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Footprints In The Sand... You Are NEVER Alone! God Wants You To Know This "Don't Worry, I Am Carrying You".

Footprints In The Sand

One night a man had a dream. He dreamed He was walking along the beach with the LORD. Across the sky flashed scenes from His life. For each scene He noticed two sets of footprints in the sand. One belonging to Him and the other to the LORD.

When the last scene of His life flashed before Him, He looked back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times along the path of His life there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times of His life.

This really bothered Him and He questioned the LORD about it. LORD you said that once I decided to follow you, you'd walk with me all the way. But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life there is only one set of footprints. I don't understand why when I needed you most you would leave me.

The LORD replied, my precious, precious child, I Love you and I would never leave you! During your times of trial and suffering when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you.

by Carolyn Carty, 1963

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REMEMBER: All of the good and the bad in your life up to this day has made you who you are today. You are still standing strong for a reason. God has a great plan for your life. Please don't give up. God loves you and accepts you as you are, and wants to meet you right where you are with no condemnation. You don't need to change first or be a saint to have fellowship with your Divine Source who loves you so very much, unconditionally. 💖 Big hug.

The Lord says this to you:
"Be not afraid or dismayed at this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, the battle belongs to God." [2 Chronicles 20:15 AMP]

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The Gift of Wisdom! Beautiful Message ❤

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The Gift of Wisdom

[James 3:13-14]

written by Pastor Greg McDonell

I was inspired to focus on the James passage today because of a comment my granddaughter made during a children’s sermon at her church in Houston. It seems that the pastor had gathered all the children around him and posed to them a question. He said: Does anyone know the difference between a person who is smart and one who is wise? Our Shelby raised her hand and the pastor recognized her, “Yes, Shelby, what is the difference?” She replied: “A smart person is someone who knows a lot of stuff and a wise person is one who makes good decisions.”

A reading from JAMES…………

“You say that I am repeating something I said before. I shall say it again.

In order to arrive there,

to arrive where you are, to get from where you are not,

YOU MUST go by a way wherein there is no ecstasy.

In order to arrive at what you do not know

YOU MUST go by a way which is the way of ignorance.

In order to possess what you do not possess

YOU MUST go by the way of dispossession.

To arrive at what you are not

YOU MUST go through the way in which you are not.

And what you do not know is the only thing you know.

And what you own is what you do not own.

And where you are is where you are not”

-T.S. Elliot. “East Coker”

If T.S. Elliot and Shelby Kallus are correct, and I sense that they are, WISDOM is a quality we are given and not something we gain. Wisdom is not how much you know, but knowing what is IMPORTANT to know as we read between the lines of our lives.

The author of James asks the question: “Who is wise and understanding among you?” And he goes on to supply his own answer: By ones good life let that person show their works in the gentleness of wisdom.” Wise people live out their gratitude for God’s gift in happiness, gentleness, and serenity. Or as Eliot would suggest: wise people know that what they do not know is worth knowing, where they have not yet been is important to be, and what they do not possess is what is important to possess. Wisdom is something accepted as a gift.

God in Christ offers us a life of purpose and meaning. God gives us wisdom that is….insight into GOD’S VISION for humankind. Our receptivity to that, our response to that, is the “GOOD LIFE” we live FOR others.

Bob is an alcoholic, a drug addict, a burglar, a thief, and con man. He is also a father of two children, a happily married man. In his book, Beyond the Yellow Brick Road: Our Children and Drugs, he tells his story of how he came to accept the gift of wisdom……….He says,

“At one point I actually counted the number of times people tried to help me get off drugs…31!!! My parents tried of course and failed. Teachers were equally unsuccessful. A neighbor and friend of the family begged me with tears in his eyes to stop for the sake of my parents; I didn’t. I tried a Christian group that told me to read the bible and everything would be fine. But at that time I was so sick and my eyes were so bad that I couldn’t have read the bible if I had wanted to; which I didn’t. Christian groups failed to help me. I tried methadone. The doctors at John Hopkins thought that getting high on that bitter stuff you wash down with Tang would be better for me than heroin. I always had the impression that doctors prescribed methadone so addicts wouldn’t go out and steal their television sets. A chemical substitute for junk is certainly no solution for the addict. Methadone treatment is a bad joke.

I tried behavior modification, psychoanalysis, chemical therapy, hypnosis, confrontive therapy, and numerous other methods. My experience in rehabilitation ranged from comic to tragic to frustrating to down right bizarre….NONE WORKED. Thirty one attempts to cure me failed…BUT the thirty-second time was a different story…. - Beyond the Yellow Brick Road, p12-13

Bob goes on to tell about that 32nd time. He had begun eating lunch at the Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church across the street from Rice University where he was working on the grounds. And each day at lunch Father Charlie came by and made small talk. Bob writes:

“I had no idea what to think of the man. I wasn’t particularly interested in him, but he seemed to be interested in me. EVERY DAY he would come over to my table and talk with me while I ate. One day I was eating by myself when someone called out, ‘Phone call for Bob’. I figured it was probably a cop, so I pretended I didn’t hear. A fellow worker pointed me out, so I went and took the call. It was Father Charlie.

“I’m sorry I missed our appointment today,” he said. Appointment, I replied? We had never made an appointment. Charlie went on to apologize profusely for having been tied up. I told him that it was OK and that I would see him tomorrow.

