The Quietness

The following is a poem I wrote earlier this week. I believe it is for our encouragement and admonition for this difficult time we are living in.

The Quietness

The airwaves

Silenced

From proudful tongues

And blasts of coldness

To God’s chosen one

In this loud silence

Self thoughts can’t plan

A future uncertain

And unknown to man

Always and ever

Only in God’s hand

All the while He’s

Been talking

But no one listening

Impossible to hear

When stress ensues

And pride and fear chase after you

Creating a noisy mind

And crowded minds weary

Devoid of wisdom and what is kind

Peace be still

And know that I am God

Quietness

Is confidence

As you take My hand

I will lead you

To a better land

But first you must stand

On what is true

Listen soak up My word

And let your mind renew

Let go control

Of all you want to keep

For the old is gone

And the new has come

Yet all is not yet revealed

Humble yourself

And learn of Me

I know what’s best

And will give accordingly

And when things scream

For your attention

Do not take heed

Turn the other way

And run to your freedom

From all unnecessary greed

Notice how the

birds of the air

Remain unchanged

Praising me and trusting

As I continue to provide

their daily need

And so it is with you

One day at a time

Trust and rest

There is no need to strive

Forgive those who’ve struck you

Not knowing what they did

They carry a load unseen to you

And they too must forgive

Be unafraid to venture

Where no one dare to tread

Be a blessing to others

Go boldly, unafraid

And think of them instead

Quietness will give way

To a spring of promise and renewal

Let this time unfold without hassle or worry

Time will be a friend

As you learn to bide your time

And not be in such a hurry

All will be restored

As you listen

Embrace the sounds

Of Quietness

There is no need to strive

Or frazzle your thoughts

With unbridled worry

Why I Left the New Age

My past involvement with the New Age is something I don’t often talk about and I’d rather not, but with the renewed interest in occult and paranormal all around me, I thought it was time I shared my experience with it. For me, it started out as something almost innocent and I was quite young at the time. I tried the Ojai board, numerology, palm reading, levitation, hypnotism, seances and more. Add to that later on, a host of philosophies and eastern religions. 

Basically, as a church goer from a Christian home, I questioned if it was okay to search these things out, but mostly I was curious. I really had no idea what was behind it and what I was delving into. Add recreational drugs to this and I opened the door wide for a most disturbing future. What started out as innocent, took awhile to manifest because the evil spirits (posing as good guides and angels) will use you for as long as they can to influence others and bring them into the deception with you. That’s what I did. It felt good to know I had power to influence people. I didn’t know that it was manipulation and witchcraft because I was being used by evil spirits to keep me from the true light of Jesus, who loved me and was waiting for me to call unto Him. And I felt a heaviness in my heart like a rock but I didn’t know what it was or why it was there.

I’ve seen it happen again and again – evil spirits use you and then when you’re no longer any good to them, they eat you up, spew you out, and torment you. But one day, if you’re fortunate like I was, it all catches up and you know what you are dealing with, and you feel a dread that is indescribable. In my case, I nearly died in a motor vehicle accident and I had a brush with death and hell, yes, the real thing, and I know I was headed there, no mistaking it, and no turning back. There are witnesses to that accident that will agree with me that it was a miracle I walked out of that wreck, and that God spared me. 

For a few years after that, I started seeing things coming towards me in my room at night and strange unexplainable eerie things happened to me. I felt a depression that wouldn’t go away and I ended up having a lot of fear. Finally, the culmination of constant fear, dread and anxiety led to a breakdown. That’s when I cried out to God and He rescued me. He is the only one who can, there is no other.

I’m going to say this with great care and concern to anyone reading this who is delving into the New Age or anything paranormal that does not have God’s stamp of approval on it according to His Word. You may think this will never happen to you, but truly, no one is strong enough to overcome evil powers. Only God can and His faithful followers who humbly put their total trust in Him. Please stay tuned for the next blog about this.