Daily Journal February 6, 1998, William Thomas Thompson. Today I am painting on a billboard sign outside the Old Fort in St. Augustine. It got up to about 70 degrees here today but the wind is cold. After a walk on the beach, I proceeded to tackle this mean old ugly signboard with its awful pealing old color. I used a straight hoe to shave off the old paint all I could and then put a coat of primer on it. I will paint both sides. It’s about 10x30 feet. I hope I am using the right type of paint. I am using oil base outside paint the best I know. I feel alone here although I have plenty of company. Everybody seems to want to get involved. I feel that no one can really help me, that I must stand alone to paint the correct message and to take control of this old place and transform it into a Christian ministry of art. I expect lots of resistance here and see it developing. Founded in 1565, St. Augustine is America's oldest city and should be ideal for art ministry with the heavy tourist traffic here. I question myself over and over, did I hear from God on this or not. I am in deep water and need help. St. Augustine was catholic and so are the people here I expect. I am tired and hate to hunt a hotel and pay high to sleep in a room that is barely up to par. I suffer to paint art and especially if I must first prime the surface. Help me Dear Lord to see the way I can most be a your messenger I heard someone on a Christian radio station here say that "if you do not have enough power in you of the Holy Spirit, that when Jesus comes you cannot rise up to meet him." I had never heard it put this way before but I agree. This person said that "you must be full of the Holy Spirit to have enough power to rise up and meet Jesus when He comes". I sure agree that all must be given to him. Salt is a healer. Epson Salts in hot water heals my sores. Another message was that a business man counts his servants while a Christian is servant, always servant! Servant to God and man. I am a servant to God for life. Becoming a Christian is not a money thing; it is all service with joy. God is not in the money business, He gives joy and peace, He provides our needs, He heals our bodies, and He makes us whole. "Wait on the Lord and He will renew thy strength.” I am servant to writing this journal, I am servant to painting prophecy of the Christian message, the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ and His soon coming back to rule on the earth. Let me live and serve Dear Lords. Let me praise you Dear Lord. I must envision the real effect of such an effort here to paint Christian art. The world is moving so fast now. Do people really care about God and salvation? It is not my duty to know if the people care or not. If and when the word is painted, God will send the people, His people to behold it. It was said about an evil man to me recently that "this man is not of God, if he were of God, God would have straightened him out long ago." God brings us down when we get to big. Dear lord may I be your faithful servant all the day long. May I truly worship you and put you first in life. Brussels sprouts are my favorite food for today. Revelation 22-1 "and he showed me a pure river of water of life clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the lamb. 2-In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life." To be continued in scripture that my body needs the rest. I learned a long time ago that I could not sleep at night if I eat heavy food like steak late in the day and especially at night. It was said on T.V. this week that lots of people die in their sleep after eating heavy on meats before going to bed. I am 90 percent off meats now except fish & tuna. I start today to paint pictures for the April show of the Very Special Arts in Washington, D.C. on the subject of The Garden Of Eden.