So many have heard the voice of God , but it 's not in the audible way that we speak to one another . God speaks to us in many different ways , most of the time it is through signs and wonders that happen in our lives . It 's to remind us that we 've gone astray and to come back home . Sometimes it could be a song on the radio that plays several times around the same time each day , other times it could be someone telling us something that would make us feel guilty for our actions . God reveals himself in many ways and it 's not always the same for everyone . Most of my life I have seen his presence in things that have happened to me , every now and then do I hear him through another person . We can choose not to listen to his voice and block it out . We all do that at times and until we take the time to listen and watch , we will miss the things he is trying to tell us . Many times he speaks to me and shows me the ideas that I should write about , other times he warns me that I 'm not paying attention to him through a song that plays often , especially one that I really love . I could choose to ignore it , but I look and accept what he 's trying to tell me . I take advantage of his message and learn from it . We must quit rushing through life , take time to listen to his still voice and understand what he 's trying to tell all of us in our lives . It 's not always about things we are doing wrong , sometimes he lets us know what 's coming ahead or what we 're doing wrong at a job . It helps us to correct it and move on learning from it . You would be surprised what he has to offer , if you just take a moment to listen and see how he can work in your life . A man in his late 40 's is standing at the top of a high rise building . He is looking down at the cars below as they pass by . He sees the people below , they look like little ants to him . He has lost everything in his life . His wife and daughter were killed in a car accident just weeks ago , he feels like there is nothing to live for and all he wants to do is jump off and die . The tears begin to fall as he moves closer to the edge with his hands at his sides . His tearful eyes look up at the cloudy sky above and he speaks with a sorrowful voice . " Why did you have to take them ? Why couldn 't you just leave things be ? No , you had to take them , you had to do it . " The man cried out to the Lord and in his sorrow , the tears began to fall like a river flowing . " I would of gone instead , I would of died for them , but why ? " He couldn 't understand why the Lord would do something . He thought that everything the Lord did was good , but what he couldn 't understand is why he would take the two most beautiful angels in his life . As he started to get closer and closer towards that edge , he heard a sound coming from behind him . It was the sound of wings flapping in the air . As he turned around he saw before him an amazing site that almost made him faint . Several angels about 15 ' hovered in the air before him and all around him was the presence of the Holy Spirit . He felt a calm come over his entire body and he heard them speak . With a crash of thunder and streaks of lightning they spoke , their voices were amazing and powerful at the same time . They said , " STOP ! Do not be the foolish one who jumps off and gives his life to the one who does evil . Do you not realize that you live in a sinful world ? Do you not understand that this world is filled with evil . Do you understand that because of Adam , these things will happen . " The man looked at the angels and said " Why , but why ? Why would you take them from me ? Why did they have to die ? I want them back , can 't you bring them back ? Please ! ? " The Angels spoke once again and said " The Lord has a reasonPosted by Today , we see so many people rushing about trying to get their turkey and stuffing . All they can think of is " I have to get ready for Thanksgiving " Where is the Lord in all of this ? Where have we gone , that we have forgotten all about the true reason for Thanksgiving ? Isn 't Thanksgiving a time to thank Jesus for all the things that he has done in our lives . Instead , when you think of Thanksgiving , what do you think about ? I think about Turkeys or Black Friday sales , but what I should really be thinking about is everything that the Lord has done in my life . If I am to truly follow the Lord , I must not forget him , even in a time like this . So tonight , when I was online the whole idea came to me like a ton of bricks . It was a shock , here I was living my life from day to day not even thinking what the true reason for Thanksgiving was . I had forgotten about the Lord and I had neglected the true meaning it should represent . The Lord has been in our lives everyday , watching over us and giving us the strength to endure anything . So this Thanksgiving , let 's not think about Turkeys , let 's not think about Black Friday sales . Let us remember , that Jesus is the one to thank and to be thankful for what all he has done in our lives . It is so easy to forget , but let 's be strong and remember Jesus is the reason ! ! ! We are hungry , we need the food to keep us from getting weak . Without it we can 't live and we eventually die without it . It is the same way with Jesus . Without him we can do nothing apart from him . If we try to live our lives the way we think , we will also fall and die . We need the love of Jesus in our lives . We need his presence to make it through each and every day . We need to be quenched of our thirts and with the Lord in our hearts everything is possible . Without him , we will become thirsty , dehydrated and die . It isn 't good to be without the lord , life can be so much better . Trust in him now and let your sins be washed away by the water of life . Cleanse your spirits and believe in him . We are dirty with sin , our minds are cluttered with dirty thoughts and we try to go it alone , but it can 't be that way . We must look towards the Lord and ask him to wash us clean of our sins . He is our savior and our father , he has created us to worship him . Do not feel afraid to call out to him , do not think that he won 't accept our sins . He will be there waiting and welcoming us all home . He truly loves each and every one of us . Don 't forget how much he loves you , he will never leave you . He wants to forgive you now , don 't let the negativity or the lies of the devil confuse you . The Lord will not abandon you , even in your most troubled times he is there waiting for you to come home . We need the food of life to lift us up . It will give us nourishment and fill our souls with good food . It will keep us from sin and it will make us stronger . The past is the past , you have been forgiven . So forget about what you 've done . Jesus doesn 't want you to think about the past , he wants you to think about the future . Will you accept Jesus today ? A young boy was riding his bike , he was probably about 11 or 12 . He was having so much fun riding his dirt bike in the fields behind his parents house . It was something that he enjoyed so much . He had so much fun going over the bumps in the dirt and going on the trails nearby . One day he happened to see something that he was not expecting . He saw a man laying down on the ground , he must of been in his late 30 's or 40 's . He saw a six pack of beer sitting next to him and he could tell this man probably passed out . He was worried about this man . The feelings down in his gut were to go and get help , to do it right right away . This boy has always been a caring person . He couldn 't just pass on by