A new year, be encourage, strengthen your faith, lead your heart, trust in God!

Father, Jehovah my God let me start this year along with my family and friends being strengthen in Your word, solidifying myself and helping others to do the same in Your truth, please Father, help me bring hope to the hearts who are almost loosing it, light the way to them so they can see it clearly Your pure and unmatched, and unending love for us. Lord, this is only my simple prayer, but guide me this coming year to Your words, the ones others and me need to hear and to be reached by, I pray for restoration of marriages, for vices to be broken, and for families to realize how important it is to stand side by side in every situation and under Your name and truth and promises. I ask You this in the name of my Savior Jesus Christ, Amen!
We all have our lives to live and know that one day we will also leave this realm, but in the book of Psalms 39:13 it tell us that at times we may hope God is looking away from us so that we can find a way to deal with our mistakes and in better words it says; "O look away from me and spare me, that I may recover cheerfulness and encouraging strength and know gladness before I go and am no more!". To find strength and know gladness before i go, before i die, that to me shows that life is not suppose to be easy, there will be trials, there will be mountains to climb, oceans to cross, storms to survive, but no matter where we are, and what we may be doing, we have to find the time to say to ourselves recover, strengthen and rejoice even in our worst, give the glory to God at all circumstances, the lemon life just gave you may be to make lemonade and quench your thirst, the pain you may be going through may be to heal someones hurt. Establish who you are and who you want to be, write it down, posted in a place you have to see it and be reminded every day of where you should be walking towards, in Acts 14:22 it says; " Establishing and strengthening the souls and the hearts of the disciples, urging and warning and encouraging them to stand firm in the faith, and telling them that it is through many hardships and tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God." so as you can see the gates of heaven is narrow and comes with much faith and endurance.
Next I would like to share Philippians 2:1-2 which says so much in so few words; " So by whatever appeal to you there is in our mutual dwelling in Christ, by whatever strengthening and consoling and encouraging our relationship in Him affords, by whatever persuasive incentive there is in love, by whatever participation in the Holy Spirit we share, and by whatever depth of affection and compassionate sympathy.
Fill up and complete my joy by living in harmony and being of the same mind and one in purpose, having the same love, being in full accord and of one harmonious mind and intention." Ask yourselves what is it in God's promises, in His words that appeals to me, what is it in His love that makes me want to have more and more, and how is it that I can afford to believe in every other book, theories of evolution and big bangs, but not give this Love story full of life and joy be too filled with questions and not worthy of my attention... I know my answer, and I am the only one who can answer for myself, I realized that I will be judged, that I will be very much criticize, called names, and persecuted for my beliefs, as we Christians are the only class of society that can be made fun of, criticize, and called hypocrites when we dare to fail, we are held to a hire stander by society and because of it our failures are often more exposed than others who constantly "choose" to live their lives in sin. SO again I bring you to Philippians 2, where I see this verses this way; "Do all things without grumbling and faultfinding and complaining against God and questioning and doubting among yourselves, lean not in your own strength, for it is God Who is all the while effectually at work in you, energizing and creating in you the power and desire, both to will and to work for His good pleasure and satisfaction and delight. That you may show yourselves to be blameless and guiltless, innocent and uncontaminated, children of God without blemish, faultless, unrebukable in the midst of a crooked and wicked generation, spiritually perverted and perverse, among whom you are seen as bright lights, stars or beacons shining out clearly in the dark world, Letting the same attitude and purpose and humbleness mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus, Let Him be your example in humility, whose name should and must make every knee bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth." This is how I see it I know that it is not in the perfect way that was written but it is in the perfect way God today wanted me to write it to you.
Do all things in humility,humbleness, in like manor of Jesus and you will be living a life worth living, it is not where you are in life today, what kind of car you drive, the clothing you are wearing, or even the street and house you live in that will represent who you are, let your light shine in 2010, let His light shine through you, and the same words God once woke me up at 5 am in a dream telling me to read it, I will say it to you, " YOU MUST DECREASE,SO I CAN INCREASE". He told me three times to get up and read this words from John 3:30, the third time after me ignoring thinking that was just a dream and that I will read later when i get up, He shove me up into a sitting position and in the dark i reach for my Bible which was right next to me, turn the light on and proceeded to try to find this John 3:30 just to find out that there are 3 Johns in the Bible but only one has a 3:30, and when i read i was confused, but now couple years ahead I understand and thank God daily for helping me understand that with out getting to know Him and letting Him increase in me I would always be just me, but because I did what He asked me to, I am a constant testimony of what can happen when we completely surrender our lives to Christ!
Wishing you all a blessed new year, filled with love, good health, happiness, and much success, and that all these blessings shall be abundant enough that you can share with others,in Jesus name I say, HAPPY NEW YEARS!

