The HAPPY Christian

 

Psalm 28:7

King James Version

7 The Lord is my strength and my shield; 

my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: 

therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; 

and with my song will I praise him.

What makes one a happy Christian?

First, you're born again.

And a true born again, for one.

Therein lies your peace, comfort, and joy.

You trust the LORD completely.

You are not distracted by things of the world.

Your focus is completely on JESUS.

You don't agonize over what clothes to wear.

What shoes to use with those clothes.

Is your hair okay?

Is your make-up in place?

Do you have the right bag with your outfit?

Are you driving the right car?

Are you in the right neighborhood?

Are your accomplishments enough?

Are you earning enough?

Do people like you?

What social circles ought you be in?

Do you need all those apps?

Is the world tumbling to a close?

Will you be able to marry, before it does?

All those things don't bother you.

The true born again doesn't agonize over worldly stuff.

The world (Satan) doesn't have anything in/on us.

We live by GOD, JESUS, SPIRIT, Scripture, and faith alone.

We know GOD's laws:

Exodus 20:17

King James Version

17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, 

thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, 

nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, 

nor his ox, nor his ass, 

nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.

Luke 12:15

King James Version

15 And he said unto them, 

Take heed, and beware of covetousness: 

for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance 

of the things which he possesseth.

Matthew 6:25-34

King James Version

25 Therefore I say unto you, 

Take no thought for your life, 

what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; 

nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. 

Is not the life more than meat, 

and the body than raiment?

26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, 

neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; 

yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. 

Are ye not much better than they?

27 Which of you by taking thought 

can add one cubit unto his stature?

28 And why take ye thought for raiment? 

Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; 

they toil not, neither do they spin:

29 And yet I say unto you, 

That even Solomon in all his glory 

was not arrayed like one of these.

30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, 

which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, 

shall he not much more clothe you, 

O ye of little faith?

31 Therefore take no thought, saying, 

What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? 

or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) 

for your heavenly Father knoweth 

that ye have need of all these things.

33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, 

and his righteousness; 

and all these things shall be added unto you.

34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: 

for the morrow shall take thought 

for the things of itself. 

Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

Matthew 16:26

King James Version

26 For what is a man profited, 

if he shall gain the whole world, 

and lose his own soul? 

or what shall a man give 

in exchange for his soul?

Romans 12:2

King James Version

2 And be not conformed to this world: 

but be ye transformed 

by the renewing of your mind, 

that ye may prove what is that good, 

and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Colossians 3:1-3

King James Version

3 If ye then be risen with Christ, 

seek those things which are above, 

where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

2 Set your affection on things above, 

not on things on the earth.

3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid 

with Christ in God.

Colossians 3:5-6

King James Version

5 Mortify therefore your members 

which are upon the earth; 

fornication, uncleanness, 

inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, 

and covetousness, which is idolatry:

6 For which things' sake the wrath of God 

cometh on the children of disobedience:

Titus 2:12-14

King James Version

12 Teaching us that, 

denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, 

we should live soberly, righteously, 

and godly, in this present world;

13 Looking for that blessed hope, 

and the glorious appearing of the great God 

and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

14 Who gave himself for us, 

that he might redeem us from all iniquity, 

and purify unto himself a peculiar people,

 zealous of good works.

1 John 2:15-17

King James Version

15 Love not the world, 

neither the things that are in the world. 

If any man love the world, 

the love of the Father is not in him.

16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, 

and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, 

is not of the Father, but is of the world.

17 And the world passeth away, 

and the lust thereof: 

but he that doeth the will of God 

abideth for ever.

All worldly stuff don't matter because the Rapture can happen any moment.

Even as I'm writing this right now.

Would you be prepared to meet JESUS up in the clouds?

Is your heart right with GOD, and others?

Have you accepted JESUS as your sole Savior?

Have you received Him in your heart?

Have you repented of your sins?

Are you born again right now?

Do you live by Scripture?

Do you have a love for GOD?

Do you have a passion for TRUTH?

Do you respect the HOLY SPIRIT?

Has the world lost its luster for you?

When your thoughts have gone past this world, then you know you're ready for CHRIST, by:

Being a citizen of heaven.

Philippians 3:20-21

New International Version

20 But our citizenship is in heaven. 

And we eagerly await a Savior from there, 

the Lord Jesus Christ, 

21 who, by the power that enables him 

to bring everything under his control, 

will transform our lowly bodies so that they 

will be like his glorious body.