and let the man lay there . He had to do something , he needed to show the Lord that he was a caring individual . He wanted this man to get help , so he rode his bike as quickly as he could . He knew a neighbor down the street who was a policeman . He knew that this was the right thing to do . He walked upto to the door and knocked . The man came to the door and he told him right away . He said that there was a man laying down in the dirt , he probably passed out and that there was a six pack of beer there . The man told him that he would get an ambulance there right away . He knew he had done the right thing , he then rode his bike down as he was so excited and started to tell some of the other neighbors that he knew . Deep down inside his heart was the passion and the love for others . It was this caring individual who wanted others to be safe . He even felt sadness when he saw someone who was in pain , the elderly , the sick . Anyone who suffered . He knew that he did the right thing and he will always wonder what ever happened to that man . Will this man ever know who saved his life and if his life wasn 't saved , at least he tried . Jesus loves us so very much that he wants us to know that he cares deeply about each and every one of us . Sometimes we will run into situations during our lives where our assistance will be required of us . Some choose to Posted by A speeding car came out of no where and dashed down the road , soon the young kids saw an elderly man walking along the road . They were all in a gang , they thought it would be funny and fun to do . They pulled out the 22 that he had in the glove compartment . They pointed it at the man and acted like they were going to shoot him , well something happened that they were not expecting . The gun went off , the bullet flew through the air at amazing speeds and soon the man dropped to his knees and pressed his hands against his chest as he felt the overwhelming pain going through him . His vision started to go , he felt weak and soon everything was going away as he fell down and landed in a pool of blood . The young boys who were just joking around were in terror , they didn 't know what they had done . It wasn 't supposed to go this way , they drove quickly and thought they were in the clear . What they didn 't realize is that someone sitting outside the gas station nearby saw everything that happened and took down their license plate . The boys arrived home and started to panic , before they could even get calmed down the police arrived and handcuffed all of them and took them back to the station . They were charged with murder , something that they would have never dreamed of . Because of their foolish actions they did , they will now spend most of their life behind bars and they will experience more agony than they ever wanted . It 's not going to be a fun time for them . The family who lost their father recently came to see the boys and instead of being angry , instead of cussing at them and threating to beat them up , they did something else . The boys were shocked when the family members looked at them and said " Jesus love you my friend , he knows the pain which you suffer . He knows what you have gone through . He wants you to understand that the price that he paid for our sins can also free you from yours . I know what you did and I am not happy , but I know how much pain you must be feeling right now . All I can say , is I forgave you . " It took a Posted by Somewhere between this time and another there existed a foul and very evil person , known only as the evil one , the serpent , the devil . He was looking down upon a boy who was suffering , he was waiting to exploit the weaknesses and take control of his pains . He wanted to magnify everything that this one young boy suffered . He tried to reach in and take control , but somehow the will of the Lord was with this boy . Even as he tried again and again to grasp onto him and take him from the Lord for good , it wasn 't possible . The boy kept turning back to the Lord and begging for the forgiveness that he so desired . The evil one was angry and upset , he couldn 't understand how such a little boy could be so unwilling and unable to succumb to the darkness that surrounded him . The boys faith was strong and his will was even stronger . It was obvious to the devil that he wasn 't going to get this boy without a fight . He kept trying day after day and sent so many different sins into this boys life , but each time he fell he got back up on his feet and looked towards the sky with his arms reached out and asked the Lord for his forgiveness . He cried out and with tears streaming down his cheeks he pleased with the Lord to please give him a second chance . The devil saw how powerful his faith was and he didn 't understand why it was so hard for him to take one little boy . Years and years passed and the boy endured more sins and more trials , but each time it made him stronger . Each time it made his faith so much stronger than before , he learned a valuable lesson from the Lord . He continues to press on and knew that there was nothing that was going to get in his way now with the help of the Lord . The devil knew that there was no way he was going to get this boy . He even sent out so many dark angels , but none of them had any effect on him . Soon , the devil started to back away and leave the boy alone . He waited patiently for the right moment where the boy would slip up and he would reach in and take control again . There were many times like these , Posted by There is an hourglass in each one of our lives , it slowly runs out until there is no more . Some of us find ourselves in that situation where it runs faster than others . In that case , we are not prepared for what is coming . We find ourselves shocked and dismayed . What we don 't realize is that there is a plan , a plan that God has for us and even though we don 't see it right now , we soon shall . There was a young boy , he faced the most trials in his life . He was in and out of hospitals for the last few years . The doctors didn 't know what he had and tried everything . Every test that they did didn 't seem to fix whatever was chipping away at his body . He felt himself getting weaker and weaker by the day and he prayed so much to the Lord . He asked the Lord to come into his life and please take away the pain . It seemed to get worse and he didn 't know what he was going to do . He wasn 't ready to go , even at such an early age the disease that ravaged his body was getting stronger and taking more of him each day . He looked up and saw a little sparrow sitting on the window sill , although this was not on the outside of the window . This was on the inside and the little sparrow started to sing . The music was beautiful , it was so refreshing and beautiful . He knew that the little sparrow was there to calm him and ease his pain . He thought to himself , was this the workings of the Lord . What was the meaning of this little Sparrow . He was truly a sight to see , the doctors and nurses that heard this little guy came in surprizedThey asked the little boy , where did he come from and how did he get in here ? The little boy shrugged his shoulders and looked up smiling with a wide grin in his face and saying Jesus sent him . The little boy said to the doctor and the nurses that this little sparrow is going to bring me to the nest in the sky . The doctors and nurses laughed and before they could look back at the sparrow , it was gone . Not even a feather was left behind and the little bird left a beautiful reminder that God works in mysterious