You're carrying too much weight!

 As I awoke from sleep on a Monday I was reminded of a passage from 2 weeks previous that a person at my church had used in their talk and the Lord gave me a flash, a glimpse of something in my head that had to do with Jesus speaking to the crowd and He is telling them to follow Him because His yoke is easy and His burden is light. Matthew chapter 11: 28-30

Later that morning while in prayer and speaking with the Father and asking for Holy Spirit to open the Word to me, to speak with me and that I opened my mind to Him and Him alone, I asked the heavenly host to put a hedge of protection around me while I spoke with and prayed with the Father. Times like this are exemplary times to which the enemy will attempt to interject or head off what the Father is wanting to convey and will attempt to muddle or distort what the Father is communicating. Protection is warranted any time we speak with God. 

Holy Spirit put a word picture in my mind and I saw glimpses of Jesus, a yoke, and me, we were together in this yoke and I saw that Jesus was beginning to struggle and I looked down and saw my legs were in mud up to my ankles. Then I felt Jesus really struggling and He was moving the yoke violently and I looked down again and now we were in mud almost up to our knees and Jesus was moving so violently that He was almost throwing me around and He yelled to me,"YOU'RE CARRYING TOO MUCH WEIGHT!"

I came out of this image and I began catching my breath, allowing Holy Spirit to unpack what I had just seen. What I have come to understand is Jesus and I are yoked together, He states that where He is wanted and invited (our heart) He and the Father will come and abide, therefore, He is with me always in all things and through whatever transpires in my life and that He is now connected to me and I to Him and together we move as one unit through my life's journey. What the image has conveyed to me is Jesus is yelling to get my attention because I am dragging us both down with the weight of the burdens I put upon myself and it not only affects me but Jesus also. He is with me in this and He will not leave me or break out of this yoke we are in but He will be using His superhuman efforts and strength to get me "unstuck," to break me free, to get me loose but I also have to help! I need to perform my own work in shedding what is not of Him, what is of my self-my flesh and to bring my life into better alignment with His will. In all fairness I was unaware of the weight I carry and did not realize how this burden I carry affects Jesus. Now can anything really affect Jesus? No, of course not but it is the idea that He has chosen to be linked with me and therefore where I go so too is He and we move and advance as one. He (God) tells us that He will neither leave us nor forsake us, that even if a mother could leave her child and abandon the child, He will not abandon us (me).  Isaiah 49:15 (15“Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the son of her womb? Even if she could forget, I will not forget you!)

Book of Romans chapter 8: 38-39 (For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.)

It is up to me to share my burdens With Jesus and when we share the load it will balance the yoke beam and when the load is balanced it can better be moved and lessened. Should all my burdens be discarded? Are some burdens meant to be kept? Are they only of me or of the Lord? We do have burdens that we share with the Lord. Proverbs 19:21    (Many plans are in a man’s mind, but it is the Lord’s purpose for him that will stand.)

So from this image I see more clearly how deeply Jesus connects and is attached to those who call out to Him and praise His name and invite Him into our heart. Please take heed from this experience of mine and seek Him today, unload and share your burden(s) with Him today and allow Him to move you forward. Allow Him to show you what is good to keep and share such as love for the Father and His glorious will for our life and the life of the whole world and what is needed to hit the trash heap because there is none of God's purpose in it therefore it is waste and dung and needs to go. Unburden, unload, walk more uprightly and smile for our joy comes in the morning. Psalm 30 vv5b; Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning

Ecumenical Baptismal Vows

Good morning to my brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus. This morning as I woke up (@4:30 AM) 😉 a phrase came to my mind, "Reject satan." Which I took as a message from the Father of all and I looked up baptismal vows. I have taken liberty to make some adjustments but I believe 'He' has given me a better more usable and acceptable version that anyone of any faith denomination could use. Why would the body of Christ need a formatted version of baptismal vows? He, Father God, has put it on my heart that it is more imperative than ever for people of all walks and lifestyle to come together and to individually and uniformly make declarations of rejecting the devil and to openly speak that we believe in His only begotten son Jesus Christ and to attest that we acknowledge the body of believers, the Ecclesia. If others will use this that would be great but the real goal is to begin to throw off the shackles of sin and death and the lies of satan and to verbally openly speak into the world that WE BELIEVE IN JESUS! 

Here is the result of my time this morning. Use it or not, but speak into the air where you are standing and say that you reject satan and all his lies. That you believe in Jesus Christ and His holy church and that you acknowledge His body of believers. This last part is so important because we cannot in right mind and spirit remain separated by the lies of satan but rather come together in unity of our belief in Jesus and to reject the lies and shackles of sin. 