Having a place in GOD's mansion.

John 14:2-4

King James Version

2 In my Father's house are many mansions: 

if it were not so, I would have told you. 

I go to prepare a place for you.

3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, 

I will come again, and receive you unto myself; 

that where I am, there ye may be also.

4 And whither I go ye know, 

and the way ye know.

Being part of the New JERUSALEM.

Revelation 22:1-5

King James Version

22 And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, 

clear as crystal, proceeding 

out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

2 In the midst of the street of it, 

and on either side of the river, 

was there the tree of life, 

which bare twelve manner of fruits, 

and yielded her fruit every month: 

and the leaves of the tree 

were for the healing of the nations.

3 And there shall be no more curse: 

but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; 

and his servants shall serve him:

4 And they shall see his face; 

and his name shall be in their foreheads.

5 And there shall be no night there; 

and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; 

for the Lord God giveth them light: 

and they shall reign for ever and ever.

How, then, can this world compare with the world to come, where we are with JESUS?

There is absolutely no comparison.

The world we're living in now belongs to Satan.

As born again watchman, I eagerly await CHRIST's kingdom, where:

Revelation 21:4

King James Version

4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; 

and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, 

nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: 

for the former things are passed away.

Revelation 21:22

King James Version

22 And I saw no temple therein: 

for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb 

are the temple of it.

Revelation 21:23

King James Version

23 And the city had no need of the sun, 

neither of the moon, to shine in it: 

for the glory of God did lighten it, 

and the Lamb is the light thereof.

Revelation 21:25

King James Version

25 And the gates of it 

shall not be shut at all by day: 

for there shall be no night there.

Life with GOD will be a life of worship, and peace.

Something the world never offered us.

We shall have eternal life with JESUS.

John 10:28-30

King James Version

28 And I give unto them eternal life; 

and they shall never perish, 

neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

29 My Father, which gave them me, 

is greater than all; 

and no man is able to pluck them 

out of my Father's hand.

30 I and my Father are one.

We shall also be with our dear, departed ones.

Pretty much like what king David said, of his infant son:

2 Samuel 12:23

King James Version

23 But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? 

can I bring him back again? 

I shall go to him, 

but he shall not return to me.

Aren't all these cause for joy?

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The REFRESHING president

 JESUS said:

Luke 8:16

King James Version

16 No man, 

when he hath lighted a candle, 

covereth it with a vessel, 

or putteth it under a bed; 

but setteth it on a candlestick, 

that they which enter in 

may see the light.

Trump is a breath of fresh air in this moldy world.

He says things, as they are.

He thinks thoughts, as he has them.

He makes up promises, which he fulfills.

He has been maligned, but didn't crumble.

He has been mocked, but he just kept on.

He won, no matter what.

He's just being his normal self.

And we all love him, for it.

People gravitate to him.

Every day people.

Billionaires.

Me.

We all love him.

Of course, his people have their hope in him.

Not looking to earn billions.

Just to have safe, secure, and peaceful neighborhoods.

Secure, sensible, fair, just workplaces.

For them, their families, and colleagues.

To have a voice, and to be listened to.

The billionaires want to earn more, from, and through him.

But Trump's heart is with the people who stuck by him.

Like Patel, Bondi, his family.

By now, he knows who his friends are.

And they're not necessarily billionaires.

Obama speak loftily.

Trump speaks simply.

The eight-month-old video probably sought to mock him.

But look at the "comments".

This is what people thought of Trump:

@Derek-d5s

2 months ago

"His comedic timing is perfect."

@jakearmitage7811

1 day ago

"One reads a teleprompter the other says it like it is"😂😂 😂

@Yellodaise13

2 months ago

"Love president trump. The most realist president we’ve ever had."

@TownsendTek

3 days ago

"I love this.  Trump is AWESOME!  If this was put together to make Trump look bad, it failed.  LOL."

@JenniferKristin888

4 months ago

"Love this video! Anytime I start to doubt myself I just watch this video and remind myself this person became the president of the United States. 😟 I can do anything. Lol"

Those are the people who probably voted for Trump.

Or merely admire him for who, and what he is.

He is the every day man's president.

No formality.

Just joviality.

But serious on the job.

Even his dance has gone viral.

He has put his supporters on the map.

He has nothing to prove.

He just is.

