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I Love This Country

This country has given out of her heart. Men and women have given from their hearts. I remember how after the 911 tragedy we looked at our country with eyes that saw both her imperfections and her beauty. They said that she was deep, beautiful, and worth keeping.

America is All That … and More

America, America, God shed His blood for Thee. Those specific words speak truth for her people. People risk their lives to come here. Not for the blessedness of goodness, but because of a flag that you can wave from shore to shore. America stands for goodness, for God, for liberty, for justice, for freedom for ALL.

America Stands for A Powerful Truth

As I get older, I remember more. It gives me pause. The values that make America unique are not the everyday stuff. It’s the value that causes one person to stand for another in battle. It makes a person strive to become more than they thought possible because they believe in others. It means that you give your right to yourself over to someone because they need it…and you know they need it.

America Brings Hope to Many

Let’s remember what the ideal America gives to the world. I listened to a young woman today. She escaped a land which is not free. Then I listened to two free people visiting a non-free country. They followed the rules verbatim. Not easy when you are used to freedom. However, they have no idea the harshness that some people experience.

America is a Home of The Brave

We will lose our beautiful country if we aren’t careful. America stands for many things. It is important that we speak of these things more than we harp on the others. We will lose an extremely valuable resource if this country no longer values the gifts that it has. I’m taking this opportunity to refresh your memory while also imploring you to quit complaining. America has fallen down, I know this is true. But she is not forsaken nor abandoned.

America is a Land of the Free

Most Americans love America. This land is as good as all its citizens. We must use our wisdom, health, goodness, and religious liberties to keep and enrich our land. No, it’s not perfect. Yes, it’s worth striving for. I think we’ve gotten scared, and I get that. But we must shake ourselves and wake up. Our voices must rise. We must say the truth, and then share it with others. We must.

God bless you.

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Following Jesus Makes All the Difference

No Matter What It Costs, You Need Jesus

Is God enough?

Has Jesus Failed You?

I often say that Jesus is enough. Is it true?

I just listened to a podcast by Delafe Testimony. It’s so good that I’m going to share it with you. The interviewer asked Angel questions, which he one by one attempts to answer. He believed in God but his daily walk was pulling him down. He had homosexual tendencies that wouldn’t go away, no matter how hard he tried to shove them to the side. This troubling scenario went on for quite some time. Then he got shot at the club, left to die, and prayed to God for help.

He Was Struggling

My curiosity was picked. I listened. I believe this is where many of our young people and even the older generation are stuck. The more I listened, the more I agreed with the content. When people are helped by praying, God hears us but He doesn’t usually help us kick the problem until we are more interested in the path of God.

Let Me Explain

Angel went as far as he knew but it wasn’t enough. He would be back and forth, and back and forth. Finally, when he was really stuck, the trouble intensifies. He gets shot multiple times. He gives in, really and truly gives in, and God becomes real. He makes the decision to follow Jesus at all cost.

When Jesus Becomes Real

Jesus is enough, no matter what. You can’t deny that the world has become more uglier. Everywhere, children, adults, and teens are screaming how crazy the world has become. Christians are seen as the losers. They don’t seem to have the answers that help. Unfortunately, that is not the truth in most cases. God has become really real.

Jesus Is Real, I Mean, Really Real

That’s true. That’s real. That’s the truth. God makes beautiful testimonies out of the most ordinary lives. It’s true! You can’t deny the truth of what God does in people’s lives. But first, they must empty themselves of the many things that get in the way. If you understand the gospel. Ask Jesus to understand your problems. Seek Him when the problems surround you. Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. He is the great enough.

Read the story at the bottom then click on Angel’s story. Thank you.

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Delafe Testimonies. Angel Colon Link

This Lifestyle Almost Cost Me My Life But Then Jesus Did This…

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Positive story D. Berger, on fishing  9/5/2020

GOOD MORNING today. The smoke from CA fires is so thick that we did not go for a walk this morning so I decided to go fly fishing. Love those stocked trout – 8 casts 5 fish later I was wondering why I didn’t bring one of  the grandkids when a young Chinese girl (7 or 8) asked me if I could teach someone to fish. I said sure so she giggled and ran off. a few minutes later she came with her mother and asked me to teach her mother to fish (her dad had given her a heavy salmon pole, 50 lb line, a huge hook and rubber worms). I went to the truck and took out spinning gear, cast out and gave the pole to the girl while I tied on a leader and trout gear. Before I was done, the girl had her first fish. Next cast, mom had her first one – 20 minutes later we had two limits. Mom started laughing and asked me to tie the original hook back on so they could go back upstream to dad. They went up the path laughing so hard they could hardly walk. Come on up, tomorrow is “free” fishing in Oregon so no license needed. I have a spare bedroom…  A fun part of the story… the mom walked out on a log, stood in a yoga pose (right knee bent with right foot against her left calf) in flip flops, and she fished from a couple feet above the rapids. Haven’t seen that before. I can stand on the log, but fishing from one foot when she has never caught a fish before?

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