Earlier today I said that I was learning a lot and this example is the same kind of thing.

In my current marriage which is current ONLY because I can’t afford a divorce, in addition to giving me back the wedding ring I purchased for her and found and bought her own because she wanted bigger diamonds, I bought her a corsage on our honeymoon and she didn’t like the flowers and she wouldn’t wear it.

When I experienced these things the ugly truths just did not come through for me but now they do. I am learning a lot now and it’s sad that I didn’t see it when they happened but as time goes on I will likely see more.

I m glad that I know the truth now and I’m thankful that we are not living together now because I wouldn’t now. I’m also very thankful for being shown the truth.

This is not a good thing to learn but it’s the truth and it’s from God.

I’m learning. It’s taking some time but I’m learning.

I do different things than I used to but that’s ok. Patience has taking on a whole new meaning for me. Things just aren’t going to happen when and how I as a human would like them to but so what?

If things aren’t as perfect as I would like them to be then what’s going to happen? Might there be a few more reruns on TV? Yes. Might I be a little frustrated? Yes. Might I be a little bored? Yes. Anything else? Nope.

Do you mean that everything is tied to my reactions? Yup.

So how I react will be the difference between if things seem to go well or if they don’t? Yes.

I have gotten bored with television. Sometimes there are reruns of things or what is on is not something that I agree with.

In addition to that I don’t often listen to CD’s anymore because I’ve heard them before and I don’t want to hear them again.

There are also times that there is technology that I don’t understand or other things that I don’t know how to do.

And again how I choose to react will be the outcome of the situation. If I react poorly then the outcome will be poor, or if I just don’t react then there will be no outcome, or if I react positively then the outcome will be positive. My attitude about things makes all of the difference.

So now I evaluate situations much differently than I used to.

God formed me, He’s kept me here and He’s always given me the best possible things (I my not have realized it at the time, but later I did).

So if there’s nothing to complain about why would I complain?

Things in this World are much different than we are taught in life that they should be.

I went out on a limb big time today with my adopted son (who I love the most of all of my sons) and I lost.

This World will teach you and tell you that you are always supposed to win everything (and I was taught that) but today I lost.

So did I fail?

In this life and according to what I’ve been taught: YES but according to God: NO.

Well, who runs this World?

Satan.

Is he the “be all to end all” guy?

No, God is.

So am I saying that a loss in this World isn’t really a loss?

Yes I am.

Regardless of whether or not I felt a “win” or a “loss” that’s not the real answer because neither I nor the people of this World are the real Judge, God is.

And as soon as I accept that things will be a lot easier to take.

This morning when my clock/radio went off and woke me up it was playing a song by Casting Crowns called: But if we are the body. The song is asking that why if we are the body (of Christ) then why are we behaving like we are and not doing the things that He would do?

It’s a good song and that’s a question that I have been asking a lot recently. Good question.

Who adopts us as His own? God.

Who gives us grace, forgiveness & life everlasting with Him in Heaven? God.

Who lives in us? God.

So who’s body are we? God’s.

Then who decides that we are the body? In Heaven God does but on Earth Society does.

Society has taken God’s word and made it suit them and neglected to realize just who God is, but He’s still the same regardless of what they’ve done.

It’s not something that I am making up! No! I have been diagnosed as having a Traumatic Brain Injury. But what does that mean? To others it means that my Brain has been severely injured and so it does not work properly anymore so I am not to be trusted. I have believed this in the past but I see that a very different story is actually going on.

I have a Webpage, I’m making a commercial and I have written two books. Brain Injured? Not in God’s mind.

He has blessed me very greatly and continues to bless me every moment. He has taught me so much! And the teaching just continues!

I used to watch HGTV exclusively but not now. HGTV has values that do not honor God, so it’s no longer exclusive for me because God is exclusive to me.

I just saw a commercial for the HGTV Design Star and I confidently thought: “I won’t watch that this time” and I’m ok with that. I have watched that from season 2 but I had major problems with it last year and it’s only gotten worse. So no more.

This World is not my world so its values are not mine. Funny but its no surprise to me. So such is the case for a Traumatic Brain Injured man.

This World didn’t come by accident it is a gift from God.

However many people wonder and think that they have to make something of themselves as if the fact that they exist at all is not a miracle in and of itself.

And people think that the only benefit to life that they can bring is if they make something “special” of themselves as if they aren’t special already. And if they weren’t special already then Jesus would not have said this:

Matt 19:14

14 Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."
NIV

Just because you have nothing more to offer than a child, you’re special to God.

And to determine “what you have to do so you can become more” can’t come to a child. You have to grow up to do that and children sometimes die as children.

And there must be some value in them to God or they wouldn’t be in Heaven. And if that were not true then Jesus would not have said it.

So, back off and relax because the Kingdom of Heaven was built for such as this. Jesus said so.

