Wanting to share this

I really really just want to share this with someone do not know who but maybe it can speak to someone :)

1 Timothy 1,12-16
¹² I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service, ¹³ though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, ¹⁴ and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. ¹⁵ The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost. ¹⁶ But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life.

Be blessed

Being Taken Away, and Put Back in!

I was thinking about my life the other day and just realizing if I met myself 5 years ago chances are my old self would probably beat me up today just because of the life I chose to live today. And it just blows my mind that 5 years ago I was some little puck who hated anything about the Idea of this guy named Jesus and now looking and realizing I am in a state of complete dependence on him.. for everything, finances, life, comfort, his promises, and it really is one thing after another. I am just baffled the literal transformation he has done in my life. I am honestly someone new and anyone who even knew me a little bit can say that I am unrecognizable. I do not even recognize that person. And just to be clear I was Tyler 5 years ago and I am still Tyler today. Same nerdy person who loves akwardness and for you who know me. I am still me. But I mean I am transformed in the way where I was a drug user, using it because I was so lonely wanting acceptance. I was angry at my family, friends, I stole, i treated girls badly, i treated my family badly. I was broken. So insecure about who I am, was scared of what people thought of me, it was rough. and when I started learning about this Jesus, I immidietly saw all this in my life. and I said this guy wants nothing to do with me, I have done way to many bad things... my problems are way to great for him to take care of. 

but that was not the case, I was so desperate for a new life, I decided I would try and come to him just as I am. and when I came he took me....he took me the stealer, angry kid, drug user, disprespecter of people, even dencounced who he was. But he took me, and said "Tyler my burden is light, my yoke is easy. just allow me to come into your life and I will make you new. I will teach you forgiveness by forgiving everything you have done. I will teach you how to love your family, by bringing you into my family. I will teach you how to be my son by letting me be your Father. I will teach you honesty, by writing my law on your heart, Just let go and I will take you away and Put you back in my Kingdom, where you have always belonged! I want to be with you forever."

I look back on this now 5 years ago... I am in awe the only thing I can say is thank you.... thank you so much.

Psalms 40.05

"You have multiplied, O LORD my God, your wondrous deeds and your thoughts toward us; none can compare with you! I will proclaim and tell of them, yet they are more than can be told."

1 Thessalonians 5:24

 "He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it."

Aha!

I came across this quote while reading God's Generals. I got rather excited in this :)

You cannot win peopleby preaching against their church or pastor..if you get to preaching against churches you will find that sweet spirit of Christ is lacking and a harsh judging spirit takes place. the churchesare not to be blamed for divisions. People were hunting fro light. they built up denominationsbecause they did not know a better way. When people run out of the love of God, they get to preaching dress, meats, and doctrinesof men preaching against churches. All these denominations are our brethren... so let us seek peace and not confusion...The moment we feel we have all the truth or more than anyone else, we will drop.
- William J. Seymour

One Night..... I Laughed

This last night I went to Bed like every other night in my life...

2:00AM - " HAHAHAHA" I woke myself up from
2:10AM - "HAHAHAHA" I continue laughing
Timo (my roomate) "Tyler.... is it breakfast?...Ah its 2:10 man whats so funny? why are you laughing?"
"I dont know man... I just woke up laughing... well I have to go to the bathroom now"
2:15AM - I get up out of bed and as I walk through another room to get to the bathroom a guy passed out like a rock and he just says outloud " and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form, like a dove; and a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased" At this I became shocked and I'm still laughing... and laughing hard now. I finally make it to the bathroom.
2:20AM after my bathroom break i decide i am thirsty so i go and get some water... "Tyler!!! hey, your still up! I just made you a card!!! here open it now" she said with a big smile. I opened it up and read You have a heart like Jesus. I was soo soo soo amazed and excited, still laughing, I wanted to cry.
2:30AM I make it back to bed.. "HAHAHAHAH" I continue laughing, a bit more quite now
2:40AM Asleep.

Proof: God likes to have fun and laugh. even if it is as 2:00 in the morning. I love it all the more!

It turns out he quoted a bible verse to me Luke 3:22
and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form, like a dove; and a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased

Big guy vs little guy

How in the world is this little boy going to move that giant sumo dude? there is just no way.. he is probably so mad at him but even with all his strength he cannot do it! It seems silly that he would even try, its like come on boy with one little flick your going get knocked out!

This is what it looks like when we tell God no, i want to do it my way. We start fighting him, and the idea sounds so funny (whether you believe God or not) that someone would try and fight God. I mean he is God who could even stand against him. But we do, I've been there my fists up and was throwing them at him... I am still there in parts of my life... fists raised to him and I am huffing and puffing. And what I am saying to God is my way is better, you don't know what you are doing... We are fighting him, I am fighting him at times....

