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TODAY'S SCRIPTURE
"Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts..."
(Hebrews 3:15, NIV)

DANIEL 180: THE POWER OF ANGELS!

What does this mean?

What does the world say?

What do the Ancient Scrolls say?

"Praise the LORD, you his Angels, you mighty ones who do His bidding, who obey His word." Psalm 103:20

I have always wondered about Angels. What is their role? How many are there? Are there good and bad Angels? Do Angels play baseball?

Now I realize I am not alone in my journey to freedom! My Redeemer's Angels watch over me and prepare a way for me to succeed based on my Redeemer's bidding.

My guardian Angels only allow what my Redeemer allows. Since I know that my Redeemer always has my best interest in mind I also know His Angels will only allow what is good for me.

With this said, I need to Remember what my Redeemer said in the Garden when He was Anxiously sweating blood on my behalf. He said to God The Father, "not my My Will but Your Will be done!"

Just as my Redeemer was willing to go through the Act of Crucifixion because it was in the best interest of the team, I must do the same!

I also understand where there is no pain there is no gain however and more importantly His pain is my gain!

His pain means I have the opportunity to play a major part in His game plan. Knowing this I must serve others first the same as He has done for me.

When my Redeemer did this He had a goal that was bigger then His human desire. His goal was the Joy that was waiting Him. His goal was to purge my shortcomings and character flaws known as sin into the abyss forever.

My attitude must be the same if I am to have the Joy of my Lord. I must see my Goals each day with Focus and Purpose to Endure.

The Angels know all of this as my Redeemer instructs them based on my response to His purpose and plan in my life.

This knowledge of Angelic Power gives me Powerful Confidence to face my foes and is another step in my quest for Freedom!

I Must Go Now! I Must Win The Day!

Rick

Who is this

R u resting? Bought 2 tickets 2 comedy night 4 Romania mission on the 9th if u want u go. Sounds like fun evening. Not sure I said a proper goodbye 2 everyone @ restaurant today. Think I might have missed u! Sorry if I did!

DANIEL 180: CHOOSE REST!

What does this mean?

What does the world say?

What do the Ancient Scrolls say?

"Come to me, all of you who are weary and loaded down with burdens, and I will give you rest."
Matt 11:28

I have finally realized that Sunday's are the Sabbath from physical labour as well the Labour my brain puts me through as it goes around and around on a carousel.

The Sabbath is to give me rest from mulling things over and over .... because where it stops knowbody knows?

I must recognize when things are out of my control I need to do what firemen do. I need to drop, tuck and roll to get out of the Fire.

I must realize It doesn't matter how I got here or who's fault it is etc... It is what it is and I must stop the flames immediately.

My Redeemer told His friends that He came to be the Fulfillment of the Sabbath. He said He will give me Rest from all the Anxiety when my brain spins out of control.

Now that I know this I must Choose to Enter into His Rest right now!

I must understand I am a by product of the choices I make so I must choose to accept my Redeemer's gift of Rest. He also told me that He won't give me Rest without my permission.

I must take a deep breath... I must not worry about the what ifs of tomorrow...

I must Cast my cares on Him and He will give my mind Rest and Comfort. Also, the second my mind wonders off into the comfort of being a Victim or if I begin to drift away into depression which manifests itself as anger, I must perish the thought and hand it over to my Redeemer.

If I don't I know the next event after anxiety is compulsion followed by relief.

The Relief manifests itself as rage and or substance to ease the pain.

I need to know that the Pain is Real however the Relief I have been choosing is not!

Slavedriver is a good manipulator when I am in both physical and mental pain.

Knowing this I need to remember that my Redeemer said,

"Greater is He (my Redeemer) that is in my life then he (Slavedriver) that is in the world."


RP

DANIEL 180: THE POWER OF A SPONSOR!

What does this mean?

What does the world say?

What do the Ancient Scrolls say?

"Then Moses called Joshua and said to him in the presence of all the people of Israel, "Be determined and confident; you are the one who will lead these people to occupy the land that the Lord promised to their ancestors. The Lord himself will lead you and be with you. He will not fail you or abandon you, so do not lose courage or be afraid." Deut 31:7-8

When I was Powerless, Codependent and trying to escape into substance I would Fear the unknown. Now that I have the Power of the Holy Spirit I don't fret the unknown I embrace it. This is a significant victory in my life as I learn to trust my Redeemer daily.

Now I realize that Joshua was no different then me. He was also Fearful of the unknown and Moses knew it. This is why his friend and mentor Moses reassures Joshua with the Promises his Redeemer made years earlier.

