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Monday, October 14, 2024

Psalm 4:8 In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.

 






Psalm 4:8



In peace 

I will both lie down and sleep; for You alone, O Lord, 

make me dwell in safety.


One of the most difficult things about facing a dire situation, or sudden dire situation, tragedy or horror, is to feel relaxed in life. To recovery equilibrium. To not fear what happens in the time to come. And this is generally, when a human spirit has been shaken like a lava lamp, is a 2-year road to recovery. Normal.


Matthew 11:28 

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, 
and I will give you rest.


One of the best things in life, is to allow the emotions to exist. To be angry and express the anger, then allow your words to tell of the hope surrounding the time to come. If you want to bring reality into a conversation, then the hope must exist as well. We live, not as an island, but as a bridge building and bringing to others. The Lord says Be Angry. And say what you feel.

Anger is so much acceptable than fear.  Fear brings sadness, sadness brings misty eyes in public. Ok. This happens. Don't feel ashamed. Allow this to be real and normal.  And yet, it is all the same thread. Sad is better than murderous. When our daughter died, I cried. At first, like a Banshee. Even the loving dog wanted to be outside. And later misty eyes. Tears wash pain away. I always feel better after a good cry in my room. Let the sadness be washed away to be replaced with new days.

Avoid being your own worst critic. Misty eyes. Fine.


We have a choice. 

To find what is good and we can work with. Or justify, justify, justify our more doubtful emotions as solid. When we are in gloom, it is so very justifiable.  Just like spinning in one place.  But trees don't grow spinning off to near and far. The balance will arrive.

Find what is humorous. Tragedy and Marriage Counseling.  Similar. If you decided your spouse deserves 5 solid years of friendship and loyalty, then fulfilling this promise of loyalty will lead to a very happy marriage. Fake it and you won't make it. Polite and communicative will be the road to long-lasting Love, Happiness and Self Esteem.

The essentials to recovery are worth ruminating like a flow chart and putting the facts in a row. Recovery is part of the soul, not just heart, body and mind.



Luke 6:35

Love your enemies, and do good and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for He is kind to the ungrateful and evil.


(Until you get to be Judas. Iscariot. Or the attacking army. And or the relentless army. Harming the innocent.) And this would be becoming your own enemy. 

A Hurricane and the damage are the enemy. And being the one to help will relieve burdens. Doing the good put before you to do. Choosing to find this the opportunity to renew, improve and heal. Being stronger for doing the work.  

You can become the enemy by stress and over-ridden by emotion and tiredness. Not becoming the enemy to ourselves and those struggling nearby and with us. Avoid adding harm and abuse into daily lives.



Psalm 127:2 

It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest,
 eating the bread of anxious toil; 
for He gives
 to His beloved 
sleep.


And miles to go before I sleep.  Norman Vincent Peale used to expound upon this poem by Robert Frost by quoting Scripture. The living are the people with opportunities for solutions. Trouble. Jesus said this life has this. The seeds we plant are the people we become. We are to be the trees of shelter for those to find comfort and rest.


Exodus 33:14

And he said, “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”



The Importance of Rest, Relax. Fun.




Mark 6:31 

And He said to them,
 “Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.” 

For many were coming and going, 
and they had no leisure 
even to eat.









Hebrews 4:9-11

So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, 
for whoever has entered God's rest has also rested from his works 
as God did from His. 






May God Please Bless America
we need Him






Abba, Father,



FATHER,
In the Name of Jesus
we pray the disaster of Hurricane Milton
is AVOIDED.
PLEASE, LORD. 




Romans 3:21-31 
The Message

God Has Set Things Right 

21-24 But in our time something new has been added. What Moses and the prophets witnessed to all those years has happened. The God-setting-things-right that we read about has become Jesus-setting-things-right for us. 

And not only for us, but for everyone 
who believes 
in Him. 
For there is no difference between us and them in this.





We pray in Jesus' Name. Amen.








