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With all the pro socialism talk from Democrats, it is good to get an up close look at what the reality of socialism is from a country that tries to hide it from the world. Be sure to visit and see for yourself what socialism is all about here... ,: ,' | / : --' / \/ />/ / -->From HeartTouchers: , , /////| ///// | ///// | |~~~| | | |===| |/| | B |/| | | I | | | | B | | | | L | / | E | / |===|/ jgs '---' >It's Going to Be Okay (through Christ Jesus!) by Max Lucado Bill Tucker was sixteen years old when his dad suffered a health crisis and consequently had to leave his business. Even after Mr. Tucker regained his health, the Tucker family struggled financially, barely getting by. Mr. Tucker, an entrepreneurial sort, came up with an idea. He won the bid to reupholster the chairs at the local movie theater. This stunned his family. He had never stitched a seat. He didn't even own a sewing apparatus. Still, he found someone to teach him the skill and located an industrial-strength machine. The family scraped together every cent they had to buy it. They drained savings accounts and dug coins out of the sofa. Finally, they had enough. It was a fine day when Bill road with his dad to pick up the equipment. Bill remembers a jovial, hour-long trip discussing the bright horizons this new opportunity afforded them. They loaded the machine in the back of their truck and secured it right behind the cab. Mr. Tucker then invited his son to drive home. I'll let Bill tell you what happened next: "As we were driving along, we were excited, and I, like any sixteen-year-old driver, was probably not paying enough attention to my speed. Just as we were turning on the cloverleaf to get on the expressway, I will never ever, ever forget watching that sewing machine, which was already top-heavy, begin to tip. I slammed on the brakes, but it was too late. I saw it go over the side. I jumped out and ran around the back of the truck. As I rounded the corner, I saw our hope and our dream lying on its side in pieces. And then I saw my dad just looking. All of his risk and all of his endeavor and all of his struggling and all of his dream, all of his hope to take care of his family was lying there, shattered. "You know what comes next don't you? "Stupid, punk kid driving too fast, not paying attention, ruined the family by taking away our livelihood.' But that's not what he said. He looked right at me. 'Oh, Bill, I am so sorry.' And he walked over, put his arms around me, and said, 'Son, this is going to be okay.' God is whispering the same to you. Those are his arms you feel. Trust him. That is his voice you hear. Believe him. Allow the only decision maker in the universe to comfort you. Life at times appears to fall to pieces, seem irreparable. But it's going to be okay. How can you know? Because God so loved the world. If God can make a billion galaxies, can't he make good out of our bad and sense out of our faltering lives? Of course he can. He is God. - Max Lucado =========================================================== >-->From ChristianLifeDaily: , , /////| ///// | ///// | |~~~| | | |===| |/| | B |/| | | I | | | | B | | | | L | / | E | / |===|/ jgs '---' >In the Aftermath of George Floyd’s Death, God Proves He’s More Powerful Than Any Protest The site of George Floyd’s death has been the location of seemingly endless protests. At least, that’s what the liberal media wants you to think. But they won’t tell you how God just took over the entire area – with miracles to prove it! Floyd’s death while in police custody was a tragedy for all Americans. It’s sparked protests, riots, and unmitigated violence against police officers and civilians alike. But the place where it all started-the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in downtown Minneapolis-has recently become a site of revival and hope as street preachers have claimed the corner for Jesus Christ. Joel Bomberger, a preacher with Circuit Riders, said that the citizens of Minneapolis are hungry for love and change in the wake of Floyd’s death. 'A team of our Circuit Riders went to Minneapolis to hold open- air preaching of Jesus and healing calls at the intersection where George Floyd was killed,' Bomberger said. He posted pictures of himself and other pastors baptizing new converts at 38th and Chicago: There are too many testimonies to recount!!' Bomberger continued. 'They were able to preach to thousands and saw hundreds responding to the Gospel of Jesus!!' 