Planting Seeds

A good friend who has known me for close to 10 years asked me a question the other day over the phone.  He asked me why thoughts of a woman who basically did him wrong for years, at one time they were engaged, keep haunting him, at times distracting him by putting ideas in his head that are contrary to what his real life’s goals & ambitions are.  I gave him several thoughts, mainly how if you’re with someone that long they become a part of you & memories may fade but they’re always there.  But, this is what I should’ve said….

Yesterday I reposted The Root of Evil where I made the case that it is not money or sex….but satan & his misguided minions.  They are pure & uncensored evil which can influence our decisions.  This repost also included the writing My Enemy is in a Me…where I use symbolism & story telling to shed light on how we are our own worst enemy.  Here’s how evil works…

As you know we are born into a physical life that God has granted us our own free will.  We have choices we make every minute of every day.  These choices originate from where??? Our minds.  Nothing is decided or done without thought first, even subconscious thought.  It only takes a flash of a milli-second for our minds to react & cause the rest of our body to be put into action.  Even a simple task of walking requires thought, then action.  Many of our daily actions are second nature or simple muscle movement….then there’s the others that involve deeper thought, planning, action & reaction.

These are the more complex thoughts that often enter our thought patterns by outside forces & worldly influences.  Here’s an example: You are driving to a friends house who expects you there at 8 PM… on the way you see a sign for a 2 for 1 drink special at a bar…you gotta little time so even though it’s not in your plan you stop in for the 2fer, next thing you know 2 turns to 4 then 6 drinks & you miss your 8 PM deadline & your friend leaves without you, an opportunity lost forever because of worldly distractions & planted seeds.

Where do these thought seeds come from? Well, the devil uses them to deceive you…God uses them to show you the truth.   We have free will, neither God or the devil can make you do anything…but they can bombard you with thought seeds to either help or hinder you in your life’s journey.  Those that are successful in their journey separate the truth from the lies, make sound decisions and are often rewarded with blessings beyond belief.  Those that are deceived by the thoughts of evil, hate & harm suffer consequences in both this physical world as well as the spiritual realm.

So, I hope & pray that if you look back on your own life you can pick out those instances that you made decisions that were life changing, hopefully the majority were good, but none of us are perfect and it can be very easy to succumb to deceptive thoughts.

Thoughts planted in our woke hours or in our dreams.  We have free will…free to choose…free to cast out unwanted & deceptive thoughts….free to capture, cherish & capitalize on pure & loving thoughts.

It is often difficult to separate & determine the two, but as you cast out demon thoughts & embellish Godly thoughts…you’ll find the demon seeds will be less frequent as they search for weaker & younger souls.

No one knows the thoughts of a killer, but be assured the result was first planted by demon seeds in their head.  We see mass shootings & crimes against children & other awful things in our society today.  They are all the works of demon seeds.  

We see miracles & wonders every day, these are the results of Godly seeds.  These are the thoughts & actions that as you grow in Faith you will learn to trust & better understand.  

So my dear friend to further answer your question…ignore & cast out those unwanted thoughts, they are just trying to distract you.   Look around & replace them with thoughts of nature & good will, which I know you are trying to do.  Stay true to those Heavenly sent seeds and your spirit will shine & grow in Faith.

We all have choices….to grow a beautiful garden with Godly seeds, flowers, trees & Heavenly scents…or demon seeds resulting in thorns, weeds & death.

The choice is easy for most, but not all on this planet have the true Faith in God…but someday soon, we won’t need to worry bout demon seeds no more, cuz they’ll all be burning & rotting in hell for eternity.

Have a great day & remember you can plant seeds in the lives of those around you too…just make sure they’re good ones.   

Live in His Peace & His Love will surround you.

Ephesians 6:10-19  AMEN 

Bryan A. Stross 11/23/22 6:30 AM EST 

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A Continuous Saga

Life is a mystery, well for me it is anyway.

