NEW YEARS' EVE! As another year falls like the leaves of Autumn, this year started with the cold of Winter,, slipped in the Spring, let leaves and flowers bloom, then the Fall comes,, and the flowers wither, the leaves fall gently to the ground, the trees bare,, the Winter wind blows another end and start of another year,,, is God not great, to give us all this,, over and over?, and we do not have to lift a hand in the making of it,, none at all,, just enjoy! PRAYER REQUEST: That all will celebrate the incoming of this new year with only the spirit of God,, and not any other spirits of any kind, and that all will go, and come ,, safely, and honor their God at all times,,, with brotherly love of one another!! WHAT HAS GOD GIVEN YOU THIS YEAR? EVERYTHING!!! NOW,,, WHAT HAVE YOU GIVEN BACK? John HIcks Received much, much more than I gave,,, and praising Him for it all!!!!

Today at 5:53 AM MONDAY! Good morning,, hope all had a great w/e,, and are all ready to start this week off with Jesus by our side! Friends are forever,, is something we say,, but that is a hope, for some fall to the wayside as we travel through this life... and then some are right there by our side, and lots is where you wind up deciding as to where you set up your housekeeping.. where you were raised or 100's of miles in a different place... but the one thing for sure, is that friend you made when you met Jesus,, well,, He will be at your side, not only through this life,, but for an eternity!!! Now , you tell me that is not the best news you have ever heard, whether this if the first time you heard it or the millionth time you have heard it.. Jesus is for real, and Jesus is forever!!!! I hope all of you have a great day, take time out for God, and a talk with Him by praying to Him, in private, and in public,,thank Him, then you and Jesus ,, go on off on this daily trip, with smiles, and enjoy this great day given by His Dad to all of us,, with more love than you can ever imagine... until the day you unite with Each,, so ask Them in, and start enjoying!!!! God, I pray for all those in need of You, and I thank You for being within my household, within me, and all who enter my house,, shall know of You, for I ask for the strength to stand tall , for You, at all times, and all those others who ask for this help... amen John HIcks God bless each of you on your daily trip of this life!!!!!!

SUNDAY! The day of rest,, unless the ox is in the ditch,,,today,, with the rain,, I will spend on the roof,, looking for leaks,,went to bed with two bad leaks ,,, now to find just where they come from.. is like looking for a needle in a hay stack! Why am I telling about these leaks,, is like the ole boy satan,, Who looks at someone, and they look really good,, sound proof,, can't let anything get to them.. then comes along ole satan, boring into that skin,,, pow,, there he is,, working away, and that person hasn't looked deep inside of the attic lately, but they sure see the sin slowly leaking from their heart and then it is a full stream of sin pouring from within.. STOP the leak of sin, by asking for Jesus to protect you with His Roof of No Sin, guaranteed for life! Make sense? Getting Ready! The New Year is just around the corner in fact just two more days...and all those new resolutions will be voiced,, and most ,, sadly to say ,, will be broken before the new day is over.. and over 98 % will be broken in two weeks,, now that is quick to give up a promise to yourself...... Now, you are getting ready to enter the start of a new year, how about your eternal life? I ask yu this one little question that is the biggest question, and your most important answer of your life, ARE YOU READY, HAVE YOU ACCEPTED JESUS CHRIST, AS YOUR OWN PERSONAL SAVIOR? Lord, I ask for all to come to Your Son, this minute, this day, and bow their heads and accept Him as their Savior... amen John HIcks Yes, I am a Christian, and I claim Jesus as my Savior and yet I must keep my roof of my body dry from sin, with Jesus as my unbrella,, how about you? Making a choice that is heard by all is not as hard as it seems.. Try it and say,,,, YES,, I AM READY !!!!!

