tag:josiahruff.com,2005:/blogs/my-blog?p=2My Blog2020-07-03T23:12:17-04:00josiahruff.comfalsetag:josiahruff.com,2005:Post/59770642019-01-01T19:00:00-05:002019-01-02T13:29:52-05:00Not This Again!<p>Every year I set out to keep this blog up and it seem like every year I fall off. LOL. IDK why I have soo much to share :-)....</p>
<p>Anyway, I'm back again to try again. Last year was a blast and I wanna tell you all about it as I tell you about this year as it unfolds.</p>
<p>My musical journey has lead me down a path that I never knew existed. The WORD truly is a lamp.</p>
<p>I'll share more on my next post. I love you all in Christ!</p>josiahruff.comtag:josiahruff.com,2005:Post/59770632015-09-28T20:00:00-04:002019-01-02T13:30:42-05:00Sometimes I just wanna jump!<p style="text-align: left;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/392849/6f123abce63c4de09da664316eb986f85977f84a/original/img-8640.jpeg/!!/b%3AWyJyZXNpemU6MTk1eDI2MCJd.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="260" width="195" />Super hard day today. I think it's cuz I am tired but my kids were really trying today :-)... Ha Ha these days it's so hard to be Christlike and yet that's not an excuse to sin...</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Well needlessto say I failed today - lost it a few times from spaggettii all over the floor to spilled beans in the back seat of the car my patience is THIN!!! LOL</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Oh well, the day is done and they are sleep and I'm left to reflect they will forget and I'll be on my knees for months repenting. such is the life...</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">What do you do when life gets the best of you?</p>josiahruff.comtag:josiahruff.com,2005:Post/59770622015-09-21T20:00:00-04:002015-09-22T04:59:57-04:00In You | Josiah Ruff on Guitar???<p><iframe frameborder="0" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qsWelEBiFmc" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="425"></iframe></p>
<p>Just playing around with a new song... </p>
<p>This is where I usually write most of my songs but I don't play well enough to record.. anyway I wanted to be brave.</p>
<p>What do you think?</p>
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<p> </p>josiahruff.comtag:josiahruff.com,2005:Post/59770612015-09-16T20:00:00-04:002015-09-17T06:33:46-04:00Nothing to Fear<p><iframe frameborder="0" height="150" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/S2v8eUxXjF8" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="150"></iframe></p>
<p class="p1"><strong>Numbers 23:19</strong></p>
<p class="p1">God is not man, that he should lie,</p>
<p class="p1">or a son of man, that he should change his mind.</p>
<p class="p1">Has he said, and will he not do it?</p>
<p class="p1">Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it…</p>
<p class="p2"> </p>
<p class="p1">These words give me a lot of courage! For as the</p>
<p class="p1">song “Amazing Grace” says,</p>
<p class="p1">‘The Lord has promised good to me </p>
<p class="p1">on His word my HOPE is secure…’</p>
<p class="p2"> </p>
<p class="p1">As a Christian we always need to be mindful that</p>
<p class="p1">this world is not a bed of roses however when we</p>
<p class="p1">walk with the Lord He promises that all things</p>
<p class="p1">will work together for our good! Because of that</p>
<p class="p1">I’m encouraged to day. </p>
<p class="p2"> </p>
<p class="p1">Because of that although things may not be what I</p>
<p class="p1">think they should be I have no fear because I</p>
<p class="p1">surrendered my life to Him and His will for my</p>
<p class="p1">life. How about you? </p>
<p class="p2"> </p>
<p class="p2">If you haven’t done so take a moment right now and</p>
<p class="p1">recommit your life to Christ again so we all can</p>
<p class="p1">live without fear knowing that our eternal destiny</p>
<p class="p1">is secure!</p>
<p class="p2"> </p>
<p class="p1">As always I appreciate your comments, prayers,</p>
<p class="p1">requests and testimonies let me into your life as</p>
<p class="p1">I open mine to you. God Bless!</p>
<p class="p2"> </p>
<p class="p1">I wrote a song about this very same topic it’s</p>
<p class="p1">called “Nothing to Fear” on my latest release</p>
<p class="p1">‘Awesome’ you can check it out here: <a href="josiahruffmusic.com/awesome" target="_blank">http://JosiahRuffMusic.com/Awesome</a></p>
<p class="p2"> </p>
<p class="p1">Josiah</p>josiahruff.comtag:josiahruff.com,2005:Post/59770602015-09-03T20:00:00-04:002015-09-04T02:41:13-04:00Will You Pray for Me...<p>By now I’m sure you’ve heard my testimony about my calling<br>and I appreciate all of the letters and comments received.<br>If you haven’t heard you can see it here:<br>http://www.josiahruffmusic.com/running-to-a-calling/.</p>
<p>What you probably don’t know is that I am an elder in my<br>local church and from time to time I get called upon to<br>preach.</p>
<p>This is an awesome responsibility that I do not take<br>lightly.</p>
<p>As I prepare my sermon and as I get my heart and mind<br>prepared to minister with the spoken word please pray for<br>me. Simply say to God, “please put your words in that man’s<br>mouth”.</p>
<p>That is taken form Jeremiah 1:9. My words have no power but<br>when I am fully yielded to God through His power His word<br>will go forth mightily.</p>
<p>So will you pray for me?</p>
<p>Thanx in advance!</p>
<p><br>Josiah<br>P.S. “Thee Father Himself Loves You!”<br>http://JosiahRuffMusic.com/Awesome</p>josiahruff.comtag:josiahruff.com,2005:Post/59770592015-07-14T20:00:00-04:002015-07-15T02:53:30-04:00Look at Me! Shut Your Mouth!<p>So I just released my sixth album. It was a long journey and I'm quite proud of the accomplishment. But the work doesn't stop there not even by a little bit. Because without a marketing team, street team or promotional squad awareness for my music is solely up to me. So instead of being daunted and discouraged I turn to the Word. </p>
<p>In Genesis 12:1-3, God asks Abram one thing... To go. But then God promises like a thousand things.</p>
<p>I find great comfort in that because God only asks us to do the minimum and if we are willing to do that He does soo much more.</p>
