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GOD, others & self...

7/23/2022

How can we claim to have The Holy Spirit of The One, True Living GOD inside of us and then think or speak lowly of others? How can we claim to be Christian but not look out for the best interest of others first?

2Corinthians 8:1-4 says, “1…we make known to you the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia: 2 that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded in the riches of their freedom. 3 For I bear witness that according to their ability, yes, and beyond their ability, they were freely willing, 4 imploring us with much urgency that we would receive the gift and the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.

Note the Macedonians great Freedom despite their own great poverty. And in verse 5 we see they were so gracious in thinking of others, it says, “5 And not only as we had hoped, but they first gave themselves to the Lord, and then to us by the will of God.”

First they gave themselves to The LORD and then they gave themselves to others. Having a mentality, or attitude, of “LORD first” instead of “me first” enabled them to put “others first”.

And their Freedom continued in supporting Paul to preach the Gospel (Philippians 4:10-18). Putting GOD and others first guaranteed that their own needs would be met (Philippians 4:19). The Macedonians illustrated the true value of putting others first.

If we do not follow their lead and put GOD first, then others first, then we are not following in JESUS The CHRIST'S footsteps as we are commanded to do all through Scripture.

Do we have a "me first" mentality? Because if we do, then we cannot truly be a Disciple of JESUS The CHRIST and if we do, then our own spiritual lives will suffer.

Do we want to be rid of the "me first" mentality? The "me first" mentality can be destroyed by taking on the “others first” mentality, which can only be developed as we make the “GOD first” mentality our reality & mission.

JESUS The CHRIST said it HIMSELF in Matthew 6:33 ~ But seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

When we truly put the Kingdom of GOD and others before ourselves, then The LORD will see to it that we have the things that we need! (Matthew 6:30-33 & Philippians 4:19)

The FATHER Said It... I Believe It!

7/21/2022

When I opened up about my deepest & darkest secrets & struggles some of my “friends” drifted away. When I started speaking about being on the sex offender registry because of a charge back in the early 1990's, that was even worse to some people.

I know that some people’s parents & families have a tough time accepting their transparency, and some are rejected by members of the church as well. How can we know, and believe, that GOD accepts us in spite of all?

That is a very easy answer..... GOD Almighty said HE would. HE promised it. And HE keeps HIS Word. We all have self-doubts, fears & anxiety, and we can fear authority figures in the same way as we fear rejection.

A state trooper once followed a man for five miles, all the way to his home. Then he drove in the yard behind the man! “What did I do?”, the man asked himself. Anxiety gripped him until the state trooper got out of his car and said, "Hi! I haven't seen you in ages!" Turns out the state trooper was an old friend from way back and just wanted to say hi and catch up. But the waiting period was rough, all five miles of it.

Let's pray...

Dear FATHER, I am sorry that I have treated YOU like an earthly authority. Thank YOU for accepting me even when I rejected YOU because of my fears. May I be released from fear in order to know YOU, to walk with YOU, to talk with YOU and to Hope in YOU Forever. I Pray to YOU, FATHER and I ask these things in The Mighty, Powerful & Precious Name of YESHUA, JESUS The CHRIST. Amen.

Reading Romans 8:14-18 this morning….

Dying Is A Part Of Life...

7/19/2022

Although we try hard to avoid the subject of death in our society, we are all dying. Diseases like AIDS or cancer are scary, but the natural course of life brings us death also. Why are we so fearful, when death is a part of life? Because death represents the unknown, annihilation, obliteration. Disease is frightening because it represents a disjointed or fragmented death and eats away at us slowly. Sin does the same thing.

Addiction, which is not a disease but just a sin, can also eat away at us & bring us to death. The answer comes when we see JESUS The CHRIST telling us, "I am the Resurrection and the Life" (John 11:25). This statement is present tense, not future! HE delivers us from death, but only as we recognize we are indeed dying & totally dependent on HIM.

I am dying! You are dying! We are all dying! But... in JESUS The CHRIST we can experience Life & Resurrection! So what if we must admit that we are powerless! So what if we must humble ourselves before The Throne of Grace! It's that very admission to GOD that will bring us closer to that Life that is available to us in The CHRIST. Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to know, to accept & not be fearful of the fact that we are dying simply because we truly understand & accept that when we become a Child of GOD that we have Life Eternal! Hallelujah!

Dear Heavenly FATHER, It is when I really face life in the flesh that I see death. But in The CHRIST’S death on the Cross there is Life available. Thank YOU for this Amazing Grace. I may not fully understand it, but I Praise you for it and I thank YOU for all of the many Blessings YOU grant to each one of us on a moment by moment basis. I pray in The Precious and Powerful Name of YOUR Son, YESHUA, JESUS The CHRIST. Amen.

Reading Ephesians 2:1-10 this morning….

Dear Chaos...

5/31/2022

Dear Chaos,

You didn't know I knew your real name, did you?!!?! Although you disguised yourself as a "community" (lgbTQia+), as an "identity" or transgenderism (confusion), as "love", as "family", as well as anxiety, depression & self-pity, I finally figured out who you really are! And just in the nick of time!

After all those years we spent together, such intimacy! You became every aspect of my life, but isn't that what cults do?!!? I trusted you. I gave you over 30 years of my hard core dedication. Even after all you've done to me I'm still haunted by your call. Haunted, not intrigued, definitely not impressed and by no means fascinated.

You stole from me. You cheated me. You used me. You hurt me. You abused me. You misled me. You infected me. You lashed out at me. You stabbed me! You tricked me. You raped me. You shot me. You profited off of me. You perverted me. You locked me up. You set me up. You left me for dead! And I have two words for you....

Thank you!!

Thank you. If I had not allowed you to rule over me, to corrupt me and infect my life the way you did, then I may not have met my One, True Love when I did.

Thank you for showing me, for 30+ years, exactly what I don't need in my life, so that it was so easy to recognize what I do need, and what I deserve. Not to mention what I am worth!

I finally met Someone Who truly & purely Loves me! Loves me like I've never known possible. I've been given another chance at Life, and Life more abundantly. I am finally Free from the pain, the darkness, the depression, the addictions, the hurt, the lies, the wandering and of course, from you, the deceiver, the liar, the cheater, the thief, the infectious poison called Chaos. Of course we both know that chaos is just one of the many faces you represent out of the darkness that dwells this earth just looking for someone to devour and envelope.

I know you are proudly and boldly stalking about, fooling many others with the glitz and glamour of your rainbow, your deceptions, your tactics and your lies of inclusivity & acceptance & tolerance & love, but one by one they too will realize just how sad, how pathetic, how sickening, distrustful and dangerous you really are. They too will meet their One True Love and be Free from your shackles! They too will recognize the cult you have lured them into!

Your days are numbered.

In HIS Grip, David

What's The Bible Say About Being Gay & Who Am I?

5/30/2022

When anyone opens up their Bible, they begin a process of interpretation. Those who are same-sex attracted are simply told they are putting their own experience or feelings and "desires" over and above Scripture whenever they come to affirming conclusions about their design, or sexual orientation.

I have actually been told that my entertaining the idea of being same-sex attracted is a rejection of the Bible’s authority in my life. But iwhere does it say that "The Bible" is supposed to be the authority in my life? It doesn't. GOD is The Authority in my life. And so, the question is begged, is this a fair and accurate assessment? Are there such things as neutral interpretations? Is there one true or correct way to interpret the Bible? And if so, who determines that?

I ask because there are tens of thousands, if not more, of denominations, doctrinal divisions and religions in this world... they all sincerely and truly believe they have interpreted The Word correctly. Have they? If so, which ones? Or one? Or are any of them?

The Bible is a collection of writings which span more than a thousand years recounting the history of God’s relationship with the Hebrew and Christian people. It was written in several languages, embraces many literary forms, and reflects cultures very different from our own.

These are important things to consider for properly understanding the Bible in context. There are vast differences in doctrines between various Christian denominations, all of which use the same Bible. These differences have led some Christians to claim that other Christians are not really Christian at all!

Biblical interpretation and theology differ from land to land, building to building, college to college, seminary to seminary, church to church.

In asking, “What does the Bible say about homosexuality”, or more appropriately stated, “what does the Bible say about attraction to someone of the same sex,”? Our task is to explore what the relevant biblical passages on the topic meant in their original context and what they mean for us today. How have they been tainted or changed? Have they been tainted or changed?

More specifically, we are seeking to determine if the biblical writers were condemning specific practices related to sexuality in the ancient world, or were they indeed condemning all same-sex relationships of any kind for eternity?

Understand this, in order for any publisher to print/publish another Bible there are some rules that must be followed for legal purposes. A certain percentage of the content in any book being reprinted or republished must be changed; so words must be changed in order for the book to be published/printed. And likewise a certain percentage of content must be removed; removed - as in taken out totally.

With the above explained, there are six passages that address same-sex issues that are constantly and consistently used in battling the stand that one can be same-sex attracted and still be in a pleasing and acceptable relationship with GOD Almighty.

Given the amount of cultural, historical and linguistic data surrounding how sexuality in the cultures of the biblical authors operated it actually demonstrates that what was being condemned in the Bible is very different than a committed same-sex partnership, or even just being same-sex attracted; gay.

Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19) is about violence... sexual violence. Also, let’s keep this in context, GOD Almighty had already decided HE was going to destroy Sodom & Gomorrah before the angels even went there. The men & women (Scripture says “all people from all quarters of the town”) that were there wanted to rape the two strangers, and that was the straw that broke the camel’s back.

There was much more going on in Sodom & Gomorrah. In The Bible, a Sodomite was NEVER used to describe a man that engages in same-sex sex, it was only used to refer to a resident of Sodom; much like Moabites were simply residents of Moab. Man has misused & misrepresented the word sodomite immensely.

