5 Hour Walk

Yesterday afternoon I decided to take some of my quiet time with God on a walk - I don't know exactly what prompted it, but I think it was God.    I started on my walk just listening to where He told me to go, when to turn and when to go straight.   When I didn't hear as clearly I tested different ways and went the way that I had the most peace with.    Typical God, He didn't tell me what I was "walking" into and with good reason.  Had He told me that I would be on this walk for at least 4-5 hours I would not of gone on it.  Had He told me that I would have to endure some high temperatures (high 80's*F / low 30's*C) walking in direct sunlight for this long and have no water, and feel that I can't go any further without collapsing, or if He had told me that my feet would hurt so bad at some points or had He told me that I would be stopping at several stranger's houses, I would not of gone.    But He didn't tell me any of that, and I am grateful as I, looking back, had a really good walk that was worthwhile.  The entire time on my walk I had a 81-song (6hr 46min) playlist of worship songs playing, so that I could keep my focus of the walk on God.    He talked to me and told me of things that He wanted me to do - for example He does want me to get a job next year while I'm at school, though I don't know yet if I should get one over the summer or not.   He also shared with me an insight on a Word a friend gave me before I left Canada.  It didn't make much sense at the time, but It makes more sense now.     Through my walking God told me when I was allowed to drink some water from my water bottle and how much I could drink.  He knew that I would not have enough in this bottle to last me the whole time, but He was testing me on obedience - I asked way more often than He allowed me.  When my bottle almost ran out the first time I was allowed to stop at a nearby house to ask if they would refill it.  The older lady who answered her door (after her small dog answered the knock) told me there was a faucet just around the corner.  I looked and didn't see it, so I asked her where it was again and she came out to show me.  But once she came out, she decided to just take my water bottle inside and fill it up in there.   She even offered to put ice in it (well that is until she found that her ice didn't fit into my bottle).  She was super nice and friendly for having a stranger stop by for some water.   We talked for a minute or two and I found that she knew (and really liked) my great aunt/uncle Art & Joy Baurer, as both of their kids had grown up together-ish.   Then I continued on.     God did take me down a road that was a dead end, but He wanted me to follow where He led whether it made sense or not - obedience.  A little while later I was famished.  I had no idea how far away from home I was, but I knew it was no short distance as I had been gone a couple hours and still hadn't turned back toward the direction I had came.  Then finally the road turned and I was so exhausted.  My water was about out, and God didn't let me go up to any of the houses to fill it up (there were not too many houses at all in that area either).   Then I saw a green barn on a property, and I begged God to let me go to that house.  The more I asked the more He said no.   I did not understand until I got there - the house was abandoned.   Hmm... I suppose sometimes God says no to something that really frustrates us because He sees a reality that we can't see yet.    Anyways I was exhausted.  I finally came to a main road and found 2 houses across from each other.  I felt I heard God saying to go to the one on the right, though that was the one I had been asking Him if I could go to for a while.  As I walked onto the drive way I felt a burst of peace followed by a blow of attack.  Satan knew this is where God had asked me to go, but he wanted me to turn around.  I went up and knocked on the door.  No answer. I knocked again. I waited - no answer.  I heard the voice say wait.  But I said I know that there are people over at the other house, I can see them.  I will go over there.    I walk across the street and as soon as I set foot on the other driveway I lost peace.  So I stopped and asked God "WHY?"   He said to turn around and go back to the first house.  So I did.   I knocked and waited.  No answer.  I rang the door bell and waited.  No answer.  I went to another door and knocked and waited.  No answer.  So I left, and I had peace doing so.  As I was leaving I asked God why He had me go to this house rather than the other house, when there were no people there.  He said He was testing my obedience.  Further on down the road I came to another house that God allowed me to stop at.  By this point my water was long gone and I felt I had no energy left.    As I was walking up (I saw 3 cars in the driveway and the garage was open - I knew people were here) I heard God say that I will get water here.  So I knocked on the door and waited.  No answer.  I knocked again and waited even longer.  No answer.  I heard voices around the corner, but I didn't just want to walk up and talk to them while they were doing something.   But that's what God had me do.  So I walked around the corner of the house and there was a guy filling up the horse's watering pail.   I asked if I could have some of the water, pulling out my empty water bottle, and he said sure.  He filled me up and I left.   As I left I felt a burst of new energy.  