A president who will do much good.

Despite the non-stop attacks on his person.

He is the champion of the working class.

He listens.

He bulldozed the DEI, left, and woke nonsense.

He put common sense back in government.

He will change the world.

Actually, he has already.

But that's for another post.

Maybe, many posts.

He's the one the 95% legacy media cuts down.

And yet, they need him.

Especially now he's become prez.

What else will they write about?

Who else will they feature?

Their sorry selves?

Their evil elves?

Their jealous janes?

Ah, but the remaining FIVE percent media are having a blast.

They stood by him, when the 95% mocked.

Even before he won the elections.

He knows who they are.

And he's mighty grateful.

Fortunately, Trump is under GOD's protection.

Nothing will faze this president.

He's been there, done that.

Too many times around.

He's a survivor.

A warrior.

Not one strand of his wonderful hair will be lost.

Luke 21:18

King James Version

18 But there shall not 

an hair of your head perish.

Why?

Because GOD chose him.

He honored GOD at his rally, and at his inauguration.

May he always remain that way.

Grateful.

Trump knows what he can do.

He's focused on the job.

And by GOD, he's on it.

Not squandering any moment.

Unlike his jealous rivals.

So very boring.

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TAKE the TRUMP train

 

Psalm 124:8

King James Version

8 Our help is in the name of the Lord, 

who made heaven and earth.

To do what needs to be done.

Because we're given another chance to do so.

That seems to be the battle cry for change.

For people who really want to help.

That's what the Trump team reminds me of.

A bunch of capable people, with a sincere desire to help.

Starting with their nation, of course.

And yes, starting with their own families, as well.

All our "sins" have been exposed.

It's time to repair, regroup, recoup.

Trump's people are on board.

Most of America is, too.

They're behind their chosen leader.

Are you?

Do you want real change?

Have you had enough of LGBTQxyz?

Have you had enough of the woke and left ideology?

Have you had enough of war, and hatred?

Do you want babies to have a chance at life?

Do you want justice to take hold again?

Do you want a strong economy for a change?

Do you want cooperation among nations?

Do you want GOD honored, above all?

Well, that's what the TRUMP train offers.

Who's on the train?

ALL who LOVE GOD above all.

All who want real change.

All who want real reform.

All who want real reconstruction.

All who care about their nation.

All who care about their families.

All who care about others.

All who want lasting peace.

There's much work to do.

The left and woke keep attacking Trump.

They can't get over their loss, and humiliation.

They have no other script to speak of.

They have no other music to play.

They like to remain where they are.

Sour, morose, dark.

But Trump is unstoppable.

The wheels of change have rolled.

Best you be on that train!

We've got "places" to go!

They may have tried to derail him once.

Personal "adjustments" had to be made.

The humbling was necessary.

But GOD gave him another chance.

Why else did He spare his life?

Why else did He make him win?

Why else does the world seem to love Trump now?

They've found a champion in Trump.

Someone full of strength, joy, and conviction.

Someone kinder, wiser, and funny.

Someone who wants peace.

They know he'll do what he promised to do.

He'll finish up.

As he always does.

He's back on track, humbled as he was.

Now, he knows who to trust.

GOD, first.

His appointees, second.

This is a sacred mission to "save" the American people.

And to save others in the world who have been suffering so much.

Do you really think, now that Trump's given a second chance, he won't do better?

People have always looked to America for help.

She needs to find that crown she once had.

This time, Trump's taking the GOD "track".

Through GOD's anointing, and America's belief, he'll do better.

If anything, expect he'll do his best.

A second chance is GRACE.

A third chance is rare.

This time, he'll be wiser, more caring.

More attentive, less ego.

He's got a mission, and he's on it.

Trump's train is on a roll.

Taking a strong team with him.

Taking their families along.

Taking you and I along.

Having repaired the "breaches".

And whatever rifts from the past.

We'll take it, as we travel along.

Humans are always a rowdy lot.

But there'll be less drama.

More focus, this time.

Something refreshing happened at the last leg of his campaign.

Totally unlike the first time he ran.

For the first time, we see his family behind him.

In FULL force.

Smiling.

Open-hearted.

That's how we all need to be now.

Supportive of each other.

Repair the rifts.

If you know anything about the Rapture, you'll realize today, right this moment, is the ONLY CHANCE we've got to belong to GOD, to believe in JESUS, and to do better.

