I live in Orlando, Florida, and we have quite a few storms here. Some are worse than others, but they all come and go. The funny thing about this place is that whenever it is storming, there’s a good chance the sun is somewhere poking through. Often times, it will be raining on one half of the sky, and the whole other half will be completely clear with the sun brightly shining.

Recently, I was watching a storm approach out the window. It started out as a beautiful day as usual, and then the dark clouds slowly began to roll in. The storm grew stronger and became severe. Then, almost as quickly as it came…it left. The sun was back out, and it was like it never happened.

Isn’t it funny how when we meet people, it’s always an instinct to mention the weather? When all else fails in a conversation, what do we do? Isn’t it also strange how similiar our lives are to the weather?

For instance when things are going bad, God is still there peaking through the clouds of our fallen world. Sometimes our situation might feel really hopeless, and yet He remains shining just as bright as ever. At the peak of the storm, when it seems like there is nothing there but the storm, we must remember that God is there. He always has been, and He always will be.

I know everyone is facing a lot of storms right now. A lot of us feel like the devil is coming at us with everything he has in this season. However, he knows his time his short. Are we going to let him think he is winning? NO! Are we just going to sit around and give up on praying because we are too tired? NO! We can’t do that. NOW is the time for us to be in prayer. This is the only opportunity we will ever have to praise God when things are rough. We are going to a place where we will never have strife or pain again. NOW is the time to praise God. NOW is the time to show Him that we love Him and trust Him. NOW is the time to say, “I have had it with you devil, and I’m not listening to your lies anymore!”

I’m so fired up right now. I just keep seeing all these pathetic attempts from the devil to divide us, destroy our testimonies, and steal our blessings. We need to remember that the more severe the storm is, the sooner the end of it is coming. God will have the victory, but we must do our part to help Him!

I’m leaving this open for comments. Please let me know what ya’ll are doing to survive!

Psalm 43 is a prayer to God in a time of trouble. I’m focusing on the first verse that says:

I have always been the kind of person that can’t bare to see injustice. I have always felt like it’s my responsibility to help everyone who is being treated in an unjust way, and to bring justice to those who are acting in an unjust way. Because of that “stronghold“, I have been very quick to lose my temper, and in no way reluctant to speak my mind.

Well, God has taught me a valuable lesson within the last few days. There was a complication at work with someone who has been bothering me for months now. I was at the end of my rope, and I didn’t know what else to do. He quite simply told me to “Shut up”, and I heard it. I listened, and obeyed. I find when I obey God, He never fails me. In fact, I know He never will.

I was vindicated. Without going into the whole story, I will tell you that it was the first time I could literally feel the hand of God controlling the situation. Of course looking back into the past, I can see many times when He was there for me. This was different. In the actual moment that He was there I knew it, and I could see what He was doing. I could feel His mighty protection over me, and I knew that by just shutting my mouth, He was able to operate in a way that I couldn’t.

Throughout the bible there are many instances where God proves that He will vindicate His people. He really is faithful about this (and everything else of course), but I learned that I can’t do His job. It doesn’t work. I might have felt like I won in the past, but when God wins we know! It’s perfect, completely without flaw, and absolutely justified.

My mother had lunch with some old friends today. She was telling them all the exciting things that have happened in my life and in hers, and the response she got was not what you would have imagined.

A lot of awesome things have happened in my life in the last six months. That sparked a revival in my mother as well. The miracles that have happened are beyond comprehension, and yet here are two guys who had nothing good to say. I’ll first give you some background information…they are Catholic.

I’m not against Catholics, but I do have some disagreements with the Catholic “Religion”. They first made some comments about me being a “Holy Roller“, and laughed at the thought of people speaking in tongues in church. Here is the problem, and it is not just the Catholics that it applies to: When you begin to speak out against the gifts of the Holy Spirit, you are walking on thin ice. The bible says not to forbid speaking in tongues (1 Corinthians 14:39).

When people reject the Holy Spirit, they are also rejecting Jesus. They will suffer a great consequence for this, and all the good works that they thought would save them, will not.

How do you feel about this? Do you know some people who think they are going to Heaven, but might not be? What can we do to fix the damage that “religion” has caused?

God has put it on my heart to share the testimony of my deliverance from homosexuality. It has been approximately six months (from the date of this entry) since I was freed, and I’m doing this now as an act of obedience to my Heavenly Father. I pray that whoever reads this testimony will gain wisdom and knowledge about the issue of homosexuality. To those who are still believing Satan’s greatest lie, I pray that you will receive freedom, not condemnation, from this story.

It is important to first know and understand that I never wanted to change my sexual orientation. I received Jesus as my Lord and Savior in 2005, and never believed that living the homosexual lifestyle was going to send me to hell. I knew what the bible said, but I had decided to only accept the parts of the bible that fit with the way I wanted to live my life. This is a common occurrence in “broken” Christianity. We do what makes us feel good. This is NOT the way it should be.
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It can’t be September already!

It’s amazing how quickly time flies by, isn’t it? Things are finally settling down from my move, and I’m very happy to be writing again. There is a new season approaching, and I’m anxiously waiting to see what God has planned for me. Does anyone else hear a voice in their head saying, “its coming, something is coming”?

I thank God everyday for what He is doing in my life, and in the lives of those around me. Serious changes are taking place in the hearts of many, and it really feels like a “now or never” type thing is happening with the people around me. Those who have sought after God, are finding Him. There are some though that seem to be drifting further away, and I wonder if they will ever receive the free gift Jesus offers.

My heart is growing closer to God, and in all things I do, I want Him to be in the center (leading and guiding). My heart feels called to evangelism, deliverance, and healing. There are a lot of wounded people out there. I used to be one of them. My heart goes out to them, and to anyone reading this who feels bitterness, depression, brokenness, or a feeling of hopelessness, I want you to know that God loves you. He hasn’t forgotten you, and if you’ll surrender yourself to His will, and let Him in right now, He will heal that broken heart.

Let Him into your heart. We get ourselves so tangled up in our messes, but God can and will fix it in an instant. He’s fixing it right now. Receive it.

In all things, give God the glory. Give thanks and praise to the One who gave it all. Amen.