I have held this in long enough. Unfortunately, I don't think I will EVER be able to fully convey in words how patiently I feel about this!
I am so sick and tired of the treatment of Christians these days! Please watch this video below (excuse the advertisement). I could not believe what I was seeing! (Actually, to be honest, I should say that I am not surprised but it is never easy to be faced with reality.) This just proves how Americans have truly rejected The Lord Jesus Christ and replaced him with sexual immorality, money, disrespect, hate... actually, I cant even find a word to describe it! These are the people that are out there protesting their right for "fairness" and practicing their freedom of speech when they trample an elderly woman who is out there DOING THE EXACT SAME THING! How hypocritical can you be??!! Get some class, for crying out loud!
I am SICK of these people and their hateful actions. I am shaking it makes me so mad! I am sick of being the one referred to as "ignorant" because I am not "open" to other views. I believe you have a right to feel the way you do, but there is a fine line between that and morality and it should not be forced on anybody. COME ON PEOPLE!
If believing that life begins at conception, babies have a right to live, Marriage was created for one man and one woman, hard work should be rewarded and not punished by the government taking my money to give to other people, and the right to protect myself and my property makes me ignorant, SO BE IT!
Open your eyes people... God has blessed this country in countless ways and all we can do is spit and stomp on him! Do you not know that this is exactly what the Isrealites did after Moses rescued them from Egypt??!! They soon forgot the grace of God and turned to their own evil sinful ways. People have been the same since the beginning of time. Have we forgotten 9-11?? It has only been 7 years and we have already decided that it isnt worth fighting for anymore! How would you feel if you lost a loved one due to a terrorist attack?? Would you just decide you are tired of fighting and give up? Or, would you keep the focus on getting rid of the evil in the world? Isn't this what most liberals want; world peace??!!
I could go on forever, so I will leave you with this: I stand with the belief that the phrase should no longer be "God BLESS America" but "God HAVE MERCY ON America"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
Friday, November 7, 2008
Comfort for today
Have you ever needed to find an answer and knew the The Bible was the place to go, but was not sure where to begin???? I find that quite often. Many times I just open it blindly and begin reading. I have always found some kind of comfort in what I was reading by doing this. There are times, however, when I need something specific. This link ( http://www.biblegateway.com) has been great! You can simply search by key word and it will give you a list of verses that include that topic or phrase. I hope you like this as much as I do!
I know I am not the only one that needs this right now...
Matthew 11:28 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."
I know I am not the only one that needs this right now...
Matthew 11:28 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."
Hebrews 11
By Faith
1Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. 2This is what the ancients were commended for.3By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. 4By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as a righteous man, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.
5By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death; he could not be found, because God had taken him away. For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God. 6And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
7By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
8By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. 9By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. 10For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
11By faith Abraham, even though he was past age—and Sarah herself was barren—was enabled to become a father because he[a]considered him faithful who had made the promise. 12And so from this one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.
13All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance. And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth. 14People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own. 15If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. 16Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
17By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had received the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, 18even though God had said to him, "It is through Isaac that your offspring[b] will be reckoned."[c] 19Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and figuratively speaking, he did receive Isaac back from death.
20By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to their future.
21By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph's sons, and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.
22By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and gave instructions about his bones.
23By faith Moses' parents hid him for three months after he was born, because they saw he was no ordinary child, and they were not afraid of the king's edict.
24By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh's daughter. 25He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a short time. 26He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward. 27By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the king's anger; he persevered because he saw him who is invisible. 28By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel.
29By faith the people passed through the Red Sea[d] as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to do so, they were drowned.
30By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.
31By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient.[e]
32And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel and the prophets, 33who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, 34quenched the fury of the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies. 35Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused to be released, so that they might gain a better resurrection. 36Some faced jeers and flogging, while still others were chained and put in prison. 37They were stoned[f]; they were sawed in two; they were put to death by the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreated— 38the world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and in caves and holes in the ground.
39These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised. 40God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
2012
The future Presidential Nominees for 2012? I sure hope so! Palin or Jindal would be fine with me!
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
discusted, frustrated, annoyed, and scared
I got this email from my dad this morning. It pretty much sums up what I am feeling a lot better than how I can explain it:
Isn't it funny how depressing something can be even when you knew it was going to happen?
As my emotions vacillate between pure anger, frustration and despair, It is nothing short of phenomenal to me that we have 52% of the people in this country that either have no moral compass, are economically ignorant, have ostensibly have rejected Christ, who covet openly and proudly, who have no work ethic, who do not understand or have never read the constitution, or who do not have a fundamental understanding of freedom or it's frailty.
My solace and focus remains;
Ephesians 6:12 - For we are not contending against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Romans 13:1 - Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.
Proverbs 3:5 - Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight.
and I can't help but think of;
Romans 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and wickedness of men who by their wickedness suppress the truth. 19 For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. 20 Ever since the creation of the world his invisible nature, namely, his eternal power and deity, has been clearly perceived in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse; 21 for although they knew God they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking and their senseless minds were darkened. 22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools, 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man or birds or animals or reptiles. 24 Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, 25 because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever! Amen. 26 For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. Their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural, 27 and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in their own persons the due penalty for their error. 28 And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a base mind and to improper conduct. 29 They were filled with all manner of wickedness, evil, covetousness, malice. Full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity, they are gossips, 30 slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, 31 foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless. 32 Though they know God's decree that those who do such things deserve to die, they not only do them but approve those who practice them.
Isn't it funny how depressing something can be even when you knew it was going to happen?
As my emotions vacillate between pure anger, frustration and despair, It is nothing short of phenomenal to me that we have 52% of the people in this country that either have no moral compass, are economically ignorant, have ostensibly have rejected Christ, who covet openly and proudly, who have no work ethic, who do not understand or have never read the constitution, or who do not have a fundamental understanding of freedom or it's frailty.
My solace and focus remains;
Ephesians 6:12 - For we are not contending against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Romans 13:1 - Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.
Proverbs 3:5 - Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight.
and I can't help but think of;
Romans 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and wickedness of men who by their wickedness suppress the truth. 19 For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. 20 Ever since the creation of the world his invisible nature, namely, his eternal power and deity, has been clearly perceived in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse; 21 for although they knew God they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking and their senseless minds were darkened. 22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools, 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man or birds or animals or reptiles. 24 Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, 25 because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever! Amen. 26 For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. Their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural, 27 and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in their own persons the due penalty for their error. 28 And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a base mind and to improper conduct. 29 They were filled with all manner of wickedness, evil, covetousness, malice. Full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity, they are gossips, 30 slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, 31 foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless. 32 Though they know God's decree that those who do such things deserve to die, they not only do them but approve those who practice them.
Monday, November 3, 2008
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Global Wildlife Center
I was finally accepted into Carson's little world! Allyson took Callie and Carson to the Global Wildlife Center yesterday. This was a new experience for me, but the kids had been there multiple times. You basically pay for a feed bucket and a spot on the wagon and you get to ride around and feed some exotic animals. It was really pretty neat! The giraffes were my favorite, of course! Those of you who know me well enough would know that those are my favorite, and only a few of you would know why! hehe. Anyways, it is about a hour and a half ride so it keeps the kids occupied for a good period of time. I was warned that the kiddos would be a handfull, but they were great! We had lunch at McDonalds and on our way home Carson asked me to swing with him and play with his new cars when we got home. First thing Allyson said was "uh oh! You're In". I did swing and play with his cars and then all 4 of us passed out watching Scooby-Doo. What a day! :)
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