A Bastard's Refuge II Rejected by Man but Adopted by God - Softcover

Godley-ramos, J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0615158366 ISBN 13: 9780615158365

Publisher: Gutter to Grace to Glory Communications, 2007

Synopsis

Grab hold to those nerve pills! A Bastard's Refuge II catapults you to a place where the fearful dare not tread; taking you on a riveting journey as it exposes "Pulpit Venom." What is a person to do when he/she is under the leadership of a "Ravenous Wolf" instead of a "Loving, Pastor?" Unlike others that merely dance around issues, this book goes all the way and blows the wolves right out of the water! In true 'firebrand' style, Prophetess J. puts it down hard. Get ready to say "AMEN" or "OUCH!" The "Bootleg Shepherds", the "Wolf Cleric" the "Prophet Wannabe" and sadly, even the poor "Slumbering Sheep" are in for a rude awakening. Whew! "ABR II" is a "Crooked Pastor's" worse nightmare, but it is the answer to prayer for the many who have been wounded by them. No longer will they rape the flock and go free. "Bootlegs" give "God's Good Pastors" a bad name. The church may not be ready for this one, because things will NEVER be the same again. This time, "Dagon shall fall down!"

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A Bastard's Refuge II Rejected by Man, but Adopted by God

By J. Godley-Ramos

Gutter to Grace to Glory Ministries Int. Inc.

Copyright © 2007 J. Godley-Ramos
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ISBN: 978-0-6151-5836-5

Contents

Dedication...........................................................................................VIAcknowledgements: To Those Who Rejected Me...........................................................XVIIITo The Family........................................................................................XXTo "K................................................................................................XXIVPoem.................................................................................................XXVIForward..............................................................................................XXVIIIntroduction.........................................................................................XXIXGod's Instrument: A Little About Me..................................................................37Psalm 91 Part 1 the Journey Begins1. Words For The Wolves & The Wounded...............................................................532. When Dad Is Unavailable..........................................................................653. Whom Shall We Blame Anyway.......................................................................1274. Getting On With It...............................................................................1355. One Wounded Sheep: My Story......................................................................1476. Bastard: Webster's, Them, & God..................................................................1757. Discerning The Time..............................................................................1938. Your Life May Depend Upon You Getting It Right...................................................2019. The Silencing of A Servant.......................................................................20910. Wounded From Within..............................................................................22511. It Couldn't Happen To Me - Could It?.............................................................237Part 2 - Controversy just ahead. Stay focused & alert!*Warning: "Fire" will fall! Prepare for a "Holy Encounter." Enter - if you dare!12. The Making Of A Bastard..........................................................................25413. Too Many Voices..................................................................................27614. Whom Are "You" Calling A Bastard?................................................................29415. Like It Or Not, Ishmael Was Also A Son...........................................................30216. Stuck In The Middle..............................................................................30817. Calling All Mephibosheths........................................................................32418. Dad (God), Is That You...........................................................................33619. Oops, Wrong Fold.................................................................................35420. A Massive Altar Call.............................................................................38021. Finally, Before I Go.............................................................................402

Chapter One

Words For The Wolves & The Wounded

Woven into the gigantic tapestry of our congregations, are sincere, anointed individuals who have been, "Chosen by God" to birth great works, and to do mighty exploits. The primary problem seems to be unanimous, as I am constantly hearing the same complaints from so many. This situation must be exposed and immediately corrected so that the church will not continue to be made mockery of, thus rendering its great work, to be of little to no effect. There remains much to be changed and/or to be done away with, so that The Body of Christ can commence to functioning, as it ought to.

Many are being "held back" by those in various positions and ranks of authority. This book has not been written for the purpose of "leadership bashing", as I have no time for that nonsense. Besides, if I really wanted to bash anyone, I would have written with the same ruthless vengeance, to equal the magnitude of depth that so many others and I have suffered at their hands, for all these years.

