Reassuring Faith

Over the years I have talked with lots of folks that need reassurance, from time to time, of their faith.  Some need some kinda sign to even start their faith journey.  And some see signs all the time…little glimmers of magic in the realistic world.  

If you have some measure of faith in you, He’s touched your heart & soul to bring your mind & spirit forth & shine as His Love only can & for you & me that’s all the sign we need.  You may not see or hear it, but you feel it.

I had a moment of reassuring faith this morning.  With a hundred things to do & even more on my mind…I have to set priorities.  Often times when my mind is torn in a 1000 directions I have to take a moment & reflect on what is important, what is my purpose & how to stay focused.

Your faith is what’s most important, for it consoles your inner self which drives your outward self.  I have strived my whole life for this balance & I have found only one way to maintain focus & remain confident & logical in your words & actions.  Only one way, there is no other, at least for me.

I find thru prayer & reading the Word of God, I can stay grounded in the foundations of truth which allow my spirit to be free & my soul to heal from the stab wounds of humanity.  The moment of assured faith I had this morning unfolded like this:

As I often do when I need to focus & set my day straight, I listen to some music then find a quiet moment to pray & enrich myself in the Bible.  

Those who know me know I often just thumb thru at random & read where the Spirit guides me.  This morning I found myself reading the Book of Luke Chapter 4 where satan tempts Jesus for 40 days to no avail in verses 1-13.  Then Jesus returns to Nazareth in verses 14-28 where He starts His ministry by reading a scroll handed to Him in the synagogue.  It was the writings of the prophet Isaiah & He read this passage: 

“The  Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor.  He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners & recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lords’s favor.” (Luke 4: 18-19).  Jesus is quoting Isaiah here who the Jews obviously hold in high & esteemed regards.  Jesus goes on with His teachings related to this Old Testament passage & proclaims that this prophecy is fulfilled thru Him that day. Luke 4:21.

You can read the rest of Luke  4 as it takes you to the very moments in history where Jesus started His ministry by doing the very things Isaiah prophesied long before.

After I finished reading Luke 4, I thumbed to Revelations 3:14-21, John’s letter to the church in Laodicea…you can read it for yourself, no explanation needed.  And then one of God’s magic moments hit me & it was too real to ignore.  A sense of obligation compels me to share.

As I finished Revelations 3, I closed my Bible and set it back on my nightstand.  It is a Zondervan Student Bible, the New International Version.  It has 1440 pages.  As I lay back & collected my thoughts, a thought came to me that there was one more passage to read. Did I mention there are 1440 pages in my Bible?  So, I picked up the Bible and thumbed to a spot without looking as I most often do…& what passage do you think I found myself reading?  The very passage Jesus quoted in Luke 4…it’s Isaiah 61: verse 1.  Now I ask you my friend, what are the odds of that?  They are even greater if you consider all the individual verses I could have randomly turned to, of which there are over 31,000 in todays modern Bible.

Signs?  You want a sign?  We don’t need a sign, we have all the signs we will ever need in His Holy Word, in the bounties of nature & the words & actions of His faithful;  but it sure is nice when He throws one our way…just to reassure & keep strong our faith.

Seek & you will find, if your desires are based on Faith.

Be safe, be happy & be well. 🐝 

Go in Peace & Love will Follow.

⚖️✝️⛲️🕊️🦅✨ 

Note: Pictures are from St. Anthony School & St. Leo University….San Antonio, Florida 5/11/2025.

Overwhelmed

I’m overwhelmed.  Have you ever felt that?  Like there’s just too much to do & not enough time to do it.  That’s how I feel tonight.  My day today was mainly dominated by trying to get ahold of a live person at the IRS to find out where my 2023 refund is…not 2024’s…2023’s.  

Yes, it’s been a year and a half & I could really use that refund right now.  Finances overwhelm a lot of us, but in addition to that I’m trying to unpack, organize & reacquaint myself to an area I haven’t been in a long while. But that’s not what is mainly overwhelming me.

What is, is what I see, hear & feel in the world around me.  So many folks confused over trivial nonsense, distracted by the devils domain.  I’m overwhelmed with thoughts that I can do this or that about it, or nothing at all.  

So, like you, I have to prioritize & organize these thoughts, separate truth from deceit & pray for guidance & wisdom to make a good decision.  When you do this & have faith in your prayers…clarity will shine & your focus will narrow on what’s really important to accomplish on that long list that’s overwhelming you.

