My Deliverer Is Comin' !!

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I posted this on another board and forgot to post it here. I think it is very interesting what the Lord did. I originally posted this on Nov. 7, 2002. I'll paste it below.- - - - - - - - - - - - - -


Folks, this may seem a little odd, and I really don't know what to think about it. But I remember when the Lord gave me the idea to write this thread, I started wondering why He was giving me these controversial subjects to write about. And then something clicked in my memory. I remembered That about 12 years earlier, when I first got saved that the Lord whispered in my ear that I was going to write for Him. Even though at the time, I thought that I would write songs, not messages about endtime events. Well that's kind of a long story, so I'll cut to the chase.

Anyway, when He gave me this second message, I was thinking that it was no fluke, and that He really did want me to write for Him, but not songs as I thought long ago and later forgot all about it. I was very shocked to realize that He would want me to do something that I am not even qualified to do, or without having any talent, and not to mention even the slightest interest of being a writer.

I also remember when He gave me the first message, "WHERE IS AMERICA IN THE LAST DAYS?", that I felt an overwelming burden, as if there was a great weight put on my shoulders and I didn't know what to do about it. I was no stranger to witnessing, but this was too heavy. I thought, "Why would the Lord give me this message"? Shouldn't Hal Lindsey or Jack Van Impe or someone else who had a large audience get this and not me, I thought? What can I do with it, not very much I thought. Then doors started opening in places that I would never even have dreamed of. I couldn't type and never was interested in computers and never even wanted to touch one, but nonetheless, here I am, send me Lord. Well that was my first message.

This was my second one. And I was no longer questioning why or how, because I was already doing it. But I never expected Him to give me another message after the first one. I thought maybe I got lucky and just stumbled onto asking the Lord the right question and was fortunate that He answered me. But when He gave me this one six months later, it just hit me, and suddenly I remembered His promise that I misunderstood several years earlier. This time I was trying to think of what it is exactly that the Lord wants me to do. As I was writing my rough draft, I wrote a paragraph as to how I felt about what He was starting to do in me, and this is where it gets weird. I'll paste it below:

I feel like maybe the Lord is calling me to be some kind of a Watchman, like in Ezekiel 33, and I am blowing my trumpet to warn all who have an ear, because our time is getting very short. Yeah - I'm sure some will say I'm a nut, or crazy, but that doesn't bother me. That's what they said about Noah too, when he was warning the world of the coming flood.

I told my wife that this was about how I felt. And that my trumpet was the message that the Lord gave me. I told her the only thing I was missing was the tower, but thought maybe that could be the computer. You see, the Lord sent watchmen to warn people of impending judgment. The watchman would sound his trumpet to alert people to imminent danger. Now here's the kicker, sorry it took so long. I now work in a real tower. :butbut:

Six months after I said that, my Captain assigned me to be permanant North Tower Officer, and that's where I've been working for over the last five weeks. I don't get to blow the trumpet up there, but there is a lot of quiet time. I mostly sit up there and monitor escorts from the catwalk and also by digital cameras that are very fun to operate. I am about 50 feet up and have the only weapons on the compound, as far as guns go, but I will most likely never have to use them. I also operate the Sallyport Gates electronicly.

I really don't know what to make of it yet, but I just thought I would share it with you all. It really is odd though. Maybe even more than odd, because out of over 40 officers that work my shift, I am the one to get picked for this job. The Captain didn't ask anyone if they would like the position. I just all of a sudden was thrown into it, and without my Captain ever having any knowledge of this thread that I wrote. Who would have ever guessed it?? Go figure :noidea

 

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I love this job!! I just want to give a praise report. The Lord has made a way for me to be devoted to him in what He has called me to do. I remember how I struggled to find the time neccessary to write several articles. There for I while, after the second or third articles, I found myself procrastinating, because researching what He was revealing to me, and then me trying to write a rough draft just demanded all of my time. There just didn't seem to be enough hours in a day. Even my wife was after me, saying she was now in competition for my time with a computer. I knew that if the Lord wanted me to continue writing for him, then something was gonna have to give. Wow, you talk about opening a door. Praise the Lord!! Now I can get right on it when He gives me my assignment.

This job is a miracle in itself. I didn't even have to ask Him for it. In fact, I always thought that I would hate it up there, sitting up there for 8 hrs every night in a boring job. But now, I consider it the most wonderful blessing I had. How perfect!! Now I can just do a little research or study at home, and then go write my rough draft while at work and I have a ton of quiet time up there for prayer. I actually get most of my assignments when I'm in the tower. Is God good or what!!