tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70021846134761065782024-03-13T04:54:26.672-07:00cloudskie"Give God what is right, not what is left"Cloudskiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11028279922603360861noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002184613476106578.post-57259770279146067812012-11-17T12:34:00.001-08:002012-11-18T16:27:53.785-08:00The Vacation<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WxXeTKQ0BYM/TZbicgmNkmI/AAAAAAAABKs/q5Dxs0B8Les/s640/Apocalyptic+Gold+Coast.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="190" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WxXeTKQ0BYM/TZbicgmNkmI/AAAAAAAABKs/q5Dxs0B8Les/s320/Apocalyptic+Gold+Coast.jpg" width="320" /></a>Me and my family is somewhat having kind of a vacation on a white sand beach resort. We are enjoying the place as we swam the waters, playing white sand and relaxing nicely.<br />
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Suddenly we saw winds coming together forming a tornado-like cyclone nearby at our place. The tornado is huge but calm. We decided to go back to our rooms and continue later our swimming at the beach. I looked outside and it seems that the tornado disappeared. I insisted my family to go back at the beach to have fun. I remembered the words that I have told and it was, "Lets go swimming for this vacation is once in a lifetime!". My family went back happily at the beach and continued our fun.<br />
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As we explore the beach, we saw an area that is rocky and the water's waves are rough. My mom was insisting to go there but I didn't allow here for its seems to be dangerous. After all of my persuasion of my mom, she went. When she went there, I noticed that the waves are slowly being calm and the waters are reduced. My mom was wondering but I am worrying. I went to my mom in that area asking why did the waves suddenly calmed out and the waters seemed to be reduced.<br />
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The reason why the waters at the beach is on the next sentence. Sequel to the happenings, I looked at the sea on the horizon, a huge tsunami is coming at our way! The tidal waves coming at us was fast approaching. My family was terrified and we don't know what to do. We ran together as fast as we can. As we passed to the cottages nearby I looked back and I saw huge tidal waves coming at me. I saw no sky just a humongous tidal wave tsunami coming at me! I looked at my family and they have reached far already.<br />
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What's on my mind is I think it's my ending. I breathed deeply in case that when I am engulfed with the tidal wave I could swim. I closed my eyes and prayed , "Lord, please save me, I don't know if I am going to die, but please save me". I deep breathe again then opened my eyes, I saw the waters bit far and seemed the time stopped for a while. For the third time I deeply breathe, still I saw it was far. I saw my family calling out my name and I ran quickly to them. With all my might I was running as well as crying. Then I reached them, I saw my younger sister also praying and traumatized then in sequel collapsed. I carried her then we ran together completely. We didn't care about the tidal wave but we just ran for our lives!<br />
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I looked back I saw the big resort place that we went in were engulfed with waters and destroyed it! We were all crying and somewhat praising God that he saved us from that tragedy!<br />
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It was 3:00 AM opened my eyes and suddenly I realized - it was a dream. I tearfully prayed to God thanking Him for that dream.<br />
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Actually it was another dream that sea was involved. I had different dreams but mostly what most memorable were my dreams involving the seas. <br />
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I also prayed for my family that whatever the meaning of that dream,
still our Big God saves. The promise of my "Big" God Jesus that He would
save my family from future "little" tornadoes and "little" tsunamis is what I reflect on that dream.<br />
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Another is the things on this world is like what I said, "once in a lifetime". One day they could be destroyed the achievements, riches and pleasures in life. What matters most is the salvation of your life when these things happened. I really thanked God that in my dream I saw my father there and I knew someday He would knew Jesus for his salvation. I pray and believe that by the grace of Jesus.<br />
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Just like the vacation, it comes then it goes. We will went to place of pleasure, relaxation and having fun but we will still be going home to our places. And as a christian view, we are just having a vacation on earth. This vacation is God-given on this world. It's either we use this vacation for good or for bad. Then after the vacation, we will still going home to where we belong, to God. As you go home to him, you will rest. It's either the room of heaven where you have mansions or room of hell that is eternal death, fire and pain belongs. For me, I know and for the grace of Lord Jesus, I know that I am going to heaven with Him. As a person, we must know where is our destination, right? Because it is an inevitable fact that someday the vacation would happen.<br />
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But, if you believe in Jesus as your Lord and personal saviour, believing that He died on the cross for you, asking for forgiving of our sins sincerely and wholeheartedly, surrendering your life in Him and making your everyday life upon his will you will be saved. That is the good news! The gospel is not here to condemn you but rather to save you. It's not showing that you are a real sinner but it shows that you must be loved and saved, that is why it's called the GOOD NEWS (GOSPEL) not a threatening news. If you want to be saved then pray this to God with all your heart:<br />
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Dear God,<br />
I come to You in the Name of Jesus. I admit that I am not
right with You, and I want to be right with You. I ask You to forgive me
of all my sins. The Bible says if I confess with my mouth that “Jesus
is Lord,” and believe in my heart that God raised Him from the dead, I
will be saved (Rom. 10:9). I believe with my heart and I confess with my
mouth that Jesus is the Lord and Savior of my life. Thank You for
saving me!<br />
In Jesus’ Name I pray. Amen.<br />
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God knows your heart. Hallelujah Hope you are blessed and I pray that our vacation on this earth is a meaningful and joyful one as we walk through his Grace and Love until we go back to our home in Heaven. Thank you for reading. God bless you.<br />
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Psalm 107:23-31</h3>
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<span class="text Ps-107-23" id="en-NIV-15723"><sup class="versenum">23 </sup>Some went out on the sea in ships;</span><br />
<span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-107-23">they were merchants on the mighty waters.</span></span><br />
<span class="text Ps-107-24" id="en-NIV-15724"><sup class="versenum">24 </sup>They saw the works of the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span>,</span><br />
<span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-107-24">his wonderful deeds in the deep.</span></span><br />
<span class="text Ps-107-25" id="en-NIV-15725"><sup class="versenum">25 </sup>For he spoke and stirred up a tempest</span><br />
<span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-107-25">that lifted high the waves.</span></span><br />
<span class="text Ps-107-26" id="en-NIV-15726"><sup class="versenum">26 </sup>They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths;</span><br />
<span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-107-26">in their peril their courage melted away.</span></span><br />
