The End Of PTSD (Past-TSD): Out Of The Foxhole

“Good morning, Sir

Yesterday morning (*name withheld) and his wife were out for a walk and were outside the reaches of their cell phone service. (*name withheld) was sleeping and woke to somewhere between sleep and wake and was hallucinating or dreaming but very afraid. Efforts were made, but (*name withheld) couldn't fully wake (*name withheld). He was curled up in his bed, sweating profusely, eyes closed, screaming or trying to scream, choking, heart racing. They prayed over him, talked with him, but he wasn't fully conscious. After about 10 minutes everyone around him decided it was time to get him some help They couldn't carry him so they called an ambulance to transport him. They got him to the hospital and the personnel there somehow woke him up, got him on oxygen, gave him something for his nerves. He had had a major panic attack in his sleep. It took them about half an hour to get him stabilized and then (*names withheld) discharged him and they drove him home to recover under supervision.”

My DEARLY BELOVED Soldier Guys and Girls All, in and out of the field, known and unknown...

My name is Matt Thompson. Some of you have heard of me and probably a great many of you have not. I write to you today with humble heart that compounds in me by the minute as my mind realizes more and more of just how many of you I will get to address through this com... So many of you I know personally... and so many thousands more I have never met and likely will not personally meet until we are called Home.

I come to you this day to speak with you about so many things... and some of them of the utmost of concern. Some things even seeming beyond the abilities of any of us to remedy... some things that are even killing us as we speak... As I said... I come to you today to speak with you about a great many things... but also, having the God-given answers and remedies for us all concerning some of the physical and spiritual things which plague us... First, please allow me to identify who I am addressing... because I have a feeling that a great many of you may not even know... or realize some things about yourselves... things I want you to know... things about YOU that YOU NEED to know.

Brothers and Sister Soldiers in and out of the field, known and unknown, IF YOU are receiving a copy of this com, there are a few things about yourselves you need to know for certain, so please bear with me as I verbalize what a great many of you already know but that some may not. You may even disagree with me in the following discernment, but if so, I'd humbly ask you to search your own hearts, but even more-so, inquire of God that these things be revealed unto you:

I do NOT address any part of the “common world” out there... I mean, if you are reading this, Brother or Sister of mine, you are NOT a commoner. I don't even address the “Christian world” in this com. If you are reading this, you are NOT the common Christian with the common tasks and common goals in life... and you certainly are not a part of the religion that has become so common here in the United States where Christians have forgotten the meaning of self-sacrifice and suffering while living lives of luxury... such as even “ I ” do today... living on the backs of those that have truly given of themselves so all the rest of us can live lives spoiled rotten.

Now before I continue, I do not mean to belittle anyone in their faith... even the “common” Christian found here in the States. I know everyone for the most part is doing the best they can, given their discernment. Most everyone here is so deceived, though, that it has become almost impossible for people to understand the true nature of everything going on around them, even unknown to them, themselves. There will be a wake up call in the near future, but only then will people commonly know what we know already, to a certain degree... and that is that the enEmy has already taken control of this world because God is withdrawing the Holy Spirit, which in itself lessens the restraint of the Spirit that has always been there so generously in times past. The last pages of our Book (Bible) are coming to life as I speak and we are seeing it with our very own eyes. Yes. It is unsettling... but it is also a time to draw as close to God as we can so we can realize and KNOW that HE has this... It's ALL happening just as HE said it would...WHEN He said it would. And even though there will be some trying times for some... some desperate times for others... and for a time eVil will rule the earth... despite all that, WE already know how this story ends: WE WIN!

My Brothers and Sisters... it gets no more complicated than that. We win. And you know what else? Looking at it from GOD'S perspective? We have “already won”. Now just take a few moments... or a few hours... or a few days... or maybe even a few months or years... Heck. Remember this daily. Remind yourselves of this DAILY for the rest of your lives upon this earth! If there ever was a worthy note, that is it. WE WIN! ~~~~~> WE'VE ALREADY WON! THIS is God, Almighty revealed in faith. Believe it or not, understand it or not, agree or not, what God says, goes. IN FAITH in God, we CAN ALREADY KNOW that WE HAVE WON this war with eVil. The fact that it has yet to PHYSICALLY become manifest? A very small, temporal detail for such a mighty, all-knowing, all controlling God.

But in identifying who it is exactly that I am addressing in this com? It is YOU, “Brother”. It is YOU, my Sister. In reading this, please, PLEASE understand that within God's “Grand Plan” in all of this... YOU are a very “special”... very “unique” person... a very, very unique and specialized group, given a very unusual mission in life... of which no one else around you from any part of the common world is going to relate... or probably even believe. You have been a part of something so special, raised up and trained all your lives for what you ended up doing in your service to God and man... that there are very few to none that you can even share these experiences with, outside of “Family” or your blood-family that may have participated in these things with you. Also, rest assured... that your “mission” or your “purpose” within this life... is far...far, from over. There are new days ahead... many of them... and they ALL hold great purpose yet, for you. Yes... You.

I want you to understand that as a very special and mostly covert agent of our God in your worship of God (your service to Him), that you were very specially “GIFTED” with MANY things I can find in no other individual outside of this circle of very unique people among us.

For one? I want you to understand that you've been gifted with the ability to easily recognize ANY and ALL “Godly Truth” that comes your way. I specifically identify this because from the very beginning of knowing ANY and ALL of you, this has been one of the most incredible things about all of you to me. I say that because... Brothers ? I was a DILIGENT student of the Word of God from the day I was first saved. You would have been hard-pressed to find anyone that loved God more... studied His Word more... and wanted to really UNDERSTAND more about any and all things of God than anyone else... It was a burning desire... a consuming passion of mine! God had saved me and I wanted to know ALL things about Him! But even in that, it took me TWELVE YEARS to correctly understand His most BASIC instruction about our salvation... From the beginning, I unknowingly encountered heaps and heaps of false teaching, all of which I thought to be Truth in my ignorance, and it took me TWELVE YEARS to break free from the teachings of man to hear what GOD had to tell me. But you, Brothers? You are all EASILY able (gifted) by God to IMMEDIATELY recognize these Truths with no second-guessing what-so-ever. And ever since then, even... you are ALWAYS “gifted” with “knowing the Truth” when you hear it. Oh... Am I saying you never took a turn down the wrong road? Heavens no. But you never did try to convince yourselves of any lie out there so you could justify any sin you may have been caught up into at the time. You would always recognize and identify the Truth, no matter what... which has ALWAYS led to your “spiritual growth” and furthered your walk with God and living within His ways. The “ease” with which you do this is more than proof enough to me that God has given you a very special “spiritual Gift”... And now I am realizing more and more each day of just why He gave these gifts to you all. This gift of … “discernment”, which YOU, yourself possess... is just one of sooooo many gifts I've recognized within you all. And this very gift is going to be vital for all of you to understand the layout of these final instructions to you all in how we are going to fight and win this last “Brother” battle, before we begin the rest of our lives anew.

The Final Battle... Why? Who? What? Where? When?

Brothers... No doubt God will tactfully take me down a hundred rabbit trails in this com in this process of giving you what you all so desperately need at this ever-so-vital time. But let me say that the “main purpose” that originally motivated me into bringing this information to you is the result of a quest of mine to find the God-given instruction to give you all in battling PTSD, that will bring you CLEAR and CONCISE victory over this “killer of soldiers”... and bring into the Light of your understandings all that is going on within you that you currently do not understand. When I say “killer of soldiers”, I mean just that. Statistics recently revealed to me by a Brother that God sent to me recently has personally compiled information that says 1 out of 20 (5%) soldiers die one way or another from their struggles with PTSD, some of whom I have personally known. This is a statistic you'll never hear of anywhere else. I bring this information to you very begrudgingly... I am very reluctant to make you clearly aware of this harsh reality of PTSD. But in even stranger fashion, I need you ALL to right here and now, KNOW that your willingness to employ the instruction within this com, or lack of, can and will be, a matter of life or death. In all bitter-sweetness, I tell you now that I believe should you elect to ignore this instruction, it could well be the end of you. But on the other hand, I have FULL confidence that if you WILL bow to this instruction and make it a part of your life, you will not only be fully restored to a healthy and joyful life, but you will also live your remaining days upon this earth with your God-given purposes at the forefront, and your works and satisfactions in life will be astounding! You will not only live... but you will also make a very large difference in this hurting and dying world, exactly as God has purposed you. What could possibly be more fulfilling, Brothers? Can this truly be? You bet it can. And it will be. If there is anything of the flesh or divinely placed within you that would allow you to believe anything I say, let it be this: PTSD will soon be a part of your past, no matter how incredible it may seem to you this very moment.

So... In the most stark of contrasts, Soldier Guys-Gurls... THIS very instruction is a matter of “life or death”... for you all. But take heart. This has been allowed... purposed even, by God... to bring you to a place in life to continue your various “missions” in life. Do not for one minute think that your battles are over. You will continue to fight... God is simply taking you from one battleground to another... to places only YOU can go... because of your unique heart, love, training, sacrifice and abilities.

It was during our last event with Brother Saeed Abidini that I encountered the “straw that broke my camel's back”... It was completely unacceptable to me, as I'm sure it is to you, my Brothers...that this … “strategy” of the enEmy in the form of PTSD is so effective among us. Never before have I endured such pain and anguish in both physical heart and Spirit as I did with Saeed and everyone connected to him... I saw Brothers fall in illness... I saw Brothers die as their hearts just stopped... I saw Brothers almost die as their bodies lost most of their automic functions... I saw broken hearts of a wife, sisters, brothers, parents of Saeed that so completely broke and crushed me in heart and Spirit... I just HAD to have answers! I KNEW GOD WAS BIGGER AND HAD MUCH MORE PURPOSE than just to watch my Brothers fall dead over and over and over again! This quest has been a crushing experience for me...and yes I KNOW much more-so for all of you. But also, ultimately this has become so much more rewarding that I even dared hope! NOW... somewhat on the other side of this particular event, I am awed at what has transpired between God and I... and ultimately what this will be between YOU and God! To witness all the miraculous, Divine Interventions between YOU all and GOD is going to be no less incredible to witness, comparing to seeing Jesus walk on the water! I come to you today completely worn out... but your victory is in my hands, Brothers... In your Spirit, receive these things and be healed... take them from my hands into yours... to the glory of our mighty and loving Father, God... and His ever-loving Son, Jesus Christ!

Though this is going to take me a while to explain and outline, let me simply tell you right here and now, that within this writ, God has revealed to me everything YOU'LL need to know in how to conquer this horrible and effective tool of the enEmy that intentionally kills us from afar, PTSD (post -traumatic stress disorder). I can tell you right here and now that your body may be currently reacting in a manner that totally escapes your understanding, but by the time you finish this writ, you will understand EVERYTHING you'll need to understand about what is going on within you. And even more than that? God tells us that He uses ALL things for good to those that love Him. Brothers? I tell you right here and now, that believe it or not, God is purposing this very battle with PTSD to bring you even further into WHO and WHAT HE wants YOU to BE (this is also the 'why') in your future (when) worship (service) to Him (God). Believe it or not, by fighting and conquering this PTSD in all the very specific details which will be revealed to you, this battle will bring you to yet another horizon (where) of who you are in Christ that only YOU can fight! When this battle has concluded within you, you will yet again be transformed into someone totally different than who you were before... As each and every lesson you've learned so far has changed you forever, so will be the change about to take place within you... and incredibly, it is GOD at the helm of your deliverance and will ultimately be the benefactor of your victory. Make no mistake, my Brothers. YOU were purposed for this battle... because YOU are who you are! This would kill anyone else. But it will not kill you. By the time you finish this writ, you WILL have all the details of battle, weapons for this battle and understanding of the subject that you'll need to put PTSD to rest in your lives... And from there? It will be yet again incredible to see what God does with EACH and EVERY ONE of you in your service to God and man with your remaining life upon this earth!

My Brothers! PLEASE hear me! I'm talking about your SURE VICTORY over PTSD... Yes! But MUCH MORE IMPORTANTLY, I'm going to identify the GOD-GIVEN PURPOSE behind ALL of this! Please stop and hear more than just the words! For He and She that has an ear, LET THEM HEAR! GOD has SPECIFIC purpose in ALL of you and your lives and I am about to tell you EXACTLY what that is!
 
Are you hearing me? IF FOR SOME REASON YOUR ARE DISTRACTED AT THIS MOMENT? Please wait before reading this. This is NOT meant just to be read... But God intends for you to CONSUME the instruction about to come forth. Meditate... PRAY... ask God to grant you the ability to give your COMPLETE ATTENTION and TIME to the coming instruction... And please keep this writ within your grasp for any and all time to come... You will find it invaluable throughout your lifetime.

