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Jun 20

Making Changes!

Well its about one week since my time with God and I can say changing is happening but oh so slowly.  It seems like I want to fight this change but I know the significance God has made in telling me to make these changes.  My future is what is at stake, I do not want to bring secrets into any relationships, those that are current and for my future relationships with friends and future wife and children.  These changes are important to God and to me because I realize in these moves I become more intimate with him and more open to serve him.  I want my life to be an example for others who say I cannot do this, to look at my life and say WOW, if Ant can do it I can do it!!!  I want these changes to be visible in my everyday life.  I pray that Christ will continually shine through me in everything I do.  I am thankful for a soft heart and for the many people in my life who have taught me so well to give others second chances and more.  People who remind me that if I didn’t get these opportunities to change in my life I wouldn’t be the man of God I am today.  It has been through forgiveness and mercy and love that I have made it.  It is in these moments that I need to remember how God has influenced me and how he has placed the “RIGHT” people in my life.  This path and these changes are God appointed and they are happening as he has timed for it to happen, so though these changes are happening slowly, they are happening perfectly. One Love, One King, All Christ!

Jun 17

Happy Father’s Day, God!

When I look at my life as many of us do.  I think of all the opportunities that I have had and choices I have made.  I think how many times I did not listen to my parents because I thought I knew better and then it turned out I was wrong, go figure.  Well, when it comes to God, I can think of the many hundreds, if not thousands of times I have given God the same treatment.  I am so thankful that God is the father in the story of the prodigal son, because it is in that story that we realize he takes us just as we are.  We do not have to go through life worried about how we live, but rather how we live for Him.  We will make mistakes, as he knows, and sometimes we will knowingly choose to sin, but even through all that Jesus sees us as blameless and pure.  We are supposed to honor him everyday and in every moment, but I do want to take this day, Father’s Day, and thank him for allowing me to be me.  I am thankful for a Father who created me to be just as I am, but more so a Father who gave the ultimate sacrifice that I, His Adopted Beloved Son, may spend eternity with him.  Please don’t forget he did it for you, too! One Love, One King, All Christ!

Jun 16

God Breathed Instructions

Well after 2 days of Solitude with Jesus I can say it was amazing.  The first night was just so quiet over the balcony and the stars in the sky over the ocean were awe inspiring.  As I sat I waited, I did not pray nor did I make a sound, I sat and I listened.  My heart raced and a million things went through my mind, but finally in the dark of a star lit night, I heard the peace I was waiting for.  Then the messages began and they were bold and confirming of what my life is and has become for Jesus.  He spoke to me and gave me peace, conviction and ultimately covered me with the Grace of God, which I want to let change me.  I asked for a sign that night and though it was not what I was suspecting, sure enough Christ gave me one.  It also came at the end, it was the exclamation point if you will.  I wrote down all he said and a few of those things were for me to go through a purification process with him, where I finally let the Holy Spirit mold me more into the man others see and stop believing the lies I believe.  Secondly, though I have said it a few times already allow the grace of god to change me and not use it as an excuse to stay where I am at!  For me to continue to Honor my word and my actions as many of the people in my life trust me because Jesus has helped me to be a man of integrity.  Also, learning to love myself enough to change, there is a reason why Jesus says the second most important commandment is Love your neighbor as you love yourself. ( Matthew 22:39)  I have come to understand if I cannot love myself through how God sees me then I will not be genuine in my love for my friends and family and those who are lost.  Though my life is not about me, it most certainly is about Jesus’ love for me.  This few days alone with him has changed who I am and who I want to be.  Life is what it is, but Jesus is always TRUTH.  I am thankful for my shooting star, my exclamation point to remember where it is God wants me to go, which is to Follow him.  I pray that I would be able to be obedient to my Papa in a way that makes him proud. One Love, One King, All Christ!

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