Ok, so I'm gonna shoot this out there pretty straight ok. Jesus was the most positive person that ever walked this planet. I'll prove that in a bit. As followers of Christ we are asked to imitate Him and His behavior so naturally that should make us as Christians the most positive group of individuals down here on earth. Sadly, the truth is I don't come across a whole lot of really positive Christians these days and I started observing and asking God why that was. God made it really simple and clear to me. There are many people that call themselves Christians - maybe because their parents are, maybe because they grew up in church, maybe because they went to a Christian school, maybe they consider themselves to live in a Christian country. The truth is this... parking a rusty old Volkswagen beetle in a Ferrari showroom certainly doesn't make it a Ferrari. In fact, it most likely will detract from the other Ferrari's there for sale. I'm pretty sure people coming to buy a Ferrari don't wanna check out the stinky vinyl seats from an old volksy do they. I know that's a pretty extreme example but it's not that far off the truth really. My point being why say you're a Christian if you're not going to be like Jesus?  Pretty pointless isn't it. Think about it for a bit...

So back to Jesus. Think on this for a bit. Jesus is sent to earth as a baby, He grows up in a loving family, works with His dad learning the trade of carpentry and in His teenage years starts to discover His destiny. Awesome hey? And do you know what the sum total of His destiny was? To die for us. Yep. To die. Not really a big celebration of positivity hey. But take a look at Jesus life from His teenage years onward to the age He died. Did you see Him moaning about no one understanding His plight? Nope. Did you see Him having a pity party and leaning on substances, relationships or anything else down here on earth to get by? Nope. Did you see Him regularly lose it and lash out at His followers or the crowds telling them He needed "Me time" then giving the excuse "I've got a lot on my plate...". Never. You know what He did do? He chose to help and serve others despite His pain, His suffering and the road of horrible death ahead of Him knowing full well all along how it was all going to play out.

Now, I'm going to quote some of Jesus most powerful phrases now and keep in mind what He had ahead of Him when He said these things. "All things are possible to them that believe". "I came to give life and life more abundant". "I am the way the truth and the life". "I will never leave you or abandon you". "Anything you ask of my Father in my Name will be done". "Say to this mountain, get up and land in the ocean and it will happen". "If two of you agree praying in my Name, it will be done of my Father in Heaven". "I am the resurrection and the life, anyone who believes in me will not die". Pretty off the scale positive hey. Yeah! Not to compare religions out there but there isn't another that spoke like Him or did what Jesus did. And think about this... while He's hanging there on the cross, dying for our sins as the promised messiah and payment for OUR crimes He's still doing what He does best - saving lives. The thief next time Him asks for forgiveness and is given a home in Heaven. Seriously, what a King. There's no other word for it apart from King. That's the sort of thing a King does. A real King. The King of all Kings. So, in light of Jesus being that and He being the one we are meant to follow and imitate then naturally we should be looking, sounding and behaving like Him. Being positive like Him despite what we face.

Yes, it's true none of us are Jesus but there's one final statement Jesus said I was saving till now for this very reason. Jesus said "You will do even greater things than me because I am going to my Father and sending the Holy Spirit to you". I'll finish off with this... Jesus never promised you riches down here, He never promised you popularity, He never promised you an easy life either. In fact, He told us not to chase those things because they are futile and deceptive. What He did promise was this... LIFE. I nearly lost mine and got a second chance because Jesus reached down in His mercy and gave me a hand up in my darkest hour. He opened my eyes and showed me the true meaning of life. It's not money, its not sex, its not possessions, its not fame, its not power... It's Him. I found the life I always wanted when the old me died and the real me came to life following Him. And here's the kicker... Now that I know what I know and that I've found Him, nothing, I mean NOTHING can ever come against or take that away. Honestly, how could anything in Heaven, Hell or Earth ever even assault the fact that the Creator of EVERYTHING loves me, saved me and guides me every single day into eternity. There aint nothing that can even touch that! Oh Yeah!!

So that's why I'm positive. That's why I'm a light. That's why I can speak boldly and without apology. That's why I'm loud. That's why I live life in reckless abandon. That's why I sing and write music. That's why I skate. That's why I love people. That's why I smile and that's the very reason you're reading this right now. That's why I am who I am. Not because of what I do or what I have... but because I have hope. My hope has a name and His Name is JESUS. So who's gonna give a YEAH GOD for the One who saves and gives true life? The very reason Jesus was so positive in spite of everything He faced was His faith in God and the fact that He KNEW at all times He was loved by His Father. Jesus wants us to live exactly like that, just like He did... Knowing we are ALWAYS loved by God. Stay awesome guys because our Jesus really is just that awesome!

Even on my worst days My God is so much better, bigger and stronger than anything I face. He is my strength when I'm weak, He is my path when I feel lost, He is my light in the darkness and swirling fog of life. When I pray and say "I need you God, I don't feel I've got what takes to get through today..." He replies with "I know my child. I AM..." He is the sufficiency to all my deficiencies. With Him, who and what could possibly stand against me? No one and nothing would even dare. God is with me so I will stand until I see His promises fulfilled.  

