Joy and Children

Friends good evening to all!! just a quick note and then I'll be off on to the next topic... Well, many of us have been so blessed and sometimes we tend to take one particular blessing for granted. Well ok you say that could be said of many things but, I am really sure that this one has not come into the mind of many people …. My wife and I have been looking for beds for our children and have been using the Craig’s list fervently in our efforts to acquire these articles. We have been successful for the most part but I am not telling you this because I want you to help us but because of a particular ad we saw on Craig’s list. I will post the link for you here shortly. The reason that it caught our eye was the motherly voice that rang out at us in its gentle plea. It wasn’t a desperate plea but one of a great desire to make possible that one thing that most of us have taken for granted. This young woman has put an advertisement on Craig’s list selling hand made toddlers blankets for $35 dollars. Now I don’t know about you but that is a lot of work for that little bit of earnings. My mother has in the past done these, a little more intricately, for her little grandchildren. I have seen the time and dedication that these blankets take and I am sure that I didn’t ever express enough my gratitude for her effort, but mom it is awesome that you have taken the time to do this for our little ones. Well now the reason this young lady is doing this….. They, her and her husband, are going through or saving up for fertility treatments. Friends…. That is dedication to her cause. The only reason that I am posting this is that we would like to help this couple in our small way. They didn’t ask and we don’t know them personally but I think she can be commended on her efforts and dedication. So if any one of my friends out there know of some one who could use a blanket, this might be a good time to be a blessing to at least one family if not two.J And if nothing else just think how difficult and frustrating it would …… the wanting to be a mom and dad and not being able too. Do most of us take this for granted?? With love and May God bless ......................................................................................................................... Here is the link and what she has to offer. the link is to her email to see the ad in its entirety go to craigs list and in search window put the nuber below. ............................................................. Please help me and my hubby have a baby!! ............................................... Reply to: mailto:sale-657689050@craigslist.org . Date: 2008-04-26, 8:54PM CDTI am making and selling baby/toddler bed blankets to help us fund infertility treatments so we can have our own baby. We can work together on a pattern and color scheme to get the blanket just like you want it. E-mail me what gender you are wanting a blanket for or want type of pattern you want or if you want a surprise (certain gender) with a specific color scheme. I am selling them for $35 which includes shipping. Below are some blankets I have made and already shipped and some that are made and ready for a new home.

LIFE AND OUR POTHOLES

Good morning friends…. it looks like we are on the uphill swing of things and the weather is coming around nicely! I read an article the other day that really sparked my interest and I would like to share one of the fine points it had to offer…you have probably read in some of my previous posts about positive and negative energy…. and also maybe you have heard me say thoughts become things. Well, the reason that I can say that thoughts become things is that all that is around us and all that we experience is compliments of our thoughts. God did not feel the world into existence he spoke it into existence…. but I am sure that you can understand that he had a plan and that all starts with thought. Every invention from the wheel to our modern day comforts started with a thought, an idea, a plan, and someone’s dream to bring it into existence. Now, true not every invention or creation of mans is good, but remember that all have been permitted by God. He says that he created both good and evil. It is up to use to know the difference. Now, one of the points that I would like to share with you is this…. imagine you go on a journey and in your travels you come into the perfect place or city. All who abide in this city work together and live in peace and the only thing you have to know about is the huge pothole on 4th avenue. So you knowing this drive the streets admiring the beauty of the city but you are kind of starting to worry about this pothole. You start by thinking well if it is large I should be able to see it and you continue on driving…. When you haven’t seen it yet you start to think and actually look for it…. and as you drive farther on you become worried that you may not see it…what happens if I fall into it eew that could hurt and possibly damage my vehicle…. Now after a short while you are actually worked up about this…. while driving you came into a beautiful neighbor hood with gorgeous mansions and great estates…and you start to really just enjoy the view…. But in the back of your mind is this huge pothole…WOW! Hun look at that place…. that is gorgeous…. your wife screams and you are startled WHAM you fall right into that hole…. This is what we do on an everyday basis; we concentrate so much of our energy on the bad around us that we really fail to see the beauty around us…just as we do in the people that are in our everyday lives. Ok I love little exercises…. here is another that you can try out that also has done great things in my life. At first you are going to say man all of these exercises.. I don’t have that much time on my hands…. Friends let me tell you after a while the little exercises are going to be so natural to you that you won’t even realize that you are doing them…but you will see drastic improvements in you!!!! All right friends here it is…. let’s start with the people in your lives; this seems easier to do because they are a more black and white type image. Let’s say you have a coworker or friend whom has those little things that bother you. …Things that aren’t drastic just get under your skin… Take out a pen and paper think about that person…. Write down the things that are great about that person…. This may take a few minutes at first but focus on ONLY the good traits of that person…think of what they mean to you. Now get another piece of paper and write down the bad things about them…. this wont take as long primarily due to the fact that the list isn’t any where as long as the first…. compare the lengths of the two now if the bad is longer than the good this probably isn’t a healthy person to deal with…. but if the good out weighs the bad then you are ok. Now take the bad list and throw it away burn it or how ever you want to dispose of it…and reread the good list…. focus on these points…. what happens will amaze you and leave in astonishment as you watch the changes. Remember beauty and pothole…. good and bad positive and negative…if you put a magnet over a pile of nails it will draw them to it. If you focus on the good in people you will be a better person and draw more good people to you. With love and may God bless..:) p.s. also another little saying that I like is this…..where your focus is there your attention goes…..:)