The injunction that “man must not lie with man” found in Leviticus 18:22, 20:13, has been seen in different ways. One way coheres with the context of a society anxious about continuing family lineages and retaining the distinctiveness of Israel as a nation separated from the rest. Another way this passage is seen, by actual Jews & Rabbis, is the actual words in original text do not say or mean what they've been translated to say in many biblical translations. More on that in the blog entry for this passage.

Each time the New Testament addresses the topic in a list of vices (1 Corinthians 6:9, 1 Timothy 1:10), the argument being made is about the sexual exploitation of young men by older men, a practice called pederasty, and also fornication. It is just as sinful for two men to fornicate than it is for a man and a woman or two women. Fornication is fornication

And what we read in the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Romans is a part of a broader indictment against idolatry and excessive, self-centered lust that is driven by a desire to “consume” rather than to love and to serve as outlined for Christian partnership elsewhere in the Bible.

I am not saying that the biblical authors were wrong. What I am saying, at a minimum, is that continued opposition toward same-sex attraction or relationships must be based on something other than these biblical texts because these biblical texts have been mistranslated, twisted, changed and altered tremendously.

Which brings me back to the fact that I was same-sex attracted all of my life and just because I fell victim to the hands of molesters and trauma doesn’t mean that my same-sex attraction was a result of being victimized.

I was same-sex attracted ever since I can remember. Before I was molested, or traumatized, into the false identity of gender confusion, promiscuity, perversion.... and pride, ignorance, malice, etc etc etc

All things considered, it is important to remember that throughout church history, new information about people and the world we live in have frequently led believers to reconsider some of their beliefs.

This is not a reason to distrust Scripture, but rather should serve as an invitation to everyone to truly wrestle with the contexts of the biblical writers and our own lived experiences; and to do some in-depth studying and research of their own when it comes to the original Scripture IN CONTEXT.

Same-sex desires, love, attraction & relations do exist. It is real. This is something I tried for 11 years to be free from and denied these things by putting them in the same category of transgenderism (identity confusion), sexual promiscuity and perversions.

There really is a balance that two men can love one another, be intimate, loving, romantic and dedicated to one another for life and still give GOD Glory while Honoring HIM in their words, deeds & actions.

Regardless of your own bias or thoughts & feelings about two people of the same sex being in a relationship; for 11 years I tried to make up excuses for the way I felt, accepted others' false interpretations of The Bible, I’ve given into peer pressure, leaned on my own misled understanding (and the understanding of others), and denied any possibility of a relationship in my life. I grew bitter and miserable after 11 years, at least on a personal level & basis anyways.

I had the joy of The Lord, yes, I did! But in my own space & life, I was not so joyful. Depressed is a word that easily comes to mind. I over ate & looked for things to compensate for what was missing in my life, only finding myself getting more & more bitter by the day.

The depression eased up tremendously ever since I realized that I could love another man and be in a sincere, intimate, loving, romantic relationship with a man and still walk in a right relationship with GOD Almighty.

When God gave me peace about that, I was grateful & humbled that I broke down and I bawled my eyes out. And even though I know it is from HIM, without any doubt, I am hesitant on some things because I have also programmed myself to believe what many others believe about something they truly do not understand.

The FATHER in Heaven gave me the Strength & Courage to stand up against the lgTQia+ Trans-Queer Gender Rainbow Cult AND to stand up against HIS Own (misled) People! HE gave me Strength & Courage to stand up against the false doctrines/teachings and let the many that have run from HIM, believing that HE hated them, know that they are Loved and that it is okay to be same-sex attracted and being gay is not a sin!

Below are very detailed IN CONTEXT examinations of the passages most commonly referred to when the topic of same-sex attraction comes up...

Leviticus Passages - READ BLOG HERE
Sodom & Gomorrah - READ BLOG HERE
1Corinthians & 1Timothy - READ BLOG HERE
Romans 1 - READ BLOG HERE .

The Rainbow Umbrella

5/9/2022

There is a huge difference between being AGP (autogynephilic) and being “gender dysphoric” and it is one that everyone has got to understand in order to clearly see what is happening right now and how this trans-gender-ideology-cult has expanded as much as it has.

Imagine a large rainbow umbrella, now let’s call that the Trans-Queer Umbrella, that covers all of the individuals that identify as “trans”. Not all of the people that are falling into the Trans category, and standing under that umbrella, are confused about their “gender” (SEX).

While “gender-dysphoria” or “gender identity disorder” is a mental disorder in & of itself, let’s see what other mental disorders fall under the same umbrella and can call themselves “trans” or “gender-dysphoric” or “transgender” …

AGP or autogynephilia – Males that are sexually aroused by the thought of themselves as women.

Transvestism – Males/Females that are sexually aroused by wearing women’s/men’s clothing. *Even though it is rare for females it is not unheard of.

Fetishism – a form of sexual behavior in which gratification is linked to an abnormal degree to a particular object, activity, part of the body, etc

Paraphilia - condition characterized by abnormal sexual desires, typically involving extreme or dangerous activities. *Some examples of paraphilias: pedophilia, rape, AGP, cross-dressing, transvestism and this list can go on and on.

Those who suffer with these paraphilias also fall under that bright, colorful & shiny “Trans-Umbrella” and can label themselves as “trans”. These are the individuals that are fighting so viciously to be allowed into women’s bathrooms, spas, locker rooms, showers, clubs and even prisons!

Yes, MALES who commit “extreme or dangerous abnormal sexual” activities and crimes are being allowed into women’s same-sex spaces, being allowed to call themselves ‘lesbians’, being allowed to inhabit jailcells with victimized vulnerable women, being allowed to shower in women’s showers, being allowed to change in women’s locker rooms, being allowed to invade the bathrooms where women and children SHOULD have an expectation of privacy AND SAFETY!

How does this happen??? I’m glad you asked… Men in Power. And before you go further, I am NOT a feminist or a “TERF”. I am a man that spent 30+ years as a member, ally & advocate of the lgbTQia+ Trans-Queer Gender Cult as well as spending 20+ years as a Trans-Identified “Woman”.

Men, in power (judges, politicians, lawmakers, CEO’s, medical professionals), that suffer one or more of those paraphilias mentioned above, are not standing against the immorality of transitioning children or males in female spaces because they themselves (the men in power) are enveloped in immorality.

The immoral find it extremely hard, if not impossible, to stand up against immorality!

Whether these men suffer from a paraphilia named above or are consumed by another mental immoral disorder like pedophilia, pornography, satanic-ritual-abuse (SRA), sex-trafficking, rape, prostitution and the list goes on, these men are wickedly laughing behind closed doors as they promote, push, fund, affirm, encourage and celebrate these once hidden shameful activities.

As an EX-trans-identified “woman” that was a prostitute for MANY years and has seen, dealt with, befriended and gotten to know these types of men, I can say that you would be amazed & shocked at just how many married, clean-cut, successful men are wearing women’s panties, garters or stockings underneath their 3-piece suits, judges robes, uniforms, etc…

These men have been my clients and I know, from personal life knowledge & experience, just how warped and demented these individuals are and can be! I’ve personally experienced some very dangerous physical outrage and attacks of some clients where I thought my life would end.

So, it is not a stretch to know that because of their own immorality, fetishes or mental disorders these men will not only remain silent when faced with the immoral, fetishist mental disorders that fall under the Trans-Umbrella as the lgbTQia+ Cult marches on, but they will do whatever they can to protect that mass of debauchery!

How many principles in the public/government school system are secretly wearing women’s panties at work?? They are being consistently & constantly sexually aroused as they gently and innocently rest their hand on a child’s shoulder or as they pat a child on the head.

How many teachers suffer from paraphilias (mental disorders and conditions) that are now going untreated as these sexual obsessive desires are growing out of control? How many children sit in their classroom being lusted after? Is this a chance we are willing to take?

How many judges will hear a case of a child victimized and allow their decision to be made by the stirring in their loins as they sit on the bench wearing women’s stockings under their robe, being sexually aroused?

How many women will be locked in a cell tonight with a male that has committed heinous sexual crimes against women and/or children? How many of those women will be raped, impregnated or worse? One would be too many… or should I say IS MORE THAN ENOUGH!!!

How many politicians or law-makers will cast their vote to further the lgbTQia+ Trans Queer Gender Ideology Agenda while enveloped in their own sexually immoral fantasies or desires?

Honestly, how many people do you think would stand up against immorality and the sexualization of children while they suffer from a mental disorder or paraphilia that would place them under that bright, shiny & colorful Rainbow Umbrella… if only they had the courage to “come out”. But since they don’t (because of their own moral compass) they will promote, encourage, vote for, affirm and celebrate the chaos and turmoil parading around as “diversity & equality”!!

EX-Trans ~ DeTransitioner ~ Rescued From Delusions!

4/27/2022

***Please Share. Love Them To Life. Stop Loving Them To Death With Your Silence.***

Using myself as the illustration, as a former trans-identified person, with decades of life's knowledge & experience in that world, I can say that the confusion of gender dysphoria, or better known as transgenderism, is absolutely mutable & curable!

We are born either male or female. Our DNA is not the only deciding factor, and it is not about appearance either. We all have over 6,500 genetic markers that make us distinctly male or distinctly female. It is literally impossible for a male to have a "female brain". No surgery, procedure, pill or shot in the world can change our biological sex.

Changing sex is not an option. Even with sexual reassignment surgery (AKA 'gender-affirming-surgery'), we remain what and who we were Created to be, even if we choose to mutilate our genitalia.

