True Story! I Swear!

So there was a turtle. The end great story eh? The topic today I want to share is story's. Many of you love story's. We never question it story's are just awesome. Not only like books. But also the amazing story's your friends tell. You know what I am talking about. Like here is an example so I was walking down the street when all of a sudden...I saw The avengers laying in the field having a picnic. When I of a sudden I saw up in the tree ready to swing down. Yogi bear! Out of all things this was becoming an epic day. Yogi then swoops down to get the picnic basket. None of the avengers saw it coming so Bruce Banner got mad. And well you don't want to see him when he gets angry. He then jumped up and ran towards yogi bear. With a roar yogi dropped the basket. The hulk then picked up and pranced through the flowers with a big smile. He brought it back to the group and they lived happily ever after. See was that story not wonderful. God has made story part of us he made us love story's because is the ultimate story teller. Wouldn't you love to get a bed time story from God. It would be amazing. Just as Jesus came down to this earth he told many story's. They are called parables. Every time you read them you just get a fresh meaning to them no matter how many times you've read them. Jesus was an amazing story teller. I tell you don't take story's for granted. Some may be stupid like the story I made up. But story's are just magical. Story's can even pass down wisdom or knowledge. Just like King Solomon. Many story's came out of his life. Like biggest thing you can learn from him is he had a lot of wife's... Yes a lot I'm not talking about 5 no 700 wife's and 300 concubines. Lesson here don't merry 700 wife's. But Solomon was very wise. When God asked Solomon for Anything! And I mean anything. He did not ask for woman power money true happiness. No he asked for wisdom. God saw that and gave Solomon power money and yes woman as you saw earlier.... -.- But a great place for amazing story's is the bible. So I encourage you to start reading the bible and read the amazing story's taken place in there. The story's you will Read are very true!

True Fathers Day

As today we calibrate fathers day. For some of us we have grown up with pretty great dads. But some have not had a dad or not not have one that supportive and what you would call a good one. But for thoughts with fathers love them cherish them for they have protected you through your family's up and downs. For though's with out ones that are not part of there life or are not around. For you today is hard. Like me I have never known my dad when I was a kid my dad was around but I only have few memory's with him. Living with out a father in my life has impacted me a lot more then other would see. For me I take my example from the perfect Father. My God in heaven. He has grown me into a man of God I have had to go through a lot with out the support of a loving dad. But I have learned a lot from not having one. 1. I have aspired to one day and have a family and have kids so I can love them and show them the love of a father. Not a perfect father but just some one they can come to. There comes hurts with a father not being there. Like for me I some times think that I can't be a man I don't fit in with other guys because I feel like because I have not had a father I can't be a man. But then I start to think about how great God his and how he said he is a perfect father and he will be with us and help us through any thing and teach us how to be who we are. So I say to you who have great fathers rejoice in them give them a great fathers day tell them that you love them. show them how much you love them. For though's who don't I encourage you to ask God what gift can I give you today. Is it worship is it prayer or just spending time with God. But do it full heartily not half or particle Full with all your heart. Thats what he would love. So for this fathers day celebrate it with all you got. Gods loves you. so much he would not ignore you for anything he is always listening to you and taking care of you.

Temptation

This one is for the guys. Don't let temptation control you. Lust is a destructive path. Stay pure. You may say I can't do it. It is impossible I only can go a day without it. I will tell you something okay. The majority of my youth was waisted in front of a screen. It was hard it was an addiction. But once I let Jesus in I felt weight lift off me. It is not as easy as it sounded. It took years upon years to ride my life of it and keep my self pure. It was a rough path I sought out images to fill that non-existent hole that "needed" to be filled. I will tell you that it's the plan of the enemy that you will fall back into temptation. I want to share some scripture with you. " No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it." 1 Cor. 10:13. So let's start at the beginning of this verse. "No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind." what it is saying is that temptations of this world affect us a lot. It is hard to get past them. The images that you look at is sinful. That sinful nature is very destructive it can lead you in many other temptations that you would not expect you would ever do. But then it says, "And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear." If you were like me when I had thoughs thoughts of this is wrong I don't want to do this. But then you see it and then you fall into the same temptations. Then you feel guilty, ashamed and powerless to stop. god never give you more then you can bear. It may be so hard but bring God into it. It will help so much. Also along this path when you walk through this and you talk to God about what you are doing he never scolds you he never storms away going, " dude your on your own. You started this now your going to have to fix it yourself." Gods not like that. "But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it." read that and really take that in. It is going to be a long and painful road. But don't give up hope every time you are tempted God is always beside you saying, " Do you really want to do this." you know the feeling of "maybe I shouldn't." then you shrug it off then you fulfill you lustful desires. That feeling of don't do it is Gods way of saying don't do it this is your way out. Once you acknowledge the fact that God is calling you away from that. LISTEN TO HIM!! Seriously. It will change you. I will tell you that listening the voice of God has helped me be porn free for 2 years. Like I the title says " Changing Through Honesty" I am be honest to you. The first step is to be honest to yourself. You see this journey I walked it by my self. Worst decision ever, but I have learned a lot in that time. Get friends together be honest and tell them that you are having problems. It is better then walking it alone like I did. I challenge you something. When tempted listen to Gods voice. Also when tempted and you can't hear the voice of God imagine that you mom or worse your grandma is going to walk into the door right when you click that link. Nothing worse. But as I end this I want you to pray to God for purity and just the strength to conquer this. If your struggling I want to be a part of your life and help you through this. It is a hard path to keep a clean and pure mind but when you bring God I to that part of you life you will see a transformation. Because Jesus wants to be in every single part of your life. I mean every tiny minuscule part of your life everything. Invite him it will change the way you think, act and see life. So I invite you to talk to God about it. If you need help I am most willing to help you. And know that I am praying for you. I honestly love you guys and know what you are going through.

