Rock Christian Church, Praise and Worship

“Never Could Have Made it.”

This past Sunday I attended church with my wife. (Rock Christian Church, DeKalb, Illinois) As mentioned in previous entries its a place that provides communion with friends. Well, this past Sunday Praise and Worship sung a rendition of “Never Could have Made It,” I have heard this song before and it did not have a impact on me. However, the petite sister who sung it, “Nearly broke my back.”

Emotions; so deceptive, I recoil with the slightest hint of them. Consequently, my sunglasses made their way into my hands, a preemptive action as this sister went ‘Maliha Jackson.’ Floods of spirit,  emotions, somehow stealth their way into me, without permission I assure you. Before long into this song I realized, ‘I was caught up!’ Like a insect lured by a Venus Fly trap, I was being devoured, did not even know it.

Trapped!

As I started to realize what was happening, a struggle began with these intrusive feelings.  A Hurricane of Singing. My reaction, get out, save yourself, break free. But the more I struggled the deeper my snare entrapped me. Hold on, what cha got there, slow down, sister, this what I’m thinking. I was caught in that thang, helpless, you understand me? Feeling helpless, I gave way to what was happening. Praise and Worship, alone with this sister transferred spirit to me. “Singing my Life on stage through this sister.”

Never could I put in song spirit of testimony like she did. I listen to quite a few gospel songs, Fred Hammond, Kurt Franklin, etc on my ipod.  Song transfer spirit to me all the time, however, I control time and place. They did it without my invitation or permission. Its like someone slipping money in your pocket, but you recoil at first, thinking something is being removed from your pocket. It was a mystery unfolded before my spirituality.

Great Spirit.

Marvelous was it. I did not put on my sunglasses. I rode the song out with grace and contentment, without interference from myself or anyone in church. Let Go, Let God. This happened  this past Sunday.  Tao, wherever I am; among family, Christians, friends, and song. I enjoyed myself immensely being part of something I could not control. I will put this song on my gospel CD after recommendation of the Praise and Worship team.

(By the way I didn’t cry.)

Almost

Amen

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My Wife’s BFF, Jesus and Tao

What a night

This past Friday, my wife Debra met her (BFF) Bev for a night out in DeKalb, I thought. After a few hours she had not return home or return my calls to her cell. Unbeknown to me they driven to Rockford, a town about twenty-five miles away. After repeated unanswered calls my daughter and I trek to the store and retrieved ourselves some tasty treats.

While traveling my daughter and I noticed it was snowing. Well it was raining pretty hard a day ago, Midwest weather. Deadly combination on rural Illinois roads, rain then snow, not good. Snow removal, definitively limited by budget restraint. You drive on ice for some time before salt appears.

Roads were extremely slippery as we drove less then a quarter mile to the store. Since relocating from Chicago noticing automobiles in ditches comes with snowfall here. They go hand in hand. My wife left around seven it was now close to twelve midnight, long time even for those two. I was not worry but a little concern. The snow made the roads as anticipated unmanageable for them. Debra agreed to drive back home from Rockford and upon her arriving she told me their story.

Jesus and Tao

jesus-and-taoismDriving conditions were such she drove with hazard lights the entire way. Her face holding fear patterns from the episode. Debra was spooked. She said while trying to keep that car on the road, something happen.  Something unexplainable.

Her exact statement to me, “Someone else began to drive, I could feel it, it wasn’t me” WTF! Now in the past, I would have said that, not now, because I knew what happened. Jesus demonstrated this Taoist principle upon the cross.

Lost on the cross story for some the principle of, ‘Surrender and Acceptance.’ “Why have you forsaken me,? powerful quotation, but dramatization drowns out its effective formula. Christ’s ego, “Why me?” A natural egotistical response, “Save me, I don’t want to die.” He was fighting, fighting the moment. Although, he knew the end in the beginning, he wanted to live. Christ surely was a man on earth.

Nevertheless after some pondering, the words of life “Let not my will be done but yours.” Finally, surrendering and accepting the moment, peace delivered and so was Jesus. God’s spirit took over only after Christ removal of personal desires. God gave more with less and “Drove the car,” to eternal life. With resistance, you fight yourself and you’ll lose every time. In saving self, you lose because of the belief, of always expecting more. Demonstrations of virtue was Jesus’ mission and should be for all of us. However at the time of reckoning even he desired more life. Now I ask, how powerful is the Ego?

My wife’s a Christian and so is Bev.

christian-crossMost my family and friends are Christians. I have extensive knowledge of Christianity and write about it a great deal. Debra phoned Bev later after telling me their story, both were still in state of spiritual shock I’m pretty sure. They made it!  By the grace of God, they made it! You see Tao gives life. Its only function. When you let go you have life. This doesn’t always mean more life on earth, but eternal life. When you are not afraid of dying you live. Tao brings calm no matter the situation. Both their children were in the car, those women knew this. I did not. Each praying, “God save my child, not me but my child.”

God heard their silence and “Drove the Car.” This I believe.

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Thought of the Week. "God Help Us."