SATURDAY!!! Now the biggest holiday is over,,, now we are back to regular time, and days,,, do you feel though that the celebration of His birth is still hanging in there with our feelings of now, just one of those things that won't go away, I hope , for that was Gods' intention.... so , hold on to Him,,,, all year!!!! THE LOVE,,,,OF ONE TO ANOTHER! This is something ,that all will say,, loving one to another is the easiest thing to do in this world! Not true! What is the first person, or persons do you think about, when you hear this statement? People whom are your dad, mom, husband , wife, son, daughter, grandchild, best friend,,,, someone who is already real close, and easy to say to and mean it,, "I love you" . Now, look a step farther from your little "love" circle,, and tell me if you love your neighbor? Your grocer? Your Wal-mart check out person? Your other check out person, or persons? The people , not neighbors,, but live about two miles up the road, the couple setting two benches over from you in church? or the ones right in front,,, or back of you? By now , you are probably saying in a small laughing voice,, "wow, this is a lot of loving to do"! Can you do it, and I mean "do it"! To love another, other than yourself,,, involves a big step, a lot of working at it, and total commitment! Now , again, can you do it? I profess to love everyone, then comes withing,, this little insert,, until they do something to make me stop!They ,, not me? Now, what I am asking does not let you put in any protection plans,, bail out plans,, but just plain ole love, only love,, never ending,, always there (no matter what you do,, if they call , you run ,, hug, kiss, and hold on with loving arms), I expect complete LOVE! No, I can't do it,, and I would challenge any one of you that say , "yes I can". I know of not one that can love unconditionally,,, with the forgiving power of never-ending.. EXCEPT JESUS CHRIST! Do you agree? Or do you think you can really produce and hold THE "COMPLETE" LOVE? OF ONE, TO ANOTHER, WITHOUT JESUS?. Almighty God, I come to You with all the love that I have,,, and I also thank You for the Love of Your Son,, that You gave each of us to have and hold for an eternity,, so much love,, amen John HIcks Always putting out love,, receiving love,, hard to hold on to real love,, of all,, a task a human cannot quite do,, alone!

FRIDAY! TGIF-Back to usual? I hope not,, I hope that the experience of the birth of our Savior has taken on a new meaning to all... a meaning of ,, "there is hope for this country", why ? For we just celebrated it, and if you celebrated it as the day of the Birth of Jesus Christ, then you have two things, faith, and Jesus,, and that is the only hope of this country! WHAT DID YOU GET FOR CHRISTMAS? Christmas is a season when we give gifts to those we love. Like the three wise men of old too we each hope to find the perfect gift to express our love. As I look back on all the perfect gifts that I have gotten over the years, however, I have noticed that none of them came wrapped in paper or were put under a tree. Still, each of them found a forever home in my heart. My Mom,, gave me the forever gifts of her big, strong hugs and soft, gentle kisses, & her sweet smile, twinkling eyes, and joyful laughter, were gifts which lit up my life for so many years. My Dad, gave me the gifts of his love, and his wisdom and common sense,, even though I didn’t always use them. My brothers gave me the gift of time. My sisters were there to hold their little brothers hand,, and although I was the youngest of seven,, they always made the time to play with their “little brother.” My first dog gave me the gift of unconditional love and loyalty. A beautiful little girl gave me the gift of my first kiss which made me tingle from head to toe. My wife gave me forever love, and my children,, and my children gave me the gifts of tiny arms wrapped around my neck and “I love you Daddy” whispered in my ear, and they remain in my heart for-ever & now my grandchildren continue the saga of the hugs, and little whispers, I love you P-Pappa or Paw Paw,,, and my little dog, Pug, gives me unconditional love, each time he sees me. So many beautiful souls blessed me with the gift of their friendship. I also got gifts in the smiles of strangers, and of neighbors, and the kind words from people all over the world who had read my writings. Each one of them was precious. Each one of them was eternal. Not a single one of these forever gifts could be bought in a store. They all had to be given from the heart. They won’t break, rust, or rot either. Instead I will carry them in my soul all through this life and into the next. Every day of the year, give your own forever gifts to those you love. This life you are given is God’s gift to you, and how you live it, is your gift to God. John HIcks The celebration continues ,,, how about you?,,, for these gifts are forever,, more than the stamps you buy ,,, ours goes even further of forever!

THURSDAY! Only 364 more days left until Christmas!!!! Good Morning all...I hope and I pray, all had a great and Merry Christmas day... In our house was a good one,, and we had our Savior right here, and thank His father for our faith and our strength,,for He felt right at home with our love, that He belonged! I hope all of you had this same visitor at some time of the day,,,, or all day.. again, we had a thankful Christmas! Run, Run Joesph! After the birth , Joseph was notified by a voice,, to move Jesus , and after he told Mary, then , run , they did, for the command to kill all first born went out.. with a scream of one, then thousands, of screaming mothers, fathers, and little innocent babies... the scream of satan at work to try to kill Jesus... but no! Satan can not be greater than God,,, and no matter what satan did,, Gods' plan was in the works,, and Jesus went about his own way, to preach , guide , and then the ultimate sacrifice ,, His life,, for us,, Yes,, Joseph ran, by Gods' advice and command,, and protected his Fathers Son,, and raised Him to complete His journey,,, Jesus did complete this journey, by conquering life, and death, all for us,, Now resurrected , He is here ..this instant,,,, yes , this instant,,, this today,,, for to all who reads this,, HE LIVES, HE LIVES,,, TODAY AND FOREVER,,,, HE LIVES! God , thank You for Jesus, and His birth, His life, His and Your sacrifice,, for us,, we all love you God, and Jesus! amen John HIcks For it all has been said on this blessed Savior,, and now is the time for us all to stay on the road with Him, and to put our words in action to pull as many as we can on the road with us,, and never let one , if possible , fall off... I am on the road walking,,,,,,,,,, are you,,,, it is your choice, and only yours.. don't wait until it is a wish of impossibility!

