Maverick2's Blog

“Travis, who do you say that I am?”

You are the Christ. The only begotten son of God and the express image of God himself. It is not robbery for you to make yourself equal to all that is and ever will be. You are the Governor of my mind, body and spirit. You are my counselor, lawyer and doctor. You are my King. You are my hero and I am not ashamed. You have allowed me to overcome by your blood and by the word of my testimony.

“Blessed are you son. Flesh and blood has not revealed this truth to you but rather my Father which is in heaven by way of the Holy Ghost has revealed this to you. The gates of hell shall not prevail against you and your sins forgiven.”

Whom shall I fear? I fear the Lord.

What a great morning walking and talking with Jesus and Renzo.

Today is the day He has made for me. I will try to love Him with a pure heart. I will love

Him and love my brothers and sisters as I love myself today.

A testimony while on my walk on Sunday, January 23, 2022.

In Spirit, just for today, I will go up to the mountain of the Lord. I’ll continue learning His ways and flee from my own ways.

My ways got me in trouble. I served many of the little gods of this world without intent but nevertheless, I served them and they were miserable comforters.

Today I will sit under His vine and under His fig tree and will not be afraid of anything.
Today I will fear the Lord and do my best to walk in His name.

My God is gracious, kind, and full of tender mercy. He takes outcasts like me and promotes.

Today I have received a promotion and am blessed in spirit.

I love you, Lord.

A testimony, Monday, December 20, 2021.

This earth that we live upon is preserved by my God’s word. It’s not preserved through science or men’s efforts. God foreseen the time of the end and knows all things, meaning God knows how long God will preserve this earth from judgment and knows when He will allow it to be melted with a fervent heat and be judged.

There is another type of earth. It’s my earthen vessel or my terrestrial body. My body is God’s sacred temple and He has set the kingdom of heaven inside my mind and heart where the Holy Spirit abides and sits on the throne. It cannot be destroyed and will never be destroyed.

The Holy Spirit is keeping safe that I committed to The Holy Spirit. I have already been judged and by grace through faith in Jesus been found worthy of an inheritance that isn’t corruptible and does not fade away. My life is hid in the life of my precious Jesus. (I do not say He or She concerning the Holy Spirit as the Holy Spirit is neither male or female). Thank you Holy Spirit for keeping me, fellowshipping with me, promoting me, and restoring the full joy of my salvation.

The Lord will preserve this world for many days and already has for many days but is not slack concerning His promises. God continues to hold the fire back from this earth because God is patient and not willing that any perish and that all come to repentance before this world is purified of corruption and evil.

I decided to live my life differently August 21, 2021, and I will never forget what the Lord did for me that day.

I’m glad that according to God’s promise that I can look for a new heaven and a new earth because of my faith in Christ. For me, I’m not looking for a restored earth or a new planet to dwell on as many believe and are looking for. No, I’m looking for a new earth that is my new body. My celestial body. I’m not looking for a new natural heaven but looking forward to enjoying eternal life through the Holy Spirit. Heaven of the heart is a place of full joy, peace, providence, no flesh, no sin, no grave, no death. Today, I get to enjoy the frequency of heaven on occasion but the flesh limits me from being able to stay in that beautiful place. One day in the near future I will sit in that heavenly place forever while forever beholding my Jesus’ face and I won’t have to contend with my own flesh. I’ll be able to stay in heaven always without interference from my corruptible flesh.

Yes, this morning my faith is full. I’m enjoying this planet earth, enjoying my terrestrial body, enjoying my purpose, enjoying the uncertainty in my life as adventure, and enjoying fellowship with the Lord who I boldly approach daily for help and connection.

God is so very good to me. I’m quite certain I have a lot of what I read wrong but it doesn’t matter. I got the one thing and the only thing right that matters.
Jesus.

There is no other name in heaven or below heaven whereby one can be saved other than by the name of Jesus.

I love you, Jesus. I repent of my daily sins not in word only but in action. I am trying my best to commit less willful sin. Thank you for bearing with me Lord. I am happy.

A testimony, Thursday, December 2, 2021

Favorite part of the day! Working on daily focus and oneness with the activities I need to be engaged with for service to my fellow man and woman. Serving freely makes me happy.

Worship. Work. Spiritual fitness and Physical fitness make me happy. Things that no longer serve me, I have let go of and I have released. I’m working on letting go of self-judgment, judgment, guilt, regret, worry, bad food, compulsive behaviors, too much alcohol, and letting go of the opinion of others, good or bad. Just being I am what I am for the great I AM.

A testimony Tuesday, November 30, 2021

It takes time to mature in the faith. I need to give myself that time rather than beat myself up over every transgression especially when many of my mistakes are because I’m trying and simply lack the maturity to make good decisions. I’m a work in progress.

The Bible says that we learn obedience by the things we suffer. Christ showed us the way through His sufferings. Christ suffered yet was obedient.

I am obedient when I’m not suffering. I am disobedient when I’m suffering.

