A Key To Blessings: Joshua 1

When Moses died, Joshua was chosen to be come the leader of his people. In Joshua 1 , we get a a good example of how serious obedience was taken. The first example is observed hen God reminds Joshua that the Lord will give him the promised land. so long as Joshua and his people obeyed the laws. The second example is observed when n the Reubenites, Gadites and the Half Tribe of Manessah respond to Joshua's instruction with, "Whatever you have commanded us we will do, and wherever you command us we will go. Just as we fully obey Moses, so we will obey you...Whoever rebels against your word and does not obey your words shall be put to death."(Joshua 1:16-18) This is an excellent example of what it means to trust. This man had such a strong relationship with God that they knew they should trust his every command. You may think that there is no one in your life that has been chosen to take the place of Moses and Joshua in our lives, but God has been loving and faithful and has given his chosen people(i.e everyone who has accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior) a mediator so that we too can be blessed with his promise at every footfall. We just have to obey our leader.

A Brother's Love

In my reading of Genesis I have come across a conflict that can help in the rlationships with the family because we definitely don't want to end up like Abel and kill our brothers and sisters out of anger. Esau and Jacob had it rocky from birth, fighting to be the first born so that they could be the master of their brother. Later, Jacob steals Esau's blessing by decieving his blen father. On a later encounter, Jacob surrendered to Esau and offered him many things so that his brother would find favor in him in fear of his brother's hatred. But Esau surprised Jacob when he embraced his brother with love and didn't even want his brother's offerings. All her wanted was for his brother to do well. Now, if this is not an example of how love can manifest itself maybe my mind has gone awry. But even this love cannot encompase the love God showed through his only son Jesus Christ the Messaiah. More on this wonderful love in the Easter sunday report.

Strength Through Struggle:Relationships

I'm not going to lie to you, so far this year I have had four girlfriends. And if you've ever seen me, you know I'm not some mac-daddy or anything. The reason it seems that I'm flying through girlfriends is a lack of focus on my relationship with God which has to come first before any other relationship can work. When I was with my third girlfriend I acknowledged this and our relationship was all good. But then I was afraid that a deep relationship with God would take away from my relationship with her and after doing this I became selfish. I wanted more time, more hugs, more kisses and the relationship fell apart after that. I was afraid that my relationship with God would dilute my relationship with my girlfriend and now that God is the focus in my current relationship, I've realised that as a Christian I can't have a good relationship with a girl until I have a relationship with my Lord and Savior.

Sunday Report: How to Hear God

My Pastor hit a very good point today. Why does it seem like God never answers when I really, REALLY need him. I ask and ask but I hear nothing. But, have I ever considered that maybe I am the one who isn't listening. Maybe God is trying to communicate with me but I am not listening. I may be hearing, but I am not properly comprehending what he is trying to tell me. Or perhaps I am focused on something else and tune him out as noise. Either way, I'm not receiving his meaning. And, by definition, if the meaning of the communicator is not understood by the receiver of the message, then communication has failed. Okay, so I guess God has tried to talk to me, but how am I supposed to hear and understand him. I mean, It's not like God has an ' Answers to your everything for Dummies'. Or has a hot line where he answers my problems, questions and complaints, right? Of course God has ways to talk to us and he tries to all the time. Be it through the Word(a.k.a Holy Bible), a speaker, pastor, friend, family member, song, boyfriend, girlfriend, random guy on the street. You name it and God can somehow use it to communicate with you. We just have to tune ourselves to God's radio station and learn how to understand him. Once we have learned to tune out our thoughts, our emotions and whatever lies Satan feeds us via the world. This can be achieved by spending time learning from the Bible. My pastor made an excellent scientific analogy saying that just as opposite frequencies cancel each other out, the word of God and the word of the World are opposites and learning from the word of God allows us to cancel out the noise of the world and hear God clearly.

Hello There

another one of my songs

Hello there by Troy Capers

(v.1)
hello there, mr. piece of trash
you look so beat up , and left back in the past
but what is really going on inside?
how can he stand so tall, with no one on his side?

(prechorus)
how can hapiness come from nothing?
if you take everything away will I finally be something?

(chorus)
Help me, find me
I've been waiting to take of this mask
I'm suffocating
I'm tired of falling I want to start flying
ready to come to life
because i've been dying

(v.2)
hello there, Ms. goody two shoes
you seem so left out of all the good news
But what is really going on inside?
there must be a reason, you've got nothing to hide

(bridge)
He's been so messed, and still he never cries
She's hated by those, who are living a lie

"Eyes for the Faithless" by Troy Capers

Okay, so I have been writing some songs recently and I'd like you guys to check them out. here's the first one I wrote a little while ago

(verse 1)
I see
burning buildings borken hearts
pain, sin, death
too much I'm running out of breath
some one save me
my eyes my eyes
are killing me

(chorus 1)
Take these eyes, and take this body
O lord give me something worth seeing
so clouded my eyes with this world
my heart is bleeding for something more

(verse 2)
I want
to be strong, fulfill my purpose and be
everything and anything you could need
but Lord save me
my mind, my mind
Is killing me

(Chorus 2)
Take this mind and take this body
make me something worth being
so clouded my mind with my thoughts
my heart is pleading
for something more

(these next two parts are sung/spoken together)

(talky part)Only when my eyes are closed do i truly see you
Only when my thoughts stop does my mind truly work
for those who see and are blind

and think but cannot understand

I say I sing I scream

the lord is the only one who can save youfrom sins of this world
cuz all alone you are DEAD

(singy part)
i wish i could be
everything i nedd
to be what you desire
but lord O lord
why must i see

(chorus 1 and 2)

I Love You?

Do you really? Just let me check with God on this one real quick...
" Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast,
it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily
angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not rejoice in evil
but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always
hopes and always preserveres.(1Cor. 13:4-7)

hmm... so if you are so convinced that you love that guy or that girl, you'd better make sure that it is really what God says is love. Fellings of passion confused for true love (especially with our hormones all over the place), can cause a confused relationship, which can become a BIG problem VERY quickly.