Today at 6:35 AM WEDNESDAY! Behold,, a Savior is Born,, and His name shall be called Jesus,,,MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE! Please have a great Christmas, be safe, laugh, cry, hug, and say, I love you to each other , many, many times, and then don't forget to say,, THANK YOU GOD FOR THIS BIRTH OF YOUR SON, AND MY SALVATION! HAPPY BIRTHDAY ,,, MY JESUS!!!! There are a lot of people to pray for this day,,, Our neighbor Shane Moore, whose wild ride resulted in a dislocated and broken shoulder..get well Shane, and drive that cruiser,, and not the Go Kart!,,,Elosise Ellingtion's friend Juanita ,, who is suffering from liver cancer, and will be having the large dose of chemo.. pray for healing, and the remission of this dreaded disease....Paul Irvins, who is in His last days of chemo,,, pray for remission of his cancer...Pray that the "missing daughter" will return to the Mother,, all will be healed, may God's will be done!,,, and Thank You God for the many, many blessing the we in-cure,, and do not think of as miracles, even though they are,, but at least ,,knowing you are there by our side!,,, Again, Happy Birthday Jesus, and May God Bless each of you this Christmas day,, and I send my love out to you all, from me, Libby, and all the Hicks Household, and Pug,,, MERRY CHRISTMAS!! John HIcks

TUESDAY-The day before Christmas!!!! All around the house is such a chatter, such a hustle,, the parents are looking for that last little item, dreading to go out and face the cold, and the crowd,, moms,, planning ,,"what will we eat",, after being up till 3 or 4 in the morning...and the little ones are smiling, laughing, being good, and jumping up and down, looking under the tree for the thousandth time.. to see if everyone remembered them..eyes dancing of goodys to appear under the tree,,little mouths singing, jabbering on, and on... sooooo happy in hopes of ole Santa is about to come.... oh, if we could all, as adults,, just would remember, it is O.K. to have Santa, & Christmas, and remember Jesus at the same time! To do this, you must have Jesus, and God in YOUR HOME all year prior to all holidays,,, and as you have your "Santa",, tell of the story of the babe Jesus, born in a stable , under the greatest light of all.. and all for us.....so as you go about this day, and this day eases into night, and all are gathered together,, smile big, and enjoy, drink nothing stronger than milk, coffee or tea,,, and as you do get to lay your head down, and your eyes awake tomorrow morning,, please,, let the first words out of your mouth be .... HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS, AND MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL IN THIS WORLD! God ,, thank You for Jesus, and the birth, and for my salvation! We love you God, and Your son , Jesus, amen John HIcks Have a great Christmas Eve, and don't let anyone put a damper on this day, nor tomorrow!!!! Reply

MONDAY! Are you ready???? One more to go,,,then ole Ho Ho NIGHT!!! Better get ready for that little ole man with a sack on his back,,,,have you been naughty or nice??? Nice I would bet on all... Prayer Request: For Continued healing of our Friend in Christ,, Megan Bagwell Gaff..may you heal and get back to doing what you do best,,, smiling to all you meet! God bless you and your family! HE GAVE US HIS ALL God decided to make a universe,,,heaven,,,a world. When He finished,,,He made man,,,gave him the Garden of Eden,,, then made woman for his companion,,,gave him the dominion over all the animals...Then man and woman,,,,messed up utopia and sinned...listen to the devil,,,the snake. Yes ,,,lost all that God made and gave to mankind. He, thankfully, had given us the brains, to go out and toil the land,,,the brains to make shelter,,, clothes,,, have children,,,and then give thanks to Him with burnt sacrifices. Mankind wandered away from that also,,,Noah appeared on the scene,,,yes we almost lost it all,,,but He spared man,,,found favor in Noah,,and let Noah survive and walk in His presence, and His goodness...man spared again...Then came this miracle that we are about to celebrate,,,the birth of Gods' own beloved Son...born of a virgin,,,a miracle in its' own!!! Born to die for our sins,,,our way out again,,,,saved by the grace of the Father and the Cross of the Son....Well,,, are we wandering away again,,,,are we crawling with the "snake"? Are we losing the gift He has given us on this Christmas,,,,do we see the gift of the birth? Or do we see the word written with Christ left out and an "x" put in front,,, leaving Christ out ,,,yes,,I am afraid more and more are following the snake,,,and letting the " x" enter into their season,,,the lost of the reason!!!...I refuse to ever put that in front of "mas"...how about you? I pray that we all stay awake on our watch,,,never going to sleep on God,,,nor Jesus,,,spread the word and let everyone know,,,without hesitation,,, GOD HAS GIVEN HIS ALLTO US, AND WE WILL GIVE OUR ALL BACK TO HIM! Lord,,,,thank you for all of your patience,,,I pray for your continued patience,,,amen John HIcks Thankful,,,let's pull this world ,,,nation back to where it should be ,,,with each other,,,we can do it,,,how?,,,by prayer and example!!!!

