WHAT DO I DO WITH THE PAIN?

This is a very personal post I've decided to share because I believe there are a lot of Women out there; Christian and not; who feel as though they are struggling alone with a beloved spouse who is an alcoholic, seeming almost to look at in We're suffering in silence, praying for that miracle; most of the time left wondering "What did I even say to bring THAT on??? At least that was me tonight, and countless nights, with no way to defend myself or fight back, because you are being verbally torn to shreds by the man who once cherished you and held you in his arms! Wow! How DO you deal with that pain? And I'm suffering from chronic Fibromyalgia and a stroke in 2007 that hit my emotional and thought processing center, so it does not take much to totally overwhelm me and send me into awful panic attacks. Tonight it's been SO HARD to just HOLD ON,and my pain is going crazy all over. So I'm posting this hoping it might touch someone elses heart. And my husband has (prior to this evening, praying that won't change), agreed to Pastoral councel and we have an appt on Tuesday afternoon. I can only pray, that after years of suffering under his drunken anger (he's lovely sober), we can find some help!.

What Do I Do With The Pain”
1/25/13
Michelle Y Secord

What do I do with this ripping pain O God, tearing through my heart?
That comes as rage from the very one who loved me at the start?
When words of rage were few, but they always came with too much booze;
And then? He doesn’t care that the words cut like knives and of course I’m to blame
for my own inner bruise, and the scars left forming when he’s done.
Words like poison rip through my soul, and there’s not a friend to turn to; indeed, I’m all alone;
And once more my words are twisted around and used against me;
Suddenly, “I’ve done everything wrong and opined against him every day of our lives;”
Only I’m stone-cold sober and I know that it’s a lie, but there’s no use trying
To talk any sense for he can no longer hear; the addiction has him tonight;
And the ultimatum is plain; continue to speak and I walk out, and YOU”RE the one to blame!
It’s such a shame to see someone just throw their life away on something
so meaningless and so evil, that causes so much pain’
But they don’t care because they choose not to see that pain, the ones it leaves behind;
The marriages lost; family’s destroyed, all for drink and so THEY can feel good:
To hell with anyone else; a true addict thinks only of themselves
So I sit in this lonely quiet Lord, feeling lost and so alone;
Aching for what I cannot reach; the love I once was freely shown;
And I long to have him back with me, but he’s much too far away;
He misreads all my actions Lord, and everything I try to say, so it doesn’t matter anyway;
But please tell me please, for I do not know, where to put this pain;
That rips and tears and follows everywhere, and is impossible to explain…
Please hear this cry from one so small, because I cannot feel you near;
What I once thought was going to be a miracle just turned into the same old game…
So perhaps you’re out of miracles just now, or for the last 12 years;
through too many fights and angry words and nights filled with unspeakable fear
would Your mercy get him home alright again or would something horrible be-fall?
nights spent on my knees begging for his safe return; and mercy stayed Your hand;
But I’m too battle-weary now dear Lord, and I’ve naught left in me to fight
So if You wouldn’t mind too much, wrap Your loving embrace around me warm tonight…
but I can no longer take the pain of his cruel words and the way they tear and bite…
How can one who claims to love you speak so many times with hatefulness and spite???

THIS THIRD DAY VIDEO SPEAKS DIRECTLY TO THIS ISSUE AND ALWAYS MAKES ME CRY, MY THANKS TO THIRD DAY AND MAC POWELL FOR PUTTING THIS OUT THERE

The SIMPLE GOSPEL MESSAGE

So to so many who are lost, this salvation "gift" seems too good to be true; man's pride rises up and insists," surely I MUST DO something, some work, some sacrament, some penance? NO, NO, NO! THAT is RELIGION my friends; Jesus comes to us through a true, deep relationship, made possible by His death on the cross whereby HE paid OUR sin debt, for ALL sin; past, present and future. It is faith by grace through faith, which is a gift of God, not of Works, so that NO Man may boast! Jesus came to set the captives free, and one of the things man is held captive by is RELIGION with it's legalism, rules, "sacraments" and man's tradition, made more important than our Savior. He died ONCE for ALL, the "works we do are BECAUSE we are saved, NOT TO BE SAVED! Can you see how man's pride stains everything it touches, we have to meddle even with God's holy word, because we think we CAN be like Him, we STILL BELIEVE Satan's first lie. Its about Jesus! NOT Jesus PLUS ANYTHING or Jesus MINUS ANYTHING, but we are deaf andf dumb and we DO ADD and we DO take away from God's breathed word, as if we know better than God? Such arrogance just slays me! But remember"Man's wisdom is foolishness with God!"The SIMPLE GOSPEL MESSAGETHE SIMPLE GOSPEL MESSAGE

JUDGING FALSE TEACHERS AND PROPHETS/PART2 OF 2

JUDGING/TESTING FALSE TEACHERS AND PREACHERS
Again, Pastor Lutzer gives us such valuable information in helping us know what to look for when we are dealing with false teachers and prophets. Ultimately, I cannot stress the importance of having a solid working knowledge of the Bible for ourselves. Many misunderstand too what the "Judgment Seat of Christ" is as important as it is, or the true purpose. Believers will not be judged for their sin, for true believers have had their sins forgiven by being born again by faith through the Lord's grace, having a relationship with Christ, and not empty religion. We will be judged for what we did on earth that counted for eternity, and receive rewards for works done AFTER salvation has occurred, we ARE NOT saved by good works. But someone said to me that she did not believe that it would not be held against her for not knowing the Bible . BUT, here's what GOD DOES say about it; "Do your best to show yourselves approved, a worker who has NO NEED to BE ASHAMED, RIGHTLY HANDLING THE WORD OF TRUTH. 

