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Praying and then listening for GODS answer.

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Describe one positive change you have made in your life.

When I pray, I have learned to wait on GOD to answer me. As humans, we all need to listen to our beloved FATHER GOD at all times. It’s a faith growing process.

This has made a positive change in my life. A growing in understanding and wisdom. Patience as to wait and trust in GOD and HIS perfect timing.

Only our beloved FATHER GOD can see the true and perfect solution to our burden when we leave it with HIM.

Steady prayer, trust, and faith in GOD with the communication to HIM. Acceptance of HIS beloved son JESUS as savior.

This change is a positive learning process that will continue your whole lifetime because of what we go through day to day.

And what the evil one will try to do to you and all of us mankind. But when you become a child of GOD, you are protected by GOD at all times.

Knowing that GOD is in control.

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My happy list, well at least part of it. It is always good to count your blessings. How else will you know what you have , and that they are blessing that you need to thank GOD for? You all have a happy list too.

  1. Knowing that there is a GOD, and that GOD sent JESUS HIS son to save our souls as our savior!
  2. Knowing GOD is in control of all things. HE will protect those who love HIM and want to be with HIM. Doing HIS will and not our own. For no man knows all, but GOD. HIS way will keep us out of trouble!
  3. Reading GOD’s word, for their is comfort in HIS word. You will see in the scriptures that the people of that day had the same problems and sins as we do now. They even had to pay TAXES!
  4. Being blessed by GOD to have good health, a steady paycheck, a roof over my head, food to eat, my family, my husband and friends!
  5. Knowing I will be in heaven with GOD and JESUS when my time is up. To see GOD, JESUS, the Holy Spirit, and all of my loved ones that have made it in before me.

Sewing and custom tailored clothing.

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Describe something you learned in high school.

Fabric that is used to make clothes will come off of a bolt. That can be one of those flat ones that may have about 25 yards on it or on a round cardboard pole. Those can hold as much as 100 yards depending on how thick the fabric is.

When I was in high school, our trade dressmaking class teacher took us to the garment industry section of Manhattan. There were such beautiful fabrics in that section of Manhattan on 38th Street from 8th Ave to 5th.

We picked out what we wanted for our prom dresses. There were no males in that class, so it was just us young ladies. We picked out brocade, chiffon, and silks. That was the most interesting place for me to see such beautiful fabric!

What we learned how to do was to form our chosen fabric into a beautiful gown. We formed it from a flat piece of fabric into another dimension and shape! From a pattern to a beautiful evening gown that made us feel special for the night.

We created and formed it.

Kind of reminded me how our beloved FATHER GOD creates. HE formed us with HIS hands, too. Giving mankind the ability to be creative but as a human can only do.

So, every bolt of fabric has the potential to be created into something beautiful. Just like people. We have the potential to be created into someone beautiful, too!

Have a blessed peaceful day!

The Holy Bible. A book of the history of all creation and GOD’S love.

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What book could you read over and over again?

Each time I read GOD’S word, the holy Bible I will always find something in it that will apply to my situation.

Even though I may have a particular verse or chapter it may have more meaning to it than I have read it the first time giving me even more understanding than when I have read it the one thousandth time!

This so wonderful as to how these words can give such comfort. So much guidance in every day life. The people back then have the same sins and problems of that day as we do today. No difference.

And because of that we can see the outcome of situations we deal with today. What happens when we do things our way or listen to GOD and do things HIS way.

There is no confusion HIS way. There is peace. And the people back then to learn this as we mankind will now.

GOD is cool, wise, and powerful at all times. It is good to read the bible as it takes your mind off of the confusion of the day.

Peace and blessings!

A woman from the Bible who has the same struggles.

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If you could be a character from a book or film, who would you be? Why?

Priscilla in the bible comes to my mind. She was cool. Her and her husband Aquila had a ministry together. As my husband and I do. He is the outgoing one who can minister to people face to face. I am the one who will do the online part of the ministry.

I had to look up the women of the bible. At this link, I found that Priscilla is on the same order. But if she was mentioned in the bible, I am not close yet to these women. I remain humble. But o am not giving up to fo better with JESUS helping me and my husband!🙂

Here’s the link. https://www.womansday.com/life/g26484834/women-in-the-bible/

You know there is always a person in the bible that shows a struggle that they have gone through and needed GOD. And HIS SON JESUS. Each one of us could even relate yo one of the 12 Apostles that JESUS chose. None of them were perfect either. They were saved once they believed and followed JESUS.

Have a blessed day! Peace ✌️

Watching the athletes swim.

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What Olympic sports do you enjoy watching the most?

When I watch the athletes swim, I can see even before they hit the water all of the training and hard work they went through by how their bodies look. Strong sleek men and women!

They have spent most of their waking hours training for this sport. To win their prize. Being able to eat high amounts of calories because they burn high amounts of calories! 😄

To train and stay focused on swimming. No distractions. Staying on track. And getting the right results they needed.Doing what is right to win the race. Determined.

This has me thinking about how we who are Christians need to train to win the race of faith. To get yo the end as winners in life doing GODS will.

For those of us with the goal for heaven. Entering the gate of heaven. Having our beloved FATHER GOD and HIS SON JESUS welcome us in because we worked so hard to get there too.

Have a blessed day!

If need help controlling insects in your garden, consider chickens!

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What animals make the best/worst pets?

Being a gardener, I love my plants. Be it for beauty or food

Those annoying bugs that eat your plants,  chickens love them. Tomato horn worms,  ticks, bugs you don’t know what they are called to snakes

Plus, you get all the eggs you need when you also keep a rooster. He needs to be part of the equation, too, when you want more chickens to raise up for when you need one of the older birds for your dinner.

