Blessed Brother Sirvante, On: The Predictability of Perception!

Gut instincts! We often her that phrase bantered around here and there.  You hear it in sports allot, and in business too.  And if you have insight you try to take it in and discern it to your benefit.  But what is gut instinct really?  In truth it comes down to perception.  What it is we see or feel about any given subject or matter.  It's all in the eyes......or is it really?  I think true perception can really best be defined as an emotional state.  Something that just kind of takes over our body and then hits us right in the gut!  And then translates to our brain. Like a big stop sign that reads, don't do it! or, full speed ahead;  depending on any given worst, best situation you may, or may not be in. That's why people who are really in tuned with themselves can generally see life pretty clearly.  And the funny thing I've noticed about perception too is it's not necessary society entitled.  In other words money doesn't make you smart.  In fact I've seen it often times make people pretty stupid!  One of the favorite things I like to say is, I think it so, so therefore I am!  And in allot of ways I believe that.  I've seen more done on hope and prayer then some of the best laid plans for success could ever hope to achieve.  And I've seen more people cross doors in faith then any bull doser could ever conquer.  I believe in walking in your own strength.  And I believe that strength should iminate from God! One never knows when you just might come across the misfortune of right.  And one never knows when your best laid desires prove to be the deception of others.  Truth can sometimes be a very peculiar thing.  And understanding it can even be worse.  But sometimes truth can be defined as a necessary evil.  At least some people think so anyway.  And they get up every day with that on their hearts.  That's where perception comes in.  If you know something to be untrue, or not settle well, based on past experiences.  Then the onus is on you to go with your gut instinct.  Because once wronged, twice she!  As it should be.  Because no one should ever have to be subjected to being someones punching bag; or the butt end of a not so funny joke that someone was dead serious about.  Life was meant to be enjoyed; taken in fully!  And suckled for all the beauty of it's worth.  No one should ever be allowed to tell you different. And show you even worse the same.  I believe in a substantiated character.  And truth that carry's it's own weight.  I don't need someone to try and shovel it down my throat.  It'll generally stand on it's own pretty well.  Which will then bring out the merits of it's reality. Thereby giving you the ability to discern the predictability of the perception.  Which in turn will help you keep your path aright!
Bless you all in the name of Jesus! Blessed Brother Sirvante.

Blessed Brother Sirvante, On: The Odyssey of Presence!

I feel it to be so!  Therefore I am, because it is so.  What is presence?  And how do we measure it's depths.  Where do we go to come to it's understanding.  Or, are we already there in the depths of our mind.  I like people to know my goodness, so I always try to put that foot forward first.  I like people to know I am compassionate;  so no matter what the situation is I always try to understand.  But of course that's my own perception of self.  Some people think I can sometimes be a little disrespectful, or crass as it were.  Which I find ludicrous of course.  I think it's disingenuous of them to think that.  Because I live by the creed of, always treat people like you want to be treated.  But when I do get upset about a matter that I feel isn't right.  I can be pretty forceful about my opinion.   And I wouldn't want to be on the other side of that.  I know it can't be pleasant.  And heaven forbid I view it as a necessary evil to get across a valid point. But sometimes it seems like people just egg you on right to the limit.  Just to see if you will brake.  Well I'm not perfect, and nothing is, save for God!  So sometimes I do!  And then I wonder what's it all really for.   And is the fight really worth it.  Well apparently somebody thought so, or they wouldn't of picked it.  Which brings me to another point about presence.  We're only as good as the reality we project.  So the logic is if you feed on negativity, then that's what comes back to you.  However, the reality is I've known very good people get consumed in a whole lot of ugly because of the people they are surrounded by.  And it doesn't have anything to do with the goodness of their character at all.  Yet they become tarnished just the same.  And sometimes they have to fight for what they believe in when it should be plainly obvious that their cause is most worthy.  Cynicism is a form of presence too!  And there seems to be allot of that going around lately as well.  I mean look at the mess in Washington.  You'd think that a bunch of highly educated people could at some point figure out how to do their jobs smoothly.  But in over two hundred plus years they still can't get it right.  For some reason they don't want to mess up the appearance  of their toughness.  Now that's some fancy journey into nowhere.  Because at the end of the day they all appear to be the best of friends.  It would be hard for me to be that phony everyday!  Yet people do it all the time; even in our everyday lives.   Now who wants to pick a fight!  Because I'm putting my boots on.  But it's not to kick anybody! Or kick anything around for that matter.  I'm thinking maybe I just might take a nice hike on some scenic trail to think about it.  The odyssey of presence that is! Because I find I do my best thinking in the wide open air of free space.   And life has taught me that some fights are best left to God.  So I like to be out in the truth of all the greatness of His vision.  It connects me to the true strength of His power.  Which is the beauty of His presence.   As we become one with each other! and one with one another.  All through the allotted graces of God!  One should never forget that as we get up each day to walk in this created thing of ours we call, presence!  Some people think it's like a magnet.  Others think it's like a hook.  I'm not sure what to think. I just try to walk in the strength of my own presence.  Guided by the love of Jesus!  Embraced in the love of God!
Bless you all in the name of Jesus!  Blessed Brother Sirvante.

