Friday, November 29, 2019

President Trumps "public" achievements thus far. Get the truth, once and for all.

Trump Administration Accomplishments
  • Almost 4 million jobs created since election.
  • More Americans are now employed than ever recorded before in our history.
  • We have created more than 400,000 manufacturing jobs since my election.
  • Manufacturing jobs growing at the fastest rate in more than THREE DECADES.
  • Economic growth last quarter hit 4.2 percent.
  • New unemployment claims recently hit a 49-year low.
  • Median household income has hit highest level ever recorded.
  • African-American unemployment has recently achieved the lowest rate ever recorded.
  • Hispanic-American unemployment is at the lowest rate ever recorded.
  • Asian-American unemployment recently achieved the lowest rate ever recorded.
  • Women’s unemployment recently reached the lowest rate in 65 years.
  • Youth unemployment has recently hit the lowest rate in nearly half a century.
  • Lowest unemployment rate ever recorded for Americans without a high school diploma.
  • Under my Administration, veterans’ unemployment recently reached its lowest rate in nearly 20 years.
  • Almost 3.9 million Americans have been lifted off food stamps since the election.
  • The Pledge to America’s Workers has resulted in employers committing to train more than 4 million Americans. We are committed to VOCATIONAL education.
  • 95 percent of U.S. manufacturers are optimistic about the future—the highest ever.
  • Retail sales surged last month, up another 6 percent over last year.
  • Signed the biggest package of tax cuts and reforms in history. After tax cuts, over $300 billion poured back in to the U.S. in the first quarter alone.
  • As a result of our tax bill, small businesses will have the lowest top marginal tax rate in more than 80 years.
  • Helped win U.S. bid for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
  • Helped win U.S.-Mexico-Canada’s united bid for 2026 World Cup.
  • Opened ANWR and approved Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipelines.
  • Record number of regulations eliminated.
  • Enacted regulatory relief for community banks and credit unions.
  • Obamacare individual mandate penalty GONE.
  • My Administration is providing more affordable healthcare options for Americans through association health plans and short-term duration plans.
  • Last month, the FDA approved more affordable generic drugs than ever before in history. And thanks to our efforts, many drug companies are freezing or reversing planned price increases.
  • We reformed the Medicare program to stop hospitals from overcharging low-income seniors on their drugs—saving seniors hundreds of millions of dollars this year alone.
  • Signed Right-To-Try legislation.
  • Secured $6 billion in NEW funding to fight the opioid epidemic.
  • We have reduced high-dose opioid prescriptions by 16 percent during my first year in office.
  • Signed VA Choice Act and VA Accountability Act, expanded VA telehealth services, walk-in-clinics, and same-day urgent primary and mental health care.
  • Increased our coal exports by 60 percent; U.S. oil production recently reached all-time high.
  • United States is a net natural gas exporter for the first time since 1957.
  • Withdrew the United States from the job-killing Paris Climate Accord.
  • Cancelled the illegal, anti-coal, so-called Clean Power Plan.
  • Secured record $700 billion in military funding; $716 billion next year.
  • NATO allies are spending $69 billion more on defense since 2016.
  • Process has begun to make the Space Force the 6th branch of the Armed Forces.
  • Confirmed more circuit court judges than any other new administration.
  • Confirmed Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch and nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh.
  • Withdrew from the horrible, one-sided Iran Deal.
  • Moved U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem.
  • Protecting Americans from terrorists with the Travel Ban, upheld by Supreme Court.
  • Issued Executive Order to keep open Guantanamo Bay.
  • Concluded a historic U.S.-Mexico Trade Deal to replace NAFTA. And negotiations with Canada are underway as we speak.
  • Reached a breakthrough agreement with the E.U. to increase U.S. exports.
  • Imposed tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum to protect our national security.
  • Imposed tariffs on China in response to China’s forced technology transfer, intellectual property theft, and their chronically abusive trade practices.
  • Net exports are on track to increase by $59 billion this year.
  • Improved vetting and screening for refugees, and switched focus to overseas resettlement.
  • We have begun BUILDING THE WALL. Republicans want STRONG BORDERS and NO CRIME. Democrats want OPEN BORDERS which equals MASSIVE CRIME.

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Morning Prayer

The prayers that I write are not necessarily meant to be seen by everyone, but for those who are led to read and are willing to agree together with me; to give all the glory to God.

