tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278590282254898822024-03-13T09:23:33.097-07:00Couple's Nest(Mike and Luisa's expressed thoughts, ideas and experiences about God, life, love and spirituality.)MikenLuisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341426582158877275noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1727859028225489882.post-51950190836435942742009-07-14T18:15:00.001-07:002009-07-19T10:42:47.231-07:00Don't Call Yourself a Christian If...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjII4obU_3DttaOceDNGWQfqZ4rX9gwTS7b8hmerLIrmu-E_35oOWTr3JwQpRQsMLn61pcrP5ybIAB4TPFIysWRhjAg_9wn-H_Z3TXU2SLbqyAl53xZzHFT4gOYCNagCbKohO0FqiDqGkfC/s1600-h/man.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 168px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjII4obU_3DttaOceDNGWQfqZ4rX9gwTS7b8hmerLIrmu-E_35oOWTr3JwQpRQsMLn61pcrP5ybIAB4TPFIysWRhjAg_9wn-H_Z3TXU2SLbqyAl53xZzHFT4gOYCNagCbKohO0FqiDqGkfC/s200/man.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358491087205221682" border="0" /></a>
<br /><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CDwn%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Don't call yourself a Christian if....
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<br />...you won't and don't go to church.
<br />...you do go once a week and won't make an attempt to go more.
<br />...you dress up Sunday, go to church, then act like the world once you leave.
<br />...you praise the Lord, then a few minutes later curse and blaspheme His Holy Name.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">...you go to church yet won't support the local Pastor and his family, yet you <o:p></o:p>support other worldly things such as the liquor store and bars that sell it.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">...you believe tithing is a thing of the past. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">...you refuse to believe that God has an inspired Bible, the KJB.
<br />...you read other versions and think that will make you spiritual.
<br />...you don't know what the word Christian means. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">...you say you are saved and one, yet show no outward proof of it a year or so later. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">...you actually are one, yet hang around the ungodly and wicked people of the world.
<br />...you are not one, just because others may be, does not mean you are one.
<br />...you continue to smoke and drink. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">...you don't live according to God's commandments.
<br />...you think by doing good works you will go to heaven and get rewards.
<br />...you do absolutely nothing for the cause of Christ.
<br />...you have a problem with me being one (a true christian).
<br />...you do not go or will not go witnessing.
<br />...you don't act like one, live like one, talk like one, walk like one, dress like one.</span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">...you continue to dress like a freak and wear clothes unbecoming to your person.
<br />...you dress like a whore and try to be appealing to men.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:85%;color:red;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Copyright June 2009, Mike Carey</span>
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<br />MikenLuisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341426582158877275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1727859028225489882.post-736588401227124112009-06-22T19:44:00.000-07:002009-07-19T17:05:08.075-07:00By the way...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuCo3AhnZ48EWqq7oi1MZl7gJhWmtBN5D0J_mkVneNl5IUpvC9WMWmUAQAtcJf5nUeBLeStOsIsI5z0mVaNfcieFYk9En50aVbvquFD5RHI7XjdYQRUqnzlgV0eQnWXkTaOAIRWo2As7UL/s1600-h/man+question.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 129px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuCo3AhnZ48EWqq7oi1MZl7gJhWmtBN5D0J_mkVneNl5IUpvC9WMWmUAQAtcJf5nUeBLeStOsIsI5z0mVaNfcieFYk9En50aVbvquFD5RHI7XjdYQRUqnzlgV0eQnWXkTaOAIRWo2As7UL/s200/man+question.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350360153229062530" border="0" /></a>
<br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" >Are you saved? Can you really prove it?</span>
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<br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" >Those are question we often hear from Christians who may either want to know if we really are saved for our own sakes (otherwise we thought we go to heaven already, but aren't) or may have other reasons otherwise, other than really good ones.</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-family:times new roman;" > </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-family:times new roman;" >If ever, check yourself whether you have these or don't. If you have, then you're saved! Praise the Lord! But if you don't, we think you need somebody who can lead you to prayer of salvation (otherwise you go to hell!!!). It's not a joke. We are very serious.</span>
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<br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:times new roman;" >Here it is:</span>
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<br /><!--[if !supportLists]--><b style=""><span style=""></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"><b style=""><span style=""><span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style="font-family:times new roman;">How do we know we are saved (explanation to those who question our faith)?</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:85%;">
<br /><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p> <table class="MsoTableGrid" style="border: medium none ; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-family:times new roman;" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt; font-weight: bold;" valign="top" width="295"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">1) For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: solid solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt; font-weight: bold;" valign="top" width="295"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Ephesians 2:8-9<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt; font-weight: bold;" valign="top" width="295"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">2)</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;">These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt; font-weight: bold;" valign="top" width="295"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">1 John 5:13<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt; font-weight: bold;" valign="top" width="295"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">3) My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any [man] pluck them out of my hand.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt; font-weight: bold;" valign="top" width="295"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">John 10:27-28<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt; font-weight: bold;" valign="top" width="295"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">4) In whom ye also [trusted], after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt; font-weight: bold;" valign="top" width="295"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Ephesians 1: 13-14<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-size:85%;" >
<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >Now, if you aren't saved yet, why don't you read this:</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;">
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mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} table.MsoTableGrid {mso-style-name:"Table Grid"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-border-insideh:.5pt solid windowtext; mso-border-insidev:.5pt solid windowtext; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-size:85%;" ><b face="times new roman"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></b></span> <p style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p> <table class="MsoTableGrid" style="border: medium none ; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-family:times new roman;" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt;" valign="top" width="295"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style="">1)<span style=""> </span>For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: solid solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt;" valign="top" width="295"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style="">Romans 3: 23<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt;" valign="top" width="295"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style="">2)<span style=""> </span>God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt;" valign="top" width="295"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style="">Romans 3:6<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt;" valign="top" width="295"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style="">3) <span style=""> </span>For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of God [is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt;" valign="top" width="295"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style="">Romans 6:23<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt;" valign="top" width="295"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style="">4)<span style=""> </span>But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt;" valign="top" width="295"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style="">Romans 5:8<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt;" valign="top" width="295"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style="">5. Then if you understand that you need salvation, let us pray this prayer:</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style="">
