Can You Deny What Your Heart Holds Sacred?

a personal message to Jesus

2005-10-06T19:05:51Z

i just wanna say thank You

*now back to your regularly scheduled program*

words of wisdom

2005-09-28T15:06:23Z

The devil is just a barking dog on a leash.

nice story

2005-09-28T14:32:24Z

Two twins are talking in their mother's womb.
- Do you believe in life after birth?
- Of course there is life after birth! Maybe our present life is just a preparation for life after birth.
- That is nonsense. There is no life after birth. What would such life look like?
- I don't know exactly, but I'm pretty sure that there would be much more light, and that we will be able to walk with our legs and eat with our mouths.
- That's utter rubbish. You know it's impossible to walk. Eating with mouth, hah! We have umbilical cord for that. I tell you, there is no life after birth.
- The cord is too short. I'm certain there's something after birth. Something entirely different than what we have now.
- No one has returned from the born. Life ends after birth. Besides, life is nothing else than living in this dark environment.
- Well, I'm not sure what is life after birth like, but in any case we will meet our mom. She will take care of us.
- Mom!? You believe in Mom? And according to you, where is this supposed Mom?
- All around us, of course. Thanks to her we live, without her we wouldn't exist.
- I don't believe it. I've never seen Mom, and I'm assured that she doesn't exist.
- Possibly. But sometimes, when we're completely still, you can her singing. You know, I'm assured that after birth, life is only beginning...

i'm creative and neurotic haha

2005-09-15T22:30:47Z

You are Schroeder!

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just want everyone to know

2005-09-15T22:16:10Z

just want everyone to know that survivor starts tonight... i've waited 6 long months for this!!!! so everyone watch it!!! haha...

and i'll update yall within the next day or so for who we have to pray for to win :-D

God bless!

new beginning

2005-09-14T23:14:34Z

life is real and

You are Life

so You are real

realer than i could ever be

but You made me in Your image

thank You

maybe one day i'll learn to be real

prayer request

2005-09-14T21:49:19Z

hey everyone... i really need a prayer request... Satan has been really attacking me... attacking me hard.. from different angles... using people from my past to tear me down and lead me astray... and things of that nature...

i just ask you all to keep me in your prayers... and pass this on to people close to you ask THEM to keep me in their prayers... i really need help and prayer support in this trying time... pray for the strength for me to overcome these struggles and fights... and pray that i continue to rep the Lord at every opportunity...

thank you so much... i love yall!!!

God bless you all!

i'm bored so i'll do it

2005-09-13T14:47:40Z

Look at your LJ "interests" list. If you have fewer than 50 interests, pick every fifth one. If you have between fifty and seventy-five interests, pick every seventh one. If you have over seventy-five interests, pick every tenth one. If you have fewer than ten, pick all of 'em. List them on your LJ, and tell everyone exactly what it is about these things that interests you so much.

basketball: well i've always been a basketball fan since i was young... it's one of those sports that i've always been good... not great... at.. it just comes naturally to me...

christian: well for the past 3 months i've been a born again christian and so i figured it would make sense to add this to my list :-)

cross movement records: cross movement has to be one of the best groups out there reppin the Lord... they are partially responsible for my coming to Christ and have many times helped me keep faith just by their songs...

God: who can't list God as an interest haha... He created everything... He sent His Son to die for us and He saved a wretch like me :-)... the least we can do is acknowledge Him in our interest list haha...

music: music is an integral part of my life... always has been... since i was young... my mother raised me in a house filled with music and i plan to do the same for my children... my mother loves telling the story of how i knew the entire words to songs before i could even read... i still remember the first song i ever learned "Aimee" by Pure Prarie League... i still love that song to this day....

praising the Lord: scroll up and read the God section haha.... again praising the Lord should be something that we WANT to do... He's glorious!!!

tonic: don't get it twisted yall... tonic is one of the members of Cross Movement... i listed all them in my interest list...

imosi @ 2005-09-03T13:59:00

2005-09-03T18:05:39Z

last night me and the strike team got together at my house and Luke brought along a friend of his who needs Christ... the brother believes in God but suffers from anxiety and depression and things of that nature... so we went up to the park on marland heights and was jamming out... playing music... moving in the Spirit and ministering to the brother... we went til about 11:30 and no one called the cops haha... praise Him....

so just keep the brother Garrett in prayer please... ask the Lord to deliver him and to overcome the demons that he is battling with...

also placed an order today for Cross Movement's Holy Culture dvd... Ambassador's Thesis album (i broke my copy - long story haha)... and Lacrae's debut album, Real Talk...

so God willing i'll be getting them i figure around wednesday!!!