'Dozens and dozens of people healed, filled with hope, changed, and born again by the power of Jesus this weekend in Minneapolis!' Once divided by race and trauma, the Minneapolis community has rallied around this message of hope and transformation, coming together to glorify God through worship and baptism. And God has been doing great miracles in this place of suffering! 'Just got word that a deaf ear was just opened by the power of Jesus! Praise God!' Bomberger added after one revival session. Continue Reading this article here: https://tinyurl.com/y78elvey =========================================================== >-->From DailyEncounter: , , /////| ///// | ///// | |~~~| | | |===| |/| | B |/| | | I | | | | B | | | | L | / | E | / |===|/ jgs '---' >The Best Policy ... Always "You may be sure that your sin will find you out."1 Coming home from work, a woman stopped at the corner deli to buy a chicken for supper. The butcher reached into a barrel grabbed the last chicken he had, flung it on the scales behind the counter, and told the woman its weight. She thought for a moment. "I really need a bit more chicken than that," she said. "Do you have any larger ones?" Without a word, the butcher put the chicken back into the barrel, groped around as though finding another, pulled the same chicken out, and placed it on the scales. "This chicken weighs one pound more," he announced. The woman pondered her options and then said, "Okay. I'll take them both."2 Don’t you just love it? Honesty is still the best policy--and we can be sure of this, our sins/lies will find us out--even if it is eventually! Suggested prayer: "Dear God, please help me to always be honest with myself, with You and with others in all of my dealings. Please forgive me where I have sinned and, wherever possible, help me to put right any wrongs that I have done to others. Thank You for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully, in Jesus's name, amen." 1. Numbers 32:23 (NIV). 2. Charles Mims, Sermon: "Morality and Integrity in Society." <:((((>< | | | | | | | | | | MJP `-.-'`-.-'`-.-'`-.-'`-.-'`-.-'`-.-'`-.-'`-.-' \ \ / / `->>-` << '----' () _() /O\ /o >Between the Trapezes "The LORD is my light and my salvation--whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life--of whom shall I be afraid?"1 If you have ever been to a circus and watched the high-flying trapeze artists perform their seemingly death-defying acts, you will have undoubtedly thrilled with the exhilaration of their performance and their split-second timing. I think I'd be a nervous wreck if they didn't have a safety net below to catch them should they fall. If I had to do that (especially without a net) I'd be absolutely terrified. Will I be able to reach my partner? Will he be able to catch me? Or will I crash and be hurt or even killed? Sometimes life can be somewhat like that. I've been there on occasion and you probably have too. Life or work as you knew it suddenly ended. Perhaps you lost a spouse, or your marriage fell apart, or you lost your job and income. You feel as if you are out there in mid-air and have no idea where you are going to land or if you are going to crash. It can be very scary and even terrifying. I've been involved in Christian ministry for five decades and have always been responsible for raising my own support and that of my staff and our entire ministry's operating expenses. It's quite a challenge. With recessions and other financial setbacks over the years we have lost a lot of support. At one time I really thought we were going to crash. I was scared and one morning when praying, I fell asleep and had a very vivid dream. In the dream I heard a voice clearly say, "Philippians 4:18 makes sense to me." I awakened and immediately opened my Bible to Philippians 4:18. It read, "I have received full payment and even more; I am amply supplied, now that I have received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God." And the very next verse read, "And my God will meet all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus."2 In my heart I knew that somehow God would provide. My mind was at peace. God did provide. He didn't or doesn't hand it on a silver platter, but He still does provide and our ministry continues and has become more effective than ever. God is my safety net. Without Him life at times could be terrifying. I'm also reminded of King David who, when the Philistine enemy seized him in Gath, wrote, "When I am afraid, I will trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me?"3 Suggested prayer: "Dear God, please help me to learn how to trust You as David did--not only when all is going well--but also when my world seems to be falling apart and I am afraid. Thank You for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully, in Jesus's name, amen." 1. Psalm 27:1 (NIV). 