Hello Again!

Hey I'm getting better about this blogging stuff. Perhaps one day my life will be interesting enough to have something to say everyday, and I'll have the time to say it. I pray everyone's Easter was awesome! Easter is such a special time, its not about the bunny, Its about the ressurection, the defeat of death. I enjoyed celebrating it very much, Here at Conway the children's church put on a drama that was awesome, We had someone get the Holy Ghost, which is totally awesome! I went home to Smackover Sunday afternoon and fellowshiped with everyone with my home church. Dad volenteered me to help him and pastor move a metal building, and Pastor volenteered me to preach last night, so in essence the last two days have been really busy. But they were great, Monday was alot of work, but it was fun, and of course, I'm always happy to used by the Lord. But anyways, thats all I really have to say now, I have to be getting ready to go to church again. I drove over 2 hours and work over 4 hours today, so I'm a little tired, but not too bad. Any way I will try to post something more interesting later. I love y'all. God Bless!

Jerald

Yesterday, Today, Tommorrow, God stays the same

There are no words to describe how I feel right now. I keep smiling, because I have a reason to smile, I'm alive, and God is still on the throne. I keep laughing because I have a reason to laugh, the Joy of the Lord is my strength. I keep crying, because I have a reason to cry. But I'm not alone, no matter how I feel. Jesus is with me, to hold me, to keep me, to guide me, to shield me, He truly is everything I need. Life is changing everything around me. I see it, I know it, I feel it, but I am having to learn to embrace it. I see myself, how busy I am, how I can hear the hurt in my father's words when I tell I can't come home right now, and he says ok, he understands. It kills me, when I know exactly how he feels and there is nothing either of us can do about it. Its not the real world that is hard. Everyone talks about the cold hard world, and having to pay bills, and being grown up. Its not being grown up thats hard, its growing up, the transition phase that is the toughest. I'm just having to hang on to Jesus, with all my might, all my soul, all my strength, with all my heart. God does not change no matter how much time passes, he stays the same. Time is a funny thing, seems change is always connected with time. They say, that time can heal all things, especially broken hearts. Its funny how God uses time for healing. But time can be destructive too. If you stay in a state for an amount of time too long, you can be turned over to reprobate. God I don't want to be a victim of Time. Decisions, I have had to make some of the hardest choices of my life in the last couple of days. To live for God is an easy choice, you see clearly the benifits, you see clearly the costs, you see clearly the outcomes if you do or don't. But to make a choice, without clearly seeing the benifits, without clearly seeing the costs, without clearly seeing the outcomes if you do or don't do the action takes faith. It can be painful, it can knock you down to your knees, but granted, thats where we all probally need to be. Faith because you can't see, and faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. It is not seen yet, but it will be seen. I have faith, that the end will be better than the begining, I have faith that those things that I have hoped for will not be lost, but will be given unto me. Because faith is the substance of those things. Though life has its share of pain, its share of failure, its share of embarrassment. It is still worth living! What would this world do without people who love God, trying their best to fulfill the calling that God has placed on every believers life to spread the gospel?! I found out today that a person that I work with is backslid, and has been for years and has recently moved here from Iowa. Perhaps I'm the instrument to show her that you can't run from God, He is everywhere looking for us. Whether we feel like we deserve to know him or not, and believe me, I don't know why God called me, I don't know why he cares for me, but I'm thankful he does. David said it like this in the 139th psalm. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, it is High, I cannot attain unto it. What will happen to this lady, if I don't tell her that God still loves her?! Yes Life has its problems and pain, but It has more abundant Joy! It has Peace that surpases all understanding! This life has those moments that puts chills up and down you and make you feel like life is so wonderful and it truly is. Yes, storms do come, but without rain, where would the flower be? I wouldn't be here. Jesus I know you don't change! I know you are with me, no matter where I am at. You are the rock, that does not erode, that does not wither away, that remains the same. Upon this rock I place my life, its all in your hands God. Give me life, and life more abundantly, both in this life, and the one to come. Take me and mould me and shape me into the vessle you want. I am yours God, I love you and there is not other way to describe it.

I'm sorry for the randomness, and the length, I'm just writing what comes to my heart. I love y'all! God Bless

Jerald

Please Pray!

Hey everyone!

I just wanted to leave a short blog on here, I'm about to have to get ready to head to the church tonight. I'm preaching, and I'm asking that everyone pray that I may follow the will of God, not speaking eloquent words, but speaking power by the anointing and power of the Holy Ghost. I've tried to sit down and write a couple of more blogs this week, but I just couldn't get it done (imagine that), but I'll post and let you know how it goes Lord willing. I love y'all, pray for me and for the service tonight that we stay out of the way of God and allow him to reach someone tonight. God Bless!

Jerald

Its been awhile...

I really can't believe that its been that long since I've posted on here. I normally don't have the time to get into posting alot. But not posting at all in like 4 months is really bad and even though my life hasn't got any less hectic, I'm finding myself with more and more time that I just end up wasting. So instead of wasting it, perhaps I can leave something encouraging on here for whomever may find it. Alot has seemed to change in my life in the last few months, but when you take a look back, nothing has changed at all. Its funny how when you only look at things from one perspective it looks totally different than if you look at from a higher point of view. Its like going down a semi familiar road and looking at it during different seasons of the year. Like your yard in a heavy snow, it seems new, and different but its still the same yard. I think that's why there is some fascination with snow, it makes things different. In life, I feel like that, but the changes aren't always as exciting, as freshly laid snow. In the trails of this life the Lord has allowed me to live, they look different, but one thing remains the same. Jesus is still on the throne! He still loves you and me! He still cares enough to reach down, and give us the strength to battle on! He still arms us with His word! He's Still by my side!!!! Pastor preached this morning about the battle occurs in the valley, but because the battle takes place there, victory is won there too! Thank God for valleys that we pass through, for the victories that He places in our laps! Its hard to see everything in your life seem to slip away, to see those you care about struggle and there is nothing you can really do about it. There is nothing you can say that will make the situation anybetter or ease the pain. But remember the Bible says the Spirit makes intercession. When we don't know what say, what to do, where to go, or even how to move. Its time that we give all thing to God like he called us to do. Casting all your care upon him for he careth for you! Its time to get to a place in prayer where the Spirit prays for you. As carnal flesh it is impossible to fight in the relm of spiritual warfare, but the Holy Ghost is our power, its our strength to fight on. To press on! Its time for all of us, I'm mostly talking to myself here, to let the Spirit have control, no matter what we are afraid of what might happen. God will never do anything to you that will hurt you in the long run, He does things in your life, to help you to get by his side for eternity. So todays loss, is nothing compared to the joy of tomorrow is listen and obey his voice. Lead me, Guide me God into the path of righteousness for your name's sake! I want to see people filled with your spirit! I want to be used by you Lord! Jesus, I love you! God Bless you all! If you have any doubts about someone loving you, remember that Jesus does. Test him and see, He will prove himself to you. Love y'all!

Jerald