God bless yall!!

my past few days

2005-08-31T20:09:53Z

hey everyone... sorry i been away for so long... life has kept me busy...

for starters on saturday after the youth group leaders meeting, my buddy from Church Tim asked me if i wanted to go out for some lunch... so i was like sure... it was my day off so why not... well when we went up there he told me two other guys were gonna meet us but he didnt tell me who they were... once they got there he explained the whole story how he met them... they are both committed brothers to Christ (names are Glenn and Luke)... so we sat at Eat N Park for like 2 hours and talked and stuff... then Luke was talking about how he wanted to get baptized so we was like "well we can go do it right now in the River (the Ohio River that is)... i knew the perfect spot... so we went down there and we baptized him... and before we put him under the water we were praising God and praying and confessing etc and out of nowhere the water started kickin' up these REALLY strong waves... there was no boats or wind or anything to cause it... nothing other than God Himself...

so afterwards we dried off and Luke and Tim went to Toronto and Glenn and I went to my house... we were gonna meet up around 7 for a home group.... so we drove up to the home group later on and met Tim and Luke there and there was a bunch of people there... and we had an amazing time.. the Holy Spirit was so present... we sang some songs and then we did some prayer requests and Glenn prayed to be blessed with the Gift of Prophecy and to be filled more with the Spirit... and i prayed to be released from the grief of my son passing...

then we all sat and talked and broke off in to little groups naturally once the pizza came haha... and we sat there and played some songs and let ourselves be led by the spirit... and then i did an acoustic version (Glenn on the Jimbe drums and Tim on acoustic guitar) of Promised Land... it was amazing... the group was supposed to be from 7 to 9 but lasted til probably almost 11... then afterwards Luke had to go home because he had to take his friend beverly home... but me glenn and tim sat outside in the drive way and talked for like an hour... we had some good prayer and talking and we decided to name our lil' four group praise team/ministry/brotherhood/band "Strike Team"... so i didnt make it home until 12:15 am...

upon getting home i got a message from my asst. manager saying that if i didnt want to i didnt have to come in to work on sunday (the next day) which was good cuz i was upset i had to work on the day of my son's passing... so i praised God for that and went to bed...

next morning i went to church and sharon the drummer of our praise band told me about a christian band that was performing that night at oglebay park... so after services i asked Tim if he wanted to go... and he said sure if the others wanted to... so i got hold of Luke and Glenn and they decided to go after some stuff they had to do... so we had to be at Oglebay around 7... thats when it started and we didnt make it til almost 8 haha... but it was a good ride.... so we got there for the last hour of the band and the band was just.... eh... it was lacking in the Spirit... they werent really praising... they played some good well known songs but they also played like some beatles songs and we was like "what?!"... no one in the crowd was standing and praising or raising hands to God or anything... they just all sat there and clapped on cue when the songs were over... so after like 15 minutes of this.. we decided to walk off and pray about what to do... and we all were drawn to the idea of going into the crowd and talking to people and ministering to them... so by the time we walked back though it was over and most people were gone...

so we decided to go in pairs (like the Disciples)... Luke and I went into the crowd and Tim and Glenn went up on stage to talk to the band... well a couple band members were in the crowd.... and we tried talking to them about God and they werent really up for conversation and basically walked away... so we walked up to the stage where our brothers were... and when we did two of the band members gave us looks like what are yall doing walkin on our stage haha... so we walked over to the drummer whom Glenn and Tim were talkin' to... and i was just watching them talk and it seemed the drummer was in a hurry and didnt even look at them as they talked to him... so i said to Luke "lets go back into the crowd.. leave them to minister here"...

so we went back in the stands and was waiting for them and just talking to each other about God... a few minutes later they came up and we all expressed our disappointment with them... so after about 10 minutes of talking... Glenn felt the pressing upon him from the Holy Spirit to say something to the band... to talk to them about the Bible passage about many are called but the chosen are few... so he wasnt sure if he should go down or not and we told him that it was from God so he should talk to them... but he still wasnt sure... so then as a sure sign from God two of the band members started walking up the stairs towards us... so we said see Glenn you have to... God is bringing them to you... He is fulfilling the gift of Prophecy in you...