Throughout the walk, I had many itches on my arms and legs, but each time I felt them I asked God to take it away and He would.  I would divert my thoughts to something else and the next thing I knew that itch was gone.  Likewise with going to the bathroom.  God took that away too.  And also with my feet aching and hurting.  Sometimes that took a bit longer, as it was more of an immediate physical pain for me, but God took it and I kept going.  God has told me in the past, you may feel like collapsing and that your feet can't go any more, but I want you to keep going.

In all I walked almost exactly 15 miles (24.1 km) and retuned home to my grandma's just after 8pm.  It was well worth it and a ton of fun.    God is so Good to me.   He is soo Good period.  God is Good!

College Setback?

Yesterday  I called Heartland Community College to set up a meeting to pick my classes and all.  Except I never got the meeting set up.    I submitted my ACT Scores to them back in March and they told me then that my scores were high enough that I didn't have to take the Math assessment.  However my ACT Scores (for Heartland) expired in April.   Now they want me to take the math assessment - which I would rather not do.  So I was transferred over to the person who will be making the final decision on it but she wasn't around (since she was doing assessments with others at the moment).  So I left her a message and I've been waiting to hear back from her.  

Thank You Jesus!

Lord, thank you for your daughters and sons!   Thank you for the food you've blessed us with and the abundant blessings you have poured out over us!   Lord I ask that you will speak to your sons and daughters.  I ask that you will show us what you want us to believe.   I ask that you will give us the wisdom to know which way, if either, you want.   You say in your word, ask and you shall receive, and Keep on asking and you shall receive.  You said, whoever lacks wisdom it will be given to who asks for it, for you are a God who gives without finding fault.    We know that you are good and perfect in all of your ways, and you know what you are doing, and that you are in control.   We trust in you and that you will work and reveal what is best, what is true, what is right.    Thank you Jesus.

Lord, you are greater, you are stronger, you are right.  Lord I ask that you will reveal, you will calm, and you will comfort.   Pour out your wisdom over your children, pour out your peace and sight in this over us.   Lord we are seeking, and you say seek and you shall find, and keep on seeking and you shall find.  We come before you asking, seeking and believing.   We are waiting expectantly.    We know you can, you will and even if you do not, we will praise you!    For your are God, Lord of ALL!  Thank you Dad!    We pray these thing in your powerful and true name of Jesus.

Thank you Jesus for all that you are doing and revealing.  Thank you for the release and for challenging your kids in this way.  Thank you for allowing us to go through this and giving this to us, as you knew before hand that we could handle it.  Thank you for trusting us with this.    Lord you are so amazing.   We stand in awe of you and of who you are.   Thank you Lord for you amazing power of love and mighty works that goes before us and is already on the other side.  Thank you Lord for all your greatness and that you are higher than any thought we have.  Thank you for being here for us!

Thank you Lord for your kindness and your unending grace.  Thank you for working on us unrelenting and your ever present presence (whether we feel it or not).  Thank you for working even where we cant see it and for revealing mighty things.

Thank you Lord for your greatness, you are an Awesome God!   How great are you!    How great are You,... Yes Lord, I ask that you will reveal to each of us How great you are!    I can't even imagine the depth of that answer, but I ask that you will show us a bit more of your greatness.

I ask that you will show your peace and ever-growing opportunities all the more.   I ask that you will give us a desire to know you more.  I ask that you will give us a desire to want what you want.  I ask that you will give us the desire to love others as you love them, and I ask that you will show us and teach us how to love like you love: true, pure and unconditional.   I ask that you will reveal to us how to live for you in ALL and in every way.  Lord I ask that you will show us your hand and your mercy in such great depth that we cannot even speak.

I ask that you will speak your words of power over us and that you will speak you healing voice through our lives.  I ask that you will overflow us, fill us from the inside out, flowing out your life to others.  Show us how to live you in this broken world.  Show us to live life as you want us to live.  Show us how to look at people as you look at them.  I ask that you will give us eyes to see.  Give us eyes to see what you see, what you want us to see.

