The Best Year of My Life

As the 2009 year comes to an end, i would like to say Thank you Jesus, for making this year the best year of my life. When 2009 began, My God had promised us that the year would be the best year of our life. We all thought that it would be the best in many ways. we thought that we would've won the jackpot somehow, or people would find the perfect dates, or we would be better than everybody else. So be it, it did turn out that way, we got all those blessings, just not the way how we expected it to come.

God works in mysterious ways. This year my dad got saved, and it wasn't the way how i expected it to be. It started off with a argument that my dad had with our pastor, then lead to a huge turn-around that stunned everyone. God showing up in his room. Then God provided a house for us, he saved my family, and it all happened because of his perfect plan.

This year a lot happened; even if i start explaining some of the things that God did for me, this page would stretch from NY to the Great Wall of China. So much fun things that i only dreamt of experiencing, God made it a reality, so much marvellous friends, so many Great experiences, so much fellowship, and activities, things i always wanted to do. God made it all possible this year.

I don't think saying thank you is enough for the things God has done for me. He deserves way more. In fact i don't know if there is anything great i could Give him to show my appreciation and thanks for. That is why i chose to give him me. To give him my life, and surrender myself to him. Being able to praise him forever, and having my praise rising up to his nostrils like a sweet smelling savor is something that i believe he would love. What an Amazing God he is.

So, at the beginning of this year God gave me a promise. He said if i want anything to just call on his name, if i need anything to just knock and the door will be opened. He never failed in that promise. He did 100% gave me everything that i asked for. What a prodigious unfailing God he is.

Things such as opportunities, inclines in grades, incredible blessings, Egg hunts, Fun Summer day camp, BB Q's, Parties and rejoicing in the Lord, amazing friends, Youth meetings, and Youth activities, Gala's, Christmas treats, Thanksgiving charities, and so much much more, were only some of the many Fun things that God Made possible this year. they all added up to be the best year of My life.

In conclusion, this year was the BEST YEAR OF MY LIFE. Not only because of those things that i mentioned above, but because i met Jesus. The best thing anyone can ever ask for, or ever want, or ever need, i got it ! I got so much closer to God, not because i found him, but because he found me. and I cannot even describe how amazing it was to stand in the presence of the Almighty God that created this universe with only his voice. How wonderful of My God to say " This will be the best year of your Life " and mean it in a way that i could never fathom, or ever imagined.

As i sit And start counting the many blessings that God provided this year, I would burst out crying. Because it just amazes me that Jesus is who he says he is. And he does give us the desires of our heart, and he never fails us. And everything else about him is True. He is A God that simply amazes me.

Thank You Jesus for the best year of my life (2009)... I would've never imagined it to be the way i expected it. Now i cant wait to see what God has in store for me in 2010. :-)

Happy New year everyone ! God Bless.

Life vs. Art

You've heard the phrase "Life imitates art". So what exactly does it mean ? At my old school i had a friend that was an atheist. Nonetheless me being my old self and following the commandments of my Lord, i always tried to lead him in the right direction, to the truth and the life; Christ. He was a very cantankerous person, someone who would listen to you one day, and then the next day twist it around and vomit it back in your face. Sounds harsh, but that was him. How does this relate to the phrase? well this friend of mine always blabbered about his video, computer, and hand-held games. Every word that flew out his mouth was somehow related to the game like nature. I remembered he once said " i cant wait until i get older so i can take over the world and destroy the human race forever " my abrupt comeback was " good luck with that ". I met many people who were similar to him like the student that i tutor. He once said "when i get older i would go and shoot innocent people like how i shoot people in grand theft auto". What a horrible sentence that a 7 year old child would say.

Whats the point ? The point is people are becoming more and more subtle to art. (Life imitates art) People look at TVs, computers, games, even music and pictures and the imitation process begins. When was the last time you've seen a child without a cartoon action figure? like Avatar figures, YU-GI-OH cards or even "out of style back in the day" Pokemon cards. Those animations where all about fighting, killing and destroying. Kids loved that. Its a very small example. But lets look at a very big example..

The bible ! If you notice almost 3/5 of movies that's opening or opened already had a direct relation to the Bible. World ending, Religion wise, Demonic movies, Movies about Angels, Movies that Try to contradict Who God really is. You see there is an enemy out there...If he cant target a person physically, mentally, or spiritually then he would use Something that we all love, which is Art (music, movies, games) He is A liar that fools people in a way that they don't realize it. It all has to do with Life Vs. Art.