For me to make that statement alone by itself, is an effort.  An effort that is too often lost in today’s world.

Yesterday on Facebook, I said I planned to get some work as a ranch hand, as being a ranch hand working with horses & other animals in the bounties of nature has always been a dream.  Dreams become desires & desires become realities if & only if effort is applied.  And, efforts are wasted if prayer is not involved.  I knew the whole time I wrote it, on Facebook, it was a waste of time.  Why???  Because life…is a mystery.

I have learned so many lessons in my 61 years, that I can’t keep track, so I don’t.  Instead, I utilize those lessons, those experiences, those memories to dictate my initial actions….& then reactions afterwards.

Life is a mystery because we don’t know what tomorrow, next week, or 5 years from now will bring.  One of the hardest lessons to learn is that you, me, we, us & them, don’t really know what will happen one second from now.  Think about that….do you really, really know if your heart will keep beating or stop beating, one second from now….you don’t.  So, life is a mystery.  A mystery you, me, we & us…were born to solve. I left them out, because they have no desire to pursue anything other than their own ill-gotten gains.

Life in itself is one big hard lesson, well for most of us anyway.  Most of those that are spoon fed with a golden spoon from birth have little to no concept of struggle.  Well sir, struggles are part of our life lessons. Nothing, nothing is worth anything without struggle, because to get out of that strangle hold requires what??  That’s right you’re getting it…..effort, desire & prayer.

Life is a mystery, but I’ll solve one for you now.  I am writing this at this very second in time.  Right now it’s 11/2/2022  11:20 PM EST, & I’m writing this now, not fourteen years ago.  Life is a mystery & here’s another one…I did not realize until about an hour ago that I hadn’t done a blog post since October 11, 2022.

That post is called “Untold Story”  and it was written for a reason, a reason 40 years ago I would not even conceived let alone understood.  There are folks that read Untold Story & don’t understand it, yes it does have over tones of being a mystery in itself, but there are folks who can read between my lines & feel the meaning of its effort.  An effort conceived in struggle, resulting in desire that required effort & prayer to solve.  

The lesson I learned long ago was not to overly concern & question myself over my actions & reactions. And why is that??? I feel some of you know, but others gave up long ago.  For those that live in Faith we know the answer to the mystery of the Untold Story, because they too have seen glimpses, heard whispers & felt bits & pieces of the story it relates to.  Then there are others who have no clues & probably never will.

So…I ask you fine lady, what is the premise, the inspiration, the mystery behind the Untold Story?  An answer seems hard to come by, especially for those outside the Faith.  Here are my recent thoughts of distant memories derived from struggle, desire, effort & prayer over the past fourteen years of my life….a life that is a mystery to even some in my own family, where I have friends who know me better than that.

The mystery I said I would solve this very moment in time is really pretty dang simple…here it is…..Why, after posting on my blog pretty regularly & having increased energy levels & clarity of thought, why did I go 3 weeks without posting anything on this blog?

You may not think it is a life mystery, but it is to those out there waiting for me to blog post something, I know you’re out there, & I thank you for that.  Nothing was supposed to be posted on this blog, until this writing, however long it took to develop & when that was as you know in God’s timing, not mine.

You see, well at least I pray you do now or at some point see, the mystery of the Untold Story is not in my words….it’s in my two pictures.  All the pictures in & on this blog were taken by me.  I do not re-copy, photo shop or edit any of them, cuz that’s not what I saw or seen when I took the pic.  There are two pictures, one at the beginning & one at the end of the Untold Story, & that is where the mystery resides; because life is a mystery, a mystery for you, me, we & us to solve.

There is only one other person on this planet that sees what I see in the first pic, after a little help from little ‘ol me.  I did that intentionally so that I had a least one witness that I shared part of this mystery with in case I met some kind of untimely demise; after all I am an under cover observer, not a detective, just an observer, but that’s a whole nuther mystery.

