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Storms of Life

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I have never been aboard a boat in the midst of a tempest as the decuples were

Even though they were seasoned fishermen, when the storm hit the boat with full force they were struck with great fear for their lives

In a great panic, they went over to the sleeping Jesus and woke Him saying “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”

 “You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.

There are many storms in life not just raging waters, are we any braver or any more faithful than the decuples?

I know from an unexpected experience just how much the storm of trouble shook my faith, causing me to panic as if I was about to drown

I admit that it was easy for me to tell someone else to have faith and trust God and let go of worrying once they had prayed

How much harder it was to take my own advice in the midst of my storm, even though it was insignificant in comparison to the trial and hardships of St Paul

Even though my storm was puny compared to Paul, I panicked I doubt I worry, but through this storm, God was teaching me and revealing truths that I had not wanted to even acknowledge when I was an unrepented sinner

The storm waters I find myself in seem to be getting deeper that I am unable to shake off the fear of drowning, but even so, the situation is making me trust in God more than ever before

Even though God has answered many prayers and bestowed many blessings on my family and me, then why do I find myself full of uncertainty?

Please Pray for me, as I pray you to have stronger faith in the storms of life

Patience

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“Patience is a virtue not many folks possess” is the only line of a poem my wife wrote

Which came into my mind recently when my wife while more asleep than awake

Pushed against me with force while lying beside me in bed, not seeming to know it was me her husband whom she thrust at

Within a split second my own anger sparked within me to retaliate; any notion of patience faded

If I the husband of nearly 40 years felt such anger towards such child-like women as my wife

Was incapable of containing unwarranted anger toward my own wife

Then I do not deserve to be loved or forgiven, because at that moment in time I was neither patient or forging

The Lord God thankfully stayed my hand from harming my beloved wife, in the way my anger would have directed me to do

Afterthought: Patience needs to be practised daily along with prayer so it may grow and replace all that is not of God

Sneaky Distractions

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Why are distractions sneaky?

Because they always seem ready to fill and stop you from doing what you need to do

Although even day to day chores can be used to distract you by the enemy

Who takes delight in providing you with anything he can to stop you from praying or reading your bible

The enemy wants to keep you so busy that you forget to worship God first and study His word

These attacks happen more often when you are a newly born again Christian, but even those who have allowed the Holy Spirit to strengthen and grow the new you

If the enemy fails to distract you enough he will remind you of sins you committed before you repented, in an effort to make you feel guilty which may make you long for those sins

But stay strong and resist all temptation, admit to whatever sins come to your mind ask God for forgiveness and to continue to teach you and guide you in His ways

Innocent and Porn

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Recently I watched a documentary about the damaging effect of pornography on the younger generation

It was reported children as you as 12 -13 are becoming addicted to porn of a much stronger nature than would only be allowed for a mature audience

I presume that these underage viewers must be using their parent’s details to gain access

As the documentary did not specify how access was gained, it was more conserved about this increase in the amount underaged viewers

Also that there were few if any adults to advise them and support them in breaking their porn habit

Which I found sad especially when schools are allowing sex education to be taught by transexuals

Sometimes gender gender-chosen stories are read to children as young as 4 -to 5 years

As a former local school governor, I did think of offering to counteract this disturbing trend by sharing my own struggle with porn addiction.

Also by offering counselling to those already addicted to porn, even though I am not a qualified counsellor

But I’m unsure how to put into action my desire to help and advise?