<p>What do you think?</p>josiahruff.comtag:josiahruff.com,2005:Post/59770582013-04-07T20:00:00-04:002013-04-08T03:26:29-04:00God has a gun to my head...<p><span style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094);">There's a picture of God in the world of a cosmic all powerful person saying, "love me or else". And with this image most of us go about our lives trying hard to manufacture feelings of love toward this person. The other end is that folks for whom the dissonance is to great choose not to believe in such a person. Can I really love God if he's holding a proverbial gun to my head? </span></p>
<div style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094);"></div>
<div style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094);">The story is told that there is a teacher who tells the class to sit down. All but one comply with her demand. The teacher turns to the rebellious student and reiterates the command and the student still refuses to obey. At last the teacher storms over to the student and thrust him down angrily into his desk chair where the boy should have been seated. To which the boy exclaims, "I may be seated but I'm standing in my mind!"</div>
<div style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094);"></div>
<div style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094);"></div>
<div style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094);">Can we really love God under the threat of hell? I suggest that it may produce outward obedience but those actions will not change our hearts and that's what God really wants. </div>
<div style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094);"></div>
<div style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094);">Right now through the life and person of Jesus Christ, God is trying to win us over by love... He says "I will allure you... And speak kindly to you... So that one day you will not refer to me as master but as husband."</div>
<div style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094);"></div>
<div style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094);"></div>
<div style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094);">The deep heartfelt love relationship that seeks the good of the one loved is what God wants from all of us. Lets not serve Him any longer because of the fear of hell or temporal retribution but because we see His loveliness and the sweet thing He has spoken to us in His words and we are smitten to love Him back because that is our genuine heartfelt response. </div>
<div style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094);"></div>
<div style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094);"></div>
<div style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094);">It is by love that love can be awakened... Dispel the image of the tyrant that you have in your mind and embrace the truth "God is Love". </div>
<div style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094);"></div>
<div style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094);"></div>
<div style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094);">When it's all over God wants you to choose to love Him that's the only thing in this whole universe that is yours to freely give. Would you choose to give it today? </div>
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<p> </p>josiahruff.comtag:josiahruff.com,2005:Post/59770572013-03-28T20:00:00-04:002013-03-29T07:45:19-04:00Are You Deceived?<p><span style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094);">I had a real interesting thought as I was sleeping last night. "Waking up In Laodecia". Sounds kinda ominous huh? Well it was... Although I understand salvation I also understand the time wherein which we are living in and they are abnormally hard and treacherous. </span></p>
<div style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094);">I don't think that for one second that God has turned His back on me but I believe that He is pleading with me, and you as well, through the Holy Spirit to come a little higher up and deeper in. To let my declaration be apparent to the world and not just at church on Sabbath or with fellow believers. </div>
<div style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094);">I know that there is a deception taking place in this world that most are unaware of that will decide our ultimate fate of spending eternity will Jesus or not existing at all. </div>
<div style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094);">What can we do? The bible say "repent so that your sins may be forgiven and your names remain in the book of life".</div>
<div style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094);">And so that's what I must do... </div>
<div style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094);">Repent. Turn away from sin so that my name may remain in the book of life. That task is too difficult for me but God will supply the power when His Word gives the command. </div>
<div style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094);">I don't want to go into too much more detail right now but we can talk here... </div>
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<p> </p>josiahruff.comtag:josiahruff.com,2005:Post/59770562012-09-19T20:00:00-04:002012-12-25T15:16:15-05:00What Peace We Often Forfeit<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">Still talking about prayer...</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">We all know that prayer is a spiritual discipline that needs to be cultivated in order for spiritual maturity to come to fruition, right? Great. Here's something astonishing that I bet you didn't know either... The average person (Christian) prays about 7-9 minutes a day. Please take that fact like a rumor because I didn't have time to flesh it out sincerely but it seemed about right. </span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">3 minutes when you awake, 1 or 2 during meals and a couple when going to bed....