Hello my name is Jasper, praise the Lord.
I went recently to view my new apartment. This will be the first apartment of my own since my accident in April of '09. Since that time I've been living from the hospital to the rehab. I've lived in a wonderful rehab for some 5 years. I've had the blessing of good caring people, beautiful and clean surroundings, but I feel that now my spirit has moved me to go in another direction. As I'm thinking about my new apartment and how nice it is, and I believe I'll be cared for by more caring and committed people. As I thought more about this, what's going on in my life right now, I can see that none of this is my doing. I didn't have some great strategy to leave the rehab, but because of the supportive people that the Lord put in my life, all I had to do was point the direction I wanted to go and God has done the rest. Looking back at my past life I can see where He's always put me exactly where I needed to be. He's always given me the support that I've needed to go a step further. A supportive family, a supportive NA family. He guided me to a good solid church home where I could learn more about life, myself, and Him. When I had the accident yes it was a terrible thing, but again the Lord knew what He was doing. I could've died on the expressway that evening, but He allowed me to live. I had to go through a rough time but He changed my life and He brought me closer to Him. Before that I was running around too much, to spend quality time with Him. I believe He was displeased so He chastised me to bring me into submission to Him. But still He's always had me right where I needed to be. I made a decision that I will be willing to accept any challenge that He brings my way. That's why when I'm presented with new ideas, new paths to walk down, I readily accept because He wants me to live a fruitful life. Not to be held down by the cares of the world or bound down by drugs. He wants me to see life clearly and all the wonderful blessings that it has in store. That's why with the support of others I decided to write blogs, write a book, move to a new apartment, perhaps one day do public speaking, and do it all in His blessed name. Yes, I'm sure that if you look over your life you can see where the Lord has always had you right where you needed to be. When we look at our lives sometimes and we think it's falling apart, through God it's actually coming together. So I encourage you to keep reading the word, pray on a daily basis, and examine your life.
My name is Jasper, peace and love.
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
It's God's World
Hello my name is Jasper, peace and love.
As I go through the hallways of where I live, I hear lots of comments concerning the weather. Only a couple days ago the temperature had turned warm. As a matter of fact one day it hit the 70s. I remember because I went out to the doctor that day and I had taken my cap and jacket, and thinking I wish I had left both of them at home because it was so warm. But the very next day when I arose from my sleep, I realized what the weatherman predicted was true. It snowed the very next day and we actually broke a record. Here it is the middle of April and we broke a record with snowfall. I hear comments both of surprise and what a bummer the snow is, but using my inner spirit and focusing on God and who He is I'm just thankful to be here to see the snow. I'm thankful each day that I am here on earth to see whatever God brings my way. As I looked outside the pine trees and everything covered with snow- it was actually quite beautiful. Everything looked so clean and fresh with the fallen snow. It just confirms to me that God is still in control. He is showing us that this is His world, He alone controls the temperature. He alone controls the elements. He is showing us "it's my world and I do with it whatever I desire". Think about this- how can it be 70 degrees one day, and then it's snowing the very next day? Think about it. Only God can do that. Don't get so miffed about the weather or any other natural disaster, but remember God created this earth, and He is still in control of it. We may not always understand what He does, but He already told us. My thoughts are above yours as high as the heavens. We cannot figure out what God does or why, all we can do is stand still and know that He is God. You don't have to agree, but these are my thoughts.
Again my name is Jasper, peace and love to you.
As I go through the hallways of where I live, I hear lots of comments concerning the weather. Only a couple days ago the temperature had turned warm. As a matter of fact one day it hit the 70s. I remember because I went out to the doctor that day and I had taken my cap and jacket, and thinking I wish I had left both of them at home because it was so warm. But the very next day when I arose from my sleep, I realized what the weatherman predicted was true. It snowed the very next day and we actually broke a record. Here it is the middle of April and we broke a record with snowfall. I hear comments both of surprise and what a bummer the snow is, but using my inner spirit and focusing on God and who He is I'm just thankful to be here to see the snow. I'm thankful each day that I am here on earth to see whatever God brings my way. As I looked outside the pine trees and everything covered with snow- it was actually quite beautiful. Everything looked so clean and fresh with the fallen snow. It just confirms to me that God is still in control. He is showing us that this is His world, He alone controls the temperature. He alone controls the elements. He is showing us "it's my world and I do with it whatever I desire". Think about this- how can it be 70 degrees one day, and then it's snowing the very next day? Think about it. Only God can do that. Don't get so miffed about the weather or any other natural disaster, but remember God created this earth, and He is still in control of it. We may not always understand what He does, but He already told us. My thoughts are above yours as high as the heavens. We cannot figure out what God does or why, all we can do is stand still and know that He is God. You don't have to agree, but these are my thoughts.