If you haven’t by now, please take a break, cuz I’m going too, & look back at those two pictures at the beginning & end of the previous post to this one, dated October 11, 2022, called Untold Story. 

Both the pics are recent, the first pic I call Brain Cloud…not Bryan Cloud, Brain Cloud & was taken at the entrance area of a marina in Apollo Beach, Florida bout 6 weeks ago, the second is called Tree Thinker…it was taken out my back patio to the West around three weeks ago if I remember right.  The video on & in this post just happened, it really did as I was writing this very paragraph.   God’s timing amazes me daily, lately even more so.  And that my friends solves one of the biggest questions mankind has….Who, What & Where is God…you ready for it??

Well good sir & fine lady I see you brought your children too, thank you for including your most precious possession & they who hold the future.  You see it’s quite simple, all you had to do was read a blog post of mine from 2008 I believe that answers this very question. 

Who, what & where is God?  He is Father Time…He has a hour glass in one hand and a stop watch in the other, among other things, like the purse strings to this nation & this Earth. Where is God…He’s everywhere & anywhere at any time & at any place He chooses.  If you wanna know what He looks like that’s kinda hard to explain, but check out some of the pics from the new NASA Space Telescope & you might form your own perceptions & ideas.

As far as the mysteries in the two pics mentioned & visible in & on Untold Story….the first pic Brain Cloud has at least four maybe five cloud faces  easily distinguishable & another live face in the tree.  All the faces are looking to the left…gotta keep an eye on those snake like lefties, they like to throw curve balls AKA lies & distractions. 

The first face which is the pics namesake is the large face looking upward, the top of the palm tree is where his brain is.  The second face is a demon face low right, third face is midway up the tree & the fourth is a woman’s face with her eye top right.  There’s a possible fifth face between the demon & the woman.  And last but certainly not least, although some would have you believe otherwise, the animal kingdom is represented by the Osprey in the palm tree.  The clouds hold the mysteries of the ancients & the currents, the Osprey is there as a reality check…unedited & in real time.

The second picture Tree Thinker is looking right with his head bowed & Jupiter in line at a 45 off his fore head.  He’s in deep thought & prayer & just wants to be free & left alone to continue his thoughts & prayers.

So there you have a few mysteries to ponder, as I have, but they are not a wonder to me anymore since I wandered into God’s Garden, which is all around us & asked a few questions to help my life’s journey, which as far back as I can remember has been dedicated to solving any of life’s mysteries I can…& pass on what I find.  And, what I’ve found along my wanderment is amazing, so amazing it’s hard to express, but I do my best, that’s all any of us can do & that’s all God asks of us in return for His great favor on our Nation.

As a final example the SkyView pic of Libra on & in the previous FB post was taken while writing this by accident as I was using SkyViews compass to set bearings & this view popped up with the compass at just the right second in time, under the floor at the bottom of the Earth from where I’m sitting.  But that’s the beauty of technology… it can sees things we can’t…even though it’s all been here since the beginning of this Earths time…God’s Time.

Now for the climax of this story, the proof of Gods timing that can not be denied… we have owls here, big brown & horned owls…that make strange sounds at night.  I’ve heard them here in parts of Florida that I have hunted & traveled & lived for a good portion of my 61 years.  I’ve had experiences when hunting & walking & just living that I have wrote about & told people about, but nothing like what happened a little while ago.

So I’ve been writing this while most everyone has been sleeping, with my goal to finish by 7 AM….God is good and has thrown me little bits of encouragement thru not only this writing but thru my whole life.  Owls represent wisdom to us modern & simple folk, it’s in our history & stories.  The brown owl with its silent flight, keen & superb eye sight, talons to grab & hold & a beak to rip & tear, are the forests observers, hunters, counselors & councilors.  It takes wisdom to be a good therapist & decision maker  & owls represent wisdom for the animal kingdom.