It's now time to work for GOD.

To work for the next generations.

That we may have a worthwhile legacy.

That we may be worthy of the LORD.

That's the TRUMP train we're on.

Will you join us?

Will you work with us?

Will you pray alongside us?

Will you give ALL GLORY to GOD alone?

We're all destined for a "white house".

JESUS said He had mansions for believers.

That's where we're headed.

John 14:2

King James Version

2 In my Father's house are many mansions: 

if it were not so, I would have told you. 

I go to prepare a place for you.

We're backing who GOD "backed".

If GOD be in our midst, we shall all succeed.

Trump will sit in office on 20 January 2025.

Only one question remains:

Are you on board?

Don't get left behind.

Instead of griping, grab those handle bars, and hop on board!

Prepare for an EXCITING journey!

With GOD at the helm, it always is.

Of course, we can all get derailed.

Once we forget GOD.

Which man always does.

Well, I'm on board.

I shall remind everyone.

As often as I need to.

Ideally we'd all be born again.

And I pray it would be so.

It's actually the ONLY way to STAY on COURSE.

Through SPIRIT.

Who will teach us about JESUS.

And Scripture.

But we'll get there!

GOD-willing, it shall be so!

Make way for the TRUMP train!

Choo-choooo!

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The MIRTHFUL warrior

 Ecclesiastes 7:29

King James Version

29 Lo, this only have I found, 

that God hath made man upright; 

but they have sought out many inventions.

Is there such a thing?

A mirthful warrior?

Aren't those incongruous?

Aren't warriors supposed to be serious?

Aren't they supposed to have long faces?

Depends WHICH war the warrior fights.

Depends WHICH lord the warrior serves.

You can only smile, if you serve a worthy purpose.

You can only laugh, if you serve a worthy lord.

You can only be jubilant, if you serve the TRUE winner.

"Mirthful" simply means:

adjective

joyous; cheerful; jolly; merry:

a mirthful laugh.

providing mirth; amusing:

a mirthful experience.

-- Dictionary

We are, indeed, funny folks.

We worry about what we shouldn't worry about.

We focus on things, that are not worth focusing on.

We let our energies leak in so many places.

And we wonder why there is inner, and outer, strife.

We're doing it to ourselves.

SPIRIT planted an "idea" in my head yesterday morning.

He imprinted upon my mind the words:

"Oh, humanity!

How useless 

your preoccupations are!"

First, I laughed.

And then I began to feel "motherly" love for people.

Seeing how asleep, and unaware, most people are.

I've always known what their "preoccupations" were.

I'm forever amazed at what people think they should be, do, or have.

It's always posturing, positioning, "image" consciousness.

What a tiring way to live!

I simply couldn't buy into it.

Most want the same things:

Face, fame, form, friends, and fortune.

Power, prestige, and possessions.

Houses, hot tubs, and Hummers.

Cars, clothes, and collectibles.

Gadgets, glory, and games.

Sale, stuff, shares.

Are these really necessary to have a good life?

Are these essential to have a fun life?

Do these assure you of happiness?

Do these last?

Seems they've forgotten the more important things.

The ONLY things that are FOREVER:

F for FAITH.

P for PEACE.

H for HOLY SPIRIT.

C for CHRIST.

G for GOD.

S for SCRIPTURE.

FAITH keeps you going.

PEACE can only come from CHRIST.

The HOLY SPIRIT teaches us about JESUS.

GOD loves you enough to sacrifice His Son.

CHRIST saved us from our sins.

SCRIPTURE is GOD's WORD.

Before I got to this point of being a mirthful warrior, there were OCEANS of tears.

You won't believe how I nearly drowned in my own tears.

That always happens when one is awakened by SPIRIT.

And you realize the things you've done wrong.

How you've hurt others.

How you've defied GOD's laws.

Mostly, due to ignorance.

Then yesterday, I began to laugh.

I mean, really laugh.

At how foolish we all are.

At how foolish we all have been.

How our useless preoccupations cause us great unhappiness.

How it causes everyone discontent.

How it divides all of us.

How it's all so unnecessary.

That's what made me laugh the hardest.

That unnecessary suffering could have been prevented.

If only we knew better.

Through Scripture.

Your neighbor has a new car, you get jealous.

Your officemate was promoted, you get jealous.

You can't buy that new gadget, you get mad.

You don't get noticed as you would want to, you try to be prettier.

