A podcast dedicated to helping people live their lives on the ”horizontal plane” with a divine perspective. Christian Javois is the author of A Violent Gust of Wind and The Presence of God. He currently supports a variety of spiritual endeavors: Conducting home bible studies, writing Bible devotionals, supporting faith-based addiction recovery programs in the central New Jersey region, and pioneered a forty year itinerant bible teaching ministry serving New York, New Jersey, and Florida in the United States. His profile is accessible at www.christianjavois.com
Sometimes the path to experiencing more of God’s presence is not what we would expect - it is typically counter intuitive.
We long for smooth sailing—a life free from trouble, pain, disappointment, or uncertainty. We hope for good health, peaceful days, and a future where everything finally falls into place. And yet, Scripture reminds us of something deeper:
God does not prevent ”Valley of Death” experiences.
Although the ”Valley” is a certainty in this life, He promises that He will be with us in and through ”The Valley” experience. The psalmist David knew this reality. He could say, “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me. . .”
The promise was not the absence of the valley. The promise was God’s presence in it.
My earnest appeal to you is this: don’t let anything or anyone keep you from seeing and experiencing Him in your ”Valley” experience. Seek the Lord—not merely for what He can give you, but more so, for who He is . . . The valley is the place of discovery.
6 Sept 2026
A-NEW-YOU (Pt2)
Transformation. What does it mean? A change into a different form or purpose. How to 'transform' oneself is, at best, illusive. Transformation is analogous to increasing Vitamin D levels . . . you must get into direct sunlight. So too, everyone who comes 'face to face', so to say, in the presence of The Christ, Jesus - Nothing was ever the same again.
The Gospels catalog ordinary people touched by his presence, his healing, his commission, his words. The result? Changed for the rest of their mortal lives, and a new trajectory for eternal life. Have your past choices changed the trajectory of your life and eternity? Time to stand in - the - Light!
28 Aug 2026
A New You
God has made a new and extraordinary way for ordinary people to experience genuine personal transformation.
At first, it may seem counterintuitive. It doesn’t begin with striving harder, becoming a better person, or trying to change ourselves. It begins with something much simpler: our willingness to say yes, a small measure of faith, and complete trust in an unseen, all-powerful God.
When we take that step of faith in Christ—who knows us completely and understands exactly how we were made—something remarkable begins to happen. We don’t simply learn about transformation; we begin to see it, experience it, and participate in it. What we could never accomplish on our own, God begins to accomplish within us.
As the Apostle Paul wrote, “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new!”
This isn’t merely a promise for someday. It can be the beginning of a new life—starting today and continuing for the rest of your life.
Your new beginning can start with one simple step: saying yes to Christ.
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