MY LIFE...

Your Beauty

2012-01-28T10:32:00.000-08:00

Your beauty....should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit , which is of great worth in God’s sight.
1 Peter 3:3-4

Beauty that exalts the mind and spirit comes from God.
We are made beautiful by Christ’s perfect love for us, love made visible in the beauty of His cross. As we consider that love, the Holy Spirit shapes and transform our hearts so that, little by little we become more like Jesus in love and service.

If you ever get judge by your looks, think of God...think that you are His creation and that you are His precious daughter/son.....Outside beauty is temporary, but inner beauty is eternal.

I Don't Want to Remember

2012-01-20T20:05:00.000-08:00

The memories came back :(
I don't like when I wake up in the middle of the night and I start thinking about things.
Many times I go back to my country and the civil war that went on for so many years. I don't like to think of the fear I got to live with for so many years. I don't like when the thoughts comeback they don't go away for a few days.

Two nights ago I started thinking about the long days at school, when I say "long" I mean 'long'. I was in high school (Bachillerato) in Spanish. I was living in a town far away from my Catholic school. I used to take two different buses back and forth from school, one will take me from my neighborhood to downtown and the second one from downtown to school, I guess total travel was about an hour.
I saw so many bad things that only happen in a war.

My first class started at 8:00 am and the last one ended at 7:00 pm. for a seventeen year old girl that was dangerous and very scary.

This particular night I remember one of the nuns prayed to the virgin Mary for our safety travel.
I was glad that she did that, even dough it was to the virgin Mary and not Jesus, at that time I didn't know any better, but my God is so merciful that no matter what He was there with me.

I remember getting off the bus in downtown and walking a few blocks down to the next bus stop. I was always walking kind of fast that way no one will talk to me or try to get my attention for the wrong reason.
I was getting close to the next bus stop and I could see a lot of people waiting for the bus...as I was getting closer I can see sitting on a door step these two young boys, I knew they were bad news, but I needed to pass next to them, then I can see that at the end of the building was a dark ally. I saw the older boy getting his friend's attention with his elbow and they both looked at me...I passed them and I can see them with the corner of my eyes getting up and started following me...I thought "this is it, they will push me into the ally take my watch and rape me" I started praying for protection within a second...I felt like a warm embrace and like if an invisible shield covered me, with that my body felt warm and I felt peace in my heart, but I kept my steady pace, they didn't do anything, I got to the bus stop and went straight to a girl who was standing by her self, I told her that those two boy were following me, she recommended that we should stay together until the bus arrive.
These two boy went an yanked a wrist watch from this woman who was standing in the meddle of the crowd, she started screaming saying "those boys stole my watch"....I can still hear her screams.

Now that I'm a follower of Christ I can see that He was the one walking and protecting me all my life. God is so loving and understanding, that even dough I was miss guide in believing that the virgin Mary was the one protecting me, He still loved me for my ignorance. I'm so thankful that God has giving me the opportunity to see that Christ was the one walking those streets with me, making sure that I was protected at all times.

THANK YOU FATHER FOR GETTING ME OUT THAT PLACE AND BLESSING ME SO MUCH ❤ ❤ ❤

My Pics

2012-01-16T18:52:00.000-08:00

I'm trying to get into photography, I"m getting get to know my camera better, I'm enjoying the lessons of how to use the many settings. I'm so happy that my pastor is a photographer and he is willing to teach a group of people of how to use these complicated cameras :)
Here are some of the pics I took after the first lesson.

La Jolla Cove, San Diego Ca....

God's answers

2012-01-08T12:47:00.000-08:00

I love when I see God's answers so clear that I rejoice for many days :)

I have been asking God to help me to be a better witness for Jesus. Many times I think that I'm not doing enough to bring people to Jesus.

I have been struggling with this issue for a long time, however, I keep going, trying to do what's right for Jesus.

Friday I got my answer to my question! this lady at work gave me a birthday card, when I finished reading it, I was tearing up.

It is amazing how God will use a person that you least expect, to have your question answered.
That is the reason why God amazes me everyday!!!

It is not what we think of ourselves, it's the way God sees us, it's they way He bless us for doing our best for His kingdom.

I'm so exited for this year, this year "Jesus" will be the first name that will come out my mouth when someone ask for the reason of me smiling all the time!

ALL THE GLORY TO MY GOD JESUS CHRIST ❤ ❤ ❤

January 6

2012-01-05T20:53:00.000-08:00

My birthday is here again! I'm so happy that the Lord has letting me be on this world for so long to experience what life is all about.

I was born in El Salvador, my family was poor, I grew up not having much (not even a hair brush)
I don't believe in material things. I know that material things don't give you happiness.
When you don't have much you cherish more the little you have.

I'm a happy person, I make the best of my past and I strongly believe that since I became Jesus follower my past was wipe out and my sins were forgiven and I became white as snow.

Jesus has giving me so much more now! He has giving me a beautiful family, a beautiful house, a very nice car, the good Lord has giving me more than a hair brush, He has giving me way more than I deserve.

That is why I give all the glory to my Jesus, God father and Holy Spirit.

My New Year Resolution

2011-12-29T16:45:00.000-08:00

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What's your New Year Resolution? many people will ask this question at the end of each year.
Many of us will have a list of the things we want to accomplish for the new year to come.
Most of this things that made it to the list will have something to do with our physical appearance or with those healthy habits we want to change.

As the time goes by, we loose track of what was it that we were planning to accomplish, or we get too busy, or we get too distracted by the hustle and bustle of our daily lives.

It is very hard to try to accomplish many things when we are not equip with the right tools to have successful results.
As we plan for the future we should consider God's help, with Him everything is possible, even to lose those few pounds that we don't need to carry around; Yes, God is a loving God who wants us to be happy and have the desires of our hearts.
That is why, when I make a plan I try to include Him; Yes, I want His approval and blessings to everything I do and I plan to do in the future.
With out Him, my plans are too hard to accomplished.

The Bible tells us, not to rely in ourselves, we don't have the power to grant all out desires;
The Bible tells us, to trust in God, that all things are possible with God;
The Bible tells us, that we don't have to stop smoking, exercise and doing diets out our own efforts;
The Bible tells us, as longer we have Faith God can give us the will to keep going and to reach our goals.

This year resolution should be an exited one, the one you are going to let God take control of and to guide you, and give you the tools (which are in the Bible)
Have Faith and you will be surprised to see how much your habits and life style can change.

Have a safe and wonderful New Year 2012 ♥

DEAR LORD, CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE, I HUMBLY COME TO YOU TO ASK FOR YOUR MERCY TOWARD US, TO TAKE OVER OUR LIVES, GUIDE US, GIVE US WISDOM AS WE GO THROUGH THIS LIFE.

AS YOU KNOW LORD, I DON'T HAVE A NEW YEAR RESOLUTION, I JUST HAVE THIS PRAYER, " THAT YOUR SPIRIT MIGHT DWELL IN ME, FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF TEACHING OTHERS, I PRAY THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL LET THE WORDS FLOW AS I TALK TO STRANGERS AND THAT MY LIFE WILL BE A GOOD EXAMPLE TO OTHERS"

IN JESUS MIGHTY NAME I PRAY, AMEN!!!!

The First Christmas

2011-12-18T20:23:00.000-08:00

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The Angel Gabriel Visits Mary

Luke 1:26-38
²⁶ Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, ²⁷ to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. ²⁸ And having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!”^[c]
²⁹ But when she saw him,^[d] she was troubled at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was. ³⁰ Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. ³¹ And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name JESUS. ³² He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. ³³ And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.”
³⁴ Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I do not know a man?”
³⁵ And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God. ³⁶ Now indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren. ³⁷ For with God nothing will be impossible.”
³⁸ Then Mary said, “Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.

Our Savior has borne
Luke 2:1-20
¹ And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. ² This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. ³ So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city.
⁴ Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, ⁵ to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife,^[a] who was with child. ⁶ So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. ⁷ And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
⁸ Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. ⁹ And behold,^[b] an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. ¹⁰ Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. ¹¹ For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. ¹² And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.”
¹³ And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying:
¹⁴ “ Glory to God in the highest,
And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”
¹⁵ So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, “Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.” ¹⁶ And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger. ¹⁷ Now when they had seen Him, they made widely^[d] known the saying which was told them concerning this Child. ¹⁸ And all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds. ¹⁹ But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart. ²⁰ Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them.

AMEN!!!

The beauty of the Lord

2011-11-12T14:22:00.000-08:00

The Lord paints the most beautiful landscapes that no artist can paint. I see the beauty of the Lord everywhere.

I want to share some of the pictures I had been taking of the Lord's creations.

Psalm 90:17

Let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us!"

God Still Guides the Way

2011-11-05T15:29:00.000-07:00

Exodus 13:20-22

²⁰ So they took their journey from Succoth and camped in Etham at the edge of the wilderness. ²¹ And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so as to go by day and night. ²² He did not take away the pillar of cloud by day or the pillar of fire by night from before the people.

I believe that God still goes before us the ones who walk with Him.
I believe that God doesn't change, He is the same, yesterday, today and always.
I believe if we walk with Him, He will never depart from us.
I believe in the Old Testament and I believe in the New Testament.
Jesus didn't come to obsolete the Old Testament, He came to fulfill the Prophecies of the Old Testament.

Almighty God, when the way is blocked before me and an army of circumstances closes in behind me, help me to stand by faith, looking to You to open a way. Lord, I want to follow You, asking You to lead me where my enemies cannot go, in Jesus' name, Amen.

IS THE BIBLE IMPORTANT?

2011-10-15T22:34:00.000-07:00

The Bible is probably the most maligned Book that ever has been written. It has been attacked as no other book has ever been attacked. Yet it has ministered and does minister to literally millions of people around the globe, and it has been doing this now for several thousand years. A Book of this nature and with this tremendous impact upon the human family certainly deserves the intelligent consideration of men and women.
Sir Walter Scott, on his deathbed, asked Lockhart to read to him. Puzzled, as he scanned the shelf of books that Walter Scott had written, he asked, “What book shall I read?” And Sir Walter replied, “Why do you ask that question? There is but one book; bring the Bible.” There is only one Book for any man who is dying, but it is also the Book for any man who is living. A great many folk do not get interested in the Bible until they get to the end of their lives or until they get into a great deal of difficulty. While it is wonderful to have a Book in which you can find comfort in a time like that, it is also a Book for you to live—in the full vigor of life. It is a Book to face life with today, and it’s the Book which furnishes the only sure route through this world and on into the next world. It is the only Book that can enable us to meet the emergencies and cushion the shocks that come to us in life. The Bible is different from any other book.
That this Book has influenced great men who, in turn, have influenced the world is evident. Let me share with you some quotations.
There was an African prince who came to England and was presented to Her Majesty Queen Victoria. This prince asked a very significant question, “What is the secret of England’s greatness?” The queen got a beautifully bound copy of the Bible and presented it to the prince with this statement, “This is the secret of England’s greatness.” I wonder, friend, if England’s decline to a second-rate and then third-rate nation may be tied up in the fact that England has gotten away from the Word of God.
It was Daniel Webster who made this statement, “If there be anything in my style or thoughts to be commended, the credit is due to my kind parents for instilling into my mind an early love of the Scriptures.” What about you today, Christian parent? Are you making a Daniel Webster in your home or a little rebel? Webster also made this statement, “I have read it [the Bible] through many times. I now make a practice of going through it once a year. It is the Book of all others for lawyers as well as divines. I pity the man who cannot find in it a rich supply of thought and rules for conduct.”
~ Dr. McGee

Outreach in the community

2011-09-17T20:02:00.000-07:00

We had the Mira Mesa fair today, the weather was great and people came to have fun.
This was a great opportunity for my church to reach out to people who are looking for some comfort in this world, we want to let them know that we are in this community and that we are whiling to help them.
It is always great honor to help and serve this way, our hope is that people can come and know that we are a family who can help them in everything we can.
Newbreak Christian Church, Mira Mesa, San Diego CA.

Teach the whole truth and nothing but the truth

2011-09-15T22:05:00.000-07:00

I heard a pastor saying that as longer Catholics agreed that Jesus is the son of God, they are on the right path.

I wonder if this pastor was right in answering this question just like that, without going deeper into God's word to help the questioner to understand that God requires more from us to be save.

I know what I'm saying, I was Catholic from the time I was born till I was 33 years old.

So lets ask the Bible what God's tells us about the following:

-What about the used of statues?...

Exodus 20:4
⁴ You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.

-What about putting the virgin Mary before Jesus?

John 14:6

⁶ Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

-What about having many status of saints?

1 Kings 14:9

9 but you have done more evil than all who were before you, for you have gone and made for yourself other gods and molded images to provoke Me to anger, and have cast Me behind your back—

Hosea 13:2

Now they sin more and more, And have made for themselves molded images, Idols of their silver, according to their skill; All of it is the work of craftsmen. They say of them, “ Let the men who sacrifice kiss the calves!”

-What about confessing your sins to a priest waiting for his absolution?

1 John 1:7

⁷ But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.

Colossians 1:14

¹⁴ in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.

-What about repeating the rosary many, many times?

Mathew 6:7
⁷ And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words.

-What about celibacy for all priests and nuns

1 Corinthians 7:9

9 but if they cannot exercise self-control, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

I just want to know how much is too much to teach each other the true word of God.
We have a purpose in this life and that is to go all over the world to teach the true word of God, even if that means been caste out like a leper.

It's never too late

2011-09-10T12:40:00.000-07:00

It is never too late to return to God, the enemy will try to make us believed that God won't take us back because we are bad and we don't deserve His love. God's word tell us that He will never forsakes us and that He will meet us wherever we are at.

Joe 2:12-14

¹²"Yet even now," declares the LORD,
    "return to me with all your heart,
with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;
¹³and rend your hearts and not your garments."
Return to the LORD your God,
    for He is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love;
    and He relents over disaster.
¹⁴ Who knows whether He will not turn and relent,
   and leave a blessing behind Him,
a grain offering and a drink offering
   for the LORD your God?