Transgenderism is not a sexual orientation at all, but just one of the many types of confusion (mental disorders), that fall under the Trans-Queer umbrella.

Once we embrace our own biological sex, our design, we can find the Freedom from the bondage of confusion, being sexualized, depression and the list goes on. Then we can begin to discover our true identity as we learn the root issue/s that caused this condition, and deal with it/them.

Being set free from that delusion of being trans-identified is just as obtainable, it's just as real, and it's just as common, as a drug addict being set free from the stronghold of drugs. Our "true self" is exactly who we were created to be from conception.

Sex means biological sex! Its definition did not change because someone suffers from a disorder. Each of us is born with a race, a color, a sex, a sexual orientation and a nationality. Sex is objective, not subjective, and it is binary — either male or female.

Gender Dysphoria; dysphoria literally means confusion; confusion is a condition; conditions need healing, NOT hormones; conditions need treatment NOT encouragement. It would not be called deception if one knew they were being deceived.

When a male begins identifying as female that male is no longer mentally stable and there is a reason for this delusion and we must focus on discovering that reason and helping them deal with it.

To enter into the "transgender" world one must undergo, and continue in, extensive mental health counseling; that fact alone says that the individual is not mentally stable.

The suicide rate amongst transgenders increases with the hormone treatment and even more so with the procedures and especially the surgeries. We cannot change the meaning of words just because a small population of mentally unstable individuals "think/feel" they want to pretend to be what they are not.

Many are coming out of the delusion of transgenderism and, in fact, there is a whole movement of ex-trans (detransitioners) that are speaking out and exposing the agenda of the lgbTQia+ trans-queer-gender cult. You don't hear much about these men and women, as the powers that be do not want their stories told.

I have had contact with many men who at one time identified as a "women" and have come out of those deceptive lies and they now live healthy, productive lives as the men they were created to be. Some are same-sex attracted (gay) and some are opposite-sex attracted (straight) but their delusion/confusion of being trans-identified is gone! And the same for many women I know who once identified as "men".

I once stated, and sincerely believed (at that time), that I “felt like a woman.” That statement was absurd because having never been a woman, I could not possibly know what a woman feels like.

IBA Ministries is an outreach ministry that has one goal.... to bring HIS Truth, in Love, to a lost and dying world. Exposing the darkness of the lgbTQia+ Trans-Queer Gender Movement (CULT) and the devastating confusion that comes with it, while also revealing what the difference is between the lgbTQia+ movement and those who are, were or will be victimized by this movement and be used as pawns to further this movement's political agenda! Letting Truth be known in a world where even the saved have been misled.

Truth can be, and often is, offensive to those who do not live in it, however, "making nice" or "stroking anyone's ego" is not my goal, nor is it my responsibility.

For me it all began with my father committing suicide, being molested as a child and an existence that had no purpose, no dreams, no goals.... only desires and lusts.

I feared being Same-Sex Attracted because of the guilt, shame and condemnation that heavily weighs down on that sexual orientation. I recognized that stigma even as a child. I chose to dissociate from who/what I was in hopes of escaping the shame, guilt and condemnation from culture, society and the church. It is called internalized homophobia and dissociative disorder.

Suicide. Molestation. A life doomed & littered with drugs, alcohol, prostitution... even murder. It was a prison guard that reached me, with Truth, in Love. I was confused; but now I see with clarity like never before.

30+ years of darkness and death, I now live in Light and Life. GOD pursued me. GOD chose me, for such a time as this. GOD fed my hungry heart with Truth. GOD Loves us all, sinner and saint alike. However, HIS Love doesn't get us into The Kingdom of Heaven... HIS Mercy does that! We do not have to obtain HIS Love to get into The Kingdom, but we must obtain HIS Mercy.

And they [the Church] overcame him [the enemy] by the Blood of The LAMB, and by the Word of their Testimony; and they Loved not their lives even when faced with death. ~ Revelation 12:11

After living for 30+ years in darkness (transgenderism, prostitution, sexual brokenness, drug-addiction, alcohol addiction, deceit, trauma and tragedy) there is nothing more Joyful than having The Almighty GOD, stop you in your tracks, wake you from your slumber and give you exactly what you've been asking for and seeking your entire life!!

I really was lost & broken, hurting & destructive, confused & deceived. HE rescued me! HE gave me clarity and focus, as well as purpose.

I am a man of GOD that happens to be same-sex attracted. I have seen this very clearly regardless of how many years I have tried to deny this part of my design. I have attempted to come up with the many reasons that same-sex attraction doesn't exist. I was hoping that if I denied it long enough that it would go away. It didn't, and it won't, because this is a part of our innate individual unchangeable design.

Christian By CHOICE. Gay By DESIGN.

2 Corinthians 5:17 says, "Therefore, if anyone is in The CHRIST, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come."

I have surrendered. I am in The CHRIST. Old things have passed away.

All of my confusion and deceit, as well as thoughts & emotions, have truly passed away. I am a New Creation!

There is a difference between "denying self" and denying our design. I refuse to deny my design. And The FATHER in heaven doesn't want me to either!

This one topic of same-sex attraction has given many only one choice to make, choose either the church or choose your design. I am not forced to decide when it comes to something that is not sinful, but a part of my design. Nobody should be forced to make the choice between who and what they are vs seeking The FATHER'S Face. I choose GOD Almighty over the misled church by the way.

The difference between the lgbt movement and those who have been used & manipulated by this movement? The movement itself is not individuals or people, the movement itself is a dark political mass of wickedness and evil that is using, confusing, abusing & bamboozling individuals to believe the deceptions and lies over Truth!

The lgbTQia+ trans-queer rainbow gender ideology cult is not a "cause", it is a prideful & spiteful ignorance that is damaging, traumatizing and raping the minds of individuals that are weak, weary, worn out, confused, broken, hurting, deceived, emotionally unstable and just seeking affirmation and Love.

The bright, colorful, shiny, 'happy-go-lucky' rainbow movement has truly done serious damage to individuals, especially the youth! The youth are being indoctrinated and tricked by way of their emotional fragileness.

It is time we started mending those wounds by establishing intimate and loving relationships.

Come On Y'all!! It's Time!!!

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Parents VS UNparents

3/28/2022

I am sure that I upset many this morning with my response to a blog entry from a parent of a young man that is suffering from a mental disorder known as Gender Dysphoria. I am NOT sorry for exposing Truth and just doing my best to keep it real. This was not an attack on parents, but on the lies and emotional selfishness being passed on by organizations that are putting the parents thoughts & feelings above the actual attack on the children's mental, emotional, medical, physical and spiritual well-being!!

The blog entry came from a sub-stack (or whatever they're called) called PITT - Parents with Inconvenient Truths about Trans. Well, I added my own Inconvenient Truth about Parents vs UNparents.

This is my comment... I will add the link for the entry at the end of this blog entry... after reading the blog entry 3 or 4 times I commented...

This is very moving... and as an EX-trans-identified "woman" of 20+ years I say Never Lose Hope!! While this is touching, true and very courageous... there are a few things that really MUST be addressed. I may be seen as the bad guy here... but that's okay, I can handle that.

"Our story is basically the same as other parents' stories of their child's transition whether it started when the child was 8, 18 or 28" - NOT SO. At age 18 or 28 there is nothing a parent can do to stop or fight against the whole transing process. Ate age 8??!!!!?! There IS!!

There is NO EXCUSE for allowing a child, under age 18, to transition... even with threat of removal! It is either you comply to the trans-queer-gender ideology or we remove your child! If you take part... IT IS SPIRITUALLY, EMOTIONALLY, PHYSICALLY AND MEDICALLY taking part in the medicalization and emotional turmoil of your child! Plain & Simple.

"parents doing the mental and emotional gymnastics required in their situations, to support their child, while also trying to protect and defend them." - NOT SO. These "mental and emotional gymnastics" are NOT REQUIRED!!! There is a HUGE difference in "supporting" them and "protecting and defending" them!!! Protecting & Defending Means There Will Be NO Transition As Far As It Can Be Taken In The Battle!! Even If It Means Removal of The Child!!! Supporting them in a mental illness that NEEDS treatment NOT encouragement, healing NOT hormones is borderline being an UNparent.

ANY parent that supports the transitioning of a child FOR ANY REASON is an UNparent! I know, that is cruel David... mean and not very caring or Christian-like!! Waaaaa Waaaa IT IS TRUTH and REALITY!! Especially when it is done for selfish reasons of maintaining a relationship!

"As a parent, you are damned if you do and damned if you don't." - NOT SO. As a parent you are doing the right thing IF YOU DON'T!!! As a parent you are doing the WRONG thing IF YOU DO. Simple! If some parents weren't so worried about what anyone thinks or feels about their decisions to PROTECT their children, there wouldn't be so much compromise!

"if we do not completely support our sons’ decision to transition, then they will commit suicide." - SO WHAT IF THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE TOLD.... as a parent this must be researched and proven before taken at it's word! What is wrong with people??? Do they not have technology at their fingertips to find out if this stuff is true or not?!?!?! Yes, they do! And shame on them for not doing it!!! This is not something one should be satisfied with finding one or two POV's but very IN-DEPTH RESEARCH, STUDY AND CONTACTING MUST BE DONE!!!

I get contacted by parents MANY times a month... Why??? Because they want to hear from those who have stopped taking part in that deathstyle!!! They want to actually HELP their child at any cost of social or emotional angst!!! Because they truly care about their child and NOT about their own thoughts, feelings or reputation!! They aren't trying to save their "family name" but their child! Because they want to find those who have come out of that delusion of mental anguish and be encouraged by the facts that there is Hope and especially from someone they KNOW will not bite their tongue or worry about offending them!

