Big Picture

Hi there,
Today is Monday. Mother in law is ill, her cousin is dying and so is her only brother.
Her husband passed 5 years ago, and her son is staying with her. She decided recently that she would not drive herself to church anymore. She is 79 or so, and always on oxygen. She is feeling very vulnerable right now. Her name is Mary. She could use a bit of encouragement right now.
Mary has a caregiver who also is going through stuff. She is divorced, ex Military, about 67, and just underwent knee surgery, so she can't walk, and she lives alone. She lives on Social Security and whatever pittance she can earn, which isn't much. After she pays her rent, she still needs money for heating, gas, food, etc. Her name is Barb.
Doreen and I went up to the hospital and prayed with her and for her. She is really
fighting with depression. I think they both are.
My sister's 70 yr old husband is also in a bad way. He is fighting a battle for his life against several nasty cancers trying to take him out. He is losing weight fast.
Please stand in agreement with me for a miracle in all these cases. Bless you

Change You Can Believe In!

Well, Resurrection Sunday has come and gone. Has been a real challenge getting my "sea legs" back under me. A bunch of heart attacks and open heart surgery can knock the stuffings out of you. Have pretty much lost any selfish ambitions I might have had. I have come face to face with my own mortality and the reality of death. Its been all around me. I realize that I am very vulnerable, and have little physical strength, so my strength is the LORD. He has carried me through some really tough times lately. The Comforter is truly a "Very Present Help in time of need".
Whenever my weakness would become overwhelming in my emotions, I would cry out in my heart to the Comforter, and, as the Living God He is, He would come. I would visualize myself as the size of a four year old, crawling up into his Daddy's lap, and just asked to be held. He never failed to show up.
Last Sunday, two of our house guests went to church with us, and both asked Christ to come into their lives. Please feel free to pray for Dave and Vern. These are young men in early 20's, walking in darkness, and in desperate need of direction, and a real transformation. "One sows, another waters, and even another reaps the harvest, but all receive the same reward". We are members one of another is we belong to Christ. He is the Head, and we, the church, is His Body.
My brother Donnie passed two weeks ago. Please pray for Helen, his widow. She is 73 and knows the LORD.
Also please pray for Jamie. Her car was stolen and she is without wheels, and is the mother of a 2 month old infant, no husband, no home, and a 2year old son. She is addicted to alcohol and weed.
Please pray for our finances. I need some money to sow. Can't reap a harvest unless some seed is sown.
I need some change that can be believed in!
Bless you
Patrick
Bless you

Still Kicking

God knows that I hate death and pain, just like everyone else. Right now, my brother Donnie, and Tex are both fighting lung cancer. I just had bypass surgery, and am still healing. I want to say thank you to all those who have prayed for us. God heard you and we are still alive. Praise the Name of Jesus!
Patrick

Desired Haven Network

Hi everyone,
If you read this, than I would appreciate you joining the Desired Haven Network. I am called to be a Needle and Thread in the Body of Christ. Lets get each one of sewn into our proper place in the Body. Each of us has a gift and calling, and we are in desperate need of the sons of God to arise. That is who you are. Come and become part of the Network and let the Spirit of God use to glorify HIm.
"http://desiredhaven.ning.com".

The Perfection of Now.

The minister of Life is called by God to bring forth words of hope and encouragement and all of the reasons man should continue to trust in God. The answer is both obvious and irrefutible. Its either trust God or kiss your earthly self good bye. I personally have no faith in the goodness of man, nor religion.
The Christians had their annual "season to go to war (crusade) and kill the infidel if he refused to convert to catholicism, or burnt em like a roast pig to please God or some thing. The Muslims do the same thing, but call it "jihad" (Holy war) and are taught by some Imam's that death in the struggle brings one 70 slaves in heaven.
Paul taught us that confusion was the work of the devil.
Every one of us is a child of God. We gotta be! We all got the same Creator. There is only One Creator. Everything came out of Him. Jesus came and explained Him. He is identified as Love. Love doesnt' do anything but sacrifice Itself for the other being. The only hope mankind really has is to put on Christ, forgive your enemies, and do your best to treat your neighbor the way you want to be treated.
I keep hearing references to China going to war against the US, sooner or later. May it never be. Beleive it or not, there are more Christians, true believers, in China, than in the US. The Chinese tried to stamp it out, but the more they persecuted it, the faster it grew. I wonder if the Chinese government ever figured out that persecution to Christianity is what gasoline is to a fire.
I asked my 79 year old Mother In Law if she thought mankind was smart enough to "never use" the Nuclear bomb again? She said, "nope". I agree.
Since we believe the world is going to nearly destroy itself before "the lion lies down with the lamb." Give me peace on earth.
I learned the "Dooms Day Machine" is real. The Dooms Day Clock says its down to five or six minutes from MIDNIGHT. In truth, everyone of us is but a heartbeat away from meeting our Maker.
There are those that are convinced that the End of All Things is upon us. God is the God of the Living. He is also The Living God. He Alone is the Author and Finisher of our faith, and all things. It may be true that we are at the end of a 26000 year cycle, and everything starts afresh.
I looked at some of the pictures that the Hubble Telescope has sent back revealing the immense magnitude of the universe. When it comes down to us, we are mighty small in comparison with it all. God is Mighty Big, yet He thinks on Us. "Lord, what is man that You should think on him". Thank you Daddy God for sending Jesus and Your Holy Spirit.