SUNDAY! Yes, His day,,, as all are, but His day of rest.. for He had made it all ,, Earth and our solar system to support us.. yes, we are , because He is real..and loving! You just can't beat that, and you know what ,,, He is free,,, even some would disagree,,,, for me,, all it took was listening,, to Him! Who do you listen to? Prayer Request: We all keep Jesus at the helm of this Season, and then the other 364 days as well! A BIRTH OF ALL BIRTHS This morning, as the days to the birth celebration of our Jesus nears... I want to just say,,, yes I do believe in the Virgin Birth, I do believe that Jesus walked this earth, I believe that man crucified Jesus for no reason,,, and I believe it was Gods' plan for us, and that Jesus did rise ,, walked this earth again, then rose to His Father,, God.. and then I believe that all our sins were forgiven,, and now He is at our side,, waiting on us to confess for the sins of our past, and accept Him, as our Savior , with no reservations, and that He loves us as much as The Father who made us... and this is the only way to Heaven.. and that is through this Birth, this Crucifixion, and the Rise of This Man, called Jesus, the Son of God, and acceptance of this Son as our Savior,,, with no hesitation... Do you believe that this Birth started a new way for Christians? That it is the way to God, and Heaven, and the only way? ,,, and when you accept Him, it is like a new highway,, for as far as the eye can see, for He is forever, and ever,, and I thank God for this VIRGIN BIRTH OF JESUS! God, thank You for giving us our highway to You, amen John HIcks Yes, it is MERRY CHRISTMAS here in the HIcks household...and we stand by our convictions, of being able to say this, it is also in this nation call freedom of speech,,, of all the people ,,,not just some !!!!! Well... ?

SATURDAY! Four more days and we celebrate the Greates Birth of all times!!!!! I put a coaster under my hot coffee cup,, to keep the burning heat away from my desk, simple, what do you put on to keep the heat of hell away from you? You put on the cloak of Jesus, SIMPLE! LOOSE WORDS! These will be remembered by , not me or you, but by God, and recorded in the book of life, so when you engage the hinges of your jaw, please, as I have said in the past, first,, engage your brain!!!! God, please give me the good sense that when I speak , that I will do two things, 1. I will talk as if I am talking to myself and say things that you will enjoy. 2. Most important, I will say and talk only about the things that You approve of. amen John HIcks Fired Up! and praying that my jaw hinges are well oiled by my brain, and by my God!