Children speak what they hear, and act what they see. Its time to start opening our spiritual eyes and noticing the tricks of the enemy. If he cant get a child to Play Grand theft auto, while enjoying it, getting hooked to it, starting to follow it, and eventually becoming like it then the enemy himself will be defeated.

Music is another way people get carried away, music changes attitudes, it changes moods, and it proposes uncleanliness to people. A song lyric talking about sex and murder serves you nothing, especially when its filled with filth. I've heard a story about a innocent boy that lived in Texas. He was a smart, and gentle kid, but as he listened to what is known as "death metal" punk rock music his whole entire attitude changed. Even to the point where he used to cut himself and treat people like trash. Music these days are getting worse. But like i said before the enemy is a liar. Dont be fooled.

I'm not saying to stop listening to music, or stop watching television or movies, I'm not even saying to stop playing video games. But what i am saying is notice the devil when he uses simple things as art to trip people. Art is all around us, but if the devil knows its your weakness, then he would use it to light a small fire which grows and eventually burns everything out. Be careful and Let God direct you, pray that he opens your spiritual eyes because As the days proceed, Life Imitates art a little bit more.

I love you all

Blessings From God

Its been a while since i haven't blogged, but during that period of time, the Lord's blessings has been flowing non-stop. Its like God opened the windows of Heaven and poured out a huge blessing, that now we don't even have room to contain it.

A lot has been happening these past weeks. First and foremost I must give God all the thanks, honor and glory. He continues to bless me and my family and that's something I love sharing to those who don't know him. That they soon come to know him and receive many blessings as well. But concerning the 7th or 8th blog where I talked about my sister, and her circumstances. God had completely turned that situation around 360 degrees. Must I say, Prayer works ! He always answers and he never fails in response to our prayers. Secondly the blog where I mentioned us moving, Well; that's not happening anymore. I knew God would've handled it and he did. In fact he overflowed the blessings when we asked him, and now not only are we going to remain in this house, but were re-modeling everything. God is so good.

As The Holiday seasons peak around the corner, Our church is gradually picking up in many fun and fantastic events. Gala's, Thanksgiving Giveaways, Pageants, Treats, And so much more edible goodness's. Its Amazing to be in the House of the Lord and having fun at the same time, Its the way how the children of God is supposed to be. Jubilant, and enjoying the great blessings of God. I happened to get the role of Building and constructing most of everything, and thats something I've always wanted to do.

My School work/education as another prime example of God's great Blessings is like a fruit that's developing into a single delight and saccharine regale. Its like Failing is no longer an option because School is where my future begins. I cant begin to explain how my grades inclined. I also get great opportunities at school to share the gospel of Christ, which makes it a starting point to mine and other peoples destiny.

The Blessings continue to come, Dad is saved, Mom is saved, Sister is saved, bro-in law is also saved... Basically everyone that I love is saved, and I Thank the Lord for that. That's definitely the biggest blessing I've noticed that I been praying for ever since. And God continues to Bless.

So we got our house furnished, I got the Job I always wanted, I improved dramatically in school work, My whole family knows the Lord, We finally have opportunities to have the best holiday season ever, There's so much more, I cant even list them, But the Lord's Blessings continue to flow. And I cannot thank him enough for it.

Confounded by the Spirit of the Lord

My relationship with God is flourishing everyday. Stimulating my life with the Lord's holiness is all i could ever want, dream, or ask for. Its like, as the days pass my faith and relationship with Christ grow capaciously. Undying love and grace spills over like a Pot of Oil, that runneth's over. I cant bare his Love, because its so confound, and i feel as if The bigness of God's spirit is too much to contain in my puny being. That's exactly what every single human that walks the face of this planet has to do. Be Confounded by the spirit; The spirit of the Lord.

As I walk to school everyday, I cant help but examine the students around me. Teenagers holding a cigarette in their right hand while the left hand is confidingly encompassed around the waist of a 14-16 year old girl, having the cigar being passed to and fro. Or noticing the group of gangs with their pelvic girdle (crotch) almost touching the earth, or seeing the group of guys hanging out by the deli corner planning their next fight instead of being in school. It all boggles my mind, but guess what ? I love these people. I love them as My God loves them. I love them, just as Christ loved us that he gave his life for the sins of humanity.

