There Is A Cross Through The "I" in PAIN!

All I Saw Was The Line
Which Said
"Pain Changes People!"
And Immediately
I Had To Write For I Could Relate!
Pain Has Been My Constant Companion
And,  At Times
It Appears That Pain And I Are On
An Acrimonious Date!

But ... I Digress!

Pain Changes People!
It Causes A Person To Do
One Of  Two Things:
Bow The Head In Supplication
Or
Raise The Fist In God Condemnation
Holler And Curse At God
And
Hide Between The Sheets!

Oops! That Was Actually Four Things!

One Person Holds The "Pity Me" Party!
Another Person Chooses Abandonment Of The  Word Of Truth!
Or,  Like Me
One Chooses
Resignation With Praise
Saying With Faith-Full Confidence:
"God Does Not Own A Lounger Call Chaise!"

There Is Ignore The Facts Of The Matter!
There Is Face The Facts And Relax!
There Is Swallow Every Pill In Town and Run Around
Or, Like Me
Swallow The Scheduled Pill 
AND
Turn To God For Succor!

There Is Put Pills With Alcohol
Spin The Bottle
AND
Hope To Sod Off

OR ...

Like Me
- With Time -
Realize That In That Pain 
There Is A Testimony
AND
In This A Period Of Time Out
AND 
Take The Time To Take Stock
AND 
Regroup
AND
Not Let Pain Be The Rabid Lion On The Loose
With God Sitting Like Scaredy Cat
Up On Your Crumbling Roof!

I Choose To Bow My Head!
I Choose To Talk To My God!
I Choose To Deny The Liar
That Ecumenical Fraud!
I Chose To Take The Medication Prescribed!
I Prayed!
I Even Cried
But ...
I Never Ever
The Living Holy God Denied!

In My Life With Pain
Is An Open Secret Called Truth
Of The Fact That
The Pain Was My Blessing For
The Alternative Was The Death Curse!

By God's Great Grace
AND
Having Had The Decision Made For Me
I Am Thankful For The Life I Lead
For Otherwise
I Would Be Stone Cold Dead
AND
Rotten
AND
Forgotten
Indeed!

Pain Says
Something Is Wrong!
Pain Says:
That Soul Can Barely Get Along!
Pain Says:
Go To Your Father
He Can Fix You
Make You Strong

Unless ...

Your Life Is To Be A Witness
That Grace Is Ever Sufficient
AND
Show That 
God Is The Author
Of The Believing Child's
"I Trust God!" Love Song!

Pain Can Change
From A Problem
Into A Calamity
From Physical
To Emotional
To Spiritual
IF 
There Is No Time Called Devotional!

Pain Changes People
For Good Or For Ill!
Pain Changes People!
Like It Or Not
When In Pain
You Cannot Be Still!
Pain Changes People
Whether Or Not
They've Had Their Fill
AND
The Creator
Healer
Sealer
Is There For Our Help
If We Choose
Through Our Pain
To Be Constant In Faith
AND
Ever Trust Him Still!

Pain Is A Posy
A Passion
A Prayer!
Pain Is Friend
AND
Enemy
AND
It Holds Our Stare!
Pain Is
Can Be 
Addicting
Benumbing -  It Is True
AND
Downright Evil To Boot
AND
It Is Up To Us To Decide
If Pain Is Going To Rob Us Also
Of Our Daily
Heavenly
Necessary Food!

I Choose To Trust The Lord
By Living Faith
Not Dying Eyesight!
I Choose To Bless The Lord
AND
By Grace
Daily Fight!
I Choose To Believe
That Pain
Is The Price We Pay For Living
But ...
I Refuse To Give Pain
A Blind Red Cent
For His Joy-killing Act Of Shilling For The Devil!

Pain Is A Thief!
The Father Desires Our Relief!
Jesus Christ Is The God Police Chief!
The Holy Spirit Is The Elite Comfort Force
AND
The Angels Minister Strength In The Bitter Discourse!

Pain Carried Me

• Chased Me
• Compelled Me To Get To
• To Get Closer To
• To Stick With
• To Hang On For Dear Life

To My Jesus!

