Woman comes to my house and prophesies I'm going to jail

All of my mom's friends have now turned against me

Astonished by all the dramatic tests God is allowing to come my way

Everything I believe about God is at stake

The evidence God is with me in not in my circumstances, but in the people being impacted around me...fruitfulness

Where are the Christians who are truly examining their walk with God

Thoughts on the evidence of God in my life that the numbers represent

When I made the "Joseph Mistake" by sharing the difficult thing God was asking me to do, with others.

Feeling indignant when others refuse to honor my Father with true faith

Realizing how much all this affliction is the answer to my prayers to be more like Jesus Christ

Being stabbed with the Lord's sword that has been dipped in love.

Evidences that the Spirit of Christ is really in you

Incredible 3 part dream I have about shallowness, tearing things down, and my dad repenting at the wash machine

Insights and Revelations about the terrible deceptions and unfaithfulness in my local church The Rock

God opens Tyler's eyes to see his angel watching over him in answer to my prayer

When I first realized I'm not better than others because of my relationship with God, but just better off

Mom comes and tries to put pressure on me about the children, when God has told me to wait

The deception of counseling's belief that we have to "meet people where they are"

My mother comes to me very delicately to plead with me to realize that something is wrong with me and that I have isolated myself

In spite of what we are so often told from the pulpit, not all isolation is bad and much of it actually comes from God as seen in the lives of the saints in Scripture

A friend of mine in church hands me these horrible false teachings from a man named Jesse Duplantis and then takes my mom to one of his meetings

Real life lessons from my Men's Bible study show that until a person is broken or totally surrendered the teachings of Christ will be useless

A call to people for TOTAL surrender

Capturing a moment of weeping before the Lord for the extraordinary Joy He has given me through death to self and brokenness

God shows me 12:12 for Romans 12:12 right after I make message

Breaking down in tears feeling compassion for my ex-wife

A passionate prayer reminding Father of my faith and obedience to Him and how it will bring shame on my faith in Him if He doesn't come through for me

A commentary about not emulating my boldness before God unless you have first emulated my obedience and faith

I discover the incredible reason why God prompted me to pray so urgently for Laura

Several blessings I'm receiving in this difficult season and examples of fruit that God is producing through me

Step-father talks to me on behalf of my mother's fear about pressuring me to get my driver's license

The battles are intentional from the Lord and they make you stronger

I am having very negative feelings about my pastor and my church as I realize the messages are always stopping short of telling the whole clear truth in Scripture

My frustration with Charles Stanley preaching that you can't fall away from grace, in spite of what Scripture clearly says

The constant frustration of living for 2.5 years with parents who don't think or believe anything like I do I am so ready to be free from my prison at my parent's house to shake loose the bondage and slavery

Nothing burns me up inside as when I see a person who calls them self a Christian and who has no trust in God

I am so exhausted from being around people that do not love God

I find out my children are now being bullied by a neighbor

My mom tries to offer paying for my driver's license and I say no, even though it may mean I miss my kids and .God shows 525 and 919 to confirm

Feeling a very deep love for my Father in heaven even though my circumstances haven't changed

Reaching such a place of contentment that I now feel I could live without a wife

A new experience with a deeper peace and more contentment than I have ever felt before

Reflecting back on how much I have changed and how much work God has done

Being so thankful for all the alone time with God Like fine wine, there is no substitute for long periods of TIME in order to find a deep and satisfying relationship with God

Continuing to reflect on the irony of the incredible joy I have in all the adversity

Incredible prophetic foreshadowing of the fact that I would one day go to India!

One of the most difficult relationships on earth is between that of a true follower of Christ and a "believer" who doesn't obey Christ

God leads me to Romans 8:18 to encourage me in my suffering

Asking the question honestly, "Is God ever really going to bless me after all of this?"

God speaks me to Matthew 7:11 and Luke 11:11 right while I'm in the middle of this question I'm talking about in my journal

Lessons and encouragement from the love story of Charles and Susanna Spurgeon

Asking the Lord will my life always be suffering and persecution or will I ever see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living?