Hey again, God put this on my heart to share and I know when He does that it's always for a reason. Those reasons always involve people because that's what God cares about the most... people. God cares about this planet, the animals and all the things in it because He made it but most of all He cares for us - people. The very reason Jesus came to die to save us wasn't for the animals or the planet - it was for people. We all have a purpose on this planet. Some of us may invent great things, some may help heal people, some may build, some may teach and some are made to fight for the freedom of others. God's given me quite a few things to do on this planet but one of them I know for sure is to pray for people. I'll tell you why that is. I believe in God. When I say I believe in God I mean that I believe in Him more than my life itself. I believe in Him and His Kingdom more than anything that will happen down here on earth. I believe Jesus saves and that He changes lives and I'm living proof of that. Without His undeserved mercy I am nothing and can do nothing at all. So this is why I pray. I believe in things that aren't yet seen.


I believe in people to be more than what they are right now. Does that mean that every single person I pray for has awesome things happen and that they always change for the better... I honestly wish that was always the case. I've prayed for and tried to help many, many people only to see them choose to walk away from God's ways into pain, suffering and sometimes even death. On the other hand I've seen bones that should have been broken from massive blunt trauma heal and be able to be walked on in a matter of days and go on to full recovery with zero symptoms. I've seen quite a few incurable diseases cured by nothing more than a prayer of faith completely changing the persons life and how they live now without that disease. I've also seen many more things that honestly can't be accurately described in words or speech but just needed to be seen to be believed. Things that don't make sense at all unless you factor God into the equation. Needless to say, I've seen to much to not believe. I believe in God and I believe in prayer and I know for a fact that prayer changes things. Jesus said all things are possible to them that believe so the key thing here is the "believe" part.


No doubt, No reasoning, No excuses. Just faith. And do you know what faith really is? It's surrender. It's basically this... I can't do this Father. please help me. And then God steps in and does what only He can. I've seen Him do it over and over. So where God wants me to go with this is here... I know for a fact that there are several people out there reading this that feel like the guy in the picture. Foggy, disconnected, lost and asleep most of the time. I felt like that too for a long, long time too. You're probably like I was. Nice life, lots of stuff and probably lots of friends. But inside and especially when you're alone you feel extremely lost, cold and lifeless. You have no idea who you are or what you exist to do so you fill your life with as much stuff as possible to try to hide and distract your mind from that fact. But the truth is, you know its there... that emptiness in your soul. That void. It's because you're not living what God intended you to be. You might even be a church goer like I was for most of my life yet you still feel so, so empty inside. What I want to say is this. Jesus can find you and wake up the real you. The you that's far more than you could ever possibly imagine.


You might even be thinking... but I already believe in Jesus and go to church so then that's it isn't it? I can't be any more than I am right now so I just have to face facts that this is my existence. I can't change and people don't really change. I'm here to tell you that's a lie from the father of lies the devil. This is a call... A wake up call. If that's you, and God is speaking to your heart while you're reading this then you know exactly what you need to do. Respond to Him. Bow humbly before Him - on your knees is a great idea as it shows respect, submission and the fear of God - and ask Him to step in and change what needs to be changed. You may have done that before but this time I want you to really believe. Not because you can do anything to change it - in fact, admit to God that you're powerless to even help yourself - and confess that you need His help. I also know for me, God stepped in when someone was prepared to pray for me out of pure selfless love wanting nothing in return apart from freedom and life for you from Jesus. I'd be happy to pray for you if that's you. I may never meet you or see you in person but know this - prayer is far more powerful than you could ever imagine.


Prayer can cross continents and span the globe bringing God into a situation far quicker than any form of communication know to man. Please understand, I'm nothing special - I'm just a normal guy that loves and believes in God more than my own life - but here's the thing... God chooses to use normal people to do extraordinary things. You are more than you know. You are more than your pain, your suffering and your loss. You are far more than your accomplishments, your possessions and your relationships. There's only one way to find out who and what you really are... you must go to the source of life. His Name is Jesus and it's that Name that saves and sets free. God loves you and wants more for you than what your life is right now.

Jesus didn't save you to be a frail, timid, fading candle in the night - He came to give life that is MORE than what this world knows life to be. He made you to be a bold, bright, shining beacon of His Hope, His Love, His Redemption and His Power that's impossible to miss and unable to be mistaken. He made you to shine so bright in contrast to the darkness around you that it begs the question...what is that? And where is it coming from? So light it up because our King is Worthy! His Name is JESUS †

[ Philippians 2:15 - that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world ] 

No matter how far you run, no matter how deep you hide, no matter how alone you feel - Jesus is there. If there's one thing I've learned about Jesus its this - He truly is the answer to all your questions and all your problems. Does it mean that because you find Jesus that everything in life just goes perfect from there forward? I'm sorry to burst that bubble but even Jesus didn't promise that. Life is complicated and often brings heartache and pain our way. What He did promise is this... no matter what happens, no matter how far you go, no matter what you do He is with you always. King David spoke of Jesus in this way in Psalm 139. An ever-present, always knowing, always caring friend and God who loves us endlessly. To understand the full knowledge of God, His presence and His power is far beyond our human comprehension yet if we can just grasp the simple truth that He never ever leaves us and never ever abandons us then we are one step closer to the wisdom of God. 

