Caged

I sit, ponder, wonder, analyze, imagine.  Sometimes I have a difficult time trying to put these words in the right order to make sense to you.  I travel through a sea of words in my head searching for the right one.  Why is it this way?  It is the same way when I am trying to reach out to someone that needs help.  Looking for the right phrase or word to jolt them back to what they need.  I find to often that I try to hard and then I hit a block wall.  I need to take time to really put myself in their life and see what it is that keeps this person from committing to God 100%.  Why is it that they only want to peer over the fence to see the Light, but yet they don't want to jump over and be exalted in it?  I need to search in my own mind to find the trigger that keeps them this way.  Maybe I will, and then maybe I won't.  This may be something that I can not even grasp and comprehend.  I pray to God that He will direct the way for me to help out those who need it in this way.

My hands get tired from typing.  I am trying to get some other insight from you to see the problem that I face.  Maybe you don't get it either.  I guess I just need to continue to use this chalk board to find the way out of this problem to help my friend.  I see that he is in a cage filled with rage, depression, fear, stress.  I hope that I have the key to free his mind from all that pain.  Why do the demons have to grab on to the ones that I care for and not let go and want to always fight.  Don't they know that I will win?  Maybe not today, but I will because I have  the Lord our God on my side fighting this battle with me!  But until that victory is had, I need to continue to be strong and forthcoming.

What is it that keeps a person in shackles that can't be seen?  What is it that triggers him to want to leave his family, if only for a while, to get that next bit of false pleasure?  What can be done to intervene in such a way that they never want to do that again?  Why can't the answers come quickly to me and be done in an instant?  These are the things that I grapple with.  If I could save the world, I would.  But I don't have that power!  But I still say I want to save at least one.  Why does the false pleasure feel more gratifying than pure love?  Where do I go from here?  Looking for answers.

I was once on this path, but through the Light of Jesus and God The Father, they led me away from that.  Giving me pure love, more than I can ever accept for all the wrong that I have done in my past.  I still remember that day that I jumped over the fence and not just peered over it!  But now, I have to look peer over it in the other direction to try to stop friends from being attacked.   It is hard to do, but if evil doesn't take a day off, then neither will I!!!!

These are the things that I deal with and want to resolve.  Only God can handle this problem.  But I will still do what I can to be a tool and try to guide those who need it to God and all His Glory!

Opie

My Relationship With God

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Today I want to share my thoughts on many things! First and foremost, I am a Warrior for God and believe that I have a very strong relationship with God, The Son and the Holy spirit! I can't thank Him enough for all that He has put into my Life. My family and friends. Yes, there are some hard times and great times, but that is just the way it goes. But through all that I pray to God and say Thank you for all You have done. He brings me through the storm. I once heard that "you are either heading into a storm, in the middle of a storm, or on your way out of a storm". That is what being a Christian is about! There are times that I feel that I am all alone in this "road trip", but that is when God and Christ is right next to us! When we pray we always want. Sometimes we need, but most of the time we want. The beauty of things is God always knows what is best for us. It may not seem like that at the time, but it works out. Always be very consice on what you pray for. Don't be vague about it. Understand that the answer we get is not always the answer we thought it would be. God is in control. He will never put us in a situation that He can't lead us out of. Read the Bible. B.I.B.L.E = Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth. Pretty funny, but true! I am in the middle of the bible. Still have a long way to go. My grandfather read the bible many many times, and I never understood it. He told me once that every time he reads it he learns something new. That is amazeing. I know many people that are more spiritual than me and I always try to learn from them when I get the chance. I believe that is God working through them to teach me. At the same time I try to help people spiritually. I also think that is God working through me to teach them. It is a circle. I have been apet of many different faiths in my life. They are all beautiful and not one is better than the other, in my opinion. All things lead to God. All things. Without God nothing is possible. I just wanted to say these things that maybe in would enlighten you to go to God with everything and give Him praise in everything!!!! May God Bless You! 
Opie