<br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Lord Jesus, forgive me for being a sinner and for all the sins that I have committed. Starting now, I put my trust in You. I receive You as my personal Lord and Savior. Enter my heart and save me. Amen.</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">7 I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.</span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">
<br /></span></p><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >10 Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.</span> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt;" valign="top" width="295"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style="">
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<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt;" valign="top" width="295"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style="">6.<span style=""> </span>(as additional) <o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style="">But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt;" valign="top" width="295"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style="">Revelation 21:8<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 221.4pt;" valign="top" width="295"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""><i style="">Please note that:</i></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""><i style="">
<br /></i></b></span></p><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have </span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">everlasting life.</span>
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<br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b style="">John </b><st1:time minute="16" hour="15"><b style="">3:16</b></st1:time><b style=""> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b style=""><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:85%;">
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<br /><!--[if !supportLists]--><b style=""><span style=""></span></b></p><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span> MikenLuisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341426582158877275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1727859028225489882.post-19170648652920931532009-06-19T20:01:00.001-07:002009-07-19T17:06:23.475-07:00The Difference Between A Sissy And A Prissy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmZH91pmDBHasVa0b7pEoOhJvYi0taAOv7ryyim8SkWXGgpMVN15RB7SXdoF_atRwlOWXnLQTEyRNYkaK5zNhCVdRv4iKxDgEKk9xXJ8kGFSucj5GO-epTDAIPMyYowRmzZa9eAlS3vm3W/s1600-h/sissy-prissy.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmZH91pmDBHasVa0b7pEoOhJvYi0taAOv7ryyim8SkWXGgpMVN15RB7SXdoF_atRwlOWXnLQTEyRNYkaK5zNhCVdRv4iKxDgEKk9xXJ8kGFSucj5GO-epTDAIPMyYowRmzZa9eAlS3vm3W/s200/sissy-prissy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350308426091345234" border="0" /></a>
<br /><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CDwn%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </font</style><span style="font-size:85%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:red;" > </span></b></span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:red;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:red;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CDwn%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="time"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" >Sissy</span></b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" > is a man who has long hair. <i>1 Cor.11:14</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" ><i>
<br /></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" >Prissy</span></b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" > is a woman who has short hair. <i>1 Cor.11:15</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" ><i>
<br /></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" >Sissy</span></b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" > is the man who rebels against what the Bible says about men having short hair, and not long.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" >
<br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" >Prissy</span></b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" > is the woman who rebels against what the Bible says about women having long hair, and not short.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" >
<br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" >Sissy</span></b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" > is the man behind the pulpit who never preaches, but licks up the fond words of the congregation to swell himself full of pride and to make him look good to himself and others. <i>Prov.16:5</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" ><i>
<br /></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" >Prissy</span></b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" > is for the woman to shave her head when she has no life threatening disease, that otherwise she would have to I.E. cancer.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" >
<br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" >Sissy</span></b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" > is the man who calls himself a Christian, yet his hair looks like a mop and he refuses to do anything about it, he is a rebel of the devil and a sin to God.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" >
<br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" >Prissy</span></b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" > is the woman who refuses to hear and believe what the Bible says about her, her attitude, her worldly ways, how she dresses, her hair, her liberal attitude, and her behavior around others. Check out <i>Proverbs 31</i>. A real woman is described in that chapter, and it is not the chapter for the foolish and contentious woman nor does it describe a worldly carnal lady, but a Christian woman. Read it and weep. Read also <i>Prov. 9:13.</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" ><i>
<br /></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" >Sissy</span></b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" > is the man whose hindsight is as blind as his foresight as he allows his wolf (wife) to dictate to him how their home should be run, instead of standing up; and living and being the Godly example to his wife that he needs to be. <i>Eph. 5:22, 23</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" ><i>
<br /></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" >Prissy</span></b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" > is the woman who thinks she knows it all and seduces men to get her own way. Look up <i>Proverbs </i></span><st1:time minute="13" hour="9"><i><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" >9:13</span></i></st1:time><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" >, ladies and get verrrrrry angry. Amen!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" >
<br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" >Sissy </span></b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" >is the man who is full of pride and thinks he is a good and gracious man whom all adores and likes. Think again hypocrite. Check out <i>Proverbs 13:10,16:5</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" ><i>
<br /></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" >Prissy</span></b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" > is the woman who plays the harlot and at the same time thinks she is sweet and innocent of all wrongdoing. Read <i>Prov. 7</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" ><i>
<br /></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" >Sissy</span></b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" > is the man who claims to be Godly, his ways are the ways of self-righteousness, his thoughts are of good, and his tongue is pure. Check out <i>Proverbs 16:27,</i> wicked one.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" >
<br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" >Prissy</span></b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" > is the woman whose heart is full of desire and wickedness as she plays on the emotions of men that destroys them.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" >
<br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" >Sissy</span></b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" > is the man who speaks boastful and prideful things about others in front of them, then talks unkindly of them behind their backs later. Read this, Mr. Perfect. <i>Proverbs 10:18</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" ><i>