so Glenn stopped them and said "hey do you wanna talk about the Word of God for a few minutes" and they said, i kid you not... "Son, we just preached the word of God for two hours... we just wanna go home".... can you believe that?! they turned a young brother away from talking to them about God.. and they hadnt been PREACHING the word of God for two hours... they MIGHTA been singing about God but even that is questionable... so as they walked away he just started saying what he felt pressed to say... and they kept walking away so he had to raise his voice so they could still hear him... praise God!!

but i couldnt believe it and i told the group... what if Glenn had had weaker faith... that coulda turned him from Christ... i've seen a lot of people run from Christ because of how Christians treated them... and i also pointed out what scripture says... whatever you do to the least of my brothers you do to me... so they turned their back on brother Glenn.. that means they turned their back on Jesus... i mean what if he only wanted to talk about God because he was having doubts and these people were "preaching the word of God for two hours"... they turned a brother away!!!

so afterwards we left and drove down to Wheeling for ice cream haha... had some ice cream then headed back to Steubenville to drop Tim and Luke off at Glenn's church (Word of Life Assembly of God - which is right next to your neighborhood Mandy) where Tim had parked his truck (we all drove down in Glenn's car)....

when we got there we decided to go into the adjacent field and pray and praise God and have some fellowship and we really had a good experience.. the Holy Spirit was definitely amongst us...

so after at least an hour of that we all left and Glenn took me home so again i didnt get home until after midnight haha...

then i had to work the next day from 830am to 730pm and that stunk haha... after work Glenn and Tim showed up and asked me if i wanted to go to this home group in Follansbee and at first i didnt want to cuz i was tired but then i decided to go.. so we drove over but got there too late... Luke wasnt with us cuz he had some stuff to do for his church... but when we got there the dude (Dan) whose house it was (well it was his moms but he lives there also) was there and we got to talking to him and his mom and he does christian rap also... so we all decided to go to my house and listen to my cd and have some fellowship... when we got to my house it was a really good time... Dan left around 1130 and before he left we stood outside and had some prayer and whatnot and it was really good...

once he left me glenn and tim sat outside and talked for a few and then i came in and went to bed...

so tuesday i had to work another all day shift... boooo... i was supposed to go up Lukes with the rest of the Team last night... but i was so tired after work i called them and said i couldnt make it... Tim said it was a good idea... that i needed to relax and get some rest and spend some one on one time with God... to get refilled and all...

so that brings me to today haha... today is my day off... i just basically sat around until my sister showed up at one and i went and got some pictures developed and went to the Christian book store and bought Cross Movements first album and this book by Joshua Harris called Boy Meets Girl: Welcome to Courtship... the book caught my eye so i bought it... i had a certain someone in mind when i saw it ;-)

then i went home and talked to my sister for a few and she went back to school... and here i am now...

thats a lot more than i thought it would be... haha...

so basically yall please continue to keep me in prayer and keep the Strike Team in your prayers too... the brothers names are Glenn Luke and Tim and me haha....

God bless everyone!!!!

prayer request

2005-08-26T17:20:02Z

hey yall... i got a really important prayer request... sunday will be five years since my son was born/passed away.... he was stillborn... so if yall could just keep me and my ex, his mother, in your prayers... i'd be really appreciative....

thanks a lot...

God bless!!

x-posted

imosi @ 2005-08-20T11:21:00

2005-08-20T15:12:54Z

renee tagged me...so now i HAVE to do it... booooo haha...