You see, there are many people out there that live like this. Mostly teenagers of course. People my age. Instead of living the way that their parents dreamt of them living, they choose to live life by following the wrong crowd. Today i had a conversation with my cousin Cindy. She always mentions to me that I'm the best person to ever talk to. We always talk about the goodness of the Lord, and how He leads us, and basically how amazing he is. Before we hang up the phone we always pray. And must i say, the Holy spirit loves it, because usually i always end it with tears. But today after we prayed, we noticed that instead of us talking about materialistic things, about parties, girlfriends and boyfriends, we choose to talk about God. We choose to pray and Thank God that we have life and have it abundantly.

As we prayed we also mentioned the youths of this generation. That they live the life that God planned for them.

What good comes from smoking or drinking ?
What satisfaction can a boyfriend or girlfriend give you that God cannot give you ten times over ?
What pleasure does hanging out with a gang give you besides getting you into trouble ?


There is only one thing that gives you satisfaction, pleasure, goodness, and life worth living for and that's Living for God. My example in living for God is "mind-blowing". He gives me anything i want. What more can i ask for ? He leads me in righteousness and there's always something good that comes out of it. He loves me, cares for me, and takes my burdens away. Now that is something that i can assure you of. And he never lets me down.

Most friends in this world today will let you down. I cannot speak for everyone, but i experienced that. A world where most people don't care about what you endure. And most of them are the friends that you think have your back. Even if a friend may be your companion for the time being until hard times arise, i know a friend that will be beside you 24/7 every day, week, hour, year, second/moment of your life, and His name if Jesus Christ. Even If you don't believe that, then i encourage you to just try him. He wont disappoint you.

I pray for the teenagers of this generation because most of them need to know who Jesus Christ is. They need to be loved, cared for, and they have to meet this friend that will never fail them. Most friends will carry you but they might not bring you back. I'm blogging today to tell you that Jesus Christ will take you, walk the extra mile with you, and bring you back ! That's my Jesus ! and that is the truth.

There is nothing that God cannot give you. Live and follow him and everything else that you ever wanted will be added unto you. Thus sayeth the Lord.

-I will continue to pray for the youths of this generation, the ones that need the prayer. If you read this and your ages 12-21, I want you to know that God loves you and that he cares for you and he will forgive you regardless of your past. I can assure you if we start praying together we can make a difference and God will answer and touch teenagers with a blessing that no one can comprehend and Teens will definitely be Confounded by the Spirit of the Lord.

-God Bless You !

Can Money Save ?

What a dark, wet, cold almost dreary and moody Saturday it is today. I can go on and on. I had a great week this week (as usual)..For one I finally spent time with my God again, and made up the missed time. Just one day in his presence felt like millions of days worth living for. What a wonderful thing that was. Also my school grades came in, and to make things even sweeter, I got 90's and higher in all of my classes.. (ugh..except gym)

Anyways The Lord told me a couple days ago to write about something that most people are having trouble with. I don't know why he chose me, but I knew that whatever I spoke about on his behalf would have an impact in someone's life. It was about money. The green and white piece of paper that almost everyone values higher than themselves at some point. Everyone wants money. It buys you anything you want. It keeps you away from famine, or if you have money you can take a nice cruise vacation to the Bahamas.

But you see, There is someone far greater than money, someone that can give you anything you want regardless of its price, and someone that can be worth more than a piece of paper. His name is Jesus Christ. In fact the bible says he owns a cattle on a thousand hills, and that all the gold belongs to him ! He said he will always give you the desires of your heart. How can he not provide your needs ?

Many people need money right now in their life. some people are in debts that are literally making them sink to the bottom. But this is what the lord says. Trust him. Have faith as little as a grain of mustard seed that he could take care of your financial problems. Because he is capable of making you rich, and he will do it if only you put your trust in him. What a wonderful God I serve.

Money will fail, but God will never fail .. Don't put your trust in money, because it cannot save. Only God can save. Don't love money because it does not love you back, Love God because he alone Loves you with an unfailing Love.

If you need a financial breakthrough in your life I encourage you to seek God's face. Seek his kingdom first and then everything else would be added unto you. Trust him. Know for a fact, that he can provide your needs, and do not try to go on by yourself.

Praise Jesus, because he is the king of kings !

"Jesus Christ My Savior"

Here is an acrostic poem that I Created called, "Jesus Christ My Savior" .. enjoy !