I don't have unbelief, but I do have moments of doubt and lots of ups and downs

More struggles with memorizing Scripture Feeling sensitive to what may be more pride I sense in myself in my men's Bible study

Struggling to find the balance between being gentle and being passionate and fiery in my ministry

My recorded prayer pleading with the Lord to please guide me in my disposition and passion in my messages and to not let me be in the way

A most important moment which proves God has been wise and loving to not yet take the pressure off of me and bring deliverance yet

The first Thanksgiving day I've ever had without any family to love and celebrate with

Seeing so clearly the sword Christ brought to separate his sheep from the goats in my family

God answers my prayer and gives me his counsel regarding how I should respond to the abuse of Tyler and Nathan by their grandfather

How easily we are tempted to shrink back from total trust in the Lord

When to take counsel from men and when NOT to take counsel from men

My faith being tested severely again by Tyler and his fear for his own life in his grandfather's house.

Commentary with more proof that I have indeed heard correctly from God

My ex-wife curses my son about me and he cries and then Chelsea hears about her mom cursing me and she cries out to God

Satan being allowed to afflict my children is proving to be the greatest test of my faith so far

Pleading with God to be merciful to my ex-wife and to please give me finances so I can do good to my enemy

Commentary about spiritual increase only comes through death on the cross and the abundant life only comes by resurrection.

God leads me directly to the passage in Mark 11:22 in my Bible, encouraging me to Have Faith in God

An incredible real-time example of 949 and how God uses the numbers to guide me, in the face of so much concern for Tyler and his fear of his grandfather

I quit going to my pastor's private men's group and my mom immediately says, "That's a sure sign there is something wrong" The persecution continues to strengthen my faith and my joy is overflowing

Satan trying to strike more fear into my heart about my inability to pay child support, with news stories

Revelation on my needing to pass the "Prophetic Test" as seen in the life of Joseph

More anguish about hearing what is going on with my children and and the child abuse of my son Tyler who was abused by his grandfather

God is increasing the weight of the test beyond just that of me losing my dignity.

I am not going to run to DHR and trust in man, but I'm going to run to prayer and trust in God.

This is a spiritual battle, not a battle against flesh and blood

There is always the part of me that says "You are just in denial Michael"

I am more afraid of disobeying and distrusting God than i am on missing out on saving my children

A personal recording of explanation and prayer for my children

Explaining to the children about God's election

(IMPORTANT MESSAGE ABOUT THE NEED FOR SURRENDER)

The Lord answers my prayer for encouragement by having Bobby Junkin call me with a wonderful testimony

My parents attempt to steam roll me again and my faith is under such horrible attack

Mom says I'm the problem and not them and threatens to kick me out

The Lord is testing me and teaching me much about confrontation

Though my mother and father forsake me, the Lord will receive me Psalm 27:10

The deception of believers who try to change their behavior but who do not give their life fully to the Lord

Revelations about Sanctification and Surrender "Quit trying so hard to be like Jesus without giving your life up to Him!"

Seeing all this as coming from God I have a strong indignation towards persistent unbelief

I have been feeling more doubt and more tests of my faith than every before

So discouraged that not even the word of God can encourage me right now. I need His presence

My growing frustration with God's command to me to memorize the teachings of Jesus Christ

Doubts increasing as I feel harpoons coming in that I have done something wrong which is preventing God from delivering me

An adorable voice message from my nine year old daughter Chelsea about God answering a prayer for her

My faith is greatly strengthened after prayer and the fog is lifting

The battle has made me weak and I see a type of doubt that has become almost permanent and won't go away

The astonishing story behind the newsletter from a pastor in jail which I saw on the side of the road

Satan will always try to create evidence that the lie is the truth, ie Joseph's blood coat

God shows me that I'm beginning to look at the wind and the waves like Peter and that's why I'm sinking

God shows me Romans 10:11 that I will not be put to shame by trusting in Him