Blessed Brother Sirvante, On: Trusting in Faith!

Have you ever had one of those days when nothing seems to go right?  The kids skip school;  the dog ran away;  and your car won't start for work!  Fortunately for me my kids are grown and gone out of the house.  I don't own a dog.  And my work consist of building this ministry, which I primarily do from home!  But I do remember well many days like those!  Life is kinda funny though sometimes.  Because it never really gives you any true rest.  Old concerns are replaced with new ones.  And new problems always seem to have a funny way of taking on their own life form.  Some days I struggle just to get out of bed.  And then spend have the morning wondering why?  By then I'm behind the clock, so I start to wonder what I should be doing productive for the day.  That's when I realize half the day is over!  So then I sit around and try to get back ahead of the lapse by figuring out what I'm going to do for the second half of the day.  Because half a day well spent is better then a day not spent at all.  Purpose in life is key to success!  But success is often times not measured in terms of achievement, believe it or not!  Because allot of people really don't understand the true meaning of success.  They're often times too busy trying to have it all!  So they never really have an opportunity to know how good it feels.  Truly successful people will tell you they have nothing but time on their hands.  And the real trick is how you manage it!  Unlike what most people like to think, success is really just peace of mind!  It's not having to worry about the everyday trivialities of existence.   And having a firm grasp of how you choose to exist.   I like to keep my success simple.   It makes it easy to keep a track of.  I try to do something kind everyday.  That way it just becomes part of my natural character;  and I don't have to think about it.   I always try to put my best foot forward whenever possible too.  Because the truth is first impressions really do matter.  And if you can make them twice all the better.   It helps let people know that they matter to you.  And the caveat is, with hope and faith, you'll begin to matter to them as well.  Which really makes for a perfect day.  No matter what side of the bed you get up on!  If I can get in a good prayer, then I know I've had a perfect day.  Because I know in faith God will take care of the rest.  So by that standard I like to think I'm pretty successful.  Because it only takes a minute to Pray!
Bless you all in the name of Jesus!  Blessed Brother Sirvante

Blessed Brother Sirvante, On: Pillow Talk!

Have you ever had one of those days when you just wake up and wonder what it's all for?  I've been having allot of those days lately.   I mean on the surface things seem relatively alright.  But as I look around and try to understand the world a bit.  And the logic for why people do what they do.  I come to realize that even in the simplest of lives there can sometimes be a great deal of confusion.  I often used to pride myself on being able to figure things out relatively quickly.  Now I often sit around and kinda wonder what it is I'm trying to figure out.  I mean at 51, I'm past saving the world thoughts.  And I no longer have any great illusions of fantastic wealth.   The things I ponder mostly today are the things that really don't seem that important in the bigger scheme of things, relative to an individuals every day living.  Yet the thoughts of what go's through my mind somehow seem very important just the same.  You know a person can go their whole lives and never really understand what it's for.  I've gone at least half mine and I'm still not sure.  I mean I'm sure of my convictions, and what it is I believe in.  Sometimes I'm just not sure of the point of it all.  We all make such a big deal of the things we think are important.  And cling desperately to the things we don't want to lose.  As if the world will come to an end if we don't. When in truth, most people probably don't even care!  So what are we fighting for anyway?  And why?  I like to think that at the end of the day, if I do the right thing I can lay my head down on my pillow at night and sleep in peace.  And that in truth is a real blessing;  the pillow that is.  Because when I go to sleep at night I realize that there are many people around the world who don't have one!  Yet somehow peace always seems to elude me.  And not for any real good cause; or maybe for a great cause.  I still have to sleep on it!  I guess it depends on your perspective.  And how you choose to view the world relative to your own existence.  Maybe that's why I take so much enjoyment in my pillow.  It helps cushion the blow of the reality of life. Which I've come to conclude is generally not fair. Yet we all have to live it.  I'm a man of God.  And I've become a man of prayer!  Believe it or not one is not synonymous with the other.  Hoping in prayer gives me even more peace than sleep!  I just as soon while away my day as such.  Evenings to for that matter.  Just thinking on good things for the good of all.  And leaning on God to do it! Because people often let you down.  And allot of times we let ourselves down too.   So the silver lining really is with God, for the love of Jesus!  And that's where I put my hope, trust, and faith!  It seems to me like the right place for it to be.  Life has taught me that when man fails you, God won't.   It's a sad reality, yet wonderful just the same.  Imagine that!
Bless you all in the name of Jesus!  Blessed Brother Sirvante.  