Rabbit Trail #1 – Just Me:

My Brothers... I think I'd like to share just a little of myself with you. Ultimately, I think and hope that God has purpose in whatever it is I'm about to say about me, personally. But in just being honest? I might be taking slight advantage of this particular circumstance. I know this is going to be the last of any such com that will ever be shared among us in corporate fashion again. I know this will, for the majority of you, be my last (and for some my only) opportunity to speak with you what-so-ever. I just feel the need to share some of myself with you because I love you so deeply... AND... I am hoping that somehow... in some way... GOD will enable YOU to have some level of “faith” in what I'm going to convey to you discerning this PTSD and maybe a few other issues in your lives. I am hoping you'll recognize my simple honesty... and conclude that you can, indeed, believe and come to understand that which has so far eluded us in our understanding.

Normally, I'd have no confidence in such a statement being understood by anyone, let alone a multitude of tens of thousands. But among you, my Brothers? I know different. Among you, I have full confidence that you'll see and understand my heart toward you... and that partly what enables you to understand is that even though we may have never met, our Spirit's run breast-to-breast among us. In Christ, we are all Family. And among us? This understanding has been gifted by God that we might be much more aware of each others innards than anything that could be considered “normal”... And I'm NOT speaking of the false-camaraderie that has been produced in the past by the darKNess that plagued most of us... But rather I speak of the Spirit of God that we all share... that we all are so unusually aware of... among us all.

Because of whatever this gift of God is exactly, I can know that I have tens of thousands of Brothers and Brother-Gurls out there reading this that love me just as deeply as I love you.... And I treasure that. I treasure you... E-V-E-R-Y single one of you... and it's a privilege I could never deserve to share myself and this incredible message GOD has given you all, and be counted as among any of you. Thank you all so very much for allowing me this opportunity.
If any of you feel the need to do so (and very understandably so), please inquire to those around you until you find someone aware of the history that exists between you and I. I would not ask that you believe ANYTHING I have to say alone... but I would always beg that you hear God if indeed He does use me as some sort of relay for His messages... from time to time. There is a proven track record... and you are going to have to TRUST this... trust GOD... and trust ME... for any of this to mean anything to you.

I, myself, have never been in the military. My generation has been the only generation that was never even required to sign up for the draft. I never did. When the rubber met the road, I was always too much the coward to take off to the other side of the world and fight anyone's battles, including those that I should have fought for myself in particular, my Country and my family. To be honest? I didn't even know what “serving” was about as a young man. Instead? I elected to just ride the backs of everyone else that stood up to their responsibilities as an America citizen... and later, content in running my mouth on various topics I thought worthy to debate... and all the while convincing myself I was a soldier of “intellect” of sorts, lol. Oh, I never exactly “ran” from my responsibilities, and just to mention, had I been “required” to sign up and even to serve, I probably would have served under sheer fear of what would happen if I rebelled in such things... Never-the-less, it changes nothing concerning the reality of my character.

I am a very simple man... always have been and I suppose, always will be. My life's history is in no way comparable to any one of you, Brothers of mine. I am not a “prophet” of God... Outside of my salvation, I am absolutely nothing above normal note as far as human beings go. You'll rarely ever hear me say, “THUS SAYETH THE LORD...” concerning anything... But? From time to time... once every great now and then... it DOES happen... God does speak to me... reveals things to me... as I'm quite sure it happens ever so often with all of you if you're paying attention.

I want you to know a little about who I really am, even when it's not so pretty. Among us Brothers? There are no need for masks... I can give you the reality of myself on a platter... and you can give me yourself... and we'll both understand our realities without being shocked by the hogwash that many preachers will fill our heads with today about how perfect we should, and need to be. Oh yes. I agree we ALL DESIRE to be better people than we are... but it's a process. Isn't it, Brothers? Doesn't each new day bring with it change within us that leaves us forever altered, becoming more and more of who and what Jesus wants us to be? And believe you me, I know how unsightly my humanity is to anyone. All the things I've come to despise in people everywhere, are the very same things I can find right here, inside of myself... I also know full well, that these things are also inside each one of us within our “humanity”... our fallen nature. I am indeed, as we all are, a “new creature” since I was born again in Christ... but I'm afraid, and very disappointingly so, far from a perfect one in this flesh. My spiritual growth in all ways will no doubt be life-long in it's process. And in all that I'll lack upon my expiration upon this earth? Jesus will be more than enough to see me to eternal life with each and every one of you. Our future is so very good, it can't even be imagined. Jesus has forever changed the way God sees each and every one of us. Our transformation is of such an awesome and powerful scope, that even I have a hard time remembering everything Jesus has done for us in 'round the clock' fashion.

Despite all of my incredible downfalls wherein I can only hope I take the knowledge of to my grave with me, there are other things that are equally undeniable. Since I first met any of you, which I think may have been around 2008 or a little before, maybe... there has been an incredible and quite extraordinary connection between all of you that I have met, and me personally... And just so you know, I am NOT speaking of that dARk connection that so many of my Brothers have shared among one another even as the Light has battled for them throughout this entire time. I speak of a God-given, God-appointed, Spiritually-specific connection in the full on Light that I've had with each of you, despite any darKNess that may have been upon anyone at any of our time throughout our relationship. When I first met my Brothers All, some were in the deepest of their depths of their struggles with the darKNess that we have all been delivered from in recent past. I was totally unaware of that darKNess in my simplicity... I was totally unaware of most of what was the reality of my Brothers All for quite some time... I used to be incapable of sharing anything so deep, dARk or not. I did, later, learn how to begin participating in that damned darKNess. However, that did not prevent me from my “God-Given” spiritual connection with you all.

As all of you have been a spoke in the wheel of the Brotherhood, so was I, and am I, in that wheel... though with the conclusion of this com, that wheel will no longer exist, and never again will it exist upon the face of this earth. However, each one of us begin a new chapter in our lives to come... each one of us being unique as the sum total of our life's experiences come together in each one of us to make us who we will be in our time left upon this earth. Though our “Brotherhood” will be no more... though never again will we refer to one another as “Brother”, we WILL, from here, out... be each others “brother” in Christ... very unique... very special... very strange within the realm of normality, very specific in our personal purposes that absolutely no one else will be able to live except for us... even if we should NEVER see one another again face to face before we are all called Home for Supper. Today... this very day... our old purpose(s) are no more. But I tell you the Truth, for each and every one of us, tomorrow will bring us our “new day”, with new purposes just as glorious as anything we've seen to date, if not even more-so. This is the end of nothing concerning us, personally... Quite the contrary. No matter where you are today, tomorrow will bring with it your “new beginning”. It is the sole purpose of this com to relay to you the road map that will get you there. And a map it is, as perfect and as sure as the eternal life of Christ, thus us all.

Some of us will continue to see other Brothers that will now be brothers from our past with very specific purpose. A great many of us will never again see another Brother or Brother-Gurl again, also in very specifically designed purposes in life... Whether we see each other again or whether we should never see each other again will be determined individually and according to God's plan for us all in healing, restoration, preparation and purpose from now on. From now on, there will be no “Brother-Business” for most of us, and for the few that will continue what they do, that too shall conclude shortly, as the enEmy advances in iT's temporary control over this earth. In whatever our lives are determined to be in the months and years ahead, our relationship to one another will be a completely new one, with none of our past being who we will be as “Brothers”.

This final step... this final battle... to overcome and break free from the bondage of fear, terror and all the related emotional trauma purposely induced by our physical enEmy, who is ruled by our spiritual enEmy, meant to control and kill us from afar via this damned PTSD, will be the final act of us all as a corporate quest as “Brothers All”, ushering us into our new lives to come in Christ, with all new purposes... all new goals... all new desires... all new mentalities... all new dependencies... all new expectations... all new loves... all new understanding and all new developments of character in Christ, alone... We will soon look to our Bibles more than we do our Glocks, Colts, Smiths, etc. ... We will soon know just how far from the foxholes we really are so that we can settle within our realities of life, living within the real circumstances of our lives, without any more fear than anyone else on this earth should have from any given enEmy... Soon, we shall rest in the garden that we previously thought to be too dangerous... Soon... we will “live”. Has this not been an ongoing prayer of ALL of you? That you could simply just “live” the “simple life”, as a “simple man”, such as myself? Of course it has. And now Brothers and Brother-Gurls, you answer lay before you in this instruction from the One who has the answers. The only thing you'll need do now is pick it up and put it into motion in your lives. Such a simple thing for such a complicated thing. But Brothers All? Is that not the Mark of God? … Gather you faith... and come to God... get close to Him... as He too gets close to you.

But getting back to me, I am no one incredible. Nothing at all fantastic about me. As a matter of pure fact, I truly am the very least among you all... in every single way. But like each of you, since God introduced me to you all, I have had a purpose among you that... frankly put... that I cannot see at work in any other area of my real time life, among those that I can reach out and touch every day... I can think of a thousand reasons why I do not exist among them the way I have existed among all of you... but most every one of those reasons have to do with who and what all of YOU are... WITH me... and it is so very different from anyone I've ever personally met locally. Maybe my gifts would also exist in this immediate realm if the people around me were of the same “Spirit' you all are... but they are not... not a one of them in-as-far as I can tell.

Also? There is no physical way I can think of that I should have “personally” and “physically” been able to relate to any of you. Like I said and I am telling the Truth, I am a very simple man... especially compared to the complexities that any one of you display within yourselves, let alone the corporate entity that has existed in the past as you all came together to be as one for reasons necessary for your work, defense and survival. My history doesn't even remotely resemble the histories most of you share in one form or many. So... “PHYSICALLY” speaking... as far the the “flesh” goes... a meaningful relationship between me and any of you should have been impossible.

But from the very first moment we met... there was a connection between us... that with the greatest of thought... I can only call “Divine”... And I mean Divine as in a... God-given placement... of me among you... of you with and within me... in my mind, heart and Spirit... and I know that it has been the same for each of you that know me. God has brought me to you... placed me with you... and you have also had a Divine connection with me that engulfs your mind, heart and Spirit... I have been a place of “safety” and “comfort' to you... that God knew you needed and I was blessed with being that person... that place for you. My Brothers and Brother-Gurls... I tell you now that, yes, this is a Divine “gift”, each of us to the other... but it always had... and I suspect always will, have a very specific, Divine purpose... each of us serving the other in our own, unique ways, for the Spiritual benefit of us all. As unlikely as I was to be a part of all your lives, still, here I am. THIS is no doubt God... And the track record of these past few years confirms it to be exactly this way. The things that have transpired between us... there is no doubt at all that God has been the One directing the interactions between us... despite us being who we are in this flesh... despite my own unwillingness to cooperate sometimes, lol... despite any and every thing and one, GOD has brought us together very specifically, and I for one, believe this will be for my lifetime upon this earth because to date, the endurance of our relationship has survived by, only what can be described as, God-given power to love more than anything or anyone previously known to me... and quite possibly, you... driving us to find the understanding necessary to survive each other, for one another, in ways a simple man could never imagine or be capable of. This... relationship between all of you and me... has been... so beyond words in the pain and the joy I have been brought to and through as our purposes have played out between us. It's so far out of bounds of anything normal, it is now easy to see that, among whatever else we've made of it (my relationship with you all), there has also been dominantly Divine purpose within it all. Knowing that? That's good enough for me to continue on with whatever and where ever else God deems us worthy to go... even when it's completely unknown at the time. To God be the glory.

And even more than this... this instruction and points of understanding you are about to receive... THIS is also God. And Brothers? Believe you me, this has been confirmed among us is a way that has never before been confirmed to me in like fashion. In all my past experiences, each and EVERY single time I ever had what I thought was a Word from God for another Brother, each and every time I delivered that Word, I would immediately experience self-doubt... wondering if it all had not been simply a result of personal illusions of grandeur. Then, after seeing that the Word had specific and Spiritual purpose, I could rest easy, knowing God had indeed had His way.

Also, there was once when I did NOT express what was in my Spirit to another Brother, and a terrible price was paid for my silence. So from that time on I concluded that I would at least communicate that which I thought to be of God, no matter what... no matter anything.

But this time Brothers and B-Gurls... THIS time, for the first time ever in MY experience, God told someone else what would eventually come from me specifically identifying that there would be eventually a word come to me from God, concerning this PTSD that plagues us this very day. This Brother... I am still not sure whether his knowledge came directly from the Spirit or whether his message was from God-given gifts of discernment (makes no difference as BOTH are gifts of God), spoke this message to yet another Brother of mine. And? They both sat on that knowledge. They did NOT tell me. They felt it unwise to let me know such a thing as it might put pressure on me in a very physical, fleshy way, to perform and deliver. Looking back, I KNOW that they were absolutely correct in their determinations. But after I came to this one particularly beloved Brother of mine and told him that, after going through specific events with Saeed and many of those connected to him... that I thought I had a message for my Brothers All and in asking for his help to distribute this message once it was complete... THEN he told me of the incredible testimony of what had transpired between the Brother that had the information and how that Brother had relayed that information to him... word for word what would happen... And it was months before I “realized” that this was going to happen “through” me... as in me being a messenger only... with a Word of Deliverance for my Brothers All! … to finally put an END to this killer, PTSD among us and also I can see it will educate us all on what is happening, what has happened and what will be in the future for each and every one of us!

