Joyful

"Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

So I am here in Las Vegas, it has been a challenge so far and I have only been here for 2 days... But the Lord is gracious like he promises and he has been pouring it out on me the past few days, months, years (1 Tim. 1:14). Lets be honest I did not want to come to Las Vegas at all, but the Lord wanted me to come to Las Vegas. Over the past few days I have seen how lost my twin brother is and how much I want do something and how badly I want the Lord to rescue him. It breaks my heart seeing him live the way he does, I am slowly generating a heart to start a revival in Las Vegas, in Sin City. It is going to be hard living here, it is going to take patience, and a lot of hours and endless night praying, but I feel God has called me here to be used, to proclaim the glory of his name.

I haven't got the chance really yet to share my faith with my brother, tell him who Jesus is, to share with him my life the past 3 years, I am scared, I pray that God will give me opportunities to share with him. so he can see what Jesus has done for him. Nothing could make me happier than to see my brother walking in step with the Lord, and me being here to be with him through his struggles and his hardtimes, he is so lost, he is hurting so much, he struggles everyday, he finds his peace in the things of this world. It scares me so much, I just want him to come to know the Lord and walk in the LIGHT!

Than I look at this verse from 1 Thessalonians, be joyful always, pray continually, and give thanks to God for this is the will he has for me. And I feel God giving me a big huge humungous hug and I stop crying, I wipe the tears from my eyes and I start to smile, and I hear the Lord telling me Jermey my son, I love you, I am here with you, I will never leave you nor forsake you! Than I realize what I am living this life for, its not too see my brother come to Christ, my parents come to Christ, its to be filled by the Holy Spirit and keep fighting my own fight. I have realized through out my walk with the Lord, that there is only one true HOPE in this world and that is Christ and we shouldn't put our hope in anything else but Christ! Of course I want to see my brother, my family saved, but on God's timing and according to his will if thats part of his plan for them! All I can do is be joyful always, pray continually for them, and keep doing what I am doing, and give thanks to the Lord because this is his will for my life! Our God is sovereign, our God is unsearchable, our God is bigger than we can imagine, there is nothing like the love of Christ! So always thank the Lord for what he did on the day of Calvary for you and for me! I pray that I could live my life according to Phillipians 3:12-21 :)

"I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." Philippians 3:14