This verse in the last part of the Torah in the Ancient Scrolls also tells me how Important it is to have a Mentor or as some call it a Sponsor. Moses Sponsored Joshua every day for 40 years. For 40 years Joshua was in constant communication with Moses as Moses took on Responsibility for Joshua.

What is a Sponsor? A Sponsor is somebody that takes Responsibility for another: somebody who takes Responsibility for me, especially during my education of Recovery, Apprenticeship or Probation.

This is a Secret the Ancient Scrolls uses over and over again over thousands of years by 40 different authors inspired by my Redeemer. Every great leader in the Ancient Scrolls had a Sponsor.

I must embrace this Secret of Sponsorship as it is key to my accountability in my pursuit of Recovery. Without a Sponsor Joshua would have been lost along with the rest of Israel.

Just like Joshua embraced his sponsor Moses as the one of his keys to success I must find a sponsor and do likewise.

Moses told Joshua to rely on his Redeemer as his Sponsor in his venture in Faith. Moses told Joshua that his Redeemer will go before him to Prepare the way of the unknown so when Joshua got to the unknown he would have the Courage and Confidence to overcome the enemy.

I must also realize that having a Sponsor isn't just a one week event but a 40 year event ! This will give me confidence when I need to overcome my character flaws and it will keep me from being overconfident thinking I can Recover on my own.

I must embrace this message of Sponsorship in the Ancient Scrolls knowing that it is a very important part if my Playbook for success!

I must also Sponsor a successor to myself so that when I go to be with my Redeemer in heaven the message of my Redeemer will keep going from generation to generation!

It is this Power of Sponsorship that is another step in my Recovery!

Now I Just Go and Win The Day!

Rick

DANIEL 180: THE POWER OF A SPONSOR!

What does this mean?

What does the world say?

What do the Ancient Scrolls say?

"Then Moses called Joshua and said to him in the presence of all the people of Israel, "Be determined and confident; you are the one who will lead these people to occupy the land that the Lord promised to their ancestors. The Lord himself will lead you and be with you. He will not fail you or abandon you, so do not lose courage or be afraid." Deut 31:7-8

When I was Powerless, Codependent and trying to escape into substance I would Fear the unknown. Now that I have the Power of the Holy Spirit I don't fret the unknown I embrace it. This is a significant victory in my life as I learn to trust my Redeemer daily.

Now I realize that Joshua was no different then me. He was also Fearful of the unknown and Moses knew it. This is why his friend and mentor Moses reassures Joshua with the Promises his Redeemer made years earlier.

This verse in the last part of the Torah in the Ancient Scrolls also tells me how Important it is to have a Mentor or as some call it a Sponsor. Moses Sponsored Joshua every day for 40 years. For 40 years Joshua was in constant communication with Moses as Moses took on Responsibility for Joshua.

What is a Sponsor? A Sponsor is somebody that takes Responsibility for another: somebody who takes Responsibility for me, especially during my education of Recovery, Apprenticeship or Probation.

This is a Secret the Ancient Scrolls uses over and over again over thousands of years by 40 different authors inspired by my Redeemer. Every great leader in the Ancient Scrolls had a Sponsor.

I must embrace this Secret of Sponsorship as it is key to my accountability in my pursuit of Recovery. Without a Sponsor Joshua would have been lost along with the rest of Israel.

Just like Joshua embraced his sponsor Moses as the one of his keys to success I must find a sponsor and do likewise.

Moses told Joshua to rely on his Redeemer as his Sponsor in his venture in Faith. Moses told Joshua that his Redeemer will go before him to Prepare the way of the unknown so when Joshua got to the unknown he would have the Courage and Confidence to overcome the enemy.

I must also realize that having a Sponsor isn't just a one week event but a 40 year event ! This will give me confidence when I need to overcome my character flaws and it will keep me from being overconfident thinking I can Recover on my own.

I must embrace this message of Sponsorship in the Ancient Scrolls knowing that it is a very important part if my Playbook for success!

I must also Sponsor a successor to myself so that when I go to be with my Redeemer in heaven the message of my Redeemer will keep going from generation to generation!

It is this Power of Sponsorship that is another step in my Recovery!

Now I Just Go and Win The Day!

Rick

DANIEL 180: THE GIFT OF DESPERATION

What does this Mean?
What does the World say?
What do the Ancient Scrolls say?

"Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need; rescue me from those who pursue me, for they are too strong for me." Psalm 142:6

When I am Desperate I need to receive it as a gift. For I know that Desperation brings me closer to my Redeemer.

When I battle the enemy I must remember that the battle belongs to my Redeemer! My Redeemer told me to cheer and understand that I will be persecuted just as He was persecuted. However, He also said that I am fortunate because I have my Redeemer in me and He is greater than the Slavedriver that is in the world.

