Born of the Spirit! Pt.1 

John 3:6 Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.

In the book of John verse 3 Jesus is talking with the Pharisee Nicodemus about being born again of the spirit to see the Kingdom of God. Not only does this scripture center around the literal born again experience needed for salvation through our faith in the death and resurrection of Jesus, it also reveals to us the nature of our motives and desires. Are our motives born of spiritual desires to please and glorify God, or is it born of the flesh to please and glorify ourselves?

If our first inclination is of the flesh, we should cast those thoughts down into the obedience of Christ. If it is of the spirit, we should walk in obedience to this calling. iProclaimIt is based in Orlando, FL. It was born of the spirit in the offices of Faith Assembly of God by its founder Theo Quarles.

Founder's Testimony

I am so gracious to share the development of myself and iProclaimIt. Looking at my past, I see how God was constantly calling me. I said the prayer of salvation many times before only to save my own skin from the fear of death. Sadly, each time I backslid. Life went on without being truly saved. I attended the University of Central Florida and graduated with a degree in Digital Media. I spent three years doing computer graphics work. During that time my wife would bring up the subject about going to church. I would just brush her off. Eventually, funding began to dwindle for our department. I had to begin searching for a new job. Performance, acceptance, and worries began to take its toll, but God had his perfect plan for me. One of my coworkers simply asked if I would like to do bible study with him during our lunchtime. Within weeks I began to see a change in my attitude and circumstances. Little did I know how much I would need God within the next few months. I soon found a new job doing computer graphics. My wife and I were told by friends of a wonderful church named Faith Assembly of God. We began attending and it is a wonderful church!

Now here's a little backstory into my personal life which will shed more light into this situation. Growing up I always struggled with high anxiety which resulted in certain phobias. While uncomfortable at times, it never stopped me from doing what I wanted to do.

Back to my new job again. I was so thankful for my job and I was being re-energized each week by my Pastor's preaching of the word, however things soon began to spiral down for me. My job became very stressful and my anxieties began to get the best of me. I couldn't sleep for weeks at a time which in turn made me unproductive at work. I eventually convinced my wife that I had to leave my job.  While I did leave my job, I still could not sleep. My anxiety was medically diagnosed as Generalized Anxiety Disorder and suddenly I was fearful of everything. The hardest ones to deal with were the insomnia and agoraphobia. Panic attacks began to rule my life. Daily life became a struggle and I soon began to lose all hope. I asked God why he did this as I was drawing closer to him.  Now I know God needed me sooner than later.

After several weeks of being on medication, I attended a Men's God Encounter through Faith Assembly where I rededicated my life for God and not for myself. I got my hope and my spirit back. I began to transform my negative thinking by the word of God. Some might say it was the meds but I always proclaim that it wasn't. They don't change your thoughts. Just your ability to cope. It took the word of God to truly free me from my mental prison.

I then changed career plans to become a teacher. I know, your saying to yourself, "How can a person with anxiety issues deal with teaching?" I said the same thing to myself. I have one simple answer. The holy spirit. I've been teaching for 3 years and I love everything about it.

Born of the Spirit! Pt.2

Sitting in the offices of Faith Assembly, I saw a young man wearing a Superman shirt. I instantly thought about Jesus being the real Superman and how I could use my God given talents to design shirts to spread his word for his glory. It came out pure and of the spirit but then Satan began pumping in fleshly desires. Satan soon began condemning me of these fleshly desires and because of this condemnation, I almost scrapped the whole idea. This is when much prayer is needed to seek God's wisdom. This is what God revealed to me. If your desires come out pure and for his glory, Satan will try and twist it and condemn us in hopes it will never become fruitful. Now does this mean I can't or don't have hopes of God's provision through the business? No, I just try my best to keep a Godly perspective on everything within the business. And that is being a business that tithes and is focused in building his kingdom through other outreaches and ministries.

In the end, I spent the summer of 2008 designing my first line of Christian t-shirts.  As an exhortation for others, if what you have in your heart is born righteous and of the spirit, test it out in prayer.

Do it for his glory and see where it leads. That's what we're doing here at iProclaimIt. God Bless You!