May 19th, 2015; my truck was loaded and all fueled up, the time was 5:00am, the weather was calm and cool as I began my journey to Oz. The road is a lonely place to begin with, but when the radio doesn't work it can become even longer. The first leg of the journey is north from Chickamauga Ga. toward Nashville Tn. Not a bad little drive, just over 120 miles and 2 and a half hours, that is if you can tolerate it. I on the other hand had to stop twice just to get out and move around, didn't hurt to get gas at the 150 mile mark just west of Nashville. I would leave the interstate behind and enjoy my back country highways, to me the drive is more pleasant and the history of this great nation still lives there.
After about 15 hours into this journey I realize that I am not as young as I once was, I have stopped for the night in Mountain Grove, Missouri. Never in all my years of travelling back home to Oz has it ever been a 2 day trip. This could possibly be the first thing God is showing me, it doesn't all have to be done in one day, slow down and rest, God can more readily use me that way.
So as I close out day one I want to thank everyone for their prayers and support, this journey has just begun...
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Delays, Delays, Delays
5/02/2015
Just an update from the road to Oz, I haven't left Georgia yet. It seems as though there are delays, I have had to back up and take a second look at the reasons for this trip. I had purposed in my heart to take some time to reflect on how far God has brought me in the past year. I thought that I would be heading out on May first, but God had another plan.
God revealed to me that I tend to not wait for His full instruction. When the bus ticket deal fell through I sat back and listened for Gods instruction. The only problem was I tried to second guess what God wanted me to do.
Just an update from the road to Oz, I haven't left Georgia yet. It seems as though there are delays, I have had to back up and take a second look at the reasons for this trip. I had purposed in my heart to take some time to reflect on how far God has brought me in the past year. I thought that I would be heading out on May first, but God had another plan.
God revealed to me that I tend to not wait for His full instruction. When the bus ticket deal fell through I sat back and listened for Gods instruction. The only problem was I tried to second guess what God wanted me to do.
Well there it is, the awesome truck I found. There are still things to make ready, and the anticipation mounts day by day. I believe this journey will begin soon, I have been challenged by a close friend to ask God for everything. So I am asking God when He wants me to live.
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Introduction
Yeah, that's me in the picture, I have been lifted out of the ashes of drug addiction by spending a big part of my time each day in prayer.
I am a grateful follower of Jesus Christ, am I perfect, far from it.
There have been many moutain top moments and many deep and dark times in my life, when I got fooled by the Satan I paid a price for my actions.
The picture was taken on July 10, 2014. I was at a Celebrate Recovery summit in Orlando Florida, it was a mountain top time in my life, but the mountain top always comes to an end, and it is back to reality, the world doesn't stop turning. I hit a time that in all the great things that were happening I lost sight of my destination and made my journey as enjoyable as I wanted, even used the Bible to defend the things I was doing that were questionable. I ignored the wise council around me and only listened to those that supported my position, and as the wise council told me, it ended badly. My bank accounts are over drawn, I lost my car and had to vacate my apartment, if not for friends I would be sleeping in the street. God has provided and supplied for me. Through the prayers of my friends, and conviction from the Holy Spirit the eye's of my heart were opened and I saw all the people who loved me, prayed for me and even worried about me. I never felt so bad, I promptly went to people that I needed to make amends to, the healing had started, I had gone astray and now I am home where I belong.
This blog is set to be a daily journal as God has called me to journey to Wichita, Ks. for a month. There are so many reasons why I want to stay in Georgia, but I cannot, I have such a burden or pull in my spirit that I must take this journey, I believe it will change the course of the rest of my life in a supernatural way for my good and ultimatly for the glory of God. I hope you join me as I share this journey with you, my prayer is that someone will recieve a blessing from God through this blog, the future will be awesome, come walk with me...
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