So... To wrap the above up shortly... for the 1^st time ever in my life, I have FULL and COMPLETE faith in foreknowledge that what I am about to tell you is Divinely inspired, meant “just for us”... to deliver us from this final hold that our spiritual enEmy has on us... to FREE us from PTSD... and to show us why we have been where we've been... and to show us where we are going... During this, I pray that you all also realize just how select a group you are. I do not intend that statement to puff you up or to give you a prideful thing to latch onto.

We all know there are a great many things at work in this world that the general population is completely unaware of... or don't believe to be happening. There are a great many things at work that even WE aren't aware of. There are a great many secret “sects” at work in this world. Ours is but one of those sects in a way... But what makes ours something extraordinary? We have, and have always had, Divine purpose in the corporate things we've done... And though everything has changed and all things will be new in our lives from these days onward, our “Divine” mission may be now somewhat altered from what it was, but still Divinely inspired... Divinely directed... that each and every one of you use your gifts in completely different manners, for completely different missions and goals, but none the less important or spectacular than anything in our pasts. All that has been, has been for purpose... and even though all that has been passes away in most ways, the Divine purpose lives on... to be fulfilled by each and every one of you in the ways only YOU can deploy the gifts given you throughout this process of living and serving as very special people... uniquely “set apart” from all others in this world and yes... even those that are also our brothers and sisters in Christ within the “normal” use of those terms in secular society. You get what I'm saying. You're not “normal”. You never will be. Stop expecting to be... though you will strive to “appear” normal to everyone... you, God... and I... will always know differently. And the life you'll live in your future? It will be a silent reflection of EVERY SINGLE THING that you've ever encountered in life... and tempered... by God's own influence upon you.

I'm sorry... I'm TRYING to give you something of “ME” that you can believe in... trust in... because I know how vital it is that you be able to believe what I'm telling you here. But I'm failing, miserably. I find that all I can do is be honest with you. I seem to be continually drawn to tell you of what your futures WILL be instead of keeping focus on the subject at hand: Me. I suppose that within the confines of physical reality? I can offer you absolutely nothing that would cause you to trust me in your inner depths. BUT... I can thank God in this, because HE has shown me... MADE KNOWN to me... supernaturally so... that there is Something else between you and I... Something that transcends this physical reality... Something well into the Spiritual Realms where the Spirit resides... where WE reside “in the Spirit”... and in this “Holy Spirit”? We share that, Brothers.... WE share that my Brother-Gurls... I thank God for that because with this, you do not have to believe me... As a matter of fact, take not my word for anything. But if there be any Truth in this writ for you? Then confirm it in the Spirit for yourself... and begin to “live” my Soldier Guys and Gals All. Live. Take this instruction, implement it into your lives and stand back and watch as the Spirit comes into you and fills your bones with LIFE! The Spirit will come to you in an INCREDIBLY supernatural way that you'll be able to detect IMMEDIATELY! And with that detection, you'll more willingly bow to the Spirit, allowing It dominion in your mind, heart and Spirit... and you will ALL be brought out from the midst of the emotional trauma that grips your minds at this moment... you will SUPERNATURALLY and quite SPIRITUALLY “encounter” God on a level most anyone else will never know... and HE will RESTORE the Fresh Water Spring that flows from your heart...

When all of this begins to take place within you... you will be... amazed... fascinated... and overcome with God's Holy Spirit within you, and neither PTSD nor any other weapon formed against you will prosper in any way, will ever again kill you, confuse you, dis-orient and confuse you or grip you in fear and a lack of understanding for any time to speak of. From this point on.... when delivered, there will be no trauma. VICTORY, Truth and Strength in Wisdom will be all along your journey as you forever set course... and follow... your “True North”, Jesus Christ. In all that I'm about to say, it “could” ALL simply be summed up this way: Keep your eyes on Jesus. ~ But I know you need more than this at this time. So please allow me to explain. This... deliverance of which I speak... it IS your sure future, Brothers. I know you won't understand at this moment... but trust in the fact that shortly, you will.

Identifying The Battleground of PTSD:

All you guys and gals... To your great benefit, God is bringing to you an incredibly simple understanding to a subject so complex, it can seem eternal in its workings of cause and effect within every mind individually, being completely different from one individual to another. The problems generated from PTSD... the great many anomalies... and the fact that each and every human being on earth is mentally wired so differently than any other... that in conclusion, to the great many gifted and talented counselors out there DEDICATED to YOU, finding individual remedies for this condition can be completely overwhelming. Given the love and concern these gifted people have for each one of you, the level of exhaustion among them is quite staggering... And in trying to dis-arm this mental trauma within every individual? My God... What a daunting and impossible task. Yet? Because of their love for you... they try. With everything within them, they have tried... and still do.

It is my hope and among my prayers that this will offer not only life, success in victory and relief to those that have PTSD, but also take the weight from those among you charged with guiding your mental well-being. This has gone on long enough... among everyone connected to this vile strategy of the enEmy... long enough, indeed. For those among you that have ears to hear, by God's might, power, love and concern... let him hear this instruction.

My Brothers All... I'm sure that all of you are already well aware that the battleground... this battleground that so many of us are trying to navigate clear of concerning PTSD, is that of our conscious mind and the sub-conscious mind. It would be almost impossible for me to relay to you the meditations I have had on these two... most complicated... most consuming in thought, most fantastic... most incredible and wondrous parts of ourselves. Even now, at this very moment I speak to you, my own mind is drawn toward this subject of our inner-most self that comprises every single thing that we are... determining every aspect of our character, every facet of who we are and are not...each one completely influenced by the other, working in conjunction with each other that ultimately produces the wondrous work of creation that God purposed us to be. Every single time my mind comes even close to this subject, I have to forcefully push myself clear of it because it begins to consume my every thought. Right now I must push clear of these meditations even to simply convey and compile this message to you. Suffice it to say, I don't think there is an end to the knowledge of how these two things (conscious and sub-conscious minds) works within us. I am becoming convinced that this within us, stands as an open testimony to the eternal (without end) God that created us “in His image”. I'm not saying that we are gods of any sort. But rather a fascinating creation of our most... unfathomable God. I am further convinced that libraries could be filled on these two subjects alone... And no doubt? Through the ages there have probably been many gifted and educated people to devote their lives to the study of these two things within us alone... It is also my feeling that in doing so... in-as-far as man has been able to “rightly” educate himself on how these two things exist and influence one another within a single human body... I am quite sure that the vast knowledge that has no doubt been acquired, there are yet untold horizons spanning one universe to another, in untold number of universes, to reach the full knowledge that comprises these two things alone. 
 
All of that to say simply, there will never be finding the end to this knowledge that is forever expanding, forever knowing no end... forever endless in its always expanding boundaries. I do not think that man will ever have a complete knowledge concerning our conscious and sub-conscious mind until such time as we are glorified with Christ, where-with I think we shall share much knowledge in all things that we are not even capable of sharing now with God.

So if you will, please bear with me as I try to barely touch on the workings of our minds as they specifically relate to PTSD. This will not be a comprehensive show and tell of how our conscious and sub-conscious minds work, but I do hope to shine a little light on what is going on within them concerning PTSD, the causes of PTSD, and the remedy of PTSD as it relates to our minds... remembering that between US... between all of us, my Brothers All, this IS literally a matter of life or death.


The Quest: 
 
A couple of months ago, I received a com from what turned out to be a messenger of God to me, specifically addressing certain specifics of PTSD. His communication to me was in response to a reaction I had had concerning one of the best friends I have on this earth. In part, the incident is at the very beginning of this com... and one of the determining events that led my heart down this path of seeking God for a remedy to PTSD... a quest to gain specific instruction from God, Himself, that I could somehow gain and pass on to you, my Brothers and Sisters that I love more than anything else upon this earth. This... messenger that was divinely brought to me... is a rare a very specific individual with very rare and specific knowledge of victory over PTSD. If you've ever heard the phrase, “The proof is in the pudding...”, I'm here to tell you that THIS messenger has the proof. Some how... in some way... this Brother of ours sought God alone for his own answers to remedy moderate to severe PTSD, which he was also plagued with as one result to his service to God, country and man. 
 
My early thoughts on the matter of PTSD were so simplistic... in such ignorance... that when I was contacted and told of the incident given you at the very beginning of this com, that I stated in reply that I was hoping that the “intelligence” of our Brother that experienced this ever so dangerous emotional trauma in the midst of sleep where our sub-conscious reigns, would be enough to subvert things such as this from happening. I said this because this Brother and forever friend of mine is literally most probably the smartest person I've ever met. It's just a fact. And I thought that his intelligence alone would be enough to victor over his emotional trauma. Now I know there are such a great many of you reading this com that has intelligence levels off the charts... Others may be more of a common level... but none of you could be considered “normal”, such as the likes of me. I would be the perfect example of “normal” intelligence. But what I'm trying to say is, that no matter how smart... no matter how intelligent, I have recently been shown that conscious intelligence alone will never be “enough” to fully deliver any person from the emotional trauma that we call PTSD. It does have it's place (intelligence), but it is only one tool to be deployed within this “process” of victory over PTSD.

As I said, God has miraculously walked on the water in bringing this com to you all. If you will, please read this excerpt of a com sent to me by this divinely sent messenger that was his response to what was my ignorance at the time. Here-with, stands as a Divine testimony to us all:

“Brother Matt,

(*name withheld) is the most intelligent person I've ever known. Something tells me it's not just intelligence that gets a man out of this (the influence of PTSD). I think it's commitment and patience. The subconscious mind seems to live its own reality and often unchecked, untouched, unhindered. When your brain tells you there's no fear and you know there's no fear, your subconscious mind will know what IT'S been trained to know, which is that there's danger. The conscious mind is like a field with responses running all around. It's like a thousand lightening bolts flashing across the sky every second, maybe never striking the same place twice. The subconscious mind is like a furrow, a system of grooves, and it's difficult to get it to think differently after those grooves have been etched into it. Its thinking runs in those grooves, those furrows. 
 

(On a side note, sometimes a person can have PTSD from just one bad traumatic experience like witnessing something horrific, something that takes place all in 5 minutes, something where the person thought they were going to die and now they've lived through it, but the subconscious mind has etched that moment into their brain and the person continues to react as if it's still happening. PTSD is an illness of the subconscious mind, an error message in the subconscious mind. The problem with the subconscious mind is it's not usually willing to take orders from the conscious mind. It doesn't receive much information from the conscious mind. The subconscious mind receives its information from a person's surroundings. It often doesn't even know the person's back in a safe place. The conscious mind can be back home in its own country sitting on the couch having a beer, and the subconscious mind is still back out there on the battle field.)

The subconscious mind sees or hears something, smells or tastes something, remembers the old threat, tells the body to panic, the body reacts, and a man's like, "I'm not even afraid. Why is this happening?" The subconscious mind is in control of the involuntary responses like heart rate, adrenaline, the sweat glands, and so forth. When there's danger, you need extra adrenaline to run faster to make split second decisions. If all you're doing is sitting on the couch having a beer, and all of a sudden you've got adrenaline pumping through your veins, you're going to have all kinds of negative symptoms because adrenaline is only healthy for us when we're running for our life. The subconscious mind will tell us we need to be afraid, and if we were on the battle field, fear is our friend. It helps us run. It keeps us alive. But fear when you're sitting on the couch in your safe home?
The subconscious mind can take a man's body hostage bringing forth all kinds of responses, while in the man's conscious mind he knows there's no danger. It's using a set of furrows and grooves that don't fit the person's surroundings anymore. The subconscious mind needs retraining (because of trauma). That happens by soaking the conscious mind with God's Truth, saturating it so deeply that it spreads even to the subconscious mind. It's also about helping the subconscious mind to trust again, to trust that the next person who walks in that door isn't going to put a gun to your head, that the next time you hear a car backfire, it's not going to be someone trying to kill you. It takes time. (We all are) going to have to live a few months without all of our powers and usual protection, and see for (ourselves) that the world won't end. (Our) subconscious mind has to see it for itself. This is a time of testing for (us all). Every time we are afraid, we need to remind ourselves and the enemy who GOD is, what God can do, what God's power is. (Our) subconscious mind will say, "THERE'S DANGER," and we will have to react by saturating our mind with Truth instead. Eventually that subconscious mind will see that maybe there actually isn't any danger anymore, and it'll adopt the truth that (our) intelligence already knows. The subconscious mind is intelligent too when being used in the right way. The subconscious mind is your worst enemy if you're fresh off the battle field and now you're in peaceful safe surroundings.
I have no doubt that when (we are) awake, (we can) keep (ourselves) in check as best we can. But dreamland is the last battlefield, often the last place to come into line, to submit to the Truth. Dreamland is where our thoughts run wild. The very fact that (eventually our) fear (will surface) in our sleep is proof that (we do not) let it run wild in (our) waking hours. (Our) conscious mind is like the parent right now, and (our) subconscious mind like the child. When the parent is sleeping, the child will play. That's what (happens to us under the influence of this emotional trauma, PTSD).