Give us supernatural eyes.  Lord open out hearts to receive and to hear what you have to say.  Give us hearts to hear your words.  Teach us your voice and your heart.   Teach us to hear you through others and to see you in others.  Give us eyes to see the broken-hearted and to love the haters and sinners.  Give us a compassion that mirrors your compassion towards us.  Give us a light that is yours.

Lord you are an Awesome God, you are love and life.  Your are greater and stronger, you are healer and power.  You are mighty and LOVE.  Lord reveal these things to us.  Reveal to us your uncontainableness.  Reveal to us the greatness of who you are.  Reveal to us you awesome power!   Lord we want to know you more. Show us how we can know you more, and give us a desire and motivation to do so.   Give us the courage and strength. Give us the power and might.  Give us the boldness and grace to live out you, to live out knowing you, to live out your grace and live out a relationship with you.

Give us the strength to endure, and the encouragement to go on.  Give us the hope and the peace to be in your will and to live it out.   Let us live in and with and for you in everything and in all we do.  Lord you are an Awesome God, You are a Great God.  How Great is out God!   How great are you lord.  Thank you for the life you have given us and each of the situations and senecrious you've allowed us to be in.  Thank you for our current circumstances.  Whether from you or not, you have allowed us to be where we are and in what were in because you know that we can handle, for You will never give us something we cannot handle.

Thank you Lord!  Thank you Jesus!  Thank you Dad!   You are an Awesome God, How Awesome is our King!   Thank you, thank you, thank you!   Holy, Holy, Holy is your name.   King of Kings, Lord of Lords.   Power and Majesty.   Peace and Love, Might and Power.   Healer and Comforter.   You are Lord over all. You are Great!   Thank you Jesus!

Thank you Jesus!

Wow God you are an Awesome God.    You have shown just a glimpse of who you are just through this prayer.  Thank you, you never cease to amaze me!

God you are Good!

The "Extra Stash"

I finally got to do something I’ve wanted for a long time.  For so long, I’ve wanted to have an “extra” bible in my car, just in case I am talking with someone and they need one.   I never got one though, because they were always more than I could afford easily.

While I was still in Canada, several people blessed me with some US cash and I had made assumptions on what that could be used for (boy was I wrong), but I didn’t have any clear directions on for what.  While I was at Hobby Lobby this week, I was walking around just as time filler while I was asking God for clarity on something completely different when I was walking and looking through the Clarence section and I noticed a bunch of Spanish Bibles on sale.  As I was looking through them I noticed a couple of English ones too.  Later I found a huge section of them and they were all more than half off!   I wanted to get one and as I was asking God about that He allowed me to use the whole $100 to “stock up” on a handful of them.  I heard Him say, “as many as you buy I will use.”   I only had $110ish cash so I bought 8 different bibles (2 turquoise, 1 purple, 1 pink, 2 brown, 1 black, and 1 dark blue), they are all ESV, NIV or NKJV.   As I was buying them I had lots of peace and excitement, but God also then gave me a bit more clarity and peace on the original question I had asked Him before I “stumbled” upon the bibles.  

God is so good!    I love serving Him and for Him!  

The Big Switch

Well, I decided to make the Big Switch.    I will be going from a flip phone to an iPhone.    I am currently in Illinois without a working phone and the carrier can't put my flip phone on their system.    I am expecting to get my iPhone in the mail tomorrow, and I can then set it up with a new number.   I have not made this decision lightly (my last 4 or 5 phones were flip phones - I LOVE them).  I have taken my decision to a handful of close friends and, of course, God, and I have felt peace about proceeding down this path.    I have had some wise counsel from some friends who have made the switch to an iPhone and I think it's something that I should do as well.   Previously, and currently, my hesitation with getting a "Smartphone" is that it brings with it a huge open door for new temptations that I don't want.  It also would make it easier for me to become addicted to my phone and spend unnecessary time on it.  It also brings with it a list of new expenses that I don't want and that I can't afford, such as a case, screen protector and any costs if something breaks - my flip phone is nearly indestructible.  However on the other hand it will be easier to stay connected with friends up in Canada and will be a convenience in a handful of areas.  I also won't have to take my laptop everywhere I want to listen to music (my iPod Touch is too out of date).    So, with much prayer and talking with other friends, I have decided to make the switch.   Once I get my phone and set it up, I will text all my contacts my new number.    If you don't get a text from me, let me know and I can give you my number.

