What’s Keeps Blowing Up in Your Face? (3)

A few days ago I was cooking steaks on the grill for our family. I have had a challenge with this grill in the past to get the fire started. I turned on the gas, but it struggled to light up. Suddenly with my lighter, it blew up with one big explosion of fire. It singed part of my eyebrows, part of my hair, heated up my face with sunburn like I had been in Hatti for a week. ‘Wow”, I think it’s time to take action with a new grill.

I am so thankful that God says, “You are not alone.” How many times has God proven to you that “He Is There!” In so many ways He sends reminders that He is “ALWAYS THERE.”

In your deep waters, He’s there. Who ever said that once you come to Christ that there would not be any storms, winds, and adversity. Jesus declares just the opposite!  “In the world, you shall have tribulation but be of good cheer.” John 16:33 “When you walk through the waters I will be with you.” Ish 43:2 “Dear brothers and sisters when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy.” James 1:2 “Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me.” Psalms 23:4

Instead of allowing the fire to make you doubt, become discouraged or disheartened, allow it to become an “OPPORTUNITY” to Grow, to Press, to Persevere, to Learn, to Advance, to Push and Prod ahead.

Refuse to get bitter, get better. Say, “What the enemy meant for evil, God will turn it for good.” When Joseph was falsely accused and sent to prison for a crime he didn’t do, he could have said, “God why are you allowing this? Do you still love me; do you still know where I am? What happened to the dream you gave me?”

God is still in control when things seem to be out of control. Remember, God will always bring about His plans in His timing! Joseph waited nearly 13 years before he would be promoted to become the prime minister of the land of Egypt and administrate a harvest through a famine that would save thousands in the land. All because Joseph was “Patient” watching God develop “His plan of action.”

It’s all about trusting in the fact that “You are not alone.” God says, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” Hebrews 13:8, Remember God says, “ Looking unto Jesus, the author, and finisher of our faith.”

Let Kari Jobe song be a reminder to you, “I am not alone.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfveawSAHJA

What Keeps “Blowing Up” In Your Face? (2)

Years ago I bought a Sea-Doo jet-ski from a private individual that mistakenly put the “wrong fuel mixture” of gas in the tank. Gas only,  “NO OIL.” When I drove the ski down the St. Johns River, the engine began to smoke and burned up. It left me stranded and floating towards the Atlantic Ocean. Ahh, just a bit Scary!

There are times things blow up in your face because you fail to put the right mixture of “God’s Word and Faith” in your heart to overcome your faults and failures in life.

Before you get the big head, remember, there is NOBODY perfect in life! Paul declares in Romans 3:23, “We have all sinned and come short of the glory of God.” Thank God we have a “Good Good Father” like the songwriter Chris Tomlin wrote a song about, that loves us and forgives us for all of our hick-ups and hang-ups in life.

Finding paths for our failures is critical to moving forward in life. God does have a plan and a path for man’s guilt and remorse of sin. Is there a solution for our failures and faults?

Satan is the biggest liar and trickster that was ever created. Before Adam was created on earth, Satan rebelled in the heavens against Jehovah God. He also caused 1/3 of all of the angels in heaven to rebel along with him. Isaiah informs us that, God booted Satan and 1/3 of the angels out of heaven and today Satan and his demons create havoc throughout the earth, deceiving men with that same spirit of rebellion.

Sin is nothing more than rebelling against God’s ways. He says, “His ways are higher than our ways and His thoughts are higher than our thoughts. Jesus declares, “Come up higher to my thoughts and plans for you. “For I know the plans that I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jer 29:11

God’s fresh Word will raise your faith to fight off hell’s thoughts in your head. Without The RIGHT mixture of His Word, and Faith in your heart, you are dead in the water.

One small simple Word from God can take you to safety to your Victory. Words like, “I will never leave you nor forsake you. Hebrews 13:8 Words like, “When you walk through the waters, I will be with you and through the rivers, they will not overflow you.” Ish 43:2

When my motor blew up in my jet-ski, I was floating out towards the ocean wondering what will I do now? Thank God a man in a little tiny boat came to my rescue. He pulled me all the way back to safety to my dock. I truly believe God has a Word for you everyday. Open up His Logos Word and let HIM fill your mind today. It’s what will lead you safely to your destiny.

Listen to Chris Tomlin song “Good Good Father” (8,617,176 views at this writing.)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqybaIesbuA

What Keeps "Blowing Up" In You Face?

On March 31^st at 4:30 PM a young 17-year-old high school student in Richmond, Texas was killed by an airbag in her 2002 Honda Civic. What was “suppose to protect her killed her.”  This case is the 10^th fatality tied to the defective Takata airbag inflators. Someone poorly designed the airbag with metal inside it. The design was flawed and horribly engineered.

Satan crafted SIN with the effects of guilt to explode and blow up in your memory bank to destroy your future.  But Christ the creator of the heavens and the earth came with His Love and Mercy to take the metal of sin and guilt away. Christ came so we might be Forgiven and Free.  It doesn’t get any better than that, “Being Forgiven and Free.”

How can one keep their past mistakes from blowing up in their face day after day? Can one really be forgiven and also forgive themselves? Without the power of Jesus Christ, the Cross-and the Resurrection, we’re all miserably lost in our sins. But Satan has placed metal in the airbag to defeat and destroy our peace and our mind. He looks for ways… to remind us of our past blunders and mistakes.

You must first believe that Christ went to the cross to forgive you of all of your sins. He didn’t bleed and die for just a “few” of your mistakes, but for “ALL” of your blunders and mistakes. Murder, lying, cheating, stealing, adultery, covetousness, and pride. Friend all of your worst grossest iniquities can be forgiven through the blood of Jesus.

The thief that hung next to Jesus on the cross was about to take his last breath and die, but he asks Jesus, “Would you remember me when you come into your Kingdom?” Jesus said, “Today you will be with me in paradise.” In that nano second. he was forgiven.

Jesus paid it all as he hung and died for our sins. What can wash away sins, NOTHING but the blood of Jesus? He became the supreme sacrifice, the spotless and perfect lamb that would pay for every sin that we have ever committed.

Two thousand years ago, Jesus came to this earth with a mission. Through a virgin Mary, He would sacrifice His life and die on a wooden cross so that we might be forgiven and be free from all of our guilt and sin. Just to prove that He has the power to forgive men of their sins, three days later, on Sunday Morning he arose and came up out of the grave. Friend He is “ALIVE” and well and wants us to be “ALIVE” and well too, with His Peace and Joy in you.

Some 20 million-car owners have the Takata airbag, but many customers have NEVER been notified. The Hanif’s who lost their 17- year old daughter claim they were never notified with any notice of a recall or a solution. Friend, Christ came to “NOTIFY YOU” today, there is Healing, Mercy and Forgiveness of all of our past in The Name of Jesus.