So, I walk outside for a smoke during this writing and what does God do..??  There’s at least two owls in the same area of tress as Tree Thinker….matter of fact I know it’s dark but if you look closely you can make out Tree Thinker, that’s not what’s important..it’s their night sounds that I captured & it was only by the Grace & timing of who???? You got it, our wonderful Father Time.  I have never been this close to them making these sounds, but I did have one land in a tree bout 14 feet away from me once while hunting…but that’s a whole nuther story.  Happy Days & Peaceful Nights My Friends….BAS 6:56 AM EST 11/3/2022   ThorsDay.

Life is only a mystery to those that ignore life’s realities

Reflections for Consideration:

Books of Amos Chapter 9,   Mattthew Chapter 20

Books of John Chapter 6,     Acts Chapter 22 

   Be sure to unmute so you hear some forest wisdom.

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 Enjoy your day & all of life’s mysteries.

Go in Peace & Love will Follow.🦉🦋

Go in Peace & those that hate, will fall in their own swords.  🐝✨🇺🇸

Take Care & All So Easy 🦅🦌

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Untold Story

 

An untold story here, that’s  been told a 1000 times there.  Take a journey with your mind, where you’ll meet others in kind.

You are here because you are not there, the journey has been long, rest easy…take a chair.

The story begins as another one ends…the road less traveled has many bends.  Signals you may send & receive, but in the end your free will depends.

As you decipher the path to take, hold fast your convictions & don’t forsake.

You must trust in the unseen realm, many think it’s the devils helm.  But rest assured it’s not & do not slumber or your soul… hell will surely plunder.

I am convinced within our minds holds the key, to one day unravel all the mysteries to see.  This does not mean in man I glory, for we are just part of a never ending story.

Souls are born again & agains & every time a new story begins.  How else for us to learn all the lessons of life, we try & try to do better thru all the strife.

And when that ‘ol serpent comes calling, we gear up in His armor & go balling.  The spirits of Faith you’ve felt before, they reside over an undefeated score.

That is the part of the story that can only be told as it unfolds. That is why it’s untold here, but a 1000 times there.

If you are at a fork in the road, know that one way holds the Prince of Peace & the other the tormented toad.  If you think you are just flesh & bone, I pray for you that one night your soul will atone.

Go in Peace & Love will follow.  ✨

Psalm 139….Psalm 144

A Reluctant Message

 I like to read short stories & books.  I love to listen to a song with a story.  I recently re-read the Book of Jonah.  It’s only four short chapters & we all know (or should know) the story of Jonah & the whale.

If you read thru the 4 chapters of course the main theme is Jonah doesn’t listen to Gods message & is punished by being swallowed by a whale.  He’s spit out 3 days later due to whale indigestion.  After this horrible experience he obeys Gods message.  

That’s the main theme, but is it the main message?  It is not…the main message is that Jonah was reluctant to follow Gods charge to him to go to the people of Nineveh & prophesize their destruction due to their continued wickedness, because he already knew the eventual outcome of his message.

  Jonah tells us in verse 4:2….he knew God “was gracious & compassionate, slow to anger & filled with unfailing love.”  He knew that if he stuck his neck out & told the people of Nineveh of their impeding destruction….he may be made to look the fool when nothing happens.

But something did happen.  Something very key to Nineveh not being destroyed.  In chapter 3 we see the people, from least to greatest, go without food & humble themselves in sack cloth to show their remorse & sorrow.  Even the king of Nineveh fast & shed his royal robes & donned sack cloth, declaring “everyone must turn from their evil ways & stop all their violence….pray earnestly to God & He may yet have pity & not destroy us”.  This was key to convincing the people the truth Jonah’s message held.

And that’s what happened.  God seen their remorse & their turn from evil & had mercy for Nineveh & spared its destruction.  So even though Jonah felt God set him up, the people actually saved themselves, Jonah was just a messenger.  Had the king & the people not believed the message, their destruction was certain.

