The Dragon Makes His Many Moves, But It's A Game Of Strategy, That He Must Ultimately Lose.
There appeared to be ongoing problems, within the church hierarchy, in regards to the property, that I had given them. Neville asked, how old the horse was and when the [ten] cows were going to die? I said that they were middle aged and so, would probably live another six years or so. He then said, that the horse was okay, but not the cows. I told him that the cows were needed, to keep the gamba grass pasture down, otherwise, they would have to pay someone to do it. Under any other circumstances, I would have taken offense at him, wanting know when the animals would die, ... but I did as God had asked me to and just let the situation take its course. But as the days wore on, Neville appeared to become more worried and agitated. He then said that he was worried about my welfare ... where would I be living? I told him, that I would be renting a bedsit in Nightcliff, but if they ever needed a 'caretaker' for the property, then I was more happy, to do that as well.
Neville then said, that I could not live on the property, because that under their constitution, it stated that no one from the church, was allowed to benefit directly, from any donations, that were made to the church. That was fine by me. I repeated that I would be renting a place in Nightcliff, but, that I would still like to be able to visit the cows and Cody. Neville then complained that there was alot of rubber irrigation pipe on the property and that ... what if the cows tripped over it? I didn't reply, thinking to myself, ... Surely, they can just pick it up and move it, if they were that worried about it. I finally rang the company's conveyancer, Kristin, and told her, how Neville had been acting and she became annoyed, saying to me, that they did not appreciate, what I had given them. I asked her, why they were so worried, about having the cows and Cody there? ... She said, "because they want to sell it, that's why!" "Right, okay then ...", I replied, "Well, ... I guess they can always sell it, after the cows and Cody have died ..." "No, she insisted, "They want to sell it now. They don't want you, or the animals, on the property, at all."
End Of The Square One Course
Around this time, the Square One course was coming to a close and it was time for any new comers, to be baptised, in someone's backyard swimming pool. While I had tolerated a number of things, in regards to this church, I could not bring myself, to undergo something as important, as a baptism, in such a casual and 'geeky' way.
Under the 'enchantment' of The Dragon, I had trusted his masterful deception, as a 'free spirit', who had already been falsely baptised, in many wild rivers and lakes.
I was still of this spirit, hence, I did not wish to be baptised in a Clarke's rubber swimming pool, by these people, who refered to Satan as "old hairy legs", who did not like, or trust me and who I did not relate to in any way, beyond Jesus Christ.
A Sign Of God's Faithfulness
The 'committee' had not been very happy with my letter of transfer, because I had said that God, had told me to give the property to the church. Neville said, "You can't say that ..." "Why?" I said. "It's true. He did tell me to give the property to the church." Neville smiled. "You can't say that, because it could get us into trouble." He then went on to explain that, placing God in the letter, made it sound like I was insane and that the church didn't want to be seen as, 'taking advantage' of me, when I wasn't in my right mind. They equated my obedience to God with psychosis.
It wasn't too long, before Neville and 'Ted', took me into a children's nursery at the church, to tell me, that they no longer wanted the property. Well, they wanted it, but they didn't want the cows or Cody to be living on it. They were polite enough, but there was still that sense of underlying hostility and distrust, where they appeared to be making out, once again, that I was up to no good. In the same way, that a large predatory cat, had appeared on the wall paper, over the right shoulder of Jeremy, who was the minister, at the church in Darwin, a picture of Noah's Ark now appeared, over the right shoulder of Neville, on the wall behind him and as there words faded, I was told, that I was like Noah and that people around him, had misunderstood him and would not listen to him etc. What I didn't realise, at the time, was that this was also representative of God's covenant promise, to His people. Once I was out on the property, God had placed a huge rainbow in the sky, extending from one side of the valley to the other, to remind me, in a powerful way, of faithfulness towards me, in being one of his people, under Jesus Christ.
This communication with God, through His holy angels, had a calming affect on me, while in the nursery, as God did not want me to react, to what these men were saying, or how they were treating me, but instead, to simply let them do what they would do. So again, I just did as God told me to do. I did make it clear to them, though, and so did Kim, that the cows and Cody, living on the property, had always been part of the agreement, from the beginning, because they had then tried to make out, that all gifts are 'unconditional' and that I was now placing a 'condition' on them, accepting the gift. But I did not respond. I gave each of them a hug goodbye and did what I was told to do and that was, to leave them to their decision. So that's what I did. Neither of them, were friendly to me, after that.
Humans Are Fickle: God Is Faithful
Then Neville suddenly said in a spiteful distrusting tone, "Oh, ... and you can keep your $8,000.00." This was just some money that would have been left over, after the sale, that they could have used for their own purposes, such as for house electricals, plumbing etc. if needed. I didn't understand why he was angry, because the decision had been theirs and not mine. Kristin [the conveyancer] told me, that they were treating me like "a piece of shit" and that they didn't deserve the gift, I had given them. But I that was beyond the point, since I was being obedient to God.
Neville and Rosie, From C3 [Pentacostal Church], In Darwin.