Thank the Lord

2011-08-21T19:34:00.000-07:00

The Lord is good...
Thank You for my family.
Thank You for my health.
Thank You for my family's health.
Thank You for my friends,
Thank You for my job.
Thank You for my husband's job.
Thank You for my house.
Thank You for my parents.

In Jesus name Amen!!!

Ephesians 5:20

Giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Colossians 1:3

We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you.

2 Thessalonians 2:13

But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.

Foot Prints in the Sand

2011-08-20T17:09:00.000-07:00

Do you wonder why is there so much evil in the world? Where is God when you need Him the most?

When my brother was kill, I wondered why God let this happened! The pain was great. I thought that God didn't care. I keep blaming Him for all the bad things that had happened to us.

God was working on making a bad situation became a shower of blessings for me and my family...I didn't know that at the time.

When we look back at such times we can often see the gentle hand of God at work. We are never alone when we walk with God.

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One night a man had a dream. He dreamed
he was walking along the beach with the LORD.

Across the sky flashed scenes from his life.
For each scene he noticed two sets of
footprints in the sand: one belonging
to him, and the other to the LORD.

When the last scene of his life flashed before him,
he looked back at the footprints in the sand.

He noticed that many times along the path of
his life there was only one set of footprints.

He also noticed that it happened at the very
lowest and saddest times in his life.

This really bothered him and he
questioned the LORD about it:

"LORD, you said that once I decided to follow
you, you'd walk with me all the way.
But I have noticed that during the most
troublesome times in my life,
there is only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why when
I needed you most you would leave me."

The LORD replied:

"My son, my precious child,
I love you and I would never leave you.
During your times of trial and suffering,
when you see only one set of footprints,
it was then that I carried you."

Attracted to Holiness and Purity

2011-08-06T12:37:00.000-07:00

How I rejoiced when I became a mom for a first time, second time and third time. Every pregnancy and every child where different from one another.
As the time went by, everyone of my children started having their own personality, they are different from one another.
I have learned to take different approaches with each of them, one thing that I do, no matter which of my children I’m talking to, is that I always tell them the way things are, I never lie to them to make the truth look nice. My children know right from wrong, I always tell them that God is always watching them, even if they are in their room with the door locked.

-When my older son was in High School was very cautious of whom he will make friend with, I believe that God has giving him the spirit of discernment, plus the advises from us his parents, right now he is happily married and serving our great nation.

-My younger son has a mind of his own, he is very different than his older brother, that doesn’t stop us, my husband and I have to work a little bit harder in teaching him right from wrong. He is sixteen and he loves the Lord Jesus Christ, he plays bass for the Lord at our church. I believed that the seed have been planted in his heart...that makes me very happy and gives peace to my heart because I know that whatever he does and wherever he goes, Jesus is with him for ever!

-My daughter is the youngest of the three, she is now thirteen going fourteen :( she is going to high school this coming year :( she still my baby :)
My daughter is very mature and modest, she doesn’t like skimpy cloth that teens wear these days. She is not like this just by accident, she is like this because she loves the Lord Jesus Christ, plus her parents teachings and advices.

Not only teach your children holy and pure, be an example to them that they may follow mom and dad’s good teachings.

We need to pray for our children to be attracted to holiness and purity like a magnet, so that when anything entices them that isn’t holy and pure, they detect the pull immediately and are made uncomfortable enough to thoroughly reject it.

Lord, I pray that You would fill my three children with a love for You that surpasses their love for anything or anyone else. Help them to respect revere Your laws and understand that they are there for their benefit. May them clearly see that when Your laws are disobeyed, life doesn’t work. Feel their hearts so that there is no attraction to sin.

Proverbs 20:11

Even a child is known by his deeds, Whether what he does [is] pure and right.

Proverbs 20:27

The spirit of a man [is] the lamp of the LORD, Searching all the inner depths of his heart

In Jesus mighty name AMEN!!!

Thank God For Everything....

2011-07-31T09:02:00.000-07:00

Thank you Jesus for giving me life!
Thank you Jesus for being in my life!
Thank you Jesus for loving me!
Thank you Jesus for bringing me out the ashes!
Thank you Jesus for giving more than I deserve!
Thank you Jesus for looking over me when I was being hunted!
Thank you Jesus for walking with me when I thought that I was walking alone!
Thank you Jesus for giving me three beautiful children!
Thank you Jesus for my husband!
Most of all, thank you for dying on the cross for my sins!

Love you Jesus.....AMEN

I need prayer!

2011-07-29T13:22:00.000-07:00

There are some days when is very hard for me to accept people for who they are; this brings a lot of bitterness and sadness into my life. Some times I think that it is me the one who does something that annoys people, if that's the reason I want God to forgive me!

I don't want negative words to get to my heart, but when those negative words come from my own family, it feels like a slap on my face and a punch on my stomach. I should be accustomed to this ups and downs of my family members, but every time it happens, it feels like if it was the first time....I'd always hope that God will changed their heart and their mouths...I'll keep on waiting!

Lord, give me patience to accept the way things are right now, and give me the hope the one day we all know how to get alone with one another. I pray that you will bless my family the same way You have blessed me. I know that they are trying to follow you and I know that it is very hard for them to change after so many years of pain.
Lord, I trust in you and I know that you hear my prayers and I know that it will be in your time!

IN JESUS MIGHTY NAME I PRAY...AMEN!!!

God has created all things....

2011-07-16T13:22:00.000-07:00

It is a beautiful Saturday morning, I'm seating in my car waiting for my daughter, the birds are singing, the morning breeze is cool and refreshing for the soul.
I'm thanking God for giving us another beautiful day even dough we don't deserve it anymore!
I'm deep in my thoughts when all of the sudden this big black crow landed right in-front of my car, I noticed that he is holding a french fried on one of his foot, I thought to my self "where did he get that?".
Later I realized that he has landed right in-front of my car because there was a poodle of water and he needed the water to dipped the fried...I guess the fried was too hard for him to eat! What he did next is what amazed me…he went and dipped the fried in the water, but the fried came back floating so he put his foot to hold it down, after a few seconds he took it out the water and took a bite, at this time two other crows came to try to get some of the fried, but the crow with the fried didn't want to share so what he did was he put the fried back in the water again looked at the other two crows and then he started to eat the fried while it was in the water, when he was done he took a glance to the other two crows like saying "there! I ate it all!" and he flew away.

Many people have a wrong idea about crows, some people think that they are ugly, scary and useless, but what they don't realized is that crows have been created by the same Creator who created all things.

THANK YOU LORD FOR ALL CREATION AS WE LOOK AROUND US WE ARE AMAZED AT THE GREATNESS AND MAJESTY OF ALL THE YOU HAVE MADE. AMEN!!!

Happy 4th of July

2011-07-02T15:33:00.000-07:00

“It can not be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians, not on religions, but on the gospel of Jesus Christ!” Patrick Henry

"We must all hang together, or, assuredly, we shall all hang separately." Benjamin Franklin at the signing of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776

"Can the liberties of a nation be sure when we remove their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people, that these liberties are a gift from God? Thomas Jefferson

"Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." John Adams

"Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God." Thomas Jefferson

"(T)he foundation of our national policy will be laid in the pure and immutable principles of private morality; ...the propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right which Heaven itself has ordained..." George Washington, First Inaugural, April 30 1789

I want to share this quotes from our forefathers, and to whom ever denies that God is the foundation of the United States of America, I'll advice to go back and learn History all over again!

Thank you Jesus for this great country "The United States of America"

Using God's name...

2011-06-23T20:19:00.000-07:00

Under the law of Moises it was made not to be used God's name in vain.

Exodus 20:7
"You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold [him] guiltless who takes His name in vain"

It seem that people these days have forgotten this Commandment...it sad me to say that I see this happening more and more everywhere, people are using God's name for their own gain and self-gratification or the most common, taking credit for others hard work!

I can see that church it's at fault, these days churches are too scare to teach God's word the way those words are written in the Bible. Churches these days care about the number of members they have, it seems like this is the new priority for them. It is not sufficient to be religious! False religion is idolatry, and the idolatry of unbelief spread like a pestilent plague throughout the land.

It is time for us to make a change, our country needs strong churches to face the challenges that are to come. Our country needs to be strong! not only physically but spiritually.

When you see someone taking advantage of God's name, do not celebrate what they do because you will be the same as they are.

Lord, I pray that you will speak to the ones that are in high position to reform the way your word has been tough in our churches. Lord, I pray that we all are going to be accountable to each other to grow strong in your word...AMEN

Happy Father's Day

2011-06-19T08:34:00.000-07:00

My Father was an alcoholic person, who put my mother through hardship from the beginning.
They had 4 children together which one of them die at birth, the doctor told my mother that the baby had die of heart failure, he told my father that he had killed our new baby born sister.
My dad made a promised to my mom that he will never drink again! from that day on we became a normal family, those were the best years of my life! my mom got pregnant again and she had a beautiful and healthy baby girl (that will be my younger sis).
We were happy, we didn't have much but we had what we needed to live a normal life.

Then everything changed again! ten years after that promise my dad went back into drinking again…those days were terrifying days for all of us because my brothers and I were teens and my little sis was only 10 years old. I remember my mom saying "he is going back to who he really was…an alcoholic"
I remember been scared and not caring about school anymore, I remember thinking on looking for a job to support my mom and I'm sure that my older brothers were thinking about the same thing.
I remember my mom and I making paper flower to sell at the market place, my mom will go to the market place to sell the flowers and later she will come back with something to cook for dinner.

Now my dad was working all the time but when he started drinking he would even take two weeks off without saying anything to his boss and he will spend those two weeks drinking and spending the little money we had.

In 1983 my dad came to Jesus and he accepted Him into his life…it has been a great battle for my dad trying to stay sober, but now we had all moved out and I have been trying to make him see that only Jesus can cure him.
My dad is now 73 years old, he doesn't drink any more, he is taking care of my mother and what gives me peace in my heart is that I can see that he has taken the Lord more seriously.
My dad will never be the perfect dad, but I know for sure that God is in his life.

I love my dad and I pray that our Lord will bless him abundantly in every way!

LOVE YOU DAD ❤ ❤ ❤

Teach you little girls to stay innocent

2011-06-11T19:12:00.000-07:00

My daughter and I went to the store to get an outfit for her 8th grade graduation 'Promotion', we were very disappointed to find out that everything the store has is way too reviling for her taste, she was very upset when she couldn't find a single nice top that didn't show too much cleavitch.
It is very sad to see how the fashion industry is targeting girls at very young age and tv just makes it worse...that is way we monitor the few shows our kids watch.

Since I became Christian and learned right from wrong I'd been trying to teach people that modesty, morals, good principles are part of been a Christian and I'm not afraid to talk to my kids face to face about the truth and danger of alcohol, drugs, gambling, anorexia, sex, etc.

My husband and I are trying to raise our kids according to God's word, our kids know right from wrong and I pray that they will always make the right choices, always thinking of WJWD.

It is up to us parents to guide our children and to teach them God's word, that alone will protect them from the evil of this world.

My 17 year wedding anniversary!

2011-06-04T10:29:00.000-07:00

Thank you Lord for the many blessings in my marriage.
I know that you have been with us through thick and thin.
I know without you I wouldn't be married right now.
Lord I put my marriage and family on your hands.

THANK YOU LORD!!!

God Bless our Troops

2011-05-28T18:48:00.000-07:00

Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service.

God bless the fallen! The one who gave their lives for our freedom.

Memorial Day was officially proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, in his General Order No. 11, and was first observed on 30 May 1868, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. The first state to officially recognize the holiday was New York in 1873. By 1890 it was recognized by all of the northern states. The South refused to acknowledge the day, honoring their dead on separate days until after World War I (when the holiday changed from honoring just those who died fighting in the Civil War to honoring Americans who died fighting in any war)

GOD BLESS AMERICA LAND OF THE FREE!!

Rapture Day 5/21 !?!?!?

2011-05-21T10:48:00.000-07:00

And God was the word and the word was God (John 1:1). He does what He says He will do. God never changes His mind. God's word is a writing stone. His word never changes because He IS the word.
The Bible is God's word and who ever believes what's written in the Bible is believing in Him. God used the men of the Bible to write His word and who ever changes his word will perish.

Now, if we read the Bible (God's word) we will know that the Bible tells us very specifically that there are things to come, signs that we'll see, and then we would know that time is at hand. God tells us that not even His son (Jesus ) knows the day or the hour of His coming, only the Father! (Mark 13:32)
If Jesus doesn't know when He will come to get us, why would a human being know the day and the hour for the rapture?.…this is just being silly! and why would God give his word to this one guy when His own son doesn't even know!

We all know that the rapture is around the corner, many signs have been given to us already, but we still don't know the day or the hour (Romans 13:11-12)!

The Bible tells us to be prepared, to be ready, and to be watchful like a wife when she waits for her husband (Mark 13:35-37). Whether we like it or not, there are laws and rules that God has given to us to follow in order be close to Him and He won't depart from us:

-10 Commandments (Exodus 20:2-17)
-We need to walk with the Lord (John 8:12)
-Stay in the narrow path that leads to the narrow gate (Matthew 7:14)
-Do not put your selves in sinful situations (1 Corinthians 15:33-34)
-Do not give your selves to this world (Romans 12:2)
-Do not lean on your own understanding (that never works) (Proverbs 3:5-7)
-Do not give up, Jesus is always with you (Matthew 28:18-20)
-Most of all believe and trust the Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 13:13-14)

Who are we?

2011-05-14T22:17:00.000-07:00

Who are you? And you? And you? We are Christian girls and women who play our roles in today's world as wives, daughters, mothers, grandmothers&emdash;in work or in the professional world, in the church, in school, at play and in all areas of society.

