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So I have nothing I feel like sharing with anyone that's of real value, so for now, because I need a new post, I leave you with a little short story.

A farmer is tending his field with his big tractor one fine afternoon and in the distance on one of the hilltops he sees what looks like to be a human-like figure, swaying back and forth in the wind bend in half at the waist, dangling by a rope. He shrugs it off intending to deal with it when he makes it closer to the hilltop.
So later that afternoon he finally makes his way near the tree to see that it's a blonde woman dangling in the wind by her waist and he asks, 'ma'am? Ma'am are you alright?'
With depression in her tone of voice she replies, 'No... I'm tired of life so I thought I would use this tree and rope to kill myself'
The man hesitates for a second due to confusion and says 'If you were trying to kill yourself then why have you put the rope around your waist?"
She suddenly looked up at him with nothing but irriation on her face and sarcasticly said, 'well if I put the rope around my neck I wouldn't be able to breathe!'


GOULET!

Stop. Take a moment. Everything around you, all the fuss, all the dilema, all the uncertainty. Allyour confusion, all your pains, your hurts, your discomforts, your lack. forget everything for a moment - truthfully. take a deep breathe, get lost in the clouds for a moment. Drop everything and take 5.

I was journalling tonight and wrote out 4 pages. I had so much to write about. It just starts flowing after awhile and my hands just don’t stop. If they do, it’s for a mere second, I kid you not. I realized something while I was writing. It was important, I was getting excited about the things of God and what he’s been doing in my life and if you just asked me at the moment, I wouldn’t have been able to tell you everything the way I wrote it out in that description.

write. Take a moment and journal about your past year.. if you don’t want to and your set on not writing, then at least stop and think.. where were you a year ago today? What did your spiritual life look like? have you grown or slid back? If you’ve slid back, you need to start climbing the mountain and not tumbling down it. Actually... if you’ve slid back you may not know it, but you’re actually STILL growing, because it’ll be used in amazing ways, but you need to climb and not backslide. If you’ve grown, praise! I know my friends have been growing and we get caught in the midst at times and as I was journalling tonight I saw the importance of journaling in my life. I was encouraged by writing, by seeing what God is doing. I need it because it gets my thoughts clear in positive ways. Whether i’m writing about positive things or not, it’s a positive outcome. Everytime. It clears your mind. I started writing and began to see my track from the past year. Seing my growth and how the past year seems to be one big season of learning for me. it’s been packed full I kid you not. PACKED. FULL. Bloaded. Seriously, no joke, those are the right words and to think this is only the beginning. God uses me where I’m at, with the dirt on my face, whether it be a lot or a mere mark, i’m loved. i’m accepted, i’m used. I’m being cleansed one day at a time. Cleaned up one day at a time and in that I’m still being used for the kingdom. work the fields while you wait for God to show up so when he comes you’re not standing around and expect him to take you for a ride. Besides.. sitting around doing nothing is boring anyway.

the other thing I wanted to share is authority. I’ve been learning the authoirty we have in Christ. Getting revelation on it and practicing it. when the enemy angers me enough I stand under authority under God and tell him to get behind me. Tell him to leave my mind, leave me alone. He goes. If he comes back, I’ll do it again. I haven’t gotten REALLY angry yet, but push me... see what happens. I would think there is power in righteous anger. Trigger it.. I dare you. (If it’s TRULY righteous anger) I see how much we have that we don’t even realize. We REALLY do have EVERYTHING we need... so we just need to start using it. Start tapping into it. we don’t always have to run to someone to save ourselves when God has granted us the power to overcome your situation. To overcome evil creeping up on you. We truly cannot be defeated if we just understand the power of Christ. He’s won. who can stand in the way of him if the enemy himself has tried and failed? Who truly can be against us? Man? thats laughable. When darkness is chasing you and grabbing at your feet, if you shake off your fear and turn around with a holy attitude, you can bind that away. I get sick of being pushed around and there’s times I stand firm and stop and hold my ground. Meanwhile, Jesus is right overtop of me gently giving me the power to do just that. I want to share that so perhaps you might think about your situations. do you practice your authoirty? Do you even feel like you have any? did you even know you had it? Some do, some don’t. I’ve just seen a piece of it but I tell you I am practicing it and God is no fool, nor a liar. you stand firm and rooted in HIS authority and when you truly do that, you can feel its power. We don’t have to let the enemy or our situations overcome us, when we have power to overcome them. Yes, we still need help at times, but somtimes we just need to turn around, face the enemy with Jesus and stand our ground. Because it’s mine... not his.