I Have Jesus For Joy
AND
Pain Has No Authority
To Play Me Like A Puppy's Chew Toy!

My Pain IS My Blessing!
It Drove Me To Home
AND
That Is Where I Intend To Stay
In The Arms Of My Jesus
Until The Closing Of My Day
Where The Song Sung
- After The Life Story -
Will Be

"This Soul Experienced A Life Of Pain

AND

Still Gave Its God His Eternal Glory!"

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Which Book

Is Ordering YOUR Reaction 

To THAT Pain?!

The Life In Christ Book

OR

The Science Falsely So Called Book!?

The Song Writer Said:

"I've Got Confidence

God Is Going To See Me Through

No Matter What The Case May Be

I KNOW
That God Is Going To Fix It For Me!"

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Embrace Jesus' Peace 

Even Though Enduring Earthly Pain Now

And

Enjoy Immortal Life 

In God's Eternal Paradise Later!

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Joy In The Lord Now!

Enjoy Everlasting Joy In The Lord Later!

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Let Us Consider Our Pain As Our Crucible

For The Refinement Of Our Character

To Be Made Fit To Become A Jewel

In The Coming King's Glorious Crown!

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As Hard As It Is To Say

This Life Is Not About Me!

It Is About Uplifting Him 

Who Loves Me!!

I Get To Glory In Glory

AND

God Gets The Prayers

AND

The Praise!

I Got Extras From God!

I Followed After Righteousness And Mercy!
I Desired To Possess Them
BUT
Not As You Would A Hot Car
For I Knew That They Were Gifts From Heaven
Which Have No Shelf Life
NOR
Any Coded Expiration Bar!

NOW ...

I'd Long Been Told
By The Good Book
That God Gives More
That I Could Ask For, Think, Or See
So ...
It Was No Surprise
When I Caught Up
With God's Bona Fides
That I Had Received Extras -
Not One A Booby Prize!

I Desired Righteousness!
Got It, Getting It -  I Am Being Satisfied!
I Am Doing Well With Right Living
Having By Grace
Gotten Away From Constant Sinning!

I Desired Mercy
AND
I Will Tell You True
The God Of Heaven Gave Me
What I Didn't Know I Needed,  Too!

God's Great Mercy
Gave Me
Honor
AND
Life!
Life For Living Now
AND
Later
His Eternal Life
PLUS
Honor
Such Honor
So That I Can - In This Flesh
Approach The King
AND
At That
Stand Before His Throne
Without Dread Fear
AND
Desperate Groveling!

Take My Advice!
I'm Giving It Free!
Ask God For True Blessings
AND
Without Outward Seeking
Get The Gracious Overflowing!

Thank You,  Lord
For Saving My Soul!

Luke-warm AND ... Loving It?! + PRAYER: Lord, I Am A Sinner

Rich!
                Increased With Goods!
                                                           Don't Need A Thing!

The World's Ills Can't Us Sting!

What A Joke!

Excuse Me?!

You Are Really Fooling Yourselves!

Really?!
Says Who!?!

Can't You Feel That You Are Wretched?
Stop Pretending You Are Happy
AND
From Sin Walk Away!
Acknowledge You Have A Problem
AND
Seek God For The Solution!
Living For The Praise Of Man
Places You Squarely In The Eternal Judge's Hands!

Everybody Can See That You Are Quite Miserable!
Everybody Can Hear When
While Holding Hands
You War For Supremacy!
Stop Trying To Fool The World
With Your Claims Of God's Approval
AND
Accept That Your Glitter Is Not Fooling Anybody!

Don't You Understand That You Are Poor In God's Sight?
Don't You Understand That God Sees Not As Does Man?
Are You Not Aware That Your Eyes Are Fair Oozing
AND
When You Wipe Them There's Yampee On Your Hand?

Didn't You Know That You Were Blind 
When You Led The Polished Gathering Into That Ditch?
It's Shameful That You Are So Bold
AND
Wrong In The Preaching Of Let Us Gain Covet
As You Were Panning For Earth's Fools Gold Bright Nuggets!

