Going with God

No matter who you are or where you are from, going with God is the greatest achievement in life, bar-none! So many times in life we go through difficult challenges and are unsure of which direction to go. Well, if you haven't tried Him for yourself, then give God a shot!

Over the past 5 years, I have watched millions of people around the world pour their lives into Christ and it is one of the greatest things ever! I have watched many powerful, wealthy athletes and mega-star celebrities turn their lives to Christ, and I'm especially excited over the huge number of young teen-aged people giving their lives to Christ as well! I mean, it is so amazing and I too have made the decision to live for Christ because I want to meet Him when this world is over. 

Today, I'm very encouraged by what I see, regardless of the fact that we are living in a very chaotic world fueled by so much hatred, racism, suicides, mass shootings, natural disasters, etc. I know without God being first then we simply cannot make it without Him.

The bottom line for us all is to find God before it is too late. He's standing right there waiting for us and all we have to do is take His hand and let Him guide us from darkness into the light! AMEN!

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Hey, hey, what's up out there again, everybody? I'm your host, Greg Mack of the You Better Plan on the Podcast. Catch me every Tuesday at 12 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. Follow me live on YouTube at that same exact time or go to www.youbetterplan on it podcast.budsprout.com and follow me there, please. And also to Bud Sprout, thank you for being my number one choice in podcasting. Now let's go ahead on and get into the topic of today. Everything comes down to having a plan, an effective daily plan, or a plan for your life. Whether it's you, your family, friends, loved ones, always having a plan. So my topic for you is going with God. Now again, I don't spend a lot of time, and I know I need to do that more doing the spiritual side of things in my podcasting. But going with God is a very significant topic. One of the things that I have witnessed, especially over the last three to five years, is people are just pouring into Christ more and more each day. It is amazing and abundantly overwhelming to see it, to watch people of all different races, colors, and creeds coming together and worshiping Christ. You know, and one of the most impressive things is watching these athletes, these professional multi-million dollar athletes give their lives to Christ and watching them talk about him, giving him the glory. Watching these superstar celebrities giving God the glory when they receive awards. You know, you look at it, you wouldn't think they really pay much attention to it because when you that got that kind of money, that kind of wealth, you know, more often than not, people with that kind of power and money are not connected to God. Or if they are, it's not really, it's more half-heartedly. But I've watched and watched carefully, watched different shows and seen different things go on, you know, especially over these last five years, for people just pouring themselves into Christ, giving him the honor, the glory, and the praise. You know, and one of the more even more impressive things is watching young people, teenagers. I say, looking at that age range of uh 13 to 18 years of age, giving the lives of Christ early, not waiting around seeing things, what they're going through, the experiences that they're having at such young ages, violence and chaos, craziness going on, giving their lives to God, it has been so impressive to see. You know, I was I was thumbing through Facebook, and you know, they had people post so many different videos, and I'm used to, you know, the more normal videos that are more spiritually grounded by the older folks and whatnot. But when you see young people, praising God, you know, I was looking at it something earlier today, and you know, what's impressive to me is folks were in a mall enjoying themselves, mall, and I can't remember, it's someone on the east coast in a mall enjoying themselves, and all of a sudden, a couple people broke out in a song, and the most amazing thing is just one or two people broke out of a song, and probably somewhere between 50 to 75 people gathered around them, and for those that knew the song, they joined in. And it says when two people touch and agree, oh my goodness. Oh my goodness, the power of his holy name is impressive, man. It is impressive. It'll jump on you, it'll move you. Tears begin to flow in that audience, people begin to sing, they are not afraid. And the one thing I can tell you is gospel music, the power of gospel music, there is no other genre of music even comparable. That is my opinion. Fact. My fact opinion. There is not a music on this earth today. Yeah, there's music that moves you, and there's singers that move you from all different genres. But when it comes to powerful gospel music, and people are singing it to the glory and honor God, it is a difference. It is a life-changing difference. And to watch those young folks in that mall, one or two people just start, and then folks join in, and then you see the team, and then they join in hand. That's what we need. Because right now, this is a world of chaos. Our country is in a little bit of chaos right now with the things that's going on, and it may be that way for the foreseeable future, but things will get better. But things always take a turn for the worse before they get better, you know. But I just want people out there to know, you know, take the time to look at where you are in life. And if you don't like what you see or you don't feel like you're where you need to be, give God a shot to gain your victory. I guarantee you, there is nothing like being saved by his grace, washed in his precious blood. And again, you know, I don't typically get into the spiritual side of things. Now, I do say, you know, trust God and those types of things. As far as my podcast goes, it typically focuses on planning, but that's your plan. Plan on it. Plan on getting closer to God. People are dying because of senseless, violent acts. You know, we continue to have shooters, mass shootings going on, schools, malls, businesses. And if you're not there where you're supposed to be in Christ, you know, people will say, and I've said it before a couple other times on my podcast, oh, he or she is in a better place, or they are in a better place. I'm here to tell you, folks, that is not wholeheartedly true. There are those that we believe are in a better place, but when this world is over, and he sits up there on that throne, and you look and see that you made it, there are going to be those who didn't make it that you thought made it. But I just pray the prayer of victory over everybody that you would just come to Christ. I know there's a lot of non-believers and to each his own, but I'm telling you, it is nothing like the power of God and his grace being in your life. We gotta do it. There's