ways . Posted by There will be a time in the world when people will forget about Jesus . They will become so wrapped up in their own lives that they will not have time for him anymore . They will try to act like everything is ok , they will even try to be kind to one another . What they will lack is the love that comes from Jesus Christ . Things in this world will get worse and famine and disease will become overwhelming . Times will get harder and people will start to loose hope as so much death and destruction begins to overtake the world . These are the times of the tribulation or just before . We must never forget about what is going to happen . We must live each day as a follower of Christ , we must watch and pray for all of those who will not be ready . Today is the day to turn your eyes towards Jesus . Today is the day to confess your sins to him and accept him into your life . Today is the day that we must let go of all of our problems and let him take control of our lives . Don 't wait until tomorrow , don 't wait until next week , and don 't wait until next year . Tomorrow may not come , next week may not come and next year may not come . Today is the day to begin our new walk with the Lord . Disease and Earthquakes are on the rise , such disesases as Bird Flu , Mad Cow Disease , Swine Flu , Cancer , Aids and many others are starting to fill the headlines . Earthquakes and talk of Wars are starting to appear in the world , what does this mean to all of us ? This could be a sign of the sign of times to come . I feel that the Lord is trying to reach out to all of us and give us a warning sign . If you read in the Revelations , you will know that things such as Earthquakes , Pestilence , Diseases are just the birthing pains . What is and will come is truly catestrophic compared to what we are witnessing . Those who are left behind will not have an easy time . So I say to you , TODAY is the day to begin following the lord . Do not put it off , do not try and procrastinate . Grab your Bible and begin to read The Book of Job , read the Book of Revelations . DON ' T WAIT untilPosted by It was early one morning and I awoke and my wife asked one simple thing of me , I knew that I wanted to sleep in . I wasn 't too happy about it , like any normal person I didn 't feel normal . I started to get angry and started to feel as if she was nagging at me , I felt like she was trying to control my life . I knew that was not the case , but deeply inside my mind I was starting to get more and more angry . I started to yell at her and tell her to leave me alone . I just wanted to sleep , I felt tired and worn out . I could tell through the sounds of her voice that she was starting to get stressed out and upset . I felt like I didn 't care at all about her , I was starting to get in a rage and I felt like the whole world was against me . My daughter woke up and started to cry , I started to get even more upset . I started to take my frustrations out on her . I was now starting to loose it , I started to feel like all I wanted is to be alone . I didn 't even seem to think about whether I cared for my wife and child . It was just taking over me , I was starting to loose control of my actions . I ran down stairs and started to get really upset . I even got to the point that I started to throw things around , my anger has started to lead to violence . I know that I would never touch her or hurt my daughter . At least I was in control of that . So many others , do not have the control or do things that they will soon regret . I soon found out that Depression was probably the cause of it . I felt terrible for my actions and the way I had been treating her . So many of you who feel the same way and are not alone . It 's something that so many of us have , many of us keep our feelings bottled up inside and don 't tell anyone . Men are the worst ones who don 't want to admit they have a problem . Soon afterwords I realized that Depression was a part of me as it was a part of my family history . I never really thought about that one , but now it was reality and I had to live with it . Several weeks after I started on the medication I felt like a new person . There werePosted by A powerful executive was in a hurry to get home . He has had a very long day at work , he couldn 't imagine a better place than to be in his mansion surrounded by all the luxiurious things he had . He hurried up and ran to his brand new sports car and started to drive home not even paying attention to the speed limit or the traffic around him . He only cared about one thing , himself , himself and himself . He wasn 't about to let anyone get in his way , all he wanted to do was get home and relax . He reached a residential area , there were kids nearby and to him it didn 't matter as he continued to cruise down the streets without a care in the world . Then suddently a huge rock came flying towards his front windshield . He panicked and stopped immediately as he saw cracks running in all directions across his brand new windshield . He was angry , very upset and ready to get out and beat up whatever little punk that did this . He was furious , this has ruined his day for sure . He couldn 't believe his sight as the cracks he saw were just sickening . He flung open his car and looked around , he couldn 't see anyone , but then he say a little boy standing on the curb looking at him with tears in his eyes . The man was angry and upset . He yelled at the boy saying " Did you do this ? Are you going to pay for what you did ? The little boy cried out " Mister ! Mister ! Please help me , my brother who is in a wheelchair fell down and I 'm not strong enough to get him up . Please help ! " The man turned and looked and saw the older brother who was laying on the ground , his mouth sunk down and he stared in shock . He couldn 't believe what he has just done . He felt such a heartbreaking feeling deep down inside so strong that it wouldn 't go away for a long time . He quickly hurried over and helped the older brother up and sat him down in his wheelchair . The young boy said " Thank You ! , Thank You ! I didn 't mean to throw the rock , but everyone else passed us by and I didn 't know what to do . " The man smiled and told the little boy that everything is going to be ok , he knePosted by So often we think that God 's plan will be what we are expecting . I recently thought that what was about to happen was part of his plan . Soon afterwords I realized that it wasn 't his plan . I started to think and realized that he had a different plan for me . I was a little bummed , but when I looked at the big picture I started to understand exactly where everything fit in . I sometimes can 't comprehend everything and how everything else ties into the thing that I wanted to happen . I have now realized that it is for the better that whatever I was wishing for will wait . I now know that once we get through our current situation things will work out for the better . We will be able to do what I was hoping for and then it will be even better than it is now . God is always there for us , sometimes the things that we are wishing for are not granted . We shouldn 't get discouraged or upset . We should still keep our trust in him and hold true to his word . Do not get angry and do not think that he isn 't with you . His plan is great and what he has plan will be better than the one we thought . It 's hard for us to understand sometimes exactly how it is better , but in the end when we look back on it , we truly understand how much greater it is . We are thankful for what the Lord has done . There are going