</span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">This is unfortunate because prayer is the primary source through which we can ask for the power of the Holy Spirit to come into our lives and if we are only praying a short while then we really aren't communing with God. </span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">That wasn't my point today though it is this....</span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">Family prayer is great, corporate prayer is awesome but what is best is the alone personal times with just you and the Lord. The bible says that Jesus' disciples saw Jesus praying so much that they were like... teach us to do it the way you do. </span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">God longs to hear our voice, alone so that He can speak to us individually and show us things that are not meant for anyone else. Private prayer and study is needful in these last day for we will all stand alone before God to be judged on our characters. </span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">Take this as a challenge, try to increase your praying time by five minutes a week... I guarantee that God will be there as long as you are and you will see that you Biblical studies will become deeper and deeper and your taste for godly things will grow as the appeal of this world will diminish. </span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">Who's up to the challenge... Anyone want to share a testimony?</span></span></span></span></p>josiahruff.comtag:josiahruff.com,2005:Post/59770552012-09-18T20:00:00-04:002012-12-25T15:17:08-05:00When You Pray...<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Continuing on prayer this week... so many things that God wants to show us and do for us in our lives for His glory and for the advancement of the Kingdom. The blessing are there we must simply ask for them and then believe in faith that we shall receive the thing that we desire. For those that come to God must first believe that He is (the fulfillment of every good thing) and He rewards those that diligently seek Him. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">One more thing before I go... Make sure that your life is in alignment with the promises of God. Consider this statement: How can we best apply this to our lives today? This is the day to overcome, do you believe that you can? I believe that we can all have the victory we seek through prayer if we ask in faith and live like He asks us to live.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">What do you think?</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">"Pray in faith. And be sure to bring your lives into harmony with your petitions, that you may receive the blessings for which you pray. - E. G. White</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">How can we best apply this to our lives today? This is the day to overcome, do you believe that you can? I believe that we can all have the victory we seek through prayer if we ask in faith and live like He asks us to live.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;">What do you think?</span></span></p>josiahruff.comtag:josiahruff.com,2005:Post/59770542012-09-17T20:00:00-04:002012-09-18T02:24:00-04:00Prayer is The Key...<p><span style="font-size: small;">It's a GREAT day to serve the Lord and walk in the light of His love! So many things have been going on over the last few months that I want to share and I just never find time to do it. But NOW is always a great time to talk about the goodness of God!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">But before I go into my testimony posts I just wanted to share a quick though about prayer that I read a minute ago and thought that you should see it too...</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #003366; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; font-size: small;">"Prayer is heaven's ordained means of success in the conflict with sin and the development of Christian character." - E.G. White </span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="background-color: #888888;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">So if you are thinking that your prayers are useless, pray.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="background-color: #888888;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">When you are discouraged, pray.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="background-color: #888888;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">When you are weary, pray</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="background-color: #888888;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">When you are tempter, pray more!</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="background-color: #888888;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">Pray so that you can gain the victory and then tell others how you made it over. Believe it or not people like stories of victorious living and yours should be added to them. I striving for mine how about you?</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="background-color: #888888;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><span style="background-color: #000000;">Feel free to share comments and feelings - the floor is yours.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>josiahruff.comtag:josiahruff.com,2005:Post/59770532012-06-29T20:00:00-04:002020-07-03T23:12:00-04:00Promise Keeper<p><span style="font-size: small;"><object classid="clsid:02bf25d5-8c17-4b23-bc80-d3488abddc6b" codebase="http://www.apple.com/qtactivex/qtplugin.cab#version=6,0,2,0" height="350" style="width: 400px; height: 350px; float: left;" width="400"><param name="src" value="http://josiahruff.com/files/Promise_Keeper.mov">
