Hi, my name is David. Most anyone who reads this blog already is aware of that. But I want to make people aware of one simple fact. I'm not a very important person. I don't have a big title, I'm not head of any major company or ministry. I'm just me. I started to say that I'm just normal, but that's not at all true. I'm not normal by any means. I just work at Taco Bell, and I'm not even really important there. I just work in the drive thru. This might really bother some people, but I'm actually content with my life. It's not that I'm not motivated, I'm just not motivated by earthly things. I'm the only Christian at work. I'm the only light they see. If not me, who else? Not only am I really not an important person with a big title nor do very many people know who I am, I plan on keeping it that way. I have no intentions of becoming more "important". I have no plans to further my own name or influence in this world at all. I just plan to cultivate my relationship with my God, find how who I am, and continue living on.
In this blog tonight, I plan on sharing some important words that I feel like God gave me, I'm just me, but I am a friend of God. He speaks to those that walk with Him, but the thing is this. Every single one of you have the same access that I have. You can talk and hold conversation with Heaven. Because maybe you're like me. Maybe you're not important in this world by it's standards. But you are treasured in Heaven. You're a child of the Good Father. And you're important to Him. I'm saying all of that to say that anything I say or feel like God said to me, you can pray about it, ask Him about, and discuss it with Him. I'm not saying I'm 100% right, but I do believe that what I'm saying here is what I've heard or felt from God
This blog is going to have two major points. The first is my honest opinion of "doom and gloom" prophets and many of the prophecies that are out about the end of the nation and the end of the world. The second is a word I feel like I have about the times we live in and what I feel like might be coming.
So first, let me share how I feel about the "pro judgment" crowd. When I say "pro judgment" crowd, I mean people who saw Katrina hit New Orleans and were happy, and maybe even said "I saw this coming" People who saw that as an act of God. People who maybe saw 9/11 as punishment for our wicked ways. People who like to stand on street corners shouting out to random strangers "You're going to Hell" or maybe "God hates FAGS" or something like that. I think in general, those people are idiots. I think the exact term would be bastard. I don't mean that in a swearing way at all! I don't cuss, but I mean that in it's literal meaning as "illegitimate son" and I feel that I can say that with somewhat certainty because these people are acting like they have never met their Father. They bear their Fathers name, but they act nothing like Him. They have a Father who is love, yet they live in hate and criticism. These people misunderstand the heart of the loving Father that we have, and they actually hurt the Kingdom they are trying advance in some cases.
Fear is not a tool that we use to gain people into the Kingdom. We use love and peace. The Bible says in 2 Tim 1:7 that God has not given us a spirit of fear. So if we are trying to use a spirit of fear to gain control over people, where did we get it from? Fear does not motivate people to repentance. Romans 2:4 actually says that it's God's grace that is intended to being us to repentance.
Let's take a look at the the "Doom and Gloom" prophecies of the Bible.
We see the first one with Sodom and Gomorrah. Even here, we see the grace of God. Abraham kept pressing God, "what if there were this many?" and "what if there were that many" . And every time, God agreed that if there were that many righteous were in the city, it would be spared. All the way down to if there were two, the city would be spared. Now if you read it, it really seems like he could have kept going! It really seems like Abraham could have asked, "What if there is only one" And maybe Sodom and Gomorrah would have been saved? Who knows, and that is clearly just my speculation.
But we read in Exodus 32 that God was angry. He was furious with Israel and was going to destroy all of them. He did not say "If you pray, I will save them" or "If you repent" or "If you fast" He simply said He was going to wipe them out. He told Moses this. BUT Moses pleaded with God. Moses begged God. And the Bible actually says "The Lord changed His mind"!!!!!
This makes me ponder, what if all of the Old Testament prophets had done this? What of all the doom and gloom prophets were begging and pleading with God? God did not provoke Moses to plead, as far scripture tells. Moses did it on his own human accord, and God responded with grace. Who's to say that God would not have responded the same way to any Old Testament prophet? I do strongly believe that in a lot of the doom and gloom prophecies out today, there is a little bit of truth, if not more. But it's how we respond to the truth. Maybe God is going to allow evil things to happen to this country, it would indeed be surprising if He did not with the leaders we have put in place and the morals we uphold. But what should we, as the faithful, do about it? I say pray for one more hour. Pray for one more month. Keep praying. God's grace is beyond measure. And revival could break out. We could pray for revival that causes our leaders to repent and one that changes the heart of this nation. It's possible!!! God is alive and well and can move today!