ONLY YOU CAN……

Good afternoon friends….even though it is afternoon I think it is still a wonderful time for a nice rich cup of coffee! it appears to be getting colder by the hr and I, as I am sure many of you, wish the cold were gone!!! Well one of my dear readers passed a little notation on to me this afternoon and I find a world of truth in its little dialog. So read on and enjoy!!

 

WHO HAS BEEN HINDERING YOUR GROWTH
    This is good!  Timely for some ...
       One day all the employees reached the office and they saw a big sign on the door on which it was written:

    'Yesterday the person who has been hindering your growth in this Company passed away.

    We invite you to join the funeral in the room that has been prepared in the gym'.
    In the beginning, they all got sad for the death of one of their colleagues, but after a while they started
getting curious to know who was that man who hindered the growth of his colleagues and the company itself. The
excitement in the gym was such that security agents were ordered to control the crowd within the room. The more
people reached the coffin, the more the excitement heated up.  Everyone thought: 'Who is this guy who was hindering
my progress?
    Well, at least he died!'. One by one the thrilled employees got closer to the coffin, and when they looked
inside it they suddenly became speechless. They stood nearby the coffin, shocked and in silence, as if someone
had touched the deepest part of their soul.
    There was a mirror inside the coffin: everyone who looked inside it could see himself.  There was also a
sign next to the mirror that said: 'There is only one person who is capable to set Limits to your growth: it is YOU. Your life does not
change when your boss changes, when your friends change, when your parents change, when your partner changes, when
your company changes. Your life changes when YOU change, when you go beyond your limiting beliefs.  Examine
yourself, watch yourself. Don't be afraid of difficulties, impossibilities and losses: be a winner, build yourself
and your reality.. It's the way you face Life that makes the difference!

    Anonymous

Now, isn't that wonderful? Do you see the impact that this thought could release in your life? Isn't it tremendous that how big we sometimes think we are but when you really examine things how small we really are? Friends, it has been said that you are only as you think you are. Now, many don't realize one of the most important things in life, and I can say this from personal experience that you are the only one responsible for what has happened in your life! Well ok you may or may not agree, and that is ok, why because it is a hard concept to come to grips with. I know it was for me! I didn't want to be responsible for the things that had happened in my life! You know unfortunate for my folks whom I love very dearly, I felt that they were responsible among others for the way I was. But thankfully and here again that little light of intuition came on, I saw the light!! You see I have come to the realization that I as a child would not had to suffer as many punishing consequences as I did if I had just done the right thing as I was told.

