UNITED !

With the days filled with struggles more and more for everyone in the world, times really start to look dim. I have been thinking much lately about the concept of sharing the Gospel of Jesus the Christ with people and how the things we do and say impact those around us. It amazes me most when I think of how ridicules it is for all of us out there that claim the title of Christian but don't act like Christ. I feel that we as Christians should be more willing to support others in there attempts at being good Christian people instead of allowing doctrinal principles to get in our way. I am in no way saying that I would share the Gospel any different that I do now, as a stalwart Mormon , ordained to the office of Elder, I am saying that we should attempt to be more understanding of one another's religious beliefs. Those who know me, know that my parents and brother and I do not see eye to eye on religious belief very often, but I got to thinking about our differences and came to some conclusions. I realized that they do not have to believe the same way as I do to have a place in the eternities, I realize that our understanding of what the eternities are going to be like is very different, but we both believe that there is an eternity with Jesus to those that believe on His name. We all pray generally in the same fashion, with honest intent and a heart full of faith " hopefully" that the things we pray for will be heard. I know that we all, " those claiming to be Christian" believe that Jesus is the Christ and that His Atonement set us free from the bond of death , and that He is now with His Father in the eternities.

There are plenty of generalized similarities to our beliefs, it is our own attitudes towards one another that separates us as people. We are all children of our Heavenly Father, no matter where we choose to worship. I feel that we as Latter-Day Saints need to reach out more to our brethren of different faiths and let them know that we are here to testify of Christ and that we bring a similar message to all those willing to listen. The fact that we as Christian everywhere choose to slander one another for the religious beliefs is childish and not Christ-like at all, Satan plots us against one another by feeding on instigating thoughts and slanderous words. As we allow ourselves to get caught up in mocking people of other Christian Beliefs, or talking out against there doctrinal views then we are allowing Satan into the very core of Christ's central location, the temple that we call bodies. If we are the body of Christ then we had better be acting more like Christ! Christ would have never turned away from His fellow man merely because they thought differently than He did. He was the greatest teacher the world has ever known, and his basic message was how to return to our Father in Heaven.

The fact that we as Latter-Day Saints are fortunate to have the true Gospel, as Christ Himself had original set up on the Earth is magnificent! We are very fortunate to have the revealed words of The Book of Mormon, another witness of Jesus Christ and His teachings to another set of his Sheep which were not of His fold in Jerusalem, but upon the American continents. To be able read from the Doctrine and Covenants and Pearl of Great Price, scripture given through a modern day Prophet, is a wonderful gift to have. To be part of a His true Church reestablished, today , led by a Prophet, His councilors, and a Quorum of Twelve Apostles is beyond magnificent it is heavenly in all aspects of the word! We are fortunate, we are blessed and we are a gifted, chosen people of God. It is our duty to share the Gospel with those we come into contact with, however we need not take offense to those that choose not to believe, for some day they will come to know as we do, that the truth is revealed through the Prophet that stands at the head of this church and says " Thus saith the Lord" .

We still need to be ever mindful that God gave us all our own agency, and no matter how hard we try to explain the Gospel as we know it some will never come to believe for they are set in the beliefs that are comfortable to them, It is indeed challenging when faced with the opposition of one who not only chooses not to believe what we have to share, but then turns on us with slanderous and hurtful remarks. Remember brethren that they too are children of the same God and whether your Mormon, Methodist, Catholic, or even atheist, He still loves each of us the same. " God is no respecter of persons" He care's for the one and will seek him out just as the lost sheep of the 100, he will leave the 99 to save the one, so be it for us.

We need not be bitter towards others but exhort our attitudes as one of love towards all people everywhere. Share your testimony and share your love with those around you. Express the kind of understanding that Christ would have, and try to remember your purpose as a Christian, to share the good news.

We should be united as one form of Christian body in the fight against moral in-justice, to stand up together as men and woman of Christ and say that we will not bow to the horrible trash that is being presented as normal society. We should be representatives of one another as a believer in the Savior.