<br /></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" >Prissy</span></b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" > is the woman and <b>Sissy</b> is the man who is full of noise, acts foolish, can't keep quiet and who loves speaking all his or her mind, won't take long for that, will it minute or so? Read <i>Proverbs 29:11. </i>This scripture applies to both men and women.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" >
<br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" >Sissy</span></b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" > is the man whose mouth is full of fire, blasphemy and cursing; and that doing that makes him a big man and important to himself. Your mouth is vile, malicious, evil, and abomination to the Lord. Read <i>Exodus 20:7, Ps. 34:13</i>, <i>James 3:8</i>. Same to you women, too.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" >
<br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" >Prissy</span></b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" > is the woman who thinks she is called by God to preach. Really? Check this out, you liberated liberal. <i>1 Cor. 14:34, 35; 1 Tim. 2:11-15</i>, and don't take these verses out of context which most do.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" >
<br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" >Sissy </span></b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" >is the man who calls Jesus a liar saying he drank alcoholic wine, so you justify your own damnable drinking by taking out of context the verses that God condemns drinking? Fool. Read this. <i>Prov. 20:1, </i></span><st1:time minute="29" hour="23"><i><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" >23:29</span></i></st1:time><i><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" >-35, 31:4-7, Hab. 2:5, 15, 16.</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><i><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" >
<br /></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" >Prissy</span></b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" > is the woman who thinks the same above and never learns because she is too gullible to find these things out for herself, so she listens to some man or so-called minister who knows nothing. Read the verses above ladies. If you don't believe or get mad, that tells us all you have a liberal attitude and are probably a liberal Christian also, as you reject and deny what the Bible teaches on and preaches against such things. No one calls Jesus or God a liar and gets away with it. </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><i><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" >Rom.</span></i></st1:place></st1:country-region><i><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" > 3:4, Heb. 9:27</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">
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<br />MikenLuisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341426582158877275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1727859028225489882.post-16659174196964292022009-06-18T20:07:00.000-07:002009-07-19T10:19:58.511-07:00What We Really Need Is An Earth-shattering Holy Ghost Awakening<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9t9-z0JCsFGWHCP1mkK5VOWXY12U7r2GfI7Mi6d4KlIwE8uY-dtgt_Vk8xMEI6THpYG9ytKS4qxc34czYVRQFKzxGMi11sbsbHPsEnKjCx7UMM4c6GMAlM7DeLy4gFpc_GR70SkYWcpM/s1600-h/clipart.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 109px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9t9-z0JCsFGWHCP1mkK5VOWXY12U7r2GfI7Mi6d4KlIwE8uY-dtgt_Vk8xMEI6THpYG9ytKS4qxc34czYVRQFKzxGMi11sbsbHPsEnKjCx7UMM4c6GMAlM7DeLy4gFpc_GR70SkYWcpM/s200/clipart.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348992650608753218" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">..</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">... all across our country and a wakeup call to every dead minister behind the pulpit.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">..... to shake the foundations of every spiritually dead church.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">..... to bring alive the weak-kneed, backboneless so called man of God who does nothing for the glory of God, get him out of his heathen pride, and make him get busy for the Lord to win souls for Christ.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">..... slap the backslidden Christian to reality and bring him/her back to Jesus' arms.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">..... for the Holy Spirit to convict all those prideful and black hearts, break their wickedness and open themselves up so that the glory of the Lord can shine in.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">..... for the Christians to get right with God for the last time and live for Him till their death or till the Lord comes back in all His glory.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">..... and offend everyone with the preaching of God's Word to humble them to their dirty knees and cry out, "Have mercy on me, dear Lord" with tears of repentance, then tears of joy as they accept Christ as their personal Saviour, whooooooooo.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">..... to shatter and break the hearts of the rebellious reprobates, the hypocritical heathens and self-righteous mockers of God so that they may be convicted and saved to be with our Lord in heaven forever.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">..... to make the new Christians know they are someone special to the Lord and realize they can be used mightily by the Lord if they are not and will not be swayed by the personal opinions of others when it comes to the WORD of God, His precious King James Bible.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">..... to bring revival back here, to have God step down from heaven and put His hand and fire in each of us to serve Him more than what we do.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">..... to keep us from mocking God by the other heathens’ perverted ungodly versions that are being used for the glory of man.</span><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >c June 2009 mike carey</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /></span>MikenLuisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341426582158877275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1727859028225489882.post-9843300211509456282009-06-15T21:37:00.001-07:002009-06-15T22:05:12.055-07:00Jesus Christ<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX2Cvhq_1KkliLfSn1zIQHHJ1FjpRsIZKz2biYsv6PredGQWIRqhDUjB_2hFNHokJBi3iOL9vE-CtszvJf9nM14XIbw4LGDYFNkq4bTk0GaGRnG9Mo5e8zw7qbKvxWFOCV70SJDgBho_Ai/s1600-h/cross.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 125px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX2Cvhq_1KkliLfSn1zIQHHJ1FjpRsIZKz2biYsv6PredGQWIRqhDUjB_2hFNHokJBi3iOL9vE-CtszvJf9nM14XIbw4LGDYFNkq4bTk0GaGRnG9Mo5e8zw7qbKvxWFOCV70SJDgBho_Ai/s200/cross.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347780092690531874" border="0" /></a>
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<br /></b><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;" ></span><p style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">J</span></span></b><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;"> -------- is my </span><b style="font-style: italic;">joy </b><span style="font-style: italic;">and the </span><b style="font-style: italic;">joy</b><span style="font-style: italic;"> of my salvation.</span></span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;" > </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">He is my all in all, my one and only.</span></span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;" >
<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">E </span>-------- He is all I <b>ever </b>need. <span style=""> </span>He means <b>everything</b> to me.<span style=""> </span>He is <b>excellent</b> and His mercy <b>endures</b> forever.
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">S</span> -------- I am His <span class="yshortcuts"><b><span id="lw_1245120466_1">servant</span></b></span> and I <b>serve</b> only one Master. He is the <span class="yshortcuts"><b><span id="lw_1245120466_2">sweetness</span></b></span> that I desire and crave for.<span style=""> </span>He is the <span class="yshortcuts"><b><span style="cursor: pointer;" id="lw_1245120466_3">Son</span></b> of God</span> and He puts as <b>s<span class="yshortcuts">ong</span></b><span class="yshortcuts"> in my heart</span>.
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">U</span> -------- He <b>understands</b> me better than anyone on earth and He gives me <b><span id="lw_1245120466_5">u<span class="yshortcuts">nction</span></span></b>.
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">S</span> -------- His free gift of eternal <b>salvation</b> is just a call away.<span style=""> </span>My <span class="yshortcuts"><b><span id="lw_1245120466_6">Saviour</span></b></span> who fulfills my needs, He <b>saved </b>me from hell and His condemnation.
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<br /><b>C</b> -------- I <b>cast</b> my <b>cares</b> on Him for He<b> careth</b> for me.<span style=""> </span>He is <b>compassionate </b>and He is my <b>comfort</b>.
