A West Coast Life Was Rescued And Commissioned By Christ, It Was Mine!
My whole life was headed downwards fast. The trajectory was not good.
But He is good. I grew up on sand until my college days. Yep, on the many beaches of Southern California. I was lost as a lizard chasing after one gated community beach party after another, chasing after more glassy waves (and still like to get in the green room when I can), and running after the worldly things most surfrats go after. Did we resist our fleshly nature in Dana Point? Nope. Didn't know about that, or even care. But in the 1970s, amid the swell of the Jesus Movement, Jesus Christ rescued me from destroying myself. Does he get the credit? Yep. Got some moments to read more?
What a great moment being born again was.. and still is! The Greatest One makes it great! Hey, you must be born agin because Jesus said you must be born again!
"Prayer and worship are the most important activities a born-again Christian can perform. They should head your list of priorities, for certainly the world around us desperately needs prayer. Prayer will open the door for God to do a glorious work in these last days. Prayer will stem the tide of evil." ~ Chuck Smith Sr.
To worship Jesus biblically is our top priority, then we like to nurture saints and win lost people. To help support our ministry life, Liney and I have worked hard like so many Christians. We're all full-time ministers if we are saved.
Where God guides, he generously provides. Where He leads, He graciously feeds. Where His finger points, His loving hand of provision opens.. just as long as we are willing to go. Where will you go?
Liney works in the medical field and in children's church, and I have as a concierge with Ritz-Carlton, but we want to be Christians first.. that are rapture-ready before all else.. before being teachers or workers. What has God called you to be?
"For we walk by faith, not by sight. We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord. Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are well known to God, and I also trust are well known in your consciences." 2 Corinthians 5:7-11 nkjv
“Only one life, ‘twill soon be past. Only what’s done for Christ will last." ~ C.T. Studd
It’s been a joy to hear people’s stories both inside the church and outside, yes from lost and saved people. It's been a joy to serve all kinds of people too.
God loves us all and He has a good plan for us. It's been a joy to meet people where they are, to hear them, and to try and lift them out and up in love with His word ..if they are willing. Where is God leading you to lift?