Precious Father,

We thank you for giving us this time to be with you. We thank you for hearing our prayers. We thank you for keeping your hand continually upon our lives. We thank you for speaking to our hearts, guiding our steps, correcting us, giving us insight, ever teaching us, protecting us and for revealing your presence in so many ways in our lives. We thank you for those who are obedient in the Body of Christ, those especially behind the scenes who unselfishly give themselves to those in need, thank you for how your light and goodness shines in their lives. We ask you O Father that you would keep your hand upon these angels of love, keep guiding and directing them and keep them safe going and coming and keep them healthy spiritually, physically and mentally. Thank you for allowing us to see your mercy angels in our lives.

We ask that your Holy Spirit would chip away every harboring habitual thought pattern within our hearts that is not of you. Whether they be fleeting or one of repetitions, we ask that you would do away with anything that does not give you glory or bless your name. 

Clean us up where we are blind. Whitewash our ignorant, prideful behaviors and we willingly lay them all before your feet. We ask that our tongues would become seasoned with a new habit of gentleness that would shine upon all that need to hear of your love. Not by might, not by power, but by your Spirit you said. Lead us where you want us to be Father. 

Your word speaks how perfect love casts out all fear. We have your perfect love in your Son Jesus and through Him we have been, bought and brought out from the enticements of the world and brought up and set free from all bondages of fear, lying, heaviness, perverted, seducing, haughty and any self-righteous religious spirits; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. By your Spirit we have been broken and emptied and given freedom in you Lord. We thank you for extending your arm of love to us. We receive this blessing and we take it willingly Father.

We confess to having our eyes being opened to your truth Lord. We were once blinded and part of the world system, but today; we know we have been set apart and can rejoice together because your Holy Spirit has blown upon us, awakening us and given us understanding and we make a choice to love and to draw closer to you O Father. Our hearts yearn to know you better O Father. You said when we draw closer to you, you draw closer to us. We believe this Father.

Your word tells us that all those who call upon your Son Jesus, will be saved. We believe this Father. We have been taught that your eyes know every single thought that we think and how you even answer many of our prayers before we ask, you are faithful and true. We ask that you would put guard rails upon this narrow path we tread, so that we would not lean toward another way, but always your way. Hold our hands and increase our discernment that we will not be deceived in anyway by the accusations that come from the world. We ask that you would halt any means of wonderment or hesitations of thought that is not of you. Right now, we throw all worldly, compromising food for thought into the dry places and we continue to replace all doubt with meditations of your word and not the worlds, in the name of Jesus. We deliberately choose life over death. And, we choose obedience over sin and we will continue to trust in You O Lord in all of our ways. We speak this in faith and together we agree upon this prayer in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen. 













Saturday, November 16, 2019

Where did the rain go?

Just when you think I cannot write a small article, think again. While searching for a particular co-subject that would help me along with my studies, I ran across a note written in red, in my Bible dated 11-19-1996.

We were visiting a church in Okinawa while spending time with my oldest son. Those attended were mostly military families with children. We immediately loved and bonded with the Pastor and wife. While a humble young lady whom I will call Dee was giving her testimony, there was a thick silence that spread throughout the assembly and I was impressed, this place was called to be a Lighthouse and would embrace all those who walked through the doors. This was a house of mercy. As Dee spoke I began to hear it rain outside. Everyone was listening very closely to Dee as she told about her born-again experience.  I noticed how the rain started to pour heavier and I casually mentioned this to my husband [without a response]. Then, the rain was coming down so heavy, it sounded like it was going to come through the roof! I thought to myself, “Wow! The rain is coming down so hard now, we could see a flood when we walk outside!” 

When we walked outside, I saw the sunshine. There was no evidence of rain, no puddles, nothing was wet; not even a leaf had been sprinkled.  But, what was this? I vaguely mentioned, “What happened to the rain?” to a few people without a response. 

Then, I thought of these verses.

Psalm 72:6 says: “He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass; as showers that water the earth.”

Ezekiel 34:26 says: “And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing.”

Hosea 6:3 says: “ Then shall we know, if we follow on to the Lord; his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.”

Hosea 10:12 says: “Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.” 


Coincidence you might say? Was I hearing things? I have super sharp hearing, so no problem there. Did a jet fly over? But jets do not sound like rain. 

I believe my experience was for me and only me. This happens sometimes. God will give us supernatural blessings to inspire and encourage us, as we follow on with the Lord.

