Sword in Hand - 415

  i have been blessed with a little more time on the main website extending into February before the renewal fees are due.  Making the best use of this time, i am working on an update and some more postings.  i started writing this latest post back in 2007 and never uploaded it to the site, i just didn't think i was ready or informed enough to write about it, though i had a profound drive to do so.
  Still using the old tools at hand and whatever still functions i tend to make use of.  i'm running an old pentium ii - 450 Mhz w/384 Mb ram... but the monitor is a 21"  - good for the older eyes and seem much clearer, deeper than current flat screens.  This is the old Micron box i bought back in Atlanta is over 10 years old - SCSI is solid.   Something awesome about some of those old technologies, like windmills, masonry heaters, water collection and filtration systems, using what was at hand... and using the natural, there was a flow harnessed.
  That is one way that God has led me over the years and directed my path.  i think this is a good lesson for everyone to listen to and employ in their lives.  If you feel like you have hit a wall somewhere in your life, then look for the door as God will provide one.  If there isn't a door, look for a window, or if there is no way to get past this current obstacle, then that is the intent.  Then we must sit and wait patiently where we are in prayer.  Each opportunity, door, window, wall, must be brought before God for confirmation and direction before we pass through.  Just as the wise fireman checks a door for heat or smoke before opening, we must also take that level of caution in this spiritual walk.  Look at your feet as well and understand the ground you stand on.  That is where you will make your stand.

  i took down my sword today and dusted it off.  i haven't done that since 2007 either and, just like this next post on my website, there is something profound about it's presence at this time.  i made a wooden sword a couple years ago.  i carved the wooden sword from a piece of poplar which had a beautiful green and blue streak of grain flowing through the wood.  Just playing around with the toy, an old type of training tool...  just like the Samurai weapons.  Today both the wooden and metal swords caught my attention as i was reading in my Sword (The Bible - The Word of God).  It is a time to lean on the Word and take it in Hand and Heart to sustain us in the coming challenges.  It is comfort, peace, and joy amid the chaos that allows us to fall asleep in the boat with Yeshua, while the stormy sea laps against the boat.  Where is your faith?

Much Love and Many Blessings From Father,

~ antbrother .../\...