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In this week’s
video I was going to teach- but instead I just let a girl I just met share her
story.
After I
stopped the video- we talked for another hour or so- I realized that she is a
sweet girl- and did ask her ‘hon- let me ask this- lots of my friends here in
the Bluff struggle with Meth- has that been a problem for you in the past’.
She talked
openly- the reason I asked was not to offend her- but some of my friends [not
all] have conspiracy theories- and extreme paranoia from Meth.
And sweet
Desiree – off tape- did seem to show some of these signs [her involvement with
the CIA- crimes that God showed her- stuff like that].
One of the
friends who was at the table left- he’s not in the video.
He’s a guy I
have known for years- now clean for 1 year- and lives at our halfway house.
Andy asked
him ‘what do you think about the girl’s story’.
He replied
in a snide way- that she was ‘full of it’.
Now- I share
this to say God deals with all of us- and this girl no the video does have
value to what she said- it’s her experience with God.
So- if I
were vain- I would not have ‘wasted’ the space on my site- and could have
simply done the teaching I planned on.
But I felt
God wanted you guys to see her story- so enjoy.
Radio quotes- and a few key verses I have been
reading the past week or so-
‘The people
God used all had major flaws’ ‘All material things will pass away’ ‘Everything
was on hold until he cut off ungodly connections’ ‘God strategically placed him
so he would have greater influence in a larger audience’ [talking about Josephs
story in Genesis] ‘If gifted people don’t have self-discipline- order- then the
gift wont’ function at its highest potential’ ‘Behold- I have refined thee- but
not with silver- I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction’ ‘see a man
skilled in his work- he will not stand before obscure men- but before kings’
‘Beware of materialism- for a man’s life does not consist of the abundance of
the things he possesses’ ‘You will grow in wisdom and stature’ ‘Thou hast
heard- see all this? Will ye not declare it- I have showed thee new things from
this time- even hidden things, and thou did not know them’ ‘The word of the
Lord came unto him in a vision- saying FEAR NOT’ ‘Authority in the kingdom
comes thru serving’ ‘I will tell you things before they come to pass- so when
they happen you will know I did it’ ‘Prosperity is abounding in both lack and
abundance- its’ not measured by building wealth’ ‘It’s hard at times to let go
of the old mindset- because we have invested so much time in it’ [ I was
talking to leaders about ministry on this tape] ‘Church is a revolutionary
movement in the earth’ ‘He caused waters to flow out of the rock for them- he
broke open the rock and the waters gushed out’ ‘Thou hast heard- see all this-
will not ye declare it? I have showed thee new things from this time forth-
even hidden things and thou did not know them’ ‘they are created now- and not
from the beginning’ ‘And now the Lord God, and his Spirit hath sent me’ ‘For
behold, I am with you’.
Ok- as I end
this ‘thread’- Those of you who have read my posts and followed the last few
weeks have seen how I struggled somewhat about making some changes.
I felt like
I would go back and interact with my street guys- but not in the same way as
before- I used to spend whole days just helping the guys.
I’m not
around as much- but still see them.
I felt I
would drop the 5-6 weekly meetings I was doing all over South Texas- but I
would do them ‘on the fly’.
In the next
post you will see just that.
So- I hoped
this little journaling helped- especially other Pastors/ leaders who might read
the site.
People in
ministry often struggle when making changes- and sometimes we become ‘addicted’
to the ministry- in a wrong way.
As I
transition back into more ‘action’ I noticed that I’m already starting to hit
‘high gear’- meaning I can see how easy it is to go ‘nonstop’.
I spent the
whole day with some of the crew- did a meeting at the halfway house [next
video] went to see Brother Bear.
He’s a
friend who has been wanting to work with me in- well ‘ministry’.
As I checked
out his spot- it reminded me of the first building we bought in Kingsville
years ago.
It was an
old lumber yard I bought for the ministry.
Bear’s spot
looked just like it- we walked around- talked about ideas for- well- another
ministry.
I did tell
Bear that I changed my schedule up- and of course would be willing to do one of
the ‘new style’ meetings there- but I saw myself getting into the ‘high gear’
thing- and had to slow it down.
Jimmy D [who
has been calling- texting a lot] said ‘I’m glad your back- we thought we lost
you’.
No- I’m not
‘lost’ just had to re-group a bit- and it seems to be working better.
Note- in the
next video you will see how I did the meetings I have been talking about this
past year- I know you’ve seen me teach on the videos- but the next one is the
closest to what my meetings looked like.
God bless-
talk to you later.
Note- Guess I’ll
add this- wasn’t going to- but changed my mind [just now].
One of my
closest homeless friends is Henry- I’ll try and get him on video one day.
You would be
impressed- he’s very articulate and knowledgeable.
Henry seems
to take it the hardest when I’m gone- like for months at a time.
I have been
seeing Henry every day this week- and yesterday I felt I should go to the
bookstore and find him something- he loves books.
I went to
Half price books- but couldn’t’ find all the bible reference books they used to
have-
I wanted to
get him one that has the old classic cover on it- so I prayed ‘what would Henry
like’.
I found a
classic looking one- they were poems about Christ- written over the centuries.
I gave it to
Henry yesterday at the mission- he was so grateful- he’s already sharing some
of the poems with me.
It’s the
little things like this- that have the most impact.
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