2. Philippians 4:18-19 (NIV). 3. Psalm 56:3-4 (NIV). =========================================================== >-->From Archives InspiredBuffalo: _____,,,\//,,\\,/, /-- --- --- ----- ///--- --- -- - ---- o////- ---- --- -- !!//o/--- -- -- o*) !///,~,,\\,\/,,/,//,, o!*!o'(\ /\ | ! o ",) \/\ /\ / \/\ o !o! !!| \/ \/ / ( * ( o!'; |\ ` / o o ! * !` | \ , \ o | o 'o| | : ` / * o !*!': |[| , / (o''| `| : , / ! *|'` \|, \ ' !o!':\ \` \ ( ('| '\ `--------/ !*!' '`---------/ o ! * ! ' ` / !o!' ' ` / ( !'( ' ` \ ////\\\,,\///,,,,\,/oO._* o !*!' ' \ ---- -- ------- - -oO*OoOo (o''| ' / -------- ------ 'oO*OoO!*|'o!! ' \ ------- -- - ---- --* oO*OoO *!'| ' ' / --- - ----- ---- - oO*OoO!!':o!' / - - ----- - -- - *--oO*OoOo!`_________/ \\\\\,,,\\,//////,\,,\\\/,,,\,,ejm/AMC Half a century ago [this was written in 1931] a man was to walk a wire across Niagara Falls with another man on his shoulders. After weeks of preliminary practice, as the final moment for the event drew near, the rope walker cautioned his young colleague in words like these: "We are about to risk our lives. I am to walk the wire. The whole responsibility is mine. You have nothing to do but match my movements. If I sway to the left, let yourself sway with me. If I sway to the right, do the same. Under no circumstances try to save yourself, for there must be only one will in this adventure, and that will is mine. You must submerge yours to ensure harmony, for without perfect unison we are both lost. There is only one thing for you to do - sway with me." As they drew near the opposite side, the unexpected happened. The long vibration of the wire broke in the center into two waves, and each of these broke again into two, and so on, in accordance with the law of vibration, until the shortened wavelike movements became so violent that the man could scarcely keep his feet where he placed them. It was a perilous moment, but the feat was accomplished, and the spectacular escapade was a success, holding a place on the first page of the newspapers. After this, the young man who had played a secondary part settled down to private life, married, became an active leader in Christian endeavor and an elder in a certain church. And he used to say: "I learned more religion on the wire that day than in all my life. I learned that the only sane and safe way to live is to sway with God." By Frank S. Arnold, Signs of the Times, November 24, 1931 -<>- ____ /` ))) / `6 6 ) , > \___\ _=/ __/ /__ ===.__/`)__ _|\ \/ ,/ _)_)_\ /./\ ( \ \ \_\ )_,-'`-./_______ _( \======+________ \ //|__ | , ) \ %' `% |____/ /\ \ % ' %' \ /__/\ \/,\ % -o- % \ )/ \_ ) \ % ' % ,'/ ,' ,\ \ b'ger % % / /\_'__,' '-` % % \/( o ) ``` >FDR and Me In one way, Helynn Hoffa was very lucky. As a twelve-year-old in Warm Springs, Georgia, she got to meet and talk with Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the much-admired president of the United States from 1933 to 1945. In another way, Helynn was very unlucky. The reason she was in Warm Springs was to undergo therapy for polio, the dreaded disease she had contracted four years before. During the summer of 1928, polio struck several people in the small town of Sunbury, Pennsylvania. Helynn was one of the unfortunate victims. But she was lucky that she survived; many others didn't. At first she couldn't even open or close her eyelids, and for two years she was completely paralyzed. She was told she would never walk again. The cruel polio virus had squelched the young child's dream of ever becoming an archaeologist. Gradually though, with a reclining wheelchair, Helynn was able to rejoin her third-grade classmates. She was determined even at that young age not to be cut out of what life had to offer. Helynn remembers saying, "I can't write, but I can recite. "I'll never forget the particular afternoon when I was in therapy at Warm Springs. I was sitting on a step of the pool when FDR came swimming over toward me. We chatted for a few minutes - about my progress - and about the value of this wonderful treatment center for polio he had built for thousands like us," Helynn recalls. Now seventy-nine, Helynn has a faraway look in her friendly, brown eyes as she continues, "Then he stopped talking and looked at me for a