Whoever we are and wherever we are, let us remember that we must not hide our light under a bushel. All of our words and all of our actions must tell people that we are followers of Christ. We must be kind, helpful, unselfish, considerate, compassionate and loving to others in our walk of faith.

2011-05-07T18:09:00.000-07:00

MOTHER PRAYER Dear Lord,
today we pray for mothers--
our own mothers, and mothers everywhere,
who have made such a major contribution
to the good qualities we have,
sometimes through genetics,
more often through great effort and patient instruction,
and who have done their best
to gently polish away our rough edges.
Lord, please bless our mothers
for the endless hours of time they spent
and the boundless energy they invested in us.
Bless our mothers for their sacrifices on our behalf
as they often gave up or deferred their own dreams
so that we could have ours.
Bless our mothers for always being there for us,
for being the person we know we can turn to
when we need comfort, encouragement, or just a hug.
Bless our mothers for making a home for us
where we could feel safe, where we felt we belonged.
Most of all, Lord,
bless our mothers for their unconditional love,
for loving us no matter what,
and for frequently showing love
in ways that make us feel valued and cherished.
Lord, please bless our mothers mightily.
Strengthen them, soothe them,
wrap them in Your infinite love
and shower them with blessings
too numerous to count, too magnificent to describe.
We love them, admire them, respect them,
and we wish that You would give them back
many times the good they gave to us.
In Jesus' name we pray; Amen. By Joanna Fuchs

JESUS IS ALIVE!!!!!

2011-04-23T20:39:00.000-07:00

What looked like a shameful death for Jesus was actually a glorious triumph for God’s plan, because it is through the cross that Jesus won victory over enemy powers, including Satan, sin and death. Their claim on us has been fully satisfied in the death of the innocent victim. They cannot demand any more than what he has already paid. They have nothing further to threaten us with.

“By his death,” we are told, Jesus was able to “destroy him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil” (Hebrews 2:14). “The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work” (1 John 3:8). Victory was won on the cross.

♬ ♪ ♬ Hallelujah
Jesus is alive
Death has lost its victory
And the grave has been denied
Jesus lives forever
He's alive! He's alive!

He,s the Alpha and Omega
The first and last is he
The curse of sin is broken
And we have perfect liberty
The lamb of God is risen
He's alive, He's alive!

Jesus is alive! ♪ ♬ ♬

BORN TO DIE

2011-04-22T08:35:00.000-07:00

Jesus said, “The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Matthew 20:28). He came to give his life, to die, and his death would result in salvation for others. This was the reason he came to earth. His blood was poured out for others (Matthew 26:28).

Jesus warned his disciples that he would suffer and die, but they did not seem to believe it. “Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life. Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. ‘Never, Lord!’ he said. ‘This shall never happen to you!’” (Matthew 16:21-22).

Jesus knew that he must die, because the Scriptures said so. “Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer much and be rejected?” (Mark 9:12; 9:31; 10:33-34). “Beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself…. ‘This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day’” (Luke 24:26-27, 46).

It all happened according to God’s plan: Herod and Pilate did only what God “had decided beforehand should happen” (Acts 4:28). In the Garden of Gethsemane, as Jesus knew that he would soon be crucified, Jesus asked his Father if there might be some other way, but there was none (Luke 22:42). His death was necessary for our salvation.

It was written in the Old Testament, Jesus had said. Where was it written? Isaiah 53 is one of the prophecies. Jesus quoted Isaiah 53:12 when he said: “It is written: ‘And he was numbered with the transgressors’; and I tell you that this must be fulfilled in me. Yes, what is written about me is reaching its fulfillment” (Luke 22:37). Jesus, although without sin, was to be counted among sinners. Notice what else is written in Isaiah 53:

Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
For the transgression of my people he was stricken.... Though he had done no violence ... it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer ... the Lord makes his life a guilt offering.... He will bear their iniquities.... He bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors (Isaiah 53:4-12).

Christianity is not a list of things to do—it is accepting that Christ has done everything we need to be right with God—and he did it on the cross. “When we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son” (Romans 5:10). God reconciled the universe through Christ, “making peace through his blood, shed on the cross” (Colossians 1:20). He did this before we believed it, before we were even born. And since we are reconciled through him, all our sins are forgiven (verse 22)—reconciliation, forgiveness and justification all mean the same thing: peace with God.

~GRACE COMMUNION
INTERNATIONAL ~

Restoring Life in my Living Room

2011-03-27T18:22:00.000-07:00

Romans 12:2

And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

This was the first chapter we study at my retreat this weekend.

We have so much clutter in our lives and don't know how to get rid of it.

Even dough I'd been Christian for many years I keep clutting my self with garbage.

This weekend I'd decided to let God help me to get rid of what's hindering my walk with Him.

I took some pics to remember the place where we gather to receive the word of God and make new friends.

Friday night at Oakbridge Young Life Camp

Dinner time

Before dinner with new friends

Can hardly see the horses in the farm next to Oakbridge Young Life Camp

This is me, taking some pics

Enjoying the sites

I got to see wild turkeys

Getting ready for our first meeting.

Ruthie, our host

Lisa, the first speaker (great teaching)

We had a few free hours to go to Julian :)

We visited lovely little stores

Lovely ladies, Karen and Sheri

Just having fun :)

That's me and Karen having Julian's famous apple pie

Next to the pie place I saw these nice cows

Californian Cows, the happy cows.

our bunk beds

Nice rooms in Oakbridge

Oakbridge Young Life Camp

Oakbridge Young Life Camp pool.

Breakfast time with new friends

Talking about everything :)

New friends

She gave her life to the Lord in this retreat.

Lovely ladies.

My roommates yey!!!

ALL THE GLORY TO GOD!!!!

Psalm of David

2011-03-24T19:46:00.000-07:00

¹ The LORD is my shepherd;
         I shall not want.
² He makes me to lie down in green pastures;
         He leads me beside the still waters.
³ He restores my soul;
         He leads me in the paths of righteousness
         For His name’s sake.

⁴ Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
         I will fear no evil;
         For You are with me;
         Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

⁵ You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
         You anoint my head with oil;
         My cup runs over.
⁶ Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
         All the days of my life;
         And I will dwell^[a] in the house of the LORD
         Forever.

Fasting

2011-03-20T22:20:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow will be my first day of Fasting and I've been reading about it.
I found this article with some helpfull teaching about fasting...

The enemy makes you a target because he knows that fasting is the most powerful of all Christian disciplines and that God may have something very special to show you as you wait upon Him and seek His face. Satan does not want you to grow in your faith, and will do anything from making you hungry and grumpy to bringing up trouble in your family or at work to stop you. Make prayer your shield against such attacks.
Do not become so caught up in praying for yourself and others that you forget about simply reverencing and praising God. True spiritual fasting focuses on God. Center your total being on Him, your attitudes, your actions, your motives, desires, and words. This can only take place if God and His Holy Spirit are at the center of our attention. Confess your sins as the Holy Spirit brings them to your attention and continue to focus on God and God alone so that your prayers may be powerful and effective.
From the Campus Crusade for Christ.

Mathew 6:18
"so that you do not appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

Joe 2:12
"Now, therefore," says the LORD, "Turn to Me with all your heart, With fasting, with weeping, and with mourning."

1Corintians 7:5
Do not deprive one another except with consent for a time, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again so that Satan does not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

Special Times with my Little ones ❤

2011-03-13T21:02:00.000-07:00

Point Loma Old Lighthouse.

The day wasn't as clear but it was nice enough to take my kids for a little ride, so I decided to take them to San Diego's old lighthouse, which was built in 1855, it closed down in 1891, now it is a museum, and after that we had a little bit of time to visit Rosecrans National Cemetery.

Here are some of the many pics we took...

Japan

2011-03-12T08:08:00.000-08:00

My prayers go out to the people of Japan.
A day after the strongest earthquake (8.9 magnitude) ever recorded in Japan struck the northeast coast, unleashing a 23-foot tsunami that swept hundreds to their deaths and washed away buildings, rescuers fanned out Saturday to search for survivors and victims.

Father please comfort the people affected by this terrible earthquake and tsunami, bring all the countries together in love, in prayer and help them to care for each other.
May God comfort those who are missing love ones, and the ones who had departed let them rejoice in your presences Lord.

Psalm 34:18
The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit.

Psalm 46:1-2
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea.

In Jesus mighty name...Amen!

Comfort

2011-03-06T18:41:00.000-08:00

Psalm 23:4

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

Intimacy with God provides a close relationship that helps you see His personal touch on your life every day. He is your shepherd and creator. He wants to communicate with you, watch out for you, care for you, advise you and give you His joy and blessings. Work with Him as He guides you, step by step. When you stay close to Him, you will see Him act on your behalf. Look for Him in your life today, and you will notice Him.

Psalm 23:5
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over.

The Lord will never forsake us, He wants to bless us till our cups run over. When we have a close relationship with Him, He makes Himself present to us. Do not miss the opportunity He is giving you, turn from your sins and He will bless you and Comfort you all the days of your life.

Dear Lord hear my Prayers!

2011-03-03T19:04:00.000-08:00

O Shepherd of my soul, please lead me in this Christlike path. Thank You for bringing me new birth by Your Spirit. O, Lord, would You now empower my life for service unto You. And would You lead me by Your Spirit day by day. I admit my total need for such works of the Holy Spirit in my life. Please work in fullness, in Your name, I pray, Amen.

Dear Father, please apply all of these ministries of the grace of Jesus to my life in fullness. Then, Father, would You empower me by Your Holy Spirit to go forth in the name of Jesus, offering these same realities to others who need them as well. I place my hope for effectiveness in the enabling anointing of the Spirit, Amen.

Who is like You, O Lord? Who could ever match Your majestic character—certainly not me. Yet, I need manifestations of such fruit in my life. Please work deeply in me by Your Holy Spirit, producing such Christlikeness, I pray, in Your holy name, Amen.

O Sovereign Lord, I bow to Your wisdom and authority that offer these two choices alone. Lord, I renounce the natural path of my flesh which brings severe, but deserved, consequences. I gladly embrace the supernatural path of Your Spirit, which brings the undeserved results of Your grace at work in me, Amen.

My son's visit

2011-02-27T15:07:00.000-08:00

I'm so happy that my son took leave and came to California for a quick visit, it didn't matter that his visit was just for a few days I enjoyed it very much.

Random pics from my son's visit....

My son Patrick and his wife Basia ♥

My younger son Kyle preparing to eat his "gordo" burrito

Visiting Old town San Diego

My son Kyle and Lola ♥

Kyle and Lola playing

My son and I ♥

My three gifts from God ♥ ♥ ♥

My two handsome boys ♥

My son with Lucy

My son is crazy about his pets ♥

Trying to walk my son's dogs

I didn't do a good job :-)

My daughter did a better job than me :-)

Getting ready for the long way back home

Time to go back home :'-( ♥

Thank you Lord for giving me another opportunity to see my son and his wife and Thank you for for watching them all the way back home ♥

Guarding your Heart!

2011-02-19T15:26:00.000-08:00

Proverbs 4:23

ABOVE ALL ELSE, GUARD YOU HEARTS, FOR IT AFFECTS EVERYTHING YOU DO.

The purpose of a guardrail on a dangerous curve is not to inhibit your freedom to drive but to save your life! in the same way, God has giving you a guardrail for traveling through life, not to inhibit your freedom but to keep your life from going out of control. Your heart determines where you go because it affects your passions and emotions. If you don't guard your heart with the boundaries given in the Bible and stay focus on the road God wants you to take, you might have a terrible accident when temptations and sin distract you.

When you are an a situation that might hider your morals and integrity ask God for strength to walk away from that situation.
Ultimately is going to be your decision and that! will depend of how strong your walk with the Lord is.

Accountability Partner

2011-02-06T15:47:00.000-08:00

Accountability Partner is....
1- Someone you are willing and committed to know very well.
2-Someone of the same gender.
3-Someone you are committed to love.
4-Someone with whom you can share anything.
5-Someone with whom you can share anything without fear or gossip.
6-Someone who is willing to be devoted.

This year I'm committed to find that friend who I can be accountable to and someone who I can trust, been this my weakest area that I struggle with it might not be easy.
I know that God will put that person in my path if I ask for it.

James 5:16
Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.

Warm sun in San Diego

2011-02-05T11:53:00.000-08:00

Thank Lord for this beautiful warm day in San Diego California.
I'm setting in my patio admiring God's creations, the warm sun, the birds chirping, the crows flying over my head, the flowers, the grass, even the little lizard that just passed running in front of me!
Everything that God has created is so perfect.

I pray that the rest of the country will have a better weather and that the Lord will bless them with the sun pretty soon.

As the days go by and we get older!

2011-01-23T21:37:00.000-08:00

January 6 was my 50th b-day....ho boy! I never thought that I would get this old...when I see back and remember my youth and my childhood it seems like all these things happened yesterday.
God has giving me a good life, full of adventures and sad times which I'd used to make better decisions through out my life.

Now that I'm 50 and one of my children is in the Air Force and the other two are in their teen, they don't need me as much as before….this makes me kind of sad, but I understand that this is the circle of life, it happened to my parents and now it's happening to me.

I was reading the book of Titus and I came across the following verses…this got me to think! that God always has something for us…this shows me that my job is not done in this earth. That I can use my life experiences to help younger women with their every day struggles.
God is good!!!! Love Him soooooo much!!!

Titus 2:3-8
Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good.
Then they can train the younger women to love their husbands and children,
to be self‑controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.
Similarly, encourage the young men to be self‑controlled.
In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness
and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us.

AMEN!

A dream of Hope

2011-01-16T15:52:00.000-08:00

Two nights ago I had another interesting dream, a dream with hope, a dream so clear to read that I don't doubt what the Lord is trying to tell me.
For you to understand my dream I have to go back a little bit, starting with my friend's story.