Justifies my every sin
Eager to show me his glory
Saves me from my everyday falls
Utterly loves me by his sufficient grace
Sincere and genuine


Carries me through my valley's
Hears me when I humbly call
Raises me out of the miry clay
Instructs me to live by his will
Sings over me joyfully
Turns my bad situations into good ones


Molds me into his own desired model
Yonders me to his specified location



Salvation giver
Always merciful and graceful
Vast in his understandings
Indescribably caring and loving
One true God that I serve
Redeems me from my sins

Have Patience

PATIENCE !... The thing that most human beings lack In. As I flowed through my days this week, I stumbled upon The sounds easy to do but not "P" word. In fact, when im writing my blogs I let the Lord lead me into writing what he tells me to write. But waiting (patience) for him to tell me what to write does not happen in a flash. I always have to be persistent and wait for him to direct every word.

For all my years as I walked this earth, Jesus Christ has been the Lord of my life, even though I never knew it before, he still was, and still is and will always be. He created me, he gave me breath, and he molded me into his own marvellous creation. Ever since I was born, patience has been my objective. Even at points when I couldnt wait any longer The lord said to wait just a little bit longer.

When Jesus Christ really came down and saved my life, I had to tell people. I was just like the women at the well. When Jesus christ met her and gave her life, She had to tell everybody. So telling everyone about Christ was my bigest ambition. I couldnt help the fact but keep anything in. But the most difficult person to tell was my dad. My dad was literally the strictest/rigourous/leading/serious hindu in my family. Nothing whatsoever on this planet couldve ever made him change his religion. He never even wanted to hear the name of Christ. How could I ever tell him about the true saviour and expect him to believe ?

Well.. I prayed and prayed and prayed, and it seemed like nothing was ever happening, in most cases it felt like my dad was getting more into his religion and denouncing The one true God more than before. The Lord said "Patience". I knew that God wouldve handled it somehow. I mean even if he literally had to come down into my fathers room and scare the pants outta him, that wouldve been enough to convince him. Needless to say, The Lord really did show up in my dad's room. When he shared his testimony, and told us all, tears fell from my eyes as I listened and knowing that patience had finally payed off. My dad knew Jesus Christ, currently serves him, and is the administrators men leader at our church. Amazing at what God can do if only we just have a little patience.

You see, God said he would give you your every desire. He never said he would give it to you right away. He always shows up in the brink of time, and the best thing about his timing is that its always perfect ! When everything goes our way, patience is easy to demonstrate. The true test of patience comes when Faith is small as a mustard seed in our lives.

Patience strenthens our faith,

Patience encourages our great endurance,

Patience helps us overcome our trials,

and patience always gives us hope.

The bible says that patience is one of the fruit of the spirit. We cannot lack to wait, because patience reveals our faith in God's perfect timing. Just like how The Lord said "No man knows the hour nor day that the son of man shall make hs appearance. We have to be Patient and wait for him !

God has my Back !

This past week experience, was a very thrilling one, because a battle has been going on. Not physically, but spiritually. God has been revealing certain things in my life for a specific reason. ever since God has become the center of my life and my family's life, the enemy has been doing nothing but try to bring us down and away from God.

God is good, because he never fails me. Even when I fail him, and mess up I know that he reaches down and picks me up regardless of my faults. He already took my penalty and I cannot thank him enough for that.

My God has my back, in fact he said that he protects me and keeps me away from the hands of the enemy.. What do i have to fear? whatever the enemy brings up against me and my family will not prosper because my Jesus already conquered his butt two thousand years ago.

"Yea tho I walk through the valley of the shadow of Death, I will fear no evil, for the Lord my God is with me".

I love My Heavenly Father Jesus Christ. He just holds me in his arms and hugs me and never lets go. I wish other people can know him as well.

Perfected by the Perfectionist

Theres a nifty song that goes like this,

"‘Cause I got a couple dents in my fender
Got a couple rips in my jeans
Try to fit the pieces together
But perfection is my enemy
On my own I'm so clumsy
But on Your shoulders I can see
I'm free to be me"

It adequated my life perfectly these past few days. On Saturday my church took a excursion to an apple picking field, and I thought It would be boring because I never picked an apple from a tree before. Surprisingly, It turned out to be quite fun; with loving and fun people around of course. We managed to pick quite a few bags filled to the rim, stuffing apples in t-shirts and down pockets made It seem like we were being a group of sinful churchgoers, but we got away with It. While driving home, and sitting in the back left corner of the van, I had nothing to do but listen to my Ipod. I turned It on and that song was the first that popped up. Listening to It blatant, I turned my eyes to the sky, noticing the array of light beaming down through the clouds asundering into the water. My mind was overwhelmed as I stood in awe thinking about my Father who formulated the sky, and the waters and the earth with only the sound of his voice. Tears ran down, as I tried to hide my face from the kids next to me. I didn't want to be Interrupted at all. Being in his presence was worth It all, and nobody at that time could acquire my attention.