The Encounter

The Encounter

By John Dyck

Here's how it is. I was just walking down the street. When I found something interesting. It was the size of a quarter, spherical, really light, and a strange shade of white; none that the world had seen. It was to pure. So I put it in my pocket and continued to walk. But there was this feeling tugging on my heart. Curiosity, surely it is but there is something else to this feeling. I started to feel like I was starting to stretch. Next I feel a smack on the back of my head. Did some one strike my head with a blunt object? My vision went dark. Dark. Why am I still conscious. "HELLO" I yelled. My shout sounded to faded so I yelled with all I had. Still it sounded muted. I started to walk but I was not walking on the ground. What's going on I'm blind and i can't feel the ground! Why is this happening! I soon realized I felt so good. So alive! Full of energy. I remembered the little orb in my pocket. I reached in and brought it out. All of a sudden I could see again. But not in the way you would think. I saw Floating in the air rocks getting smashed together. I feared what was going on. The sight of it was enough to make any man cower in fear. Then a shift happened. The sun appeared like some one was molding it with his own hands. It was so beautiful. But then I got distracted by what was going on with the floating rocks. All around it stars popped up around it I looked all around me I saw the planets form right before my very eyes. As I looked back to the closest rock, which now I knew it was earth. I saw lush green form all around it. At the poles snow and ice formed. The world I knew looked different. Oh so different. So new to full of life. So beautiful. I then floated down To the surface. I saw a mighty hand reach down into the clay and he formed man out of its hands. The plants where so colourful and radiant. The animals so clean, pure and nothing like what we see today. Then a powerful voice spoke to the man, "you may eat of any tree of the garden," the the powerful voice got very serious and stern. "But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat! For in the day that you eat of it you shall surly die." As he ended his voice had a sad tone to it. I watched as the man fell into a deep sleep. The hand showed up again. But the hand went inside the man and took out a single rib bone, and the sound of a deep breath inhaling then exhaling woman was formed. The man awoke to see the most beautiful thing standing in front of him for in this moment he was truly happy. I though to myself what's going on? Is this not the story of Adam and Eve? Doubts flooded in my mind as I saw a great serpent. It looked similar but different then the snakes of my world. This one it stood on 4 feet. It was mighty powerful like it could devour anything in it's path. The serpents facial features shifted frequently. It put chills down my spine. For a couple seconds it looked directly at me. Fear, doubt, pride, arrogance, and a whole range of negative emotions rushed through my body as its cold eyes looked at me. Then turned to Eve and spoke. "Did God really say,' you shall not eat of any tree in the garden.'?" but Eve said, " we may eat if any tree of the garden, but not of the tree in the middle of the garden. For God said we surly would die." then the serpent laughed in reply, " you surly won't die for God knows that when you eat of the fruit, you will be like God knowing good and evil." she then turned and walked toward the tree. She then reached up. But stopped half way for Adam called for her. "what are you doing Eve! For God told me not to eat of the tree or we surly will die." Eve replied with what the serpent told her. She then reached and grabbed an apple. She then looked at the apple for it was tempted her since she now touched it. Eve lifted the apple to her lips and she ate. At this moment I wanted to intervene. Why cant I move. I tried hard to get to them. To stop them. But that's when I felt some ones hand on my shoulder. A soft voice whispered in my ear. "My son surly you would not make a difference. Please watch what happens and learn from their mistakes." I turned with tears in my eyes to look at the man who stood there with arms wide open. As I looked upon the man I feared him and I fell to my knees and looked away. "Son get up don't fear I come to show you the truth." he kneeled down to me as a servant rushing to his master. He picked me up and I fell into his sweet embrace. As I looked back to garden. It was gone the world went dull and desolate. Storm clouds formed. "sin now has entered the world." the man explained. "who are you? Is this a dream? Can you explain?" the man stood there smiling. I have many names. People know me as Jesus." I looked upon him with open eyes to see him revile his hands and feet for they had holes in them. Before he could aw see the other questions. I asked, "How did that happen?" he then turned away and pointed to a gruesome scene of a man hanging on a cross, bloody and dis-configured. I had to look away but being in Jesus's presence gave me the strength to watch what happened before my eyes. The man cried out loud,"father forgive them for they not know what they do." then moments late he spoke his final words " Father, into your hands I commit my spirit." and he breathed his last breath. I finally realized who that was on the cross. "Was that you Jesus? Why did you die?" I said as I was confused. He looked at me with intense eyes. "you saw my final day on this earth. For I died for you . I died for your sins so that you could live your life free from death. For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son and who ever believes in me shall not parish but have eternal life. You see? I love you so much that Is why I died on that cross." then he gave me on final embrace. I woke up in a sweat. I was in a hospital. I thought to my self what happened why am I here? I then opened my hand and saw the white orb sink into my hand. A nurse came in and asked if I was feeling okay. I told her I was but I followed by asking what happened. She told me that I got hit by a car and that the driver fell asleep at the wheel. The nurse left and my mother and father walked into the room. Surprised they managed to find me since I ran away 6 months ago. But with a smile and open loving arms they embraced me. Why the change? My abusive parents here? Loving me? I was really confused. Did they find out who Jesus was? Then I realized what i had experienced could change even the hardest hearts. So I shared what I experienced. Through the visit of Jesus my life as a apostle stared.