I would like to bear my testimony that I know that Jesus is the Christ, That He dwells with His Father, our Heavenly Father, that they as well as the Holy Spirit are in fact Three separate and distinct individuals. I bear my witness that Jesus Christ Did in fact take upon Himself , by the plan of His Father, the sins of the world, for those that had and have lived, were living at the time , and are living today. That He did suffer and die on the place of the skull known as Golgotha, and did in fact set us free from Satan's evil plan. I bear you my witness that I was baptized by immersion in water by one holding the Holy Priesthood of God and the authority to act in His name, and as I was then ordained a member of His Holy Church by one Holding the Holy Melchizedek Priesthood, by which I was baptized with fire and received as my constant companion the Holy Ghost. I have been given the blessing of His holy Priesthood to act in the name of God and to administer blessings in and Through Him. I have stood in the Holy Temple of God and Have been able to receive of His rich Blessings, I have been part of a blessing that healed a woman instantly, I have felt the Spirit of the Lord so strong that it made the very core of my body shake with the understanding of what He had in store for me. There is not a shred of doubt that enters my being when asked Do I know Christ? I know Him and I love Him and I serve Him. In the name of Jesus Christ , Amen

As we draw closer to Thee

As I stumbled through my last post, drifting through thoughts that are not pertinent to full filling any part of my calling as Elders Quorum President, I was reminded of something important,"of course by a dear friend", as we draw closer to our Savior , we become more at peace than we know. I was struggling with some things that always seem to be in the back of my thoughts and after allowing myself to be tempted , I was suddenly under the distinct impression that I was some where spiritually I was not supposed to be. After a review of my present situation, I was able to go to the one place where I can always find peace....my knee's. I felt of the love that my Father in heaven has for me and truly was able to be spiritually fed and reminded as to what my purpose was here. I was able to feel of the Spirit and to know that His mercy and grace is infinite! I am truly blessed to be able to have the Son pleading for my ever mistake.

I wrote a letter to the Elders Quorum tonight as to the upcoming month and that was the first thing I have addressed to them since Matt left, I think that maybe his leaving left a empty hole in me , now I know that might sound funny to some of you, but I can assure you all that there is nothing like the love that can be found in the camaraderie of your fellow man. His spirituality and motivation helped form a great presidency and I felt the wrath of being left without his guidance. Now if you will think about that for a couple of minutes, that kind of impact allowed me to slip a little from the place I am supposed to be, image when we grieve the Spirit and walk away from Christ. Just the slightest gap in our armor and the adversary steps in, a few sprinkles of doubt, perhaps a sin or two, next thing you know, you don't feel worthy of much, let alone forgiveness. I want to tell you that no matter what we always have the capacity to ask and be forgiven , no matter the offense. I can tell you that I know that we all are being plead for at each time that we go before God and cry out confessing our deepest secrets and sin. If we fail to see ourselves as worthy we are then again grieving the heart of God and thus making the Atonement a waist. "We all come short of the glory of God"

Some times the things we do may seem huge, sometimes tiny, either way all can be used for good if we so choose to look at things this way. I fell that as I struggle I am being made stronger for something else later. I have noticed that each time I fell that I am not in the correct frame of mind , God steps in and helps me to understand.

Personal revelation is for each to be shared as we see fit, to be written in a journal perhaps or never spoken , either way the receivers choice. This is my journal...... I laid a sleep in my bed this morning and as I felt like I was going to start to wake up a very distinct voice came to me and shared with me a few things that I had allowed myself to forget, I was reminded of my calling and to the present responsibility I hold. I expressed my gratitude and also my sorrow for not being the best I could be, and I was comforted and told that I was still a son of my Father in Heaven and that He loved me very much, I was reassured that I was forgiven for those things that I stood in need of forgiveness and then I was admonished not to sin again. I felt very comfortable and at peace as I arose from my sleep and I knew in my heart that my Savior is ever mindful of the things we all stand in need of. Praise be to God in the highest. As I draw closer to Thee oh Lord, I can feel thy comforting hand touch my heart and ease my troubled soul. I love you Father and My Savior Jesus Christ.