He also Prepared me saying, "those that live Godly in the Me will suffer persecution!"

I must Remember that He can move mountains with or without me but He wants me to bring my shovel to participate in the solution!

This is perplexing to me as I always thought persecution and battles were because I was a bad person. Suddenly with this New Information I know that I am actually doing what I was called to do. For it is in the suffering and Desperation that I rely on my Redeemer all the more and when I rely on Him I get the same Person of God The Spirit that raised my Redeemer from the dead!

Now I can count it all as Joy when Desperation happens even when I don't know why it is happening!

This is Walking Faith! even though I can't see ahead to the future I Trust Him Day by day for my future and this is what my Redeemer wants!

I shall walk with my Redeemer daily like Enoch did and the results will be the same. Genesis 5 - Ancient Scrolls

I must realize that the Gift of Desperation is another key to my Recovery and New Journey in this life of day to day Faith which is today!

Just Go! Win The Day!

RP

DANIEL 180: THE GIFT OF DESPERATION

What does this Mean?
What does the World say?
What do the Ancient Scrolls say?

"Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need; rescue me from those who pursue me, for they are too strong for me." Psalm 142:6

When I am Desperate I need to receive it as a gift. For I know that Desperation brings me closer to my Redeemer.

When I battle the enemy I must remember that the battle belongs to my Redeemer! My Redeemer told me to cheer and understand that I will be persecuted just as He was persecuted. However, He also said that I am fortunate because I have my Redeemer in me and He is greater than the Slavedriver that is in the world.

He also Prepared me saying, "those that live Godly in the Me will suffer persecution!"

I must Remember that He can move mountains with or without me but He wants me to bring my shovel to participate in the solution!

This is perplexing to me as I always thought persecution and battles were because I was a bad person. Suddenly with this New Information I know that I am actually doing what I was called to do. For it is in the suffering and Desperation that I rely on my Redeemer all the more and when I rely on Him I get the same Person of God The Spirit that raised my Redeemer from the dead!

Now I can count it all as Joy when Desperation happens even when I don't know why it is happening!

This is Walking Faith! even though I can't see ahead to the future I Trust Him Day by day for my future and this is what my Redeemer wants!

I shall walk with my Redeemer daily like Enoch did and the results will be the same. Genesis 5 - Ancient Scrolls

I must realize that the Gift of Desperation is another key to my Recovery and New Journey in this life of day to day Faith which is today!

Just Go! Win The Day!

RP

DANIEL 180: IMMEDIATELY

What does this Mean?
What does the World say?
What do the Ancient Scrolls say?

"...He said to the paralytic, 'I say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.' Immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went out in the presence of them all, so that all were amazed and glorified God, saying, 'We never saw anything like this!' "
(Mark 2:10–12, NKJV)

I realize I must act now! I cannot wait till tomorrow for a better set of circumstances to come around.

I must realize there is no tomorrow! There is only today. I must Take Action Immediately with Sense Of Urgency!

I must take no thought of tomorrow but only right now! For this is my Redeemer's Power working in and through me. I must Trust that my Redeemer is beyond time and controls time therefore He can make all things work together.

The only time I must be concerned about is right now and the Immediate future! I must also remember that there is occasion for meditation, reflection, passion and laughter every day!

It is this Immediate Sense of Urgency that my Redeemer uses in me to give me the Power to Stand Up and Walk!

This Immediate Sense of Urgency today at this moment is another key my Recovery!

Just Go! Win This Day!

RP

DANIEL 180: I'M ALL ALONE!

What does this mean?

What does the world say?

What do the Ancient Scrolls say?

"And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not." Genesis 28:16

I must realize that my Journey will bring me into Valleys of decisions. It is in these valleys that I must learn the Power of Commitment!

It is in these Valleys that I must learn how to stay Strong and Stay the Course knowing that just like Jacob my life is filled with times when I am running from the issues in my life!

I used to escape to vices that were out to destroy me even though I knew it not!

I need to understand that when I am exhausted, lonely, afraid and guilty that it is normal. Everyone goes through times of emptiness, loneliness, guilt fear! However God is still in this place even if I know it not! I must cling to my Ancient Scrolls for they Remind me of my Ancient Friends and how my Redeemer never left them nor forsook them.

When I feel Pressure, Trouble, Fear of the Future etc....I need to Remember what my Redeemer said,

"I came that you may have life! Not a boring life of always worrying about what you can't do but an abundant life of Action on what you can do for My Kingdom!"

It is this Power of seeking the Kingdom of my Redeemer first and His Righteousness that everything else in my life falls into place!

I Realize now that an Abundant life is a life of Offense not Defense!

An Abundant life is one of giving and serving others first other than myself!