to be many trials that we will go through in our lives , it is part of making us stronger . God tests us for a reason , do not loose hope if something that you were expecting doesn 't come true . Hold true to the belief that God will make things better . After all , he makes all things new and he will for you . Do not forget that . Also , remember that if God gets you to it , he will get you through it ! So if you 're having a bad day , stop and pray and let God help you through your day . You will look back when you are done with your day and realize what all he has done for you . Never loose hope , keep believing and trusting in God and the rest will come easy ! Fruit spoils easily , if we don 't eat it in time it will get bad . We are the same way , if we are without the Lord and we go about our daily lives , we will soon run into bad . It will consume us and bring us down , we will be tempted by everything and anything . If we give into those temptations , we will find our lives getting worse and worse . We can do anything through Christ , but without him we are bad . We can 't do things on our own , even if we tried we would fail in the most miserable way possible . The Lord is a very important part of our lives . We must continue to read the word and abide by his commandments . We will not turn bad , like the fruit with Jesus we will be fresh and full of life . The Lord will show each and everyone of us what our true potential can be if we just walk with him everyday . So many think it is just too hard to follow the Lord . They believe that they won 't have the time or energy to do it . What they don 't realize , is that they are giving into doubt , giving into every negative feeling that comes from the devil . Sure we are going to have our good days and bad days , but with the Lord we will make it through it . Even my days aren 't always as great , but I reach out to the Lord and ask him to help me through any struggles that might come my way . Never give up on the lord and NEVER tell yourself you don 't have time . You do ! Make time and see the glory that the Lord can reveal in your life . What little time you put into being with the Lord , will reap a great reward ! A young man and his wife were so excited about getting married , they had planned their honeymoon for Breckenridge , Colorado . They knew that everything was going to be fun , but was it really ? Soon they arrived in Breckenridge . The hotel that they saw on the internet was a total dump . They realized then , that they will never trust any more pictures on the Internet . The bed was as hard as a rock , there was very little room in the bathroom . The toilet was close enough to the wall where you would bump your head if you got up the wrong way . It was terrible , to say the least . How could it get any worse than this , he thought . They had already been together for a long time . They spent nearly five years dating each other and getting to know one another . They knew each other inside that there was nothing to hide . Their 85 Blue Ford Tempo was a nice car , but what he failed to mention is that the shifter was about to go out . He didn 't think , even after driving all this way . He ignored the obvious and continued on without taking notice of the warning God was trying to tell him . Soon they decided to check out Loveland Pass , after a long drive towards the top which was very steep . The roads winded in all directions and it was a pretty site . They walked towards the lookout point and took plenty of pictures . As he walked back towards his car a couple decided to take their picture for them , he was very happy and accepted gladly . Upon entering the car and starting it up , something went wrong . It wouldn 't shift , it was too late now . The shifter was broken and they were at least 10 , 000 feet above sea level . He knew he was in trouble at this point in time , he started to get very upset . Both him and his wife were almost in tears because their car was broken down and their honeymoon that they both thought would be awesome , was turning out to be not so great . They didn 't know how they were going to get down , none of them had a cell phone on them on them . What were they going to do , his wife was already in tears and he felt so bad . This was nPosted by So many people do not believe that the future can be anything they want it to be . So many try to visualize it , but can 't . There will be few that will not doubt that things could be great . They live to deny themselves greatness . If they shall only look and trust in the Lord , they will be surprized by the things that will come . A young man and his wife were trying so hard to have a baby . What he was trying to do was visualize the future and all he could see was nothing . He didn 't believe that anything could happen , he could only think about failure . What he was giving into was the negative feelings and thoughts that overwhelmed his mind . He in a sense was setting himself up for rejection . He was giving into his fears and worries that he believed so hard that it wouldn 't work . What he should of been doing was believing that it would happen . He should of been putting his entire trust in the Lord and not holding back . It was too hard for him to do that . He found out countless times in anything he was striving for only ended up in failure or dissappointment . As he started to listen to radio shows relating to the Bible he started to understand something very intersting . He was aware that if we don 't trust in God and give ourselves to the Lord fully that we will continue to see failure in our lives . It is by Christ that we can do all things , he knew that his life had to change and it had to be his way of thinking as well . He had to start looking at the future as being full of new and exciting things to come . The Lord revealed to him many new things that would change his life , he wouldn 't understand it all at once . When he looked back he saw exactly what God 's plan had been . He saw that God had showed him that he had Diabetees , he also realized that through the new medicine he was taking would change his body . An idea of having Watermelon for lunch to help loose weight was doing something for his body that he didn 't realize until he saw an e - mail about fruits . That too tied into God 's plan , he soon found out that the WatermeloPosted by We are born into this world , but are we sinless , are we free of that sin at the very moment we are born ? I read something very interesting that made sense to me . When we are born , we are born in to a sinful world . We at that very moment are neither good or evil . We just are too little to comprehend everything . The things around us are new and exciting . It is the temptations that surround us and compel us to do wrong . So are we really bad in the eyes of Jesus ? No , we do the actions that the devil wants us to do , we are the weak and the fallen . It is not us that are bad , it is the things that we do which ultimately determine our fate . A adulter , a rapist , a murder are all bad , but it isn 't the person that makes them bad , it is the actions . If anyone of them were to find Jesus today in their lives and repent , they would be cleansed of their sins . Jesus doesn 't hold any sin against us , if we come to him and repent he will wipe away everything that we are holding onto . Those that think they have done too much wrong and that they won 't be forgiven are mistaken . Jesus forgives every sin and no sin is too big for him not to forgive . So don 't hold back , if you feel that you can 't go on . Stop and kneel before