0:00:00 - 0:00:23 So it's a Saturday morning here and uh we got a busy day ahead of us. I've got a lot of rye to harvest here. Um But uh I got into my morning routine and I had a couple of thoughts bouncing into my mind that I wanted to make a video on and I thought this would be an appropriate backdrop, this beautiful 0:00:22 - 0:01:01 uh mountain horizon here. Um A few years ago, I was sitting minding my own business. I was actually watching a movie with my kids in my basement and all of a sudden um I wasn't in the basement anymore and I saw just a quick flash from all these moments in my life and in each moment, um it was like I 0:01:01 - 0:01:27 had full recall of exactly what it was like to be in that moment. But my comprehension of what was going on was a lot fuller than it was at the time. Or then it would be if I were reliving that moment, even with my present understanding of things and my life experiences to this point. And um in each 0:01:27 - 0:01:50 of these experiences with this heightened awareness, I could hear, I could see all the things that I saw at the time and I could hear, sorry, feel all the things I was feeling at those moments when I lived them. But um, there, there was extra information and the extra information was much richer and 0:01:49 - 0:02:27 realer then, um, the normal channels, what I could see what I could hear, what I could feel as a, as a human at the time or how it would be if I were reliving those things now. And uh the loudest, uh loudest isn't the right word. The strongest thing out of each of those flashes was the Lord's voice and 0:02:27 - 0:00:00 he was saying, I love you and just the most uh the most sincere way um that I've ever experienced. I mean, it was far beyond what um anything I've experienced, what any person's voice could carry. And I wanted to zoom in on one of these um experiences because it was just this boom, boom, boom, boom, 0:00:00 - 0:03:31 rapid fire chain of things for my life. And one of them, um I was back at basic training, I was 18 years old in South Carolina. And I remember um I remember this one particular place where we're in pine trees like this and it was hot, it was summertime in so in South Carolina. Um and the when when pine 0:03:31 - 0:03:56 trees are in the hot sun, they give off a very particular aroma. And uh I remember back then at the in, at the time. I wasn't exactly having a fun time. Um, but I remember that smell and, I mean, the heat wasn't nice. It was really hot but there was something about that whole experience that was pleasant 0:03:56 - 0:04:22 to me. And, uh, I guess at the time and sense I just thought, well, that smelled nice. And that was a big break from a bunch of stinky young people at basic training. And maybe that's, uh, maybe that's the, the whole, the whole thing about it. Um So anyway, I didn't, I didn't chalk it up to much more 0:04:21 - 0:04:53 than that. And in subsequent moments in life, I've smelt that smell. Um, some days here on, on my property when I'm out in the trees and it, it hits me and it pulls me right out of wherever I am. And during this vision, um, I, I was back at basic training. This was one of the, the flashes and it was 0:04:53 - 0:05:24 a total recall of that moment. It was like a complete replay of it in my mind and my body and everything. And um, God showed me how that smell in the sun, in the trees. They were his voice and he was saying I love you with all of that and it was so personal. It's like everything. There was just for me 0:05:23 - 0:05:59 , of course it wasn't. But it was this morning I was watching a, a talk by somebody or listening to one. So I was working out and, uh, a lady asked a question. She was, she really meant it. But she said, how can we know that God loves us? And I thought to myself, uh, it's really unfortunate that people 0:05:59 - 0:06:27 don't know that. And I thought, well, how would you answer that question? And I think questions like this, they're such a rich source of revelation. I mean, we give God a space to educate us. Mm. So when I asked that question instantly, I remembered this experience where I had these, these flashes and 0:06:27 - 0:07:01 uh I guess what I wanna say is one God does love you. And there will come a time when you see everything in your life like I've seen in mine where he unfolds these things to you. But there's a difference. What I was given was a preview. It was a preview of what will happen to all of us when we die. And 0:07:00 - 0:07:30 among many other things that will be constant is this knowledge of the parts of life we didn't see, we didn't feel we didn't hear correctly because our mortal bodies are intentionally limited in our ability to do that. Our awareness of what really is when that comes, it won't go away. This vision I was 0:07:30 - 0:07:54 given, I have to actually remember it. It's not constantly in my head and in my heart, but it happened and I have that information and I can look it up when I want to or it can come back to me through the holy ghost triggered by whatever like this question this morning. But for all of us, when we die 0:07:53 - 0:08:22 , that will always