But avoid irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness, and their talk will spread like gangrene." 2 Timothy 2:15-17 "But God's firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: "The Lord knows those whose are His," and,"Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity."
Again, it's time to re-access our priorities as believers in Christ, and like those believers in Ephesus, renew our FIRST LOVE FOR OUR SAVIOR, and be ready to STAND for that LOVE!

Judging False Prophets and Teachers, Part 2 of 2

Friday, January 11, 2013

Throughout the Bible, God has a lot to say about false prophets. The bad news is not only for the prophet, but sometimes it’s also for those who follow his false teaching. People today must learn how to tell false teachers from those who teach the true Word of God, and in today’s message, Pastor Lutzer will show you howhttp://www.oneplace.com/ministries/running-to-win-long-version/listen/judging-false-prophets-and-teachers-part-2-of-2-319820.html

JUDGING TRUE AND FALSE PROPHETS/TEACHERS

JUDGING TRUE AND FALSE PROPHETS
Pastor Erwin Lutzer, Senior Pastor at Moody Church in Chicago does a great job giving us specific signs to look for when we are seeing/hearing the rapid proliferation of false prophets AND teachings at levels spoken of by Jesus Himself in Matthew 24 to describe how deep and wide it would go in the days leading up to His return. We ABSOLUTELY MUST JUDGE these people and what they both DO and DO NOT teach, for most often they will use just enough truth to "sound" legit, BUT it's twisted to match THEIR theology or doctrine that is FALSE. So you can see the ABSOLUTE NECESSITY of our KNOWLEDGE OF OUR BIBLES!!! Yet, MOST of "professing" Christians are today Biblically illiterate, many knowing BY MEMORY the RULES AND MEN'S TRADITIONS AND EVERY SAINT'S NAME, BUT SEE NO REASON to spend the time to learn God's INFALLIBLE WORD???? SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN??? And if we think that living here in America, with all of our freedom and access TO God's word; that Jesus will NOT hold us accountable for KNOWING that word to the best of our ability? And remember, because Christ certainly does: WE MAKE TIME FOR WHAT MEANS THE MOST TO US! 

And please don't take this as an insult against those of you who work out and exersize and all that good stuff-nothing wrong with that, but everything in moderation, because we humans can make just about ANYTHING an idol and then do EVERYTHING to deny that truth. But here is what Paul, or God through Paul actually, had to say about it; "For while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.
I'll let Pastor Lutzer take it from there. PLEASE LISTEN! WE are living is VERY DANGEROUS DAYS and need everything we need to fight our invisible enemy and endure until the end!

Judging False Prophets and Teachers, Part 1 of 2

Thursday, January 10, 2013

As cable and satellite television networks grow in abundance, so does the number of religious broadcasts. But in a time when people are more interested in “health and wealth,” sound doctrine is often cast aside. In this message, Pastor Lutzer teaches us how to discern between false teaching (and teachers) and God’s true W

THE INAUGURATION THAT ORWELL WOULD LOVE

AN INAUGURATION ORWELL WOULD BE PROUD OF

WHAT DOESN'T AMERICA GET? WE HAVE A DOUBLE-MINDED, AMORAL HYPOCRITE AS OUR PRESIDENT; WHAT WAS ONCE CALLED EVIL IS NOW CALLED GOOD:"THE NEW NORMAL"; NORMAL FOR WHO? A SMALL NUMBER OF AMERICANS THAT WE ALL ARE SUPPOSED TO TREAT WITH KID GLOVES LEST WE, GOD FORBID, OFFEND; BUT OH, I FORGOT, WE HAVE REMOVED THE ONE TRUE GOD FROM OUR SIGHT, BUT THE INCREASE IN HORRIBLE RANDOM SHOOTINGS ARE BECAUSE GUNS ARE OUT OF CONTROL!? REALLY? DO AMERICANS REALLY, TRULY BUY THAT LIE? I DON'T; OUR PROBLEM IN THIS NATION IS A SPIRITUAL ONE, AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT "EVERYBODYS BELIEF'S ARE LEGIT AS LONG AS THEY'RE SINCERE" LIES; I'M TALKING ABOUT SHOVING THE ONE TRUE CREATOR GOD OUT,OUT,OUT OF EVERY PART OF AMERICAN LIFE AND THEN WE WONDER WHAT IS WRONG??? HIS HEDGE OF PROTECTION IS GONE! HE'S A GENTLEMAN-DOESN'T STAY WHERE HE ISN'T WANTED, LOVED OR INVITED; YET IF,IF,IF WE ALL GOT OUR COLLECTIVE BUTTS IN GEAR AND REPENTED AS A NATION; CRIED OUT FOR HIS FORGIVENESS AND ASKED FOR HIS RETURN WITH HOLY HEARTS AND HANDS LIFTED HIGH? HE'D COME BACK IN A NANO-SECOND BECAUSE AT HIS CORE; HIS VERY BEING IS INFUSED WITH LOVE, LOVE SO AMAZING THAT HE SENT HIS ONLY SON Jesus, TO SUFFER AND DIE AGONIZINGLY UPON A ROMAN CROSS; THE SINLESS BECAME SIN THAT WE MIGHT BELIEVE ON CHRIST AS SAVIOR AND LORD (GOTTA DO BOTH); REPENT,I.E. TURN AWAY FROM OUR SIN, LEARN TO OBEY BY THE POWER OF THE INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT AND BE SAVED UNTO ETERNAL LIGHT AND LIFE WITH FATHER, SON, AND HOLY SPIRIT IN HEAVEN FOR ALL ETERNITY! ONLY GOD CAN FIX THIS BROKEN WORLD FOLKS, ONLY GOD.....AND REMEMBER...CHRIST RETURNS AS VICTORIOUS KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS....READY FOR THAT MEETING??? HE LOVES YOU AS NO ONE ELSE EVER CAN OR WILL ♥

