Melancholy Thoughts

If you made your life into a living hell and you thought you reached the sky, was it really the sky that you reached?

If the whole world was burning and you decided to just party, would the party laughter stop, when the flames start to burn your backyard?

If I put all my hopes and dreams into a leaky boat, would I still be surprised, when it all sunk into the sea?

There is a saying, "If a tree falls in a forest and no one was around to hear it, does it make a sound?" If  I were to die and no one was around to notice, will I still be remembered?

What will happen when the world gets older and all new things turn to dust? I will have lived and I will have died and the Earth will continue on.

The Trapped Heart

     In a dream I had I was with some friends walking around a town square not unlike the one in my home town. There were small groups of people gathered around the square. We were listening to what they had to say. Each group had their own opinion how life was and how we should live it.
     There were groups talking against the different kinds of races. There were groups from different occult religions talking about their worship of the spirits. Each group had a darkness about it. They were about the spreading of fear and hate. They were about attaining a control over other people lives. My friends wanted to fit in rather than to stand out from the crowd so they listened and became interested in what those groups had to say. I for my part were repulsed by those groups I could by no means join them.
     My friends continued to talk with them so I left them and went over to stand by some nearby trees so to wait for them when they were done. As usual, being a introverted type of guy I tried to stay in the background. However these groups were intolerant of anyone being separate from them. Even though I stood away at a distance they still took it as a offense against them. They were not satisfied with the ones that they had, they wanted me as well.
     I tried to remain silent and wait quietly until everything was over. However those groups started to jeer at me. They were saying out loud that I thought I was better than them. They were forcing me to make a stand. The goodness from within me could not be held back by my fear. My heart felt trapped by fear but it was opening up and my mouth was speaking boldly about the words of God. I directed my words to the ones who I felted whose heart was also just like mine. The words that I spoke was about God's love and salvation. The words of God were diminishing their fear and opening up their hearts. By me standing up for what I believed in, a new group started to form on that square. It was a group for God. A group who openly spoke about his love and the words of Jesus Christ.
     There upon that square were many groups of hate and darkness however there was another group, another choice. A choice to stand with God and his righteousness. It was a group that I was very much happy to belong to so to able to speak freely about God's love without fear. In this dream I learned that one man, one vessel of God can pour out God's light into the world and thereby freeing many from the bondage of a trapped heart.

Luke 12:11-12 "And when they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious about how you should defend yourself or what you should say, for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say."    

What Matters?

     What matters? You do. Your every thought, your every word, your dreams and your hopes. Your laughter matters, your tears, your joy and your love. All that you are, matters.
     Are you happy? Is your heart free? These things are important and they do matter. Oh! How we suffer because we are not valued by our world. Our life maybe nothing to them but to me our life is a precious gift from God. Our life does matter even if no one else thinks so. The Lord die for me and you so he does believe that we matter.
     The hard hearted ones there is an absence of love but the soft hearted ones continues to care. Life does matter to those who can still love. Life is not nothing in their eyes. They cherish it just as the Lord does. The hate we carry within our heart can destroy our lives but the forgiveness and the love of God can save us. What is within your heart does matter.
     We look around us and try to make sense of it. We want to find our place upon this world. I asked this question, "Why do we even exist if it does not really matter?" We exist for a reason and I believe it was not just to die. There is something here to be learned and to be found and I will try my best to learn it and to find it.
      I found these things to be true in my life. The words of God gives me comfort and his promises gives me hope. People who unselfishly reach out and help others raises my spirit. People who believe and practices the will of God lightens my soul. A man and a woman who loves each other and their children and their children loving them back makes me happy. A friend who can understand me and cares bring me much joy. A good meal, good health, a good summers day, a place to sleep at night, a place to call my home and being around my family and friends are things that matters to me.
     The things of the heart and the things of the soul really matters to me and I believe it matters to you as well. I am not an island unto myself and separated from the world. I still wish to be apart of it in someway. I want to feel that I belong and will be respected by others. Our relationship to each other does matter. How we are treated and how we treat others matters greatly.
     Our life matters and all life around us. All things that we do or do not do effects our life and it matters. What really matters is our continuing of our life's journey from the beginning and to the end so to find all the things that truly matters to us.     
         