Today at 5:40 AM FRIDAY! TGIF! TGED! Good Morning this great day of the "getting ready for the W.E.". Waking up and getting started with God at your side, and Jesus as your Savior is the best way to start your day! Who are you going to take with you today as you go about your plans? Make the choice! Prayer Request: For this Nation as a whole, to stand it's ground on God, it's belief of who made this Nation first,, and folks it is just like this world, He made it , it did not evolve.. and He made Man, and He made Woman, and He gave us Jesus Christ,,, now anyone who denies this, well, He or She will be judged by God, and not by me, nor anyone else,,, so Nation, shut up complaining, and start praying, is my request today,, what is yours? TRASH IS TRASH! It does not matter if you put it in a trash can, a dumpster, or as some do , just throw it out of their car window.. trash is trash!!!!! The following is my belief, my statement, my stand, and I do not falter at all,, and will not , for my strength lies with-in my heart, and holds my soul in His hands...and if you deem it trash, then just throw it out! That belief is the belief in a real God Almighty, and Jesus Christ as Savior of this world!!!! I believe a person should be able to say what they want, and what they believe,, for I believe in God, and I believe that God made this world, and all that is in it,, and the He created Man and Women to be a pair, not two of one, and two of another... for you do not see the animals with this male to male, female to female,,, and I believe that Jesus was sent here to this earth to live and die, rise to life again, for our sins, and He is the only way to get to Heaven ,, through Him and that Cross He died on... and my last statement is when Noah made that ark, and God put those animals on it, He put two of every kind of walking and creeping and flying animals on that ark, and ALL others drowned,, only those on that ark survived, and those animals , creeping things, birds, and yes man,, was of a male, and a female.. and when the water succeeded,, they departed in pairs, to replenish this earth,, and Noah, and His wife also went forward ,,, together,, his three sons. and their three wives,, and all three wives were female, and all the sons were all male... and folks that is His plan ,,,man with woman, woman with man, period! The other plan is one made up of man ,,,and it is just like all the other sin of this world,, it is sin... and folks that is my opinion, my belief,,, so crucify my belief and my opinion, and I will see you as we all must do ,,face to face with God in the end, and see who is right and who is wrong...for He is the one, and the only one JUDGE, and I so believe as I have stated and I also Have my Jesus Suit on.. WHAT ARE YOU WEARING? Lord, I pray that all will read Your word, and heed to it.. amen John HIcks Opinionated,,,, YOU BET! ,,, AND BELIEVE IN GOD AND JESUS,, YOU BET! Your belief, your opinion is yours.. and yours alone.. no matter how many stand beside you , it is recorded in YOUR book of life!

THURSDAY! We are getting closer to the greatest of the two holidays of our lives,,, Christmas, and the other one is Easter! One, is the birth, the other is the eternal life for us all, the Resurrection of our Christ,,, in whom we should be celebrating His birth this 25th of December,,, it is called CHRISTMAS! not just a "holiday".... and I hope all who reads this will agree,, and past it on,, it is very good, and it is politely correct to say these words,, MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!! So do so, and then read the below item from Harris Malcom, the regional state missionary at our Georgia Baptist Convention,, please read,, it is kinda like the "Escalator " story of not to long ago, and fits in right now!! Enjoy, then pray! 'Twas The Night Before Jesus Came' 'Twas the night before Jesus came and all through the house Not a creature was praying, not one in the house. Their Bibles were lain on the shelf without care... In hopes that Jesus would not come there. The children were dressing to crawl into bed. Not once ever kneeling or bowing a head. And Mom in her rocker with baby on her lap Was watching the Late Show while I took a nap. When out of the East there arose such a clatter. I sprang to my feet to see what was the matter. Away to the window I flew like a flash, Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash! When what to my wondering eyes should appear But angels proclaiming that Jesus was here. With a light like the sun sending forth a bright ray I knew in a moment this must be THE DAY! The light of His face made me cover my head It was Jesus! returning just like He had said. And though I possessed worldly wisdom and wealth, I cried when I saw Him in spite of myself. In the Book of Life which He held in His hand Was written the name of every saved man. He spoke not a word as He searched for my name; When He said "it's not here" my head hung in shame. The people whose names had been written with love He gathered to take to His Father above. With those who were ready He rose without a sound. While all the rest were left standing around. I fell to my knees, but it was too late; I had waited too long and thus sealed my fate. I stood and I cried as they rose out of sight; Oh, if only I had been ready tonight. In the words of this poem the meaning is clear; The coming of Jesus is drawing near. There's only one life and when comes the last call We'll find that the Bible was true after all! Trust Jesus before it's too late. The best Christmas present you will ever receive! God, thank You for this great message,, of foresight for some, and I pray that all will come to you,,and be ready for Jesus' coming,, amen John HIcks Believing in His word,, all the way!!!! Have a great day, and take Him with you,,, to all the places you go!