beautiful messages that are posted daily. Prayers and scriptures and people speaking about the word. Now, everybody that's speaking, I can honestly tell you, they're not all truthful with the word. There's a whole lot of people out there speaking that know the word inside and out, but they're doing devious things. And I'm not pointing fingers at anybody, that's just the God's honest truth. I looked at my life and I said, you know, I gotta make a change because I believe there's a heaven and a hell. And I believe in what each one of them discusses. Paradise is much different than eternity and hell. And I have no intentions of stepping outside that box that has Christ written all over it just for the sake of a little fun and playtime with someone else, and then end up losing my life. What should it profit a man to gain this world and then turn around and lose his soul? Because you want to play on both sides of the track. You know, you want to be, I'm a Christian, I'm living for Christ, but on the dark side of it, you out at night doing things. Think about your life and where you need to be. People are pouring and pouring into Christ like never before. It is just amazing. You know, you you see it. I mean, they're not afraid, they're not ashamed to praise God in public, and I love it. You hear people start to sing, just be out at the park or just be somewhere. I've seen people out at the park, you know, they just start singing, and I'm thinking, okay, it might be RB, a country, or whatever. And then I learned that it's gospel music, and they are just out there singing together. These young folks coming together, you know, doing their thing. There is so much that you can do to enjoy life, but when you are in Christ, it is even more productive. The things that you didn't have before, the things that you can garner from Christ, the dreams, the hopes, the prayers, the victories that you would not normally get if you are in Christ and you ask for them, it shall be given unto you. You don't have to be at your job miserable, taking a college course or courses from school and just miserable because you don't want that particular, you know, course, you want to do something different. God will take you to where you want to be, and even better. And now the thing is, I know we're all in a rush to get things at times. We pray about things, and you know, I'm not gonna lie, sometimes he's not moving fast enough for me. And I'm human, and the thought comes across my head, Lord, you've got to move now. And think about it. He's not on your time, he's not on my time, he's on his time. And when he sends that blessing, no matter how long you waited for it, and even when you start to think that it's not coming, it shows up in a mighty, powerful, and abundant way, even greater than what you expected. I got some things coming my way. I won't get into them because they're my blessings. But boy, when it comes, I I, you know, you want to believe that you're ready to receive. Sometimes he pours out blessings that you can't even receive them. They just jump all over you and something moves. He can move mountains out of your way. Anytime you get in trouble, anytime you need a friend, anytime you need a shoulder to lean on, call on him and he will answer. May not come when you want him, but he's always on time. That's how I look at it. And that's you just think about it, man. Just go for it. If you don't believe, just give it a shot. You don't have to necessarily go to a church. You can receive him anywhere. Anywhere. Get into the scriptures, get into the word and learn about it. Talk to people who know about it. If you're not in the church, just go there and listen for yourself. Get the word. There's so many different ways to get close to him. And you can just speak it into existence right on your own, right in front of your mirror, right at your home, right at the desk at your job. Now, I know people might think you a little crazy if you're at work or at school and things are going on, all of a sudden you start praising God, I guarantee you will shock and awe everybody in there. But you know what? If it's God moving, they'll not say a word. They're either going to watch and be quiet, or they're going to join in the celebration. Because if God is working, nobody's going to stop him. So if the spirit hits you wherever you are and you know you need to let it go, quench not that spirit. You don't need to hold back, just let it go. I found myself in some situations, man, and you're out there in public and you kind of like, no, I'm not going to do this, and then it just takes control of you. I mean, I was sitting in my vehicle uh last week. My wife and I went to Home Depot, and I was listening to a song. I think the young man, American Idol contestant, I believe it's James Canaan. And he he was singing. Oh, he was auditioning on that particular day, I believe. And oh, he sang in a way that moved me. I I couldn't, you know, the tears, the power of his name. That song started to work on me, and then I listened to a couple more songs, you know, and and gospel music can just do, oh, it can move you like never before, like nobody's business. But the word of God is real. And I just want you to think about where you are in life. I'm not a minister. I'm not a deacon, I'm not a pastor or bishop, but I know that he is the way, the truth, and the light. And you just better know you can't enter into that kingdom if you're not right. And we lost so many people. Mega celebrities down to people who are on the lowest uh part of the life where they're poor and all that. But you know what? Many of the people that sit down on the lower end are the ones that you will see in that city called heaven when the time is over. And many of the big mega stars that you thought were there, they're not gonna be there. They're gonna be on the opposite end of the spectrum. So do yourselves a great, great, great, the greatest of favors. Move your life to Christ. I'm gonna tell you, if you don't, and your life ends, and you see nothing but darkness, there is nothing anyone can do about it. We can pray all day and all night round the clock that you get there, but you won't be there. And I promise some people in my family, some friends of mine that are long gone, and some that recently left here, I will see you when I get there, because I'm going there. If anybody asks you where I'm going, I'm going up a yonder to be with my Lord when this thing is over. Now, with that said in closing, I'm just gonna say thank you for tuning in. Thank you for listening in. And for those of you watching, I really appreciate it. Again, you can catch me every Tuesday, 12 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. Go live to YouTube and catch me there as well, and follow me by going to wetterplan on it podcast.budsprout.com. Thank you for your time. God bless you. I love you all because I'm a lover of people, and always remember in your life a plan, especially with a plan that has God centered around it, that succeeds is one that can fulfill one's needs. Take care. Simplify. Hoorah.