Saturday, August 28, 2010
unorganized
Saturday, August 14, 2010
wishes
1. I wish I walking on the beach and picking up sea shells with out the interference of a TV , or anything else, all would have with me is my back pack with my bible and a water bottle
2. that I my heart would stop breaking
3.that there was peace on earth
4.I wish that I was in Monclova Mexico working at Casa Hogar ,I love working with kids
5. I wish that I did not get anxiety
6. I wish that the recorder in my head that get started up that i have to drown constantly would stay drowned
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
joys in times of hardship and suffering
Wednesday, August 04, 2010
tip of the day
Power down the laptop computer. Close the LCD display lid and turn the computer over. Hold down the battery release button and pull the battery out of the laptop.
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Flip the laptop computer back to its original position and open the LCD display lid. Pour a small amount of LCD cleaning solution onto the soft cloth. Wring the cloth out so that its damp but there is no excess liquid dripping off.
3.
Start at the top of the LCD screen and gently wipe in a downward motion. Repeat as many times as necessary to clean off fingerprints or other smudges from the LCD screen.
4.
Locate the strip of plastic in between the LCD screen and the keyboard that usually contains the power button and caps lock light indicator. Slide a thin object such as the edge of a flat head screwdriver underneath the seam of the plastic strip. Pop the plastic piece upward and remove it from the laptop.
5.
Remove the two screws at the top of the keyboard that hold it in place. Lift the keyboard up slightly until the motherboard comes into view. Unplug the cable running from the keyboard to the motherboard port.
6.
Lift the keyboard off of the laptop. Spray out the underside of the keyboard and the inside of the laptop with a bottle of canned air to remove any debris such as hair or dust particles.
7.
Use a cotton swab to wipe off any excess dirt that has built up in the processor fan or on any of the other hardware components inside the laptop. Connect the keyboard's cable back into the motherboard port and then reattach the keyboard.
8.
Pop the bezel back onto the laptop and then place the battery back into the port on the bottom of the computer.
Laptop Cleaning Tips and Warnings:
1.
If there is spilled liquid or other debris inside the keyboard keys you can also use cotton swabs to clean them out.
2.
Create your own LCD screen cleaning solution if you don't want to buy a pre-made solution. Combine one part isopropyl alcohol and one part distilled water to make the solution. Do not use regular tap water.
3.
If you don't have a soft cotton cloth, consider using an old t-shirt instead.
4.
Some laptop models have screws on the bottom of the laptop that need to be removed before you can pull off the keyboard. Check the manual that came with your laptop if you are having trouble removing the keyboard.
Monday, August 02, 2010
today good and kinda an eye opener
Sunday, August 01, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
I can not hide my love
Holy spirit, I need your touch,
more than ever before.
Ho Jesus, I need your love
and I'm deperite for more.
BRIDGE
When I feel your presence
all around me
when I feel you arms
as they surround me
CHORUS
I cannot hide my love
I cannot hide my love
My feet will have to dance
I cannot hide my love
I cannot hide my love
My heart will have to sing
TAG
I am so in love with
I am so in love with
I am so in love with
You my Lord, my God
Saturday, July 17, 2010
July 17th
Friday, July 16, 2010
my passions
1. to serve , to love to be Christ ambassador
2. to show people and to let people know they are loved
3. to every day show off and I hope people can see through the way I live my life that
I love Jesus Christ!!!!!!
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I am not perfect ,I try my best to love the unlovable and be there to help people when
ever i can.I am alive today because of Jesus Christ, through his strength I beat Gauchers disease,glaucoma,and almost being paralyzed, i had back surgery when I was 11,there was a good chance I would not walk.I started walking two days after surgery ,I am 27 now gonna be 28 in December!!! I've had a lot of stuff thrown at me in life ,but I can say I have had a good life ,we all have life issues we live in a broken world , but I am gonna say this I am still standing and when life gives ya lemons make lemonade ,and give thanks to the Lord for he is good and his love endures forever!!
I turnd this first part of my post in to a praise
Thursday, July 01, 2010
thank you Jesus
1. everyday I wake up and I ,I have gone through Cateract and Glaucoma surgeries and my vision in the left eye is 20/25 the right is 20/40,and even though i have some optic nerve damage my field of vision is normal and before the surgeries I had very little field of vision.
2.I have beaten gaucher disease , everyday I wake up my energy level is good and i can run,jump,work out,I have two rods in my back and that doesn't slow me one bit !!!
3. everyone of my doctors chins hit the floor when they see me because all test and exams show them I am as healthy and a normal person
4.my bones have mended together the enzyme replacement i have been on since 1992 has allow my body to heal!!!!
All i can God is awesome and thank you Jesus for healing me!!!!
Friday, June 25, 2010
clean water
I feel blessed that the water I dink is clean, but it make me sad that people are drinking out of germ filled ponds and mud holes.
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
improvement
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Tuesda'ys update
Monday, May 24, 2010
Whale watching canceled
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
I get scared
1.I can walk and talk
2.Gaucher Disease has not destroyed me
3.I can see,I was once almost blind
4.I have my mom back in my life
all of this is be cause of Christ,my list could have gone on and on !!
Jesus Christ has the power to.....,and last night, after community group the doubt slipped it, the fear of the unknown and man slipped in, so here is the way I am gonna end this post I am gonna put this verse up
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Jesus Christ has the power to ...
1. there has been a shortage of the enzyme i take for the Gauchers Disease , my ifusions are supposed to be every two weeks, well hey have been once a month so times even longer than that.but ,I have not gotten sick once with bone pain or anything!!
2. my eye aight continues to improve every day ,my eye sight is 20/25 in the left and 20/50 in the right and the right eye is every day getting stronger!!
3. my mom and I's relationship is continuing to improve!!
Psalm 121 (New International Version)
Psalm 121
A song of ascents.
