A message to satan & the world.

This message is for satan, the world, and those who would knowingly or unknowing assist them in their attempt to distract or dissuade me from doing the will of God.

(My pastor used this statement of few months ago, and I don't think he will mind if I use it as well).
I know who I am, I know who's I am, and I know why I am here!
I am a sinner who has been redeemed by the blood of my Savior Jesus Christ; I am a disciple and bond servant of Jesus Christ my Lord, and I will follow Him BECAUSE of what He did for me out of His love for me.
I belong to God, our heavenly Father, who has called me out of the darkness.
I am here to let people know who Jesus is and what He has done for them, to share the good news of the Gospel. With a specific calling to reach out to men, as well as help those who are called to disciple men.

Through the word of God and the working of the Holy Spirit through that word, I will see you for who you are, and you will find it difficult to distract me.

To all my brothers and sisters in Christ who have totally given themselves to our Lord and Savior Jesus; hang in there, the more they attack, the more they fear what we ARE going to accomplish through our God. Jesus defeated them with His death and resurrection. With Jesus as our Commander and Chief we too will have the victory.

All For The Glory Of GOD

Who Do We Aim To Please?

When we write something, people only see what they want to see. When we say things, people only hear what they want to hear. When we do things people will interpret what we do the way they want. So... All we write, say, and do should be done to please the Lord our God and no one else. What do you think?

Gregoreo

I just listened to a blog written by the best friend and witness to the accident that took the life of a 15 year old boy. I don't know where the 15 year old was in his faith, but the the young man who tried to help his friend said he had never been in a church before. I listened to the sorrow and the pain he is feeling. I am sure we would all feel that hurt and pain if we had been there. What saddens me to the point of tears is that he feels he has no hope. He does not know that God sent His only Son to die for us on a cross so that we might have hope. So many churches today are worried about keeping their doors open because of lack of money. Their open doors are not saving this young man! It is time for those who claim Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior wake up and do what Jesus told us to do. TELL OTHERS THE GOOD NEWS OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. If we do that then HE WHO PROVIDES EVERYTHING will supply us with EVERYTHING we need. If we need a building He will provide the means to keep it open.
"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Matthew 28:19-20
"But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness; all these things shall be added to you." Matthew 6:33

These are refining times!

Brothers in Christ,
As we are now well into the new year, and there is still uncertainty in the economy, we need to find some quiet time to pray and truly examine our lives.
“Yea right!” you say. “I am scrambling trying to figure out how to make ends meet. I have to work twice as many hours to make the money I need to support my family, and you want me stop and examine my life? I’m exhausted and I’m stressed out!”
Perfect! It sounds like you are having your world rocked, things are heating up, and you are under a lot of pressure! Over the last few years we all started accumulating things that were not part of God’s plan for us. Now those things are being shaken loose. The more we try to hold on to them, the rougher the ride is going to be. Precious metals are purified with heat. We refine gold and silver by heating them up so the impurities fall away. And finally, let’s think about a lump of coal. When lots of pressure is applied it becomes a diamond. Not only are diamonds valuable (we are valuable to God) they are also very strong.
Remember, God is in control of EVERYTHING! This mess our world is in didn’t surprise Him. He didn’t cause it to happen, that is the fault of sin in the world. God will however, work all things to the good of those who love Him, so that we may bring glory and honor to Him.
First pray for our Savior’s guidance, and then check your priorities;
God, Spouse, Family, Personal Ministry, Job. In that order.
We are all Men Alive In Christ.
Through God we shall do valiantly, And it is He who will tread down our adversaries.
Psalm 60:12

Use it or lose it!

On Monday at our men's Bible study on King David, my Pastor asked us if we always had God's Word in front of us. Since I am a lay leader in our congregation, I was disappointed in myself when I realized it is not there all the time.
Work is were I am the worst at keeping it in front of me. I work at a retail job in the construction industry, a "worldly" place to say the least. I seem to fall so easily into the type of person I was before I answered Jesus' call. I know this is not just my problem. Many Christian men I talk to have the same problem. All we can do is continue to lean on our God. When we stumble, pick ourselves up (with His help), repent, and move on.
One thing I have noticed, the more time I spend studying His Word, the less I stumble and the faster I recover when I do. When I haven't been in His Word I stumble the most and the worst.
What's the old saying? If you don't use it you lose it...

New location...

The original "As The Spirit Leads" blog is at http://matthew2819-bill.blogspot.com/ that blog is still there if you want to check it out, but I won't be working there anymore.