I would like to talk about a few verses in the Bible. Although I use the Bible for this message I do not practice Christianity in the worldly form. In other words, I am not a practicing Christian by the definition of Christianity by man. I do attest nothing is bad about Christianity, Judaism, Islam or any other religion. It is what it is. I am not claiming to have the only way to enlightenment about Godliness. My way is just another way to the Kingdom. I am not human or spiritually a judger of men, each one of us comes from God. And God cannot judge herself. With that said let’s begin this short but powerful lesson or discussion about “God Help Us. That Our Eyes Can be Opened.”—I am just a student-teacher, who desires to become a Master.

“God Help Us. That Our Eyes Can be Opened.”

Matthew 20

30] And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us,… [32] And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, what will ye that I shall do unto you? [33] They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened. [34] So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.

Here’s my take:

The two men were given an opportunity seemly for anything that their hearts desired. But asked, “Open our eyes.” They did not seek riches, or new huts, job promotion or anything else. They understood heaven was within them; however they could not see it without some help. Jesus helped them with spiritual eyesight, or some would say “Their mind’s eye.” And what the two men to do with their newfound spirituality? They picked themselves up and followed, they followed because, Jesus is Love. Jesus said “I have come for lost ones.” Which is all of us.

Inside you is the kingdom of Heaven. Heaven is a decision; it is not a place with a physical address or P.O. Box number. Joy is a decision; it is not capable of being held by human hands. Bliss doesn’t materialize with worldly ingredients. No one can touch or take it away.  It’s who you are; your soul is waiting for its curtain call. You just need help to re-remember who it is That You Are. You are created by God which in turn makes you A God manifested in a human body. A body with a never-ending soul, it cannot be cast away. Stamped on your soul probably reads, “Property of GOD, if lost or stolen return to Heaven. Never to be forgotten, Never to be forsaken and Never to be cast away.” God loves you, now start loving yourself, for you are a part of an All-Loving God,  God cannot hate, despise, anger or show any other man-made emotions. No matter what others may think or say.

He doesn’t punish your transgressions. How shall you learn what God is without transgressions? Transgressions illuminate your soul. They get you to see what and who you are. If all you had was perfection, perfection would cease to exist, because that’s all there would be, perfection would cease to have a definition. You would have nothing to compare transgression with. You have nothing to compare Joy without Pains. Darkness illuminates light. Hate illuminates Love and so on. However these things are not real in our spiritual mind only in the mind of our worldly thoughts, hate, anger, separation, envy, jealousy appear real. Unchain yourself from myths and illusions. Challenge long held beliefs; challenge your unchallenged thoughts, “What God Wants and Who God Is? Ask yourself for the freedom to choose your destiny with God. There isn’t a one size fits all with spirituality. Be not afraid to think the unthinkable, that God Loves Me No Matter What and God Wants Nothing from Me. Search inside and God will reveal your bliss to you, no man holds the keys to heaven for you. Heaven isn’t a home, building or mansion now that I think about it. Heaven has an open door policy.

Heaven is inside you; go after it like a tiger after prey. Yearn for it, become restless, as a matter of fact; update your spiritual resume. Objective: To Become One With God. Salary: Eternal life. Go into the interview already knowing this job has been promised, you can’t lose. If you have no clothes go anyway, if you have no transportation go anyway, if you forget your resume go anyway. Why? Because you can’t lose. You came from the employments services of God, Inc., that company doesn’t possess a losing spirit. Victory was won as soon as you accepted Who You Were. There are no qualifications for heaven. Everyone has a ticket that says, “Admit One, No Exceptions.”

“Admit One, No Exceptions.” Your ticket is in your heart, go get it. Stop being held back by fear, guilt, past transgressions, what others may think, what other may say.  Go get your ticket, see if there’s a disclaimer on the back, I guarantee it is not. God has no reservations about Who You Are. You are sons and daughters, manifested in a fleshly form, only to realize your own greatness. This is the only reason you’re here to realize your own greatness. Rejoice that you have been given the opportunity to achieve what appears to be unachievable.  The opportunity to reunite with God. Rejoice. Fear isn’t real, you make it real, Guilt isn’t real you make it so. Everyone makes up God, your brother, mother, friends, strangers, perceived enemies, all of us make of God. All of Us. One not better then the other.

God Is Everything. Everything Is God. God doesn’t have separation, and neither can you, its impossible. Separation is a myth, We’re All One. Remove the debris from your mind’s eye, the broad of judgment, the board of condemnation of yourself as well as others. You are made in the image and likeness of God. You can do no wrong everything done is for your glory. His love is a perfect love. A love with no conditions or retributions to fear. You need not worry about losing favor. God is You and You Are God. He doesn’t punish himself. Let God love you for who you are, a part of her. God cannot separate from itself. Our parts make up the whole of God.

Join yourself back where you belong,

Re-remember Who You Are.

Thank you for listening to my thoughts on—“God Help Us See.” God has promise that his words are victory for everyone. These words are not for separation but inclusion. God is not a God of exclusion, by race, gender, sexual preference, geography location, height, weight, eye color and anything else the world could think of. She loves us all.

Know Who Are

Love always,
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