Blessed Brother Sirvante, On: Seeking Understanding!

To seek understanding, you must first understand what it is you're seeking.  We often times want to do what's best in life without really taking the time to understand who's lives' we're impacting with what we think is best.  I have allot of trouble with people who go around with a self righteous perspective!  Always condescending their views on others.  And never really taking the time to understand the shortcomings of their own existence.  Because they're too busy judging others!  From my perspective if life were perfect, then we could all be born and just go straight to heaven.  But I'm a man of faith, so that's just my view of the generalized world.   I believe we're all sent here to learn something! And what that is I guess we all have to figure out on our own.  It's like that old saying, ".....walk a mile in my shoes!"  Sometimes I have trouble walking a mile in my own shoes.  So I have great respect for people who manage to navigate themselves through troubling times in their own lives.  Because that's really what the shoe theory is all about.   And in fact I happen to be a man of many shoes;  as opposed to a man of many hats.  I like shoes!  They challenge my everyday existence.  I have to think about just what's right for the day before I put a pair on.  Lest I get caught halfway down the road and stub my toe on a rock, all because I didn't put on the right pair of shoes.  I like to have shoes for just about anything!  And I think I do.  Life has taught me that! Some people think I have too many shoes.  But at this point in my life I think I have just enough to know which ones not to wear on any given day.  And that's a great choice to have.  Some people don't have choices;  or the choices they have are slim to none!  And that's a very sad position to be in.  However we must all respect peoples choices in life.  Even if we don't necessarily agree.  People should always have a right to choose.  And we should always respect that right.  For our life isn't their life, and their life isn't ours.  And somewhere in there I think you might find the beauty of God! And learn the temperament's of self. For we are all created as individuals.  So who can truly say which walk is best in a protracted state.  I've heard the greatest things in life have in truth been built on mountains of failure.   So do we dare to fail in order to succeed?  And do we dare to trust beyond the understanding of self?  To care is not just a four letter word.  And understanding, despite what people might think must first start in your heart, not in your mind!  It gives clarity to the truth of ones disposition.  And enlightens you to the compassion of the disposition of others.  One never really knows what trails, and trials, and tribulations life will take us on.  So we should all have reverence in the form of enlightened compassion for the miss steps of others.  Because one never really knows whether they might one day end up in those same set of shoes.  Even if it's not their own pair, they still might have to wear them.  And that could be a painful thought, if your shoes are to big for your feet!
Bless you all in the name of Jesus!  Blessed Brother Sirvante

Blessed Brother Sirvante: A Short Bio!

I’m known as Blessed Brother Sirvante!  And I am a brother in the priesthood, in the order of Aaron.  Ordained of God!  What that means is my life primarily evolves’ around spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ.  It also makes me a keeper of the flame of God, as in ancient times.  Further I maintain an incense altar, with a flame reflective of the glory of Father God!  It also has a covenant box that contains my personal covenant with Almighty God!  I am also a possessor of the holy spirit of God, through the living spirit of Jesus! 

I was actually born, Anthony Eugene Lee, and later became Anthony Eugene Hunter, while still very young.  However after living a pretty good life for the first quarter century of my existence, while off in college, I began what would eventually become a twenty year addiction to alcohol; drugs; pornography;  and almost every other kind of vice known to man!  My life had dissolved into several minor, and sometimes not so minor scrapes with the law.  I had reached a point in my life whereby I felt about the only thing left for me was the blessed day I could be put out to pasture.  And move on to my heavenly destination.  Because even though I didn’t live a godly existence, I clung hard to the cloth of Jesus!  You know people who live an active sin life like I did, need Jesus more than ever.  Anyway one day I had reached the end of the road for the umpteenth time.  Only this time I was done.  Because I was tired both physically, mentally, and spiritually!   Then I felt the spirit of Jesus talking to me.  So I sung that song, “Jesus Take The Wheel.”  And I meant it!  So He did.  One of the first things He did was hand me over to God!   Then God changed my name and put me on lock down!  That’s how I became Blessed Brother Sirvante.