Life

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I sit here again wanting to talk about life. There are many things in this world that we want. But the thing is that none of this will be with us when we die. I see all the time how people fight over little things that are a big deal right now, but in the end are nothing. Like when people fight over what someone said. I have done it myself so I am no better, but it is silly. Why can't we all just get along? We are put here to do one thing.....serve The Lord Our God! Next to that we should help each other any way that we can. There are going to be many more things that happen to us in this world in the coming years. So let us all just try to do the best we can for ourselves and each other. 
Life is too precious. We think that we are here for a long time, but in God's Eyes, we are only here for a twinkle. We all wish that we could say to someone that is already dead something. I wish I could have said this......or done that...... You didn't. I didn't. Keep living and just know that now they know what you would have said or done. Death is something that we all have to deal with. Someone we know dies or we die. I guess when we die all this won't matter though. But death seems to change us all some how. Makes us a little bit better in some way. Maybe slowing down to see the beauty in each day, or to help someone we don't know. I think that when you give a little, you get a little. That is life. What goes around will come around. Think about it.
All of God's creatures are cool. They all have a way of adapting to their surroundings. When in danger they have some unique way to out do their opponent. Sometimes they lose, but most of the time they win. They take care of their offspring way better than most people do. That is AWESOME!!! An animal don't care about anything but it's young. It don't get mad over the petty stuff that we as people do with our kids. I wonder why?? It don't matter! They just love them unconditionally. I love that!!
Well I am signing off..........think about it......................
Opie

Warriors For God

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I am a warrior for God! Bottom line. I am the one that will help you when you feel like you can't find Christ! I am the one that will talk to you when you need a shoulder to cry on, because you feel that you have nothing else to live for. I am the one that will help you get off the dope that Satan wants to keep giving you to feed his fire. I am the one that will not misguide you when you seem to be lost on your path. I am the one that will pull you out of a fire when everyone else is fleeing because they don't know how much time is left until the structure collapses. I am the one who will feed you because no one will hire you due to your lack of skills or your appearance. I am the one who will give my shirt off my back because you don't have the means to clothe yourself. I am the one who will try my hardest with everything I have to save your life because you were in a tragic accident and the paramedics have not arrived yet. I am the one who will lookout for your child and pull them out of the street because they were chasing a ball and didn't see the car coming. I am the one who will pray for you each and everyday because you feel ashamed of who you are in the presence of God! I am the one who will cry for you because I love you and see that you are missing out on the beauty of God! I am the one, a warrior for God! 

I am NOT the One that can heal you! I am NOT the One who can perform miracles! I am NOT the One who can fore see your life! I am NOT the One that gives or takes life! I am NOT God! I am NOT Jesus Christ! I am just a warrior for God! I am NOT the One who created everything! I am NOT the One that died for your sins and has given you the greatest opportunity to have ever lasting life! I am just a warrior for God!

I put these things on here to let you know that I love you and try to live the way that God wants me to. It is hard to live as a warrior for God. There are so many things that want to detour me from Him. Everything that you see on T.V., newspapers, Internet, radio, or just through your friends. I chose this path with the divine guidance of God! It is said in scripture, [Go into all the world and teach others the way I have taught you]. That may not be the literal verse, but you get the point. This is all that I am trying to do. I do not know how to get in touch with the "right" people to take this to the next level, so this is how I do it! I am only going to tell you the TRUTH and help you along your path until you have found Christ! After that I will continue to help you. When God claims all His children, also known as the rapture, I want you to be apart of that. I want to look and see that you are in Heaven with me and all of the other warriors. I may not be able to help everybody, but I want to help somebody. Think about it!

Opie

How Close Is It

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I am just gonna jump right in this subject. How close is it to the end of our time? I don't know, do you? There are many things that you can look up or watch that tends to make a person lean towards one P.O.V.. I think that we can discuss this matter until the cows come home. I think that we are at a pivotal point of our existence. Meaning......we have come a long way from where we once were! Maybe that is expected. Humans should learn from their mistakes, and at the same time make time to learn new things and build on old ideas. That is what we have done, is it not? 
As far as my P.O.V. on this matter, I have read Revelation a few times. One has to understand the demeanor in which it was written. Many things were said that puts people in awe that read it. The descriptions of the beasts and many other things makes one wonder......are those going to be the same things that we see? How will it be in the end? I think that there is an organization that is setting out to do things to us that leads to the end times. I also think that we are already living in the end! No one knows the time or the hour except God! 
All I know is that I want to live right until the end of time or my end, which ever comes first! I believe what God has told me and what the Bible has in it. At the same time there are other written books that I am currently looking into that may have an effect of my thoughts! But with all that in mind, I just try to keep right and let God lead me. These topics are hard to talk about sometimes for the simple fact that we won't know until it happens. Just know that God is watching all of us and we will be judged on our deeds and all that we have done in this life. That is where I am at with all this.......I could keep going, but would like to hear your thoughts on this.
Think about it!!!
Opie

