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"THE SKY IS FALLING".. — A Lesson in Courageous Leadership and Practical Wisdom Men's hearts will fail them for fear And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth, distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken." (Luke 21:25-26) The SKY is only falling, if you LET IT…By overthinking your problems, and vowing foolishly to relieve your inordinate tears. The question marks are truly overwhelming, and the uncharted territory is totally consuming your unestablished heart and worldly fears! The truth is…the train RARELY comes completely OFF THE RAILS! Because, it's generally either just a CREW-MEMBER's FAILURE "to perform their duties" — or someone's quick decision to VIOLATE AN OPERATING RULE; which totally contradicts ...

Because of GOD's Eternal Commitment to PURPOSE for every human being, HE never permits HIS DEALINGS to be crosswise of HIS DESIGN, PURPOSE and INTENT! RULES OF CONDUCT: I AM never leading you to retreating postures, I always provide a way.. I give you instructions that may seem illogical; especially when you can only see the part I've ordained and everything else to you is a mystery. I demand of you faith because I consistently provide proof, as all the other ways I've instructed you have led to open doors and resolve I never skip steps, because your advantage over principalities and powers is about your continuous submission to set authorities and situations that you don't control or cannot manipulate. The end of a process is always guaranteed by the rehearsal of everything learned through the possession of keys and critical principles and protection walked out. Evil attestations or real-time manifestations that stand to oppose what you've heard and...

"WOULD THE REAL CHURCH PLEASE STAND UP! — MISSIONAL FOCUS OF "THE REMNANT" Pastor Walter L Smith III and Pure In Heart Int'l Ministries, Inc. - PIHIM EPHESIANS 5:26-27, NKJV "…that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish." 2 Corinthians 11:2, NIV "I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. I promised you to one husband, to Christ, so that I might present you as a pure virgin to HIM. Human jealousy is a vice but the Lord said,  I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God.  (Exodus 20:5) "God's jealousy is love in action. He refuses to share the human heart with any rival, not because He is selfish and wants us all for Himself, but because He knows that upon that loyalty to Him depends our very moral life… God is not jealous  of  us: He is jealous  for  us." "...

"MIXED MESSAGES" are THE WORST, but that's NOT just because they're confusing -- their also FALSE ADVERTISEMENTS for a practice or principle which has NO MERIT; unless it can truly coexist with other ideas and "thrive"! The "liberal progressive" ideology, religion and political philosophy is DISRESPECTFUL, HATEFUL, and GROSSLY INTOLERANT of others, to the degree that hurling insults, threatening violence and doing ANYTHING (harmful, illegal or hypocritical) to "prove their point", seems to be THEIR AIM!?! Sadly, the ONLY advantage for many that are a part of this zealous group, is an "unhealthy" form of "COMMUNITY", that excuses the pedantic behavior of others, while celebrating the "dark" displays and erratic behavior you could easily assign to "spoiled children" -- with NO DISCIPLE and NO DIRECTION too boot! As the Democratic Party remains "STUCK" in a sorted cycle of political...

When we "prophesy", we do not assume a "mantle of inerrancy, immutability and infinity", like Jesus Christ - people of God! Many prophetic utterances over economies, nations and people's lives must follow the continuum and process of Revelation, Interpretation and Application; so calling something a "false prophecy" is not basing what was communicated upon the fulfillment of specific details or degrees of accuracy - although that becomes more and more certain, "by reason of exercise and use". For instance, I've fasted and prayed, knowing by counsel, by God's Word, and other verifiable mature witnesses, that God's Mind on a matter was clearly revealed to me; but what materialized was the complete opposite! Like what I saw during the recent Presidential elections.. God did NOT elect Jimmy Carter, George Bush, Barack Obama, etc - the "will of the people" was revealed; but to assume that was "God's Will...

Through the years, I've seen some very interesting manifestations of God's Glory revealed in our ministry endeavors throughout the world. As I'm remembering some of those unusual and funny times where peculiarly powerful demonstrations brought us to greater dimensions of obedience and reverence for the Spirit of Grace; one instance comes to mind this morning... I had an assignment on the Eastern Shore of Maryland for a season, in which many of the seeds that we'd sown, are still harvesting in the Delmarva region today. One in particular involved a time of prayer with a well-known local pastor, in which his "surprise visit", had me boldly laying hands on him, in my fun pajamas - with some of the biggest and furriest cartoon-character "blue-slippers, you'd ever seen..LOL! At the conclusion of our time, he happened to look down, then he encountered and BEHELD, the "blessing of The Lord", as he partook of the 'man of God's...

THE PARADOX OF FAITH is a very weighty - spiritual (warfare), psychological (mental anguish) and sociological (public embarrassment) dilemma, outside of God's Word, and sometimes the ONLY way to stand - is "TO STAND"! Choosing "any outlet" (alcohol, backsliding, drugs, gossip, sex, etc) outside of Christ's Inexhaustible Headship, is "futility in motion"! It simply reveals that "that which lies dormant", is more-or-less, "hibernating in our sub-conscious", until the the right circumstance or situation arises... "Medicating pain" then, seems to be the only solvent for immediate relief, but it leaves you full of regret, shame and disappointment; and prolongs the season you're seeking to graduate from - if God permit! Some days, "I feel like I'm going to be taken FROM the earth" (to heaven), and other days "I feel like I'm going to be taken TO the earth" (the nations); and, I...