1 I lift up my eyes to the hills—where does my help come from?
2 My help comes from the LORD,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
3 He will not let your foot slip—
he who watches over you will not slumber;
4 indeed, he who watches over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The LORD watches over you—
the LORD is your shade at your right hand;
6 the sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.
7 The LORD will keep you from all harm—
he will watch over your life;
8 the LORD will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore.
Monday, April 19, 2010
head above the water
Monday, March 15, 2010
Turn a Hoodie into an Improvised Laptop Bag

If you like getting the most use out of your possessions as possible, this guide will help you turn a hooded sweatshirt into a laptop bag, baby carrier, and more.
Over at the design site Conceptual Devices, they have a project called Just Undo It that emphasizes the use of common objects in new and versatile ways. Check out the video below to see how they turn a hooded sweatshirt into a laptop bag:
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
When Tears Fall
I've had questions, without answers
I've known sorrow, i have known pain
but theres one thing, that i'll cling to
you are faithful, Jesus your true
when hope is lost, i'll call you saviour
when pain surrounds, i'll call you healer
when silence falls, you'll be the song within my heart
in the lone hour, of my sorrow
through the darkest night of my soul
you surround me, and sustain me
my defender, forever more
when hope is lost, i'll call you saviour
when pain surrounds, i'll call you healer
when silence falls, you'll be the song within my heart
I will praise you, i will praise you
when the tears fall, still i will sing to you
i will praise you, Jesus praise you
Through the suffereing still i will sing
when hope is lost, i'll call you saviour
when pain surrounds, i'll call you healer
when silence falls, you'll be the song within my heart
I've had questions, without answers
I've known sorrow, i have known pain
but theres one thing, that i'll cling to
you are faithful, Jesus your true
when hope is lost, i'll call you saviour
when pain surrounds, i'll call you healer
when silence falls, you'll be the song within my heart
I will praise you, i will praise you
when the tears fall, still i will sing to you
i will praise you, Jesus praise you
Through the suffereing still i will sing X2
when hope is lost, i'll call you saviour
when pain surrounds, i'll call you healer
when silence falls, you'll be the song within my heart
Monday, March 08, 2010
facing baggage
I will say this Jesus Christ has the power to ...
He has the power to:
1. heal me
2.beat Gauchers Disease
3. beat Vertigo
4. beat glaucoma
5. heal myheart ache and hurt
6. heal me from self a steam issues
7.fully restore my mom and I's relationship
8. is there anything he doesn't have the power to..,I am still standing,I'm alive and breathing
9.I can see
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
life's trials
and there are no grapes on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
and the fields produce no food,
though there are no sheep in the pen
and no cattle in the stalls,
18 yet I will rejoice in the LORD,
I will be joyful in God my Savior.
The Lord is carrying me though every step of life's trails , I will rejoice in the Lord .
Psalm 23
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,
3 he restores my soul.
He guides me in paths of righteousness
for his name's sake.
4 Even though I walk
through the valley of the shadow of death, a]">[a]
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 overflows.
6 Surely goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the LORD
forever.
What ever the Devil is trying to throw at me ,I will not be harmed , the flaming arrows will not hit me , and because of the Lord I am still standing
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Monday, February 08, 2010
every where is a mission field
Jesus Christ has the power to....
1.undo everything the Gauhers has done to my body
2.restore sight
3.heal my mom and I's relationship
4.forgive sin
5.make the impossible possible
6.restore a country wrecked by disaster
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Email me @ slimww2002@gmail.com and share what Jesus Christ has done in your life!!
Friday, January 15, 2010
Jesus loves me
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Haiti Earthquake Relief
“In Haiti, clean water is a terrible problem even at the best of times,” said LWI Executive Director Gary Evans. “After a quake like this, it’s a crisis of epic proportions.”
Living Water International is mobilizing to help communities in Haiti restore clean water after the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere was rocked by a catastrophic earthquake yesterday.
Earthquakes destroy water systems. Pipelines break, electrical distribution systems fail, and hand-dug wells–—already questionable water sources–—are rendered useless or become contaminated with cholera, typhoid, and other waterborne diseases.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Your donations are needed, please givehttps://www.water.cc/give/?src=haiti
Pray
Rally your family, friends, and church to pray for Haiti. Focus your prayers on the people of God in Haiti, that they help and mourn with the communities and families affected by the quake.
Stay informed
Watch this page and follow our updates on Facebook and Twitter, so you can be ready to be an advocate as new opportunities arise.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
How great is Our God
Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)
11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
No Medical book, nor Doctor can or er will be able to explain why I am alive and healthy today, but I know this that I am alive because of the Lord,and He has a plan for my life. Have I always felt like going on and fighting another day, no but the Lord always rescues me .
Psalm 120 ( NIV)
A song of ascents.
1 I call on the LORD in my distress,and he answers me.
2 Save me, O LORD, from lying lips
and from deceitful tongues.
3 What will he do to you,
and what more besides, O deceitful tongue?
4 He will punish you with a warrior's sharp arrows,
with burning coals of the broom tree.
5 Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech,
that I live among the tents of Kedar!
6 Too long have I lived
among those who hate peace.
7 I am a man of peace;
but when I speak, they are for war.
Psalm 121 ( NIV)
A song of ascents.
1 I lift up my eyes to the hills—where does my help come from?
2 My help comes from the LORD,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
3 He will not let your foot slip—
he who watches over you will not slumber;
4 indeed, he who watches over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The LORD watches over you—
the LORD is your shade at your right hand;
6 the sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.
7 The LORD will keep you from all harm—
he will watch over your life;
8 the LORD will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore.
Friday, January 08, 2010
My news years goals to work on
2. be more tolerant with people
3. be more Christ like
4. read the Word more
5. journal more
6. Go back to school
Monday, December 21, 2009
Consumerism
Monday, December 14, 2009
The Alamo
I went to San Antonio for my birthday, and my plan was to tour the Alamo but I never got to bye the time I found the Alamo the place was closed, but what the funny part was when my mom and I had found the Alamo not only was it closed but my mom and i had walked past the Alamo 5 times and break fast and lunch by the thing and never even realized it!!!!