be there and you will see all of those things all the time and you'll feel them all the time. And, um, it will vastly change how you perceive your life, which will be passed at that point. So that has a lot of implications I won't get into. But one question is, well, why, why haven't 0:08:21 - 0:08:45 you had that vision? Why isn't me telling you about this? Well, here's the thing, God's voice is in and through all things and it's his voice. To me, it's his voice to you. It's to everybody, it's like the sun shining, it shines on everybody all the time. So the question is, why haven't you had that 0:08:45 - 0:09:15 vision now zooming out from that particular vision or something like that with your experiences instead of mine. Here's the thing is that God's voice, it comes by degrees. Our bodies are not equipped to pick up that signal in the form it's given we have very low resolution equipment. So say so uh how 0:09:15 - 0:09:43 does it come to you? Um It comes to you in a, in a, in a different way at first, but it's like a ladder where the more you pick up the signal and put it into practice, the more clarity you're going to get and the more of it you'll be able to discern the first rung for all people is the voice of improvement 0:09:43 - 0:10:08 because that's what's, what God's voice is. God's voice is the voice of improvement. And this is known by many people as a conscience. So everyone has one and that voice inside of you, that influence that suggests the best that you could be doing right now. It's extremely individual. It's extremely personal 0:10:08 - 0:10:33 and internal, but that's God's voice to you. And the more you listen to that and the more you obey it, the greater manifestations of His voice, he will give you and in time you'll have experiences just like the one that I mentioned because God is no respecter of persons. What that means is that he's 0:10:33 - 0:11:00 not partial. He operates with the same rules for all people. So if you hear him in the small things and you do the things that He says he'll give you bigger things and that just keeps going, it doesn't end. So I guess that's all I want to say. But um if you haven't, I highly encourage you to read the 0:11:00 - 0:11:24 book I wrote called Repentance because it talks about this path. You also get some of these things in uh well, I should say more on these topics um in the book I wrote Called Through Faith. And then that goes a little into this idea of envisioning the best and then making a plan to achieve it. So I hope 0:00:00 - 0:00:23 So it's a Saturday morning here and uh we got a busy day ahead of us. I've got a lot of rye to harvest here. Um But uh I got into my morning routine and I had a couple of thoughts bouncing into my mind that I wanted to make a video on and I thought this would be an appropriate backdrop, this beautiful 0:00:22 - 0:01:01 uh mountain horizon here. Um A few years ago, I was sitting minding my own business. I was actually watching a movie with my kids in my basement and all of a sudden um I wasn't in the basement anymore and I saw just a quick flash from all these moments in my life and in each moment, um it was like I 0:01:01 - 0:01:27 had full recall of exactly what it was like to be in that moment. But my comprehension of what was going on was a lot fuller than it was at the time. Or then it would be if I were reliving that moment, even with my present understanding of things and my life experiences to this point. And um in each 0:01:27 - 0:01:50 of these experiences with this heightened awareness, I could hear, I could see all the things that I saw at the time and I could hear, sorry, feel all the things I was feeling at those moments when I lived them. But um, there, there was extra information and the extra information was much richer and 0:01:49 - 0:02:27 realer then, um, the normal channels, what I could see what I could hear, what I could feel as a, as a human at the time or how it would be if I were reliving those things now. And uh the loudest, uh loudest isn't the right word. The strongest thing out of each of those flashes was the Lord's voice and 0:02:27 - 0:00:00 he was saying, I love you and just the most uh the most sincere way um that I've ever experienced. I mean, it was far beyond what um anything I've experienced, what any person's voice could carry. And I wanted to zoom in on one of these um experiences because it was just this boom, boom, boom, boom, 0:00:00 - 0:03:31 rapid fire chain of things for my life. And one of them, um I was back at basic training, I was 18 years old in South Carolina. And I remember um I remember this one particular place where we're in pine trees like this and it was hot, it was summertime in so in South Carolina. Um and the when when pine 0:03:31 - 0:03:56 trees are in the hot sun, they give off a very particular aroma. And uh I remember back then at the in, at the time. I wasn't exactly having a fun time. Um, but I remember that smell and, I mean, the heat wasn't nice. It was really hot but there was something about that whole experience that was pleasant 0:03:56 - 0:04:22 to me. And, uh, I guess at the time and