Hebrews 12:2 King James Version 2Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
For wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
They say be careful what you wish for.
Growing up "most" my friends were counterfeit Christians. I know that I bumped into true Christians but at the time I didn't know about that. Even the parents of the counterfeit Christians I knew their faults. Many of them had houses and good jobs and they were middle class. Some of them had more than one knew car. They paid for education of their children. And I saw them as they did have problems with-in their families. But most of them did pretty well even with the hard trials in life. My own parent being the male scolded me and treated me horrible as a child but at the same time he gave me a job. He bought me guitars and paid for cars. He probably gave me the best wage that I ever had of any employer. And I became first of all a hard worker and then later a crew leader. I was in charge of 8 to 12 men at an early age. And I took care of jobs that had a huge budgets monthly and I did it successfully. I went through hard walls and all the nine yards of hard work in the day time and looked forward to partying of night clubs including going to restaurants and visiting different cities. Later on came all the women and all that stuff where you're looking for love. And I found it. I had it. But it also fell away later. But I re-discovered it. Some of that was my fault and some of it was because I was not following the truth. I was deceived. But coming out of deception for me started over 30 years ago and gradually I was set free and came to Christ. But this blog is more about those friends that were UN righteous. Not that they were totally evil but they were worldly and deceived.
So I had a friend who passed away. He used to compare us to the Beatles. (Arguing/fighting) He loved music but he was not a musician. However he was at DJ once. He did DJ big places. He also would route, fan & motivate me concerning my musical abilities. He would want to give me advice and he gave encouragement. He was the one that challenge me at a club to go up and sing and I did. And kept his bargain to buy drinks all night. This fella was also an established artist. Even his brother sold paintings from $500 to $5,000. They were very talented. At an early age he did do exhibitions of material. He loved mountain bike riding. And we had many wonderful laughing times together. Joyful times. Not dirty things but just joy. He was also and lover of hockey and other sports. During sports season he would be gone. He was a very handsome man and women loved him everywhere. Perhaps not a world class man but he had all the cream of the crop liking him. But some of us thought he was gay because he was so picky. That's just how he was and he didn't throw himself at everybody. Together we met a huge star and sat with that star at their table at a nightclub once. We did some incredible things together and have joyful good memories.
This fella had at a young age taken the girlfriend of another friend and it caused great fights but later they became a couple. They eventually broke up. Throughout the years he couldn't get over her. He really wanted her back but the relationship fell apart. He talked about how wicked she was and that she went to another country and some man bought all kinds of jewelry for her. And talk came down the grapevine. They went through some wild times when we were young. She use to follow us once in her car because she didn't trust him. One time she knocked on my door and my "father" answered and let her in. He was concerned that maybe I was having a relationship with my friends girlfriend. So he was a little shocked. She came to talk to me about him. She wanted him but I being his best friend and being more down to earth she thought maybe that was the way to approach the relationship. I did try talking to him and eventually they got back together. Even one time when I was dating a girl from high school we would double date with them. However the years past and they broke up again. She probably loved another friend but he didn't feel the same way about her. He had a heart this friend of mine but he could be very wicked too and he use to boast about it. And in a relationship especially if it be marriage this will not work. So later on as time past he never got married or had kids. But he got a very beautiful girl that was probably half his age and later on he broke it off because he realized it was ridiculous. He even sent her money for her school. He did some good things. But all throughout the years he would talk about the first love. Sometimes he would bump into her when we were at clubs and they would start to fight and he would tell me were leaving when we just paid $20 bucks to enter. Now she wasn't a true biblical Christian however I did not look at it like this at this time. But I used to talk to her and she was always very nice with me. He was heartbroken over her. I used to tell him she would have destroyed you. And he would tell everybody that I told him that and I was right. I used to tell him if I had celebrity status or even fame at that age I would have destroyed myself. And he would say that's why God won't give it to you. He was right. And there was fighting among-st the guys. I stopped hanging around them. And there was only gossip when I would meet them at coffee shops. Usually about other friends that had gotten married and left the group some 20 years ago or more. Same nonsense as usual. Gossip, gossip, gossip and nonsense. When I realized that something was wrong in life I started to search and found Christ then change started to occur in the turbulence. I showed up preaching the Bible once but I only got smoked blown in my face. (He lit one after another) He said look what they did to Jesus. And he would blast the rock music and I would secretly rebuke him. He was heartbroken because he lost his first girlfriend. Then he lost his best friend me. He passed away but I wasn't there. This is life. Our lord Jesus Christ was rejected persecuted and hated. He said if the world hates you it hated me first. Turn to the gospel and repent. Make a joyful noise in song for our lord and savor!
What will it profit you to reap the world and perish!
In my after notes the evil one deceives the whole world and blinds the minds of countless people. If you love the world you will not have the love of the father. To truly love the world will make you Gods enemy. That does not mean you are to hate people or be like a Pharisee. The new life in Christ is JUST THAT. And many people cannot bring themselves to terms with what that truly means as their world around them is the enemy of true holiness/righteousness and biblical truth. Eternal love which people want unconditional love is his way not ours. Will we be deceived of the serpent or will we be faithful? Faith, hope, and courage in your walk with the lord. Bad friends corrupt good manners. Be carefulwhat you wish for. Less is MORE!
I sincerely loved this fella. But he didn't understand what I was going through. And I had left the world but he didn't understand that. God punished me and I stupidly punished myself to. They say to pray for wisdom which is right. This man was not following the truth and was not a true Christian and was refusing to listen. The wages of sin is death. And through Christ we can find Grace and forgiveness. We still forgive and we love in our hearts but we cannot follow the world without being God's enemy. You can't serve two masters. We can't serve two kingdoms.