I got two comments from a person:
It is interesting how sometimes we fail to see what is right in front of us, even when we go looking for it. :-)
it is funny how sometimes we fail to see what is right in front of us. :-)
todays verse
I will bless the LORD at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul makes its boast in the LORD; let the humble hear and be glad. O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.
I sought the LORD, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. Look to him, and be radiant; so your faces shall never be ashamed. This poor soul cried, and was heard by the LORD, and was saved from every trouble. The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them. O taste and see that the LORD is good; happy are those who take refuge in him. O fear the LORD, you his holy ones, for those who fear him have no want. The young lions suffer want and hunger, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
Come, O children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD. Which of you desires life, and covets many days to enjoy good? Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit. Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry. The face of the LORD is against evildoers, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears, and rescues them from all their troubles. The LORD is near to the brokenhearted, and saves the crushed in spirit.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD rescues them from them all. He keeps all their bones; not one of them will be broken. Evil brings death to the wicked, and those who hate the righteous will be condemned. The LORD redeems the life of his servants; none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned.
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Those who look to [the Lord] are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.
- Psalm 34:5 (NIV)
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Monday, November 23, 2009
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Jesus Christ has the power to....
I am fixing to turn 27, I was not expected to see my first birthday.
2. I can able walking , I can do push ups on my knuckles
3. I can see damn near perfectly , my left eye is 20/25, and the right is 20/50
4. my bones are not brittle any more
5. I beat Gaucher disease
" DDP" I am still standing!!!!! I survived coming close to being paralyzed , in
in the mist back surgery when I was 11, I speared the Devil, I spear him ever day I am alive, and next I am gonna put him in the tomb stone pile driver!!!
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
This what this song means to me
Another head hangs lowly,
Child is slowly taken.
And the violence caused such silence,
Who are we mistaken?
But you see, it's not me, it's not my family.
In your head, in your head they are fighting,
With their tanks and their bombs,
And their bombs and their guns.
In your head, in your head, they are crying...
In your head, in your head,
Zombie, zombie, zombie,
Hey, hey, hey. What's in your head,
In your head,
Zombie, zombie, zombie?
Hey, hey, hey, hey, oh, dou, dou, dou, dou, dou...
Another mother's breakin',
Heart is taking over.
When the vi'lence causes silence,
We must be mistaken.
It's the same old theme since nineteen-sixteen.
In your head, in your head they're still fighting,
With their tanks and their bombs,
And their bombs and their guns.
In your head, in your head, they are dying...
In your head, in your head,
Zombie, zombie, zombie,
Hey, hey, hey. What's in your head,
In your head,
Zombie, zombie, zombie?
Hey, hey, hey, hey, oh, oh, oh,
Oh, oh, oh, oh, hey, oh, ya, ya-a..
This song is talking about violence that keeps going on and on, and it breaks hearts , one thing that is going on right now is my Aunt and Uncle are getting a divorce. My Aunt Brenda and my Uncle Rusty have have fought and fought , and it just breaks my heart. But, this is not the only thing that breaks my heart , there has been chaos on ever side of my family and I sometimes feel torn in the middle.When my uncle and my grandmother were alive on my moms side of the family none of this would ever be the case, on my moms side of the family , my uncle Carl,and my grandmother would not put up with it.But, on my god mothers side of the family family feuds have been going on for so long, now I know that I don't have to put up with my godmothers family near like I used to.Everything is fully in god hands, because He is the only on that can handle and deal with the situation, the song zombie is all to real to me I relate to that song because, the way the feuds go on it is like they are all zombies feuding among one another.This is why I write this blog post today, around the holidays it really gets to me , I would love nothing more than to go be around my family and have peace, and not have in the back of my mind as soon as this is over they are gonna be right back where they were, or hear them even at the diner table pick and put another down. I got a invite to thanksgiving diner at my mom Aunt and uncles house, and my cousin's house I would love to go, but I don't one my cousin tries to put me down , I get made fun of and it breaks my mom's heart and it breaks my heart. Holidays are sometimes really ruff for me. But, God gave me another family that I love with all my heart and they love me for me , my family is The Ring community Church , I love them so much and my heart smiles every Sunday when I get to church around 4 or 4:30 , and I have my little angles Addy, Jack, Parker, Trace, Dustin, and Dale run up and give me this huge hug!!
Friday, November 13, 2009
verse of the day
2 Corinthians 3:18
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Black friday is coming soon ,this will be continuely updated
"*" indicates retailers that offer Black Friday sales online.
Gander Mountain 6:00 AM - ?
Gander Mountain Black Friday Ad Rumors (Thanks to a69515)
Half Price Books 7:00 AM- 10:00 AM
Half Price Books Black Friday Ad Rumors
Harbor Freight 7:00 AM - ?
Harbor Freight Black Friday Ad Rumors (Thanks to a69515)
Kmart 6:00 AM - ?
Kmart Black Friday Ad Rumors (Thanks to jackiearnold)
Lowes 12 AM (12/26) - ?
Lowes Black Friday Ad Rumors and Sneak Preview (Thanks to SCWally)
OfficeMax* 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM
OfficeMax Black Friday Ad Rumors (Thanks to MrCodeDude & jackiearnold)
Old Navy 3:00 AM- ? (11/27)
Old Navy Black Friday Ad Rumors (Thanks to MISTERCHEAP)
Sears 4:00 AM -?
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Tanger Outlets 12:00 AM - ?
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Target* 5:00 AM ?
WalMart 5:00 AM-?
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Wednesday, November 04, 2009
forgiveness
Unforgiveness is something that can really hold us back from escaping the corruption of sin and living for God. Unforgiveness comes in many forms, such as bitterness, hatred, malice, holding grudges and resentment. It can actually block God's forgiveness of our sin and provides a foothold for the devil to influence our lives. Additionally, unforgiveness can plant a “root of bitterness” in us that leads to various damaging results (e.g. ruins the fruit of the Holy Spirit, stunts spiritual growth, contributes to physical illness). Like acid can destroy the vessel that holds it, so can unforgiveness destroy us when we harbor it.
here are ways I need you all to be in prayer for me ...