minute." "What do you want to be when you grow up?" he asked finally. Helynn remembers shrugging and telling him, "I'm not sure I could 'be' anything. But if I had a choice, I'd like to be an archaeologist." "Just remember," FDR said softly, "if I can be in a wheelchair and be president of the greatest country in the world, you can be whatever you want." That encounter with FDR has guided Helynn ever since. "Here was a person," she thought, "who had to deal with the same physical handicap I have to deal with. And he had to run the United States, too!" Helynn also credits her parents for her strong determination. Her parents' unlimited love, encouragement and support, and FDR's encouraging words, gave her the resolution to endure years of physiotherapy, enabling her to get around in a regular wheelchair. Helynn remembers one special highlight during high school, "I was the envy of my girlfriends when the football team was assigned to carry me in my wheelchair up and down the stairs!" Helynn went on to graduate with her high school class, took correspondence courses from the University of Chicago and has never quite quenched her thirst for knowledge - reading everything she can. Helynn eventually became a nun, free-lance writer, artist, bookkeeper, art teacher, sports reporter - and even ran her own print shop, publishing company, as well as her own radio show. She also worked in Honolulu after World War II. But that's not all. Helynn has authored three books. One is a novel, one is a volume of her memoirs, which she has just completed, and one is a guide for the physically challenged entitled Yes You Can. Of this last book she says, "All the encouragement I received from everyone, including my parents and FDR, made a big difference in my life. I wrote this book to encourage others just as I have been encouraged." Fifteen years ago, Helynn contracted post-polio syndrome, which affects some 30 percent of the three hundred thousand polio survivors in the United States today. This syndrome involves the gradual loss of muscular strength once regained through physical therapy. For the past decade Helynn has spent up to sixteen hours a day in a 1928 model iron lung, which takes up most of her small living room. She adds, "I call it the yellow submarine in honor of my days as an ardent Beatles fan." After years of traveling - to England, San Francisco, Baja, Hawaii, Canada and Mexico - today Helynn rarely even leaves her house. But she refuses to let long hours in the yellow submarine slow her down much. She explains, "I spend up to four hours a day dictating my work to an assistant, who then types the text on the computer." Helynn is a remarkable example of the familiar saying, "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade." Helynn has indeed made the best of what life has thrown at her. Calling herself a "smorgasbord scholar," she comments, "Education can't be given; it has to be earned - it is just like everything else in life. If it's worth having, it's worth working for. And, believe me, knowledge is worth working for! Without it, we achieve little." Helynn believes so much in education that among other efforts, she was one of the pioneers who helped get Southwestern Community College started. To show its appreciation for Helynn, this Chula Vista school bestowed on her an honorary associate of arts degree. Because of Helynn's untiring support of education and encouragement of the physically challenged, she was featured on CNN and has received various other awards. "Like FDR and me," Helynn says with a winsome smile, "people should refuse to use their physical limitations as an excuse or an obstacle." She elaborates, "The disability that cripples more people than any other is ignorance. All of us are disabled in one way or another - some physically, some economically - the list is endless. But if you can conquer ignorance, all your other disabilities melt away. "Simply to live, I have to spend time every day in the iron lung," Helynn says. "But I'm just glad to be alive because life is an adventure - and I don't want to miss any of it!" Helynn's determination, sense of humor and enthusiasm for life get her through the hardest moments. The only complaint Helynn voices is that she simply doesn't have enough hours in the day to accomplish all that she wants to do. Recently some friends dropped by her house to celebrate yet another one of her accomplishments - and to have a piece of chocolate cake. As Helynn enjoyed being with her well-wishers, her eyes sparkled. Then she said, "I've met so many nice people along the way . . . including FDR when I was only twelve years old. In my life, I have been very lucky!" By Sharon Whitley Larsen (c) -<>- .