<span class="text Ps-107-27" id="en-NIV-15727"><sup class="versenum">27 </sup>They reeled and staggered like drunkards;</span><br />
<span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-107-27">they were at their wits’ end.</span></span><br />
<span class="text Ps-107-28" id="en-NIV-15728"><sup class="versenum">28 </sup>Then they cried out to the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span> in their trouble,</span><br />
<span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-107-28">and he brought them out of their distress.</span></span><br />
<span class="text Ps-107-29" id="en-NIV-15729"><sup class="versenum">29 </sup>He stilled the storm to a whisper;</span><br />
<span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-107-29">the waves of the sea were hushed.</span></span><br />
<span class="text Ps-107-30" id="en-NIV-15730"><sup class="versenum">30 </sup>They were glad when it grew calm,</span><br />
<span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-107-30">and he guided them to their desired haven.</span></span><br />
<span class="text Ps-107-31" id="en-NIV-15731"><sup class="versenum">31 </sup>Let them give thanks to the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span> for his unfailing love</span><br />
<span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-107-31">and his wonderful deeds for mankind.</span></span></div>
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Cloudskiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11028279922603360861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002184613476106578.post-43266607686599670822012-09-06T19:09:00.001-07:002012-09-11T17:34:02.783-07:00Tired and Crushed but not ABANDONED<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #990000;">This is my reflections about months ago. It's been a long time since I conceptualized but now I am trying my best to go back to blogging. May the Lord Jesus be glorified. Here it is:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">It was again my duty at the hospital. I felt too bad because I cannot watch the finals of the NBA between OKC v.s. Miami. The battle between the best basketball teams of NBA is so intense, hard, never-give up situation. I also missed to watch the fight of Manny Pacquiao v.s. Timothy Bradley which ended up in a controversial result. I was in the hospital duty during those days. But there is more of these battles that is not seen by the world.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">Beyond of this, at the same time and date of the sports events that I mentioned, I am also on a battle. The battle of reviving our patient. Me and my fellow health care team is fighting out the life of the patient. Scenes of deteriorating vitals signs, no spontaneous breathing mixing out on those days. Together the families are also fighting out hard praying that their patient will overcome death experience. The whole world didn't know it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">I had my reflection - "What are other people are fighting for in their life?" I know someplace, sometime in the earth people are fighting for something and the world don't know it. Sometimes there are awesome fights that we think more too important than the fight of other people.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">Maybe right now, some children are fighting for their hunger but some children are fighting their parents to have what they want - gadgets, money, toys.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">Maybe right now, some people are fighting for their sins, struggles and addictions and there's no people to help and talk with them but some people wasting out for their pleasures in life - Eccentric.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">Maybe, right now, some people are fighting for what problem they have today...and it seems no hope for it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">Maybe, right now, there is someone you know that you are concerned about because he/she is in trouble, his life is a mess, and you are praying and dealing with him/her.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">Maybe, right now, there are people who are struggling for their homes are strucked by calamity, a crime, loss of loveone...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">I know you are FIGHTING for someone or something right now, that I don't know, the world didn't know.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">When I say fighting, I am talking about dealing with it everyday, tearing out tears, sweat and blood for it. Any minute, your mind is going on cycling with it. Wrestling with something or someone for a cause for a better. The FIGHT OF YOUR LIFE more intense than a real war, blasting tanks, aircrafts, etc. THIS IS MUCH DEEPER! MUCH CONCERNED! And sometimes you want it, but you can't get out of it or you can't just grasp it. Too impossible... How much you struggle, sweat, work hard to change the situation, the cycle keeps going on and on and on. Until you are tired, depressed, and quit but when you see that something or someone you keep on trailing...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">You know, I want to encourage you, especially those who are Christians and having faith there's someone who are with you always......... who knows better.. who know you more than the world... who knows your limitations... and that is Jesus.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">Brothers and sisters, Surrender that FIGHT. Pass on the baton upon Jesus. And He would fight for you. Believe! Have Faith! Hold on!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">"The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still." Exodus 14:14</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span class="text Heb-13-5">“Never will I leave you;</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Heb-13-5">never will I forsake you" - Hebrew 13:5</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span class="indent-1"><span class="text Heb-13-5"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="color: #990000;">"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. <span class="redheading">Matthew 11:28</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span class="chapter-2"><span class="text Isa-59-1">"Surely the arm of the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span> is not too short to save,</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-59-1">nor his ear too dull to hear." </span></span>- Isaiah 59:1</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">"As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts". - Isaiah 55:9</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">I did not said that, The Lord did. The Lord that is bigger than any circumstances. Your human strength cannot do it alone. You need a savior Jesus Christ for your fight. Without a second thought, He went down to this earth to save us and gave His life for you to fight for you.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">I have also fighting something in my life. But the attitude is this:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">"If your tired on that, don't just pass that thing to you like being carefree - [whatever happens, happens]. NO, it's saying unto self that - "I can do all of these because Jesus is the one that will fight for me! I know God had given me this small problem because He knows that I could handle it with Him"</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">Now that's what you say my brothers and sisters....</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">Someday, God will impart to you the knowledge of your struggles. See what God sees, not what the human eyes see. Just have faith and surrender your life to Him. BELIEVE. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">I am Tired and Crushed but not ABANDONED. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">[addups]: Can you have my burden too, my fight for praying the mankind, It's getting bad these days. Almost the news we are watching are too much to handle. Let's pray and have concern and love to our fellow mankind. I know God has a purpose in all of these. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">This is a video response of Francis Chan about persecution especially in India. These are the things that we are not seeing. So, heartbreaking and too much too handle (when you search to youtube about "ORISSA CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION).... Let's pray! These are the things we must be concerned about. Hallelujah, your name be glorified. And I know what you are doing Lord. You are just showing how we are not of this world we are for you Oh God. Lord as I pray for all the missionaries and Christians all over the world FIGHTING for their faith and STRUGGLING give them the PEACE, UNDERSTANDING, STRENGTH, COMFORT and BLESSING that is SURPASSING THE HUMAN UNDERSTANDING of their own. Let them SEE THROUGH YOUR EYES not in the human eyes that only see the weakness and downfall of everything. Lord, PROTECTION and ANOINTING is what I speak upon them. WIPE the TEARS from their eyes. These we ask, in the name of JESUS. AMEN.</span>Cloudskiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11028279922603360861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002184613476106578.post-38080012671106861852012-01-25T08:31:00.000-08:002012-01-25T08:55:29.986-08:00Thief at the Pastor's House<div style="color: #990000;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://topnews.net.nz/images/Wellington-Man-Watches.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://topnews.net.nz/images/Wellington-Man-Watches.jpg" /></a></div>One sunday morning, an old pastor challenged his congregation in a weird way during preaching time. He challenged the church people to rob his house at night.</div><div style="color: #990000;">The old pastor said as he ends his sermon, "I challenge anyone out here to rob my house at night. I will left my backdoor open. I assure you that there's no police, traps or anything that would get you into trouble, there you will find my treasure which has a value more than anything precious".</div><div style="color: #990000;">Some people laugh, some people got a weird look upon the pastor, some are dazzled, some are confused why would a pastor seriously challenged that idea. There was this certain young man was freshly went out of the prison. He got in jail for theft. He had no family and friends because they abandoned him. He just went for alms and made the side of the church as his stay. He heard the challenge of pastor. </div><div style="color: #990000;">This young man planned very well the things he would do. He spoke to himself, "This pastor had many members to lean on! I know that the tithes are for his own! I would steal all of them! Too bad that pastor was a jerk! I'm sure I can handle that jurassic! God had forsaken me and I know I don't have anything left in me and I don't care who would I perish for this deed. For I am now a nobody, I could do what I could want to! Curse this life, God is unjust and why am I living in this world!?".</div><div style="color: #990000;">The cold night have come and the young man is ready to rob the pastor's house. As the lights were switched off the house, he waited for about an hour. He covered his head with mask, with no doubting, he straight to the gate up the to backdoor.</div><div style="color: #990000;">"Well this is creepy, I feel something strange", he said to himself. As he went to kitchen, he saw a newly cooked garlic rice with sausages with coffee. His stomach started to rumble and said, "Well, I am hungry and I don't care". He quickly ate the food at the table and went straight to the hallway leading to living room.</div><div style="color: #990000;">As he walk slowly and quietly into that dark hallway, he saw that there were pastor's framed pictures spotlighted. These spotlights were luminating a little on the hallway. He saw them one by one. There was a framed pic of newspaper telling about a man who was jailed also for theft. The young man caught attention on the newspaper clip and saw the thief was the pastor! As he goes on the hallway there were pictures when the pastor's on jail. It was like a timeline portraying the past life of the old pastor.</div><div style="color: #990000;">As he is on the middle, that's the time that the pictures were the time that the pastor had went out the jail. He saw another picture of newspaper clip about a fire that ruined a family. The story is that after the pastor went out the jail, He didn't knew that his family was caught on an arson.</div><div style="color: #990000;">Teardrops were falling out of this hard hearted young man. He could relate to the pastor's past life. As on the end of the hall ways were now the pictures of his pastoral ministry, his church, his accomplishments and success. He went out the hallway with a tearful face and said, "I never cried out like this before!". He went on the living room and saw spotlighted pulpit with a bible. He went there, opened the bookmarked page and red the highlighted words quietly from Luke 23:39-43.</div><div style="color: #990000;">39 One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!”</div><div style="color: #990000;"> 40 But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence? 41 We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.”</div><div style="color: #990000;"> 42 Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."</div><div style="color: #990000;"> 43 Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”</div><div style="color: #990000;">He felt somewhat a brush of wind like goosebumps from his body. He cried loudly. As the tears flow from his eyes, his heart was so broke and feeling misarable.</div><div style="color: #990000;">Suddenly, the light came out then the old pastor came out downstairs. He quickly went down and embraced the young men. Pastor said, "I have been watching you from the security CCTVs. I know the hard pain you are right now and I could feel it because I have been there before. I felt hopeless, unloved, unnoticed, poor, wretched and misarable. I felt have lost my self, my desires, my family and everything. But when I met Jesus, everything changed. The Lord gives and also takes away. Do you want to be like that thief? He just trusted Jesus eventhough he was on near death. I know you have done something unforgivable in the eyes of men but in the eyes of God, you are precious and loved child, through him there is peace and hope! Like me, you could rise up from your ashes, God never leaves and forsakes and just let these situations for our own good, for the second time, Do you want to be the thief that let Jesus be his savior?". "Yes, yes,yes! I have never felt loved this way before, Thank you Jesus!", the young man answered and cried with sparkle in his eyes. The pastor said, "Take off that mask of past and move on to the new you!"</div><div style="color: #990000;">On that night the young man confessed his sins and claimed Jesus as his personal savior. He worked out his salvation and had real relationship to the creator. He had major changes now in his life and blessing comes all the way. He got a job and became active in the church where the old pastor went. He got loving wife and kids. He continues to inspire the youth with his story of hope. Jesus is the greatest treasure more than the worth of the world. He is the treasure that if you gave to others, you are not decreased rather increased more. </div><div style="color: #990000;"><br />