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<p><span style="font-size: small;">I chose the song for the lyrics alone. I</span><span style="font-size: small;">n every turn of your life remember that God is NEVER wavering He is the ultimate Promise Keeper! You know where you can find promises to hold God to? Yep right in His word, the Bible. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">There you can find refuge and strength for any season of your life and as always...</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">"Faith Comes By Hearing"</span></p>josiahruff.comtag:josiahruff.com,2005:Post/59770522012-06-28T20:00:00-04:002012-06-29T09:06:48-04:00Hope For Tomorrow<p><span style="font-size: small;">My "people" say that I should post here more often so that I can get traffic, visitors and people interested in my ministry... I'm like - I don't know what to write because I always think I have to be DEEP. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">Well let me put that myth to bed right now. I'm not deep. Sometime I have moments when I'm really thinking about something and I get caught up or I hear a word from a preacher and I have to share it but all the while, I'm just Josiah tying to make it live all of you who are here. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">But I tell you this one thing, God is wonderful and he has allowed me to finish another studio project and I'm so proud of the messages He has given me and I just want to share them with the world. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">I think that's the whole point... sharing so that our (well mine right now) testimonies can help us overcome and you know why.... </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">Cause "Faith Comes By Hearing"</span></p>josiahruff.comtag:josiahruff.com,2005:Post/59770512012-06-06T20:00:00-04:002012-06-07T02:44:22-04:00Grace for Today<p>So I'm thinking about what I read in worship today... Jude 24 err I think, yeah that's it.</p>
<p>Well it was the whole book (letter). Anyway, one thing that really stuck to me today was the doxology - now unto Him who is able to keep you from falling...</p>
<p>Sometimes I think of grace as something just to use when I need forgiveness but God gives us grace to keep us from falling too. That's the kind of grace I'm needing for today. What about you?</p>
<p>I'm tired of messing up and begging God for forgiveness or bargaining with Him or worst yet not praying at all because I'm ashamed that I fell to the same old same old. I'm sure I'm the only one...</p>
<p>Well when you get sometime today check out that blessing/promise, He can and will keep us from falling and then He'll be able to present us FAULTLESS (hallelujah) before the Father!</p>
<p>Take care y'all</p>josiahruff.comtag:josiahruff.com,2005:Post/59770502012-04-25T20:00:00-04:002012-05-17T16:25:13-04:00Guiding Light<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>I still say that the time I spent with Montaj was some of the best years of my life. We came together, I still say that God did it, to sing and get famous but I believe now that it was for our edification and my education. The things I learned, the lessons in humility the ensued... Anyway, I wanted to share this song. It's one of the ones we did as a group it's not the whole thing but I think you'll like it. </strong></p>
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He says in the prayer, "we don't know what to do but our eyes are fixed on You". </span><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">That day God wrought a marvelous victory for His people and centuries later we tell this story to our kids to show them the power of God. </span><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">I'm all grown up and I have kids of my own and I look out into this world and survey all the evil that is in it and I cringe because it too i seeking to take us, children of God, out and plat it's preverbal flag where our hole is left. We pray just like that good king all those years ago, we might even fast if it will help. We seem to go through all of the motions but our hearts never white believe that God will come through like we used to hear in the stories. </span><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">Be honest. When is the last time you prayed for something and truly needed it to happen and then believed that God would work a miracle? Truth is that most of us believe that the miracle is within ourselves, "if we believe". Isn't that what the song says? So if we just work hard enough, try hard enough, cooperate with God enough or something like that it will work out. And if it doesn't well… we didn't want it that bad anyway.</span><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">I just lost something dear to me and I truly wanted it. I prayed, cried and prayed some more but it still was lost to me. I do not have peace over the thing because I know it was not God's will that I should loose it. Yet I still believe in God's power to restore in this life. </span><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">I am reminded of a text in Jeremiah 23. It reads: </span><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><em><span style="line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">6. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.</span><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">7. Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that they shall no more say, The LORD liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;</span><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">8. But, The LORD liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land.</span></em><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">This promise is ancient yet I am one of those weird ones who still believes in it. God wants to be our salvation today! He wants us to stop looking at the "Faith of our Fathers" and establish faith for ourselves. He wants us to stop being like Martha at Lazarus' tomb and putting off God's deliverance until whenever, when Jesus says that He is our deliverance TODAY.</span><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">Many of us are like that invalid man at the pool of Bethesda. We want to be healed but we can't seem to work hard enough to get there and when it seems like there's a breakthrough coming we are always NEXT in line but not receiving it. Yet Jesus is standing over us asking if we want to be healed and we don't have the since enough to believe that He can do it. </span><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">When did we stop believing? </span><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">The minute we decided that prayer doesn't work and that we must work for ourselves. Well I for one want to live a life that will take God at His word and believe Him for my healing, my victory and my breakthrough. He promised me in John 16 that in this world I'm going to have a hard time but that I should not be discouraged because He has overcome this world. It is through that same power that I too will overcome by faith with tribulations but with increase in favor from the LIVING GOD of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Josiah.</span></strong></span></span></p>josiahruff.comtag:josiahruff.com,2005:Post/59770482011-12-28T19:00:00-05:002020-06-10T11:02:35-04:00How Do You Love That Way?<p> </p>
