Slingshot MInistries

This journey started with two words that sunk into my spirit, Spiritual Boldness.  God did not give me a spirit of fear, but of power of love and a sound mind.  However, this calling was a 180 degree shift from the way that I saw myself.  Several years ago, I was plagued by anxiety attacks.  It was crippling.  My heart would race.  I would become red in the face.  All I could do was look for a way to run.  I couldn't speak to people (at all).  One-on-one or in front of a group.  It was incredibly scary, but... How I saw myself and how God sees me ARE different.  God showed me scripture upon scripture that revealed how He sees me.  I am a warrior, a son of thunder, an ambassador, a mighty man of God, heir to the throne, co-heirs with Christ, adopted as His child, spotless, blameless, righteous and I have been given the authority that Christ won for us all!  I chose to believe God and fight against how I felt....

The original intention of my blog was to paint a broad brush stroke of encountering Jesus.  Time to change direction. Well, not actually change direction, but increase the focus.  I'm going to use this blog now as a record of my current walk with the King.  He's been leading me on an adventure, sword in hand, ready to preach the kingdom and heal the sick at any moments notice.  I've been cautiously following Him down this road for the past year.  Now it's time to throw caution to the wind.

Won't you take this cup from me Cause fear has stolen all my sleep If tomorrow means my death I pray you'll save their souls with it Let the songs i sing Bring joy to you Let the words i say profess my love Let the notes i choose Be your favorite tune Father let my heart be after you In this hour of doubt i see who i am is not just me So give me strength to die myself So love can live to tell the tale Let the songs i sing Bring joy to you Let the words i say profess my love Let the notes i choose Be your favorite tune Father let my heart be after you Father let my heart be... For you Let the songs i sing Bring joy to you Let the words i say profess my love Let the notes i choose Be your favorite tune Father let my heart be after you

Some call them triggers.  Some call them red flags.  Others say "when" points, as in, when God stops you so that you realize nothing is going to be the same.  There are points in our lives the we are allowed to "see".  We can look back on them in a moment with all freshness as if they happened yesterday.  They stick in our minds like old habits.  They are part of who we are. I was about 8 or 9 years old and I was literally hidding the first time I remember this happening to me.  Looking back,  I remember the feel of the room, the silence, the smells, everything.  My world suddenly stopped and then...everything was different. It was minutes before my dad got home from work as I ran to his bedroom and climbed inside of the closet.  The closet extended the entire length of the south side of my parents room.  It didn't have any doors on it so I had to dig way in there if I didn't want to be seen.  Oh, I was gonna get ...

Blood is a red fluid that contains a mixture of cells suspended in liquid which is transported throughout the body of an organism.   It is an astounding subtance that shows the very fingerprint of God.  It circulates around the body by the heart and delivers oxygen and other important nutrients to cells of organs and tissues, while at the same time, removing waste product from our body.   Blood is located in almost every part of our body, which is due to the network of blood vessels called the circulatory system (see diagram ). In order for blood to carry out its functions, it needs to circulate all over our body to all living cells.  It has to come into contact to release its power.  Thus, it is the fluid of life, a vital life force that all humans need in order to live and sustain life. This definition is merely an earthly explaination of the power of blood.  Blood also has a spiritual side.  It has power to deliver and remove...

Metal, stone and mud smack together in an unmistakable sound.  There's the cold, hard sound of the metal.  The sucking sound of the mud as the metal slides though it.  And then the scrape of the stone.  Every decision, smack.  Every though, suck.  Every action, scrape.  Can you hear it?  Every moment hangs in the balance and when we decide to follow our own desires/motivations/intentions, therein lies the problem in every one of us.  Rebellion... With every thought that does not align with our God, our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ we are building a BARRICADE.  We are separating ourselves from the source of Love and we are losing our identity.  It all started with Adam and Eve and it continues through all of history including us.  We all have an internal meter.  This meter reads right and wrong.  We all understand it.  We all know it.  We all justify it when we break off the needle as it slams on the ...

Be still, calm.  Make yourself silent.  Feel your chest rise up and down with each passing breath.  Listen...  Hear the sound of your every breath.  Beathe in.  Exhale.  Listen...  The sound of your breath on the way in, yah.  Now breath out, way.  In, yah.  Out, way.  Yah, way.  Yahway.  Without even thinking, without knowing, God designed you to call for Him, Yahweh!  Yahweh is the name of God that cannot be pronounced.  It is actually spelled YHVH.  Can you hear it?  Do you feel your soul calling out for Him?  Not only did God create you to call for him, but God also created you to be able to hear him.  It is woven into the fabric of your soul.  Remember from the last post entitled, Perspective that the reason for everything is LOVE.  It is about relationship, not one sided, distant commands.  It is about an intamacy so deep that we can't even comprehend the level of c...