Neville then almost got into a panic, about signing the property back over the company. Later Kim told me, that they thought that I would die, before they were able to do it. Neville also mentioned, that I might destroy the entire church. I simply had no idea, what was going on, in the minds of these men. People more than often bewildered me. I had given the property to the church, because God had told me to and I knew that I was not going to die, in the very near future, under God's personal promise to me, through Psalm 91. All the things that were being said by Neville [with 'Ted' as a witness], only confused me and so I didn't respond to any of it and cooperated when asked to do so. Once Neville had gone to Kristin's office and signed the property, back over to The Thylazine Foundation, the people who ran the church, did not talk to me again. I attended the church, a few more times, but the environment had turned even colder, than it had been before, so I left The Faith Centre and focused on tidying up my business at the Aralia Street Unit. I was now faced with the prospect of moving all my stuff, out to this property. I had thought it was at Batchelor, but the place was called Eva Valley.
... Enjoy Your New Lifestyle
As a parting gesture, pastor Steve Rowe told me to enjoy my new lifestyle. The tone of his voice when he said it, was not very nice. I wondered why he would say that, since I had no intention of living a lifestyle out in the bush, at Batchelor. I realised, that I hardly remembered any details, about the property. I had purchased it in complete faith, under God's instruction and in giving it to The Faith Centre, who had legally owned it, for a period of around six weeks, after Neville signed the paperwork, under the company's conveyancer, Kristin Bannerman.
As such, I had not felt the need, or desire, to have any inspections done, such as electrical, bore, white ants, plumbing, structural etc. I hadn't even taken much notice of what the place looked like, on the previous two visits [one of which with was with Neville, Kim, Steve and Sue Rowe], who had also come out, to view the property and so I didn't know what to expect, when I arrived. Nor did I think about it. I had done exactly what God had told me to do and I was really just trusting Him, without thinking about anyone else, or of what was going to happen next.
The Church Was Not Happy, With My Letter Of Transfer Re: The Property, Because It Had Mentioned God.
[Update 2016: It is now almost seven years, after this series of events occured. While I was confused at the time, as to why God would not be listened to, I had since been shown why things played out, in the way that they did, in the physical world, due to a spiritual power play, between Jesus and Satan. 1. It was a test that God put me through, in that I give up everything [in this case, the company's assets] at His instruction and in complete trust of Him, without questioning it. I am pleased to say that I passed this test. 2. It had something to do with ownership. Because I had involved myself in a company and obtained funds for that company, under the instruction of The Dragon, in a worldly sense, then The Dragon, who had originally wanted me to live at the property, that he was still claiming ownership over, with me as his property. When I returned to Jesus, I tranfered ownership of myself to The Kingdom of Heaven. In order for me to live at the property, it too, had to be given over to God and in this way, ie; be transfered out of The Dragon's hands within the world, into the hands of Jesus, who would look after it and myself, on behalf of The Kingdom of Heaven. Everything is ultimately owned by God, but Satan and his fallen angels, can claim rights, over property and people.
In accepting Jesus Christ as my Lord and Saviour and in giving the company assets to the church, without questioning and in complete obedience, I had, in effect, nulified any contractual agreement, or obligation, claimed by The Dragon, over the property, that he had chosen for me to live on [SAVE4EVA]. "For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's." [1 Corinthians 6:20, The Holy Bible, KJV]. When I relinquished myself to Jesus, The Dragon sent me a CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP ALERT via email. Therefore, everything was meant to happen, the way that it did, without any one of us, really having any understanding, of what was going on. I did as God instructed me to do and the people who ran The Faith Centre, responded in a way, that God knew they would.
The situation had turned out, in a way that had suited God's purposes and that was fair to everyone involved, including The Dragon and Co., who could no longer claim legal rights over myself, or any money that I had made, for the company, The Thylazine Foundation, a non profit organisation, under his worldly duristiction and ongoing instruction. This experience, only reinforces the truth, that being; "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." [Romans 8:28, The Holy Bible, KJV].
As for the church, aside from a couple of meetings with Kim Brown, some time later, where she told me that half the church had left, the pastors Steve and Sue Rowe had left and she had been falsely accused of molesting adolescent boys, in the youth club. Oh well, I thought, at least I couldn't be blamed for any of that, since once I had left the church, I never heard from anyone ever again. Soon after leaving the church, I had, however, made the mistake ringing The Council of Churches in Darwin. I told them, that the property was meant to be used for God's work and asked them if they knew of any church, they would consider accepting it, as a donation. A gentleman at The Council of Churches, called me back and said, "No thanks!" They didn't want anything to do with the property and just as abruptly hung up. Again, I didn't get it, but I eventually did find out, that Pastor Steve Rowe from The Faith Centre, was also sitting on that committee. The reason I did this is, is that I just couldn't understand why The Faith Centre would reject a gift, that God had told me to give to them. The mistake that I made, was relying on my own initiative, while in a state of confusion, rather than just waiting to see what God would do next, since the chess game regarding the ownership of the property, was being played out in a spiritual realm, with minds bigger and more intelligent than my own. Lastly, while the people who ran the church, were generally distrusting and therefore hostile towards me, I will always be grateful, for the brief role, that The Faith Centre played, during my very early stages, in coming back to Jesus Christ and for the copy of The Good News Bible, that was given to me, to be used by God in a mighty way, in regards to my reconnection to Jesus Christ and my eternal salvation. I do believe, that many of the people, that I met, were sincere, when it came to Jesus Christ and like myself, were simply doing the best, that they could do, at the time, under yet another demonic religious system. "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God." [Romans 3:23, The Holy Bible, KJV].]
Sing Sing Sing - Chris Tomlin
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