Perseverance
Jesus said: "Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for my sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for grate is your reward in heaven..." Matthew 5:11-12
I stand firm in my faith that Jesus is I control of all things.
Have we been in some very bad spots. Seen things that could never stop being seen in my head. Would love to go back and never do or go and see that again. Unless something happens to us medically that's not going to happen.
Someone came up to just the other day. I had not talked to this person in 15 years. Asked me to come party and I told them no way I'm a new creation in Christ. That He saved me
That's when my old friend began to remind me. O and everyone around in the story that could hear. All about me from 15 years ago.
Now you know all I could do was say, sadly I was that person. Even though the storys grow alot it looked ask if i was a party monster and could get away with things. I never had to eat, sleep, work. Over the years to this person he was making me out to ne something i was not. All the things to him was bigger and just more. Stopping before this person had me bringing Woodstock to the small town or inventing new ways of drinking beer not of a can. I just stoped him and dead, "I'm sorry I had that much of a influence i didnot need him to remember me for that. Once again I ask the old friend if there was any way I could help him find peace. He just looked at me with a smile and said no.
He had done this for to long he had to get drunk, he was going to get HIGH. We talked more about Jesus and he talked more about the party life. I asked him to the most excellent way meetings. He just said that he couldn't do it. We parted ways that old friend and me I gave him my number he told me he would think about it. I asked him to pray and he let me pray right there with him. We said our good by. I started shopping.
Before the time I got out of the stor. Ten time I was asked about the meetings. And two ask for my number to call me. Three asked to pray.
Perseverance, If I had ran from my friend as he was talking the way people do when they wish to be heard by other. The devil would have won that one. Only the Holy Ghost had other places he needed me to be.
Never give up. I have. More times than most.
Know this if God can use me and my past just see what He could do with you. Don't Stop.