Again my name is Jasper, peace and love to you.
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Expectations
Hello my name is Jasper, praise the Lord.
Most of us can remember a time when we were expecting something to happen in our lives. When we were young kids at Christmastime we all expected to get the toy that we wanted. As we grew older we may have our first relationship, and we expect the girl or young man to like us. Often times we expect certain things from our job, or we may expect to be rewarded for good deeds that we've done. When we pray to the Lord we pray honestly, and we expect Him to give us what we're asking for. He is our Lord and our father, and like any good father when we do good and we're obedient, we expect our father to be good to us. Father God is no different. He wants to be good to us, He wants us to ask Him for things, He wants us to be obedient to Him so He can be good to us in return. There is absolutely nothing wrong with praying and expecting good results, but it takes strong faith. This is what pleases God. It is written "you cannot please God without faith". That is the one thing that He requires of us more than anything else. When we have strong faith in His word and we pray sincerely to Him, we should expect excellent results because He is a perfect God and He cannot lie. When He makes promises to us and we have faith, those promises will be kept. This should be a very exciting thing to know. This should be something that we can look forward to in our lives, just knowing that when we pray to God He will do what we ask Him to do, as long as we have faith in Him and are obedient to His word. So be of good cheer, for we have the Lord on our side and He will do exactly what He has promised. So I encourage you to take a good look at your faith, keep your spirits strong, and always trust in the Lord.
My name is Jasper, and He is worthy of all praise.
Most of us can remember a time when we were expecting something to happen in our lives. When we were young kids at Christmastime we all expected to get the toy that we wanted. As we grew older we may have our first relationship, and we expect the girl or young man to like us. Often times we expect certain things from our job, or we may expect to be rewarded for good deeds that we've done. When we pray to the Lord we pray honestly, and we expect Him to give us what we're asking for. He is our Lord and our father, and like any good father when we do good and we're obedient, we expect our father to be good to us. Father God is no different. He wants to be good to us, He wants us to ask Him for things, He wants us to be obedient to Him so He can be good to us in return. There is absolutely nothing wrong with praying and expecting good results, but it takes strong faith. This is what pleases God. It is written "you cannot please God without faith". That is the one thing that He requires of us more than anything else. When we have strong faith in His word and we pray sincerely to Him, we should expect excellent results because He is a perfect God and He cannot lie. When He makes promises to us and we have faith, those promises will be kept. This should be a very exciting thing to know. This should be something that we can look forward to in our lives, just knowing that when we pray to God He will do what we ask Him to do, as long as we have faith in Him and are obedient to His word. So be of good cheer, for we have the Lord on our side and He will do exactly what He has promised. So I encourage you to take a good look at your faith, keep your spirits strong, and always trust in the Lord.
My name is Jasper, and He is worthy of all praise.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Feed Your Inner Spirit
Hello my name is Jasper, praise Him He's worthy.