Now onto what I feel. Last year I shared on Facebook and with many friends about a coming shift. I included that terrorism had a new face. It was going to start attacking movie theaters, elementary schools, and sporting arena's, and it was going to it us where it hurt. This was only a few day's before the shootings at the Batman movie, and it was a few months before the shooting at Sandy Hook and in the schools there. Obviously, that did happen. I'm not saying "I'm right, believe me" And I'm not saying that the fact that one single word happened to be right validates me in anyway. What I am going to point out is this. There have been no sporting arena attacks. But in the vision that included the other two attacks, I saw stadiums and coliseums covered in blood. I also feel that it was a live event, and a big one that many people were watching and that's what made it such a nice target. I believe that this is something we should pray against. The fact that the first two parts of that vision did come to past makes me feel strongly that I need to be praying for peace for our country, and over all the sports fields. I really feel like for this season we need to pray for two things. Grace, and readiness.
We need to be praying that the best will happen, but ready for the worst. At least that's how I feel on a personal level, and I would appreciate it if all of you who read this would pray about what God is telling you. As I said at the beginning, we all have the same Holy Spirit living inside of us and all can ask and converse with Him at any moment. He is ready and willing to talk with you. I have not shared anything with the goal of scaring you, nor with the goal of making my self more important in anyone's eyes. I wrote this post, as well as all the others I've posted, just to help expand our minds and to ask questions that aren't always easy.
I know many of my friends who will read this will not be happy because they are either doom and gloom or they are ultra grace and believe that anything happening is out of the question. I feel like both of those are extreme views, and I hold neither.I really hope that NOTHING happens, but I do feel that SOMETHING is going to happen. And I feel that we might be unprepared in some ways. But if I am to look honestly at our lack of preparation, I must look at God, who is able to prepare us! I do believe that in this moment we live in, God is preparing. He is preparing the hearts and minds for something. Something big. And I think it's revival. I think it's a big one. A never ending one. A great one. At least that's what I'm hoping for. But again, if I look at revival, I must say that the first verse to come to mind is in Exodus, The more the Egyptians persecuted the Hebrew's, the more they multiplied. I really believe that in this issue, it could easily be both "sides" or both opinions, are right in some ways.
Monday, September 16, 2013
Thursday, September 12, 2013
True Worship
Worship has been my favorite part of church service for a long time. I've never cared about the music, the worship leader, or anything else. I've always just loved being in the room with everyone seeking the same thing with the same heart and experiencing God. As I've experienced more of Him, I would say my definition of worship has changed. You see, I no longer view worship as a set of songs on Sunday. I don't even connect it with music in the same way I once did.
I really feel that the definition I went by is what most of the church knows. What I thought was that worship was a song, or songs, about God that we sing at church. While that IS an expression of worship, it's a very shallow understanding and experience of what the reality is.
I believe worship is not only a song, but a lifestyle. I was worshiping and praying in my bed room maybe five years ago when I looked up and saw a demon above my bed. It was white, and it was beautiful. It looked like a living flower. It smiled at me and said "Worship me". I of course said no. However, God showed me how I HAD worshiped it. It was a spirit of lust and perversion, and by entertaining lustful thoughts, I was feeding the demon. Just like blood in water attracts a shark, this demon had been attracted to my lustful thoughts and had come to feed.
I believe we are worshipers all the time. It's in our DNA to worship. We can't stop. In fact, science has discovered that on our most basic molecular level, we are music. We are each a unique song that is actually shaped by our emotions! There is a whole science behind this, and I really would love to go into a rabbit trail here, but I'm trying to avoid that! I just wanted to mention it because I feel it supports my view that we are ALWAYS worshiping. Maybe not always God, but I believe every action is an act of worship at the most basic level. Maybe we are worshiping our cars, or families, our houses, or maybe our jobs. We can look at what we are most anxious to please, what we are laboring for, and where are our life is pointed. I think most people worship money or things. Many worship sex. I even look at Jesus's temptation with Satan differently. The whole "worship me and I'll give you kingdoms" temptation really stands out in new light with the understanding that our sins feed into the spirit world. Satan could have received any sin as worship, and what he was actually tempting Jesus at the time was doubt. That's why he said , "IF you are the son of God"
You see, the "science" of angels is that they feed off of the will of God. They get substance and strength from doing His will. Demons, which are just fallen angels, need substance and strength as well. They obviously do not sustain themselves from the will of God, so therefore they must look else where, which is why our sinning in so important to them! This is why Ephesians 4:26-27 says do not give the devil a foot hold, because by sinning, your are worshiping them and giving them strength. It's also why James 4:7 says that if you resist the devil, he will flee! When we are no longer feeding him, he has to go get fed elsewhere.
This is why Satan and the demons with him want you to sin so badly. Not only is it a slap in the face of God, but it's also the only way they can get strength.
But this is not suppose to be a blog about the science of demons by any means. I just wanted to share how crucial it is to stay focused on God and worshiping Him. Worshiping Him really does start in every area of your life! You don't even have to change most of the things you do, you just have to change the motives.
