A New Beginning

I’m starting this blog to record my won thoughts and musings (as the title suggests), but also to provide information on a variety of topics. This will serve both as a notebook and a journal, and I hope anyone who comes across this will find some benefit. The variety of topics I plan to cover is quite eclectic, so you might not find every post so interesting, but I hope there will be something for anyone who stumbles across this site.

So I suppose an introduction is in order. My name is Jehu, a follower of Jesus, blessed to be a husband and a father. My residence is in the East Texas Piney Woods, and when I’m not stuck on a computer, you’ll probably find my outside working on our acre of land and listening to a podcast (most likely either Michael Heiser’s Naked Bible Podcast or The Bible Project Podcast).

I gave my life to Christ in the fall of 2024 after a long fight against it, and was guilty of a great range of offenses against the most high. I’d broken all ten of the commandments and had an unrepentant heart. I had delved into the occult and had an experience in 2013 that made me certain that the spiritual world was real, and fell into the error of Gnostic thought (even acknowledging Jesus as “Logos” yet failing to identify him with the God of the Old Testament), believing myself to have been a recipient of hidden knowledge.

I wasn’t quite sure how to incorporate this worldview at the time, so grasping at straws and building a patchwork of ideas. I came to the conclusion that existence and consciousness flow from an eternal unknowable source which did intrude into this failed realm created by the Demiurge, and that consciousness reincarnates a little bit better eternally until eventually it would make its way out of the material realm and continue its eternal journey back to the All.

And yet, I began to notice that things over history weren’t actually getting better. Things were, if not the same, getting progressively worse. Those in power seemed to be the most evil of the bunch, rather than being the most enlightened, as many claimed to be. It was during the 2024 election cycle that I began to feel an urge to seek justice, and this is when I felt the strong conviction of the Holy Spirit that I was just as evil within as those I would dare judge. If I was to seek justice, justice would find me, and I knew at that point that I was a guilty soul in need of a Savior. The spiritual warfare around me was palpable, but I surrendered myself to Christ and accepted the forgiveness which he freely offers. His work on the cross became enough for me.

And so now, I’m on my journey of life, trusting my eternity into Jesus’ pierced hands. I’m diving deep into the Word of God, seeking to understand and to know the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to better serve the King of Kings, and to listen to his Spirit. All this in order to experience the abundance he promises, to see Heaven descend to Earth, and eagerly await the day of the Lord.

I suppose that’s enough of an introduction for now. It’s getting to be about time for bed. Thanks for reading and stay tuned for more!