Livin' On A Prayer

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXsmGSnq3lE
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Lolz well to preface this the Bon Jovi song I chose indeed for the Tommy and Gina spirits to ensnare my biased sentiment towards my two friends whom are a couple and pretty much give you an idea of their characters the past 10 years as I have known them in the space of a few minutes. Though to note this ain't the 80s this is the epic nigh-apocalyptic dystopian earth of the 21st century AD, so this will be a little different. Tommy ain't working at the docks he threw his back out, but is feeling better for that praise Jesus, but was almost evicted by angry landlords because they won't give him a 1 week grace period for the unemployment check to reach him.

Really it's just such an amazing story I don't even really know where to begin. I suppose from my vantage point. I have been kinda in a downer spot lately, but I really don't like being a Debbie downer for long, it's not in my spirit, though I do have to acknowledge the epic and messed up view of the current world as an epic struggle between light and darkness, of which the light shall always prevail in the end, praise Jesus. Yet I have been reviving indeed, and really God's awesome miracles the breadth and depth of Christianity as a religion, it's too much to withdraw from now.

So I decided to go out and see my friend JJ as I haven't really seen any people besides regular faces for like a month. When I texted him he was quite emotional I could tell from his script. His Gina, another friend I have known for a while too had been in a terrible car wreck like two days a go. On top of that he was stressing out also on being 50 bucks short on his rent too as they had to pay 700 dollars or so to get the mangled scrap metal of what was once her car towed. Hence why metaphorical Tommy was about to get evicted and was 80 bucks short until next week understandably.

Well the 50 bucks is no problem, and this I assured him. And beyond coincidence took 30 extra dollars along too. Well I get there and we're hanging out and recapping. Pretty much he is very emotional over these two major issues, as well as just some long time dramas which is a whole book series I suppose for us all. I tell him I give him the 50 and then he mentions it is actually 80 lol, and how about that brought along 30 extra dollars. So with that issue out the way he pretty much tells me about Gina's car accident. I saw the car too as they had it towed in their parking lot, and it was utterly twisted beyond my ability to verbally describe. From his vantage point what happened is she was going down to the gas station late at night and he was asleep and she asked him to go, and he just said no and went back to sleep. Lol a little funny, but yet praise the Lord for protecting my friend because according to what he says the officials said and just from seeing the actual car you can tell no passenger would have survived that.



Pretty much what happened was as she was pulling out she was nodding off and hit the curb which cut her brake line and jolted her awake. She was only going about 35 mph too, the speed limit, and when she hit the curb waking up obviously could not brake and hit some cinder blocks. Amazingly thanks to God she had no broken bones, only had to stay in the hospital long enough for pain shots and x-rays and was able to go home. Also his girlfriend, she does not typically remember to wear a seat belt. Yet right before she left the gas station and wrecked she remembered how JJ always buckles up out of habit and remembered to buckle up too, praise the Lord. Not that I'm trying to be a seatbelt patrol officer or anything like that, but its a detail to remember though seemingly insignificant, but like from the wreckage you can tell either she'd not have survived it or been in a lot worse condition if not remembering at that moment to do such even moreso than the belt itself.


Well we carry on our conversation for some hours lol watched that new Vacation movie based on the old National Lampoon's Vacations but with Ed Henry and Christina Applegate. Also weren't trying to get in a big religious discussion or anything but he was telling me how he had been watching that History Channel Bible series dvd I got him for Christmas which I mentioned in fairest maiden Abing's topic leading up to New Year. (Therefore definitely praise Jesus still for the merry Christmas continuing somewhat some happiness into the New Year :) ). Other than that pretty much laughed and noted comparison and jokes on that Vacation movie, fairly decent comedy in my and JJ's opinions for the sheer humors and then the fitting into the overall story-arch of the Griswolds, but maybe not a video I can for the most part post on here lol, let the viewer decide for himself.

Now back to the story on how God protected and in many ways saved my friends in pretty much like manner as I experienced it Jj telling me all this, us watching the movies chopping it up, and his girl returning home from the diner both literally and fittingly as Bon Jovi's Gina. To be forthright I was kinda not so much scared, but just like bracing myself that though no bones broken or anything maybe she'd look a lil beat up or cut from the glass. Kye, JJ's Gina comes home and thank you Jesus she actually was not that badly damaged on the outside. Not even and cut or scratch whether the reader wants to believe it or not! Pretty much she just has a nasty bruise on her chest from the airbag and a big, but light bruise on the side of hip from the seatbelt. So she just having a lil troubled walking and bending down, so not trying to underwrite her very real pain, but thank you God she is okay and she will heal, and she have JJ of course that despite their fairly sordid epic relationship couples drama that makes all of MTV jealous, she got her Tommy there to help attend to her in love and God's help too.

So sorry for the novel, just don't know how else to even begin to put this upon paper its just too much epicness. Thank you to God for protecting my friends and helping them make their ends and thank you for even letting me be used a lil bit too and cheering me up out of my funk. Thank you to God also assuring they will also be able to at least have a warm safe place from this strange bittersweet winter of 2016 together in love. Praise to Jesus forever.
 
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I pronounce you the ultimate Drama sensationalist of the year! Now that you carry that title, do not use it as a laurel but put it aside and start focusing on a more productive lifestyle in CHRIST please. One way to 'get out of the rut' that you have slid into is to stop looking at the immediate surroundings you are walking through and get busy with a plan to draw close to JESUS CHRIST. Keep reading His Word, asking the Holy Spirit to help interpret the words and apply them to your life. Reach out to others as the Holy Spirit leads you to them. When you 'do for others"..your life becomes even more important and productive. GOD already has a plan for you and I"m sure it does not include just "Living on a prayer". I would not label that as a success story. Do you attend a bible teaching, believing holy spirit filled church? uh huh, be honest here.
 
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I pronounce you the ultimate Drama sensationalist of the year! Now that you carry that title, do not use it as a laurel but put it aside and start focusing on a more productive lifestyle in CHRIST please. One way to 'get out of the rut' that you have slid into is to stop looking at the immediate surroundings you are walking through and get busy with a plan to draw close to JESUS CHRIST. Keep reading His Word, asking the Holy Spirit to help interpret the words and apply them to your life. Reach out to others as the Holy Spirit leads you to them. When you 'do for others"..your life becomes even more important and productive. GOD already has a plan for you and I"m sure it does not include just "Living on a prayer". I would not label that as a success story. Do you attend a bible teaching, believing holy spirit filled church? uh huh, be honest here.
No I do not regularly attend these churches of stone and I don't want to ruin this testimony.

Do not make this into a debate. It is a drama indeed, life is a drama, reality is a drama. Prayers are important, God helping the lowest of the peoples is important and protecting them and comforting them and providing for them is important, praise Jesus he does many great things. I have read the Bible and it is a drama. Will you prevent me from praising the Jesus? Will you whom I do not even know your name tell me not to thank God for keeping safe and loving two people I have known in person nigh 10 years?!

I believe God saved my friends and I will thank him and publish widely his goodness even if the story does indeed sound incredible, it is truth that I have seen with my own eyes and heard with my own ears as I have told you. May you be comforted and loved too and I will praise Jesus for loving you too, but this is not a BDF topic, though perhaps does have some interesting topics you could explore in the BDF if you want.
 
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