Those PARENTS, unlike the UNparents, are seeking people that aren't in it to win it or in it for profit!!! Like the many organizations. or businesses, that exist and pretend to take the parents "thoughts & feelings" into consideration ABOVE the child's best interests and welfare!! Hmph!

I am going to end because I know many are upset with me right now. That's okay. I can handle it. I don't read replies/responses to comments so its all good... let em rip!

I end with this... because I COULD go on... ANY PARENT that compromises in ANY WAY... misgendering (ie: calling their son their daughter or vice versa) or not calling their child by their birthname... compromising just to have a relationship... has given their seal of approval on their child's emotional, mental, medical, physical and spiritual death!

I spent the day with a young man that attempted to take his life and his family the other day. The boy had Hope that nobody had seen after I left... not because I am special or need a pat on the back... but because I kept it real with him and was able to tell him all about him and his emotional turmoil JUST BY TELLING HIM ABOUT ME AND MY OWN TURMOIL!!!

I am NOT attacking. I am Exposing!

This Is The Link For The Entry - https://pitt.substack.com/p/behind-the-curtain-the-reality-of?s=r

We Catch 'Em ~ HE Cleans 'Em (A Message For HIS Own)

3/27/2022

JESUS The CHRIST said, “Follow ME, and I will make you fishers of men!” (Matthew 4:19) How are we going to “follow HIM” if we are constantly trying to lean on our own understanding of The Holy Bible, The Word of GOD?!

Fishers of men. We catch ‘em and HE will clean ‘em. We cannot do HIS job! So let us not focus on 'saving' folks, because that is not within our own strength or power, and just do what HE has commissioned us to do, The Great Commission.

Matthew 28:18-20 tell us The Great Commission, which is two-fold, we are told to go out (to evangelize) and teach (to disciple). Evangelizing includes exposing the darkness and the agenda of the lgbTQia+ Rainbow Cult with it's Gender Ideology attack on society & culture.

Over and over I see folks misquoting Scripture and misrepresenting JESUS The CHRIST simply by not understanding what HE has already laid out for us to do. Please Stop! You do more damage by leaning on your own understanding of what you “think” or “feel” The Word says.

Do not allow anyone to tell you or teach you what The Bible says without doing your own investigation to see if what they have taught is in context. Very Important! Trust me, I could've saved myself a lot of heartache and depression had I not allowed many to tell me what Scripture said.

And remember: “The natural man receiveth not the things of The SPIRIT of GOD: for they are foolishness unto him; neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.” (1Corinthians 2:14) ~ so this message is for those who have already surrendered unto HIM and HIS Way.

The HOLY SPIRIT is needed to discern The Scriptures. Amen!!

Hang-Ups & Hook-Ups!

2/1/2022

Being Gay is so much more than what we have accepted it to be. Why do we continue to allow ourselves to be bamboozled by the lgbTQia+ Rainbow Cult that has impressed upon our minds that being gay means we must be sex-aholics, always on the prowl for hookups, bustin' nuts and "gettin' off"?!?!?!

Sadly, it is NOT UNCOMMON for homosexual men, or other men who find themselves wanting to "use" gay men as a "sex tool/toy" to find themselves enveloped in sex/dating apps, websites and "cruising" areas known for random sexual encounters. With Grindr and all of the hookup apps, sites and cruising places that exist, there is no wonder that homosexuals have been stigmatized/labeled as sexual predators.

If you won't see that you've been sexualized and used to further a much darker agenda, then at least get a room! Stop using the public bathrooms, parks, trails, parking lots, etc... for your predatorial sexual endeavors.

How did we get here? A very long time ago the church launched an attack on same-sex attracted individuals and labeled them as "unnatural", "abominations" and "freaks", then society and culture joined in the assault and guilted, shamed & condemned homosexuality for centuries. It's even worse knowing that we (homosexuals/gays) continue to give all of them the ammunition to continue to do so.

Gay men, we are so much more than sexual encounters, NSA, ANON, "gettin' off" or random hook-ups! If you cannot find the Peace & Joy in cherishing & respecting your body by having morals & values, then you should probably seek some much needed help with your strongholds and/or addictions, issues, problems.

I was once addicted to sex, especially random sex with random and/or multiple partners, so I get it and I understand the thrill or "rush", but it doesn't get easier or better, it only gets worse and it goes deeper and darker than you can ever imagine. Eventually, you will have forsaken even your own body and become desensitized to Love, Joy, Peace, Morality & Values and you will not recognize your own worth!

When gyms or any businesses have to put up signage in the bathrooms, men's locker rooms, shower areas, etc... stating to "NOT HAVE SEX ON THE PREMISES" there is something so wrong with what we have become as a people. It is disgusting, not cute or fun.

There are men that are naturally attracted to other men; homosexuals. And there are also men that are NOT naturally attracted to other men but they have went against their own nature (heterosexuality) due to the lusts of their flesh and engage in homosexual sex just to satisfy the lusts of their own flesh.

Gay men, you are being used by the above mentioned men. These men have wives, girl-friends & families... they are not truly interested in you, but only in what you can do for them. Once they're done, you are nothing to them and many are repulsed by you afterwards because they know they are doing something that is not a part of their innate design, but only acting on the lusts of their flesh. Understand?

See, there's a huge difference on what is natural and unnatural for each of us. In The Scripture (Romans 1 & Romans 11) there is a very distinct use of the words natural (physin) and unnatural (para-physin)...

Let's look at that quickly...

Significant to Paul’s discussion in Romans 1:27 is the fact that these "unclean" Gentiles exchanged that which was "natural" for them (physin - in the Greek text), for something "unnatural" (para physin).

According to Romans 11:24, Paul says that GOD Almighty acts in an "unnatural" way, (para physin), to accept the Gentiles into the fold.

"Unnatural" in these passages does not refer to a violation of the so-called "laws of nature", but it rather implies action contradicting one’s own innate nature.

In view of this, we should observe that it is "unnatural" (para physin) for a person today that is same-sex attracted to attempt living in a heterosexual lifestyle or relationship.

The message here... The Scripture doesn't condemn same-sex attraction or same-sex relationships any more than it condemns opposite-sex attraction or opposite-sex relationships... but we have a moral compass by which we must walk.

I know that the assault launched on same-sex attracted individuals caused them to run off and form their own group (cult) that rebelled against everything good, natural and moral. I also know that same-sex attracted individuals were then forced into hiding. It is this going into hiding that began the secretive sexual encounters in public bathrooms, parks, wooded areas, etc... being gay became some type of dark dirty secret. It became something that was based on sexual encounters and satisfying the lusts of the flesh.

It is very possible to be in a monogamous relationship and bring Glory to GOD by walking in The Way, living morally and righteously... and it doesn't matter if that is a same-sex couple or an opposite-sex couple.

The low self worth must stop. Respect yourself and your body. Sex is supposed to be beautiful and meaningful, not random and dangerous.

Just sayin... <3 with #LOVE <3

Leviticus 18:22 & 20:13 Prove It! Don't They??

1/29/2022

Christians today do not follow the rules & rituals described in Leviticus. Most ignore its definitions of their own "uncleanness" while quoting Leviticus to strictly condemn "homosexuality." Such abuse of Scripture distorts the Old Testament meaning and denies a New Testament message.

"You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination." These words occur solely in the Holiness Code of Leviticus, a ritual manual for Israel‘s priests.

Their meaning can only be fully appreciated in the historical and cultural context of the ancient Hebrew people. However, the original Hebrew is more complicated.

For example, Leviticus 20:13 uses two different words for "man/male", one of which was used under Greek law to refer to young males. Also the "as with woman" phrase actually means "lie lyings woman" and the only use of the plural "lyings" anywhere else in the Bible is in reference to rape.

You'll also notice that neither verse mentions gay women. There is no verse anywhere in the Hebrew Bible that says "a woman shall not lie with woman as with man." That proves homosexuality as we know it was not the issue being discussed or addressed.

I've also done some studying from Rabbis on the complicated breakdown of the original Hebrew, and it indicates there is much more going on there than just "gays are bad." Some Rabbis consider the prohibition to be against hermaphrodites.

I will also point out verses like this:

Leviticus 19:19 “‘Do not wear clothing woven of two kinds of material.
The same people who quote Leviticus to condemn gays, ignore every other verse in Leviticus, so I view them all as raging hypocrites.

And not so surprisingly, no person has ever been charged with a "crime" related to homosexuality under Jewish law. The way Jewish law works makes it highly unlikely to be referring to any consensual, private relationship, same-sex or opposite-sex.

With that said, other theologians have concluded that Israel, in a unique place as the chosen people of one GOD, was to avoid the practices of other peoples. The ban on men sleeping with men (if that is actually what this passage is about) would be for the purpose of lineage of "GOD'S Chosen People".

Hebrew religion, characterized by the revelation of one God, stood in continuous tension with the religion of the surrounding Canaanites who worshipped the multiple gods of fertility cults. Canaanite idol worship, which featured female and male cult prostitution as noted (Deuteronomy 23:17), repeatedly compromised Israel‘s loyalty to GOD.

The Hebrew word for a male cult prostitute, qadesh, is mistranslated "sodomite" in some versions of the Bible. When a ‘sodomite’ was merely the resident of Sodom, just as a Moabite is the resident of Moab.

So what exactly is an "Abomination"?

An abomination, biblically, is that which GOD found detestable because it was unclean, disloyal, or unjust. Several Hebrew words were so translated, and the one found in Leviticus, toevah, is usually associated with idolatry, as in Ezekiel, where it occurs numerous times.

Given the strong association of toevah with idolatry and the Canaanite religious practice of cult prostitution, the use of toevah regarding male same-sex acts in Leviticus calls into question any conclusion that such condemnation also applies to same-sex attracted persons or same-sex relationships. It's just not there.