Eating!!!! Your eating can be an expression of worship! Start eating healthy, so that you can serve God with your body for years to come. Give your body substance and take care of it so that you can use it to further His Kingdom. Things like even working, you can be at work, extending the Kingdom of God and you can use the money you earn there to do the same! Even TV and movies! Yes, your mind needs to be ministered to as well! Allow your mind to be refreshed and entertained so that you can rest better and enjoy time with your family. Your mind being ministered to is good stewardship of what God gave you, and is therefore, worship, as long as it's done with decent tv and not in access.
I really do believe that every action we do is worship, and it's important to change our motives and actions in a way that only blesses God and furthers Heaven. Yes, it's radical, but are we called to be anything else? Radical Christianity is the only Christianity endorsed by the Bible!
True worship is not a song we sing, but a life we live, and the sweetest worship we can give is how we live when no one else is watching. Integrity is worship. This is really convicting to me in a lot of ways to see how I have worshiped demons and entertained them with our meaning to. However, conviction is not my motive, and I don't want anyone to feel a heavy burden or feel terrible for entertaining demons! When you fall, Jesus will stop you from drowning, but it's important that you try and stop. It's important that you try and walk forward. When you fall, fall forward, into the arms of Christ!
I really feel that the definition I went by is what most of the church knows. What I thought was that worship was a song, or songs, about God that we sing at church. While that IS an expression of worship, it's a very shallow understanding and experience of what the reality is.
I believe worship is not only a song, but a lifestyle. I was worshiping and praying in my bed room maybe five years ago when I looked up and saw a demon above my bed. It was white, and it was beautiful. It looked like a living flower. It smiled at me and said "Worship me". I of course said no. However, God showed me how I HAD worshiped it. It was a spirit of lust and perversion, and by entertaining lustful thoughts, I was feeding the demon. Just like blood in water attracts a shark, this demon had been attracted to my lustful thoughts and had come to feed.
I believe we are worshipers all the time. It's in our DNA to worship. We can't stop. In fact, science has discovered that on our most basic molecular level, we are music. We are each a unique song that is actually shaped by our emotions! There is a whole science behind this, and I really would love to go into a rabbit trail here, but I'm trying to avoid that! I just wanted to mention it because I feel it supports my view that we are ALWAYS worshiping. Maybe not always God, but I believe every action is an act of worship at the most basic level. Maybe we are worshiping our cars, or families, our houses, or maybe our jobs. We can look at what we are most anxious to please, what we are laboring for, and where are our life is pointed. I think most people worship money or things. Many worship sex. I even look at Jesus's temptation with Satan differently. The whole "worship me and I'll give you kingdoms" temptation really stands out in new light with the understanding that our sins feed into the spirit world. Satan could have received any sin as worship, and what he was actually tempting Jesus at the time was doubt. That's why he said , "IF you are the son of God"
You see, the "science" of angels is that they feed off of the will of God. They get substance and strength from doing His will. Demons, which are just fallen angels, need substance and strength as well. They obviously do not sustain themselves from the will of God, so therefore they must look else where, which is why our sinning in so important to them! This is why Ephesians 4:26-27 says do not give the devil a foot hold, because by sinning, your are worshiping them and giving them strength. It's also why James 4:7 says that if you resist the devil, he will flee! When we are no longer feeding him, he has to go get fed elsewhere.
This is why Satan and the demons with him want you to sin so badly. Not only is it a slap in the face of God, but it's also the only way they can get strength.
But this is not suppose to be a blog about the science of demons by any means. I just wanted to share how crucial it is to stay focused on God and worshiping Him. Worshiping Him really does start in every area of your life! You don't even have to change most of the things you do, you just have to change the motives.
Eating!!!! Your eating can be an expression of worship! Start eating healthy, so that you can serve God with your body for years to come. Give your body substance and take care of it so that you can use it to further His Kingdom. Things like even working, you can be at work, extending the Kingdom of God and you can use the money you earn there to do the same! Even TV and movies! Yes, your mind needs to be ministered to as well! Allow your mind to be refreshed and entertained so that you can rest better and enjoy time with your family. Your mind being ministered to is good stewardship of what God gave you, and is therefore, worship, as long as it's done with decent tv and not in access.
I really do believe that every action we do is worship, and it's important to change our motives and actions in a way that only blesses God and furthers Heaven. Yes, it's radical, but are we called to be anything else? Radical Christianity is the only Christianity endorsed by the Bible!
True worship is not a song we sing, but a life we live, and the sweetest worship we can give is how we live when no one else is watching. Integrity is worship. This is really convicting to me in a lot of ways to see how I have worshiped demons and entertained them with our meaning to. However, conviction is not my motive, and I don't want anyone to feel a heavy burden or feel terrible for entertaining demons! When you fall, Jesus will stop you from drowning, but it's important that you try and stop. It's important that you try and walk forward. When you fall, fall forward, into the arms of Christ!
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