The Imagination

The imagination is a wonderful gift of God that can give you images before you create something, but if it is allowed, it will carry you into shameful sin. The Book of Genesis tells us that the reason God destroyed the entire human race, except for eight people, was that "the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth."( Genesis 8:21) One of the things that God hates is "a heart that devises wicked imaginations."
(Proverbs 6;18)When God pointed Ezekiel to the sin of Israel, He said, "Son of man, have you seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery?"(Ezekiel 8:12) The key to a good imagination is to line the walls of the mind with the fear of God, and then to use that gift of God for the extension of His Kingdom and for the glory of His name. There goes another minute. Gone forever. Go share your faith while you still have time.

The World of Home

A church withing a church, a republic within a republic, a world within a world, is spelled by four letters- Home! If things go right there, they go right everywhere; if things go wrong there, they go wrong everywhere. The door-sill of the dwelling house is the foundation of Church and State. A man never gets higher than his own garret nor lower than his own cellar. In other words, domestic life over arches and under girds all other life. The highest House of Congress is the domestic circle; the rocking chair in the nursery is higher than a throne. George Washington commanded the forces of the United States, but Martha Washington commanded George. Chrysostom's mother made his pen for him. If a man should start out and run seventy years in a straight line he could not get out from under the shadow of his own mantle-piece.

I have a word of advice to give to those who would have a happy home, and that is, let love preside in it. Why your behavior int he domestic circle becomes a mere matter of calculation, when the caress you give this merely the result of deliberate study of the position you occupy, happiness lies stark dead on the hearthstone. When the husband's position as head of the household is maintained by loudness of voice, by strength of arm, by fire of temper, the republic of domestic bliss has become a despotism that neither God nor man will abide. O ye who promised to love each other at the altar, how dare you commit perjury? Let no shadow of suspicion come on your affection. It is easier to kill that flower than it is to make it live again. The blast from hell that puts out that light leaves you in the blackness of darkness forever.

~T. DeWitt Talmage

Repent and turn America. Beg for mercy from you Maker.

I know it has been way too long and I have not the time for a real post but I wanted to share this video.

I was asked to post again. This is for you Missa Lyn.

I am sick again. Fever and aches. Tight chest. Not fun.

The house is moving along. Most of my family went over and worked there today. I stayed home with the littles.

Beans is naughty. I am ready for her to get bigger and be able to understand instruction a little more.

I am really bad at giving instruction instead of just getting angry. I need to work on that. Not reacting out of frustration.

Last Wednesday I did big group time in Awana. We talked about Bangladesh. I brought the kids some spices to smell and legume to look at. I told the kids a little about Islam and how Christians are persecuted by the Muslims. I was fairly vague. But I did tell them that the only way to heaven according to the Muslim faith is by killing Jews and Christians.

The kids didn't understand. They have no concept of killing someone because they believe differently. I was asked if they killed them because they were a "different color". I explained it didn't matter what color you were. One child asked me "Why they do that?". I was puzzled. I didn't know how to answer. There isn't a reason other than that men's hearts are evil. But those kids don't understand that at least not without much discussion. Another child answered for me. She said " Because they don't know God." That is exactly right. It is because they don't know God.

The only reason we have for not killing or doing anything else to another person is because of God. God's law is written upon our hearts. We have been given a conscience but that can be seared and shaped by circumstance. If it were not for a heart knowledge of the Creator there would be no reason for us to abstain from evil. No not everyone who sees murder as wrong is a Christian. But as I said before a conscience can be shaped by circumstance thus if they live in an environment where to take a life is wrong then they will see that as true.

This idea of the conscience may be wrong and if it is someone please tell me. I seem to remember hearing this idea from someone knowledgeable.

Tomorrow is church. I am not sure if I will be going. If I don't feel any better than I do now I don't think I will make it.

Beans needs my attention.

May God impart His grace to you......

Yes Lana I am feeling better....

I have been reading through Proverbs lately. The books just goes with my life right now. I am young and stupid and in need of advice, wisdom. I just wanna know what God says so that I can love Him and keep His commandments.

As I have read through I keep noticing this theme: counsel. My thought is " Well, that is why I am here. I wanna do what is right and I need someone to tell me."

My mom has been great as I struggle through this begining of the school year. She has been there to counsel me. Sometimes I don't want to listen to my mom's counsel. Sometimes it makes me hurt to obey but I came across this verse: Proverbs 19:20.

Now first off I must say that what my mom has told me has been in command form. It would not be a sin of direct disobeience to my mom to not heed her warning. (Let me say that it WOULD be sin bc it would not be honoring my mother as God commands me to do)

But when I was reading I came across that verse and I clung to it bc through that I was reminded that I was doing what was right even though my flesh groaned. I have already seen some good fruit from heeding her words. A friendship was not destroyed bc of my hastiness. (That is a whole nother topic that I have been seeing popping up in Proverbs; doing things rashly. Hmmm I don't know anyone who does that....)

Now what does that verse say?

" Listen to advice and accept instruction that you may gain wisdom in the future."

Know this: GOD ALWAYS KEEPS HIS WORD. I am a walking bilboard of " God said no in the Proverbs I did" and I have had to deal with the consequences that God says will come for my actions! Bc guess what? He is God and He hits the nail on the head eveytime. I know that is a great revelation but please learn now that actions have consequences. Not only actions but thoughts and ideas as well. But that is another blog post.

If God will keep His word when he says "your gonna fall if your are pround" why wouldn't He when he says "you'll be wise"? Well He does. Often times when it is a promise for good it takes us longer to recognize the good that come from obedience. We are slow to have faith in what God says concerning things that go against our nature. It hurts! Our society and fallen natures say "That action may have consequences but I can't see them now or they might not even happen and it could be good for me, or at least fun and pleasureable now, so I am gonna do it anyway! I don't care whether it is not purdent. Live for the moment and don't look back." When we sin we can get away with sin of a while and when the end comes the fall is great and the consquences are bitter: the second part of the two fold Proverb comes into play and there is no mistaking it.


To be continued at a later date.....

Life in general

I need to update.......

Lets see what is going on? I am sick. I have been naseaus for the past 3 days.

I can fit into an xs pair of pants as of today when I tried a pair on. That amazes me b/c I shouldn't be able to do so.

I did horribly on my Spanish homework. But I got to eat an empanadilla. But b/c I was sick I could only stomach one. I wanted to eat more but I thought I was gonna hurl so I decided slow and steady and I might be able to eat the whole thing.

I need to practice the piano.

Heath is sick.

I am learning to trust God with the outcome of circumstances that I can't control. (you see I can't see how it is gonna be) And btw it is hard and I am not doin so great thus far but I'm working on it.

Now I am gonna go do some chores. Comment me!

p.s. My brother won his bb game on Friday. I so excited about going to the next set of Patriot games!

Fellowship and Food AND a Movie

Hey Ya'll!

It has been that our get togethers outside of regular high school fellowship have been to go bowl. This time it is going to be different. I recently attended a Code Blue Rally here in town and it got me to thinking that we, (as the next generation) need to know what is going on, have our heads up, and most importantly think as a Christian should- Biblically. Thus, an idea was born.

Instead of bowling lets get together, have some pizza, watch a Christian comedian, AND watch one speaker from a Code Blue conference.

I know some of my peers groan at the thought of more school in free time. But really is it that bad? I think that 30 - 45 minutes won't hurt us. Besides fellowship trumps any sort of pain that could come from learning how to defend and strengthen our faith. (as if that could harm us)

All of that said..... please join us at

7:00 p.m.
October 13th
at the Riley's

Questions and suggestions are, of course, welcome!