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I know it's been a while but, I still love all y'all. I hain't been able to take the time to write blogs but I still been lurkin in the background keepin tabs on everybody. God's really been movin out here that's for sure. Well, I just wanted to share somethin that happened to me last week that kinda goes along with some of the thangs that's been goin on here on Mychurch. It all started when we had a new fella move into the trailor park. He actually moved into Juan's old trailor. The man's name was Enis and his cousin's name was Earl. They had just come down from California over here to North Carolina. I don't even think you you can get to California from here so they must've flew in on a helicoptor or somethin. Well, Me and Rich seen them tryin to move thier couch in. So we decided to do the redneck thang and offer em a hand. They was real skinny boys... looked like a fart wouldn've blown em away. So they was real excited when we offered to help... jumpin up and clappin. Well, when me and Rich got the couch inside we seen that they had some real odd pictures. It looked like Enis and Earl had got some glamor shots or somethin at the local wal-mart. I didn't think much of it at first but then I noticed that in one of the pictures they was holdin hands. Rich gave me "the look" and we knowed that we needed to get out of that trailor quick-like. I looked at Enis and said, "Well, we're gonna mosey on back home now, good luck with the rest of the stuff." Enis looked back at me and said, "Do you boys live in the same trailor?" Like the instinctual croakin of bullfrogs in a lake Rich and me both said, "NOOOOOOO" in perfect unison It was a real awkward moment. Me and Rich just stood there lookin at them boys.. knowin that we was standin in the midst of a homosexual couple. We didn't really know what to say. Finally, Rich spoke up and said. "Guys just so ya'll know we ain't gay, we like women"... :"But we still hope y'all will get thangs right and come to our church" I was shocked at Rich's boldness. I felt God speakin to me to say somethin too. So I swallowed my pride and spoke up... "That's right guys, Jesus love's y'all and he can deliver y'all from bein gay" Them boys looked like they'd seen a ghost.They didn't know what to say. Actually they looked a little scared. "You guys aren't going to beat us up are you?' "No", I said, "We just want to make you feel welcome, and let you know that while we don't like y'all bein gay, we still have the same respect for y'all as anybody else" Enis looked at me and said, "Wow, that's the nicest thing anyone's ever said to us" Me and Rich both said, "We'll be prayin for y'all" and we hurried back to our trailors without sayin a word to each other... cause we didn't want to look gay or nothin. When I got back home, I ran to the bathroom and was washin my hands, when God spoke to me and said "Thank you" "Thank me for what?" I asked God said, "Thank you for reflecting my love today" "Well, it was tough situation, but I did the best I could" I said God said, "BillyRay, I love your new neighbors just as much as love you, inspite of thier sin, and I have the power to deliver them. I just need someone to show them my love." I dried my hands and I realized that them boys was no different than me before I found Jesus. I was doin all kinds of mess that the Bible plainly catagorized as sin, and yet somebody came along and told me that Jesus loved me. I gave my heart to Him, and He delivered me. I just felt like I needed to share this story with y'all because their may be people in your life that you feel like have gone too far to be reached by God's love. Well, let me tell you that ain't true, that's a lie from Satan to make you keep your mouth shut. God's love can reach down to the lowest of sinner and pick them up, set em on the right path, and save their soul. Don't give up on noboday regardless of how sinfull they might be. God loves them just the same as you. God bless, let the Lord speak to you. |
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Cheryl |
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July 15, 2008 at 10:03pm |
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God said, "Thank you for reflecting my love today" |
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July 15, 2008 at 10:06pm |
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| Amen Billy Ray! |
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| not only that, He can stand them up for sure, but who knows? they might be used by Him in a great way... i always feel like i'm held back by my shyness, but most people know that i am a Christian... and of course its always a dream that maybe God would use me for something great... but maybe that is too prideful in itself... but surely He can use me to reach someone who won't let themselves get in the way ;) well i'll pray for them too. thanks for the story =D that was really funny when you said you didn't say anything to each other because you didn't want to look gay haha. =P |
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| Definitely one of the funniest things I've read in a long time!!!! and at the same time a great spiritual message! |