1.pray for me in my journey of allowing God to heal me from all the hurt in my life
2.pray not only that I can heal and forgive ,but pray that I can admit my wrongs and be forgiven
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Tomorrow
A struggle
“[Submission to the Authorities] Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.”- Romans 13:1
Monday, November 02, 2009
Thank you Jesus
now the were thank you part comes into play ,Thank you Jesus for Gaucher disease ,Gaucher disease has be a blessing in so many ways that it would take me more that a week to sit you down and explain , I hear songs written by Rock groups (aka Metallica ) the so until it sleeps written about a parent struggle with Cancer,I researched the so and one I hear the pain in the song about the struggle and it makes me one Thank God that my battle with Gaucher disease is not painful anymore and how much of a blessing has come from my disease. one of the lines in the song says ,so tell me why you have chosen me , my line would go something like this (thankyou for choosing me ),really I would rewrite the song from being a sad song to a song of praise :)!!!! I know I sound weird but I can take the dark time I have gone through and turn them into praises because if I look closely I see how God held me the whole time!!!!
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
How to make hand sanitizer
Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: 15 minutes or less
Here's How:
1. Mix the aloe vera and Isopropyl alcohol together until well blended.
2. Add 8-10 drops of essential oil to the mixture for fragrance (if desired), and stir well.
3.
Pour the finished hand sanitizer into an empty container and seal.
Contains 65% Alcohol
Tips:
1. Many essential oils like tea tree oil and lavender have antibacterial properties. Use one of these to boost the germ-zapping power of your hand sanitizer.
2. Save the bottles from store-bought hand sanitizer, and refill them again and again.
3. A little goes a long way with this recipe. Once applied, just rub your hands together until the moisture evaporates and the stickiness vanishes.
What You Need:
* 2/3 cup Isopropyl alcohol 91%
* 1/3 cup aloe vera gel
* Essential oil in your choice of fragrance (optional)
* A bowl and spoon
* An empty container
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
thoughts and blurbs running in my head @ 3 in the afternoon
My God mother and her mom and dad,nieces,nephews are back in my life ,but there are questions I need answering ,one the question is can I trust any of them ?
-----------------------------God's word says---------------------
I am God's child. John1:12
well I know I can always trust God there is nothing in this world ,that can ever change that
for this is his love letter to me
My Child,
You may not know me,
but I know everything about you.
Psalm 139:1
I know when you sit down and when you rise up.
Psalm 139:2
I am familiar with all your ways.
Psalm 139:3
Even the very hairs on your head are numbered.
Matthew 10:29-31
For you were made in my image.
Genesis 1:27
In me you live and move and have your being.
Acts 17:28
For you are my offspring.
Acts 17:28
I knew you even before you were conceived.
Jeremiah 1:4-5
I chose you when I planned creation.
Ephesians 1:11-12
You were not a mistake,
for all your days are written in my book.
Psalm 139:15-16
I determined the exact time of your birth
and where you would live.
Acts 17:26
You are fearfully and wonderfully made.
Psalm 139:14
I knit you together in your mother's womb.
Psalm 139:13
And brought you forth on the day you were born.
Psalm 71:6
I have been misrepresented
by those who don't know me.
John 8:41-44
I am not distant and angry,
but am the complete expression of love.
1 John 4:16
And it is my desire to lavish my love on you.
1 John 3:1
Simply because you are my child
and I am your Father.
1 John 3:1
I offer you more than your earthly father ever could.
Matthew 7:11
For I am the perfect father.
Matthew 5:48
Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand.
James 1:17
For I am your provider and I meet all your needs.
Matthew 6:31-33
My plan for your future has always been filled with hope.
Jeremiah 29:11
Because I love you with an everlasting love.
Jeremiah 31:3
My thoughts toward you are countless
as the sand on the seashore.
Psalms 139:17-18
And I rejoice over you with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17
I will never stop doing good to you.
Jeremiah 32:40
For you are my treasured possession.
Exodus 19:5
I desire to establish you
with all my heart and all my soul.
Jeremiah 32:41
And I want to show you great and marvelous things.
Jeremiah 33:3
If you seek me with all your heart,
you will find me.
Deuteronomy 4:29
Delight in me and I will give you
the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:4
For it is I who gave you those desires.
Philippians 2:13
I am able to do more for you
than you could possibly imagine.
Ephesians 3:20
For I am your greatest encourager.
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
I am also the Father who comforts you
in all your troubles.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4
When you are brokenhearted,
I am close to you.
Psalm 34:18
As a shepherd carries a lamb,
I have carried you close to my heart.
Isaiah 40:11
One day I will wipe away
every tear from your eyes.
Revelation 21:3-4
And I'll take away all the pain
you have suffered on this earth.
Revelation 21:3-4
I am your Father, and I love you
even as I love my son, Jesus.
John 17:23
For in Jesus, my love for you is revealed.
John 17:26
He is the exact representation of my being.
Hebrews 1:3
He came to demonstrate that I am for you,
not against you.
Romans 8:31
And to tell you that I am not counting your sins.
2 Corinthians 5:18-19
Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled.
2 Corinthians 5:18-19
His death was the ultimate expression
of my love for you.
1 John 4:10
I gave up everything I loved
that I might gain your love.
Romans 8:31-32
If you receive the gift of my son Jesus,
you receive me.
1 John 2:23
And nothing will ever separate you
from my love again.
Romans 8:38-39
Come home and I'll throw the biggest party
heaven has ever seen.
Luke 15:7
I have always been Father,
and will always be Father.
Ephesians 3:14-15
My question is…
Will you be my child?
John 1:12-13
I am waiting for you.
