smile

 Four 10 hour days 

Mon.- Thurs.  

Hard work.  Laborer's union 616 

Building 8 foot fence on the ridiculous hills of WV some times at 70 degree angles.

But I am smiling more than I have in a long time.

No one reports you to HR.

No one hands you a quality improvement paper stating that you haven't done all of your 400 pages of paperwork and lies that the healthcare system is built on.

Mercy is flowing and "The Fossil" (my nickname since I am 62 years old) is being accepted and treated very well.

So 

I 

smile.   God Most High

the God of Israel is in control.

GRACE and Mercy ALONE

I cannot improve on this beautiful truth and the words used to share it.

 "The danger Paul warned of in Galations, we find in Collossians, and Roman's, and Hebrews. The loss of the immense treasure of dwelling with Yeshua, in the holiest of all places.

The enemy, through condemnation, and a fear of God, taught by the precepts of men, has kept the sheep out of this glorious place of communion. Through constant pressure to please the Father by some formula. When we take this bait, we live out of condemnation, fearing always a Holy God, Who is never satisfied. This is the stumbling block, which must be cast up. We do not perceive, that by our endless offerings and unacceptable sacrifices, for all the many reasons we offer them, we are robbed and spoiled of the jewel of the Church. Intimate communion with the Father and the Son.

Election, should propel us to ever deeper rest. Rest, in a God Who never changes. Who has covenanted to be merciful to our unrighteousness and to remember our sins no more. That we might enter and abide, within the veil. That even in the tribulations and fight of faith. Even in the painful endurance. Through the chastenings, the fears, the doubts and unbelief, the Unchanging, forever satisfied Father of our Lord Yeshua, remains our constant dwelling. He will finish the work of faith with power. Why? "You did not choose Me, but I have chosen you and ordained you to bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain."  David Whaley

Quiet House

 1:23 AM is a good time to enjoy a quiet house and take a few moments to be grateful.

The healthcare system is so corrupt and money-centered, it is sad.  Many of us desired to take care of people and help them, but the system chews up more and more of your time leaving you almost no time to take care of people.

So now I am out in the backwoods of WV enjoying spectacular views and getting a gigantic heaping of mercy from my co-workers.

You just never know.

I sit in a quiet house with the God who has never left me nor forsaken me, no never... and I am filled with gratitude.

COVID Mania

 Turns out COVID mania is a thing and I have been having cycles of it.  That is the underlying reason for my "off the rails" behavior.

Praise God for answers.

Going to a psychiatrist on Saturday and eventually a PCP that I trust.

When I am weak, He is strong!

Friends in Low Places

 Garth Brooks had a great song, and I am a very blessed man.

Sat down and talked with two good friends tonight

Listened to my co-workers and my wife and the mercy of God and hopefully kept the latest "off the rails" COVID  mania from overwhelming me.

Saw the symptoms early, and instead of making friends with them, saw them for the evil thing that they are.

My wife has an opportunity to speak and encourage women and guide them toward God at a conference next weekend. The accuser knows this, so he cycles mania and tries to use me to hurt her and distract her.

But, I've got friends in low places who are right there with me in this evil age and I have one Friend in the Highest place who is determined to take me into the Kingdom to come on this earth.

Someday HE will get me to Israel in this evil age to love the Jew in our midst.  

onward

Very Interesting...but stupid!

 If you are as old as I am or have ever seen highlights from the TV show "Laugh-In" you may be familiar with that comedic line.  It applies to all the wisdom of this evil age.  It applies to the book of Ecclesiastes.  It applies to 100% of advertising.  It applies to 99.9% of politics.  It applies to 99.9% of the current health care system in this lovely country.  

anyway

I put this in the comments underneath a post by a young woman... it is truth!

 Set your goals way way higher than that. This evil age is crying out for a person who has completely given themselves over to God. Someone who no longer looks for anything in this evil age to satisfy them or meet their needs. Someone so "over the top" in their love and trust for God that they literally, "love not their lives even unto the death". Someone so "over the top" in their love and trust for God that they literally, "take joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance. " They are so sold out that everything in this world is dung (sh_t) compared to the surpassing glory of God and the beauty of the age to come! From a place of perfect rest and trust, seek to be that person, connect yourself with others who are on that same path and save many from being annihilated by the holiness of God. That is your higher call. Don't get distracted by the lies of this evil age. (one of which is you are not enough and there are 1,000 more, that all focus on you and how things are going in this evil age, as the Rock would say, It doesn't matter what goes on in this evil age! Or that is what he would say if he really knew the truth.

Recently my life has undergone a lot of stuff that has me re-thinking many things.

This is what I know.

God is filled with mercy.  There is only Holy in the heart of God is a true statement.  There is only love in the heart of God is wishful thinking.

you do not know what someone else is going through, shut-up and pray and don't open your pie hole until God says it is okay

this evil age is not fair, disease, drugs, innocent convictions, death are all the responsibility of Satan and each and every person who chooses to follow him.

Evolution is the stupidest theory ever thought up by man and plenty of totally blind fools will defend it to the death despite the fact that the founding father was a racist asshole.

Betrayal

 "Only a friend can betray a friend a stranger has nothing to gain.  Only a friend comes close enough to ever cause so much pain."  Michael Card from the song, "Why?"

Re-watched "The Shack" tonight and cried like a baby as the Lord, led Mack to forgive the man who murdered his little girl.  

Forgiveness is the most freeing thing.

Extending forgiveness is one of the times when we are most like God.  His life and power enable us to do something that is impossible for our humanity.

Thank you Lord.