How odd is it that we want the best of everything, and yet everything is not always the best for us?! Does that make you feel like you’re running in circles and getting nowhere fast?

I remember when I was real little, walking with my Dad, holding his hand, and I see this really old couple. Their hair was already white, they were old, and yet they were walking and holding hands. They were content and happy being together… Wow! Immediately, even though I was so very young, I knew that was what I wanted! How could I know this?

Throughout my young years, I never forgot that, and I would ofttimes recall it and wish for the same thing, that Love, that contentment. That couple resembled each other, if you will, and it truly impressed me for years. In my mind, it seemed like a stellar goal to have, worthy of pursuit. Still as yet, I failed at so many attempts, got beat up a couple of times for choosing the wrong girl. Like every other guy, I wanted the “Britney Spears,” and I wouldn’t have the time for anyone else. Later, I wanted the fast and hot ones, and that ended up in one disaster after another. I was failing miserably!

The Lord had other plans for me, and yet I did not know the Lord as I should have. My Mom and Dad made sure I went to Sunday School and had me singing in the church Choir, which I absolutely hated! Finally, I Graduated and went into the Military. My experiences were failures to a degree, but I did learn some things.

After I got out of the Military and from overseas, I wanted to settle down and find a Wife. That was when the Lord brought Monika and me together, and now I have that dream from that old time…44 years married! Now I am looking at Eternity with her; how fantastic is that?! The Lord was Blessing me even though I did not walk with HIM at that time. HE knew my Heart; HE knew everything that I would ever need or want; HE knew me before HE created the world!

Colossians 1:16-17 “For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.”

Ephesians 1:4 “According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love.”

There it is, the proof y’all, written in Black and White! The Lord God KNOWS absolutely everything: the Past, the Present and the future of every one of us Humans; HE never misses a single thing! I used to think that I made my own decisions…WRONG. The Lord holds the reins of my life, and HE has always held them. HE does the same for you as well, whether you know this or not. You and I get one choice, to accept Jesus Christ as Savior…or NOT.

Once we accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, HE fills us with HIS Holy Spirit. Because we Love Him, we choose to do HIS Perfect Will for our lives. How do we know what the Perfect Will is? We read HIS Holy Word—the Bible, we listen for HIS Voice, We Pray and ask for HIS Help to know what to do, and then we follow that. Do we still fail? The answer is YES. Do we still commit Sin? YES. The answer to all of this is simple… We belong to HIM…therefore, we have a Father that is willing to forgive our Sin and cleanse us. That is the difference between the SAVED and the unSAVED. The LORD GOD.

1 John 1:7 “But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.”

If our Sin is covered by the Blood of Jesus Christ that HE shed on the Cross of Calvary, we are saved to HIM. We will see Heaven and HIM for Eternity! If HIS blood does NOT cover our Sin, we are already dead, and we are headed for Hell and the lake of Fire for Eternity! It is because of HIM that we know… HE controls absolutely everything and everyone! Satan loves to tell us that this is not so… Satan loves to LIE to you and me. I Like to say,

Satan is the Father of Lies and Flies,
He bothers people and eats dung…
most of all, Satan is already defeated;
He is already done.
That took place the day that Jesus Christ died
on that Roman Cross for you and I.

Satan loves to LIE to you and me, “Oh look at that…wouldn’t it be fun to have some of that? Oh yeah! Now go and get it… It’s okay… nothing bad is going to happen… trust me!” Once you commit that Sin, it will always come back and bite you in the you-know-what! Satan and his ilk will sit back and watch you suffer; they will laugh and call you stupid. Then again, as I have stated before, they HATE YOU.

“Deception” is one of Satan’s greatest acts against you and me! Because of that, I hate clowns – not so much the individual, but I hate the Deception…the disguise! How about that song about the clown that looks all happy and funny, but he is crying inside? Know what I mean, ya’ll? Or maybe it’s money! Oh Yeah…you got to have tons of it…or you’ll never be happy! Anyone you know? Yuppers; there are far too many of them out there. Just remember: the second you DIE, that money of yours becomes totally worthless. Again, as I have stated before, go out to that cemetery and see who is rich and who isn’t!

Matthew 7:13-14 “Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.”

Yuppers…you have heard me say it before: that Highway to Hell looks like a highway filled with Zombies! They are already dead in their own Sin and they shuffle along to their own destruction in Hell. That’s the reason we spend so much time trying to reach them for Jesus Christ. ONLY HE is able to cleanse them and restore them to an Eternity with HIM in Heaven. NO Jesus Christ… NO Heaven!

There is only one way to Heaven… Jesus Christ! If anyone tells you something different, they are LYING to you. Read your Bible and know for sure! One day real soon, Jesus Christ is going to come and take the Believers to Heaven…In the Rapture. You have until that day, or the day you die, to choose Jesus Christ! Do you know when those two days are going to be? Yeah…that’s right! NO ONE KNOWS.

