Following Jesus

I was walking down a trail with a guy following me, or so I thought. Once we reached the break, I headed north and he headed south. I discovered that there’s a big difference between following and just walking the same direction for a time.

In John 6 a similar event occurs. There are huge crowds “following” Jesus. But they eventually get tired of his teaching and they’re no longer entertained by his show. So, they leave. Jesus has an interesting response. Rather than chase after them and beg them to stay He turns to those that stuck around and asks, “Do you want to leave too?” Their response is, "Where else would we go, who else has the answers of life?" In effect they declare that they are “following” Jesus while the others just happened to be walking the same direction for a time.

In your life, is Jesus conveniently going the same way that you are? Does He just happen to be meeting your needs or are you following HIM? Sometimes He leads us down trails that are sketchy and difficult. However, He’s there to calm us and take care of the details. The true test is not what we do when Jesus leads us to go where we want to go but what occurs when He leads us to think, say, do or go where we don’t want to. Are you “following” Jesus today?

Prophecy Fulfilled In Golgotha

Sad how whenever someone hears music like this their first reaction is, "Oh my, this is so evil." Well guess what? Watch the video, read the lyrics, and know now that God uses what the enemy attempted for evil to do His will, and bring even the most vial person to salvation! Judge not, yet you be judged yourself...

Live And Kickin'

Ok, my website, http://www.chrisnickjoy.com, is active online. Check it out, and let me know what you guys think. FYI, the site is FAR from being complete. None of the links work, except the BLOG button, but one day they will.

Also, be praying that I learn to stop being so hard-headed. Instead of letting my leg completely heal, I decided to play soccer tonight. What can I say? I was at my church's, Healing Place Church, Spanish campus, because we had a cookout. There were hispanics, soccer balls, goals, and I had my cleats with me. That's it, no more soccer for a month =[

The Human Body

It's so amazing how our physical bodies work. It can process sustenance, fight off diseases, cure broken bones and mend destroyed muscles. In my case, the mending of destroyed muscles is what I'm believing the body, that our perfect Creator in Heaven designed, can do. While playing soccer today I ripped my right calf muscle. I went to the ER because the pain was getting worse, and they said I can't use my right leg for 7 to 10 days. This is bad news for me, because I work outside for a living right now. Therefore, no finances for a week.

This weekend's service was about trusting in God through the good and the bad. Right now, thinking about the bills I have, and not sure what to do about them, I'm trusting Him with everything I have. Our bodies are capable of mending these things, and I know God is with me, and I'll NEVER lose hope!

Adventures In China

Just to let everybody know, everybody meaning the possible 3 people that read this, that I'm now the proud owner of the domain name, chrisnickjoy.com. The reason why it's not chrisjoy.com is because there's an impostor in our midsts. I'm in the process right now of transferring the domain name to a server, and soon I'll be building the site from scratch. The site, in a whole, is going to be dedicated to my adventures in China, and all the amazing things God will be be doing through me while I'm there.

Blogs are fine and all, but it just doesn't provide the necessary tools to make an amazing site. There will be video/audio, tons of pictures, a daily word to learn Mandarin, day by day struggles and triumphs, and many other amazing, and fancy, stuff. So, look out, my life will be on display for all to see, and I pray it will help spread the amazing Word of God to everybody. Also, I'm going to see about getting the site translated to Chinese!!!! To all my friends, family members, enemies, and future wife, I love you all!