---------. _ |:: [-=-] | | | |_________| |~| |_| ,;;;;, I\ ,__ ,;;;, __, ///\\\\\ I |{ / . . \ } / " \\|| I | ) ( _ ) ( \_= _/// I |{___'-. .-'___}\___ )_\ I ||~/,'~~~~~,\~~|'---(( \ I \ // \\ | \ \ \ I \/ // | | /-/ I (/ (/ | |/||\ I | | | | I | | |____/ I :-----_o_-----: || | I | /~~|===|~~\ | (( | jgs I || |===| || ||_/ /^\ "~ '^^^' "" ((__| >Austin My 9-year-old's last-second request surprised his doctor and taught me a valuable lesson about sharing the gospel. Last fall my 9-year-old son, Austin, had his tonsils removed. Before the surgery, Austin's anesthesiologist came to start an IV. He was wearing a cool surgical cap covered in colorful frogs. Austin loved that "frog hat." The doctor explained that he had two choices? he could either try to start the IV, or he could wait until Austin was up in the operating room. In the OR the doctor would give Austin some "goofy" gas, and start the IV when he was more relaxed. "So, Austin," he asked, "which do you want?" Austin replied, "I'll take the gas." But when the doctor started to leave, Austin called, "Hey, wait." The doctor turned. "Yeah, buddy, what do you need?" "Do you go to church?" "No," the doctor admitted. "I know I probably should, but I don't." Austin then asked, "Well, are you saved?" Chuckling nervously, the doctor said, "Nope. But after talking to you, maybe it's something I should consider." Pleased with his response, Austin answered, "Well, you should, 'cause Jesus is great!" "I'm sure He is, little guy," the doctor said, and quickly made his exit. After that a nurse took me to the waiting room. Someone would come and get me when Austin's surgery was done. After about 45 minutes, the anesthesiologist came into the waiting room. He told me the surgery went well and then said, "Mrs. Blessitt, I don't usually come down and talk to the parents after a surgery, but I just had to tell you what your son did." Oh boy, I thought. What did that little rascal do now? The doctor explained that he'd just put the mask on Austin when my son signaled that he needed to say something. When the doctor removed the mask, Austin blurted, "Wait a minute, we have to pray!" The doctor told him to go ahead, and Austin prayed, "Dear Lord, please let all the doctors and nurses have a good day. And Jesus, please let the doctor with the frog hat get saved and start going to church. Amen." The doctor admitted this touched him. "I was so sure he would pray that his surgery went well," he explained. "He didn't even mention his surgery He prayed for me! Mrs. Blessitt, I had to come down and let you know what a great little guy you have." A few minutes later a nurse came to take me to post-op. She had a big smile on her face as we walked to the elevator. "Mrs. Blessitt, I couldn't wait to tell you something exciting that your son did." With a smile, I told her that the doctor already mentioned Austin's prayer. "But there's something you don't know," she said. "Some of the other nurses and I have been witnessing to and praying for that doctor for a long time. After your son's surgery, he tracked a few of us down to tell us about Austin's prayer. He said, 'Well girls, you got me. If that little boy could pray for me when he was about to have surgery, then I think maybe I need his Jesus too.'" She then recounted how they joined the doctor as he prayed to receive Christ right there in the hospital. Wow! Austin had played a small part in something wonderful. But then, so did the nurses who prayed and witnessed. I thought about John's words in his Gospel, "One sows and the other reaps" (John 4:37). Austin's experience taught me that, although we never know which role we may be called to play, in the end it doesn't matter. 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Thanks LouiseAu! Trust me, I've seen many a cat video, but this is one of the funniest and most adorable I've ever seen. Kudos to this terrific narrator who again made me laugh myself silly. You may remember him from the sad cat and sad dog diaries, who were also brilliantly funny. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=G4Sn91t1V4g Scary high winds treat real aircraft like paper planes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_WmjWAGkLI&feature=player_embedded If you haven't met your cuteness quota for the day, then you have to watch this video. Kids can be wild sometimes - no one knows that better than this horse - but a little patience can go a long way. