“BE STILL, AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD.”

What does it take to hear God say, “Now, we can talk.”?

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God is talking.

Step one on our part, to “be still.”

Remember, God is talking.

So, just exactly what do you have to do—what does He mean, “Be still.”?

“Shut up—shut your mouth and shut your mind.”

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THEN—

+You can listen.

THEN—

+God can tell you stuff.

THEN—

+Only then, God can tell you stuff.

THEN—

+It’s all about Him !

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That’s worship.

That’s time with God.

That’s fellowship.

That’s sweet.

WE’RE OUT OF HERE ?

I wonder how many people (Americans) hear a drift of the teaching that Christians will be out of here before big trouble—and then live like we won’t see God’s judgment on America, for sixty million abortions.

That would definitely not fit God’s past record of dealing with sin.

I find it impossible to believe that America is the one exception in history to God’s judgment, starting now—Christians included, because we bear a great deal of responsibility for this holocaust.

We have forgotten how to repent.

God can solve that.

But I fear that many Americans claiming Christianity will despair and turn away from God as judgment is falling, because they have been lied to in the pew with comfortable Christianity.

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What can we know for sure ?

What the Bible says is for sure !

What man says is not for sure.

What we think and feel is not for sure.

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“Be not deceived, God is not mocked; whatever a man sows, that shall he also reap.”

Same for nations: “The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.”

“If My people, who are called by My Name, will humble themselves, and pray, and seek My Face, and turn from THEIR WICKED WAYS—then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”

MY GOOD BUDDY and MIRACLE MILES

It looks like this is going to be trucker testimonies shared over cb radios.

Well, I have high regard for truckers and their communication over the air waves.

The main reason I could never make it as a truck driver, although I had some significant local delivery jobs, was the condition of narcolepsy. You just can’t override it.

This article is going to be about two miracle testimonies.

Buddy and Miles are two amazing dogs that each had a life-threatening injury to a rear leg, about six or seven years apart, before they were together.

Buddy has been my dearest border collie for over a decade—we are close.

Years ago he was excitedly twirling around in front of my son’s truck, too close, and got run over.

I was not home, and the news devastated me, not knowing if he was going to survive.

I prayed, just that he would make it.

He did, but it seemed to take forever just to see him get around.

He loved to run, sometimes up to thirty miles an hour, and now he couldn’t even walk.

I can’t explain it—his healing is a miracle.

He runs again, not thirty miles an hour now, but he wants me to ride my bicycle fast, so he can run fast.

An interesting observation:

When he walks, he uses the back leg, rather normal.

When he trots, he often carries the back leg.

When he runs full speed, you can’t tell anything is wrong with the leg.

Buddy and I were very close for years, but as you may guess, now we are CLOSE !

We are both getting up in years, and we do face the reality of slowing down a bit.

Miles joined us a little over a year ago, my wife’s dog.

He was amazing to me from day one, because he had so many traits of a border collie—in reality, almost a clone of Buddy—so we got close.

One day I was pulling my sixteen foot trailer behind my van.

As I went around a curve in my gravel driveway, Miles ran out of room between the trailer tire and cactus next to the road.

The gutwrenching devastation of running over this new treasured dog was too much.

His injuries were even more life-threatening than Buddy’s.

He got x-rays, and the vet gave no hope—said he never saw a dog recover from such injuries, including internal as well as a rear leg like Buddy.

While others made plans for putting Miles down, I prayed and pleaded with God to have mercy on me and the dog.

He couldn’t eat, and had to be carried outside to go.

Days without hope, but I prayed and hoped.

Sometimes God just chooses to say yes, and heal—slowly, so we don’t forget to keep praying, and keep thanking.

Then one day, he could stand a few seconds, then he could go without being held up.

The days and weeks not being able to walk were so hard, because Miles was wired to fly like the wind, in total delight, in love of life, just like Buddy.

The little steps of progress were so thrilling—walking a few steps before exhaustion, picking up a stick, wanting to run if only he could, then actually running a little, then a little more (rationing him, to not hurt himself), wanting to get in the car (with help), getting in the car without help, running faster, chasing a ball, and now tearing up the turf in the house and outside, clearing all five steps on the way out—no restrictions.

Miles and I got close right after I met him—now we’re CLOSE, but different than Buddy and me.

Miles is still young, and he can’t imagine ever having to slow down.

It’s amazing, the times God chooses to use a precious creature to touch our hearts and lives profoundly, and sometimes two at the same time.

Indeed—-My Good Buddy and Miracle Miles—thank You, Jesus.

CONTEMPORARY – – – TEMPORARY

Music

Politics

Theology

Fashion

Culture

Opinion

Icons

People

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We do well to observe and remember—the most contemporary, held in highest esteem, may well be temporary.

It takes more than tracking polls of popularity and trends with the most followers, to discern what is going to last.

It takes historical perspective to find and keep a rock foundation for life and family and country, to prevent hysterical perspective from following ‘new’ promises of utopia with old consequences of tyranny.

Sadly, devastatingly, accurate historical perspective is seriously out of fashion today—open opportunity for oppression.

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Is there anything still to be found in today’s contemporary world, that is not temporary?

Yes, it is to be found, but not found in the world.

What about Values?

What about Truth?

What about Family?

What about Marriage?

What about the Bible?

What about God?

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Most of that list is despised in most places now.

But, the Light of Truth will shine brighter even in this present growing darkness, if . . .

. . . if anyone who holds those six foundations holds them high, holds them without compromise, holds them against opposition, holds them “with persecution.”

If you are one of the ‘anyone,’ Mark 10:1-31 gives the rest of the perspective on the title above.