Locked Out

Tuesday June 27^th 2017

10:31 pm  -  I am “trapped” out of my current living location, David’s house.   The code I was told to use to get into the house is incorrect.   Mom told me to write it down when she told it to me, but I thought I didn’t have to since I could easily remember that it was our countries birthday.   However either it is incorrect (which is true) or I have a bad memory.    Either way I cannot get in and I don’t have a phone (that has service) and I don’t have internet.   So I will be spending the night in my car with God.   I am praying that I don’t have to go to the bathroom and that someone (David or mom) will come and open the door so I can get in to eat breakfast in the morning.   I think mom said we need to leave around 9…. Or was it 9:30.    Either way I plan to be up by then.     I am very thankful that I left my jacket in the car and that I had pulled my super soft blanket out of the tub of blankets.   The tub of blankets was sent down here with Jonathan and he’s in Texas.   However I still have this blanket and I also have the big black sit-up pillow.  So I am all set.  Thank you God, Praise your name, you continue to provide in more ways than I can even imagine.  Thank you so much.  

Going Away Party

Sunday night, June 25^th 2017.

Sunday night was my Going away parting at the Kuepfers.  Though a lot of people couldn’t make it, a good amount of people still showed up.  We played games and talked and ate food. It was a lot of fun.  I got to go out and have some good, needed conversations with a good friend and I was really blessed to be able to have those conversations with him.   It was such a blessing to have that time that I did.  After a while we all went downstairs and sat on the couch and played on Jackbox.tv for a while.  I joined with my laptop.  I was hesitant to get my laptop as I didn’t want to be on electronics for the rest of the night.   I don’t feel like that is really, good quality time.  After a few rounds I was kind of done and didn’t want to continue, but I didn’t want to break anyone else’s fun.  I just went upstairs and sat alone with God.  I also was caught with the conflict that I wanted to host a hike Monday morning and I had told a lot of people about it – but I didn’t feel that was what God wanted me to do.   I was really conflicted with that.   While I was sitting in their dark dining room alone Janette, Brooke, and Dana came up and talked with me.  They sensed that something wasn’t sitting well with me and they wanted to know what and why and how they can help.  That alone really blessed me - that really made me feel more loved.   Then they sad down too and tuned on the lights and we talked for a while.  Inside I melted and I really felt God’s love and peace.   I was so blessed.  They blessed me more than I can say.  

Then after a while everyone that was downstairs came up to pray over me.  That was also really a blessing and encouraging.   I was so honoured by it and God really blessed me.   They prayed great encouragements and challenges over me (I loved it) and many blessings, it really meant a lot to me.  One of the cool things was Matt gave me the word of “a chicken with rocket boots”.   Strange, yet I’ve heard stranger words.  At first that was all that he had, but later God revealed to him, and then he told me, that “a chicken with rocket boots is like a boat with wings.” (a word Matt had given me a while back that God had unpacked for me: )

{the boat with wings word:  It has 2 parts, Part 1: “A boad with wings and a jet engine can fly.”   Part 2: “When a plane flies it’s still a boat.”   A man with relationships on the word of God can do many great miracles.  The boat is Man.   The wings are Relationships.  The jet engine is the Word of God.    When a man uses the Word of God as the power to relationships and the power for movement, many great miracles can happen. –The man can do great miracles.  He may have the relationships and the Word of God, but if he doesn’t use them or let the Word of God have power to move, he will still float.   – Am I letting the Word of God have power to move? – As a man, will I bob in the water or soar in the air?   (Part 2) When I soar with God, His power, relationships and miracles, I am still a man.}

Also, another friend “gave” me his watch.  He felt God prompting him to give it to me – he said for the past few weeks he hasn’t felt peace when he has put on his watch.  So now he’s letting me barrow his watch until I return.   My first thoughts were along the lines of, “Though time ticks on, God’s love and faithfulness never fail.”  I am so honoured by this.  When I look at this watch now, I am reminded of God’s love and faithfulness that is unfailing. 

