What is your perception of you?

 Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good.  YOU ARE BLESSED!

 

What is perception?  Is it true what I perceive?  Our life is full of perceptions.

What we perceive is real to us, BUT, IS IT REAL?

Some parents got help for their son, psychological help,  Why??

Because they thought he was cruel and had a fascination with worms. Whenever he found a worm he would cut it in half.

  Parents, friends, psychologists all observed this cruelty, BUT, no one stopped to listen to the young boy.

   As he would take each worm and place it on his "cutting board", no one heard him say, after cutting the worm in half, "THERE, NOW YOU HAVE A FRIEND".

  DO YOU TAKE YOUR FIRST PERCEPTION, FIRST GLANCE AS FACT, OR, ARE YOU OPEN TO OTHER POSSIBILITIES?

Colossians 3: 2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.

Do we look at things as Christ does, or as our flesh tells us to.  How do you see yourself?  A wreck, a disaster, troubled?  Or do you see yourself as Christ sees you?

  Think about this verse in Proverbs 14: 2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

  Where is your mind set? What is your perception?  Thank you for reading. Love y'all.

In Christ's Love and Grace

Johnny

Is your world view in line with the Biblical view?

 Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good. What is truth?

I will not be long today, just some thoughts for you to ponder.  We tend to worry about many things which are inconsequential in our lives.  What do people think of me?  How do I look? Will I be accepted by the social group of my neighborhood, church, society?  We tend to worry about these things, yet how important are they really?

  Don't worry!  Matthew 6: 25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?

   In this verse Jesus is telling his followers not to worry or be anxious about life's necessities (what to eat, drink or wear), emphasizing that life and the body are more valuable than these temporary things, urging trust in God's provision instead of fearful anxiety.

  What do you see in a mirror?  The miracle God made, or what the world views?  Oz Guinness says, (and I quote) CHRISTIAN FAITH IS NOT TRUE BECAUSE IT WORKS, IT WORKS BECAUSE IT IS TRUE!!

   Take a moment to think about this. This is a powerful statement to me. Thank you for reading today. Love y'all.

In Christ's Love and Grace,

Johnny

Are you fully committed to GOD? Will you share the gospel with non-believers?

 Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good.  Be strong in the LORD, do not waiver or fall, for God is with you always.

I finished listening to a documentary about Islam and the Muslim faith.  It is actually scary if you do not know our living God.  The young people of today are riddled with lies of how good the Muslim faith is, yet not riddled or discipled in the greatness of God.

Young women fight for the Muslim faith, but if they read the laws and rules, women are property of the men and have only the rights that a man will give her. In other words, she has no rights.  She can be beaten, punished to death, and it is all her fault.

Years ago, during the cold war, Russia said America would be taken over and no shots will be fired.  Many people wrote this off as idle rhetoric.  However, if you look around you can see the Muslim faith is spreading faster than the Christian faith.  48 countries now have Muslim pods within their boundaries, the USA is also one of the countries.

Why?  People who are influential to our young adults are polluting their minds.  Who would this be you ask?  College professors, government officials, young Muslims who are recruiting, and more misguided individuals. They are sharing untruths or lies and brainwashing our young minds.  When will we, as Christians, stand up, go forth and share the true word of God, not Mohammed's tainted male version of religion?

Deuteronomy 31:6 "Be strong and courageous, Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you."

Psalm 57:6 "They set a net for my steps; my soul was bowed down.  They dug a pit in my way, but they have fallen into it themselves. Selah.

Proverbs 16:7 "When a man's ways please the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. 

Matthew 5:43-48  "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have?  Do not even the tax collectors do the same?   If you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others?  Do not even the Gentiles do the same?

My major point here is: 1) to trust in the LORD; 2) spread the gospel [God's word]; 3) do not be angry at Muslim but share the word of God as the Holy Spirit leads you; 4) be able to counter the Muslim laws and rules with the Bible.

We, as Christians, need to go forth, get out of our comfort zone (staying with other Christians constantly) and share the word with non-believers; aka Muslims, Buddhists,

Hinduism, Unaffiliated, and other religions.

  Christianity is the most declined religion in the world.  In 1976 91% of the population claimed to be Christians, but this number declined to 73.7% in 2016, then further to 64% in 2022.

WHAT WILL YOU DO TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

Thank you for reading today. Love y'all.

In Christ's Love and Grace

Johnny

 

Jude 1:24 Doxology

 Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good.  Has God blessed you in the last week month, or year.  Please share if you wish to tell your story.

Is Jesus with you today?  Do you or can you feel HIS presence?  Often times we say no, HE is not around and I'm struggling on my own.  However this is not true.  Jesus/God/Holy Spirit is with us always.

So, if they are here what are they doing?  Please look at the verse below.

Now unto him (Jesus) - speaking about Jesus, so, what is he doing?

Keep you from falling - Jesus left the Holy Spirit as our guiding light, to see what is ahead and to not fall

Present you faultless - this is saying we are pure, white, our sins are gone away because of Jesus taking them on the cross for us.

(present) before the presence of HIS glory with exceeding joy - Jesus is presenting us to God as He has taken our sins, we are in a relationship with Jesus, and it is great joy that He is able to preset us to the father - clean, sinless, forgiven.

Jude 1:

24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

Thank you for reading today. Feedback is always welcome. Love y'all.

In Christ's Love and Grace

Johnny

Are you a beiever or a disciple?

 Good afternoon all.  God is good all the time, all the time God is good.  YOU ARE BLESSED, INDEED, BLESSED!!!

  A believer or a disciple -  huh - food for thought.  The definition of a Christian believer is one who simply believes in Jesus.  Whereas, a disciple not only believes, but actively follows Jesus commands, follows the Bible.

A believer may sway some with the world view, whereas a disciple will stay with the Biblical view.  

As a disciple we should or will make a commitment to follow Jesus, have a relationship with Jesus, and follow the written word, aka Bible.

John 13:34-35 "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.  By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."

Great question here.  Who are you?  A believer, OR a disciple?

Thank you for reading today.

Love y'all

In Christ's Love and Grace

Johnny