A Few Good Men

A Few Good Men?

"You want the truth? You can't handle the truth!" 

An infamous line made more than famous by Jack Nicholson in the movie "A Few Good Men."

Well here's a simple truth about the imperfect Christian that he can handle, and wishes he didn't have to. He needs to be more industrious in his bid to serve the Lord. 

The picture above is what the imperfect Christian's BDU's should look like. BDU meaning; "basic dress uniform." His reasoning for saying this is because the imperfect Christian was once a diligent student of the Word, a soldier in the Army of the Lord. He's working hard to get back in the spiritual shape that justifies his status as such a (life long) student. 

We all go through ups and downs, and have to find a turning point. The imperfect one is no different, he had to find his turning point in more than one occasion. The imperfect Christian once wrote Skip Heitzig (pastor at The Calvary Church in Albuquerque) and told him that his heroes "were," Magic Johnson, Dr. J (Julius Irving), Ozzie Smith, and a running back from USC (The University of Southern California, as well as former Bill and Niner), that his fans called Juice, that now resides in the DOC (Department of Corrections), and is called an OPUS # by officers and other DPS (Department of Public Safety) officials. 

The imperfect one told Pastor Skip that his new heroes were the pastors like Dr. Billy Graham, and himself. The imperfect Christian told Pastor Skip that he listened to and learned from the Greg Laurie's, the Tony Evans,' Charles Stanley's, and Jeremy Troxler's of the ministry world. 

The imperfect Christian explained that he was in a church every time the doors were open. He was tuned into WMIT every time he listened to his car radio. He was in the Word whenever he had a break. 

Pastor Heitzig to a break from a very hectic schedule and replied by sending the imperfect Christian a signed book on his Revelation series. Talk about a game changer! 

So how does the imperfect Christian help change the game even more? He encourages himself and others to be selfless and listen to the outpouring of a needy heart, then respond in a Christ-like, loving way. You never know what life you might impact in a very positive way. 

Will you join the cause as Christ looks for a few good men? I'm praying that you will. 

Until next time... until the blessing of a new dawn... until the return of Christ Jesus... I wish you and all Heaven!!! 

You Can Get With This, Or You Can Get With That...

Pastor Laurie did this blog just for me. He's eaten at least eight Krispy Kreme Doughnuts in one sitting, so he definitely qualifies as my kinda preacher! I wanted to share this blog because I wanted to prove that KKD is the official doughnut of heaven, and to say that as in imperfect Christian I can say that the choice between right and wrong is ours as individuals. It is above all of our pay grade to be anything but inspectors. There is but one Righteous Judge. I pray that you enjoy his ministry and blog as much as I do. Peace, Blessings, and Joy... That real PB&J! THE BELOW MESSAGE BELONGS TO GREG LAURIE AND HARVEST MINISTRIES:

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2013   A Bittersweet Message   To those who are perishing, we are a dreadful smell of death and doom. But to those who are being saved, we are a life-giving perfume. And who is adequate for such a task as this? —2 Corinthians 2:16 Have you ever eaten something that was sweet going down but made you sick later? Let me restate the question: Have you ever eaten eight Krispy Kreme doughnuts in one sitting? I have. I got a little carried away. They were great going down. But less than ten minutes later, I was asking, What have I done? In Revelation 10, the apostle John asked an angel for a small scroll. When the angel gave him the scroll, he told John, "Yes, take it and eat it. It will be sweet as honey in your mouth, but it will turn sour in your stomach!" (verse 9). John said, "So I took the small scroll from the hand of the angel, and I ate it! It was sweet in my mouth, but when I swallowed it, it turned sour in my stomach. Then I was told, 'You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages, and kings' " (verses 10–11). The message that we believe as Christians is sweet to us, but it is bitter to others. This is God's Word to us. We eat it like food. Job said, "I have not departed from his commands, but have treasured his words more than daily food" (Job 23:12). For Christians to have a Bible study is like a feast. We love it. But for others, it is misery and torment. They don't like it. Some hear the gospel and say, "I love that. I believe it. I want Jesus." Others say, "Not only do I not like it, I hate it. And I hate you for saying it." As believers, we need to take the message of the gospel and give it to as many as we can. Whether they love it or hate it is really up to them.