PTSD can be a terminal illness. It doesn't have to be. You get warriors who in this case come back from war and they can't for the life of them turn off their survival instincts, the instincts they needed while out there on the battle field, the instincts which kept them alert and alive. Now they're in a safe place back home and all of a sudden they're just supposed to go back to living like there's no monsters coming after them? It takes some time for that subconscious mind to relax. Think of the subconscious mind as being on a leash. For someone with PTSD, that leash is really long, and though the conscious mind is in the right place, though the conscious mind knows the Truth, though the conscious mind knows where the lies are, the subconscious mind can stray and does stray. The subconscious mind also has almost a perfect memory. It remembers that the last time you heard that bird tweet back in Afghanistan, a bomb went off 3 seconds later. Now you're back home and a bird tweets, and all of the sudden you break out in a sweat. You're like, "I'm afraid of a bird? What's wrong with me?" and your subconscious mind is like, "Trust me. Last time that kind of bird tweeted, a car right over there blew to shit and you saw 3 of your best buddies turned to hamburger meat instantly."

It takes training to get that subconscious mind to react how it should when you're on the battle field. When you come home fresh from the battle field, it takes training to get your subconscious mind to chill. I spent 3 years in Iraq and saw stuff I'll never forget. It's another world over there. I was injured my third year there, spent 2 weeks in a military hospital on base, was sent back to (location withheld), spent another 2 weeks in hospital there, then I was sent back to my home in (location withheld). I went from a military setting straight back to my simple home environment where all of a sudden I'm sitting in my comfy chair in my safe house and it's quiet. My mind was a little shocked. All the noises were still going around in my head. All the visions. All the sounds. All the smells. All the emotions. All the memories. Someone would knock at the door and I'd reach for my gun. That's what I was trained to do. I was a hardened trained soldier now in a quiet civilian home. I was this person meant for a different environment than I was in. I was now a perfect match for an American stationed in Iraq, but here I am living in (location withheld), in a peaceful little town, not much in the line of viable threats around. It takes a while for the mind to adapt to its new surroundings without reacting to them like they're the old surroundings. You'll hear that bird tweet a few hundred times and break out in a sweat, and another 50 times and break out in a half sweat, another 50 times and just wonder if maybe a car's going to blow up next to you, another 50 times and you start thinking maybe birds here in (wherever we are) don't symbolize the same things lol. I knew consciously that a tweeting bird wasn't alerting me to danger but my subconscious mind had trouble forgetting that symbolism. It just takes time. You can convince yourself of anything up front but the fact is we've got another mind that whispers to us, and it's often (influenced by the emotional trauma of PTSD) not truthful what it whispers. It is in error, but it doesn't know it's in error. It thinks it's doing the right thing.

I was 3 years in Iraq, came home and I had PTSD bad, Brother. But I was saved. I had nobody but Jesus and that was enough. I saturated myself with the Word and immersed myself in prayer. I hid under His wing. Every time I was afraid or if I had reactions that weren't realistic, I'd go into the Word and douse my life in Truth and Light. I learned something. The more you focus on God and His goodness, His holiness, His glory, His love, all His attributes, the more you focus on God's Truth, the shorter that leash gets, and eventually your subconscious mind lines up pretty well with your conscious mind. The subconscious mind isn't our enemy. God put it there to keep us from being killed. My subconscious mind was my best weapon back in Iraq. It kept me on my toes. It kept me alive. God put it there to keep me alive. But just the same, the subconscious mind working the wrong way in the wrong situation can lead to death.
I got home from Iraq and it took my conscious mind a couple months to get home, to adapt to my new environment. It took my subconscious mind about 2 years to come home. I was stationed in Iraq (for three years). My subconscious mind lived a life of lies from (the time I got home, for about two years afterward), but there was noticeable improvement each month as Christ in me reeducated my subconscious mind about what the truth really was.

“ I learned something. The more you focus on God and His goodness, His holiness, His glory, His love, all His attributes, the more you focus on God's Truth, the shorter that leash gets, and eventually your subconscious mind lines up pretty well with your conscious mind.”

(Two years after I actually got home) I was pretty healthy. From three years after returning home to present, I've been healthy. I no longer have any symptoms of PTSD. I see guys like (name withheld) who's struggling with PTSD and then at the same time deliberately (and rightly) cuts off all his armor, closes out all his protection, and decides to just follow Jesus? And I applaud him. Dudes with PTSD have symptoms triggered by birds, and here's (name withheld) exposing himself to supposed threats that are infinitely more dangerous than a bird. My hat's off to him. I spoke with him before he went offline a couple days ago, and he asked me if I had any advice for him. I told him to focus on Christ Jesus, to focus on the Truth, and forget everything else. Give him time, Sir. He was already a few years out of his own battle-days but has dealt with recurring genuine threats which slow the healing process. I would estimate he's got about 6 months before his subconscious mind isn't going to tug at that leash anymore. He knows what he needs to know up front. His intelligence tops the charts. Now it's got to "sink in". It's got to reach down into that place that's often a little rebellious. That takes time to retrain that area of the brain.
It's like teaching a child. A child goes astray, you go out and get him, bring him back. Every time a Brother finds himself afraid or having body reactions that don't fit his surroundings, he's got to again review what the truth is about his life, who God is, who they actually are in Christ. Eventually the subconscious mind starts to realize that every time it sounds the alarm, no danger comes. When I was in Iraq, I needed to think and react in certain ways in order to survive. It took me a couple years after getting home to trust that I didn't have to think and react that way anymore. Our “Brothers All” will get there too.

I want to clarify something I was saying about the bird that I was using as an example. The problem is the subconscious mind remembers that when the bird tweeted, the car blew up, but that the conscious mind has no clue and no memory of the bird. So the person will consciously hear the bird tweet, or might not even consciously notice it tweeting, but the subconscious mind hears it, connects it with danger, and suddenly the person is afraid and has no idea why. He might not even know the bird triggered his fear. Many things will trigger bad reactions during that first year or so back from the battlefield. Sometimes the person will know what's triggering it, like the guy freaking out in the McDonald's lineup because he didn't get his order right, or maybe they'll have no clue what triggers it, and they won't even know it's just that little bird in the tree and the subconscious mind is remembering something that we no longer remember or that we never knew in the first place. The subconscious mind is always taking notes, always piecing together information for us. It thinks independently of our conscious mind. It acts independently from our conscious mind. It's often reacting to stuff we don't even consciously know is there, like that little bird. The bird tweets, we might not even notice it's there, but the subconscious mind is all, "GET OUT OF THE WAY," and suddenly we're sweating and deep in fear, we look around, and all that's there is something cooking on the grill, a good friend, a tree, a bird, some sunshine, no noise, but we feel like the enemy has just lobbed a grenade into the yard. (PTSD wrongly produces) a constant fight between the two areas of the brain, and the conscious mind has to keep saying, "No, there's nothing here. There's no danger. God is with me. I'm in His arms. I'm safe. God is bigger than my enemy." It takes time to create those new furrows in the subconscious mind. That talking gets a man through that moment, helps calm his physical symptoms, and when no danger does come, it trains the subconscious mind one speck at a time not to associate that bird with danger.
The subconscious mind has the furrow where bird tweeting equals car explosion. The subconscious mind now hears bird tweeting, some time passes, and no car explosion. The subconscious mind marks that furrow with a question mark. It hears a bird tweet later, it sets off the alarm bells, no car explodes, it begins to mistrust that instinctive furrow. At the same time, a new furrow is being etched into the brain which says that bird tweeting equals no danger. It's also got a question mark on it. Now the subconscious mind isn't sure exactly what bird tweeting means. It waits, it makes note, it digs that furrow a little deeper, the one where bird tweeting equals safety. After a year or so, the subconscious mind that was etched for the battlefield has been smoothed over and re-etched for its new environment and it begins to react in a realistic way to realistic situations. The number one temptation of any person with PTSD is just to give up, to die. He's afraid of dying and yet only wants to die. He wants to stop fighting. He wants to give in. He wants to stash himself away safely from all noise, all people, all stress, away from everything so that he doesn't have to continue retraining his reactions. The best thing is to limit the noise and the interaction but not to cut it off altogether.

(Name withheld) is doing the right thing by cutting out 90% of his stress, his interactions with others, his distractions, and then keeping a small circle of friends and family around him, and then focusing on God.

Now what happens when a man is finding his way out from this is sometimes there's a real threat, sometimes there's real danger. (There are Brothers that have) run into some serious danger the last year. What happens is the subconscious mind uses stuff like that (real danger) to plead its case. It uses that stuff to build some furrows called, "HA! I told you there was danger!" and it sets a man back a few months. But even that is just part of healing. We must still be on guard for danger, but just realistic danger. Each man must decide for himself intelligently what danger is out there, what danger is realistic, all based on his own circumstances, his own past. It's all for good. (Brothers everywhere will soon be) on (their) way to healing. God keep us all. 
 

Matt, I wasn't aware of what your com was going to be about. But the more I talk with you, the more I think God wanted us to meet. I don't think it's a coincidence that (name withheld) asked me to monitor this account for him. They also didn't ask me to share about my past but when you mentioned banking on (name withheld)'s intelligence regarding PTSD or his panic attacks, I asked him for permission to speak freely with you, and he said, "Go for it." I felt compelled to show you how PTSD can overpower a man's intelligence, and how his only hope is in Jesus.

As I healed from my own condition, I didn't have all the support I needed or all the information I needed. I had Christ and my brother. I just trusted God to get me through it and I kept focusing on Him. I had no answers. After about a year, I met (name withheld - Brother counselor) and he was a major help just the fact he was able to help me see the bigger picture even if he didn't have all the answers either.

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I believe men try to combat PTSD from the wrong angle, by trying to work on the mind yet pay too little attention to the spirit. It's a spiritual matter as much as anything else. Man so often attempts to separate the mind and spirit when it comes to mental illness, but we Christians know better. We know that the mind and spirit are so deeply interconnected. We also know that though it's difficult to send commands from our conscious mind to the subconscious mind, the spirit of a man is in all parts, and the Holy Spirit of God in a Christian man has dominion over a man's conscious mind and his subconscious mind. The subconscious mind may be working out of line but the Spirit of God has the power to get it back in line, to overwrite the subconscious mind's programming.
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As I healed, I didn't understand and still don't understand how exactly the Spirit of God in a Christian man works in that man's mind concerning PTSD, but what I did was trust that God knew what He was doing, trusted that He would lead me out. I clung to Him for dear life and He was faithful to see me though. When you have composed your com, I would be very much interested in reading it if that's okay with you. If I understand you correctly, what God is going to compose through you is something that will greatly lessen the duration of this illness in those who struggle the way I did. I know you didn't say that your com will have anything to do with lessening the duration of this illness, but from what you're saying, from what you understand thus far, from what you've told me, I can tell you that what God will share through you will benefit people with PTSD in that way. It will give them a plan of action in victory over this disease. Matt? About 1 in every 20 men die from PTSD while trying to find freedom from it. God is going to save many lives through you” ~ End of com

My Brothers All... What you have above is an account of understanding and a certain testimony of a personal quest where life or death hung in the balance and the subsequent victory over PTSD specifically, that was literally years in the making and discovery. THIS soldier, by way of God alone, found the way home... out of the foxhole and back to the life to which he came home after the war. If you allow me a short reflection on some of what has just been said:

Reflection:

The conscious and subconscious minds are the battlegrounds of PTSD. PTSD becomes a part of our lives when the perfectly normal things of our minds are tricked into being something “abnormal”. It is by God's perfect design that each of these minds (conscious and sub-conscious) within us work in harmony of each other and that in doing so, produces the wonder of God's creation of man and all man was meant to be in and of himself, which will probably never be FULLY understood this side of our future glorification. You are already well aware of most of the functions of the conscious mind with which you have SOME direct mental access and control, especially if you have ever encountered a gifted by God Brother Counselor, he has made you very aware of things of the conscious mind and nurtured you through various mental exercise that has helped you in your quest to overcome PTSD.