winter blues

Although I've been told that people read this, it never feels as though any one is truly reading, I know that its probably because I don't have a whole lot to say these days. I seem to be caught in a rut of sorts, a sort of depression. I was listening to a talk on my way to one of the buildings I work in, and I heard the man say how everyone gets into that stage of depression every once in a while. Reviewing my own personal life I realized that I'm in one of those places. I don't know exactly when it began but I do know that its been going on for at least several weeks now. I don't feel very spiritual and I've tried increasing my scripture studies , and I realized that I had not been praying as often as I should , But even still, I don't feel that I am in tune with the Spirit the way I should be. Times between Hope and I have seemed kinda ruff lately and money always seems tight, even when there seems to be enough. I cant seem to shake the feeling of not caring much about too much , and for me that's a bad thing. I love my job and it truly is a huge blessing in my life , without it who knows what I would be doing. I enjoy being at church most of the time but get very tired of all the worrying about everyone else's problems. I think that maybe I need a break from some of the responsibilities included in my calling , but if I tell anyone that there liable to release me, thinking I'm not doing a good enough job, and I definitely don't want to be a slacker! So I'm kinda caught in a strange place , the Lords work never ends and to do it to the best of my ability is difficult , to give up is not acceptable and to go half way isn't getting results. So where do I go? I will try my best, but I need to pray that I do it with the correct frame of mind, It is to easy to get into the bluesy feelings about things. I don't want to let people down , but honestly I don't feel strong enough at this time to bare the burdens I'm already toting. Hopefully things will take a turn for the better soon, maybe someone out there will be able to give me a fresh perspective on ways to handle this funk that I'm in.

Why do some people have to be so mean?

The last post I had, I made mention of how Christmas and Christ need to be a separate thing. Now my reasoning behind that is that sometimes I feel that all to often we forget the real reason for the season. That does not mean that I don't think there should never be any talk of Santa!

I spoke with my sister in law today about the plans for this up coming next 2 days of what we are going to do and during our discussion some how we began to talk about Santa and the commercialization of the whole season, I expressed my opinion, as I always do , and I told her that I don't like all the hype that Santa gets and not Jesus..... So she informed me that my brother and I are on the same page that he feels like I do. Well at the time I thought nothing of that comment, Until I found out later by my Mother " who supports Tom completely" that not only does he not like the hype attached to Santa, but that he told his children that there is no such thing as Santa and that the whole Christmas story about him is one big lie and that the only thing they need to be thinking about is Jesus! His kids are 6,4,2.5, 1!!!!!! Give me a break! That is probably the most idiotic thing I have ever heard, I would never tell my kids that there is no such thing or tell them its all a lie. I don't like the commercial end of things , but I was dressed up as Santa last night for dear friends of mine for the enjoyment of many wonderful children who so patiently were awaiting Santa. It is up to each of us to share with our children the true meaning of Christmas and celebrate the birth of Christ, but I can't see crushing little children's hearts like that,, Frankly it makes me sick to my stomach to no that people are so wrapped up in there own personal religious beliefs that there own selfishness allows them to justify crushing a child's imagination and dreams. How can people be so mean?

It will be a rough couple of days, I feel that we will be on are way home sooner than original planned, If the cat gets out of the bag, so to speak, about Santa at there house and my kids hear anything out of line ....its gonna be ugly!
Santa may not be real but he is in the hearts of children every where, I asked Connor this morning " Hey Connor" I said " what is Christmas about?" His response " Jesus " !
Enough said............................................

http://blacknright.wordpress.com/2008/12/17/a-mormon-mom-looks-at-jesus-vs-santa/

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Jesus Time instead of Christmas time

With all the hustle and the bustle this time of year, we can if were aren't careful lose site of the miracle of it all. I am not one for the Christmas season....Santa and the toys department don't have my vote this time of year, oh sure I go along with things for the kids, but believe me if I had it my way you would never hear ho ho ho from me. I do however love the fact that this is the time that Christians around the world have chosen to celebrate the birth of the baby Jesus! That's our miracle for the hustle were in. I wish we could all be ever mindful of the true reason for this season of giving and remember that He came and gave us the best gift ever, Himself! Now I know that all those out there that read this that are Christian know the real reason and we all choose to be kind and generous and be helpful to the needy, but maybe just maybe there are one or two people that read this that haven't thought about why we need to remember Christ at the holidays.