My Last Words to Satan

     Satan has caused much suffering in our world since the time of Adam and Eve. However there will be a time when an angel from heaven will put him in a pit and chain him for a thousand years according to Revelation 20:1-3. I was thinking to myself what if I was standing at the edge of that pit and looking down at Satan, what would I say. This is the reason why I wrote this post called My Last Words to Satan.

                                                 My Last Words to Satan

     Where have you gone Satan? Down into the the abyss with your demons. Where is your power now? It has been taken away from you by Jesus Christ. Son of darkness, how long have we had to put up with you. Giver of death and destruction may you live forever in darkness waiting for your death. No tear will be shed, no voice will protest your removal, for a better day is at hand without you. May your suffering be as much as you have given to us. Demon of darkness may your memory fade away forever.
     Where is your victory Satan? In prison bound with chains of your own making. The chains you put upon us is now upon you. Enjoy yourself it is your most deserve reward. Manslayer and child killer, you walked about destroying everyone around you without conscience or remorse. You tormented people to their deaths. They asked you for mercy and you gave them none. No mercy will be given to you. May our God in heaven quickly take away the number of your days.
     You held our planet captive. You blinded men's eyes. They became your servant, killing and destroying others whom they should have loved. Into the dust they all went and into the dust you shall go with them. God's fire will bring you down and his power will restore what you have destroyed. Glory be to God for we are delivered out of your hands.
     Why did you torment us so Satan? For the fun of it? Did you enjoy our tears? Did you enjoy seeing our blood spilt upon the ground? Did you enjoy seeing us beg and plead for help? May God not show you any of his mercy and may he bring down his flaming sword of judgement upon you. May our Father cleanse the stain of your presence from this Earth.
     A little while longer and you will have destroyed for the very last time. Look up into heaven and see the power of Jesus Christ coming down upon you. Tremble out of fear for your time has ended. A new era is beginning, a new day is here. Christ is our king and savior, we belong to him. Begone Satan there is no one left who wants you. There is only the children of God upon this Earth. Your children are no more.
     The God of money and the God of pride, men worshiped you everyday. You hide yourself well throughout your land of darkness. Those people bowed down to you without ever knowing they were serving you. A master of deception you were. How many times did God warned them about you? How many times did he cry out to them? They did not listen. They only listened to your voice, Satan. You had them trained well. Where are they now? No where to be found upon this Holy Land. You gave them a few coins of gold and a few moments of pleasure and they laid down their lives for you. They handed over their children to you. You took their gifts and threw them upon the ashes of destruction. Horrid beast, monster, you did not care for anyone but only for yourself.
     Time is slipping by you. It is not I who is in the abyss of darkness. I am standing in the light of God. I who you tormented and tried to silence. My voice was not silenced for God was with me. He carried me through the hard times. He kept me alive and helped me when I was down. You Satan wanted to walk upon my grave and plant your victory flag. I stood my ground and did not give up my faith in the Lord. I knew that my victory was close at hand. The Day of Christ was soon to come and now I am with my brothers and sisters within the tent of God. We are all celebrating our day of deliverance and our glorious day of salvation.
     Goodbye Satan, no longer will you be with us. No longer will men fear and no longer will men die. For thou are no longer. Your trade marks of cruelty, injustice, pain and suffering are all gone from this world of ours. Men no longer treat each other without respect but as equals and as brothers. How different things will be when you are gone forever. Goodness and love will flourish like grains in the field. The days of darkness will be forgotten and the days of light will be forever in our minds and hearts.
     How great you thought you were, Satan and yet you will be forgotten, for all evil will have vanished from the face of the Earth. Jesus Christ our king will be with us until the end of time. Goodwill, joy, happiness, peace and love will be in every heart, mind and soul. Evil will be no more. God's righteousness will be with us now and forever. So goodbye Satan, goodbye forever.