WEDNESDAY!!!! One of Gods' days,,, so let's thank Him,, and then enjoy it to the hilt!!!! That is what He wants! FALLING,, FALLLING! I want each of you to imagine something,, maybe it will be one of those things,, that sticks.... First , imagine you,, walking up to the edge of this gigantic mountain cliff.. as you gaze down,, you see nothing but space,, you can't even see the bottom,, only thin clouds,, for you are so high on this mountain, the end looks like,, a no end,, just a bottomless pit... Now,, as your imagination takes hold,,, ready,, hold on, for my gosh, your foot is slipping, now the other one, you reach around to grab hold of something to keep you from going on over.. there is nothing,,, only a shadow of a figure. Who or what is it? It looks like a man,, but not quite,, oh no! It's satan,, big as life,, and he has a smirk little smile on his face... and then there is someone standing on the other side of him,,, I can't quite see that figure , for it is so bright,,, a light that is not only bright , but with a warmth to it.. thank God,, it is Jesus.. He is not smiling,, only holding out His arms in my direction.... I reach,, but I can't grab hold,, I keep sliding,,, sliding down this gigantic cliff.. over the side I go..why,,Jesus, why? Notice,, not a word, cried out for satan, who was smiling,,, but the cry was to the only one,,and the only one who is capable of stopping the fall... satan can put you there,, and put you in the fall, but he is not capable of saving anyone,,, only Jesus can do that... you are falling ,, falling,, scared,,, and then as you look down,, you see the sight you had started to dread , just as you slipped over the edge,, the white clouds were gone,, and you could see this red smoke and fire way down,, like a hundred miles down.. oh no , will I suffer going down also? Without Jesus, yes ,, suffer for eternity.. the fall is just the beginning!!! Then you cry out one more time,, and say,, "My Lord,, My Lord,, why,, I accepted you as my Savior,, why do you let me fall? Why do you let go to satan and hell?" Within a moment , a mili-second,, you stop! A voice says to you.. I have not forgotten you,, where is your faith, for once I am asked to be yours,, I will never let go,, I have had you in my hand all the time,,, even as you slipped,, and heard you cry out,, I had you in hand,,, never to let you go... now, come home with me,,, If you really got into that imagination this day,, and you are not saved by the Grace of Jesus Christ,, I hope, as you shake the chills off,, you do bow your head and accept Him on the spot , not a "mil-second" later.. if you are already saved by His Grace, then you never felt that chill? Now , did you feel it ,,, or did you not? Do you have a life saving rope around you as you climb up and through this life? Do you have Jesus, to keep you from FALLING? Lord, thank You for holding so many billions of hands at one time , keeping us on firm ground with Your Son by our side in all we do.. amen John HIcks I have fell,, and by His Grace, felt His hand pull me back up,, to testify for Him,, how about you? Have you joined that team,, the JESUS TEAM?

TUESDAY! Welcome to another of God's wonderful days! As we rise in the morning, thank of Him rising that day,, from the tomb of where He was places after the Cross! Yes, He overcame that death, and if you will just use your mind, you can see what ,,, if you accept Him,, you will feel as you close your eyes of this world...and open them at Heavens gate, with Jesus standing there with you... Just as He is doing this very morning, and if you have not accepted Him, He still stands,,jsut waiting on YOU.. for you must make the choice.... yes ,, YOU! Short this morning but to the point. Ee had a night of everyone's horror in Yatesville last night... for our neighbors on one of our roads leading out of Yatesville, was followed home and shot after being accosted at their home ,,, and all I know this late morning is that last night they were still be hunted.. the man was shot in the head, and the wife was shot in the shoulder... Prayer Requests : For the victims of the Yatesville shooting, the owners of The Garden Patch,, Ross, and Linda Reeves... they are in the hospital ,, and expected to recovery.. and prayers are needed for them for this recovery bodily and mentally will be great!!! And also pray the robbers and shooter will be caught! God, be with the victims ,, and care for them,, and aid our Law Enforcers for a "catch" of those criminals.. amen John HIcks Locked and Loaded.. you bet... and may all have a safe day,, and continue to enjoy Christmas and don't let some nuts, dis-courage you... put your faith in God Almighty... and His gift of protection,,, YES ,, I believe in being armed!

MONDAY! Great , good morning to all this great God's day... why do I know it is great? It is from Him , to us, with love and care,, for He built this world,, it did not evolve, and He gave us the days of our lives,, to us as we choose! Now who do you know as great as our God to be so great and yet give us our on choices...WOW! Yes, folks ,, it is going to be a great day!!!! Believe it, and live it for Him! Prayer Request: For the Great Billy Graham,, who has given his life to God, and work tiresly for Him,, pray for his health! WHEN THAT TRUMPET SHALL SOUND! When you hear,, and we all will hear it, plain, and clear,, above all,, that Trumpet of the Lord,, upon His return,, and all of our eyes will turn to the east.. and whether we are prepared or now,, it will happen, and folks ,, now is the time to prepare,, accept, so that when you hear that sound, and satan is put to the chains, and we are called,, just as we are,, it will be that you hear it with the ears of ones wanting, and not ones of dread,,, ones of great delight, ,and not ones of trying to hide, for all will be exposed, and we will all appear before our God, and our lips and tongues will confess all of our sins,, and then either Jesus will step forward, or not, and it will be your choice as of this day, this minute, this second.. for we do not know when we will HEAR THAT TRUMPET SOUND IN THE SKIES OF THE EAST!!! God, I pray all will prepare, and ask for Jesus to come into their life,, and do it now, amen John HIcks Yes, I am ready, for I have given my heart and my soul to my Jesus, and I must each and every day pray for my Salvation, for I am still a human being for now.. and I am a sinner, so join me this second, to say,, Lord forgive me and stay within me, for I accept You as my Savior, and then look to the East, with a prepared heart and soul.... will you, for that choice , those words must be yours and you voluntary and from your lips...make a choice, make a difference!