And then just before we hung up, he added, I just wanted to say that I love you.

Very strange thing to say, I thought. I hung up the phone and walked to my table thinking, “I know he is not gay; I’ve got no money, so he’s not trying to rip me off; there is nothing a bum like me has to offer him. What does he want? Why does he say he loves me? I couldn’t figure it out. But every day I came back to that cafeteria to see Charlie. And I knew that I was coming for one reason and one reason only….I SO WANTED TO HEAR HIM SAY IT AGAIN!

And so, Bob slowly began to get his life back together again as he received and responded to the gift of acceptance from Father Charlie. His soul was strengthened and his self-esteem began to soar.

You see, my dear friends, Father Charlie gave something to Bob he had never experienced before or heard of before: UNCONDITIONAL LOVE. Father Charlie created an environment in which people like Bob could pull themselves up if they chose to do so. Father Charlie would have still loved Bob had Bob returned to drugs. His love was unconditional, no strings attached. He offered Bob a new definition of happiness and said, “If you want it, take it, if you don’t want it…fine.” Bob says that it took him years to understand the power of that kind of love.

Bob’s experience goes beyond those who are victims of the disease of chemical dependency. His experience under scores for all of us THAT WISDOM, like grace is something we receive, something given that is responded to, something to accept and not to waste time trying to achieve it…….God in Christ offers us a better way of life. God GIVES us Christ and invites us to partake. God encourages each of us to receive and respond to such loved offered and given freely…There it is! Take it! It’s your life! Enjoy it!

So who is WISE among US? The wise truly are those who know and live their life believing that God loves them unconditionally. The most basic need of life, unconditional love, is already settled. We are accepted. We do not have to earn it, achieve it, to seek and struggle to gain it. It is a given gift that each of us hold within us.

And yet still, some of us refuse to allow ourselves to be loved unconditionally. We are very uncomfortable with that kind of love. We are trained, geared, reared, and otherwise brainwashed that you don’t get anything for nothing! And so some of us go around driving ourselves and driving ourselves until we just want to quit….and all along there is our Lord standing beside us saying, “Won’t you ever learn, won’t you ever be wise enough to understand the unconditional love I have for you. While you were yet sinners I died for you…no strings attached. But like Bob we want to say, “Hey, wait a minute what’s this guy up to?”

Maybe I have missed you in today’s sermon but as for me there certainly are times when I reject such love or at least forget about it’s reality in my life. The high level of tension in which we live in this world and perhaps even in your homes where stress and depression runs wild are signs enough that we need to be simply wise enough to let go……let go of our self-defeating drive to be the best, the biggest, and the brightest. Perhaps we need to slow down, relax, enjoy one another, enjoy our life here, and have peace in our hearts. The wise among us are drawing ever closer to the One who loves them unconditionally.

There is much to do in this life of ours. But let us have the wisdom to accept it first, to enjoy it first, to be grateful for it first…to receive God’s unconditional love FIRST and then to live into a life of gentle wisdom.

Friends, God loves YOU unconditionally. Believe it! Accept it!

God bless you this day!

Jesus Comforts His Disciples. Peace I Leave With You. My Peace I Give You. I Do Not Give To You As The World Gives. Do Not Let Your Hearts Be Troubled And Do Not Be Afraid.

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Jesus Comforts His Disciples

John 14 AMPLIFIED

[source: Biblegateway]

1 “Do not let your heart be troubled (afraid, cowardly). Believe [confidently] in God and trust in Him, [have faith, hold on to it, rely on it, keep going and] believe also in Me. 2 In My Father’s house are many dwelling places. If it were not so, I would have told you, because I am going there to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back again and I will take you to Myself, so that where I am you may be also. 4 And [to the place] where I am going, you know the way.” 5 Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going; so how can we know the way?” 6 Jesus said to him, “I am the [only] Way [to God] and the [real] Truth and the [real] Life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.

Jesus’ Oneness with the Father

7 If you had [really] known Me, you would also have known My Father. From now on you know Him, and have seen Him.”

8 Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father and then we will be satisfied.” 9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you for so long a time, and you do not know Me yet, Philip, nor recognize clearly who I am? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father?’ 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me? The words I say to you I do not say on My own initiative or authority, but the Father, abiding continually in Me, does His works [His attesting miracles and acts of power]. 11 Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me; otherwise believe [Me] because of the [very] works themselves [which you have witnessed]. 12 I assure you and most solemnly say to you, anyone who believes in Me [as Savior] will also do the things that I do; and he will do even greater things than these [in extent and outreach], because I am going to the Father. 13 And I will do whatever you ask in My name [as My representative], this I will do, so that the Father may be glorified and celebrated in the Son. 14 If you ask Me anything in My name [as My representative], I will do it.

15 “If you [really] love Me, you will keep and obey My commandments.

Role of the Spirit

16 And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor—Counselor, Strengthener, Standby), to be with you forever— 17 the Spirit of Truth, whom the world cannot receive [and take to its heart] because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He (the Holy Spirit) remains with you continually and will be in you.