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>Sin blocks the blessing and rewards that God had given us. That's why he sent his only Son, Jesus Christ, the worthy lamb who had been sacrificed for all of us. He made the bridge between man to God. Not just the blessing of this mercies and riches we claim but the eternal life for those who strived and accepted Jesus as the Lord and personal Savior as he rose from the grave defeating death. God bless you!</div>Cloudskiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11028279922603360861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002184613476106578.post-68671176395847272822012-01-11T23:26:00.000-08:002012-01-11T23:37:40.279-08:00Faith that flames could not burn!<div style="color: #38761d;"><b><a href="http://www.thekingdomstory.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Shadrach-and-friends-2.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="284" src="http://www.thekingdomstory.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Shadrach-and-friends-2.gif" width="320" /></a> As I meditate on Book of Daniel, I am amazed at Daniel's three friends. They are known as Meshach, Shadrach and Abednego (Mishel, Hananaiah, Azariah their real names). The Chapter 3 of Book of Daniel is their spotlight chapter. It was the time when King Nebuchadnezzar (watta long name), a tyrant babylonian King, conquered Jerusalem commanded to build a gold statue that every time they would hear musical instruments, the people must bow down and worship the gold statue. Another command is whoever don't bow down and worship the gold statue at the time music plays, they would be thrown to flaming furnace. MAS (well short for the three, now I understand that the book address them as Daniel's 3 friends because of their long names, LOL), well back to topic, MAS, of course, did not obeyed the king. The King give them chance but they STAND OUT TO THEIR FAITH to Worship only the God they have known. As the result they have thrown to the flaming furnace with seven times heated! (whew!). But suddenly, the tyrant king saw something unusual. There were 4 people inside the furnace. God sent an angel to rescue Meshach, Shadrach and Abednego! How amazing! When they came out, their bodies not burnt, their robes were not scorched and no hair from their heads singed (v.3:27). Well that's the faith cannot be burn by flames! </b></div><div style="color: #38761d;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #38761d;"><b>In this scenario, they've overcome the greatest trouble and trial in their lives, it's death. They've overcome it through faith and standing out other people fighting for what they've believed in. Look at Dan. 3:18, they also said to the King that even if God doesn't save us from the furnace, they would never worship that tin can gold statue of theirs. Well that's again faith, having their lives handing to their God who they believe. Hebrews 11:6, "but without FAITH no one can please God...."! God is pleased to these three man. </b></div><div style="color: #38761d;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="color: #38761d;"><b> In Application in our lives, when sometimes are not believing that God will rescue us from the problems of life, troubles, worries, trials, testings, weaknesses, pains, impossibilities. Listen, "your just seeing the flames, not God". Just like on stormy day, were just seeing the clouds, heavy rains, strong winds but behind that cloud there's always the sun. Hey, not everything we wanted in this life is what we want, sometimes God put us to flames of testing if we really endure and have faith that our Heavenly Father would rescue us. Think about this three people who did not fear the tyranny of king and death. Hey have your Faith moved forward.!</b></div><div style="color: #38761d;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="color: #38761d;"><b>I am praying that those of you reading this would have courage and faith to pass any trials come their way. I pray that they wouldn't rely on their human strength but to your Godly strength that even in impossibilities could be possible. We will believe in your name, we will not be ashamed that we have a big God bigger than our problems. Thank you Lord for you are God of power! In Jesus name, Amen. </b></div>Cloudskiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11028279922603360861noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002184613476106578.post-59438302770402613682011-12-31T07:16:00.000-08:002011-12-31T15:20:35.968-08:00Tips to have Great 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #660000; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.webdesignhot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/New-Year-2012-with-Colorful-Balloon_thumb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.webdesignhot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/New-Year-2012-with-Colorful-Balloon_thumb.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><div style="color: #660000;">HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!! After the roller coaster ride of 2011, any moment by now, we will celebrate the arrival of 2012. As the TV shows set their best episodes, News will have their year-end specials, we also reminisce the happenings of 2011 in our life. 365 1/4 days of waking up, being well and accepting the love, mercy and life from God. Hey, you reader, yes, you are alive for you are reading this one. </div><div style="color: #660000;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #660000;">There is only one who must be glorified, of course, our God! I would say that your 2011 did not exist without troubles and downs in that year. Everything is in balance because God is in control. How amazing our God is for He directs every individual on this planet on remarkable plans! How merciful and gracious He is for everyday in our lives, even though we don't deserve the grace we are acquiring it through Jesus! Everyday we ate, we drank, we laugh, we cry, we fail, we succeed, we move, we scratch, we take bath, we love, we study, we tweet and we we we we and wees.... put them together = LOVE of God. Thank you God for all from my heart. </div><div style="color: #660000;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #660000;"><b>This 2012, would be more exciting! I'm sure you'll be having a great year especially when Jesus is in control! here are some tips for a great 2012! :</b></div><div style="color: #660000;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #660000;"><b>1. Working out more of our Faith - "Believe in His name!"</b></div><div style="color: #660000;"> "Lord I will have this thing in your name", "Jesus, I will do this and I can have this".... yup! Put more of your Faith! Because nothing is impossible. You are a child of child and believe that God is in favor of you. You have the power for the Spirit of the Lord is in us. Look at this, the name of "JESUS" is already a promise. Now have your faith work out for you could move mountains! Are you afraid that you are not prepared for something this year? well Work your faith more! <b> </b><br />
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<b>SAY: "This 2012! I would believe in your name and work my faith!!"</b></div><div style="color: #660000;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #660000;"><b>2. Don't make a new year's resolution - "trash the list!"</b></div><div style="color: #660000;"> Yup! For 70-90% don't really have accomplish them. It's only at start is good. Few months later it would subside. Now, I am not against it but it's true. Why? It's because you are changing something through only Human Strength. True Change when Jesus intervenes in that weakness, struggles or etc. Many people's resolutions are : not smoking, not drinking alcohol, diet, not being late, study harder, change bad attitudes and so on, are not effective if only relying on human strength. Pray that Jesus would help you about that you want to change. Let God do it. Yes there is part of the human strength but God would do the best, believe me! I pray to God that you would overcome that. Phil 4:13 "I can do anything through Christ who strengthens me". Well, that's the best verse for it. <b> </b><br />
