It came to me as a two sentence e mail from a person who said he was an atheist. "I think that Jesus Christ never existed, and I be- lieve we are from monkeys! You are stupid to believe in Jesus." He desired to start an argument with me, but I just sent him an e mail simply saying, "I will be praying for you. Count on it." I believe this scoffer is a growing number of people who not only reject Christ but are closed to the facts that support belief in God and creation. They are unwilling to consider the evidence. How do we witness to such a person? How do we present Christ to someone who won't even listen to us? In his book Foolishness to the Greeks, Lesslie Newbigin suggests that we need to have courage to "Hold and proclaim a belief that can't be proved to be true" by the world's standards, That's what David was doing when he said that with God's help he could defeat Goliath (1 Samuel 17:45-47). He believed what could not be proven at that moment. I feel certain that he sounded foolish to the skeptics around him, but he knew that the One he served would show Himself to be the true and living God. One only has to read this great story to see David's faith was not in vain. In response to the skeptics, we can affirm our confidence in the Bible"s uncompromising truths. And we can echo David's words: "O my God, I trust in You; let me not be ashamed; let not my enemies triumph over me (Psalm 25:2). I have good news concerning the atheist I spoke about. He sent me another e mail thanking me for my prayers that they were answered. He said, "I am happy to say to you, I was wrong there is a God. I have accepted Him in my life, and I am going to do far more for God, than I ever did for the devil." THE EVIDENCE FOR GOD IS CLEAR TO THE ONE WHO IS LOOKING FOR HIM.
Get your own free MySpace Cursors to add MySpace cursors to your profile!You don't have to live like this anymore, you are someone to Me! Let Me piece your life back together. The only thing stopping you, is you! Do you want to continue living this way? It's not worth it! I have better plans for you, I care for you, and I can show you how to really live.... "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. "For My yoke is easy and My burden is light." (Matthew 11:28) I will be waiting for you, Jesus When I say... "I am a Christian" I'm not shouting "I'm clean living." I'm whispering "I was lost, " Now I'm found and forgiven. When I say..."I am a Christian" I don't speak of this with pride. I'm confessing that I stumble and need CHRIST to be my guide. When I say... "I am a Christian" I'm not trying to be strong. I'm professing that I'm weak and need HIS strength to carry on. When I say... "I am a Christian" I'm not bragging of success. I'm admitting I have failed and need God to clean my mess. When I say... "I am a Christian" I'm not claiming to be perfect, My flaws are far too visible but, God believes I am worth it. When I say... "I am a Christian" I still feel the sting of pain, I have my share of heartaches So I call upon His name. When I say... "I am a Christian" I'm not holier than thou, I'm just a simple sinner who received God's good grace, somehow. - Maya Angelou....Faith, walking in the dark with God, only prays Him to clasp its hand more closely. The Sheperd does not ask of thee Faith in they faith, but only faith in Him, And this He meant in saying "Come to Me" in Light or darkness seek to do His will, and leave the work of faith to Jesus still.I was a child who was considered a challenge!I was always wanting to explore everything. I was very mischievous. I am the oldest of 2 daughters.I was raised in the 60's and 70's and had learning problems in school. I fell between the cracks in the school system and was held back in second grade because I just couldn't understand math and had a hard time with reading.I remember the only time we really went to church was on easter to a methodist church and my mom sent me to bible school at people's homes. We never really attended a church.When I got into High School I started attending a church and became saved there. I was probably about 16 or 17 at the time. I joined the church youth choir and the summer I graduated we went to Canada and sang at various places, Vancouver, BC and Victoria, BC. What am awesome expirence that was!Not long after that, the church closed down and I began walking away from the Lord. I got married in 1978 and had a daughter in 1980. She was my life and my pride and joy.My life took many twists and turns. Some of them very dark and lonely.My husband was a truck driver and was gone for extended periods of time. He was never faithful in our relationship and in turn this caused me to become angry, bitter and unforgiving. He would lie to me about many things and I began going on shopping sprees mostly for our daughter. I did not care if there wasn't any money in the bank, just as long as there were checks in the checkbook. I suffered in many ways over this, because the checks would bounce and than I would have to figure out a way to pay the bank fees and the bounced check. I did this for a long time. I was not a happy person and I felt shopping was a way to make things better.My husband and I divorced in 2000 and I had met a man online and he came to meet me and we spent 9 days with each other in December of that year. In May I packed up what I could and flew to Maryland to be with him. We bought a home together and got married in December 2003. My husband now is a good and loving man, but is very far away from God. He was raised in the Catholic church and