What are your plans?

I recently asked some friends they if they had plans for the up coming year(s). I followed up with, that I wasn’t asking for myself, but that I often didn’t make plans in the past, and that I was really asking them for their benefit. Earlier in the week, I knew that I had an interview coming up, and I felt that I needed to myself be prepared, so I jotted down some notes that I might bring up during the interview. I realized when I made the notes, that they were weak and without emotion…only words, supposed plans. Ideas written down without heart, well that’s not what I’m about, so here is what I have in my heart, excerpts from the earlier sharing of minds. The beauty of Christianity is that there should never be an odd man, woman or child out. Not out of love, peace, grace. The truth needs to be defended because there is a war going on in heaven and a war here on earth. Truth is constantly being attacked. The truth absolutely needs its position spoken. It’s not hard to see where generations of Christian mediocrity has brought us. It’s clearly a disaster. Its time to redraw the line on what the truth is… and what it is not. On what is acceptable… and what has never been acceptable, but wrongly tolerated through complacency and the intentional dumbing of unsuspecting generations. In every battle, the victor will have his battle won through both offense and defense. The easiest battle won, is when your foe, willingly simply hurdles themselves off the edge of a cliff. He whom is in the earth knows this, and employs every tactic to encourage the unsuspecting to accomplish just that. So, I ask you, isn’t that where we are today? If we are a bit wordy so be it. The devil has no problem persuading the weak, or those in power. I would much rather speak to the presidents and governors, the the generals, captains, lieutenants, as well as the commissioners and mayors, the rule makers of all sorts. After all are they not our societies leaders?

Dave Fedorov

About me: Believing in the oneness of God, in the context of the Holy Trinity of the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth; and In Jesus Christ his only begotten Son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirt, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and buried; the 3rd day he rose from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the father Almighty. Adapted from "Apostles Creed". I am a first generation American born in the USA into a family of European immigrants whom settled in America in 1951. After WW2, much of Europe was in a state of rubble. My parents traveled from Ukraine to Germany, then to France and back to Germany looking for work. There in West Germany, they were advised by American soldiers to travel to the USA in search of opportunities to raise their family. I was born the seventh sibling to this family. As a statement of my families faith, it was under these conditions my mother carried with her, her children and a bible in her native language, country to country, then finally to the Unites States of America. They spent 10 perilous days crossing the ocean aboard the cramped American transport ship, the USS General R.M. Blatchford. I attended school and graduated high school with some 250 other students. By my senior year, I had enough credits, that I was able to attend school half days, while also working half days at a local tool and die machine shop. I took to it rather quickly, and began training on the most recent CNC programmable equipment available. Within two years, I had been promoted to shop Forman responsible of all production. I attended and graduated from Goshen College supervision management courses. I married my teenage sweet heart at the age of 21 and we have two sons. They themselves are married, have children and lead productive lives. I was water baptized at the Assembly of God by Pastor Paul McGuichee. I under went spiritual baptism by the Holy Spirt that same day. I believe in the nature and true mission and spirit of the church. Through this we are enable with the true power of the Holy Spirit. Ephesians 3:10 His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms. Through this we are enable with the true power of the Holy Spirit. I fully believe that the Holy Bible and it's scripture is the inspired word of God, and it therefor gives it's authority and role as the foundation for beliefs and practice. I invite the Holy Spirit into my life and subscribe to His work in holy baptism, regeneration, sanctification and continued work in empowering believers. Acts 2:38 I believe in salvation by grace alone. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God- not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9. I give testimony through the holy scripture as to the authenticity of Jesus Christ the Man, conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary.... His deity as the only begotten Son of God... His sinless life on earth... His atoning death, resurrection and ascension into heaven... Nicholas David Fedorow