Alessandro Monte, 12/31/09 (C)

LESS THAN I WANT TO BE, MORE THAN I EVER WAS...

Father, hear my cry, fill my soul...
Let Your love in my heart overflow,
Your truth let it run through my veins,
may Your knowledge restore my failing brain,
and Your wisdom my choices sustain,
so that my decisions are not wasted in vain...
Father, hold me up, give me the courage,
to face my weakness, and others still encourage...
Give me the strength to conquer all,
so that Your words and truth i never let it fall...
Blessed me with Your presence in my every way,
undeserving, unmerited I reach for You as I pray,
unqualified, empty, lacking much, I come to You,
believing, foreseeing that I'll make it through...
Father, i need Your mercy and grace,
in Your unconditional love I'll continue to embrace...
You sanctify me and set me apart,
chose me from before this life i could even start...
You looked over me, protected me, kept me save and secure,
kept me walking through the pain, as that You help me to endure.
What is in my heart You surely know,
but it is in Your heart that i want to grow...
Father, from my flooded soul filled from Your loving heart I come,
alone I am not much, but in You and with You everything I become...
So please my Father, continue to fill my soul,
life has not been easy, storms continue to blow...
From me please never stand afar,
I may stray apart, but You are my only guiding Star...
Less than I want to be, more than I ever was,
chosen even with all my flaws...
Yesterday I was just me,
today I am just what You see,
but tomorrow, is in Your glory I want to be...

Alessandro Monte 12/28/09 (C)

QUESTIONS OF HOPE, FAITH, AND BELIEVE...

Knowledge enriches one's mind,

love gives it the reasoning and the opportunity to be contagious,

to be grateful, now faith when we let it run wildly through us can feed our every need and wants.

Faith gives us the ability to reach into our future, and see what we want to face when we get there, faith let us breath peacefully as we know God is in control.

Believe, smile, stay focus, stand in and for what you believe, look to bless, to touch ones heart every day, don't take for granted the gifts which makes you who you are, share them, smile a little more, even better make others smile a lot more.

Bring sunshine for those cover by clouds, bring rain for the ones in doubt, give freely not just money but time, love, affection, a word, HOPE, believe in someone, take chance, stretch out, make today be the day you were made to be...

Gods is awesome, He has unlimited, indescribable power and ALL THINGS CAN BE DONE WITH GOD AND THROUGH CHRIST.

I just hope i can be the man He made me to be, how about you?

Alessandro Monte (C)

WHAT IS IN YOUR HEART...

" A man's heart plans his ways, but the Lord direct his steps, blessed is the man who listens, My son, give attention to my words, incline your ear to My saying, do not let them depart from your eyes, keep them in the mist of your heart, for they are life to those who find them and health to all their flash, keep your heart with all diligence as from out of it springs the issues of life. " MY SON GIVE ME YOUR HEART AND LET YOUR EYES OBSERVE MY WAYS! " What is in your heart? What do you keep living, developing, maturing in your heart? Is your heart hard, bitter, infertile, incapable to grow anything new and good? Life and all it's disappointments may have done a job in your heart as in many of us, but God says to guard our heart with all our might, as out of it will flow the issues of life, how we treat a friend, our kids, parents, siblings, and everyone we may ever come in contact with, we create huge walls, we guard our heart so much that we forget who we are, and all our dreams, as they become stupid in our own eyes, they become fairy tales, stories that as kids we heard about. The most common, and the most sad of all is the forever happy till death do us part, love, the greatest power of all do not fail, not if you are walking in God's ways, as God said where two people stand together in His name He will be there and whatever door He opens, no man or evil can destroy or shut. And you may say that you go to church, I sing praises to Him, but i still struggle, to KNOW GOD AND HIS WORDS is a every day, every moment wasted away in a day effort, it is a constant battle to WANTING to better ourselves, it takes FORCEFUL CHOICES, AN INTENSE CRAVING TO KNOW HIM, no one wakes up every day and just spend hours and hours lost in the Bible, and studying and meditating in God's words because they love to read , but the ones who attempt to, they make a choice to know all they can about God and His ways, regardless of the time of day or how we feel... My friends all i can say from the bottom of my heart is that, to know God and His words truly is life, peace, strength, hope, and health for those who diligently seek it, all I know is that after so many miracles in my health, my life, Pastors bringing words they thought God wanted someone to hear, and they just describe to the dot all I am going through, and even what i wrote about the day before, I can surely say and proclaim with out fear how great is our God, and how great it is to serve Him, as I know I may often give my last dollar away, knowing that none of my needs will ever go with out being supplied to me and my family. I'm just a man following what I believe God has set the way for me, my life has never been so humble, so meek, and yet I never felt so strong, so peaceful, and with love overflowing from my heart, enough to make me conquer sickness, the absence of a computer, writing late nights, when I can use someones computer, or writing from my cell phone, where I am in life, what I have, no longer matter, YOU MATTER, YOUR FRIENDS MATTER, PEOPLE LIVING ON THE STREETS THEY MATTER, me, I matter to God as every single one of you do. Alessandro Monte, 09/03/09 (C)

