Hello Guys and Gals!
I woke up this morning having slept almost 3 hours past the time to take my meds. I was in pain, lots of pain! Even now, 45 minutes after having taken my meds, I am still feeling pain as it fades. I don't know how many of you deal with this kind of pain or have dealt with it before in your lives. I know of at least one who does deal with it daily. I pray for her! Then both my reading and the sermon I listen to in the morning are both dealing with faith. This has me thinking, is my faith strong enough?
"Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." ~ Hebrews 11:1.
I have often talked about the words of 'hope' and 'faith' and specifically what they originally meant in the Greek language. The two words are linked in a way because without the one, there is no way to understand the other. Hope in the Greek language means specifically something in the future that is a true happening that has not happened yet. Faith in the Greek language means strong belief in that hope! Do you comprehend what that means? Now apply that to scripture when we speak of hope and faith. Apply it to just the verse above!
None of us know that the Sun will come up tomorrow. Yet we have hope and faith that it will happen! By what power does the Sun 'come up' every morning? Now those of us who have studied the star system know that the science behind it actually show the Sun to be still in space and the world makes revolutions around it while rotating on an invisible axis. This is how we see the sun come up every morning. But what holds the sun still? What causes the Earth to spin on an invisible axis let alone make revolutions around the Sun? Those of us believe that it is by the power of God by which these things happen. Shoot, I could argue that even Athiests believe that it is by God these things happen but I won't go there right now! The simple fact is that we all believe in the power that holds these things to be as we have always known them to be!
Why is it that we have such a hard time trusting that God will do what He says He will do in our lives when we give our lives over to Him? Why do we still feel the guilt over our past sins and live in that guilt? We have been forgiven, yet we still dwell in that guilt. God says He will assuredly take care of us no matter what may come our way. Do you believe and trust in that? Is there anything you are anxious over in your life? If so, why? If you are trusting in God with it, why are you anxious?
I am in a lot of pain right now. All the time pain. I have faith that God will heal whatever it is that is wrong with my body that is causing all this pain! When that will happen, I know not! But I do know that it will happen and I strive to live my life as if it has already happened! Is there something in your life that you are not trusting in Him? Give it over to God and let Him handle it for you. You will have the assurance that once it is in His hands, that not only does He have the power to take it up, but He will take it up and accomplish it for you!
May God bless you all this day!
19 May 2012
12 May 2012
Much Has Been Forgiven!
Hello Guys and Gals,
This passage has been on my mind today. I think it is because my friend, Lance, asked me why I knew so much of the sinfilled places. Such has been my life, being in sinfilled places! Anyway, here is the passges,
40 And Jesus answered him, "Simon, I have something to say to you." And he replied, "Say it, Teacher." 41 "A moneylender had two debtors: one owed five hundred tdenarii, and the other fifty. 42 When they were unable to repay, he graciously forgave them both. So which of them will love him more?" 43 Simon answered and said, "I suppose the one whom he forgave more." And He said to him, "You have judged correctly." ~ Luke 7:40-43.
There is more to it, but I believe this passage covers the gist of what has been on my mind.
I have lived a sinfilled life! God has graciously forgiven me of all the sin and iniquity I have perpetuated against Him! He did this through His wrath being poured out upon His Son, Jesus Christ! God also gave my safe-keeping into the hand of Jesus Christ, who, by his own power, being one-third of the Triune God, rose from the grave which could not hold him! If the very grave and death cannot hold Jesus Christ, then do you think it can also hold me, who has been given into his hand for safe-keeping? I say to you no, it cannot. As such, I am an heir with Christ before the Father and have received Eternal Life through Jesus Christ! I have so much to be thankful for, because so much has been forgiven me!
Have you thought about what God has forgiven you today? Do you know if God has forgiven you anything? Have you even asked Him to forgive you yet? If you have not, please do so today. Right now! Bow your head and ask Jesus Christ, the Son of God, to forgive you and write the Law of his Father upon your heart! Ask him to forgive you of your sins, both against him and against all whom you have sinned against. Ask him to come into your life and be with you as you strive to do his will for you in your life! God wants to have a relationship with you and this is the only way for you to have one with him!
May God bless you all this day!
This passage has been on my mind today. I think it is because my friend, Lance, asked me why I knew so much of the sinfilled places. Such has been my life, being in sinfilled places! Anyway, here is the passges,
40 And Jesus answered him, "Simon, I have something to say to you." And he replied, "Say it, Teacher." 41 "A moneylender had two debtors: one owed five hundred tdenarii, and the other fifty. 42 When they were unable to repay, he graciously forgave them both. So which of them will love him more?" 43 Simon answered and said, "I suppose the one whom he forgave more." And He said to him, "You have judged correctly." ~ Luke 7:40-43.
There is more to it, but I believe this passage covers the gist of what has been on my mind.
I have lived a sinfilled life! God has graciously forgiven me of all the sin and iniquity I have perpetuated against Him! He did this through His wrath being poured out upon His Son, Jesus Christ! God also gave my safe-keeping into the hand of Jesus Christ, who, by his own power, being one-third of the Triune God, rose from the grave which could not hold him! If the very grave and death cannot hold Jesus Christ, then do you think it can also hold me, who has been given into his hand for safe-keeping? I say to you no, it cannot. As such, I am an heir with Christ before the Father and have received Eternal Life through Jesus Christ! I have so much to be thankful for, because so much has been forgiven me!