That is to say, when things are going my way I find it easy to walk in faith but when things are not going my way I tend to stray.

I read the word but do I believe the word? Unless the word of God is mingled with and seasoned with one’s faith it doesn’t take root and it’s not alive in ones heart.

Tonight as I examine myself, I find much fault.

I lack courage.
I’m selfish.
I’m sometimes dark.
I recruit others to suffer with me.

Im ashamed of myself for that. I tried to sleep tonight with my shame and couldn’t.
Therefore, I turned to the word and I did find some hope, some new courage, compassion for self, and patience with self.

Solid food belongs to those of age. At 51 years of age I should be ready for some solid food.

It’s time to grow some teeth and stop buckling under the load. To many it would be a light load. To me, it’s a heavy load. The faith honeymoon is over.
The honeymoon ended when I went back to the altar and picked back up everything I left there.

I’m going to go and lay it back down, again, and take a deep breath, forgive myself for not handling a multitude of tasks and problems correctly.
If you and I could handle everything perfectly, I suspect we wouldn’t need the grace of our Lord and Savior.

Let go. Let God and be a tree planted firmly by the river’s waters.

A testimony, Thursday morning, November 11, 2022.

My lifespan is not even the length of a vapor of smoke’s life span. My life won’t even be a crack in time.

To live is Christ and to die is gain.

Here forward I will let go of all of my emotional suffering and pain. I will let go of all the vices that no longer serve me. I will take more risks and not less risks.

Worry be gone.
What unfaithful people think be gone.
Fear be gone.
Judgement be gone.
Regret be gone.
Satan and temptation, be gone.

Jim Rohn once said that life is risk. If you try for nothing, it is a risk. If you try for something, it is risk. Either way, you die.

Jesus says that we are all given “talents”. We can bury them and not risk anything. Then, even that that was given us will be taken from us. We can also risk our talents and go for it. If we succeed we will be given more. If we fail, we will be given more to try and try again.

I’m all in. Going for it.
What else do I have to lose? What am I afraid of?
Go for your dreams. Take the risk.
I promise you that you will be laughed at, ridiculed, mocked, your sanity tested, and your abilities doubted.
And it’s……..glorious. It’s glorious when in your own heart you know you do what you do unto the Lord.

I came from what the world calls nothing and I’m going back to where I came from so while I’m here, I’m going to stop worrying about failure. I’ve gotten used to it.
And somehow, though a failure in many peoples eyes, I have a feeling that somewhere in the ether world that my creator smiles upon me.
Come quickly Lord. Help me imitate your boldness, your love, your empathy, your faithfulness, and your positive speech.

I love you Holy Spirit. Guide me. Show me. Redeem me. Prepare me a table before my enemies and I will give you unceasing praise. Your ways are higher than my ways, so if it’s not your will in this present age that I be promoted, that my wife be promoted, that my family be promoted, and that my beloved Shibboleth family be promoted then I will praise you anyway. Give me wisdom from above to make right decisions and take Godly risks.

Thank you for this day and this unforeseen opportunity to meet new people in this beautiful place. I expect to meet people who you are using to show me the next path forward.

Praise the lover of my soul, Jesus, forever. I know you love me, Jesus. I draw nigh to you.

A testimony Thursday, November 4, 2021

My lifespan is not even the length of a vapor of smoke’s life span. My life won’t even be a crack in time.

To live is Christ and to die is gain.

Here forward I will let go of all of my emotional suffering and pain. I will let go of all the vices that no longer serve me. I will take more risks and not less risks.
Worry be gone.

What unfaithful people think be gone.
Fear be gone.
Judgement be gone.
Regret be gone.
Satan and temptation, be gone.

Jim Rohn once said that life is risk. If you try for nothing, it is a risk. If you try for something, it is risk. Either way, you die.

Jesus says that we are all given “talents”. We can bury them and not risk anything. Then, even that was given us will be taken from us. We can also risk our talents and go for it. If we succeed we will be given more. If we fail, we will be given more to try and try again.

I’m all in. Going for it.
What else do I have to lose? What am I afraid of?
Go for your dreams. Take the risk.
I promise you that you will be laughed at, ridiculed, mocked, your sanity tested, and your abilities doubted.
And it’s……..glorious. It’s glorious when in your own heart you know you do what you do unto the Lord.

I came from what the world calls nothing and I’m going back to where I came from so while I’m here, I’m going to stop worrying about failure. I’ve gotten used to it.
And somehow, though a failure in many people's eyes, I have a feeling that somewhere in the ether world that my creator smiles upon me.

Come quickly Lord. Help me imitate your boldness, your love, your empathy, your faithfulness, and your positive speech.

I love you Holy Spirit. Guide me. Show me. Redeem me. Prepare me a table before my enemies and I will give you unceasing praise. Your ways are higher than my ways, so if it’s not your will in this present age that I be promoted, that my wife be promoted, that my family be promoted and that my beloved Shibboleth family be promoted then I will praise you anyway. Give me wisdom from above to make right decisions and take Godly risks.