An Inauguration to Make George Orwell Proud

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Michael Brown discusses the White House's response to evangelical pastor Louie Gigli

YOU ARE MY HOPE

YOU ARE MY HOPE

1/20/2012

MICHELLE Y SECORD

I long for You so much my Lord

You fill my thoughts, You are my only hope

There is no hope besides You sweet Lord

My own sin is like a sword to my heart;

And it makes me feel torn apart my Jesus;

To be with You is my hearts desire;

It’s the only thing right now that sets my heart on fire

Gather us from among the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name!

Deliver us from our sinful flesh O God!; Cover our shame!

Let us glory in Your praise!

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting!

And let us all raise our voices and say Amen!

Praise the Lord! Savior; raise Your sword!

The double-edged sword to dash Your enemies and put them under Your feet!

Bless You, Oh Bless You Lord, So Strong, So Sweet

Let me kneel before You and spill my tears and kiss Your feet

You are the only One who can satisfy my longing soul…

And fill me with that love that only You control…

And with Your presence I so desire;

And to light that eternal fire…

I am in darkness without You, and without Your truth inside of me;

Lord, You are so very dear to me….

Affliction and pain seem to surround but it works to form my life to be…like You

But let the suffering bring me closer to Your side, to be true and not hide

To stand strong and to endure, that my faith would be tried and sure…

You decree whether we stand or fall; all my life I surrender to You;
heart and soul, every corner, every room

PLEASE put a guard over my mouth that I might not sin against You

For I cringe at the thought of grieving Your precious heart…

Too freely, words fly unbidden in frustration and a sinful thought

God…deliver me from such things…
Please raise me up on Your Eagle’s wings…and sing…over me…

WITH JUST ONE LOOK

With Just One Look

6/1/2012

Michelle Y Secord

With just one look at Your face;

Just one glance into Your eyes;

OH, one look at You my love…

And my life has been changed;

It is SO hard to wait..painful even…to wait for Your return

You’ve been gone now for so long my Lord…

And the scoffers come in droves, just as You said,

But You left us with the MIGHTY PROMISE OF YOUR WORD!

As sharp and deadly bas a double-edged sword;

You WOULD prepare a place JUST for Your bride in Your Father’s house;

And then return ONLY to “catch up” Your spouse IN THE AIR;

NO LIE THERE, for You are NOT a man that You would lie!

You will come like a thief in the night;

So many unprepared and disbelieving…

But we BELIEVE and will be a ready bride with our oil burning bright!

Oh come! Oh come! Our hearts delight!

But Lord, You MUST know this pain of waiting in this darkened world…

Sometimes it’s like a knife to my heart!

Do you see?

And one word keeps running through my mind, the truth that I must find…

You are holy…holy…holy…

And I want You only…only…only…

With just one look at You…

I could chase away the clouds and make the sunshine through…

I could erase every doubt and let Your Truth be carried unto…

Every tribe and tongue, all the old and young;

With just one look at You….One more look at You…strength would flow and the world would know…Your name…if You’d release me to proclaim

Your name is precious, Yeshua, Yeshua..beautiful and holy one…

Yeshua…Yeshua…ligted high…Lord, hear our cries

Oh my God, to look into Your eyes,,,oh my God…lifted high

Hear the prayers in my sighs, and when I cry, Lord; please hold me tight’with just one look at You, loves questions find all their answers

Loves completeness found only in You…oh my Love…oh my Love

Precious dove soaring above so free to fly;

You are holy, holy, holy

And I want You only, only, only

With just one look at You, I knew I’d love you forever’

Please give me courage to stand; courage to fight, to do what is right ALWAYS

My love, my life, I am Your bride

Let me walk down the aisle to You with such overpowering love I cannot see

Anything or anyone but You, my Betrothed

With just one look at You…With Just One Look at You

How AMAZING; How WONDERFULLY TRUE…You ARE!

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YOUR SONG OVER ME

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YOUR SONG OVER ME

5/6/2012

MICHELLE Y SECORD

I was young and seventeen, thought I knew everything

And men older than I were starting to take notice of me;

And I thought I was so free…but I couldn’t see around the bend;

Or how it all would end…

And I thought I knew what love was

But I had never seen it played out as I grew up;

In a house filled with anger and rage;

And no emotional stage…,

An angry man’s only daughter;

Headed straight for dangerous, deadly waters…

And all I knew growing up was religion

So I knew nothing of You or Your amazing love and absolute truth

And that saving faith had everything to do with grace and a relationship with You;

Not about some list of rules, but being saved by grace through faith that’s true!

And I ended up running from You…running so far

Living for pleasure and living for self, and that’s so far from who You are…

And innocence so lost it was hard to imagine my life redeemed…

But then You came along and sang Your song over me;

With Your majestic glory breaking the darkness

And shining Your light over me to set me free! Oh to set me free!

And Your incredible love filled my heart like nothing I’d ever dreamed could be!

Free from the chains that had held me so long bound,

Seeking in this world for answers that could never be found…

And You had been there all along…

Singing Your song over me to set me free…

Ya…to set me free

My beloved Prince of Peace…

My sweet Lord,
I love you SO much, and I mean every word  of every poem, every praise I ever lift to Heaven, but I'm REALLY struggling right now Jesus. The struggle, You see, it's lasted so long, and the pain is always there, and I'm so...weary today Yeshua, so weary, to the depths of my soul, I need you so, it's a Keening from deep within, wonderin if we're ever gonna win. I wish I could see Your face right now, hear Your voice like TALKING to me, I wish I could lay my weary head back against Your Lion's chest and rest forever....