I miss somebody right now.
I don’t watch much TV these days.
I love olives.
I own lots of books.
I wear glasses or contact lenses.
I love to play video games.
I’ve tried marijuana.
I’ve watched porn movies.
I have been in a threesome.
I have been the psycho-ex in a past relationship.
I believe honesty is usually the best policy.
I curse sometimes.
I have changed a lot mentally over the last year.
I carry my knife/razor everywhere with me.
I’m TOTALLY smart.
I’ve broken someone’s bones.
I have a secret that I am ashamed to reveal.
I hate the rain.
I’m paranoid at times. (my best friend says that about me)
I would get plastic surgery if it were 100% safe, free of cost, and scar-free.
I need money right now.
I love sushi.
I talk really, really fast.
I have fresh breath in the morning.
I have long hair.
I have lost money in Las Vegas.
I have at least one sibling.
I was born in a country outside of the U.S.
I have worn fake hair/fingernails/eyelashes in the past.
I couldn’t survive without Caller I.D.
I like the way that I look.
I have lied to a good friend in the last 6 months.
I know how to cornrow.
I am usually pessimistic.
I have a lot of mood swings.
I think prostitution should be legalized.
I think Britney Spears is pretty.
Slept with a Suitemate.
I have a hidden talent.
I’m always hyper no matter how much sugar I have.
I have a lot of friends.
I am currently single.
I have pecked someone of the same sex.
I enjoy talking on the phone.
I practically live in sweatpants or PJ pants.
I love to shop.
Enjoy window shopping.
I would rather shop than eat.
I would classify myself as ghetto.
I’m bourgie and have worn a sweater tied around my shoulders.
I'm obsessed with my Xanga or Livejournal.
I don’t hate anyone. I dislike them.
I’m a pretty good dancer.
I’m completely embarrassed to be seen with my mother.
I have a cell phone.
I believe in God.
I watch MTV on a daily basis.
I have passed out drunk in the past 6 months.
I’ve rejected someone before.
I currently like someone. (she knows who she is)
I have no idea what I want to do for the rest of my life.
I want to have children in the future.
I have changed a diaper before.
I’ve called the cops on a friend before.
I am a member of the Tom Green fan club.
I’m not allergic to anything.
I have a lot to learn.
I have been with someone at least 10 years older or younger.
I am shy around the opposite sex.
I’m online 24/7, even as an away message.
I have at least 5 away messages saved.
I have tried alcohol or drugs before.
I have made a move on a friend’s significant other or crush in the past.
I have avoided assignments at work/school to be on Xanga or Livejournal.
When I was a kid I played "the birds and the bees" with a neighbor or chum.
I enjoy some country music.
I would die for my best friends.
I think that Pizza Hut has the best pizza.
I watch soap operas whenever I can.
I’m obsessive, and often a perfectionist.
I have used my sexuality to advance my career.
I love Michael Jackson, scandals and all.
I know all the words to Slick Rick’s "Children’s Story".
Halloween is awesome because you get free candy.
I watch Spongebob Squarepants and I like it.
I have dated a close friend’s ex.
I like surveys/memes.
I am happy at this moment.
I’m obsessed with guys.
Democrat.
Conservative Republican.
I am punk rockish.
I am preppy.
I go for older guys/girls, not younger.
I study for tests most of the time.
I tie my shoelaces differently from anyone I’ve ever met.
I can work on a car. (a lil bit)
I love my job.
I am comfortable with who I am right now.
I have more than just my ears pierced.
I walk barefoot wherever I can.
I have jumped off a bridge.
I love sea turtles.
I spend ridiculous amounts of money on makeup.
I believe in prophetic dreams.
I plan on achieving a major goal/dream.
I am proficient on a musical instrument.
I worked at McDonald’s restaurant.
I hate office jobs.
I love sci-fi movies.
I think water rules.
I went to college out of state.
I am adopted.
I like sausage.
I am a pyro.
I love the Red Sox.
I have thrown up from crying too much.
I have been intentionally hurt by people that I loved.
I love kisses.
I fall for the worst people and have been hurt every time.
I adore bright colors.
I love Dear Abby.
I can’t live without black eyeliner.
I think school is awesome.
I think pigtails serve a purpose.
I don’t know why the hell I just did this stupid thing.
I usually like covers better than originals.
I don’t like multi-textured ice cream.
I think John Cusack is adorable.
I (CENSORED) hate chain theme restaurants like Applebees and TGIFridays.
I watch Food Network way too much.
I love coaching youth sports.
I can pick up things with my toes.
I can’t whistle.
I can move my tongue in waves, much like a snakes’ slither.
I have ridden/owned a horse.
I still have every journal I’ve ever written in.
I can’t stick to a diet.
I talk in my sleep.
I’ve often thought that I was born in the wrong century.
I try to forget things by drowning them out with loads of distractions.
Climbing trees is a brilliant pastime.
I have jazz in my blood.
I would not be friends if they weren’t family.
I wear a toe ring.
I have a tattoo.
I love vaginas.
I can't stand at LEAST one person that I work with.
I am a caffeine junkie.
I know who Santos L. Halper is.
I read trashy romance novels and I am ashamed.
I love wrestling.
I am completely tree-huggy spiritual, and I'm not ashamed at all.
If I knew I would get away with it, I would commit at least one murder.
I cosplay or know what cosplaying is.
I have been to over 15 conventions.
I will collect anything, and the more nonsensical, the better.
I enjoy a nice glass of wine with dinner.
I'm an artist.
I have a goal to collect every Johnny Depp movie ever made.
I am ambidexterous.
If I could adopt every stray, I would.
I feel as if nothing I ever do will make a difference in the world. (i dont feel that way but i fear that will happen)
I have been skinny dipping before.
I get jealous easily.
I have released a rehabilitated animal back into the wild.
My friends are like family to me.
I am addicted to Bleach.
I believe Humans are complex machines, nothing more.
I am an insomniac.
I've stopped someone from committing suicide.
I have a huge anti-aspartame attitude.
I care deeply about someone who will read this ;-)

