On the Mount of Olives, Jesus told the disciples the signs of His returning:
1. Many will come in His name and will deceive many.
2. Wars and rumors of wars.
3. Nations rise against nations.
4. Famines.
5. Pestilences (a contagious or infectious epidemic disease that is virulent and devastating).
6. Earthquakes in various places.
One through six are the "beginning of sorrows".
7. Delivered up to tribunals and killed.
8. Hated because of Christ.
9. Many will be offended by Christ.
10. False prophets arise to deceive many.
11. Love will grow cold.
12. The Gospel preached in all the world.
Then the end will come.
Let's look at these, one by one. Numbers 1 and 10 are very similar. Many will come and say they are Christ and false prophets will deceive many. While there have always been false prophets and those who claim to be Christ, the sheer number of those who are teaching falsehoods, and being followed by many, has increased dramatically. This is one more reason we should heed the warning to be careful what we listen to.
Wars and rumors of wars. Other than World Wars 1 and 2, there have never been so many conflicts in the world. The US, alone, is involved in 3 different wars, at the present time.
Nations rise against nations. Look at the magnitude of nations that are in non-military conflict with other nations. One prime example is the US and North Korea.
Famines. Wow, there are massive famines in Africa, but even in the US we're beginning to see huge losses in crops creating shortages.
Pestilences. How many epidemics have we seen in the past couple years? Strange occurrences of contagious illness that have spread like wildfire across the globe.
Earthquakes. I know many people discount this one by saying there have always been earthquakes, but in the past 5 to 7 years we're not only seeing more earthquakes in more places, but they're larger earthquakes which are causing much more damage.
Delivered up to tribunals and killed. We're beginning to hear more and more stories of Christians who are being charged in courts for being Christian. Iran, China, North Korea and other nations, especially nations that are controlled by conservative Muslim governments.
Hated because of Christ and many offended by Christ. Look at the escalation of lawsuits to prevent the name of Christ in our schools, governments or even in our own front yards.
Love will grow cold. Anyone who knows me knows one of my biggest concerns has been the loss of love amongst the church. But it's not just the church that is seeing love grow cold. The incidence of divorce has increased. Families no longer speaking because they don't love one another anymore.
The Gospel preached in all the world. Despite the threat of death, God's Word is being preached in every nation on this planet, often at great risk to those who are sharing the Word and the Bible with those behind the curtains of communism and radical Islam.
I know there are those who will say that these things have always gone on, and while I agree they have, there are two things that prove to me we are living in the final hours: the sheer escalation of each and every one of these "signs" and the fulfillment of the first timeline of Daniel's prophecy: from the time of the call to restore Israel as a nation, the first "time" is given as 63 weeks, which we interpret to be years. That 63 years from the call to restore Israel brings us to the year 2011.
We must make certain our lamps are filled with oil and our wicks are trimmed because the Bridegroom is approaching!
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Words
For the past couple weeks, my heart has repeatedly returned to thoughts about the words we use. Before I surrendered my life to Christ, I used very vulgar language; today, even though I used those words, I cringe when I hear them. My heart literally aches to hear those words because I am reminded of the number of times I used them. Many Christians don't think too much about the words they use, but God's Word says we will be judged on every idle word we speak. Why is that? Why should a few words be so important?
Let me first state that when I was a young Christian, I knew several men who were deacons, ushers and elders at the church I was attending. I also had an opportunity to be around these men outside of church while they were doing their jobs. These men cursed like sailors, and it truly bothered me. I kept thinking that if they spoke that way around non-Christians or people outside our church, those people would wonder about the purity of their salvation or the integrity of our church. To this day, I think of those men using that language and it causes my heart to break.
We are reminded in the writings of Paul and Peter to be careful what we speak; we're reminded that the power of life and death is in the tongue. Think about it: God created the entire universe and almost everything in it simply by SPEAKING the word! Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead by SPEAKING the word. So powerful are words that Jesus had to be certain to call Lazarus by name or every single corpse in that cemetery would have risen from the dead and walked out of their tombs. Go back and read about the many miracles Jesus performed: the raising of the dead, the healing of the sick, etc.: in almost every single instance Jesus SPOKE the miracle into existence. The Bible tells us, in several places, all we need to do is SAY THE WORD and it will be done as we have said. What we say has eternal consequences!
