Pressing Place

Philippians 3:13-14 - “One thing I do brethern; I forget those things which are behind, and look forward to those things which are ahead. I PRESS toward the mark for the prize of the High calling in Christ Jesus.”

There are certain times in life where we find ourselves in some rough places. For days, weeks, months and even years we hide, fake and put aside what is going on inside of us. It seems the longer we hide what’s going on internally; externally we become numb to who we really are. The external persona gives us a role to play whenever we are out in society amongst peers. We become vocally systematic in our responses. Our gestures become mastered so others cannot see what is truly going on inside of us. We hide the brokenness, the pain and hurt so well.

There is what I like to call, a “pressing place.” A pressing place is a place where you are being so suppress you cannot hide and hold in what’s going on internally. A pressing place presses against your pain and it forces you to say enough is enough. Too many times in our lives we run from our pressing place.

In order to overcome we must go through. In order to go through we must release. In order to release we must confront. In order to confront, we must be real. In order to be real, we must be transparent.

Someone once said, “Don’t fake it until you make it, faith it until you make it.” In our pressing place we have to find faith. In Matthew chapter 17 verse 20 the text says, “If you can have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to that mountain, move, and the mountain will move!” Faith, no matter the size, small or great can move the mountains in your life. In case you haven’t heard, small faith can get you to the right place!

I don’t know what your pressing place is today but I pray whatever it is that it forces you to let go of all of the things hurting on the inside of you. You do not have to carry the weight of the world on your shoulders. You don’t have to put a fake smile with your face. You can be real and transparent about what is going on with you. In order to grow you must let go!

My friend, my prayer for you today is... God will suppress you in your pressing place to get you to release the brokenness of your soul so that He can make you whole!

God bless you,

J Scott Samarco

This Love Is It..

Each breath, each moment, every touch, every thought of it you come to mind. Is it true that there is a love that lives inside but is express on the outside. This type of emotion cannot be held back. This cord, this strand, this connection is never meant to be broken. It is self less.. It surpasses all of what eyes have seen. It sings sweet melodies to your ears. It floats your soul pass the moon. A limitation is unheard of. Pages can be filled for days about every characteristic of what this love is.

So effortlessly, so gracefully, so peacefully and always happily it lives on. It pours out. It goes for long walks. Every sun rise there sits two with long talks. Throughout the day, memories, pictures created with no words on them but they speak for themselves. There is no way such a thing as this can be captivated. At times when there is nothing to say it still speaks. In the breathless times the warmth of it calms. Thinking about it alone makes ones stomach confirm that there's something special.

Healing, singing, moving.. There is no way one can keep still. The music plays love cords. The hands write love notes. The table gets set, the candles are being lit, the stove is steaming. Nothing is rushed because each scene is like for ever. Never wanting to sleep unless the dream is about it. The bond that's been created strengthens. Never remembering what a broken heart ever felt like. This love pumps. The blood always remain warm. Holding each other to each arm becomes numb. Not wanting to move a spot.

This love is it.

Truth Telling

No child left behind. The people are trying to integrate but don't know how so we see another form of how to segregate. The great lost hope. The clear specimens are throwing out, pushing away, while the blurry pray for a different day. This nation was never built off of love. It's been a get out of my way, I'm taking whatever I want attitude ever since the Europeans crossed the latitudes. So why keep trying?? The government was built off of lying. So much pain, so much wrong. Is it worth it? To try and create a new song.. How can something be for all people when all people wants to be amongst their same people?? Contradictive suicides, parallel with wrong actions on both sides, I call that a double homicide.

The blind leading the blind so they keep on building. The foundation is the people. It's the stories! But its the high tower people covering up what needs to be heard. Hate conquering hate over and over. It is no longer a cycling mess but a pyramid chest. The heart beat of the triangle is the evil of the spirit of power. Nothing really matters. We are still under control. Being washed away by the World Wide Web better know as WW3. These intellects have every piece of your information, all of your photos, genealogy, family history, know your every move but yet we still think its cool websites.