You May Be Well-dressed But Your Butt Is Quite Naked 
AND
The World Can Fair See Your Great Shame!
Look To The Lord
For Real
AND
Stop Faking It!
Look To The Glad Day
AND
Stop Casting Your Sure Inheritance Away!

I Beg Your Pardon!
We ARE The Church Of God
And God Really Blesses!
Look At Us!
Do We Look To You To Be Miserable
Wretched Poor?!
Some Of Us Wear Glasses
So We Cannot Be Blind
And We Can't Be Naked
For Our Clothing Comes
From The Likes Of Such As Christian Dior!

You REALLY Are Wretched
Miserable
Poor AND Naked!
You Are So Full Of Yourself
You Can't Even Walk Through The Open Door
Which The God Of The Ransomed Church
Has Laid Open For His Faithful 
Those Ones Who Acknowledge
That By Themselves
They Are Truly Poor!

Jesus Christ, Himself
Sends This Message Unto You:

Thou Art Luke-warm

And I Will Spew Thee

Out Of My Mouth!

Anoint Thine Eyes With Eyesalve 

That Thou Mayest See!

Buy Of Me White Raiment

To Cover The Shame Of Thy Nakedness!

Buy Of Me Fire-Tried Gold

That Thou Mayest Truly Be Rich!

Those Whom I Love

I Rebuke And Chasten!

So, Correct Your Walk

Least I Say Unto Thee

Thou Worker Of Iniquity

Departest Thou From Me!

You Are Kidding, Right!

God Does Not Kid!

Earthly Awards And Rewards
Speak Not Of God's Approval!
Position And Power
Don't Mean God Approves Of You Today
AND
Access Dress
Prowess And Investments
Do Not Mean
You Have A Free Pass
AND
Will Unfailingly Walk Through
Heaven's Golden Gate Ingress!

Be Zealous For God!
Repent Of Your Transgressions!
Jesus Himself Is Knocking At Your Heart's Door!
If You Will Hear Him
Don't Harden Your Heart!
Let Him In
AND
Eat With Him
AND
In The Great Day
After You The World Overcoming
You Will Sit With Him
In His Glorious Throne
At The Time Of Celebrating 
Your Longed For Homecoming!

Scales Fell Out Of Blinded Eyes

AND 

Praying Is Heard ...!

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PRAYER:

Dear Lord,

I Am A Sinner, And How!

I Really Liked That Pretty Stuff

But

It Left Marks On My Hands

And In My Head

And Peace From Me Has Surely Fled!

I See My Error!

I Acknowledge That I Have A Need Of You

And I Recognize 

That I have Been Walking In Shoes

On The Deadly Path

That Truly Took Me Away From You!

You Say I Can Call You, Father!

Father, I Know

I Have Been Walking The Wrong Way

So, In The Name Of Jesus

Forgive Me

And Teach Me How To Walk Right

And Live The Right Way!

Renew Me!

Remake Me!

Bless Me!

You Know How!

I Make My Stand Today!

Take Me, Lord!

I Am All Yours Now!

I Humbly Vow!

AMEN.

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH:The God Fraud

Heedless,  Hopeless
Christless, Crossless
Blameless,  Shameless
Pitiless, Fair-Promise
AND
Proud
Are All Children Of
The Greats
AND
Live In The Great House
AND
Their Life Is Grand And Great!

Pity, Peace
Calm, Care
Reason, Restful
Righteous, Remorse
Revelation, Rout
AND
Revile 
Are The Children
Of Justice And Mercy
AND
Work For A Mere Pittance
Knee High To Next Kin
To Nothing!
Okay!  Nothing!
On The Vast Holdings Of
The Greats
AND
They Barely Survive!

Having Two Nickels To Rub Together
On Any Given Day
Is Great Cause For Celebration
BUT
They Are Happy!
Of A Truth This I Say!

On Any Given Day
AND
Neverending
On A Weekend
The Noise Of Raucous Music
Unrestrained Laughter
The Clinking Of Glass
The Breaking Of Bottles
AND
The Shrieks Of Debauchery
Come Wafting On The Winds
Straight
Uncut
Into The Ears And Domain
Of Those Citizen Employees!