Then next day, at the Embassy, yet another friend also gave me a necklace of a cross with the Lord’s prayer on it.   He has the matching ring.   When I look at this necklace I am reminded of God’s love through all my friends up in Canada, and how He has blessed me so.   Again, I was honoured that he would give me this.   

Easter Eve Watermelon Hunt

Last night I was a bunch of friends and I met at a friends house and then went hiking (again a ton of fun).  Afterwards we were invited to stay and join them in watching Rouge One (the newest Star Wars Movie; # 3.9).   There were 2 rules, #1: No talking & #2 Bring your own snacks.  I had asked God on the way back from hiking if I could get some snacks (mostly for others as I didn't really have much of an appetite).  I primarily asked because I didn't have any money in my budget for them, but I knew if God allowed me, He would provide and have it covered.   He told me I could spend up to $10.   As I was leaving their house to run into the nearest grocery store just down the road I asked a friend what he wanted and he replied with "Watermelon." . . .

Now there's a bit of a story there too.  My friend was leaving to go do something and was going to be back close to the end of the movie for some prayer time afterwards.   I had asked him if I could get him a snack, what would he want.   He thought "watermelon.  I'd really love some watermelon.  But where is he going to find any watermelon???" but wasn't going to say it.  However God kept telling, "just ask him (me)."  So he did. . . .

Now I heard "watermelon" and thought that was a great idea.  I drove up the the nearest grocery store but they were closed.  I thought that strange but I knew there were several grocery stores a few minutes further down the road.  They too were closed.  It didn't occur to me until now that it is Easter and a Sunday evening: almost no stores are open.    None the less I asked God to lead me to a store that had watermelon.   He took me on a path that I had never been on before.   He took me right through downtown Kitchener and through to the other side of the city, then he curved me back and took me on a zig zag path.   I felt lost and was going to pull up my GPS.  I was pretty sure there weren't any big grocery stores in the general area I thought I was in, and if they were they would be closed.  Yet I kept hearing God tell me where to turn.  Turn right here, turn left at the light, turn right, turn left, etc...   Then I ended up at a small convenience store.  I looked around and they didn't have any watermelon - I didn't expect a small convenience store to have fresh fruit, particularly watermelon at this time of year.   As I was walking out I felt the Holy Spirit prompting me to just ask the cashier.  So I did, and they didn't have the best english, but I talked to them for a bit to confirm what I was talking about: watermelon.   Then the wife smiles and says, "yes I have in back, just put in freezer."  I said, "no, no I'm looking for fresh watermelon."  She said, "yes, yes it's fresh."  I thought 'okay, if it's not fresh I don't have to buy it,'   As she's about to go back she continues talking, "I just bought one for me."  I quickly replied, "no, no I don't want to take your's. I want it if your selling it. I don't want yours."  To which she replied to, "I bought two, one for you."  She went back and brought out a whole watermelon (I was expecting a few slices).   They only took debit and cash and my debit card works as a credit card in Canada, so I couldn't pay.  God had me go over to another store which had an ATM and He had me withdraw $40.   As I was going back I saw a guy that looked homeless, about to get back on his bike.  I felt God leading me to give him my extra $20 I withdrew.  He was very grateful.  tTen I was able to go in and bought the watermelon and took it back to our friend's house.  My one friend who had requested it was quite surprised and happy when he got there to find the watermelon.  It's wasn't the best melon, but it was still watermelon.   God is soo good!

Games, Fellowship & Music Prayer

Sunday March 26, 2017.

Sunday morning I was blessed to be able to serve on the Parking Team for the 11:00am Service.  That in itself was a ton of fun, as usual.   Then right after 2nd service I was privileged to be asked to join Building Security and Safety meeting over lunch.  This meeting allowed me to get a better glimpse at what it takes to run an organization, such as a church, and it showed me a bit more of the Operations role within Koinonia.

After the meeting I went over to a friends house to hang out with some people from the Connect Group I'm, again, blessed to be a part of.   We were there worshiping, eating, talking and playing games until we had to go.  I left early for Twenty20 so I could make it to the prayer group before Twenty20.   This time of prayer over Twenty20 is from 6:00-6:30pm (Twenty20 Starts at 7:00pm).  And I usually am not able to make it because I am serving on ushering.  I'm not a huge fan of this, personally I would love to attend prayer every Twenty20.  