just do it ;-)

2005-08-16T14:53:54Z

01. Name:
02. Age:
03. Where on earth do you live:
04. What makes you happy:
05. What have you been listening to lately:
06. Do you enjoy reading my LJ:
07. If so, why:
08. Interesting fact about you:
09. Are you in love at the moment:
10. Favourite destination:
11. Favourite quote:
12. Will you post this in your LJ

prayer requests

2005-08-16T14:53:30Z

hey yall i have some more prayer requests.... one my best malik left for law school sunday... so just keep him in your prayers yall... law school is gonna be a rough and stressful time i'm sure...

also my other friend mandy... she's pregnant... she called me over a week ago... she was considering having an abortion... and i tried convincing her it was the wrong idea and there were alternatives etc etc... but i dont know if she actually went through with her decision or not... so please pray for that... pray that if she hasnt already... that she makes the right, God-inspired decision....

thanks yall!!

God bless!

i'm so bored

2005-08-13T14:51:09Z

Directions: Type "(your name) is" (with the quotes) into a Google search; cut-and-paste the first 10 responses that work. Just pull the answers right out of the excerpt google shows you, don't click the link and search around. The only rule is that each one has to start with "(your name) is."

1. Joshua is advanced in years
2. Joshua is the sixth book of the Bible and the first book of the "History"
3. Joshua is home now.
4. Joshua is as sweet and lovable as his sister's but he too has a little mischievous
5. Joshua is an A grader
6. Joshua is always on the move
7. Joshua is an ex-Special Services mercenary, yet is freakishly loyal to his current boss
8. Joshua is obviously intended to be Jesus
9. Joshua is taciturn, answers most questions obliquely, and only wants to help
10. Joshua is mistaken for one of the invitees

ok 4 is pretty darn accurate haha... and number 8 is a link about Father Joseph Girzone's Joshua novels which i strongly suggest people read!!!!

God bless!

had to do it

2005-08-13T14:46:24Z

Advanced Global Personality Test Results

Extraversion	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	70%
Stability	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	33%
Orderliness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	66%
Altruism	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	43%
Interdependence	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	70%
Intellectual	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	56%
Mystical	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	43%
Artistic	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	90%
Religious	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	90%
Hedonism	\|\|	10%
Materialism	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	76%
Narcissism	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	83%
Adventurousness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	56%
Work ethic	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	43%
Self absorbed	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	63%
Conflict seeking	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	36%
Need to dominate	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	63%

Romantic	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	90%
Avoidant	\|\|\|\|	16%
Anti-authority	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	63%
Wealth	\|\|	10%
Dependency	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	50%
Change averse	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	76%
Cautiousness	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	83%
Individuality	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	76%
Sexuality	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	90%
Peter pan complex	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	56%
Physical security	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	63%
Physical Fitness	\|\|\|\|\|\|	30%
Histrionic	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	56%
Paranoia	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	56%
Vanity	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	56%
Hypersensitivity	\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|	70%
Female cliche	\|\|\|\|\|\|	23%

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i dont think i'm narcisstic at all....