Time

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It is amazing to me how time seems to go so fast at one point, and then at another point it goes so slow! I guess it is all relative. It seems like yesterday when I was having a blast enjoying being what I was before my daughter. Then again it seems like yesterday when she was born. Now to look at her she is almost 9. Another 9 years and she will be an adult, wow. I try to enjoy all the time that I have to spend with her. She, at times can put me on an emotional roller coaster! One minute, I am mad at her and then the next, she gives me those puppy dog eyes and then I start to feel bad for being mad at her and start to smile! She brings me joy so much. I thank God for the blessing of my daughter! 
Time is the most precious thing that we have. I say spend it wisely. There will be a day that I won't be able to comfort her when she needs it. Or tell her that monsters aren't under her bed! There will be a day however, that I will be able to share an enormous amount of wisdom with her that she quite don't understand right now! When I can give her advise on boys....(stay away from them!!!)......lol. When I "God willing" will be able to hold and cherish a grandchild! When she is having a problem with her own children and she picks up the phone to ask for my advise, or on buying something or whatever it is......I will be there! That is the beauty of all of this is that, I am always gonna have that connection with her. When we can go and drink coffee and just talk about non important issues and just pass the time! I can dig it.
It breaks my heart that some parents don't understand that children need a solid foundation to be raised in. They need to have instilled in them that God is the one that provides all things. That when they feel that they are all alone they have someone to call! That a familythat prays together....stays together. I am proof of that. I have been with my wife for 14 years and love every minute of it!!! There fore I can say that my daughter will have a great family oriented life, even if it is only just us three!

In closing, I say that if you have children....LOVE them like it is the last day you will see them! Give them all you can all the time. I too have regrets, but I try to rectify those. Pray with your children and teach them about God and Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit! Teach them!!!!! Love them!!!!! Think about it!!!!!

Opie..........................................

Why???

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It has occured to me that people want to remove God out of all things! Why? I don't understand it. God created all things. With that being said, people should not even think of the notion to say....we don't want God in schools or in the government or anywhere. In scripture it says....with god all things are possible and without Him, nothing is possible. So doesn't it make since that if we take Him out of everything, then how is it right that we still ask of His help. I know He loves all of us and that He will provide for us in all ways (those of us that believe in Him and seek Him in all things), but what about all the people that want to remove Him? Does He still remain part of their lives and help them, even though they kicked Him out of everything? 

There is in the Constitution something about the separation of church and state. I think that people are going overboard with this. I don't even know if it should be in the law. I understand the thought of not pushing one's faith or religion on others. Or telling one that they can't worship the way they wish. But with the this law it seems that since it is law that we can pick and choose how we apply it. 

I say this......Let the good Lord be involved in everything!!!!! If we shut Him out in all things that we do now in our lives, then maybe he would shut us out of heaven. I am not about that in any way shape or form! I love God and Jesus Christ and all the angels and all things that are through Him. I involve Him in everything in my life! I do make mistakes and sin, but even with that I still ask for His forgiveness! He is in my life! 

I say these things with that concern that whoever reads this will make a change within their own life to involve God and Christ in all the things they do while still here on Earth!

Think about it.............................................

Here It Is

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I am just really fed up with the way this country is going! I don't like nothing that this administration is doing!! My thought, they need to get their heads out of their butts and do what the PEOPLE want and not what they want! The Healthcare Bill can kiss my butt! The American Power Act or (the cap and trade bill) can kiss my butt!! That whole administration can kiss my butt!! I am an AMERICAN CITIZEN, born and bread...all I need is a job! Where are all these jobs that you are supposed to be creating. Oh, my fault....YOU ARE NOT GOD! Don't try to be GOD! Quit trying to cram stuff down mine and everyone else's throat that we don't want!!
You want to do something right? Get this country back to the core beliefs that is was founded on! Honor, Humility, Faith, and the other good qualities. Not all this garbage that you and/or your administration is doing! I am only one person, but I have God on my side. With God all things are possible. But you want to take God out of everything. What is that going to accomplish?? What is it that we are teaching the next generation? I know what you are teaching them. That you are a number and nothing you say or do matters. Do as I say, not what I do! Yeah that is it! That makes a lot of sense to me. Idiot! 
I will say this......You might be an educated man, but you don't know anything that the common man wants or is trying to do! All the schools and education in the world doesn't mean that you understand what everyone wants! Until you have been in the trenches and had mud up to your knees, don't act like you know what is best for the common man. I really think that there needs to be an Article 5 convention held. Get people together that understand the Constitution and all that is with that, and go through the words one at a time. Therefore if there is something that you or your predecessors have put into law, it can be changed! Yeah, didn't think that a common man knew about that did ya??
It seems awful funny to me how most jobs that you apply for, you have to take some sort of aptitude test. They pay way less than what you make. But to be in Congress or a Senator or even President, there is no test. Hmmm. How IRONIC is that? The man that runs AMERICA doesn't need to know anything about the documents that this country was founded on? I would LOVE to change that! However people in DC can get their pockets lined is how you remain in office. Senators seem to remain in office until they die. Why. Oh yeah, they do get re-elected, but with all the lies and more lies, who knows what is TRUTH? 