In like manner, if you've been blessed with such acquaintance and counsel of a born again, gifted counselor in these matters of psychology, you have been made aware of certain things you have done in the past... decisions made and actions taken with your conscious minds... that was a direct result of the desires of your sub-conscious mind having... maybe even undetected by the conscious mind at the time, influence OVER your conscious minds. Maybe the revelations of your actions have taken you by surprise. I know they have me time and time again, and even aware of ALL of this, the way my own minds work continue to take me by surprise. It is only with MUCH thought... MUCH meditation,,, MUCH conversation between God and I... ONLY by these things can I even figure out what “I” am doing.

As am I, it is a very simple man that thinks he is consciously in control of his every thought, action and desire. There is a place within a man... every man... that exists in almost perfect stealth... designed to aid a man, provide for him and protect him... to understand things that consciously may not even warrant heed to the conscious mind... to connect the dots and bring about understanding... to guide us into the emotions we should have to both live our lives the way we should and keep us safe, that we may survive one day to the next and ultimately fulfill our various purposes upon this earth. This... “place” within us all, if I can call this a place at all, is our subconscious mind. It is much more than a place, though. It makes us who we are just as much, or maybe even more-so, than the conscious mind that we are all so much more familiar with in detectable fashion.

Before the fall of man, emotional trauma was non-existent. But emotional trauma in itself has been a normal thing to live with and quite the regular part of life since the fall of man. Rebellion screwed everything up, Brothers... in more ways than we'll ever have time to meditate upon. But? God's creation is just so incredibly awesome... capable of so much more than maybe we'll ever really realize... that the tools and faculties we have within us to cope with a hurting and dying world are quite remarkable... and never was it that our futures were out of the sight of God through it all... even all the way back to our creation. Even in creation, our most distant future was God's ancient history. Oh yes... This world is indeed screwed... but WE don't have to be... IF we'll remember just one thing: keeps our eyes, ears, hearts and mind upon the LORD and look to HIM for whatever it is we need in the good times and the bad. In the good times? It's obvious. Looking to Him is easy. When it's bad? Take your eyes away from Him, Brothers? And you're sunk. It's really that simple. But still. Right now... right now in the throws of this seemingly soooo powerful, ever-so-complicated abnormality within us called PTSD... some of us just can't see where God's Word and instruction can save us from this so very clear and present danger... Can we? Well? God's Words are just that: Words. If all you see is the words, you can't see or know the forest, because all you see is the trees. It is what God's Words MEAN... the REALITY of them... the TRUTH of God's POWER at work in this world and within us... it is the knowledge of the TRUTH IN ACTION concerning His Word that will set us free... UNDERSTANDING what you see when His Word comes to you will then ENABLE you to MAKE it a part of your lives... And THAT... my Brothers? THAT, is “Wisdom”... Wisdom is God-given in every case... and WISDOM is EMPOWERED by God, in that NO WEAPON EVER formed against It shall prosper. ~ Period.

PTSD takes our “normal functions” of the minds (conscious and subconscious) and converts them to “abnormal function”, usually caused by unusual and in many cases, catastrophic emotional trauma. During these times of extreme and sometimes extended cases of such emotional trauma, both of these parts of us are tricked into erroneously thinking everything around us is now a PERMANENT condition that is almost impossible to perfectly guard against, even after the danger has long passed and maybe even no longer exists. It is the ERROR in thinking of both the conscious and subconscious minds in this regard that produces PTSD, even if the individual manifestations of this... mental malfunction, varies greatly from one individual to the next. The personal details of each of us no doubt widely vary in almost innumerable fashion... but the core root cause of PTSD is the same within us, All: ERROR... TRAUMA... ERROR, in our ability to access our situations correctly and correctly trust how we can LIVE within our assessments. We allow the unknown to rule in our minds and in 24/7/365 fashion, we want to forever live in the “ prepare for the worst and pray for the best ” scenario. I tell you, Brothers... Given this mindset, there is no wonder to me why PTSD is such a killer. The human mind is a marvelous and wondrous thing... But a man... ANY man... can only take so much of this. This condition of error within the throws of PTSD, takes all that is within us designed to help us, educate us, teach us, protect us and keep us alive... and turns it into something that can kill us no matter where we are... no matter what we're doing... no matter what.

My Brothers? There is a way out... and we MUST take it. THIS, must stop... Now.

As I told you at the beginning of this, this writ has never been meant to take a comprehensive look at what all our conscious and subconscious minds are to us in all the intricacies that must exist within us because of them, but only to touch upon the cause and effects of PTSD upon us and how it comes to be within us... And? How we can heal from it (PTSD).

There's no way I could tell you anything about your conscious mind that you probably don't already know. In relation to the subconscious, understanding the conscious mind CAN seem so simple... yet I propose it's never as simple as it may appear on the surface. The conscious mind is ALWAYS under the influence of the subconscious mind and visa-versus. So much of the time though, this “influence” can be completely stealthy... completely undetectable to the conscious mind yet unaware of such a thing.

The subconscious mind? On the surface of thought on the matter, it may seem as we have little to no control over what goes on within our subconscious mind. That would be like trying to control your dreams. It can't be done... not directly. But Brothers? Much of the mystery of PTSD lay in how to correct the subconscious mind gone wild. What I immediately hope to do forthcoming is detail just exactly how we can use our conscious mind to influence our subconscious mind in a very focused, targeted, deliberate, sure and trustworthy way which will bring HEALING to both our minds, thus our critical thinking as a complete whole... the conscious and subconscious again restored to a harmony in Truth with one another... without error... wherein we can all live... to ultimately fulfill our various purposes and bring sure and happy “life to the fullest”.

This journey... this quest... your victory in this single battle, only serves to further transform you into someone only you can be. Yes. Your success or failure can mean life or death to you personally. But I propose to you, Brothers... that your purposes are uncommon ones... not meant for any commoner... and thus your preparations must be accordingly uncommon. Just because this has two ways to go (to life or to death), it does NOT mean that any one of you are destined for death... It means that ALL of you are destined for LIFE, having OVERCOME death in ways that only you can, so that you may stand in the world as the person you will be, knowing what you know, knowing God in some very extreme sorts of ways, possessing the benefits thereof, to ultimately do God's will in like fashion. Uncommon? You better believe it. Very few could possibly be worthy of such endeavors. Your purposes in life? To ALL of you? Oh, yes Sir... Yes Mam... Uncommon, indeed.

The Way Out: The process and focus on God with precision:

My Brothers and Brother Gurls All... The thing that bears first mention in this process of healing? It's your salvation... your God given salvation. I'm not talking about some error in understanding wherein you “think” you “might be saved”... But rather I'm talking about True salvation through your faith in the very blood of Jesus Christ that can result only in your “relationship” with God in Truth. I'm NOT speaking of “religion” as the world defines that today. Early on, I found that this issue can be a hard subject for many people to rightly understand. I used to talk with people a lot about the subject. But this is something that needs to be basically understood without error: the message of Salvation. I “presume” that most, if not all of you are born again through faith... But if not? And especially if you KNOW you're not? This is the 1^st step to healing of PTSD. Without this 1^st step, I can't think of any way you'll ever be free from PTSD... Truthfully speaking? If you don't know God in this manner, PTSD is only one smaller problem you have facing you... You think PTSD is a problem? That's nothing compared to meeting your eternity without His saving Grace. There is eVil that exists in the spiritual realms that can't even be comprehended by man's mind. Oh you may have well looked eVil in the face... but there's no way you've experienced all of iT's horrors. Trust me in one thing, and that is that God will be your ONLY source of life.... both here in the physical world... and the next world to come. The next one? It's going to last forever, Brothers... Forever.

All that being said, if you haven't been saved or if you're unsure about your salvation, you'll HAVE to read my book. Heck. Even if you are and have been saved for years, you'll have to read my book. But that's letting the cart get before the horse. If you have not been saved or are unsure, READ MY BOOK. It's not an option... I'm not “recommending” good reading. IF you are to adhere to this instruction, no matter where you are spiritually, you'll need to read my book. It was penned long enough ago for me (and quite a few others of us) to know that some how, in some way that I can only voice as unction of the Holy Spirit, the instruction within this book continues to meet each one of us who know of it exactly where we are in our lives TODAY. The title of it today is “Motivated By Grace”... It may exist among many of you by other titles or no title at all. I'll give the resource for this book at the end of this com along with many other resources. When I penned this book, I didn't even mean for it to be a “book”. It was simply the culmination of many different conversations I've had with multitudes of people concerning “salvation” and exactly what that is. But I was eventually led to organize those conversations into the book I speak of now, that can be read in about 3 hours, or so I'm told. Though it does completely and simply explain salvation and what “life” really is, as it is when GOD puts something together, some how... in eternal (without end) ways, it has been meeting us all wherever we are in life. Not only that, but it has also been divinely given that THIS is to be among your 1^st steps in YOUR healing from PTSD.
So to summarize all this, if you are looking for healing from PTSD, your salvation must first be addressed, because I have no way of telling you how to heal without your relationship with God and Him being at the forefront of your healing. For ANY kind of REAL healing in this world, with ANY kind of wound, you'll need GOD to empower it. Oh yes... Sure. Sometimes it seems we can find a band-aid every now and then that will temporarily keep us from bleeding to death. But without God, that's the best you'll ever do: find a band-aid for this... another for that... until you have a thousand such band-aids over a thousand different wounds... waiting on the day when they'll all come loose again... and then just keep repeating the process until such time as you are dead. That's a crummy way to try to live, Brothers... especially when stacked up against the True Healing that God can and WILL empower within you.

If you are already born again? Then first thing to realize is, you are out of the foxhole if indeed you are out of the foxhole. In being out of the foxhole, you need a place of retreat to gather yourself as you analyze your situation in reality. If you are in the throws of PTSD (and understandably so after the things you've experienced), you may be unable to do this yourself in ability, mentality or both. You will need at least minimal support if not more, if at all possible. So gather a few good people around you that you can trust and that can aid you in your goals if at all possible. From here, you are going to have a lot of time on your hands... but what I have to propose to you, it will be time you will need to implement this entire process... You'll NEED this time to direct yourself into very specific things you will need to do.

After you have an independent party whom you can trust analyze the threat level of your situation, you must consciously submit yourself to live within the instruction given you to ensure your safety. Through just such an assessment, you will attain the REALITY wherein you can live. For some of you, the threat level may still be a high or moderate level. I don't need to instruct you here. By now, it's been a way of life for all of you. But also, for many more of you, the threat level will be minimal or almost non-existent. I would not DARE to minimize any situation among ANY of you. But Brothers, it must be identified that there are a number of you that in reality are in no more danger from the enEmy than any other random citizen... And even though the threat level is minimal, some elect to continue to live within a perceived reality of high alert. Altering these ways of thinking can and will be a challenge. It may not happen as quickly as a lightening strike. But meditating upon these things will be the beginning of retraining your conscious mind. It will all be for purpose as this process of healing proceeds.

Next, within your restricted access to any and everyone... within your safe place where you are healing, you must sever all participation with the television set and the internet. This isn't an option that can be overlooked. Brothers... There is no Truth left within secular, current, television. Is is all controlled, and now even purposed, to mislead us all, educate us in eVil, distract us, and promote the trauma that is already a part of anyone's life with PTSD. You will only see and hear what our enEmy wants you to see and hear. Even the simplest (even funny) programming out there is disguised, camouflaged... cloaked and driven by the enEmy to produce such things as dis-trust, disgust, fear of one another and every thing, animalism in humans, hate, distraction, defeatism, godlessness, and the grooming of people into eVil ways of all kinds. The television is actually TEACHING us HOW to be more and more eVil every day as the fallen angels taught man how to be infinitely more eVil while tHEy roamed this earth. Television also takes normal fear... and the fear YOU already have in normality and/or within the throws of PTSD, and MULTIPLIES it... KEEPS IT ALIVE WITHIN YOU even... so that terror may eventually achieve iT's purpose: to destroy us from afar.

And not just television, but also the internet. The internet is like a gun... it's use depends upon the one using it. But misuse? In some cases, it can cost you your life. How many of you have immersed yourself in Arab-based so called “news sites” while telling yourself that you're staying up to date on what the enEmy is doing by being able to see through what tHEy are saying? And even if that were possible... were/are you not filled within with all the things the enEmy wants to keep alive within you? Of course you are/were. Our physical enEmy has been at this for God only knows how long. HE knows fear... hE knows how to use terror to kill from afar. HE knows how to keep iT alive within us and multiplying each and every day of our lives as long as we permit ourselves to be duped into participating in the process.
Even with all these words, the sum total of eVil that will be thrown in your laps as you participate in public television or any internet produced for the masses has barely been addressed. THIS is not a mistake you can any longer afford to make. The ULTIMATE GOAL here is to re-train your conscious mind and to fill it with so much TRUTH that it will begin to SPILL into your subconscious mind. When this begins to happen... when you reach the point of SPIRITUAL and TRUTHFUL saturation in your conscious mind with all things Godly... of all things of the TRUTH... then it will begin to spill out of your conscious mind into your subconscious mind because your conscious mind is full and can no longer contain all that you are putting into it. THEN, your subconscious mind will begin soaking up that same TRUTH... it will begin to soak up all things GODLY... it will begin to be INFLUENCED by what you have CONSCIOUSLY put into your conscious mind. And when THAT begins to happen? Brothers... there are no words for the transformation you will experience throughout every little tittle of your being. You will be MORE than just healed from PTSD... You will be changed... from the inside out... into someone... else... someone much, much closer to God... Some one... else.