I feel in my heart because of their teaching has pushed him to the point where he wants nothing to do with Him.In April of 2002 I got hurt on the job, hurting my low back and just thinking I had pulled some muscles, an MRI revealed a blown disc and a tear near my spine. Things just spiraled from there. I was angry because I felt I had lost my livelyhood and my independenceand I became absorbed in self pity. I was later diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, Epstein-Barr virus and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I kind of knew that I had Fibromyalgia a few years earlier, but never did anything to find out about it. Than in June 06 I finally saw a Rheumatologist and because of the pain in my neck she ordered an MRI, which revealed 6 bulging discs. She said no wonder you are always in pain. She wanted to put me on narcotics, but I balked at that, so she put me on Tylenol and Aleve (Prescription strength)My best friend from high school found me in May 2004 and that is when my life was completely turned around. She lead me right back into the Lord's loving arms! He got me busy reading my Bible, studying end time events and Apologetics. I am like a sponge I want to know everything there is to know about the TRUTH and the LIES of our world. Let me tell you I have learned there are more LIES these days than TRUTH! I am still learning and the Lord is still working in me and He teaches me something new every day!I applied for SSDI and fought for 3 years to get it. We had moved here to Iowa to be closer to my daughter and son in law and in October 2005 my daughter and I flew to Washington, DC to my disability hearing. The end of December I finally got a decision from the judge. He ruled that I am disabled, but not disabled enough to get SSDI! I was hurt, angry and so disappointed in our system. So, there I sat hanging at the edge of the cliff where they just left me dangling. I knew there was no way I could go out into the work force and become gainfully employed. So began praying about this and the Lord laid on my heart to get back into in home child care. So I began finding out how to become state registered and things just began falling into place! One of the things that had to happen before I could get registered was to have DHS come and inspect our home. But first I had to complete a very long list of things that the state requires. It was daunting and very overwhelming and I put the list away for a couple of weeks. I just wasn't sure I could get through this list. But one day the Lord had me pull out the list and begin working on it. Things just fell into place and I than got the appointment made to have our home inspected. I was nervous about this big time! The woman came and did her thing and went through my files and contracts that I had to have available for her to look at and she said you have passed with flying colors! I could not have done this all by myself. The Lord walked me through all of it! I got my certification in the mail a couple of days later and got some ads in the paper. I got my first child the end of July last year. I have had a full house of children and now because of parents being laid off and let go from their jobs and one parent I had to terminate her contract for harrassement from her boyfriend, I am down to 2 children again. I know if the Lord wants me to take in more children He will provide!Since I have been back walking with the Lord He has given me such happiness and inner peace and such love!I love the Lord with my whole being and yes He is still working in me and there are still some issues that need work, but it's all in His perfect timing, not mine.I will say this though, one of the hardest things for me was to totally surrender to my pride and unforgiving heart. I had alot of anger and unforgiveness toward my ex husband and I had to turn it all over to the Lord and once I did that and prayed about it, it was like a ton of brick was removed from my shoulders. It was such an awesome feeling!People have called me a hypocrite and bascially a control freak, but that's ok, because the Lord knows my heart and their hearts and I forgive them all, because they know not what they say or do. They are being very lead by a dying world. I am very opinionated and speak out. The Lord has not taken this away from me yet. But I do pray about this. I do not believe in sugar coating the truth, because I feel that is what is wrong with our world today. Too many slanted versions, half truths or just plain lies. Wouldn't you rather know the TRUTH?If you don't know God personally, please reconsider where you are going in life and where you will spend eternity. God wants to bless you like you have never been blessed before, only if you totally surrender your whole life to Him and let Him do the work! Have you ever repented? Have you laid at the feet of God and begged for forgiveness realizing you have no hope but His mercy? Have you taken the blame for your sinful nature? Have you come to Christ? If not, today is the day to get honest with the Lord. Turn to Him while He may be found and He will save you. My favorite Bible verse is:Acts 16:31 31And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house...
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Philippians 2:5-8 (King James Version)5Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:6Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:7But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:8And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Layout made by Carolyn