But, even beyond that, what we say in front of non-believers can have other consequences. If a non-believer hears us profess our salvation and in the next breath hears us cursing, what will they think of our Christianity? Although I don't truly believe in a hierarchy for the "badness" of words, for the sake of argument let's classify some as minor and some as major. The main 2 "major" words would be the F word and the GD phrase. Even using the so-called "minor" curse words will bring negative perceptions, but to use the other two in front of non-believers will most definitely cause them to rethink our commitment to Christ.
Paul told us to beware of causing a new Christian to stumble. Using this type of language will most definitely cause not only the unbeliever to question but will cause baby Christians to stumble. We must all be careful what we say, and not just in church or around other believers, but most especially when we're out in the world. Let's represent Jesus in the best possible light!
Let me first state that when I was a young Christian, I knew several men who were deacons, ushers and elders at the church I was attending. I also had an opportunity to be around these men outside of church while they were doing their jobs. These men cursed like sailors, and it truly bothered me. I kept thinking that if they spoke that way around non-Christians or people outside our church, those people would wonder about the purity of their salvation or the integrity of our church. To this day, I think of those men using that language and it causes my heart to break.
We are reminded in the writings of Paul and Peter to be careful what we speak; we're reminded that the power of life and death is in the tongue. Think about it: God created the entire universe and almost everything in it simply by SPEAKING the word! Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead by SPEAKING the word. So powerful are words that Jesus had to be certain to call Lazarus by name or every single corpse in that cemetery would have risen from the dead and walked out of their tombs. Go back and read about the many miracles Jesus performed: the raising of the dead, the healing of the sick, etc.: in almost every single instance Jesus SPOKE the miracle into existence. The Bible tells us, in several places, all we need to do is SAY THE WORD and it will be done as we have said. What we say has eternal consequences!
But, even beyond that, what we say in front of non-believers can have other consequences. If a non-believer hears us profess our salvation and in the next breath hears us cursing, what will they think of our Christianity? Although I don't truly believe in a hierarchy for the "badness" of words, for the sake of argument let's classify some as minor and some as major. The main 2 "major" words would be the F word and the GD phrase. Even using the so-called "minor" curse words will bring negative perceptions, but to use the other two in front of non-believers will most definitely cause them to rethink our commitment to Christ.
Paul told us to beware of causing a new Christian to stumble. Using this type of language will most definitely cause not only the unbeliever to question but will cause baby Christians to stumble. We must all be careful what we say, and not just in church or around other believers, but most especially when we're out in the world. Let's represent Jesus in the best possible light!
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Music
Music is such an amazingly large part of my life; which is probably why I'm a singer/songwriter! Music has always been a part of my life: my Mother was a member of a trio in High School; Dad was a honky tonk guitar player and Mama was a piano player, vocalist and choir member. Our house was always filled with music. As a youngster I remember Becky Varnado, Sister Varnado with David and Barbara in our living room gathered around the piano. Then there were the Gilbert girls with their Dad and mine on guitar with both Mama and Cynde on the piano.When there weren't people from church at the house, there were Dad's honky tonk musicians there.
And there was always music coming from the radio, record player or tape deck. I grew up on The Rambo's, The Chuck Wagon Gang, The Happy Goodman Family, Hank Williams, Lanny Wolfe Trio, Bill Gaither Trio and many more. Is it any wonder I began piano lessons at age 5?
I wrote my first song at age 4. I "borrowed" the music from "The Old Rugged Cross" and wrote new lyrics for it. I made Mama play it while I sang it. Then my brother and I began singing at church and I appeared with Dad on the stage of The Louisiana Hayride, all at the tender age of 5.
Music is more to me than just entertainment: a song is a 3 minute message. I've loved Rock and Roll, Pop, Disco, Country, Gospel and Contemporary Christian genres. Several years ago I made the decision to listen, pretty much exclusively, to only Gospel/Christian music. The message of music that enters your ears also enters your soul. And I want to concentrate on that which is uplifting and edifying. I don't judge others who listen to something else, but for me, I know that because I take music so intimately, it's better to limit my listening to Christian music.
Music is an emotion. It reflects the mood we're in or it can influence our mood. I can be feeling down and listening to uplifting praise music will pull me up to where my mood changes to one of joy, praise and excitement. Very few things in this life can influence how we feel, what we express and how we project the way music can. The Bible tells us that whenever King Saul was troubled, David would play his harp and soothe Saul, altering his mood.
