Morning Madness, Morning Miracle

I had an inquiry from an old friend that has me writing this entry. I was part of a church plant called New Life church in a city in California. I can say it was a great blessing to see how churches are planted it was a great opportunity to learn alot. I saw the glories. I saw the pains. I saw the converts and I saw the casualties. It was the most amazing blessing God I believe has ever given me other than his salvation.

To this day though I cannot forget when my Shepard and Friend Jose heard clearly for God that we need to pray for the city. during this time many of the men who were praying were out of Jobs and struggling spiritually like you could not imagine. We were fighting the destiny of God in our lives but while being led by a man who obviously heard God though we thought different at the time he was hearing God at all.

It started when the clock hit 4:08 AM ( typically late the first couple of times) for me at least. I looked at the clock thinking. There must be an easier way. I would hit the snooze and then stated. God... yes Gods grace....I would wake up and find out later that day that very few people had shown up had some amazing reports. I would think for the same reason. It would seem that the enemy was playing with all of us the same way with the whole Sleep=Grace. the next day came. I feared the sound of the clock. "Brrrouup! Brouup!" It sounded always louder than it was because honestly the sound of sleep sounded so much better. Awaking this time not wanted to miss out on what the little who had shown had reported I emerged from my well used and impressed bed.

"Honk" Honk" I heard...as watching another lankly friendly shadow I was familar with. Anthony was tall and drove at that time a small little honda that seemed to run on his passion alone. ..James..Get some clothes on. Dang I just realized I had my PJ's on and it was time to pray.

Time to pray...Woop.
My heart sank as I had no idea and the slumber of sleep was in my head. It hung on me.

So then came the time. At that time we lived mostly close to one another within a townhouse/condo complex. We would circle as we drearily heard why we have come to pray.
Jose stated that God said that we were pray for the city to change. All of us having the same and misguided though of what happened to Jose. doubted but went along. It was not time to pray.

Kneeling on the ground was painful and seemed so close to the ground that the closer to the ground you got the more sleep seemed to knock on the mind. I was tired. 20 min later. Someone taps on my shoulder...It was Anthony.. Hey man wake up. I woke up....ok. The wisdom of God told jose we need to stand and do some ....stretches while asking god to give us energy and insight. after we stretched and crickets seemed to overcome our voices. He turned to me ...James ....sing a song. Blank I went the first son I could think of ....God of Wonders.

Standing helped and the songs helped.. I still however managed to now fall asleep standing up.
Catching myself sometimes just before I would fall flat on my face. Have I mentioned I am not a morning person.

Then it happened the next day again I woke up the same time. Anthony came to pick me up. We gathered to pray and still I was sleepy. Breakthrough happened that night. As I pushed forward my sleep began to leave and expectation set in. God began to talk to us. We began to hear him clearly. We were directed on what to pray for...Prophetic words flowed. It was completely natural and amazing at the same time.

The next night I woke up before the alarm went of and was out the door. This time waiting for Anthony to show instead of him throwing stones at my top story window of my town home.

I really did not at first realize why I wrote this entry but what followed I can say was one of the mosting impacting times of my life. I was driven to see the Glory of what God could do in such a short amount of time when you focus on him. When you set side time just to be with him. At that time I needed others and I still think at times we need others to remind us just how important it is to set aside time with the father. I can say today I look on what we learn t and what e experienced. I don't need scaling arguments to convince me or not convince me of the power of God's existence and his love for his people. I really personally need no response to retort to why I believe or what could make me doubt. I have indeed come face to face what some might call the Flying Spaghetti Monster. I was not afraid and he was no monster at all. The Lord showed me my frailties and also showed me his love. He does the same even today.
I may be foolish to some but I believe one day I will not be the foolish one among the Majority.
I will be the one who will kindly say. Isn't it just awesome! He Loves us he truly does. I am so inspired and my heart goes out to those who are not. Who have become hardened or even doubtful. I pray daily for those who are afraid to look the father in the face and say. Yes...I do see...I do believe...I will trust.

Like that day I really did not want to go out and pray. Like the time I really wanted to hit that snooze. I think sometimes when it comes to a realization of recognizing our father in heaven we want to do the same thing. Some of us go through experiences which brings us to greater question, a deeper life and more of a desire for those questions be answered. It is in this place you find truth and Truth indeed finds you.

GLORIOUS! (Thank you, Thank you)

GLORIOUS, AWSome! Awe Inspiring, Beautiful, Celistial, Daunting, Encouraging, Fantastic, Gracious, Hallelujah, Indescribable, Just, Time Changer, Understanding, Victorious, Without Fault, Xcellent!, Yehovah, Zestful

All Loving
Burden Carrying
Conquerer of Sin
Doer of all Good Things.
Emmanuel
Father of All of Mankind
Generous beyond concept.
Holder of the World.
Indescribably Incredible
Just Judge, Joyous Master
King of Kings
Lover of The Sinner
Master of the Universe
Name Above All Names.
Opmipitant and Omnipresent
Prince of Peace
Quilt of Grace
Religion Crusher
Sacrifice for All.
Time Maker
Unchanging Love
Victor over Depression
Wisdom is His Breath
Xtraordinary
Yeild for Nothing (Won't Relent)
Z -

God Never Gives Up.
Never Lets Go.
Never Forgets.
Never Changes His Mind.
Never Walks away
Never Closes His Eyes
Never Sleeps
Never Sins
Always is There
Always is Open
Always is Available
Always is Listening.
Always is Dependable
Always is Loving
Always is Forgiving
Always is graceful.
Always Speaking.