Luke 15:11-32
Love, Your Dad
Almighty God
that sounds like a parent you can always trust.
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
deep questions
Thursday, October 01, 2009
Who I am in Christ
I am accepted...
John 1:12 I am God's child.
John 15:15 As a disciple, I am a friend of Jesus Christ.
Romans 5:1 I have been justified.
1 Corinthians 6:17 I am united with the Lord, and I am one with Him in spirit.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 I have been bought with a price and I belong to God.
1 Corinthians 12:27 I am a member of Christ's body.
Ephesians 1:3-8 I have been chosen by God and adopted as His child.
Colossians 1:13-14 I have been redeemed and forgiven of all my sins.
Colossians 2:9-10 I am complete in Christ.
Hebrews 4:14-16 I have direct access to the throne of grace through Jesus Christ.
I am secure...
Romans 8:1-2 I am free from condemnation.
Romans 8:28 I am assured that God works for my good in all circumstances.
Romans 8:31-39 I am free from any condemnation brought against me and I cannot be separated from the love of God.
2 Corinthians 1:21-22 I have been established, anointed and sealed by God.
Colossians 3:1-4 I am hidden with Christ in God.
Philippians 1:6 I am confident that God will complete the good work He started in me.
Philippians 3:20 I am a citizen of heaven.
2 Timothy 1:7 I have not been given a spirit of fear but of power, love and a sound mind.
1 John 5:18 I am born of God and the evil one cannot touch me.
I am significant...
John 15:5 I am a branch of Jesus Christ, the true vine, and a channel of His life.
John 15:16 I have been chosen and appointed to bear fruit.
1 Corinthians 3:16 I am God's temple.
2 Corinthians 5:17-21 I am a minister of reconciliation for God.
Ephesians 2:6 I am seated with Jesus Christ in the heavenly realm.
Ephesians 2:10 I am God's workmanship.
Ephesians 3:12 I may approach God with freedom and confidence.
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
I am looking for Volunteer opportunities
Saturday, August 08, 2009
its been a while
As long as God gives me the strength to fight the good fight,I'm gonna fight,the fight is not against flesh and blood ,no it its every day waking up and kicking Gaucher disease's rear end,its fighting every thing the devil throws at me.
Everyday its a miracle I wake up God is right there, his strength ,his grace and his power thats what keeps me going everyday!!!
Friday, July 24, 2009
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
todays reading
Submit Yourselves to God
1What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don't they come from your desires that battle within you? 2You want something but don't get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask God. 3When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.
4You adulterous people, don't you know that friendship with the world is hatred toward God? Anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. 5Or do you think Scripture says without reason that the spirit he caused to live in us envies intensely?[a] 6But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says:
"God opposes the proud
but gives grace to the humble."[b]
7Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
11Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it. 12There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you—who are you to judge your neighbor?
Friday, July 10, 2009
WWJD
Jesus loved the unlovable.
Jesus cared for the widows and the orphans.
Jesus wanted to do the Fathers will.
what would Jesus do needs to be applied to every thing in my life,how would Jesus respond,what would he do,but that is not always how I respond to things,i don't reflect Christ in ever single thing I say do,think ....
Saturday, July 04, 2009
rants and raves
Thursday, July 02, 2009
this is a thank and praise to Jesus for my life
"I'm still standing"
"I'm still standing after all this time"
The Lord has brought me though the valley's of the shadow of death, God is in total control of my life he always has been always will be!!!
Jesus Christ has the power to...
I could go on listing things for days and days describing his power!!!
He has the power to and he will destroy this virus that is slowing down production of the enzyme replacement for Gaucher Disease.
He has kept me completely healthy ,Christ allows the enzyme to work!!!
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Gaucher disease is not a curse ,it is a gift,it is a gift because one it forces me to depend of=n the Lord for my strength,I have and and still get to see God at not just defeating gaucher,but I get to see him at work against Cancer and other diseases at the hospital when i go for my infusion .I have be able to go to Mexico with the Ring Community Church for the past 6 years and serve along side the church we help in Monclova,Mexico.
I will ask all who read this please be in prayer for the other Gaucher patient that receive the enzyme replacement ,pray for their health,and pray for them to not get discouraged in this time . I pray that they know Jesus Christ is in control and that they know him ,and will cast their fears aside and let the Lord be their strenght.
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Love
(1 Corinthians 13) (New International Version)
1 Corinthians 13
Love
1 If I speak in the tongues[a] of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames,[b] but have not love, I gain nothing.
4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. 9For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. 11When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. 12Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
13And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
Monday, June 22, 2009
the tongue
James 3:9-10 (New International Version)
I had read this verse a while back and it ,made me stop and think when I read it about the words that come out of my mouth, and I wish that I had continued to constantly think about my words every day.But,I am th so very thankful today that that was the daily verse that comes in my email,its a remind to what your words and to let Christ tame your tongue,and allowing the Holy spirit do the correcting
Monday, June 15, 2009
new dipping sauce recipe
1. green tobacco sauce
2. Heinz ketchup
3. tony's
4 black pepper
this sauce is good for chicken tenders, fried seafood,french fries.....
Monday, June 08, 2009
Friday, June 05, 2009
ptoject DRM good bye
Thursday, June 04, 2009
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
things I would love
things I am not consuming anymore
1. no more fox or CNN news
2. no Rush Limbo or John Hanity
3. I am staying away from carbonated drinks,cokes and so on..
4. I am staying way from the Oreilly factor
5.I am not interested in politics anymore ,politics are not just making me feel ill inside.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009
Let's Talk about: Megan Kelly , this one is not seen on fox news
2. she has a skills, she can build a desk from scratch!!!
3. according to Josh she is crafty, Josh you did not need a Beastie boys song to tell ya that refer to number 2
4. she loves her Nephew Johny.B!!!
