Give Me Jesus

Last night made only three times that I had heard this song, but I really enjoy it. Today I have listened to it two times. So now I've heard the song a number of 5 times. The first time I heard this song, my family and I were at our friend Mike Simpson's church and a little girl sung this song. Paul Hagen was preaching there and a teenage boy went to the altar to pray. Paul then had the girl to sing the song again. Then last night we were at my papaw's church and a middle age couple was singing and they sung this song. It is so beautiful. Even if it is a simple song it is so powerful, hope you enjoy!!

My God is Real

This is one of my favorite songs. I hope you all enjoy it.

Hope

"Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life." Proverbs 13:12

defer: postpone
desire: wish or long for; want

Our world as we know it is looking bleaker every day. In fact I won't lie I thought today my heart might faint within me. As I type this out I'm still unsteady, but my heart of renewed some after reading something in the book "Aristotle Owl and the Beckoning Bottoms." I told you that the man who wrote the book is a preacher, well he quoted a verse from Proverbs (the verse above) and as I said it renewed me.

If you listen to the news then you might feel like your hope is being postponed, but don't lose hope because our desire which is Jesus is coming. And the verse states that when desire cometh, it is a tree of life. We still have life because of Jesus and no one can take that away if we don't let them.

I feel the need to tell everyone out there if you are reading this and you are not a Christian and you feel the need to be saved then pray. Well how do I do that you may ask? Admit that you have sinned and believe in Jesus. You don't have to name every sin in your life just ask to be forgiven of them. Then find yourself a Bible and I would suggest you start reading the gospel of John. Also you should find a good church to go to, also the Bible says this...

"But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light." 1 Peter 2:9

When I think of peculiar I think of the word weird. We are a weird people (I'm laughing because I know I'm strange and weird). We are different. Some Christians might not like me saying this but the Christians who have morals are consider weird people to the world and other Christians who are different. So when you get saved try not to cuss people out or party it up. Love every one and be kind. Try to live the best you can live while we still have time to live here in this world.

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Well this may sound a little strange, but I wanted to thank God for not letting me catch myself on fire or my house on fire the other night. I was washing dishes and I was drying a cookie sheet, well sometimes cookie sheets still feel damp after you have dried all the water off of it. So I lay them on the burners of the stove and turn a really low fire on to dry them faster. Well I laid down the pan and turned the knob and fire shot out from under the pan. I mean it touched me and everything, but I wasn't burned any where on my body. It happened so fast I don't know if I would even thought about stop, drop, and roll.

Other news happening in my life. I went to the eye doctor in Columbus, Ohio on Monday to have the glaucoma pressure in my eyes checked. The doctor was pleased with the numbers. Also that day I finished reading "The Shack" which I was so glad to finish because that book is really out there. I'm use to reading strange Christian fiction books because I read Ted Dekker books, but that guy was totally different. After I finished that book I started reading "Aristotle Owl and the Beckoning Bottoms" (fiction/fantasy) this book is wrote by a local man here in our area. He is a preacher and he is a school teacher and the book came about because he was teaching writing skills and he came up with the character. Then after he wrote one chapter his class wanted him to write another and he ended up writing a book. I will write a review after I read it all. Also I will say one thing about the book, I've read words I've never heard of before and I've had to look them up to know what the meaning is. So I guess I'm learning.

Upcoming Event: Spring Jubilee

Every year in May they always have the annual Spring Jubilee (scroll down to the May section) with wonderful preaching and singing. This year won't be any different. Spring Jubilee starts May 11-15. On Monday night they will have The McKameys singing. Tuesday night will be The Browders singing with Jacob Berry preaching, also this night is set aside for the youth and they have pizza after the service. I have never heard The Browders sing in person but I've seen them on TV the father (Tommy) of the group battled polio and now he is confined to a wheelchair. He sings that when he gets to heaven, "I'll be strollin' instead of rollin." Brother Jacob and Brother Tommy I know will probably have a good time together. Instead of running they might be wheeling around praising the Lord.