So, what is really important to me you may ask.  Well, I had a discussion with someone today who is in a position to help me accomplish some of my goals, which I have two dominant ones.

One is to find a way to reach those with wavering or no faith & to enrich the spiritual life of the faithful.  The second is to help those that are trapped in human exploitation, especially the children, some mere infants being abused by demented sexual perverts.  A horrid life none of us can truly grasp driven by the horrors & evil that some people have aspired to…it’s sickening.  There’s no place for them but hell, & hell is where these human traffickers, pedophiles & perverts will soon be.  There’s no way you can have a raptured spirit & enable or do unspeakable horror to others. 

I have an opportunity to expand the reach of this blog & plant seeds of faith on the airwaves.  God is good & provides ways & means for His faithful to flourish.  I am overwhelmed with emotion that a dream & desire I’ve always had will come true very soon.

My second priority of living in a world where human suffering at the whim of others is nonexistent…will require your prayers & the dedication of others like the Tim Tebow Foundation to come true.  But know this…evil has had its day in court & the verdict was guilty…now we’re just waiting on the Judge to hand out sentencing…last I heard it was a 1000 year sentence.  

I can’t wait for the Judge to bang his golden gavel on satans head & end the madness of evil in this world.  But wait I will & in the meantime I’ll live my life for our Creator, & seek to understand the teachings of Jesus, & let the Holy Sprit ease my tensions & clear a path for me to see these dreams & desires, which overwhelm me at times, come to fruition.  

With Gods help we can do all things if in faith we live.  Remember this when you feel overwhelmed.  Set your priorities, categorize the other things pulling you from those priorities & pray for clarity & confidence.  

A morning prayer: Dear Lord give all those that call on your name the clarity to see through the devils confusion & have confidence in their decisions.  We ask that you eliminate the distractions from our life & bind them so they do not deceive us any longer.  Thank you Father God for all the blessings you’ve poured out to Your faithful & continue to use Your Holy Angels & guardians to protect us & persecute those who defile You.  Set our path forward as we set a straight path for Your triumphant return to a world that is on a backward path to destruction.  Ease our minds & ease our pains & be with those suffering in the agony of satans domain.  In Jesus Name we pray.  AMEN.   Acts Chapter 2. 

Go in Peace & Love will follow. 🙏🇺🇸🌻🐝

Be safe, be happy & be well.⚖️✝️⛲️ 🙏🕊️✨  

A Better Day

Good Sonday Morning to you:  How good are you with details?  How observant are you?  Do you take time to smell the roses…or do you wrestle with the thorns of a dying stem?  Did you notice what some would call a spelling error in the very 1st sentence? 

It’s not a spelling error…it’s the Lords Resurrection Day…Son Day.  Every other 7th day of the week may very well be Sunday, but today, today is the Son’s Day.

When you woke this morning, what were your 1st thoughts?  What were the 1st words that crossed your lips? Who did your 1st thought think of?  And…where did your dreams take you in your slumber?

Ok, I’ll start…my 1st thought was…Thankfulness.  My 1st words were Thank You.  I thought of Jesus Christ First & Foremost.  And my dreams…well I don’t always remember them, but I regularly dream of Heaven on Earth & the peaceful pastures of the Promised Lands.

I woke up around 5AM & started my day.  After tidying up the new house & garage a bit I headed back to the apartment bout 40 minutes south.  The timing was great because one of my favorite radio programs was coming on at 6:30 AM EST.  I am not any particular religion but I ran across the Lutheran Hour show on 95.7 FM (The Ride) out of Hickory, North Carolina over 10 years ago.  The Ride is an independently owned FM Classic Rock station.  It is by far one of the best stations ever to listen to on your radio if you’re within range of their broadcast, or live stream them thru your Bluetooth as I do now.  After the Lutheran Hour on Sunday mornings, they do the Acoustic Storm.  This morning they’re highlighting the Eagles…one of my top 4 all time bands.  Thank you for such Spirit filled music…it warms my heart & rattles, in a good way,  my soul.  Seven Bridges never sounded so good…cept in concert, which I’ve been half a dozen times or so.

As I drove & listened to a message about “cleaning your room” I traveled a familiar road that led me to the Hillsborough County Veterans Memorial Park…just after 7AM EST, where these pictures were taken, this very morning…Resurrection Son Day, April 20, 2025.