I don't want to be rich ya know? I'm just sick of the stinkin struggle all the time, the guilt trips if I get a trip to Hobby Lobby to try and make the bedroom that I freeking LIVE IN a little more...pretty, that's all, or some cool stickers, oh Lord, I know, I go crazy in sticker isle..they're just so cool! But then I'm too fatigued to get to that project or my smash book. 

Oh Lord, please forgive my complaint, I make a lousy saint you know, just saying.

12 years and counting Lord, and I REALLY do try not to complain...I know You hate that, but I don't remember what it feels like anymore to feel good when I wake up, or to take a shower that isn't like being tortured, or to finish a whole sentence without forgetting where I was headed half way through. But thank You Lord, because I never forget Your word, and I never forget You, and I won't stop fighting for Your truth, but today I need a little extra lovin from You...could You...would You...please? Wrap me in Your presence like I'm a present Lord, and let me FEEL you there, you know what I mean, that head to toe thing that You do? Oh please won't You? Cause I feel like giving up but You won't let me, so I need You now, really, really bad Lord, I need You now.
Love,

Michelle XX00

PROCLAIM!

Proclaim!
12/18/2012
Michelle Y Secord

Proclaim unto all the nations blessings and great news;
For the King has come from heaven, He will love and make all things new;
Angels spoke to quaking shepherds; fear not and do not flee;
For tonight a Savior is born unto man, yes the Lord has come to Thee;
And His name shall be Wonderful, Counselor, Everlasting Prince of peace;
He will reign in perfect righteousness; He has come to do great things:
And tonight love on earth has finally come; let us bring worship, bow down to the Holy One;
Come let us adore Him now; Come let us adore Him as our Lord
For tonight unto you the long-awaited Messiah has been born
Good news of great joy shall be to all people through Messiah-Israel
He is the Mighty God, Everlasting Father, King of all Kings;
Who will reign supreme in Jerusalem just as the prophets have foretold
So this night a Savior, who is Messiah the Lord was born in Bethlehem;
Just as sages old have so long foretold; God’s Word fulfilled to men
And there is nothing that will ever change God’s truthfulness to His word;
We can and will always stand by that truth no matter what man might say;
For God can and will continue on to always have His way…
Oh sing and praise, lift high God’s name, Thank Him for His love;
Hail the Heaven born Prince of Peace, and His Righteousness;
He will bring the world great peace and love and we will sing;
He is risen with healing in His wings,
Yeah, He is risen with healing in His wings!

This Christmas, the Lord poured poem after poem thriugh my heart,
which was SUCH a blessing, because then I can share them with you. But-here's the thing; i really don't know WHO is being blessed or how, but I was worrying about that, and then, horror of horrors, I compared my simple little blog to this high-terch blog that has cool legit articles by Martin Lloyd Jones and Francis Chan and like 9 different blogs perople can choose from, while it takes me one 8 hour day to get one blog ready to post! But then a dear Pastor friend reminded me that I can't compare myself to anyone else, that it's my job to please God, not man, which I think I just blogged about, and I need to be the very best Michelle Secord I can be for my Lord, and try my best to please Him.

So some of the BEST messages ever are the simplest because God is not a God of confusion after all, He makes His message clear. And then my small group leader called to tell me that he had read my blog and enjoyed what he read, proving once more that God knows just what we need when we need it!

Thank God for great friends and ones with Godly wisdom! I love you both!

Praise our AWESOME Lord who knows our needs before we ask...

NO OTHER NAME/STANDING WITH GOD WHEN IT"S HARD AND HOW SUFFERING PLAYS INTO THAT

No Other Name
11/26/2012
Michelle Y Secord

Lord, Open up my eyes so that I can see the truth
in Your great mystery…
The knowledge of You that sometimes only comes with the
sharing of Your sufferings…
And that sometimes; that is the food our soul needs and fights the most
yet understands the very least
But yet You wrapped our injured flesh around Your eternal glory
All to bring us peace;
And Your tender brow was pierced by thorns that Your own hands had made;
But there will be a day with no more tears and no more pain because
Of Your life that You so willingly gave…
That God so loved the World…Your great mystery…
Oh sweet Lord, give me a mind and a heart that I might see;
See and understand and share with my fellow man:
We, who stand so proud and blind
Help us see Your truth and find…the only truth to share and that can save
And let us lift high Your name without shame with all our heart and soul!
And let the darkness see that we’ve the victory and they will scatter ‘fore Your holy name
Yeah the victory it is ours to see and the enemy will flee!
Yeah the victory it is ours to see and the enemy will flee!
So we praise You Lord and Your mighty sword and the love that fills our hearts!
And we beg You stay til the end of days and never from us to depart!
And we beg You stay til the end of days and never from us to depart!
And all glory be to one most precious born to die;
To save mankind from our sin and open our blinded eyes!
Yea, lift up your voice and let it give our King all glory!
Take the truth out to the world and share His story!
Hasanna, Hasanna, Hosanna in the Highest!
All Glory to Your Name!.....JESUS!
All Glory to Your Name, You have freed us!
Glory, Glory, Glory Hallelujah!
Glory, Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!