The Blessing:  One morning while riding on a bus, I was doing a stint in rehab at the time in a town called Marysville, California.  The date was January 5^th, 2005.  I know the date because I wrote it down when it happened.  I saw something that later became known to me as the “Christ Starburst.”  It was a bright white hot light that flash burst in the lower eastern part of the morning sky.  As I looked, I knew something hit me.  I later came to realize it was the living spirit of God!  My body felt all tingly.  I also felt like I was in some kind of suspended state of existence.   So when I arrived at my destination, I ran into a bathroom and looked into a mirror to see if I could notice anything  different about me.  That’s when I realized that I had been baptized with the spirit of the holy ghost, through the living spirit of Christ Jesus, backed by the presence of God!  In the mirror I could see a visible almost misty type cloud dancing off my entire body.  And it was spiritually stimulating all my senses.  Right then I knew I had been blessed of God like no other man in history before.   Because of this blessing of the living spirit of Jesus Christ, as manifested through the holy ghost.  I now commune directly with Father God all the time.  Now as a possessor of the holy spirit of God, Father God, has authorized that I may also bless others in the spirit of Jesus, with a life changing blessing for the betterment of all fazes’ of a person’s existence, backed by the power of the holy spirit of God, through the living spirit of   Christ Jesus! 

In September of 2011, what I call “The Christ Star” began appearing in the eastern sky near my house in Sacramento, California.  To this day it occasionally appears in the night sky taking on the form of a massive bright light in the middle of the sky!  Sometimes it’s in the west; and sometimes it’s in the east.  With mine eyes focused on the glory of the truth of God.  Through the visual beauty of Christ, our Lord Jesus.  I am minded to refer to Psalm 89, for clarity of understanding.   Fore Gods’ standing truth is so revealed in verses 34 through 37.  And it reads:  My covenant I will not break, nor alter the word that has gone out of my lips.  Once I have sworn by my holiness;  I will not lie to David:  His seed shall endure forever, and His throne as the sun before Me;  It shall be established forever like the moon, even like the faithful witness in the sky.  Selah.

Bless you all in the name of Jesus!   Blessed Brother Sirvante 

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Blessed Brother Sirvante, On: Into the Depths of Truth!

Can rightness be determined by the predisposition of understanding?  And are concepts best left to the conceptualist?  Can we really seek a better day while still stuck in the tomorrow?  Are the depths of understanding best attained from an extenuated positioning?  Can we really hope to find our path in life if we never even see the trail?  What is truth anyway if sometimes you can't even look it in the face!  Are we subject to be prone to a life of disappointment at the mercy of everybody else's clarity of depth;  or depth of clarity as it were.  Can justification be summed up in the desire of will.   Or the will to be justified, summed up in the truth of our desires.  What is want? What is will?  What is desire? And what is truth?  I've often known pain to be the cure for it all.  For it simplifies the position of our truth of want of will.  Which is the base of our desires!  I don't know much about allot of things.  And sometimes too much about nothing!  I wake up each day with a new hope in my heart.  And I try to have a new challenge on my mind.  Yet always mindful of that old saying, how best laid plans can go astray!  I try to follow the golden rule:  Always treat people like you want to be treated!  However in truth, I often come up a little bit short on that deal.  Or so it would seem anyway.  But I guess that too is a question of perception.  Probably somewhere in the category of expectations lost.  Or if you're an optimist which I choose to like to think I am.  You can catalog it in hope renewed.  Because in truth, I find the best peace and happiness in that.  If you give without expectation, well then the bar for fulfillment is pretty low.  But the reward for attainment is extremely high!  And that's where I choose to couch my true hopes!  Love, or adversity;  I take love any day!  Want, or fulfillment;  I choose to be fulfilled, but always in my heart!  Need, or desire;  I take need, it gives me more peace!  If we walk in the truth of our own understandings never caring about the understandings of others.  Then in truth, we go through life never really understanding a thing.  And we miss out on the purist simplest of joys on what life is really supposed to be all about.  Caring for one another, and sharing in the love of our understandings towards each other.  In God we find truth! In Jesus, we find hope and understanding.  In peace we find love.  And in desire we learn acceptance.  We are all no better than our greatest thoughts of yesterday.  And we are all no stronger than our greatest hopes for tomorrow.   Color mine ruby red;  or even crimson blue;  because that is the level of my hope!
Bless you all in the name of Jesus!  Blessed Brother Sirvante