Rituals and Rules found in the Old Testament were given to preserve the distinctive characteristics of the religion and culture of Israel. But, as stated in Galatians 3:22-25... By faith we live in Jesus The Christ, not in Leviticus.

To be sure, ethical concerns apply to all cultures and peoples in every age. Such concerns were ultimately reflected by Jesus The Christ, who said nothing about same-sex attraction or relations, but a great deal about Love, Justice, Mercy and Faith.

The only ones that are even capable of making any argument of this are those who observe The Torah. And even then, the context of that passage would have to be questioned as it has also been said by theologians that it could also refer to men "acting like" or "taking on the role of" a woman during sexual intercourse. That would definitely speak into what we see happening in the world today where men want to be women and women want to be men.

The Scriptures have been "translated" numerous times. So much so that it is absolutely impossible to state what the Scripture says without having the original tablets and then attempting to translate them. And can we even do that wholeheartedly and honestly? No.

What About 1 Corinthians 6:9 & 1 Timothy 1:10?

1/29/2022

1 Corinthians 6:9

Any consideration of New Testament statements on same-sex acts must carefully view the social context of the Greco-Roman culture in which Paul ministered. Not to mention what the original text said and not just what word has been placed in the passage.

Prostitution and pederasty (sexual relationships of adult men with boys) were the most commonly known male same-sex acts.

In 1 Corinthians 6:9, Paul condemns those who are "effeminate" and "abusers of themselves with mankind" as translated in the KJV and "homosexuals" in other translations.

However, a deeper study would show you that the word placed in this passage for ‘effeminate’ was never present until it was added when the word meaning ‘molester’ or ‘pederast’ was removed. But that is not the word study for this article, so maybe another time.

The word, Arsenokoitai, which has been translated as ”abusers of themselves” or "homosexual” occurs once each in 1 Corinthians and 1 Timothy (1:10), but nowhere else in other literature of the period.

It is derived from two Greek words, one meaning, "males" and the other "beds", it is a euphemism for sexual intercourse.

Other Greek words were commonly used to describe same-sex behavior but do not appear here. The larger context of 1 Corinthians 6 shows Paul extremely concerned with prostitution, so it is most likely that he was referring to male prostitutes and pedophilia.

Many experts that are now attempting to translate these words have reached a simple conclusion: their precise meaning is uncertain.

There Is No Law Against Love.

The rarity with which Paul discusses any form of same-sex behavior, and the ambiguity in references attributed to him, make it extremely unsound to conclude any sure position in the New Testament on homosexuality, especially in the context of loving, responsible relationships.

Since any arguments must be made from silence, it is much more reliable to turn to great principles of the Gospel taught by Yeshua, Jesus The Christ and His Apostles.

Love God with all your heart, and love your neighbor as yourself. Do not judge others, lest you be judged. The fruit of the Holy Spirit is love . . . against such there is no law.

One thing is abundantly clear, as Paul stated in Galatians 5:14: "…the whole Law is fulfilled in one statement, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself".

What About Romans Chapter 1?

1/28/2022

Another passage I am asked about is Romans, Chapter 1. And because Romans 1:27 played such a large part of my coming out of transgenderism and the lgbTQia+ Cult, I had to look at it through Spiritual Eyes.

Most New Testament books, including the four Gospels, are silent on same-sex acts, and Paul is the only author who makes any reference to the subject. But in what context does he do so?

The most negative statement by Paul regarding same-sex acts occurs in Romans 1:24-27 where, in the context of a larger argument on the need of all people for the gospel of Jesus The Christ, certain same-sex behavior is given as an example of the "uncleanness" of idolatrous Gentiles.

This raises the question: Does this passage refer to all same-sex couples and acts, or to certain same-sex behavior known to Paul’s readers? Context is so very important!

The book of Romans was written to Jewish and Gentile Christians in Rome, who would have been familiar with the infamous sexual excesses of their contemporaries, especially Roman emperors. They would also have been aware of tensions in the early Church regarding Gentiles and observance of the Jewish laws, as noted in Acts 15 and Paul’s letter to the Galatians.

Jewish laws in Leviticus mentioned male same-sex acts in the context of idolatry. That's right, we cannot turn to Leviticus for answers as it was to a specific people at a specific time and the context dealt with idolatry.

The same-sex practices cited in Romans 1:24-27 were believed to result from idolatry and are associated with some very serious offenses as noted in Romans 1.

Taken in this larger context, it should be obvious that such acts are significantly different from a loving, responsible same-sex relationship.

Let's look at what is "Natural" vs "UNnatural"

Significant to Paul’s discussion is the fact that these "unclean" Gentiles exchanged that which was "natural" for them, (physin - in the Greek text), for something "unnatural," (para physin).

According to Romans 11:24, God acts in an "unnatural" way, (para physin), to accept the Gentiles.
"Unnatural" in these passages does not refer to violation of so-called "laws of nature", but rather implies action contradicting one’s own nature.

In view of this, we should observe that it is "unnatural," (para physin), for a person today with a same-sex attraction to attempt living a heterosexual lifestyle.

The rarity with which Paul discusses any form of same-sex behavior and the ambiguity in references attributed to him make it extremely unsound to conclude any sure position in the New Testament on homosexuality, especially in the context of loving, responsible relationships.

Since any arguments must be made from silence, it is much more reliable to turn to great principles of the Gospel taught by Yeshua, Jesus The Christ and His Apostles.

Love God with all your heart, and love your neighbor as yourself. Do not judge others, lest you be judged. The fruit of the Holy Spirit is love . . . against such there is no law.

One thing is abundantly clear, as Paul stated in Galatians 5:14: "…the whole Law is fulfilled in one statement, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself".

Here are a few quotes from scholars/professors/teachers of theology that have no hand in the game to lean either way... they just give honest facts of what The Word actually says.

"The strongest New Testament argument against homosexual activity is intrinsically immoral has been derived traditionally from Romans 1:26, where this activity is indicated as para physin. The normal English translation for this has been ‘against nature.’ Two interpretations can be justified concerning what Paul meant by the phrase. It could refer to the individual pagan, who goes beyond his own sexual appetites in order to indulge in new sexual pleasure.

The second possibility is that physis refers to the ‘nature’ of the chosen people who were forbidden by Levitical law to have homosexual relations."

John J. McNeill, Adjunct Professor of Psychology,
Union Theological Seminary, New York City.

"A close reading of Paul’s discussion of homosexual acts in Romans 1 does not support the common modern interpretation of the passage. Paul did not deny the existence of a distinction between clean and unclean and even assumed that Jewish Christians would continue to observe the purity code. He refrained. However, from identifying physical impurity with sin or demanding that Gentiles adhere to that code."

William Countryman, Professor of New Testament,
Church Divinity School of Pacific, Berkeley.

What About Sodom & Gomorrah?

1/28/2022

Some carelessly proclaim that GOD Almighty destroyed the ancient cities of Sodom & Gomorrah because of "homosexuality or same-sex sex."

While some theologians have equated the sin of Sodom with same-sex sex, it is one of the biggest false teachings widely accepted in, and out of, the church today. However, a careful look at the Scripture can quickly and easily correct such ignorance.

Announcing judgment on these cities in Genesis 18, God sends two angels to Sodom, where Lot, Abraham’s nephew, persuades the angels to stay in his home.

Genesis 19 records that "all the people from every quarter" come and surround Lot‘s house demanding the release of his visitors so "we might know them." Many believe this term to mean, "have sex with." If this is so, then it is a clear case of a violent attempted gang rape.

Horrified at this gross violation of ancient hospitality rules, Lot attempts to protect the visitors by offering his two daughters to the angry crowd, a morally outrageous act by today’s standards.

The people of Sodom refuse, so the angels render them blind. Lot and his family are then rescued by the angels as the cities are destroyed.

Now there are several observations to be made here...

First, the judgment on these cities for their wickedness had been announced prior to the angels going there. It was NOT because of homosexuality.

Second, all of Sodom‘s people participated in the assault on Lot‘s house; if all of Sodom’s people went then it wasn’t just the men. So it was NOT because of homosexuality.

Third, Lot‘s offer to release his daughters suggests he knew these folks to have heterosexual interests. So it was NOT because of homosexuality.

Fourth, if the issue was sexual, why did GOD spare Lot, who immediately commits incest with his daughters after getting drunk? So it was NOT because of homosexuality.

Most importantly, why do all the other passages of Scripture referring to this account fail to raise the issue of same-sex sex?

Ezekiel 16:48-50 Clearly states that the people of Sodom, like many people today, had abundance of material goods. But they failed to meet the needs of the poor, and they worshipped idols.

The sins of injustice and idolatry plague every generation. We stand under the same judgment if we create false gods or treat others with injustice.

Since any arguments must be made from silence, it is much more reliable to turn to great principles of the Gospel taught by Yeshua, Jesus The Christ and His Apostles.

Love God with all your heart, and love your neighbor as yourself. Do not judge others, lest you be judged. The fruit of the Holy Spirit is love . . . against such there is no law.

One thing is abundantly clear, as Paul stated in Galatians 5:14: "…the whole Law is fulfilled in one statement, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself".

Guilted Lies... No Surprise.

1/26/2022

I'd like to touch on two things here... threats of suicide by trans-identified people if not accepted, affirmed or celebrated; and the difference between those who are trans-identified (gender dysphoric) and those who are NOT transgender but claim the identity to meet their own erotic fetishist deviance. Got a few?

Was I suicidal as a young trans person? Yes. I was suicidal as an adult trans-identified person as well.