I have a very close friend who I like a lot, she has being going through very hard times for the past 4 or 5 years.
She had a beautiful Christian family, church goers for many years....but there was a very black secret that only a few family members knew, there was no repentance or desire to bring this secret out the darkness, it will put the family through much shame.
What they didn't understand is that sooner or later the Lord will bring everything to the light. The Lord waits to see if we trust Him enough to lay down our sin at the foot of the Cross.

My friend didn't know anything about it and when this sin came to the light, her heart just sank. With whatever strength she had she did what it needed to be done. But with that her family was destroyed, everything she had was gone.
My friend has lost everything, her family, house, car, job, security, the family unity.

She'd asked me to take care of some of her plants that she cherish very much so now I'm plant sitting for her :) I'm trying to keep her plants alive while she gets her own place. I keep worrying about the plants because I don't want to give my friend more grief by telling her that her plants are dead :(

Well, now back to my dream, this is how it went....

My friend and I were at my house, we were looking at one of her plants (this was the bamboo tree that I'm taking care of) and all of the sudden the tree turned brown and spiders and snakes started coming out the plant and we knew that the plant was full of them and these creatures started crawling on my sofa....my friend and I started to scream and I think that we ran out the house!

The next scene in my dream was...

Some how my friend and I came back to the house, I didn't see my friend so I went to the backyard and there she was clipping some branches of a beautiful orange tree, this tree was very green and it had big oranges and white flowers.
I saw my friend smiling for a first time in many years, I knew that she was happy and that her heart was at peace, she was having fun clipping the branches of that tree and she said something like "look at these fruits"

I woke up at that moment...I was tearing up of joy because I knew right there and there that our Lord is watching over her and that all the pain and poverty is going to pass. I know that our Lord has good plans for her.

-I believed that the dead tree with the spires and snakes are the sins that have enter her family, the dead tree is the darkness of the sin, is the life with a hidden sin.

-I believed that the orange tree is her future life, a life full of life and that she will bear good fruit.

Well, I couldn't wait to see her and tell her about my dream...but she is beyond desperation, but when I told her about my dream there was a little smile of hope.
I keep telling her to trust in the Lord that there is light at the end of the tunnel, that the Lord will never forsake her, that so far He has been taking care of her needs through many great friends from our church.

Please keep my friend in your prayers.

Deuteronomy 31:8
"The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged."

John 15:5
"I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing."

John 15:4
Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.

His Coming is Near!

2011-01-11T22:59:00.000-08:00

!!!More dead birds and more dead fish in large masses are being reported this morning. Thousands of dead birds fall from the sky over Italy, this time the birds were doves. Dead fish by the thousands wash ashore in South Carolina. These two new incidents bring the global events of dead birds, dead fish, and dead crabs to 15, leaving many wondering what this all means?!!!!

It is obvious that we are living in the last days, no mater with how many different theories people come up with, the truth is that these are signs of the second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Bible clearly talks about these events that are taking place on the earth right now.

Luke 21:11

"And there will be great earthquakes in various places, and famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven"

Hosea 4:3

Therefore the land will mourn; And everyone who dwells there will waste away With the beasts of the field And the birds of the air; Even the fish of the sea will be taken away.

Zephaniah 1:3

"I will consume man and beast; I will consume the birds of the heavens, The fish of the sea, And the stumbling blocks along with the wicked. I will cut off man from the face of the land," Says the LORD.

Luke 21:28

"Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near."

Don't get Scared, Just get Prepared!

The Shack

2011-01-10T22:21:00.000-08:00

I finally finished reading The Shack, which makes me feel good because it is not easy for me to finish anything.

About the book...
I know that there is a lot of controversy about this book but the way I see it is that if you don't take it to heart and believe that this is a true story I don't see the harm in it.
The author tells us from the beginning that this is a fiction story, even dough some of Mack's pain are very real in the actors life.

I'm not a critic but I finding it charming and heart-warming story. This is just another book with a good message for someone who's going through hard times.
This is not a book that is trying to substitute the Bible, this is just a good fiction story.

A New Year’s Prayer (2011)

2011-01-01T14:04:00.000-08:00

From me to you...

May God make your year a happy one!
Not by shielding you from all sorrows and pain,
-But by strengthening you to bear it, as it comes;
Not by making your path easy,
-But by making you sturdy to travel any path;
Not by taking hardships from you,
-But by taking fear from your heart;
Not by granting you unbroken sunshine,
-But by keeping your face bright, even in the shadows;
Not by making your life always pleasant,
-But by showing you when people and their causes need you most,
and by making you anxious to be there to help.

God’s love, peace, hope and joy to you for the year ahead ♥ ♥ ♥

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

2010-12-30T22:19:00.000-08:00

For this past year....
-Thank you Lord for being there for me and my family.
-Thank you Lord for reassured me that no matter what you were there for me.
-Thank you Lord for lifting me up when I was weak.
-And most of all, Thank you for bringing my son safe back from Iraq.

For the New Year to come....

-I pray that You Lord will keep watch over my family.
-I pray that You will protect our Country.
-I pray that You will remember the ones in need.

Thank you Lord for the New Year

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011!!!

Love...

2010-12-28T19:24:00.000-08:00

Love is not based on feelings or emotions. The Bible tells us that “God is love”. Unlike humans, God’s love is unconditional. He doesn’t love us because we’re lovable or because we make Him feel good. He loves us because He is love. He created us to have a loving relationship with Him, and He sacrificed His only Son (who also willingly died for us) so that we will not spend eternity separated from Him. This is an amazing love because we are the ones who choose to be separated through our own sin, yet God mends the separation through His intense personal sacrifice. There are no conditions placed on God’s love for us. God doesn’t say “as soon as you clean up your act, I’ll love you” or “I’ll sacrifice my Son if you promise to love Me”. God wants us to know that His love is unconditional, so He sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to die for us while we were still unlovable sinners. We didn’t have to get clean or make any promises to God before we could experience His love. His love for us has always existed, and because of that, He did all the giving and sacrificing long before we were even aware that we needed His love. The only real love is God’s unconditional love. HIS love endures forever.

For God so loved the world that He gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16

While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:8

This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us.
1John 3:16

Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
John 15:13

This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
1John 4:10

GOD IS LOVE

His love endures forever.

Miss my Blog

2010-12-05T20:05:00.000-08:00

I have been so busy that I haven't have time to post anything in my blog.
I just want to share with everybody about my son.
Well, like many of you know my son was deployed to Iraq, this is something that broke my heart.
I was scared and worry about the safety of my son, but...
The Lord kept me calmed and I knew that the Lord had my son under His wings.

Then the Lord blessed us by bringing my son back to the States a lot early than scheduled.
The Lord is good and His mercy endures for ever ♥
I give all the Glory to my God Jesus Christ ♥

THANK YOU LORD FOR LOVING MY SON ♥

Feeling good today

2010-10-30T22:36:00.000-07:00

Thank you Lord for letting me see that there is light at the end of tunnel!

One of my friends from church has lost everything....when I said everything I mean everything. Things started happening little by little...first work started getting slow to the point that they couldn't afford their mortgage, then her husband was gone, then her children, the hope of becoming a resident of this country is gone.

All this miss fortune came to her not by her choice but by the wrong doing of her husband, something that no one has expected from this Christian husband.

Never the less I'm happy that the Lord is using me to help my friend in need, the way I feel is that I've never done enough for anybody, but this time I want to help my friend the best I can. She needs so much help at this time and is not only material help but spiritual help also.
I'm so happy to see how some members of her church and my church are stepping out to help her...this is what the love of Jesus is all about.

some people are telling me not to bring a woman into my home because it can easily go wrong!

The Lord has always protected my home and my marriage and there is no doubt that He always will, the Holy Spirit dwells in my family's heart...how then can I deny help to my sweet friend.

Leviticus 25:35
'If one of your brethren becomes poor, and falls into poverty among you, then you shall help him, like a stranger or a sojourner, that he may live with you'.

Please keep us in your prayers til the end of this tunnel!

Pleasing Walk with God, by Faith

2010-10-24T16:53:00.000-07:00

By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death…for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God. But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. (Hebrews 11:5-6)

Before Enoch was taken to heaven, he walked with God in a manner that pleased the Lord. Enoch's faith in God is what was pleasing unto Him. "Before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God. But without faith it is impossible to please Him." Pleasing God, as Enoch did, should be our desire.

Many people waste their lives by aiming to please themselves. Their lives are choked with self-indulgence. "And the ones that fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity" (Luke 8:14). They have ignored the fact that pleasing self cannot lead to spiritual growth and Christlikeness. "We then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves… For even Christ did not please Himself" (Romans 15:1, 3). Others live in carnal bondage to human opinions. Their consistent priority is to please people. This was part of King Saul's downfall. "Then Saul said to Samuel, 'I have sinned, for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice'" (1 Samuel 15:24). We cannot aim to please man and still serve God. "Do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a servant of Christ" (Galatians 1:10).

Living to please God is what we were created for. This can never happen apart from faith. "Without faith it is impossible to please Him." Coming to the Lord in true biblical faith begins with a conviction that God exists. "For he who comes to God must believe that He is." Additionally, God-pleasing faith eagerly anticipates the Lord's gracious response to all who truly seek Him.. "He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him." Although there are many blessings that result from pursuing the Lord, the ultimate reward is God Himself. God told this to Abraham. "After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, 'Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward'" (Genesis 15:1).

Lord God Almighty, too often I have aimed at pleasing myself. At other times, my goal was to please people. Thank You for Your patience and forgiveness. Now, my heart desires to please You in all things. By faith, I know that You exist. By faith, I seek You, anticipating the grand reward of knowing You better and better, in Jesus' name, Amen.

--- Bob Hoekstra

Your Convictions!

2010-10-17T18:13:00.000-07:00

We need to love one another and help each other in time of need...this is what a good Christian is suppose to do!
But??? What about when people want you to agreed with what they are doing even dough that goes against your morals principles, and what do you do when their ultimatum is either you accept it or you will be out their lives!?!?!?!? all of the sudden you find your self trying to reason with someone who's not in the position of listening to reason...no matter what! at the end of the day you'll be the bad guy anyways.

My Convictions are base on God's word. I won't accommodate my convictions based on every person's life style....that's not me!
Jesus is my rock and He is the base of my principles, morals, convictions and no one will alter that..if that brings strife between people and I, sorry but that will be their choice not mine.
The Bible tell us that in the last days we are going to be persecuted. We might think that persecutions is about killing Christians, but persecution can come in different ways and through different kind of people and some times from people that you least suspected.

"Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake.
"Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you." (Mathew 5:11-12)

GOD GIVE ME STRENGTH TO DEAL WITH THESE SITUATIONS THE BEST I CAN!

Walking away fromGod.

2010-10-09T22:22:00.000-07:00

Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron, forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. 1 Timothy 4:1-3

Unfortunately what Timothy is telling us in these scriptures it's already happening all around us. I have seen how some of my friends and family members are departing from the faith and have opened the door to sinful perverted sexual life style.

I just hope that one day they will repent of their sins and come back to God.

Happy B-Day to my baby girl Kaelin

2010-10-03T21:17:00.000-07:00

Thank you Lord for giving me such a wonderful family.
Today was my baby girl Kaelin's 13th Birthday, family came to celebrate her life.
I cherish every moment that I spend with my children, they are growing up so fast that I can't keep up with the changes they are going through, one thing that will never change in my home is the word of God.
I'd enjoyed my life as a mom and wife and Thank the Lord everyday for this opportunity He has giving me.

Pastor Rick, Kaelin, Zoe and baby Zeal

My son Kyle and cousin baby Zeal

My friend Vita and her family

Cousin Zoe, Kaelin and friend Jaime

Uncle Jacques

My son Kyle

Aunty Kristi

Family and friends

Jaime and Kaelin opening the first present

Food and frienship

Presents!!!

Ice-cream cake

awww! so much love.

awwww! nice gift card

Kaelin and Candace

Brother and sister

She is a teen now...my sweet little girl!

Washington D.C.

2010-09-18T15:07:00.000-07:00

Thanks Lord for your blessings!
I thank the Lord and my husband for giving us such a wonderful vacation! we went to Washington D.C. and New York.
The state that left a big impression in my heart is Washington D.C.because this is where our country was founded, here is where the Constitution of the United States, the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence are store. The trip to see the Declaration of Independence was very important and emotional for my son Kyle (15 year old) who appreciates the country where he was born.
For me the whole trip was great but my favorite part was to walk on the streets where Lincoln once walked and to be at the places where he spend his last moments on this earth, this part was very special to me.
I love this country and it's history and I'm teaching my children to love and appreciate it too.
My husband was in the Army, National Gard and Navy and now our older son is in the Air Force.
I'm from a third world country, that is why I know what I'm talking about when I say that there is no other country like the United States of America.

Our arrival in Washington D.C. about 10:30 pm. - 7:30 California time

Lincoln's Memorial, it's a breath taking memorial, not only because is big but is the history behind it.

Washington Monument

We stopped for dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe, Kyle was thrill!

Hard Rock Cafe view from second floor

This is my favorite ever! Ford's Theater where Lincoln was shot by John Booth

Across the street from the Ford's Theater is the house where Lincoln die. This was very emotional for me.

This is inside Ford's Theater, this is a replica of the balcony where where Lincoln sat minutes before he got shot.

This is the actual room where Lincoln die. I got very emotional here!

This is a view of the White House from the top of Washington Memorial. Great view!

Another emotional Monument is the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery.

Thank God for this Country!!

Good Times!

2010-09-13T21:20:00.000-07:00

I want to start by giving all the Gory to God and Savior Jesus Christ.
My family and I had the most wonderful vacation for a very first time.
First we spend a weekend at Disneyland and a week later we went to Washington D.C. and New York, these two states are nice in their own way.

I will post some picture of my favorite sites in Washington D.C. soon.

I missed blogging
Bless you!!!!

Those little things ♥

2010-08-05T21:59:00.000-07:00

Some little things can make us feel so happy and make us smile once in awhile. Those little things are gifts from out Lord Jesus Christ ♥

My life right now is not going the way I wanted it to go, but with God in my side even the bad times can be put a side with the little details God does for us, to help us face difficulties in this life.