When I write a song, I try to write what will be edifying or instructive to whomever may listen. I have just 3 minutes or so to deliver a message to the listener that will bring about a change in their mood, cause them to rethink a position or give them hope. It's an awesome responsibility!
I am anxious to get my debut CD recorded. We have some great songs for this project. Most have been written by myself and my producer, but there's a couple I wrote with others. Then there's the songs written by others. Every song has a special meaning to me, and I hope they will mean as much to those who buy the album. That this project will change lives and hearts.
Keep the music flowing!
And there was always music coming from the radio, record player or tape deck. I grew up on The Rambo's, The Chuck Wagon Gang, The Happy Goodman Family, Hank Williams, Lanny Wolfe Trio, Bill Gaither Trio and many more. Is it any wonder I began piano lessons at age 5?
I wrote my first song at age 4. I "borrowed" the music from "The Old Rugged Cross" and wrote new lyrics for it. I made Mama play it while I sang it. Then my brother and I began singing at church and I appeared with Dad on the stage of The Louisiana Hayride, all at the tender age of 5.
Music is more to me than just entertainment: a song is a 3 minute message. I've loved Rock and Roll, Pop, Disco, Country, Gospel and Contemporary Christian genres. Several years ago I made the decision to listen, pretty much exclusively, to only Gospel/Christian music. The message of music that enters your ears also enters your soul. And I want to concentrate on that which is uplifting and edifying. I don't judge others who listen to something else, but for me, I know that because I take music so intimately, it's better to limit my listening to Christian music.
Music is an emotion. It reflects the mood we're in or it can influence our mood. I can be feeling down and listening to uplifting praise music will pull me up to where my mood changes to one of joy, praise and excitement. Very few things in this life can influence how we feel, what we express and how we project the way music can. The Bible tells us that whenever King Saul was troubled, David would play his harp and soothe Saul, altering his mood.
When I write a song, I try to write what will be edifying or instructive to whomever may listen. I have just 3 minutes or so to deliver a message to the listener that will bring about a change in their mood, cause them to rethink a position or give them hope. It's an awesome responsibility!
I am anxious to get my debut CD recorded. We have some great songs for this project. Most have been written by myself and my producer, but there's a couple I wrote with others. Then there's the songs written by others. Every song has a special meaning to me, and I hope they will mean as much to those who buy the album. That this project will change lives and hearts.
Keep the music flowing!
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Friendship
Friendship is an odd creature. I have very close friends whom I often find myself disagreeing with their opinions and views; and we don't enjoy doing the same things or like the same types of music, movies, television or books. Yet, they are very near and dear to my heart, even during those times we disagree or they're being disagreeable. Then I have friends who are very much like me: we enjoy the same quirky taste in movies and books, have the same goofy sense of humor and can talk on the phone for hours at a time. Sometimes, when we're together, we don't even utter a word, we just sit and watch a program or read our separate books, yet we're content just knowing the other is right there.
I also have cousins who are friends. Closer friends than many of my other friends. And I have friends of all ages - from their early 20's to their 70's. I've always seemed to have friends who were older than me. Even in my teens, I had many friends in their 30's and 40's. I often found I had more in common with them than I did the friends of my own age. I also have cousins and brothers and sisters who aren't as close as my friends.
Friendships are very important in our lives. Our friends tell us when we're missing the mark, when we're being impertinent or they support us when we're hurting over a stupid mistake or decision. Friends stick by you no matter what you're going through: good or bad. But there's one friendship that's above all others.
Jesus said He'd be our friend, one that sticks closer than a brother. He's there beside us even when we deliberately walk outside His will; always there to guide us back to the right path, to hold us when we weep, to encourage us when we're uncertain and to cheer for us when we've won. During the times in our lives when we are the most down, He carries us through the valleys. He fights our battles for us, but allows us to enjoy the victories.
Just as I don't always understand why my friends on Earth love me, and stand by me, I always marvel at why Jesus, the Son of the Living God would love me so much He would die for me; take my place on Calvary and suffer the most inhumane suffering imaginable, just so I could be His friend. That's love, and that is friendship!
