John 3:5
King James Version
5 Jesus answered,
Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit,
he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
What would be the happiest day for you?
Would it be your birthday, graduating from school, getting married, remaining single, having children, having grandchildren, seeing them all grow up, being loved by your family, building a business empire, earning much, having that car, having your own place, doing work that's fun, having tons of friends, being popular, having face, fame, and fortune?
Well, as GOD would have it, some of those I've experienced.
And I thought those were the real things that mattered.
But part of me thought there was something else, too.
That's why I kept searching for that "elusive, unnameable" thing.
Somehow, part of me always knew that I can't, and won't go fully into worldly success -- at least, blindly.
For I knew that it may come at a price.
And I wasn't willing to pay that price.
Such as being away from my family, or not having time for them.
There were many family responsibilities I could not turn my back on.
Further, I could not seem to fully embrace the trappings of success.
But you also know it just hovered, dangled enticingly before you.
I merely stepped on the brakes, for I could easily have been "sucked" in.
That came with a price, too.
I lost most everything, EXCEPT family, self, and a few, good friends.
But the path was hardly easy.
You know how the learning process is.
I kept making the same mistakes all over again.
Until I finally got sick of self, sin, and the "pattern" I seemed to be on.
As I always do, I stepped back even more, asking for DEFINITE answers.
Why was my life that way?
Why did others seem to have it easier?
Why can't I go all the way into the world, and throw caution to the wind?
Why can't I seem to be like everyone else, having a fun time?
Well, I'd always been studying.
I'd always been reading books, searching for that elusive thing.
For the top mind, the top leader, the top thought, the top fact.
I wanted ABSOLUTE truth, so I can get REAL answers.
I knew it was out there, but I can't seem to "pin" it.
As if it was being held back from me, for an "opportune" time.
That opportune time came 18 years after I got "plucked" from the big city, and five months after I stepped away from sin.
As you can imagine, my search was intensive.
Almost life-long, in fact.
But it was all worth it.
FIVE months after my intention to get things right, and to "sin no more", GOD showed up.
First, He made me realize what's happening to America.
Next, He led me to any Bible was that was on hand at home.
I found a New International Version (NIV) copy, and devoured it.
GOD thought I should dive into Bible prophecy right away, and led me to Zechariah.
Most surprising of all, I seemed to understand it.
I who had not really held a Bible for long, much less read the verses, got to understand the urgency of it all.
Then GOD led me to the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
I took note of EVERY verse that I was led to.
Then, the Book of Genesis came next.
And that's when everything became crystal clear.
Just in the first TWO verses alone:
Genesis 1:1-2
King James Version
1 In the beginning
God created the heaven and the earth.
2 And the earth was without form, and void;
and darkness was upon the face of the deep.
And the Spirit of God moved
upon the face of the waters.
That's the most beautiful day for me.
The day GOD made me born again.
The day He saved me from myself, and His Son's enemy.
For I "discovered" the "Spirit of God" -- the One I had been searching for all this time -- and have become His student since.
Actually, GOD merely led me to Genesis, where it all began.
And where He wanted me to find His SPIRIT.
That was my day of "anointing".
As JESUS said:
John 14:16-17
King James Version
16 And I will pray the Father,
and he shall give you another Comforter,
that he may abide with you for ever;
17 Even the Spirit of truth;
whom the world cannot receive,
because it seeth him not,
neither knoweth him:
but ye know him;
for he dwelleth with you,
and shall be in you.
The day GOD first gave me the Bible to read (He eventually led me to the King James Version -- KJV), He led me to the verses that defined Him, and everything I needed to know, for every question I've always had.
Thus, all the TONS of notes, loose pieces of paper, and notebooks I wrote verses on, which all became basis, building blocks, and foundation, for all blogs to come.
The breadth of the Bible didn't even intimidate me this time.
I was just so hungry for its TRUTH.
I just kept writing down the verses I was led to.
Every moment, and chance, I could get.
GOD also made me honor my many-decades dreams, "document" them, and write 22 non-fiction books on it.
He made me do this late November 2019, and by the 24th, we had our first book on Amazon.
In 36 days, He made me document those dreams in 22 books.
And symbolically, BEFORE the covid crisis began the next year.
That can only be the work of SPIRIT.
Those books turned out to be real spiritual warfare stuff.
All those note-taking of dreams bore wonderful fruit.
I suppose GOD likes it when you pay attention, and try to make sense of things.
Even as only He could.
This, as I was caring for baby sister, and the rest of the family.
We -- SPIRIT, sister, and I -- could be seen writing in the wee hours of the morning, which was just as well, for baby sister needed "tending", too.
And if that was not enough, we continued our first real blog of 2018, "Archaeologist of the Soul", which branched out into 112 other blogs on self, soul, mind, body, spirit, GOD's ways, the world's ways, man's ways.
Interestingly, EXACTLY a year after the creation of that blog on 24 November 2018, SPIRIT and I also published our first spiritual warfare book on Amazon.
I don't know if the HOLY SPIRIT has more blogs for me to write, or create.
All I know is I walk with Him, listen to Him, and take it a step at a time.
A prompt at a time.
A command at a time.
An idea at a time.
A blog at a time.
And sometimes, a series of articles to be worked on at a time.
And all I do is follow.
All those wake-up calls, and warnings, are documented on these 113 blogs.
I was experiencing what JESUS promised in this verse:
John 7:38
King James Version
38 He that believeth on me,
as the scripture hath said,
out of his belly shall flow
rivers of living water.
And all I had to do was ACKNOWLEDGE my sins, REPENT of it, TURN to GOD for answers, LOVE Him with ALL my heart, HONOR JESUS with ALL I've got, and LIVE by the Bible.
I got to know Who JESUS was because SPIRIT taught me.
A process JESUS confirmed Himself:
John 14:26
King James Version
26 But the Comforter,
which is the Holy Ghost,
whom the Father will send in my name,
he shall teach you all things,
and bring all things to your remembrance,
whatsoever I have said unto you.
John 15:26
King James Version
26 But when the Comforter is come,
whom I will send unto you from the Father,
even the Spirit of truth,
which proceedeth from the Father,
he shall testify of me:
Now, I know the TOP leader, the TOP thought, the TOP truth, and the TOP teachings.
Never need I search any other book again.
The Bible -- GOD's WORD -- suffices.
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