We are such a dumbed down generation! Foolish and blind to what is going on. Our minds are so closed that we cant open the curtains to see if it is night or day. We have given away our identity, put away the Holy Trinity and simply said, "It's all about me!!" Money, pleasure, cars, homes and success should all be laid to rest. The wealthiest person is the humblest person that cannot be defined by the world's standards. The platform is left wide open. There is a stage that only a few people will be on. Only the wise and the humble that have taken off the blinders will be able to change the world. From house, to community, to state, to nation, to world, to reaching every boy and girl. There is so much skin to peel off. So many layers to scratch.

God of the Universe the people are so off from what you've started. You once destroyed us because our ignorance. One can only imagine what's in store for making the same mistake as the ones before. But wait.. There lies a knocking at the door.. The door knob turns.. It opens.. The question is.. "What will it take for you to see that YOU need to do better??

Here's My God Letter

"Miss Proverbs 31"

Miss Proverbs 31.. you are the only one! You're my missing rib. I know with you I'll have more life. Breath easy.. Proverbs 31, please believe me.. I notice the dirt you been through. I see the scars. This is why you shine so bright. Miss Proverbs.. you are my light! You precious jewel you.. your ex he was a fool. Now I know why I didn't workout with anyone. It was you God said.. "My son here comes the one!" Im not going to lie Miss Proverbs I was getting restless. Can you believe I even stopped praying for you. Ha.. what a fool I was. You want to know something Miss Proverbs. You will be proud of me. I took time to truly work on myself. I read love books, worked on my communication and most importantly got my relationship with God back the way its suppose to be! Miss Proverbs I knew I had to get myself right for you or God would of been like "Nope, son you're still not ready!" So you see Miss Proverbs I cut the randoms off, I stopped the random dating. I knew I wasn't going to marry them so I had to come to a realization and cut off false hope. Plus it was getting me into too much trouble. Kissing, cuddling spending time.. yeah I did all of that and it got me no where. This season before you came I dedicated it to my "Future Wife!" Miss Proverbs.. I put my all in and God said.. "Son because you have kept the course, obeyed, sacrifice and dedicated yourself to me, I shall reward you! Now treat my daughter right or I'll be coming back for her!" I said "God.. do you know how hard I worked for her!!!"

It's Time to Change!!

“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” (Romans 12:2)

Change starts with you. It starts with the changing of your mind. You are what you think. What you think on a day to day basis is usually what you act upon. If you are always thinking about desires of the world then it is more than likely you will give in to the desires of the world.

People always think that you cannot change your mind, but this I know to be a lie. As a Christian makes their transition to walking with the Lord they must change the way they think. This is the key element to being saved and remaining saved. The enemy, our adversary is always going after our mind because he knows if he gets control of our mind then he has control over us. He is is going to try his hardest to push us towards evil and sin instead of good.


My dear friend that I love so much. I pray for you all of the time. I do not want to see you keep going down the same road. You can come out of the sinful lifestyle. I know you are tired of false happiness. The club, sex, drinking, smoking is not true happiness. That is temporary pleasure; a temporary moment. Its time for you to get an eternal mindset. We are temporary here on this earth and we must realize this. We are God's divine children so its time to stop being so caught up in this world. Its time for change my friend.. Its time!!

The joy that God can give you the world cannot. This is a known fact. No longer will you be waking up stress, waking up worrying, waking up thinking how are you going to make it through the day. You will wake up with praise on your lips and joy in your heart. Its time for you to kick the negativity out of your life. Its been wearing and tearing on you for way too long. Its time for you to be built back up and walk with the Lord!!

If you truly want to change then you will put forth the effort. One of the problems that you have is you do not fear the Lord. If you feared the Lord you would not be sinning out of control. I ask you this question.. If you were to die today, do you honestly think you would go to Heaven? By the way you live, by the way you talk and by your actions, do you honestly believe you should live in Heaven for eternity???

I am praying for you my friend!! Know just because you prayed a prayer and God into your life does not mean you are going to Heaven. <- This is a key step but it takes more than this. You have to live and walk up right before the Lord!

2 Corinthians 5:17
 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

Listen to my prayer.. It'll bless you!!

The Power of Prayer

Listen to God leading me in prayer. I promise you it will bless you! Amen!