The whole idea behind this post for me is I would like you to reflect your past year. not in a moment, but the entire journey and see where you’ve come. See what God has done. Get quiet, go in your room, or by yourself somewhere and actually take some time and look where you’ve come and perhaps even do an inventory check on yourself. if your results aren’t so delighting then perhaps you and God need to have a little chat. I found this very encouraging and it put a smile on my face because I can see God working through it all. Even though some times seem slow, God has never taken a break. God does not need to rest and he’s always up to something. you guys are awesome - keep striving!

I still don't have anything I want to write about and I see some people wrote some serious blogs so I'll water it down with a joke I heard sunday morning Pastor Al said in regarding his 'relationship series' His point was that God doesn't want us to be miserable with your wife/husband.



A man in his late 50's purchases a brand new sports car and having just bought a brand new car; he wanted to take it for a joyride. So he takes his car on the highway with the top down, wind blowing over his bald head; he drove faster and faster until he saw the blue and red lights flashing in his rear view mirror, sirens screaming. The man thinks to himself, 'There's no way that officer could catch me in this car." So the man speeds up and the state trooper begins to distance further and further away in the rear view mirror. The man suddenly thinks to himself, 'what am I doing?! I can't run away, this is ridiculous!" So he pulls over and waits for the state trooper to catch up. Once he does, the trooper gets out of his patrol car and walks up to the man in the sports car and says, "son, it's Friday and I'm off in 30 minutes… so if you give me an excuse I've never heard before I'll let you off."
The man replies, "My wife recently ran off with a state trooper and I thought you were bringing her back"
The officer waved and said, 'have a nice day'.

I'd like to buy a vowel! Er... wait... I'd like to propose a toast.... to Andrea.... because she's leaving... for a sweet az vacation and that's cool.
And as I've been hounded to write a new blog... I am not yet ready to depart writing on anything productive and worth reading so... here it is...



I present to you....!!!! Some interesting pictures including cats, starting with....



The KITTY! verses... the little general!
ENGAURD!


*Cheers!*

I don’t know why I wrote this, but I was journalling today while listening to music and I saw it so I wrote about it. I wasn’t even writting about this - I’m not trying to say it was anything spiritual by any means, but nevertheless, it came up, so I ran with it. Here’s what I’d like you, as the reader, to do if you would... Take a moment and go into your mind for a mental vacation to dive into a mystery if you will. Use your imagination, visit a garden and see how it relates to the Father. I’ll try to put into words as best I can. Standing infront of a secluded garden. I can see this captivating piece of work from a mere distance. I can see birds flying high above the clear, blue sky. Golden gates surround the Oasis and it’s peacefully stationary in its seclusion. Undisturbed, uninterupted. I approach it, and it’s like walking from the dessert into a jungle. like a tree line of a forest. And as I walk near this garden, before I ever step in, its beauty is seizing. Your creativity is infinite. The garden is lush, moist and warm. There’s dew dripping off the plants, yet it is not humid, it’s perfect. The golden sun, mixes with the bold, blue skies, shimmering into the streams of crystal clear water, gracefully, quietly and peacefully flowing. A waterfall near by - It’s sound increases louder as I approach. your Might, your power. the sound...I can barely hear myself speak. its strength craves attention. It births a mist, lifted right to my face. Refreshing. the water is challengingly daring. Demanding respect. The birds in the trees joyfully sing their maker a new song. the watefall boats a beautiful rainbow in the watery mist. The lush greenery accents the water. The air is clean and pure. This is a paradise, nothng but peace and beauty. Ripe, fresh fruit grows wild. All sorts of varietyies and colors. Bold and thick in color. Wattery and filled with sweet juices. The aroma fills youor nose as you walk by. All your favourite fruits and scents. Walk on and pass the plants to come to an open field. Green, golden grass fields. The wind blows through the entire field as if it were dancing for you. A breeze then engulfs you; holds you ; close your eyes to hear a whisper. Feel the warmth of the sun illuminate your face. Feel His arms of love wrap around you from behind and hold you. the sun then puts on a light show through the paring clouds. Shinning through, shades of yellow, orange, blended in with the golden grass. Massive trees in the distance all moving together in a summer breeze. The nature has a power that seems to demand of you but in silence, without words. It’s inviting, yet challanging. I feel it’s power - I see it’s mystery. Like the peak of a mountain or the waves of an ocean. Can you hear them? See the artwork of the creator - the maker’s creation. He’s in the wind, he’s in the trees, he’s in the sweet, green grass. his display is in the power of the waterfall, the beauty of the lush, the mist of water of your face. He’s in the rain as each drop finds its way to the ground, or to your face. Beauty and majesty - I see in the creativity how you relate - how you reveal yourself that I might begin to understand. Bathe in it, soak it up, enjoy it. Rest in it. He who exceeds all which is imaginable, you are a beautiful mystery I long to explore.