I also have cousins who are friends. Closer friends than many of my other friends. And I have friends of all ages - from their early 20's to their 70's. I've always seemed to have friends who were older than me. Even in my teens, I had many friends in their 30's and 40's. I often found I had more in common with them than I did the friends of my own age. I also have cousins and brothers and sisters who aren't as close as my friends.
Friendships are very important in our lives. Our friends tell us when we're missing the mark, when we're being impertinent or they support us when we're hurting over a stupid mistake or decision. Friends stick by you no matter what you're going through: good or bad. But there's one friendship that's above all others.
Jesus said He'd be our friend, one that sticks closer than a brother. He's there beside us even when we deliberately walk outside His will; always there to guide us back to the right path, to hold us when we weep, to encourage us when we're uncertain and to cheer for us when we've won. During the times in our lives when we are the most down, He carries us through the valleys. He fights our battles for us, but allows us to enjoy the victories.
Just as I don't always understand why my friends on Earth love me, and stand by me, I always marvel at why Jesus, the Son of the Living God would love me so much He would die for me; take my place on Calvary and suffer the most inhumane suffering imaginable, just so I could be His friend. That's love, and that is friendship!
Monday, September 12, 2011
Professing To Be Wise, They Became Fools
That bit of scripture, found in the 1st Chapter of Romans, verse 22, has always intrigued me. Over the years I've walked with Jesus, I've seen instances that brought that scripture to my mind, but there's one situation or area where the proof of that scripture is so massively proved. The scientific community continually tries to prove that the miracles of God can be explained by simple physical laws of physics, gravity, etc. Or they try to say it was just coincidence. They explain that during the plagues in Egypt, each one of them can be explained by natural events (except for the last one, when the first born were slain, which they claim never happened).
So what if natural occurrences in some area of the world can be used to explain why the plagues happened in Egypt? God created the very universe, so for Him to use some natural occurrence in some area far away from where the plagues were is not, in any way, a dismissal of the fact that God brought it to bear. For the plagues to have happened at that exact moment in time when Moses said it would? That's a miracle from God!
God can use the explosion of a volcano 2,000 miles away to create the situation that His prophets have prophesied. The fact that it happened at the exact moment the prophet or priest declared or prayed for it proves that it was not happenstance or coincidence. It was God using His creation to do what His prophets and priests had declared.
One of the most hilarious things I've heard from the scientific community is regarding Noah's flood. They claim it never happened, and yet every single culture on the planet has a worldwide flood story. While it's true that not every culture attributes the flood to God or states that only Noah, his wife and sons and daughters-in-law were saved, along with 2 of each animal, the fact remains every culture has stories of a great flood. That's kind of hard to dismiss as being a myth told by the Jewish people to show the awesome power of the living God.
Just because something CAN have an explanation from nature doesn't mean it wasn't from God! It's the TIMING that counts!
So what if natural occurrences in some area of the world can be used to explain why the plagues happened in Egypt? God created the very universe, so for Him to use some natural occurrence in some area far away from where the plagues were is not, in any way, a dismissal of the fact that God brought it to bear. For the plagues to have happened at that exact moment in time when Moses said it would? That's a miracle from God!
God can use the explosion of a volcano 2,000 miles away to create the situation that His prophets have prophesied. The fact that it happened at the exact moment the prophet or priest declared or prayed for it proves that it was not happenstance or coincidence. It was God using His creation to do what His prophets and priests had declared.
One of the most hilarious things I've heard from the scientific community is regarding Noah's flood. They claim it never happened, and yet every single culture on the planet has a worldwide flood story. While it's true that not every culture attributes the flood to God or states that only Noah, his wife and sons and daughters-in-law were saved, along with 2 of each animal, the fact remains every culture has stories of a great flood. That's kind of hard to dismiss as being a myth told by the Jewish people to show the awesome power of the living God.
Just because something CAN have an explanation from nature doesn't mean it wasn't from God! It's the TIMING that counts!
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Intolerance: Lessons from 9/11
On 11 September 2001 I was in El Dorado, Arkansas, asleep at my cousin Marilyn's home when my cell phone rang. My friend Dianne in Michigan was calling regarding the attack on the first tower; I turned on the TV just in time to see the plane strike the second tower. Many people have, over the years, decried the fact that these Muslim extremists attacked America. Christians have mobilized to prevent the building of mosques in various places; to prevent other religions the right to practice their religion. We somehow feel we have the right to force everyone to be Christian or have no right to worship the way they choose; or not worship if they choose.