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Oh awesome Man! Show em God's love. |
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| Way to go guys.You're right you have to show the the love of God to your neighbor,Our 18 year old daoughter has worked with a couple of homosexual guys for the past 2 years,and has extended them nothing but Godly love,and while they have not changed their lifestyles,they have acknowledged that their is something different about our daughter,and they don't think that all Christians are hypocritical and condeming b/c of her.You guys were teh perfect example of loving your neighbor and they won't soon forget it. |
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Amen brother! Good story, I'll be praying for them also! We've all got "priors" Hope ya have a good Birthday Week Billy Ray! |
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| Very touching. How great to be so bold! You could have turn and ran and just shunned the guys but you did do the work of God. How awesome! |
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| This is going to be one of my favorites -- it's funny, honest, and stays true to what God wants from us all! |
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| hehe... lol... your story made me giggle and touched my heart at the same time. =0)... God bless you. |
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| Cheryl, Deb, Emmas boy,Pastor Jon, Doyle, Bubbles, Tanya, Cindy, Racun, Victorious, Jennifer, Robert... God bless y'all. Thanks for y'alls comments and support it means a bunch. |
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| Grammy and Livewire.. Thank y'all for readin and lettin this touch yer hearts. God bless you both |
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| The love of Jesus shined through you and Rich today, what a blessing! Good to hear from you. LIke you I've been in the background myself lately but still love you all! |
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| Totally politically incorrect, but hey that's what Rednecks are! Everyone needs the love of Jesus! |
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| Great message, great humor. Encore!! |
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July 16, 2008 at 1:52am |
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Why, even I understood that. Good one! :) |
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| Amen!! Great message! Good to see you back here, Billy Ray!!! God bless you!!! |
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| I guess you rednecks have a strange but powerful way to show Love! Go win'em guy's! |
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Man BR, I caint believe you talked about this one! lol
I thought about bringing it up but didn't know how to address it. By the way, I don't recall them boys ever saying where they was from or ever mentioning their names. You aint been going back over there for conversation have you? |
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| Mike - I thank the Encore channel costs extra man, but I'll try to check it out. Love ya brother. |
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| Rich, naw man, I hain't been back near their. You must not of been listenin when they said their names. I found out they was from California cause the mailman accidently put some of their mail in my box. Love ya man... I mean in the Lord man.. don't be makin no gay jokes about me. |
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inspite of their sin, and I have the power to deliver them....
Ain't God Grand! And you know what Billy Ray....that doesn't just apply to Homosexuals....that's ALL SINNERS! Inspite of ALL SIN He has that power. I say it again....Ain't God Grand! Great Message...Thanks for sharing it with this sinner!
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Um yeah, I believe you.
Oh yeah, hey you remember how you said you could interpret dreams? Well I had one last night that I want you to hear.
I dreamed that I was cuttin the sleeves off one of my Sunday shirts when the knife slipped and pricked my finger. Then a little lizard came in through the window and licked the wound clean and the cut was vanished. He then ran off. I went outside to thank him and noticed that the sky was yellowish looking and I couldn't hear no sounds, like I was deaf or something. Then I woke up cause Chase was wanting me to fix him some Mac N Cheeze for breakfast.
What does this mean? |
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| Dude, I thank it means you got some gay inside you... |
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Naw for real man... That dream has some serious implications. First of all the cut on your finger means that somethin bad is gonna happen to you, but since it was only a prick it ain't gonna be nothin real bad... probably somethin like pourin a bowl of cerial and then realized the milk is out of date.
The Lizard represents Jesus. Cause it healed your fanger. And their is acutally a Jesus Christ Lizard... so that one is pretty obvious.
The yellow sky, is a classic sign of uncertainty... coupled with the fact that you couldn't hear no sounds... That definately means that you are goin through a time of uncertainty in your life.
