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The Sign of Christ In You

Are you sure you know Him?

The sign of Christ in you is not that you work to quit sinning.

It’s not that you pretend to be sinless, and go to your church every time the doors are open.

The sign is that you confess that Jesus came in the flesh, and confess Him as Lord. (1 John 4:1-3, 1 Cor. 12:1-3, Rom. 10:9-10)

The sign is that you love God and love others. (Matthew 22:36-40)

The sign is that you believe the Word. And you believe it so much that you become a fool for Christ. You believe things that this world rejects, and that makes us fools. (Rom.4:3, 1 Cor. 3:18-23)

The sign is that you believe so much that you do not want people to suffer or perish. If you really believed you would be telling people about the great things God has done for you and them. You would be getting the Gospel out. (2 Peter 3:9, Matthew 10:32-33, Luke 8:38-39)

The sign is that you want to help people because you love them. You want to go feed the poor, and clothe the naked. You want to visit the prisoner and comfort the sick. You want to set the slaves free. (Matt. 25:31-46)

The sign is that you desire a relationship with Him, and things are removed in your life that distract you from that relationship. You watch for Him and grow in Him and will bear fruit. (John 15)

The sign is that you take all the bad that has happened to you, and you turn it around for good. You use it to grow and to help others overcome. You don’t bury it in the soil. (Matt. 25:1-30)

You use the gift God has given you to save and help others. You don’t wrap it in a napkin and keep it in your pocket. (Matt. 25:1-30, Luke 19:12-27)

The sign of Christ in you is a focus and an urgency to build the Kingdom. To seek His face. To let Him guide you and abide with Him. (Matt. 6:3, Proverbs 3:5-8)

You endure hardness. Your endure molding as a potter molds clay. You endure refining like a smith removing the dross from the silver and gold. ( 2 Timothy 2:3, Jeremiah 18:1-6, Malachi 3:1-4)

And because of this, you won’t have the desire or time to sin.

But, you will sin. We all sin. If you say you don’t sin, then you lie and Christ is not in you. When we sin we confess it to Him daily, and He washes our feet. He cleanses us of all unrighteousness and works to help us to overcome. And to Him, it is as though we never sinned. Period. (1 John 1:5-10, 1 John 3:9, Psalm 103:12)

We do not sin because He does not hold it against us. When God says something doesn’t exist. It is gone.

He overcame Sin. He overcame Satan. He overcame Death. (John 16:33)

It’s all gone. That’s a fact. We are over comers in Him. (1 John 4:4)

Our faith grows in Him. As we know Him. Our lamps are full of the oil of faith because we have seen Him moving in our lives. (Matt. 25:1-13)

If you spend your life focusing on not sinning, your focus is on yourself. Not Christ.

Just let it go. Let Him remove what He sees fit. Let Him break you and remold you. Trust Him. You will see yourself, sinning less. It will just happen, as you focus on Him and let Him work. Remember, it’s about you and Him. It’s not about what others think. (John 21:21-22)

What is written above is hard. But, its also easy because you cannot do it. You just turn to Him and let Him do it. It’s not a checklist of things you do. It’s a relationship that grows in you and you gradually see yourself doing more of these things. Remember, dead things do not grow. Are you growing in Christ, or are you dead?

This life is but a breath. This world passes away. Just turn your focus to Him.

He has overcome the world. He is eternal. And He is in you.

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A secret place of old

High above that ancient strip pit.
Now filled with water a million feet deep.
Sits that old campsite, where we went as kids.
That sacred place with a stone ring built years ago.

Who knows how long?

Who knows who began?

Who knows who owns the land?

We never cared.

Surrounded by grandfather Oaks, flickering in orange fire light.
Witnesses to coal miners, outlaws, runaways, tortured souls and romance blooming.

The sounds of a hidden water fall tinkling ever so gently in the back of the mind.
Behind all the trees somewhere nice and cool.

Birds singing songs of freedom and love,
with the caws of the Crow reminding us he’s alive.

The scurrying of the chipmunks no one ever sees,
along with squirrels high in the trees.

That dull roar of life,
everywhere going about its day.
Working its work without pay.

And that smell.
That mystery smell of soil and coal.
The scent of flowers on the wind.

The beauty of it all rests in every soul carried along to enjoy.

The sound of humans coming down the trail.
Young teens seeking escape from controlling parents deep.

A place to go and sit down for a while, where secrets can speak.

Time for nature to hide.
The humans are here.
Move slow for a while.
Until they disappear.

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Stop Making Bad Bosses Acceptable

Employers can be narcissists too.