The Amount Of Waste Removed
At The End Of Each Day Of "Celebration"
Is Enough To Choke A Horse
And Fill A Bus!

These Great Kind
Many Of Them Notable
For Their Whorish Ways
Care Nothing
For The Feelings Nor Sensibilities
Of The Many In Their Employ!

As Was Often Heard Said Among Them:

"If You Don't Like The Conditions Here

You Are Free To Get A New Job!"

Followed Closely By
Sarcastic And Vicious Laughter!
It Was Their Greatest Fun
For Their's Was The Only Gig In Town!

Things Were Almost
Sorta Kinda Maybe
Almost Okay
Until THAT Day!

That Day
Was The Day They Got Into
The Business Of
Monopoly Church!

Of Course
This Was The Day After They Had Announced
Monopoly Money
Fired Localized Government
AND
Broadcast
That The Land Of The Great
Had No More Sky God
On Their Estates
AND
Denial Of This
By Conscience
Would Bloody The Estate!

It Was A Dark Day Indeed!

Rights Were Wrongs!
Strange Is The New Happy Hit Song!
AND
On The Concourse
Guns With Roses
Is Playing
"Gotta Go Along To Get Along!"

Today!

Today!

Bring Out Your Family

To Pray Together And Play!

We Need The Blessing From Our God

To Make Disasters Stay Away!

A Youngster Said:

Your God Is The Fraud!
He Wants To Be Almighty God
But
That Ain't Going To Happen!
We Are Standing True
To The Holy Eternal God
Not To Some Wannabe
Taking Unto Himself
The Prerogatives Of The True And Living God!

Ooooh!  He Said A Curse!

Whack That Mole!

We Will Warn You Today!

Second Offense A Fine You Will Pay!

Offend Again And Confined Will Be The Only Way!

Insist On Your Ill-informed Way

AND

With Your Life, By The Blade, You Will Pay!

There Will Be No Reprieve

That Is What The Great And Glorious One Says!

And Then ...

The Voice
So Solemn
Is Heard:

People Of The Living God
Let Us In Jesus' Faith
Prayerfully Declare
That God Is The Lord
And That He Is Bringing
His Own Rewards
For All
Be He
True False
Rich Poor
Free Bond
Sincere Or Fraud!

Hold The Fort!
The Trumpet Will Sound!
Jesus Will Come!
The Heavens Will Scroll
And The Godless Riches Of Sinful Man
Will Testify Against Man
Just As God Himself Once Spoke!

Man Taking Away From Man
The Rights Given To Each
By God's Own Hand
Can Have No Good Ending
No Matter The Standing Of Satan
In The Great Land!

Conscience Is King!
Jesus Christ Himself Is Reigning
AND
Calling Him Useless
Is Not Going To Change Anything!

In The Glorious Day
Revelation Will Hold Sway
And Justice Will Have Silenced
Mercy's Sweet Mouth!
Revile Will Carpet Sinful Man!
Peace And Rest
Will Hold Believers' Hands
And
The Godless Will Have No Reward Worthy To Be
In The Gloriously Peaceful Land!

Blameless!?
Come Out From Among Them!
Fair Promise Just Makes You A Tool!
You Can Believe This!
Jesus Saves!
Playing Devil's Advocate Is Just Not Cool!

Let Me Say!
Let Me Say!
The True God Does Not Say
That He Has Changed His Word
To Suit The Days!

The Real God Of Mankind All
Is Constant
Not Given To The Fickle Fads
Of The Men Of The Fall!
His Word Is Unchangeable!
He Is Unchangeable!
His Ways Don't Never No Way Change At All!

Righteousness Is His Name!
Creator Provider Sustainer Is His Fame!
Shepherd Of Willing Sheep
Leading  Believers Unto Waters That Keep All Alive!
Don't Tremble
When The Abomination That Desolates Arrives!

Look To King Jesus!
Bread And Water Are Sure!
You Will Live!
Afflict Your Souls!
Wrestle With Your Holy Lord
And
Devil Be Damned
Your Soul Shall Thrive
AND
You Will By God's Grace
Survive!!