All I know is that we need to stand up and not let this country continue to go down hill. I LOVE GOD and he needs to be apart of everything. I LOVE THIS COUNTRY, just not the people in DC. 

Think about it......................................................

Where are we Headed

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Wow.....I mean WOW. I ask myself, where are we headed as a country? Or even a world? Man I tell ya.....I don't know, but it would seem that it is gonna be bad! That is just my thought. It is no secret that I like and watch Glenn Beck. I do that because he is on point on a lot of what he says! The President said that Glenn Beck and Fox should not be trusted! Hmmmm. I wonder why he would say that?? Maybe he knows that they are not scared to show us what the hell he is actually doing or trying to do! That is just my thought. 
I look at this economy and wonder how it is going to be in a few years, or even next year. It is a scary thought to know that our children are going to have to get a degree that may not get them the job that they want or that pays what they should get. I told someone the other day that when our kids get out of the house that they would have to make $100,000 and that would probably be minimum wage. What a thought! I just don't know what to do, other than to keep my faith in God and let Him deal with it!
Now we have the oil leak........REALLY! Plug the damn thing already. I truly believe that the gov't. doesn't want it to be stopped! That is sad to say, but maybe true! All the greatest minds of the world are not getting the job done! Maybe I can I think of a way to take care of it.........no,....they wouldn't listen to me because I don't have a degree in engineering or something like that! But I will still try to see if I can come up with something to stop it! Maybe, just maybe this is meant to be through the Divine Hands of God! But if that is true, then I don't understand it. Maybe I am not meant to.
Moving on to Israel......I got their back! It seems that everyone is against them. Not me. If that same situation was over here, you know that we would have blasted them out of the water! But it seems that Obama wants to cut ties with them. Maybe not all at once, but I think that it will happen soon. I hope that I am wrong!

All I can do is give it to God and know that it is in His perfect will that everything will be what needs to be. I am not meant to understand many things that happen in this world, but I try to understand what I can! Thank You God for Your wisdom and Your Beauty! I pray that You will come quickly and deliver Your children from all this chaos!
Think about it..............................................

Here I am.....

It seems that I have had to create a new account for this, but none the less I am still here!!!!  On to the thoughts that I have.....................

Many things have crossed my mind, most of which I have shared with you.  So I sit here and ponder what is the next thing that we can discuss??   It seems that all the TV and radio and Internet want to display are all the bad things that are going on.  Sometimes you will see a glimpse of what good people are doing!  That is where I come in...I am trying to do the right thing by talking about what is on my mind!  If you agree or disagree, that is OK.  I am not here to say that I am right, or you or wrong.  It is just my thoughts.

I am trying to reach that next level of sustenance within myself.  Trying to get to a whole other level.  I walk in two worlds.  That is hard for most people to understand, unless you know me.  I see this world that is full of people trying to step on everyone all the time.  People doing whatever they can to get to the top, only to find out that they are going to fail.  I also see people that are doing the right thing and helping one another out.  But I don't see as much of that as there should be.
The other world that I speak of is on a spiritual level.  I am always trying to pray for someone for whatever the reason, outside of being rich and famous.  I do try to do what I can for the people.  That includes you.  I do what I can through the Divine Hand of God!  He is the One that ultimately does the work, but if He can use me as a tool to help others, that is what I will do!

Please understand that I am only here to serve God and to help others.  That is my purpose in this life.

Thank you and come again,
Opie