Do you remember in the “Christmas Carol” story by Charles Dickens, when Bob Cratchit asked for more coal in the stove for heat in his office. Do you remember how Scrooge responded with disdain?

Those bosses still exist.

Remember hearing stories of the employers during the industrial revolution, and in thousands of sweat shops around the world, who are free to abuse workers? Free to use every trick to keep them down?

Those employers exist today.

We have laws in place that protect workers. But, still we allow things that should not be allowed. The labor laws do not do enough.

We need to stop normalizing and accepting bad bosses. The idea that “Everybody has had bad bosses” should not be used as a means of brushing off abuse or bullying.

Bad bosses should be shamed. If not actually ruined, like they ruin employees.

If an employee cannot speak to customers or bosses with attitude or disdain, then the same should apply for bosses. It’s human decency. But we allow this behavior in bosses. They are given free rein to run employees down.

In my own life, I have worked for employers who think that they have the right to speak down to workers. But, if you respond in kind, you are wrong and they will fire you. I’ve seen bosses drive people to quit or to do things to get fired or hurt themselves.

It has been shown that the authoritarian method of management does not work, and is dying out. But, you still have these old guys hanging around. Many of which were in the military, and their only example on how managers should behave comes from their drill sergeant.

Employers have the power to fire people at will in many places. This means they can destroy a worker and their family for very little reason.

They can destroy a workers life for saying the wrong thing. For having the wrong attitude. For doing something wrong off the clock. For accusations made by people without proof. All of which have nothing to do with the job itself.

An employer should be required to show that the employee had caused actual harm to the business. An employee should have more ways to correct abuses by employers and management.

They say, “Nobody wants to work anymore.”

No they don’t want to be treated like a slave and exploited.

Labor laws need to be expanded and changes made to solve this problem.

We see it everyday in the news. Someone fired for little or no reason.

We see it in our TV shows, where a tough guy boss fires people for no reason. And we are brainwashed into thinking it’s perfectly acceptable. We do not consider the families destroyed by this employer.

When a person goes to work for someone it’s often a moment of hope for entire families. Things are moving up. Life is getting better. Dad or mom has a job now. We can pay rent and have Christmas. We can stop buying clothes at the Goodwill.

Then, mom or dad gets fired for very little reason, or based upon lies. Putting the worker back out into poverty. It is shameful. It harms our country.

We all know it.

We need to stop pretending it’s acceptable.

(You know, as I wrote this it was in the back of my mind that it would probably impact my future employment efforts. That fear, is the fear we need to destroy. That a person can destroy your life or keep you down because you speak truth. It needs to stop.)

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God Will Establish You

It’s a promise

This world is a tough place.

It’s supposed to get us to wake up and turn to God, so He can save us and help us.

We fall on tough times. We have a spouse who betrays us. We have kids who reject us. We have friends and family who throw us under the bus. We lose jobs and homes and friends. We are ruined, even by people who claim to be good Christians.

But, God will establish you. Just turn to Him.

He promises.

“the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.”—2 Thess. 3:3 KJV

Speak this promise to yourself to build up faith. Faith comes by hearing the promises of God. Speak it to yourself and hear what it says, and believe it.

“The Lord is faithful. He will establish me and keep me from evil.”

Jesus prayed for you, “I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.”—John Chapter 17 (verse 15) KJV

It’s going to happen.

Just turn to Him. Pray and ask Him to save you and help you. Trust Him. Follow Him.

We can look at Joseph. ( Genesis Chapter 30-Chapter 50 KJV)

His brothers betrayed him and threw him into a pit.

That’s just like how you’ve been betrayed or lied to or destroyed by people claiming to be family or friends or others.

They were going to kill him, but God used one of the brothers to speak mercy, because God had a plan.

He has a plan for you. He has made a way for you to escape. Trust Him.

They sold him into slavery.

They lied to his father, and anyone else who might need to know. They covered up their lies and betrayal.

When you do good you don’t have to hide it. When you do God’s will, it’s ok if you get found out.

But, God was with Joseph.

I’m sure there were some times, when it was scary, and Joseph didn’t know what was going to happen. There were probably times the devil whispered into his ear to get him to fear and doubt.

I’ve had the same. You probably have to.

But, God came through.

Joseph went to work for a decent man named Potiphar, who God used to lift Joseph up to the highest place in that man’s household.

God established Joseph. He set him in charge of everything. Simply because Joseph trusted God.

What the devil tried to destroy, God saved and established. What his brothers sought for evil, God turned around for good.

