
What He - The Voice
In My Dark Light
Night Blindness
Says!

I Squeezed My Blind Eyes
Tight Shut!

He IS Talking to Me!

I hold My Breath for
I am Listening!

The Lord Must Be Here
In The Depths of This Hell Where I Be
Surrounded by a Light by which I can't See
So
I Reached Out!

The Great Hand - I Feel It
IS Touching 
Holding 
Carrying Me!

I Opened My Eyes!
Lord of Heaven!
It's Indeed Jesus Christ
The Author Finisher of My Little Faith!

I Bless Him and Confess
That 
Without Him 
I'd be a Crumpled, Dead Mess!

I'm Glad I Answered His Call and 
Got Off
The Hell-Spun
Stomach-churning
Head-Spinning 
Soul-darkening 
Disco Ball!

Turning Our Eyes Upon Jesus 

Literally Means 

Turning Our Backs To The World

Taking Our Sight Away from What Is Only At Our Feet

And 

Casting Our Gaze Upon Him Who Lifts Our Heads

And 

Will Carry Us - Bodily - Home To His Glory

And

Hanging On To Him

for

Eternal Life!

*******

Drop The Brassy Ring

and

Hold Out Your Heart

for

Your Gold Crown!

*******

Look Up

and

Depend On Jesus 

and 

YOU WILL LIVE!!

EXERCISE: Decisions Must Be Made!

Destination: Heaven or Hell

God's Word Tells

Before The Bell Tolls

Before The Night Falls

Before Heaven and Earth are Recalled

That

Decisions Must Be Made By One And By All!

Is This You:

Face of An "Angel"

Tongue of A Sailor

Body of A Sinner

Wily as A Snake

Gentle as A Dove

Skittish as A Deer

Determined as The Devil

Cautious as A Canary

Faithful as The Friend

Glad to Be Alive

and

Studious as The Beehive

Or Are You:

Creepy as a Bat

Giving Tit For Tat

Stealthy as The Cat

Laid Out On A Mat

Stirring Strife In A Vat?

Or Are You:

Happy As A Clam

Having Bread And Jam

Living On The Lam

In A Toyota Van

Oft' Getting A Tan

Just Because You Can?

How Would You

Describe You 

Before 

You Experienced Jesus 

and

Now, As You Are Walking On To Zion?

Identify:

1. The Sin You Have Overcome

2. The Sin You Will Be Most Thankful To Be Well Rid Of

and

Then ... Give God Your Praises 
For The Holy Spirit's Working In Your Life! 

Please Use This Exercise As An Honest Inventory!!

We Are All Sinners
AND
There Is Neither Repair Shop
Nor
Broken, Messed Up People In Heaven!

All Repairs Must Be Accomplished HERE!!

Let Me Tell YOU and ME Something!

The Preachers are saying that The Church is "Rapture-Ready!"
But, surprise ... The Church isn’t ready for the Coming of the Lord
Because of the lies from the Pulpits
Spewed by charlatans, thieves, and two-bit frauds!

If  WE are rapture-ready
Shouldn’t WE be watching unto prayer
Instead of playing Peanut and $25 Bingo and
And having carnal, and occasional emotional, affairs?

Who do YOU think WE are fooling?
Surely YOU don’t think it is ME?
Worse yet, YOU can’t believe that WE are fooling Jesus
For He has eyes in front, behind, and around looking at all o' WE!

Anyhoo, let ME tell US something:
Putting on a show doesn’t make the Church "rapture-ready," and
Not walking our talk, and
Not talking our walk will catch up with US e'er long!

Soooo ...

WE must tear our hearts!
WE must cleanse our minds!
WE must clothe ourselves in King Jesus, and take a drink
From The True and Living Vine!

And, with that said, WE need to:

Pray without ceasing!
Sing glad songs until we're weeping!
Keen, and lament!
Cry aloud!
Confess!
Repent!
Plead to be saved! And
Wrestle with the Lord -
He accepts every charge!
He will take care of US!

Just remember - the Preachers may be living large
But Almighty God is ALWAYS in charge!

So let US let God lead US from sin, and
Change our hearts, and
Fill US with Him!
He can, and will, take US off of
Sin's thin, and brittle, and always breaking limb!

Oh, by the way, WE can't write a paycheck and

put God's name on it - He does not work for US - so WE need to stop acting like WE can really issue orders for God to follow!

!*!**REMEMBER THIS**!*!

WE MUST GIVE GOD HIS GLORY!

and

WE are "HEAVEN READY" 

WHEN 

GOD

INDICATES

THAT 

-*-*- HE -*-*-

IS 

READY
to
TAKE US
TO HIS HOME!

UNTIL THEN,
WE MUST STAY
IN 
PERMANENT PREPARATION MODE!!