If you are a pastor reading this book, please know that if I truly wanted to personally bash YOU, then I would openly include your name as well as the names and locations of your particular church(s). I would picket and inform every form of Christian media of your despicable and demeaning practices being unleashed upon the people of God. I would have absolutely no problem pointing out the predators who attempted to devour my soul, because not only did I feel, but also, I had to recover from, every single blow of their vicious word venom.

Pastor(s), if I really wanted to personally bash you, or call you publicly, then that would mean that I am still angry or that I am holding a grudge. Alas, bashing is not what God has ordered for me. I have been delivered from you and from your emotional shackles. My assignment however, is to set the record straight. It is my duty at this hour to inform you, that the sheep are not always at fault as you claim. You need not attempt to guess which church or pastor I am referring to. Again, this is not about bashing, but about sending a clear direct message to all concerned parties throughout the ranks of Christendom.

This book is not about one church or a single pastor only; this word is for everyone who claims to be a follower of Jesus Christ, but in particular, it is for the leadership, and is written on behalf of those who have been brutally accosted by them - including myself!

Of course, as I refer to occurrences, they are written as referring to "My pastor", because I am telling My story. Let us just say that at some point during my nearly 28-year walk with The Lord that I sat under a pastor, who wounded me so deeply, that I no longer wanted to be bothered with "church folk" at all.

The person's name is not important because, "My pastor" could easily represent any number of clerics out there who have done the same thing to other individuals. This world is filled with people who have their own, "My pastor" stories to tell. The Spirit of The Lord will actually convict some clerics to the degree that they will have to identify themselves. If you are a pastor reading this book, I admonish you to go to God with your hands up in repentance. I pray you see yourselves and repent before your own personal exposure is wrought by His Mighty Hand. I don't have to identify you; He will do that if He chooses to! Whether or not your deeds stay between you and He will be up to Him.

The Spirit may drive some of you into public confession. Again, that is God's department. He has only charged me to write the book, not to expose you. You who are guilty must, at the very least begin to acknowledge your mishandling of authority as well as your mishandling of The Word of God. There exists something known as, "Pastoral abuse" but your offence is much greater than that.

This is about YOU declaring whom YOU deem fit to serve our King, when it is not your business to make that determination in the first place. Pastor it is not YOUR place to appoint any person to the five-fold ministry. GOD GIVES these gifts to the church, not YOU. Many individuals whom you promote and deem to be, "A real prophet." "An awesome man or woman of God." "A fantastic "bishop." or "A prophet to the nations"; may not be at all, like you proclaim. This is only what you say. Do you even know if this is how God sees them? For that matter, what does He really think about you? So many of these people are nothing more than shysters, charlatans, hypocrites and thieves. How easy it is to promote people who are just like you.

So many that you hold in such high regard, only claim to operate under The Anointing. In reality, they have done nothing more than major in learning how, to swindle the unlearned and the ill advised. The Holy Ghost calls both you and them out this day!

The Lord is calling YOU to attention. This is about those of YOU who are perpetrating a fraud. You claim to operate in gifts for which you have neither the ability nor the authority. Some of you claim to have every gift that The Lord has given to the church - nobody has them all! It would do you good to focus on being who you are in The Body, if indeed you are actually even in it. Many of YOU have appointed YOURSELFS as judges and as jury over anyone whom YOU perceive to be a threat to YOUR little empire.

Let me be the first to inform you of something pastors; you don't have an empire, but God does have a Kingdom; and guess what? YOU are not in charge of it!

YOU do not have an ancient formula on God. Jehovah does not belong only to 'you' or to 'your' church! In fact, He does not belong to anyone. He has graciously chosen to be our God. The same God who loves you also loves EVERYBODY and He is just as concerned about all of those whom you have snubbed and written off as He is about you. He is particularly mindful of those who you are trying to keep stunted.

The question is WHY? Who do you think you are, anyway? You are not Him! The trumpet is blasting and I counsel every Christian cleric to acknowledge their mishandling of God's children as well as their misappropriation of His Holy Word. You are hereby charged to acknowledge the part that you have played, in the bastardization of many who were placed under your care. Many there were who came to you in sincerity, but you however, did not love them nor did you invest in them as people; instead pastor, you made the choice, to spiritually assassinate them.