him and pray , call out to him and ask him to come into your life . Ask him to take away all your pain and soon you will feel the burdens that you carry lifted onto his shoulders . Jacob and his son decided it would be a great weekend to go out on the seas and try and catch some fish . The weather was awesome , there was not a cloud in the sky . Things were looking up and they hoped to catch lots of fish . His son Matt decided it would be a great idea to bring along one of his friends . He invited his great friend Joe . The boat was ready to sail , the nets were all ready and they had plenty of room for a big load . As they departed into the quiet waters , things started to get interesting . What they thought was a cloudless day started to change , clouds began to appear out of no where and soon increased in size . The waters were still calm , but it wouldn 't before long and things would get really dangerous if they stayed out . Matt 's friend thought that maybe the storm would bring in lots of fish , but was his friend really right ? The waves started to splash against the sides of the boat , the clouds all around were turning very dark . The three of them started to hold on as the boat started to rock from side to side . The waters were getting very fierce as things got intersting . They tried to hold on for their lives as the waves splashed over the boat , filling it up quickly . Jacob and his son were started to worry and they didn 't know what to do . As the winds started to increase and as the boat was whipped around , Jacob called out to the Lord . He said " Where are you Lord ? , Don 't let me die at a time like this , will you send your angels to protect us . Hear us oh Lord , do not forget us ! " The waters started to calm down , the heavy rains stopped and something awesome just started to happen . The clouds started to seperate and in the middle of the sky appeared several rays of sunshine as they peaked through the clouds . They witnessed something miraculous before their very eyes . They stood there motionless as they all looked up . A great lightning bolt struck down on all sides of the boat , but it wasn 't hurting them . Thousands upon thousands of fish started to flop up and down in the waters . The three men grabbed thePosted by Throughout my life I have endured many different kinds of trials and temptations . Some of them have been harder to deal with . One such event happened years and years ago . I was living at home and I came home one day from picking my girlfiend up at the time , who now is my wife of 10 years . I saw my mom 's brother talking on the phone , my dad was not where to be found and I knew right away what had happened . I thought as my heart sunk to the ground , " Oh No ! " I started to feel the sadness creeping up inside me , stronger than ever before . I knew something terrible had happened and this was not the thing that I had envisioned . My mom 's brother told me that she was at the hospital with my dad . He said , " You 're mom has had a heart attack , and your dad is with her . " Tears started to flow down my face , I was terrified almost more than it would be if I saw a spider . I was so upset , I just wanted her to be ok . I don 't know how many times I prayed to the Lord that night , but it must of been a thousand . My girlfriend at the time tried to comfort me and tell me that everything was going to be ok . I started to doubt God and I thought the worse , that she 's going to die and that I 'll never get to see her again . I wanted to see her so bad , we drove right away and headed towards the hospital . We hurried in quickly and went towards the waiting room . I saw my family there , I could tell that they were worried as the looks on their faces did not look good . That didn 't make things easier for me , it made it worse . I don 't know what kind of heart attack she had , but I remember it wasn 't a good one . She had to have a bypass surgery and I remember walking into the emergency room before as they were monitoring her . I could see the tears in her eyes , I knew the pain was deep inside me and I could tell my father was not doing so well . I continued to pray and pray . I 'm sure that the prayer hotline in Heaven was going bezerk from all the prayers that I was sending . I talked to my mom and told her that everything is going to be ok . I couldn 't stay lPosted by What we see and what we don 't see are two different things . In another place , outside of time there is a war that has been going on since the beginning of time . All around us there are angels , both good and bad battling it out for your survival . Everytime you sin , the presence of the dark angels are all around you . The good angels fight the good fight to wipe out those bad angels . One such battle goes on right now in a man 's living room . He is sitting in front of the television deciding what to watch . He can 't make up his mind between turning the channel to a inspirational show , or to watch something that he knows he shouldn 't watch . He turns the television to the naughty channel and gives into his temptation . Before him and all around him in this time outside of time stands four to five great big dark angels , nearly 7 - 10 feet each . They are egging him on , they are saying all sorts of things such as " Go for it " , " Do it " , " It 's ok to watch it " , " no one will know " , and everything else you could possibly think of . The man starts to watch as the dark angels look on . Suddenly about ten great angels rush in from all directions and swing their swords in every direction . Metal clashes against metal , several of the bad angels fall . The man feels like he shouldbn 't be doing this . It is the destruction of the bad angels that leads him to feel guilty as he then turns the channel and starts to watch something better as he repents for his sins . This story is not true , but everyday there really are both good and bad angels all around us . It 's just that we can 't see them or hear them , but there is a battle going on . It probably has been going on since the beginning of time or since Lucifer ( Satan ) was cast out of Heaven by the ArcAngel Michael . The leader of the Seraphim , the highest order of Angels that there are . So when you feel tempted , speak out loud and call out for Jesus to send his angels to destroy those bad influences in your life . Ask him to come into your life and show you the things that you are missing . Do not be aPosted by I was sitting on my deck watching out over the fields and taking notice to all the creatures that moved about in the early morning . What I saw right in front of me was a small robin that landed on the deck . He sat there and looked at me , he tilted his head and started to sing . Soon after he started to sing , another one appeared and started to look at me curiously and he too started to sing beautiful music . Another one now showed up and began to sing . I couldn 't believe my eyes , this has never happened to me in my entire life . Yes I loved birds , but I never dreamed of such a thing happening to me . I sat back and listening to their tune , it was so amazing how it sounded . These little precious creatures were like little angels . They had wings , their music was awe inspiring and they were a great companion that morning . They started to speak in their own tongue , I couldn 't understand them , but I knew they were trying to communicate with me . I didn 't know what to say , I shrugged my shoulders looking back at them . Again they spoke , they tried to so hard as I heard them speaking several times as they talked back and forth to