Eternity or Eternity- The Choice is Yours

Forever in Heaven or

forever in Hell.

Eternity is real,

And can’t be escaped;

For we are all going to one of two places.

Don’t be fooled.

We die on earth
but rise or fall,
Are lifestyle determines our fate.

Do you choose the things of the world?
Or the word of God?
Did you sell your soul to distractions,
and self interest, greed?
Or give glory to God and in Him find your strength,
 and continued to believe.

Angles bring freedom;
but demons bring sin.
Eternity is real.
But reality can’t be escaped.

Where your heart is you will go;
to Heaven above,
or Hell below.
Your soul has an owner,
and only you will know the direction.

Don’t be fooled, we all go to one or the other.
Forever torment,
or forever peace.
Eternity is reality.
Our souls are bought,
never leased.

God knows you, He created you...

O LORD, You have searched me and known me.

You know my sitting down and my rising up;

You understand my thought afar off.

You comprehend my path and my lying down,

And are acquainted with all my ways.

For there is not a word on my tongue,

But behold, O LORD, You know it altogether.

You have hedged me behind and before,

And laid Your hand upon me.

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;

It is high, I cannot attain it.

Psalm 139: 1-6

People are the most valuable asset we have, not only is everyone created by our Father, but each one of us has been designed with special gifts, special talents and a special purpose.  If you think there is nothing special about you, you are denying the goodness of God’s creation. You see God knows you, inside and out, what you like, how you will react, what choices you will make.  He knows you because He made you.

If you are stuck and do not know your strengths or how to be used to spread Gods Glory then simply ask Him. Just like asking your Father for advice, seek God, He will tell you about your future and give you a vision.

It’s important to keep God first, to ask Him how you should spread His word, to ask how He wants to use you as a tool to reach others. If you have family members, friends or co-workers who are not in touch with God, pray and ask God to give you wisdom; you see God knows them better than we do and He alone knows what they will respond to.

To tap into your strengths and Gods plan for you, you must go to God directly. Talk to Him, tell Him your concerns, your ideas and then listen for guidance from the Lord. Each one of us has a plan and a future and God is more than happy to reveal it to us in His way and His time, all we have to do is pray.

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works,

which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

Ephesians 2:10

You are fearfully and wonderfully made
(Psalm 139:14)

Once Astray, Now Renewed; Move Forward with Jesus, He Makes all Things New!

All we like sheep have gone astray;

     We have turned, every one, to his own way;

     And the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all

Isaiah 53:6

No matter what our past is, no matter what trials we have been through and over come, God can make us new again.  You see our faith, our trust and love for Jesus restores us, we become new.  God renews us by giving us grace, delivering us, healing us and requiring us to lean on Him- surrendering all our problems, all our concerns and worries to Him.  For when we do this we are strengthened; we no longer fight the world alone, but we have the greatest Warrior working on our behalf.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

2 Corinthians 5:17

If your past gets you down, it’s time to move forward with Jesus, it’s time to give Him your worries and trust that He will not only protect you, but strengthen you. For when we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior we let Jesus lead our lives, our lives become new in Him.

But those who wait on the LORD

Shall renew their strength;

They shall mount up with wings like eagles,

They shall run and not be weary,

They shall walk and not faint.

Isaiah 40:31

You are fearfully and wonderfully made
(Psalm 139:14)
Melissa

When it comes to your enemies let the Lord fight the battle for you: Who would you rather have working for you? Yourself or the Creator of all?

Throughout our lifetime we will face enemies. We will be continually tested because as much as our God is present, so is the Devil.  The truth is the Devil wants to target Christians and wants to destroy them by any means necessary; evil doers will be a constant through the end of times. So as a Christian what should we do when enemies come our way?  When others do us wrong? When we have been hurt?

The Bible tells us we are to forgive, to give our cares to God and trust in Him:

Blessed are the peacemakers,

For they shall be called sons of God.

Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake,

For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake.  Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Matthew 5:9-12

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Cast your burden on the LORD,

And He shall sustain you;

He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.

Psalm 55:22

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No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.

1 Corinthians 10:13

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Part of forgiving is giving our problems to God. Trusting that God will handle the problem and defend us against our enemies.  God is far stronger than any of us, He holds better judgment, better wisdom, He knows the future, and His perspective is far greater, so you should trust Him with your problems and with your enemies.  

As humans we want to control how our enemies will pay, but as Christians we must trust God, who is greater or stronger than Him? And who would you rather have working for you? Yourself or the Creator of all?

He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil

1 John 3:8

You are fearfully and wonderfully made
(Psalm 139:14)
Melissa