Ignoring the Voices of the Age

I don't think anyone that knows me would ever mistake me for someone who walks to the beat of a normal drummer. God pulled me out of my own paths and plans long ago to put me someplace I didn't understand but he was insistent on. I've learned any time I set my plans, God changes them. It's a fact of life and I've learned to adjust.

Despite the hell of the last 4 years of my life, I have thoroughly enjoyed the journey. While all hell was breaking loose in my life and even my favorite preacher was telling me how I was going to fail and go to prison and how he'd file charges against me himself if he had his way about things, God was sending saints and ministers to me to deliver words of prophecy to me that what I was told was not true and now 4 years later I look back on it with a smile and realize that even when our glamour boys say something...God still trumps glamour queens and princes of the pulpit.

Three years ago, God dragged me kicking and screaming to a state and a region I had absolutely no desire to go to, ripped my family from me and through the pain, showed me His hand in my situation and taught me how to trust Him even in the face of certain defeat. While some plotted to destroy my family, God was sending prophecy again, both through my pastor and dear saints in various churches, that he had his hand in the situation and was going to bring my kids home. At that time, some people came to me telling me to buy a home and settle down in one of the most expensive regions of the US, but I felt a check in the Spirit and refused to follow the voices of the hour. One person even went so far as to tell me that "God told them" to tell me to buy a home and that I wasn't listening. (Six months later they let their home go up for foreclosure after insisting I buy it.)

Just last month God blessed me with my first home at 1/3rd of the price I would have paid for it 3 years ago. It has me busy with remodeling, which impacts my writing time, but for those who are pleased, be warned, I'll be back rubbing fur the wrong way soon enough. Get ready to turn the cat around.

My computer is still packed away while I mud walls, hang drywall, run electrical wiring, run copper and plastic plumbing and basically relearn all those skills dad taught us as kids that I've tried so hard to forget, but can't seem to rid myself of...thank God! I'd hate to think what it would cost to pay someone else to do everything I've done the past 3 weeks. I still believe in a God who still talks to men and knows the ups and downs of the markets and societies and nations. He still knows how to bring correction to a nation and still protect and bless his kids!

God has calmed the storms of my life, despite watching my now ex-wife backslide, divorce me, go into sin and leave the church. Her pastor still won't speak to me after that one because of the prophesy I gave him 6 months prior to it coming to pass. Maybe he'll stop telling everyone how evil and misled I am. Yet while he was telling everyone that I was bitter for losing everything I loved in life, God was blessing me with a beautiful young wife and an 8 year old son whose dad had abandoned him and who desperately needed a father in his life. Maybe after the second part of that prophesy comes to pass my former pastor will change what he says about me, but I won't hold my breath. God still knows how to fight our battles if we let him, even when it is against a brother in error. He never promised us a rose garden, but he did promise that we, his children and servants would condemn ever voice that rises against us in judgment. That's our heritage. Read Isaiah 54:17

The Spirit of Prophecy hit my pastor 3 weeks ago and God spoke to our congregation so adamantly that because of our worship He had come down into our presence and he would grind all our enemies under His feet -- All this on the heels of America turning rampantly to liberalism and ungodliness. I still believe America reached a tipping point at the polls this year, not just because of their sin, but because the Church would not speak justice and judgment. I've been watching certain issues and key points in the Spirit regarding this of late. When you go to ministry for judgment of sin and instead you get partisan Pentecostal politics...rest assured, JUDGMENT is on the way.

When the world deviates from judgment and justice, take notice, but when the church does, look out! God still knows how to stack a deck in your favor. If you need a confirmation on that, get with me and I'll show you my court records from 3 different states and CD audio from a few of our golden boys condemning or defending me over Pentecostal pulpits. Sorry, but when God says, "Case dismissed," the whole organization can take a hike along with DA's, judges and accusers, friend!

When God says yes, step out of the ranks and charge hell with a bucket of water, friend. The flames may not go out, but they won't kindle on you either! Isaiah 43:2

I go to court for custody of my daughters this month after 2 years of legal wrangling and their mother, a hardened, church-hating, backslider refusing visitation and contact despite a hard-coded court order giving me joint custody and very liberal visitation.

I'm looking forward to the fulfillment of that prophecy.