5.She is from from a place in that the name name of the city is pa duke ka
6. the State she is from the University has the abbreviation ask the England , The UK, and that is cool cause i am half British
7.Megan can wiggle her nose when laughing!!!
what else can I say , well the most important she Loves Jesus!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
poor macs
New Botnet Threatens Mac Computers
by Tim Stevens — Apr 23rd 2009 at 11:16AM
New Botnet Targets Mac ComputersFor years now, Mac users have flaunted their seeming immunity to computer viruses, malware, and other noxious applications that plague the hearts, minds, and hard drives of PC users. However, there have been exceptions to the Mac's invincible reputation, like the one app from last summer that stole photos and all sorts of other information. According to security software firm Symantec, there's another one on the loose, turning Apple computers into zombies.
The app is (somewhat humorously) called iBotnet, and it runs quietly in the background after its taken control of your Mac computer. It then allows the crooks who distributed the software to use the infected machines for their nefarious means, doing whatever they like. That's the essence of the botnet. Only a few thousand Macs are infected, but, given the general lack of virus protection on most Apple computers, that's a number that could quickly balloon.
What can you do? Well, if you're on a Mac, it's time to start watching what you click and download, just as your PC brethren have been doing for years. And perhaps it's time to be a little less self-sure, too. [From: CNN]
the trojan for macs
Last January, malicious programs, called trojans were found hidden in pirated copies of Apple Computer’s iWork ’09 and Adobe Photoshop CS4 posted on some peer to peer (P2P) networks. We do not believe that these threats are widespread or likely to affect the average user. However, users are advised to run a good quality internet security suite and to download software directly from the software publisher or from reputable software distributors and resellers.
Users who are using Norton AntiVirus for Macintosh or Norton Internet Security for Macintosh are protected from these threats.
For more details, visit the Symantec Security Response article here.
Are Mac users under attack?
The short answer, no. Users of Macintosh computers continue to have little to fear from viruses, trojans and worms so long as they take reasonable precautions. However, users who download files from third party sites and from P2P networks such as BitTorrent are at risk. More generally, anyone who surfs the internet should be aware of the threat of fake web sites, called phishing sites, that steal passwords, identity information and credit card numbers.
What do the trojans do?
The two versions of the trojan, called OSX.Iservice and OSX.Iservice.B both create a network of computers (a “botnet) that can used by cyber criminals to attack web sites, send junk email, steal passwords (SPAM) and other malicious activities. This network has been called by some, "iBotnet".
How does the trojan infect a computer?
The trojans are distributed in pirated copies of Apple Computer’s iWork ’09 and Adobe Photoshop CS4 found on some P2P networks. Unlike worms, these threats do not spread by themselves.
Who is at risk?
Any user who downloads files from P2P networks runs the risk of downloading infected files. Viruses, trojans and worms can be written to attach users of any type of computer. Norton advises all users to download software only from reputable sources and to run a good quality internet security suite.
What To Do If You Think You May Be Infected
Users are advised to install Norton Internet Security for Macintosh. Both Norton Internet Security for Macintosh and Norton AntiVirus for Macintosh will detect and remove these threats.
Advice To Stay Safe
1. Run a good security suite (we are partial to Norton Internet Security and Norton 360).
2. Keep your computer updated with the latest patches and updates.
3. Don’t use “free” security scans that pop up on many web sites. All too often these are fake, using scare tactics to try to get you to purchase their “full” service.
4. Be smart with your accounts. Create a limited or non-administrator account for day to day activities. Use an account with full privileges only when necessary.
5. Be smart with passwords. This includes
* Change your passwords periodically
* Use complex passwords – no simple names or words, use special characters and numbers
* Using a separate, longer password for each site that has sensitive personal information or access to your bank accounts or credit cards.
6. Back up your computer
7. Run Norton Internet Security for Macintosh and Norton AntiVirus 11 for Mac.
FAQ
Q: What should I do if my MAC is infected?
A: Users are advised to install Norton Internet Security for Macintosh. Both Norton Internet Security for Macintosh and Norton AntiVirus for Macintosh will detect and remove these threats.
Q: Am I safe if I don’t download software from P2P networks?
A: No. This particular threat is spread primarily through bogus software posted to P2P networks. However there are other threats to your Macintosh that can strike through infected web sites, files attached to emails, files on USB sticks and other sources.
Monday, May 11, 2009
2 poat in 1
what is the Mac boy look
1. faded jeans ( faded,black jeans or stone washed blue jeans that look worn )
2.t shirts , vintage T's,soft cotton polos ( brands faded glory ,Ae,and gap,)
3.m favorite the shoes , brands ( converse -chucks,air walks ) air walks y are identical to chuck Taylor's but less expensive and they are made by the same company I believe
4. the hair cuts yest the longer on one sine shorter on the other
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I know people who read my blog and talk to me and know stuff about the Mac Operating system comes up and windows comes up, it not that I am trying to say one operating system is better that the other or that pcs are better than macs or the other way around.Mac Os was built off of Unix and Unix is a good operating system,now back in the day it was sort of like Dos was ,not that user friendly and not that great of an interface,but hey that is how most us people would look if we did not shave and keep groomed ,we would not have that great of a face to look at ,I am not saying that UNIX was ugly it just was not with this nice desktop and icons,like it is today so apple came in and gave it a make over and turned its into something nice to look at instead of a command prompt. I like to build and test computer and help people with their computer issues and yes I do like to fool around with video and pictures but and music and windows does a good job with what I need,now you do have to understand how to trim windows down to size and make it run smooth and stuff .So, ya litterly have to put fat boy on a diet and make sure ya keep him healthy so he can run good and do what ya need in a quick manner .Linux another Operating system that can run on both mac or pc is good with video editing its a good and other stuff like the Mac operating system and more secure than windows,but I am not jealous over macs i want to buy a mac to learn more on the operating system and learn so i can help other figure out how to do things and if some thing goes wrong and the issue come along ,I wanna know so i can help other fix it
Saturday, May 09, 2009
be nice to your pc
We all have to do that dread full chore of cleaning and dusting around the house,fellas don't think that its an awful chore if your lady as your to do the cleaning and dusting,the same goes for kids don't think of it as awful when your parents ask you to clean either ,because believe me its not their most favorite thing to do either. I would be a hypocrite if I told you that it doesn't seem awful to me
,but enough of talking about cleaning the house and lets get to the other thing that need our tlc,I am not talking about tune ups ,virus scanning ,malware scanning,that one way to show so tlc to your machine.But now think about that dust it gets in the fans and when the dust dirt collect in a pc,just like in a house it make the air thick and sometimes can make it harder to breath.Computers have motherboards,hard drives fans ,and other components in side the case and we rely on the fans to keep the stuff in side our computer to run cool and not over heat ,and we also have exhaust fan to take the heat out as well ,so here is what you can do to help kee you computer dust free and running cool.
what can I do here is what you can do and how to do it..