18 “I will not leave you as orphans [comfortless, bereaved, and helpless]; I will come [back] to you. 19 After a little while the world will no longer see Me, but you will see Me; because I live, you will live also. 20 On that day [when that time comes] you will know for yourselves that I am in My Father, and you are in Me, and I am in you. 21 The person who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who [really] loves Me; and whoever [really] loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him [I will make Myself real to him].” 22 Judas (not Iscariot) asked Him, “Lord, what has happened that You are going to reveal Yourself to us and not to the world?” 23 Jesus answered, “If anyone [really] loves Me, he will keep My word (teaching); and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our dwelling place with him. 24 One who does not [really] love Me does not keep My words. And the word (teaching) which you hear is not Mine, but is the Father’s who sent Me.

25 “I have told you these things while I am still with you. 26 But the Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor—Counselor, Strengthener, Standby), the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name [in My place, to represent Me and act on My behalf], He will teach you all things. And He will help you remember everything that I have told you. 27 Peace I leave with you; My [perfect] peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid. [Let My perfect peace calm you in every circumstance and give you courage and strength for every challenge.] 28 You heard Me tell you, ‘I am going away, and I am coming back to you.’ If you [really] loved Me, you would have rejoiced, because I am going [back] to the Father, for the Father is greater than I. 29 I have told you now before it happens, so that when it does take place, you may believe and have faith [in Me]. 30 I will not speak with you much longer, for the ruler of the world (Satan) is coming. And he has no claim on Me [no power over Me nor anything that he can use against Me]; 31 but so that the world may know [without any doubt] that I love the Father, I do exactly as the Father has commanded Me [and act in full agreement with Him]. Get up, let us go from here.

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Why was The Message (MSG) Bible version written? The best answer to that question comes from Eugene Peterson himself: ""While I was teaching a class on Galatians, I began to realize that the adults in my class weren't feeling the vitality and directness that I sensed as I read and studied the New Testament in its original Greek. Writing straight from the original text, I began to attempt to bring into English the rhythms and idioms of the original language. I knew that the early readers of the New Testament were captured and engaged by these writings and I wanted my congregation to be impacted in the same way. I hoped to bring the New Testament to life for two different types of people: those who hadn't read the Bible because it seemed too distant and irrelevant and those who had read the Bible so much that it had become 'old hat.'""

Peterson's parishioners simply weren't connecting with the real meaning of the words and the relevance of the New Testament for their own lives. So he began to bring into English the rhythms and idioms of the original ancient Greek—writing straight out of the Greek text without looking at other English translations. As he shared his version of Galatians with them, they quit stirring their coffee and started catching Paul's passion and excitement as he wrote to a group of Christians whom he was guiding in the ways of Jesus Christ. For more than two years, Peterson devoted all his efforts to The Message New Testament. His primary goal was to capture the tone of the text and the original conversational feel of the Greek, in contemporary English.

Language changes. New words are formed. Old words take on new meaning. There is a need in every generation to keep the language of the gospel message current, fresh, and understandable—the way it was for its very first readers. That is what The Message seeks to accomplish for contemporary readers. It is a version for our time—designed to be read by contemporary people in the same way as the original koin Greek and Hebrew manuscripts were savored by people thousands of years ago.

That's why NavPress felt the time was right for a new version. When we hear something over and over again in the same way, we can become so familiar with it that the text loses its impact. The Message strives to help readers hear the living Word of God—the Bible—in a way that engages and intrigues us right where we are.

Some people like to read the Bible in Elizabethan English. Others want to read a version that gives a close word-for-word correspondence between the original languages and English. Eugene Peterson recognized that the original sentence structure is very different from that of contemporary English. He decided to strive for the spirit of the original manuscripts—to express the rhythm of the voices, the flavor of the idiomatic expressions, the subtle connotations of meaning that are often lost in English translations.

The goal of The Message is to engage people in the reading process and help them understand what they read. This is not a study Bible, but rather ""a reading Bible."" The verse numbers, which are not in the original documents, have been left out of the print version to facilitate easy and enjoyable reading. The original books of the Bible were not written in formal language. The Message tries to recapture the Word in the words we use today.

The Road

John 14 THE MESSAGE version

[source: Biblegateway]

1-4 “Don’t let this rattle you. You trust God, don’t you? Trust me. There is plenty of room for you in my Father’s home. If that weren’t so, would I have told you that I’m on my way to get a room ready for you? And if I’m on my way to get your room ready, I’ll come back and get you so you can live where I live. And you already know the road I’m taking.”

5 Thomas said, “Master, we have no idea where you’re going. How do you expect us to know the road?”

6-7 Jesus said, “I am the Road, also the Truth, also the Life. No one gets to the Father apart from me. If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him. You’ve even seen him!”

8 Philip said, “Master, show us the Father; then we’ll be content.”

9-10 “You’ve been with me all this time, Philip, and you still don’t understand? To see me is to see the Father. So how can you ask, ‘Where is the Father?’ Don’t you believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I speak to you aren’t mere words. I don’t just make them up on my own. The Father who resides in me crafts each word into a divine act.

11-14 “Believe me: I am in my Father and my Father is in me. If you can’t believe that, believe what you see—these works. The person who trusts me will not only do what I’m doing but even greater things, because I, on my way to the Father, am giving you the same work to do that I’ve been doing. You can count on it. From now on, whatever you request along the lines of who I am and what I am doing, I’ll do it. That’s how the Father will be seen for who he is in the Son. I mean it. Whatever you request in this way, I’ll do.