The People of North Carolina
request most:
Baby Items
and

COLD WEATHER is COMING ITEMS:

SAMARITANS PURSE
Link Below

Cast Iron Stoves  = = = are first on the list
Coats, Jackets, Hats, Gloves
In Good Condition, please
Sweaters, 
Blankets
Comforters
Throw Away Hand Warmers
Fire Pits and those items
Lanterns

Fencing Materials
Livestock Supplies

Help The Elderly!!!




With Your Help
We will act justly
 and to love mercy
 and to walk humbly with You, our God.

Dwell in me,
Dwell in us,
Dwell in those we Love,
Help us to seek You first.
And we will finish well, in Jesus Christ. 

Help us find and bring
to become
 more Heaven
to this earth.





In Jesus Christ is 
Our Love, Joy and Hope.

BLESS those working for
Post Pandemic Healing
and Flood Healing
and Care.








Especially in all 6 States.
The people crying for 
HELP.

Bless us 
all, 
worldwide
with Healing
Safety
Prosperity and
Worldwide
Peace!
We ask healing
of Your Good Creation



HEAL OUR NATION

26 days
or sooner for Early Voting
Please Vote 
and Vote Responsibly.


For Children 
in their Schools, 
....all safety. 
They Need Our Prayers, Father!

The Catholics
Announce 
an Ad Campaign
against
The Child Abuse
in 
Gender modification.

God Lord deliver them.


For those who protect 
and defend 
the USA:

Protect us: 
from arsonists.
Keep our food supply safe 
and the supply chain.
Support the Police.
Safety from Crime.

The Preservation
and Honoring
ALL of our Constitutional Rights.

Veterans fought for us.

For Worldwide Peace.
And the Peace of Israel.


The safety 
of Your people.
The safety 
of those
helping the earth 
to heal.
GOD BLESS THEM
Let evil and practicing evil
depart far from us
and our children.



And in Jesus - this Hope, 
Faith and Love - we will rise up believing Jesus. 
Amen.





♔ Lord Jesus Saves †









Yes The Lord Fulfills His Purpose


Thank You, Jesus




Sunday, October 13, 2024

Psalm 137 ~ foundations † ††






The first thing we notice about a new building site, is the barren ugliness. No one moved to North Carolina or Florida for a barren landscape.  New building sites hold a promise. Like a Phoenix.

Psalm 137



How Shall We Sing the Lord's Song?


By the waters of Babylon,
    there we sat down and wept,
    when we remembered Zion.

2 On the willows there
    we hung up our lyres.
3 For there our captors
    required of us songs,
and our tormentors, mirth, saying,
    “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”

4 How shall we sing the Lord's song
    in a foreign land?

5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem,
    let my right hand forget its skill!
6 Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth,
    if I do not remember you,
if I do not set Jerusalem
    above my highest joy!

7 Remember, O Lord, against the Edomites
    the day of Jerusalem,
how they said, “Lay it bare, lay it bare,
    down to its foundations!” 



Sheds hold building materials and people safely.

Save on hotel bills.




When Dallas was recovering from the F4 Tornado of October 2019, it was not beautiful. The bad news was a projected 2-year recovery. For insurance reasons. The Good News was the 2-year recovery time to plan the recovery.

We recently had time to improve our 24-year family home. 
We reduced our energy bill 
by $400 a month. 

($295 now)

The things we did to improve, we used a lot of R19 insulation. And we have an attached garage, we used Walmart Ant NASA TECH White Reflective Foam Core 2 Car Garage Door Insulation Kit 18 Ft (Wide) x 8 Ft (HIGH) R Value 8.0 Made in USA $116. This positively changes the temperature in the Texas garage by at least 10 to 15 degrees.  Both winter and summer.

The garage wall to the house, we insulated with R19 and then put in Hardy Plank for security if the cars bump a plank and for overall weatherproofing. 

We also put in 2 attic fans from shopping the reviews. They have benefitted us for 2 years.






Sheds hold building materials and people safely.



