“God Takes Care of Those who Take Care of Themselves”
This is just one example of sayings or slogans people use to justify the daily lives.
I heard a wonderful sermon by Pastor Scott Nelson of Morning Star Church in Salem, Oregon this last Sunday. I will be quoting some of his thoughts to help you understand how dangerous it is to live by these sayings.
“God will take care of those who take care of themselves.”
Think about that. Is that saying that he will not take care of those who can not take care of themselves? God doesn’t choose who needs taken care of. He loves us all and helps each of us to live a life that is there to glorify His name. We shouldn’t be trying to convince pe0ple that if they only tried to take care of themselves, then God would help them more.
“My God doesn’t judge!”
Really? Imagine a world were there is no judgment. Everyone doing what they want with no consequences. Actually God is the perfect judge. He is the only supreme court judge, and disciplines out of love.
Am earthly father does the same doesn’t he? he loves his children, but if they do something wrong, he also disciplines them out of love.
“My God lets me do what ever I want.”
This is a like combination of several religions put into one pot of soup. It’s like a person in a school cafeteria, with a tray, going along and picking out what they want to eat. They will have a variety of choices.
“Truth is in the eyes of the beholder.”
Many people like this one because they are saying that what I do may not be right for you but it is for me. We live in a very diverse world today. People are popping up with their own little ideas what their religion should be, and they live by it.
I have same very sad news. None of these choices will lead you to Heaven. There is only one way to get to Heaven, and it is so much easier, and less confusing than all of these choices. All you have to do is confess your sins to God and ask Him itno your heart, and you have eternal life. Remember that is the opposite of eternal death. I will not go there. I will let you figure that out.
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I made a big mistake with the last contest! I drew a name to be the winner, but I never sent him the book. Old age sure has its down moments.
My apologizes to Glynn Young of St. Louis, MO, for not sending him the book, The Missionary. He will receive an autographed copy in the mail this week.
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The new promotion is a book called, Moments this Good: The Softer Side of Alzheimer’s, written by Bonnie Nester.
Here are a couple reviews written about the book:
“Reading the chapters was like eating potato chips–as I devoured them I kept saying, ‘Just one more!'”
Judy McKellar
“Nester offers the reader a path to gentle acceptance, and even moments of playfulness and joy–and always, always models profound love and respect for her mother.”
Ellen Waterson
Author of the award-winning memoir “Then there was No Mountain and I am Madagascar”
All you need to do to have a chance to win this wonderful book is go over to the right side bar, and click on the icon that talks about subscribing to my free online newsletter, called, Signs of Hope Press.
Not only will you start receiving the free newsletter, but you will notice on the icon that it says you can download the Free eBook I have written called, The Top 25 Ways to Survive in a Troubled World.
So…you get a free newsletter-free eBook- and are placed in a free drawing for not only this feature book, but for all the future drawings.
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I have a new feature in the online newsletter. It has a new page called, Becoming Famous Before you are Famous. It will have actual rough draft chapters from a book of the same title. I will be sending out the first Chapter later today. Here is the fun part….sine it is a rough draft, I am asking each of you to proof read it, for typos, grammar mistakes, etc. Send me a message with your corrections. If you have something you think I should add to the chapter and it is used, you will be recognized in the book.
Rapists Steal the Lives of Those we Love.
Do we have the Right to Judge Criminals?
I was looking at CNN.com this evening and I saw an article about a serial rapist that not only raped many women, but killed most of them.
The is horrible and very sad story. This man not only ruined some women’s lives; he took the lives away from some of them.
What should we do about it? In the old days the vigilantes took care of it. They went to the criminals house and hung him from the nearest tree.
Would that make us feel better? Should we go back to being the judge and jury?
The answer is that there is only one supreme court judge, and that is God. We can convict people under our current law system, and that is far as we can go. We can’t even judge them in our minds according to the Bible.
Roman 2:1 Says, “You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge the other, you are condemning your self, because you who pass judgment do the same things.”
Wow! That is pretty heavy words from Paul, a man who was persecuting Christians himself at one time.
If you remember Paul had a rather rude awakening on the road to Damascus on day. He heard Jesus say, “Why are you persecuting my people?” Paul fell flat on his face, and his life changed right there on the spot.
We have been there haven’t we? We have sinned and we felt to conviction of the Lord in our heart, and we fell on our faces too.
I suggest to you that we as born sinners leave the judgments up to God, and try to0 bring peace in our own hearts.