Please comment to let me know what you think

Stuart L. Tutt's avatarSomething to Stu Over

I shared this a few years back. But with the heavy onslaught of pornographic material in our world today I feel the need to share this poem again…

Secret fantasies, forbidden fruit
Dangerous seeds are taking root

Pleasant to the eyes, poison to the soul
Weeds and thorns are beginning to grow

“Victimless” lust, “harmless” sin
Persuasive words for many men

Selfish personal gratification
Spiritual, marital desecration

In the midst of the garden a tree of life
Nearby a lovely flower called a wife

But the flower struggles among the weeds
Of a man who does not account for his deeds

Thorns prick and pierce flower’s tenderness
What a man does is his own business

Captivated by pretend ignoring the real
Not understanding what the flower may feel

Placing blame but avoiding responsibility
Man continues to lose his credibility

Sin separates as it always does
Unable to revive what once…

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Be Still and Know that I Am God

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A phrase you may have heard or read many times, but just how are we meant to put it into practice? 

Like many others, my mind is hardly ever still and nether am I, there is always something to do or think about, thoughts are buzzing around in my mind even at bedtime! 

It requires much focused effort on my breathing in order to fall asleep 

But “Be still and know that I am God” Psalm 46:10 it seems is more about the silence and stillness that ought to overtake us and take us into the presence of our Holy, Awesome, and Glorious God. 

God call us to stop being afraid, and trust Him for God is our refuge 

Why then do we worry and often become fearful, in situations beyond our control? 

Perhaps it’s because we rely on our own albites and inner strength, as individuals we all like our own way Therefore we become incapable of fully trusting God, as He exposes albites and strength as weaknesses 

Forgive me Lord, in my arrogance I too often underestimate your power, and view you to be weak as myself, help me to remember who you truly are, and contently remind me that I need not have any fear  

Easter Blessing to all Chistian readers

Procrastination

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All of us are prone to put off everything until tomorrow, we use excuses as tools to procrastinate

Fuelled by our own laziness and dislike of any changes, can frequently spur us onto procrastination

I confess I dislike unexpected changes; it’s unsettling to find something you are comfortable with using, is suddenly changed often without warning  

There have been some changes, I have been grateful for, the main one having my sins forgiven and being freed from my addiction

I count myself fortunate to have a Saviour who is patient faithful enough to wait for me to acknowledge I was a slave to my addiction (sin) and in desperate need of His saving grace

As if I had procrastinated another tomorrow could have been too late, for me to admit my sin and that I needed His saving grace

Dear reader, if you have any sin you are still clinging onto, don’t put off confessing and asking for forgiveness, for tomorrow may be too late

Take it from me, wretched sinner that I am, nothing you enjoy and indulge in secret, will ever satisfy

Whatever sin you take pleasure in, will drag deeper into darker places

Enslaving you, make you blind to your sinfulness, it will rob you of peace and joy

Any love you once had, will become corroded, and corrupted beyond your understanding

Confess your sins, pray to Jesus to forgive you, ask Him to cleans you and made you a new creation

As to myself, I have freely given up my free will, rather than continue to missuse it, I would rather continue to be a sevent to Christ than a slave to sin

No Real Self-control

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From personal experience I found that self-control is not a possibility

At lest with the old self, as expecting the old self to discipline itself, is unlikely to happen

For the old self is Self-cantered, Selfish and wants only its own way, Self-indulgence

The only way to gain self-control, was by dying to my old self, and asking God to transform me into a new creation

Once I was born again, and I was free of my old self, and all my sins I had committed due to my self-indulgence

As a new born child of God, I found His comfort and peace, was amazing and far better than the false freedom my old self offered

Which turned out to be no freedom at all, rather it quickly turned into slavery through addiction

At my darkest point I had no rest from images that flooded my mind, even when I could sleep, they danced around in my dreams, taunting my relentless

Whereas becoming a new creation child of God, and all that has taken place since, has been beautiful and amazing

That Jesus willing suffered and died such a cruel death, so my sins could be forgiven, is beyond my wildest imagination, that He loved me even though I had strayed so far from Him

I would rather become a servant for Christ, than have remained a Slave of lust

Every day He gives me breath, I will sing His praises

What a wicked Web

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The title is the begging part a famous poetic saying, “Oh what a wicked web we weave, when we first practice to deceive “

Which implies that when we lie on purpose, we continue to need to lie more and more, in order that others don’t find out the first lie

I have often heard that lying is a Sin, because it’s one of the Ten Commandments, but I looked it up and that is Not what the Commandment says, “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour” this what is written

Therefore, the act of lying itself is not the sin, it’s lying against you neighbour

But lying is not just saying something that’s untrue it can also be living a lie, which might be where this idea of a wicked web comes into play

Where someone may tell a lie in order to gain or impress others, and then continue that lie by pretending they are what they lied about or what they said they had

So, what is a lie?