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<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;"><strong>So we are here at the end of another year. So much has happened in seemingly so little time. I'm reflecting on this year and the promises I've made and have not kept. All the plans I had that did not come through. Yet the one constant in my life is the Lord. </strong></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: times, serif; font-size: small;"><strong>I'm just thinking about all the grace He has extended to me and I'm so grateful and the least I can do to say thanks is to live a life that is pleasing to Him. </strong></span></p>
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<div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;"><strong>But every now and again I'm baffled by this question... WHY?</strong></span></span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;"><strong>It brings me to this song I want to share with you. We may not know the full reason for God's love towards us but whatever it is I sure don't want it to stop.</strong></span></span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;"><strong>Enjoy!</strong></span></span></span></div>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times, serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify;"><strong>Hello Everybody!</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;"><strong>Ok I bet you guys can tell that I'm excited...</strong></span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;"><strong>This is my first post in my new blog, it took me some time to get it up but I hope that you all enjoy the conversation and thought's that I will share with you as the days go by.</strong></span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;"><strong>I'm gonna be sharing things that I have learned in life and in God. I want everyone that comes here to understand that we all have an opinion and an understanding of the Word and life in Christ, to each person it is different because everyone is different.</strong></span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;"><strong>That being said...</strong></span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;"><strong>There is still only ONE truth and to realize that truth WE ALL need the Holy Spirit to lead us and guide us into it...</strong></span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;"><strong>Ok, so as we talk let's pray for Him to lead us there :).</strong></span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;"><strong>This is a music site so there will be music here. LOTS OF IT! So enjoy the conversation, music, and fellowship with other believers.</strong></span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times, serif; font-size: small; text-align: left;"><strong>God Bless,</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;"><strong>Josiah</strong></span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;"><strong>God has placed a wonderful song in all of our hearts </strong></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;"><strong>and those who feel His presence will sing ...</strong></span></span></span></span></p>josiahruff.comtag:josiahruff.com,2005:Post/59770442011-03-28T20:00:00-04:002020-06-10T11:01:35-04:00~ It's Easy ~<p> </p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;"><strong>Sometimes we get so caught up in what we are doing wrong that we forget God's invitation to come to Him. </strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;"><strong>I heard a <a href="http://renewedheartministries.com">sermon</a> a few years ago explaining the word <a href="http://www.renewedheartministries.com/sermons/cuc/09%20Charizomai%20Part%201.mp3">chatazomi</a> (i don't speak or write greek so don't slaughter me if i spelled it wrong) ad it basically means "already forgiven." Isn't that awesome?! </strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;"><strong>All we have to do is grab a hold of that and just come to Him. David, is a psalm says that God will NOT despise a broken spirit and a contrite heart so if you are at that point and you need a place to turn... Go to Jesus, it's easy. </strong></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;"><strong>Make today a great day! </strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;"><strong>Josiah</strong></span></span></p>josiahruff.comtag:josiahruff.com,2005:Post/59770432011-02-27T19:00:00-05:002020-06-10T11:00:37-04:00~ Love Came Down ~<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">Everyone has their own interpretation of the Gospel message. I like to keep mine simple, because if it is simple and not convoluted, it’s easy to bring into mind and not hard to reflect upon. </span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">My version is simply this: Jesus came live and died, for me and for you so that we could be with Him one day. </span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">Yeah I know that there are so many other nuances to the whole deal but in essence it is summed up in John 3:16. If you believe with me then the Bible later says that you already have eternal life just because you believe in Jesus. What a God. What a man. What a story. It’s the greatest story, the one that we will be telling forever and ever how Love came down and saved the world.