<br /><b>H</b> -------- <b>He</b> is my <b>high </b>tower.<span style=""> </span>When I am low, <b>His</b> arms lifts me <b>high</b>.<span style=""> </span>I'll see <b>Him</b> soon in <b>heaven</b>.<span style=""> </span><b>He hearkens</b> to my voice in my time of desperate need and when I am truly <b>humbled</b>.
<br /><b>R</b> -------- He is holy, just, and <b>righteous</b>.<span style=""> </span>He <b>restoreth</b> my soul and He is my blessed <b>Redeemer</b>.
<br /><b>I </b>-------- With Him nothing <b>is impossible</b>.<span style=""> </span>I am His <b>instrument</b> for Him to use. <b><span style=""> </span>I </b>love Him because He first loved me.
<br /><b>S</b> -------- His blood cleanses me from all <b>sins</b>.<span style=""> </span>When I repent after I <b>sin</b>, He <b>showers</b> me with His blessings.
<br /><b>T </b>-------- A <b>taste</b> of Him and you'll want more and more.<span style=""> </span>I do.<span style=""> </span>When I <b>thirst</b>, He fills me.<span style=""> </span>He is <b>truth</b>.</span></p><p style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);" class="MsoNormal">
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<br />MikenLuisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341426582158877275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1727859028225489882.post-14340497664647515122009-06-03T20:21:00.000-07:002009-07-19T10:40:01.539-07:00Rebellion is......<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigyGpVR166EG_TYVEBiYsQeFx-ZOM0YdnQbIYsbWvUsZ_y3rEFyFmzNQNCqgN2syxyGWqi4mp3pHyqLDFPZKzVdiZ608ql1PVyfn5BIi6NK0ChSA7K7axSTCWdoULIsH6D9plb3DNgmmDO/s1600-h/clip+art.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 177px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigyGpVR166EG_TYVEBiYsQeFx-ZOM0YdnQbIYsbWvUsZ_y3rEFyFmzNQNCqgN2syxyGWqi4mp3pHyqLDFPZKzVdiZ608ql1PVyfn5BIi6NK0ChSA7K7axSTCWdoULIsH6D9plb3DNgmmDO/s200/clip+art.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343309577087687362" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:7;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:7;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><span><span style="font-weight: bold;">R - EEKING</span> with self-righteousness<br /></span><span><span style="font-weight: bold;">E - VIL</span> in the </span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1244080123_3">sight of the Lord</span> <span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">B - ELIEVING</span> you are always right as well as your ways</span> <span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">E - NTICED</span> to what the world offers and then giving in</span> <span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">L - IVING</span> the way you want to, rejecting all that's good and Godly</span> <span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">L - IVING</span> without Godly love and consumed with lust and greed that the<br /> dying world offers</span> <span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I - DOLATROUS</span> living and ignorant of God's love and commandments</span> <span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">O - UTWARD</span> actions and appearance is more important than<br /> what's in your heart</span> <span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">N - EEDING</span> nothing but yourself and the praise of others<br /></span><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">6/2/2009 (c) </span><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1244080123_4"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mike Carey</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1244080123_4"><br /><br /></span></span></span></span>MikenLuisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341426582158877275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1727859028225489882.post-81572063691893396802009-05-30T23:52:00.001-07:002009-07-19T10:41:01.167-07:00The More......<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilproCLRQ3XTGXIFM5_eo0lkJMkpkiEpEg4D4GPd2CrsDSxZ8fUmjOQhvhoj20JdsRXP0dT-fyN0J8I8giEvq-jQD_mEWN7yI7mbsUuoBLp4OczNdmUpLw2V5Sp2aqISM2TCgahOeRLB9j/s1600-h/pastor.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 152px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilproCLRQ3XTGXIFM5_eo0lkJMkpkiEpEg4D4GPd2CrsDSxZ8fUmjOQhvhoj20JdsRXP0dT-fyN0J8I8giEvq-jQD_mEWN7yI7mbsUuoBLp4OczNdmUpLw2V5Sp2aqISM2TCgahOeRLB9j/s200/pastor.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341883771168315938" border="0" /></a><br /><p style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">The more you love God each day......</span></p><p style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"> The more you show obedience and surrender to God each day......<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p>The more you seek His face on all matters each day......<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p>The more you say with a truly humble, honest and contrite heart each day: "I love You Lord"......<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p>The more you revere and honor Him each day......<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p>The more you allow Him to give you humility each day......<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p>The more you allow God to work in you and through you each day......<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p>The more fire and desire you have in your heart for the Lord each day......<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p>The more you thank God for ALL OF HIS BLESSINGS AND MERCIES<span style=""> </span>that He gives you each day......<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style=""></span>The more passion you have to follow Him and to be more like Him each day......<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p><span style=""></span>The more you pray to Him each day......<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><o:p></o:p><span style=""></span>The more you read His HOLY WORD,<span style=""> </span>the<span style=""> </span>KJB, each day......<o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;"><span style=";font-size:85%;color:red;" ><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" >the more God will answer your prayers,</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:red;" > the more<o:p></o:p> God will speak to you through His Word,<o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:red;" > the more grace and mercy God will <o:p></o:p>give to you each day,</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:red;" > and the more God will nurture you with His never-ending love.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:red;" ><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;" >(c) Mike Carey<span style=""> </span>May 2009</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-style: italic;"><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" ></span></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>MikenLuisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341426582158877275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1727859028225489882.post-74044688334741401342009-05-15T04:18:00.000-07:002009-07-19T10:44:39.100-07:00Two Of A Kind<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfbcovYceSWekPuddDlEfOdCE3HZNnBUHR_RbURlZzKXru-qzp8Eshrr2rbwKoZugUr2k5RkVPm6jgUxUPBacWHYt5ZBsCBuU3rYlBk1Aid8fUH1LSw5M_DtSRMx1SCLlnj43q4SLCljGD/s1600-h/4+pictures.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 429px; height: 51px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfbcovYceSWekPuddDlEfOdCE3HZNnBUHR_RbURlZzKXru-qzp8Eshrr2rbwKoZugUr2k5RkVPm6jgUxUPBacWHYt5ZBsCBuU3rYlBk1Aid8fUH1LSw5M_DtSRMx1SCLlnj43q4SLCljGD/s200/4+pictures.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336012423752171250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfbcovYceSWekPuddDlEfOdCE3HZNnBUHR_RbURlZzKXru-qzp8Eshrr2rbwKoZugUr2k5RkVPm6jgUxUPBacWHYt5ZBsCBuU3rYlBk1Aid8fUH1LSw5M_DtSRMx1SCLlnj43q4SLCljGD/s1600-h/4+pictures.