Many times I felt that was the only way to get my fair share of the attention, good or bad. Was that the right way to think? Many times(and this is just my experience with my own kids), that we get so tied up in trying to support or families, especially the father figures, that we don't have the time or energy for a whole lot of anything else; this was a large personal struggle for me because I worked so much and didn't seem to get any where, and especially with my wife and family. Now, one of my favorite sayings is IF YOU WANT THINGS IN YOUR LIFE TO CHANGE THEN YOU WILL NEED TO CHANGE THINGS IN YOUR LIFE!!! How true is that!! Would you like another little exercise that I love to do? Well even if you don't I will give it to you and let you do with it what you will! Get comfy and relax…ask your self one question what would my perfect day be like?.......now close your eyes and take a deeeep breath…..I even like to put a little soft music on, and just start to count your breaths……as you count start to let your mind wander….. Let it wander and watch the magic…….if properly executed it will tell you about you……remember what you see….feel yourself living that perfect day. All the joy and happiness that it breathes…..and if you maintain this thought and think upon it often it will get clearer and you will change, your attitude will change your life will change to a point that you will be ready to receive that wonderful blessing from God.

You may think I have went off of the deep end but you need to let your inner self have a say sometimes before you can know what goal to achieve. I personally love this little exercise…it allows you to go… explore you and your dreams. Have fun with this exercise of the mind and remember if you want change the only one that can change you is you….May God bless

TAKE THE EXAM….?

Good morning friends and dear readers….been having some tech issues with the comments and haven’t figured out why just yet, but if you want to leave a comment just post it on one of the other posts and others will still be able to see them. Well, yesterday we talked a little bit about how magical a compliment can be to those around us; today I want to tell you about this extremely contagious disease that you will definitely want to pass on once you get it….. It is called the silly smile syndrome! You may have caught glimpses of people with this disease but your immune system was so effective that day that it didn’t take hold. The immune system uses stress and worries to fight your happiness, but what you don’t know is that you can effectively change your polar immune system so that it is actually immune to negative actitudes instead of positive actitudes. Now, you may be asking how you can do this. I am very sure that you already know but, let me give you a little hint on how things work through a short story. I used to work for a large company, and one of my tasks was to give a weekly training class to the new technicians coming on board. In this class I would show them how to do a lot of the paperwork and ordering of their equipment and needs from the warehouse. Now, at first I had a little bit of the napoleons syndrome, even though I am not short, but i came across as very aggressive in teaching these gentlemen the how too’s. The results of this were that many were somewhat intimidated by me and didn’t want to ask the questions that they had, therefore causing confusion and in the end and costing me more time later on re-explaining things to them. Then the light of intuition flickered on, a little slow I must admit, but I started to look at my actions and the way that I relayed the information to these people. The next class I had, I started to be less aggressive and carry on with a more friendly conversation. By doing this the class felt more comfortable with me and felt the door was open to freely discuss there questions. The results, astounding! I found myself with a lot more free time and a lot more cooperative technicians. Then I implemented a little bit more into my class with a discussion about the happy thought process, and how contagious our attitude is. I would explain to them that being happy and smiling have more weight than being growley… why? If a manager goes to work in a bad mood, it will be relayed to his subordinates, who then relay it, in this case to the customers, or the ones that they come in contact with. That not only puts a strain on the techs life but also their customers and then all the people that the customer comes in contact with and so on. So if you see here how contagious this can be, then also you can see that it only takes one person to break the link. If the manager comes in all growley to his or her subordinate and they carry it on then it just grows….but, if the subordinate had just smiled and been friendly, helpful and happy, he not only will change the attitude of the manager, but, also of the whole day for many, many people!! Now the results of this little action on my part caused a change in many peoples attitude and therefore changing the atmosphere at work. Not only were the techs happier but the managers also, creating a better environment and team efforts in many aspects. Now, I am not trying to beat my own drum here, just using an example of what the affects can be. Well, now you can see that any energy emitted can and is contagious. If you get out of bed and step on something that your children left on the floor the night before, hurting your foot, you may feel pretty negative towards that child; and after waking them from their sweet dreams, and you start chewing on them, did you stop and think about how you had affected not only their day but yours also? Was there a better, more affective way to have handled this situation? I read once about a president of a prominent bank who had devised a very effective system for self examination and development. He would sit down every Saturday and study over his appointment book from the previous week, going through each and every interaction he’d had, and self examine his actions and reactions. In doing this he reevaluated himself to see how he could have more effectively handled the situations. This exercise he stated was very humbling for him as I am sure it will be for you. I have found it to be very effective and highly recommend it for everyone. It will change the way you see yourself as you open your mind and desire for a more positive affect on others and move you into a position to change their lives. Even though it is easier said than done, one needs to start somewhere. Love and many blessings to all, God bless….. Be positively contagious!!!