Did those feelings of suicide, depression and angst go away once I was accepted and my thoughts & feelings were validated? No.

Truth be told, I was suicidal for so many years that I only know that I attempted it a few times, thought about it a lot, and also used those thoughts & feelings to my own advantage to "get my way" or to be pitied. There is a very powerful victimhood you possess when you have a mental condition like confusion. We express our "victimhood" by lashing out at self and others.

One of the many lies that the lgbTQia+ trans-queer gender ideology rainbow cult uses today is that if you do not accept, affirm, promote and celebrate the delusion that your child, friend or loved one has then you will be partly, or wholly, responsible if that person commits, or attempts to commit, suicide.

Lies! Guilted Lies!!! That is not true and is a very sensitive & fragile technique that wreaks havoc on families & relationships more than any other method or lie of this cult! Let me tell you, from my own life experience & knowledge as well as the thousands of males & females that I have known, spoken to or befriended; being depressed & suicidal does not "go away" or diminish with acceptance or affirmation. It actually gets paused, but remains.

With the newfound acceptance, affirmation, promotion & celebration there seems to be some period of euphoria that the individual experiences. This seems promising to the loved ones as they may not agree but do not want to lose the individual to suicide or any other means that have been tossed out there to guilt or shame the family or friends into acceptance of the delusion. But... it isn't long before this individual recognizes that they are still the same broken, confused, depressed & delirious person they were before everyone started giving them props for their condition (dysphoria is a condition). The individual spirals into the depths of darkness & angst, wanting even more to end their life.

Now while it is very real that many trans-identified persons are or become suicidal, this thought process is absolutely used to the advantage of the individual suffering from the condition for the main purpose of getting attention, being affirmed and desperately trying to further their walk as the person they believe themselves to be. Don't be confused by this, it is misusing very real depression & thoughts to their advantage.

Mostly, the ones trapped in the deception & confusion of transgenderism are sincere in their delusion, and they sincerely believe themselves to be whatever they think or feel they are... or whatever they are taught or told they are (which is happening more & more).

I wanted to give some insight on this guilting & shaming of parents and loved ones into that web of deception because I too was suicidal and have attempted to take my life a few times. However, those "attempts" were just that, "attempts"! I wanted attention and for people to feel sorry for me so they would have no other choice but to accept, condone & celebrate who and what I believed myself to be!

What about those individuals that do not sincerely believe themselves to be "trans"? The men that are claiming to be transgender to get into women's spaces? Sometimes to assault women or girls? What about them? Are they "sincere in their beliefs"? Absolutely NOT! These individuals are predators and suffer from even greater mental conditions than those suffering from gender dysphoria.

When I was a transgender prostitute I had some "special" clients that paid a lot of money to just hang out & play dress up. They were transvestites or crossdressers (what we called them then) and were sexually aroused by wearing women's clothing, or believing themselves to be women. These men would tell me how "horny" (sexually aroused) they were wearing their wife's panties at the office all day. Wearing women's clothing was purely sexual, erotic and fetishistic for them.

These men can now claim to be "trans" while living out their perverted fantasies 24 hours a day, walking around in women's clothing, while being constantly & consistently sexually aroused! Do you grasp what I am saying here? These men are perverted beyond their own wildest fantasies (being allowed/permitted/encouraged to walk around in women's clothing) and are forcing their way into women's spaces; spas, bathrooms, prisons, clubs, etc... to prey on women! These perverted men, while being constantly sexually aroused are doing all that they can to 1st identify as trans and then 2nd, they are immediately demanding to go to the women's bathroom with your wife, daughter or granddaughter, or they want access to the locker room with your mother or sister!

There are women being raped and impregnated in women's prisons right now. Raped by MALES that are guilty of sex crimes, claiming to be transgender and demanding immediate transfer to women's facilities. And their demands are being met. Men, yes MEN (MALES), are being placed in women's (FEMALE) prisons with very vulnerable women, most of whom have been traumatized, abused and so on throughout their lives. Only to be traumatized again by the MEN that the state places in their jail cell!

There are many reasons a person gets caught up in the web of deception & confusion. Many! Indoctrination. Molestation. Association/Relating (social contagion). PTSD. Peer pressure. Self-hatred. Shame of being same-sex attracted. Anxiety. Depression. Guilted by society, culture or the church. Dissociative disorder. Transvestic Fetishism. And the list is quite extensive. See this article - http://www.ibelongamen.com/blog/the-rainbow-umbrella

There are some trans-identified persons sincerely enveloped by the lies & confusion of the lgbTQia+ Trans-Queer gender ideology cult. Sincere. Sincerely wrong, but sincere nonetheless.

Men in women's sports. Men in women's spas. Men in women's prisons. Men in women's underwear! Where does it all stop? When does it all cease?!? When we unite and step up to the plate together, locking arms, ready for whatever may come our way. Stepping up. Speaking up. Pushing back! Regardless of our own beliefs, thoughts or feelings about other people's sexual orientation or religious/non-religious beliefs.

There are women in danger in their own jail cells and spas. There are girls in danger in their own bathrooms & locker rooms. And there are children in danger; being indoctrinated, sexualized, confused, bamboozled, tricked & fooled in their own classrooms & pediatricians offices! When will "We The People" Unite, Lock Arms and Take Back What The Enemy Has Stolen and is attempting to steal right before our own eyes?!!?!?!

When?

Hurry Up, and Wait

1/4/2022

Most of us are impatient. We hate to wait. We're used to minute rice, instant pudding, fast food, and movies on demand. We quickly ask, "How long?" We even ask it of GOD Almighty in a bitter and self-pitying tone!

"How long?", asked Abraham, who, when he was seventy-five years old and childless, was promised, "I will make you into a great nation" (Genesis 12:2). He waited twenty-five years before the child of promise, Isaac, was born (Genesis 21:5), and there was still more to wait for! How did he manage it? Well, "he staggered not at the promise of GOD through unbelief; but was strong in Faith, giving Glory to GOD; being fully persuaded that what HE had promised, HE was able also to perform" (Romans 4:20-21).

"How long?", asked David, who, when only sixteen, was anointed by Samuel at GOD Almighty’s direction to be king over Israel (1 Samuel 16:1-13). He did not immediately ascend the throne, but waited some fifteen years while serving King Saul despite danger and provocation and spending years in the wilderness, running from place to place like a hunted animal, as a jealous Saul tried to kill him. David waited many years before he received what was promised and, like Abraham, did so by Faith (Hebrews 11:32-33).

"How long?", asked Paul, who, for a quarter of a century served The CHRIST despite great deprivation and suffering only to be arrested, imprisoned, tried, found guilty, and sentenced to death for the crime of proclaiming JESUS The CHRIST as LORD & SAVIOR! See him sitting in a dark prison cell awaiting the headsman who is to execute him. Is he disheartened? Has he given up on GOD Almighty? He has not!

Hear Paul! "I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the Faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me a Crown of Righteousness, which The LORD, the Righteous Judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that Love HIS appearing" (2Timothy 4:6-8).

And what about you? Will you Trust GOD Almighty while HE works HIS Good, Acceptable & Perfect Will in you until HE has formed your soul to HIS plan, or will you turn your back on HIM?

Dear FATHER in Heaven, My GOD! My GOD! Please forgive my impatience and weakness of Faith at times. Please give to me the Grace to persevere and Trust YOU, I will experience the fulfillment of all YOUR promises when YOU know I am ready to do so. Please help me to gladly accept YOUR timetable rather than sullenly demand mine. Thank YOU for all YOU provide every single moment of every single day. I Pray to YOU, in The Name of YESHUA, JESUS The CHRIST. Amen.

Reading Luke 8:1-15

Prepare Ye The Saints

1/4/2022

When we speak of that 'golden rule' of doing unto others as we'd have others do unto us, let us not look at it as being 'offensive', or 'judgmental', because The Truth is neither of those things.

We owe it to the lost, to those who remain in bondage, to speak The Truth, in Love, allowing the same opportunity that we had, to that Promise of the Hope of Eternal Salvation.

Truth, in Love. Let's discuss the "in Love" part. This is not a Love that tiptoes around anyone's emotions or feelings, but a Love that is bold and brave to reach into the flames, at any cost, even if it causes the person to hit you, hurt you, walk out of your life or vow to never speak to you again, and yank them out! Screaming the Truth if need be to be heard!

The Truth is offensive to those who do not live in it. When pride is present, Truth is most definitely offensive. But that doesn't mean we don't tell it, boldly and bravely, because we Love the individual, which is only possible because we were first Loved while still in our own bondage.

If I am living in sin then I want you to tell me that what I am doing is wrong, that it is sin, it is dangerous and that no matter how deep into that sin I may think I am, that there is a way out. That there is no such thing as "too far gone"! That there is Hope and that Hope is The Truth of JESUS The CHRIST!!

Tell me that I can change. Show me!

Tell me that I can be Forgiven & washed clean! Show me!

Tell me that I can become a new man in JESUS The CHRIST! And show me! Show me testimonies of those who have the very Freedom I need!

Tell me all of that. That is what I want others to do unto me because that is what I will do unto others! That is what The Bible says. That is the 'golden rule', not allowing me to live, and remain, in bondage, not allowing me to burn in hell for eternity because you had the wrong idea of what being 'offended' is, or because you didn't want to hurt my feelings or maybe just because you didn't care enough to do what GOD has charged you to do!

Tell The Truth, but do so in Love. Tell me that sin leads to death, because it does and I am going to need to know this if I am going to have a chance of being brought to repentance.

The lost need to know this! And they need to know this not so we can save our country, or our planet, but so we can save souls! Not so we can win a social or political battle, but so we can win a Spiritual War!