You know exactly to whom I am referring. The people who were so traumatized that they have altogether dropped out. You know the millions of people who no longer attend any church at all, because of you! Should you repent, then forgiveness is available and deliverance shall be yours. It is only God's truth that shall make you free, not mine and certainly not your own warped sense of truth.

The truth that you have conjured up in your mind is nothing more than a blatant lie. Just because you have not been confronted, does not mean that you have gotten away. Just because He has withheld judgment or exposure, does not mean that you are in His will. I don't care who you are, or how popular you are, God always has a Joel in the land awaiting His Holy command to, "Cry loud and spare not."

Preachers, you shall not escape this time, because too many have been wounded. Your sincere repentance along with the bringing of sacrifices worthy thereof is the only offering that shall suffice. What sacrifice you ask? Yourself! Bring your wretched selves to repentance!

Thus Saith The Lord God: "YOU ARE THE CAUSE OF MANY WHO HAVE STUMBLLED." (End communication).

It is time for God's little ones to go free, from the oppressive masters who have enslaved them, through the use of lies and bonds of wickedness. The time has come for them to be loosed from the nasty slime pits of name-calling and also from the slanderous labels that YOU have imposed upon anyone who has been brave enough to question or to stand up to the dogma and hypocrisy, that YOU AS LEADERS, have allowed to take up residency in the local assemblies.

For now has the time come, wherein the hearts of the children, shall turn away from you, and instead turn [back] towards their Heavenly Father. Pastors, for far too long you have been running the show and attempting to steal God's Glory. Be it known unto you this day that your time for showboating is just about over! There are many pastors out there, some famous and some whose name the world will never ever know, but indeed they are doing wonderful work for The Master.

Many there are, who's names will never grace the pages of a newspaper; neither will their faces ever appear before the camera of a nationally televised Christian broadcast, but yet, they are some of God's finest and bravest soldiers. These men and woman have one objective only; and that is to see The Kingdom come, as God's will is done in the earth. At some point in their own lives, most of them, had also found themselves in situations, just like a lot of people in The Body of Christ, are in right now. They too were once 'stuck' because of the wolves.

These brave souls have since gone free and now they help to liberate others. To these courageous men and women of the faith, on behalf of The Remnant and in the name of the harvest to come, The Lord God Jehovah commends you for your service and your gallantry. I your fellow maidservant, in the midst of my tears would like to say thank you. I love you and God needs you to keep up the good work. For your reward is secure.

But again, I say unto the "wolves"; and you know exactly who you are. YOU who think more highly of yourselves than you ought. I am talking to YOU, who overstep your bounds when it comes to the handling of God's people. While we may be willing to sit in your congregations, we want to remind you that you too are only sheep. As leaders, you are to be servants of all, and not the other way around; please get that fact straight.

You may be a lead sheep, which makes you an "under shepherd", but YOU are still obligated to, and will bow to Him who is THE SHEPHERD and The Bishop (as in overseer and covering) of all our souls, including your own.

'Wolves', be informed, that we recognize your work - we see you. Through the eyes of The Holy Ghost, you have been detected. With all due respect, Madam Pastor, and Pastor Sir, the individuals in your congregation as well as the gifts and callings in their possession are not yours to disperse. Neither have they been given for you to receive capitol gain by prostituting them. These gifts of God are to be used as He sees fit. If it is by His mandate that individuals are 'called' or 'chosen' for Ministry or for various other duties, it then becomes His responsibility to lead them, even if in His leading, He leads them away from you.

The Lord God Almighty is the one who births all ministries that He approves of. Who are YOU to impose YOUR human 'opinion' and your stubborn will over the mandate of an infinite and all wise God? Just because you do not care for a person or for a certain group of people, does not give you or anyone else the right or the authority to deny them the privilege of obeying God.