All the doors, including attic, have Home Depot Frost King double layer, 2 products, door frame insulation and Vinyl or Brass sweeps at the bottom. Even the attic. 

But the one thing I think we did, the best, was putting Lowe's12-in x 24-in White Rectangle Urethane Gable Vent $62, two of them on the wall surrounding the refrigerator, top and bottom.  This allows the refrigerator not to fight its own heat, the top vent allows the heat to dissipate in the kitchen.



The one thing we avoided was Vinyl Windows. 
We had a mature, in years of window sales, salesman arrive at our home and say, "Honestly, no one wants vinyl on their home for warping. This $22 g solution is a waste, a joke, 1/3 of the Argon gas fails in about 4 to 5 years. They won't last 25 years. The product will never pay for itself." And our friend who washes windows for a living agrees.  

Adamant avoidance. 2 more to avoid.
Our son has an LSU Master's Degree in Construction through the LSU Engineering Department. Green wood. It isn't cured properly. PERIOD. And lately the scam is it has a new process of drying.  Yep, split later and or bend. Not great even for fence posts. (We sat next to one bending 12', 4" post, was green slightly around knotholes, horribly in an outdoor Restaurant yesterday.) Leave Home Depot if they try to tell you green wood is ok. It is NOT.  

The 2nd to avoid. Glued beams.  
These are new to the residential construction industry. They have no history.  NEVER. Glue. You know what glue does in heat and time.  Whole, large wooden Posts and long 2x4 are available in Lumber stores. Reasonably, compared to the inferior box store products.

 Locally, in the Houston area, we had a major home builder have a new home, on the market, collapse.  In a regular rainstorm. How. The Beams. Gave out. House down. Cracked in to 1/3rds.

Scammers in BAD Economic times. 

Instead, we stayed with our aluminum windows
and advise 2 parts, bifold, interior glass or interior plexiglass storm window.  We had ours made by a carpenter. If I had to buy new windows, I'd use Cypress or Mahogany and build the windows.  Or Aluminum. The window industry sees vinyl windows as a scam. 




We had secondary inspections before the drywall was finished.

Our building was recommended by 9 people in our Church. As we used him, his projects with them began to have major flaws.  Planned obsolescence. Crooked, for rebuild profit. He is out of business using his construction name now. Fortunately, our beams were 3 to 1 part. 3 Supports for every beam. I knew from listening to others. We had also hired electrician support approval. And expert plumbing when we found out.



2010 Williamsburg Vacation
My parents honeymooned 1956 in Williamsburg
My father built their house on Williamsburg plans








We had building supply issues. Repeatedly he brought wood that we rejected. One load was black mold. Our friend who builds with a major home builder said he would come and look, this was bad news.  So I got out Lysol and a dish scrubber and applied Lysol while waiting. Lysol Spray kills 99.9% of mold and bacteria. The wood became perfect.  They were beams that would be exposed in the garage and be painted. 

When we built our $295 Garage door, the crown molding was a 2x4 and then split one 2x4 in half and layered the wood for crown molding. Was actually very beautiful.  Don't throw out all that flooded wood. Stack it on 3 or 4 cinder blocks.  When in doubt, double plank. Still useful. 







Sheds are important for tools, building materials
and can be useful as small houses
during rebuilding






I'd purchased from a large internet store, nationally known, for balustrades. It arrived by mail and was cedar. Cedar is so soft, you can drive your thumb fingernail in about 1/4 of an inch. To return it, I'd pay half of the purchase.  I purchased Minwax Hardener and this matched the reviews and became very strong.  Durable. Perfect. I painted ours. 

***** Flood materials should be reexamined before throwing it away.


Romans 3: 22-24

And this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction,  for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 
and are justified freely by His grace 
through the redemption 
that is in 
Christ Jesus















May God Please Bless America
we need Him






Abba, Father,




FATHER,
In the Name of Jesus
we THANK YOU
the disaster of Hurricane Milton
is AVOIDED.
PLEASE, LORD. 

Help Floridians Heal.