When Jacob was running away from his family he was serving himself first by manipulating the situation at home.

Little did he know that His Redeemer has a way of making every situation in his life fit perfectly into his Redeemer's Plan!

Now I realize my Redeemer always prepares a way before I arrive at any given destination.

Even though Jacob was tired, beat and stressed he was still seeking his Redeemer's presence.

Jacob was so tired and depressed that he used a rock for a pillow.

When I am stressed about life I must find that same Rock to allow my Redeemer to refresh His Vision for my life.

The ladder Jacob saw reminds me that God is always sending me messages.

Even if I don't feel worthy He is Worthy! He has graciously allowed me to be Worthy with Him!

Knowing this perspective I can now look at stress as an opportunity to get a Refresher Course with my Redeemer.

I need to realize that my Redeemer is always in this place even if I know it not!

I also need to realize that when I serve other's first then The Lord has just shown up in their World or Place!

It is this Attitude of knowing His commitment to me that gives me the Power to commit everything to Him.

By doing this I am one step closer to my Recovery!

Press This Worship Link: 10,000 Reasons
http://youtu.be/XtwIT8JjddM

Just Go! Win The Day!

RP

Elijah learns how to listen!

DANIEL 180: PRAYER

What does this Mean?
What does the World say?
What do the Ancient Scrolls say?

"Daniel, you are very precious to God, so listen carefully to what I have to say to you. Stand up, for I have been sent to you." When he said this to me, I stood up, still trembling.

Then he said, "Don't be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day you began to pray for understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your request has been heard in heaven. I have come in answer to your prayer."
Daniel 10:11-12

Now I realize I am precious to my Redeemer just like Daniel. Since I am precious to Him I must Listen Carefully to His voice in my Daily Journey.

I must Stand Up and get into this game of life remembering that my Redeemer said Real Life is in Him!

I also realize in life that I will have anxious moments just like Daniel and I must Stand Up regardless!

For it is this fact of knowing how Precious I am to my Redeemer that gives me the power and courage to Stand Up and Just Go!

I also Realize now that my desire and request to be heard goes to heaven and is Heard!

It is when I take my relationship with my Redeemer seriously that I have access to incredible insight beyond myself!

I must get beyond myself to have true meaning and purpose in life!

This Serious approach to God in Prayer without ceasing is another key in my Journey to Freedom!

I must Just Go Now!