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=X8dhgIhw9cA --- ...Aww these are great! Thanks LouiseAu! Visit Melissa's Online Store You can get anything you want (except for Melissa ) at the online store http://pdhomes.net/mall/babylissa/mySTORES/ISELL4.html ========================================================== ( ) |\ _,--------._ / | | `.,' `. / | ` ' ,-' ' \/_ _ ( / (,-.`. ,',-.`. `__,' |/#\ ),-','#\`= ,'.` | `._/) -'.\_,' ) ))| / (_.)\ . -'// ( /\____/\ ) )`'\ \ |V----V|| ' , \ |`- -- -' ,' \ \ _____ ___ | .' \ \ `._,-' `- `.__,`---^---' \ ` -' -.______ \ . / ______,- `. ,' ap >-->It's Devastating What Sin Can Do by emb As I grow in God's Word wisdom, I have become more and more enlightened at how sin affects us in our daily lives. I used not to think much about sin. I just thought of it as doing something that God didn't want us to do. Pretty much like a kid disobeying their parent. However, I didn't fully understand the hidden consequences of actually committing a sin. I am not sure that most of us do. If you are like me, you seek to always please God your Father. But, if we go against Him and do something we know He would not approve of, you know - a sin, then we don't think too much of it until we say our prayers and ask God to forgive us of our sins. Now, I don't want to sound like a doomsday or some sort of hell and brimstone type preacher here. Our God is above all things most tolerant, patient and loving of us all of the time. Having said that, it is important to put things into perspective. When we sin, we are going against what God has told us in His Bible that He doesn't want us to do. Like our parents handing out rules, we knew if we broke them, we'd be punished. However, unlike our parents, we don't know how going against God's rules will affect us. We know we are under the Administration of Grace.... , , /////| ///// | ///// | |~~~| | | |===| |/| | B |/| | | I | | | | B | | | | L | / | E | / |===|/ jgs '---' See this teaching for more on this: https://tinyurl.com/y8j8fo9d So we often become lackadaisical when it comes to sin figuring God will be faithful and forgive us our sins when we confess them. Which, of course, He always does. However, what we often don't get is the time frame. Say we sin in the morning and ask God's forgiveness for it later that evening. That means there is a whole lot of time for the devil to have his fun with you. You may say, oh no! Not me! I am protected by God Almighty. But, what is sin? It is going against God's Word and in affect pushing God AWAY from you. God is pure and perfect... , , /////| ///// | ///// | |~~~| | | |===| |/| | B |/| | | I | | | | B | | | | L | / | E | / |===|/ jgs '---' 1 John 1: [5] This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. [6] If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: [7] But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. Eph.5: [8] For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: Notice the above verse says - 'in the Lord' - it didn't stop with you are light but added the condition 'in the Lord' - and clarifies the meaning of 'in the Lord' with further saying walk as children of light. This verse tells us why we need to walk in the Lord... Eph.6: [12] For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Once we sin or go against God's Word, we are not walking as children of light in the Lord, we push God away from us and now are walking in the devil's realm of darkness. I know. You are probably thinking, 'What? For one little lie?' Unfortunately, yes. Even just a little white lie allows the devil to get at you. Why? Because God is light and in Him is no darkness. ZERO. 2 Cor.6: [14] Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? It is like bringing a candle into a dark room. The darkness disappears. But if you choose to go into a dark room, you leave the light behind. That's what we do when we sin. Any sin. We leave the brightness of the well lit room and enter into the darkness. We may be OK in the dark, or we may not be OK in the dark. That is what I've been realizing more and more as I live this life and see what evil things happen to Christian people. Often it is just a little thing. It horrifies me when I see it. I am appalled by it. But I realize God is not to blame. He warns us: , , /////| ///// | ///// | |~~~| | | |===| |/| | B |/| | | I | | | | B | | | | L | / | E | / |===|/ jgs '---' 1 Pet.5: [8] Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Just