'Chosen by the King'

Religious Misconceptions... I have come to find that one of the biggest misconceptions is that Christians don't go through anything. This morning while reading through Acts I felt that I was to share some of Paul's story to help us to see that Paul who was an Apostle of Jesus Christ and fully in the will of God went through some truly difficult ordeals. One of those was being a prisoner and being tossed from ship to ship to get to his destination. First of all, we must remember that back in those days prisoners were not treated kindly by any stretch of the imagination. They were bound in chains and shackles and thrown from place to place rarely even being fed at all.  God does not promise that we won't go through anything. The truth is we live in a fallen world, but He does promise that He will be with us, that He will help us, and that He will protect us. In fact, Jesus said in  John 16:33 ... John 16:33  I have told you these things, so that in Me yo...

Recently I was watching a podcast and when I heard the name  Saul,  I sensed that God was asking me to write a blog. I do realize that that sounds funny that If I hear a  name,  I feel I am to write, but it's the truth. I don't need to hear an entire teaching, a preacher or even a prophetic word. God just shares one name with Me and an entire story floods my spirit and I can't get away from it unless I sit down and write, go through the scriptures and share what I sense the Lord wants to say. It can at times take days depending on what else I am doing, but I do it every time. I don't mean I'll get around to it  someday . No, that is not what it feels like. I mean I have to sit down for as long as it takes until it is finished, edited, posted, sent etc...  Let me clarify. I am not speaking of the Apostle Paul whose name was previously Saul before that fateful day when Jesus knocked him off his horse on the road to Damascus. No, I am taking us back into the O...