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We are in the second day of the new book promotion. The featured book is, Moments this Good: The Softer Side of Alzheimer’s, by Bonnie Nester. Bonnie autographed the book. This is a wonderful story about being a caregiver and a daughter at the same time. The story is about Ruth, who is Bonnie’s mother. There are parts that will have you in tears, and other parts that will cause you to chuckle.
The warmth and love shared in this book will inspire all care givers that are struggling with their own burdens.
To have a chance to win this inspiring book you go to the right sidebar, and click on the icon that talks about subscribing to my free newsletter.
Once you subscribe you will be in all future drawings for top selling books with the author’s autograph in them.
A future featured book will be “The Shack,” by William Paul Young. This book has sold over 8 million books in just two years. Paul has autographed the book and made a personal note to who ever wins. This will certainly be a collector’s item.
When you subscribe you will also see that you will be able to download a free eBook when you receive the first newsletter. It will be at the bottom of the newsletter. All you have to do is click on the download spot, and the book will pop up for you to download.
So…. You get a free newsletter-free eBook, and have chances to win all future books that will be given away.
That is a pretty sweet deal for even the toughest of critics.
Do it today. I know I forget to do it if I go out and not do it while I am on the site.
You will not get hives, but you will get a lot of free stuff, and possibly a wonderful book as icing on the cake.
If you sign-up now for the featured book you will still be eligible for the drawing for, The Shack.”
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Hope for Those Who Suffer in this Economy
Don’t Close the Door on Life. Stay Strong and Survive
It seems like things will be getting worse before they get better. The economy showed signs of recovering in the market today, but the jobless rate hasn’t budged. People are still struggling.
I got an email from an 84 year old man this evening and he said that the last three months have been the toughest in his whole life time. He is 84 years old and struggling financially.
This type of situation has led many people to battle self doubt, anxiety, fear, depression, hopelessness, and all the other usual suspects.
What re we to do? What will happen to all of us if this keeps up? These are questions that many people are asking right now.
Let me give you some thoughts to try to help you through these troubling times:
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Don’t ever give up. Remain strong. You will persevere by just decided that nothing can force you to collapse.
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Try to enjoy the little things while the economy is faltering. Go to the park. Rent DVDs instead of going to the movies. Buy the store brands instead of the expensive brands.
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Make some great home cooked meals that you found in the old recipe book you found on the shelf. If it was good for our elders it still must be good. By cooking your own meals you will save money from not eating out. Have a “family,” meal. That means everyone sitting down at the table at the same time. Actually do some talking. Won’t that be different?
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Go one a vacation with in driving distance. You can just as much fun somewhere closer as you can hundreds of miles away.
I realize that these aren’t exciting solutions. What we probably really need to talk about is how to cope in this troubled world.
My book, Signs of Hope: Ways to Survive in an Unfriendly World, talks directly to you as readers about how to do that very thing. It shares ways to fight anxiety, fear, depression, self doubt, hopelessness, etc.
You can read some excerpts from, Signs of Hope: Ways to Survive in an Unfriendly World, when you sign up for my free newsletter. You can do that by going over to the right side bar and clciking on the icon that talks about subscribing.
Notice that you will also receive a free eBook that I have written called, The Top 25 Ways to Survive in a Troubled World. There are 25 ideas on how to stay tough during these hard times. It is yours for free just by subscribing.
When you subscribe you also have a chance to win free books. Many will have the authors autograph in them.
The book being featured right now is called, Moments this Good: The Softer Side of Alzheimer’s. It is written by Bonnie Nester. It is the story of Bonnie’s mother Ruth. It is kind of like a dairy with many heart breaking stories, but also some that make you chuckle. Bonnie has autographed the book for you.
So if you sign-up right now, you get:
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A free newsletter full of excerpts from: Signs of Hope: Ways to Survive in an Unfriendly World. Three other pages with interesting articles on them. A brand new page that will come out in the next issue is for writers. It will be called: Becoming Famous Before you are Famous. This alone is worth signing up for if you are a writer or even have thoughts of being a writer. It teaches you how to get known before you go to the publisher.
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A free Ebook called, The Top 25 Ways to Survive in a Troubled World. It shares many ways to cope.
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Free books with autographs in them through a drawing that is held every two weeks.
It hard to understand why someone would pass this up, but I am tooting my own horn. I happen to think that you would love any part of the three free bees above.
I hope you take advantage of this and sign-up.
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