Lost and Found (A Soldiers Prayer); Fictional for some but not for others

Although this is a fictional prayer for me it is not fictional for everyone!

Lord,  I have misplaced a part of myself somewhere.  I looked underneath my couch cushions, then I tore apart the garbage disposal; just in case it had fell down the drain like my ring that fell down there last week.  I cleaned out the bottom of my hall closet, bedroom closet, and even the pantry.  Sadly. the me that I was before was not even there.  Not even on the back burner where I could have sworn was where I left her.

Lord, you know all and sees all.  Could you tell me where she is?  The smiling and happy go lucky me that enjoyed life and meeting new people.  The person that I use to be before I was deployed overseas.

Lord, even though I have been home for a while, sometimes I still feel as if I am once again overseas.  There are times I reality dream that I am hiding down in a fox hole with bullets flying over my head; A few of which had come close to giving me a permanent part.  As I watch a lot of my fellow comrades  fall to the ground as if someone had pushed the first domino in the chain.  At the same time a warm watery acid substance begin falling on me.  I come to and find myself sitting in the tub fully naked underneath a shower set on the hottest temperature.

But, Lord, this is just the beginning.  The one reality dream that scares me the most is when I find myself fighting an enemy in hand to hand contact.  Only to awaken and find that instead I am fighting my spouse, another family member, or even a complete stranger.  On one of these occasion, when I came back to reality and found out that the enemy I was attacking was my spouse I ran out into the street and laid down on the center line in the fetal position.  Of course the police were called and now I find myself in the Psych ward of my local veterans hospital.

Lord, please tell me where I left the old me.

A Ram in the Bush

Genesis 21-22:18

Abraham wanted to have a child with his wife Sarah.  Since Abraham was a faithful servant to God at the age of 100, God opened Sarah womb and she gave birth to a son named Isaac. 

One day God called to Abraham and instructed him to take his only son to the region of Moriah and sacrifice his son on a mountain there.  Abraham immediately obeyed God and went to Moriah and found the mountain that God had spoken of.  But, when he placed the knife in his hands an Angel from God stopped him and told him to sacrifice a ram that was caught in some thickets or bush.  After Abraham had sacrificed the ram God told him that he was going to bless him by making descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, they would take possession of their enemies land, and all of them will be blessed because he (Abraham) obeyed him (God).

Abraham had to travel three days to find his lamb in the bush, how far are you from finding your next blessing from God?

This is why I am telling you, no matter how hard and difficult, things get keep pushing on .  Because your find your ram in the bush in the next step you make or around the next corner you peek around.

Love you!

Be blessed!

Fictional Poem-Story

     One day I sat on the shoulder of a giant watching Saturn's rings, when I told him;
"I want a home."
     He whispered to my spirit;
"I have a home already picked out for you."
     Then he slowly began to lower himself;
past the stars until he entered the earths atmosphere.
    He showed me my country,
then my state,
     my street (block);
and then my month by month home.
     (no lease required).
He then placed me in a sack;
     filled with the warmest and soothing water;
and kept descending.
     Past the concrete into a world that most have been hot.
For through the cracks I heard people asking for water;
     in not so nice words.

Three days later;
     He stopped by to say goodbye.
"Where are you going?" I asked.
     "My work here is done." He answered.
"What is your name?'
     "My father calls me his one and only son."
"What do I call you?"
     "Son of every one's father."

How to read the Bible in first person

The grammatical term 'first person' is partially defined as; "...the viewpoint of a character writing or speaking directly about themselves."

This is the way that I urge you to read, and try to comprehend, the Bible by using a simple technique.  Whenever, and wherever, you read the words you or thou and replace it with I.

As an example, let's imagine that we are reading or studying the Ten Commandments.  The first Commandment listed says; "Thou shall have no other gods before me."  As you are reading it read it as; "I shall not have any other gods before God."

Warning!  God warns us against changing his words to fit our own personal agendas or purpose.  Which is why I pray that I would not change or suggest to other to change, to do so.

Where is my copy of the parenting handbook?

It has been twelve years since I became a parent and I have yet to receive my copy of the official parenting handbook.  which have lead me to believe that: 1: there is a back log of order or 2: My copy was sent to my old address.