I am not ashamed

I had a situation the other day where I was asked my opinion on something. Well I was not for it and the attack that I had on the web you would have thought I was a criminal:). Well Jesus said not to be amazed that the world hates us for they hated him first. I know it was God since I did not answer with what I thought but what the word of God said and I was a hater and evil he he. This says it:
I am part of the fellowship of the unashamed. I have Holy Spirit power. The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I am a disciple of Christ. I will not look back, let up, slow down, back away or be still.My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, and my future is secure. I am finished and done with low living, sight-walking, small planning, colorless dreams, tame visions, worldly talking, chintzy giving, and dwarfed goals.I no longer need preeminence, prosperity, position, promotions or popularity. I do not need to be right, first, tops, recognized, praised, regarded, or rewarded. I now live by faith, lean on His presence, walk by patience, am uplifted by prayer, and labor by power.My face is set, my gait is fast, and my goal is heaven. My road is narrow, my way is rough, my Guide reliable, my mission clear. I cannot by bought, compromised, detoured, lured away, turned back, deluded or delayed. I will not flinch in the face or sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of adversity, negotiate at the table of the enemy or meander in the maze of mediocrity. I won’t give up, shut up, let up or slow up until I have preached up, prayed up, paid up, stored up and stayed up for the cause of Christ.I am a disciple of Christ. I will go until He comes, give until I drop, preach all I know and work until He stops me. And when He comes, He comes to claim His own. He will have no problem recognizing me for my colors are clear. I AM A DISCIPLE OF CHRIST.

Its the follow thru

No matter what you do for God good intentions are not enough. Growing up I played a lot of golf. Well I learned one thing and that is to play correctly you have to keep your eye on the ball and then follow through. Too many in the body of Christ start fast but stop too soon as soon as the going got tough. We are admonished to run the race and finish. Back to Golf, if you pull your head up or do not follow through you will pull the ball or lose it and be out of the game. Keep you eye on the ball and remember to follow through. See you at the 19th hole.:)
PJ

through the storm

Today was a great day at church. Pastor gave a great word on being adrift on the sea and that is the wrong time to cut bait and run. Well God showed me something as I was praying for people. If you are going through a dark storm and you can not see the stars or the sea, grab the hem of Jesus garment and he will guide you though it.

PJ

He hid me

Through out our walk there are times where we feel, I don't know I guess lost and invisible. Why am I not being used? Well there are 3 reasons.
1. God is preparing you for something. As a weapon or tool you need to be crafted, smoothed, polished and sharpened. This take a while and during this time while you go through this there is another process:
2. God is protecting you. As you are prepared you are taken and protected so nothing can happen to you where you might be damaged or destroyed and can not be used.
3. Till the time that you will be projected to do what God has prepared and called you to do. Just as you do not send a soldier out with out training and a sportsman with out training and preparation God does not send you out without preparation and seasoning.
Remember we all go through this, remember that Jesus went thru the desert before he was allowed to go out into his ministry.
In Jesus
Pastor Jackson Plant

New Day

This is a new season we are in. Things are moving in a new way, opportunities are opening in new ways. In the church I attend City of Refuge, Pastor Jennifer the CO Pastor is now Senior Pastor at a church in WV. Then out of the blue I am now in the praise and worship band as the lead guitar player. Also a quick testimony, we had a fund raising to help Pastor Kevin Smith deal with some of the expenses he accrued with the sickness of his wife Pastor Renee. Well I felt God tell me to give $1000. I did and did not think anymore about it. Well 2 days later I noticed when I was payed I had not spent as much as I thought so I was able to put the check in my savings. Long story short, with in 2 days God doubled the amount I originally had in savings before the donation. God is good. Bottom line God is moving in new ways and we all need to be ready.
God bless
PJ

Memories

This last week has been tough, I lost alot of childhood and growing up idols. I really did not think that Michael Jacksons death would bother me. I was wrong. I started thinking of the times in college when I first heard Thriller and growing up watching the Jackson 5 and the cartoon. The man is gone let the accusations go also and remember the good he did and that he has 3 children that he left and not hurt them too.

Hard day

The writing of this finds me in a emotional quandry. In the last 2 days I have lost my Great Aunt, plus 2 icons of my youth. It makes me feel real old. Farrah Fawcett was one of my first crushes. That poster and seeing her on the tv at 13 on up. Then MJ who I remember listing too as the Jackson 5 as a kid then following him take off and put out Thriller and everything changed. I am shocked and a loss for words for now. I pray they knew Jesus and he knew them.