Ah, Lord God
Thou hast made the heavens and the earth
by Thy great power
Ah, Lord God
Thou hast made the heavens and the earth
by Thine outstretched arm
Nothing is too difficult for Thee
Nothing is too difficult for Thee
O great and mighty God
Great in counsel and mighty indeed
Nothing, nothing, absolutely nothing,
Nothing is too difficult for Thee

One of my favorite songs of all time. I was singing it yesterday, as it came to mind once again. Such comfort. Such truth. Jeremiah 32:17. Nothing is too difficult for the One who raised Christ Jesus from the grave. The same mighty power that is far above death, but is Light, Life and Love is availed to us and at work through us who believe. That same Spirit dwells in us!

I have so much more to write! My head is continually exploding! I cannot stand having no time to write all these things. I want to tell the story of how Jesus has been good to me... how He almost killed me with His goodness! I just hope I don't forget!

So, to summarize in short what I was attempting in futility to write before: I was talking to elder Dave in my desperation and loneliness. I told him that I wanted to worship God, read the Bible and go to church all the time, but "Who can do that? We have to live too!" I said. I didn't even get a shaming response from him. It's a reasonable question - who can do that? Yet immediately my conscience shamed myself. I knew the answer, and my upturned hands slowly melted down. For the answer that immediately came to me was "Why not?" That's right, why can't we worship God, pray, read the Bible and be in community, serving people all the time? And so that was one of the inspiring thoughts that later transformed into me going to the cabin... and since then my heart and mind have been united with thoughts of Christ in inexplicable ways! Let this not end, may my communion with Christ have no lapse at all!

This "Why not?" question reminds me of one other time in my life where I heard to and listened to this "voice". About 8 years ago the Palfeniers encouraged Evangel Baptist Church to send a missions team to Brasil. Pastor Jack Hatfield, my brother and elder in the Lord whom I love, challenged the entire church with this question: "Why not go?" I was so challenged by that. Even though back then, similar to now, I was in pretty unhappy times. But I felt the Spirit of God upon me in that question. I'd never been on a missions trip prior to that. It wasn't anything I took very seriously as a consideration - not for any reason in particular. But when I heard "Why not?" That was exactly my answer to the rhetorical question, "Yeah, why not?!". And praise be to the glorious name of Jesus Christ who used this beautiful opportunity to not only open my eyes to His glory and the beautiful country of Brasil that I love with my whole heart... but He saw fit to bring together, along with the beauty of the ages two individuals, two souls that didn't know they were destined for each other. In spite of it possibly being the end of this "story" (it's not over yet!), God brought my adorable, enchanting wife to me through that event! All heaven rejoiced, and a bright line shone for thousands of miles that all could see! All because Jack asked "Why not?" Glorious Lord, Merciful Father. Beauty in ashes. Peace in the storm. Light in the darkness!

I give testimony to the Light. For the Light is good, holy, loving and true! That Light is Jesus Christ, the hope of glory, the Salvation of souls!

Wednesday when I returned to work from the cabin, a special surprise was awaiting me on my desk. I received the Johnny Cash Audio NKJV Bible that I ordered. Everyone in my department was wondering what the package was. I showed them my black shiny package. Woo hoo! Captain Cash's voice is like no other. I've been listening to it ever since.

Let me tell you, if I could hear the Spirit of the Living God speaking through a computer generated voice ringing in my ears... then how much more in the powerful and unique voice of Johnny Cash! I've already been rendered speechless and motionless by the effectiveness of the Word of God in this format. Only better things are in store for the Word coming alive in me through the power of Jesus Christ!

I was really wishing that I would have received the CDs before going to the cabin so I could take them with me. But it didn't work out that way. I still have to report fully on that experience... I'm in a combined state of still processing what God showed me and forgetting it all at the same time. So I need to write about it, but I've not fully realized what to write... but if I don't start, it will all become a flash in the pan of my worthless memory. I also have much to write about the testimony of greatness in Johnny Cash's "example"... hopefully I'll remember to write that too.

Thanks again, Jeremy, for answering my question about "What are you listening to".