Don't Fear

There will always be some sort of evil. I guess that's what you would call it. A form of 

doubt and fear. Yes. We all experience it. But here's the question. Why do we allow it to control us? Why is it always present? No no no. I am not talking about the little fears, but even then it can seam like though's are big. But no I am talking about the big ones. Like Social, physical and emotional fears. It always seams like you can't get away from them. 

Well I have taught my self that fear controls you because you let it. Yes... Yes. I like that. Hahaha laugh at the fear, at the the darkness we all have inside. 

Once you feel it lifting you will see one thing. it is not you who is lifting it off. No no... Think of it this way. Jesus. Ah huh!! I got it yes yes! You know the prayers that you pray. Well let's just say they are never ignored. You may not see results right away. Hmmm well maybe you do. Sometimes. But God always has a plan. You might get a yes or a no or yet you might get a yes.... But not right now I will bring it into your life when your ready. But this is the thing!!! Haha they way you want it. Well I'm sorry to tell you. It might not be they way you want it. But God makes the prayer show it's self in a way you could not even imagine. It will be so much better then what you thought!! When you look at the way you saw the pray it seems dull and boring. Uhhhggg it's happened so many times the way He works my thoughts can just some times be so dull. Why oh why is it dull. God yes I see. You do thing in such a holy way. We need to act in a way that holy to keep what God has given us. So yes the fear that I feel it is hard. Oh so very hard to get rid of!! I scream, "God get rid of these unneeded fears. You tell us don't let it control us. but but but it is Hard! I need the fears lifted of me Lord. Oh Father how you love me." 

As I stand here pondering on what I have spoken out loud. We all should know that feeling of the Holy Spirit resting upon us giving us comfort and strength. I can feel Him moving in. Oh what a sweet embrace. Jesus.. Jesus.. Oh how great you are. Oh what you sacrificed for us. Oh what passion you have for us. You love us so much.. Why can't I love you the way you love me. 

Well thats another thing we may not know how to love like God, but it is good enough for him. We go on with our days thinking to our self's what if we talked to Jesus through all our thoughts. Because He was to be in our life's. No I know what you are saying right now. I don't want him in my secret life apart from him. Yes yes I am a Christian. Yes I believe in Jesus but I want to live my own life. Why I say to you. You may say it is simpler. I'm saved that's all that matters. No! Keep him on your mind he will help you with though's burdens that you hide from him. When you bring him into everything in your life then truly I tell you life will get better harder but better. He will teach so much. He loves us all. That's all that truly matters. When we let him into all our fears and insecurities. He will breath life into us. A very sweet breath that intoxicates us all. Let him breath life into your dry bones and live the life God has for you.

Intro

Of  late. I John have been writing story's to get things out of my system. i am using this as a way where people can kinda be updated about my life. issues i may be having or just fun little story's that i want people to laugh at. I might post prayers and thoughts to this blog as well. but ultimately i want to use this as a help to though's who are in need and also who want to get to know me better. As i walk through my life with Christ i want to tell you that it is never hopeless even when things are tough. persevere through the rough patches and rejoice in the happiness that follows. i hope that the story's i will share will give you something to think about or take something away and apply it to your life. but maybe you just want to read something with bad grammar and spelling. WHO KNOWS! as I say the last words in my intro all i have to say is, "Enjoy."