A GENUINE GIFT....

HELLO FRIENDS … I AM BACK and have a thought for you …… try this exercise with some one today and watch the magic. First let me give you a little back ground of what I am going to put you up to. Now, I am sure that you have noticed quite frequently how so many of the people in the world today are caught up in their own lives that they don't stop to appreciate their neighbor; and if they do they are usually not genuine about their appreciation. They are not genuine due to the fact that they are full of flattery and trying to gain something by it.

I once read a story of a man that went into a post office; now this man was up there in years and had lost a greater portion of his hair. As he stood in line he watched the clerk and noticed that he wasn't too excited about accomplishing his tasks; the elderly gentleman, the kind sort that he was tried to think of something to add cheer to the younger mans day. When it was his turn at the counter he said to the younger man (who wasn't that young either) he said" boy I sure wish that I had that nice head of hair, mine has gotten rather thin" the other gentleman smiled and said"thank you, many have commented on my hair, although it isn't as grand as it once was. But for my age it is still really good" and the two continued to carry on the pleasantries for a short while afterwards. As the transaction was completed, the elderly gentleman then went on about his day.

You may be asking why I put that entire story here but, I am sure you can imagine what kind of an impact those sincere words made in the other gentleman's day. He probably attended his customers for the rest of the day with more patience and respect and above all with a smile. He probably then went home and told his wife and looked at himself in the mirror appreciating him self a little more.

Sincere compliments tend to create more sincere compliments and induce a greater sense of well-being in others not only in those that you come in contact with but also in those that they come in contact with on an every day basis.

So now we come down to the exercise: during the course of your day find at least one person to give a sincere compliment to. It may be the clerk at the grocery store or convenience store, or the teller at the bank, or the attendant at the gas station. These people handle angry people everyday and a smile and a compliment go a long ways….. Make somebody's day…be contagious!!

