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Here's a great way to spread God's Love through JC Faith ... Copy this whole page ... Click on "WRITE NEW BLOG" that's at the top of this page (It's 2nd in the list of "Categories"). A blank blog page will come up.Paste what you copied there. Now add your answer to this blog (God is ~your answer~) by describing God in 3 words or less. AND... before you click on "Submit Blog" ... don't forget to add your name beside your answer and type "God is..." for the Blog Title. :o)

God is:

 1.) Faithful!!! (Jimlas)

 2.) Love!!!  (BlueAngel)

 3.) Forgiving!!!  (BStewart)

 4.) Full of Grace!!! (Valerie)

 5.) All we need!!! (ALwAySaJOY)

 6.) Almighty!   (grandmamom)

 7.) Awesome   (Jeffy)

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We should always watch what we say. Sometimes silence is golden. Our tongue is like a sharp two edged sword. We need speak words that edify the body. We can't tame the tongue on our own. We have to use the power of the holy spirit. We pray and seek guidance to help up us say the right things. I have a hard time saying the right things at the right time. I am always speak first then think later and it get me in all kinds of trouble. We need to listen more with our ears and our hearts so that we don't make the wrong decisions. We are to lift each other up with words of wisdom and joy. I appreciate you taking the time to read my blog. Keep up the faith and always looks towards the heavens. He is coming back soon and we need to be on our toes at all times.

In his service,

Jeffy

A Different Christmas Poem:

The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light,
I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight.
My wife was asleep, her head on my chest,
My daughter beside me, angelic in rest.
Outside the snow fell, a blanket of white,
Transforming the yard to a winter delight.
The sparkling lights in the tree I believe,
Completed the magic that was Christmas Eve.
My eyelids were heavy, my breathing was deep,
Secure and surrounded by love I would sleep.
In perfect contentment, or so it would seem,
So I slumbered, perhaps I started to dream.

The sound wasn't loud, and it wasn't too near,
But I opened my eyes when it tickled my ear.
Perhaps just a cough, I didn't quite know, Then the
sure sound of footsteps outside in the snow.
My soul gave a tremble, I struggled to hear,
And I crept to the door just to see who was near.
Standing out in the cold and the dark of the night,
A lone figure stood, his face weary and tight.

A soldier, I puzzled, some twenty years old,
Perhaps a Marine, huddled here in the cold.
Alone in the dark, he looked up and smiled,
Standing watch over me, and my wife and my child.
"What are you doing?" I asked without fear,
"Come in this moment, it's freezing out here!
Put down your pack, brush the snow from your sleeve,
You should be at home on a cold Christmas Eve!"

For barely a moment I saw his eyes shift,
Away from the cold and the snow blown in drifts..
To the window that danced with a warm fire's light
Then he sighed and he said "Its really all right,
I'm out here by choice. I'm here every night."
"It's my duty to stand at the front of the line,
That separates you from the darkest of times.
No one had to ask or beg or implore me,
I'm proud to stand here like my fathers before me.
My Gramps died at ' Pearl on a day in December,"
Then he sighed, "That's a Christmas 'Gram always remembers."
My dad stood his watch in the jungles of ' Nam ',
And now it is my turn and so, here I am.
I've not seen my own son in more than a while,
But my wife sends me pictures, he's sure got her smile.

Then he bent and he carefully pulled from his bag,
The red, white, and blue... an American flag.
I can live through the cold and the being alone,
Away from my family, my house and my home.
I can stand at my post through the rain and the sleet,
I can sleep in a foxhole with little to eat.
I can carry the weight of killing another,
Or lay down my life with my sister and brother..
Who stand at the front against any and all,
To ensure for all time that this flag will not fall."

"So go back inside," he said, "harbor no fright,
Your family is waiting and I'll be all right."
"But isn't there something I can do, at the least,
"Give you money," I asked, "or prepare you a feast?
It seems all too little for all that you've done,
For being away from your wife and your son."
Then his eye welled a tear that held no regret,
"Just tell us you love us, and never forget.
To fight for our rights back at home while we're gone,
To stand your own watch, no matter how long.
For when we come home, either standing or dead,
To know you remember we fought and we bled.
Is payment enough, and with that we will trust,
That we mattered to you as you mattered to us."

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Father we come to you in the precious name of your son Jesus. He died on the cross to forgive our sins. He was whipped and beaten for all our infirmities. By his stripes we "ARE" healed. That is not past tense that is present tense. So we lift up our lovely Sister Sue in prayor. There is no reason for dear sister to suffer in so much pain and discomfort. I ask now that as I type and speak these words forward from out my mouth that they do not return null and void. If I could be there I would be layings hands and speakings words of wisdom over her. She is a dedicated servant of the father most high. I plead the blood of Jesus over and throughtout her body. I plant a hedgerow around her body to ward off any attacks from the enemy. She is your daughter and she is healed in the name of Jesus. I ask that the annointed hands of the spirit touch her right now in this instant. We ask all these things in your most precious name.