The People of North Carolina
request most:
Baby Items
and

COLD WEATHER is COMING ITEMS:

SAMARITANS PURSE
Link Below

Cast Iron Stoves  = = = are first on the list
Coats, Jackets, Hats, Gloves
In Good Condition, please
Sweaters, 
Blankets
Comforters
Throw Away Hand Warmers
Fire Pits and those items
Lanterns

Fencing Materials
Livestock Supplies

Help The Elderly!!!








We Increase the Holy Spirit
and Pray:

With Your Help
We will act justly
 and to love mercy
 and to walk humbly with You, our God.

Dwell in me,
Dwell in us,
Dwell in those we Love,
Help us to seek You first.
And we will finish well, in Jesus Christ. 

Help us find and bring
to become
 more Heaven
to this earth.









In Jesus Christ is 
Our Love, Joy and Hope.




BLESS those working for
Post Pandemic Healing
and Flood Healing
and Care.








Especially in all 6 States.
The people crying for 
HELP.




Bless us 
all, 
worldwide
with Healing
Safety
Prosperity and
Worldwide
Peace!
We ask healing
of Your Good Creation




HEAL OUR NATION

26 days
or sooner for Early Voting
Please Vote 
and Vote Responsibly.


For Children 
in their Schools, 
....all safety. 
They Need Our Prayers, Father!



The Catholics
Announce 
an Ad Campaign
against
The Child Abuse
in 
Gender modification.





God Lord deliver them.





For those who protect 
and defend 
the USA:




Protect us:  ALL
from arsonists.
Keep our food supply safe 
and the supply chain.
Support the Police.
Safety from Crime.

The Preservation
and Honoring
ALL of our Constitutional Rights.










Veterans fought for us.

For Worldwide Peace.


And the Peace of Israel.


The safety 
of Your people.
The safety 
of those
helping the earth 
to heal.
GOD BLESS THEM
Let evil and practicing evil
depart far from us
and our children.



And in Jesus - this Hope, 
Faith and Love - we will rise up believing Jesus. 
Amen.





♔ Lord Jesus Saves †









Yes The Lord Fulfills His Purpose


Thank You, Jesus








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Who Jesus Is
1 Timothy 1:1-11 ~ God our Savior, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope
Matthew 16:13-20 ~ who do people say the Son of Man is?

Good News for us to remember and Think Upon
Animals are found in Heaven ~ 6 Prophets See Animals in Heaven

Anger, Jealousy=Trouble




The Bible explains the Bible, Prophetically

Bible - in your hand, today

Bible Accuracy



Blessing







Blessing our Father God

Blessing - unaware

Boundaries

Brothers
Christmas - His Word Upholds the Universe - December 25th


Psalm 135 ~ who is in your midst
John 1:1-14, 16, 29-51 ~ He was in the world

Details - Putting it all together and discovering it is about God

Psalm 108 ~ In triumph I will parcel out Shechem

Determine your own path, just love Him

Judges 16 ~ like any other man
John 4:43-54 ~ Doing what Jesus says


Earthquake

Every Day, Still Today
Today, Yesterday, Tomorrow


Exodus - History












Heavenly Hosts
His Messengers of Light












Elements of Nature Displaying HIS Glory
Exodus 40:16-38 ~ In the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, the tabernacle was erected.

I Decide What is Right and Wrong - God noticed this in the Garden of Eden from Eve

Individualism and Groups

It's the End of the World as We Know it, And I Feel Fine. (One of our most read posts.)
Grandpa - The Bible is Really the Life Story of People and
their Abba









Gates of Heaven


Gifts of God, all of us


Giving - God certainly is





























Glory


God sees His Creation as Good!!!


Gravity






















Good Friday

Gossip

Gratitude

Greatest

Grief, Forgiveness, Homecoming


Hated Emotion - Fear




































History - Is There History Showing Jesus was Alive - VERY EXTENSIVE HISTORY

Holiness


Holy Spirit ~ Manifestations

Homeward Bound, still a sojourner

Honey, Do this

Invitation
John 3:31-36 ~ that God is true

Israel - Destroyed Completely and Rebuilt. A sign of Jesus. Existing today.