The Spirit of Truth

15-17 “If you love me, show it by doing what I’ve told you. I will talk to the Father, and he’ll provide you another Friend so that you will always have someone with you. This Friend is the Spirit of Truth. The godless world can’t take him in because it doesn’t have eyes to see him, doesn’t know what to look for. But you know him already because he has been staying with you, and will even be in you!

18-20 “I will not leave you orphaned. I’m coming back. In just a little while the world will no longer see me, but you’re going to see me because I am alive and you’re about to come alive. At that moment you will know absolutely that I’m in my Father, and you’re in me, and I’m in you.

21 “The person who knows my commandments and keeps them, that’s who loves me. And the person who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and make myself plain to him.”

22 Judas (not Iscariot) said, “Master, why is it that you are about to make yourself plain to us but not to the world?”

23-24 “Because a loveless world,” said Jesus, “is a sightless world. If anyone loves me, he will carefully keep my word and my Father will love him—we’ll move right into the neighborhood! Not loving me means not keeping my words. The message you are hearing isn’t mine. It’s the message of the Father who sent me.

25-27 “I’m telling you these things while I’m still living with you. The Friend, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send at my request, will make everything plain to you. He will remind you of all the things I have told you. I’m leaving you well and whole. That’s my parting gift to you. Peace. I don’t leave you the way you’re used to being left—feeling abandoned, bereft. So don’t be upset. Don’t be distraught.

28 “You’ve heard me tell you, ‘I’m going away, and I’m coming back.’ If you loved me, you would be glad that I’m on my way to the Father because the Father is the goal and purpose of my life.

29-31 “I’ve told you this ahead of time, before it happens, so that when it does happen, the confirmation will deepen your belief in me. I’ll not be talking with you much more like this because the chief of this godless world is about to attack. But don’t worry—he has nothing on me, no claim on me. But so the world might know how thoroughly I love the Father, I am carrying out my Father’s instructions right down to the last detail.

“Get up. Let’s go. It’s time to leave here.”

God Loves You – 3 Things You Need To Know About God’s Love For You.

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God loves you – 3 things you need to know about God’s love for you

written by Pastor Bruce Edwards

[source: BreakthroughForYou.com]

God loves you! No matter what. Did you know there is absolutely nothing that can separate you from the love of God? Romans 8:38-39 says,

“I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

God’s unstoppable love toward you is one of the most important Biblical truths in the Bible. Your relationship with God and how you live out your life is influenced by how much you understand this truth. In just a moment I’m going to share 3 powerful things about the love of God that will help you get a better understanding of God’s love for you.

Most Misunderstand the Love of God

Most Christians think they understand the love of God, but if they did they wouldn’t feel condemned, discouraged, depressed, and defeated. It wouldn’t be a problem loving others even those who are difficult to love. Worry, fear, doubt and unbelief would not be ruling so many believers thoughts and lives. Truly understanding the love of God cures all these problems

Faith Works by Love

Until we fully understand the love of God our faith doesn’t work the way it should. Faith works by love. (Galatians 5:6) When we understand the love of God every negative feeling and emotion turns positive. God’s love has the power to bring us into the fullness of all the good things God has for us.

The Greatest is Love

Having a deep revelation of God’s love for you is the most important thing you need in your life. 1 Corinthians 13:13 says, “Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.” God’s love is the greatest. Do you understand the love of God?

When You Understand God’s Love – You Experience the Riches of God

In Ephesians 3 the apostle Paul prays for believers to fully comprehend God’s love. Why? Because in verse 19 Paul says that when you grasp God’s love you will experience the richness of all that God has for you and you will be completely filled and flooded with God Himself! Are you lacking in any area of your life? If you are, the way to turn that around is to really understand the love of God.

God Loves You

Hear me – God loves you! He loves you right where you are and exactly the way you are. I want to help you better understand the love of God. Here are 3 powerful things you need to know about God’s love.

1. God’s Love has 4 Dimensions

“May you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. (Ephesians 3:18) Notice the love of God has four dimensions. There is width, length, height, and depth to God’s love. God’s love is all encompassing.

a) How Wide is God’s love? It is wide enough to reach across the whole world to every person regardless of where they are. God’s love is wide enough to reach you.

b) How Deep is God’?. The “depth” of God’s love refers to the intensity and intimacy of His love: “ God knows every detail about you. He cares about everything – from the smallest to the greatest. God has an intense-deep love for you.

c) How High is God’s Love? God’s love is high enough to cover any mistake you ever make. “Your love, O LORD, reaches to the heavens…” Psalm 36:5 NIV God’s love reaches to where ever you are and is able to cover you .

d) How Long is God’s Love?. God’s love never runs out. It goes forever – from eternity to eternity. You can’t use up God’s love. God loves you forever.

2. God’s Love is Unconditional

“But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.” (Romans 5:8) There is nothing you can do to get God to love you any MORE than He does right now and there is nothing you can do to get God to love you any LESS than He does right now. God doesn’t love you because of your goodness. He doesn’t love you or stop loving you because of anything you do or don’t do. God loves you because He is Love. “God is love” (1 John 4:8).

Don’t allow the devil to deceive you into believing God’s love for you is based on your performance – if you are good enough, pray long enough, read the Bible more, pay tithes, go to church, etc. then God will love you and answer your prayers. This is not true, it’s a legalistic juggernaut. God’s love is unconditional.