</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;"><a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/JosiahRuff" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/392849/0e00c9750c832b051b9f3ac2f939e67e888a67c0/original/josiahruff-small.jpg/!!/b%3AWyJyZXNpemU6MTAweDEwMCJd.jpg" class="size_orig justify_left border_" alt="" height="100" width="100" /></a>"Let Me Be" is Josiah Ruff's latest and best selling album. The song you just heard was "Love Came Down", the song proclaims that salvation is a free gift from the Greatest Lover ever known. If you have not already had the privilege of owning "Let Me Be" you can order your copy by clicking the icon to the right.</span></span></p>josiahruff.comtag:josiahruff.com,2005:Post/59770422011-01-28T19:00:00-05:002020-06-10T11:00:11-04:00~ Lord I Need You...More Than I Can Say ~<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">Have you ever felt guilty for asking God for something when you know you have not been what you thought you should be? But you ask anyway. Hoping the God will somehow excuse your negligence and grant you "wish" that you so desire (excuse me) NEED. Why do we do that? Could it be that we are not as spiritual as we claim to be? Let's face it, by whatever standard we live by, or hold in our minds, we have all fallen short of our own ideas. So even if we've fallen, strayed or just plain walked away from God remember this... </span></span></span></p>
<h2><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">- HE A'INT NEVA CHANGED -</span></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">Seriously this is what He says... <strong>"Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give </strong><strong>you</strong><strong> rest." </strong><strong>"So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you."</strong> <strong>"So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him."</strong> </span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">Sounds like an open door policy to me, what do you think? I like open doors, especially when it comes to the Ruler of he Universe. It's nice to know that I can go to Him for anything and everything. Just knowing that makes me want so stay close to that I don't have to feel guilty about asking when we haven't talked in a while. But even if you aren't really on speaking terms with God right now He's still waiting for you to come to Him and is eager to hear us call His name when we NEED Him... </span></span></span></p>
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<blockquote><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">On a real serious note I would like you all to say a special prayer for those who are hurting today, someone who may not be in a place where they think to pray for themselves. They too need the Holy Spirit for comfort, guidance, forgiveness and support.</span></span></strong></span></p></blockquote>josiahruff.comtag:josiahruff.com,2005:Post/59770472011-01-21T19:00:00-05:002020-06-10T10:59:42-04:00Just A Thought...<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">Here's an interesting though for today: It’s easy (usually) to be kind to those we like. But what about those we don’t? Think of those you find very disagreeable. How would they react if you displayed a humble and gentle attitude toward them? Through God’s grace, give it a try (remembering, too, that you might not always be the most likable and lovable soul either). Please comment and tell me what you think?</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">- Josiah</span></span></span></p>josiahruff.comtag:josiahruff.com,2005:Post/59770462011-01-19T19:00:00-05:002020-06-10T10:59:28-04:00Do You Throw Darts At Jesus?<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">Every time I look at that title it makes me want to laugh, it seems so silly to throw "darts" at Jesus. But just give me a second and I'll tell you what I mean.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">Is there someone at your church that you can't get away from but you can't stand them? I mean they make your skin crawl, or you just flat out don't like them and you know they don't like you? Is it safe to call them your enemy? Yeah let's do that.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">Now think back, when you think about, come in contact with, or just see them, do you have the urge to mistreat them or talk crazy about/ to them? You see there that where the darts come in...</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">Let's do some review shall we? Jesus LOVES the church and gave himself up for it. So when we mistreat the people that are in the church we are really mistreating Jesus. I can prove it. </span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">When Jesus confronted Saul, He asked him why he (Saul) was persecuting Me (Jesus). But Saul was going after Christians and Jesus had already ascended right? Right. But Christ see His church as an extension of Himself not separate, so when we mistreat his people in the church, even the ones we don't like or even call our enemies, we mistreat Him.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">There was a professor that was going to teach this same concept (except he had exact scriptures and more compelling points, I gave you the Josiah version) but he wanted the message to be very vivid in the minds of his students. So he made a huge poster with a target on it. Then he instructed his students to envision the person that they couldn't stand that of course went to the same church or another (generally apart of the body of Christ), think of the thing that they really got them all upset about them then he handed each student a dart and told them to picture that person as they threw the dart at the target.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">After all their frustrations were out and the poster had plenty of holes in it the professor turned the poster around and on the other side was a picture of Jesus but with holes in it.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">So again do you throw darts at Jesus? I know I have, but with His grace I will do what he tells me to do:</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">Pray for your enemies.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">Bless and do not curse (speak well of)</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">Be kind to those who hate you.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">This is a supernatural work but He will help you, let's do it together. What are your thoughts?</span></span></span></p>josiahruff.comtag:josiahruff.com,2005:Post/59770412011-01-09T19:00:00-05:002020-06-10T10:59:16-04:00Faith Comes By Hearing<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;"><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" height="342" width="500"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true">
