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Saturday Night Retro

This week on the ‘Retro’ I’m remembering the Summer of 2005. It’s a Summer in which I was generally not a happy person. I was miserable at my workplace at the time, and I dreaded each new work day. I didn’t like my job, and I didn’t like the people that I worked with. I was full of hatred. Life away from work wasn’t much happier either. I had very few friends, and little to no social life. I had a cat that was showing significant signs of dying. My life was dying. It was a forgettable summer. I wondered why I even existed at the time.

I can think of two reasons why I managed to stay stable enough to not do anything dreadful – my cat Boots at home and my brother Danny over a thousand miles away. Boots totally depended on me. He carried my personality in a feline body. If I had gone away forever he would have died as well. My brother Danny is my best friend in the entire world. He’s known me longer than anyone else (aside from other family members), and he knows more about me than anyone else. He is the funniest person that I know, and he knows what makes us laugh out loud. If I had done something regrettable during that lost summer then he would have been devastated for the rest of his life. Luckily that summer was not the end for me. The following summer (of 2006) was the end for me – and the start of something brand new and miraculous – a rebirthing.

Back during that Summer of 2005 this song captured my mood, my feelings, and my life at the time. It’s in the lyrics – but it was not a ‘Fantastic Journey’.  

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My Fantastic Journey: It’s In The Lyrics

God has great plans for each and every one of us, but are we willing to listen to Him ?  He’s created a fantastic journey molded especially for each and every one of us, but are we willing to trust in Him ?  Are we willing to follow Him as He leads us, or would we rather go at it alone ?

I lived life alone for over 30 years, and in the end it didn’t work out all that great for me. So I turned it all over to God some 44 months ago. He rescued me from the world. He saved me from my dying life. He led me to the greater things that he had in store for me in this new Life. I didn’t trust Him for over 30 years, but I surely do now, for I have personally experienced His glorious miracles. With His guidance and His direction I tore down the walls and the barricades that the world had put up all around me. I realized that the world had nothing else for me. But Jesus Christ has everything for me. He has everything that I’ll ever need. Because I trust.

God – I’m willing. I’m willing to Live and share my new Life. I do it all for You.

It’s In The Lyrics:

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Saturday Night Retro

Every 4 weeks here on the ‘Retro’ I flashback to the 1980s – the decade in which I went from 12-years-old to 22-years-old. It’s when I attended and graduated from high school. It’s when I learned how to drive. It’s when I left home to join the Air Force. It’s when I lived overseas in the U.K. for two years, and then returned back home stateside to move to Homestead Florida – my home of the past 22+ years.

1988 was my first full year here in Homestead. I had no car back then, but my buddies did – so any driving around the local area was courtesy of my good buddies at the time. Within the air base I rode around on my 10-speed bicycle. It was very cost efficient, but the rain and the wind could be quite troublesome at times. I put an end to that misery by purchasing my first new car in January of the following year (1989).

During much of 1988 HOT-105 was the radio station to listen to here in South Florida for mainstream TOP 40 music without deejays during the day. They played it all – pop, dance, freestyle – even power rock and heavy metal !

They even played this COLOSSAL hip hop smash from The Fat Boys. It’s a modern Summer of 1988 update of Chubby Checker‘s “The Twist” – with Chubby himself providing guest vocals on it. CHECK IT !

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My Fantastic Journey: It’s In The Lyrics

A successful 10-month Wednesday night tradition here on this blog moves to Sunday afternoons effective this week. Lord Jesus please bless this weekly blog post series, and allow it to reach, minister, and encourage the unsaved and the unwanted of this turbulent world. May Your omnipotence shine bright God Almighty via these words, and may Your Kingdom continue to expand – one saved heart, mind, and soul at a time. AMEN !

This morning at Life Pointe Church in Homestead Florida I hosted the 9 AM service. I stated that it was a true pleasure to stand there before you on that stage – in that auditorium – in that movie theatre – off that street that we call Campbell – in our great city of Homestead. I added that we must always remember that the building is not the church. We The People – We are the living and breathing body that makes up the church – whether we are inside that auditorium – or in our own homes – or out in the world. We must always be the church and represent our God Almighty – loud and proud !

God used loud music to rescue me and save me from evil and darkness some 44 months ago. That’s when my fantastic journey following Jesus began. God has a fantastic journey for you too. He created it especially for you – and nobody else. If you believe. If you trust.

Here’s a dude who loves God. He likes to rap about Him all of the time. Here he is introducing himself. Get the name right. He’s B. Reith (rhymes with ‘Life’) !