So….to put a modern spin on this….what if at some point we had indisputable proof of Gods existence & His message was directed at our world?  How many people would still turn their backs on living proof, historical documentation & the promise of salvation thru eternity, just so they could be some kind of something here & now, but not later?  How many people would turn from their evil ways, humble themselves, pray for forgiveness & acknowledge Gods existence?  And how many would rejoice in knowing their faith in God…has finally been answered?

Evil has coursed in man’s veins since we left God’s Garden, which we did of our own free will.  Evil is, so evil does.  Evil knows it has no tomorrow so it does it’s damage today.  When cornered evil strikes, when confused evil hides & when caught evil lies.  However, evil fades when faced with the truth, justice, wisdom & love.  It fades into the darkness seeking weaker spirits.

All around us we see Gods message, we just have to open our hearts & minds to hear & see it.  For when we do our spirit & soul is enriched & we become as one body in harmony with the peace only God can provide.

Jonah was a reluctant messenger, but he eventually delivered a message that saved countless lives, but it was only because someone listened & someone prayed…& that is the moral of Jonah’s story.

Be blessed in all you do today & tomorrow.  

Share your faith, it may save someone’s life.

A Musical Love Story

 

Long, long ago before time was kept by mechanical hands, it was kept by the suns shadow & the moons glow.  Time was different then, life was simple & what is now modern man was just beginning his timeless journey.  

I have dreamt of such times.  When all you had or needed was provided by nature & your bare hands.  Survival was your physical priority, but there were also magical moments of discovery & loves emotions dominated the warm days & cool nights.

In one of these dreams a man & a woman were walking on the beach.  Holding hands & rubbing shoulders they strolled the sand when he saw something within his reach.

Wading into the crystal clear water he knelt down & picked up the pinkish ivory like conch sea shell.  It was old, almost ancient, & wore to a smooth texture with the front horn area slightly broken one could tell.

Admiring it he gently cleaned the sand & removed a couple of old mullosk remains from the horn.  Now a hollow chamber existed thru the conch shell; he gave it to his mate as a token of love once torn.

She held it with both hands & placed a subtle kiss on the shattered face of the conch shells broken horn as a gesture of thanks.  As she did she happened to exhale ever so slightly & a low deep resonating sound was born.

They both looked at each other & she tried the kiss again with her breath held until she exhaled & the first musical conch sea shell note this Earth ever heard, was heard. 🐚✨

Book of Hebrews Chp. 11…. Psalm 66-68

Where It Started

 

So here I sit where I started so long ago.  What have I achieved since then?  I guess not much in the eyes of man.   

Forty five years ago at 16 I hitch hiked past this very spot on my way to new adventures.  It’s been quite the journey & I have little in the material world to show for it.

But I have more than anything this materialistic world can provide.  As the cars & trucks pass on the inter-state, I sit in mine & look thru a fountain at the hustle & bustle of a week end day.  

None of this was here 45 years ago except the hi-way.  Much has changed, but the trees that are left remind me of those first steps I took on my road of life.

A road that led me to the thoroughbred horse track in Cincinnati, then the track in Detroit, then at 17 I joined the U.S. Navy…and my eyes opened to a whole new world.

From there the road split in many directions; I often took a wrong turn, but I always seemed to get back on track & feel my best days lay ahead.  

It is said all roads lead back to the same place and as I sit here where I started so long ago….I can testify to that truth.  Have a superb weekend.  Be Safe & Be Healthy…🐝.   

Book of Acts Chp. 26  ✨

A Revealing, An Oath & A Promise

 Ok so I’ve bared a lot of my experiences, observations, thoughts & opinions on this blog.  Two hundred & ninety or so posts, but only a few reading this know much if anything about me.

Since the past doesn’t really matter, I won’t bore you with that, but if a blog is a diary of sorts, what’s my entry for today?