My mind started to contemplate all the evil, sinful, and unholy things I had done. The Holy Spirit was reminding me. How could I be in the presence of a Holy God when sin is not his nature at all? I started to weep, in a moment of despair I heard the voice of God wisper something in my ear. " You are perfect the way I created you, Do not try to be perfect, For I the Lord perfects all things".... OMG ! My eyes felt like a running faucet, literally. I couldnt grasp the goodness of the Lord that day, and I said to him, Lord what can i do for you ? I'm not worthy at all to deserve any sort of goodness.

Why does the Lord do so much good for us while we don't deserve it?
Why would the Lord give his mercy to us when we do nothing but fail him?
Why does he pour his unfailing love upon us when our love always fails ?
Why?

You see, theres not much we can do for him. In fact theres nothing we can do to be as perfect as him, Nothing. The lord only wants us. That's It. We can do nothing for him, but give our all.
The big question is, What will he do for us ? And the answer is Everything.. We cannot survive without him. He gives us the air, he opens our eyes, and he provides our every desire. What more can we do but give up our-self to him?

We cannot be perfect, because he alone is the perfect one. We all have rips in our life, we all have dents, but we cannot try to fix them ourself. We are all like apples, some are sweet and some are sour, some are dry, some are small, some big, and some are imperfect. Let the perfectionist, Jesus Christ fix us. When Were on his shoulders, we are free to be the ones he created us to be.

Babies on the way ?

OK, so yesterday was an awesome day. Many great things happened. One for example was Church.. I love church. ever since God intervened in my life, church is like my home. I could never get tired of It . The second thing was obviously not school, but it was passing my tests for my two worst subjects ever; Economics and Earth Science. The absolute hellacious thing about it was I did not study one bit, To make things even more prominent, I turned out having the highest score in my classes. On both tests. God is amazing.

Anyways today however was a boring and normal day. Not much much happened to me, but, I think God is up to something. Last night we were praying for my sister, sharlene. It was not anything problematic. Over the last few weeks my sister has been going through in what I call, "A spiritual reconciliation". She had to make a decision, An important decision that had to do with her Life and God. As we were praying last night I kept hearing a voice in my head saying, Babies on the way. I didnt know what to think.. was That God telling me that my sister was finally going to get her dream come true? I was flabbergasted but i wasn't too sure

This past week, There were many conformational signs. Sharo my pastor, shenell my youth pastor and me, were all getting a flashing beacon of Sharlene. Even the doctor had told her something was going on inside her. However, to ruin the perfectly situated baby talk of my sister, last night I heard the lord saying something that didn't sound to pleasant. He said If Sharlene goes her own way, then He cannot bless her, (my eyes filled up with water). I Knew exactly what It meant. But i didn't know how to tell her.

I pray that the Lord handles whatever is going on. Because even though things don't happen the way we want it to, I know that it will happen the way that he planned.

Winning The Battle

Many people are going through some sort of agony in their life these past few months. The big question is Why? and when will it end? When were in this state of mind we say, "Lord, why am I going through this when im a child of you"? The thing Is we dont realize that The Lord allows that to happen sometimes. You may think, that isnt something God would do. The fact of the matter is, The things that we go through in life; distress, grief, and discomfort are all things that Jesus Christ dealt with when he was at calvary's cross. We fail to realize that he went through worse sufferings for us, and If he conquered those tribulations then as followers of him, we can overcome it as well.

Amidst the storm, we must be able to humbly soar over our problems, because God Almighty said, he is always with us. No matter what we may go through in life, we have to start looking at the bigness of our God and not the bigness of our problems. Yes we may fail at times, but as human beings we are proned to failure. The bible says Not one human is perfect. We all fall short of the Glory of God at times, but that doesnt stop God from loving us. His grace and mercy is far greater than our problems.

When Jesus Christ took the penalty that we deserved, he also took the pain that we go through. The Lord knows what you endure. He will never leave you desolate because he cares for you even before you were a living breathing soul.

So as Children of the most High God, we have a reason to be jubilant. These are the days of great trials and the Lord wants you to be ready for his return. We have to trust him, believing that he can be able to fix the problem. He said, simply to "throw" your burdens and troubles and his feet. He will take care of It. What a marvelous God he is.