Wednesday, The Primitive Quartet will be there. Thursday, Ricky Atkinson & Compassion will sing. Friday night Mike Upright and Standing Tall will have a reunion and sing, they will also have a special presentation called "Show and Tell." The guide they sent out telling about Spring Jubilee says that Mike Upright and Standing Tall will only be making 10 appearances together this year, so this is really a special time to see them together. Below is some videos of some of the groups.

One Flesh

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. Genesis 2:24

I think when some women read this verse they think that only the man is suppose to leave his mother and father. And the woman thinks they are suppose to still cleave to her mother and father. I know I'm not married, but when I do get married I pray that God will bless me with a wonder father-in-law and mother-in-law that I can consider like my parents.

I will not lie, recently I have been battling with the fact that my sister-in-law doesn't want anything to do with our family. When she does I feel like she is doing it just to make an appearance. She won't let us have anything to do with her kids (noticed I put her). I haven't seen them seen Christmas. She would put the blame on me, but I think she didn't want us to come to the birthday party she had scheduled and she invited us at the last minute. I had already had babysitting plans so I couldn't go. Please pray for my family.

Here is my advice to women out there. When you get married make sure you love your husband's family. If you don't then don't marry him. That may sound mean, but I think you should get along with their family. Same goes for a man and his wife's family. When you have children try to always share the children with both sides of the family.

God intended marriage to be a man and woman being married and being one flesh. And if you don't respect your spouse's family then you are not one flesh. I hope that this will be helpful to someone. Also remember ladies the man is the head of household, but remember men you are not suppose to be overbearing. As it says in the Bible...

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it. Ephesians 5:25

You should love your wives like Christ loves the church. Christ is not overbearing, a husband job is not to be go get this or that and wait on me hand and foot. Marriage is to be helpmates to one another. I don't think men should ask you to wait on them hand and foot, but in some ways I think the woman should want to do things for their husbands out of their love for them. I don't think a man should say it's my money not yours, because when you get married it is your money, you both share it. I do think if a woman is spending it on things that doesn't need to be bought then he has that right to stand and say quit spending it in foolish ways. I also know some men that spends money in foolish ways and I believe the woman should take the stand. That is something my parents have never argued about. My dad has always been willing to say if you want that dress get it, but my mom has been smart to know that sometimes the money should be used for other things. Well I don't know how I got to this point, but marriage is not all about you. In marriage there is no room to be selfish.

Where have I been?

Well I know it may seem that I disappeared, but Easter weekend was busy in more ways then one. Thursday my mom and dad went to Jackson, Ohio because my niece had knee surgery again. My nephew came home with them. Then that night we went to the funeral home because my great uncle Harold passed away. Friday was Harold's funeral (which my grandpa helped preach, my grandpa is 91 years old). Saturday we took my nephew home then went to church for a Easter musical, we made it with 3 minutes to spare. I was sort of upset getting there that close to the starting time of the musical. Sunday morning we had church and Sunday night we went to the Passion play at North Moreland Christian Baptist church. Monday my cousins Brandon and Marcy came over. So we have been really busy. If for any reason in the future I'm not on here blogging, you can look on the sidebar where I make at least one Twitter update a day.

My great uncle Harold had been a Christian for a long time. He was 95 years old and he had a twin brother Homer that was a preacher and he passed away in 2004. When I thought about Harold passing away this verse came to me.

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. Psalm 116:15

Harold is the one sitting down with the cane (Homer his twin brother looked just like him). By Harold is my grandpa Wilford and sitting next to him is Sallie (she passed away 2006, Sallie was one of mamaw's friend my mom's mom). Standing behind from L to R is Willie (he passed away in 2007), J.R. and Russell. There was 9 children all together in my grandpa's family Emma died in 1999, Homer as I said before died 2004, and Wayne lives in Michigan. Even though funerals are really meant to mourn, we didn't mourn because we all know Harold is in a better place. Also it was nice to see family that I haven't seen in a while. I was able to sit and talk with my uncle J.R. I have always enjoyed my grandpa's family, I have/had really good great uncles and aunts.