April 4, 2022 12:44 noon
For wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
They say be careful what you wish for.
Growing up "most" my friends were counterfeit Christians. I know that I bumped into true Christians but at the time I didn't know about that. Even the parents of the counterfeit Christians I knew their faults. Many of them had houses and good jobs and they were middle class. Some of them had more than one knew car. They paid for education of their children. And I saw them as they did have problems with-in their families. But most of them did pretty well even with the hard trials in life. My own parent being the male scolded me and treated me horrible as a child but at the same time he gave me a job. He bought me guitars and paid for cars. He probably gave me the best wage that I ever had of any employer. And I became first of all a hard worker and then later a crew leader. I was in charge of 8 to 12 men at an early age. And I took care of jobs that had a huge budgets monthly and I did it successfully. I went through hard walls and all the nine yards of hard work in the day time and looked forward to partying of night clubs including going to restaurants and visiting different cities. Later on came all the women and all that stuff where you're looking for love. And I found it. I had it. But it also fell away later. But I re-discovered it. Some of that was my fault and some of it was because I was not following the truth. I was deceived. But coming out of deception for me started over 30 years ago and gradually I was set free and came to Christ. But this blog is more about those friends that were UN righteous. Not that they were totally evil but they were worldly and deceived.
So I had a friend who passed away. He used to compare us to the Beatles. (Arguing/fighting) He loved music but he was not a musician. However he was at DJ once. He did DJ big places. He also would route, fan & motivate me concerning my musical abilities. He would want to give me advice and he gave encouragement. He was the one that challenge me at a club to go up and sing and I did. And kept his bargain to buy drinks all night. This fella was also an established artist. Even his brother sold paintings from $500 to $5,000. They were very talented. At an early age he did do exhibitions of material. He loved mountain bike riding. And we had many wonderful laughing times together. Joyful times. Not dirty things but just joy. He was also and lover of hockey and other sports. During sports season he would be gone. He was a very handsome man and women loved him everywhere. Perhaps not a world class man but he had all the cream of the crop liking him. But some of us thought he was gay because he was so picky. That's just how he was and he didn't throw himself at everybody. Together we met a huge star and sat with that star at their table at a nightclub once. We did some incredible things together and have joyful good memories.
This fella had at a young age taken the girlfriend of another friend and it caused great fights but later they became a couple. They eventually broke up. Throughout the years he couldn't get over her. He really wanted her back but the relationship fell apart. He talked about how wicked she was and that she went to another country and some man bought all kinds of jewelry for her. And talk came down the grapevine. They went through some wild times when we were young. She use to follow us once in her car because she didn't trust him. One time she knocked on my door and my "father" answered and let her in. He was concerned that maybe I was having a relationship with my friends girlfriend. So he was a little shocked. She came to talk to me about him. She wanted him but I being his best friend and being more down to earth she thought maybe that was the way to approach the relationship. I did try talking to him and eventually they got back together. Even one time when I was dating a girl from high school we would double date with them. However the years past and they broke up again. She probably loved another friend but he didn't feel the same way about her. He had a heart this friend of mine but he could be very wicked too and he use to boast about it. And in a relationship especially if it be marriage this will not work. So later on as time past he never got married or had kids. But he got a very beautiful girl that was probably half his age and later on he broke it off because he realized it was ridiculous. He even sent her money for her school. He did some good things. But all throughout the years he would talk about the first love. Sometimes he would bump into her when we were at clubs and they would start to fight and he would tell me were leaving when we just paid $20 bucks to enter. Now she wasn't a true biblical Christian however I did not look at it like this at this time. But I used to talk to her and she was always very nice with me. He was heartbroken over her. I used to tell him she would have destroyed you. And he would tell everybody that I told him that and I was right. I used to tell him if I had celebrity status or even fame at that age I would have destroyed myself. And he would say that's why God won't give it to you. He was right. And there was fighting among-st the guys. I stopped hanging around them. And there was only gossip when I would meet them at coffee shops. Usually about other friends that had gotten married and left the group some 20 years ago or more. Same nonsense as usual. Gossip, gossip, gossip and nonsense. When I realized that something was wrong in life I started to search and found Christ then change started to occur in the turbulence. I showed up preaching the Bible once but I only got smoked blown in my face. (He lit one after another) He said look what they did to Jesus. And he would blast the rock music and I would secretly rebuke him. He was heartbroken because he lost his first girlfriend. Then he lost his best friend me. He passed away but I wasn't there. This is life. Our lord Jesus Christ was rejected persecuted and hated. He said if the world hates you it hated me first. Turn to the gospel and repent. Make a joyful noise in song for our lord and savor!
What will it profit you to reap the world and perish!
In my after notes the evil one deceives the whole world and blinds the minds of countless people. If you love the world you will not have the love of the father. To truly love the world will make you Gods enemy. That does not mean you are to hate people or be like a Pharisee. The new life in Christ is JUST THAT. And many people cannot bring themselves to terms with what that truly means as their world around them is the enemy of true holiness/righteousness and biblical truth. Eternal love which people want unconditional love is his way not ours. Will we be deceived of the serpent or will we be faithful? Faith, hope, and courage in your walk with the lord. Bad friends corrupt good manners. Be careful what you wish for. Less is MORE!
I sincerely loved this fella. But he didn't understand what I was going through. And I had left the world but he didn't understand that. God punished me and I stupidly punished myself to. They say to pray for wisdom which is right. This man was not following the truth and was not a true Christian and was refusing to listen. The wages of sin is death. And through Christ we can find Grace and forgiveness. We still forgive and we love in our hearts but we cannot follow the world without being God's enemy. You can't serve two masters. We can't serve two kingdoms.