each other . Just then , one flew my way and it about freaked me out as it landed right on the table just inches away . It looked at me again and then walked right onto my arm . Now I was shocked , it was so cool . How is this possible I thought , no birds would ever dare to come this close to a human . Then something very strange started to happen , they started to disappear one after another . Those three little birds were gone and I couldn 't understand why . I started to think really hard and then remembered that these little birds must of been the three little baby birds that never made it in the Robins nest . What I wondered is what are they trying to say ? I told my wife about it later that night , and she started to confess something awesome to me . She said that she was late by at least 5 weeks . Soon we realized that she was pregnant again , but this time it wasn 't an In Vitro . It was on our own . I turned andPosted by The Word Angel refers to the heavenly being that exists in Heaven . They are not Human and can 't live a human life . However , some people say they have seen Angels , some have seen the great ArcAngels as described in the Bible . Not all Angels that people have seen appear with wings , some appear as normal people . However , the Angels I am talking about are the ones like you and me who can reach out and touch another . We may not have wings , we may not have the knowledge that the real angels have . What we do have is the conviction to reach out and touch another . We can be like Christ if we truly want to be , but so many fail only because they are afraid to be something they don 't think they can be . It is true that so many are afraid of what the other might say , but trust me . The minute you reach out and say Hello or God Bless You , you will feel an awesome feeling rushing throughout you . Maybe not all of you , but some will . You will feel good in the actions you do , the words you say and the person you say it to will probably feel better . Even if they are having a bad day it probably will cheer them up and they 'll remember you . Even if you are not sure how to say it , just talk to the Lord and ask him for his advice . You will be surprized what he will do in your lives . It may not happen right away , but he will show himself to you in a certain way . You will know what he is talking about , just listen closely and you will hear his voice . It may be through the words that someone speaks , it could be through the radio . He will send his signs to you , just be sure not to overlook them and you will be astonished at what he has to show you . The Lord will continue to show you in your life what all you are capable of , don 't ever think you can 't do it . You can do anything through Christ . You just have to believe and listen closely to what he has to say . In all honesty I thought the same thing a few weeks ago before I started this whole blogging thing . I was trying to write in Microsoft Word and everything I started to write , I immediately Posted by It seems that everyday we rush through our lives not noticing what God has provided for us , only to ignore them and take them for granted . We see the birds , we see the trees and we see all of his creations , but do we even stop and think what all went into them . Do we stop and cherish them and thank him for them . One day I was driving along as most people do , I wasn 't paying attention to anything . I didn 't really see the trees as being a beautiful creation , I just saw them as trees . It was the same when I saw a bird or anything else , what I was missing was the fact that the Lord had created these things for us , to enjoy and to keep us company . I started to notice something as the Lord showed it to me . He was trying to say to me , look ! Do you see the things that it took to create that tree , do you not see the little birds that fly and sing joy . How can you miss these things , are you blind and deaf ? I realized that what God was trying to convey to me is that I should take notice and appreciate all that he has done for me . I was starting to forget how truly awesome his works were . I started to look at things now with a better appreciation for everything . For God had given us the ideas , the knowledge and the ability to create these things . We did not get these things on our own , we borrowed the ideas from God . So when you hear someone say " Look what I did " , remind them that it wasn 't them , but it was God 's idea . So many of us forget , it 's time to wake up and see what God has given to us and to thank him in return . I no longer go through life just looking at anything , to me I have a new outlook on everything . When I see the clouds , the land , the birds I know that God had his works in these and I appreciate all that he has done . It was a few years ago , shortly after my wife had become pregnant that we noticed two robins that built a nest right underneath our deck . My wife demanded that I take down the nest , because she didn 't want to see them anymore . I didn 't want to do that , I love birds and I wanted them to stay there . I didn 't want to disturb them . Day after day came as I watched the male robin going out to get food while the female waiting inside the nest . It was interesting to hear his call , the voice that uttered from that little beak of his . It was so much fun to watch them everyday and it brought great joy to my heart to know we had visitors . My wife asked me again several times , but each time I said no . I can 't take them away , I heard babies and I knew now was not the time to take them away . Throughout the summer I watched them on and off thanking the Lord for bringing us such nice visitors . Their company was welcomed greatly . The summer ended and soon they were gone , I didn 't see them anymore . I was sad , I enjoyed listening to their sweet music and hearing them talk to each other . It was if a part of me had been taken with them , but I knew a greater joy was on the way . A joy that I will never forget , the birth of our first child . Shortly afterwords I noticed that we had in our possesion two small ceramic robins that were painted so well . These used to be my grandma Betty 's and we acquired them . I thought to myself , was this a sign from God ? How cool was that to have two Robins like the two that visited us . Although , that was not the best to come . What I noticed while looking through the deck to see what was in the nest nearly shocked me . I remember during the In Vitro that only four embryos were put in . Three of them didn 't make it and we were happy with just the one that made it . When I looked through the deck I saw three little baby birds that were no longer alive . They must not of made it through the summer , either the parents couldn 't find enough food or something beyond my understanding happened . I immediately thought of the tPosted by It was time for me to go home and take out the dog , since mommy wasn 't going to be able to leave for a week , I had to do some of the runnings . As I was driving home with the radio going , I couldn 't help start to cry . I started to talk to the Lord and ask him why it was that our poor daughter had to go through this . I wondered why we had to deal with this , when we had enough troubles trying to bring a beautiful joy into our lives . I couldn 't stop the tears , no matter how hard I tried . They flowed like a river and I was feeling so down . I wanted her to be ok , I wanted her to not feel anymore pain and be the little girl we wanted her to be . I got home and let out the dog . I turned on the radio and