MAGNIFICENCE AND GLORY

HELLO FRIENDS BET YOU THOUGHT THAT I HAD FALLEN OFF OF THE EARTH, but no here I am and so go get your beverage of choice and enjoy. God is beautiful, his creation is beautiful, his law is perfect beauty, and anyone who denies these denies himself of the joy and happiness that comes from being grateful for them…..so, can you walk out your door and tell me that you do not see beauty? When was the last time you went out side lifted your arms to the heavens and thanked God for his creation, for his beauty, for his generosity for allowing you to live in a land and country where you can practice freely your spiritual freedom and be able to tell the world of the great things he has done in your life. For some it might be an everyday ordeal and for some it probably has never ever been done in their lives. Ok, I received this comment in one of the previous comments, ....God has promised to provide our necessities (Mt. 6:33) but where in the scripture does he promise pleasure, wealth, beauty, lack of suffering in this life? I am now going to show you where it says that we can and should enjoy these things. Psa 35:27 Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant. Psa 111:2 The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein Isa 58:3 wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? Wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labors. 2Co 12:10 therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong. 2Th 1:11 wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power: The word pleasure is listed in various forms approximately 60 times in the bible. Now, there are three main forms of pleasure which are spiritual, earthly and worldly. Two forms incur great advances and cohabitate with each other while the third is a totally negative and distressing form. Well I am sure that you are eager to know what I mean so let me explain a little more. The kind of pleasures that we are to experience are those of a good nature and that have the life time of gratitude connected to them. These pleasures should be based on the servitude of God and his exploration as well as seeking. Baby steps ..ok first in matt 6:33 Jesus tells us to first seek the kingdom and all these shall be added unto you…..now how do you find the kingdom? Through the reading and knowledge accompanied through understanding of the word of God….correct? Partially… well, you are asking why do I say partially, well I say to you this, that just because you have all the knowledge of the bible and understand it you will not go to heaven. The second part is the action part…the part where you find out how to use your knowledge of the scriptures. In Romans 12:4 it tells us that we are all part of the same body. If and when you follow the calling of Christ and are reborn into him your work is just starting. Just as Paul states in Romans that all of us have different tasks in the church, everyone also has different talents and ambitions or passions in life. Not everyone can be or do the same thing as another our we would all be as they say preaching to the choir! .… now, part of completing the search for the kingdom is finding your talent and or passion in life. These are God given features that we already have programmed into us, but most of us do not take the time to search them out or even care to find. Some of us come on to them early on in life and for Some they are things that surface and like Moses we don’t think that we are possible of accomplishing them. Listen friends, you can find them and do not be afraid when you do! They are gifts from God, and if he gave them to you he will provide the means for you to accomplish them. Remember, these things once you find them will be effortless and seemingly simple to you, but grant you great pleasure for years to come, they will be ways that you can help, teach, influence, and light up the lives that you come into contact with on an everyday basis. Jesus says in matt6:28 Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: there is no effort on there part and he takes care of them, why wouldn’t he do the same for you. I heard a saying once and it makes so much sense to me and I have found it so very true …..FOLLOW YOUR PASSIONS AND THE FINANCES WILL FOLLOW…..why do I say this? Because many of us think oh I would love to do this or that and so on and then in the next sentence they are like BUT I CANT AFFORD IT!!! How silly can that be! But you know what … we all do it. Now I am going to give you a real life example, and this is just an EXAMPLE, OK. But, it will blow your socks off, literally! Ok, here a couple of years ago there was a story you may recall about two ladies that had retired and were bored so they started to do what they liked to do best, knitting or darning socks. Now who would have ever guessed that particular activity could be a passion? Well, for them it was. They started to knit these socks and in the process giving some to charitable causes. With in a few months they thought that they should get some sheep, so through the selling of socks bought the sheep and went on to produce their own wool yarn and socks. These two ladies did nothing that was tedious or hard for them and by following what they loved to do and were passionate about, they created a very profitable company which sells their products and donates generous amounts of products to charities. Now these fine ladies didn’t get rich or successful over night but they didn’t care about the money or success, but, it did come to them and they were able to expand in many ways and now enjoy life even more. This a perfect example of ways that you can help, teach, influence, and light up the lives that you come into contact with on an everyday basis. Now, I am going to ask you to think on these questions for a moment: was this a sinful pleasure? Was it worldly pleasure? Was it a worldly aspiration? Absolutely not!! So if it wasn’t worldly then it must have been earthly and Godly? Absolutely so!! The following verses come to mind, along with several that are afore mentioned to clarify why I say this. Pro 3:9 Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the first fruits of all thine increase: Pro 3:10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine Pro 19:17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. Pro 22:9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor. Now this story is so awesome because we can see the hand of God working through these ladies, and it also shows an example of another detail. Don’t follow money let it follow you! As one said MONEY IS PAPER AND METAL, now if I was a child I would probably find great pleasure in the paper to write on or if I worked with metal possibly pleasure working with the metal, but not all of us are, so we don’t. 1Ti 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. Does this mean that money in itself is bad? No! Money is a beautiful object with which we use to do our trades for things we don’t have. The search for ungodly wealth is why it is the root of all evil; this hunt to be wealthy as many have discovered brings with it the feelings of greed , lust, covetousness, fornication adultery and the list goes on. Is it because the money made them do it? No! Their personal thought that money would be the way to end their problems, to being