Jesus Never Leaves Us

When you think you can't go on,


or what is the purpose of going on,


putting one foot in front of the other,


going to work, coming home,


just to get up and do it again:


when prayers don't seem to be answered,


when lfe seems to be in turmiol


and trials keep coming...


We all need to remember:


Jesus is praying for us!


Although He may seem far,


He is always with us,


He will never leave us


and we are always on His mind-


He is praying for us.


"I will never leave you, nor forsake you."

"How could I forget, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands."

Just some thoughts on homosexuality..

In response to a discussion thread re: how would Jesus respond to the homosexual?

Jesus would respond to the homosexual as He responds to all of us. He loves that person. However, He would call that person out of sinful behavior into repentance and into His Fellowship. Homosexuality begins as with every other sin, in the mind. I have met several people who were in the "homosexual lifestyle" and came out of it through repentance and turning to God, with God's help. I think that the Bible refers to homosexuality as an abomination because it is sin, not because it is worse than any other sin.

This is what the Bible says:Romans 1:26-29 (New King James Version)

26 For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. 27 Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.

28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; 29 being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality,[a] wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness;"

We are all tempted in some form or other and we choose to turn away from our sin, confessing it and turning to Jesus. I was involved in helping with a group of former homosexuals as an outreach to AIDS victims(there were only 2 in the group though), and heard such horror stories. I believe that these people started out very sensitive (Can't you see the artists and other creative people who are sensitive to the artistic side of things that are "homosexual")and have either been abused or rejected and have turned to this lifestyle to escape, searching for love in the wong places. But Jesus has the greatest Love and they can run to Him. One of the guys I met in that group said he would rather have the temptations to fight the thoughts and have Jesus than to not have the thoughts and not have Jesus.

By the way, I believe from those I have seen and heard from, there is no "gene for homosexuality". As a general rule, these people are sensitive as creative people are. These people as all want love and acceptance, but they turn to the wrong places for it. I have gotten to know several people who were in the homosexual lifestyle. They were either abused by men and saw it as "love" or had distant fathers- one guy was even sort of a male prostitute.

I believe that people that are in the homosexual lifestyle should be shown a better way, through Jesus and His people what love is really. And we in the Church should be showing that love. Not condoning the sin, but loving the sinner out of his sin.

Right to life for the innocents

I have become more discouraged with the things going on in our country. People have lost their perspective. As an individual I tried with other people and groups to work against the abortion laws, etc. And I feel things have taken a huge step backwards. So many people have worked actively, and behind the scenes, to protect our most innocent people and suddenly the laws have been reversed. The "choice"for birth has been given to the mother but not to the innocent baby.

What does the Bible say? Ps. 106:38 "They shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was desecrated by their blood.39 They defiled themselves by what they did; by their deeds they prostituted themselves." The"idols of Canaan" are the god of "convenience" or "money"or "irresponsibility". People in our country seem to be more into wanting to have "things," are all upset with animal cruelty, keeping up with others with their homes and clothes, whether or not they can afford them, than the life of a child.

We of all people should defend the rights of the innocent. We mourn when a baby dies shortly after it is born or a young child is taken and killed. That is death of innocents. Well, so too is the death of a child before it has left the womb. The child, at whatever state of growth, is still a child. And as a child, he/she has all the rights of any individual that happens to be outside the womb.



So many children are born so very small and survive through the skills of doctors that have learned so much how to save smaller and smaller babies. And machines are being improved so much to keep the small ones alive. The womb is the best place for the baby to grow, but if something happens and the baby is born early there are so many things available to nurture and help the innocent ones to grow that there is no excuse for killing the baby. Murder is murder no matter what age of the child.

I am trying to have hope that people in this great country will finally realize the rights of all children. After all, the mother doesn't have to raise the child- there is always adoption for people who so want to have children but can't. Adoption is such a special thing for couples who want but can't have children. They want to experience the joys of bringing up a little one. These people will take care of the babies and give them a chance to live life.

I am so glad that we have more elected officials that are pro-life, but we also need to pray and speak out when we can.

I believe that God hurts with each child that is killed- and there have been so so many now. How long do we think God will put up with this? How long will He allow His creations that cannot speak for themselves be destroyed. God is a God of Love but He is also a God of Justice.




"Jesus loves the little children"

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