Hello All, Grace and Peace be to you!
I came across this video and it has a great message...check it out!
GOD Bless You!!
Hello, Grace and Peace to you All!
I was on a Christian forum some time ago, and came across the topic of "How tiring it is to talk to Atheists." I know it can be a little draining at times when talking to an argumentative atheist, but remember what JESUS said, " FATHER forgive them for they do not know what they do." Also, remember what the BIBLE says, "Apart from the SPIRIT they will not understand the things of the SPIRIT. " So, of course they are going to behave, act, and talk like that. They have been world-washed and do not understand the things of GOD.
First off, they will always say, " There is no GOD." That is an absolute statement. For an absolute statement to be true, one must be omniscient. ( having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding; perceiving all things.) One must know how many hairs are upon every head, every thought of every human, every detail of history, every atom within every rock... nothing is hidden from ones eyes... one must know the intimate details of the secret love-life of the fleas on the back of the black cat of Napoleons' great grandmother. To make the absolute statement, " There is no GOD," One must have absolute knowledge that there isn't one.
I do believe that some Christians treat atheists like they have the black plague. Non-Believers just need someone to tell them LOVINGLY about the GOD who is RIGHTEOUS, JUST, PERFECT and HOLY. HE and HE alone is the only perfect being. GOD being perfect can not be around sin. When Adam and Eve sinned it infected the flesh of all of mankind with the curse of sin, separating them, and all mankind from GOD. Now, we are all born sinners and separated from GOD, but GOD executed HIS plan ( through HIS SON) for us to be redeemed.
If one was to be very honest with oneself and answer these questions...
Have you ever told a lie? What are you if you tell a lie? A liar.
Have you ever stole anything? Regardless of the value of the item or if you were young when you stole it. What are you called if you steal? A thief.
Have you ever looked upon another to lust after them? JESUS says that whoever looks upon a person to lust after them has committed adultery with them already in their heart. ( This covers all sexual sin.)
Have you ever used GOD's name as a curse word or used it irreverently? That is blasphemy. That is taking the ONE who has given you sight, hearing and life and you use HIS name as a form of a curse word to show disgust. Is this you? Do you see yourself as a good person next to GOD's perfect standard? Though I have not mentioned all the commandments, the WORD says that if you are guilty of one you are guilty of breaking them all.
I , myself am guilty of them all. Actually, I have broken all of the Ten Commandments. I was facing the "Judgement of GOD and on my way to the "Lake of Fire". ( A very real place that you do not want to go to.) I had heard about JESUS before and thought that as long as I would say, "I am sorry", I would go to HEAVEN. I was wrong. It is like this... a person has committed a crime of rape and stands before the judge and the judge asks, " you stand here guilty of this crime, do you have anything to say?" Then the person says, " Judge, I am so sorry for raping that poor girl, I will not do it again, please can you just show mercy and let me go? One, the person should be sorry for committing a horrible act against another person, and two, if the judge is a good judge, whether the person is truly sorry or not the crime needs to be punished and the good judge will not let the person go, but send the person to prison for the crime committed. GOD is a good judge and HE has to punish sin.(crimes against GOD which is HIS HOLY STANDARD or Ten Commandments) HE sees us all through HIS HOLY STANDARD and we all fall short of it. Romans 3:23 The wages of sin is death. Romans 6:23 But it does not stop there, for Romans 6:23 also tells us that eternal life is through JESUS CHRIST our LORD, our SAVIOR. JESUS who was and has always been, had left HIS KINGDOM (John 1:1,14) to come to the world HE created, to be a teacher to man ,whom HE also created. Showing us the way and ultimately death on the cross to save us. What do we need saved from? We need saved from the wrath to come. There will be a judgement day and if we are all in our sin(no atonement) we will go to the lake of fire. What happened was this... GOD became a man in the person of JESUS CHRIST, and eventually was nailed to and died upon the cross taking the sins of the whole world on HIMSELF. We sin and we deserve death, but HE came and took it for us. So, what happened that day on the Cross was a legal transaction. We committed a crime or crimes against GOD and JESUS paid our fine for us. HE stepped into the courtroom of forever and paid our fine in HIS life's blood. ( You see, it is not about us being sorry, it is about the fine that was paid and the law has no more hold on us) That is how much HE loves us!!! All you have to do to be saved is... repent of your sin, ( tell GOD with your mouth that you have sinned and need HIM to forgive you) then turn away from your sin and live a life that is pleasing to HIM. The way you know how to live is to read the BIBLE daily and spend time with GOD. HE is ready to hear from you!
I pray for all who do not believe. Please repent and come to know GOD before you take your final breath here on earth, and since no one knows when our last day on earth will be, the BIBLE says that today is the day of salvation!!!
Also, a last note! No matter how tired and weary we become, we need to always let the HOLY SPIRIT lead. Ask GOD to give us strength to stay true to witnessing. We never know who is ready to be saved.
LORD, I pray that you will send at least one person ( I truly pray for many) to read this message, and accept eternal life which YOU offer to everyone who will call on YOU.
GOD Bless You!
Hello All, Grace and Peace be to you!
Friends, I am so sorry I have not been able to post. I hope to get back in the swing of things here soon.