If You are fed up with the stress, and pain that you are enduring at this moment, I want to encourage you to trust God with all your heart, have faith and believe that he can repair your broken road, because at the end there will be everlasting joy, peace and happiness. That would be wonderful. God wants you to overcome the battles, because He already won them for you !

His Life

Here is a poem I wrote all by myself called His Life. I didn't know what to write in my blog today , then I heard the Lord saying to write a poem all about him. The words express my true feelings for The king of kings, and It explains his Holy life.

His Life

He guised himself in flesh,
and came down to earth ,
bearing our sin and shame,
was his life's worth

When he told the world
that he had come to save,
they laughed and mocked
and pointed him the grave,

He honored us with great love,
and mercified us till death,
He showed us the true way,
amid he gave his last breath.

While he trudged up that hill,
carrying a tree on his back,
Shedding his blood for the world,
and being beleaguerly attacked.

At the cross he endured our sin,
taking the penalty that we deserve,
forgiving those who persecuted him,
and pouring his love while they observed.

On the third day, He rose again,
he was innocent and wasn't to blame,
The grave couldn't hold his body,
and Jesus Christ was his Holy name.

-Ryan

A Short Miracle

Today I came down with the flu. It was spreading like a wildfire in my neighborhood and I was hoping I wouldnt obtain It. It messed up my almost perfect 97% attendance. (LOL).

Last night a miracle happened. I found It to be astounding the way It happened. One of my dad's long lost friend stopped by at our home. We hadn't seen him nor heard about him for almost 2-3 years and last night he unexpectedly came over. It wasnt long where we saw him pull out a Bible. He started talking about God, Jesus, The Holy Spirit, The true Word and The return of Christ, etc... Not to mention he was sharing the word of God to my aunt, which happened to be unsaved. The brief and immense way of how he described the Bible was so amazing that I felt like crying while sitting at my computer desk, listening to him. I knew my aunt was probably thinking "Wow, this guy has a way with words", because thats what I thought. 3 years ago, this person never knew the name of Christ. In fact I dont think he ever stepped into a church because he was living with us. His life was way to corrupted.

To make a long story short , God had saved him and used him exceptionally. Last night he was sent to our house by God. I believe this because, he said it himself. God had sent him for a certain purpose. My aunt was convinced about Jesus , that she almost teared up herself. Its very unbelievable how God uses ordinary people who we never think could be capable of doing anything to fulfill his Will. Just like how he used Moses to lead his people out of destruction, or how he used David, a little boy, to sleigh a 11 feet Giant. Last night he used My dad's friend to come to our house, spread the word, and inflict my unsaved aunt who is now starting to understand the One true God.

We ended the night in prayer and My aunt said she was willing to go church consistetly and listen attentively from now on. She is only 1 step away of finally reaching her creator. What an amazing miracle.

The End Is Near

The countdown to eternity is near. The Lord specifically told me to write this blog concerning his return. He told me to explain the signs. Throughout this day i've been getting confirmations that I needed to convey the rapture, and second coming of Jesus Christ into people's lives.
Over these years many signs have been occuring. If you have eyes. notice them. Since the catastrophic bombing of the World Trade center, the time has done nothing but count down. Jesus said, For many will come in my name, saying, I am Christ, and will mislead many. "And many false prophets will arise, and will mislead many.". Many people claimed that they were the Christ. examples are, people like Jim Jones, David koresh and much more. The Antichrist is on the rise. and he will do whatever he could to bring people below.

matthew 24:6 says "And you will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars; see that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end." ... Over the past years after 9/11, many wars arose. In fact rumors are far more greater. Did you know there are over 125 wars going on in this planet right now ? Its the truth. The Bible doesn't lie.

nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes.
Many people have have killed in warfare in this century than any other time in history. The death toll rises in the middle east, as many countries develop weapons of mass destruction. examples are terrorism, dictators ( Saddam Hussein), and the war in the middle east.

Famines has increased over the years as a result of war. Zimbabwe, many areas of Africa, and the middle east as well. Children never see a meal for years and are forced to eat whatever they could find.
Earthquakes in diverse places are also in a higher level than any other time in history. A staggering number of earthquakes happen daily. not to mention the recent earth quakes in indonesia, causing tsunami's and killing thousands. The end is near folks.

A main sign of the end is this.... "some will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations on account of my name." Jesus said that must not ashamed of him, or he will be ashamed of us before his father in heaven. why cant we spread the name of Christ ? Is It because we are ashamed ? Or Is It because we don't want people to look at us awkwardly ? This is not the time to be ashamed of anything. The Lord is coming back any day and I don't think anybody will be ashamed on that day.