2 Corinthians 6:2 “For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.”

John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

All Passages of Scripture come from the King James Version of the Bible.

All Emphasis is mine.

Many, many things take place through the years of our lives – some good, and others not so good. We all want the very best for ourselves; and over time, we now see the “It’s all about ME” syndrome is in full swing. Each of us always wants the most comfortable, the most luxurious in all things, whether or not we are able to obtain them.

Young men and some older ones at that, always want the most beautiful female on their arm. That’s not so bad, is it? Yet, what about Jezebel? How many do you know? A “Painted Lady.” Wow… What a concept… right?! There are many in the world, and we know of them as well.

I am NOT saying that any woman who wears makeup is bad; many use makeup to cover flaws and scars, and that is not bad. Still as yet, there are far too many who use makeup to make themselves more desirable to men. Oftentimes, it turns out they are hiding things behind the makeup. Please do not get me wrong; there are many men who do the exact same thing, presenting themselves as more than what they actually are. It does indeed go either way!

What most people never understand is that this is Deception. It’s like a clown, all covered in makeup to look happy and all, yet they can be miserable individuals underneath. So, in many cases, we delude ourselves, and we do so by choice. How odd is that?! We CHOOSE to be deceived.

In the end, we find that woman or man to be anything but what we first thought… am I not correct? It’s sort of like that old saying: “You can dress up a dog, but it is still just a dog.” Somewhere along the way, she/he sort of falls apart – lose the makeup and she is a “Plain-Jane.” He smells or has bad habits, and so he falls apart as well. They never seem to perform as you “Thought” they would, and so the “Fantasy” is over. The “Deception” has been found, and now we are disappointed, to say the least.

Most people have attributes about themselves they do not want others to know. Their attitudes and thoughts are less than stellar. The point being, people in general have many things they wish to hide from others, the truth being heartbreaking, if to only themselves. Thus, the deception practice! One thing they SHOULD understand, though: the Lord God knows everything about them, to include their thoughts!

Proverbs 5:3-6 “For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell. Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.”

One must always remember, “The truth will set you free!” So ask yourself this one question: which do you desire, the Truth or the Lie? Guess who is the Father of Lies? None other than Satan!

We humans like the Pretty or Beautiful things, the “Britney Spears” if you will. Yet is that what the Lord God wants for us, or does HE have something more for you? You will never know if you do not have a Relationship with HIM. If you never talk to HIM, or Thank HIM for all the blessing, why should HE provide the best for you? Strange as it may be, HE still Blesses you!

The Lord wants us to be like HIM: quiet and calm, thoughtful and caring; but most of all, HE wants us to be humble! Ummm…now that’s a tough one! At times, HE may choose someone for you, to help you remain calm – to sort of downplay that rambunctious nature of yours. Make sense? A spouse that will truly Love you for everything you are rather than how you look. If you believe that Life can be cruel, marry someone that the Lord did not pick out for you and see how that goes. Know what I mean…y’all?

As we already know…the Lord God IS Love! Who better to trust on these issues, who better to guide in areas we know so little about…right? How about a passage of scripture to verify these things:

1 Samuel 16:7 “But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.”

Is it so difficult for us to be as the Lord God is? We NEED HIM…not the other way around! We need to guard ourselves against Satan and his ilk, because they want the worst for us, because they HATE us! We were created in the image of God! Satan will do whatever he can to assure that we go to Hell and the Lake of fire with him! Satan and his ilk laugh and party when we fail, when we are hurt, and even more so when we go to hell. Satan is constantly shaking his fist at God because he hates God! Thus, Satan hates you and me!

Personally speaking, I have nothing against a beautiful girl or woman, but my heart and my desires are for my Wife!

The world is wrapped up in the things that will never last. The world loves everything about this life on earth; and, by and large, they never see how temporary this life here truly is. As I have stated before, go to a cemetery and tell me who the rich are? Death is the great equalizer on earth! When you’re dead, nothing matters as to how rich or poor you were… you’re gone… and that’s it. Ya can’t take the money!

When we take the time to calculate 80 or so years here on earth against the length of Eternity…there is no equal, is there? So then the question becomes, which would you prefer to have – fun in these 80 or so years…or Love and contentment for Eternity? Thing is, YOU must choose, and only for you! With Satan you get 80 or so years of fun…but an Eternity in Hell. With Jesus Christ, you get Eternity in Heaven, and this life continues to be beautiful. So what’cha gonna choose, my Friend?

Everybody is gonna see Jesus Christ one day. The question is: will it be at “The Bema Seat of Jesus Christ,” or will it be at the “Great White Throne of Judgment?” Personally, I prefer the first one!

Matthew 11:28-30 “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

All Passages of Scripture come from the King James Version of the Bible.

All Emphasis is mine.