Prayin for ya man. |
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| Wow! That is pretty good man, I just thought it meant that I shoulda thrown out that old meatloaf instead of making it a late night snack. |
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Ah... my two sons are back and in full crazy force. Praise the Lord. Billyrae, I'm thanking you for allowing God to use you. If only more Christians would let God use them to show others His Love, we really could be a light on a hill. Being Gay is not a contagious disease. It's a sin, one of many. All sin is contagious if you don't have Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. Now Billyrae, you and Rich hold out your hands... (no I didn't say hold hands..lol) hold out your hands, cause you boys need a spankin for stayin away so long. Smooches, Pastor Aminata |
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LOL, Pastor A thats funny. My momma used to spank me on the hand, and I hated it. I'd rather get butt-spanked anyday cause at least God gave us a cushion back there |
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I'll bet that was an awkward situation. |
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July 16, 2008 at 1:35pm |
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| Let any of us without sin cast the first stone! OF COURSE God loves them! |
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| Thanks Hope and Judy. God bless y'all |
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Enjoyed your blog, Billy Ray. Good job showing some Christian love where it is needed most. |
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| you cant un-gay. you are born gay. but good luck trying!!! |
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| That's very true man, everybody is born with a desire to sin. Says so right in the bible. And the only thang that can make a person un-sinful is Jesus. |
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| Billy Ray, did that fella just call you gay? |
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| naw man, he's talkin about tryin to get our nieghbors saved. He thanks it ain't possible. Errr... At least I hope that's what he's sayin, I'd hate to have to unleash the mullet. |
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"That's right guys, Jesus loves ya'll and He can deliver ya'll from bein gay" Jesus came to set the captives free !!!! |
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July 17, 2008 at 12:47pm |
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| I wanna see the glamor shots !!! |
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| When I look back upon my life before I was born again, I see how the Lord was protecting me, inspite of myself in so many situations. And ya know, I coulda just fallen over when a really cool pastor informed me of how much God loves me! I mean, I had heard it all before, but it really struck me. He loves me? Me the big fat sinner?? Yes, ya see He saw my future, and even now, inspite of my failures, He sees the finished product. Yes, God sees beyond the "gayness", or the "drug use" or the "promiscuity" and so on and so on, and He sees the potential. Ain't that grand? Keep on showing God's love to ALL your neighbors! |
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| thanks Lara, good to hear from you too. Prayin for y'all. God bless. |
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July 19, 2008 at 8:25am |
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| What a beautiful testamony.I believe the lord sent then to that there trailor park for a reason.He put them right in your path.I mean who moves from California to S Carolina anyway? you know what I mean.I hope you keep witnessing to them.The LORD is speaking through you and your friend.My prayers will be with you and them. |
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You are right for showing them friendship and God's love, but to continue in his love call them by name and not title, for titles are judgment, because we all sin, some just show more than others. sinners are who and what we all will be until the Lord call us home. 7:9 I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, [and] I shall behold his righteousness.
4:11 Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of [his] brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. God bless you my christian brother, you are in my prayers you and your love ones. And I hope to be in yours.
PS. I'm not Gay, just a man that studies the word of God, even when it speak against me. 4:7 Wisdom [is] the principal thing; [therefore] get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
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| Amen brother, we just need to demonstrate God's love to whomever we come across! |
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Awesome post BillyRay! God bless.
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Awesome blog Billy Rae. We have missed you terribly. Come on back!
You know about that group that is going up I 35 and going to all the gay bars and converting them all. WOW. Then there are so many gay teens my kids have known and befriended I keep telling them go to church with us, all sins are sins.... even me coveting your fine taste in clothing... He smiled and said sometime.
We love you tell Kathy much love |
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July 23, 2008 at 8:15am |
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| Great blog MP you showed the true heart of God and that's what the world needs to see more of from His people.....Also belated Happy Birthday...Love ya brother..... |
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July 24, 2008 at 2:10am |
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| Amen, you guys truly did the right thing in the sight of CHRIST we must show everyone love even sinners and our enemies. JESUS said in the scriptures love your enemies and bless those who persecute you, we are to be perfect just as our father in heaven is also perfect. salvation is open steadily available to all who seek it......but the truth is well that, them boys got a homosexual spirit on them and they must break the covenant (agreement) that they have made with the iniquity. covenant with an iniquity is made either generationally (from mom and or dad passed on to you) or through acceptance and enjoyment of being in the state of an iniquity or sin because of the comfort and pleasure it brings. they must denounce it and accept christ as lord and savior and they shall be saved and forgiven but they must confess, remember through mercy (shame) and truth (confession) iniquity (state of being wicked, gross injustice) is purged (removed). once covenant (agreement) is broken with the demons then it has no right to reside and must flee from them in the name of jesus, when it flees the desires and or diseases associated with the sin will leave as well because its attached to the demon and they will nolonger desire the sin from within, but as long as they don't break covenant with it there is a spiritual legal hold between them and the demons can come and go as they please because of the soul tie between the demon and the human................so encourage them and continue to be kind and may the love of CHRIST shine through you all in jesus name......... AMEN |
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July 24, 2008 at 2:48am |
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Hey, Glad to see ya'll back to bloggin' again.. read some of the things that ya'll had wrote before and 'bout fell off the rockin' chair here... pretty good stuff!
Have to say that ya hit the nail right on the head here. There be no one that we can look in that eye that God does not love... plain and simple.
God bless! |
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| Great post! A friend and I just talked about this yesterday! We both have loved ones in this situation. Thanks for the post! Love your stories and wish I could do that. |
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| First of all, if god is sucha big old forgiving guy why can't he except people for who they are? And If they like the same sex, whats so horrible about it? they arn't hurting anyone. I say just let them be. |
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