SUNDAY! Gods day of rest,,, and for us ,, do the same.. the only way we work, if the ox is in the ditch! I don't make the rules,,,, I just try my best to follow them! So, today , let's glorify Him! Prayer Request, and Prayers Answered: Two young men,, Jacob and Jackson(twins) will be baptized this day,, and their cousin Hayden Hayes will be dedicated to the Lord also! Wow, are prayers answered on the conquest of satan... Hallelujah! Request , for all those who are sill suffering from this "bug" going around, may you all , and I recover from it,,,and may all be well now! DOORS OPENED ,,, DOOR SHUT! God can open all kinds of doors of opportunity for you and for me at anytime He so decides to do! He can also shut these doors ,, we think are opportunities,, for us, and to keep us in a straight walk to Him,,, and then when He sees us just keep on , and keeping on.. He does give us our choices to make, and then we must live with them,, and we do,,, make them, and live with them,, and on some of the live with, , we are right back into prayer for another avenue to go, for we choose one of ruin and death...but we choose it,,, and now we ask again, as always,, HELP,, re-open the door, and sometimes, God does re-open that door of opportunity... while still in this life! One door that God has opened to us for life at the age of accountability, from what ever age to the age we first know and see Jesus,,, in our hearts,, and that choice is to accept Jesus as our Savior, and the "our roads" are opened even more than before, as we choose to follow Jesus,, right into Heaven.... and we must change the way we live,, and live for Him, God, and the Son, and we must do this in public,, just as these two young boys will do this day...for they have made sure ,their door is open... and now if you notice,, that in this sentence,,, and in the heading,, I wrote door,,, single, not plural,, for that door ,, that door when it is opened and we enter, is opened at God's command,, and only He opens, and we enter in,, and that door to here and now is closed forever.. so we must be ready for all the doors that open to us, and especially that last door,, so be prepared, as Jacob and Jackson has chosen to do, and the parents of Hayden.. start out right, and public,, CONGRATULATIONS,, JACOB AND JACKSON MOORE,,, AND TO THEIR PARENTS , SHANE AND KATTIE,,,, AND TO HAYDEN HAYES,, AND PARENTS, JEFF AND KRISTY HAYES! God, I ask You to guide these young people as they have chose Your door of life,,, and I pray for all those who have not,, amen John HIcks Yes, Jesus loves the little children,, and us,, red, white, yellow, and black, it does not matter!! Have a great day,,, have it with God!!!

Welcome to SATURDAY! TGIS--Enjoy the week-end,,,,it is a day from Him!!! "WATCHER" What is a "watcher"? A watcher is someone who sets on the side line of life. They let all things slide by without any commitment, and is afraid to join in for the fear of being responsible. They do not want to be out in the light of others for this fear above. A "watcher" will hide in the side lines of life, and never join life in the way it was planned. Are you a "watcher" where God is concerned? Be a "catcher" of life instead,, and include God in it... accept the Son, be saved, testify of His greatness, and don't be afraid to step out in the parade of life ,,and show all how you feel about the God who made you,, and all of this world. Find the road to salvation, and start walking instead of sitting on the side line. It is the easiest thing to do, and yet so many make it the hardest. Try it for you will see a big difference in your life. Come and join in life and be a "doer",,a worker for God,,, and not a "WATCHER" Lord , thank you for helping us to walk the path of your word and your world and taking each step with us, amen John HIcks Walking for God,,,, come walk with me!!!!!