Expanding the Kingdom

Hi Everyone,
Glad you can be with me for the moment. None of us know how long we have in this life
to accomplish the purposes of God. I have been receiving the warning signs that I have got to make some drastic, immediate physical changes if I expect to continue in this world. I kind of figure the Spirit of God has Ultimate dominion over this body since I surrendered my life into His hands.
Have been getting these painful chest attacks that appear to be caused by acid reflux, and the condition seems to be exacerbated by stress. It scares hell out of my wife since her first husband died from a heart attack. I have learned that I am going to reap the "fruit of my lips", and His Word declares, "By his stripes ye were healed". I always believe He will take care of my inner workings as long as He wants me alive and functioning for His purposes here in life.
God is Life, and He is Love also. His "perfect love" casts out all fear. I keep trying to yeild more of me, and all of me thats possible to be yielded to the inspiration and leading of the Holy Spirit. I certainly hope you are also.

I believe with God, that "all things are possible".
He says He will give us the desires of our heart. All we have to do is ask, believe, then receive". I been asking and recieving by faith. I ask Him for His faith (the faith of God), since mine sucks. Jesus told us to have the "faith of God" so that is why I ask Him for His faith, since it is the faith of God. I believe He has no problem whatsoever believing that that what He speaks will come to pass. Now, I am working on ME believing that whatsoever I say will come to pass the way it is meant to. I believe God wants each of us believe Him. He wants us to believe that we really can have those things we petition, and BELIEVE ENOUGH for. I think a part of that is "seeing what the Father shows us is possible". Then the next step is to listen for His instruction on how to proceed to receive what He has shown. All of this is in the mind's power of creation, an attribute of the Creator within each of us.
I once read that "what the mind of man can concieve, man can achieve". We put a man on the moon, and have sent man made vehicles into the farthest reaches of the solar system, looking externally for that which is, in reality, inside the heart of man. God is in each of us or we couldn't live. He supplies every breath we take.
Its time to rise our conscious awareness of the resurrected Christ living within.
Its time to put on Christ now. Not wait until you die, then its too late. The dead are without power unless they are resurrected. We are each new creatures in Christ, brought forth out of the heart of God, from before the foundation of the world, for such a time as this. Remember, as He is, so are we in this world. God is looking for those fellow heirs with Christ who will stand up, open their mouths for righteousness' sake, deliver the captives, cast out the devils, heal the sick, and demonstrate the Truth of His word. Its supposed to be you and me doing this, not some "for hire" preacher/pastor. He says, freely you have received, now freely give.
Oh, and don't forget to forgive all of the arseholes who abused and/or lied to you, or cheated you somehow. Forgive them, and go on. Be the solution, and quit looking for one.
I have some ideas for making money but I need a team to help me. I need a volunteer webmaster to lead me in setting up a money making site for web illiterate elderly people who just lost everything. The goal is to make 1000 millionares in 2010, give away the profits to help others, such as widows and orphans, homeless, single parents, prisoners, etc.
I quit trying to build a personal empire years ago. I only want God's agenda, and not my own. I want to be able to provide for my spouse if anything should happen to me. Only God can make the way, cause I don't know how to make it work. If you happen to know a really sharp, internet literate, webmaster willing to help, send them my way. Thank you Daddy God, in Jesus' Name.
Patrick

Happy New Year!

Good bye to 2009, and good riddance. In thinking about this, I realize that I have been "ungrateful" for the enlightening experiences the past year brought. God has been very good to me. He's provided for every need, including, washer/dryer, car, chopping wood, provided for every meal, etc. Wow, have we been blessed. We are still in a nation that is "free". Thank you Lord God for every blessing You have given. Thank you for choosing US to give eternal life to.
This has been a really trying year for nearly everyone I know. Societal norms have been under attack at all levels. For instance, my wife and I caught a scene on one of the Soaps, exalting homosexuality. Doreen got so mad she wrote them complaining. Our new president just hired a gay activist and put him in charge of the curriculum for the children of the nation. What do you suppose his opinions will do to the things the kids are taught as "normal".
America's finances are down the tube. Our government has given ownership of the nation's resources and assets to the banks. Thanks Mr. President. We Americans just are thrilled to pieces giving almost all of our money to the banks or the government in taxes. We also appreciate all the of deception and lies presented by bank controlled medias. These are only surface things.
I recently found out it costs the US Taxpayer ONE MILLION DOLLARs a year to have ONE soldier in Afganistan. Somebody is getting really rich in a hurry. Its a marriage of big business and government. The banks tell the government what they want, set the laws to favor themselves, and use the Police and National Guard to control us mindless masses.
I heard a "rumor" that there were between 250,000 and 400,000 undercover military agents in the country. They do not wear uniforms. Somehow, our Constitution has been by-passed, and Posse Comitatus is eliminated. The prohibits US Military personnel from being used against US Citizens. I think the government has moved from a Constitutional Republic to a Fascist State.
America has set a new record for fairness. We now have over 2,000,000 US citizens in prison, the vast majority for drug misuse. Our young people have little hope for every moving up in the world the way things are. If you lose your driver's license for booze or drugs, your liberty is also lost. I personally believe we should legalize marijuana, just to clear the courts, and maybe empty the jails.
I just heard on the news there is a move to legalize it in the state. Medical MJ is okay here, Two of my family members have "the card". Its been very helpful for the one with cancer. I find my attitude has changed. As a "minister", I would not condone the use of pot, unless it was legal.
Oh well, now that I've let that cat out of the bag, I wonder what comments I'll get.
Well, 2010 is nearly here, and I pray that it will be year of positive change and true spiritual growth for our land. I pray every liar, thief, crooked politicion, corrupt official in high places, perverted scriptwriter and producer, etc, will move to another planet. Lets also replace the FCC Administrator with a conservative.
Well, I believe that if we visualize our dream as having it in hand, and keep working toward it, we will see our dreams come true. May our Heavenly Father cause righteousness to fall down like rain upon our land.