Have you thought about what God has forgiven you today? Do you know if God has forgiven you anything? Have you even asked Him to forgive you yet? If you have not, please do so today. Right now! Bow your head and ask Jesus Christ, the Son of God, to forgive you and write the Law of his Father upon your heart! Ask him to forgive you of your sins, both against him and against all whom you have sinned against. Ask him to come into your life and be with you as you strive to do his will for you in your life! God wants to have a relationship with you and this is the only way for you to have one with him!
May God bless you all this day!
08 May 2012
The Trouble With My Brother!
Hello Guys and Gals!
I am writing this today to explain about my brother, James! Many of you know that I have had problems with my brother and that as such, I am not in communication with either him or the rest of my family. Well I am about to explain to you the reason why.
For years I have been the one to whom my brother turned when he was in trouble. I believe it has been this way ever since I got out of the Navy. Anyway, he was living with me in College Station, Texas. That morning my brother was angry with the world and I guess he was having a headache. He was screaming at me and I was trying to calm him down. He ended up attacking me and trying to kill me. He physically assaulted me with a cinder block which caused damage to my right hand which I still feel to this day. He also did damage to my Pathfinder and my Ford pick-up. As a result of this attack, the authorities there in College Station prosecuted James and found him guilty. He is under probation which, if he violates it, will turn into a prison sentence.
My family: mother, brother, sister, and all other relatives of mine are no longer in communication with me except for one. The reason for this is because James keeps telling lies about that day and anything else he can about me. My family is not in communication with me because they keep believing James' lies and spreading James' lies. This is the reason I am not in communication with them at all. In order to restore communication with me, all they have to do is let the truth come out. But I am done with the lies!
It has been over a year and a half since I have spoken with anyone in my family. It has been longer than that with my brother. Yet this past week I have found out that my brother did something that hindered my ability to come back to Fort Worth. Yes, I was planning on coming back to Fort Worth. Now I took this as a sign from God for me not to return South, as I have been praying and have asked others to pray as well for God's hand to be involved if God wanted me to return to Fort Worth at this time.
I do not know why my brother has such ill will towards me. I do know that he has admitted to some friends that he knows I did not aggravate him on that day and that he was solely responsible, but he will never admit that to the family as he is delighted that I am not communicating with the family and it is all because of his lies. Those are his words as retold to me by more than one person. He has something wrong with him that he works to bring me harm even if it hurts him in doing so when I have only tried to help him and never willingly hurt him!
I am not asking any of you who know him to cut off communicating with him. What I do ask is that you keep what you tell him about me to a minimum. And if what you tell him about me might bring me harm, then I ask you to think before you communicate with him about me. I also ask you to pray, with me, for him and that he finds it within himself to repent of his lies and seek a true relationship with God through Jesus Christ!
Will you do that for me? Will you pray for him? I humbly beg you to do this, with me, for him!
May God bless you all this day as you join me in praying for my brother, James!
I am writing this today to explain about my brother, James! Many of you know that I have had problems with my brother and that as such, I am not in communication with either him or the rest of my family. Well I am about to explain to you the reason why.
For years I have been the one to whom my brother turned when he was in trouble. I believe it has been this way ever since I got out of the Navy. Anyway, he was living with me in College Station, Texas. That morning my brother was angry with the world and I guess he was having a headache. He was screaming at me and I was trying to calm him down. He ended up attacking me and trying to kill me. He physically assaulted me with a cinder block which caused damage to my right hand which I still feel to this day. He also did damage to my Pathfinder and my Ford pick-up. As a result of this attack, the authorities there in College Station prosecuted James and found him guilty. He is under probation which, if he violates it, will turn into a prison sentence.
My family: mother, brother, sister, and all other relatives of mine are no longer in communication with me except for one. The reason for this is because James keeps telling lies about that day and anything else he can about me. My family is not in communication with me because they keep believing James' lies and spreading James' lies. This is the reason I am not in communication with them at all. In order to restore communication with me, all they have to do is let the truth come out. But I am done with the lies!
It has been over a year and a half since I have spoken with anyone in my family. It has been longer than that with my brother. Yet this past week I have found out that my brother did something that hindered my ability to come back to Fort Worth. Yes, I was planning on coming back to Fort Worth. Now I took this as a sign from God for me not to return South, as I have been praying and have asked others to pray as well for God's hand to be involved if God wanted me to return to Fort Worth at this time.
I do not know why my brother has such ill will towards me. I do know that he has admitted to some friends that he knows I did not aggravate him on that day and that he was solely responsible, but he will never admit that to the family as he is delighted that I am not communicating with the family and it is all because of his lies. Those are his words as retold to me by more than one person. He has something wrong with him that he works to bring me harm even if it hurts him in doing so when I have only tried to help him and never willingly hurt him!
I am not asking any of you who know him to cut off communicating with him. What I do ask is that you keep what you tell him about me to a minimum. And if what you tell him about me might bring me harm, then I ask you to think before you communicate with him about me. I also ask you to pray, with me, for him and that he finds it within himself to repent of his lies and seek a true relationship with God through Jesus Christ!
Will you do that for me? Will you pray for him? I humbly beg you to do this, with me, for him!
May God bless you all this day as you join me in praying for my brother, James!
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