You know, I've suffered for 12 years now from Chronic Fibromyalgia, and in 2007 had a stroke that hit my emotional and thought process part of my brain dead on, which has added to the ways that Fibromyalgia messes with your emotions. And then of course there's the memory loss, word-finding difficulties, and when I'm in a conversation, I'll just lose my train of thought completely or the word that I desperately want to use. And did I mention that I'm in the full throes of Menopause?

And I'm not trying to complain - really, more like trying to explain my life and why you see me post like 3 blogs then I'll disappear for 3 weeks, a month; I'm finding it difficult after 12 years to live this life of constant pain and suffering; letdowns; running out of money because my meds are SO expensive.And now I seem to be caught in this cycle with my brain where I remember/forget; remember/forget; and I usually get stuck in forget. But I'm finding it very frustrating. And I know my expectations for myself are WAY too high than what in reality I can actually accomplish in one day, or even one week. I feel like my life is slipping through my fingers and I can't stop it; that there are so many wonderful things that I want to accomplish that I'm thinking just aren't going to happen. Because my body and my brain are not going to cooperate with my will.

But the point of my poem really is the only way to really know our Lord is to embrace the cross that He told us in the first place we would have to embrace if we were going to be a true disciple of His,that, as Dietrich Bonhoeffer said so succinctly; "When Christ calls a man, He bids him come and die." Amazing man Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a young pastor in WW11 Germany. He understood and accepted what Paul understood and accepted; that to have real power and relevance, the church must be willing to suffer; and that's why, I believe the Western church is pretty much powerless right now; we refuse to embrace the cross. Dietrich Bonhoeffer said of Phil 3:10(I'm pretty sure I've got this reference right, trusting my memory though, so...)"that I might know Him and the POWER of His resurrection, and may share in His sufferings, becoming like Him in His death." He said that the church LOVES the first half of that verse, and in our day, ESPECIALLY the WESTERN CHURCH; but until we are willing to EMBRACE the second half of the verse, i.e. the sharing in His sufferings, the church will have NO POWER! He was not a man to mince words. And I have to thank Pastor Erwin Lutzer of Moody Church for re-introducing me to Mr. Bonhoeffer with his excellent book, "When a Nation Forgets God: 7 Lessons We Must Learn From Nazi Germany, and "Hitler's Cross: The Revealing Story of How the Cross of Christ was Used as as a symbol with author Ravi Zacharias; Both of which have set me off on a journey with the Lord to I'm not sure where, but it involves a lot of reading, study, and note-taking; quite a challenge for me but I'm more than willing to follow!

But Bonhoeffer stood against Hitler and his take-over of the churches until they became no more than temples of idol worship to Hitler.

And if we're honest and take a good open-eyed look at the state of the "Church in America," we're in sorry shape Statistics tell us that most self-professing "born-again" Christians in America are Biblically illiterate. And as usual, most Catholics are also, always have been, Biblically illiterate. So that leaves a very,very small number of Christians who are taking the time to learn for themselves what the Bible teaches, and relying instead on their Pastor, Priest, whatever, to tell them what the Bible says AND that is dangerous, disturbing. WE are currently (this could change under Obama's second term-you think I'm kidding?) the MOST open free country on the planet as far as religious freedom, RIGHT NOW. WE have access to Bibles, Bible Studies, books about the Bible, the history of the Bible, we have Bible Studies on the radio, the net, the TV(a word of caution there,LOTS Of FALSE TEACHERS on Christian TV), but you get it. And God holds us accountable for being able to rightly divide the word of truth; you can't plead ignorance in today's world! The BEST Ministries, and probably unfortunately the worst too, i haven't done a detailed study, broadcast now worldwide, to just about ALL countries in almost ALL but a few languages, SO NOBODY is going to be able to stand before the Lord and claim ignorance of the Gospel. But MY point was that here in America, there is no shortage and so much LEGIT material available that you really have NO excuse for NOT Knowing your Bible, so my guess is people are lazy and don't care enough to know, or they just don't want to know, God is not even on their radar...and that is a HUGE part of America's decline.
American Christians don't want to suffer for their faith, though I DO believe there is a true remnant that gets it, because God always has a true remnant, PLUS we are rife with false gospels, and until church leaders or some of us, though a nobody like me has no power, steps up and says enough, WHEN ARE WE GOING TO SAY ENOUGH AND NO MORE TO THE PROSPERITY, WORD-FAITH, DOMINIONISM AND OTHER GARBAGE GOING ON IN OUR CHURCHES? BEFORE JESUS PERMANENTLY REMOVES HIS LAMPSTAND FROM EVERY AMERICAN CHURCH! AND DON'T THINK HE HASN'T REMOVED IT FROM MANY ALREADY! We need to study seriously the first three chapters of Revelation; for there we find Christ's own letters to His churches; 7 literal churches at the time yes, but it reaches further, it was MEANT to- to His churches down through the centuries, and so they can be applied to us. The Laodicean church most represents the 21st century church according to most scholars, and all you have to do is look around  the average  western church to see this truth. I see it in a HUGE way in the way Americans have embraced the prosperity and word-faith(better known as the name it and claim it church).