Let’s pray

Heavenly Father,

You are a Father who keeps on blessing us, keeps on talking to us, keeps on encouraging us and most of all; you keep right on loving us. Thank you Father for all those big things and small things that are involved in our lives, we know they all come from you. Thank you Father for constantly showering us with your goodness, kindness, corrections when we need them, continually directing our paths, guiding us by day and by night and giving us everything we need to learn more of you. We choose to break up our fallow ground and plant your word inside of the soil of our hearts and we know you will rain upon it. Help us grow your way and be good stewarts with everything you bring our way. We desire to bring you glory and love. Thank you Father in your son we pray, amen. 


  

Saturday, November 9, 2019

You search for an answer and it is right in front of you.

                                                                    Love is a choice.

God’s love continues to be a compass that guides us into life changing events that teach us how to receive love, not just give love. In fact, receiving love is part of giving love. 

Ask yourself, are you learning how to give and receive love? God is the supreme artist who sculptures us out of a rock and sometimes He uses a chisel. He uses everything in our lives to magnify His love for us.  We humble ourselves and God’s love goes to work inside of us. All of our past worthless mistakes [sins] are thrown into a type of a grinder that recycles every single thing inside of us. We become better than new. All of our past rebellious thoughts and actions  become recycled and renewed by the Holy Spirit’s breath; that gives good pleasure, glory and honor to our Father. Praise God, His Holy Spirit never stops working inside of us. His grace can be like a fire or as a whisper that strengthens our hearts to walk, in His will.  

Love is at work, hope never leaves our hearts and faith is increased and we are reminded that in Gods presence there is fullness of joy. 

How in the world can we have joy when we are in the middle of suffering? Because we have humbled ourselves, called upon our Father [prayer] and know [faith] without a doubt He loves us and will never leave us. We are in His presence. 

I think of all the horrific fires that are burning up our land and homes. When the last bit of flames are finally put out, in about 1-2 weeks we will see small thin green shoots coming up out of the ashes. How does that happen? And, are those birds I hear?  The closer we draw to our Father God, the brighter the light. The fog begins to lift and we understand a little bit more. There isn’t one problem, one struggle, thought or trial that we go through that our Father is not aware of and when you call Him for help, He is faithful. Oh yes! Believers become like eagles. Our eyes become sharpened to see a little bit more of the big picture. We are set free through forgiving others because we ourselves have been forgiven in Christ.  Jesus gave, so we could give. He loved, so we could love. 

Do you still have problems believing that Jesus is the Son of God? Look at God’s creation and how all the planets line up in perfection. The sun warms us by day, the moon guides us by night. God is the one who created math, not science. He knew we would need it.  His Spirit designated us to have seasons. Seasons in our weather, but also seasons in our lives.  It is He who sees a mighty Oak tree when an acorn falls from the tree. But, the acorn had to fall and die first. Our Father created everything to work together. Our earth is the only planet in our solar system that has oxygen. Coincidence you say? Look around you, everything you set your eyes upon came from a thought and a purpose. The very worms nestled deep within the earth enrich our soil. The seeds we plant move from darkness reaching up towards the sun. But, the seeds had to die first. 
   
Jesus was born of a virgin 
He ministered miracles for three years  
He was the Messiah and fulfilling prophecy
He continually communicated with His Father God
And, He knew He was sent to be a sacrifice for our sins

In other words, Jesus knew in order to rise victoriously and make a public spectacle to those who had engineered His death upon the cross; He first had to die. 

Nothing the accusers could say or do would keep him from rising from the grave. 

He died and was resurrected so we could live
And again, He loved so we could love
He forgave so we could forgive

Today, there are thousands around the globe coming daily to the realization that Jesus is Lord and King of Kings. 




“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16

“But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”  Romans 5:8

Lets pray:

Heavenly Father,

I believe that your son Jesus died for my sins. [confess your sins] I confess: ______. I repent. I don’t want them in my life anymore. Take them away Father and wash them in the blood of your son. Set me free. Make me a new person in Christ. Guide me and direct me into a place where I can grow up in You. Fill me up with your Holy Spirit Father. Help me recognize Your voice. Send good godly friends  to help me grow and to pray with. Teach me Father. Thank you Lord and it is in your son’s name Jesus I ask. Amen. 

If you have prayed this prayer, the Bible says you have been “Born from Above” [born-again or the new birth]. Seek out a good godly Bible believing church to grow and become strong. Get involved in Bible studies and have a quiet time everyday in prayer and to read your Bible. 

Welcome to the family!