PRAYER: Father, Help Me To Pray With Diligence ...!

Father,

I Come As A Child!

Please Hear My Prayer

For

By And In Jesus Christ's Faith

I Choose To Follow After Thee

Because

I Do Not Desire To Face

A Rolling Stone's Destiny!

I Desire, Lord

A Place Of Rest

An Anchor

A Shelter

In That Place Of Honor

Where Believing Souls

Are Truly Blessed!

Father,

Help Me This Day

To Live In Your Light

Finding Heavenly Love

Joy's Laughter

And

Grace's Delight!

Let Knowledge Of Your Word

Bring True Wisdom

And

Understanding

And

Help Me Not To See Myself

As One Flying High

For, Lord

I Fear Folly's Crash Landing!

Father,

Help Me To Pray With Diligence

For Your People

That You Promised Are In Other Flocks

To Pray For The Advancement

Of The Words Of Life

That They, Too

May Find The Love Of The Lord Christ

A Fulfilling And Heavenly Delight!

Lord,

Help Me To Speak Kind Words

To Bridle My Tongue

To Extend A Helping Hand

To Give A Genuine Smile

And

Not To Ever Display

An Off-putting Selfish Man's Frown!

Oh, Lord

I Pray For The Former Rain

That Causes Seeds To Bud!

I Pray For The Latter Rain

So That There Is A Great Harvest

For Our Holy God

The King Of Love!

I Pray For The Loud Cry

To Go Forth

Calling The Sheep

Who Know My Lord Christ's Voice

And

I Pray For The Outpouring Of The Holy Spirit

So That There Will Indeed Be

A Joyous Celebration

In Glory Land

Where The Holy People

Will

Immortalized

Praise God

And

Rejoice Unendingly!

Lord,

When You Shall

In Your Eternal Kingdom Come

Remember Me

And

All Who Call Upon That Name

In Faith

With Hope And Love

Trusting

That The Oracles Of God

Are Sacrosanct

Truth

Walking In Obedience

Moment By Moment

Believing In The Promise 

Of The Newness Of Life

And

Living By Christ's Faith

Not Trusting In Man's Sight!

Almighty God,

You Who Is The Only One Faithful

Please Increase Our Faith!

You Who Is The Only One Just

Please Lead Us Home

By Your Promise To The Just!

Help To Live Right

Not Spoiling For A Fight

So That We

As Children Of The Peace-Giver

Will Live Godly

By Doing Right

And

Not Grandly

By Abusing Might!

Please Forgive Us

Who To You

For Forgiveness Do Pray

For We Love You, Lord

And

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

We Humbly Plead!

AMEN.

CHRISTIAN: Faking It!

Selma Was Good
AND
She Knew It!
Selma's Life Was Great
AND
Her Trumpet Blew It!
Selma Knew How The Good Life To Appreciate
AND
Her Table Spoke It
AND
Lord A'mighty
Selma Was A Feisty Fake
Who Thought No One Would
Her Disguise Recognise
AND
See Right Through It!

Selma Has A Simple
Yet Profoundly Mind-boggling
Concept Of Life:

Fake It Until You Make It!

AND

"Sorry!" Works!

Tell Them That She Calls Herself A Christian!

Okay!

Selma Calls Herself A Christian
A Christian On A Mission
Willing To Do Good Work For God
Selling People Upon Religion!

Problem! Problem! Problem!

What's The Problem?!

You Said Selma Does

Good Work For God

Selling Religion!

You Also Said

Selma "Calls Herself" A Christian!

What's Wrong With That?!

Everything!

Explain Please!

Christianity Is The Way To Life!

It Is A Way Of Life Leading To Eternal Life!

A Christian Is A Person

Who Understands

AND

Accepts

That Business As Usual

Is Not Acceptable Behavior.

He Recognises 

That Bad Habits And Evil Practices

Must Die!

He Accepts That His God

Is

His Master

AND

He Determines

By His God's Great Grace

To Live An Upright And Honest Life Before God

AND

In The Sight Of Man!

A Christian Does Not Sell Religion!

That's True!
Jesus Christ
In The Inspired Word Said:

Buy ... The Truth And Sell It Not!

Jesus Also Said:

Get Wisdom!

Get Understanding!

AND

I Am The Way, The Truth And The Life!

No Real Christian 
Puts Self Before The Living God
AND
The True And Constant Christian
Lives A Life Of Sacrifice
AND
Not A Wanton Life Of Lies
Greed
Acquisition
AND
Malicious Presumption!

True!  True!

That Means That ...

