This is a story about me. I wrote it yesterday after read this post. But to
this day I am ahsamed to admite that my sprit in me was weeker than the
flesh that covered it. I was the Christen and my wife was the one that was
brought to church for the word of God, and cast a shadow over it.
Forgive the typeing there was a lot of tears and praying and blurey screen
then.
Fellow Ranger Leaders, Adults who Love young people, and the young people.
(please read, this got a little long)
I have never spook of this to any one but my wife ever! not even my father
in this way.
This to happened to myself and my wife.
A little history.
I joined RR's as a young Trailblazer. My Father started the Outpost, I was
there from the first Men's Fellowship Idea or however these thing get
going? I was saved by Christ, and baptized in water there, and that church
holds a special place in my heart. that Pastor also married the Wife and I.
I loved Royal Rangers!!
My Father became a section commander, and about the time of Sea Rangers we
changed churches, for reasons a child does not need to know. In the new
church, where I received the Holy Sprit. This Church is filled with Loving
Sprites and people. I and 2 other AST earn our GMA together while going
there. I became a Jr.. Commander in Trailblazers. I went with my Dad to
other churches to help or be supportive. to churches to spread the RR ways.
I Loved Royal Rangers!!
One Friday night (Iwas19) at an Agape meeting at our church. I saw the girl
That stole my heart! That night I took my girlfriend home and said "goodbye
and have a good live". AND off to find the girl that left with my heart! I
did not even know who she was. that was in June. We had our first date in
DEC. She was 14 and I was 19. We were married the next Nov. and my first
daughter was born in March. We were in love real Love not just lust.
IT did not matter, they all said, However I was taken out of Trailblazers
and given a GREAT group of Pioneers to work with, some how I no longer went
to section meetings with my Dad. The words I was hearing, that it's OK now
we are beyond that now. But that what I had to share with the boys was
tainted somehow! It was just shame on my part.
The same month my daughter was born, I had an industrial boo-boo, the steam
cleaner blew up and the burns covered over 80% of me. No one from my church
showed up, My first Pastor did, but drifted out. That left a 16 year old
wife, a 2month old baby and myself living on workmen's comp. no support
calls from church, just a loving family to help us. during this my light
got so dim that I lost my way! and picked a path not of the lords but of
anger, fear, doubt, sham, selfishness.
Many years went by. I do not remember when the lord started stirring the
sprit in me. When the sprit is cold and dark it may not be noticed at
first. It may take turning up the heat so the light and the stirring of the
Holy Sprit, for someone in the dark place to know which way to face to see
the light. BUT luckily the Sprit noticed my facing the wrong way and
decided to bring the light closer to me so I could feel the heat, then I
knew which way the light was. Then I knew to open the door and let in the
Spirit that can help of all mankind!
I have been married 27 years in Nov. The Lord has never forgot my family or
ME. I have so many blessing. God blesses those even if they don't know it.
I am now working as an adult leader with 6 Trailblazers, there commander is
very sick, just got back from pow-woo, great time, great time of sprit
sharing. THE rain was a blessing. it made the tent stakes easier to get
out. sorry another story.
I only regret is I felt so bad that i could not share the light with all
those young people.
Love the youth, When I made a mistake all those years ago, Love some help
in what to do know! As a young Christian with a 16 wife and a daughter I
was scared and very LOST and needed help. AND yes to proud, to ask for
help. to ashamed, to ask for support,to afraid to ask for guidance.
DO not let this young person fall pray to what happen to me! All of us my
be forgiving, Loving, nurturing, and helping. But Youth fells to pressure
of the Flesh just as we all do.
They will Fell that they let us down, failed some how, there peers are bad
enough, let us adults who have more time in the real adult things of God
help them. beyond the guilt of there fall. They are the ones that will be
leading our great grand kids!
Young people, fellow young at heart. it is hard to get by the feelings of
"They won't understand!", But IF the first one rebuffs you or says "You'll
get over it, or It will get better" ask someone that will pray for you,
with you, help guide you through the rough time what ever they are. A
loving church is a great thing! so many souls with so many different ways
of helping. Remember GOD LOVES YOU, Let the sprit help guide you through
the rough times. There are loving members of the church that can help! Each
in a different way.
Christian Brothers and Sisters, remember to love and nurture the young
Christians who stumble as much as the drug addicts, gang member, homeless,
foreign mission, and other outreaches that we do. We take these young ones
home with us, and some times they are the hardest to minister to the one so
close to us.
For give me if I got lost here and there, some times got head to type with
the tears.
Praise GOD he works in us all, according to his given gifts.
I still Love Royal Rangers!
I belive that the school did what they had to one the first count,
rewarding me would have been the wrong message to send. What I did was
wrong in the eyes of God, (that is what we got from the "fruit of the
tree.") However help that young lady with love and kindness. She should be
allowed to walk up and receive her diploma! My wife was also a straight A
student ( I was not) it crushed her to be kicked out mid way through her
sophomore year. (it only took 4 months to get her GED) and that was a
public HS. She very seldom talks of her HS days. SHE LOVED SCHOOL!
My prayers are with her and the young man she loves, they have so much to
learn and it's to late for planing.
My thoughts wander to all the problems we had, we all had so many shared
problems, and think we are alone. We are not! We walk and talk with a great
lord.
I stop now.
Works with Faith and Prayer can do all things
Dennis Rimmer
Outpost 203
Living Word Assembly
Chino, CA
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