3. God’s Love Never Fails

“Praise the Lord! He is good. God’s love never fails. Praise the God of all gods. God’s love never fails.” (Psalm 136:1-2) Regardless of the circumstances or situations in your life God’s love for you never stops. People will fail. Governments will fail. Businesses will fail, but the love of God never fails. Take comfort in the fact that God’s love for you is unfailing. No matter how much you fall short in life, God is not willing to give up on you. Trust Him – “But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God’s unfailing love for ever and ever.” (Psalm 52:8) God’s love never fails.

God’s Amazing Love

Gods love is amazing and He wants you to know how much He loves you and that He has great plans for you. God’s love is unconditional, it never fails, and all you need to do to experience it is accept it, and rejoice in it. So, stop trying to earn God’s love and just experience it!

An Exuberant Declaration of Faith; Rejoicing in Answered Prayer.

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An Exuberant Declaration of Faith
Psalm 27 NKJV

[source: Biblegateway]

1 The Lord is my light and my salvation;

      Whom shall I fear?

      The Lord is the strength of my life;

      Of whom shall I be afraid?

2 When the wicked came against me

       To eat up my flesh,

       My enemies and foes,

       They stumbled and fell.

3 Though an army may encamp against me,

       My heart shall not fear;

       Though war may rise against me,

       In this I will be confident.

4 One thing I have desired of the Lord,

       That will I seek:

       That I may dwell in the house of the Lord

       All the days of my life,

       To behold the beauty of the Lord,

       And to inquire in His temple.

5 For in the time of trouble

      He shall hide me in His pavilion;

      In the secret place of His tabernacle

      He shall hide me;

      He shall set me high upon a rock.

6 And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me;

      Therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle;

       I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.

7 Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice!

      Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

8 When You said, “Seek My face,”

      My heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, I will seek.”

9 Do not hide Your face from me;

      Do not turn Your servant away in anger;

      You have been my help;

      Do not leave me nor forsake me,

      O God of my salvation.

10 When my father and my mother forsake me,

        Then the Lord will take care of me.

11 Teach me Your way, O Lord,

       And lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies.

12 Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries;

       For false witnesses have risen against me,

       And such as breathe out violence.

13 I would have lost heart, unless I had believed

       That I would see the goodness of the Lord

       In the land of the living.

14 Wait on the Lord;

        Be of good courage,

        And He shall strengthen your heart;

       Wait, I say, on the Lord!

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Rejoicing in Answered Prayer

Psalm 28 (NKJV)

[source: Biblegateway]

1 To You I will cry, O Lord my Rock:

Do not be silent to me,

Lest, if You are silent to me,

I become like those who go down to the pit.

2 Hear the voice of my supplications

When I cry to You,

When I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.

3 Do not take me away with the wicked

And with the workers of iniquity,

Who speak peace to their neighbors,

But evil is in their hearts.

4 Give them according to their deeds,

And according to the wickedness of their endeavors;

Give them according to the work of their hands;

Render to them what they deserve.

5 Because they do not regard the works of the Lord,

Nor the operation of His hands,

He shall destroy them

And not build them up.

6 Blessed be the Lord,

Because He has heard the voice of my supplications!

7 The Lord is my strength and my shield;

My heart trusted in Him, and I am helped;

Therefore my heart greatly rejoices,

And with my song I will praise Him.

8 The Lord is their strength,

And He is the saving refuge of His anointed.

9 Save Your people,

And bless Your inheritance;

Shepherd them also,

And bear them up forever.

If you want to open up the windows of heaven and get immediate help.

Pray, read daily coming from your soul. ❤ Feel it as your petition to God almighty.

Psalms 21, 23, 27, 28, 30, 35, 40, 53, 59, 69, 70, 91, 109, 140.

In the mighty most powerful name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

Be Still, And Know That I Am God.

This is the message and picture I use as a screensaver on my desktop at home. This message is in my face always as a glaring reminder.

Be Still, And Know That I Am God

Psalms 46 NKJV

[source: Biblegateway]

1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

2 Therefore we will not fear, even though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;

3 Though its waters roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with its swelling. Selah (Selah means pause and think about that.)

4 There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High.

5 God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved; God shall help her, just at the break of dawn.

6 The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved; He uttered His voice, the earth melted.

7 The Lord of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah

8 Come, behold the works of the Lord, who has made desolations in the earth.

9 He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two; He burns the chariot in the fire.

10 Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!

11 The Lord of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah

I say, "The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob." because that IS the God of the Most High I pray to, the Lord God Almighty, the God who CREATED the universe and ALL living things. There are a gazillion gods/deities of the underworld. There is only one King of kings and Lord of lords who has ALL AUTHORITY over heaven and earth. We don't all pray to the same god. No we don't. The Hindu religion alone has a gazillion gods/deities they pray to that are demons. The Vikings have gods and their demonic kingdoms. There are powerful marine spirits and their chief Leviathan who has his own kingdom. There are also goddesses who have their own demonic kingdoms like that of Jezebel and Lilith who the Kabbalist Talmudic Jews who created this new Illuminati Israel believe is Adam's rightful wife and that Eve stole Adam from Lilith demon.