RP

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Mountain View, CA 94043, USA Friday, April 11, 2014 DANIEL 180 - ANGEL OF LIGHT IS REALLY THE ANGEL OF DARKNESS! What does this mean? What does the world and religions say? What does my Redeemer say? "For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last He will stand upon the earth." Job 19:25 The process of learning how to know my Redeemer 's Whisper verses the Slavedriver's is very tricky. Slavedriver tries to counterfeit my Redeemer continually. Slavedriver went away for a short while to figure out a different strategy to stop me from being Free of fear, anxiety, hopelessness, etc... However, for a moment I am finally able to receive my Redeemers Joy in my life. This Joy a my only Strength as I continue my journey to Freedom! Just when I had a handle on my anxiety, depression and bitterness the Slavedriver came back as an Angel of Light! This Phantom of the Opera lured me to a different path that showed the future as very Bright Light! However it was a Bright Darkness! This Bright Light lead me to the "feel good about myself" preachers on TV. And the Eastern Religions They all said pretty much the same thing to stadiums full of people! One Preacher blew on people and they fell over! Another Preacher smoked a cigar and has an ex porn star daughter that is going to take over when he passes away! Another Preacher showed false advertisements of feeding starving kids in Africa! And still another one claimed I can Have My Best Life Now and Every Day is a Friday! Watching these churches on TV was great! There were no commitments and I could watch church the Preachers all by myself. The Preachers showed me the Power of Me! As a bonus I could even donate $100 and their books and DVD'S as a nice gift for supporting them. Then I was made aware of the mansions these Preachers had all over the world. I became even more depressed after this as the Slavedriver called me stupid for believing the empty lies he created! The TV/Radio Preachers were very good at twisting the scriptures into a magic formula for me to get whatever I wanted. After I escaped to that for a while though The feeling of emptiness, loneliness, lost, guilty, anxious, fearful etc.. came roaring back with a vengeance! It was then that my Redeemer reminded me that His Perfect Love would cast out all of my emptiness, loneliness, lost, guilt, anxiety, fearful etc.. All of these preachers seemed great on the surface but my issues were much deeper then having "My Best Life Now" and making "Every Day a Friday!" When I read through the Scrolls I have actually never read anything that stated it was about me or my Best Life Now! I'm not saying the preachers and authors are bad people however these messages of false hope lead to destruction in the long run! The only one prospering and making money was the authors. This is the same trick Slavedriver used on Adam and Eve in the Garden. He got them to take their eyes off of their Redeemer to focus on themselves. I read in The Scrolls, "He who has the Son (Redeemer) has abundant life!" As I was sitting in Prison in the solitary confinement of my guilt, despair, anxiety and depression when the door flew open. It was the prison guard. He said, "follow me!" Right when I walked out another prisoner was thrown in to my cell to take my place! The Prison Guard said, "This Prisoner has been knocking on your door for a week trying to get into your cell! He pleaded guilty on your behalf to pay the price for your crime! He did this so you could be freed from anxiety, despair and depression. He said He came to set you Free because you were locked up in Fear and Anxiety captivity! Then I began to tear up as I saw my that my Redeemer was being spit on cuffed and locked up in solitary confinement in my place! The prison guard jokingly and sarcastically said to me, "hey bro, it's cool! You don't need to feel bad! The Prisoner told us that He would be out of here in three days! Then the guard scornfully laughed at my Redeemer..."Ha, Ha, Ha.....Ya Right...what a looser," he mockingly said. Then my heart became overwhelmed with emptiness, loneliness, lost, guilt, anxiety, fearfulness etc.. However, this time I had a soothing gentle feeling about all of these emotions. I felt the heavy burden of all my anxiety and fear disorders being cast out one by one. Then I remembered what my Redeemer said about His Perfect Love casting out all Fear which is emptiness, loneliness, feeling lost, guilt, anxiety, etc.. All of these shortcomings were actually cast out and transferred to Him. This made me very Grateful as I realized the Joy my Redeemer was always talking about was the Joy of having me Freed from fear, anxiety, guilt, depression and the Slavedriver! All of these were cast on to my Redeemer by His Perfect Love! Then I remembered my Redeemer telling me that it was the joy of seeing me freed that He endured the Cross. Because of this we named our first born child Joy! Joy would remind us that the Joy of The Lord is our Strength! The Ancient Scrolls say Every Day is a Friday not because of what I can do and accomplish but what my Redeemer accomplished and did for me on Good Friday Nisan 14 32AD. Now I Realize it is my Redeemer's Best Life Now especially when It's on Good Friday because that is the day all of us have a New Beginning! This Attitude of detecting the False Angel of Light is key to my Journey to Freedom! WORSHIP 180 You Make Everything Glorious http://youtu.be/81dK2Vu1IUs Just Go! Rick Wednesday, April 9, 2014 DANIEL 180 - REAL OR FAKE What does this mean? What does the world and religions say? What does my Redeemer say? "For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many." Matthew 24:5 Looking back I realize the Slavedriver was the other voice in my head trying to convince me that guilt was good because it caused Pain! The Religious Leaders said the pain and anxiety was a good measuring stick for my sorrow. The more sorrow the more spiritual! My Redeemer told me that this manmade Religious Stuff invented by the Slavedriver is a trap to ensnare me. My Redeemer told me that the Slavedriver has the same Strategy today as he had in the Garden many years ago. "Remember, I wrote about this in