You are not as popular as your sister, you get depressed.

You are not invited to prestigious events, you mope.

You think you have to have that corner office.

You think you need to make a fortune.

You think you need this title, or position.

You covet your neighbor's land.

All  "useless preoccupations".

All soulless preoccupations.

At what price, all these?

There's a "mansion" waiting for believers.

JESUS told us so:

John 14:2

King James Version

2 In my Father's house are many mansions: 

if it were not so, I would have told you. 

I go to prepare a place for you.

Believers have a different "citizenship":

Philippians 3:20-21

Christian Standard Bible

20 Our citizenship is in heaven, 

and we eagerly wait for a Savior from there, 

the Lord Jesus Christ. 

21 He will transform the body of our humble condition 

into the likeness of his glorious body, 

by the power that enables him 

to subject everything to himself.

We must realize all worldly things won't last.

Only GOD's WORD does.

That's the reason for my mirth.

I honestly know what matters most.

And I delight in it, every single day.

As warrior, I fight for it, all the time.

Slashing at the lies, everywhere I could find it.

Making no room for fear, hatred, or doubt.

Thus, the many blogs giving GOD glory.

Only GOD deserves glory anyway.

Our little selves don't.

Happiness is waiting for you.

If only you'd turn to JESUS.

Turn to JESUS now.

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SPIRIT and Spurgeon

 Proverbs 2:6

King James Version

6 For the Lord giveth wisdom:

 out of his mouth cometh 

knowledge and understanding.

There is a wonderful minister of GOD.

Who knows how to deliver the gospel.

With precision, warmth, and humor.

Charles Spurgeon is such a minister.

A true poet.

Thanks to the HOLY SPIRIT of GOD in him.

His wit knows no bounds.

And yet, gets the gospel across effectively.

And powerfully.

Still, others may take offense for he zeroes in on sin.

Uncompromisingly.

Unless you are born again, you will be offended.

Witness what he says about sinners:

"They have read the Bible 

and every chapter has thundered 

at them."

That really made me laugh.

A born again has no sense of self.

We have no more self to protect.

No ego to hold on to.

We know GOD's law.

We grieve over our sins.

We've asked forgiveness over our sins.

We've turned to JESUS for our SALVATION.

Acts 4:12

King James Version

12 Neither is there salvation in any other: 

for there is none other name under heaven 

given among men, whereby we must be saved.

And yet we have the capability to laugh at ourselves.

Actually, we are mortified, too.

For we've all gone through the process of unbelief.

Before a person comes to the knowledge of CHRIST, he is all these:

Hard-hearted, thick-skulled, blind, deaf, dumb, stubborn, and ignorant.

But all that foolishness ended, the day GOD made us born again.

And SPIRIT started teaching us about Scripture.

There was no more excuse to sin.

Or to remain ignorant.

Or to keep sinning.

Or to hold on to sin.

We've run out of lame excuses to stay away from GOD.

His WORD made sure we stayed on track.

There could be no more habitation for sin.

No room for sin to roost, or fester in.

No delight in iniquity.

2 Timothy 3:16-17

King James Version

16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, 

and is profitable for doctrine, 

for reproof, 

for correction, 

for instruction in righteousness:

17 That the man of God may be perfect, 

thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

It's a lovely thing being born again.

You don't mind if the Bible thunders at us.

Or if we hear GOD's voice, which is likened to this.

Our heart welcomes ALL correction from the LORD.

We greatly FEAR the LORD, for His wrath.

But we are also tickled by His quirky ways.

And we marvel at how much JESUS loves us all:

Revelation 3:19-21

King James Version

19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: 

be zealous therefore, and repent.

20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: 

if any man hear my voice, and open the door, 

I will come in to him, and will sup with him, 

and he with me.

21 To him that overcometh 

will I grant to sit with me in my throne, 

even as I also overcame, 

and am set down with my Father 

in his throne.

In JESUS, is our PEACE.

Philippians 4:6-7

King James Version

6 Be careful for nothing; 

but in every thing by prayer 

and supplication with thanksgiving 

let your requests be made known unto God.

7 And the peace of God, 

which passeth all understanding, 

shall keep your hearts and minds 

through Christ Jesus.

Thank GOD, for ministers like Spurgeon.

Who, through JESUS, has the spirit of boldness, and creativity.

Now we have the urge, to purge ourselves.

From debilitating sin.

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