RIDING THE WAVES OF LOVE...

Love is an ocean wide,

filled with tears that we cry...

Never knowing when is the next tide,

or when our hearts will run dry...

I feel the wind blowing through my soul,

I hold on tight, never letting it go

I ride the waves that life in me bestow,

and when i crash I'll let you know,

how this pain can brake one's heart,

but eventually from it will depart...

So keep traveling this ocean wide,

keeping God right by your side.

So please don't ever hesitate,

we only have one life, make your own fate.

Love is like the ocean, goes on for miles,

it is beautiful, it is rough, but it is worth our wile.

Find the rainbow that births from the sea,

love is the treasure at the end that will set you free.

And when you can't see where the ocean's end,

like love and pain, ocean and sky just blends.

It's a game of give and take

and many times one heart will brake

Bring tears to your eyes,

filling in that ocean wide

hurt and beauty no one denies,

but a picture perfect inside hide

an everlasting feeling for you and me

the most imperfect perfection two will get to be.

Riding the waves of love crazy seas...

Alessandro Monte. 10/22/2009 (c)

An Ordinary Man With An Extraordinary God!

Let Your glory shine the light on me,

light the way for the things I can't see.

Lord, I raise my hands to heaven and shout,

Don't let this fire inside burn out.

Hear me praise and let Your glory reign,

hear my prayers, let not my cry go in vain.

I'm holding on to the promises that You made,

because in my heart those words will never fade.

I'm just a simple ordinary man,

walking by faith following Your plan.

And even if in the natural I don't stand a chance,

with You by my side I'm willing to take a glance.

In all the things You'll lead me to do,

and in the moments You'll strengthen me through.

Father I'll be listening to my heart when You whisper,

till Your voice becomes clear and crisper.

I'll never stop singing praises in Your name,

Jehovah God, Jesus, and Holy Spirit, all one in the same.

Creator, Savior, and Redeemer of all,

The Ones in Whom I'll trust and call

In all the moments of happiness or pain,

for those moments I may think I can no longer sustain.

So let Your love flow through me,

let Your words from my heart run free.

To win hearts, lives, to glorify all that You are.

Let them be near or far...

Let Your words fly, finding the right eye,

let them be the reason that wipes away their cry.

Feed their soul,

so that their foundation from You, and in You can grow.

One ordinary man, holding on to an extraordinary God,

trying hard to spread The Gospel abroad.

With one goal; pure salvation,

reaching and winning hearts in many nations.

Alessandro Monte, 10/13/2009 (c)

An Ordinary Man With An Extraordinary God!

Let Your glory shine the light on me, light the way for the things I can't see. Lord, I raise my hands to heaven and shout, Don't let this fire inside burn out. Hear me praise and let Your glory reign, hear my prayers, let not my cry go in vain. I'm holding on to the promises that You made, because in my heart those words will never fade. I'm just a simple ordinary man, walking by faith following Your plan. And even if in the natural I don't stand a chance, with You by my side I'm willing to take a glance. In all the things You'll lead me to do, and in the moments You'll strengthen me through. Father I'll be listening to my heart when You whisper, till Your voice becomes clear and crisper. I'll never stop singing praises in Your name, Jehovah God, Jesus, and Holy Spirit, all one in the same. Creator, Savior, and Redeemer of all, The Ones in Whom I'll trust and call In all the moments of happiness or pain, for those moments I may think I can no longer sustain. So let Your love flow through me, let Your words from my heart run free. To win hearts, lives, to glorify all that You are. Let them be near or far... Let Your words fly, finding the right eye, let them be the reason that wipes away their cry. Feed their soul, so that their foundation from You, and in You can grow. One ordinary man, holding on to an extraordinary God, trying hard to spread The Gospel abroad. With one goal; pure salvation, reaching and winning hearts in many nations. Alessandro Monte, 10/13/2009 (c)

LOVE, HOPE, AND THE ASSURANCE OF GOD'S GIVEN PROMISES !