able to have all that they want. The type of people that think like this, suffers more than their poor counter parts. They really don’t know themselves or their heart. Now friends follow your passions and aspirations in a Godly fashion and allowing yourself to receive earthly pleasures provided for you by God. Now friends I didn’t say worldly pleasures so don’t get confused by what I am saying here. Think about this for a moment…...lets say you have this huge desire to experience the pleasure and joy that will be derived from the ride of your life in an extremely powerful car, I am not talking about a camaro or mustang but one that has the incredible possibility for you to be able to feel the ponies as this automobile starts its magnificent launch forward, making you scream through clenched teeth in exhilaration at the extreme acceleration, imprinting your hands into the steering wheel as the tremendous force tries to make you one with the seat, and your heart is pounding like it wants to leave your chest as this automobile rockets you down the track or where ever you want or get to experience this ride ….wow… just…. Wow….imagine the rush. Or you may be of a calmer taste like an excellent vacation which includes mountains, camping, fishing, hiking and just enjoying the natural beauty of Gods creation. For most guys these would be things that are very exhilarating and pleasurable. Now, for the women folk perhaps not so much, they maybe into a long Sunday afternoon drive with their dear husband and family or some romantic dinner or needle work such as crocheting or the like. These are earthly pleasures that we can enjoy and experience , and yes they do take money to do but by following your passions and letting God work through you, you can experience. If he did not put us here to love, enjoy, partake of his beauty and experience the finer things in life …. Then why ….why has he created them…..to tempt us into frivolous living …. I don’t think so…..you as a Christian will suffer due to your own inabitions and humane nature not due to Gods’ creations. But, you say, the bible says that we are going to Suffer …ok, you will but from your own desires and at the hands of your peers and their desires…not from God…you will be put to temptations and trials but they will be from your own desires not at Gods hands…he tells us that all good things come from him that in him there is no evil….. 1Ti 4:4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: Pro 1:33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil. 2Ti 3:17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. Pro 28:10 Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession Mat 12:35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. Mat 19:26 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. God allows things to happen to prove not only to Satan that you belong to God but also for your benefit as a way for you to see your personal growth. Now somebody telling me that I can't have, enjoy and partake in the finer things of this earthly life because it looks like or I am portraying that I am dependant on worldly things and not putting store on heavenly things…….that friends is where the attitude of gratitude and your personnel limitations are. I love God and my spiritual growth, my family, my house, my nice cars and good books and on and on…but, do I see them as personal success or gain ……no way Jose…. I am constantly sitting at home or driving down the road and listening to beautiful music, crying tears of joy thanking him telling God how awesome he is over and over and many times I cant stop, even when I pull into my garage, I continue to sit there as if in a trance, crying tears of gratitude and joy, over and over again telling God how awesome he is!! This my friends is what I have learned is the actual feeling of gratitude and the benefits. I wish with all my heart and love that everybody could experience this. I am so blessed with many gifts spiritually and materially that he has given to me. The contentions and suffering that others have had to go through should be for your encouragement and appreciation of where you are today not a reversing affect, thinking that we have to suffer as the early Christians did or do you think that you are going to be thrown into prison or meet possible death for your teachings ….or your beliefs…..in some countries yes but not here….be thankful for that. The world today is the way it is for one and only one reason….the lack of people who want to follow Gods will and purpose….not for the lack of God…man started out in the garden of Eden …with everything…..then God saw that Adam needed a helpmate and to provide him with the complete package he created woman…..then due to the knowledge of the tree that they couldn’t eat of; they wanted and did……the same as Paul said in Romans 7:7. This same affect I have with my very own children. If you tell a child not to do something they will with out a doubt want to do it or try to do it just to see why. God knew this about Adam and Eve he knew that they would….he knew….it is his way of showing us this is what I have for you if you dare to follow my laws…same thing we as adults have and do to our children. I catch myself all the time telling them if you don’t do this I will reward you and give you this or that and always it is something that I know that they will like….. do I get results oh yeah baby works like a champ…..c’mon friends lets get to the real deal of what God is really all about….if he created us in his likeness and also he says very clearly in Mat 7:11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? Now tell me that he doesn’t want you to see beauty. I love and thoroughly enjoy taking my children places to enjoy Gods’ beauty and giving them things that they want. Now to illustrate this think back in time to the last time you gave to your child…..now think about how you looked at them and now put yourselves in Gods position looking at you. Ponder for a moment how you felt when they beamed up at you and said thank you mommy or daddy and you tell them your welcome but thank God for from him came the blessings that allowed you to purchase it for them. Then they run off wanting to tell the whole world how great and awesome their mom and dad are, starting with their friends, telling and showing them what you had given them. Do you think they meet rejection? … Someone will always tell them that they have something better…..do they stop telling people…. No! Friends GOD is the same way!!!!!! He wants your gratitude and appreciation of him…..your praise and glorification. Now you may be thinking that my appreciation of him is from my earthly blessings, but friends I have come along way to where I am at now and as I have grown I have always given him the glory for all things…. most of all my spiritual growth and for the opening of my eyes and mind to really see who he is and how great he is. I really and truly feel sorry for those who would rather see it in any other way …. Imprisonment …… so ….. rejection of peers…….so……..death………so………..if GOD be with you…..who can stand against you? Suffering is a mind set, not a goal! Pro 1:33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil. GO FRIENDS!!! FIND YOUR PASSSIONS!! ENJOY GODS CREATION AND DO ALL FOR THE GLORY OF GOD!!!!