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 433px; height: 51px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfbcovYceSWekPuddDlEfOdCE3HZNnBUHR_RbURlZzKXru-qzp8Eshrr2rbwKoZugUr2k5RkVPm6jgUxUPBacWHYt5ZBsCBuU3rYlBk1Aid8fUH1LSw5M_DtSRMx1SCLlnj43q4SLCljGD/s200/4+pictures.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336012423752171250" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic;font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;" >Yes, we are! Two of a kind.<br />Sweet loving couple and friends.<br />Through thick and thin we can survive,<br />We </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic;font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;" >really are two of a kind.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfbcovYceSWekPuddDlEfOdCE3HZNnBUHR_RbURlZzKXru-qzp8Eshrr2rbwKoZugUr2k5RkVPm6jgUxUPBacWHYt5ZBsCBuU3rYlBk1Aid8fUH1LSw5M_DtSRMx1SCLlnj43q4SLCljGD/s1600-h/4+pictures.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 425px; height: 51px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfbcovYceSWekPuddDlEfOdCE3HZNnBUHR_RbURlZzKXru-qzp8Eshrr2rbwKoZugUr2k5RkVPm6jgUxUPBacWHYt5ZBsCBuU3rYlBk1Aid8fUH1LSw5M_DtSRMx1SCLlnj43q4SLCljGD/s200/4+pictures.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336012423752171250" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfbcovYceSWekPuddDlEfOdCE3HZNnBUHR_RbURlZzKXru-qzp8Eshrr2rbwKoZugUr2k5RkVPm6jgUxUPBacWHYt5ZBsCBuU3rYlBk1Aid8fUH1LSw5M_DtSRMx1SCLlnj43q4SLCljGD/s1600-h/4+pictures.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 432px; height: 51px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfbcovYceSWekPuddDlEfOdCE3HZNnBUHR_RbURlZzKXru-qzp8Eshrr2rbwKoZugUr2k5RkVPm6jgUxUPBacWHYt5ZBsCBuU3rYlBk1Aid8fUH1LSw5M_DtSRMx1SCLlnj43q4SLCljGD/s200/4+pictures.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336012423752171250" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Copyright May 2009, Mike and Luisa Carey<br /><br /><br /></span>MikenLuisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341426582158877275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1727859028225489882.post-27330501852237972002009-05-08T18:58:00.000-07:002009-05-11T23:55:19.842-07:00In God We Trust ... Amen!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghOFCR2a7bgoUCtGGw0JCYBthi9aOKpx6AmndTMCPpaQS7xVkQlBTyTSxOC-Cv5uly7X2i741E_q5bWUUedcwM74JdGst1Ky2q6y2NNbaOaAmyYzTX8Y88QV9c8irhHvfPXL_64z8n5Lk6/s1600-h/praying.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 137px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghOFCR2a7bgoUCtGGw0JCYBthi9aOKpx6AmndTMCPpaQS7xVkQlBTyTSxOC-Cv5uly7X2i741E_q5bWUUedcwM74JdGst1Ky2q6y2NNbaOaAmyYzTX8Y88QV9c8irhHvfPXL_64z8n5Lk6/s200/praying.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334768083404213538" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Dwn/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-7.jpg" alt="" /><span style=""><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" spt="75" preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"> </v:formulas> <v:path extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" connecttype="rect"> <o:lock ext="edit" aspectratio="t"> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="_x0000_i1025" type="#_x0000_t75" style="'width:96.75pt;"> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\Dwn\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_image001.png" title=""> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">Amidst uncertainties in life, we trust the living God;</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">Who knows just what's in for us, our destiny He molds.</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">His plans are certain, oh my friend, though we may never know;</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">But they are all for good, dear one, that's what I promise you.</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">If people hate us without cause, yes, them we should ignore.</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">When all around may seem to fail, we trust God more and more.</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">There's one sure thing that we can do and that's to let them go,</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">Then peace will reign deep in our hearts, the peace of God so true.</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">Our lives, for sure, we can rely: His peace and loving care;</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">And nothing bits the promised hope of heaven's surest lair,</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">If we would surely trust in Him, our lives to Him we pledge, </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">For certainty, we are God's own, our enemies would flee.</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" >Ain't it good to trust in God always?<br />We hope we can do that...</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Copyright, May 2009, Luisa Mercado<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(This was written minutes before I wrote a government institution regarding my birth certificate problem. God answered the prayer of Mike and I.)<br /><br /><br /></span></span>MikenLuisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341426582158877275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1727859028225489882.post-23678416264133049372009-04-28T01:26:00.001-07:002009-07-18T00:12:18.338-07:00These Songs He Loved<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_WRSZ7iQ4ctDUgE3MoCjFTVnk9T-CMxE2EsJFZpDCMfOLsUyncteMa1-1LQzAuhVCxnve2t1zsaGVpvUyVto8wH0MKzch2l6HWi-IQNp11yQ7ZsfgRlM0IraAW2L2whgY-QPjQ91FjV_W/s1600-h/singer.bmp"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 135px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_WRSZ7iQ4ctDUgE3MoCjFTVnk9T-CMxE2EsJFZpDCMfOLsUyncteMa1-1LQzAuhVCxnve2t1zsaGVpvUyVto8wH0MKzch2l6HWi-IQNp11yQ7ZsfgRlM0IraAW2L2whgY-QPjQ91FjV_W/s200/singer.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329656923903396626" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Mike and I were chatting on the internet one day when I brought up to his attention the need for classic gospel songs to download on</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="font-style: italic;">The MikenLuisa</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Minstrel</span></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>blog. I really found it hard to identify the songs in the <span style="font-style: italic;">F</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-style: italic;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">av</span></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="font-style: italic;">orite</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Baptist</span> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="font-style: italic;">Hymnal</span> I borrowed from my pastor, because there were more than two hundred of them! Si</span></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="font-family:arial;">nce I am a new Baptist, I do not know the tune of the songs although most of them had been sung through the years by people yonder.</span><br /><br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Mike is the kind of person who wouldn't boast about singing as he thinks he has a low voice (well, a good base voice really), but he knows how to play the harmonica (I let him play often via webphone, hehe). Definitely, he loves music as I do. We almost love the same things and music is one of them.</span><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >"Mike, could you e-mail me some lists of your favorite gospel songs?" I asked. He agreed with a grin. "I can give you the titles now", he said. Before I knew it, he was pouring on me titles of songs. He gave me 14 of them! Whew, all I did was copy and put them in the computer's My Document folder and thanked him. That is how excited he is every time you ask him something that interests him. That's my love, Mike.