Atheists claim in their fight to prevent any mention of God in any public forum that they are exercising their right to not believe. They say any mention of God is violating their right, so therefore no one should be able to use the name of God in any public way. In so doing, they infringe on the right of the believer to enjoy the same freedom the atheist claims to be trying to protect.
Christians claim all Muslims are on a mission to kill anyone who is not Muslim, therefore all believers in Islam should be prevented from being able to practice their religion. Some even are stating the Constitution only preserves the freedom of religion FOR Christians, not other religions or atheists. In their fight, they are infringing on the rights of non-Christians as they fight to hold on to the very right they're trying to take from others.
Today, as Christians, we look back at the Crusades and we shudder to think that Christians slaughtered millions who refused to convert to Christianity. The Crusades weren't the only time when this practice was rampant, however. The Maya and the Aztec nations were completed exterminated by Christians who slaughtered those peoples for not converting to Christianity. Of course, they were also searching for the gold these peoples had, and took their lands.
Try as I may, I can find no place in scripture where these tactics are given blessing from God or the first century church. Jesus, Himself, actually told us that if we witnessed to someone who refused to believe, we were to walk away from them, and leave them be. He didn't give us permission to take away their rights, much less kill them. It's heartbreaking to think Christians lament the tactics of others as we employ those exact same tactics, ourselves. We decry the atheists from trying to take away our right to worship, believe and proclaim God while we work to take the rights of those who believe differently than we do.
As I reflect on how this breaks my heart, I have to wonder how God's heart breaks when He sees people using His name to perpetrate these atrocities on others. We condemn others for doing exactly what we're doing; how is that reflecting the spirit and teachings of Christ? I want someone to show me examples where Jesus worked to prevent non-believers from living their lives the way they chose or to enjoy the same rights we enjoy. The only thing scripture tells us about how to treat those people is to leave them be. To not associate with them. And though the Bible tells us let all things be established in the mouth of 2 or 3 witnesses (2 or 3 locations in the scripture), I can't find a single passage in the Word that instructs us to behave the way we're behaving. In fact, I find where we are to behave in a way that portrays love and brings glory to God; our actions are doing the opposite; we're turning people away from God by the things we're doing.
We must look at our tactics and compare them to the tactics of those who are working against us. If those tactics are the same, then we should be able to see that we must change our tactics. We must model our lives, and our actions, after those of Christ. If they don't line up with His, then we know we're out of His will and out of step with His teachings.
Atheists claim in their fight to prevent any mention of God in any public forum that they are exercising their right to not believe. They say any mention of God is violating their right, so therefore no one should be able to use the name of God in any public way. In so doing, they infringe on the right of the believer to enjoy the same freedom the atheist claims to be trying to protect.
Christians claim all Muslims are on a mission to kill anyone who is not Muslim, therefore all believers in Islam should be prevented from being able to practice their religion. Some even are stating the Constitution only preserves the freedom of religion FOR Christians, not other religions or atheists. In their fight, they are infringing on the rights of non-Christians as they fight to hold on to the very right they're trying to take from others.
Today, as Christians, we look back at the Crusades and we shudder to think that Christians slaughtered millions who refused to convert to Christianity. The Crusades weren't the only time when this practice was rampant, however. The Maya and the Aztec nations were completed exterminated by Christians who slaughtered those peoples for not converting to Christianity. Of course, they were also searching for the gold these peoples had, and took their lands.
Try as I may, I can find no place in scripture where these tactics are given blessing from God or the first century church. Jesus, Himself, actually told us that if we witnessed to someone who refused to believe, we were to walk away from them, and leave them be. He didn't give us permission to take away their rights, much less kill them. It's heartbreaking to think Christians lament the tactics of others as we employ those exact same tactics, ourselves. We decry the atheists from trying to take away our right to worship, believe and proclaim God while we work to take the rights of those who believe differently than we do.
As I reflect on how this breaks my heart, I have to wonder how God's heart breaks when He sees people using His name to perpetrate these atrocities on others. We condemn others for doing exactly what we're doing; how is that reflecting the spirit and teachings of Christ? I want someone to show me examples where Jesus worked to prevent non-believers from living their lives the way they chose or to enjoy the same rights we enjoy. The only thing scripture tells us about how to treat those people is to leave them be. To not associate with them. And though the Bible tells us let all things be established in the mouth of 2 or 3 witnesses (2 or 3 locations in the scripture), I can't find a single passage in the Word that instructs us to behave the way we're behaving. In fact, I find where we are to behave in a way that portrays love and brings glory to God; our actions are doing the opposite; we're turning people away from God by the things we're doing.
