Followers, Soldiers, Spiritual Walkers

YCCM PART III HEART OF A CHILD Chapter 14 FINDING PEACE My Brothers and Sisters, Every now and then, we wander into a grey zone and find ourselves in unrest, greatly distracted and without the peace in which we rest so comfortably. We are left feeling that peace has left us. Do not let it distress you so; for it is then that we must find peace in understanding, not as we know it, but in the understanding that comes from knowing God. God is with us, we are not alone. Many believe that they know and understand this. As simple as it may sound, not everyone really understands and acknowledges God's presence within themselves. We must make what is in our heart a reality in our mind, so that it will be manifested through us into our lives and the lives of others. It is of great importance that we do so; for the strategy of the enemy is to make us feel isolated and to forget that God is right there within us, in the midst of our trouble, with all power in His hand...

YCCM Part 2 A WAY OF LIFE Chapter 5  Investment vs A Way of Life The Illusionist  Simon, a magician in Samaria, heard Phillip preach and became a Believer. After witnessing the power Peter and John possessed to lay hands upon Believers to receive God's Holy Spirit, Simon offered them money to buy their power, so that he too could lay hands on others. He saw this manifestation of God as being transferable like a common commodity. Perhaps, in his mind, he could only relate the power to the magic tricks that had brought him fame and fortune and perceived this also to be magic. Nevertheless, at that moment, it was beyond Simon to perceive God's Holy Spirit as Life-Changing, in the sense that the blessing of God's Spirit would change his way of thinking and living, or perhaps, he would have had second thoughts about making such a request. Simon showed the Disciples the things that he treasured mo...

Part 1 STOP, LOOK and LISTEN   MAKING JESUS THE CENTER OF YOUR JOY Chapter 3 THE SOLID ROCK I n order to define, demonstrate and initiate change, we must show others that "Jesus is the center of our joy”; for by His sacrifice we are justified to be worthy of returning to our Father, to commune with Him and bask in His love. Jesus showed us that His very presence affected those around Him; even those who didn't believe in Him. We can be confident that when we exude His presence, taking on His character, through the power of God's Holy Spirit, we bring about change in others and change the atmosphere. Regardless of their condition, status, race, nationality, or religion, we must earnestly desire true change for others--meaning--transformation of the soul, to have a renewed mind. Regardless of their beliefs, we cannot yield to be politically correct. We cannot leave out the Son--Jesus--because He cannot be separated from His Father.  Fo...