</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Titles like <i>Amazing Grace, He Hideth My Soul, My Jesus I love Thee,... </i>were all beautiful songs I heard on YouTube later that day. I wished to download them at once. Unfortunately, the internet had low signal. I had to wait for another time. As of this writing, I have not finished the job yet. You see, not only would I download the individual song, but I would also include an accompanying lyrics. It is something that Mike and I have committed to offer our viewers as we give glory to the Almighty.</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Yes, the songs may probably be old and sang by your grampies and grannies. They may not even appeal to you, younger generation. But, friends, if you truly care to listen to them, understand the words by their meanings, then you would hear songs that would really speak to your hearts and souls.</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >We know because we also listen.</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Copyright by Luisa Mercado, April 2009</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" ><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>MikenLuisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341426582158877275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1727859028225489882.post-57457890318020633722009-04-20T21:38:00.001-07:002009-04-21T03:39:52.627-07:00Some Food for Thought<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiNUMwNssmhmBq1kKwB9_eseAsgUZXfTRtbuLZqBpK2Rt-9Ch5ST5RPdzAKPC4pIVvToNE4OefNrQZv2Ogyrf8UoIMwb-b0eVzix4hYWVuMi6dn7OQnmx7XfoFPatdbbQlbuQi_x6_2f1p/s1600-h/dad+and+son.bmp"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiNUMwNssmhmBq1kKwB9_eseAsgUZXfTRtbuLZqBpK2Rt-9Ch5ST5RPdzAKPC4pIVvToNE4OefNrQZv2Ogyrf8UoIMwb-b0eVzix4hYWVuMi6dn7OQnmx7XfoFPatdbbQlbuQi_x6_2f1p/s200/dad+and+son.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327017437570674498" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><i style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:red;" >A story...</span></i></span><i style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span> <p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><i style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:180%;">A </span></span></span></span></span>little boy goes to his best friend's house to play with him.<span style=""> </span>Reaching it, he hears a distant noise like a slap or something similar.<span style=""> </span>He quickens his step.</span></i><i style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=""> </span>The noise stops, he stops walking, too.<span style=""> </span>After a few moments, he hears the slapping sound again.<span style=""> </span>He walks towards it as it gets louder.<span style=""> </span>The little boy is now scared and trembling not knowing what he will see.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></i></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">Then the boy hears a slight moan, and then a louder slapping.<span style=""> </span>The sound he hears is that of a strap, a stick, or a......... whip!<span style=""> </span>Now he is really scared and trembling more.<span style=""> </span>The noise loudens as he gets closer.</span></i><i style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></i></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">The little boy is calling his friend's name loudly.<span style=""> </span>He then hears an answer, "In here!”<span style=""> </span>A little voice hollers out; so the little friend, who was searching, has now found his friend.<span style=""> </span>He comes to a small out-building in a field, glazed with bright green grass, and surrounded by a small hedge of light-green hemlock trees.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></i></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">With the door slightly open in the dusty building, chair in one corner, broken table on the opposite with some tools on it, hammers, nails, ruler, and old steel shovel; the little boy peeks in and is shocked to see his little friend hitting his Daddy across his back with a small black, knotted, dusty handmade whip.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></i></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">Young boy that he is, he cries out loud, "Stop!"<span style=""> </span>His little friend says to the Dad's son, "Why did you do that?<span style=""> </span>You're bad and very awful.<span style=""> </span>What did he do?”<span style=""> </span>The little boy, in tears, says to his young friend, "I've one more to go, save one."<span style=""> </span>So, he whips his Dad for the final and last time.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></i></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">The Dad turns his head towards the small lad who befriended his son.<span style=""> </span>His son does not know what to say, so the Dad answered the lad, "He did some <span class="yshortcuts">bad things</span> and instead of spanking him, my love for him is so strong that, this time, I am taking his punishment for him.<span style=""> </span>Yes, he deserves it, but I deserve it more, so that he will see and know that he needs more respect for me and love me more.<span style=""> </span>When he is grown up he will remember when this happened.<span style=""> </span>It will make him a stronger person and he will be a <span class="yshortcuts">better man</span> because of this experience."<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></i></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">The young boy is somewhat confused.<span style=""> </span>His little mind is put to rest as something is revealed to him, and put in him a little wisdom that he so desperately needed.<span style=""> </span>He knows what was done is done for a reason.<span style=""> </span>The little boy understands. <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></i></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">Then the two little friends, crying, go their merry, lively way to play.<span style=""> </span>The Dad, meanwhile, is praising the Lord God Almighty till he meet his timely death.</span></i><i style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;"> <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></i></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">You see, the Dad was a born again Biblical Christian and he knew about the cross, the shed blood of Christ, and the death, burial, resurrection.<span style=""> </span>He knew because he did the same to his own Dad; and his Dad to his Dad.<span style=""> </span></span></i><i style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></i></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Out of a pure love and total commitment to their sons, Christ did also for us.<span style=""> </span>He shed His blood for us that we may live.<span style=""> </span>He, who knew no sin, took our sins on Him, so we may live, as He died on the cross at </span></i><st1:place style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span class="yshortcuts"><i style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">Calvary</span></i></span></st1:place><i style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:fuchsia;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">.