Twenty20 did some changes for the night.  There was no worship and there was no service.  It was a Connect Social, we just played games, talked and ate food.  The first part was just talking and eating some snacks.  Then we got together as a group and played a handful of full group games (there were 60-70 young adults there).     The final group game we played was Guess Who?.  We split up into two teams and picked a team captain.  Then we each got a piece of paper and wrote our names on it really big.  Then each group picked a person to be it and we all then stood up.  The team captains went back and forth asking questions to each other trying to figure out who the person was.  With each question people were sitting down until a select few were left, and so on as the game goes.  It was a lot of fun.
After group games we all went back out into the foyer to eat more food for a bit and then play board/card games scattered about on tables throughout the foyer.  Again this was a ton of fun.  Most of that time I either talked, played Dutch Blitz, or Uno.  I was playing Uno with a group of people when the started closing down the building.   As we finished up and were cleaning up, people were leaving.   A few friends suggested we should play Sardines.  Bryce agreed to stay to lock up the building and play with us.  

While that was getting ready a friend (Matt) and I ended up in the Auditorium with his violin and we did a time of prayer.  As he walked around the room praying and playing his violin, I started walking the rows praying.   It was Amazing and powerful and fun!   At one point during praying I was asking God to let everyone who heard the message today, everyone who heard the worship today, everyone who was here today to be touched and for God to move in them through it.   For a short instant I felt a wind of the Holy Spirit flow through the whole room and then leave.  As it was flowing through I head Him say, "I will."

After this amazing time we headed back out and found that the rest of the half a dozen or so people had just started playing sardines.   This was the first time I've played this game.  If you haven't played before, the basics of the game is one person hides somewhere in the building and everyone else then has to find them (in the dark without turning lights on (except for flashlights)).  Once you find the person, you hide right next to them (even if it's out in the open) until everyone one is there.   I really enjoyed it!

AWESOME With A Capital "A"

Today I was struck with the awesome thought, "Wow God!  I am so amazed and in awe of how you provide for me."  I started to reflect on the past few months, the last year and so on on how God worked with me financially outside what I could understand.  It occurred to me that I feel that my finances are tight yet I am able to give so much, especially for having no income.  For example I've been able to give nearly $1,000 in 2017 already and my budget still seems to be moving along fine.  I look ahead to next month, and to months ahead, and I see that I don't have enough money, but I have enough for the moment I'm in now.  I know that I will have enough in moments to come, for God has told me He will provide and I'll trust him on that.   I don't know how, but I'm in awe how He does every time.   I say all this not to brag but to lift up God in how awesome and beyond comprehension He is and He works.   It doesn't make sense on paper, but I somehow have enough.  God is so AWESOME, with a capital "A"!

A Day Of Blessing

As I said in my last post I had a interesting police encounter last night around 3-4am.  Well last night I went to bed around 3am and got up about 7:30am, that's only 4.5 hours of sleep minus the numerous times waking up and stuff during the night.  However God blessed me yet again.  When I got up (and throughout the day) I felt like I had slept for 8, 10 maybe even 12 hours.  Yet I physically was only likely got around 4 hours.   God is so good.

I started out in prayer and quiet time.  God has put a number of specific people on my heart lately along with a handful of people who have specifically asked for prayer.   I then decided to go to the market, though God took me on a detour that I enjoyed and gave me more alone prayer time.  Then When I got to the market I went to get a hot apple cider with whipped cream on top (sounds odd but it tastes like apple pie almost).   Instead, at the recommendation of Ariel (SLI Year 1 classmate from last year; and, of course, a good friend; plus she works at the coffee shop at the market) I had their specialty maple syrup latte something something.   It was good actually, and it helped wake me up a bit more.    Then I walked around and kept asking God, as I try to do every time I'm there, "how can I be a blessing?" or "who can I bless?"  I walked around for a bit. Then I settled up on the 2nd floor of the newest building just people watching, leaning up against the railing.   While I was doing this I just started praying for people.  People on my heart and random people that I saw.  It was an awesome time.  God pointed out people to bless.  I got to give two kids $20 each, pay for someone's coffees, and I offered to buy several other people's purchases, but they wouldn't let me.  God then told me, "Freely give, freely receive.  Don't be offended when people don't receive what you freely offer."   I also kept walking around the 3 buildings over and over again and again, praying observing and listening.   I did this for about 4 hours.  Then I started home on a path that God told me to go on (revealed to me one turn at a time).  But then he asked me to take a turn the opposite direction I was planning to go.  Suddenly it hit me, this is the road to Costco, "God, can I go to Costco?"  He told me that was where He was taking me.   I had been wanting to restock my water bottle supply (I can get 35-40 bottles at Costco for less than $3).  I got the water bottles, ate some samples and left.  God talked to me and had me praying for certain people the whole time.   I was truly blessed.