like that. In that little time from a sin to praying to be back in fellowship and gaining forgiveness from God, the devil can pounce on people. And he does. Taking the opportunity to devour the vulnerable just as fast as he can. That is his nature. He is our adversary. He is evil. He is all dark. That is why it is most important to pray for your family and your loved ones. _ _|_|_ ,|_| |_|_ || | | |_| || | | | | || | | | | _|| | | | | ||)\ ^ ^ ^ | || | | || | | || | | \\ | \\ / ejm )\ ( / \ \ / \ \ \ \ Eph.6: [18] Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; The 'saints' is us born again believers. Why? Because the devil has it out mainly for us. We represent Christ here on earth. He does all he can to get rid of us because we shine... Phil.2: [15] That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; John 8: [12] Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. John 9: [5] As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. __ /_/\/\ \_\ / /_/ \ \_\/\ \ \_\/ unknown So the devil crucified Jesus to get rid of that light... However had he known the secret God hid about us having Christ in us: 1 Cor.2: [8] Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. I watch the ID channel because real life cases intrigue me. I've been seeing over and over how the devil gets at a person who commits sin. Sometimes it is just one discretion that leads to their demise. Other times, it seems one misjudgement or bad decision causes a horrible end. Other times, I see that God can step between the evil doer and save the person with just one other helper. However, most times it seems God had to keep going out of His way to finally be able to save the person as each of His earlier efforts didn't work. It's amazing how many chances some people get! God mostly uses people to help people. You rarely see huge displays of miracles from God because like the spiritual war going on nonstop around us, it is invisible to our eyes. God gives people the notion or nudge or idea to do what He wants them to do and they by their own free decide to do it or not to do it. God is invisible... 1 Tim.1: [17] Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen. So He works for us invisibly. Here's an example: I saw this ID show last night where a woman was abducted in her own home by a man with evil intent. God was clearly trying to save her. Here's our invisible God in action... Neighbors were alerted to and saw a strange car roaming in the neighborhood but chose to do nothing about it. Neighbors were made aware and alerted to this car pulling up into the woman's yard and a man loading a rug from her house into his trunk but again didn't do anything about it. A woman fellow worker was alerted that something was wrong when this woman didn't show up or call off for work and so decided to go to her house to investigate. She quickly learned that her friend's home had been invaded. She then called the police. Neighbors when asked told the officers, who came rather quickly to the scene, about the suspicious car. Meanwhile, the bad guy, when he realized in his rush to abduct the woman that he hadn't stolen anything, went back to her house only to see cops there so he quickly did a U turn. He went back to his house that was only about 5 miles away where he had her tied up. The cops at the scene were alerted to the car making the U turn but didn't connect the car with the car the neighbors had told them about. So they didn't do anything. Can you see in this scenario how many times God had intervened and was trying to get others to rescue her? God wasn't done. When He is allowed to intervene, He is like a pit bull and won't let go. The man held her captive and brutalized her for 5 days at his house. Using rope to hog tie her every time he left her. During that time, he watched news and her family speak about her. God used her family to help reassure him. She was made to listen to the news while tied up. She remembered how sad she had been at her teen children using the past tense when talking about her and the news media saying they had no leads. This probably saved her life as the evil man felt reassured that he had gotten away with his crime and didn't feel pressured to dispose of her as many abductors do with their victims. So he kept her alive. ________ /________\ //( ( ( ( \\ || ((|| ||) ) ` ) )|| || (\___( ( || \|) ) \)_|/ / ((\_v_/ \ / /) x \ \ | | x | | | \ x / | | | x | | In her mind, God sparked her survival mode. She knew she had to survive so she was