Jesus and you

Hello, my name is Jasper. I pray that you are being blessed and all is well with you. I once heard a preacher say that when he first gave his life to the Lord, he thought the Lord didn't want him to have any fun. He said, " Now Lord, you mean I can't go to the bar, I can't go to the gentleman clubs, I can't have sex outside of marriage, you don't want me to gamble, if I tell a lie, you are mad at me? It seems that you don't want me to have any fun, do the things that I'm used to doing, I'll have to change my whole life!"  Well that is exactly what the Lord wants you to do. like any good father, no matter how much fun a child is having, your father knows when you've had enough. You don't want to stop and you can;t see what you're doing, but your father loves you, has to calm you down, slow you down, and give you a new perspective. Father God wants us to enjoy this world but he doesn't want you to hurt yourself in the process. His commandments are not set forth to hinder you, but rather to help you and lift you up. No fornication means you don't have to worry about STD's or getting into any love triangles. Staying out of bars and clubs is a good thing because its full of people with a lot of bad habits. Drinking and doing drugs does not add to your life, it only takes away. That's why Jesus said "do not touch the unclean thing". He said "be ye holy for I am holy". Thats an order to give you some type of goal to shoot for that will strengthen you, keep you away from negative things. He also said do not do as the world does because the world can be cold, hearts waxed over, and man loves himself and does not care about his brother. But when you give your life to Christ, he teaches us that we must be humble and caring and unselfish towards our brothers and sisters. If you are planning on marriage in the near future, plan on following Jesus and I guarantee you your marriage will be positive and fruitful. There is no other correct way to live your life except to follow the law of the Lord. This is just a note to give you some food for thought. The Lord does not want to slow you down or take the fun out of your life, but rather to give you more life so you can have more fun. Again, my name is Jasper, may God bless you.

Think.

Hello, my name is Jasper. I am a quadriplegic and a disciple of Christ. What do you think about in the course of a day? What do you think about when you are all alone and the room is quiet? Maybe your family, your social status, or perhaps it's your job? We have many commitments and obligations to meet in today's world. That takes up a lot of our thought process- just trying to keep up on society's freeway. We have so many things that we see as being so important we can't overlook them.But tell me, how much time in your daily routine do you take out to think about God? Do you think about the sacrifice that he made for us and what he commands us to do for one another? Do you think about helping someone whose life is not as good as yours? Perhaps you may know someone in financial or emotional distress, do you offer any help? Do we think about the fatherless children and the widow who has no husband to lean upon? Christ says that we are to love one another as he has loved us. We are to be a father to the fatherless, mother to the motherless, and don't forget about the old people who are just trying to make it day by day.Be honest with yourself. Do you show any real concern for people like this? Or do you just pass them by as if they don't exist? When you see a homeless person on the street, do you turn your head or do you ever think "there but for the grace of God, go I". These things should cross your mind on a daily basis. It's part of what makes us human, it's called empathy that understanding and concern for what the other person may be going through. If you want your life to be happy, prosperous, and joy filled, just start doing things to help other people. Don't forget about the less fortunate, and pull your brother up to your level. Don't just turn your head and do nothing. You can only get out of life what you put in. If you put in nothing, then nothing is what you will receive. This is just a short message to give you and idea of what your mind should be on. Reset your mind not to be selfish, not to be evil, and above all, not to forget God.

Same Sex Marriages

     Hello, my name is Jasper and I have some concerns about what our government is allowing into society. To anyone who has read my blogs before, you know that my messages are about Christian values.I don't wish to offend anyone, any particular group or society of people. I feel that I should say something regarding the society of Jesus Christ. Sometimes we all want to do our own thing, we want to do what we want to do and no one is going to stop us. But the society I belong to are followers of Christ. We give our will and our lives over to him. We profess to be his followers by doing exactly as he commands. His thoughts and his doctrines are the only laws that truly matter to us, for he is supreme. We may not always agree with what his word says, we may not like what he asks us to do sometimes, but at the end of the day, we know we believe that whatever he commands, is all for our good. So when God says that homosexuality is a sin in his eyes and it shall not be tolerated, this is the law that we must abide by. Now some people get that all twisted around. They say, "well, God loves all people", some say there is no God, while others feel that God will love them no matter what. Homosexuality is a sin to the Father. It always has been, it is today, and it always will be, for his word and his will for us does not change. He does not hate the homosexual or the lesbian or anyone with an alternative lifestyle. He does love everyone, for we are his children, but he hates the act that some of us perform. He hates the things that we do behind closed doors when we feel that no one is watching. But the Lord is omnipresent, meaning he is everywhere, he is everything, and we cannot hide from his eyes. And whether you believe it or not, he says one day you will have to come into judgement. He will sit at the right hand of the Father and he will judge us one and all. He will not only judge the big things in our lives, he will also judge those tiny little sins that we thought didn't matter. When Jesus walked this Earth and he interacted with us and our lust for sins he became our go-between with the Father. God the Father cannot look upon sin so Jesus stands in the gap for us, we are filled with his spirit and that is what God sees when he looks upon us. He does not see the ugliness of the sin in us but rather, the spirit of his son who is sinless.
     So you make up your own minds what you want to do with your life, but remember this: what if there is a heaven and a hell and you find out too late that you've followed the wrong path? But by the time you find out then it will be too late. So why not take out some insurance and give your life to God and live the way he intended you to? Do the best you can, we all fall short sometimes, but the Lord knows your heart. He knows when you're giving it your best. He will not look down on you, he will not judge you, he will not hurt you in anyway, but he will cover you with his blood so that the enemy cannot destroy you. The enemy is someone who hates God. He hates us because of God. He is powerful and he will do anything he can to kill us. He cannot do this directly, but he will whisper to your mind and cause you to live a life that is against God's wishes. He will drag your life through the mud. And he will steal all your joy. His only purpose on this Earth is to steal, kill, and destroy. Don't let him ruin your life as he did mine for years, before I decided to truly follow Christ, give yourself a chance. The Lord said he will never leave us nor forsake us, but the enemy will always leave you in a mess that he got you into. I am only trying to give you some food for spiritual thought. Look over your life and see if you can tell the times when the lord was helping you and when the enemy was stealing your joy. Again, my name is Jasper, I love you all, and be blessed.