We must look at our tactics and compare them to the tactics of those who are working against us. If those tactics are the same, then we should be able to see that we must change our tactics. We must model our lives, and our actions, after those of Christ. If they don't line up with His, then we know we're out of His will and out of step with His teachings.
Counting My Blessings
As I sit at my desk this morning, I happened to glance over at the wall and really looked at some of the things hanging there. I began to wonder at the things we collect in our lives to decorate our homes, to decorate ourselves and our lives. God has been so good to me, I have more than I ever imagined I could ever accumulate. Just over 13 years ago, I had nothing but a suit of clothes, a blanket, a single wine glass and a ring that had been recovered from the fire. Today my possessions fill up my 1313 sq ft house, most of the attic above the house and a 250 sq ft barn. All of this has been accumulated while I've been on Social Security Disability.
And I've given away quite a bit of stuff, over the past 10 years, as well. But, it's just stuff. When I lost everything, I got back up, brushed myself off and said, "I can move on and I will have more stuff." But, what do we really decorate our lives with? The stuff hanging on our walls? The clothes we wear? Or the friends and family that we hold close? How about decorating our lives with the love and message of Christ? Do we decorate our lives with His love, His grace and mercy?
There are two things I long to hear when I stand before Him on that day I leave this planet: "Well done" and I want to hear those who knew me say, "He shone with the light and love of God."
I count my wealth in the number of friends I have, today. Most of my life I limited myself to just a couple friends, although I had many acquaintances; due to the manner in which I grew up, I just didn't trust opening myself up to many people and I had such abandonment issues, I refused to allow myself to be open to the hurt and heartache that I was certain would come from allowing many people into my life. With Christ, I have learned that even the risk of being hurt is worth the love and companionship you receive from friends and family. Jesus loved the entire planet: every man and woman who has ever been, or will ever be born, and He was left utterly and completely alone at Calvary. Talk about rejection and abandonment! Yet, He continues to love and open Himself up to every single one of us, knowing we have the option to reject Him even after He paid the ultimate price for us. If He can do that, I can open myself up to not only the love, but the possibility of pain.
I'm very grateful for my life, today. I have the love and support of so many wonderful people, even though they know I have not the means to bestow any material gifts on them, they love me for WHO I am, not what I can give. Just the way I love God. Not for all the blessings He has, will and can give. But because He is God. He sent His Son to die to redeem my soul. Now that's love!
And I've given away quite a bit of stuff, over the past 10 years, as well. But, it's just stuff. When I lost everything, I got back up, brushed myself off and said, "I can move on and I will have more stuff." But, what do we really decorate our lives with? The stuff hanging on our walls? The clothes we wear? Or the friends and family that we hold close? How about decorating our lives with the love and message of Christ? Do we decorate our lives with His love, His grace and mercy?
There are two things I long to hear when I stand before Him on that day I leave this planet: "Well done" and I want to hear those who knew me say, "He shone with the light and love of God."
I count my wealth in the number of friends I have, today. Most of my life I limited myself to just a couple friends, although I had many acquaintances; due to the manner in which I grew up, I just didn't trust opening myself up to many people and I had such abandonment issues, I refused to allow myself to be open to the hurt and heartache that I was certain would come from allowing many people into my life. With Christ, I have learned that even the risk of being hurt is worth the love and companionship you receive from friends and family. Jesus loved the entire planet: every man and woman who has ever been, or will ever be born, and He was left utterly and completely alone at Calvary. Talk about rejection and abandonment! Yet, He continues to love and open Himself up to every single one of us, knowing we have the option to reject Him even after He paid the ultimate price for us. If He can do that, I can open myself up to not only the love, but the possibility of pain.
I'm very grateful for my life, today. I have the love and support of so many wonderful people, even though they know I have not the means to bestow any material gifts on them, they love me for WHO I am, not what I can give. Just the way I love God. Not for all the blessings He has, will and can give. But because He is God. He sent His Son to die to redeem my soul. Now that's love!
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