An Hopeful Outlook

      Call me crazy, stupid or tell me I am just living in a imaginary world but I cannot let go my hopeful outlook in life. Contrary to what we see or read in the news I do not see our world as hopeless. I believe that no matter how bad our world maybe getting there are still people doing the right thing. They are helping each other. They are caring and showing kindness to one another. I truly believe that not all is lost because some people are still holding strong to their faith in God and showing their love for each other.
     I have to admit that my faith have been shaken a few times and my outlook had grown dim. I had at times said to myself that all is lost. In seeing what is happening in our world, a deep sadness sometimes takes over my mind and tells me that our world is hopeless. In those times the light of hope and the darkness of despair battles within me and a depression takes hold upon my mind. I call out to God to save me and he hears me and delivers me out of my darkness. His light breaks through and my hope is restored. I can see that not all is lost because God is still here helping us and answering our prayers.
     A pitiful man I am for letting doubts take hold of my mind however God is still merciful toward me and still helps me when I need him. I am most undeserving but yet he still loves me. I believe in God's hope and promises in that someday he will bring about a better world. I have to hold on to my hopeful outlook until that appointed time arrives.
     I will not say that people everywhere is a lost cause. There are still good people in our world doing the Lord's work by keeping their faith alive. They are helping each other and showing their compassion with their kindness. There are beautiful spiritual people doing beautiful things that I my not see but they are indeed out there doing their best to make our a world better place to live.
     May God have mercy upon us for letting our minds go to a dark place causing us not to see our hope. Some of us has surrender to the darkness and have let their minds go mad with hopelessness. They attack people in rage because they cannot find any light of hope in their lives. God is their answer to their suffering but yet they seem to run away from him. Darkness will always yield to the light so do not give up your hopeful outlook for without hope, we are truly lost.
     Keep your eyes always looking upward towards God and his guiding light will always be with you. Be kind and be gentle towards each other let love rule over your hearts and let your light shine in all the world. Keep your faith strong so to weathered the storms that maybe coming your way. May you always have an hopeful outlook in your life so to believe that there are good people in this world who will never surrender to the darkness.

We are Brought Together in Christ

     We may have different taste. We have different looks. We may come from different countries. Our social status may also be different. However if we are Christians our worship will be directed towards Jesus Christ. In Christ we stand on common ground. We may disagree on many different things but we are in total agreement that Jesus Christ die to take away our sins. We are drawn to his words of love for us. We come from many different backgrounds but we all walk upon the narrow path to be with Jesus in his kingdom.
     We are united in Christ. We are a large family walking together in the same direction. Whether or not if we are rich or poor we are the same when we bow before the throne of God. When we look at each other we see differences however inside of us our love for our God is the same. Separate we maybe on the outside but on the inside we are united in Jesus Christ. It maybe hard for you to look past their differences and to see what is within the heart of another but we have to trust their sincerity of their worship. How can you call them your brothers and sisters in Christ if you have doubts?  If your mind is filled with suspicion and doubts, how can you ever become close to them?
     We must not be overly judgmental of each other when we come together. Our mission is not to create hard feelings and division among our brothers and sisters but to create unity with trust and love. God called each of us to him lets not say my calling is greater than my brother's. If your brother is worshiping with you then God is working with him the same as he is working with you. Leave it in God's hands to work things out and continue to love each other as God loves you.
     Something inside of us yearn for the love of Jesus Christ. We heard the voice of our master and we wanted to be close to him. We wanted to find his other sheep to be friends with and to share our love for our God with them. We want to be accepted and to belong among our brothers and sisters in Christ. Different we maybe but our love for our God is not less. We all want to feel the love that God has for us. We are not so different in our worship. Our eyes look up to God and pray for his help in our lives. We are brought together in Christ under God in unity as one body with a like mind spreading his words of love and hope to all the world. 
      

Jesus Christ so Powerful and Yet so Humble

      Jesus Christ is the Lord of Lords and the King of Kings (Rev.17:14). He was in the beginning with God and all things were made through him (John 1:2,3). Jesus is far above all rule and authority and power and dominion (Eph.1:21). God put all things under his feet (Eph.1:22). Jesus while on Earth could had the help of 12 legions of angels (72,000 angels) if he so wanted (Matt.26:53). Jesus Christ is far powerful than any leader that ever lived and yet he lived his life in a humble manner.
     The apostle Paul described the humility that Jesus Christ taught and showed him. The apostle Paul said in Philippians 2:3,4 "Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others." He said in Philippians 2:6,8 that Jesus came in the form of God and lead a life as a servant. He said that Jesus humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death by dying on the cross. Jesus Christ served God by not dominating over us with his superiority but out of his love he humbly served us. 
     Jesus Christ was humble enough to even wash the feet of his disciples. John 13:4,5 "rose from the supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist. Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him." He did this to show them that he was going to wash away their sins and make them clean. This most powerful man who ever lived was humble enough to wash his disciple's feet like he was their servant. What leader today can even compare to him? How great the difference is between the leader of the Kingdom of Heaven and our leaders upon this Earth.