That little detail that God has done for me is that my God-daughter found me on Facebook, this was a very special moment, my God-daughter is my best friend's daughter, who I haven't seen for the past 16 years, I was so happy to heard from them and see their pictures that brought tears to my eyes.

These are the little things God give us to make us smile when we are facing hard times ♥

Thank you Jesus ♥

2010-07-23T23:36:00.000-07:00

Month of July...why have you been so hard on us?

I just want to share with you, some of the stuff that have been happening in this month of July..

My father in-law passed away on the 11 of July.
My co-worker had a car accident where his wife and mother in-law lost their lives on the 15 of July.
My brother in Christ lost his dad on the 19 of July .
Another co-worker lost his life after being very sick.
30 years ago my brother lost his life at the hands of a guerrilla fighter.

God's plans are not our plans!

James 2

2010-06-26T15:48:00.000-07:00

I was looking for Scriptures to post on my Facebook page, this is something that I always do. I like to share God's word with everybody, and most of all, I like to show people that my God is a living God and that He wants us to walk according to His Word.

I was going through my Bible, I came across the book of James chapter 2. As I was reading it God spoke to me saying..."this is mainly for you...you can share it! but this is for you" .... how awesome is that?
As always, I like to take God's word into heart, so now I'm studding that chapter and sharing it with all of you.

Beware of Personal Favoritism

¹ My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with partiality. ² For if there should come into your assembly a man with gold rings, in fine apparel, and there should also come in a poor man in filthy clothes, ³ and you pay attention to the one wearing the fine clothes and say to him, “You sit here in a good place,” and say to the poor man, “You stand there,” or, “Sit here at my footstool,” ⁴ have you not shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?
⁵ Listen, my beloved brethren: Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him? ⁶ But you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you and drag you into the courts? ⁷ Do they not blaspheme that noble name by which you are called?
⁸ If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,”^[a]⁹ but if you show partiality, you commit sin, and are convicted by the law as transgressors. ¹⁰ you do well; For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all. ¹¹ For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,”^[b] also said,

Faith Without Works Is Dead

¹⁴ What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? ¹⁵ If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, ¹⁶ and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? ¹⁷ Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
¹⁸ But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without your^[d] works, and I will show you my faith by my^[e] works. ¹⁹ You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble! ²⁰ But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?^[f] ²¹²² Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect? ²³ And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”^[g]And he was called the friend of God. ²⁴ You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.
²⁵ Likewise, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way?
²⁶ For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

Happy Father's Day!!

2010-06-20T16:18:00.000-07:00

Thank you God for letting me have my dad for many, many years. Lord bless my dad and give him health. ♥ ♥ ♥

Thank You God for my wonderful husband who works hard for his family, he is a great daddy to our three children. I wouldn't ask for a better father for my children. ♥ ♥ ♥

God thanks for been my Omnipotent Father who forgives our sins and gives eternal life ♥ ♥ ♥

Ephesians 1:3
Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly [places] in Christ

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO ALL THE FATHERS AROUND THE WORLD!!

YOU SAY / GOD SAYS

2010-06-12T23:15:00.000-07:00

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

You say: 'It's impossible'

God says: All things are possible!

You say: 'I'm too tired'

God says: I will give you rest!

You say: 'Nobody really loves me'

God says: I love you!

You say: 'I can't go on'

God says: My grace is sufficient!

You say: 'I can't figure things out'

God says: I will direct your steps!

You say: 'I can't do it'
God says: You can do all things!

You say: 'I'm not able'

God says: I am able!

You say:'It's not worth it'

God says: It will be worth it!

You say: 'I can't forgive myself'

God says: I Forgive you!

You say: 'I can't manage'

God says: I will supply all your needs!

You say: 'I'm afraid'

God says: I have not given you a spirit of fear!

You say: 'I'm always worried and frustrated'

God says: Cast all your cares on ME!

You say: 'I'm not smart enough'

God says: I give you wisdom!

You say: 'I feel all alone'

God says: I will never leave you or forsake you!

BIBLE VERSES

(Luke 18:27) (Matthew 11:28-30) (John 3:1-6 & 3:34)
(2 Corinthians 12:9 & Psalms 91:15) (Proverbs 3:5-6) (Philippians 4:13)
(2 Corinthians 9:8) (Romans 8:28)
(1 John 1:9 & Romans 8:1)
(Philippians 4:19) (2 Timothy 1:7) (1 Peter 5:7)
(1 Corinthians 1:30) (Hebrews 13:5)

GOB BLESS!

How Thick is Your Bubble?

2010-05-29T14:38:00.000-07:00

I was reading about the "Boy in the Bubble" an amazing story from the 1970s. I always thought that this was a fairy tale story, but surprisingly it is a true story and very controversial also.
As I was thinking about the life of this poor boy who lived in that bubble and the fear he developed later as he grew older, got me to think...

Unfortunately many of us built a bubble around our selves and don't realize that as we grow older, the bubble gets thicker and thicker and it gets harder and harder to come out of it.

These Bubbles that we live in are built of.....
Pride,
Envy,
Depression,
Resentments,
Fear,
Self-Centered,
Neediness of others,
Hatefulness, etc.

Galatians 5:1
Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.

A lot of people are comfortable living in their own bubble, and many refuses to come out of it. It is always safe to stay with what you already know. Many times we do this out of ignorance and many times we stay because there is a lot of blackness in our hearts and nothing or no one can make us come out the bubble of bondage.

There are many people that come to Jesus, but they missed the point of the meaning "Accepting Jesus" they don't grasp the reality of having Jesus in their lives, many take this very lightly, which is wrong because Jesus is our eternal destiny.

Romans 5:21
so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

What "Coming to Jesus" mean to us?....It means...
The forgiveness of our sins.
The beginning of our Relation Ship with Jesus.
The chance of getting to know Jesus.
Our way to the Father.
Getting our name in the Book of Life.

What about the meaning of "To Be Born Again" (what's that mean)
Your sins have been forgiven,
You are white as snow,
You are a new person,
You have joy in your heart,
You have love for everyone in your hearts,
The ticket to our eternal life,
You had gotten one more chance.

If we understand all these things...Why are we still in our Bubble and Why our Bubble is getting thicker?
The greatest Commandment Jesus has giving us in the New Testament is...

Mathew 22:37
Jesus said to him, " 'You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your [fn] mind.'

Where God is, there is Freedom!! Jesus came to this world to freed us from our sins (the bubble) with Him all things are possible, lets trust Jesus in all things. He can help us to get out of our addictions, problems, attitudes, and everything that is hindering our walk with Him.
I believe that where is Love there is not room for things of this world.

LETS COME OUT OUR BUBBLES AND BE FREE...FREE INDEED!!!

What's Beauty?

2010-05-22T10:14:00.000-07:00

What do you imagine when you hear the word "Beauty"?
The colors of the rainbow? The fragrance of a garden? The sunset? The sunrise? Movie actresses? Models?

Most of the time we apply the term only in describing physical attractiveness. But there are so much more to genuine beauty than that!

The world is becoming more and more concerned about the way people look, than what's really inside of a person. These days, looks are more important than wisdom, morals, inside beauty and fear for the Lord.
Many people worry about buying brand clothes, brand purses, brand shoes, etc. most of the time, people spend the money they don't have and do the impossible to get those brand clothes.
All because they have the wrong idea of what Beauty is!

Remember physical beauty is temporary, material beauty is temporary, surgical beauty is temporary.

The real and eternal Beauty is the one that exalts the mind and the spirit and can only come from God.
We are made Beautiful by Christ's perfect love for us. Love made visible in the beauty of the Cross.
As we consider that love, the Holy Spirit shapes our hearts and makes it beautiful and we become more like Jesus Christ in love and service (that is Beauty).

Proverbs 31:30
Charm [is] deceitful and beauty [is] passing, But a woman [who] fears the LORD, she shall be praised.

1 Peter 3:4
rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.

Signs of the End

2010-05-08T15:34:00.000-07:00

Why be scared? Why be confused? Why make up stories? Why pray to idols?
Don't you know it's the end of the world? Don't you know the DAY is approaching?

Many are scared, many are ignoring the signs, many are just too stubborn, many have hardened their hearts.

Well...I used to be one of those people.
I remember when I was in El Salvador going through that horrible civil war.
One night my mom, my sister and I were the only ones in the house (my brother had been killed days before)
we were experiencing a big storm with lighting and thunder and my mom kept saying,"God is punishing us for this war" and all of a sudden one of the lighting hit this big electrical transformer on the post and the whole thing caught on fire right in front of our house, we were scared to death, we just sat in front of the window in the dark, staring at the electrical transformer on fire. My mom kept saying how angry God must be with us.

At that time, I was 18 or 19 years old and I didn't have any relation ship with God and didn't know why Jesus had died on the cross. I knew of them but I had never been close to them.
That is why at that time I couldn't understand why these things were happening. I couldn't understand why my dear brother had to die and I couldn't understand why brother was against brother.

I'd been saved since 1993, and as my relation ship with God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit grows, I get to understand more and more why these things are happening. As I get closer to God, the Holy Spirit reveals more things to me.
Now I know why these events are taking place and why it's getting worse instead of getting better.
I'm not scared to death any more. "I have the hope of Salvation", and I can't wait for Jesus to return.
I know that we are going to experience some of the pain that the end will bring, BUT I don't think that we, "followers of Christ" will see the wrath of God. I believe that we are going to see the signs....Just don't be afraid or surprised for what's to come...because all these disasters, wars and the persecution of Christians, it's just the beginning of the end.

If you are not sure what to do to be safe from the wrath of God that is at hand...you can either visit a church to learn more of what's to come, or read God's word (Bible).
God wants us to know all the things that are coming. He had made it very easily for us to interpret the signs.

Do Not Be Afraid....Just Be Prepared!

Luke 21:25-28
"And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring;26-men's hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 27-Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.28-Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near."

Roman 5:9
Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him.

1 Thessalonians 1:10
and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, [even] Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.

1 Thessalonians 5:9-10
For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10-who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him.

Oh God Help Us!!

2010-05-04T22:02:00.000-07:00

Oh God help me to understand the things that don't make any sense to me.

This past Saturday May 1, my cousin's daughter hanged her self, she was 20 years old.
All I know is that she had some health problems (seizures) and depression, she was under doctors care, but my cousin never thought that her daughter will hang her self.

I pray to the Lord that He will bring peace to my cousin's heart.
I pray that the Lord will send His angels to comfort the whole family.

Please, pray for my cousin in this time of need.

Lord Change our hearts ♥ ♥ ♥

2010-04-24T17:32:00.000-07:00

Prayer Request for all of us...

Lord change our hearts that we might do Your will, and not satan's will.
Let us see our weakness and help us to walk with You instead of walking with the world.
Lord help us to be one body in Christ, that we might not be divided when the enemy comes to attack Your church.
Teach us Lord how to love one-another.
In Jesus mighty name...AMEN!

John 13:34
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one-another.

Romans 13:8
Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.

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Can anybody tell me why "men" in general is separating from God?
I have noticed, that even within the church brothers are against brothers. How can we be one body to fight this great fight against satan, who is taking over our country?

I would like to see a revival when we all sing and praise God in one accord.
Let God renew what we had lost in our hearts and minds, pray for God to give you love for one-another, pray to God to take away the things of this world that are hindering your relationship with Him.

2 Peter 3:7
But the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word, are reserved for fire until the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

There are way too many "Christians" these days that have two faces...the one they put-on at church...and the one they put-on for the world. Some of them are good at switching faces back and forth.
Is this the reason why satan is wining the battle in this world? are we the reason? are we that weak?

2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slack concerning [His] promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.

I hope for the day when we all read the word of God, and the Holy Spirit will live in us.
The day when we all put on the Armor of God and nothing will defeat us.
The day when instead of singing Kumbaya, we all will be fighting against a common enemy (satan).
The day when I say Jesus out loud, nobody will get offended, because we (Christians) had won the good fight.
The day when God is back in our court houses, and in the government.

History of the National Day of Prayer

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1775: The first day of prayer was declared when the Continental Congress "designated a time for prayer in forming a new nation."

1783: "...the conclusion of the Revolutionary War marked a temporary end to the National Day of Prayer." ₁₂

1795-FEB-19: George Washington proclaimed a day of public thanksgiving and prayer.

1863-MAR-30: Abraham Lincoln signed a Congressional resolution of MAR-3 which called for a day of fasting and prayer durin the Civil War (1860-1865). ₄

1952-APR-17: A bill proclaiming an annual National Day of Prayer (NDP) was unanimously passed by both houses of congress. President Truman signed it into law. It required the President to select a day for national prayer each year.

1972: The National Prayer Committee was created. It is an Evangelical Christian organization. The National Day of Prayer Task Force is a project of that committee.

1988: A bill was introduced to Congress which fixed the annual NDP at the first Thursday in May. The Senate bill, S 1378, was introduced by Stron Thurmond (R-SC); a matching House version was initiated by Tony Hall, (D-OH). It received broad bipartisan sponsorship and support, and became Public Law 100-307. It was signed into law by President Reagan on 1988-MAY-5. He commented: "On our National Day of Prayer, then, we join together as people of many faiths to petition God to show us His mercy and His love, to heal our weariness and uphold our hope, that we might live ever mindful of His justice and thankful for His blessing."