RIGHTS OR WRONG…..

WELL…..FRIENDS….. FIRST, got coffee or maybe a pastry? Secondly I Want to say that I love and enjoy each and every one of my readers and who ever else decides to enjoy this bogs writings. At first I started this blog to assist others in their travels to find a deeper and more fulfilling life…..not only spiritually but also in there everyday traversing of ways with others. I have really enjoyed the comments and discussions that have transpired in the short history of my writings and definitely hope they continue on into the future topics. We as Americans live in a land of the free and for this I am very thankful. Now you know as well as I do you are the only one that can tell your own personal story as to how living in this great country has benefited you and those that you have come in contact with in your life. Now, when you stop and think about all those wonderful benefits and splendid blessings that we partake of on a daily basis, you will start to realize how many we tend to take them for granted and that we don’t really think about who or what has given us this freedom. I am sure you know that this country and its freedoms have come at great cost to many extraordinary people. Many have gone so far as giving up their families and children to die for our freedom. This country has been founded on the basis that all have the liberty of religion. This is stated in the bill of rights as the first amendment. We have no more earned this right or privilege than any other person living in any other country on the face of this earth. The ones that have are the ones who died for us to have and be able to utilize it to its fullest extent. Yet by the simple fact that we were born into this country we take that right as rightfully ours, whether we are thankful for it or really and truly appreciate it, we have and use it. How can it be taken from us? At the time a person decides to relinquish it upon the commitment of some heinous crime against another’s life, therefore putting said human in prison or to death. Our country did not owe us this right …..But the founders of this great country fought and gave their sweat, blood and tears for it. You were given access to this right at your birth…..Just by the simple and plain fact that you were born in this country. Now were you able to take advantage of this from that point in your existence? Due to your incapacity at birth of understanding and using it the answer is no. Could you had you been able to? Yes. This my friends is what I am trying to say….God promised that every humane being that ever came to be or existed has the right to salvation through his son Jesus Christs’ blood, was that not his promise? Was that not his gift? Does he specify color, race, gender or anything else? No friends he said that allll mankind has the right to this opportunity. We all agree on the fact that there are steps to be taken to enable us to take advantage of this great and tremendous gift. If we look at it any other way it is my opinion that we are doing a great injustice to others who we tend to write off thinking that they don’t or won’t take advantage of this opportunity due to our view of their past dealings in life. But the truth of the matter is that they have just as much right to hear and partake of this opportunity as you and I have. The reason I used birth right and Esau is because of the form that it was able to relate to us as Christians in the ever so true form that we tend to sell ourselves to the world and our physical desires of greed, lust, anger and many other unfavorable things instead of maintaining form and continuing on in Christianity. Jesus in the parable of the prodigal son uses the same illustration. This son was not the first born but took his inheritance early, went his way and seeing his error decided to return to his fathers’ house no matter the cost. Now did the father reject him, knowing the many sins that he had committed and the unfavorable expenditure of the grand inheritance that had been bestowed to him? Well, we all know the answer to that. Every right that we exercise on a daily basis has, is and always will be the greatest gifts of God and humankind that we can enjoy and equally appreciate daily. They really should be called privileges that we should hold with the highest respect and honor, but we call them rights and unfortunately many people abuse these awesome gifts, within which they unknowingly or knowingly affect all mankind. Birthright, rights, inheritance, blessings, privilege, promises or how ever you wish to say or play the words, they are all forms of the same thing……an incredibly awesome GIFT FROM ONE TO ANOTHER. None are owed nor do you have to accept them, but you through being born in human physical form with the beautiful gift of the right to your own thought, which was also given unto us by God from birth, you have the right to accept them or not, by fulfilling the due requirements to obtain or maintain them. It is my hope that this explains the thought process behind what has been published in my previous posts and clarifies the terminology used therein. PRAISE GOD FROM WHOME ALL BLESSINGS FLOW. Love and abundance to all from my heart to yours

TALKING TO OUR SELVES.....

