Can't See it, but It's There

Mike's Super Easy Sunday Message

Seeing is believing. But not just seeing with our eyes – any one of our senses could help us to believe. And when two or more senses combine, believing comes easier – it’s called, logic. For if we’re asked to ‘believe’ someone, basically they’re asking us to ‘drop’ our senses, for a moment, and simply listen to their tale. Whether you believe their story, or not, strictly depends on A) who is telling the tale and B) how genuine is their telling of it? You can’t use any of your own senses, so you’re left with faith. Seeing IS believing but, in faith, believing is seeing!


Yes, we’re all tired (and admittedly fearful) of talking about Covid-19. We believe it and know it. Although we can’t see it (smell it, etc.), in that we could avoid it, we know it’s there. It’s a fact. It leaves its imprint on us. And when we look hard enough (through a microscope) we finally DO see it and KNOW it’s there! That’s where the ‘logic’ comes in, for if we didn’t ‘see’ it, we wouldn’t know what the heck was attacking us! Our belief in God works the same way. We can’t use any of our senses to solidify a belief in Him but, if we look hard enough (through our ‘spiritual’ microscope), we finally DO see Him and thereby KNOW Him.


Fortunately, our way of life on this planet is made up of logical choices. From our justice system to survival skills, our senses help us make our choices. If not, we would simply revert back to medieval times! “See here, Caruthers! You have been found guilty of horse-napping! How do you plead?” “Not guilty, sire…” “Wrong! Although we have no evidence (no senses used) we still THINK you did it! You’re sentenced to hang!” Thankfully our justice system doesn’t work that way (although, sometimes you’d think it does!).


Such is our ‘test’ with God. We CAN see Him! You just have to look hard enough – He’s everywhere! He’s in the universe He created, the animals, the food, the flora and, especially, us! If you can’t ‘see’ Him, look harder. If you see Him but choose NOT to see Him, that’s fine – it’s your choice. I wish we COULD ‘see’ the Corona virus – it would make avoiding it a lot easier! I wish we COULD ‘see’ God – it would make knowing Him a lot easier! We could avoid one and gravitate towards the other. But, in these two cases, it’s not to be. The evidence is there, for both – but they elude our immediate senses. Faith takes a huge step in both of these instances.


We’re at a point where most of man’s earthly things have been taken away – a good time to finally see God and His creations – not ours.

'Selling' Corona

Mike's (Not So) Easy Sunday Message

“Covid-19! Get your Covid-19, here!”, the street vendor called out as people passed him by. “It’s free! Covid-19, free for all! Step right up!” Are you angry with this vendor? I mean, he’s giving away Covid-19!! I don’t want to get it from him! I don’t want to get it at all! The nerve of him giving people Covid-19!


This is the dilemma we’re faced with today – people ‘giving’ other people the Covid-19 virus. Let’s face it; that is happening. People that might show symptoms, haven’t been diagnosed, and are still ‘walking the streets’ possibly infecting others! This is where YOU come in! YOU have to take the responsibility and use your common sense to avoid these situations. It might not be the ‘100% cure-all’ but, it will lower your odds of getting it. Always assume there’s going to be someone else who will act carelessly in these times. In the end it’s You who must avoid other’s carelessness! And, if you do know God, guess what: you are NOT IMMUNE to Covid!


So, where is God? He’s right here. Why does He allow us to suffer like this? He doesn’t ‘allow’ anything. Then why is there a God? Or, is there even a God? Once you stop thinking that God is ‘The Magic-Man’ with His magic-wand that ‘runs the world’ and decides everyone’s fate, you will have a much easier time knowing what God is and what role He plays in our existence.


People, careless or not, act on their own thoughts and free will. They choose to ‘do what they want’ regardless of any dire circumstances or outcomes. But there are some who ‘talk to God’ and live through His advice, and there are others who don’t talk to God and decide to live through their own advice. Weigh those two choices in your mind for a while. Ask yourself; Would I rather be ‘in-tune’ with God and the laws that He set forth? Or would I rather ignore these natural laws and only do what I want? That’s the difference between people that pray (seeking God’s ‘natural’ and moral advice) and those that don’t pray.