 Wow. Talk about bragging that we're rich and have prospered and have need of nothing, not realizing that we are wretched, poor, naked, and blind! And that's the one Christ wants to SPEW out of His mouth it makes Him so sick. And when are we going to stop being SO politically correct that we don't call out the mega-pastors with their mega-churches who are getting mega BOOK DEALS that deny a MAJOR doctrine of our Christian faith, ROB BELL? WHY is his BLASPHEMOUS TRASH in every Christian bookstore, Amazon, church book tables? SERIOUSLY? Why isn't he denied fellowship for such treason against his Lord? Would Paul or Peter put up with this Judas who sold his Lord out for 30 million pieces of silver and then still "kissed" Jesus on the cheek with his Judas kiss as it were? And WHY are we letting other FALSE teachers stand who deny the virgin birth, the resurrection, that Christ really died on the cross (you have to be an idiot to believe that), WHY aren't the MAJOR good guys taking a stand with ALL of us behind them? I'll join! I'll go! We're in a SPIRITUAL BATTLE and right now we are DOING NOTHING! The ROB Bell's and his ilk MUST BE CALLED OUT BY NAME! They SHOULD be shamed! AND kicked out the back door! Isn't blasphemy such as is being tolerated, denying the MAJOR tenets of the CHRISTIAN faith, just as much a sin as that pastor who lost his ministry for homosexual sin and lying about it? Unless I'm wrong, sin is sin correct? You break one law, you break them ALL? So Why does a guy like Rob Bell and the others like him get REWARDED and made MORE WEALTHY when their sin is BETRAYAL OF THE MASTER??? SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN? Because we're being hypocrites we are, judging sexual sin as something so perverse and dirty that we make sure those guys GO, buy BETRAYING OUR LORD? We let them stay, give them great book deals to HELP them spread their false teachings, they KEEP their mega church, we're REWARDING THE WOLVES IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING, but we are SO RIGHTEOUS when we destroy men like    Ted Haggard aren't we? But we let the Benny Hinn's continue to rip off people's last dollar hoping for that miracle healing that won't come from following him all over hell and back (literally,in a lot of ways), while he struts on-stage waving his jacket at people and they fall down out of over-excitement and emotion cause it's not the Holy Spirit with that man. And he's been PROVEN to be a hoax and a lie, yet people still go? So in cases like that, well some people won't believe truth if it's staring them in the face. 

But back to the other point of dealing with the overwhelming proliferation of false teachers, healers, self-proclaimed apostles, et al. I realize we can't rid ourselves of the lot of them, sad to say, though if we would have dealt more forcefully with them as they appeared as Paul and the early church did we might not be in the mess we are in now. But to sit and do nothing I don't think is acceptable to our Lord;when you study His letters to His churches, i.e. to US, He expected them to rid their church of the false teachers among them. And if not, as in the church in Pergamum, He threatens to come there and make war with those who refuse to repent with the sword of His mouth (His word). So to my simple saint's mind, it's time for some serious BATTLE, to put these fakes OUT OF BUSINESS, and let God's truth reign. It's WAY past time. But I just have this little blog that really I'm not sure ANYBODY follows, not even my own kids! So what to do? 


What I would like to know is am I all alone out here? Am I the only one who thinks all the PC crap has to end and the time to offend with the true Gospel is now? And I DON"T mean offend by being obnoxious but to quit being people-pleasers and start being our God-pleasers! He deserves truth, not distortions of His word. And these false teachers with their fake smiles? AHHHH! It's WAY Past time to get real! And that includes a VERY TOUCHY SUBJECT: God's people standing with Him supporting Israel! But I believe that before that can happen there needs to be much humbling of man's pride; letting go of man's doctrine and returning to the literal truth of God's Scriptures that He gave to HIS people so who on earth would understand them better I ask? And we Gentiles need to understand at the deepest level God's plan for God's people and the blessing of the nations through their salvation through Christ who gave His blood for "the Jew first and then the Gentile." And that the healing of the nations will come trough the salvation of Israel and their King eternal, Yeshua, seated on Davids throne, fulfilling the yet unfulfilled Davidic covenant. BUT some serious, open-hearted, open-minded, humble, re-study needs to take place. And our Gentile understanding I believe God intends to come through our Messianic brothers, the Rabbis who know and love Yeshua as Savior and Lord, and have an understanding of the Scriptures that we in the West just will NEVER have. But first must come repentance for pride that REFUSES to look at truth; because truth is; God is in NO WAY done with Israel and that is NOT what is taught in the Bible unless you're purposefully, pridefully blind. And I apologize for stepping on toes, but that theology is just so WRONG, and hurtful, and hurtful to our LORD, teach Romans correctly with eyes and ears and hearts open. What about our Messianic Jewish brothers and sisters? Who know the Old Testament like we never will?? Should we not listen to them? Should we drop the arrogance and pride? And look at the prophets...EVERY ONE teaches the FULL RESTORATION OF ISRAEL, TODAY"S ISRAEL; What Amillennialists refuse to do is study the prophets and Israel's restoration; and the difference between God's Heavenly Throne and the Earthly Davidic Throne, which...one day will unite as one; and that fulfillment of the Abrahamic Covenant of GRACE by faith is a LAND promise; never fulfilled; demands the Millennial Kingdom for fulfillment; I'd most humbly suggest connecting with your Messianic brothers who know a lot more than the west does about the subject andthat we should all lose the pride;
then wouldn't Christ be proud of His Bride?


 And me? Trust me, I've just been the student now trying to act as mediator because I think it's time we all got our act together around the truth, God's truth... NOT MANS. Because man;s truth is getting really old... and boring... and the quote "heroes" are full of not only themselves, but pride that I don't find so much in the Messianic Community, they seem to get it...and it all seems linked to the suffering... that Bonhoeffer said the church just wouldn't accept, and until we did, we would lack the power. And as one who knows suffering in an intimate way, I agree with Him, because you know the Lord in a deeper, more intimate way when you suffer 24/7 for 12 years and no one gets it, which is me. And it seems to me that's kind of where Israel is, there is huge, unknown and dangerously  mis-understood, suffering going on and a propaganda war that sets them up as the bad guys for defending their people and their land, and the church just buys this without question? Without serious research to find out the truth? And BELIEVE ME, I'm in NO WAY comparing myself with Israel and their GREAT suffering, but as someone with a chronic debilitating disease that is INVISIBLE on the outside (well you look great, so you MUST be fine!), AND a stroke that has SO messed up my emotional center and thought processes that sometimes an inappropriate reaction that I COULD NOT CONTROL will turn loved ones, my CARE-TAKERS against ME? I KNOW UNFAIR, AND DEEP PAIN, CONTINUOUS, and to be ISOLATED. That's all. And the Lord is taking me to deep places of research that are really hard for me, but Important, because its for Him, and for truth, and for HIS people, so it's become important to me.