Bob Larson explains Lilith demon is mentioned in the Zohar, Kabbalistic movement of occult mystical Judaism. These are the people who created this new Illuminati Israel and rule over the new modern Israel today. They don't worship the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. They are not even Hebrews aka Israelites. This is not the Kingdom of King David. They believe their god is both male and female and believe we are all both male and female which is shown in their "tree of life" as above so below. They believe there are 8 genders. This is where transgenderism comes from.

"According to the legend of Kabbalistic (Talmud/Zohar) Judaism (esoteric mysticism), the true wife of Adam was Lilith. But Eve sexually seduced Adam to begin the human race and therefore she took the place of Lilith. And those in occult Satanism and Kabbalism Judaism want to restore Lilith to her rightful place." ~Bob Larson, the Real Exorcist

Make sure you know who you're praying to because you could be selling your soul for eternal damnation to a god you're asking for help and protection and opening up a door for all of their demonic kingdom to enter your life and takeover. And when you're saying, "No weapon formed against me shall prosper." by who's authority? Who's power are you using to make such a claim? Your authority? or in the name of Jesus Christ? It's because of the shed blood of Jesus Christ my Lord and Savior that I can make that statement, "No weapon formed against me shall prosper. In Jesus mighty name. Amen." with confidence.

Also, Jesus Christ came to MAKE the captives free from this world that our souls wearing these earth suits were born into. That's why you'll hear the term "born again". Because when we surrender and receive Jesus Christ's unconditional love, we are acknowledging that Jesus paid our debt to Satan in full, bought us back, and we no longer belong to this world but now belong to the Kingdom of Heaven again. We have been redeemed, bought back by the shed blood of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior who is the living breathing WORD of God almighty who was made flesh to walk among us.

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him. [John 1:1-3] (emphasis mine)

After I was saved, it was hard for my flesh to open the Bible. I would stare at it on the shelf across the room. So God led me to Pastor Arnold Murray who teaches the Bible chapter by chapter, verse by verse. He was on TV from 2am to 6am. God satisfied my hunger to learn the Word of God while flipping through the channels. God had the bible read to me in great detail. I am so happy Shepherd's Chapel uploaded Pastor Arnold Murray's teachings on YouTube. The link is below. It would be nice if they sold his teachings on DVD or even on CD's to listen to while driving. I would buy it.

Shepherd's Chapel Bible Studies YouTube channel

Start with the Book of John playlist. 💖👇

Pastor Arnold Murray passed away February 12, 2014. I never met him in person. I wish I had. But I felt like I knew him because I watched him almost every day for years. He's such a great teacher of the Word of God. I cried when I found out he passed away. He's a straight shooter. He doesn't mince words. But that's what I liked about him.

🚨👇 The gods of this world. 👇🚨 

Bob Larson... The REAL Exorcist! published August 17, 2013: Exorcist Bob Larson confronts Hindu demons! Ryan had a curse that went back 50 generations to some human and animal blood sacrifices -- but Ryan is a Christian, and the Hindu demons in Ryan had to leave!

Bob Larson... The REAL Exorcist! published December 31, 2017: Exorcist Bob Larson uncovers curses in a Muslim, Pakistani woman whose ancestors killed Hindus. Ramana was born to a Muslim family, but went to Catholic school. She didn’t know her suffering was because of ancestors who killed Hindus, where were in turn cursed by Hindu gods.

Bob Larson... The REAL Exorcist! published December 4, 2016: Exorcist Bob Larson casts out demons of Islam and Mammon from Ukrainian woman! Ruslana got Muslim demons from converting to Islam to rescue her daughter. She got more demons of Jezebel and Lilith from an affair with a Frenchman. Don’t miss the violent conclusion of this exorcism.

Bob Larson... The REAL Exorcist! published Jun 5, 2016: Exorcist Bob Larson confronts Buddha and Shiva in an Asian mother. Priscilla enrolled in Bob’s School of Exorcism. The teaching challenged a hidden 30 generation curse. Both Buddhist and Hindu demons manifested.

Bob Larson... The REAL Exorcist! published Dec 1, 2013: Exorcist Bob Larson confronts a violent Freemason demon! When demanded to reveal his legal right DeMarques's demon screamed over and over, "Thirty-three, thirty-three." An ancestor of DeMarques had been a 33rd degree Mason and sealed a covenant with Lucifer by drinking blood from a skull! He renounced the god of the lodge in order to break the curse placed on his bloodline from his ancestor.

Bob Larson... The REAL Exorcist! published Apr 8, 2018: Exorcist Bob Larson confronts demons of Scientology and Orion! Alex was raised in Scientology. She became a self-mutilator and was tattooed with demonic hexagrams. Bob also uncovers the zodiac spirit of Orion.

This Is A Great Story To Be Shared On This Mother's Day And Remembered For A Lifetime...💖

One young man went to apply for a managerial position in a big company. He passed the initial interview, and now would meet the director for the final interview.

The director discovered from his CV that the youth's academic achievements were excellent. He asked, "Did you obtain any scholarships in school?" the youth answered "no".

"Was it your father who paid for your school fees?"

"My father passed away when I was one year old, it was my mother who paid for my school fees.” he replied.

"Where did your mother work?"

"My mother worked as clothes cleaner.”

The director requested the youth to show his hands. The youth showed a pair of hands that were smooth and perfect.

"Have you ever helped your mother wash the clothes before?"

"Never, my mother always wanted me to study and read more books. Besides, my mother can wash clothes faster than me.