1.save those old dryer sheets .
2. measure the back of the computer fans ans air vents are
4.cute the fabric softener to fit the air where the fans and air vent are
5.go to the hardware store and get so panters tape,pants tape is usually blue
6. tape the fabric sheet in pace and u have a dust cover for your air vent
note : canned air is a good thing to still keep around because if the inside of your computer has dust in it before you you make the dust covers for you vents,you will only be trapping the dust inside .
Friday, May 08, 2009
clean but still unclean
James 3
Taming the Tongue
1Not many of you should presume to be teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. 2We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to keep his whole body in check.
3When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. 4Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. 5Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. 6The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
7All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, 8but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
9With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness. 10Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be. 11Can both fresh water and salt[a] water flow from the same spring? 12My brothers, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.
I read 1-10 ,the I stopped to go check on the process of the two computers and see if both of the computers were ready for the next thing on the check list,but while I was checking on both computers and while I was checking on the pcs I started start thinking my tongue is so unclean , out of the same mouth that I use to encourage my friend with,when I get in a situation or not around my friends either @ church or Highland coffees or around my apartment.....,but if I am in a situation or around people that drive me up the wall ,or around one one of my computer buddies and they are yacking about the people that us both up the wall my mouth because unclean.I started thinking I am horrible .
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
make your own antibaterialwipers
note: these wipes are good for you hands,not your face
1. get a package of or box of regular wipes
2. buy a bottle of rubbing alcohol, or if you have it in you cabinet in the bathroom get it out
3. get a baggy ,and put the wipes in the baggy
4.use the cap on the rubbing alcohol bottle and fill it 3 times pouring it in the baggy
5. close the baggy,make sure you get all the air our of the bag for if the baggy is filled with air it will easily bust,and be hard to pack
6. after getting all the air out the baggy ,shake the baggy well.
you not have homemade antibacterial wipes
Monday, May 04, 2009
study on John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. (John 3:16-18)
It is not hard to see why verse 16 is one of the most famous, most often memorized, most cherished verses in the Bible. Packed into this verse are the greatest realities that exist. God. Love. The world. The Son of God. Faith. Perishing forever. Living forever. Whoever—you, or not. These are the greatest things that can be. What could be more important? What could be more relevant for you right now? What could be more urgent for you or momentous for you than to know where you stand in relation to what God says to you in this verse?
So here’s what I think we should do with John 3:16. Today we will walk through it once, pausing over each of the big words (except loved) and commenting on each of them: God, World, Gave, Son, Believe, Perish, Life. And we will seek to apply that to ourselves as we go along. Then next week, if God wills, we will go back and devote a whole message to the one great word that we pass over today, namely, the word loved—“For God so loved . . .”
The Tension in John 3
We will ask, How does God love us in this passage? How does the love of God for the world in verse 16 relate to the work of the Spirit of God in verse 8? There seems to be a tension here. Many feel it, and many people try to remove the tension in away that dishonors the meaning either of verse 8 or verse 16.
On the one hand, verse 8 says that God the Spirit blows where he wills and makes alive whom he chooses. “The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” God is free. And it is he, and not we, who has the final, decisive say in who among the spiritually rebellious and dead will be raised to new life. None of us deserves to be made alive. And none of us has the power to make it happen. If anybody is rescued, God does it.
But on the other hand, John 3:16 says, “God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” This surely means that God is loving all and offering all eternal life—the very life that the Spirit gives in verse 8.
That is what we will try to understand next week. And I will tip you off that I have been very helped in this by Don Carson’s book The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God. It’s less than 90 pages. It’s understandable, and it is very good. I hope many of you will read it. (You can listen to Carson on the love of God here.)
Seven Massive Realities in John 3:16
But first, there are great and awesome things to be clarified in this verse. Seven massively important words—representing seven great realities—that we need to understand so that the power and preciousness of this famous verse can have its full effect. And O how I hope you Bethlehem believers know that such a foundational verse is not just for beginners. It is high-level, high-voltage shock therapy for marriage struggles and single struggles and teenage struggles.
So let’s turn first to the seven big words in verse 16.
1. God
“For God so loved . . .” There is no reason to think that Jesus means any other God than the God of the Old Testament. He is the all-powerful Creator and Sustainer of the universe. He is personal and not a mere force, meaning he thinks and wills and feels. He loves, and he hates. And as personal, he is moral—that is, he deals with us in terms of right and wrong and good and bad. And as moral, he is unwaveringly righteous. He only does what is right. And the infinite worth of what he is defines what is right. To do right is to think and feel and act in a way that accords with (is in harmony with) God’s infinite worth.
All of us were made by this God, and our first and highest duty and reason for being is to honor him and give him thanks (Romans 1:21). We have all failed, and we are all under his righteous displeasure. This is what makes John 3:16 so needed and so precious. It describes the way God is acting to rescue us from this condition.
2. World
“For God so loved the world . . .” The most common meaning for world in John is the created and fallen totality of mankind. John 7:7: “The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify about it that its works are evil.” John 14:17: “. . . the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him.”