Today, I am going to post one of my favorite comedians, Tim Hawkins. He is hilarious! I hope you will get a kick out of his "Worship Songs"...LOL!!!!!!! This is taken from his DVD Full Range of Motion. If you have not had a chance to see this video, oh my goodness, you are missing out! He is sooooooo funny!!!! Enjoy!!! GOD Bless You!
Hello All, Grace and Peace be to you!
Chuck at Secondary Roads is a guy who is kind and thoughtful! I was given these awards from Chuck. Thank you my brother! Check out Secondary Roads and add a blessing to your day. I love to guess his secret pictures, titled, "What Is It?". Go check it out... You just might enjoy yourself!
The Generosity Award 
The I Heart Your Blog Award
And The Life is Grand Award
I will choose 5 more blogs to give this award to, but it is hard to narrow it down to just 5, I have so many great friends out there, but here goes...
Hello All, Grace and Peace be to you!
I am sorry I have not been posting, but it has been crazy here with all the travels and then trying to get back in the swing of things. I am going to post a few pictures before I go to bed. I will post more later in the week when things settle down.
FORT BREENDONK CONCENTRATION CAMP
We are entering Breendonk.
The sign says it all...STOP! Or be you will be shot!
The path up to the main building that held the prisoners
The bridge path up to the door.
The moat that surrounds the entire prison building. There is a guard tower on the other side of the other bridge. Guards have shot and killed from that post.
Front entrance to the prison.
The dark and dreary hallway after entering.
Randy and Brandon stand by one of the many swinging barred doors that were at the beginning of or end of the hallway.
Many prisoners saw this hallway going to their cells or torture room.
These men were notorious for torturing the prisoners. They were known to be at every torture session.
A huge picture stood out where the people were forced to work.
Bars on ALL the windows. 
These men were at every roll call. They had roll call a few times a day. When they stood there they were in fear that their name would be called to follow a guard to the torture room, and they feared they would not see another roll call.
This is the place they retired to at the end of the day if they were able to make it through the abuse of hard labor. They were not allowed to have any food or water until the end of the 8 hours of hard work, and the sustenance was very little
This is where they came to sit for the little food they had.
All the food they had for the entire day was one tiny bowl of soup, one small piece of bread, and one half cup of gross coffee. Many died of malnutrition and dehydration.
This is the tiny cell off the tiny hallway which kept the rebellious ones not only behind bars, but chained to the wall. No freedom here! My heart hurts just thinking about what happened to them.
This room made my heart really hurt...this is the torture room. A room once filled with so much pain. So many died here from torture alone. The guards would hang them here and forget about them. When the guards would come for them sometimes it would be too late. No proper nourishment, extreme bodily harm, their bodies could not take it. The guards did not even flinch over it. They cared nothing for these people.
These are the stalls that they had. They are called French Toilets...ooorrrr squatty potties! They had no privacy when relieving themselves. They were only allowed to go once a day and only for one minute. The guard would be shouting the entire time, " Hurry Up"! If they soiled themselves, they were tortured.
Inside the stall area!
Walking in the inner court yard.
Many people were shot here. Notice the small gallows where many were hung. These people died for no reason. Some of the victims here were 18 years old. Their crime? Being Hitlers enemy... Jews, Gypsy's, political prisoners, homosexuals, prostitutes, transients, and Jehovah's Witnesses...yes, even Jehovah's Witnesses! I was shocked when I learned that.
The list of all who were executed at Breendonk.
The winters here in Europe are cold and long. The prisoners were made to stand out in the cold, naked to wait for their turn in the showers. The guard yelling at them the entire time. One minute to shower was all they had. Then with no towel, they were forced to rush out and put on the same dirty clothes, and then still wet, they were forced to walk back out into the cold to go to their rooms or where ever they took them next. There would not have been showers at all if it were not for the scare of spreading disease.
This is a photo of all the prison guards who tortured and murdered. After the war, they were brought up on charges and all were sentenced to die by firing squad, and they were all killed.
As we were leaving we passed by this rail road car that was once used to carry the people to the prison. How sad, being herded around like cattle. They had stables here where the guards housed their horses in. The horses had names, but the prisoners were known as numbers. The prisoners were treated worse than animals, and the animals were treated with respect
Saying GOODBYE to Breendonk!!
Hello All, Grace and Peace be to you!
I am so sorry that I never posted about my Breendonk experience, but my husband surprised us with a trip to London! Yea, I know!!!! London!!! I was so excited!! We just returned about an hour ago, it is almost ten in the evening and I need to get tired ones to bed...Spring Break is over...Waaa!!! Waaa!!!! (As I wipe the tears from my eyes) But...it is very nice to come home to my own bed, my back is a bit sore from the one I slept in while away.
I have tons of pictures of all my adventures, I will definitely post them this week. We toured Windsor Castle, Stonehenge, there was also a Roman bath house. Wow, what an awesome time! I will post tomorrow!
I hope you will come back this week to hear about my exciting adventures!
GOD Bless You!!
Hello All, Grace and Peace be to you!
My family and I went to a concentration camp here in Belgium. Breendonk is one of many here in Europe. It was sobering to say the least. We have just returned and I am too worn out to type, so I will post some pictures, and elaborate further tomorrow.
GOD Bless You!
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