the Ancient Scrolls found in the caves of Qumran by the Dead Sea?" He reminded me that the Slavedriver is like a roaring lion. He told me to be alert and somber minded and that my enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone like me to devour! My Redeemer told me that the Slavedriver was trying to get me to listen to Religious leaders who would tell me how rotten I am so they could get my attention! They said I must be in some bad sin for all these anxious thoughts and failures to be coming my way. My Redeemer told me the Religious Leaders during Job's day treated Job the same way! My Redeemer said the Religious have been ridiculing people and making up ridicules rules for a Long time! After Slavedriver lays heavy burdens on you his next move is to convince you that you can work your way to God's grace. My Redeemer said not to believe that lie. He said Slavedriver has done a good job of faking and deceiving Mormons and Jehovah's Witness's. My Redeemer said, "If that were possible I would have let Adam and Eve do that in the Garden! I couldn't let that happen!" He went on to say, "that is why I had to send Adam and Eve away from the Garden! Years later though I came to another Garden in Gethsemane and sweat great drops of blood profusely as I took all of the anxiety, guilt and shame from everyone on me!" Now I know I can't work for Grace I can only receive Grace! Grace is a gift so I cant't boast about it! I can only boast about my Redeemer's Grace. My Redeemer told me the key to Freedom from the prison of anxiety is to Love Him with everything I have and Love my neighbor as myself! It is this gift of Grace that unlocks my prison door to Freedom! This Attitude of Loving my Redeemer with everything I have is another step in my Journey to Freedom! Worship 180 http://youtu.be/FekKpKgq86k Just Go! Rick DANIEL 180: FINDING THE POWER OF CARPE DIEM! What does this mean? What does the world and religion say? What does my Redeemer say? Farmers who wait for perfect weather never plant. If they watch every cloud, they never harvest. Ecc 11:4 Carpe Diem! I must seize the day. I must go now! If I wait for perfect conditions nothing will ever get done. I must remember that Thomas Edison failed over 1500 times on his way to the light bulb. Abraham Lincoln looked in the mirror and said, "I hate myself! I'm so ugly! I have so much acne! Now scars! Abraham Lincoln failed 10 times for his bid for Congress, Senate and Vice President on his way to the Presidency of the USA. My Redeemer told me that Abraham Lincoln was chosen to lead this Nation and save the Union! He told me that His eyes run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward Him. He said Abraham Lincoln was one of the People He found in the 1800's to turn the Country around and is now looking for people today to do the same! Then He said, "Carpe Diem Man!" Paul Orfalea found the Power of Carpe Diem in his learning disorder! Orfalea barley graduated from college because of his dyslexia. He turned that disorder into an opportunity to create Kinko's Copiers. He sold Kinko's for over $1 Billion to Fed Ex. My Redeemer told me these stories to inspire me to Find The Power of Carpe Diem in my own life. To Just Go! To Stop analyzing everything! To just let go and let my Redeemer show Himself strong in my life! My Redeemer then shared a story from His Ancient Scrolls. These are people that talk a good game but never embrace the Power of Carpe Diem! "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go." And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head." My Redeemer told him how it is and we never hear from that person again. Another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father." And Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead." He wasn't being mean but He knew this was just talk..... an excuse to procrastinate! My Redeemer said their are a lot of posers playing the part but there are only a Few that grab on and Embrace the Power of Carpe Diem! My Redeemer said the Slavedriver loves procrastinators. He said Slavedriver has a Priest named Father Time. Father Time deceives people by giving with all the Time they want! Father Time used to convince me of the following: "Just wait for the right situation! You can always take care of it tomorrow!" "Just do it tomorrow.... you don't have time right now!" "Just take more Time! You need to think about it over the weekend!" Then my Redeemer showed me the following steps to Freedom using The Power of Carpe Diem. - Accept the Situation! - Take Responsibility Now! - Taking Action Now! - Move Forward Now! My Redeemer told me to Tell Father Time I didn't have any time for him! My Redeemer told me Thomas Edison, Abe Lincoln and Paul Orfalea mastered the The Power of Carpe Diem by saying, "Just Go!" "Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy." Wayne Gretzky NHL This Attitude of finding the Power of Carpe Diem is another key to my Freedom! Just Go! Rick Monday, April 7, 2014 DANIEL 180: FINDING THE POWER OF CARPE DIEM! What does this mean? What does the world and religion say? What does my Redeemer say? Farmers who wait for perfect weather never plant. If they watch every cloud, they never harvest. Ecc 11:4 Carpe Diem! I must seize the day. I must go now! If I wait for perfect conditions nothing will ever get done. I must remember that Thomas Edison failed over 1500 times on his way to the light bulb. Abraham Lincoln looked in the mirror and said, "I hate myself! I'm so ugly! I have so much acne! Now scars! Abraham Lincoln failed 10 times for his bid for Congress, Senate and Vice President on his way to the Presidency of the USA. My Redeemer told me that Abraham Lincoln was chosen to lead this Nation and save the Union! He told me that His eyes run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward Him. He said Abraham Lincoln was one of the People He found in the 1800's to turn the Country around and is now looking for people today to do the same! Then He said, "Carpe Diem Man!" Paul Orfalea found the Power of Carpe Diem in his learning disorder! Orfalea barley graduated from college because of his dyslexia. He turned that disorder into an opportunity to create Kinko's Copiers. He sold