</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style=""><span style=";font-family:Georgia;color:red;" ><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></i></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style=""><span style=";font-family:Georgia;color:red;" ><span style="font-weight: normal;">"...the </span><span style="font-weight: normal;" class="yshortcuts">blood of Jesus Christ</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> His Son cleanseth us from all sins." 1 John 1:7</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style=""><span style=";font-family:Georgia;color:red;" ><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></i></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style=""><span style=";font-family:Georgia;color:red;" ><span style="font-weight: normal;">"If we confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 1 John 1:9</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:fuchsia;" > </span></i></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:78%;" >Copyright Mike Carey, April 2009</span></p><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><i style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:9;" ><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>MikenLuisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341426582158877275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1727859028225489882.post-56275785596030579572009-04-20T03:37:00.000-07:002009-05-11T23:39:19.100-07:00True Family Bonding<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYkEiLYQR9ox6lxlGNOgF3JX7gCBGpt5jcfem8UIgmMrjRdLrDBNbSKjv20lprCktROCUPHe2-F4qeJFBukFk5lPobbeOPEaDTSae6ZkTl0j-JOaxVoKbEFwtfNlnuIEqvOGvFkThOXjXn/s1600-h/Family+reading+the+bible.bmp"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 92px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYkEiLYQR9ox6lxlGNOgF3JX7gCBGpt5jcfem8UIgmMrjRdLrDBNbSKjv20lprCktROCUPHe2-F4qeJFBukFk5lPobbeOPEaDTSae6ZkTl0j-JOaxVoKbEFwtfNlnuIEqvOGvFkThOXjXn/s200/Family+reading+the+bible.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330236722266406370" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:130%;">A family that prays (and reads</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> the BIBLE together) stays together.</span><br /><br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /><br /></span></div>MikenLuisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341426582158877275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1727859028225489882.post-78887425740922083792009-04-20T01:14:00.000-07:002009-04-20T02:23:03.548-07:00Good Little Old Book<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-family:arial;" >There's one little book I just took for granted,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-family:arial;" >T'was left on a shelf, all dust and neglected.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-family:arial;" >Nothing of value, I thought it was so;</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-family:arial;" >Life's more important, that I did know.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-family:arial;" >Took me a merry, myself I was proud.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-family:arial;" >Wasn't life happy, I felt so secured,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-family:arial;" >Then out of the blue, this wanting reside</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-family:arial;" >Dug deeper inside, my soul cannot hide.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-family:arial;" >Then now I remember that one little book</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiovf8R5hTSTkKMiQmpCyHYdW9DCCpFQDmbrYm8Z5Is7w7Qja5ir-UzxmO1ONHPYyQ_OmMQbXBRSQZMu2yimkneO5TZBlbwSXlnVrfOIExBem1HXfQcjllyQLSAh4d09rOPkuTwGfBKlm82/s1600-h/bible.bmp"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 136px; height: 127px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiovf8R5hTSTkKMiQmpCyHYdW9DCCpFQDmbrYm8Z5Is7w7Qja5ir-UzxmO1ONHPYyQ_OmMQbXBRSQZMu2yimkneO5TZBlbwSXlnVrfOIExBem1HXfQcjllyQLSAh4d09rOPkuTwGfBKlm82/s200/bible.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326684351252095890" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-family:arial;" ></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-family:arial;" >All covered with dust, tossed in a nook;</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-family:arial;" >With one heart's desire I grab it so fast</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-family:arial;" >Wanting to know what is hidden at last. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-family:arial;" >It tells me great things of heaven above,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-family:arial;" >How Jesus does save, He sure is a God.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-family:arial;" >I know that by now, this book is for me,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-family:arial;" >No better to read, this sure I can see.<br /><br /> Copyrighted 2009 Luisa Mercado</span><br /><br /><br /></span>MikenLuisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341426582158877275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1727859028225489882.post-55056131787536431042009-04-20T01:01:00.000-07:002009-05-11T23:40:07.806-07:00The Seeker<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbRrsgDD0Mz1Ik-ETFdESQboN1eOIcEbGB9ychOIeRDXxHwNnWU676DizErctITC7wkHCQj3vSbxviQrIyStKCZou1tBYEb1NayiX6wRAcyFeY5Qvu61_a2YESyAKi9IAWC41keNxz5vCO/s1600-h/Seek+the+Lord.bmp"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbRrsgDD0Mz1Ik-ETFdESQboN1eOIcEbGB9ychOIeRDXxHwNnWU676DizErctITC7wkHCQj3vSbxviQrIyStKCZou1tBYEb1NayiX6wRAcyFeY5Qvu61_a2YESyAKi9IAWC41keNxz5vCO/s200/Seek+the+Lord.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326682536866658210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >I seek Him</span><span style=";font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > and I find Him</span><span style=";font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:arial;" ><span style=";font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" > because He is always there.</span><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span>MikenLuisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341426582158877275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1727859028225489882.post-91871761463425293672009-04-19T20:07:00.003-07:002009-05-12T00:03:16.367-07:00SHAKE, RATTLE and ROLL<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmqt0_C99bwxEt7R7RpFSWlQY_VrdqYe5hMl0ENsL2nvAkhorYTb1CfQ1MA4m6uizDbZVXZa2kxAz66AX1N6wYiPwbBz-HiFxDTldZSWgdqwvsZebaC6u5nitoEzTrcvZg04kwWqNdGJd3/s1600-h/pastor-on-pulpit.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 122px; height: 111px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmqt0_C99bwxEt7R7RpFSWlQY_VrdqYe5hMl0ENsL2nvAkhorYTb1CfQ1MA4m6uizDbZVXZa2kxAz66AX1N6wYiPwbBz-HiFxDTldZSWgdqwvsZebaC6u5nitoEzTrcvZg04kwWqNdGJd3/s200/pastor-on-pulpit.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326703723881995522" border="0" /></a><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-style: italic;font-family:arial;"> </p><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><i style="">S<span>hake, rattle and roll...</span></i></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"></o:p></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><i style=""><br />But not to Elvis' song.</i></span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style=""><o:p></o:p><br /></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style="">SHAKE the minister up behind the dead</i></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style=""><o:p></o:p><br />pulpit by the Almighty God...</i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style=""><o:p></o:p><br /></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style="">RATTLE him with the conviction of the</i></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style=""><o:p></o:p><br /><span style=""> </span>Holy Spirit to get busy for God,</i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style=""><span style=""> </span><br /></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style="">and if<span style=""> </span>he doesn't...</i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:arial;">ROLL him out from behind the pulpit and<br />kick him out the door.