" But we belong to the day; therefore, let us be sober and put on the breastplate of faith and love and for a helmet the hope of salvation." 1 Thessalonians 5:8.

" Such hope never disappoints or deludes or shames us, for God's love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit Who has been given to us." Romans 5:5.

" Love bears up under anything and everything that comes, is ever ready to believe the best of every person, its hopes are fade-less under all circumstances, and it endures everything without weakening." 1 Corinthians 13:7

" But when the complete and perfect total comes, the incomplete and imperfect will vanish away, become antiquated, void, and superseded." 1 Corinthians 13:10

" THEREFORE, SINCE we are justified, acquitted, declared righteous, and given a right standing with God through faith, let us grasp the fact that we have the peace of reconciliation to hold and to, to enjoy peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, the Messiah, the Anointed One!" Romans 5:1

It is in our best that we have to purposely engage and face each day and all its circumstances, wearing in our hearts the love God has given us from even before we were born, so that it can jump start the hope, the fire inside of us sparkling the fuse of complete believe in a God, our Father and Creator, Whom has said over and over the greatest power of all is LOVE!

This love which has been poured in our hearts from God through the Holy Spirit with a ever flowing spring with constant flowing and never drying as long as we keep God in our hearts, we must remember but even more we must believe that true love never fails, never will disappoint or shame us, but this true love we can only find in God Himself, as everyone else is human and they all we fail us, so the key is to know and constantly remind ourselves of that, human love will always be flawed but it still can be real, and it can be everlasting if we just choose to accept each other as we truly are, humans with good and bad, in sickness or health, poor or rich, till death do us part, A COMMITMENT, A PROMISE made so often but broken even more so, God still expect us to accept each other, friends and enemies, husbands and wives, family or simply strangers, God loves us all the same, with out judgment or expectation as our Creator He knows we will make mistakes, but He still show grace, mercy, kindness, and love beyond what we can ever comprehend, and if He can forgive and forget, if He can love even when unloved, if He can give His only begotten Son to die for our sins, what sacrifice can you not do to be more like Him?

See in every face you meet the One who made us, be ready to believe given everyone a chance to be their best, look through others worst and help them develop their best, bring back hope to all we come in contact with, let everyone shine in their own way, for all that they are and were made for, yes some my need to be a little more polished than others, but stay patiently by their side, ready to extend a helping hand as God has never left our side.

And if we ever find ourselves in any kind of doubt, read how God has justified us, acquitted, declared righteous and with a right to stand with Him in any and all situations life may throw at us, standing in His truth, love, and the hope it brings to our heart, promoting an serene and everlasting sense of security and peace through our Lord and Savior the One who we celebrate His birth and His life in which He did and faced all for the absolute reason which is HIS LOVE FOR US! Thank You Father for our unmerited and Your unmatched LOVE!

Alessandro Monte, 12/23/2009 (C)

RIDING TO PLACES I NEVER BEEN IN THE CANVAS OF MY IMAGINATION !

I woke up today feeling different in a good way, light and free, ready to travel to places I never been. Ready to hit the dirt road raising dust and kicking up loose gravel. This is just like any other day on the outside looking in but a new day of mental freedom for me looking out. Ready to go, with out destiny or any reasons why, riding,enjoying the beauty in every season, feeling the breeze blowing life in to my face, petal to the metal through never ending planes where the sun almost never sets, through rolling green mountains topped snow and ice bringing amazing and beautiful waterfalls carved with time creating places and moments impossible to forget. Surviving the desert dunes and its critters, the dry air and constant wind whistling, singing its own song, conquering hills, discovering the deepest of crater along the canyons,the vibrant colors of Texas blue grass and the ever so colorful and indescribably shapes of rocks growing out in no mans land. Ride; ride I will... From the everglades where the alligators sun tan in the morning sun, even reaching the south most point of The Keys, as now i understand why was named The Keys as it seems like you just enter paradise... Living and learning,riding till the cold and ice let me ride no more, cross country till the pacific is staring at me over huge cliffs along the highway, enjoying the Napa Valley for its beauty and wine till the the peaceful hills along the ocean in Washington State, finding my way to the windy city, and the great lakes with a name so suit it to its beauty and endless views... I just want to ride away, to different and new places, meet new faces, to know more than just what stands in front of me, to find out and see all the amazing beauty God have place for us to enjoy but yet have not had a chance to see except for today in the canvas of my imagination and the roots of my heart. Alessandro Monte 10/04/09 (c)

LOVE IS AND WHAT IS NOT...

Love a simple word and an amazing feeling,

with many hard endings, and great beginnings...

