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God works in the most mysterious ways. My life is not my own and I am learning to be content in all circumstances because no matter what, I love God and live according to his ways which produces a marvelous peace in my heart. I am longing for the day when Jesus Christ will split the Eastern sky and pull his children off this planet to EVER be where he is!
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The King Draws Near" - (1836-1895)
A. J. Gordon

"O church of Christ, behold at last
The promised Sign appear,--
The Gospel preached in all the world;
And lo! the King draws near...

With girded loins, make haste! Make haste!
Thy witness to complete,
That Christ may take His Throne and bring
All nations to His feet..."
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There are people who have been given a powerful delusion by God because they have not loved the Truth. I refer to them as "helmets". They CANNOT understand the truth; it will not penetrate the helmet of delusion. They did not put on the helmet of salvation but instead....chose the helmet below. These "helmets" are the individuals who sadly, do not acknowledge the truth and refer to me as a liar for declaring God's word as right.

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The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt him.
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The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
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The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
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The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
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The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
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The LORD is my defense; and my God is the rock of my refuge.
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The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation.
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The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.
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The LORD is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
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I am an artist at heart and love to paint in oils and watercolor. I love to read historical fiction and the writings of God. I do stained glass, mosaics and all manner of art. I make quilts and am going to pursue painting on silk.
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Lord of the Rings is my favorite. I also love old movies. Clean, polite comedies with Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn, Bob Hope are great.

"There are two ways to look at life. One is as though nothing is a miracle; the other is as though everything is."
Albert Einstein

I want to know how God created this world. I am not interested in this or that phenomenon, in the spectrum of this or that element. I want to know his thoughts. The rest are details.
Albert Einstein

"In the view of such harmony in the cosmos which I, with my limited human mind, am able to recognize, there are yet people who say there is no God. But what makes me really angry is that they quote me for support for such views."
Albert Einstein

"A knowledge of the existence of something we cannot penetrate, of the manifestations of the profoundest reason and the most radiant beauty - it is this knowledge and this emotion that constitute the truly religious attitude; in this sense, and in this alone, I am a deeply religious man."
Albert Einstein

"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the
government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them."
Thomas Jefferson

"The virtues of men are of more consequence to society than their abilities. ... In selecting men for office, let principle be your guide. Regard not the particular sect or denomination of the candidate -- look to his character."
Noah Webster

Those who've gone before me who knew the cost of discipleship and who endured to the end.