stolen from dagmar_12345678

2005-08-12T14:44:23Z

1. Reply with your name/nickname and I will write something random about you.
2. I will then tell you what song/movie reminds me of you.
3. I will pick a flavor of jello to wrestle with you in.
4. I will say something that only makes sense to you and me.
5. I will tell you my first memory of you.
6. I will tell you what animal you remind me of.
7. I'll then ask you something that I've always wondered about you.
8. If I do this for you, you must post this on your LJ.
*#8 IS NOT MANDATORY!!! >:o

prayer requests

2005-08-11T15:32:39Z

hey yall i have two prayer requests... for one my mother... not to get into too much detail but she is having a hard time... and she's away from home... won't be back for about another month and a half... so please just keep her in your prayers...

and two.... i'm sending my cd out today to some record labels and christian artists to try and get discovered... so please keep my effort in your prayers and pray that my cd opens someone's eyes and heart and that they can see the potential that i have...

thanks a ton!!

God bless!!!

i just had to share

2005-08-06T15:17:33Z

taken from: newlivingtranslation.com

A Better Way to Pray

by Jack Klumpenhower
Are you like me? When I have a problem, I know I should pray. But one of two things usually happens:
1. I don’t pray at all. Call that unbelief.
2. I try to pray just right so God will solve my problem. Call that religion.
Neither seems right, does it? There must be another approach, better than unbelief and bigger than mere religion.

I can learn from a problem Moses once had. The Israelites were attacked and fought back. Moses and two helpers climbed a hill overlooking the battlefield, and Moses raised his staff in prayer.

As long as Moses held up the staff in his hand, the Israelites had the advantage. But whenever he dropped his hand, the Amalekites gained the advantage. Moses’ arms soon became so tired he could no longer hold them up. So Aaron and Hur found a stone for him to sit on. Then they stood on each side of Moses, holding up his hands. So his hands held steady until sunset. (Exodus 17:11,12, NLT)
Unbelief

Unbelief reads this story and says, “That’s silly! Battles aren’t won because some guy holds up a stick.” Unbelief ignores the invisible power of God. It only trusts what it can see or do for itself.

When I don’t think to pray because I’m working on my own solution to my problems, that’s unbelief. When I think my problems are too big for anyone to fix, that’s unbelief too.

Religion

Religion reads the story and says, “Aha! Moses found the right formula to get God’s attention. If only I could too!” Religion believes God helps those who figure out the right way to please him.

When I try to pray longer or better or with the perfect partners, secretly hoping one of these factors will be the hook that gets God on my side, that’s religion. Religion looks more godly than unbelief, but it’s really still about how I can control my own life.

The better approach

I find it hard to avoid unbelief and empty religion. But I think Moses did find a better approach. By raising his staff, he and the guys on that hill declared their trust in the invisible God, and were desperate to keep doing so, even if it meant looking silly. That’s the heart of godly prayer. It’s both gutsy and trusting, and never self-conscious.

Such guile-free prayer is possible only because Jesus, like Moses, climbed a hill and stretched out his hands and stood between God and his people. His sacrifice purifies my prayers and yours. Even tainted with unbelief or selfishness, our prayers rise sweetly to God through the blood of Jesus.

That’s the Jesus approach—prayer that shamelessly claims the Father’s attention, loves to trust his goodness, and owes it all to the up-reaching arms of our Savior.

Jack Klumpenhower is a writer living in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

x-posted

well yall

2005-08-06T15:10:56Z

i'm not gonna make it to sunday services for the next couple sundays... since i needed two sundays in a row off... i have to sacrafice the next couple... so when yall go to church... or just whenever really... keep me in your prayers...

thanks a bunch!!!!

God bless!

The website is up!!!!

2005-08-05T18:58:10Z

well yall the website is up... check it out at http://geocities.com/hotrs_productions

its basic right now but more is coming soon....