And He can do it for you. He’s done it for me, and will again.

But, the devil wasn’t done with trying to derail God’s plan.

Potiphar’s wife came tempting Joseph.

The type of temptation is irrelevant.

The devil can use all kinds of things to try to trip us up.

He tempts our flesh to see if we will bite. Then he destroys us. It could have been theft, or too much wine. It could have been an accident or misunderstanding. It could be a bad boss who the devil uses to get you to fail. If you fail, just turn to God, confess it and let Him grow you.

But Joseph did not fail. He resisted and resisted.

He wanted to be right with God. The God who had established Him. The God who had given him everything.

But, Potiphar’s wife lied and falsely accused Joseph. And he was thrown into jail.

You might have been lied on. They might have twisted things to destroy you because you would not submit to their evil ways or abuses. They might have listened to the rantings of a petty person who always wants to get their way.

Remember God sees. Revenge is His, He will repay.

And He will establish you. Which is probably the best revenge. Keep your heart pure, despite their evil.

God established Joseph again. He made him head trustee in the jail.

That’s God. He can bless you in the midst of terrible things.

When they seek to do you wrong, know that God will establish you and keep you from evil. He will bless you. He turns all things around for our good. Just turn to Him and love Him.

All that time in Potiphar’s house, and being trustee in the jail was preparing Joseph and training him. Not just in practical things, but preparing him in spirit. Joseph continued to abide in God and trust Him.

Till the time came for the blessing to break free.

And God raised him up and established him again, as the head of Egypt. It was an Egypt who needed a wise worker from the darkest pits.

God established him, and He will establish you.

“The Lord is faithful. He will establish me and keep me from evil’

It’s a promise.

Turn to Him. Trust Him. Abide in Him. Have a relationship with Him. Endure the attacks that come and stay with Him.

God will establish you.

Your faith in Him and His promises will move mountains.

And on that final day, you will be with Him in Paradise.

Bio: Chris Bunton is a writer, poet and blogger from Southern Illinois. He has published in several magazines, and has written a poetry eBook called “Against the Man” and an Addiction Recovery eBook called “Made Free: Overcoming Addiction“ a collection of dystopian short stories.“The Future is Coming” and his latest book “The Latter Days‘ is a book on Bible Prophecy and avoiding the deceptions to come.

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It was a miracle no one was hurt

It was in the late 90’s when I was driving a semi-truck for a living.

I was traveling with a heavy load through the state of New York. It was winter. The roads were clear but there was white on the ground everywhere.

The road I was cruising on looked like an interstate with four lanes. It had a median in between them. I cannot remember exactly which road it was.

My tractor pulled the heavy load slowly up a hill. As I went over the top and started to descend; I noticed that cars in the other 2 lanes heading the opposite direction as me, were flashing their headlights.

At this point the road curved downward around a giant stone hill. The bottom of the hill and road was blocked from view because of it.

The flashing lights were a warning, so I started covering my brakes to slow the heavy truck down.

As I rounded the hillside, I could see that all the traffic below me was at a dead stop.

I began to apply the brakes to get the truck stopped as well. But, the load was pretty heavy and was pushing the truck down the hill.

When you are braking a semi- truck, you have to make sure you don’t burn up the brakes, and make sure that you don’t run out of air on the air brakes. That’s the goal.

So, you apply the brakes at an even steady rate, so it will slow you and stop you but still have time for the air to catch up with your usage. If not, you lose brakes.

So, I’m apply the brakes and the truck is slowing. But over time, the brakes are feeling sluggish and the air is running out.

The length of the down hill grade and the weight I was carrying fought against the brakes.

I wasn’t sure if I could get the truck stopped, so I made a decision to wreck the truck into the median rather than hurt anyone. I switched to the left hand lane and kept applying the brakes.

I finally got to the bottom of the hill and was slowly approaching the cars stopped below.

The air in the brakes was gone and I was still not totally stopped. I was waiting for the air to rebuild but it was not fast enough. The truck rolled toward a car with a family in it.

So, I decided to drive the rolling truck into the median. Remember I’m in the left hand lane so I turn the wheel slightly and the truck started to roll out into the median.

But, at the very last second, some thing took over. It was not me.

I whipped the steering wheel back to the right, which sent the truck traveling along the shoulder instead of out into the median. Then, I whipped it again to the right, which turned the truck back into where the cars were sitting, and applied my brakes which were now full of air again.

The truck stopped; sitting perfectly in the left hand lane. I had somehow veered the truck in a “C” shape around three parked cars, drove along the shoulder and whipped back into the lane perfectly.