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<b>Say : "It's not only I part of this change in 2012 but more of you Jesus!!"</b></div><div style="color: #660000;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #660000;"><b>3. Forget the past, Strain Forward - "Bro/sis, it's not the end"</b></div><div style="color: #660000;"> My life verse is Phil. 3:13-14b "...Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." And I would love to paraphrase it to my version - "Forgetting backward, Straining Forward toward Heavenward". How nice to know that you could get up again when you sin, fail, fall down! If you have grudge in 2011, well, this year is your year! Believe it! It's your choice! We have the power to choose! Use your free will to get up and be mature! I would like to focus about "straining" mentioned at the verse. To get up from your fall is hard, that's straining forward. Are you giving up? that comes the power of choice! are you choosing not to continue and to somber at the place of fall down as you see others pass you by. Get up as Jesus said to the paralytic men mentioned in bible. These sick people are longing to rise again. And with Jesus, their hopes fulfilled. Remember the #1. :). <b> </b><br />
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<b>Say: "This 2012, I will move on and make the best out of it!!"</b></div><div style="color: #660000;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #660000;"><b>4. Value others around you - "Indeed, Life is short"</b></div><div style="color: #660000;"> Life time is so short that you need to value the moments of your family, loveones, friends, relatives and neighbors. Children, value your parents for if they are strong today but later they would become weak so value them. Share also Jesus for they would be also saved. Pray for your community, your country, and the world. Just like Jesus cares for you, care also for others. In this world today, I am seeing the cloud of ego-centrism where people only care about themselves. Let's make a change simply starting on us. I'm sure you would have a great year if you do this! The heartfelt compassion to others and the value of family is so good. If you have any misunderstanding or conflict to any person, well this 2012, you could have change. Just like Jesus forgave us, you need also to forgive others! How good it is to see people having their boundaries resolved. I know it's hard for you at first, but you could do it! remember #3?<br />
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<b>Say, "This 2012, I would value others especially my love ones, family, friends and neighbors! I would also forgive and forget"</b></div><div style="color: #660000;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #660000;"><b>5. In everything you do, Do it for the Lord - "I will honor and Please God!"</b></div><div style="color: #660000;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #660000;"> Indeed! For He hold your years! He is holding the future and the coming 2012! Col. 3:2. If you please God with your faith and favor, He would surely bless you in every way. <b> </b><br />
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<b>Say, " This 2012, you are part of my life, and I would do it to glorify your name!" </b></div><div style="color: #660000;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #660000;">I pray for this 2012 would be more banging and exciting and fulfilling!!!! God you are the center of our lives. Direct us on what you want us to be. For as 2012 comes, you may be glorified in this borrowed life. Thank you Lord Jesus! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BANNGGGGGG!! </div>Cloudskiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11028279922603360861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002184613476106578.post-56710487485638252782011-12-24T08:44:00.000-08:002011-12-24T08:44:39.671-08:00Jesus Greatest Gift of All<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://themasterstable.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/jesus-in-the-manger.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="228" src="http://themasterstable.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/jesus-in-the-manger.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="color: #b45f06;">It's been a while since the last blog entry and any moment by now it's CHRISTmas!</div><div style="color: #b45f06;">My great reverence to the birth of Jesus Christ is deep for our God sent his only son, Jesus, not to live but to die for our sins. First thing to know that we must know the essence and true meaning of Christmas - the Birth of Jesus Christ! Here are some concepts that the first Christmas is not as the Christmas celebration you know these days.</div><div style="color: #b45f06;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #b45f06;">For Jesus did not really welcomed in this world.</div><div style="color: #b45f06;"> At Chapter 2, King Herod and others who are powerful are so worried that King of the Jews was born. Herod even deceived the wise men to find him so that "he may worship Him" (Matt. 2:8) but the really intention is to kill this child. I saw even today that there are "HEROD ATTITUDE", we are killing the celebration by not focusing the real CHRISTmas - GIFTS, FOODS, SANTA CLAUS, PARTY or even Mary. </div><div style="color: #b45f06;"> Luke 2:7b "...laid him on a bed of hay, because there was no room for them in the inn". Jesus Christ is born in a stable, well I don't know if it's stinky, dirty or there's noisy animals but still at the time of His birth He is not welcomed. Joseph, the earthly father, almost call off Mary because of birth of Jesus.</div><div style="color: #b45f06;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #b45f06;"></div><div style="color: #b45f06;">For Jesus is not destined to live but to die</div><div style="color: #b45f06;"> To die because of our sins. The lamb who was slain is worthy to be praised. Rather for man to die, God made a way to save us because He loves us. His love is incomparable that I feel I don't deserve it but I believe in it's power.</div><div style="color: #b45f06;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #b45f06;">GOOD NEWS is....</div><div style="color: #b45f06;">As you could see at Matt. 1:23, "He will be called, Immanuel, which means, "God with us.". In his name there's already love and compassion that God is really with us! My heart is really thankful of Jesus' Birth to this world.</div><div style="color: #b45f06;"> The good news is He died but lived again! The death did not end the power of God. Showing the promise of eternal life who believe in His name. " For God so loved the world that He gave is only Son that whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish but have eternal life" John 3:16. </div><div style="color: #b45f06;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/JPsgIhlYQmM?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Cloudskiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11028279922603360861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002184613476106578.post-12342101394517779742011-09-08T16:45:00.000-07:002011-09-08T16:48:09.515-07:00Christian versus Lizard<div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #b45f06; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://turntherightcorner.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/thailand-house-lizard-ceiling-ad.png?w=463&h=355" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="245" src="http://turntherightcorner.