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Baptismal Vows

. Do you reject Satan?

R. I do.

V. And all his works?

R. I do.

V. And all his empty promises?

R. I do.

V. Do you believe in God, the Father Almighty, (Isaiah 45:5 I am the LORD, and there is no other) creator of heaven and earth?

R. I do.

V. Do you believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was born of a virgin (Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord Himself will give you and sign: Behold, the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and she will name Him Immanuel), was crucified, died, and was buried, rose from the dead, and is now seated at the right hand of the Father?

R. I do.

V. Do you believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy church (Ecclesia, “gathering of those summoned”), the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting?

R. I do.

V. God, the all-powerful Father of our Lord Jesus Christ has given us a new birth by water and the Holy Spirit, and forgiven all our sins (1John 2:2 He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world). Father, God, through the power and intercession of Holy Spirit, keep us faithful to our Lord Jesus Christ for ever and ever, amen.

How Do Write a Tear Drop

My loving Father how worthy are you for your generous gifts fall like raindrops from the sky. 

I have been reflecting on your presence and your thoughtfulness throughout all generations but to say you have forgotten me, to think you have overlooked this most least of your servants would be to say the sun is not bright or the earth does not host new plants and trees. Oh my Father, how great and awesome is your desire to lavish love and good gifts. 

My Father I say thank you over and over because I cannot write tears of thanks and appreciation. How can I spell the dampness they make on the paper and the ink runs as they soften the paper. My Father, that you have not ignored your child or set me on a shelf of useless relecs but you have positioned me so that you look upon me every free moment and you think to build me more into the likeness of your beautiful son, Jesus. 

By now my paper is damp with tears and I still do not know how to write them but if I could I would present them as gift in honor of your majesty and grace, kindness and mercy. 

Forever my pen will attempt to write the treasures in my heart for you. I love you my good good Father, amen. 

My God is Like a Freight Train

 

My God is Like a Freight Train

I speak as to how I feel about the God who is as tough as steel.

Some say that his heart is larger than all having feelings for the small,

but I have seen other. I look to him as he charges down through history,

shooting steam from his stack as he moves forth across the tracks of

life that seem to resemble lives from the past.

I see him as he leaves the station, setting out into time itself, hoping to

keep his living faith, living in us, alive and well. This powerful, monstrous in size

behemoth- to it there is no stopping. I wish I could stop it... it charges at

ramming speed toward a destination that I cannot see.

Where is he going (I shout) will he only bring to a shambles all

that stand in his way? I wonder if he sees what he is doing.

My God is like a freight train that has no definite destination other than

to win the heart of man. Like a spring day, I come along the path not

expecting to be consumed by his might. Some say that he only goes

where he is invited but I have seen other. He stands in the shadow when

death is near. He lurks in the background when sadness befalls one.

He hides when answers are due and he is silent as I call to him and ask "Why?"

My God is like a freight train as he brushes past my sin and falls me to the ground. I ask how long I should stay down so that he would not crush me, he answers not. I ask if I may come to him in the need of my heart?

He says, "If you can come in humility?" and so I try.

Why do I see him like this you ask. To take a look around you would

yield the answer. Sin was let into this world so that we would know the difference between it and good. Death was allowed so that we would appreciate life. The devil was allowed so that we would run and cling to him who is

the Divine in all the heavens.

He is bold, he has a plan and it is determined to be known. He is

convinced that love is the way and lavishes it upon humankind. My God

is like a freight train and there is no stopping him. His son fell on that dreadful

day as testament to the extent of burning and yearnings of a God who is

like a man gone mad with his lust for love.

Can we not see that there is no other than thee?

Can we not fathom that it be possible to expose your bleeding

heart to the world? What is your power, your energy? What gives you the grit

and raw willingness to raise your hand and protect us from harm when you know

full well that we do not regard the gift you have given?

That is why my God is like a freight train, he runs at full steam and breaks through all barriers that lay across his path. He shall...he must... for our sake's.

Lou Giacona © 2022

Did I Wake Up Inside of A Nightmare?

 So I just watched this very bewildering and very eye punching interview with Robert Kiyosaki and Andy Schectman and I have to say I am reeling from what they were discussing. Now I will say that I have heard 'some' of the terminologies and some of the concepts that were thrown around here but with the announcement that now Mexico is looking at joining the B.R.I.C.S alliance things are really taking shape! 

