I ran across a good quote the other day that is worth sharing !!!

I saw it on a newsletter from the Denison Forum(Great site for Biblical Incites)

“If you are the only person in a dark room with a flashlight,,,, who is responsible for the light ” ???

As followers and believers in the Lord Jesus Christ,,, we have been filled with his light !!! We have the flashlight in this dark world !!!

I have owned and used a lot of flashlights in my 70 plus years ,,, but you know what ??? Not a one of them was ever any good to me until I turned it on !!!

if you are a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ,,, you are filled with his light !!! Turn on your eternal flashlight by living and spreading the Good News of him !!!

If you are not a follower yet,,, I suggest you seek Jesus, learn of him, ask him into your heart and life and you will be issued your very own eternal flashlight !!!

Roman 10:9 states ,,, ” If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead,,, you will be saved “

It is a dark world out there and time is short !!! This world needs all of his light we can offer in these dark times !!!

God Bless You Everyone,,,, Ohhh and don’t worry about batteries for your eternal flashlight ,,,, a complete recharge is just a prayer away !!!!

We all have something we really really like and maybe even think we can’t live without. It may be cars, houses, money, power, prestege, best friends, girl or boy friends, husband or wives,,, You name it,,, the list goes on and on !!!

Here is the catch,,, we can’t take any of it with us to the next step in our existence !! At some point we are all going to pass through this life !! No if, ands, or buts !! I just read that the oldest person in the world is 119 years old,, most of us won’t see that age. So that means that there is no one living from the year 2000 or before,,, no exceptions !!! We came into this world with nothing and we will leave this world with nothing !!! It does not matter how rich we are, how famous we are, how good or bad we are or how wishful we are,,, we leave everything her e,,, but there is a “but” here !!!

There is only one thing that we can gain from this life, and only while living this life, that will follow us to the next stage of eternity,, that is our salvation !!!

It is only available to us while we are alive and can only be obtained through acceptance and belief in Jesus Christ. It is completely our choice to make,,, no church, no person, no religion and no friend can accept it or purchase it, on our behalf !!! As soon as we pass through death’s door,,, which we all will,,, that choice is gone forever !!!!

There is no changing your eternal destination after death !!!

You either choose to accept, believe and ask forgiveness of Jesus Christ for eternal salvation in Heaven (Unimaginable Paradise) or you choose not to except him, or reject him or put is off until it’s too late and you spend eternity in Hell (Unimaginal suffering and separation from God )

I know you are thinking that, Hell is too harsh,, how could a loving God do that ??? Well God is a loving God and Father ,,, but he is also a God of Judgement and Punishment,,, just as any loving father is with his children. He is giving us every opportunity to accept his son and save us in this life,,, but when it is over,,, it is over. Your soul will spend eternity living with your decision in this life !!!! Eternal Light or Eternal Darkness !!!

The world is in chaos today,,, worse then ever before and you can see Biblical Prophecies come to pass almost everyday !! Time is short and none of us can predict what will happen tomorrow or even later today !!! I am sure that the majority of people that passed away yesterday,,, didn’t think they would the day before they passed !!!

Make the decision now and guarantee your eternal existance in heaven !!

John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” That would be eternal life in Heaven with him !!!

Make the choice,,, your eternity depends on it !!

God Bless You One and All !!!

How can we relate to someone that has had traumas completely outside our experiences ???

Long and Short,,, It is almost impossible in my mind !!! Now we can have compassion and true sadness for that person, but we don’t really know/feel his/her pain !!!

For instance, I had a man that came up to my car numerous times that had lost both legs at the knees,, I always put money in his cup,, because I felt sorry for him,,,, but I truly did not feel his pain (I still had two legs ) He wore two firemen’s boots,,, backward,, so he didn’t fall over backward when he walked !! It was pretty navel to me with both legs to watch this man at the stoplights holding out his cup !!

Well, I have lost, just my right leg, to amputation,,, and believe me,,, I have a whole new respect for that man !!! I can’t even believe that he could do what he did with both legs gone !!!

Here is my point,,, We really can’t relate until we have been there, done that, and have the tee-shirt (So to speak) !!!

So God may have given you some hardships and pain,,, but he is preparing you to be able to relate to someone and comfort them in your future meeting !!!

If you have all your parts and pieces,,, how can you relate to someone that doesn’t,,, If you have never been abused,,, how can you relate to someone that has,,, If you have never been unloved,, how can you relate to someone that has not been loved ??? If you have not been rejected,,, how can you relate to someone that has ???

Here is all I am saying,,, God has given us all trials and tribulations in our life,,, we know the pain, the hurt, and the loss,,,, we don’t have to fake it,,, it is real,,, so why don’t we use it to help someone else get through it ???

If you know someone that is going through what you have already dealt with,,, why don’t you reach out to them with your lessons learned ??? One thing you know for sure,,,, they can’t accuse you of not knowing what you are talking about !!!!

Love Your Neighbor as Yourself !!! I believe that is a Biblical truth,,, for happiness !!!

God Bless You in All You Do !!!

Good Morning !! Yesterday we had a pretty good snowing, blowing, cold snowstorm where I am living !!! Quite honestly, I like a good storm as long as it doesn’t get to the point of tearing things up or hurting people !!! They can be quite invigorating and energizing in a lot of ways !!

At the ground level, these storms can be raging with Thunder, Lightning, Rain, Snow, Hail, and varying degrees of wind!!!

But have you ever experienced the world above the storm,,, For instance, took off in an airplane during a storm on the ground and flew upward until you broke out of the clouds and into Blue Skies and Sunshine !!! Or drove up a mountain road in a storm or fog and all of a sudden climbed above the clouds or fog and opened up into beautiful blue skies and sunshine in the daytime or uncountable stars at night !!! What an experience !!!

Well, it is pretty much the same way with Life’s Storms !! We have friendship storms, greed storms, selfish storms, work storms, people storms, money storms, living storms, and health storms in our daily lives,,, just to name a few !!

The problem with all these life storms is that, in our present state, we are grounded under these storms, and it is hard, basically impossible, to get above them to the Blue Skies, Sunshine, and Stars that are always present !!!

We are all created with three intertwined but differing parts. The Physical which moves us around,,, the Mental which provides our reasoning and knowledge and the spiritual part which is our Soul !!

In my experience,,, the Physical and Mental are adapted to work from the ground,,, under the storms, with varying degrees of success !! The Soul, on the other hand, was designed and given to operate above the ground,,, out in the everlasting realm !! The Soul longs to be above the storms to provide hope, comfort, and peace during these Life Storms on the ground !!!

Okay, so how do you release your Soul to soar above the ground storms, up in the forever Blue Sky, Sunshine, and Stars ???

Well, your Soul has to be linked with the Creator that gifted it to you !! That link provides the freedom that we all long for, but can’t achieve on our own !!

To link your Soul to the Creator,,, you have to go through his Son,,, the Lord Jesus Christ !!! Once you believe and invite him into your heart,,, your Soul is linked to him and the ever after forevermore !!!

So instantly, after you link up, your Soul is free to fly above the storms and lift you up spiritually above the ground and out of the chaos of the ground storms around you !!! You will still be living physically and mentally grounded in the storms, but Spiritually, you are now above the storm looking down and filled with peace, comfort, and hope to confidently move through and conquer any of life’s storms that confront you !!!

I’m here to tell you,,, it works beyond your greatest imaginations !!!

God Bless and have a Sunshine-filled day !!!