Amen and Amen

We all have them. You go to church on sunday and get all fired up. Come Monday morning you get to work or school. Maybe your a housewife/stay at home mom. You wake up and everything is not peachy or upbeat from the kids crying to the teachers complaining. Maybe the boss has had a bad hair day. What do we do to change that feeling. Do we just look forward to our Wednesday service to get us through the rest of the week. I know we all have our ways making something that is going awry to something glorious. Let's all take sometime to put a favorite verse or song or even a program that helps get over that ridge of dissatification. I want some real answers to my blog today. Like they said in one of my all time favorite movies. The Knute Rockne Story. Win one for the Gipper. Give me your best ways to get back on the horse after Satan has tried to knock you off. Blessings to each and everyone of you in the precious name of Jesus Christ. Jeffy

We need to concentrate on what lies ahead. Sometimes we get caught up in the moment. The here and now as they call it. Please everyone just take the time to say hello to the one that created you. Just because he is always there to welcome you into his arms. It's ok to have busy days we all have them. Just a simple few words will do. Hello Jesus how are you today. Thank him for the many blessings he has given you. Thank him for the many blessings you are about to receive. He always has an ear to hear your needs and praises. Let every man and woman speak to the Father. Rejoice in the Lord and again I say Rejoice. For he is greatly to be praised.:tounge: Jeffy

I wanna say that I am grateful that Jesus is the son of God. If it was'nt for him I really don't know where I would be. I was born and raised in a church. North Highlands Assembly of God in North Highlands,Calif. I went to that church for early part of my life. It was in July of 1972 at the tender age of 9 I first asked Jesus into my life at a summer camp. I received a little New Testament and I felt great. I never really grasped the concept of Salvation at that age. The preacher gave the fire and brimstone sermon. I was actually scared into the kingdom of God. I think alot of us are. Well I went thru life thinking I was saved and could go on with my life as it was. I got in with a few bad kids and started shoplifting and lying. I skipped school a few times got my first taste of moonshine at 11. Just your typical kid in the 70's. I always thought if I did wrong Jesus would always forgive me which is true to a point. You don't keep doing wrong knowing that God will always forgive you. Thats like saying you can get away with murder. So as life went on for me I was dealt a blow I really never got over. Just after my junior year my father decided to transfer to Maryland. Let's regress a little here. I will talk about my father a little bit. I was verbally abused by my father all through my childood. I was always on the heavy side. I was constantly called overweight and stupid. His most popular phrase for me was that I was too dumb to come in from the rain. It was a very troubling childhood. My father was not saved at the time. I think he has gone through the motions many times but never really accepted him. Later in life we were at constant odds. When I was big enough the fights became physical. I have since then talked with him. It has never been the same to this day. he lives 30 minutes from me and I talked to maybe 2 times a year. Now back to moving to Maryland. I really felt I was being tormented. I had went to school with these friends since I was five. To be put in that situation really disturbed me. I went to a new school in my senior year never relly making friends and losing the ones I had. We did'nt have internet at the time and long distance calls was out of the question. So left a lasting mark on me. Moving onwards. I graduated high school and went into the work force. I decided not to go to college and learn from on the job training. I went thru a few jobs till I made a good decision in 1983. I got a job at a company that made me what I am today. I got a job with a company called LOWES. I started out pushing the broom in the front parking lot what I do now OUTSIDE SALES to Construction Companies. I worked at Lowes from 83 to 94. I made good money and had a good profit sharing when I left. I made alot of mistakes. I got away from the church. I got into drugs and alcohol. I partied every weekend. I will have to say that I did find one thing through the drugs amd alcohol. It was at a bar one night that I met the love of my life. I have now been married to my wife for 17 years this december. Some did'nt think we would last. My wife is a living testimony of strength,faith and courage. When I met her in 1989 she had already been amrried twice before and had four kids. Three girls from the first marriage and a boy from the second. This is the strength and courage part. Both her husbands were killed in tragic automobile accidents. When I met her she had just lost the second one a month before.The boy lost his dad at one year old. To him I am dad and always will be. He is my friend and always will be. His picture is on my profile and he is on jcfaith by the name of ford6693. Moving on down the road to another life changin event. It was 1996 I had been at another job and not happy. It was getting to the point that we could not afford to live in the hosue we had. We decided to sell it and downsize. When we could'nt find another house we decided to move to South Carolina. We knew that the cost of living was better. So we rented our house out and moved south in July of 1996. I had found a job back with Lowes Contractor Yard a subsidiary of Lowes. I spent 6 years there struggling like a fish out of water. A yankee in the south. I did get one thing from The Contractor Yard was alot of contacts. It would help me out later on in my career. Like I saide I was at The Contrator yard for 6 years till 2002 when it was closed down. You had the option of going to a Lowes retail store or quitting. I chose the former and transferred to store close to my home. I really was'nt happy. I tried different things. I got involved in online games. Our debt was rising. We were in what we thought was good church. We never really got over the move from Maryland financially. It was now the beginning of 2004 and my wife said we were really backed against the wall. Our credit cards were maxed and the mortgage payment was due. I did'nt know what to do. The only thing to do was really bankruptcy. That was the one thing I promised myself I would never do. Everyone in my family had done it at least once. I wanted to prove to my dad I was not a failure. So I called my pastor. I was literally in tears on the side of the road back against the wall. He did one thing that I will never forget. he paid our mortgage payment plus late fees and interest. It was at that point my wife and I committed our finces to God. We are still trying to grab ahold of it. We are whittling it down and will be erased soon. Still I felt like I was not in the right place churchwise and jobwise. I felt like my job was not right. The lord definitley had his hand in this. I had made alot of contacts the past 8 years and it paid off. Most of my clients were christians. I knew that if I chose to leave at the time they would follow me. Well Lowes decided to take my weekends away and make me work some Sundays which I had told I would never do. I felt Sunday was for church. I intended to keep it that way.So I made a decision to find another option. I went to another building materials company. I had talked to them in the past and the manager told me he would always keep the door open. Best decison I ever made. I got a company vehicle and three weeks vacation. My clients did follow me and gave me the sales base I needed to survive. Now that I had my job in control the church was next. I had just started at my new job in April,2005. I was not feeling good spirtually at my church. Remember this is the church that had bailed us out a few months before. I told my wife and she did;nt agree. Then a month later she saw the same things I did. We had put many years and hours into the childrens ministry there. We decided to leave the church. So in August of 2005 we left the church. Our daughter and son got saved in that church. Our daughter and her husband still attend there. We are praying that their spiritual eyes will be opened. When we left the members of the church told us that we would not prosper if we left the church. That is baloney. Since we have left my income has doubled and we are steadilly nipping away at the debt. We get a company trip every year all expenses paid. We went to Costa Rica in 2004. We went to Cancun in 2005. We are going to Puerto Rico on October of this year. We are so blessed. I am a spirit filled,tongue talking,bible toting born again christian. My wife and son ahare the same passion. I regret that I don't have the relationship with my mom,dad and brothers share the same relationship. I only see my family maybe twice a year and they live 30 minutes from me. I made my peace with God and he is okay with it. I leave it up to my family to make the next step. I know I kind rambled on a bit. I just wnated to put down in words my testimony. If you ever want to know more just ask. I am an open book. Until next time. Blessings to you in the name of Jssus Christ. I may come back and tweak this becauase there is so much more to tell. Thanks and much love to all my sisters and brothers here at JCFAITH. Jeffy

