HEAVY HEART

It doesn’t seem fair that I can laugh and smile today! My Heart is heavy as it has been in these previous child tragedies, before Newtown, Conn., over the past few weeks. As my brain tries to comprehend the incomprehensible. The Connecticut massacre weighs heavily on my heart as the holidays are tough for those who have lost loved ones, but to lose them like that, breaks me!  The Teachers of Sandy Brook who Sacrificed themselves are my HEROINES! My Prayers, Heart and Soul go out to all the families who lost their babies and to the families of the teachers who sacrificed their lives for their students! I will not forget the Police officers shown running into the school with no second thoughts, not knowing what was waiting, just knowing they had children to save!  I leave you with tears in my eyes, knowing there is no road to recovery, but there are the beautiful memories of each of the souls that were lost.

One Love, One King, All Christ!

No Matter what!

No matter what happens in this World, whether it is through our own doing or someone else doing it to us.  We have Christ.  His promises are exact and He holds them in place for each of us.  We simply need to get our eyes fixed on His promises for us and then trust that they come in His time.  Whenever we are struck with tragedy, the common question is God why?  Well in our lives we learn that it is OK to ask this question, but ultimately, God’s answer is Follow.  Now matter what, follow.  Hold true to scripture and the Bible’s truth, not on man, but on God’s word.  Allow God’s word to mold your thoughts, heart and soul.  You see God promises us an abundant life and it is Jesus that is the abundance.  I am learning so much from him, that sometimes it overwhelms me and I run.  Then I come to realize, where am I running?  This is God, there is no running or hiding from Him.  Then I hear the whisper, I love you Anthony, I love you with all of who I am.  Then he makes me stand still and reminds me that my life is not my own and that I am simply a vessel for the Holy Spirit to use to reach others for Christ.  As I pray now, I know I want to see my friend healed, My other friends cured of Cancer and all of the other people Jesus places on my mind and heart to pray for.  It is amazing, but when I am close to God and praying for others I feel so so Good.  Some how though, I manage to feel the need to sin and do not follow my own advice and realize feelings cannot lead you, it is Christ who promises to have plans for me, plans to prosper and help me, not to hurt me.  My friends, trust in God’s promises because unlike humans, he will see each one through, you just have to let him, No Matter What!  I promise because He promises, Amen!

One Love, One King, All Christ!

MUST NOT CEASE!

Faithing it out!

Please friends it is in these times that we need to stand firm in our faith and pray.  We need to realize our prayers are constantly heard, but more so we must not cease.  Brett’s recovery is in God’s hands and our prayers are heard as we cry out.  We cannot stop crying out.  I do not only mean this for Brett, but for families across this World who are in need of these prayers.  Brett has been the foundation of our prayers and the hope that Christ gives us through him, gives us the endurance to continue to pray.  In our pray, Jesus is with us and the Holy Spirit reminds me of my friends fighting Cancer, My players who have lost their brothers tragically.  When the bible says life is like a vapor it becomes Truth when it effects someone we know and love.  When it is someone fighting for their life or grieving the loss of a loved one.  It is only our Faith in Christ that can carry us through.  He understands our sadness, anger, rage, depression, desperation,submission, frustration, confusion, loneliness and despair.  However, the main point of his understanding is that he has experienced every one of these things here on Earth and knows what we are going through.  Even Jesus on the cross asks His Father, Why have you Forsaken me?  This life is tough, but it is the small blessing in the bad situations that SCREAM LOUDLY that Jesus is real and God is with us.  Please friends, continue your prayers for Brett’s recovery and Susan’s strength as well as his family, but in doing so pray for all of those that the Holy Spirit places on your hearts.  Prayer is a lifestyle not an action!!

One Love, One King, All Christ!

Love Ant