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Father, Son, Holy Spirit

You care for my family

Father I would like to thank You for caring... thank You so much for taking the time to be involved in my day-to-day activities, for sharing my love for my hobby, thank You for just being involved.  You of all people know how much my family means to me and how important my history is to me ~ and You showed me how much You care by showing up! WOW! What an awesome God I serve.

oh How I love You Jesus

How I love you,

You are the one,
You are the one.
How I love you,
You are the one for me.

I was so lost,
But you showed the way,
cause you are the way.
I was so lost,
But you showed the way to me.

I was lied to,
But you told the truth,
cause you are the truth.
I was lied to,
But you showed the truth to me.

I was dying,
But you gave me life,
cause you are the life.
I was dying,
And you gave your life for me.

Hallelujah,
You are the one,
You are the one.
Hallelujah,
You are the one for me.

How I love you,
You are the one,
You are the one.
How I love you,
You are the one for me

~ Jason Upton

a Quote or 2

When you say or do anything to please, get, keep, influence, or control anyone or anything, fear is the cause and pain is the result. ~ Byron Katie

Some friendships do not last, but some friends are more loyal than brothers. ~ Proverbs 18:24

When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends ~ unknown

You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him ~ unknown

We are always getting ready to live but never living ~ unknown

We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. ~ John 14:6

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Stay in the Word

For you to grow spiritually, fall in love with Jesus all over again, stay warm committed and focused you need to read your bible on a daily basis.

From experience I know the danger of not staying in the word... you become an easy target for the enemy. Sin does not matter that much anymore, you become lukewarm, it becomes more and more difficult to stay away from all the deadly paths; the not-so-good-for-you-friends, alcohol and drugs, affairs and those ever luring pornography sites.

Guilt takes you further and further away from your Heavenly Father and when it leads you to sin, it takes you on paths you wished you had never crossed.

Why does reading the bible seem to be like another chore at times? Is it because we are lazy and rather want to be amused by what is aired on television?  Is it perhaps that our spiritual eyes have closed because of sin and we do not understand the hidden depths and truths?  Or perhaps that we do not want to learn the truth about the sacred lives we are suppose to live?  Does it perhaps convicts you of sin you prefer not to think about or that you try to hide, even from yourself?


Friend, I want to encourage you start reading your bible, again.

It is my prayer that Jesus will give you a desire to know Him more and more and more.  May He fill your heart with a desire and a hunger to start reading His word daily, that you will get up early in the morning and stay in His truth.  May He reveal His secrets in a supernatural way that whenever you open your mouth to speak, words of wisdom and insight will start pouring out of your mouth.  And that your tongue and mouth will become a powerful tool that will speak blessings upon blessings, that will call life forth, that will be salt to whomever is listening, that will bring restoration to the broken, bring light to those in the dark, that will set the evil to flee, may your mouth causes you to be victorious, and may you use it to honor, bless and worship the One who created you and loved you first.

In Jesus Name I pray
Amen

Repentance

Repentance means a sincere turning away from sin and turn to God. A person must repent to receive eternal life in heaven, but this act does not earn salvation.


 Ezekiel 18:30:
"Therefore,O house of Israel, I will judge you, each one according to his ways, declares the Sovereign LORD. Repent! Turn away from all your offenses; then sin will not be your downfall." (NIV)

Jesus also calls for repentance:
"The time has come," Jesus said. "The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!" (Mark 1:15, NIV)
Repentance is an essential part of salvation, requiring a turning away from the sin-ruled life to a life characterized by obedience to God. The Holy Spirit leads a person to repent, but repentance itself cannot be seen as a "good work" that adds to our salvation.

The Bible states that people are saved by faith alone (Ephesians 2:8-9). However, there can be no faith in Christ without repentance and no repentance without faith. The two are inseparable.

Adultery

"But I tell you that anyone who looks at a women lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.  If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away.  It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell."

Matt 5:28-19 (NIV)

My Commanding Officer

I am in the army of God.
Jesus Christ is my Commanding Officer.
The Holy Bible is my code of conduct.
Prayer are my weapons of warfare.
I have been taught by the Holy Spirit, trained by experience, tried by adversity and tested by fire.

I am a volunteer in this army.
I am enlisted for eternity.
I will either retire in this army at the rapture or die in this army.
But I will not get out, sell out, be talked out, or pushed out. I am faithful, reliable, capable and dependable.

I am not a wimp.  I am in place saluting my King. Obeying His orders, praising His Name and training up His disciples. No one has to send me flowers, gifts, food, cards, candy or give me handouts. I do not need to be cuddled, cradled, cared for or catered to.  I cannot have my feelings hurt bad enough to turn me around.  I  cannot be discouraged enough to turn me aside. I cannot lose enough to cause me to quit.

I am more than a conqueror. I will always triumph. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Devils cannot defeat me. People cannot disillusion me. Weather cannot weary me. Sickness cannot stop me. Battles cannot defeat me. Money cannot buy me. And hell cannot handle me.

Even death cannot destroy me, for when my Commander calls me from this battle field, He will promote me to captain and then bring me back to rule this world with Him.

I am marching around claiming victory. I will not give up. I will not turn around. I am a christian soldier marching heaven-bound.

Here I stand, division will not make me fall.
Will you stand with me?


~ author unknown