I was speaking with a young lady this morning and she was telling me that she had missed a lot of church lately. She had always been an active member in the church, but I suppose because of her work schedule she hasn't been able to go for quite a while. She said that she was kind of annoyed with herself because she got up and left the service. She felt that she just didn't want to be there. I thought about that and I told her that "if you believe in Jesus, then you have to believe in Satan because the scriptures speak of both". I said that Satan does not want us to go to church period. He does not want us to hear the word of God preached to us by the man of God. She said that if she doesn't go to church then the children don't go. I replied that's exactly what Satan wants. If he can stop you from going, then he also stops the children from going. He doesn't want them to be raised up in the word of God. It's just this simple- if you're not serving Jesus, then you're serving Satan. So you have to ask yourself, who is Lord over your life? Lord Jesus has a certain plan all mapped out for our lives. It is our duty to find out what that plan is and then carry it out. The only way that you can find out these things is to get as close to Him as you can. God said "I will give you pastors, and preachers, and teachers, and the like". It is not the man that you're actually listening to, but if he is a man of God it is God's word that is being spoken through him. The Bible states that "how can the people hear without a preacher?" Meaning He speaks to us all through the spirit, but He has commissioned preachers, and pastors, to feed his people, His word. It is actually the word of God that you are listening to through the man of God. So I encourage you to put aside all these little petty things, like "I'm too tired", "I'll go next Sunday", "I don't feel like getting dressed", and all the excuses we make not to go. Remember, it is the enemy's job to keep you from the word of God. When you get active in the church and you're there on a regular basis, when you stop going you should feel something is wrong. You may feel like something is missing, and you're out of place. The word of God draws you closer to Him. He said in His word "I will reveal myself to those who diligently seek me". The more Jesus that you get inside you, the more of Him you will see. He will reveal himself to you. We need to be around people who believe the same things that you believe. We go to the church house to fellowship with believers like ourselves so that we can be on one accord. That is why the church is so divided today. Everybody wants to do something different. We have so many different denominations and different views on God's word, when actually it's all very plain and straight to the point if you search your Bible. This is what the enemy wants- the church to be divided. One against the other in the name of the Lord. What a mess. So read the scriptures for yourself. Read them over and over, for the more you read the better you'll understand. Find a good church home where they believe in practicing the scriptures, where they believe in rejoicing and honoring God for who He is. This is just my suggestion to you.
Thank you, my name is Jasper, praise the Lord.
I was speaking with a young lady this morning and she was telling me that she had missed a lot of church lately. She had always been an active member in the church, but I suppose because of her work schedule she hasn't been able to go for quite a while. She said that she was kind of annoyed with herself because she got up and left the service. She felt that she just didn't want to be there. I thought about that and I told her that "if you believe in Jesus, then you have to believe in Satan because the scriptures speak of both". I said that Satan does not want us to go to church period. He does not want us to hear the word of God preached to us by the man of God. She said that if she doesn't go to church then the children don't go. I replied that's exactly what Satan wants. If he can stop you from going, then he also stops the children from going. He doesn't want them to be raised up in the word of God. It's just this simple- if you're not serving Jesus, then you're serving Satan. So you have to ask yourself, who is Lord over your life? Lord Jesus has a certain plan all mapped out for our lives. It is our duty to find out what that plan is and then carry it out. The only way that you can find out these things is to get as close to Him as you can. God said "I will give you pastors, and preachers, and teachers, and the like". It is not the man that you're actually listening to, but if he is a man of God it is God's word that is being spoken through him. The Bible states that "how can the people hear without a preacher?" Meaning He speaks to us all through the spirit, but He has commissioned preachers, and pastors, to feed his people, His word. It is actually the word of God that you are listening to through the man of God. So I encourage you to put aside all these little petty things, like "I'm too tired", "I'll go next Sunday", "I don't feel like getting dressed", and all the excuses we make not to go. Remember, it is the enemy's job to keep you from the word of God. When you get active in the church and you're there on a regular basis, when you stop going you should feel something is wrong. You may feel like something is missing, and you're out of place. The word of God draws you closer to Him. He said in His word "I will reveal myself to those who diligently seek me". The more Jesus that you get inside you, the more of Him you will see. He will reveal himself to you. We need to be around people who believe the same things that you believe. We go to the church house to fellowship with believers like ourselves so that we can be on one accord. That is why the church is so divided today. Everybody wants to do something different. We have so many different denominations and different views on God's word, when actually it's all very plain and straight to the point if you search your Bible. This is what the enemy wants- the church to be divided. One against the other in the name of the Lord. What a mess. So read the scriptures for yourself. Read them over and over, for the more you read the better you'll understand. Find a good church home where they believe in practicing the scriptures, where they believe in rejoicing and honoring God for who He is. This is just my suggestion to you.
Thank you, my name is Jasper, praise the Lord.
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