Once upon a time there was a little girl who loved to look at herself
in the mirror and would often smile and laugh at her reflection.
She liked who she saw in the glass and would often spend hours
smiling and waving to this "other" little girl in the mirror.
But then, there were people in her life, adults who knew better,
who told her, "Stop looking at yourself in the mirror".
"You're weird." Then came more crueler barbs, again from some
adults, and some from kids, who can be even meaner than adults,
who taunted the little girl, saying, "You're a fat pig." "You're stupid." "You'll never amount to anything in life" or "You'll probably die before you grow up
because you are so fat." etc.
The little girl had a sensitive soul and took what they said to heart.
"I am fat. I am ugly. I am worthless." she told herself.
She began to actively avoid the mirror and any reflections
of herself in glass. She began hating to have her picture taken too, even
by well-meaning people. She believed that these people were only taking
her picture to remind her of how fat and ugly and stupid-looking she
believed herself to be.
One of the statements this little girl began to hate the most was,
"You have such a pretty face." As she grew older she became more and
more reclusive. She did not want to be around people anymore because she
was always afraid what people were thinking and saying about her.
This behavior lasted for many years, until this little girl,
who is now a full grown woman, realized how much God,
Who created her in His own likeness and image, loved her.
God loved her so much that He sent His only begotten Son
into the world to die for her sins on the cross. This tremendous act of love for her changed her heart forever.
Although it was and still is an unfolding process, she was eventually
able to forgive those who had hurt her, now seeing them as weak
human beings who were striking out at her due to their own
miserable feelings about themselves.
Choosing forgiveness has released her from much of the pain
of her past. Although she still does not like getting her picture taken,
mirrors no longer terrorize her or make her feel ashamed or guilty.
And every once in a while she even catches a glimpse in the glass
of the happy little girl she used to be.
If you have not figured it out yet, that little girl was/is me.
I just thought I would share these thoughts of mine today with
my readers, and especially all my sisters in the Lord who read my blog.
Always remember, you are the daughter of the King of Kings
and Lord of Lords. You are precious and beautiful in His sight.
but the wicked shall be silenced and perish in darkness;
for by strength no man shall prevail.
The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces;
against them will He thunder in heaven.
The Lord will judge all peoples to the ends of the earth;
and He will give strength to His King and exalt
the power of His Anointed, His Christ."
1 Samuel 2:9-10
O God of earth and altar, Bow down and hear our cry;
Our earthly rulers falter, Our people drift and die;
The walls of gold entomb us, The swords of scorn divide;
Take not Thy thunder from us, But take away our pride.
From all that terror teaches, From lies of tongue and pen;
From all the easy speeches That comfort cruel men;
From sale and profanation, Of honor and the sword;
From sleep and from damnation, Deliver us good Lord!
Tie in a living tether, The priest and prince and thrall;
Bind all our lives together, Smite us and save us all. In ire and exultation, A flame with faith, and free, Lift up a living nation, A single sword to Thee.
choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve,
whether the gods which your fathers served on the other
side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in
whose land you dwell; but as for me and my house,
we will serve the Lord."
Joshua 24:15
Democratic Caucus Groups Remove
"One Nation, Under God" From Pledge of Allegiance
CBN News
(August 19, 2020)
They have no one to blame but themselves.
If the Democratic Party really cared about America and our people they
would have manned up to the election results and agreed to work, albeit
begrudgingly, with President Trump, while building a better system of
government to present to the American people in 2020.
So far, they have not done that at all. All they have done for the past
four years, aside from their numerous attempts to discredit and to destroy
President Trump, is pass legislation which permits unborn children to
be murdered through abortion right up until the time of birth, force
their radical LGBTQ agenda on children in America's public schools,
and remain silent while almost non-stop violence and chaos
has erupted in city streets all over this nation, initially triggered by the death of a 46 year old black man named George Floyd, who was killed at the hands of the police in Minneapolis after resisting arrest in late May of this year. The peaceful aspects of the protest movement which organized coast-to-coast with marches and candlelight vigils over Mr. Floyd's death, has since been infiltrated by radical Marxist activists like ANTIFA and Black Lives Matter, both of which are linked to and supported by communist and globalist entities working behind the scenes to destabilize our society and to destroy America and our freedom as we know it.
How Revolutions Change Society The John Birch Society (August 27, 2020)
Although I did not watch the Democratic National Convention last week,
as the CBN video above explains, there were two caucus group delegates
-one Islamic and another LGBTQ- who omitted, "One Nation, Under God"
when reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
Although the pledge was recited in it's entirety at the general convention,
the removal of God from the Democratic party platform is nothing new.
At their convention in 2012, DNC delegates voted against an
amendment to include God and to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
After the Convention Chair passed the resolution, delegates to the convention
openly booed at the inclusion of God and Jerusalem in the party's platform.
"Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!
May they prosper who love you, the Holy City!"
(Psalm 122:6)
The Democrats and much of the mainstream news media, in
collusion with the shadowy entity called the Deep State, have remained
consistent on one single issue, and that is to remove all traces of God, Jesus Christ,
and the Bible from American society.
In no uncertain terms, they have told God to "Get lost".
But do they realize what will happen if God decides to vacate the premises for good?
ANTIFA and BLM protesters rioting in Portland, Oregon recently burned
Bibles and American flags in the streets there. This is one example
of the spirit of AntiChrist at work in America today.
The nation of Israel, God's own chosen people, learned this lesson
time and again, even after God had led them from slavery in Egypt,
across the wilderness, and eventually into the land He promised them.
Yet, even after all God had done for them, they still rebelled against
Him and went to follow after other gods. The result? The nation
was taken into a long-standing captivity by the Babylonian Empire.
Although this capture and enslavement was not the will of God for their lives,
Israel's own national sin of unbelief in Him caused this to happen.
It was only after God raised up a pagan ruler of Persia,
twice named before his birth by the prophet, Isaiah, that the
Jews were once again set free from their captivity. By a decree of Cyrus,
they were given the chance to return again to the land God had
bequeathed to them and rebuild the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
This Israeli postage stamp issued in 2015
commemorates the decree of Cyrus granting the
Jews the right to return to Judah and begin
rebuilding the temple in Jerusalem.
Here is a little food for thought. About two weeks ago, and at least one
one week before the hierarchy of the Democratic Party and their chosen nominees,
former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris, got together
to paint a dark and gloomy picture of the uncertain future ahead for the
American people under the leadership of a newly re-elected President Trump,
a tropical disturbance was birthed out in the Atlantic Ocean.
Although weather forecasters were aware of this mix of unorganized showers
and thunderstorms, they did not really start to pay attention until the disturbance
became Tropical Storm Laura. She was following on the heels of the already established
Hurricane Marco, which fortunately dissipated quickly as it neared land.
Only days after the DNC allowed these certain selected delegates to appear on national
television to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, while deliberately omitting the words,
"One Nation, Under God" TS Laura headed north into the Gulf of Mexico.
She then morphed into a monstrous Cat 4 hurricane, and proceeded to slam
into the Louisiana coastline with 150 mile + winds and flooding rains which
have caused extensive damage. But in the midst of the storm, and all around the nation and the world, people were praying for God to intervene, and thankfully, the storm surge, which occurs once the eye of the hurricane
passes over land, did not become the terrifying and "unsustainable" human
killer being predicted by veteran meteorologists tracking the storm.
Although Laura ravished the land, Louisiana was spared from what would
have been an unthinkable national tragedy with far more destruction and loss of life. A mere coincidence? I don't think so.
Devastation left behind in Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Laura