There are many who would say they only Fib, others who say they only tell White lies

As an Elder of a church once said a “Lie is a Lie, whatever you label it with”

 Also lies Don’t come in shades of colour, or lesser untruthfulness

Property preacher living a Lie, at the same time twist the truth to suit what their audience wants to hear, as they have itchy ears

Although the leaders of the property movement call themselves “Preachers” what they supposed preach, is designed to fleece their flock of as much money as possible in all meetings

Not to Feed the flock, the flock being the thousands that all too willingly get sucked into believing all the lies

The Future is Coming, Are You Ready?

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When you are a child you are impatient about waiting for anything, especially when your birthday is months away

You probably wish time would get a move on, speed up so that day would get here sooner

Then as you grow older, it seems that time has taken notice as it appears to get quicker every year

Therefore, the future of mankind is almost within reach, which could be a brighter future if all religions put aside, that is the thinking of all atheists

Along with the scientific minded community, who have already planned the extent of human life span.

To the point of eternal life, which goes hand in hand with present day thinking, that we are gods!

In spite of many still clinging to the theory of evolution, it seems science and atheists have such a strong desire to reach their ideal future, that they don’t want to wait for evolution

Instead they push aside anything that stands in their way of their chosen vision of the future of mankind, without considering the consequences

To all of those who aim towards such a future, I would say “The Future is Coming, Are You Ready”

I wonder if in their zealousness they will eagerly kill of religiously minded people and all other those they consider unfit for the future they seek

As for myself I know the Bible is true, not just believe, for I am a witness to the powerful change in my life, not by any of my efforts nor feeble will to change.

Once I admitted I was a sinner and surrendered all of my life past and present and future to Jesus. I underwent such a total transformation through the saving grace of my Lord Jesus

Now I know what it is to become a new creation, even though I have a lot of growing to do, the peace is so beautiful and yet a mere hint of what is yet to come.

When Christ returns, oh glorious day. The Real Future is Coming, Are You Ready?

In these troubled days

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In these troubled days I can no longer ignore the beginning of the prophecies of the great tribulation, and the unleashing of God’s wrath

The uncontrollable bush fires of Australia, to the outbreak of the Chinese coronavirus outbreak, killing many but also spreading to other countries

Swiftly followed by Biblical plague proportions of Locust swarms masses the size of cities in East Africa

Warning signs have been presented for all to see or ignore, with humans been given over to “strange flesh” as quoted in the Bible

With Gay parades flaunting rainbow coloured flags, men and women openly kissing their own sex

False teachers who spread a perverted gospel, the twist or alter the words of God to appeal to those who don’t even think themselves sinners

These false teachers tickle the ears of those sinners with promises of “Your Best Life Now” preaching, with no mention of repentance

Instead promises of great wealth is flaunted with some of these false preachers wading through piles of banknotes, while demanding of God “Money Right Now”

All the while they are supposedly preaching, they gain the wealth for these selves

The wolves are no longer at our doors, they are devouring the flock, not only by stealing money, but also robbing the flock of any hope of salvation

For they are not taught about the need, they are never told they need to repent, they don’t even know they worship false gods

The evil one has already devoured many and enslaved many more, for he knows his time is short and attempts to take as many as he can, with him in vain hopes there is safety in numbers

For there will be so many of us humans who the evil one has surrounding himself with for when the final judgement is given