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.</span></span></span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">- Romans 10:17</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">There was a time in my life wen I used to let whole weeks go by without opening the Bible not even once to check the memory verse. It is no wonder that those times were the ones when I felt the most discouraged in my life. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">Am I the only one who has gone through that? And we know that God has never left us but it is us who have "left" Him, but in those time I would always say that He didn't care about me! I had nerve :-/ </span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">But when I would find my way to church on Sabbath and I would partake in the worship, knowing I was unworthy of even the breath God was giving to me at that moment, my hope would return and my faith would be strengthened...through the Word spoken to me. </span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">And in those time I would "feel" like all things are possible. Until the next crisis. Or the next time I would forget to pray and study. </span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">But even though I am fickle and I hardly keep my word to God, I'm glad He doesn't treat me that way. He said He'd NEVER leave me nor forsake me. So even when times are tough He's still there holding me through those times. </span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">So one Sabbath I had an "A-HAH" moment, about the text up there, and I figured it doesn't say read the word but to HEAR the word and that's how faith comes. So I decided since I was negligent about reading I would make more time to hear and I went out a bought The Bible on CDs and listened to them on my long drives everyday. </span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">I know it might sound cheesy but just that little thing that I have done has been the difference in my attitude throughout the years. Yes I still struggle with discouragement but I never despair. Sometimes I feel alone but never forsaken. Because I know what the Word says, I've heard it with my own ears and tried it with my life and I've seen God's goodness. Even to me. </span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">To those of us who have a hard time reading the Word take time to turn off everything else and listen to It, I guarantee your faith will grow. He even says that it will and that's a promise you can count on!</span></span></span></p>
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<h3><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #800000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">Faith comes by hearing Your Word and holding to what it says. And if I have faith I can do ALL things, like even move those mountains over there... </span></span></span></span></h3>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">Enjoy the song and I pray that the WORDS bless you REAL GOOD!</span></span></span></span></h3>
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<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">I wish you God's Best!</span></span></span></h1>
<h4><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">*** It's not too late to get any Josiah Ruff''s music. Individual downloads or whole albums can be purchased at <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/draw-me-nearer/id310388023?i=310388286&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">iTunes</a> or <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/josiahruff" target="_blank">CDBaby</a>. As always your support in Josiah's ministry is greatly appreciated. ***</span></span></span></span></h4>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;"><span style="color: #000000;">Continue the conversation at Josiah Ruff's Blog at <a href="http://www.josiahruff.com/blog" target="_blank">http://www.JosiahRuff.com/blog</a></span> </span></span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">What is the significance of one?</span></strong></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">There was this one world</span></span></span></span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">And it alone fell</span></span></span></span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">By one action</span></span></span></span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">One family was condemned forever</span></span></span></span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">But there was hope</span></span></span></span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">For one seed would come</span></span></span></span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">And by one act restore all</span></span></span></span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Now th</span></strong><strong><span style="color: #000000;">ere is one faith</span></strong></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">One God and One Way</span></span></span></span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">One hope that we all share</span></span></span></span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">One message that we must preach</span></span></span></span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">About one man who alone has the power</span></span></span></span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">To save this one world</span></span></span></span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">Even if it would have been for just one. </span></span></span></span></strong><strong><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino,serif;"> </span> </span></span></strong></p>josiahruff.comtag:josiahruff.com,2005:Post/59770392011-01-09T19:00:00-05:002012-05-14T03:42:06-04:00~ Faithful ~<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">“Know therefore that the LORD your God, He is God, the faithful God, who keeps His covenant and His loving kindness to a thousandth generation with those who love Him and keep His commandments;”</span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">Deuteronomy 7:9</span></span></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">God cannot lie. He can never make a mistake. All of His promises are Yes and Amen.