Thank you for this day and this unforeseen opportunity to meet new people in this beautiful place. I expect to meet people who you are using to show me the next path forward.

Praise the lover of my soul, Jesus, forever. I know you love me Jesus. I draw nigh to you.
A testimony Thursday, November 4, 2021

To speak evil of no one or I am self-condemned.
God is just. Just indeed.

If I speak negatively of you I speak negatively of myself. If I condemn you, I condemn myself.

If I look for the good in you, looking past the unevolved parts of you, then perhaps you will look for the good in me and look past my many faults?

We are all the same except that of our experiences since birth. It’s our experiences that differentiate us. Only God knows why we are what we are and what experiences brought us to our current state. So, there can be no just judgment from other human beings.

Did you have every advantage since birth?
Were you abused?
Were you coddled?
Were you physically blessed?
Were you bullied?
Were you born rich or poor?
And so on?

The beauty in a Christ like life is finding the beauty in even those that seem unlovable and knowing that they too are loved of God. They are loved of God because God is just and knoweth all things. I cannot be just because I do not know all things. God says not to judge. God says not to even judge your own self much less another.

“Don’t judge another until you have walked a mile in their moccasins.”
When the son sets you free you are free indeed. Jesus is the only just one.
I’m glad He knows me and you better than we know our own selves.

The surest way for me to condemn myself is to condemn another. God help me to be more like you.

A testimony Wednesday, November 3, 2021

I know whom I have believed. I have and do believe in Jesus Christ and I am not ashamed.

I read that my Father’s house is a great house and in His house are vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, some for honor and some for dishonor.

I know that I have dwelled in my Father’s house as a vessel of dishonor. Though I have believed and experienced the grace of my Lord and savior, I have often grown faint of heart. I have committed many sins without repentance until recently. I came clean with the Lord, August 21, 2021.

I went my own way for so long. Strife, faithless living, desiring the things of the world, lukewarm, lazy at times, gluttonous, bore false witness, judgemental, given to wrath, not always gentle and so on. I didn’t use my liberty as a cloak of maliciousness. I never had bad intentions. I was saved. He calls the good and the bad to the marriage feast. At times, I just gave in. My righteous soul vexed by this world of sin and iniquity.

Whatsoever is not of love and of faith is sin. I did a lot of things that wasn’t of love or of faith. I dishonored my Father. It would have been better if I hadn’t known God than to know God and to live without faith in God.

I have been a vessel of dishonor, of wood and clay compared to the steadfast saints that I know. They, though there are few of them, are my heroes in the Lord and are vessels of honor.

I will do my best to become a vessel of honor unto the Lord with my remaining days. I will work on being steadfast during good times and bad times. I will limit my speech to yeas and nays more often and do my best to speak with gentleness even when provoked. I have a long way to go and a short time to get there.

With me, it’s impossible to become a better person or a vessel of honor but I know that all things are possible with God.

For now, I rest in feeling accepted by my God and I have peace during the daily visitations with the Lord.

Thank you, God, for being mindful of me whether I’m good or bad. There is none good but you God. Besides you, there is no other.

A testimony Monday, November 1, 2021

I have had some good moments. For sure, not many, but there have been a few
moments where I did good.

What is doing good in the Lord’s eyes?

Being faithful. That’s it. It’s impossible to please God without faith in God.
It’s not your bank account, the work of your hand, it’s not who you know or what you know that pleases God.

Whatever you or I have done it pales in comparison to what our majestic God has done.
The only way to please God or to be justified, good person or bad person, is to have faith in the once unknown God. This unknown God’s character has been made known to us by the life of Jesus Christ. God, once thought to have been a man of men with a white beard and an austere and hard deity has now been revealed to be neither male or female. God is the Spirit and God is power. Now, in these days every believer knows God is love, is easily intreated and full of tenderness and pity for humans like me. God is so good and so faithful.

Those times I’ve trusted in God and lived by faith, God has been pleased.
Yet, most of my life I’ve been, well, faithless. I was faithless but was God? No indeed.
While I was living faithlessly my God was remaining faithful to me. Watching over me. Guiding me. Ordering my steps. Giving me enough leash but not too much leash.

As I leash train my little pup Renzo, I let him have his own way for a bit but when he gets too helter skelter or too far out in front I gently pull him back and help him walk beside me. I don’t let him walk out in front of me too long before gently taking slack out of his leash. I don’t want him hurting himself or hurting anyone else. He’s my boy. Though he’d like to run wild, I love him enough to let him get it out of his system but never allow him to go too far. Renzo and I do best when we walk side by side with me taking a very slight lead.

Today I just want to be God’s Renzo. I have no other ambition today but to be close to my God with God’s word as my leash and God’s unseen hand guiding me.

God is faithful even when I am not.

Please, today God, feed this dog that I am some crumbs from your table. I’m unworthy for much else.

A testimony Friday, October 29, 2021