1993 to 1998: The concept of the NDP as a multi-faith event which recognizes the extensive diversity of religious expression in the U.S. was echoed by subsequent presidents in their proclamations. President Clinton has written:

	1993: "Through prayer our people take a moment away from the concerns of everyday life to understand the greater power that gives us guidance. We come together in an act common to all religions."
	1994: "I encourage the citizens of this great Nation to gather, each in his or her own manner, to recognize our blessings, acknowledge our wrongs, to remember the needy, to seek guidance for our challenging future, and to give thanks for the abundance we have enjoyed throughout our history."
	1995: "I call upon every citizen of this great Nation to gather together on that day to pray, each in his or her own manner, for God's continued guidance and blessing."
	1996: "And though our citizens come from every nation on Earth and observe an extraordinary variety of religious faith [sic] and traditions, prayer remains at the heart of the American spirit."
	1997: "...let us uphold the tradition of observing a day in which every American, in his or her own way, may come before God seeking increased peace, guidance, and wisdom for the challenges ahead." ₅
	1998: "In every city, town, and rural community across our country, people of every religious denomination gather to worship according to their faith. In churches, synagogues, temples, and mosques, Americans come together to pray." ₉

2001: The 50th National Day of Prayer was held on MAY-3. Its organizers estimate that about 2.5 million people attended the approximately 40,000 events across the U.S. Several representatives of American Atheists protested at Andover, KS, city hall where one event took place. They objected to the apparent violation of the principle of church and state which occurred when the religious meeting was held in a government building.

Chairperson Shirley Dobson stated that all of the state governors recognized the NDP this year. In the year 2000, Jesse Ventura of MN had refused to sign a declaration on constitutional grounds. He felt that it would have violated his oath of office which requires him to uphold the U.S. constitution. Pastor Phyllis Gregory stated that a prayer would be offered "the lost, those in sin, in need, living in lack and Cassadaga." The latter is a small town in Florida known for its Spiritualist camp. The camp president said that he didn't feel that they were lost souls, but welcomed the prayer anyway.

2002: The National Day of Prayer Task Force reported that "...approximately 40,000 events were held nationwide. Local volunteers and coordinators held a variety of activities ranging from prayer breakfasts, Bible reading marathons, concerts of prayer, rallies, church prayer vigils, student flagpole gatherings and observances held in sports stadiums." ₈ President George W. Bush stated in his proclamation that the two purposes of the NDP were: "...to reaffirm the role of prayer in our society and to honor the religious diversity our freedom permits..." ₉

2003: The National Day of Prayer was held on MAY-1. It coincided with three other celebrations:


	International Workers' Day, recognizes the contribution by workers throughout the world. It is recognized in almost every country except the United States, Canada, and South Africa.
	This will be the first annual observance of the National Day of Reason. Future celebrations will also be scheduled the first Thursday in May. It is a response to the National Day of Prayer by various Humanist, Agnostic, Atheist, and other secular groups. It is intended to support those Americans who do not believe in a personal male deity who listens to prayer and responds to it.

Dr. Luis Palau, an internationally-known Fundamentalist pastor wrote a prayer for the NDP. The NDPTF encourages Americans to recite this prayer at noontime on MAY-1 local time.
Some interesting notes about NDP for 2003-MAY-01:

	Almost all events were located at or sponsored by conservative Christian churches and/or are led by conservative Christian pastors. There are a few exceptions; most involve Presbyterian or Methodist pastors or churches.
	A few events emphasized that everyone in the community is welcome to attend.
	There was at least one Jewish NDP event. It occured in Arizona.
	There was at least one ecumenical Christian NDP event in Texas and three in Florida led by conservative Pastors, mainline Protestant ministers and Catholic priests.

	In some cities, including Munci IN, a pair of NDP events were held: one for conservative Christians, and the other for persons of all faiths, including conservative Christians. Pastor William Keller, president of the Delaware County Evangelistic Association organized the exclusively conservative Christian event in Munci. He expressed concern that "My people wouldn't come to a meeting that is an inter-faith event." ₁₀

2004: According to the NDPTF web site: "In 2004, approximately 40,000 events were held nationwide. Local volunteers and coordinators held a variety of activities ranging from prayer breakfasts, Bible reading marathons, concerts of prayer, rallies, church prayer vigils, student flagpole gatherings and observances held in sports stadiums." ₁₁It is not known whether this is an estimate of the NDP events that it coordinated, or whether it is an estimate of the total number of NDP events across the U.S.

2005: Americans United for the Separation of Church and State organized a truly inclusive NDP event in Oklahoma City, OK, for Christians, followers of other religions, and persons who followed no religion. A similar inclusive event was scheduled in Troy, MI, and probably in other locations.

2006-MAY-04: The theme is "America, Honor God."

2007-MAY-03: According to Shirley Dobson, chairperson of the National Day of Prayer Task Force, the theme for the 56th annual National Day of Prayer is "America, united in prayer." It comes from 2 Chronicles 7:14 (NIV): "If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land."

National Day of Prayer...unconstitutional???

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The government is trying to take the National Day of Prayer away from this country!
Please read this and join us in this great rally that my friends from Zyxter are organizing.
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Let us all rally together around the world for twenty four hours of prayer on Thursday, May 6th, 2010!

This is an online event so regardless of where you are in the world you can participate in this historic event. We will release the full schedule in the next couple of days but we will have a full 24 hours of non stop programming and interactive prayer from around the world via our LIVE internet campus.

We will have set aside times for messages on prayer, songs about prayer, live prayers for miracles in health, finances, relationships, and much much more. For the first time in history we will try to assemble a LIVE interactive national day of prayer to lift up your prayer requests from all over the world, to pray for our world leaders, the lost, and to see literal / verifiable miracles from around the globe as we join together in the largest online / interactive twenty four hours of prayer!

The United States may not recognize the National Day of Prayer, but we will meet online and see a mighty move of God as history is made. Will you be part of History and experiencing God like never before?

Please INVITE every friend you have on facebook to this event and lets see a million or more people around the world come together in unity and agree for an unprecedented move of God in 2010 as we see revival sweep the land!

WE WILL RELEASE THE LIVE LINK ON MAY 5, 2010 - please pre-register (so we can plan on the correct amount of bandwidth so no one misses out) and confirm that at some point on May 6, 2010 you will login and participate!

JOIN OUR FAN PAGE: http://www.facebook.com/saveprayer

PRE-REGISTER TO OUR ONLINE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER and give us any suggestions and your prayer requests: http://Zyxter.com/nationaldayofprayer

Don't forget to invite all of your Facebook friends right now using the invite people to come links on the right! IF EVERYONE THAT CONFIRMS INVITES ALL THEIR FRIENDS WE WILL SEE MORE THAN 1 MILLION GATHER TO PRAY!

Jesus is Alive!!!!

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Mark 16

He Is Risen

¹ Now when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, that they might come and anoint Him. ² Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen. ³ And they said among themselves, “Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?” ⁴ But when they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away—for it was very large. ⁵ And entering the tomb, they saw a young man clothed in a long white robe sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed.
⁶ But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid Him. ⁷ But go, tell His disciples—and Peter—that He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him, as He said to you.”
⁸ So they went out quickly^[a] and fled from the tomb, for they trembled and were amazed. And they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.

Mary Magdalene Sees the Risen Lord

⁹ Now when He rose early on the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom He had cast seven demons. ¹⁰ She went and told those who had been with Him, as they mourned and wept. ¹¹ And when they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe.

Jesus Appears to Two Disciples

¹² After that, He appeared in another form to two of them as they walked and went into the country. ¹³ And they went and told it to the rest, but they did not believe them either.

The Great Commission

¹⁴ Later He appeared to the eleven as they sat at the table; and He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen. ¹⁵ And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. ¹⁶ He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. ¹⁷ And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; ¹⁸ they^[b] will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

Christ Ascends to God’s Right Hand

¹⁹ So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. ²⁰ And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen.^[c] Footnotes:

Do we know what Good Friday means?

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Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the [life] which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

2 Corinthians 13:4
For though He was crucified in weakness, yet He lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in Him, but we shall live with Him by the power of God toward you.

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I don't understand why it is so hard for us to grasp what Jesus crucifixion means.
We will never know how painful and degrading it was for Jesus to go through the agony of dying for us.
Like the song says....
♫ ♪ We'll never know how much it cost, to see my sin upon that Cross ♫ ♪
And here we are, taking that pain for granted, not seeing it for what really is.
Many of us came to Christianity with an open heart and much excitement, hungry for the word of God, but
through out the years we became custom to the word of God, we thought that we knew it all, got too comfortable with it and got our guard down, we started listening to the world instead of the Word of God,
we lost our ways down the road.

I've heard many Christians say "we are save anyways" or "God will forgive me because He loves me"
that is all true, but that only shows how Selfish that person is, and how little love and respect that person has for what Jesus went through when He died on the Cross for us.

We should live our Christian life as if we were in a race running to win a prize, not letting anything make us stumble on our way to "the judgment seat of Christ". Yes, Jesus will reward us with a crown.

1 Corinthians 9:25
And everyone who competes [for the prize] is temperate in all things. Now they [do it] to obtain a perishable crown, but we [for] an imperishable [crown].

Do you want to come in First place or Last?

Then, take your time to confess your sins and start bowing to Jesus for all He has done for your Salvation, live the life He wants you to live...Don't be a mediocre Christian. Be a full of the Holy Spirit Christian.

Here is a video for you to remember what Good Friday is all about...sorry if you don't like to see blood, but this is a movie that shows how the "Blood of our Salvation" was obtained.

What's Palm Sunday?

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Palm Sunday is the grant entrance of Jesus in Jerusalem, this is the beginning of the Passion of Christ, this is the beginning of Jesus suffering for our sin.

Mathew 21:1-11
1-Now when they drew near Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, [fn] at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2-saying to them, "Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Loose them and bring them to Me. 3-And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, 'The Lord has need of them,' and immediately he will send them." 4-All [fn] this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: 5-"Tell the daughter of Zion, 'Behold, your King is coming to you, Lowly, and sitting on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey.' [fn] " 6-So the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them. 7-They brought the donkey and the colt, laid their clothes on them, and set [Him] [fn] on them. 8-And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread [them] on the road. 9-Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: "Hosanna to the Son of David! 'Blessed [is] He who comes in the name of the LORD!' [fn] Hosanna in the highest!" 10-And when He had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, "Who is this?" 11-So the multitudes said, "This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee."

In remembrance of this event, we celebrate Palm Sunday. It is referred to as Palm Sunday because of the palm branches that were laid on the road as Jesus rode the donkey into Jerusalem. Palm Sunday was the fulfillment of the Prophet Daniel's "seventy sevens" prophecy

Daniel 9:25
"Know therefore and understand, [That] from the going forth of the command To restore and build Jerusalem Until Messiah the Prince, [There shall be] seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; The street [fn] shall be built again, and the wall, [fn] Even in troublesome times.

Praise and Worship Team.

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This is Kyle my 15 year old son who plays bass in the Praise and Worship group of our home Church.

This is my husband Patrick who plays drums in the Praise and Worship group at our home church.

Here is the rest of the team, playing and singing for the Lord, what a blessing!!!

I thank my church for giving my son the opportunity to play for the Lord, he is very young but he does his best to play for God.
I pray to the Lord that my son will stay in this mode for a long time, I pray that he will worship God for the rest of his life and that his love for the Lord will just grow and grow!!
My son still a 15 year old, going through the emotions that any teenage boy goes trough life, but he is doing the best he can because he knows the Lord!!

When we raise our kids in God's Love, they have better chance of making the right decisions through out their lives, because they learn right from wrong from young age, so when the enemy comes with his lies to talk to their ears, they are prepare because they have the spirit of discernment, they recognize satan's voice for this reason they will have a better chance to fight back or just walk away.
When we teach the word of God to our children we are building the Armor of God all around them.

Proverbs 3:1
My son, do not forget my law, But let your heart keep my commands;
Proverbs 3:2
For length of days and long life And peace they will add to you.

Thanks to My Blog Friends

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Since I started this blog, my dream was that people all over the World will read it...I thank the Lord for making that happen.
Thanks to my follower for reading my posts. I hope that everybody can receive something out of it, all I want is to teach about God, to teach about His love, to teach about how much He cares about us.

God Bless all my readers!!!!

My Blessings....and you can have them too!

2010-03-14T17:51:00.000-07:00

Thank you Lord for giving me the desires of my heart. You are an awesome God!!!
Like some of you might know, I just got a new job after a year of being un-employed.
Every time I pray for a new job I'm very specific of what I want.
God has been giving me almost everything I ask for, since I started my walk with Him.

I believe that when God doesn't give me EVERYTHING I asked for in my prayers is because He has different plans for me. I have FAITH that what ever He didn't give me is because it's something that can wait or it's not important at this time in my life.

I always concentrate in what God gives me and I thank Him for it, no matter if it is just half or less than half of what I have asked for.
God's Blessings are gifts from Him to us, we are sinners, we don't deserve God's gifts...but He loves us and He wants to cover our needs and a lot more than that. His plans are always better than ours.

Always Pray in FAITH that you might receive a lot more than you ask for.

Halleluiah...You keep Your Promises!!!

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Since I started walking with the Lord, I have been trying to put my trust in Him, the way we Christians should do. There will be times when we will doubt and distrust God's plans, many times we will believe that we know what's better for us disregarding what God is trying to do in our lives, many times we will forget that God is in control.

Since my family and I moved to San Diego in the year 2000, Jesus has been at the wheel for me, I had been just a passenger and I like it that way because it's much easier to go through life as a passenger.

A year ago I was working at this place where things were getting really bad...people changed from one day to the next, they started to stab each-others on their backs to gain grace with the new boss.
That place wasn't for me anymore, one day I was so sad and tired of what I was seen and hearing through the days that I started praying for God to removed me from there or to removed the problem...well you guessed it!!! God removed ME, because He knew that the problem was there to stay for a little while longer.

I had so much fun staying home with my children for the Summer and Christmas, I know that God wanted me to enjoyed my children after working very hard for three years non stopping.
God has bless my husband with a great job, that make it possible for us to afford for me to stay home for a while.

Some times I thought that it will be impossible for me to get a new job in this economy, with so many people looking for jobs and most of those people are more qualified than I am. These were my doubts and concerns, but God kept His promise...the promise He had given to all of us!