Selma Is A Christian Called
Who Has Not Yet For Herself
Answered The Master!
Her Religion Is Her God
AND
She Is Headed For Disaster!

Acknowledging

That One Is Called To Be A Christian Is One Step!

The Christian Call Answered Is Step Two!

A Believing Christian Talking About 

Christian Virtues And Beliefs Is Step Three

AND

A Christian Walking The Talk Is Step Four!

Step Four 
Is Where The Acknowledged
Finished Work Of Christ
Is Seen Making The Difference
In The Once Carnal Life!

True Dat!

A Call Does Not Get

A So-Called Christian Chosen!

A Talking Christian

Does Not Get Hell By God Frozen!

A Walking Christian

Is One From Whom The Urge For Sinning Is Broken

AND

A Working Christian

Is One Whose Faith And Works Show

That Christ's Christianity Is Not To Them

A Transport To Corporeal-Prosperity Token!

Man Talking Deep!

                          I Tell You!

Somebody Better Tell Selma
That She Selling Jesus For Cheap!
She Better Get She Self Together
Or
She Going End Up
In The Fire That's Not For Sheep!

Christ's Christianity

Must Wholly Change Us

Or

Satan's Version

Is For Life

Going To Enslave Us

AND

For Eternity

Eternally Destroy Us!

What Is Your Attitude Before God?

I Have Determined
That Whenever I Go To God
I Am Going With An Attitude!

Are You Mad?!

No!  Actually, I Am Really Quite Sane!

Well, Since YOU Say That YOU Are Sane

Please Explain What YOU Mean When YOU Say 

That YOU Are Going To God With An "Attitude!"

The Nerve Of Some People! 

Okay! I Will!

It's Like This:

God Says That He Has Blessings For His Faithful People!
God Says To Us That We Should Ask Him For Blessings!
God Says To Us That We Should Pray To Him ... Without Ceasing!
He Also Says To Ask Gifts Of Him With Our Faith Not Wavering!
God Also Says That His Way Is Perfect!

Are You With Me?!

Yes!  So Far ...!

God Gives Good Gifts aka Blessings!
I Need Blessings!

Right?!

Right!

God Is Not A Liar!
I Am A Fickle Human!

Still With Me?!

I Think So ...!

Here Is My Attitude:

I Go To God Asking For My Particular Blessing
Fully Expecting That I Will Be Blessed!

I Expect To Receive A Blessing Because God Don't Can't Won't Lie!

God Has Got To Give Me A Blessing! - After All, I Rely On Him By Covenant ... In Faith!

• If I Get The Blessing I Asked For,  I Am Thankful! - God Is My Shepherd!
• If I Don't Get The Thing I Call A Blessing But That God Knows Is Not A Blessing To Me,  I Am Thankful! - He Knows Everything!
• When I Receive The Blessing That God Chooses To Bless Me With,  I Am Thankful! - He Is In Everything!
• With God Out Front, I Can't Lose! - He Sees Everything!

I Am Putting The Weight Of My Being Blessed By God On "The God Who Blesses!"

I Can Never -  With My Attitude -  Be Disappointed By - Or In - God!

Put Another Way:

I Will Faithfully Go To God For A Blessing!  That Is My Business!

How God Chooses To Bless Me Is His Business!

Got Any Questions!

Not A Single One!

Here's A Thought For The Road:

Very Often 

The Thing We Summarily Reject 

Is 

The One Thing 

That Would 

Substantially Bless Us

IF

We Graciously Accepted It!

If God 

Acceded 

To Our Every Request 

Because 

We Have Determined 

That It Is 

The Craved Blessing

We Would Take Pleasure 

In Cursing God 

So That We Could Die 

In Shame 

At Our Idiocy

When 

The Blessings 

- Revealed To Be Curses - 

Viciously Bite!

*********

Our Father Really Knows Best!

Serving God: The God Of All

I Serve A God
Who Has Eyes That See
Everything - Good or Bad -
That Every Single Human Being
That Has Been Or
Ever Will Be On This Planet
Has Done 
Or Will Ever Do.

I Serve A God
Who Has Ears
Not Just For Decoration
But To Hear
And Does Hear The Loudest Wail
Or The Softest Call
Of Any One Who Chooses
To Call Him Lord
Or Wants To Know If He Is God
Or Needs To Know That He Is Near
Of Just To Utter His Name
To Cast Away Very Human Doubts and Fears.

I Serve A God
Who Has Real Hands
To Soothe The Weary
Or Even Sorrowing 
Or Even Worried Brow
To Shield From Destruction
To Shepherd His Children On The Way
To Beckon The Seekers
To Hold His Own Safe ... and Secure From Spiritual Harm!

