Stand By Me...

Tonight, the messengers shined their lights and stated that I should concern myself with my health through my eating habits - and I know what I will do in that regards. You see, I must concern myself with this because I still live on an exiled planet and am not yet treading barefoot through the grasses of Eden with my lovers, even among the colorful flowers and fruit-bearing trees that grow there.

In my semi-good spirit tonight, I thought I'd post a rendition of "Stand by Me", a song you may know well:

When the night has come,
And the land is dark,
And the stars are the only light I see.
No I'm not afraid, Oh I'm not afraid,
Because I know you stand, stand by me.

And Yahweh, Yahweh you stand by me,
Oh you stand by me,
Oh you stand, stand by me, stand by me.

If the sky that I look upon,
Should tumble and fall,
Or the lightning strikes the earth around me.
I won't cry, I won't cry, No I won't shed a tear,
Because I know you stand, stand by me.

And Yahweh, Yahweh you stand by me,
You stand by me,
You stand now, stand by me, stand by me.

In the day of my trouble,
You'll stand by me,
Oh you'll stand by me,
Oh you'll lift me up and stand, stand by me.

A Lesson Worth Learning...

Yesterday, I took some of my friends to Six Flags to celebrate one of their birthdays. I decided not to hang with them in the park since it was so hot outside, so I just dropped them off and told them to call me when they were ready to leave. They called me around 8:30 or 9:00 pm and it had already began to storm. I went on my way, and while driving, the storm and the rains grew stronger, so I took the back roads rather than the beltway (since I figured the beltway would be hectic and I knew I could drive as slow as I wanted to).

While going down the back roads (which is where some farms ran by the government are located), lightning began striking down all around me without ceasing. At this point I'm terrified because I've never seen lightning so close to me, and out of ignorance and fear, I asked Yahweh to remove the storm from above me. Lightning kept flying down all around me and the thunder was extremely loud - so I was still terrified. But then, I remembered Yahweh's character and that He told me He would always save my life and of those who know Him - so my fear disappeared as quickly as it came, and I smiled.

I made it to Six Flags, got my friends and left. While on the way to our destination, lightning struck down once more across the street at a shopping center and knocked out all the power there.

So tonight while speaking to Yahweh, I wondered and asked Yahweh if He protected my life last night during the storm, a spacecraft flew across the sky in affirmation. I then felt His love for me and thanked Him for saving my life, and another spacecraft flew across the sky.

Last night provided me a lesson that I needed to hear and understand. You see, Yahweh told me last year that a terrible and dark storm was headed my way, and I can't help but think that last night's events were symbolic and a reminder of what's coming.