What if you wake up and realize you are living inside of a nightmare?

I mean what if you sit up in your bed and shake the cobwebs out of your head and clear your eyes only to ask yourself, "what have I been believing all this time? Why is America being seen as the bully of the world? Why are all these countries pulling together and shaking off the green back dollar and deciding to trade away from the U.S. and to make billions if not trillions of dollars of commerce with one another and not include America?" 

My friends I have been having this type of experience for months now and I will say that what I have pieced together with the use of God's written word and much time talking with God have led me to theorize that we, all of America have been living in a nightmare and Not one of our making. What Has made the nightmare take root and seem as reality are the cable networks and social media platforms that many of us have participated in these past few years and for some of us we can say decades. People who have been in our living rooms and presented themselves as trusted friends and neighbors through mass media are now looking like no friends at all. As a matter of fact when it comes to announcements of health and welfare issues in our country and abroad they have (in my opinion) down been down right lying. 

What I do see from years of observing the movements of eastern Europe and the middle east is this alliance was foretold in the writings of John the Apostle in the book of Revelation. Now to clarify Revelation is all about God and His revealing of Himself to all of humanity throughout the world and some has been in history and much is to be seen in current events. To get to the point, in the book of Revelation the author describes with only prophetic images what he was shown by an angel from a high vantage point in heaven and many of the images we readers have attempted down through the centuries to translate into words, images and scenes that we could relate to and somehow make sense of so that we can be prepared for the "great and awful day of the LORD, Armageddon. 

I will post a link at the conclusion of this blog and I would appreciate anyone reading this to please listen to all of the discussion being presented and to begin to question what we have all been taught to believe. In Revelation the author (believed to be John the Apostle) sees the great bear of the north colluding with a million man army from the south and together with other forces seek to attack Israel and to overrun her and remove her from the face of the earth. That is what we have all told ourselves and our pastors may have continually told us this like it was from Jesus himself. Only thing is, it's not Jesus saying this (yes God inspired but not God dictated) and much of the language and symbolism is mystical and without the author here in front of us to translate into our modern terms what he was meaning, the symbolism and imagery go without true defining and without complete explanation behind what we have all come to know as the great and awful day of the LORD. 

The nightmare; that we here in America while being a people of great heroism and patriotic backbone are now becoming painfully aware day after day it seems that our government that we have given our blind faith to when leading our country, has been misusing our laws and our money for decades, possibly more than a century. Can we truly find honest politicians inside the beltway of D.C.? Trump calls it the swamp but it was called that long before he became president. What has been going on with other countries and our treasury department? Why is it that all countries for decades were required to utilize the world default currency (American dollar) for all international trade? That one country could not buy from a neighboring country with their own currencies? That it was a requirement through the World banking system that national currency be converted to U.S. dollars (conversion fee) given to the other country and that country have to pay to convert the U.S. dollars back into their own native currency? America has for a long time stepped into the middle and with the assistance of the World bank along with various central banks made money off of the commerce of fellow countries on each and every trade. That to me is a shakedown, that to me is someone stepping in and saying, hey, you can't buy or sell around here without using our money...and that will cost you. What does this have to do with the nightmare: America is not squeeky clean and we along with (get ready) Israel are set to answer for it's riding roughshod over the whole globe. What I am saying here is not an indictment against the people of Israel but rather its leadership. Just like America, the people are not in control and the media have been complicit in misinterpreting the truth to the people. Listen to what is being said in this video and maybe go and listen to part 1 also (I know I will) and see things as they are and maybe not as all of us have been told to perceive them? Listening to God also when you go to Him in prayer and ask Him to reveal truth about all of this to you, so you can understand in the ways you need to be shown? 

My friends we are in the middle of Armageddon but the imagery is not very correct. Are we ready for the return of our Lord? Remember, it is His job and His alone to make His bride ready. If there was one thing we could do to increase the level of our own righteousness before God then His son's sacrifice would have been completely in vain. Trust God our Father my friends and trust your own discernment and the explanations God our Father puts in your heart and mind. The battle is all around us and we must be prayerful and in worship, our posture is with clasped hands and on our knees before a holy God. 

Links: 

Robert Kiyosaki and Andy Schectman part 2

https://youtu.be/qhTeZkZr-_c

Also look up on Rumble for Melissa Redpill and the Redpill The World channel. She has some very interesting insights about Revelation and our current situation, which is very hopeful for all of humanity I will say. Also her website Freedomeforce.live