Interests:Bible, Church History, Natural Foods and Herbs, Nutrition for Health and Prevention or Reversal of Degenerative Disease, Home Education, Art, Music, Writing, Personality Studies, Internet Marketing and Network Marketing. Expertise:Caring for the Elderly, Research on Health Related Issues--What is Expertise? I never feel like an expert, but I want to learn all I can. Getting lost in thought, I am good at that. Like someone else said:
disappearing into thought . . . continuing conversations five days later...That's me, too. And, putting on a smile when I hurt inside; being sunshine to the folks I care for...making their day, because it makes my day to be needed and appreciated. Occupation:Nursing and Network Marketing Industry:Health
Someday, as in the days of Joshua and Nehemiah, Israel will give God the obedience He demands. Until then, the land will flow with blood. The Time of Jacob's Trouble is coming. The Day of the Lord, the Day of Wrath, is coming. http://www.gotquestions.org/day-of-the-Lord.html
And except those days should be shortened, there should noflesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. Matthew 24:21-23 (in Context) Matthew 24 (Whole Chapter)
And except that the Lord had shortened those days, noflesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days. Mark 13:19-21 (in Context) Mark 13 (Whole Chapter)
It is important to know the Messiah and what He expects, to seek His salvation and not provoke His wrath. Who He is, that is the question at the root of all the controversy. http://realmessiah.com/Home.html
Zephaniah 1
14The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.
15That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,
16A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers.
17And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the LORD: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung.
18Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD's wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
God plans a purging, a cleansing, but read the end of the story. It does have a happy ending.
Revelation 19 11And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
12His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
13And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
14And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
15And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
16And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
17And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
18That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.
19And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
20And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
21And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
Revelation 20
1And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
2And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
3And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
4And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
5But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
6Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
I would include Isaiah 11, and I would like to compile a complete list of scriptures teaching on the millennium. There is an audio teaching on the millennium at: http://www.gcaarchive.com/revelation.shtml I also found these links that talk about the millennium:
I believe the Millennium is a literal, thousand year reign of Christ on earth, and His saints with Him, as promised to Him in Psalm 2, and by Him to His faithful in Revelation 2.
Why will God finish His plan with unfaithful Israel? Let Him speak:
Ezekiel 20:43-44 (King James Version)
43And there shall ye remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein ye have been defiled; and ye shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye have committed.
44And ye shall know that I am the LORD when I have wrought with you for my name's sake, not according to your wicked ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O ye house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel 36:21-23 (King James Version)
21But I had pity for mine holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the heathen, whither they went.
22Therefore say unto the house of Israel, thus saith the Lord GOD; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name's sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went.
23And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, saith the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.
Ezekiel 36:21-23 (King James Version)
21But I had pity for mine holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the heathen, whither they went.
22Therefore say unto the house of Israel, thus saith the Lord GOD; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name's sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went.
23And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, saith the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.
Hope is really rooted in personally knowing the God committed to a good end for you, even if it sometimes seems nobody else is. He has given me this promise: (It makes all my hard work and waiting worth it all!)
Jeremiah 29:11 (New International Version)
11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Jeremiah 31:17 And there is hope in thine end, saith the LORD, that thy children shall come again to their own border. Jeremiah 17:7 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.
1 Peter 1:13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
Revelation 22:12 And, behold, I comequickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
Psalm 31:24 Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.
Lamentations 3:26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
2 Thessalonians 2:16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and goodhope through grace,
It is a good idea to be ready for change when what you are doing is not really working, but then, who defines what is working? There are several considerations, and those chosen as top priorities may require a sacrifice to keep them at the top of the list. Family is a top consideration for me, and to be near my children, I have been choosing until now, NOT to move. I think I will stay here by default until I am forced to move, or until I find an open door and path to a new place God may show me--- the idea being to increase my income and reduce my cost of living so that I can get out of debt and, in the long run, be free to REALLY spend time with my family like I do not really get to do NOW.
I am sort of looking around, but what holds me to this place is the familiarity and comfort of my hometown (despite the hardships), the fact of my family living here and my having gotten well adjusted in two part time jobs, working sixty to seventy hours per week, not such an easy thing to do. Any change is stressful, even if it is a good change, and I like to be sure it is for a good reason, most importantly that God has called me to move. It is hard to hear His voice calling me to any place where my children are NOT, but it could happen. I formerly turned down a nanny job out east that offered me a live in position, as much money as I make from both of my jobs plus room and board. If I had taken it, I might have saved over $100,000 already, but I would have missed some special moments in the lives of my children.
Sometimes I think maybe He has called me to move, at least to a heated room for rent, cheap, or a heated garage where I can park my van and sleep in it, because if He wanted me to stay here, why would He not supply the means to be a good steward of this house? It is only a tiny, one bedroom house, but it needs renovation before the insurance company or the bank will look at it, the roof leaks, the siding and roof and garage door need to be replaced, and the contract for deed balloons next spring. Before I can take on such a project, I surely need to pay off my debts and rebuild my FICO score, or the bank will not be interested at all. That is the question looming big in the back of my mind: should I take on such a project, just me, all alone, in a desperate attempt to get stabilized back into equity and be near my children? Hmmm...
Perhaps, like so many others I have heard the stories about, I could embrace the spirit of adventure in overcoming adversity and be willing to sleep in my van and take my showers at a local gym or health club, so that everything I earn can go to paying off my debts? I have been considering it, and it is very tempting, to get out from under the heavy burden I am bearing for no apparent purpose except to make other people richer and me poorer. The Bible says to owe nobody anything except love, and that is what I am hearing from everyone in my personal circles, too.
At the moment, it seems that one of the main things people want from me is MONEY. Money for personal loan repayments, student loans, mortgage payments, insurance, credit card payments, and anything at all that I need to do, so I found out, while it is not good to love MONEY, it sure does come in handy as a tool with which to love PEOPLE. They understand love and kindness by my willingness to cheerfully and generously hand over money without complaint, I have noticed. There are those, few and far between, who like me for myself and do not want my money, and I very much appreciate them. But my time is sold out to earn money for those that want money from me. I want to make this process as short and quick and painless as possible, just because I have other things to do besides work, work, work to earn as much money as it will take to get out of debt and be self supporting by forced retirement age.
I cannot BOTH keep this house (renovate and refinance it) AND pay off all my debts, along with just starting out to learn how to be a businesswoman; it takes time and money to make money, and it takes much more than I have right now to renovate an old house, rebuild a smashed FICO score, and talk a bank into taking on a contract they have indicated they do not want to take on.
Which means I may well have to move, and I am looking. At this point, that is all I know. I have been seriously investigating just how it is that homeless people get by.