The gospel would be preached over this entire world as a witness to everyone. This prophesy is already being fulfilled, through televisions, radios, missionaries, and the internet.

Many people would become Unholy, people would forget God and turn their backs. Many would increase their wicked ways, Love would grow cold, and children would forsake their own parents. Their are many more more signs...

One day the eastern Sky would Split open and Jesus Christ will burst through..The bible says all eyes would see him, and every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the Glory of God the Father. (let his name be lifted up)

The End of the World is Near. Be ready !

Special Gifts

Rain, Rain, GO away .. Come again another day !! Its been pouring cats and dogs for quite a while..And the funny thing is, that my mom just said the rain was about to fall again, (As I was typing this sentence). I woke up very very late today. 2 o clock to be precise. (Yep I'm a late sleeper) anyways I was downstairs, by myself, and singing this song...

what a mighty God we serve,
What a mighty God we serve,
The angels bow before him,
Heaven and earth adore him,
what a mighty God we serve.

BTW, two weeks ago I had taken a spiritual Gift test at my church. It was basically answering questions and being truthful/honest. I couldnt wait to get the results, because waiting to find out the gift that God had given you was very Intriguing. At the end, the results were Evangelizing, which was very true because I loved to spread the name of Jesus, the second was Prophesy which made me very curious, becuase I didnt know I could interpret visualizations. The third was Hospitality, which was also very true because I would never want visitors to leave my home. And the fourth was very different. In fact my pastor had told me I was the first person to take the test and get that special gift. It was the gift of Celibacy. That gift was 100% true. Almost too true which almost made me tear up. Celibacy was the gift of being single. yes, that was actually a gift that God had granted me. It was the gift Paul had. He was single and It did not hinder him. Celibacy doesn't mean you wont get married, but it meant you can be single without worrying about being single, because all you care about is God. I loved that special gift.

However today as I was Instant messaging my cousin Sophie, I endured the gift of Prophecy. She aroused a dream that God had given her. I told her exactly what the dream meant and It made me realize that I did have the gift of prophesy after all. I just needed time to realize It. God was moving in a mighty way and I was excited to be a part of it. According to her dream, my experiences, and every body Else's experience, God had revealed that he was about to do something big. Something massive and powerful and I couldn't wait. He is a mighty God ... He has amazing ways in blueprinting our lives. Especially now that I know he planned mine with unique gifts.

He really is a mighty God that I serve. And I Love him !!

Engulfed In The Water

TGIF !! That was the first thing that struck my mind as I woke up this morning. The sun was shining into my room, and It seemed like a glamourous day. Then suddenly, a storm was passing over, a storm that was about to destroy.. Dark clouds had overshadowed as I heard my mom saying, "we might have to move out".. NO !! This was terrible. What turned out to be a supurb moment became a dreadful and erroneous flash. I did not want to leave this place. For a second I reckoned that God was the one who blessed us with this house. God was the one who brought us here for a purpose, and nothing whatsoever shall take it away. I prayed, for what seemed to be meticulous, i believed that God would take care of whatever was bound to happen. So I did not worry about it.

Today my swimming teacher was absent. What does that have to do with me and God ? Let me explain. While everyone was In the pool practicing aquatics, and playing water ball, I was alone at the corner of the pool just watching, Laughing and hoping the ball doesn't fly and smack me in the face. For a second, I had a distinct memory. A memory of when I was at church and my pastor was telling us about when her dad went to the beach, he would emerge his head below, and hear nothing but the voice of God. I wanted to try that. I wanted to eliminate all the sounds of the world and hear nothing but the voice of God. So I decided to try. As I plundered, waiting less than 10 seconds underwater, I heard nothing. I kept trying and trying but received cipher. In the last attempt, I recalled a thought. Sharo once preached about being submerged, engulfed, and immersed into the water. The "Living Water" that is. That living water is Jesus Christ. I knew that I had to be drenched by his water, and his water alone. So as I took my last shot in dipping underwater, I got this feeling. A feeling that I should shift. So I swam to the other end of the pool, noticing that the heavy ball had just landed right smack in the spot that I was standing In before . What a shock as I stood there soaked, and In amazement. If i didn't engulf myself underwater, I would've Gotten a bloody nose! Praise Jesus !! Now I know I must be under his living water. I cant imagine the kinds of protection I would get then.