If anyone reading this has (or will contract) Covid-19, do not BLAME anyone. If there is a ‘vendor on a street corner’ giving out the virus, take care (don’t be care-LESS), keep your distance, and don’t accept it. For you will know if you’ve worked diligently enough to avoid Covid-19. It is up to YOU! Ask God to guide you into making sensible decisions. Prayer will make all the difference in the choices you make!

The Covid Invasion

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“Ladies and gentlemen, we interrupt this week’s Mike’s Super Easy Sunday Message with this Special Report brought to you by Mike’s Super Easy Sunday Message! Due to the recent attacks by the invading alien army (known as Covid-19), humans around the entire world, for the first time, have banded together to fight a common enemy  – not in the name of religion or politics – but, in the name of ‘survival of our species’, humans! This unprecedented act of bacteria-warfare has found people with different religious beliefs, republicans, democrats and those that like. or don’t like. Morton Downey Jr., to come together and realize that, deep down, we are ALL SIMPLY HUMAN!

It has also been found during this global-banding that more and more people have been praying – yes, praying – in hopes that this alien invasion would be put down and eradicated! It has also been found that small pockets of humans have questioned God as to why He would send us this Covid-19 pandemic! (The word ‘pandemic’ is a very scary word but, it only refers to the rapid spread of a ‘thing’, not the severity of that ‘thing’.) Here’s what our reporters have discovered:

First off, know this – God did NOT ‘send’ the Covid-19s. If any of you have been following the Super Easy Sunday Message, you should recall that everything is made up of a code (see past messages) and that codes can alter, mutate and ‘go rogue’ because of what mankind has done and the environments we’ve created. This Covid-19 is one such ‘rogue code’. It exists for its own survival while altering ours! God, as always, loves us and would not do this to us, ever!

Secondly, prayers to God, during this time of ‘fear and uncertainty’, should not be used in the following way: “God, please don’t let myself, my family or my friends get the Covid-19 virus!” A decision like that is NOT in God’s hands – it is in our own! Do you really think God is deciding who gets, or who doesn’t get Covid-19; who lives, or who doesn’t live, because of Covid-19?! NOOOO! Because when you pray that last (wrong) prayer, and it doesn’t ‘go your way’, your ‘belief and faith in God’ tends to dwindle and vanish. This CAN’T happen!

The proper prayer should go something like this: “God, if I, my family or friends, ever do contract Covid-19, please guide me to find the proper help to battle the illness. Put me in the hands of individuals that have been trained to alleviate this ‘attack’; our healthcare practitioners, hospitals, law enforcement, rescue personnel and our political leaders (whichever party they’re affiliated with, because God doesn’t care) so we may get through this, together – ALL of us! And, God, let the biologists and scientists find a way to assist us during this time. I ask it in Jesus’ name. Amen.”

It’s up to us. We ARE banding together to fight Covid-19. We must still look to God for GUIDANCE only, as this is something WE must take care of WITH His guidance – not to sit back and let God ‘handle it’ – He will handle US later on because THAT is His true job! In the meantime, KEEP your FAITH and KNOW GOD, for THAT is the vaccine we most desperately need!”

(No 'going' to church for many people right now. But, this IS church - it's YOU!)

Talkin' to Myself

Mike's Super Easy Sunday Message

“I really should get my day together. I think I’ll eat some breakfast, a bowl of cereal, get dressed, go down to the Dollar Store, purchase what I need, there, then I could head on over to buy some new clothes – maybe I’ll get those new jeans I was looking at. Oops, time to make a left turn. I wonder what’s going on for dinner. Maybe I’ll call some family members to see if they want to get together…” Thoughts, thoughts, thoughts. Most people say that if you ‘talk to yourself’, you’re crazy! It’s OK to silently THINK these things but, not out loud! Just who, or what, are we talking to?