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/thailand-house-lizard-ceiling-ad.png?w=463&h=355" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>It was night. I was praying and meditating to God and then I started to think of problems, worries and some crumples in life. Then suddenly I looked up at the ceiling and I saw three house lizards. I noticed that they always standby crawling slowly around the fluorescent lights. The nature of some insects is to fly around and attracted to lights. And then, once the insects reached the limit near to the florescent lights, the house lizard would attack the insect and eventually the dinner is served. After the tasty meal, these three lizards just play around the ceiling with their little squeaks of excitement. I see these lizards are blessed. They just wait for their food, they don't have house but they lived on big houses of humans (they are more blessed if they are on a mansion, LOL). And when the time of danger, they could escape easily with their defense mechanism of having their tails removed easily then run away leaving their tails. They seem don't worry about their lives. I have reflections going on my head and I smiled. And oh I remembered what PROVERBS 30:24-28</b></span></div><div style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div class="VRSONEHALF" style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><sup class="versenum" id="en-NLV-17276" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">24</sup><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> There are four things that are small on the earth, but they are very wise:</span></b></span></div><div class="VRSONEHALF" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><sup class="versenum" id="en-NLV-17277">25</sup> The ants are not a strong people, but they store up their food in the summer. <sup class="versenum" id="en-NLV-17278"> </sup></b></span></div><div class="VRSONEHALF" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><sup class="versenum" id="en-NLV-17278">26</sup> The badgers are not a strong people, but they make their houses in the rocks. <sup class="versenum" id="en-NLV-17279"> </sup></b></span></div><div class="VRSONEHALF" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><sup class="versenum" id="en-NLV-17279">27</sup> The locusts have no king, but they go as an army. <sup class="versenum" id="en-NLV-17280"> </sup></b></span></div><div class="VRSONEHALF" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><sup class="versenum" id="en-NLV-17280">28</sup> You can take the lizard in your hands, but it is found in kings’ houses. </b></span></div><div class="TXTTWO" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>So much for a Lizard, eh? LOL, But there is a verse in bible just for us! You know what is it? It's at Matthew 6:25-34</b></span></div><div style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-23308">25</sup> “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?</span> <span class="woj"><sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-23309">26</sup> Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?</span> <span class="woj"><sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-23310">27</sup> Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?</span></b> </span></div><div style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> <span class="woj"><sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-23311">28</sup> “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin.</span> <span class="woj"><sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-23312">29</sup> Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.</span> <span class="woj"><sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-23313">30</sup> If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith?</span> <span class="woj"><sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-23314">31</sup> So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’</span> <span class="woj"><sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-23315">32</sup> For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.</span> <span class="woj"><sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-23316">33</sup> But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.</span> <span class="woj"><sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-23317">34</sup> Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.</span></b></span></div><div style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="woj"> I wonder if I would converse to a lizard?? That would be silly?? If I were this would I say:</span></b></span></div><div style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="woj">Hey House Lizard! Your so blessed to live at my house!</span></b></span></div><div style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="woj">You have no home but your my boarder without pay</span></b></span></div><div style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="woj">You don't work but you are not hungry</span></b></span></div><div style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="woj">Because the Lord God give you your tasty insects at your dining florescent lamp table</span></b></span></div><div style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="woj">You just play with your party animal lizards</span></b></span></div><div style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="woj">You seem don't worry about life...</span></b></span></div><div style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="woj">I tell you this,</span></b></span></div><div style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="woj">Im not irritated with your silly squeak </span></b></span></div><div style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="woj">I am more special to you, haha!</span></b></span></div><div style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="woj">Our main creator said, "are you much more valuable than they?" </span></b></span></div><div style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="woj">Yup you said it with your squeaky lips!</span></b></span></div><div style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="woj">I don't have to worry, why worry!</span></b></span></div><div style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="woj">Just like you! LOL</span></b></span></div><div style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="woj">like the bible said that no christian have not yet become hungry</span></b></span></div><div style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Yes I am Special! Why? If you die lizard, where would you be?<br />
I don't know to you but I have eternal life in heaven</b></span></div><div style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Problems? Worries? Crumples in life? Sickness? Pain? Sadness?</b></span></div><div style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>NAH! I'm not of this world! I'm from Jesus!</b></span></div><div style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>I am a child of God, my Father is Jesus</b></span></div><div style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>So, where would I be, If I'm not with His Love!</b></span></div><div style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>I'm more than anything of this world</b></span></div><div style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>better remember that squeaky, haha! </b></span></div><div style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>(the Lizard just squeaked and run away)</b></span></div><div style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>What a silly conversation?! haha! Maybe I would be a novelist! haha! on that passage on Matthew, there was something also that I noticed at verse 30, ".... you of little Faith". This is a challenge to have more faith that nothing is impossible in God in times of worry! God bless you everyone!</b></span></div>Cloudskiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11028279922603360861noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002184613476106578.post-78476320184397877612011-09-07T08:44:00.000-07:002011-09-07T17:24:53.508-07:00Death is not a period, but a comma<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1.hubimg.com/u/2649824_f520.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="197" src="http://s1.hubimg.com/u/2649824_f520.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Credits to my Cellgroup advisers for the concept.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I have a friend who died recently from cancer. He is our fellow christian, church worker, cellgroup leader, and a man of God. We couldn't believe in would happen. It happened unexpectedly and surprisingly to a man without any vices, healthy living, and of course to a child of God. No one will ever imagine that my friend will have this cancer. We have labored prayer, begging to extend his life. Still, the Lord had its holy decision to take away the life of this brother. It hurts because he is a worker of God, asset of church and really a big loss. I have attended the funeral service today and some mixed concepts that I reflected on death when they testified or shared the moments we had on this brother.