Jesus clearly put a Foundation for His Resurrection to be Believed by the Multitudes of all of Israel and the Nations

Jesus and His Childhood Privacy
Nazareth - What Jesus did See Growing Up

John the Beloved Disciple


The Journey of Joseph


























Live It
Psalm 117 ~ Praise the Lord
Psalm 82 ~ rescue the weak and the needy
2 Samuel 4:1-12 ~ David answered
Hebrews 12 ~ Thankful
Psalm 31:3-8,17-21 ~ Thou hast redeemed me
Isaiah 40:1-11 ~ His reward is with Him
Matthew 13:31-32 ~ the birds of the air come and perch in its branches
Matthew 6:25-34 ~ your heavenly Father knows that you need
Luke 11:29-32 ~ Rise up
Psalm 126 ~ shouts of joy, bringing his sheaves
Luke 14:15-24 ~ there is still room
Joshua 1:1-9 ~ I am giving
Acts 5 ~ speak in the name of Jesus
John 1 ~ the Light shines
John 3:5-8 ~ born again
~ they went on from there and passed through Galilee
Judges 20 ~ Israel

Losing a Loved One - Passing ON

Revelation 21:22-27 ~ those who are written in the Lamb's Book of Life

Not Being Tossed Back and Forth with Emotion
Ephesians 4 ~ speaking the truth in Love

Marriage
Romans 7:1-12 ~ bear fruit for God
1 Corinthians 7 ~ For the unbelieving husband is made holy because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy because of her husband
Genesis 37:12-24 ~ when Reuben
Psalm 143 ~ Your steadfast love
Psalm 86 ~ For great is your steadfast love

Media... taking it down the path
1 Corinthians 10 ~ Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God





Mercy, an Inseparable Component of Truth
Matthew 23:23-26 ~ clean
1 Samuel 12 ~ serve the Lord with all your heart
Matthew 22:34-40 ~ The great and first commandment. And a second is like it

Miscellaneous
Job 38 ~ Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.
Psalm 19 ~ the heavens declare the glory of God
2 Kings 5:1-15 ~ a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper
1 Chronicles 13 ~ the Lord blessed the household of Obed-edom










Peace




Pharisee ~ Religion
Luke 11:42-46 ~ Woe to you Pharisees!


Pictorial Images of the 12 Tribes of Israel








Picture It


















Overcoming, with God's help!


Positive Attitude in Trouble




Prophets - the Law and the Old Men in Robes or People who Love the Lord. Flaws and Virtues. What They Sought in the Lord and What Drew Them to Him.



Praise



























Prayer

Psalm 91 ~ Prayer is always heard, God has an open door policy



Prayer Needs




Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words

Promises

Prosperity Gospel











Repeat and Repeat







Rest

Restore

Revelation 8:2
Seven Angels who stand before God

Revisionist History - Moses and Jeremiah said
there would be days like this
Deuteronomy 8
Jeremiah 23


Rock


SALVATION! What is needed?

Science - Blinded me - No - He Who Opens the Eyes of the Blind - With Science!!!

Second (3rd or 4th) Rate Seventh Level of Heaven

Seventh Level of Heaven







Shepherd

Smile!



Time Management





Life and Travels of Paul

Shroud

Transfiguration



True
The World Changed Rapidly after the first Easter



Trust Him

Uncomfortable Scripture

Video Game Player

Visual







Who is like our God?

Willingly

Works and Grace
Mark 1:4-11 ~ You are my beloved Son; with You I am well pleased

Worry

Wrathful, Nasty Old God from the Old Testament

Yahweh




Years - Thousands of Them are Yesterday in His Sight


80 Books of the Bible
Holy Spirit Approved by the First Council Nicaea and St. Nicholas
Included by the Essenes in the Dead Sea Scrolls
Today included by the Catholic Church
God wants to save the world.
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