Over the years I have asked God many questions.  I have never seen Him in this physical world…but I have heard & felt Him in ways I try to explain…but mortal words hold no weight to His  Majesty.  So in my prayers I ask…” Dear Lord, how can I better see You?  I ask this not for me…but that thru Your Grace…I can better explain the Faith that drives my soul & spirit.” 

Answers often take years & some may never even be questioned.  But since the question was asked, I guess at some point maybe a hint of an answer would form.  

Years ago I dabbled in photography.  I had & still have a dear friend who taught me a lot about the technology side of photography.  In kind, for his time in teaching me a bit about modern photography, I shared a bit with him about Gods perfect timing, which as any photographer ultimately knows…it’s not the equipment…it’s the moment…often a mere second.

As the Lutheran Hour wrapped up and the Acoustic Storm started I found myself in a moment.  A moment directed by Gods mystical timing…but in realty it’s not too, too surprising…for Father Time,  magic is easy.

I’ve asked God to see His Eyes…& although those visions are reserved for dreams & spiritual moments, I’d like to think He’s showing us His Eyes all the Time.

Have a Spectacular Son Day.  Go in Peace & Love will Follow…Always & Forever More.  And for all you Eagles music fans out there…Take Care & All So Easy. 🦅.

  

⛲️✝️⛲️ 🎂🕊️.🐊🏆🐆😎📡🦬🐝

Reflections: The Book of Micah.  Revelations 20.

This mornings message from Spark Church was on Romans Chapter 3 verses 19-31.  These 12 verses by the Apostle Paul contain the Words of the ancients for the people of the present.  Read these 12 verses carefully & multiple times if needs be; they sum up what today, this day, The Sons Day is & always will be.

AMEN  

A Shallow Society

How shallow has mankind got that many can’t fathom a world outside of what they can only see and hear?  Our American society has become a viper pit of lustful desires with lavish luxuries and leisurely laziness.  The American dream is turning into a hellish nightmare of a Godless society, driven by machines.

 

The promised lands of America we know today were settled by foundations of God loving people many generations ago.  Gentiles we are referred to in the Bible, as our ancestral branch is not of Jewish roots…but we all come from the same soil, are nourished by the same waters and breathe the same air.

What has happened in America over the last 60 years can be summed up in one sentence…We have turned off God and turned on the television.  The greatest invention to shape a society, the TV, started a video onslaught that has permeated the brains of all of us.  TV opened our eyes & ears to worlds untraveled & unknown.  Its benefits include expanding our knowledge and understanding of the physical world; but at the same time clouding and confusing our spiritual world.  

Knowledge is only part of wisdom.

One can only gain true wisdom by exploring all dimensions of life.  Televisions, computers & smart phones are two dimensional devices, all machines are.  We live in a physical three-dimensional world. It is the influence machines have on our society that impact the most important but misunderstood aspect of our lives.  That fourth dimension we don’t always see or hear, but it’s there, because we feel it…

Our spiritual world.

It’s Holy Week.  If you haven’t ever tried it or if it’s been a long time since you got in touch with your inner self, why not this week?  You don’t need a machine; you just need yourself & God’s Holy Word.  

We all have some measure of Faith within us, we are born with it.  Find yours again or strengthen the Faith you’ve found and expand the true wisdom found in the New Testament of the Bible.  It will make the history, law & prophesies of the Old Testament much clearer.  

My Faith resides in the fact that our spirit & soul, that fourth & even beyond dimension, is more valuable than any amount of lustful, lavish leisurely laziness could ever provide.  For this world is merely physical, like a machine…whereas you my friend have feelings of joy & sadness, delivered by your heart & mind & driven by your soul & spirit.  

Let God drive your spirit.  Your soul will reap in rewards you can’t begin to imagine.  No pastor, priest, minister or rabbi can bring you there.  No church or synagogue can bring you there…they can help, but you must search yourself first & find that seed planted deep inside you.  Find it, nourish & cherish it and it will blossom & grow into a life of fulfillment instead of falseness.  

The seed has been planted for a very, very long time.  My Faith tells me that if as a society we spend more time in God’s Word, understanding the ways & means of the saints & apostles we’ll better understand the life & times of Jesus Christ our Risen Savior. 

My Faith is assured that by strengthening our belief in God our American spirit will be uplifted, and we will become the nation we are promised…instead of a forgotten society that solely lived in a physical world... at the sake of lost souls. 

This is Holy Week, make it your best week, for the Faithful…it already is, because it was & always will be.  Go in Peace & Love will Follow. 🙏🇺🇸.  ⚖️✝️⛲️