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">1. Death is not the ending. It is not ended with a period it is succeeded with comma.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">2. Death is like a wind coming forth to you, you cannot stop it.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">3. Life is so short, make the most out of it, especially together with your love ones.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">4. A Christian especially a real worker of God when died is a BIG LOSS but BIG gain for him/her for he/she is in the Lord now</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">5. Through the process of suffering until death time, we learn to ask more of God and the Faith is being tested.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">6. God's glory, power, sovereignty upon us never changes upon the death</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">7. Everything has a purpose.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">8. God's thoughts and ways are higher than ours, just like the heavens as high from earth.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">9. Your Life is in God's hands!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">10. When you have accepted Jesus Christ and personal savior with all your heart and confessed that you are a sinner and you need a savior and also you lived according to His purpose.... you are prepared even to death comes.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">See you again my friend. We will miss everything in you. Your in the Lord now and now you will see this promise of God<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"> at </span>John 14.1-6:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; line-height: 21px;"><b>Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also. And you know the way to the place where I am going.' Thomas said to him, 'Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?' Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'</b></span><br />
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</span></span>Cloudskiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11028279922603360861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002184613476106578.post-27687664733647756952011-09-06T08:53:00.000-07:002011-09-06T23:58:01.070-07:00Hysterical Church Signboards!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.singintomymouth.com/blog/images/church_left_right.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="197" src="http://www.singintomymouth.com/blog/images/church_left_right.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR0JsyqWo5Jm-xP17K7pZWxQGc3kqCBLI0qTrDte9MSKHLs-7DK" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><img border="0" height="238" src="http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR0JsyqWo5Jm-xP17K7pZWxQGc3kqCBLI0qTrDte9MSKHLs-7DK" width="320" /></b></span></a></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>1. Aspire to inspire before you expire!</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>2. Walmart is not the only saving place in town</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>3. Forgive your enemies, it messes with their heads</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>4. Get crunk on Christ!</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>5.Read the Bible - it will scare the Hell out of you</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>6.Keep using my name on vain, I'll make your rush hour longer - GOD</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>7.Oprah wouldn't like this church; Jesus is the only way</b></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>8. Give God what's right not what's left</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>9.If you dont like the way you born, try being born again!</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>10. Free Coffee, Everlasting Life, Yes Membership has privileges </b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div><a href="http://www.old-kirk.com/images/Funny-Church-Signs-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><img border="0" src="http://www.old-kirk.com/images/Funny-Church-Signs-5.jpg" /></b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>11. Be as a good person as your pet knows you are!</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>12. Santa Claus never died for anyone</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>13. Get off Facebook into my Book</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>14. Prayer: A wireless access to God with no roaming fee</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>15. Your on Heaven's most wanted list!</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>16. Don't be so open-minded, your brains might fall out</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>17. Can't sleep? Counting sheep? Talk to the Shepherd!</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>18. You may party in hell but your the barbecue</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>19. Choose the bread of Life or you are Toast!</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>20. Tomorrow's forecast : God reigns and the Son shines!</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>21. If God has refrigerator, your picture would be on it</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>22. Life Stinks, we have a pew for you</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>23. There are some question that cant be answered by Google</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>24. Honk! If you love Jesus, text while driving if you want to meet Him</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>25. Why pay for GPS? Jesus gives direction for free</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Credit to Google.com for the images. Oh! This video is the images of church signs check this out and I wanna credit the uploaders at Godtube,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.godtube.com/inspiredfaith/" style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">inspiredfaith</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #b45f06;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #b45f06;">and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><a class="author" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/alienlife23456" rel="author" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">alienlife23456</a> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #b45f06;">at youtube<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #b45f06; font-size: 11px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #b45f06;">Here is the video, check it out! God Bless you! :D </span></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;"><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138;"> <b>I really noticed that almost everyday we are cleaning our house. There's no day that I would wake up in the morning still dust, falling hairs, papers (from my sister's homework stuffs), some small insects (from last night), and all dirt from the floor. Good thing there's our Broom and Dustpan. Sometimes I would say, "Lord why there are dusts?" LOL... But like swinging out the dust with the broom and putting in to dustpan, I reflected something about Repentance. </b></span><br />
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</b></div><div style="color: #e69138;"><b> Repentance is like everyday cleaning of your house. Dust and dirt is inevitable so as sin in your lives because we are not perfect. I remembered one Pastor said, "Repentance must be Everyday Revival". It means surrendering everyday our lives to God. The effort in cleaning our house everyday is just like it. Remember no matter how messy yourself is, if you effort come to the Lord to ask for cleaning.... He is Faithful to accept you again just like the prodigal son who have lost his way but now found! Praise Jesus for the everlasting grace and Love he gave upon us especially to those persons who give up their pride and come to his throne of grace of forgiveness.</b></div><div style="color: #e69138;"><br />