All I'm saying is there is a lot of people, very evil, determined people who are just as determined NOW in 2013 who want to finish what Hitler started. And the proof is out there for anyone who cares to find it. I mentioned Pastor Lutzer's books. Start there to understand the hate. AS God;s people I think it's ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL THAT WE STAND WITH ISRAEL. TO DO ANY LESS IS A BETRAYAL OF OUR VERY JEWISH SAVIOR. And if you're offended by that statement, I'm sorry but you're also totally ignorant of the hatred out there against Israel, and THEY are not the "Occupiers" as the left loves to say. They OWN the land they're in, and much more on top of that,  and they'll get it. Because God promised, and He hasn't broken one promise yet, NOR WILL HE, no matter how man twists Scripture to MAKE HIM break the BIGGEST PROMISE He EVER MADE: The Abrahamic and Davidic UNCONDITIONAL PROMISES! So PLEASE pray about where you now stand, you certainly don't want to be on the wrong side of this. Being on the wrong side of God doesn't generally go well historically. Germany never has FULLY recovered as I understand.
And again, in just a short time of listening to my Messianic brothers, these Rabbis who TRULY understand the Scripture and their God in the deepest way, and my Lord continues to confirm that what I'm studying and hearing is HIS truth from eternity past. And it leads to one disturbing conclusion that won't win me friends on earth; the Amillennial position is man's making and man's teaching, NOT GOD"S. Man took the literal sense that made plain sense and insisted on twisting it to meet THEIR doctrines and they ended up with nonsense. and I learned that from a Wonderful Messianic Brother;  a PhD in Old Testament studies and... Dr. Norm Geisler; HE said that the RULE in interpreting Scripture is that if the literal sense makes plain sense, seek no other sense, so you don't end up with nonsense. And how true we see that is!

Messianic Perspectives: The Book of Hebrews

Listen, I'm no professional writer (clear I'm sure), and I'm not too worried about stepping on toes (obvious as well), that's what started this mess in the first place. And considering the FACT that salvation is of the Jews, and we have our Scriptures because of the due diligence of the Jews, we meed to listen to THEIR ancient wisdom that Yahweh has granted them and listen good, without pride or resentment. Man's pride has done serious harm to the truths of Scripture and I know I'm nothing but little, but I BELIEVE that our Lord is CALLING us to listen to the truth found in the prophets of old without trying to "spiritualize" things obviously never meant to be spiritualized. Sometimes God uses the simple to see what the "wise"; blinded by all of their "worldly wisdom"; cannot see or hear. I don't really know. But I DO know the command to listen to His people once again, because they KNOW AND UNDERSTAND the truth so many Gentiles cannot because they have presumed privilege that was not ours to take. But we have a HUMONGOUS chance to unite with our Messianic Brothers and sisters who have this gift, this wealth of knowledge; this "pearl of great price" if I may; this deep, thousands of years deep knowledge of their God that westerners just cannot know. So I adjure you, my brothers and sisters, might we unite and make the heart of our Lord smile and perhaps, just perhaps, see a miracle"

"And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on ALL flesh; your sons and daughters shall prophecy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions, Even on the male and female servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit." - Joel 2:28-29

UNTO US

Unto Us
12/1/2012
Michelle Y Secord

Unto us a child is born; Unto us a child is given;
And His government will have no end….
And His name will be: Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God;
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace, King of Kings;

And the increase of His government and of peace there shall be no end.
And He will sit on the throne of David,
And over His kingdom to establish it and to uphold it with His justice
and never ending righteousness…
From the day of His return and FOREVERMORE…
The zeal of the Lord of Hosts WILL do this. (Is 9:6-7)

Has the Lord spoken and not seen it done?
The long awaited return of Yeshua; beloved King and Holy One
Has there ever been a greater One than the Lord or His Anointed?
Yeshua Ha Mashiach…precious Messiah, beloved Son of Man
To return as King over Israel: His people and His land…
Determined before time; foretold in all the prophets
and revealed by our Lord Himself to those who will both read AND heed;
A special blessing to be bestowed….indeed…
All will be fulfilled in this second advent just as in the first as the Father
has determined and set in place before time began; He heeds no man
For Jesus came all along to fulfill our song; and the salvation of His people
Israel; and all that is written of Him in the prophets and the law;
Every detail, to the least jot and tittle will be accomplished as the prophets have foreseen
Desolations and judgments have been decreed….And Daniel’s 70^th week