Sometimes we fail to realize what the gift of Salvation really is. We tend to take it for granted. We say "Oh well I made a mistake God will forgive me" and miss the whole point of Salvation. Yes we are going to slip and fall flat on our face. It might not be pretty. It may be a little embarassing. All we have to know that with "Gods Amazing Grace" we will survive. That is why we have the bible and fellowship with other christians. We have people like Greg who bring JCFAITH to fruition. We fail to remember what it was like to not have the internet. Yes youngsters there was a time when there was no World Wide Web. Anyone that is over 20 remembers that. We had to fellowship with other christians face to face or over the Telephone(not cell phone). I am showing my age now. We would pray over each other and console each other. Now with all the new technology you can type a word and get a prayer channel on the internet. No physical body just type your needs and someone will type you back a prayer. Grace is what we have as christians and grace is what will help us persevere. We just need to remember our prayer closet. That special intimate time you spend talking to Jesus one on one with no one listening. Reading our bibles daily(one of the things on my list I need to improve). Going to church regularly. I know people say that you don't have to go to church to worship Jesus. What you do need to go to church for is fellowship with other christians. Get involved in the helps ministries not sitting in the back pew like a bump on a log. Children are our most valuable asset. If we don't get to them when they are young. We will have a harder time when they are teenagers. I know I seem like I am rambling. I am speaking what is on my heart. Back to the internet. We need to keep our ears and eyes open. There is to much stuff they can get into by a touch of a key. It has its good points,but it also has a dark side. The devil is out to get us anyway he can. He can't read our minds,but he can plant ideas that can distract us off our course. So I will leave you with this my fellow saints. Jesus is the same yesterday,today and forever. No one can change that. Whjen we fall on our face remember what they did in the old westerns. Pick ourselves up by the bootstraps and dust ourselves off. Tomorrow is another day to worship the lord and rejoice. Keep your eyes on the heavens for he will be coming back soon. I am so glad we have a place like JCFAITH to write like this. Blessings to each and everyone of you in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. Jeffy

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