The director said, "I have a request. When you go home today, go and clean your mother's hands, and then see me tomorrow morning.

The youth felt that his chance of landing the job was high. When he went back home, he asked his mother to let him clean her hands. His mother felt strange, happy but with mixed feelings, she showed her hands to her son.

The youth cleaned his mother's hands slowly. His tear fell as he did that. It was the first time he noticed that his mother's hands were so wrinkled, and there were so many bruises in her hands. Some bruises were so painful that his mother winced when he touched it.

This was the first time the youth realized that it was this pair of hands that washed the clothes everyday to enable him to pay the school fees. The bruises in the mother's hands were the price that the mother had to pay for his education, his school activities and his future.

After cleaning his mother hands, the youth quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother.

That night, mother and son talked for a very long time.

Next morning, the youth went to the director's office.

The Director noticed the tears in the youth's eyes, when he asked: "Can you tell me what have you done and learned yesterday in your house?"

The youth answered," I cleaned my mother's hands, and also finished cleaning all the remaining clothes'

“I know now what appreciation is. Without my mother, I would not be who I am today. By helping my mother, only now do I realize how difficult and tough it is to get something done on your own. And I have come to appreciate the importance and value of helping one’s family.

The director said, "This is what I am looking for in a manager. I want to recruit a person who can appreciate the help of others, a person who knows the sufferings of others to get things done, and a person who would not put money as his only goal in life.”

“You are hired.”

This young person worked very hard, and received the respect of his subordinates. Every employee worked diligently and worked as a team. The company's performance improved tremendously.

A child, who has been protected and habitually given whatever he wanted, would develop an "entitlement mentality" and would always put himself first. He would be ignorant of his parent's efforts. When he starts work, he assumes that every person must listen to him, and when he becomes a manager, he would never know the sufferings of his employees and would always blame others. For this kind of people, who may be good academically, they may be successful for a while, but eventually they would not feel a sense of achievement. They will grumble and be full of hatred and fight for more. If we are this kind of protective parents, are we really showing love or are we destroying our children instead?

You can let your child live in a big house, eat a good meal, learn piano, watch on a big screen TV. But when you are cutting grass, please let them experience it. After a meal, let them wash their plates and bowls together with their brothers and sisters. It is not because you do not have money to hire a maid, but it is because you want to love them in a right way. You want them to understand, no matter how rich their parents are, one day their hair will grow gray, same as the mother of that young person. The most important thing is your child learns how to appreciate the effort and experience the difficulty and learns the ability to work with others to get things done.

I Love You Mom! 💖 Happy Mother's Day. 😊💐

Mother
~ Author unknown

(American Greetings card)

Sometimes,
a mom means laughter, sharing, and warmth.

Sometimes,
a mom means understanding, encouragement, and guidance.

But always, a mom means love.

As time goes by,

I appreciate more and more

all the things you've done for me.

I recognize kind acts and realize sacrifices;

I understand your viewpoints and appreciate your wisdom.

And with these things,

I discover I not only love you,

but I love what you've done,

I love who you are,

and I love that you are my mom.

******************************

Dear Mom,

I don't know if you realize how much I admire you, but I do.

Being your daughter is a joy, because you've been such a wonderful role model for me, not just in the way you raised me, but in the way you live your own life.

I've learned so much from you, what it means to be truly giving and caring, how important it is to be fair, how to believe in myself and in my ideals. But my most cherished observation, to be a free spirit.

Your example has shaped the way I think and feel and believe much more than you will ever know.

Happy Mother's Day!

💖 I LOVE YOU! 💖

Your favorite one and only child,

😊~ Josette ~😊

Me and my mom celebrating my 1st birthday!

Me and my mom celebrating my 44th birthday!

11 years ago.

Happy Mother's Day To All Of You Beautiful Wonderful Inspiring Women Around The World! :)

I just want to take a moment to personally thank ALL of the women around the WORLD who have chosen to sacrifice their personal lives in order to give birth to new life. Women who have chosen to give unconditional love to their children. Women who have chosen to nurture and mentor these children who will become our future leaders. All of humanity owes you a GREAT deal of gratitude, because without you women, NONE of us would exist.

"The love of a mother is the veil of a softer light between
the heart and the heavenly Father."

~ by Samuel Taylor Coleridge ♥

Steps To Happiness... ♥

Steps To Happiness

poem written by Father Pat

Everybody Knows:

You can't be all things to all people.

You can't do all things at once.

You can't do all things equally well.

You can't do all things better than everyone else.

Your humanity is showing just like everyone else's.

So:

You have to find out who you are, and be that.

You have to decide what comes first, and do that.

You have to discover your strengths, and use them.

You have to learn not to compete with others,

Because no one else is in the contest of *being you*.

Then:

You will have learned to accept your own uniqueness.

You will have learned to set priorities and make decisions.

You will have learned to live with your limitations.

You will have learned to give yourself the respect that is due.

And you'll be a most vital mortal.

Dare To Believe:

That you are a wonderful, unique person.

That you are a once-in-all-history event.

That it's more than a right, it's your duty, to be who you are.

That life is not a problem to solve, but a gift to cherish.

And we'll be able to stay one up on what used to get us.

May God Bless you and keep you safe.