This morning when my clock radio woke me up it was on 89.7 KSGN a local Christian music station and the song was “Wait upon the Lord”. And the chorus to the song played over and over in my head, it says:
“Our strength will rise as we
Wait upon the Lord, as we
Wait upon the Lord, as we
Wait upon the Lord.”

And I thought for the first time “sometimes we don’t even know that the Lord is even there so I’m not always rising up on wings like Eagles and my strength doesn’t appear to be rising but He IS there”. And I remembered two such times.

The first memory was when I went to physical therapy one day and my usual therapist wasn’t there. This substitute therapist had me get out of my power chair and stand up alone to play a game. Then I came to laying on a mat, my head was bleeding and the Paramedics were on the way. Evidently I had fallen down and cut my head. I went to the hospital and got staples in my head! So did my strength rise as I waited on the Lord? Not by the standards of that song but I was alive!

The second memory was from when I was in my first board and care. One night I was in my wheelchair and for some unknown reason I just tried to stand up and get in my power chair, which I couldn’t do so I fell and cut my head above my eye. I had to go to the emergency room for stitches. So again I’m asking you was I rising up on wings like Eagles while I waited on the Lord? Because I was waiting… Not according to that song but I was fine.

So then I realized that He’s always there. There is no such thing as “waiting on the Lord” and according to those standards I didn’t rise on wings like Eagles but I recovered just fine.

So society has redefined what it’s like to be His child so rather than just accept it, I can say: “Nice try but it’s very different. He is there but He’s always there, just like He said.

Paul said: Rom 8:38-39
38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
NIV

That’s faith! He started out not by saying “I hope” or “I guess” no he said “For I am convinced”.

That is one of the most wonderful things that I have ever read! It takes all of the guessing out of life on Earth when it comes to our Father. Now what we have done or chosen may or may not help us with a situation but we are God’s children and nothing can ever change that! Nothing!

Everything else has no effect on who we are with God. It may be important at the time but it is so comforting to know that it has no effect on who we are with God.

And I have no control over anything, absolutely nothing but to know that my relationship with God is secure no matter what is very good. This or that may happen but who cares? It has no effect on my relationship with God.

Today on this Earth is only today on this Earth but tomorrow will be with God in Heaven forever.

In the Psalms I often read: “God had better respond” or “Hear me!” or “Aren’t you listening?”, but I NEVER think that because
God said:
Matt 28:20
And surely I am with you always
NIV
He’s always with me! If I can wonder at all I don’t have to. And there have been many many times when I wasn’t able to do anything BUT HE WAS THERE!

Did He say “As long as…”? No! But He did say “I am with you always”.

And He has been.

And I trust Him.

I watch only 3 channels on my TV. They’re right next to each other on my Cable program and I don’t have to change channels very often.

I watch DIY NETWORK, HGTV and FOOD NETWORK. Most of the time I watch DIY because they always help people.

But I have noticed that on all of the channels (some much more than others) people are always trying to show the viewers that they are the best, do the best and know the most. There is only talk about being the best that they can be, how valuable they are and how satisfying they are.

On no channel do I ever hear anyone mention God, it’s all about them instead.

I used to always watch TV but now I often realize that several hours have gone by and I haven’t even turned it on. Yes there are shows that I like to watch, however I do decide whether or not I need to watch them and if I think that it may benefit me then I do watch it on TV but if not then I turn the TV off or just don’t turn it on at all.

I have noticed though that what I see people doing on TV and what I have learned about Satan are very much alike. Which is a huge surprise to me even though I know that he runs this World.

His work seems so consistently obvious but people seem to consistently fall for it. Their pride is in themselves and not in God and what He does. I don’t understand this and they won’t understand eternity.

More often than not the road is narrow and few find it.

It all started with Adam and Eve…

I have a Website now to offer God’s advice to people. The Website is called: www.aplace2b.com
And it has a way to contact me through email, a link to my BLOG and a video to watch.

I have also created something in Google to match certain words that people might enter to my Website.

The goal is to help people as Jesus would do.

I have also written a book called: What God has taught me. It’s a big book of 95 chapters and over 300 pages. Again the goal is to help people, but any marketing suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Forgiveness, what does that mean?

In Society today forgiveness means “you did not do it”.

However, when you look at the Bible as a whole it means “you did it but I’m (meaning God) not mad at all”.

You see He included faith with forgiveness:
Acts 26:18
18 to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'
NIV

Don’t forget that God is omni. So what you did in the past, will do today or may do in the future has already been seen by Him and forgiven, it did happen but He forgave you.

Remember when Satan thought he was better than God? Well, he still does so that is why Society thinks what they think.

It is possible for someone to be very good but they cannot be perfect. God made us so He knows us good and bad and He made us part of His family.

And there is nothing that we can do that He hasn’t seen or doesn’t know. He included faith for a reason.