Well, today I am 61 years old & help care for my 85 year old mother who has ALS, aka…Lou Gehrig’s disease.  I liquidated or stored most of my belongings and moved from North Carolina to her home here in Florida.  I have been here for 3 months or so now.

The community we live in has a 36 hole golf course, several pools, a conference center, tennis courts, work out areas, wilderness trails, a private school, lakes & ponds with fish & skies with hawks & osprey, etc, etc.

They are building 100’s & 100’s of homes in this corridor northeast of Tampa.  Life is good for many folks around here, something I have not always been accustomed too.

My days for the most part are free, but I care for my mother after dinner thru the morning….yep, I got the night watch.  But you know what….it keeps me outta trouble & I have wonderful natural settings & wildlife all around me & my buddy Roscoe to talk too.

There is a fox den in the hedges, all kinds of water fowl, ospreys, split tails, brown & golden hawks in the air & trees.  With bass in the ponds, hogs & deer in the forest, squirrels & bunnies in the yard it’s a beautiful place to go for a stroll.  At night we’re just far enough from the big city lights to enjoy star filled nights in between the often rainless thunder & lightning storms.

Having my days free has helped me get reacquainted with this area.  My mother has owned this house for over 40 years; so yeah I got some roots & memories of this area.  My options are very open.  I can reactivate my LLC…Sensory Solutions & Systems….,I can do side work, I can work from home, or I could continue to watch for fox & hawks & see what tomorrow brings.

The Revealing….

One thing very few people know about me is that 14 years or so ago I took an online course & registration to become a Minister.  I partly did it just to see if I could qualify & pass….which I did & did.  I am not ordained or certified in any particular religion, nor do I want to be, it was more a personal & spiritual goal to accomplish.  For years, over 30 really, I have felt God’s calling.  But, I was scared.  Not of God…but scared of my fellow men & women and of being wrong.  The consequences of false prophecy & worship far outweigh the earthly benefits some cater to. 

I have a lot of non- traditional Spiritual views.  They are Spiritual views because they are not religious views.  I am independent & non-denominational.  Religion is ceremony, religion is not Church.  The Church stands on its own, because it is God’s Temple, Christ’s Body & the Spirits presence is there….if it is a Church first & foremost, rather than a religion by name, label, deed & belief, which is secondary to its main mission which is bringing the Words & Ways of our Lord to the world.

In so many ways religion has clouded the basic spiritual concepts, traditions & realities of Truth, that the average person is left dazed & confused & ultimately disappointed in “religion”.

Church is a Holy place for praise & fellowship with God & each other thru the Holy Spirit in the Lord’s House.  

Any religion is a belief of one kind or another that may or may not be worthy of being attached to any Church as defined in the previous paragraph.  With religion brings a label, a stigma…True & Free Spirituality has no labels, so it can never be stigmatized.

Unlike so many in our society who chase fame & fortune by bargaining with the devil, I made a pact with God…& I’ll close this post with that pact.

The Oath….

I said, God….I’m scared.  I’m scared that this is a false calling.  If it is & I ever write, say or do anything that would mislead another person away from You & Your teachings….or if I am or ever become something other than a messenger of Your Words & Deeds….then strike my words & strike me down.

The Promise….

An answer was given to me that said two words & two words only…. “I Promise”.

Those Words & that Oath are sealed in prayer & my words are still here on this blog & in my daily actions & I am still alive to enjoy foxes at night & hawks in the day.  To this day I hold to that Oath & that Promise because of all He has & continues to reveal to me.

Praise God, Love Jesus & call on the Spirit & your life will begin to be what you’ve always felt you could be.

Reflections:  Bible Book of Job 38-41 

New Living Translation, the ending may surprise you as it did me & Proverbs 16:33 sums it up nicely. 🐝✨

Note: If you look closely at the opening pic there’s the small head of a morning dove in the left side of the chimney.  All morning she was up there cooing her gentle call, but I guess I was the only one to hear it. 🕊