To start off Jesus wasn't born on December 25, no that was the celebration day for the pagan sun god Saul, and when the Romans had adopted Christianity they chose to replace that day with the recognition of Jesus birth. If you read in the four Gospels in the New Testament you'll see that it talks about the Angel that visits with the Shepard's out in the field that are watching over the sheep, there aren't any sheep out in December because its cold out there also this time of year and the grass doesn't start growing until mid March, so they were probably out there in April. Any how the announcement was made that the Savior of the world had just been born and that the prophecies of old had been fulfilled, 600 years has passed since the writing of the Old Testament at this time and so those waiting were so over joyed that here at this time 4000 years after Adam now comes the Christ, the Holy redeemer of all of Israel. The scriptures in the four gospels say that it was such a glorious occasion , that the Heavens could not be held back and the Vail was torn and the angels sang so loudly that the Shepard's heard them as they say" peace on earth and good will toward man" . Now the important part is that He was born, the time doesn't really matter but the fact that He was born that was a big deal. Now we have our freedom to the ability to get back to our Heavenly Father. This is the part for me that mean so much, Christ being the Son of God could have came at any time , he could have chosen to come now a days when there are more rights that protect people's beliefs or values and non-values, He being the Son of God could have chosen to not come down here to face the persecution that He endured, but He knew it had to be that time. It was important to come unto a people that would be sure to disown and even kill him. Without the death there could be no life for any of us, it was all part of the plan from the beginning , in the creation period of the world, Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ knew it was necessary, and so did we. After being sent here to earth we as people loose that memory of knowledge of life with the Father, so as we are sent here to our probation period of our lives we forget the reasons we were created to begin with, so Jesus had to come down and show us and teach us so that we would remember and learn . So the reason for the Birth of Christ was a saving gift the Gift of life.

Through his eternal example we have been given the gift of life and the knowledge to do marvelous things in the name of God. We as Christians have a solemn duty to spread the gospel to every end of the earth, He did. We are blessed to belong to a Heavenly creator that loves us so much that He sent His Only begotten Son to be our savior. I am thankful to God that my real Christmas present this and every day was and is Jesus the Christ . I am thankful for his mercy, His grace , and His endless love for all of us. Out of all the people good and bad in this world, He loves us all the same, not one more than the other. The scripture tell us that He even loves the sinner , that's me! I don't know about you but I sure am glad you don't have to be perfect in order to have God love you.

Take this time of the year and tell the people around you how much you love them, then show them by making sure there where they need to be with Christ, pray with your family this holiday season, Love one another, and be kind to all you meet. Share the gospel of Jesus with someone who might benefit from the Good news of great joy that the angels proclaimed at His birth. Try to remember that it isn't Santa its the Savior, and that he is watching all the time to see if your naughty or nice.

To those of you out there that read this ...Merry Christmas, and may God bless you this holiday season and may He bring you joy as you remember His Son. I love you

How can I forget.

I spoke to my dear friend via email chat last evening and after, I took a few minutes to pray, sincerely pray and ask the Lord for His grace and mercy, strength and understanding. With the words still fresh upon my lips I felt of the Spirit of the Lord, How sweet the tender mercy of a loving Heavenly Father. I realized something that I am sure I am not alone in last night, while I talked with my friend and pondered the conversation I realized that I forget to remember those spiritual experiences that have been defining moments in my relationship to God. As I got to thinking about all the time that prayers have been answered and how many times He has forgiven me in the past for my transgressions, I began to realize that once again a prayer had been answered! I sat at this computer and with a fear and doubt filled heart posted a blog of desperation as I plead for prayers....not realizing that it was not just to those that would read the blog but to a loving Heavenly Father as well. My friend chimed in to chat with me and in the course of a few minutes , I had begun to feel better,as I thought it over more today this very morning as I traveled to work I was praying and felt the Holy Spirit testifying of the love that the God-head possessed for me. I felt renewed in Christ and realized that prayers were answered. I can't help but think how wonderful and merciful He is to all of us, In Genesis 6:6 the Bible states that God looking down at what men had done it, "grieved the heart of God" and yet he loves us anyways. I got to thinking about the fact that He loves us so much that He is willing to have pain in His heart in order to have us learn, I learned that when I start forgetting what it is that He truly wishes for me to be doing, I need to stop my whole life and ask " Father what can I do to more pleasing unto you?" As my day went on today I was able to feel of the Spirit more and know with a sure knowledge that my Savior lives and He did die for my sins, and that no matter what , He has a place in His heart for me. I sometimes need to remember that His yoke is easy and light and that He can carry my burdens if I can learn to swallow my pride long enough to ask.

A dear and marvelous man passed away last evening Elder Joseph B. Worthlin, an Apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ. He will truly be missed.....and remembered. I will say that he is very fortunate to have been blessed to be part of the greatest Churches ever to be on Earth, And I know that Elder Worthlin is with the Savior now. I am almost jealous.
http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/joseph-b-wirthlin-oldest-apostle-dies-age-91
God bless you all.

