 
Storms come into our life . Whether or not we want them to, or rather or not we are christians. You know God wants to use this ministry to reach a world that is in spiritual darkness. Satan has declared open warfare on not only this ministry but he has openly attacked my wife Carol and Me. WE increased our tithing because God asked us to and Satan has attacked us financially. He has attacked my wife mentally and phyisically. God's word tells us that He is in control of the storms.Mark 4:37 And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. 4:38 And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish? 4:39 And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 4:40 And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith? 4:41 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him? 
The Bible tells us in ISAIAH ISAIAH 29:6 Thou shalt be visited of the LORD of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire. God allows these things to come into our lives to help train us , teach us and mature us, and acomplish the things that God wants to acomplish in our lives and the lives of those we come into contact. When I was arrested and faced up to 7 years in Prison, I entered into a raging dark storm of mega portions. However looking back now after the storm I learned several important things. 1) That God is in control of everything in our lives, both good and bad. Romans 8:28 says And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. Now that don't mean he makes us do what we do.... we do that. But he does allow conditions to come up to acomplish his purpose. 2)He loves us even when we are unlovable and dirty and messy. Recently when Carol was in the hospital and it was 1:00 am in the morning, Carol was sitting in the wheelchair.(She don't remember this...but I DO) She had vomit in her hair... she stank and was comitose due to the drugs they had in her system. However as I sat there stroking her hair out of her face, and gently caressing her blackened face (from the liquid charcol). I couldn't help but love her more and more. I was thinking thats how God is...Even when I as his child am covered in black sin, am stinking from the world....he still loves me. Romans 7:15 For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. 7:16 If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good. 7:17 Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. 7:18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. 7:19 For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. 7:20 Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. 7:21 I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me. 7:22 For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: 7:23 But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. 7:24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? 7:25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.
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