Kinko's for over $1 Billion to Fed Ex. My Redeemer told me these stories to inspire me to Find The Power of Carpe Diem in my own life. To Just Go! To Stop analyzing everything! To just let go and let my Redeemer show Himself strong in my life! My Redeemer then shared a story from His Ancient Scrolls. These are people that talk a good game but never embrace the Power of Carpe Diem! "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go." And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head." My Redeemer told him how it is and we never hear from that person again. Another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father." And Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead." He wasn't being mean but He knew this was just talk..... an excuse to procrastinate! My Redeemer said their are a lot of posers playing the part but there are only a Few that grab on and Embrace the Power of Carpe Diem! My Redeemer said the Slavedriver loves procrastinators. He said Slavedriver has a Priest named Father Time. Father Time deceives people by giving with all the Time they want! Father Time used to convince me of the following: "Just wait for the right situation! You can always take care of it tomorrow!" "Just do it tomorrow.... you don't have time right now!" "Just take more Time! You need to think about it over the weekend!" Then my Redeemer showed me the following steps to Freedom using The Power of Carpe Diem. - Accept the Situation! - Take Responsibility Now! - Taking Action Now! - Move Forward Now! My Redeemer told me to Tell Father Time I didn't have any time for him! My Redeemer told me Thomas Edison, Abe Lincoln and Paul Orfalea mastered the The Power of Carpe Diem by saying, "Just Go!" "Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy." Wayne Gretzky NHL This Attitude of finding the Power of Carpe Diem is another key to my Freedom! Just Go! Rick Sunday, April 6, 2014 DANIEL 180: I MUST FIND MY SPONSOR ASAP! What does this mean? What does the world and religion say? What does my Redeemer say? "Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another." Proverbs. 27:17 "Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm."Proverbs 13:20 I must have a heart with Prepared Soil to receive the Seed or Word in my life. Knowing this I must be willing to let an experienced Farmer called a Sponsor teach me how to Prepare, Maintain and Water the Seed or Word in my life. I must be willing to find my Sponsor. My Sponsor has already been chosen by my Redeemer and is waiting for me. This means I must find a Fellowship of Believers just like Elijah did ASAP! The Fellowship is where the Sponsors are putting on their Armor getting ready to battle the Slavedriver. This Armor is found in the ancient book of Ephesians. I must read this book! I will soon realize that this armor is what will allow me to have victory over the Slavedriver. I need to meet my Sponsor and get this Armor Now! If I let Sun go down or If I wait till tomorrow it will never happen! This tells my Redeemer that I really don't want to be Free! My Redeemer says my Sponsor will be someone who has been through similar experiences as me and of the same gender. My Sponsor will show me how to till and cultivate my spiritual soil just like a farmer. Now I realize when the Slavedriver comes back to pluck the seed out of my life I am only as strong as I am prepared. My Redeemer works through my Sponsor to get me prepared. That is if I am willing to seek out my Sponsor! My Sponsor has been chosen by my Redeemer long ago for such a time as now. For me to have victory against the Slavedriver of anxiety, fear and depression I must take Action Now! I must also realize that my Redeemer gave my Sponsor a gift called Helps! This gift is similar to the gift my Redeemer gave to Mother Theresa. This gift requires the recipient to multiply his/her talents by taking on the responsibility of mentoring my Redeemer's students! By helping my Sponsor help me I am acting out and relying on my Faith not my sight. This Faith gives me the humbleness I need to show my Redeemer I am serious and I want to be Free. Now I understand that I am also a Sponsor to my Sponsor. By this I mean I am helping him achieve his purpose by allowing him to coach me. This process gives both of us very important roles in our battle against the Slavedriver. I need to understand that this Step in my Spiritual Journey is vital to the success of my Sponsor as well as me. Knowing that my part is very important to my Sponsor's success gives me the Gift of Accountability. Without this gift it is too easy to stray! My Redeemer must really love me to plan all of this out for me. I am the luckiest person ever! I must Race to Please Him! Not because I have to but because I want to. WORSHIP 180 - Phil Wickham http://youtu.be/QGlTzH9xkXQ This Attitude finding my Sponsor is another key to my Freedom! Just Go! Rick Saturday, April 5, 2014 DANIEL 180 - HOW I USE MY REDEEMER'S WHISPER TO PREPARE! What does this mean? What does the world and religion say? What does my Redeemer say? Later, after I began to experience some wins against my anxiety another voice began to creep back into my mind. It was that voice of disappointment again. Dang it! I thought the Slavedriver was gone forever! He left me alone just long enough for me to be Self Confident. I realized I wasn't as Focused and Prepared as I needed to be! My Redeemer reminded me of the story about the Seeds written in the Ancient Scrolls. "A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds ate it up. Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the plants withered because they had no moisture. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the plants. Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown." Luke 8:5-8 Next, my Redeemer explained what the story meant: "This is the meaning of the parable: The Seed is the Word of your Redeemer found in the Ancient Scrolls. Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the devil comes and takes away the Word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. Those on the rocky ground are the ones who receive the Word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe it for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away. The Seed or Word that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life's worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature. But the Seed or Word on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the Word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop." Luke 8:11-15 As I began to realize that the Seed is the Word of my Redeemer, I realized for the Seed or Word to grow with lasting value it needs Prepared Soil to Produce Excellent Results! WORSHIP 180 - Phil Wickham http://youtu.be/QGlTzH9xkXQ This Attitude of Preparation is another key to my Freedom! Just Go! Rick Friday, April 4, 2014 DANIEL 180 - HOW I HEAR MY REDEEMER'S WHISPER! What does this mean? What does the world and religion say? What does my Redeemer say? "My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me." John 10:27 In the beginning I could only hear my Redeemer's Whisper when I was reading His Ancient Scrolls. Not that His voice was silent but I was just too busy and too anxious to pay attention. However, whenever I opened the Scrolls the loud noise and distractions went away. It was at this time I heard the Whisper of my Redeemer. The Whisper was the same voice I read about in the Ancient Scrolls. It was as if I was living in the time of Elijah. Elijah stood outside the cave at the Mountain of God looking out over the Valley wondering why he was there? Then a Voice said, "What are you doing here?" In the same way I am looking over a Valley in my life. The Valley I am looking over is The Valley of Decision. My Redeemer is asking me the same question, "What are you doing here?" I think He really wanted me to think about and take inventory of my life. He also wants me to see this Valley as The Valley of Opportunity! I think my Redeemer wants me to see how small all of my problems are when I look down at them from His Mountain. Many times throughout the day I ask myself, "What are you doing here?" The answer to this question keeps me on Track. I must always know what I am doing. I do this by seeking my Redeemer! Next, I must Accept the answer and adjust. I cannot blame someone else and say I was a victim. I need to realize that I always play a role in this question. I must Just Go and Stand at the same spot as Moses and Elijah at the Mountain of God. This is the same place My Redeemer was Transformed in front of Peter, James and John while Moses and Elijah appeared with Him. Then I began to understand that the Law (Father) will guide me. The Whisper (Spirit) will teach me. My Redeemer (Son) will Transform me into His Image. Worship180 http://youtu.be/d62B5MeAL3I Knowing how to hear My Redeemer's Whisper is another key to my Freedom! Just Go! Rick DANIEL 180 - HOW I HEAR MY REDEEMER'S WHISPER! What does this mean? What does the world and religion say? What does my Redeemer say? "My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me." John 10:27 In the beginning I could only hear my Redeemer's Whisper when I was reading His Ancient Scrolls. Not that His voice was silent but I was just too busy and too anxious to pay attention. However, whenever I opened the Scrolls the loud noise and distractions went away. It was at this time I heard the Whisper of my Redeemer. The Whisper was the same voice I read about in the Ancient Scrolls. It was as if I was living in the time of Elijah. Elijah stood outside the cave at the Mountain of God looking out over the Valley wondering I am I hear? Then the Voice said, "what are you doing here!" In the same way I am looking over the Valley in my life. My Redeemer is asking me the same question, "what are you doing here?" I think my Redeemer wants me to see how small all of my problems are when I look down at them from His Mountain. Many times throughout the day I ask myself, "what are you doing here?" The answer to this question keeps me on Track. I must always know what I am doing. I do this by seeking my Redeemer! Next, I must Accept the answer and adjust. I cannot blame someone else and say I was a victim. I need to realize that I always play a role in this question. I must Just Go and Stand at the same spot as Moses and Elijah at the Mountain of God. This is the same place My Redeemer was Transformed in front of Peter, James and John while Moses and Elijah appeared with Him. Then I began to understand that the Law (Father) will guide me. The Whisper (Spirit) will teach me. My Redeemer (Son) will Transform me into His Image. Worship180 http://youtu.be/d62B5MeAL3I Knowing how to hear My Redeemer's Whisper is another key to my Freedom! Just Go! Rick Thursday, April 3, 2014 DANIEL 180 - THE LORD'S WHISPER! What does this mean? What does the world and religion say? What does my Redeemer say? "And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and He said unto him, 'What doest thou here, Elijah?' Now I must ask myself this same question: "What am I doing here?" I'm beginning to realize that the famous prophets in the Ancient Scrolls also shared the same underlying pain which causes guilt, depression and anxiety. All of us think God is Disappointed in us. Are we going about this the wrong way? Are we falsely accusing Him of being the Accuser? And he said, 'I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.' When I read this in the Scrolls I remembered all of the times I answered the same way. "Why try Lord? I'm all alone! No one understands! I don't even know if You understand! You are always disappointed with me!" My perception of His disappointment caused me to feel sorry for myself just like Elijah. This led to complaining about the same issues over and over again. And He said, 'Go forth, (Just Go!) and stand upon the mount before the LORD.' And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake: and after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice." 1 Kings 19:9-12 As I read this I heard the Voice of my Redeemer in my heart whispering, "I'm not disappointed in you!" Now I understand His Secret! I must Go Stand at my Redeemer's Mountain and get alone with Him! I must turn everything off around me to hear His Whisper! Hearing my Redeemer's Whisper is another key to my Freedom! Just Go! Rick About Me rpponder View my complete profile Powered by Blogger.