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">Thinking back on my life and all that I’ve done, I can’t help but to think that God has been more than faithful to me.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">Many times I have gone and done my own thing and He has brought me back unharmed when I didn’t deserve it.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">I remember a time when I was in Maryland visiting a friend for the holidays and we got this idiotic notion to race our cars on the Beltway. I had a jet black, Mercury Mystique and my friend was driving a blue Acura Integra.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">We started to race and we were going well. I was keeping an eye on the speedometer and I saw that we were exceeding 100 mph. I’m in the lead now and thinking highly of myself saying, “Who said Fords couldn’t go fast!”</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">Then about ¼ mile later I noticed that I began to really pull away. Rather my friend slowed down.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">Being that He was from that area and I from California, he knew something about the Beltway that I didn’t know but I have never forgot since that night.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">There was a sharp turn approaching and if I did not slow my car down to at least50 mph I would be in danger of a horrible accident.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">So what do you do when you need to slow a car down fast that’s traveling at the rate of 100 mph? You slam on the breaks of course. But I know I did not slow down in time.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">As I am mashing as hard as I can on the break peddle a trying to maneuver the car so that I don’t hit any other car my car starts to spin out of control. Mind you there are three other people in the car with me all of whom which thought racing was a good idea as well but were now recanting their position.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">So the car is spinning out of control, round and round, smoke everywhere, we can’t see a thing and in about 2 seconds but it seemed to us a lifetime, the car stopped.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">When the smoke cleared I looked outside of my driver’s side window and saw a 3 ½ foot yellow pole. I was about an inch from having an intimate connection with it.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">I’d like to say that I never raced my car again but I can’t. I’d like to say that I was always on good behavior from that point on but that isn’t true either. I can simply say that that night God spared my life; because of His loving kindness and His tender mercies toward me and not the other way around. It was for His name sake that we were spared that night so that one day I could tell you how good He is and prove it!</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">You can love Him because He gives you money. You can love Him because He healed your body. You can love Him for anything but I love my Jesus because He is faithful, faithful to me!</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">Romans 8:1-3</span></span></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">When you are in Christ you are a new creature.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">I’m gonna stay away from the cliché as best as I can but I will say that our very nature changes.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">Where there was guilt and shame there is joy and peace. Before you did not have the power to resist evil; I’m sure that most of you were “good people” before you were in Christ, but being good doesn’t reconcile you to God. Now you have the distinct privilege of being made right with God through Christ. Not only that but the power to resist evil and receive the good.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">What we could not do by keeping the law, we can now do through Christ!</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">No condemnation, when we were condemned Christ came and took away our sentence and now justified us.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">I know I’m saying the same things over and over but how do you put it in better terms than the Bible?</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">So now what? We press toward the mark! We strive to walk as Christ walked, talk as Christ talked, live as He lived and serve as He served. Letting go of every sin that we used to loved and look to Him the beginning and end of our faith.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">‘Cause we are now free from the bondage of sin, Jesus makes us free from the bondage of sin!</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">Hallelujah,</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">You may know already but I'm really not great at keeping up but since it's the new year I thought I'd give it another shot! Pray for me ya'll.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times, serif;">Oh and keep checking in cuz when the conversation gets going... you know what happens!</span></span></p>
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