started to let our dog run around for a while so that he wouldn 't feel like he had to be couped up all day long . I dropped to my knees , so sad and so crushed that I started balling . I know that most men don 't cry , but I couldn 't help it . I was so sad , I was also so worried that our daughter would not make it . I asked the Lord and pleaded with him that he please give us a chance . All I wanted was her to be ok , as any father would . I returned to the hospital after putting our dog into his cage . He started to bark as he didn 't want me to leave , but I couldn 't stay away for long because mommy needed my support . Things started to get better , the numbers started to drop , we were very happy . It was a great feeling to know that the lights were working , we wanted her to stay under the lights if it is helping . The doctor on call came in and told us that in a few days we probably would be able to leave . We were so happy , we couldn 't wait . Another day went by and our hopes were crushed as one of the nurses told us that the numbers have started to rise again . They were not sure what was going on , but it worried us so much . We held each other close and I felt the worse feeling deep down inside . I didn 't want her to die , I need her more than anything . If I lost her , I don 't know what I would do . It was hard , but several days passed and thingPosted by Our daughter was finally here , we were so excited and we couldn 't wait to hold her . I was holding her in my arms for the first time and it was a blessing . She was wrapped up in a small blanket , they had just cleaned her off and mommy wasn 't able to hold her . She was very disappointed , but they had to sew her back up after having to cut in order to fit the baby out . I was worried and I rocked this beautiful bundle of joy as I watched on , the nurses moving around and trying to stop the bleeding . They packed her with all kinds of stuff to stop the bleeding . Our daughter was a tough one to come out , but in the end it was well worth it . Because of the way she was situated her head was a little red , she had to wear a small hat . She was also Jaundice and that 's the biggest worry that we had . We knew right then that we wouldn 't be able to leave the hospital as we had planned . Mommy was really excited to leave the next day , but her hopes were crashed as we realized our daughter had Jaundice pretty bad . They took her away from us and told us that she needed to be under the lights in the nursery . Even when we did have her , all she wanted to do was sleep . It was heartbreaking for us . We both wanted to hold her and cherish her , the only times that they would bring her in was for feedings . That alone was hard enough because she wasn 't always awake . Whenever she did try , she would fall asleep right away again . Yes , it was frustrating and we wanted her to stay awake . We tried , but nothing seemed to work . The Jaundice was causing most of this , it was sad enough and for us this was a very hard time . The days passed , we were unable to see her as she had to be under these lights . We remember going into the nursery and looking at our miracle from God laying there with a patch over her eyes . We couldn 't help almost crying as we wanted to hold her so bad . I could tell that mommy was missing her so much . We went back to the room and mommy started to cry , she wanted to hold her so bad . This wasn 't fair and I could feel the pain deep down insPosted by The year was 1989 and I was almost done with my 8th grade . Most of my friends I would never see again because I was going to start going to a public school . We were ready to go on a field trip to a church camp . It was going to be lots of fun I thought to myself . I was ready to check it out , I loved anything and everything that had to do with the outdoors . We all loaded our stuff on the bus and started to drive towards the church camp . I remember arriving and thinking , this place looks like a bunch of fun . There was volleyball , hiking trails , and so much more . I knew that this weekend was going to be a blast . I just couldn 't wait to get out of the bus . A few of the teachers introduced us to the people and they seemed very cool . I found myself talking about the Lord with them and they told me so much that I had not even known about . They told me all the different kind of activites that we would be doing . We would be going on a nature hike , we would be looking at the stars at night , and so much more . After we all got settled into the several cabins they had , we were welcomed to all come to their main cabin to have a discussion about the Lord . We all sat around as one of the guys told us some very interesting things . I learned about The Book of Job ( Jobe ) for the first time in my life . It was very interesting how Job 's family was all destroyed . I remember hearing that the Devil made a pact with God that if he should loose all of his family he will curse God . Job continued to be obedient to the Lord , but not for long . Job finally lost it and started to curse God . I remember reading all the different things that he asked God . What was so awesome is what God said back to Job in return . After we had a long discussion we were to go on a walk , we didn 't bring any flashlights . What was neat is that they told us our eyes would adjust to the darkness . As we walked , it was easier to see where we were going . I thought to myself that everyday we walk in darkness , if we do not have the Lord we will miss our step and fall . I thoughtPosted by What is Faith ? Is it the feeling deep down inside us that makes everything feel great . Maybe it 's the way we look at others , how we care about them and wish the best for them . Faith to me is something more than just the feeling . It is so much more , it is a lifestyle for me . Everything that I am doing , everything that I am saying and every way I am living is based on Faith . Faith surrounds us all , it 's for us to take notice and grab ahold of it 's awesome power . Do you know that so many millions of people do not have faith . Do you know that they go through their entire day , their entire lives without knowing Faith ? Do you know that so many of them say the Lords name in vain as if it was another part of their vocabulary . I say to you , what is wrong with these people who do such things ? Do they not have a conscience , do they not realize what is going to happen to them if the Lord should appear tonight , tomorrow or the next day ? Like part of the saying goes , watch and pray because the time and the hour of the Lord is not known . Did you know that it isn 't even known to the Lord . It is only God who knows the exact return of Jesus Christ . So the next time that you catch yourself blaspheming his name , be careful . In the Bible it says that God will forgive you for every sin , but Blasphemy he will not forgive . So remember , have Faith and live your day the way Jesus would . It was a rainy afternoon , the clouds were covering any bit of sunshine that tried to break through . The television was blaring in the background , the mans dog sat up on the couch resting its head on the cushion . He looked out the window watching it rain as he didn 't feel so great . He was sad , his love for almost everything was no more . He started to wonder if anyone really cared about him anymore . He tried to tell himself many times that it was just all in his head . He even thought that maybe he could just shake off his problems . It wasn 't that simple as he walked towards the fridge , he grabbed anything and everything and started to