10 Inspirational Quotes By Leo Buscaglia!

Leo Buscaglia - Speaking of Love

Sacramento, California, December 1979

Felice Leonardo "Leo" Buscaglia, Ph.D. (31 March 1924 – 11 June 1998) was an author and motivational speaker, and a professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Southern California. He was a graduate of Theodore Roosevelt High School (Los Angeles). Leo Buscaglia authored a number of New York Times bestselling inspirational books on love and human reticence on the subject, including The Fall of Freddie the Leaf, Bus 9 to Paradise, Living Loving and Learning, Love, and My Father. In lectures he often protested, in outrage at the comparative absence of writings on the subject, "I got the copyright for love!!!" [source: wikipedia]

10 Inspirational Quotes From Leo Buscaglia

1. Love always creates, it never destroys. In this lie's man's only promise.
   
   
2. Love is always bestowed as a gift - freely, willingly and without expectation. We don't love to be loved; we love to love.
   
   
3. We all need each other.
   
   
4. Don't smother each other. No one can grow in the shade.
   
   
5. What we call the secret of happiness is no more a secret than our willingness to choose LIFE.
   
   
6. Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.
   
   
7. The fact that I can plant a seed and it becomes a flower, share a bit of knowledge and it becomes another's, smile at someone and receive a smile in return, are to me continual spiritual exercises.
   
   
8. Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time... It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other.
   
   
9. It is paradoxical that many educators and parents still differentiate between a time for learning and a time for play without seeing the vital connection between them.
   
   
10. The easiest thing to be in the world is you. The most difficult thing to be is what other people want you to be. Don't let them put you in that position.

BONUS

Your talent is God's gift to you.
What you do with it is your gift back to God.

BONUS BONUS

Love is always open arms. If you close your arms about love you will find that you are left holding only yourself.

HAPPY Star Wars Day!!! :)

Party at Jabba's Palace tonight! The Max Rebo Band will be performing. Here they are in the video with Sy Snootles rockin the mic to Lapti Nek.

See you there! I'll be one of the Jedi's boogying on the dance floor. lol ;) ♥

NBC News, Los Angeles, CA local

‘May the fourth be with you:' How the 4th day in May became a galactic holiday

written by Maria Chamberlain

Monday May 4, 2026

All across the galaxy, Jedi and Siths are celebrating "Star Wars" Day.

Here's what it is, how the unofficial holiday came to be and what to say if someone says, "May the fourth be with you."

Why is 'Star Wars' Day celebrated?

In the 1977 film, "Star Wars: A New Hope," the phrase "May the force be with you" is said by Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi to Luke Skywalker and is again mentioned throughout the movie franchise.

The unofficial holiday grew organically as a way for fans to celebrate the "Star Wars" movieverse as May the 4th sounds a lot like "May the force."

When did 'Star Wars' Day start?

According to StarWars.com, the first use of the phrase came from the most unlikely source -- a British political ad.

British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was elected to office on May 4, 1979, two years after "Star Wars" was released. To congratulate her, the Conservative Party placed an ad in the London Evening News. It read, "May The Fourth Be With You, Maggie. Congratulations.”

Thanks to the power of the internet and fans all over the world, the phrase has become what it is today.

How to respond to 'May the 4th be with you'

The correct response differs depending on who you ask. Perhaps fans were inspired by the Catholic faith as one popular response echoes that of the church.

"And also with you" or "and with your spirit" (in line with the updated response during Mass).

Other responses include "May the 4th be with us all" or "May the 4th be with us both."

How to celebrate

Have a "Star Wars" movie marathon, visit Galaxy's Edge at the Disney parks, shop the May the 4th merchandise drop, or head to Disney+ to binge "Andor" Season 2, releasing every Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET until May 13.

Fortnite players will also get an exclusive first look at the new animated show, "Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld," beginning on May 2 at 10 a.m. ET. The first two episodes will be available to watch in-game a full two days before the show streams on Disney+.

Rest in Peace Peter Mayhew. Thank you for Chewy. pic.twitter.com/PV6GBX64pz

— JoCoCruise (@JoCoCruise) May 3, 2019

SYFY WIRE published December 10, 2017: Yes, there may be things about Star Wars: A New Hope (a.k.a. just "Star Wars") that you might not know. We are certain Chewbacca mom does not know them. 

We are here to tell you!

Disney Parks published December 25, 2018: Check out this exciting new video of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opening summer 2019 at Disneyland Resort and fall 2019 at Walt Disney World Resort.

Deutsche Grammophon - DG published October 2, 2020: John Williams and Wiener Philharmoniker – "Main Title" from "Star Wars: A New Hope"

Jesus Has Risen! Happy Resurrection Sunday. 💖

Line Upon Line — for Come Follow Me (Overviews for All Ages) published March 29, 2024: Easter HE IS RISEN. https://www.livingscriptures.com

 Jesus Has Risen

Matthew 28 NIV

[source: Bibiegateway.org]

1 After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary [the mother of James, and Salome. (emphasis mine)] went to look at the tomb.

2 There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. 4 The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.

5 The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6 He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. 7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.”

8 So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 9 Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. 10 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.”

The Guards’ Report / and Bribed

11 While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests [aka Sadducees who sat on the Sanhedrin ruling council. (emphasis mine)] everything that had happened. 12 When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money, 13 telling them, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.’ 14 If this report gets to the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.” 15 So the soldiers took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story has been widely circulated among the Jews to this very day.

The Great Commission

16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”