Then finally…the “Chosen Ones” of God Almighty
will be set free and redeemed and bow to Yeshua as their Messiah and King;
Oh hear the praises ring! Sing oh Zion Sing!
Yes, blinded in part but only for a set time but NEVER forsaken!
Sing praise to our God who ALWAYS has a FAITHFUL REMNANT!
Indeed…Is He a man that He would lie?
He has said that the sun and moon must stop in the sky….
before He would ever leave His people meaning NEVER (note JER 31:35-37)
Nor would He EVER be untrue to His Word because He would be untrue to His own self
And His immutable character.
Thus, we can KNOW that the covenants still unfulfilled WILL BE fulfilled completely and
fully for His people Israel and the blessing of the nations forever.
Abba, may Your name be praised and may You be ever glorified;
So we shout and sing for the coming King who will reign triumphant on this earth;
Just as told from so long ago from those who heralded His birth!
 Hallelujah! Hallelujah! To our triumphant King!
Sing all glory; Sing all glory for our beloved King of Kings!
So blessings truly shall be shown unto all the land through the promise made to Abraham!
God the Father’s Sovereign plan come into its fullness to  fill the earth with His glory!
Sing Amen to the Savior of men, men so unworthy, so despised!
Yet we found our worth through our Savior’s blood that has covered mankind’s sin;
All glory to Him given!
He is glorious and true! A Savior made like me and you…
But in His return His glory will fill the earth with His light that never dies…
Sing Halleluh, and all glory be to our Savior from on high!
And let us bow at His feet of bronze; so powerful and great!
Sing all glory, Sing all glory, and to our eternal Savior be!
Sing all glory, Sing all glory, and to our eternal Savior be!
We will sing  Your PRAISE for the WORLD to see!

I WANT TO THANK MY LORD, MY SWEET, SWEET YESHUA FOR ALL THAT HE HAS DONE AND FOR ALL THAT HE CONTINUES TO DO FOR ME;

AND THOUGH THE STRUGGLE IS GREATER NOW THAN I EVER REMEMBER, I KNOW THAT HE NEVER LEAVES ME NOR FORSAKES ME, BECAUSE HE IS GOD HIMSELF AND AS SUCH HE CANNOT LIE AND HE HAS NEVER BROKEN ONE PROMISE OR PROPHECY IN HIS WORD; IF MORE PEOPLE WOULD TAKE THE TIME TO LEARN THAT FOR THEMSELVES, TO TRY HIM AND FIND THAT HE IS ALL HE PROMISES AND MORE...HE ALONE IS ENOUGH; IF YOU EVER WONDER IF YOU ARE LOVED, YOU NEED LOOK NO FURTHER, FOR HE IS LOVE; BUT ALSO COMPLETELY HOLY AND COMPLETELY JUST...SO WHY DOES MAN CONTINUE TO PRESUME THAT YOU CAN LIVE LIKE HELL WITH NO RECOGNITION OR THOUGHT OF THE ONE WHO CREATED YOU, AND THEN WALTZ INTO HIS HEAVEN FULL OF YOURSELF AND YOUR ARROGANCE??? Jesus SUFFERED AN AGONIZING DEATH TO PAY FOR OUR SINS, BUT THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR PRIDEFUL MAN; HE WANTS EVERYTHING HIS WAY, LIKE A SPOILED CHILD. BUT YOU'RE ALL FOOLS FALLING FOR SATAN'S OLDEST LIES; HE'S SO DULL-WITTED HE'S NEVER, NEVER COME UP WITH ANYTHING NEW, BECAUSE MAN IS EVEN MORE DULL-WITTED AND BLINDED BY PRIDE, THE FIRST LIE:"HAS GOD really SAID?" has CAUSED MAN TO DENY AND DISBELIEVE THE veracity OF GOD'S WORD, THOUGH PROPHECIES ARE FULFILLED 100% CONSISTENTLY! the SECOND Lie"AND you will be like God..." THAT HAS CINCHED IT,BECAUSE MAN WANTS NOTHING MORE THAN TO BE HIS OWN MAN, "HIS OWN god" the WORLD RELIGIONS, all STARTED BY MORTAL MEN NOW ROTTEN IN THEIR GRAVES WITH DAMNED SOULS IN HELL FROM WHICH THEY CANNOT ESCAPE THEIR OWN EVIL, THEY WILL TURN INTO THE DEMONS THEY WENT TO THE GRAVE WITH; YET MAN CONTINUES TO BUY SATAN'S LIE WHILE HE LAUGHS AT YOU! 

AND ON THE OTHER HAND? YOU HAVE A LOVING GOD STILL REACHING DOWN TO MAN, BECKONING HIM TO COME AND BE SAVED, THROUGH FAITH IN THE SON, JESUS CHRIST, WHO SOON WILL RETURN FOR HIS OWN; ONE DAY WE WILL ALL JUST DISAPPEAR! IMPOSSIBLE YOU SAY!

iT'S CREATOR GOD WHO SPOKE LIFE INTO BEING I SAY-HE CAN DO AS HE PLEASES WITH IT AND THOSE HE LOVES, WHO LOVE HIM BACK. THE DAY WE DISAPPEAR, IT'S CALLED THE Rapture,NOT ALL CHRISTIANS BELIEVE BECAUSE ALL CANNOT SEE, BUT ALL HELL WILL BREAK OUT ON EARTH; SUCH AS YOU COULD NEVER IMAGINE...AFTER A CHARMING, CHARISMATIC LEADER ARISES WITH all the answers to the world woes; his name? THE ANTICHRIST-PROPHESIED AS FAR BACK AS DANIEL and for awhile there will be a period of "false peace," to lull people into apathy I believe. I've studied intensely for 12 years now, so I may not have every detail, but I know this is how things will happen, to the depths of my soul, and the Lord has showed me so, not in visions but in strong confirmation with His presence, which you cannot mistake for anything but what it is.
But for now, I reach out in pure love and ask you to be smart as you claim, check Jesus out for yourself, but with an open heart and open mind. Nobody who has sincerely asked Him to reveal His truth to them has He ever turned away. I love you all,
Michelle
Sorry I haven't posted much lately, health issues have been a struggle