Can I encourage you that if that's you today and you feel far from God, find your Bible or look up Psalm 139 in google and read what God has to say about you. He knows you - everything about you. Why you do what you do, where you've come from and what you're here for on this planet. He has great plans for you and there is not a single moment in his infinite mind that you are forgotten or abandoned. Even when you sleep, His love for you is still flowing like an endless river. I pray today that His love reaches deep into your heart, heals the wounds that this life and this broken world has inflicted and guides you closer to Him and the purpose He has for you. You are never too far gone and never out of His reach for redemption. No matter how far you run... He is already there. God loves you. 

The voices always said to me as a boy "Never let them see you cry. Become stronger than the tears. Become more fearsome than the monsters that haunt you. Strike fear into all who oppose you and fortify your heart with walls of stone!" Sadly I listened to them for too many years and lived a cold empty existence in sadness and loneliness chained in darkness...

But when Jesus found me He showed me another way... He taught me that true strength comes from sacrifice. A warriors tears show powerful empathy when they are given for those that cannot fight. These tears are not the tears of sadness...they are tears of passion, justice, honor, strength and pure selfless love. They are the fuel of the fire of God. A heart that bleeds will always triumph over a heart of stone. He showed me the meaning of true strength. Love.

[ Romans 12:15 - Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. ] 

Hey guys! I honestly hope you're having an awesome day but the truth is I know for sure out there that there's a stack of you that are really struggling with life right now. That's the thing with life - it's unpredictable, it doesn't always go how we'd like and sometimes it just plain hurts like nothing else. I'm very, very familiar with pain myself and I love God with all my heart and what I want to say is this... Jesus isn't scared of your pain. He doesn't frown at the fact that youre as angry as hell at the things that happened that shouldn't have happened. He doesn't tell you to go away and come back with a better attitude or dismiss you because you're not in your best form. You know what He says when you're pain and anger is so much you could almost bottle it? He says "Bring it!" He certainly isn't afraid of you and what you can bring on your worst day. In fact, that's the day He wants to be exactly what you need - that safe place of absolution and absorbtion for all your pain. He is the open hand for your clenched fist - ready to catch all your pain and take it from you. You see...He's the only one with hands that can do that because of the nail prints He wears as momentos of His immeasurable love for you. So if that's you today and the pain has gotten way past boiling point - give it to the original painkiller. He became pain so you don't have to hold it inside anymore. God loves you and wants you to be free.

[ Matthew 11:28 - Then Jesus said, "Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. ]  

(I wrote this just 5 mins ago. I love it when God interrupts your day just to hear His voice :)

Light your fire in my soul
Make it burn and make me whole...
Shine your light right through my life
So that all can see your see your love-


Keep my steps and watch me sleep
Be my refuge when I weep
You're the sword that's in my hand
Follow you to promised land-


Be my beacon in the night
When the others fade from sight
Youre my safety and my home
When my time on Earth is done-

Hey, yeah you. You're worth more. More than how you've been mistreated, more than what you have, more than what you've lost and more than what you do. Your worth is not in what you have or what you do - but what your Father in Heaven says of you. Have an awesome day because you are always loved by God and nothing and no one can take that away!

[ Luke 12:6-7 "Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows." ] 

STAND IN FAITH.

Don't bow to fear, worry, lies, greed, lust, death or anything that stands in the way of what God has promised. God is faithful and rewards His children who seek Him and His ways in faith.

Stand defiantly and don't give in because we have a Saviour that didn't bow once to those things and went all the way for us staring death in the face and conquered everything thrown at Him.

He conquered and overcame death, hell, the devil, his dark army and this entire world and He tells us "Don't be afraid, I AM with you." The Creator or the universe and everything in it says "I AM with you!"

He is worthy and the angels in Heaven that sing continuously around the throne are a testament to the sheer majesty, power and magnitude of our King.

Because of Him I forge on into the impossible unafraid. Because of Him I can conquer darkness and all its forces bringing His freedom to slaves of my enemy. Because of Him I am not afraid no matter how big the giants are, how many they have slain, how big their weapons, how much territory they hold or how many are on their side. The battle belongs to my God and if He hands them over then victory and freedom is mine all because of Him and for His glory.

This is the God I serve. This is the one who saved me. This is the one who bought my freedom. This is the one who leads me, provides for me, speaks to me, protects me and keeps me. This is my KING!

His Name is JESUS.