Their poop will fertilize your garden. So they are cool pets if you keep them as pets. If I had a way to keep chickens as pets, I would. The cost of eggs is about the same cost as a chuck steak!

Have a blessed day. Peace be with you!🙂

Ephesians 6 : 10-18. We are all in a spiritual warfare!

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Hello all.

I do hope you are well and that you have steadfast to the narrow road to heaven to be with our beloved FATHER GOD and HIS son JESUS. For each day the temptations of the devil works hard on those around us who are secular. They influence those who are weak in faith or have none at all. And they are deceitful and wicked. Hiding it well.

We need to stay in prayer for the devil is a sneaky one. He hates all of us mankind and wants to take mankind to hell with him when his time is up. And when JESUS is returning. He knows that will happen soon.

You see all kinds of evil happening around you. Those people who hate GOD don’t think too much about other mankind either. We humans are despised by the devil, he lost his place in heaven for all eternity and is on the team that has lost the great war in heaven. A war that he chose to start in the first place.

The devil has come after the weakest and most innocent. The children. They are an east prey because they don’t know what and adult would know who is well versed in GOD’s word and prayerful.

https://www.verywellmind.com/signs-your-childs-behavior-is-out-of-control-6892302

There seems to be more lost souls than saved souls at this day and age. Not many people taught their children about JESUS 30 years ago. They chose to let their children decide if they wanted to believe in GOD or not. All they did was hand their child over to the devil. So now these children will grow up with no GODLY morals to go by. They are lost souls unless by the will of GOD some comes into their life to tell them about salvation.

1 John Chapter 3

6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.

7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

Those parents are the reason as to why there is so much confusion in this world. Those parents did not believe in GOD nor respected HIM. Let alone were saved. If they were saved then they would have led their children to the ways and laws of GOD. There is no discipline given by those who have not learned it themselves. And things are getting worse through each next generation of children.

Proverbs

21Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.

22A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just. 

food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment. 

that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. 

25The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.

When going into a store to be waited on by the cashier, there is always one or two that has a negative attitude and shows it as soon as the chance comes. It is though the devil is saying things to them to make trouble for anyone they come in contact with.

When you love GOD and have accepted JESUS as your savior then your mind and soul has peace. You may run into people who are not in peace because they are not saved, but because you are (or will be prayerfully) will have spiritual discernment that will come through prayer and reading the word of GOD.

Proverbs 22:6

“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”

King James Version (KJV)

With prayer, I do hope that there will be many children that will be saved and grow up to be righteous men and women of GOD. Morally correct. For the generation of 18 years old people today are the ones who will grow up to be Doctors, all HealthCare workers on all levels, Lawyers, Pastors, Teachers, Airline Pilots, Train Conductors, Tax Preparers, Food industry on all levels, Coworkers, Bankers dealing with your money, Tractor Trailor Drivers and Neighbors! And there are more to think of as well. Anyone that has anything to do with your wellbeing. And if you are elderly. (Or are blessed to make to that age bracket) you will need to depend on others to help you get around. That then will bring issues of being taken care of rightfully.

This spiritual warfare is affecting all peoples everywhere on this earth. Starting with the youngest human possible. Be in prayer with and over your children at all times. When they sleep, and when you eat with them. Let them know there is a GOD and there is a hell. Let them know about JESUS and salvation. Our children are the weakest link, and they need the strong hold of JESUS to pull them through with our faith and trust in the LORD!

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Peace and blessings!

Read the word of GOD to a hospice patient to give them peace.

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Many people in hospice are alone these days due to the covid issue. Not many people or if any can visit people in hospice care. And from what I know, people can be in hospice at any age. Its not just the elderly that need to be in hospice care.

People could suffer from injuries or from a sickness that is not contagious. Anyone can also want to hear the word of GOD for comfort. And when you are stressed from not being at home and not feeling well, you need all of the comfort you can get to get you well and back on your feet.

James 5:15

“And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.”

King James Version (KJV)

Peace and blessings!

First JESUS, then my Mother.

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When you were five, what did you want to be when you grew up?

I remember talking to my Mom as a child about how I wanted to be like JESUS. She, being a very wise woman, told me in simple terms how that would be hard to do.

She didn’t say impossible, she just it would be hard. She didn’t want to discourage me. She explained why. Because of why JESUS had come to earth.

She told me all that our beloved JESUS went through as a man here on this earth. She said that he was mistreated and abused by mankind. And then gave up his life too

With other things that JESUS went through, it gave me more thought. JESUS was to me perfectly good. Strong in will, wiser than all of the wicked people around HIM. It is powerful to be able to heal people.

Loving and patient. Good to people because HE was good. My JESUS is my perfect example of how a true GOD fearing and loving person needs to be.

Able to know what’s in a person’s heart and mind. Being able to know what their intentions are, too.

I understand now what I didn’t back then. It would be impossible to be like JESUS for HE is Devine. The son of the one and only true living GOD. The perfect savior for all mankind. The only way to heaven is thru JESUS.

No one can actually be just like JESUS. Because JESUS is the only one who can save all mankind. JESUS has been given the power by GOD the FATHER.

Listening to all that my said made so much since. To go by the example as best as one humanly can to follow JESUS’S footsteps is what I do. My savior, teacher, and friend JESUS!

So, to be like my Mother is more realistic. She is a good GODLY woman. I look up and love and admire. I want people to say that I am a GODLY woman too! Thank you, FATHER GOD, for giving me this wonderful, beautiful, intelligent woman as my Mother!🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

Peace and blessings!