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Happy Deathday
Some of you folks reading this are my so called "friends". Yet some of you who might be reading this know absolutely nothing about me. In either case, you are reading this because tomorrow is my birthday. At least tomorrow is known as my birthday. I would not be writing this blog if that were not the case.
The truth of the matter is that the person who is named is on my birth certificate, which happens to be dated January 21, 1964, died just a little over four years ago.
I no longer celebrate the birth of who I once was. If I celebrate anything at all, I celebrate the death of that person, and he was rotten to the core and evil through and through. I for one, was glad to see him go.
While I do appreciate the effort and time that some of you have, or will take to send me a birthday greeting, I would be much more appreciative if you would send me messages that say Happy Deathday!
Michael died. At least the old Michael did. It is no longer he that lives, yet it is Christ who lives in him. Some of you may even doubt that. It has become apparent that I have lost a lot of so called "friends" since I have been here. Maybe it's because I sometimes challenge your beliefs? Maybe it's because I often present alternative views of the scriptures? Maybe it's because my teaching style doesn't fit into the mold you have grown accustomed to? Who really knows, And honestly, I don't care what you think.
You see I understand the grace of God. I honestly believe that one has to come to the end of their self to be able to grasp grace in it's entirety. I have been to the end of self. From a thriving business man all the way "up" to the point where I owned nothing but a black backpack, a couple T-shirts an some blue jeans. It was there, on a concrete floor in a homeless shelter when God found me. I didn't find Him. God was never lost. I was the lost one, and He found me.
That day, Christmas Eve, 2004, Michael died.
So thanks for reading this note. And thanks for offering to me your greetings and birthday wishes, But I have to tell you, I won't be celebrating my physical birth this year, or the next year, or any year. If I celebrate anything at all it will be a daily occuring celebration of the one who has raised me to a new life, not my life, His.
I live only because He lives. And that's not just some religious cliche. I was dead when He found me. And dead I shall remain. Those of you who know my testimony can attest to this. Even today, if I had to be alive without Christ I would rather put a bullet in my head than blow out birthday candles.
This may seem a little on the rough side, but it's just where I am in this walk. My birthday, my real birthday, would not even be possible if it were not for my Deathday.
So if you really want to send me something encouraging, send me a Happy DeathDay Card. For when I have stepped away from this physical self, it is then and only then when I am alive in Christ!
Later,
Michael
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| January 20, 2009 |
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Actually, if people are honest...THIS is the REAL truth and reality!! If one would get past themself and get to the end of themselves as you and I have been then they actually SEE LIFE in Jesus!!!! God is the ONLY reason we take a breathe...it is DIVINELY ordered!!! When you have nothing, not even money to save your items in storage and you can do NOTHING about it, really absolutely NOTHING, then you KNOW!!
When you are on your knees praying for your NEXT meal...or you don't eat for SEVERAL DAYS...not meals, but DAYS...THEN you KNOW!!!!
When you are wishing your breathe would stop....YOU KNOW!!!!
When you are beyond tired it would be easier to stop breathing...THEN you KNOW!!!!
When you are looking into the eyes of your child you are giving EVERYTHING to protect and you don't know WHAT to do next....THEN you KNOW!!!!!
When you can feel the sweet hand of God in your life and can almost touch Him you must be so close in order to know HOW to get out of the disaster you are in......THEN you KNOW!!!!
I could go on....but you know.....would you really care for those
HAPPY HAPPY DEATHDAY!!!!!! |
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| January 20, 2009 |
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Hallelujah little brother! I totally agree with Cheryl! But I'll say 'Happy Re-Birth' Day! God Bless You Mikie! Hugs, CeCe |
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| January 21, 2009 |
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| Happy Re-Birth Day sounds much better! God bless |
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| January 21, 2009 |
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| Happy New Birthday! |
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| January 21, 2009 |
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| Darn! I had typed out a comment, and then got "site maintenance" when I hit submit....OK, so I had basically said how my kid has this Psalty video, and it has a song on it that goes, "It's your very happy Re-birthday! Happy Re-birthday to you!" I highly doubt I'll find a Happy Death day card at Dayspring. lol |
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| January 21, 2009 |
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| Happy DeathDay Michael. My dad will have been gone to heaven a year the 25th..........and his favorite saying was " We're all born dying". |
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| January 21, 2009 |
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| AMEN Michael! This by far is one of my favorite blogs EVER!!!! THIS is what it is about!!! Dying to self...living for Christ!! So I bid you a HAPPY DEATH DAY!! RE-Birth day!!! How about I just say BLESS YOU!!! |
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| January 21, 2009 |
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| Amen!! Praise God He makes all things new |
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| January 22, 2009 |
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I was not able to get on here yesterday Michael, so I didn't send a card. But they don't make happy deathday cards, did you know that? Anyway, I will wish you a happy re-birthday. I hope you made it special. |
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| February 21, 2009 |
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MichaelATL43,
You lose so many friends because you stick to that crazy "God is good all the time" theology. If you'd be like the rest of us and insist that the Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away (And by that I mean, God is the thief who cometh but to steal, kill, and destroy) you'd fit in better.
You can't go around saying, "God loves you and wants the best for you". Nobody believes that. You gotta mix a little of that false humility ("I'm the lowly worm of the dust") and fatalism ("It must be God's will that my fill in the blank died"). You gotta tell people what they want to hear, that "Bad things happen to good people. That's why your life sucks. It's all God's fault! He must be trying to teach you something."
Obviously, I'm poking fun at false teachers. And, while I'm laughing on the outside, I'm crying on the inside because I used to believe that load of rubbish. I was so convinced of that false doctrine that I walked away from the God who seemed to be trying to torment me into not being such a sinner all the time. My life was too important to me to allow someone else to play around with it. So I left the church that was teaching that garbage and I left the false and angry god they'd taught me to believe in.
Dang, I just preached myself sad...
Happy belated deathday.
Rob |
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