It is Jehovah only who summons and burns into the heart of His creation a passion for ministry. It is He who does the leading and the drawing, not you! Your job is to feed them the unadulterated Word of The Lord, which in turn will equip them for service. Then you are to let them go, if God calls for them. He will lead them; and on occasion (if necessary) He will even drive them forward so that they cannot turn around, even if they want to. He knows better than you do what He has placed in each of His people. He knows in what capacity each is best suited and equipped to serve and He knows their limitations - you do not.

While you as pastors do have an awesome responsibility to execute, nurture, oversee and lead (to a certain point), the fact remains that, we are God's children and not your property.

How dare you bark out labels, threats, put-downs and insults? You know absolutely nothing of the emotional, physical or spiritual make up of most of the people in your congregations. A lot of preachers don't know anything at all about half the people whom they have snubbed and altogether written off. Like unjust magistrates, they have slammed their gavels and have belted out their ruling, sentencing people as dispensable and as easily replaceable. They are very often quite oblivious to the help that has been dispatched to them, and are unaware of the many blessings, that they have already turned away.

Sitting in the pews are a host of anointed individuals who are just waiting for you to look in their direction. They are eager to help and in many instances, they are more than capable. But yet pastors, many of you who do know, still turn a deaf ear, and continue to cock your head in that lofty position that you know all so well, as you refuse to even acknowledge them. Well guess what? God has looked their way and He does see them. He is now bidding them to come to Him for instructions. God is again heralding the great commission of "Go Ye." So why are YOU trying to stop them?

Again, I am not addressing every pastor. However, if you as a pastor are guilty, then I am indeed speaking directly to you! If you are purposely attempting to block His anointed, for the purposes of building up your own church so that you can boast about your numbers and brag about how many services you have, then yes Pharaoh, I mean you!

IF YOU CLAIM THAT ANY CONGREGATION IS "YOUR CHURCH" AND THAT YOU ARE ALWAYS THE ONLY ONE TO WHOM GOD SPEAKS, THEN YES ABSOLUTELY, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE HOLY GHOST, I AM SPEAKING DIRECTLY TO YOU! YOU MAY BE THE PASTOR OR FOUNDER, BUT BE AWARE OF THIS ONE THING:

IF YOU ARE CLAIMING TO FUNCTION UNDER THE LORDSHIP OF JESUS CHRIST, THEN IT IS NOT YOUR CHURCH. IT IS GOD'S CHURCH, AND IT IS HIS BUSINESS WHEN YOU WOUND HIS PEOPLE!

What you need to do, is to get some humility. Perhaps then, you will be able to understand what your position is, as well as what it is not. You need to get out of the way and let The Lord have His way. The Holy Ghost calls you out this day! The time has come for a showdown in the House of God, because the destinies of too many babes now hang in the balance.

You have no business telling someone to sit quietly (almost forever) in the back of the church, in some corner, doing some menial task of your choosing, when their set time has come. God may be trying to lead them into a very different arena; but you are causing them great confusion. The main reason pastor, that you try to keep them in the lower chambers, is because the anointing on their lives, intimidates you. But this is not their fault - it is you who has the problem. If for some reason you are feeling angered or intimidated, then this is something that YOU need to work out with God! There are times when God will call for those in the hinder parts to stand front and center, whether you like it or not. Just because he or she may not be someone of your choosing, does not give you the right to spiritually cripple the person.

Perhaps it is you preacher who lacks proper insight; therefore you cannot correctly discern when God is on the move. Maybe your own leadership capabilities should to come under question.

Stop sizing up people with your finite minds, because you could never know them in the same manner that God does. You honestly should be seeking the wisdom and counsel of God's Spirit and not that of your own mind. When God says that a person's time has come, who do you think you are, in your audacity, to try to overrule His decision, just because you would rather have your "yes people" and "kiss-up's" on board? And yes, many of you are guilty of doing exactly that! You are ignoring what God is saying by making believe you do not hear Him speaking concerning certain individuals, when you know that you do. You then have the gall to complain about your congregations having deficits in certain components of ministry. The much-needed elements are missing, because you have pushed them out with your verbal assaults.

(Continues...)

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Edition details

• Publisher: Gutter to Grace to Glory Communications
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0615158366
• ISBN 13: 9780615158365
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 432