So you see, Brothers... this is a time for filling, yes. THIS is a VITAL time when you cannot afford any input of error what-so-ever anymore. You will consciously ENGAGE and deploy this process within you, yes. But also, the goal is to saturate the subconscious mind also... and we cannot directly access the subconscious mind. The influence of our conscious mind upon the subconscious will only come after the conscious mind has been filled to overflowing. Whatever you consciously decide to fill yourself with, will be that which spills into your subconscious and thus... will ultimately determine who and what you will be. So you have to decide now... right now! Are you going to fill yourself in accordance to God's instruction? Or will you fill yourself “your” way? It's an important decision we all must make for ourselves, Brothers. But I for one, have full confidence that YOU will make the RIGHT decision... to ultimately be influenced in every way by the filling and overflowing of the Holy Spirit. THIS, is “walking with God”. This, right here, is what walking is... making that decision to LIVE by the Spirit. Oh yes. I have all confidence in you all to make the right decisions.

I tell you, Brothers.... So many things come at us and they are very obvious, yes. The attacks that used to plague you all in uncertain fashion... as the enEmy almost seemingly at random coming into your windows in the dead of night with knives in their hands, seeking to do as much damage among you as they could? Yes. Very obvious. Although the tactics had baffled me in the past, it has become as clear as the nose on my face. When the enEmy attacked one of you, hE attacked you ALL, because you ALL were aware of what happened to each and every other one of you. His success or failure in his attack wasn't hIs objective. His objective was to make you FEAR hIm in all that was unknown about hIs intent, purpose and plans of the future. With every single attack, even when the assailants were completely overcome and disarmed... the fear of the future was multiplied... and that alone has probably killed more of you than any other thing in this... war... this... ministry... that has been even to the darkest of places and people upon the earth.

But there are things equally as dangerous to our success that are almost undetectable among us. Two such things are secular television and the internet. Heck. The internet was first invented and came into usable existence as a “military weapon”... And make no mistake, my Brothers. It remains so today.

Television? Propaganda has always been a vital part of any war... any attack... any success that may be had by any enEmy outside the truly free world... outside the true reality of free men. Tell me Brothers. What do you think when you read any Chinese “news” and hear of how the god, who also happens to be the Emperor, rules over even all the “mystic” lands of all spirits such as the wondrous Unicorn? Eh? Oh yes. We, as the educated Americans we are, we get a good laugh out of all of that and can see straight through all the national “saber-rattling” that... SPOILED BRAT of a ruler screams as he simultaneously brutalizes and abuses even his own people and uses all those around him to gain more... power, if you can call it that... by executing even members of his own family. Concerning hIm? Oh yes. So easy for us such highly educated folk to see the spoils of simple terror and propaganda. But you would be absolutely stunned at how many among the Chinese actually believe all those things... that their own ruler is an actual god that could rule the world should he so desire... and all by terror and the “news” they see and hear on their televisions and their radios.
But as has been the case in so much of America's past... when we do something, we tend to do it better than most of the rest of the world... and I've come to learn this includes propaganda. As aware as I am, I have still been HEAVILY influenced by the ministry of lies and public social promotion administered by the television here in the United States. It is actually capable of single-handedly herding us all, for the most part, like cattle to the slaughter with our eyes wide open. Brothers... with the restraining influence of the Holy Spirit becoming less and less as He is withdrawn from this world as God said he would be in these end times, our enEmy is learning hIs lessons well. HE now defeats nations with terror, propaganda and intelligence of all things. HE has learned how to take control of nations without firing a shot... hIs earthly knowledge now superior to the lazy, godless people that continually grow in number, soon to outnumber to God-fearing and responsible people upon this earth. It's an unsettling thing to witness and a frightful world within which to live. But this too is ALWAYS within God's control and power. Only in HIM can we truly “let not our hearts be troubled”. That is why we must use our own intelligence and our God given ability to choose GOD over anything or anyone on this earth in-as-much as we can intellectually afford according to the depths of the heart we have for God … giving ourselves TO Him (God), and to be “kept” BY Him (God).

So... In this crucial time of healing, we have so far set ourselves apart from the rest of the world in general without totally isolating ourselves from everything. Total isolation is not a way to healing... it only accommodates PTSD while offering no real relief within the “thought life”, where much of this battle rages. So always having “some” stimulation to your true reality around you is necessary to keep your mind engaged and grappling with the differences between truth and lies... and correct thinking as opposed to the erroneous thoughts that plague a person.

After achieving this, we have ourselves and our reality rightly and accurately assessed and determined, with all safety factors in place. Then for those of us with minimal to normal danger levels, the challenge will be to move our minds into the same reality wherein we truly exist.

Where we exist... such an important thing to determine. And the most important thing at this or any other time, whether it seems this way or not to us at the moment, is to determine our own true, personal identity. There is only one way to properly determine who and what you are: by what GOD says about you. I say this because HE is the only One with this true knowledge. HE knows who you are and every single detail about you. He knows WHAT you are. He is the One that gave you the various gifts you've used and displayed all your life. He is also the One you've accepted by your faith as your Lord and Savior, He and Jesus Christ, His Son... or He is the One you've rejected all this time. One of the two. So for all practical purposes, who you are depends on whether you've been born again... or not.

Brothers... I know that it can seem as if there are a whole HOST of other things about yourself to determine that don't have a thing to do with God... or seemingly so on the surface, that seems to be MUCH more important and vital to know... things to do... preparations to be made and maintenance... things to be done that can actually save your life instead of a bunch of religious mumbo-jumbo. But I tell you the Truth, the beginning of determining who and what you are begins here... determining who you are in Christ... or who you are not in Christ... nowhere else. Like I've said before, if the Holy Spirit does not reside within you, then still as bad as I shutter to think of it, let alone say it, you are virtually on your own in ALL of this... because to my way of thinking... in all that I've come to know on this earth in my 55 years... I know of nothing else... no one else... that can lead you to healing but God, alone. Without the Holy Spirit as your Divine Guide... all my words here will amount to no more to you than religious foolishness.

So then... As I have been directed to tell you straight forth, no matter what, you need Christ. Make this consideration next on your list of do's if you are not yet born again. Read my book. Talk with those around you that do have a real relationship with God. Find Him. Latch on to Him for dear life. Accept Him with your heart and your faith. Educate yourself on what all this really means. Then, accept Jesus as your Lord (the one you will worship in your service to God and man), and your Savior (God's only Son shed His own blood to beyond death that you may be forgiven to again LIVE), saving you from a very miserable and terrible eternity without Him.

From this point on, I'll assume you ALL are indeed born again. I don't know what else to say except that without your own, personal relationship with God via your restoration by salvation unto life, none of the rest of this will make any sense to you at all.

With your salvation rightly established and your relationship with God made anew, with LIFE at the forefront of what was once a dead man walking, it's time to start filling your minds. Not aimlessly or just hopefully... but filling your mind very specifically... with specific things... things that have been confirmed to be specific things that will DIRECTLY counter the error within us that produces PTSD.

ALL scripture is profitable, Brothers. I would not reckon to minimize a single verse of scripture, as within each verse of scripture there is, has been and always will be, power of universes innumerable. But at times, there seems to be revealed certain scripture... for certain purposes... for certain times, to certain people and these scriptures always make themselves re-known to us in ways that sometimes can only be described as “remarkable”. RE-markable, indeed. For surely many of us have already read the scriptures wherewith I am about to direct you time and time again. But THIS time, my Brothers All, we will see the power of these Truths through the lens where PTSD can be seen. PTSD and all its variables will be dragged out into the Light to be examined... to either stand or fall in the Light of these very specific Words of God. In THIS Light, PTSD (and more) will either stand and endure? Or it will wilt, die and fall away in the Bright, Holy Light where darKNess in ANY form cannot exist. I propose to you, my Brothers... PTSD is in its final hour within you all.
So, to begin this Divinely directed process of filling your minds with the very specific things you'll need, you'll need to begin reading my book, Motivation By Grace. I have on my heart to tell you to read it once, daily... or as close to that as you possibly can. I have always taken much, much longer to get through it, but I am told it can be read in three hours. Now why am I asking you to read it “daily”... over and over and over again? Because your conscious mind must become filled... FILLED to the point of overflowing! You can't fill your mind by going over ANYTHING once at warp 5, or even warp 1. It must be ingested over and over and over again. I know that reading as much as what I am getting ready to tell you to read... in the beginning it may become as boring to you as the manna the Israelites ate for decades. But that'll just be at the beginning. Once you're able to detect that PTSD is letting go of you in ways that even YOU can't explain or put into words, knowing that it is the FILLING of God's specific Word to you will give you a vigor and a motivation to continue on. You are to continue re-reading this book daily... taking your time after you've become familiar with its contents... meditating upon scripture after scripture that is contained there-in.

In addition, you'll need to begin to MEMORIZE this scripture... Memorization may be a chore that you have not particularly enjoyed in the past. But THIS time, it will be a must. You'll need to memorize the old fashioned way... with pencil, paper and practice. You'll need to list each chapter in the book, then make a sub-list of all scripture in that chapter... then memorize that scripture under that particular subject of the chapter. So why do you have to memorize scripture? Because you don't always have time to run and get your Bible when an attack of PTSD suddenly and unexpectedly comes upon you, whether you are awake, or whether you're trying to wake from sleep. So memorization will give you an IMMEDIATE weapon to consciously counter the error that suddenly comes upon you in PTSD producing varying and various reactions of your flesh that could potentially cause you great harm. But even more than this, memorization has a GREAT impact upon your subconscious mind, feeding it input in Truth that also counters any triggers that the subconscious mind may instigate within you.

Shortly, I am going to give you some very specific scriptures to also fill your mind in addition to the scripture specifically in my book, Brothers... for the same purpose of filling your mind to overflowing. And as much of this specific scripture, as you are personally led by the Spirit, needs to be memorized for all the same reasons.

But first? I'd like to share with you a note from one of the messengers God recently sent my way... Within it is a frame of mind and an account of what has happened to him. It is my belief that each and every one of you are in most ways affected by PTSD the same way basically as this messenger... Please allow me a moment to insert this short insight to the life of another Brother among us:
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“Good morning Matt, I've written this out last night and this morning. I'm hoping this will assist you in putting together your writing. That's one of the things I don't do well is piece together information in an orderly fashion so as to put it on the page. Even this com, I've tried to organize it but it's a little scrambled. You can walk through it and take what you need from it.

Proverbs 4:20-22

My son, pay attention to what I say; listen closely to my words.  Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart;  for they are life to those who find them and health to a man's whole body.

Before I was sent home, the last 6 months to a year at least, every day was a major challenge in my mind. Every night an even bigger challenge. I wasn't a Christian but I believed in God, but I didn't have a Bible and didn't talk about God. I won't speak of my post or my location or my rank but among other things, I was often responsible for documenting the aftermath of everything through photography. I'd go in after a bomb blast and take pictures, document everything. I'd take photos of all the dead bodies and body parts, the carnage, the wreckage, everything, it was my job to document it all, note the location of it all, every shell casing, and put it into reports. It was a time of great unrest and violence and every few days I'd be documenting my own downed team members. The most difficult thing for me was seeing the remains of small children. My own life was also at risk as we endured one invasion after another. So I spent the better part of __ years witnessing every kind of horror, often being right in the middle of it. Sometimes it was American or ally forces causing the destruction and other times it was domestic enemy forces trying to gain control. The common civilians took the brunt of it. I felt powerless to help them.

The day I was injured, I knew it was bad. It was really bad, and I remember feeling relieved. I was so afraid out there, Matt, but I couldn't show it. I was so angry. So tired. I spent all day every day either trying not to die, documenting death, or wishing I was dead. After my injury I was brought to a triage unit on base and I spent the next 2 weeks in excruciating pain. That's the first time I began talking with God. I didn't ask to live, I didn't ask to die, I just talked with Him. He was my only comfort. Then I was sent to ___ , to another hospital to be reintegrated back into "society". I spent 2 weeks there and then they sent me back home to Washington. In the airport gift shop, I bought a Bible. I got home, closed myself in, and this is the first verse I saw (the one I pasted above) because it was printed on the inside cover. I right then read the steps to salvation in the first pages of that Bible and right then turned my life over to Jesus. I remember thinking new life? I need that. A Savior? I need that. To die to self? I need that. A clean heart? I need that. Peace? I need that. I gave my life to Jesus and didn't feel all that different right then but I trusted in His promises. 

