I was listening to a sermon by R.C. Sproul about our security in Jesus Christ and how by Christ we can never be fully given over to sin and ultimately fall away. That in the gospels, Judas as we read was the son of predation and was ordained to fall away and deny Christ. Peter in a similar situation where he would deny Christ, did so 3 times in one night. The comfort was that in these two situations, Jesus told Peter that he would do this and that Jesus had already prayed for Him, Judas He did not pray for. That after satin sifted Peter like wheat, that her would be restored and encourage the brethren because of it. He was explained that to sift wheat was not a hard task for only the strong, but able by most to easily do and was just time consuming. So apart from Jesus Christ and His protection and strength, we are as R.C. put it “Duck Soup” Easy picking! Satin is much stronger and we can be over powered easily by him because we are just human. The amazing thing is that Jesus prayed for him and said “when” he is restored, not if or might be or if he chose to be…but when, he would be restored and used by the Lord. In the same matter as Jesus prayed for Peter, He also prays for us as believers written in the New Testament. He keeps us, draws us to Himself and we can never plucked out of the fathers hand no matter what. Being assured that when Jesus says “All that the father has given Me, I shall loose none” that we can rest that in that when the struggles of life and flesh come, that we are secure in Christ and His Power. Knowing for sure by His word, That He who began a good work in us will carry out to completion, till the day of Christ Jesus. That it is God who works in us both to will and do according to His good pleasure. The struggle we all face is real and for myself I fight, question, doubt and struggle with my flesh but I know that God is true and His word to be for sure. When I take my focus off Jesus is when my perspective goes right out the window. I get worked by the things of this life and I am left open for attack by the world, the flesh and the devil. I have dropped my sword and have left myself defenseless. So as we are commanded by Jesus, we are to be renewed daily in our minds and offer ourselves as a living sacrifice…I just keep crawling of that gosh darn alter though!!! 

I want to top this one off with John 15:9-11 which really spoke to me!

9 “As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. 10 If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love. 

11 “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full.

One Blessed Christmas

This is my first post on my blog, hopefully it'll come out ok...J/K.



So this was another Christmas away from my family and it was a unlike a couple years past i mi missed my parents more than normal. They are back in New Mexico right now and it's about 18 hours away by car and...well just not able to take that many days off right now to get out there. Is is truly amazing how the Lord has blessed me once again this year and given me such a great with another family.

Christmas eve came, after my long day at work had ended at about 7 and i got home to kick off the shoes and relax a little. For me, especially when holidays come, i really want to stop and reflect because i know how busy life gets. Not to mention how often i don't stop to praise, meditate and glory in the Lord for who He is and what He's done! What encouraged me to do this was reading my friend Ted's blog while it was slow at work. So that night i was blessed to go home and wrap a couple of presents, sit in front of my computer and type out about 2 pages of things the Lord has done in my life this year that i'm truly thankful for. I ended up finishing about 12 or so and bofore i fell asleep i was able to talk to by Beautiful girlfriend, who wished me a merry christmas...good times

Christmas day i woke up and was able to spend some time in the word...so cool, All the while i listened to a sermon by R.C. Sproul which was bomb. i went to the Lemm's house about 12:30 and on the way up i was able to encourage and be encouraged by my friend, I was just stoked to have had that conversation. To tell you the truth i was truly blessed this day, Just the Joy the Lord gave me to be with the family and my girlfriend was awesome. Shortly after i arrived it was present time for Keleo ( I Love that Time) and for everyone else as well. As i sat there with presents gathered around my feet from my family and theirs, i began to just smile with joy and excitement. To be able to have a family to spend it with was amazing not to mention the joy of being able to give them something as well. I got some amazing things presents and the best was this sweet beanie my Girl made me! i Love it. I think i had more fun and joy seeing the smiles on their faces and what joy they had than receiving the presents myself, The Lord is true when he says it is more blessed to give than receive. We all opened them in turn right after i opened like 5...whoops!!! It was so cool, just blessing and smiles all around not for the gift only but for the stories that came with how we got it and to see how stoked they are to have received it. I absolutely loved that time that i was able to share with them and Just a bit earlier I was able to sit and talk with Gordon about the Lord, how amazing He is and what he was able to share with the family from the Scriptures when they all woke up.

After a great time with them we hung out and got ready to go over to Mandy's grandparents house and spend some time with them. We had a great time of fellowship, eating dinner and opening presents. It still floors me that even though i am not a part of their family by blood i am spiritually and vicariously by dating a member of it...but seriously, i am so stinking blessed by this. Any who, we had a great dinner, talk and topped the night off with a game called "apples to "apples. Such a fun game, they say the cards you end up with at the end describe you...for most of us it was pretty right on!
I was able to talk to my family and rejoice with them and hear of all the good things going on with them and do the same with family out here. So that is my Christmas, my thoughts and the reason i am very thankful to the Lord...