Moving Forward in Uncertainty (I’m back!)

Times like this will make or break you. It’s been two years since I posted online. Incredibly unnerved by the chaos and delusion sweeping the earth, reflected on social media, I signed out of facebook and closed my laptop. I chased sunsets and painted pictures. I found a church that hadn’t bowed its knee to Baal and attended sparsely populated services, meeting people of all walks of life. Certainly, the era of the virus-that-shall-not-be-named was rich and revealing. I was admittedly terrified of becoming a voice of falsehood, swept away by one lie or the other, and even uncertain about some of the Christian teachings I ascribed to. Not the faith itself, but some of the charismatic aspects. Everyone seemed to be deceived. Was I deceived too?

The answer was yes and no. After a couple years of study and reflection, some question marks in my mind have become periods. I am more confident of where the line between new age and Christianity falls, more confident in my assessment of what is going on in the world, more confident of my calling and who Jesus is. I’ve faced some serious struggles, and honestly I don’t think God is happy that I was too afraid to keep going. Even if believers were fighting like cats and dogs, even if our government was threatening us, even if I did see people near my house beat up by Canadian armed forces, even if the air was swimming with demons and it was hard to breathe. Aren’t warriors supposed to rise up in adversity? What a chicken. I apologize for my disobedience. But, I’m back.

And these are still uncertain times. I could find myself unable to find or keep a job if I move forward with the things God is asking of me. My goal is to spread truth, beauty, and Jesus. Awkwardly, the world hates all three.

“These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” – Jesus, John 16:33 NKJV.

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We were prepared for this. “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” – Jesus, John 16:33 NKJV.

I’ve recently revised my manuscript of Snake Road and put out feelers for the right publisher. I’ve freshened up my blog, added some art for fun. Soon I’ll be starting a podcast, something the Lord asked me to do years ago. As I said, I was just too chicken. I’m still too chicken! But I’ll do it anyway. He told me it’s not too late. I took that to mean it could be too late someday, and it’s never a good idea to take the grace of God for granted.

Tell me, what is God asking you to do? What if it’s not too late?

Let me know if there are topics you particularly want to see covered. My first podcast episode will be my testimony, and from there I honestly don’t know. Thank you so much for coming along for the ride.