Matthew 21:21
So Jesus answered and said to them, "Assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but also if you say to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' it will be done.

We don't have to worry about what tomorrow will bring, because God already knows what's best for us and if we stay put and wait on the Lord, He will bless us and take us to places that we have never think was possible to go.
That is exactly what had happened to me and my new job, this company is giving me the opportunity to excel and persuade the career I always wanted.
The amazing thing is that God has giving me this job even dough my resume doesn't show any college degree and my experience is from 13 years ago.
How Amazing is that!!!!
That is why I keep saying "Let Jesus take the wheel" He knows better.

Good Morning San Diegans and the Rest of the Country :-)

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This morning on my way back from dropping off my two children at school, I was about to pull into my dreiveway, I stopped suddenly because I saw this regular size SNAIL, he was trying his best to get to the other side, but he was right were the front tire of my car was about to go...for a split second I thought "should I run over him? or should I wait? or should I get out my car carried him out the way?" believe me I don't like to touch snails or other kind of bugs (>.<)
I clearly heard God asking "What are you going to do?"
So I decided to get out my car, grab the snail from his spirally coiled shell and place him on safe ground :-)

I know, it was my decision to let him live or to let him die right in front of me!

To many this won't have any importance, but to me it does...when you have God in you, you have Love in you and every living thing on this earth was created by that Love and that Love is God.

What came into my mind was, How long is going to take for us to help people to Live?
For how long are we going to watch people die in their sins?
How long are we going to stay in our comfort zone?
How long are we going to keep rolling up our eyes when we hear a non-save person talk?

Face it!!! if you are not a loving person, you are NOT doing the will of God.
This doesn't mean loving the ones that are easy to love, for example our blood family, or the "friends" that keep praising us....THIS MEANS TO LOVE THE ONES YOU HATE!

If you have too much pride in your heart, you are NOT doing the will of God.
Unfortunately many of us "Christians" drive people away from God by our actions and behaviors.

Now, lets think about those who we can witness and teach the Word of God.
Take action now that you can, because we don't know how long they have on this earth.

You might ask...How can I do that? I'm too shy, or too busy!!!
Take a few minutes of your routine and start reading the Bible with the purpose of receiving the Word to give back the Word to those who don't know God.
Pray for the Holy Spirit to give you the WORDS, that you will need when the time comes for you to witness.
You will be surprise how God fills you up with the Holy Spirit.

GO AND DO THE RIGHT THING!!!

Storms are Inevitable...

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But Anchors are Unmovable!
Storms are inevitable in our lives, they can destroy us or they can make us stronger.
It is really up to us to decide which way we want to go. Either we choose to go down into our despair or we can come up with better knowledge and experience.

I personally have been trough a few storms, many time I'd have feel hopeless and very close to give up. I know that even dou I felt alone in this world, God was with me during these stormy times.
I believe if our Anchor is our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, no storm will prevail.
He had showed me many times that with out Him I'm nothing and with Him I'm stronger.

Like Corrie Ten Boom said "the devil has powers but they are limited, But Jesus powers are unlimited"

Mark 4:37-40
37-And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling. 38-But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, "Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?"
39-Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace, be still!" And the wind ceased and there was a great calm.

40-But He said to them, "Why are you so fearful? How [is it] that you have no faith?" [fn]

We have to have Faith and Patience that our Lord Jesus will calm our storms and our winds.

Anothe way of Loving

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FORGIVE

"Forgive and it shall be forgiven you",
Instructions by God’s own Son.
Whatever wrongs someone may do,
We’re to forgive them every one.
When someone offends us, treating us bad,
We tend to flare up and fight;
But as we look back at times we’ve had,
When we weren’t living right;
Then we see our wrongs and our own sin,
As we’ve stumbled along life’s way.
How many times have we hurt a friend,
And we still slip and fall today.
So, when we see the sins of our brother,
Surely no stones can we cast;
For how can we not forgive one another
When God has forgiven our past?
May we forgive as we’ve been forgiven,
"Seventy times seven a day"-
Then our hearts will be in tune with heaven
As God leads us on our way.

"Be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another,
even as God for Christ’s sake has forgiven you"
(Ephesians. 4:32)

By Connie - May, 1996

My Faith

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I've been thinking about My Faith lately...things are not going the way I think they should be going. So I'd decided to post some of my thoughts that have been rumbling in my head for some time now.

I know it is normal for us as human beings to question God for things that are Not happening as fast as we want them to happen. So many thoughts will come and go, when we are in desperate situations.
When this happen to me, I make sure I don't harbor those thoughts in my head for too long.
When you harbor bad, depressing and hurtful thought in your head, you are given an opportunity to the enemy to come into to your life and to put a wall between you and God.
The mistake many Christians make, is to open the door to the enemy to take control of their lives, but this is not what God wants our lives to be like...He wants us to be Faithful to Him and Him only.
When separation come between God and us, our lives will go down very fast. The only thing that can help us to this point will be our Faith.

Deuteronomy 4:24
For the LORD your God [is] a consuming fire, a jealous God.

So, how can you overcome those thoughts? The first thing I do is to remember God's promises...

John 12:46
I have come [as] a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness.

John16:33
"These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will [fn] have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."

Matthew 11:28
Come to Me, all [you] who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Read God's word and keep the Commandments, that when adversity comes to your life, you will be ready.
Everything boils down to how much FAITH you have in God and how mature you are in CHRIST.

Hebrews 5:14
But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, [that is], those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

Deuteronomy 7:9
"Therefore know that the LORD your God, He [is] God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments"

In my Hardest Moments

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You see, there were a few times when I thought I would lose my mind,
But the LORD kept me moving…
But You, O GOD the Lord, Deal with me for Your name's sake; Because Your mercy [is] good, deliver me. (Psalm 109-21)

At times, I've wanted to lash out at those, whom I felt had done me wrong,
But the LORD your God you shall fear…
But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you. (Mat 5:44)

At times, I have been worried about my future,
God my Lord reassures me…
"Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? (Mat 6:25)

When I feel powerless in this world,
God tells me…
And I will make you to this people a fortified bronze wall; And they will fight against you, But they shall not prevail against you; For I [am] with you to save you And deliver you," says the LORD. (Jer 15:20)

When I thought I would fall,
My God keeps me up…
For I will surely deliver you, and you shall not fall by the sword; but your life shall be as a prize to you, because you have put your trust in Me," says the LORD.' "(Jer 39:18)

At times fear takes over me,
But I’m not alone…
For I, the LORD your God will hold your right hand, Saying to you, 'Fear not, I will help you.' (Isaiah 41:13)

There are times when I don’t know what to say,
God gives me the words…
Then the LORD put forth His hand and touched my mouth, and the LORD said to me: "Behold, I have put My words in your mouth. (Jer 1:9)

When I thought I was weak,
He keeps me strong…
And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness." Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. (2Cr 12:9)

At times I feel empty,
But the Lord fills me up…
For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.

And I can go on and on…but I know that the love of God for us is infinite,
Every time our human emotions take over, we always can count with God’s word.
God’s word is better that any anti-depressant the doctor can prescribe…Only IF you have enough Faith in God's Word ♥ ♥

Habakkuk Sings to God ♥ ♫

2010-01-21T13:19:00.000-08:00

The book of Habakkuk is that it is permissible to question what God is doing, although with respect and reverence. Sometimes it is not evident to us what is going on, especially if we are thrown into suffering for a period of time or if it seems our enemies are prospering while we are just barely getting by. The Book of Habakkuk, however, affirms that God is a sovereign, omnipotent God who has all things under control. We just need to be still and know He is at work. He is who He says He is and does keep His promises. He will punish the wicked. Even when we cannot see it, He is still on the throne of the universe.

In Chapter 3 Habakkuk Praise God, he sings Praises to the Lord. Habakkak understands that his God is the "All Mighty God" the God who answers our questions in His own time.

Habakkuk 3:1-19
A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, on Shigionoth.^[a]
    ² O LORD, I have heard Your speech and was afraid;
      O LORD, revive Your work in the midst of the years!
      In the midst of the years make it known;
      In wrath remember mercy.
    ³ God came from Teman,
      The Holy One from Mount Paran.  Selah

      His glory covered the heavens,
      And the earth was full of His praise.
   ⁴ His brightness was like the light;
      He had rays flashing from His hand,
      And there His power was hidden.
    ⁵ Before Him went pestilence,
      And fever followed at His feet.
   ⁶ He stood and measured the earth;
      He looked and startled the nations.
      And the everlasting mountains were scattered,
      The perpetual hills bowed.
      His ways are everlasting.
    ⁷ I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction;
      The curtains of the land of Midian trembled.
   ⁸ O LORD, were You displeased with the rivers,
      Was Your anger against the rivers,
      Was Your wrath against the sea,
      That You rode on Your horses,
      Your chariots of salvation?
   ⁹ Your bow was made quite ready;
      Oaths were sworn over Your arrows.^[b]  Selah

      You divided the earth with rivers.
¹⁰ The mountains saw You and trembled;
      The overflowing of the water passed by.
      The deep uttered its voice,
      And lifted its hands on high.
¹¹ The sun and moon stood still in their habitation;
      At the light of Your arrows they went,
      At the shining of Your glittering spear.
¹² You marched through the land in indignation;
      You trampled the nations in anger.
¹³ You went forth for the salvation of Your people,
      For salvation with Your Anointed.
      You struck the head from the house of the wicked,
      By laying bare from foundation to neck.  Selah
¹⁴ You thrust through with his own arrows
      The head of his villages.
      They came out like a whirlwind to scatter me;
      Their rejoicing was like feasting on the poor in secret.
¹⁵ You walked through the sea with Your horses,
      Through the heap of great waters.
¹⁶ When I heard, my body trembled;
      My lips quivered at the voice;
      Rottenness entered my bones;
      And I trembled in myself,
      That I might rest in the day of trouble.
      When he comes up to the people,
      He will invade them with his troops.

A Hymn of Faith

¹⁷ Though the fig tree may not blossom,
      Nor fruit be on the vines;
      Though the labor of the olive may fail,
      And the fields yield no food;
      Though the flock may be cut off from the fold,
      And there be no herd in the stalls—
¹⁸ Yet I will rejoice in the LORD,
      I will joy in the God of my salvation.
¹⁹ The LORD God ^[c] is my strength;
      He will make my feet like deer’s feet,
      And He will make me walk on my high hills.
   To the Chief Musician. With my stringed instruments.

The book of Habakkuk

2010-01-14T09:51:00.000-08:00

I just finish reading the book of Habakkuk in the old testament, this is one of the shortest book in the Bible.
This book tough me that I'm not alone when it comes to question God, some times it's hard for me to comprehend the evil of man. Man are capable of doing the most horrific things to one another.

I'm a big fan of reading about WWII and the Jewish Holocaust. I like to read mainly about personal survival stories, not 'til I started to read these stories, I realize how much wickedness exist in the heart of man.
What the Nazis did to 12,000,000 people in Europe, make me ask God "why"

Habakkuk 1:2
O LORD, how long shall I cry, And You will not hear? Even cry out to You, "Violence!" And You will not save.

This is how Habakkuk starts questioning God...

Most people in this world question God about the injustice that exist all around us.
Many of us feel like things are not always fair, this discontent can come from many different areas in our lives, a good example will be at work, imagine if you are a good Christian and you have been working hard and you have been waiting for this promotion, but at the end somebody else gets it, somebody who clearly doesn't deserves it.
The first thing that will come out your mouth will be "why God" it's not fair!!

God doesn't wants us to despair, He wants us to have Faith. Faith is what makes things happen in our lives, without Faith our hopes are dead.Remember that God's time it's not our time, God always has a plan, they might seam unfair to us, but we don't know the out-coming only God knows, we need to have Faith and patience.

Habakkuk 1:5
"Look among the nations and watch-- Be utterly astounded! For [I will] work a work in your days [Which] you would not believe, though it were told [you].

Here God is telling Habakkuk, that he will see His work, God is already dealing with the issue, it doesn't matter how long God will let it go, but the point is that nothing will go unpunished, we might not see His punishment but the evil one for certain will get what they deserve.
History shows us that the evil one always looses one way or another, a good example will be the Nazis and their fall.

Our God is all mighty, He doesn't have to answer our questions, but He does in time. Many times we can't understand God's ways, but if we put our Faith in Him, He will reveal many things to us and many we will never see the answer in this world but I assure you that God will take care of it.

HAVE FAITH AND PATIENCE

Keep spreading Jesus Word!!!

2010-01-08T20:42:00.000-08:00

My heart is trouble by the increasing number of people leaving the Christian blogs.
I want to make an awareness to anybody who is contemplating the though of giving up their Christian Blogs. As we give up many will be deprive of know who Jesus is and what was the point of Him coming to this world.
Please don't do it!! think of how many people benefit by reading God's word. Even better, imagine if someone out there get to know Jesus by reading your blog, that will be the biggest blessing for you.

What I like of my blog is that some times I get comments from someone in a country on the other side of the world. That's one of the biggest rewards I get for having my blog active.
Spreading the word of God should be our number one priority, as Christians we need to be more diligent on teaching God's words to the four corners of the world.

Not all of us can go to far away lands to teach God's word, but most of us have blogs now, so lets put them in use for something good.
Christians can't be quiet and keep God's word captive...we have the obligation to teach others, the same way someone took the time to teach us about our salvation.

Matthew 28:19
Go therefore [fn] and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

Matthew 28:29
teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, [even] to the end of the age." Amen.

Mark 8:38
For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels."

Mark 16:15
And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.

Mark 16:20
And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with [them] and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen.

Thank You God for who You are!!!

2010-01-07T21:36:00.000-08:00

Today was a good day! I went to a job interview, I was very nervous because the last interview I'd have was 4 years ago. It's not easy to remember the protocols, when you are already very nervous and on top of that you have to give the perfect answers and at the same time you have to be very professional (I' not very good at neither).
I'm a simple person, who has a simple vocabulary. Some times I ask my self; how can I impress an employer when there is a long line of good candidates with more qualifications than me?