Prayers please

Finding the strength to do the right thing isn't always easy! I have been privileged in my life to have many opportunities to do the thing that our Father in Heaven has asked, many times I have come up short. Lately I seem to be struggling quite a bit, I wont go into any details but I have been facing the same challenge over and over and it seems as though I fall prey to Satan's temptations every time. I can't seem to get past the hurdle. I hope those of you that are out there, that do in fact read this, will pray that I get the strength I so desperately need to beat my demons. I realize that there have been some gaps in my blogging and I don't have time to write quite as often as I would like , perhaps if I got back into the writing habit again then maybe mind would be more spiritually fed.

No real worries, but I could use a few prayers.....I have been slipping a little too much back into my old ways of thinking and not focusing on the long term plan. I read my friends blog tonight and she really made me think about how much I am not putting what God wants first in my life at this moment. If I want to have that communication line opened to our Heavenly Father then I had better get back on track.

Sorry I haven't kept my promise to be consistent in blogging and thanks Ann for your inspiring words ......I miss you guys so much , I need Matt so bad it truly hurts!

Doesn' t seem right .....does it?

I read the blog of my dear friend Ann tonight and as I read I felt the Spirit speaking to me about the recent adversity that she faced and how we had gone through similar struggles. I read a long and seen several parts about how they had struggled to get to church and with every step forward , Satan managed to push them three back. Funny how people call adversity a struggle, but we refer to Satan as the adversary! I think that we as people allow are selves to be pushed around just a little too much. As I read on, my friend talked about the financial struggles and then the feelings of unworthiness....Now if you know Ann and Matt at all there is no unworthiness issue there ever, those two are pillars in spiritual excellence! I think it doesn't seem right, how Satan could whispered in her ear and she listened for a minute.

A fact of the matter is that we as people don't view Jesus and Satan as tangible individuals, we don't see them as if there able to be right there. We think all too often that they are just vapors that float around or story's told in books and that neither really has any effect on the mind. Sad part is Satan is able to be right on top of us at all times, and if we don't cry out to our Savior to come help, well then we stand and listen to the devil tell us lies.I have been in situations plenty of times in my life were the thoughts I was having were not in conjunction with what the Savior would have me be thinking about and if I festered long enough in my own thinking and let Satan keep picking at me, then I started to believe the lies he was spreading.

I kept reading on down further in the blog post and Ann had took a new perspective on things , Just as she always does. She is truly a Saint in all aspects of the word. As I continued, I read that they had success and were able to make new friends and as I read further down I began to see something that I found hard to come by myself....humility! It took pushing me hard several times to get humility out of me and I didn't have nearly the faith my friends here have. As times got harder though I realized that as I called upon the name of Christ , every time He would come and save me, oh how sweet our Savior is. I know that every time I have been in a situation where I have been given opportunities to change something, God allows me to be tested if you will just a little to kinda make me earn it. I told my friend that perhaps there was something our Father in Heaven wanted her to know or learn, He always seems to teach me this way.

I try to listen to three very special hymns daily.........." I need thee every hour" " Love one another " and " Keep the commandments" With those songs in my thoughts all day, I seem to do quite well with any obstacle.

Don't it Hurt?

I find myself in an awkward position from time to time. I get caught up in the things of this world and let them drag me down to the point of not feeling worthy of God's grace. Grace and forgiveness go hand in hand you can't have one without the other, but for me I have a hard time dealing with feeling as though I've been forgiven of a sin . I struggle so, trying desperately to be as good as I can be and without warning ...there I've done something again. Does it hurt for you too? Is it hard to feel worth the forgiveness, even when it seems to be a reoccurring sin? I struggle to do what is right in the eyes of God, and yes we are all our own worst critic,but for me it seems to break my heart when I do something wrong.

I found myself listening to a Christian radio station.....something I do often, when I heard a preacher speaking on the topic of having to have faith in grace. Not faith alone mind you, but faith in grace , then he went on to describe how our Father in Heaven gave His only begotten to die for the transgressions of man. How we need to be able to accept that grace from Jesus Christ and realize the purpose of that which He had suffered so greatly for. I began to think to myself , How do I feel when I repent?. Then it occurred to me that yes I was heart felt in my prayers , and yes I truly was meaning the words which I spoke and yes I was humble. So if all those things were in check....then was I having faith in grace? No , I believe that when I pray to ask for forgiveness I believe that He hears my pleas and forgives the sin , but if I don't forgive myself and don't have that faith in the grace of a Father who loves me so much then I never really get forgiven now do I.