All day – every minute, every second - you talk to yourself! In fact, you MUST! It keeps you alive. It keeps you on-track, safe, planned, logical (sometimes) – it’s our mind at work and it’s completely natural! Then why can’t we make any decision by simply thinking about that decision? Why must we ALWAYS speak in complete sentences, in our heads (or out loud), the exact steps we need to take to make our decisions happen? The answer is this: you are, knowingly or not, praying – communicating with some unseen force! It’s inherent in all of us to ‘speak or think’ what we are feeling. It gives some rationality to our decisions. And, for those that know Him, God is the One that we communicate to! It gives us confidence knowing we received Word from The Boss!

The hard fact is an eye-opener; we are ON OUR OWN! WHAATT?!? Where is God? I’ll tell you what God is NOT. He is NOT some genie that’s bottled up awaiting your command and wishes! You can go to God with ANYTHING that’s on your mind – finances, relationships, health – you will know EXACTLY what God tells you, however, YOU must carry it out – not God!

There are 3 Prayer-Types of people: 1) Those that think and talk to themselves (praying) but have no knowledge of God, nor that they’re even praying to Him. 2) Those that do pray to God but wind up doing they’re own thing, anyway. 3) Those that pray to God and ‘listen and act’ upon what He advises. Either way – each and every one of us ‘prays’ - it’s our God-given nature! The next time you think and/or talk to yourself (which will be in about 2 seconds) realize that it’s a gift God gave you to communicate with Him! Do you know who you’re ‘praying’ to? Which Prayer-Type are you?

Next week: the Prayer Chain-of-Command.

The Lenten Ritual

Mike's Super Easy Sunday Message

“Excuse me sir, there’s dirt on your forehead.”
“Oh, yes, thank you. It’s Ash Wednesday. I smudged my head with burnt palm to show Jesus that I care and I’m ready to enter Heaven.”
“OK. Good for you. Have a nice day!”

It’s the Lenten Season – 40 business days, 44 other days of some other calculation, 46 days counting every day until Easter Sunday – listen, I have no idea why (this calculation changed even as late as 1970). All I was told, as a kid, is that we have to ‘get our ashes’ and ‘give up chocolate’! In addition to this crazy idea of not eating chocolate for 40-somewhat days, there was NO MEAT ALLOWED on Fridays during this ‘season’. WHHAATT?!? “Mom, I’m an under-nourished kid! I need a burger or some Boar’s Head ham!” But my parents insisted that I live in eternity with Jesus – so, I abided.

So, here’s the absolute God-messaged, truth: You do NOT have to perform some, any or all of the above-mentioned rituals! God does NOT care if this is done! However, yes, you are doing ‘something’ in Jesus’ name (which is fine, in and of itself) but nothing, and I mean NOTHING you ‘DO’ for Lent or any other ‘religious ritual’ will ‘get you into Heaven’ – NOTHING!

Lent was ‘invented’ by man. So was ‘Meatless Fridays’. The only thing standing between you and living in Heaven with God is YOUR KNOWING of HIM through Jesus Christ’s life and teachings! Also, living a ‘life’ in Christ’s name while honoring God in everything you do! No ‘converting’ is EVER necessary! Jews don’t have to NOT be Jews – they can remain EXACTLY as they are! This goes for EVERY NATIONALITY – STAY YOURSELVES! A ‘conversion’ involves Religion – and that is what God is NOT about!

Mankind has made ‘getting into Heaven’ VERY difficult when, in fact, it’s ridiculously easy! My goal? I have none. I’m not here writing these weekly messages in the hopes that “I get 20 people this week to ‘come over’ to MY side, Bwahahahaha!!!!!” (evil laugh)! You may do and think as you feel. My new ‘contract’ with God is to tell the story – the true story. I don’t earn commission on ‘convincing people’ to know Christ. The most important thing I gave up for Lent was Religion. Don’t let ‘Religion’ distract you from God. See you next week (unless, of course, you’ve given me up for Lent as I put a bad taste in your mouth from this message)!