 

For the next 6 months to a year I lived in the pages of that Bible. And being a military guy, I eventually got to reading Ephesians and learned about the armor of God and for me that was a turning point in that til then my relationship with God had been pretty immature, just me looking for comfort, not really knowing what was expected of me, not really knowing what I was capable of in Christ. But that armor... that said it all right there. Now I learned how to protect myself in Christ, how to defend my mind and heart, how to do battle with the spiritual enemy while never having to leave the hand of God. Until then, my mind was on the attack daily trying to convince me I was in danger, I was always in hiding, always panicking, just trying to breathe, just trying to survive, calling out to God to help me, begging Him to be near, thanking Him for being near, but now I began to stand strong, stand firm, I learned that the enemy wasn't allowed to mess with my mind.

 

I began to study day and night about victory in Christ Jesus, about His peace, about how to do battle in Christ. I went from cowering in Christ to standing firm in Christ. Until now I'd hidden myself away from everyone because I sincerely believed the enemy would come for me and in the process of killing me, he would kill my family and friends. But now I came out of my shell and began to see my family again. From there I began also to go outside, go for short walks, and eventually I started going to my brother's church. I joined his men's group and found good solid fellowship. I'm leaving out a lot of detail here but you can see how God was leading me along this new path. As I continued to live my life in the word and apply it whenever and wherever I could, I became less and less afraid, less and less nervous, struggled less and less with mental illness. All I did was put His words in my heart, etch them on my mind, and trusted that He was willing and able to bring me new life and give me that peace that I needed.

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Hebrews 11:1-39:

1.)Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. 2.) For by it the men of old gained approval.

3.) By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the Word of God, so that what is seen was not made of things which are visible.

4.) By faith, Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained the testimony that he was righteous, God testifying about his gifts, and through faith, though he is dead, he still speaks.

5.) By faith Enoch was taken up so that he would not see death; and he was not found because God took him up; for he obtained the witness that before his being taken up he was pleasing to God.

6.) And without faith, it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.

7.) By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became an heir to the righteousness which is according to faith.

8.) By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed by going out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance, and he went out, not knowing where he was going.

9.) By faith he lived as an alien in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs of the same promise; 10.) for he was looking for the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder was God.

11.) By faith, even Sarah herself received ability to conceive, even beyond the proper time of life, since she considered Him faithful who had promised;

12.) therefore, also, there was born of one man, and him as good as dead at that, as many descendants as the stars of Heaven in number, and innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore.

13.) All these died in faith ,without receiving the promises, but having seen them and having welcomed them from a distance, and having confessed that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.

14.) For who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own.

15.) And indeed if they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return.

16.) But as it is, they desire a better country, that is a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.

17.) By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was offering up his only begotten son;

18.) it was he to whom it was said, In Isaac your descendents shall be called.”

19.) He considered that God is able to raise people even from the dead, from which he also received him back as a type.

20.)By faith, Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even regarding things to come.

21.) By faith Jacob, as he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.

22.) By faith Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the exodus of the sons of Israel, and gave orders concerning his bones.

23.) By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saqw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king's edict.

24.) By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharoh's daughter,

25.) choosing rather to endure ill-treatment with the people of God, than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin,

26.)considering the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he was looking to the reward.

27.) By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing Him who is unseen.

28.) By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that he who destroyed the first born would not touch them.

29.) By faith they passed through the Red Sea as if they were passing through dry land; and the Egyptians, when they attempted it, were drowned.

30.) By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days.

31.) By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish along with those who were disobedient, after she had welcomed the spies in peace.

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The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living. It's our handle on what we can't see. 

 

The act of faith is what distinguished our ancestors, set them above the crowd. By faith, we see the world called into existence by God's word, what we see created by what we don't see. 

 

By an act of faith, Abel brought a better sacrifice to God than Cain. It was what he believed, not what he brought, that made the difference. That's what God noticed and approved as righteous. After all these centuries, that belief continues to catch our notice. 

 

By an act of faith, Enoch skipped death completely. "They looked all over and couldn't find him because God had taken him." We know on the basis of reliable testimony that before he was taken "he pleased God." It's impossible to please God apart from faith. And why? Because anyone who wants to approach God must believe both that he exists and that he cares enough to respond to those who seek him.
By faith, Noah built a ship in the middle of dry land. He was warned about something he couldn't see, and acted on what he was told. The result? His family was saved. His act of faith drew a sharp line between the evil of the unbelieving world and the rightness of the believing world. As a result, Noah became intimate with God.

 