Proverbs 4:14-15 "Do not enter the path of the wicked, And do not walk in the way of evil. Avoid it, do not travel on it; Turn away from it and pass on."

Do not walk in the way of evil. Do not walk with them, do not go down that path with them no matter who they are, no matter what you feel! This is not about how you feel, it is about what is right and what is wrong. It is about what GOD'S Word says!

I want to encourage each of you that when the time comes, and it will come, that you are faced with with this issue, to keep in mind that transgenderism is not only a mental disorder, but that confusion is Healable! Mutable! Forgivable! Keep in mind that each sinner, regardless of their sin, is someone who is in need of Forgiveness!

We need to know and understand this before we can go out and teach it, before we can bring HIS Message to others.

When I lived as a transgender there were some frightening moments when I was approached by "Christians" that had no clue how to reach me or what I believed, and their efforts did more damage than good and this is what I want to prevent from happening.

This is what GOD has charged me with, bringing this message, HIS Message, to the Saints to equip them for the battlefield.

Because there was also an approach that did reach me, that did touch me, that did minister, edify, teach me and penetrate my heart! There was an approach that planted a seed and it was welcomed by myself because of 'how' he approached me. Because of 'how' he taught me. Because of 'how' he told me the Truth, in Love.

And I know that GOD placed that man in my life for a reason, and here I am fulfilling that reason, doing my part as a Child of The One, True GOD.

Will you do your part?

Love...

1/4/2022

Some find it difficult to come to believe the Love of GOD because they have known so little Love in this world, and that which has called itself 'love' was a pathetic distortion of the real thing.

Maybe as children they were only 'loved' when they pleased and then they were pushed away when they were not pleasing. Desperately trying to be the best little boy or girl in the world, but somehow not getting a hold of the Love that was conditioned on performance. Growing up hungering for Love, but never finding it, never keeping it, until giving up in bitterness, fearing further disappointment and rejection, and said, "Love is only an illusion, a delusion!"

Well, some of us did not give up, but became compulsive pleasers, ready to do anything for anyone who said they did, could or would Love us. This made some of us vulnerable to physical, mental and/or sexual abuse. The abuser said he would Love us, we did what he wanted, despite knowing intuitively something was wrong, and then, he disappeared. Others were not exploited until they were older, but the result was the same.

In time, giving up on Love, settling for the empty husk of lust and sex, condemning self to a life based on thoughts & feelings. For years we wandered alone, without Hope. We dissociated from ourselves and became someone else. We put on a false identity. Hoping our charade would be believable.

Then we hear that "GOD is Love." We are afraid to Believe it. We feel we cannot face one more disappointment. We dread the pain of being disillusioned again. We draw back and put up our wall. And yet, by GOD’S Good Grace, something stirs in our hearts. We sense that this is somehow different, and it is our last chance, our only escape from the dark pit into which we have fallen, our only way out of the cesspools of this world that we have become so comfortable in.

And so, looking to YESHUA, JESUS The CHRIST, focusing on HIS sacrifice for our sins, we press on into the Love of GOD Almighty. It does not disappoint! At last, we have found Love; True and Pure Love, because Love has found us! I Belong, Amen!!

The problem? We are not being given the Truth in its entirety. While living in sin I heard "GOD Loves you" so many times that when I had any contact with a Christian I could always reiterate that "GOD Loves me". Period! Like that is the end all. It's not.

GOD Almighty does Love each and every one of us with a Love that is incomprehensible and a Love that we cannot be separated from. What we are not hearing, learning and being told is that HIS Love doesn't get us into The Kingdom of Heaven. We are not being told that it is not HIS Love we have to obtain to get into The Kingdom, but that we must obtain HIS Mercy to get into The Kingdom.

Dear FATHER of Lights, I admit I am afraid of one more disheartening letdown. Please, be patient with me as I learn to trust YOUR Love. Bear with my hesitation. Help me to remember that YOU have demonstrated YOUR Love in deed at Calvary, and to see that proves it is safe to trust YOU. The others gave me only tempting but false promises; YOU gave YOURSELF. YOU are Real! And I Thank YOU, FATHER, for all of the many Blessings YOU so generously pour out upon each one of us on a daily basis. I Praise YOU and Glorify YOU in The Mighty and Precious Name of YESHUA, JESUS The CHRIST. Amen.

Reading John 16:1-33…

Do You Know You?

1/3/2022

Do you know who you are? Do you know who you really are? Most people don’t, and there are several reasons for this.

First, since childhood, people all around us try to make us into who they want us to be. If we fall short of their expectations, they criticize, ridicule, and scold us, leading us to think we are worthless. They withdraw their love, telling us indirectly that we are not worth caring about. They tell us, sometimes silently, we are "bad" and should be someone else.

Second, our sense of identity changes as we go through life because those we come into contact with, and our life experiences, change our sense of who we are. Sometimes that's good; more times it is bad.

If we fall into bad company, we may see ourselves as "good-for-nothing"; if we sit among those who are proud, we may become arrogant. If we are around those who appreciate us, we get a stronger sense of who we are or can be; if we surround ourselves with those who put us down, we get a sense that we don't deserve to be respected.

And, just for the record, when a child is exposed to the lgbTQia Trans-Queer gender-ideology it confuses their developing minds (including their own sexuality) and it destroys them by allowing them to be sexualized through sex-education, trans-queer curriculums, and gender ideology. We are allowing children to be subjected to something that is pornographic by it’s very nature to each child that it is presented to.

What we come to believe about ourselves is a powerful influence on who we think we are! You may even wonder where to go to find out who you are. Because while other people may inflate our sinful egos or crush our tender hearts, we may be utterly wrong in our view of ourselves. So, where can we turn for a true picture of our real nature?

Since GOD Almighty Created us, HE alone knows us through and through, better than we even know ourselves! HE has revealed the Truth about us in The Word. There, when studied and read IN CONTEXT, we find HIS Plan for us. HIS Truth, in its entirety.

This nature is imputed to us when we become a Child of The One, True Living GOD, and is being Created in us as we continue Trusting in HIM while HIS Holy Spirit transforms us to the identity HE intended, our true image, perfectly ours in glory. What is our True Nature? YESHUA, JESUS The CHRIST! It was HE Who taught me how to be a man through HIS example as well as The Holy Spirit.

It was also The Holy Spirit that allowed me to comprehend, in context, while showing me that my own innate design as a same-sex attracted man is not condemned by HIM or HIS Word. HE showed me that "denying self" was much different than denying my own design. Hallelujah!

Dear Heavenly FATHER, I know I fall short of living and giving YOU Glory in all that I do, and I Thank YOU for YOUR Patience, YOUR Strength, YOUR Guidance and YOUR Mighty Presence. Please grant that I may continue to discover my True Nature in YOUR Creation and my design. Please continue to allow YOUR Light to shine brightly through my every word, deed and action. Thank YOU, FATHER. Please continue to keep me and watch over me. I Praise YOU & I Glorify YOU with all that I am! I Pray to YOU, in The Name of YESHUA, JESUS The CHRIST. Amen.

Reading 2 Peter 3:1-18...

Solid Hope

1/2/2022

Every morning, I am faced with The Glory of another day here, in this dark, deceived and confused world, and it is such a Blessing to me! To me, it speaks of Hope, Encouragement, Confidence and Surrender.

Hope of a new day, another chance to tell of HIS Amazing Grace that saved a wretched wretch like me. Encouragement and edification that I am to offer, through HIS Truth in Love, to not only the lost, but the Saved as well.

The Confidence that I feel GOD HIMSELF has in me by allowing me another day and another chance to carry out this mission that HE has given me, because HE Wills that all men be saved!

And Surrender because that is all it takes. To surrender to GOD and HIS Way, The Only Way! To give it all to HIM without first worrying about cleaning any of it up or polishing it before I can offer it to HIM. Just drop it all at HIS Feet and know that the battle is HIS, the Victory is mine!!

My journey out of the dungeon of self and of sin has been one rollercoaster, believe that!! But surely it has been a Glorious and Victorious journey. My LORD, my GOD, is shining The Bright Light into my life and opening the eyes of my heart to what is true about my past, and what is also true about my design and my future! There is Hope. There is newness of Life. And there is Victory in JESUS The CHRIST with the guidance of HIS Spirit.

Many of you know how I was confused and misled to believe I was born in the wrong body and was meant to be a girl for over 20 years. Many of you know how I was enveloped by the lgbTQia+ cult for over 30 years. Many of you know the trauma & confusion that brought me to deaths door with full blown AIDS. Many of you have read the testimony of molestation & chaos in such a young life. Please be encouraged that there is Hope and there is Freedom from the dark deceptive lies of the enemy!

Please be encouraged that there is Freedom from believing we are anything outside of what GOD has Created us and allowed us to be born. Know that there is Freedom from any and all addictions, and that goes from over-eating to transgenderism, from drugs to gambling, from co-dependency to pedophilia, from lying to fornication. Oh The Blood of YESHUA, JESUS The CHRIST, surely covers it all.

Dear FATHER in Heaven, I thank YOU for the solid Hope that YOUR Holy Spirit pours into my heart through YOUR Word. Please LORD, Bless me with Patience to wait, Vision to see, Strength to persevere, and continued Faith in YOUR Truth. Grant that I may ever fight the Good fight of Faith. I Pray this and ask this in The Mighty and Magnificent Name of YOUR Son, YESHUA, JESUS The CHRIST. Amen.

Don't Let Negativity Cheat You Any Longer

1/2/2022

Are you ever tempted to mumble or grumble?