Through out the years I had learned that when I put God first nothing is against me! one more time God had showed me that Praying and trusting Him it's all I need.
Jeremiah 31:25
"For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul."

So today I prayed that God will let the words flow out my mouth and that He will guide me to the end.
Well guess what...My God was there with me, the interview went very well, the interviewer was very pleased with my experience and with everything I told him. He asked me if I can come back next week for a second interview, he wants me to meet the managers of the company.
This doesn't mean I got the job, I won't know 'til after the second interview. I'm leaving everything to God. He knows what's best for me.

What I'm trying to teach here is that we don't have to feel alone, afraid, worry, depress, desperate, anxious, concerns, even worse we try to carry the heaviness of this world. God tell us...
Matthew 11:28
Come to Me, all [you] who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Where the years have gone?

2010-01-03T23:34:00.000-08:00

Today I was playing with my daughter. I notice how much she has grown, and how independent she has become.
She is the youngest of 3 children. My older child is 24, middle child 15, and my last 12. I remember that not too long ago they were home watching "Barney and Friends" in PBS.
Now one is married, the other one is in High School, and my baby girl is in Middle School.

In two more days I'll be 49 years old...I'm a wiser person now. When I see my self in the mirror, I see an old woman, who still young in the heart.
Some times I feel like I haven't accomplished anything in this life...Some times I feel that, bringing 3 beautiful children to this world was my biggest accomplishment.
This sounds confusing! and that's how I feel some times...the only thing I can do is Pray.

"God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference."

God is telling me that my biggest accomplishment so far it has been "giving my life to Jesus" my Savior, my redeemer.
I know that I haven't accumulated much in this hearth, but the only thing that I'm sure of, it's that I'd accumulate riches in Heaven, and these riches nobody can snatch from me.

God is always there to help me when I feel down. God has promised me that everything will be ok.
I don't have to worry about me getting older or my children growing up.
God has explained to me that this is just the circle of life and we are to live it before we come to Him.

If any one is going through hard times trying to understand why we have to go through these things, don't think it twice...come to Jesus, ask Him anything your heart desires to know, that He will reveal them and He will give you the acceptance of the things that you can't change.

ALWAYS GIVE THANK TO THE LORD.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

2009-12-31T11:48:00.000-08:00

Thanks the Lord for the year that just had ended and lets Thank the Lord for the New Year to come.

Always give Thank, for things will not always go our way, but when we trust the Lord all things are possible. If things are bad, believe in the Lord and He will make them better.

The year 2009, it hasn't been a good year for a lot of us, personally I had seen many friends and family members going trough many trials.
I! personally had lost my job, I'd been unemployed since April this year. Not a single interview.
The enemy had been talking to me, telling me how useless I am, nobody thinks that I'm good enough for their company!!! Did I believe that?? Yes I did!!!

The good thing is that I'd never stop talking to God, He is my strength. I believe that He will provide for me what I need, so far I'd had everything I'd ever need it in this life.
God knows that I like to work, I like to have a job, I like to feel that I'm contributing to our home.
I realized that God's plans for me are:
1- For me to be a good wife to my husband.
2- To be a good mom to my children and
3- For me to be there, taking care of our home.
This is what I'd been doing all this time and I'd notice that my family is so happy, we have so much joy, and the love pours out of our hearts, more that ever before.
I thank God for letting me see that...Now I'm just waiting on Him. I'm exited to see what His plans are for me this coming year. I know that His plans are always perfect!!!

If any of you have lost any hope, please give God a chance. Let Him take that load from your shoulders, give all you problems and concerns to Him. He loves you, He knows you, He wants you to come to Him, with an open heart and humbleness in you heart.
Promise your self that this coming year God will be the #1 in your life.
If you let Him be the #1 in your life...You will experience His power and His grace in your life.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!!!!

2009-12-19T15:59:00.000-08:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!!!!!
Lest celebrate the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ. The One who gave his life for the world...and even so many didn't receiving Him, when He was among us.
Jesus came to this world to save us and to give us the hope that one day we can be with Him in Heaven.
But if you don't believe that, and you denied Him, He will denied you in Haven and you might be condemning your soul for eternal punishment.
Many will say that that is not fair, because after all God has giving us free will!! yes He had, but because of the free will, men are condemn to hell for their evil hearts.
Jesus came to save us from that condemnation and to makes free, from evil, from hard ship, from chains, from the sin of Adam and Eve.
If we are too proud to admit what the Bible tell us about the meaning of Christmas, we are missing the greatest opportunity that it had been giving to man kind.

Go and make peace with our peace maker Jesus Christ, and He will meet you wherever you are in your life, don't be afraid or ashamed, Jesus already already knows everything about you, and He is ready to forgive you, if you are ready to repent!!

Oh Lord Jesus!!!

2009-12-14T09:40:00.000-08:00

"God, Give us the grace to accept with serenity
the things that cannot be changed, Courage
to change the things which should be changed,
And the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other."

Short and powerful prayer.

Every time I feel down for whatever reason, I remember this prayer. It is a great comfort to know that God is in charge.

So much is going on right now. Sorrow all around us.

Many people loosing their jobs. Others suffering from illness. Sanctity of Marriage been destroyed. Children loosing a parent. People getting in trouble with the law, Etc.

Remember we have to pray for our brothers and sisters that are going trough trials right now.

Pray incessant for one another, the day it is at hand.

Zephaniah 1:7

Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD; For the day of the LORD [is] at hand, For the LORD has prepared a sacrifice; He has invited His guests.

Christ born of Mary

2009-11-30T10:02:00.000-08:00

^Luke2
¹ And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. ² This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. ³ So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city.
⁴ Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, ⁵ to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife,^[a] who was with child. ⁶ So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. ⁷ And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

⁸ Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. ⁹ And behold,^[b] an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. ¹⁰ Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. ¹¹ For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. ¹² And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.”
¹³ And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying:
¹⁴ “ Glory to God in the highest,
And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”^[c]

¹⁵ So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, “Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.” ¹⁶ And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger. ¹⁷ Now when they had seen Him, they made widely^[d] known the saying which was told them concerning this Child. ¹⁸ And all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds. ¹⁹ But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart. ²⁰ Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them.

Give Thanks to the Lord

2009-11-25T22:38:00.000-08:00

Philippians 4:6
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

Revelations 7:12

saying: "Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom, Thanksgiving and honor and power and might, [Be] to our God forever and ever. Amen."

We need to give Thanks to God for everything, even for the air we breath and the water we drink.
But most of all Give Thanks for our Lord Jesus Christ. Thanks for dieing on the cross for our sins.

Thank you Jesus for choosing me as your daughter, for getting me out the darkness to the light and for loving me even though I was dead in my sins.

Thank you Jesus for this country that I love and the refuge for the persecuted.

Friendship on God's Eyes

2009-11-23T20:25:00.000-08:00

As Christians, we have to constantly face temptations and the attacks of the world around us. Everything we see, read, do, hear, put in our bodies, etc., affects us somehow. That's why, to maintain a close relationship with God, we have to put aside our old ways of doing things—the things we watch on TV, old bad habits (excessive drinking, smoking, etc.), the activities we participate in, and the people we spend our time with. People are divided into only two categories, those who belong to the world and its ruler, Satan, and those who belong to God (Acts 26:18). These two groups of people are described in terms of opposites all through the Bible; e.g., those in darkness/those in the light; those with eternal life/those with eternal death; those who have peace with God/those who are at war with Him; those who believe the truth/those who believe the lies; those on the narrow path to salvation/those on the broad road to destruction, and many more. Clearly, the message of Scripture is that believers are completely different from nonbelievers, and it is from this perspective that we must discern what kind of friendships we can really have with unbelievers.

The book of Proverbs has a few wise verses on believers befriending non-believers: "The righteous should choose his friends carefully, for the way of the wicked leads them astray" (12:26). We should stay away from foolish people (13:20, 14:7), from people who lose their temper easily (22:24), and from the rebellious (24:21). All these things represent those who have not been saved. "Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?" (2 Corinthians 6:14). First Corinthians 15:33 tells us that bad company corrupts good character. Unbelievers are slaves to sin (John 8:34), and Christians are slaves to God (1 Corinthians 7:22). If we become deeply involved (either by friendship or a romantic relationship) with non-Christians, we are setting ourselves up for turmoil. It can (and does often) cause the Christian to stumble in his walk, fall back into a sinful life, and also turn others away from God (by misrepresenting God and Christianity). Another detrimental effect of closeness with unbelievers is our tendency to water down the truths of Scripture so as to not offend them. There are difficult truths in the Word of God, truths such as judgment and hell. When we minimize or ignore these doctrines or try to “soft pedal” them, in essence we are calling God a liar for the sake of those already in the grasp of Satan. This is not evangelism.

Although these close relationships are not recommended, it does not mean we turn our noses up and ignore unbelievers, either. Second Timothy 2:24-26 tells us that as servants of the Lord, we are to be kind to and not quarrel with anyone. We should gently teach those who oppose the truth, and be patient with difficult people. Matthew 5:16 tells us, “Let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly father.” We should serve unbelievers so that they may see God through us and turn to Him in praise. James 5:16 says that there is great power in the prayer of a righteous person, so bring your concerns for unbelievers before God, and He will listen.

Many people have been saved because of the prayers and service of Christians, so don't turn your back on unbelievers, but having any kind of intimate relationship with an unbeliever can quickly and easily turn into something that is a hindrance to your walk with Christ. We are called to evangelize the lost, not be intimate with them. There is nothing wrong with building quality friendships with unbelievers – but the primary focus of such a relationship should be to win them to Christ by sharing the Gospel with them and demonstrating God’s saving power in our own lives.
GotQuestions?org

When Jesus walk with us. Part 1 of my testimonies.

2009-11-19T10:25:00.000-08:00

I had my annual retreat last weekend, our church finally had a retreat after a few years of not having any.
I was ask by Pastor's wife, to give my testimony, so I did.
I saw how some people were touch by my testimony. They came later to asked me for more details.
So...I got the idea of posting parts of my testimony for everybody to read it and see how God had worked in my life without me knowing it. And for some others to understand why I am the way I am.

Part 1
I grew up Catholic, I went to a Catholic school, I participated in every event my church had.
I was one of those people who made the sign of the Cross every time they passed by a Catholic church. I use to kissed the Saint's feet or touched them and then the sign of the cross again.
Now looking back to all those rituals I did...I ask my self...What was the meaning of all of that? and Why we were so focus on the Saints and Mary? instead of learning, Why Jesus die on the cross?

The only thing I can say it made sense was, that my church and my mom took the time to put the fear of God in me. They always said to how God will punished me if I did something bad (in a way that was good) I always thought of that "punishment" before I was about to do something stupid, that thought of God punishing me was enough to stopped me for making irresponsible decisions and that is why I didn't get into much trouble trough out my life.

When I was a teen, my country got into a civil war that started in 1977 and has never end.
Those were very dark days, people were dieing here and there. Life didn't mean anything to a lot of people, those days "life" didn't have any value.
I just started my high school when these events were taking place.
As a teen I was trying to live a normal life, but it was hard to live a normal life when you wake up every morning wondering if that day will be your last day on this earth!!
Everybody had that fear those days, it was nothing you couldn't done. If you didn't have enough money, you couldn't leave the country.

In those days I just started high school, my school was 1.5 hours or so away from home...to get to school I needed to take 2 different buses...one from my house to downtown and a second one from downtown to my school.
It was kind of adventure to travel in that kind of conditions. But I needed to go to school.

I started school at 8 am, lunch at 12 and off at 7 pm. high school in a Catholic school was different than the rest of the schools in the country...High school in El Salvador is different than the high schools in the US. In El Salvador you get your Bachelor's at the same time as you take the regular classes for high school. The teachers for my vocational classes were business men, they were professional men that work all day and after 5pm they came to school to teach their classes.

We always said the Rosary before we were dismissed. I knew that some of the nuns were worry about us traveling at night.
This particular night I left the school, took the buss to downtown, got off and started walking 1/2 of a mile or so, to the next buss stop. I always walked in a hurry, because I was always afraid to walk on those ugly streets.
At one point I saw 2 boys seating on a step door, they were dirty and I could see the evilness in their faces, (some of these boys have to still and hurt people to survive). We looked at each other and I instantly knew that I was in trouble...They let me passed, stud up and they started to follow me, I saw the entrance to an ally, I started to pray to the virgin Mary (that's all I knew at that point) and at the same time I knew that if they push me into the ally, I'll be robe and rape or worse kill.
At the same time I was praying and having all those though running trough my mind...I felt this WARM embrace covering my whole body...I immediately had this warm feeling of peace (I didn't stop walking fast) ....something told me "everything will be OK".
The boys were still behind me, they were whispering to each other, but I couldn't make up what they were saying...Finally I saw the buss stop and many people waiting for the buss, I walked faster and went to the first girl I saw, and I told her that those two boys were following me, she told me to stay with her to keep each other company. The buss came and everybody gather around the buss door and all of a sudden this woman screamed saying "those two boys just yanked my watch" and of curse the boys ran and nobody would dare run after them...that could be somebody's death sentence, because these boys never work alone.

Now looking back to that particular night...I cry every time I think that my Lord Jesus Christ was the One with me that night, the one who protected me...His mercy is so immense that even duh I was praying to the virgin Mary, He took petty on me and saved me from those two boys.
Now that I have a relationship with the Lord, I can see how much He loves us, He knows that we are sinners full of pride, but if we ask Him to come into our lives, He won't think it twice! He will rejoice as we come to Him.
I give all the glory to the Lord Jesus Christ, because He didn't save me once, but many, many times...at that time I didn't even know that He was walking with me, waiting for me to start walking with Him.

Because of the testimonies I have, nobody can take Jesus away from me, He was, He is and He will be with me for ever and ever...Amen