sense I just thought, well, that smelled nice. And that was a big break from a bunch of stinky young people at basic training. And maybe that's, uh, maybe that's the, the whole, the whole thing about it. Um So anyway, I didn't, I didn't chalk it up to much more 0:04:21 - 0:04:53 than that. And in subsequent moments in life, I've smelt that smell. Um, some days here on, on my property when I'm out in the trees and it, it hits me and it pulls me right out of wherever I am. And during this vision, um, I, I was back at basic training. This was one of the, the flashes and it was 0:04:53 - 0:05:24 a total recall of that moment. It was like a complete replay of it in my mind and my body and everything. And um, God showed me how that smell in the sun, in the trees. They were his voice and he was saying I love you with all of that and it was so personal. It's like everything. There was just for me 0:05:23 - 0:05:59 , of course it wasn't. But it was this morning I was watching a, a talk by somebody or listening to one. So I was working out and, uh, a lady asked a question. She was, she really meant it. But she said, how can we know that God loves us? And I thought to myself, uh, it's really unfortunate that people 0:05:59 - 0:06:27 don't know that. And I thought, well, how would you answer that question? And I think questions like this, they're such a rich source of revelation. I mean, we give God a space to educate us. Mm. So when I asked that question instantly, I remembered this experience where I had these, these flashes and 0:06:27 - 0:07:01 uh I guess what I wanna say is one God does love you. And there will come a time when you see everything in your life like I've seen in mine where he unfolds these things to you. But there's a difference. What I was given was a preview. It was a preview of what will happen to all of us when we die. And 0:07:00 - 0:07:30 among many other things that will be constant is this knowledge of the parts of life we didn't see, we didn't feel we didn't hear correctly because our mortal bodies are intentionally limited in our ability to do that. Our awareness of what really is when that comes, it won't go away. This vision I was 0:07:30 - 0:07:54 given, I have to actually remember it. It's not constantly in my head and in my heart, but it happened and I have that information and I can look it up when I want to or it can come back to me through the holy ghost triggered by whatever like this question this morning. But for all of us, when we die 0:07:53 - 0:08:22 , that will always be there and you will see all of those things all the time and you'll feel them all the time. And, um, it will vastly change how you perceive your life, which will be passed at that point. So that has a lot of implications I won't get into. But one question is, well, why, why haven't 0:08:21 - 0:08:45 you had that vision? Why isn't me telling you about this? Well, here's the thing, God's voice is in and through all things and it's his voice. To me, it's his voice to you. It's to everybody, it's like the sun shining, it shines on everybody all the time. So the question is, why haven't you had that 0:08:45 - 0:09:15 vision now zooming out from that particular vision or something like that with your experiences instead of mine. Here's the thing is that God's voice, it comes by degrees. Our bodies are not equipped to pick up that signal in the form it's given we have very low resolution equipment. So say so uh how 0:09:15 - 0:09:43 does it come to you? Um It comes to you in a, in a, in a different way at first, but it's like a ladder where the more you pick up the signal and put it into practice, the more clarity you're going to get and the more of it you'll be able to discern the first rung for all people is the voice of improvement 0:09:43 - 0:10:08 because that's what's, what God's voice is. God's voice is the voice of improvement. And this is known by many people as a conscience. So everyone has one and that voice inside of you, that influence that suggests the best that you could be doing right now. It's extremely individual. It's extremely personal 0:10:08 - 0:10:33 and internal, but that's God's voice to you. And the more you listen to that and the more you obey it, the greater manifestations of His voice, he will give you and in time you'll have experiences just like the one that I mentioned because God is no respecter of persons. What that means is that he's 0:10:33 - 0:11:00 not partial. He operates with the same rules for all people. So if you hear him in the small things and you do the things that He says he'll give you bigger things and that just keeps going, it doesn't end. So I guess that's all I want to say. But um if you haven't, I highly encourage you to read the 0:11:00 - 0:11:24 book I wrote called Repentance because it talks about this path. You also get some of these things in uh well, I should say more on these topics um in the book I wrote Called Through Faith. And then that goes a little into this idea of envisioning the best and then making a plan to achieve it. So I hope 0:11:24 - 0:11:27 you find that encouraging those are just some thoughts I had today.