Trust Jesus!

Trust AND Obey!

Christianity Is Showing That You Are Good Seed Sowing!

I Was Never One For Visiting Pleasure Palaces!
I Preferred Entertaining At Home
For There I Could Know All That Was Going On
And Nor Worry
About Unrighteous Acts And Behaviors
Having Free Reign
In That Place That I Called My Own!

I Always Set Me A Good Table!
I Poured Beverages
That No One Could Call Upon:
"On The Rocks!"
Or
"Make That Neat!"
I Was Ever-Cognizant
Of My Reputation
AND
Did Nothing
To Put My Name On Cloud Blast
Or
On Vicious Repeat!

NOW ...

We Must Realize That
As Christians
Every Thing That Is Done
Will Offend Somebody
Especially That One
Who Looks
To Destroy And Cause Sorrow
For Any Every Body
In God's Service Employed
Or In His Living Word Steeped!

The Brand Of The Christian
Is Made Bullet Proof
By Christ!
The Brand Of The Unbeliever
Often Makes One
Cringe Cower
And
Sometimes Say
"Look, There! A Child Of Satan!"
Or
"That's A Satanic Device!"

BUT ...

When A Child Of God
Looks Like
Smells Like
Talks As
Acts Upon
AND
Is Consumed By
The Flavors
The Fragrances
Of The Wily Wild World
It Is Time
For Us All
To Get Back To
The Undiluted
Course Grains
Of The Plain
Unprocessed Spirit-Inspired Holy Word!

A Christian
Should Be As Identifiable As
A Bleeding Sore Thumb
In A Lily White
Skin Tight
Formal
Dress Glove!

All Seers Should Be Able To See
That What You Are Professing Is
To You
Truly Real
AND
Not The Means To Fix The Matter
Of Getting You Made Popular
In The Vanity-Inspired
Social Media Chatter!

Christianity Is Not A Religion!
Christianity Is The Way To Life!
Christianity Is The Measuring Tape
By Which Seekers After God
Measure
How Far They Are Getting Away From Sin
AND
Getting Closer
To The Eternal God In This Mortal Carnal Life!

Christianity
Is Neither
A Convenience
A Roman Holiday
Nor
A Cause Celebre
AND
It Is Not
A Poor Man Panacea
Nor
The Wannabe Rich Man's Causeway!

Christianity Is
Mode
Method
Means
Bicycle
Pedal
AND
Power To Push
To Travel The Distance
On The Eternal God's
Glory Road
AND
Not A Way For Satan
To Be Every Man's God Goad!

God's Glory
Is Not That
To Be Found In A Hole
Nor The Proof
To Be Found
On The Wandering Ones' Soles!

NOW ...

If Christian Called
Is Who You Aspire To Be
You Need To Remember The Words:

"Thou, God, Seest Me!"

AND
Think About What You Are Doing
AND
The Appearance Of Evil Shun
AND
Stop Giving Satan
A Comic Book To Read For
Christians' Failure Fun!

IF ...

You Don't Apologize
For Being
Brother Sister
Husband Wife
Friend Family
Don't The Name Of Jesus Christ
Wittingly Compromise!

Don't Give The World A Reason
To Laugh At You
AND
Call You Soft!
Don't Give Satan Another Reason
To Try And Pick You Off
The Engrafted Tree
From Which You Get Life
So That You Can Laughingly
Live It Up
In An Elevated
Canopy Bed
Full Of Human Lice
In A Tricked-Out Loft!

Be Mindful
Ever Careful
Of The Manufacturer
Whose Bed You Sleep Lounge Upon
For That Manufacturer
May Be Him Who
Is In Eternal Opposition To
The Living Holy
Faithful Eternal
All Seeing
All Knowing
Ever Present
Soul Preserving
Sin Destroying God!

What Is

The Greeting Card

Attached

To YOUR Version

Of Jesus Christ's Christianity

Telling The World About God?

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Can The World See Jesus In YOU?

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Would Jesus Christ 

Claim YOU

As His Own?