For You Jesus Are Glorious.
Father Thank you for your Son.
Thank you for you Peace
Thank you for your Love
For You Thoughts...
Your Forgiveness
Your Understanding
Thank You for Your Belief in Me.
Thank you for your provision
Thank you for my family.
Thank you for my life and my breath.
Thank you for what I have and what I do not.
Thank you for keeping me,
Thank you for choosing me.
Thank you for Loving Me.
Thank you for Sharing with Me.
Thank you for You Gracious acceptance of my Ungraceful Ways.
Thank you for Accepting me for who I am
Showing me Who you Are.
Teaching me What You Want.
Showing me why.
Teaching me Why.
Showing me your Sprit.
Calling me Friend.

Thank you for meeting me there when I was not.
Showing how to get there again when I fell.
Showing me my imperfection are your Glory
and my perfections are your testimony.
That my love is your wellspring
and your wellspring is my life.

The Friends you given me I must cherish and
my Enemies I must learn from.
Thank you for your peaceful talks, you strong warnings,
Your Revelation, Your Change and your Spirit that Changes All Things.

Thank you for the peace that Surpasses all understanding
and an Understanding in myself that could never have been obtained by mans wisdom.
Thank you for sharing your Glorys with me, for never giving up and never letting Go.
Thank you for reminding me who I am.
Where I am going.
and What you have done for me.

Thank you for the ability to write, talk walk and love.
Thank you for the Trials and The Tribulations
Thank you for the Humilty
Thank you for the Humble Grace
Your humble Love.
Thank you for Teaching me Authrity.
For being the best teacher I ever had.
The best father, the best friend and the best ruler I could ever have.
I am thankful to be ruled by you and am thankful I am not controlled by tyrants.
I am thankful I live in a place of Freedom.
I am thankful I have no diseases or sicknesses.
I am thankful that I have a mind to think.
A Desire to think of things higher than the world.
A Mind set in the spirit and not controlled by what I have or what I have not
but what you have given me that cannot fit into a space the universe could muster.
Thank you for helping me conquer pride and conquer hate.
Thank you for conquering my fears and releasing me into freedom.
Thank you for unshackling the chains of world and giving me a bracelet of Grace.
Thank you for giving me the knowledge and the ability to express them.
Thank you for teaching me your generosity and your ways.
Thank you for staying the race with me when I faulter.
Thank you for sticking closer to me than a brother, my family.
Thank you for creating a purpose and a plan for my life.
Thank you for creating a direction to go. To obtain your call in my life.
Thank you for my calling.
For you Ministry
Thank you for the opportunity to be a part of your kingdom
to help it build while you build me.
To be humbled as you show me.
To be broken as you grow me.
Thank you for you Authrity that shows me
the ways. Opens the day. Closes the night.
That touches the heavens with Ligtening and shakes the earth,
that humbles my heart as I worship and stregthens my soul as I praise.
That gives me the ability to sing when I want to cry. and gives me the ability to cry for
those I do not know.
Thank you for your Heart. Thank you for staying the race with me.
Thank you for providing the tools I need to do what you have called me to do.
thank you for the talents and the Art and the power and the passion you also have given me.
Thank you for the little. Thank you for the things that make me who I am. But enable me the grace to change them. Show me that there is no compromise of your love. Show me in the darkest soul that you call on them also. Show my your love through you eyes and teach me to decern the disguise of the enemy.

Thank you.
Thank you

Letter from The Sceptic

I am writing this letter to you because I was unaware of your message. Yesterday you told me how ticked you were at your wife. How upset you were at your children, how much you hate your Job. How much you gonna get on your new tax scam. About how you wish you mother and law was not around. About how much you can't stand your president. You also stated how much you were upset with the decision of the country and I did not recall seeing you vote. The other day I saw you peel away shouting some unmentionables, then it was not too long after that I saw you on a website that you knew was not good. I also heard you on a phone telling a man who called you a very clear lie. then this morning when came in late for work... and stated to me when I asked you how you are doing that.....you were blessed. How does this happen. How can you be blessed? What is blessed. I have yet to see it. I have never seen this Joy you speak of. I have also never seen this love that your faith talks of. This letter is one of confusion because what I see is not what you tell me and what is being told I cannot see. It is a very strange thing.

Where is this Love you speak of? Where is this Joy? Where can I find this God you speak of?
If you who have found him is no different than me. You talk of treasure what treasure have you found that I have not?

When you find it let me know. Or even better. Show me.

The Skeptic.