tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40263354599977980142010-03-11T06:08:37.557-06:00THIS WILL BE AN ON-GOING SELECTION THAT WILL BE UPDATED THROUGHOUT MY TENURE AT THE PURPLE HEART FOUNDATION.Roy Peltierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405543495599189751noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026335459997798014.post-90371556304924500042007-02-21T10:39:00.000-06:002007-02-21T11:20:39.999-06:00After leading praise in a church for many years, the Lord stopped me in the middle of a song and said," I want you to go home and praise me until you learn to truly sense my presence."<br />There was no choice in this matter. So I went home and set up my guitar in the bedroom. Facing the wall near the corner was the most out-of-the-way place. I began to play and wondered what song God would like to hear. It wasn't long before I knew I couldn't play my crowd pleasing songs for the Maker of the world. I had to play something from my heart, and it had to be true.<br />It was hard to play for more than an hour for the first week, but after a month I found I was often lost for a few hours at a time. Six months later I began to see the shadows on the wall dancing as I played and sang. I began to sense his presence, and I found a greater reward than I had ever known in the world or in the church.<br />After one year I said," I don't ever want to leave this place. This is where I've always longed to be and never knew it before." I thanked the Lord and asked if I could just praise him here from now on. He said, "I want you to take this to the church, and one day to the world." I felt that I couldn't leave the comfort of the wall, but he showed me that if I stayed there I would lose the desire to be corporate. Still, I refused to leave until He removed His presence.<br />With all the experiences I've had and the teachings I've made notes about, one thing remains the most active tool for learning to praise God: being alone with Him. I think anyone who wants to know his pleasure more than the complements or criticisms of man; will need to face their own wall, until the shadows began to dance as you praise.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4026335459997798014-9037155630492450004?l=dontroktheboat.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Roy Peltierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405543495599189751noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026335459997798014.post-79076674642000040562006-11-21T17:08:00.000-06:002006-11-21T17:11:27.323-06:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3710/491496027831762/1600/905097/Sunset.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3710/491496027831762/320/768476/Sunset.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4026335459997798014-7907667464200004056?l=dontroktheboat.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Roy Peltierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405543495599189751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026335459997798014.post-43792845512279489732006-11-21T10:54:00.000-06:002006-11-21T10:58:10.496-06:00<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;">WELL HERE I AM AT THE APPOINTED DESTINATION. I FEEL THAT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REACH GREATER HEIGHTS IN THE EMPOYMENT PROCESS. PATIENCE AND PERSERVERANCE WILL ALWAYS PREVAIL.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4026335459997798014-4379284551227948973?l=dontroktheboat.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Roy Peltierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405543495599189751noreply@blogger.com0