Do you ever allow self-pity to whimper, "Things would be so much better if only..."? Of course you do. We all do. However, we must learn to deal with such thoughts & feelings or they will ruin our fellowship with GOD Almighty, strengthen our distrust of others, and leave us thinking we are helpless victims instead of men and women made strong by our own weaknesses because of GOD’S Grace to Triumph over anything this world can throw at us.

I read somewhere that Theodore Roosevelt was very nearsighted. Since bifocals were unknown at the time, he always carried two pairs of glasses with him, one for near vision and one for far. While he wore one, he kept the other in a steel case in his vest pocket. During his last political campaign, a man shot him. The surgeon who examined his wound handed him the steel spectacle case, stating that its presence in his vest pocket had saved his life by breaking the force of the bullet and deflecting it from his heart.

"Well, now, that's strange," Roosevelt said. "I've always considered having to carry those two pairs of glasses a burden and a handicap, and here at last they have been the means of saving my life."

As GOD Almighty used that steel spectacle case to save the life of Theodore Roosevelt, so HE can use the fires you have been through to save your life--not physically, but spiritually.

HE did not cause the evils you suffered. HE grieved over them. Those who did them to you were disobeying HIS Will. HE hated what they did, but, wonder of wonders, HE determined to take it and use it to Bless you and make you a Blessing in ways that would have been impossible without that pain!

Out with the mumbling and grumbling! Out with self-pity! Praise HIM for HIS Marvelous Grace & Mercy, HIS Great Love, HIS unsearchable Sovereignty, HIS Mighty Power, and HIS perfect plan! Don't let negativity cheat you any longer! Rejoice! GOD Almighty Reigns!!!

FATHER GOD, Please forgive me for my "poor me, woe is me" folly! I have suffered, but YOU have promised to transform that suffering into Goodness! Help me to Trust YOUR Promise and deliver me from those thoughts & feelings that blind me to what YOU are doing. Teach me to rejoice by Faith, so that I will see all the GoOD that YOU can bring out of pain. Thank YOU, FATHER, for this day. I Praise YOU, and lift YOUR Name on High. I Glorify YOU! I Pray to YOU in The Precious and Powerful Name of YESHUA, JESUS The CHRIST. Amen.

Reading 2 Corinthians 1:1-11...

The Beast!

1/1/2022

I catch myself having to fight strong, seemingly uncontrollable urges at times. I fight a beast, a monster, an addiction called lust. This 'lust' is an appetite in which GOD never intended for us to have. This appetite is insatiable and no matter how hard we try, it will never ever be satisfied.

Did GOD Almighty Create the beast? No. If I will, by GOD’S Grace, not be intrigued by it, the beast will not only remain under control, but will grow weaker every day until it virtually disappears.

What is your beast? Fantasy? Pornography? Masturbation? Violence? Pedophilia? Stealing? Transgenderism? Cussing? Promiscuity? Drugs? Adultery? And the list goes on and on and on.

If you will stop playing with the deception and look to YESHUA, JESUS The CHRIST, you will find yourself beginning to conquer the beast. After all, next to HIM, that beast is a wimp, an absolute nothing!

Dear GOD Almighty, Please forgive us for toying with sin, playing with the devil, and thus allowing it to grow ever stronger in our lives. Help us to put it to death as we look to Your Son for Grace and help in time of need.

FATHER, help us to remember that whenever sin looks safe to play with, we are being blinded by the enemy. Grant that we may always see how far we can stay from sin and not how close we can get to it. Thank YOU for the many Blessings YOU bestow upon us all. I Praise YOU, Glorify YOU and Pray to YOU in The Powerful and Mighty Name of Your Son, YESHUA, JESUS The CHRIST. Amen.

Conquering Fear

12/25/2021

There is another kind of hangover which we all experience whether we are drinking or not. That is the emotional hangover, the direct result of yesterdays, sometimes today's and even the worry of tomorrow's excesses. If we would live serenely today & tomorrow, we might eliminate these hangovers. This requires an admission & correction of errors.

I met a man whose life is riddled with fear. He is always running away from problems which usually get worse through his neglect. Rather than face the people he has offended and make the amends that might restore the relationships, he hides from them. Is there any hope that a man like this will ever become fear-free?

The Truth is that there is a great deal of Hope for him. The antidote to fear is Faith in GOD, and the Truth which is the foundation of the Trust that conquers fear. Since our sins, addictions, vices & strongholds are often the dirt in which fear grows, taking a moral inventory; confessing what we find to GOD, our-selves, and other human beings; while humbly asking GOD to remove our defects of character can help cleanse the soil of our life so that fear will be unable to take root. If we sincerely seek to make amends to those we have offended, many will forgive us and receive us back into their hearts as soon as they are assured that we are sincere.

The question we must ask ourselves is, "What do I need to do about it starting today, and will I do it?"

Dear FATHER in Heaven, Will I ever learn that the "easier, softer way" is always a blind alley? Please help me to walk a solid & grounding walk which takes no shortcuts, but does an honest job looking to YOU in Faith. Grant that as I do this, fear will be overcome so that healthy friendships & relationships may flourish as I am healed of those defects & fears. Don't let me put this off one more day! Thank YOU for all the YOU are and all that YOU have always been, but most of all, Thank YOU for what YOU shall always remain, my LORD, my GOD. Praising & Glorifying YOU always! I Pray to YOU, in The Precious & Mighty Name of YOUR Son, YESHUA, JESUS The CHRIST. Amen.

Reading Matthew 25:1-30 this morning….

We Were Meant To Be Courageous!

12/21/2021

We can’t possibly get rid of our defects of character until we first recognize them.

One way we hide them from ourselves is to blame others for our unhappiness. Are we lonely? It's because others are not friendly. Are we depressed? It's because no one cares. Are we disappointed? It's (yes, we even go this far) because GOD let us down! It's never because of us, it's always because of someone else.

Think about it, if that is true, then our situation is very sad indeed. If that is true, that everything is everyone else’s fault, then we have become the hopeless victims of others and we can do nothing to change our situation. We can't change others. We can only change ourselves. If we tell ourselves our problems are all caused by others, that we are perfectly innocent of any responsibility for them (not that we would say it aloud, but we think it in our hearts), then there is nothing to be done but to continue suffering.

We trap ourselves in our misery by not only blaming others, but by refusing to listen to others who have shown that they care for us. When they try to point out the defects of character that are causing our unhappiness, we make excuses, or we tell them they are not good friends because what we really need is someone to listen to us, not someone to "preach" to us. We even stay away from passages in the Bible that speak of our character defects and look only for what "comforts" us.

After having insulated ourselves from any responsibility for our sad situation and from anyone who might point out things we might do to change it, we settle down in our sand pile of self-pity and say, "Poor me!", “Oh woe is me!”

This just shows that we have not been truly working on building ourselves up with GOD Almighty, but have just been going through the motions. Our confessions were a charade. We have not faced our character defects and therefore we cannot pray and work against them. We have doomed ourselves to staying stuck.

The only way out is to stop blaming everyone else, open our ears and hearts, face our defects, ask The FATHER to remove them, and do what HE empowers us to do, which is to be as much like YESHUA, JESUS The CHRIST as we possibly can! Then, and only then, we will begin to know the fullness of HIS Joy!

Heavenly FATHER, Please forgive me for blaming others, even YOU, for my unhappiness, my issues, my defects. Please give me the Courage to face my faults fully, head on, and to renounce them, and seek YOUR Face to overcome them. Please give me an open ear and an open heart to those who offer good counsel. Thank YOU for all that YOU are. I Praise YOU and lift YOUR Name on High. Praying in The Precious Name of YESHUA, JESUS The CHRIST. Amen.

Reading Proverbs 28:21-26...

Let's Look At Fear Once Again

12/18/2021

Have you ever heard a true story when the announcer would say, "The names of the characters in this program have been changed to protect the innocent." Sadly, when it comes to our own defects, the devil also changes their names. This is not to protect the innocent but to confuse the unsuspecting.

Take fear. What other names does it go by? How about terror, dread, anxiety, horror, distress, fright, panic, alarm, trepidation, apprehension, angst, concern, despair, dismay, doubt, jitters, suspicion, unease, uneasiness, worry, abhorrence, agitation, aversion, awe, consternation, cowardice, creeps, discomposure --to name a few!

When we are "up tight," we are fearful.

When we go into hiding, we are fearful.

When we withdraw, we are fearful.

Most fears are matters of the mind and have no real ground in reality outside of that. These are the fears we must learn to face and overcome if we are to find the Peace and the Freedom that we seek.

I allowed fear to cripple me at one point! Have you? Have you ever said, "I just can't feel comfortable around those people, they don’t know what I’ve been through!"? Isn't that fear?

Maybe you have called someone at the last moment, asked them to go with you to an event that evening, had been told that they already had other plans, and withdrew from them in your mind? Isn't that fear? Groundless, unreasoning fear--fear of rejection?

This might be a good time to look at those synonyms for fear and ask yourself what part they play in your life. It might be a good time to look at several failed relationships and ask yourself honestly what part your fear played in the end of a promising friendship.

It might be a good time to begin to pray every morning against fear and to examine yourself each night to see if you have given in to it by any name it may assume.

It might also be a good time to discuss what you are learning about fear with someone and to ask him or her to hold you accountable to become a person of godly Courage. Pray with me…

Dear Heavenly FATHER, I am so easily deceived and sadly it is often I who deceive myself. I have so many excuses for my fear that I confuse myself and hinder my walk. Help me to recognize fear when it approaches, to repel it, and to be a person of real, true, godly Courage as I reach out to others. Thank YOU, LORD, for YOUR Faithfulness in all YOU have provided, and continue to pour out among each one of us. I Pray to YOU, in The Name of YESHUA, JESUS The CHRIST. Amen.

Reading 2 Samuel 23:1-17…