Always starting so fresh and new,

like a fairy tale we try to make become true...

The first long stare,

the first kiss is all we care...

Thoughts of you, my mind can't let go,

in my heart the love continues to grow...

So i try to look in the mirror and reason

what if this love is just for a season?

Should i truly open my heart again?

Let myself open for what could bring pain...

Love... Great, but at times it seems so hard,

i know who I am, but what's your next card?

See i love you for all that you are, faults and all

i will love you unconditionally even if you fall,

Love is giving, is sacrificing

is knowing we will fail even when we are trying...

Love is true and very strong

but love alone will not hold you together for long.

Love brings smiles, laughter, tears and pain

love brings life a new meaning, but can drive one insane...

To love makes us want to fight,

it is going to war with out loosing the true sight...

Love is not being selfish or in distress,

love is in every word, touch and caress...

Love is not a game we should play,

when in love, choose careful the words you say...

Love is forgiving and letting the past go,

is holding on to the present, so that the future doesn't blow...

Love is giving all that you are and more,

is letting it flourish and soar...

Love is made to last forever,

and not just a casual endeavor...

So if you think that you're in love think twice,

get ready, be willing to pay the price.

Love may be more than you can give,

and a pain someone may not be able to forgive.

Love leaves lasting scars,

or can leave you lost, gazing, wondering at the stars...

Alessandro Monte 09/06/09

LIFE !

Life is uncertain and extremely tough often times, opportunities still come and go, we are still falling in love, we live, we laugh, we cry, yes even the tough ones alone in the dark in the seclusion of their sanctuary they fall to their knees wondering and asking why.

It's life, brutal at times and with out mercy taking with out perception of color, gender or economic life style, other times it's glorious and filled with unexplained gifts, but at the end of each day it is what live and breathe in our hearts that will help us get through every and each circumstance we encounter in our daily walk still holding a smile in our face and hope in our heart.

So many try to define success by the amount of money in their bank account, the car they drive, the house the live in, the amount of total possessions and the diplomas framed on their wall. Those are all great things that we work hard to get and many times at costs beyond our own liking, and the worst is if with all this accomplishments we still feel incomplete, and despite of the multitude of friends that surround us daily we still feel alone, than what?

That is when i think reality sets in, and teaches us that a life lived without love, and having loved ones to share each step of success it makes it very incomplete, to have a life with a purpose, and even at our highest accomplished moments ready to serve and share our victories with others makes life worth living, and as our day comes to say good bye to this world, our loved ones and many others will remember us as the one who lived a life more than just for ourselves, someone who will be missed and left behind more than just possessions, but a legacy of a life of shared love, of unselfishness service, of giving with out expectancy,of reaching the unreachable,of spreading hope in every word we said and every action we took, leave a life God intended all along for us to live.

So live, breath love, share your victories, hold others when they fall, find your gift, inspire someone with your actions, and live each second as if it's your last!

Alessandro Monte, 09/07/09 (c)

GOD'S LOVE !

I love you even before you were born, I know your sitting up, and your laying down, I wove you together in your mothers womb, I know your every thought, action, and dream. I send you my only begotten Son to die for your sins, so that you can have a chance to everlasting life, I'm here, if you just seek for Me with all your mind, heart and soul, I made you with a purpose, and equipped you with all the tools need to fulfill it. MY purpose for you will be fulfilled, even if your enemies have to handle you all your needs, I never lied, My promises has never changed, it was,is and always be the same. I love you unconditionally, that means that yes I know your faults and I still accept and love you the same, no one is, or will ever be left out of My love. I wrote your life from beginning to end, before you were even a substance, and I will make sure that you will complete your purpose. Seek and you shall find Me, ask Me in prayer and you shall receive, know Me and obtain understanding and everlasting life, walk in the narrow path of truth and stand in faith, believe, hope, and you will see the dreams I bestow in your hearts and mind come to be, have the faith that can move mountains, and the love that My Son and I show to you every moment of your existence. I created you so that you can go be and make fisherman of people where ever you may go, to live a life for more than the one you do for yourself, but to give freely for all who ask and need, to not only talk about My Words but to walk in it, to love ALL you may come to meet with out exception, as you may never know that the one you just crossed and dint even paid attention to, he may have been an Angel of Mine, JUDGE NOT as you will be judged in the same measure, forgive and forget, have the gentleness and kindness of a newborn, the love of a pregnant mother, the strength of a Godly father, but above all just look in the mirror and ask yourself; DO I KNOW WHO THIS MAN IS? DO I REALLY KNOW HIM? Because as you can see He really knows you... Alessandro Monte,08/17/09 (C)