I have another picture to imagine.... it's a battlefield all of us verses God. We have the best weapons we can produce. and we are going at him at full force. Then someone drops his weapons, flees from the fight and hides from God. All of the other people get mad at him, (rightly so, because you need everyone you can get to take on a God) They call him a coward, weakling, they mock him, shame him, and criticize this person, even try and kill him.

Where I am going with this will sound weird and I know you might disagree or at least your heart will disagree. 

But this man who fled the battle and hid... is what God is saying to us. Go and hide for you cannot stand against me. (merciful thought when it really comes down to it) And when we take that call and lower our weapons against God, people just like the army, will harass you because to them it looks like you are weak and a coward. But the truth is when he was hiding, he truly was not hiding from God (for who can hide from God Ps139) but hid in his arms, his fathers arms. Away from the anger of God, and became weak in front of man... But God became his protector... and his role now is not to fight the others but take refuge in God always.

I think its important to know you started this war.... we did God is only defending his name

It might be hard with so many people giving you crap,because they think you are weak, but one of my favorite verses in the bible say if God is for you, who can be against you!"  Romans 8:31

It does not matter where I am

ahh i am so excited right now! I cannot realy explain... God has brought me to Norway in some crazy way that is very unexplainable. For those of you who do not know I randomly picked up and went up to Norway within 3 days notice. =D and i just have to share about it not for my glory but to give a testimony about God and his faithfulness

As many of you know I was orignaly supposed to leave at the beggining of September to take a School of Evangelism. and i believed God spoke to me about taking one. but i was not seeing his provision and was not having peace what so ever it was just very stressful. And so i took a day to seek God in prayer, studying and was led to Eclesiastees 3 ( a time for everything)  and i tore it apart, i did word studies and looking up similar verses.. it took all day. and i recieved an answer i was not looking for it was niether yes go, or no. It was it is not my timing and i recieved a huge amount of peace with this answer, not to leave at this moment. And with that i assumed it would be next year or sometime in the distant future. So i got a job starting studying a lot.and was taking steps not to let this passion for jesus die out. and about September 22 was a night i was riding my bike home and I was just so satisfied in God, and how happy i was to be with him no matter where i am. And i just told him how in love with him i am, and thanked him that night I had a dream... It was me talking to my family holding their hand saying "I have loved my time in America, but now I must go" and when i woke up i had no idea what it meant and i felt wierd, and not morning weird. But inside weird and again i spent all day trying to understand i sought prayer from some friends, and i sought in prayer my self. And God led me to Matthew 6:33 "But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you." i said to God "that is what i am trying to do, but what is that?" i was instantly reminded of my dream. and Norway just hit my heart... out of curosity i looked at plane tickets and the cheapest one was for the September 26th. but thats not what made my decision it was later that night, when i recieved a message from someone (did not know what was going on) saying i really feel like you should be in the SOE..... and the 26th is the last day you can join. and thats when i knew.... everything was laid in place so perfectly... in ways i cannot describe to you.. For example i was taking the train up and another train broke down so i was stuck there in Portland and my friend called me and told me she felt like she should take me to the airport. oh it was amazing. God was confirming it over and over again, This is how i know i am meant to be here at this time. it is soo soo soo good.

This was Gods timing to teach me the lesson of being sattisified in him no matter where i am. Its about loving him with everything!

Hebrews 11 By faith

Praise for being himself

Have you ever just reflected on the greatness of God? and how amazing he is? If not I highly recomend that you stop reading this right now and go do it.. even if you have done it, you'll know what I mean when I say go do it again! You can never get enough if it... there is so much to think about, be thankful for, giving praise to him, and just think of his awesomeness.
I've been doing this for about a week now, and as i say it now it seems like a long time to dwell on it, but when i look at it it went by so fast! I have been filled with an overwhelming joy something i cannot explain...thinking about his holiness how just he is. Is what is keeping me going through the days! dwelling on his grace and mercy. i cannot explain this emotion through words it is so comforting to give the lord praise just for being himself! I like that that giving the Lord praise for who he is and what he does in his way, not my own way that I have fabricated.
He is soo sooo sooo GOOD, he is soo sooo sooo JUST, he is soooo sooo sooo  HOLY, he is sooo sooo soo God. And he is right when he says in Isaiah 28:21b "...The lord will rise up to do his deed, strange is his deed and to work, alien is his work!"
When i read this my head is swinging in the yes position I dont understand God fully noone does, and when he acts its so strange and alien to us.... but it seems just right the way happened, even if we dont see it right away sometime in life we will look back and have somewhat of understanding and see the best of it. That thought when I don't understand God or his ways i remind my self of this verse and also Isaiah52:8-9 And i just know God is good, and i reflect on it.. and its always so amazing what happens when I do.

Psalms 5:11
"Bet let all who take refuge in you rejoice;
     let them ever sing for joy,
 and spread your protection over them,

     that those who love your name exult in you."