I would admonish all who read this to pray on the topic at hand and ask this very hour .... Lord do I have sin that I am in need of repentance? I do I'm sure, If you say you don't then your a better person then I could ever be and if that is so then would you please leave me a note at the comment box and tell me how perfection feels. I , we have got to come to terms with every wrong we have ever committed , even those that lie in the darkest part of our memories. I feel as we aspire to be more forgiving of ourselves, when we have humble asked Father in Heaven for forgiveness, then we must have faith in grace and know that his mercy and grace is sufficient to all.

So with that I leave you , begging to have His mercy and grace, praying for faith in His grace, and believing that it is sufficient for me ...just like it was for the Apostle Paul.

Christians and Politics

I always have wondered when the country was going to be prepared to have a person of another race become president. I never thought it was going to be in my life time, I must say even though he ( Obama ) does not stand for the same moral values as I do, I was impressed with the general public in there ability to vote in an African American to the office of president! Some say that this will bring about terrible things...me personally I feel it is a step in the right direction as far as loving our fellow man as our brother. Perhaps we as people can get rid of the racism we have so long suffered from in this country. I had the pleasure of reading an article written by my brother Tom which I will post in the next paragraph , but the funny thing about his article is that I heard the same comments on a local christian radio station and had thought on the very topic earlier this week.

Tom says......

"Our country has spoken and elected a new President. Pray that during the upcoming days and weeks, over the next crucial months in our nations history, pray for our outgoing President and our incoming President. Pray that Mr. Obama would appoint people in his administration that will hold the values of God. That the name of God would be re-established in our great nation and the name of Jesus would be exalted above all things. Pray that Mr. Bush would make decisions that the transition between them would be smooth and successful. Pray that the upcoming changes would be made in a way that will glorify God and bring His name to the world. He is what our country was founded on, lets pray that one day it will be again."

Good stuff from other opinions other than my own! I have taken to prayer in these past few days as to how the Spirit will guide Mr. Obama as he takes seat in the desk in the oval office. Much like that of so many more in this country are doing , I heard a striking number of more than 6o million people had voted for the McCain administration , so that means alot of us out there still have good moral values. At a breath taking 48%-52% overall voting polls , I would say that it was close .We have the ability to pray and lets face it ....no one , is out side the reach of God's hand!

Enough on the political field , I made mention of it because we as Christians need to stand for the things we believe in, this is not the end nor a reason to give up hope. We must stand fast in our efforts to still instill in our children what is right and wrong, I know that its hard with all the influence of the media we are exposed to these days , but honestly we are the ultimate ones responsible for the teachings of our children. It is still our job as Christians to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ to the ends of the world especially to our next door neighbors , but really to keep building His kingdom up on Earth today. Even in spite of struggles we must press forward...When Job in the Old Testament had asked of God why must he struggle , why must he be tempted so greatly....the answer " The Son of man hath descended below them all; art thou grater than He?" With that thought in mind I would ask you ..... are you willing to still stand for what you believe in. Of course you will !!! So lets not look at our current situation as one that is bad but embrace it as a time to pull together as believers in Christ from all walks of life and pray that the things we are in need of will come to pass. He already knows what it is we need ..... He wants us to ask for it , its called humility. Funny how that works.

I have spent a great deal of time these past few weeks thinking about my own spirituality, and sometimes there is alot of struggles and sometimes there aren't many. Its the times when I"m not in tune with the Spirit that I don't have the struggles, why you would ask? Because that's when Satan doesn't have to work as hard because I'm listening to the wrong side! Its been my experience that when I am doing as good as I possible can and am trying to be as Christ-like as possible that I'm faced with opposition! I know that it is because Satan tries to break those down who confess the name of Jesus, so stand fast brothers and sisters. We are not alone in our fight for what is right .... He is ever mindful of the world around us.

Be ever prayerful, ever mindful , and ever loving of those around us. They need us and we need them , tell your wife and kids you love them and show the world that your bigger than any color or any political party. Be a Christian. I love you all.