That is the way John is using world here. It is the great mass of fallen humanity that needs salvation. It’s the countless number of perishing people from whom the “whoevers” come in the second part of the verse: “. . . that whoever believes in him should not perish.” The world is the great ocean of perishing sinners from whom the whoever comes.
3. Gave
“For God so loved the world, that he gave. . .” Two things need to be said about this giving. One is that it is a giving from heaven. And the other is that it is a giving, not just to come to earth, but to die. Verse 17 replaces the word give with send. “For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.” So the giving of verse 16 is God’s sending his Son into the world on a mission from heaven.
In John 10:17-18, we see what the climax of that mission from the Father is. Jesus says, “For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from my Father.” That last sentence shows that the reason the Father sent the Son was so that the Son would lay down his life. “I lay it down of my own accord. . . . This charge I have received from my father.”
So when John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world that he gave . . .”, the giving is God sending his Son to earth on a mission to die. It’s just as amazing—only a million times more so—as if you should say to your son, “There is something I want you to do for me: I have some enemies that deserve to perish, and I want you to go and die in their place, so that they can have eternal life.” Whatever else you know about God, make sure you know he is like that.
4. Son
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son. . .” Muslims and others stumble over the idea of God having a Son. So let me say a few things that are crystal clear in John’s Gospel, even though mysterious. God did not have sexual relations with Mary in order to have a Son. Turn back to chapter 1 where John gave us our basic understanding of the Son of God.
John 1:1: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” So here we are introduced to the Word. And we are told three things about him. One, he is God. “The Word was God.” Two, he is with God, and therefore distinct from God. “The word was with God.” And third, he was therefore always in existence and never came to be. “In the beginning was the Word.”
Then look at verse 14: “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father.” This verse clarifies three things for us.
First, the Word of God referred in verse 1 is the Son of God. “The Word became flesh and . . . we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son . . . .”
Second, God, with whom the Word was, and from whom he is distinct, is God the Father. He is “the only Son from the Father.” “In the beginning was the Word, and the
Word was with God.” He was with God the Father.
Third, therefore, Jesus is the Son of God not because the Father had sex with Mary, but because the Son has always existed, without beginning, as “the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature” (Hebrews 1:3). He is fully God. And the Father is fully God. And along with God the Spirit, they are one God, one divine nature. One essence and three persons in an eternal, perfect, joyful relationship.
5. Believe
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes . . .” Four observations about this believing.
First, it means that not everybody will benefit from what Jesus came to do. But “whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” The rest will perish—and not have eternal life.
Second, the word itself means to embrace something as true; and when it’s a person, it means to trust them to be what they are and do what they say.
Third, John 1:11-12 shows that another word John has in mind to explain believe is receive. “[Jesus] came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.” So receiving Jesus and believing Jesus explain each other.
Fourth, if we ask, “Receive him as what?” the answer would be, “Receive him as what he is.” For example, in John 6:35, Jesus says, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.” So here believing means coming to Jesus and receiving him as the food and drink that satisfies our souls. That’s one of the reasons I talk about receiving him as our Treasure (Matthew 13:44). And this is why faith is so transforming.
6. Perish
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish . . .” What’s most clear and most important is to see that perish is the alternative to eternal life—“. . . not perish but have eternal life.” So if you perish, you don’t get eternal life.
Another thing that’s clear here is that verse 18 describes perishing as being condemned. “Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already.” And that means that God’s judicial sentence of wrath is on us as sinners and remains on us. We see this in John 3:36: “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.” So we are already under condemnation because of our sin and unbelief. And perishing means staying there forever under God’s wrath. There is nothing you can imagine worse than having the omnipotent God oppose you with righteous wrath forever. That’s what perishing means.
7. Life
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” This does not simply mean you exist forever. Everybody exists forever. But not everybody has eternal life. This life is first that we are born again and have spiritual life. We know from John 6:63 that “it is the Spirit who gives life.” And we know from 1 John 5:11 that “this life is in [God’s] Son.” This is life to God—life that can see and savor God as glorious and all his creation the way he meant it to be enjoyed.
So what happens in our believing is that, by means of believing, the Holy Spirit is uniting us to Christ in whom is life. And in that instant, we are born again, we believe, we are united with the Son of God, and we have his life.
And because it is the life of the Son of God, it does last forever. “I am the resurrection and the life,” Jesus said, “Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die” (John 11:25-26).
Jesus Gives Life—And Dies in Our Place
And at this point, don’t forget what we saw under the word gave—“For God so loved the world that he gave . . .” Meaning gave to die. We don’t perish under the wrath of God because Jesus died in our place under the wrath of God. He was “the Lamb of God”—the sacrifice given in our place—who bears our sin and our punishment (John 1:29, 36).
So we have eternal life both because Christ died in our place and because in him is life. He removes the great obstacle of God’s wrath, and he supplies the everlasting life that we don’t have in ourselves.
Is This Your Life?
Which leaves just one question: Do you live in the forgiveness and life and freedom of John 3:16? Are you free from the fear of death? Does the wonder of being loved like this shape your relationships? I’m not asking if you give lip-service to this verse. But do you live it? Is this your life? Is everything you do permeated with this verse?
May God grant you such faith. Believe this promise of John 3:16. Receive the treasure of Christ—and life.
the Trinity
Definition of the
Trinity (Triunity) of God
Trinity: Webster’s dictionary gives the following definition of trinity: “The union of three divine persons (or hypostases), the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, in one divinity, so that all the three are one God as to substance, but three Persons (or hypostases as to individuality).” Synonyms sometimes used are triunity, trine, triality. The term “trinity” is formed from “tri,” three, and “nity,” unity. Triunity is a better term than “trinity” because it better expresses the idea of three in one. God is three in one. Hypostases is the plural of hypostasis which means “the substance, the underlying reality, or essence.”
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the Trinity diagram
I added the Image this was not taken from pipers sermon notes,and if piper visits my blog I wanna say you are wonderful Preacher I love your Sermons!!
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
I am on a pork free diet from here on out