</span></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><i style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:11;" ><span style="font-size:85%;">Copyright 2009 Michael Carey</span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><i style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:11;" ><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><i style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="font-family:Arial;">(Written for pastors and ministers of God as they perform their duties on the pulpit. It is also a reminder that God should be lifted high at all times.)</span></i></span></p><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;"><i style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:11;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="arial" style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:22;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); text-align: justify;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b><span style="font-size:22;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); text-align: justify;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b><span style="font-size:22;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:22;color:red;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>MikenLuisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341426582158877275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1727859028225489882.post-27181179577229482782009-04-18T02:06:00.000-07:002009-04-20T00:47:32.026-07:00...on prayer<a href="http://www.glitter-graphics.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:78%;" ><br /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.glitter-graphics.com/"><img style="width: 402px; height: 115px;" src="http://dl.glitter-graphics.net/pub/701/701351m43zc9h5d9.gif" border="0" /></a><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:78%;" ><a href="http://www.glitter-works.org/" target="_blank">glitter-graphics.com</a><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-size:100%;" >Yes, friend, it's true! Nothing beats a sincere prayer to God about anything that He wills in your life. You will have answered prayers.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.glitter-graphics.com/"><br /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ></span></div>MikenLuisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341426582158877275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1727859028225489882.post-59742051486319308772009-04-18T01:33:00.000-07:002009-04-20T02:40:05.317-07:00Mike and Luisa in Grapics<a href="http://www.glitter-graphics.com/myspace/text_generator.php" target="_blank"><img style="width: 52px; height: 69px;" src="http://text.glitter-graphics.net/floral/m.gif" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.glitter-graphics.com/myspace/text_generator.php" target="_blank"><img style="width: 25px; height: 66px;" src="http://text.glitter-graphics.net/floral/i.gif" border="0" /><img style="width: 48px; height: 67px;" src="http://text.glitter-graphics.net/floral/k.gif" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.glitter-graphics.com/myspace/text_generator.php" target="_blank"><img style="width: 39px; height: 67px;" src="http://text.glitter-graphics.net/floral/e.gif" border="0" /><img style="width: 47px; height: 65px;" src="http://text.glitter-graphics.net/floral/n.gif" border="0" /><img style="width: 40px; height: 64px;" src="http://text.glitter-graphics.net/floral/l.gif" border="0" /><img style="width: 50px; height: 63px;" src="http://text.glitter-graphics.net/floral/u.gif" border="0" /><img style="width: 28px; height: 64px;" src="http://text.glitter-graphics.net/floral/i.gif" border="0" /><img style="width: 38px; height: 68px;" src="http://text.glitter-graphics.net/floral/s.gif" border="0" /><img style="width: 47px; height: 65px;" src="http://text.glitter-graphics.net/floral/a.gif" border="0" /></a>MikenLuisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341426582158877275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1727859028225489882.post-4342096715476324462009-04-15T00:04:00.000-07:002009-07-20T20:01:52.766-07:00Love's First Glimpse<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiouwPaU8MmdCE3IY1oE1gZaBM3CCz-DeyqmcWQAA08WSKf8d8tj4GgCRrG-9TMdoMINcGXsnTw-SHjvKQg3iRMiUN7urEkYB64jEuLHGLoyhtA5RMCs2k7yWgP-CZl3HSSP3sz9zILlLgu/s1600-h/mikenluisa+on+coconut+tree.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiouwPaU8MmdCE3IY1oE1gZaBM3CCz-DeyqmcWQAA08WSKf8d8tj4GgCRrG-9TMdoMINcGXsnTw-SHjvKQg3iRMiUN7urEkYB64jEuLHGLoyhtA5RMCs2k7yWgP-CZl3HSSP3sz9zILlLgu/s200/mikenluisa+on+coconut+tree.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327361558725825762" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >I</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >ndeed, it was love's first glimpse for Mike and I as we saw each other personally in the Philippines last April 16, 2006. He is an English-speaking Canadian.<br /><br /> Before that, we had chatted and e-mailed for almost a year, both had seen each </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" > other on </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" > webcam, and</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" > had</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" > </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" > exchanged</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" > pictures by </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >mail, but never </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" > had we thought that our first personal</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >meeting </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" > would</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" > blossom into a love so </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >deep that it crossed beyond boundaries. </span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" ><br />Yes, we believe our love is God-destined and will one day meet </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >it's appointed date in marriage. We may not be rich materially nor </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >we expect to be living in luxury, but we will be more than happy to share each other's simple necessities and needs. Love can do it all. Most of all, God can move mountains for us. We truly trust Him completely to do the work in us as we serve Him in marriage, God willing.<br /><br />I am a victim of stroke and almost recovering. I have been like this for one year and almost three months now. Mike has always been there (on the internet, but real) through thick and thin, in sickness and in health and has never left me. Our relationship will be four years by June 2009. He has never changed.<br /><br />I really thank God for Mike's real commitment and love. Truly faithfulness begets faithfulness. and true love begets true love. He loves me, no wonder I love him, too. <br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:courier new;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- Copyright 2009 Luisa Mercado</span></span></span><br /><br /><br /></span></span></div><span style=""><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" spt="75" preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"> </v:formulas> <v:path extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" connecttype="rect"> <o:lock ext="edit" aspectratio="t"> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="_x0000_i1025" type="#_x0000_t75" style="'width:1in;"> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\Dwn\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_image001.wmz" title="MCNA01285_0000[1]"> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><br /><!--[endif]--></span>MikenLuisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10341426582158877275noreply@blogger.com1