Police Encounter: 3:00 am

I've never woken up at 3-4 am to a cop shining a flashlight into my eyes and drilling me with questions, that is not until last night (not a joke this time dad 😄).

Last night I had a wonderful and powerful time with a connect group I'm a part of.  Time sure flies and when were with God in worship, fellowship, prayer and ministry, time flies all the more.  We started at 7pm and within what seemed like a hour or so it was suddenly 2am.  God has spoken a lot to might during the night, so as I sat in my car I journaled it all down. Then I felt peace about just sleeping in my car for the night again.  I drove to the church parking lot and noticed as I pulled in that the parking lot light poles were not on.  Anywho I parked on the far side near the back of the lot and sat with God for a bit.  I nearly fell asleep on the way there so I was ready to fall asleep.  I got out and popped the trunk, thankful yet again for the blanket's and pillow I keep in there for times like this (thanks mom and aunt Jane for them).   I cuddled up and leaned my seat back.  The last time I looked at the clock for I clocked out was 2:50am.  I left the car idling all night (thankful again that diesel don't burn much fuel idling).  Ne next thing I knew was I was waking up to something, a noise of some sort.  I noticed a white light outside and I initially thought that the light poles had come one.  But I also noticed that there was a car outside my window.  I sat up and rolled down my window, realizing that the car was a cop car.  The cop was in his car about 5 feet away, window down and his flashlight pointed right at me.   Now when I said he drilled me with questions, that may be a bit exaggerated.  He asked me a lot of questions though.  He asked me if I was sleeping and I said, "on and off" (since I was waking up a lot).   He asked why I was here, I told him that I was out late with friends and I was too tired driving home.  He asked where home was, and I told him I'm from the States and am visiting.  He proceeded to ask if I was drunk or anything, to which I again honestly replied with, "no."  He asked a bit more, and I decided I would take the time to tell him the whole story in detail, but God decided to satisfy him and he drove off.  Before he did he told me that he was just a bit skeptical that a person was in a car idling in a parking lot at 3-4am laying down with blankets and stuff.  He said it seemed a bit sketchy, which is fair.  Also the whole time I felt strangely awake and a supernatural peace.

Father-Son Night

Oh the value of the precious Father-Son time together!  Last night I spent the night with my heavenly father.  He took me out to dinner and then to a movie, Beauty & the Beast.  We talked together and had a great time.  He revealed to me lots of things and spoke directly into my life.  He showed me many things applicable to life in the movie.   And to top the evening off, He paid for it all!

Psalm 31:15a

I've been having a wonderful night with God tonight.  He took me out to eat and He's taking me to a movie later on tonight.  He blessed me with two meals spread out.  In between them He revealed this to me.


Psalm 31:15a, "My future is in your hands."

My future is no longer a concern of God's
My future has already been seen by God.
My future is in His hands.
---His hands protect.
-----My future is protected.
---His hands provide.
-----My future has been provided for.
---His hands guide.
-----My future knows where it's going.
---His hands lead.
-----My future follows Him.
---His hands embrace.
-----My future is being held by God with Love.
---His hands bless.
-----My future is blessed.
---His hands build.
-----My future is built.
---His hands plant.
-----My future is growing, is alive and strong.
---His hands overcome.
-----My future has nothing to fear.
---His hands care for.
-----My future is cared for, loved and is seen.
My future is covered.
My future is none of my concern for God is already there.