</div><div class="heading passage-class-0"><h3 style="color: #e69138;">1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. </h3><h3 style="color: #e69138;"> </h3><h3 style="color: #e69138;">This is the youtube clip about repentance. Try check it out! Credits to the uploader, <a class="author" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/Leeh782" rel="author" style="color: #e69138;">Leeh782</a> </h3><h3 style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/ARsu29eRasA?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><h3 style="color: #134f5c;"> </h3><h3> <span style="font-size: small;">____________________________________________________________________________</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></h3><h3> </h3></div><div class="result-text-style-normal"></div>Cloudskiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11028279922603360861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002184613476106578.post-9251866355278891452011-07-08T16:35:00.000-07:002011-07-08T16:35:37.114-07:00Power of Humility (original content by Doug Britton)<span style="font-size: large;"><strong><b>I just want to share this one about humility from my friend (originally by Doug Britton). </b></strong></span><br />
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<strong>The Bible Shows the Power in Humility</strong><br />
<strong>(Understanding the Meaning of Humility in the Bible)</strong><br />
(c) 2008 Doug Britton<br />
<em>Clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble (1 Peter 5:5).</em><br />
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<strong>God and humility: The meaning of humility in the Bible</strong><br />
<blockquote><strong>Many people have the wrong idea about God, the Bible and humility,</strong> or being humble. They think being humble means groveling in front of others or thinking we're no good and others are good.<br />
<strong>That’s not the Bible's picture.</strong> God says when you are humble, you are free from pride and arrogance. You know that in your flesh you are inadequate, yet you also know who you are in Christ.<br />
<strong>You don't need to defend yourself when you understand the Bible's picture of humility,</strong> for you know who you are in Christ. You are able to be a peacemaker without needing to fight for your rights. You are able to walk humbly in the power of God’s Holy Spirit, not your own personal power.<br />
<strong>Godly humility is being comfortable with who you are in the Lord</strong> and therefore putting others first. The meaning of humility in the Bible is one of loving others, not being a wimp!<blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><em>Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves (Philippians 2:3).</em></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><strong>In the Bible, we see that Jesus gave us a good example of humility in action.</strong> Although he was humble, he also was strong.<blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><em>I am gentle and humble in heart (Matthew 11:29).</em><br />
<em>Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross! (Philippians 2:5-8).</em></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><strong>Humility in action</strong><br />
<blockquote>Many people misunderstand the Bible, God and humility. The following statements show the power in humility.<br />
<strong>You can defuse arguments when you are humble.</strong><br />
<blockquote>You do not need to stand up for yourself in an angry manner. And you do not have to win every argument.<blockquote><em>A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger (Proverbs 15:1).</em></blockquote></blockquote><strong>You can handle unfair treatment peacefully when you are humble.</strong><br />
<blockquote>You can respond to unfair treatment without being overcome by bitterness. Godly humility means you do not feel a need for vengeance or revenge.<blockquote><em>Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you (Ephesians 4:31-32).</em></blockquote></blockquote><strong>You do not have to put on a "false front" when you are humble.</strong><br />
<blockquote>When you understand God and humility, you don't need to act like a big shot. The better you know God, the less you have to prove.</blockquote><strong>You can eat "humble pie" without being crushed when you are humble.</strong><br />
<blockquote>When you are humble, you can respond to and learn from criticism without defensiveness—whether it is deserved or not deserved. Likewise, you can be aware of your failures without being emotionally devastated.</blockquote><strong>You can ask forgiveness when you are humble.</strong><br />
<blockquote>Even if you think you are only one percent wrong, you can easily apologize for what you did wrong.<blockquote><em>Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift (Matthew 5:23-24).</em></blockquote></blockquote><strong>You can talk with the right attitude when you are humble.</strong><br />
<blockquote>You can talk courteously and lovingly, regardless of the situation—even if you need to be firm or take strong actions.<blockquote><em>Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen (Ephesians 4:29).</em></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><strong>Being humble does not mean being a wimp.</strong><br />
<blockquote>As I already wrote, many people misunderstand humility. The following statements correct three inaccurate pictures of humility.<br />
<strong>Bible-based humility does not mean groveling.</strong><br />
<blockquote>When I humble myself, I feel strong in the Lord. I don't need to be defensive.</blockquote><strong>Bible-based humility isn't being unaware of your gifts or calling.</strong><br />
<blockquote>Although we should avoid self-pride, godly humility does not mean we should pretend we are unaware of the gifts God has given us. The key is to remember that they are from God.<blockquote><em>Although I am less than the least of all of God’s people, this grace was given to me: to preach to the gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ (Ephesians 3:8).</em><br />
<em>I am not in the least inferior to the "super-apostles," even though I am nothing (2 Corinthians 12:11).</em></blockquote></blockquote><strong>Bible-based humility does not mean never speaking directly.</strong><br />
<blockquote>When God says to be humble, he it lets us know we must examine our motives and attitudes. We also must examine how we take action.<br />
But there are times when we need to take strong actions. Here are two examples of taking strong actions while maintaining a humble spirit:<br />
Jesus was meek of spirit, yet he chased the moneychangers out of the temple (Matthew 21:12 and Mark 11:15-16).<br />
As an employer, I can discipline or fire someone, yet do so quietly and gently.</blockquote></blockquote><strong>God and humility: Enjoy the power in humility.</strong><br />
<blockquote><strong>The results from understanding what the Bible says about God and humility are more successful</strong> than those from an taking arrogant approach. (When you are humble, you are likely to have more influence than when you fight abrasively.) Even if your results are not successful, you have the joy and pleasure of having acted in a godly manner; you are a winner even if you do not "win," when you you understand the meaning of humility in the Bible and put it into practice.</blockquote>Cloudskiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11028279922603360861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002184613476106578.post-59384478487309705682011-06-11T00:24:00.000-07:002011-06-12T22:04:59.090-07:00WElcome to blog world!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.moneymakingmommy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/iStock_000004792809XSmall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" src="http://www.moneymakingmommy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/iStock_000004792809XSmall.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Welcome to me in blogging world!</b></div><div style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><br />
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