HELLO ALL…..AND MANY BLESSINGS TO ALL….sorry about the caps below I forgot to take the caps off and I am not going to rewrite it all…..anyway I HAD A TEACHER IN GRADE SCHOOL WHO WOULD WALK DOWN THE HALLS AT SCHOOL AND JUST BE TALKIN A MILE A MINUTE TO HER SELF…HAVE YOU EVER CAUGHT YOUSELF TALKING TO YOUR SELF? I LAUGH AS I AM ASKING THIS QUESTION BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS WITH MY SELF. WELL IN SCHOOL WE LAUGHED AT THIS PARTICULAR TEACHER FOR HER HABIT OF BEING SO CAUGHT UP IN HER CONVERSATIONS THAT MANY TIMES SHE WOULD WALK RIGHT ON BY THE CLASS ROOM AND INTO THE NEXT BEFORE SHE REALIZED WHERE SHE WAS….AND THEN MAKE A DIVE FOR THE DOOR SO FLUSTERED AND OUTRAGED AT HER SELF THAT AS SOON AS SHE GOT BACK INTO THE HALL IT START ALL OVER BUT WITH A DEFINITE CHANGE IN THE CONVERSATION. NOW, YOU MIGHT THINK WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH ANY THING, BUT I DO REMEMBER HER PASSING HER CLASS ROOM ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS TWICE BEFORE SHE WAS SO UPSET THAT SHE GAVE UP THE PERSONAL FIGHT WITH HER SELF and SHE DID GET BACK ON TRACK AND MAKE IT INTO HER CLASS ROOM. WE (THE STUDENTS OF HER CLASS) WOULD MANY TIMES SAY HI AND SHE WOULD NOT EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE US AS BEING PRESENT. IT GOT SO FUNNY AND BECAME THIS TREMENDOUS GAME BTWEEN SOME OF US THAT WE WOULD GET TO PLACING BETS ON HOW MANY OF US COULD PASS THE TEACHER AND SAY HI BEFORE SHE CAME OUT OF HER CONVERSATION. OK, KINDA FUNNY RIGHT? WELL, imagine what God is thinking of you and me as we do the same thing but on the level of our lives. Hummm Well? Sometimes we are so caught up in our lives, or physical worries that we forget about others, our neighbors, even to the point of what we are and who God is. What are you missing or dismissing today….love you all

WELL....

HELLOO FRIENDS....Hope we are ready to go on make sure you take part in my little poll at the top of page.now to one of my comments about being born into sin I flubbed it up and was meaning that we are all born into the world which is full of sin sorry about that but, glad it provoked you to look. :) Now the question I am going to throw out to you is one that really intrigues me and I am curios to see the responses. We are physical beings but our core is spiritual….. Are you in touch with your spirit? And if so is your spirit in touch with God? Now if it is, how do you really know? :) By your actions? By your feelings? Friends I am interested.....

Controversy & Understanding

OKAYYYY….Last and finale time I am going to try to explain what I mean….Gods promise to us…salvation…. we all know and agree so far…. Steps need to be accomplished for this to take place….again we all agree……….finally we will all be judged at the end for how we accomplished and what fruits we brought about…..again we all agree!!!! Ok, now if I give you a million dollars, do you have the right to that million dollars….yes because they are now yours to have and do with what you want….correct? Now, if you say no I don’t want your money and I insist and we argue about it does that mean that they are yours or that you have by right, access to that money…..well yes. Why because I gave them it to you….do you deserve it probably not but I gave it to you any way. Now if I tell you that when your child is born that I will give him another million, and I put it in the bank with his name on it does he have the right to that money when he is born…..well yes….now if I put stipulations on that money such as age, study, and what have you does he still have the right at birth….yes it has his name on it he decides if he will fulfill the agreement or not. That is up to him….more than likely he will, due to the extravagant sum but that is still his choice!!!!! We were born into sin with the promise of salvation. Nobody owes us anything except ourselves and that is to do our best here on this earth in bettering ourselves but more so our neighbors…….maybe and I probably am confusing my self by all this, but that is the way I see it and the opportunity is there for any one to grab onto and do there best. Confusion is the point right before clarity =:)