By an act of faith, Abraham said yes to God's call to travel to an unknown place that would become his home. When he left he had no idea where he was going. By an act of faith he lived in the country promised him, lived as a stranger camping in tents. Isaac and Jacob did the same, living under the same promise. Abraham did it by keeping his eye on an unseen city with real, eternal foundations - the City designed and built by God. By faith, barren Sarah was able to become pregnant, old woman as she was at the time, because she believed the One who made a promise would do what he said. That's how it happened that from one man's dead and shriveled loins there are now people numbering into the millions.
~~~~~Each one of these people of faith died not yet having in hand what was promised, but still believing. How did they do it? They saw it way off in the distance, waved their greeting, and accepted the fact that they were transients in this world. People who live this way make it plain that they are looking for their true home. If they were homesick for the old country, they could have gone back any time they wanted. But they were after a far better country than that - heaven country. You can see why God is so proud of them, and has a City waiting for them.

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By faith, Abraham, at the time of testing, offered Isaac back to God. Acting in faith, he was as ready to return the promised son, his only son, as he had been to receive him - and this after he had already been told, "Your descendants shall come from Isaac." Abraham figured that if God wanted to, he could raise the dead. In a sense, that's what happened when he received Isaac back, alive from off the altar. 

 

By an act of faith, Isaac reached into the future as he blessed Jacob and Esau.

By an act of faith, Jacob on his deathbed blessed each of Joseph's sons in turn, blessing them with God's blessing, not his own - as he bowed in worship fully upon his staff.
By an act of faith, Joseph, while dying, prophesied the exodus of Israel, and made arrangements for his own burial. 

 

By an act of faith, Moses' parents hid him away for three months after his birth. They saw the child's beauty, and they braved the king's decree. By faith, Moses, when grown, refused the privileges of the Egyptian royal house. He chose a hard life with God's people rather than an opportunistic soft life of sin with the oppressors. He valued suffering in the Messiah's camp far greater than Egyptian wealth because he was looking ahead, anticipating the payoff. By an act of faith, he turned his heel on Egypt, indifferent to the king's blind rage. He had his eye on the One no eye can see, and kept right on going. By an act of faith, he kept the Passover Feast and sprinkled Passover blood on each house so that the destroyer of the firstborn wouldn't touch them.
By an act of faith, Israel walked through the Red Sea on dry ground. The Egyptians tried it and drowned. 

 

By faith, the Israelites marched around the walls of Jericho for seven days, and the walls fell flat.

By an act of faith, Rahab, the Jericho harlot, welcomed the spies and escaped the destruction that came on those who refused to trust God. 

 

There are so many more - Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, the prophets. . . . Through acts of faith, they toppled kingdoms, made justice work, took the promises for themselves. They were protected from lions, fires, and sword thrusts, turned disadvantage to advantage, won battles, routed alien armies. Women received their loved ones back from the dead. There were those who, under torture, refused to give in and go free, preferring something better: resurrection. Others braved abuse and whips, and, yes, chains and dungeons. We have stories of those who were stoned, sawed in two, murdered in cold blood; stories of vagrants wandering the earth in animal skins, homeless, friendless, powerless - the world didn't deserve them! - making their way as best they could on the cruel edges of the world. Not one of these people, even though their lives of faith were exemplary, got their hands on what was promised. 

 

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Brothers... Could I possibly over-emphasis the power of your own faith in God, Almighty... His Son, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit that lives within you as a born again child of God, enabling EVERY SPIRITUAL GIFT already given you by God? There's no way I could properly address that kind of power. But the Holy Spirit within you can. By now, I am simply hoping that you can at least see the end of this... that there may be something now within you that can KNOW that PTSD will NOT be your future. The testimony of the messengers God brought to me after their successful triumph over PTSD says that this was a 2 to 3 year process wherein they finally live in a place without any hindrance from PTSD what-so-ever. It is my hope that with your faith in this very simple, yet very specific focus and instruction to spiritual power to overcome darKNess, that your own process leading you out, away and free from PTSD will be MUCH SHORTER than this. I'm not going to guess at how long your own, personal journey in this will last because God has not given me any indication. But I WILL be praying for all of you... that at the very least you all can begin to FEEL the power of the Spirit at work within you IMMEDIATELY, which will AUTOMATICALLY motivated you to not only stay the course of this mindful saturation of the Truth while avoiding the lies of the enEmy in this world, but that you can IMMEDIATELY FEEL the JOY growing within you as you KNOW that this terrible condition that has left you so exhausted is forever LETTING go and that its end is very near in your future!

From the beginning, I have loved you all more than life. I continue to do so. I will ALWAYS love you this way. And Brothers? Please believe that if I did not know these things for sure, I would have never uttered a word to you. This is not wishful thinking. This is not something I'm giving you just hoping that it will help a few of you. This is God's answers to me, for you, in how to cast PTSD forever from you minds... ALL of you! All of this? It's really not about the healing as much as it is the Healer. You can gather facts enough to understand basically what is going on inside you. Nothing wrong with that. But when it comes to healing? When it comes to “RESTORING” you to the Truth that God wants you (and all of us, really, commoner or not) live within? It truly isn't about the healing. From here, out... you need not focus on healing at all... only the Healer. Come to know these things about Him within your own minds, hearts and Spirits, and you'll draw near to the Healer. In drawing near to Him, He will heal you all by Himself... simply by filling you with His Truth.

So now, Brothers... The pressure is off of you. In all things that were... stand down. Your mission is complete and it is over. We are now called to stand down. We may have been somewhat rebellious to those orders in recent past. But I hope we can all see now, we do not stand down in all things previous because we are cowards. We stand down because our Commander has ordered us to stand down. HE has already won this war. Follow Him. WE have already won this war under His rule.

His yoke is easy. Really? Yes... Really. That's what I mean by the pressure is off of YOU. It is off of you in that there's nothing you can do to restore yourself. You can stop trying now. It's not within your power to heal yourself. But Brothers? It IS within God's power. I speak of the One thaat but spoke a Word and an entire universe, maybe even more, was created. I'm not talking about an imagination nor am I some sort of religious fanatic that calls upon religion just to make us feel better! Our God of whom I speak is REAL! ALL of these incredible things that's ever been said about Him in Truth is REAL! This pressure is now on HIM. This yoke, too, is easy in that I am telling you to forget thinking there is something YOU can do you HEAL YOURSELF. For all practical purposes, just forget about the healing and focus on the Healer, The God of Abraham, Paul, Matt and YOU! In getting close to Him in all the ways this very specific, anointed and appointed scripture for this specific time will lead.... Brothers? You'll be healed just from getting caught up in His Light... just from getting close enough to touch the hem of His garment, you WILL BE HEALED... in EVERY CASE!!! EVERY ONE OF YOU!!! And not only healed, but restored in ways you haven't even dared think possible! This is truly going to be a turning point in your life you will never forget... and this lesson will empower sooooo much within you in the future... Prepare to be amazed for the rest of your entire life.

I'm not going to say goodbye... and not because I really think it's goodbye and trying to tell myself it's not. I won't say goodbye to any of you simply because I do not know what the future holds and if God has ever taught me anything, it's to “never say never”. For just as soon as I say I'll “never” do this or that, I'll be doggoned if He doesn't make it a point to make sure I “Do”!! HAHAHAHAH... It's kinda funny... and kinda not. But brothers? “Regular friends” see each other... This is what I am to you all... Maybe that's all I've ever been to any of you... And God as my Witness, I treasure this honor more than almost anything on this earth, save my relationship with Jesus and my grandbabes. Knowing ALL of you has been the most painful of experiences for me... But also? By far, the most rewarding... both personally and corporately. Within our friendship, I have always had a purpose in life that easily confirmed within me that I do actually have a God given purpose... And when it gets down to it? Isn't that what we ALL want more than anything else while we walk this earth, waiting on our time to go to our Home Country? Yes... Amen. Thank you all, Brothers and Brother-Gurls all. Thank you for taking me in and making me part of a Family that men rarely get to experience upon this earth anymore. Thank you.

But like I said... For me? This isn't over. Knowing you and interacting with you is far from over. As a matter of fact, it would be the utmost of surprise to me to find out our relationship would not last for the rest of my days on this earth... Because Brothers? Even though we will no longer be “Brothers” to one another, we will always be “brothers”... in heart, spirit and Christ. Will I ever personally meet or talk with any of you? Who knows! I don't! In the future I can't see why we can't be as any other “normal” friend to one another as is common to man. I'm just going to wait and see where God leads... and I pray that YOU will too!

Approach God EVERY DAY anew... Try to put away any preconceptions you now have of what your tomorrows hold. FILL yourself as instructed here. I pray a spiritual awakening... for spiritual understanding that goes beyond the word on the page... for application of Truth in your lives. I pray you come to love the feel of your Bible in your hands... as you continually turn Its contents yellow with your highlighters... as the pages begin to come apart and you have to re-tape the binding... I pray that an IMMEDIATE HOPE bud within you from the faith in God that you possess, and that that same Hope begin to manifest itself undeniably in your thinking and change your life forever.

I must admit... in seeking God in this for His instruction to remedy PTSD, in the beginning I thought that surely there had to be at least an element of rocket science to it all, and that if God gave me an answer at all, it would be sooooo intelligent and sooooo deep that reading it alone would be testimony that God had spoken to a simple man while displaying complexities rivaling the galaxy, itself! Sometimes... I wonder if this may not be a sort of let-down for some of you, because the message is so simple. And its true enough, you can pick out the basics of this message and read it in minutes... and here I claim that this is the remedy to PTSD... such a complex and compound thing within us that there seems to be no end to its intricacies. Yet God's Word is unchangeable. It's power, undeniable. All we need to put all the power in Heaven into our very own hands is... faith.

But as with anything, this instruction is much easier to say than to implement. All this will no doubt take a period of time for you deploy. But truly... Isn't it just like God to take our biggest problems and make short work of them, Brothers? Can each of you think back at just how many times God has rescued you from certain things you thought for sure was hopeless? I've lost count! ESPECIALLY among us... us Brothers All, there seems to be something special about how God operates among us... doing for us... caring for us... training us and rescuing us when necessary that just goes leaps and bounds BEYOND what He seems to do in any other case... as if there is a special anointing among us that God honors by supernaturally and divinely INTERVENING for us on quite the regular basis! This has ALWAYS been so since I've known any of you... and I have no reason to believe it all changed yesterday. God WILL continue in all that He does for us... and this too, I think, will last us our entire lifetimes upon this earth.

Continue to work with your counselors, as they have deep understanding far beyond anything I'll ever understand, in how both minds work in harmony with one to another and they will no doubt continue to be a great benefit to you in getting you over the hurtles you'll need to clear. I will pray... and really, I already KNOW, that with their help and with YOU filling your minds specifically as instructed here-in... I KNOW that there will be a corporate healing of PTSD among us ALL... and I specifically mean ALL, as in not leaving a one of you out of this. Also, as change begins to take place within you and as your realistic threat levels change, your counselors will be invaluable in instructing you in your changes as you incorporate yourselves more and more into the reality of your real time lives. These things will be changing regularly throughout this process and these men and women will be a great source of encouragement and wisdom. We are all so very blessed to have them among us.

I no longer dread signing this com to you all. Initially? I figured it would end with a great goodbye... but no longer. I hope to hear from many of you soon enough... as circumstances of reality and healing change your situations. I look forward to our futures no matter which way each of us goes from here. Could be? You'll be called on a global level to do God's business. Also? Could be you'll be charged with reaching out to the neighbor that lives in your neighborhood. And could be? Anything in between. Who knows yet among us? Let us seek the Healer, Brothers... that we may simply... “be”... whatever it is... whoever it is... that GOD intends us to be.

I truly love you all with the same love you have for me. That's the only way I can describe it... is knowing that you have the same love within you. What an honor it is to know you and walk with you all in friendship, purpose, joy, sadness, the good and the bad... ALL of it. It's all my honor and great pleasure to know you all. May God's will be done within us all.

With conclusion of this com will be the SPECIFIC list of scriptures that I ask you to sharply focus on. Read them... meditate upon them... think of them as deeply as you know how... Take them into yourself... To MEMORIZE them, I ask that you look them up in an NASB or similar Bible. Memorize the scripture specifically as given in the Bible, that you may have your weapons on your person at any given moment when needed. Also, take note of the narrative offered here for each scripture to lead you in your thoughts and meditations.

 I also have this book online at http://ouridentityinjesus.blogspot.com/2010/12/our-identity-as-born-again-christians.html, an old blog of mine where the book is titled “Who We Are In Christ”. There's 13 chapters and a summary that can be copied from there for those of you that can have someone scoop this up for you online. There may also be other ways among you that this book can be obtained. But in whichever way you must, PLEASE get a copy of this and do with it as instructed.

I know what I ask of you all is time consuming and quite a lot of work, But Brothers? You should almost IMMEDIATELY begin to feel a change within you... confirming within you that there is an end to this. And if you are troubled with PTSD, I'd say there are very few things you want more than an end to this. Herein is the end of it. And to God be every bit the glory, honor and the praise. Only HE is worthy of praise... Only Him. It's all about Jesus. What an awesome, wonderful, all-powerful, eternally loving God we serve! Amen and amen!

I love you all, my brothers and sisters. Please know that there will not be a day that goes by that I won't think of you, pray for you to succeed in this, and dwell upon you. You are forever with me... me forever with you. We are in the Forever Light...

Friends Forever...

Matt

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Scriptures for reading, praying, meditations and memorization:

Proverbs 4:20-22

My son, pay attention to what I say; listen closely to my words.  Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart;  for they are life to those who find them and health to a man's whole body.

Psalm 30:2

O LORD my God, I called to you for help and you healed me. 

 

Psalm 107:19-21

Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.  He sent forth his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave.  Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men.

Colossians 1:11-12

...being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully  giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. 

 

Ephesians 6:11

Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes.

Galatians 6:9

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

Isaiah 40:28-31

Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.  He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.  Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall;  but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Romans 8:24-30

For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has?  But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.  In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.  And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will.  And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.  For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.  And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.

Psalm 33:4-6

For the word of the LORD is right and true; he is faithful in all he does.  The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.  By the word of the LORD were the heavens made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth.

1 Peter 4:12-13

Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you.  But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.

1 Peter 5:6-7

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.  Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.

Deuteronomy 31:8

The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged."

Isaiah 41:10

So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

John 16:33

"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."

Philippians 4:8

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things.

Psalm 3:3

But you are a shield around me, O LORD; you bestow glory on me and lift up my head.

Psalm 32:10

Many are the woes of the wicked, but the LORD's unfailing love surrounds the man who trusts in him.

Psalm 34:17

The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.

Psalm 37:23-24

If the LORD delights in a man's way, he makes his steps firm; though he stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand.

Psalm 40:1-3

I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry.  He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.  He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.

Psalm 42:11

Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.

Romans 8:38-39

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,  neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

 1 Corinthians 15:54-58

When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: "Death has been swallowed up in victory."  "Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?"  The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.  But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.  Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

1 Peter 1:3-6

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade--kept in heaven for you,  who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.  In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.

Job 11:18-19

You will be secure, because there is hope; you will look about you and take your rest in safety.  You will lie down, with no one to make you afraid, and many will court your favor.

Joshua 10:25

Joshua said to them, "Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Be strong and courageous. This is what the LORD will do to all the enemies you are going to fight."

Psalm 3:2-6

Many are saying of me, "God will not deliver him." "Selah"  But you are a shield around me, O LORD; you bestow glory on me and lift up my head.  To the LORD I cry aloud, and he answers me from his holy hill. "Selah"  I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the LORD sustains me.  I will not fear the tens of thousands drawn up against me on every side.

Psalm 147:11

The LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.

Romans 5:2-7

...through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.  Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;  perseverance, character; and character, hope.  And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.  You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.  Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die.

1 Corinthians 16:13

Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong.

2 Timothy 1:7

For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.

Deuteronomy 31:6-8

Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you."  Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel, "Be strong and courageous, for you must go with this people into the land that the LORD swore to their forefathers to give them, and you must divide it among them as their inheritance.  The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged."

Joshua 1:9

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go."  

 

Mark 5:36

Ignoring what they said, Jesus told the synagogue ruler, "Don't be afraid; just believe."

Philippians 1:28

...without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a sign to them that they will be destroyed, but that you will be saved--and that by God.

Proverbs 3:5-6

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;  in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

Psalm 27:14

Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.

Psalm 31:24

Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the LORD.

Psalm 112:7

He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.

2 Thessalonians 3:16

Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.

Colossians 3:15

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.

John 14:27

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.

Matthew 11:28-30

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."

Philippians 4:6-7

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.  And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Proverbs 3:5-6

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;  in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

Psalm 23:4

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me

Psalm 55:22

Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.

Psalm 56:3

When I am afraid, I will trust in you.

Isaiah 41:13

For I am the LORD, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.

Psalm 27:1

The LORD is my light and my salvation-- whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life-- of whom shall I be afraid?

Psalm 56:3-4

When I am afraid, I will trust in you.  In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me?

Psalm 103:17

But from everlasting to everlasting the LORD's love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children's children--

Psalm 115:11

You who fear him, trust in the LORD-- he is their help and shield.

Romans 8:15

For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, ""Abba," Father."

1 Chronicles 16:23-31

Sing to the LORD, all the earth; proclaim his salvation day after day.  Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.  For great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods.  For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the LORD made the heavens.  Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and joy in his dwelling place.  Ascribe to the LORD, O families of nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength,  ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name. Bring an offering and come before him; worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness.  Tremble before him, all the earth! The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.  Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let them say among the nations, "The LORD reigns!"

2 Kings 17:38-39

Do not forget the covenant I have made with you, and do not worship other gods.  Rather, worship the LORD your God; it is he who will deliver you from the hand of all your enemies."

Hebrews 12:28-29

Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our "God is a consuming fire."

Psalm 29:1-11

Ascribe to the LORD, O mighty ones, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.  Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness.  The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the LORD thunders over the mighty waters.  The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic.  The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.  He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, Sirion like a young wild ox.  The voice of the LORD strikes with flashes of lightning.  The voice of the LORD shakes the desert; the LORD shakes the Desert of Kadesh.  The voice of the LORD twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And in his temple all cry, "Glory!"  The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King forever.  The LORD gives strength to his people; the LORD blesses his people with peace.

Psalm 86:9-10

All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, O Lord; they will bring glory to your name.  For you are great and do marvelous deeds; you alone are God.

Psalm 99:1-9

The LORD reigns, let the nations tremble; he sits enthroned between the cherubim, let the earth shake.  Great is the LORD in Zion; he is exalted over all the nations.  Let them praise your great and awesome name-- he is holy.  The King is mighty, he loves justice-- you have established equity; in Jacob you have done what is just and right.  Exalt the LORD our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy.  Moses and Aaron were among his priests, Samuel was among those who called on his name; they called on the LORD and he answered them.  He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud; they kept his statutes and the decrees he gave them.  O LORD our God, you answered them; you were to Israel a forgiving God, though you punished their misdeeds.  Exalt the LORD our God and worship at his holy mountain, for the LORD our God is holy.

Psalm 100:1-5

Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.  Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.  Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.  Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.  For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.

Revelation 4:8-11

Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under his wings. Day and night they never stop saying: "HOLY, HOLY, HOLY IS THE Lord GOD ALMIGHTY, WHO WAS, AND IS, AND IS TO COME."  Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever,  the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:  "You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being."

Romans 12:1-2

Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual act of worship.  Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Exodus 33:14

The LORD replied, "My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest."

Isaiah 14:3-4

On the day the LORD gives you relief from suffering and turmoil and cruel bondage,  you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has come to an end! How his fury has ended!

Isaiah 26:3

You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you.

John 16:33

"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."

Psalm 4:8

I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.

Ephesians 3:16

I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being,...

Psalm 22:19

But you, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me.

Psalm 118:14

The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.

1 Peter 1:5-9

God is keeping careful watch over us and the future. The Day is coming when you'll have it all - life healed and whole.  I know how great this makes you feel, even though you have to put up with every kind of aggravation in the meantime.  Pure gold put in the fire comes out of it proved pure; genuine faith put through this suffering comes out proved genuine. When Jesus wraps this all up, it's your faith, not your gold, that God will have on display as evidence of his victory.  You never saw him, yet you love him. You still don't see him, yet you trust him - with laughter and singing.  Because you kept on believing, you'll get what you're looking forward to: total salvation.

2 Corinthians 5:7

It's what we trust in but don't yet see that keeps us going.

Ephesians 2:8

Saving is all his idea, and all his work. All we do is trust him enough to let him do it. It's God's gift from start to finish!

James 1:3

You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors.

Jeremiah 17:14

Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise.

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