eat . He could only satisfy his cravings , but even after that it didn 't seem to help . He thought to himself , what is wrong with me ? He knew that this was not normal for him . He was angry at the world for rejecting him , for making fun of him . The truth was , the world had not rejected him , the world didn 't hate him . It was all in his head and it would be a matter of time before he would come to his senses . He walked towards the bathroom and opened the cupboard . He looked in and saw several different bottles , for the first time in his life he started to contemplate suicide . He knew that he couldn 't take a knife and stab himself , he was not strong enough . His alternative he thought was to take as many pills as he could and that would just take away the pain . He thought that he would no longer have to deal with the troubles that each day had to offer . He would no longer have to worry about those who would tease him and make fun of him . He would be free from it all , he knew that this was the only thing to do . Or was it he thought ? He stood there for a few minutes looking at that bottle , looking at the lable and trying to gain up enough courage to do something that he would soon regret . He started to take one pill , then two and then three . Eventually he started to take more , but he was starting to sob as he didn 't know what he was doing . He spit them out and fell to his knees . He was not strong ePosted by A young boy was spending some time up in the hills one day , he and his family decided it would be a great idea to visit their cabin in the hills . He has always loved the outdoors and wanted to be with nature that day . He started to hike up the hill that headed towards an old mine shaft . As he started to walk he heard what he thought sounded like running water . He saw his father near the old mine shaft that he used to climb down into . It was always so much fun going in and checking out that old mining car that hasn 't been seen for over a century . His father told him that he thought there was a stream nearby . He was very curious to find out , but what was to come was something else he would soon find out about . So he started to walk up the hill now leading off of the trail that ended . He looked around and around and didn 't see any water , no stream , nothing at all . He looked towards the top of the hill thinking , maybe it 's up there . He kept pressing on , the hill was beginning to get very steep . He grabbed onto the trees and pulled himself up , thinking what am I doing as he thought once again climbing higher and higher up this steep hill . It did get very steep , if he didn 't hold onto the trees he probably would loose his step and fall down . It was starting to get harder to climb with each step , but he wanted to keep going . He had to see what was at the top , he wanted to see this stream that was flowing up above . He knew that it would be well worth it to see it , what he didn 't realize was that he was higher than he ever has been before . If he would just turn around and look back he could see the hills for miles and miles . The closer he reached towards the top the less he thought there might actually be a stream . Now he knew what that sound was , it was the sound of the rushing winds flowing through the trees . He was finally at the top , he turned around and was amazed at the scenery around him . To his amazement he could see for miles . He could see every mountain around him and it was an awesome sight . He noticed that therePosted by There was a time when a young man was going through troubles . He and his wife were trying so hard to have a baby . They have tried several different inseminations at the local Obgyn clinic and none of them seemed to work . Each time he and his wife thought that they were expecting , it turned out to be another no . He was starting to get upset and beginning to loose hope . what can we do to make this work he thought ? He started to believe in his mind that nothing will ever work for him . He couldn 't even imagine having a child at this point . He even looked at his life being childless . He wanted a baby so bad , just as his wife did too . He knew that maybe someday he would . He tried to hope and he has heard many times the saying " Trust in the Lord God and everything will come to you " . Well it didn 't seem to work for him , he started to trust in the Lord . Each time more failure and disappointment . So him and his wife talked to the doctor . They suggested a doctor in Sioux Falls , SD who could do InVitro Fertilization . They were very excited , he knew now that this was going to be possible . He couldn 't wait , his excitement was going into overtime and he wanted to hold that little bundle of joy in his arms right now , not having to wait . So they made several trips which each time was a blast . They even got do shopping and visit the Mall of America a few times while staying in Sioux Falls . What seemed like a long time after the several visits and months of medicated shots the embryos were almost ready . This was about to be the best time in their lives . He remembers driving their to Sioux Falls and thinking in his mind as he talked to the Lord . He told the Lord that he will trust in him , he will give himself totally to the Lord . He will not hesitate at all and will not have any doubts . Well , to be honest the man still did have doubts . He still couldn 't envision having a baby even though he was so excited . It 's like part of him didn 't believe it . He wasn 't fully trusting in the Lord . He was holding back , after a few days of waiting in SPosted by Welcome my dear friends . For so many years I have had a passion to write , to write something inspirational and to reach out to many who are in need . I have tried so many times to write only to fail at what I was doing . Things in my life have not been the best , but what I want to accomplish is to write a great novel that will touch others and bring many to Christ . Everyday I feel the passion inside me just wanting to come out , those unused words dying to be put into use . So whatever I begin to write I will publish it here . Keep in mind that none of it has been proofread and if the punctuation is bad , don 't worry about that . Tammy told me herself that if I write she will take care of the rest . : ) There are so many people out there who don 't have Jesus in their lives , they need to know how much he loves us all . If I can touch just one person I am doing good , but I want more . I want to reach out to as many people as I can . I too have endured so many sins , sins that you would probably consider me worthless . However , in the eyes of Jesus I am forgiven . Come back often to see what I have written , what I need to do is just stick with it and not let the inner voice tell me I can 't do it or it sounds stupid . What matters is that people who are suffering and see this will come to Jesus . I once was a sinner , but now I am saved . Let all who have sinned , come to Jesus no matter how deadly your sin is . He will wash away your tears and open his arms and welcome you in . Mike I am a very easy going guy , I have a great heart . I have a beautiful daughter who just turned two and a wife who has the best personality in the world . I love to write , it 's a passion of mine and I have wanted to write a novel that would reach out to others . To bring them to Christ and touch their hearts in a way they 've never known . I write Inspirational Stories from the Heart and you are all welcome to comment and follow at my blog . It 's Http : / / Writing4Heaven . Blogspot . Com