using her wits to convince him she wasn't a risk to him but if he was to keep her much longer, she told him the ropes were causing her an infection. So he put her in handcuffs and a rope around them to hog tie her. When he left, she heard a voice in her mind telling her it was now or never. So she worked to loosen the rope. She got free and was able to hop to another room. With her hands cuffed behind her, she was able to use his land line to dial 911 for help. She survived by God's help. She became a spokesperson and got quicker 911 victim location identifications and is helping others learn how to survive such an ordeal as she went through. Sometimes it is the little things that cause us a problem. One little lie can put us in the path of the lion. It isn't always the case, but I see it quite often on these true ID murder cases. We put ourselves in danger when we choose to go against God and walk in darkness. , , /////| ///// | ///// | |~~~| | | |===| |/| | B |/| | | I | | | | B | | | | L | / | E | / |===|/ jgs '---' 1 Thes.5: [5] Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. [6] Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. When we pray for ourselves and our loved ones, we give God the right to intervene through Christ on our and our loved ones behalf. God works mainly on our behalf through His children. That means if a person is not saved, God cannot reach them as easily to influence them to do His Will. God is spirit and interacts best with those with His own spirit. For instance, if you have prayed for your children to be safe - no accident, harm or injury today in the name of Jesus Christ. Then the devil can't take advantage of them in this way. God will by all means keep them safe. It's like putting up a force field around them. We can do this for ourselves and our loved ones. We have to be vigilant though. The devil finds loopholes whenever and where ever he can. So we must be on guard and keep in God's light! See this article: New Study: This One Particular Sin Has Led to Skyrocketing Youth Suicide Rates https://tinyurl.com/ybu52lp2 , , /////| ///// | ///// | |~~~| | | |===| |/| | B |/| | | I | | | | B | | | | L | / | E | / |===|/ jgs '---' See These Teachings: God is light http://www.absolutebiblestudy.com/Basics/God_Is_All_Light.htm BODY - SOUL - SPIRIT http://www.absolutebiblestudy.com/Basics/BODY_SOUL_SPIRIT.htm ========================================================== __ /_/\/\ \_\ / /_/ \ \_\/\ \ \_\/ unknown >-->I Touched the Hand of Jesus I touched the hand of Jesus Things are not the same I looked into His loving eyes Heard Him call my name. I felt the peace of Jesus In sweetness, I did dwell Serenity, all around me Draped just like a veil. I saw the light of Jesus It burned upon His face When storms raged all about me He sheltered me with grace. I touched the hand of Jesus And things are not the same I looked into His loving eyes And heard Him call my name. -Author/Written By: Marilyn Ferguson ©2003 -<>- . ' . ' ' . ' . . . . . .; . .': . .' : . : ; . \./ . .' . :;|.;: . 'd '' |' |' .| | | | b c | | . '', | ') | : | | |c | __| :|__ .-"" .| , |. ""-..-"". ::.--""|. |""--.:: : :. '.;:__.+:. .:"__:' : "-.._" " _..-" : "" ".. """""" .." ""--....--""grp >-->Lighting The Way If I was one thing, I'd be a candle Lighting the way so you can handle Your life easier without woes Not having to fight with your foes. I'd help keep you from stumbling over Things blocking your path to an open door. If I light your path, life is easier, Even strong winds, my light will not deter. No matter what, I'm here for you To cheer you up when you are blue. Do not fret when times get tough, If things look down or kind of rough. Just remember, I'm always here, In your heart, close and near. I will help you out in every way, Happiness and love in your heart will stay. Don't blow me out, that's one request Unless it's me you do detest. I do not try to hurt anyone That isn't good or any fun. But one day you may leave me behind You may no longer need my light to shine. If that day comes, go on your way And I will hope to see you again one day. If one day, I don't appear, Do not worry, do not fear I may be gone, but in your heart The light I gave you did not depart. It will be there forever and a day To always bring happiness and light your way. Farewell for now, I'm needed elsewhere If your path grows dark, in your heart, I'm there. So I'm really not gone, just not seen, I would not leave, I'm not that mean. 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