Right after I got stopped, a man came running up to the truck and beat on the door. I opened it and he yelled,

“I bet you need some toilet paper! That was the craziest thing I’ve ever seen!”

And it was crazy.

It wasn’t me.

But, it was just one of the many times God has protected me and others in my life.

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Everyday can be a new life

Everyday is a new chance at a different life.

Every morning when we wake up we can choose how our day goes.

I know it’s hard. I battle those morning demons and have for years.

I have fought to think rightly in the face of a life that seemed stagnant and dead.

So, I’m not just blowing smoke.

I have waited for years for change to occur. I have done everything I can realistically do to make those changes occur and nothing has happened.

But that does not change the truth that each day is a new day.

Today it can change for the better.

And change does come. It has come for me. It will come for you.

Everything in this world was created by God, and all of it declares His truths. Everything teaches us of Him, and the life we can have in Him.

Every night we go to sleep, is a picture of our death. And every morning when we awake is a picture of our future resurrection.

It is also a picture of our dying to this world and our former lives, and being born again in Christ if we turn to Him.

It’s the same picture in baptism.

Every morning we arise again into new life.

Take a step back and see that God designed this world to teach us and grow us for something better. We are here for something more.

Step outside of yourself and see that new life happens every morning. Grab it and build a new.

Every morning you get a new life. Every morning you are resurrected into new life. Every morning is a picture of your new life in Christ.

Now use it. Ask God to guide you in it. Live it like it’s your last one.

Think about it. What would you do if you had another life to live? Now do it. Make wiser choices. Do the things you always wanted to do. Don’t give up. Figure out a way.

I know it’s hard. I fail too. But, the value exists in the failure. Because, in our failure we seek God, with a true heart. And He is where our strength truly lies.

Have faith that He hears. Stand on His promises. Keep speaking the faith. He is there with you. Trust Him.

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It’s Been a Long Time

Since the dawn of time,
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Men of might, and reknown.
Men of money, power and demons.

Humanity has been enslaved,
since the days of Adam.

The Workers in every land,
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by the sweat of their brow.

But, along came the rulers, the kings,
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With money, force, debt, threats
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Even today.

Rules, unwritten,
about how we should behave.

All the “Yes, Massah! Don’t Beat Me Massah!”
became “Yes, sir, please don’t fire me sir.”

The laws change,
and the lovers of money change with it.
Dragging freedom down.

“There is nothing new,
under the sun”

Nothing has changed,
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The King of Babel,
is still on his throne.

It will change,
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And weep,
when their money,
and souls are lost.

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Alone in the woods.

I remember when I was young.
I’d skip school and go to the woods, to become one
with the spirit of the wild.

To sit under a tree and just be,
without a care In the world.
Listening to the birds,
and talking with my friends the trees.

Moving slowly down the trails.
No place to really be.
Except right where I am.
And the wildness lived in me.

The joy of the squirrel seeking food or a friend.
The deer watching me, as I stop and watch her.
Till she stomps her foot and gives a snort.
Then, runs with several deer I didn’t see.

I put my bare feet in the small cold brook,
and watch a Leopard frog pretending to be invisible.
A soul like me,
just hanging around the creek.

Dripping sweat in the late summer heat.
Maybe I’ll skinny dip in the nearby lake.
Pretending to be a shaman,
on some spiritual path.

The trail goes on,
and I follow it through the trees.
Oaks, Maples, Sycamores, and Shag Bark Hickory’s.

Till I see an old hunters stand.
I climb it and sit.
Not to kill, but to love and be one.

Those days are gone now.
As I’ve grown old.
Responsibilities loom, and problems come.
But those wild friends of mine still remain in my heart
and Paradise to come. Some day.

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He watched her through the trees as she bathed.
Beautiful slave of an evil king.
He desire to take her to his mountain cave,
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She loved that he was watching her,
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She looked all around, just to be sure.
If caught, they could be burned at the stake.

She swam under the limbs of a willow,
where he waited, just to be near.
Her head on his chest like a pillow.
He watched to make sure it was clear.

Their longing embrace was too short.
She had to return to that king’s court.

A poem I wrote about a fictional fantasy world I created. A world of oppression, and control. A place where the rulers are treated as gods, while the common folk are treated as slaves. It’s all been in my head for decades. Perhaps it’s time to tell the tale. Are there stories hiding in your mind? Tales you never had time to get out onto paper?

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I have not even mentioned the terrible cruelty these animals and the natural world around these farms face.

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