God bless!!

homosexuality

2005-08-05T18:43:26Z

someone made a post in a community i am a member of about homosexuality and about whether it is wrong or not...

their exact words were "I personally believe that it should be okay. I don't understand how if someone is born with certain feelings that they cannot change, why God would punish them by not allowing them to act on their feelings"

and so it got me thinking... i made a small reply to them but i wanted to expand upon what i said because i've been thinking about it more....

with homosexuality the thing that caught me is they said that if God put those feelings there etc etc... well what if it wasnt God that put those feelings there... what those homosexual "love feelings" were instead put there by Satan... just cuz someone feels love for someone doesnt mean that God put it there... if a grown man feels "love" towards a 14 year old girl... does that mean that God put those feelings there and he should be allowed to have sex with this girl? no... those are things that the devil does to us... trying to lead us astray... trying to get us to do wrong...

also it isnt always right TO act on our feelings... if our "feelings" contradict what the Bible says... we shouldnt act on them... if we have the "feeling" to kill someone (and i know we've all just wanted to rip someone's head off haha) does that mean we should? does that mean that God shouldnt punish us? no He clearly laid out does and don'ts and wants us to follow what He says...

really the bottom line is that the Bible forbids it... God forbids it and if He forbids it, we have to do our best to not do it either.. a sin is a sin...

now don't get me wrong... i'm not flying a "God hates fags" banner... because God doesn't hate "fags"... God so loved the world He gave His only Son so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life...

God doesn't hate any of us... we have all sinned... we have lied, cheated, thought lustful thoughts, committed adultery, stolen, fornicated, maybe even murdered (i hope not though).... all God wants is us to repent from our sins... embrace Him....

what did he say to the prostitute after He told their accusers for those without sin to cast the first stone?

The Bible says:

Then Jesus stood up again and said to her, "Where are your accusers? Didn't even one of them condemn you?" "No, Lord," she said. And Jesus said, "Neither do I. Go and sin no more." (John 8:10-11)

right there it is... He doesnt condemn but He tells us to go and sin no more...

updates

2005-08-02T14:38:33Z

hey everyone... here's an update... sorry i've been away... work has once again gotten out of control....

first off the cd is done... and i have about 25 copies of it right now... so if folks want a copy... send me an email at romans08_31@yahoo.com with your mailing address... the cd is FREE... but i am accepting donations because it does cost money haha... but no donation is required...

sunday was our church picnic and it was amazing.. in church that morning we did communion... and then instead of a "church service" the Holy Spirit inspired our Pastor for us to have a revival... so we were singing and getting anointed and prayed over... it was amazing... at one point in time i kneeled at the front altar and was doing some private praying and a lady came up and prayed over me... and when she was done and walked away i received the Holy Spirit and started speaking in tongues... it was an amazing service...

the church picnic was REALLY fun... i played basketball most of the time... no swimming haha... i dont even own swimming trunks... but man i wish i had...

also last night i went at midnight to Wal Mart and got BLINDSIDE'S NEW ALBUM!!!!! it's awesome.... it's really different from their "first two"... but then again Silence and About a Burning Fire are very different from each other also...

i also got their new DVD that they put out recently a couple nights ago... i recommend folks get into these guys...

a really good christian band...

but uh back to the CD.... i have friday off... as long as the schedule doesnt change.. which it might... so if i'm off friday i'll be sending out cds starting on that day...

and my song The Dream on soundclick.com is now number 304 on the Christian rap charts... so PLEASE yall keep going and listening to it and pushing it up the charts!!!! i'll be having the mp3s of the new album added soon....

so go here: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/8/imosi_music.htm

i thank everyone for the support kind words and prayer!!!

God bless!!

i need yall help

2005-07-28T14:53:12Z

everyone who reads this... i really need yall help... my song The Dream is number 285 on the Christian Rap subcharts on soundclick.com... just the other day it was 362.... it has moved up like 80 spots!!!!

so i need yall all to go there and listen to the song... every time the song is listened to that goes towards it popularity and it moving up the charts!!! and i really wanna make it to the top haha...

so heres the url for my music page: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/8/imosi_music.htm

so if yall could go there and listen to The Dream at least once (a day haha) it would really matter a lot to me and help my music and my ministry....

God bless and thank you!!

cd update

2005-07-28T14:36:06Z

well yall the cd is DONE... i have my master copy in my possession now i just need to make copies... i will probably be getting cds tonight... SO as soon as the copies are made the cds will be ready...

anyone who wants a copy you have two options... i will be uploading the whole CD to my soundclick page... you will be able to download all the songs and you can then burn them onto a cd... i will also give people the URL for the album cover so you can print it up if you want....

either that or you can send me an email at romans08_31@yahoo.com with your mailing address and i can send you a copy of the cd...

now the cd is free... but i am accepting any donations (but none is required) because buying cds and cases, postage and shipping envelopes costs money... and any little bit will help....

so talk to yall soon!!!

God bless!!