CONTEMPORARY – – – TEMPORARY

PATRIOT’S PRAYER

“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,

the courage to change the things I can,

and the WEAPONRY to make the difference.”

RAISED RIGHT

A caller to American Family Radio described his upbringing, with strong values of family and right and wrong.

When he was a teenager, some friends invited him to join them breaking into a house.

He told them “no,” and said to himself:

If I was caught for doing something like that, I would beg the cops to take me to jail—not home!

TRUST ME, I’M HERE TO HELP . . . REALLY?

Trust me, I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.

“Fool me once, you’re a fool.”

Yeah, I’ll trust you—as far as I can throw you.

Trust me, I’m from God (theologian), and I’m here to help.

“Fool me twice, who’s a fool?”

Yeah, I trusted you—me, a fool no more.

Trust Me, I’m God, and I AM here to help you.

Hmmm. Review the facts.

Trust man? “Cursed is everyone who trusts in man.”

Trust ‘man of God’? “But a hireling, who is not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them.”

Trust God? “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths.”

SENIOR ‘YEAR(S)’

Senior year of high school – or – Senior years of life.

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Best year ever? – or – Best year(s) yet!

Last year? – or – More years?

Eager for end of the year? – or – Live every day, every moment of the year(s).

Cram for finals of the year? – or – Ready for final of the years.

Graduation year? – or – THE graduation year!

Application for job next year? – or – Application accepted in advance, for that year.

BFF? vs year of goodbys? – or – Temporary goodbys and BFF for real for ‘years’ forever.

Senior summary for me:

Old writers never die—they just start a new story.

MY NEAR MURDER EXPERIENCE

It’s been quite a few years, and I can’t say I remember, but it is so real, and I am so thankful to be alive now, every day.

The first part of my life was wonderful and secure, as anyone would expect for a young child.

Then one day something was terribly wrong.

I didn’t understand why my mother took me to the doctor.

I was not sick, and my mother was not sick either.

The doctor did a simple checkup on my mother.

And the doctor did a checkup on me, checking my heartbeat, my size, and how I was growing.

That much was not so terribly wrong—just a feeling that my mother knew something was wrong.

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Then the terrible wrong started happening.

THE DOCTOR TRIED TO KILL ME—RIGHT THERE IN HIS OFFICE ! ! !

AND MY MOTHER LET HIM DO IT ! ! !

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Then another unthinkable happened.

Something went terribly wrong for the doctor.

HE WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL IN TRYING TO KILL ME ! ! !

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According to my mother, the doctor was very shook up, and scared to death, and scrambled to cover up his attempted murder.

And my mother was equally scared, and looked for a way to get out of this terrible situation and get it behind her.

But she couldn’t, and that’s why I can tell you parts of my story.

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One of the nurses who helped the doctor commit numerous murders every day, successfully without incident, saw that I was alive, and couldn’t help herself but try to keep me alive.

SHE WAS SUCCESSFUL ! ! !

Everything had to be secretive, because no one had to know in the doctor’s office that I was alive, and the nurse depended on this job to provide for her family.

So she told the doctor she would find a place for me, without telling anyone what happened.

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But my mother knew.

So the nurse talked to my mother privately in recovery.

My mother told the nurse of a place someone told her she could have taken me after I was born, with people who could take me as their child.

The nurse called, and in a matter of minutes someone came for me and gave me the emergency medical help I needed.

I recovered from most of the injuries from my attempted murder, and in a few weeks I was in a loving home with a devoted mother and father, who gave me the life I now have.

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And, the rest of the story, so far . . .

The nurse and my mother agreed to stay in touch, and I am thankful for that.

And my new mother and father agreed to their request to make contact after a time, and I’m thankful for that.

My parents openly talked about my early life a little at a time, and when I was ten, we met with my mother and with the nurse who saved my life.

I was ready, because my new parents had raised me to be thankful to God for life, and put my trust in Jesus for everything.

So, not only was the meeting, the reunion, a blessing beyond measure, I was able to let my love for Jesus bless my mother and start the healing she so desperately needed, with her own new relationship with Jesus.

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And that is just the beginning—my story, now, and how it started a couple decades ago.

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You’ve heard stories with a turning point from evil to good, with the phrase, “But God . . .”

YES ! YES ! YES !

That’s my story—But God . . . did not want me to die.

I am determined to live every day of my life to the glory of God, to the best of my ability.

I am determined to live every day of my life to do everything I can to prevent others from such a near murder experience, knowing that for most it does not include “near.”

And I am determined to make a difference in any lives affected by such experiences, just like the nurse, my mother, my new parents, were blessed—and you the reader, can be blessed with Jesus.

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The nurse who saved my life could not continue ending the life of others like me by assisting the doctor. She quit that job, and got a job with blessings at the center that found my new parents.

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When I started writing this, I had no idea I would get so involved. You see, I’m sharing it on behalf of someone else—in fact, someone I don’t know. The intensity is so strong, like it was my own story. I pray it will impact someone with an untold story—a child, a mother, a father, a nurse, a doctor, a volunteer for life.

PRAY – – – or – – – WORRY

Prayer matters.

Worry doesn’t matter.

Prayer makes a difference.

Worry does not.

“Worry for nothing.”

“Pray for everything.”

“Be thankful for everything.”

“Don’t worry about tomorrow.”

Worry tomorrow.

“Today has enough . . .”

“As your days—so will your strength be.”

First we get another day—then we get what we need for the day.

Sometimes a phrase or a line can help make the difference in a moment, for a day, especially if it is a word from His Word.

All the short quotes above are from the Bible. Keep yours open, and turn to it often.