I Serve A God
With Living, Feeling, Full-Body Blooded Feet
Which Same Feet Walked The Lonesome Road
Walked Amongst The Sick and Suffering
The Hopeless and The Helpless
The Hungry and Self-Satisfied
The Seeking and The Sorrowful
The Angry and The Hateful
The Betrayed and The Betraying
The Heaven-bound and The Hellbent
Climbed Mount Calvary
Were Nailed To The Cross
Walked Out Of The Cold Grave
Stood On The Cloud On The Way To Heaven
Which Will Stand On The Cloud On The Way Back To Earth
To Claim And Carry All His Children Home
Which Feet Also Hold The Perpetual Marks
Of The Sacrifice For My Shame
Which Feet I Will See With My Own Eyes
And Be Able To Touch
Because The Very God That I Serve
Is Not A Plaster Saint
A Paper Dragon
Nor A Comic Folly!

I Serve The God
Who Cries
Who Is Hurt
Who Helps
Who Heals
With Whom Is Hope
AND
Who To All Humans Never Fails To Appeal.

I Serve The God 
Of All Graces
My Hope For Glory
The Servant King
The True Shepherd
AND
My Way Home!

I Serve The God 
With The Beating Heart
Who Is Touched By My Griefs
AND
Who Came To Earth 
AND
Was Tempted As I Often Am
BUT
Never Sinned
So As To Serve As My Example 
On How I May Live A Victorious Life.

I Serve The God 
Who Loves Me
Who Created Me
Who Desires A Relationship With Me
And Adopted Me
For His Own Child
And Made Me An Heir
To The Heavenly Realm.

I Serve The God 
Who Lets His Holy Spirit
Abide In Me
To Comfort Me
To Teach Me
To Chide Me
To Keep Me 
In The Right and Holy Way.

I Serve 

The Holy

Eternal

All-Seeing

All-Knowing

Ever-Present

In Whom Is All

The Beginning

The Ending

Can't Be Usurped

Nor Back-Raised

Unrelinquishing

Living God!

The Lamp!

HAPPY SABBATH + Traitor To "The Cause?!"

When Did I Betray You?

How Did I Betray You?

You Have Got To Be Insane!!

I Used To Be Just Like You!
I Was Chained, But
Now, I Am Changed!

Just Because We Are Family
It Does Not Mean I Will Lie For You!

Just Because We Are Church Family
It Does Not Mean I Will Cover Up The Wrongs You Do!

Just Because We Are Best Friends
It Does Not Mean I Pick Up Your Fire-Rage!

Just Because I Work For You
It Does Not Mean That Use Of My Conscience
Is Included In My Wage!

Just Because We Belong To The Same Group
It Does Not Mean I'm Lying Down In Your Grave With You!

Do Not Get Me Wrong!
I Love You
BUT
We Do Not Share A Soul
Nor A Mind!

Your Conscience May Be Dead - Not Mine!

I Am Walking The Straight and Narrow
I Have To Give God An Account Of My Time
And I Will Be Damned ...

YES!  I Said Damned
- And I Mean It Literally -
If I Am Going To Lie
On My Conscience
To Keep Your Friendship or
Business or
Familial Association!

I Am Not Using No Twenty-five Cent Phrase!

I Am Speaking God's Honest Truth!

Family,  Friend,  Mother,  Father
Brother,  Sister,  Teacher,  Preacher
President
Pope
Prime Minister or King
I Do NOT Give A Rat's Well Who You Are!
If You're Wrong
YOU ARE WRONG
And I Am Going To Tell You That You Are Wrong!

Call Me Traitor!
Disown Me!
Dismiss Me!
Block My Bank Account!
Close My Credit Card!
Repossess My Car!
Repossess My House, and
Even Take Back
The Non-Pet Mouse!

Liar Crook
Deceitful Dishonest 
Dishonorable Cheat
Don't Try To Put Me On Your Hook!

Jesus Is My Captain!
He Runs A Tight Ship!
I Believe In
Love and Trust Him
And I Intend To Go Home and Live With Him!

So ...

If You Want My Custom
My Friendship
My Companionship
And Want Me To Share A Meal With You
Buy A Clue
Hook Up With The Truth Shepherd
Confess ... And Repent
And He Will Walk With You, Too!

Go Get Yourself A Job
And Work Out Your Own Soul's Salvation!
I Am Working On My Own
And I Can't Share The Benefits I Receive With You!

Walking With Jesus Christ

Is

An All Or Nothing 

24/7 Proposition!

Walk Straight ... Even If You Walk Alone

And

Expect Rabid Opposition!