Consolation By God

Waking up this morning and not feeling my toes and fingers was weird. Was It because It was still asleep ? No, it was actually because the weather had dropped a whopping 47 degrees. That was the coldest It had been since fall started; Which was only a couple days ago. Nevertheless, to add more icing on the cake, hearing my mom scream "WAKE UP"!! In the background wasn't pleasurable either. Anyways while walking to school, I had the strangest encounter. Not with a human being, but with God. Usually while I'm strolling my way down the streets I'm always ecstatic. I'm singing, enunciating, and praying to the lord, thanking him for breathing his breathe of life into me, for his new mercies, and for his unfailing love. I did that but somehow i wasn't feeling his presence. For some peculiar reason, I didn't feel that special tingle of his spirit. Did I mess up in any way, I wondered? I was a bit petrified because I hate when I hurt the heart of God. I said to the Lord, "please bring me back to where i first met you". In the streets of Rockaway, I longed for the spirit of Jesus, but nothing happened.

At the end of 3rd period I sat at my desk and felt dreary while watching my boring law teacher talk about humans vs. weapons. Instead of paying attention to the lesson, my mind was on Jesus. I was thinking about If I had hurt him in any way. At a moment of despair I felt a tiny touch. I started feeling that special tingle again, the spirit of the Lord was coming. I could feel it. A second after, my teacher blabbed out a quote saying "Hold a gun, like you hold the bible". However no one understood, but i knew exactly what that quote signified. What he meant was the bible was sharper than a double edged sword. Nothing can be more treacherous than the true word of God, not even a gun. I heard the Lord speaking; saying, "I am always with you, I will never leave you nor forsake you, I forgave you long before you knew It". I was awestruck, His grace still amazes me. Without a glance, the student In front of me, turned around, looked me in the eyes and said "I'm Christian" out of the blue. I was excited because I knew there was a saved soul sitting in front of me and i could finally bond with a brother and talk about the goodness of the Lord. There was probably more children of God in that class, but I knew that God had purposely planned my day out like this. Now hopefully when I'm done with high school I would have shared 3/4 of the Gospel with every individual in that school. That's my goal !

PS. And my law teacher actually thought I was doing great in class today, he gave me 10 points on my grade for I don't know what !! Was It coincidence ? I don't think so . It was my Jesus, again !

A New Beginning

Hey, My name is Ryan and I'm an average 17 year old teenager. Throughout these past months I have been reading the blogs of my loving pastor, Pastor Sharon. It wasn't long where I thought, wow what a great way of expressing thoughts and sharing impressions of life to people who take the time to read It. I was thrilled in that sense to start writing because it was more of a passion for me to narrate my ordeals. It was my youth pastor, Shenell who really inspired me. Her proposal towards me was to be the best person that God had called me to be. I loved that confirmation. I knew that God had to bring me to a place where advice could mean its best. I was fortunate to know that she cared about a teenager trying to find his place.
My life two years ago was ordinary, plain, and "boring". I had no ambition and my destination was literally down the road. My destiny had no sting and I had no outlook in my faith. Yes. Its hard to believe, but that was where the rubber met the road. My social, physical, and spiritual life had no effectiveness, where i was to the point of just giving up. Things like my tests grades were poor, my relationships toward people was inadequate, and God was irrelevant in my life.
It was not long at all when the Lord God had to grasp and shake me up before i lost myself. It was like a lost soul running back to its guardian, or like boneless flesh adhering back to its skeleton. I was lost, and God had found me. I didn't look for him, nevertheless I didn't even believe that anyone would come to my rescue. In an instant i was caught up to his holiness. Then and there was where my life changed inexplicably. I had no reason nor any purpose to deserve the grace that God had poured out in me. from that point in life, God had moved me to different paths, unrolling my faith as i went along. Now the thing that simply amazed me was the fact that my past was long forgotten. And that's why he endured the cross, So that i would soon find out that my burden was upon him. Brothers and Sisters, God Will Deliver you ! He will find you and come to your rescue.
As the Lord became the center and foundation of my life, I had a reason to start over. A new beginning ! He overwhelmed me too much to keep it in. I will spread his mighty name, because nothing can matter more than the glory and beauty of the Lord Jesus Christ. So as a part of my new beginning I chose to follow his footsteps. Leading, ministering, healing, and loving as I go along. Not to mention sharing my new testimonials in Blogs. He brought me out of a pit, Gave me new abundant life, where now, its A New Beginning !