Today at 7:21 AM FRIDAY-TGIF-TGED!!! As we start our day,,,, let's start it off with our Maker, and our Savior,, God, and His Son, Jesus Christ,, and as we walk this world, this day let's "SPREAD THE WORD!" He is alive, and well,,,still accepting souls,,,still loving,,,still caring,,,still walking with us,,,Let's all stand up, and shout with all the breath in our lungs,,,,Now, together let's, "SPREAD THE WORD!" JESUS IS ALIVE AND WELL! Thank You God for Your Son , and the way of Him to You, and Lord, I pray to you and I request prayer for Joy Kent, who lost her soul mate,,, Elmer , to give her the knowing for him being in your arms now,, Joy was such a wonder, and was right at his side for so long of a time, , and Lord, I ask for your blessing upon her,,amen John HIcks Talking the talk,,,how about it ,,,want a little conversation about Him,,,join me, and I will tell you

THURSDAY! Good morning to all! As we awake, and as our eyes open slowly,, we see God watching over us,, with His angels at our request.. it makes for a special and greatly appreciated day! What ,, you think I am crazy and that I am seeing things,,, well,, I am sure others who are saved can see this as they lie down and wake up each day also,, or they are blind to faith of Him...yes,, I see Him, with a heart so full of Him,, now you open your eyes, and really see... and if you still can't ,, then ask Jesus to come into your heart,, and He will open your eyes.. and for this day,, I just ask for you to digest what is written ebefore this sentence,, and after you have digested it,, go out and have a great and wonderful day of His,, given as a great gift each and every day of yours and mine! Prayer Request: For Betty Mae , who is having a bad time with this "bug" going around, and cannot do her dialayis each time needed with the meds she is using with this bad cough that comes with this "bug". Little Zayne is still having many trips to ER with this "flu", after many , many trips! May God intervene, and lead these doctors to get other help in the family type help! Christine, in Md., is still in the hospital , but recovering, and will soon go to re-hab, so give thanks to God for His blessings on her. For those who have special requests,, may God bless them with the way, and the blessing they ask for,, and may all those keep faith, that God is in charge, no matter how hard it is to keep this faith! Pray for them to hold , and hold tight on to this faith! God, I ask for the above , and also to thank You for the "all" we have ,,,and sometimes just don't see it! For we all are blessed in this nation, and as much as we say,, we need help, "may also we say thanks for all we have, and will recieve.. You are my faith in this life.. amen John HIcks God bless you this day, & all the days that follow!

Today at 6:30 AM WEDNESDAY!!! Yes! The ole day of the "camel"! Climb to the top of the weekly "hump" by faith, and then plan the rest of your week,, the same way... for faith is the fuel of our travels through this great life that God has given to us, and it we travel it with no faith of Him leading us, if we choose, then we are just an ole tumbleweed , blowing in the wind and eating the dust! Now, plan this day, and your life for not just today, or the weekend, but for eternity! Have a great day of the Lord's! WOW! IT CAN HAPPEN ANY TIME THAT YOU WANT IT TO HAPPEN! Christy Langston Hicks May I say how proud I am of my BCM students... God is always at work... God has drawn hearts this semester and another one of my lovely young ladies', Natalie Murphree, was saved yesterday on the side of the road in her car outside of a church building... her boyfriend, Logan Rudd, prayed with her to receive Christ... AHHHHHH (scream).... I am beyond excited and soooo proud of them! Yes, this is why I write, this is what it is all about,, seeing, hearing of all the people who are wittnessing , accepting Jesus Christ!!! Is this kind of news not a lot better than turning on a radio, a T.V., or looking on Facebook, or looking at Twitter,,, and seeing nothing as great as that of a person recieiving Jesus Christ as their one and only Savior,,, Praise God!!! So walk about in this life,, and wittness,, talk more about God, and His Son and the Son's saving Grace,, and then may we say over and over and over and over, as we exclaim over and over again LOOK!!!!! THERE IT IS AGAIN!!! ANOTHER ACEPTING OUR JESUS CHRIST AS THEIR OWN PERSNONAL SAVIOR!!!! WOW! God thank You for this message from Christy,, and thank You for giving that young lady the way,, and thank You for Logan being at her side,,,, & , Christy and all those who testify of Jesus, amen John HIcks WOW!!! Enough said on that article from Chirstiy!!!!!! WOW! AMEN!

Welcome to this TUESDAY!,,, One of Gods' days built and given to us,, out of a great love,, one of the biggest loves ever .....His. Prayer Request: Pam Burnette's Nephew, who will have open heart surger to replace the arota pulmonary valves on Wednesday morning. Please pray for the surgeorns hands to be guided by God, and surgery will be a success! BLINDFOLD OF FAITH! (Originaly sent out on 12/10/09, felt like it needed to be repeated, with the season coming, with Christmas, & our leaders giving us more and more anti,, rather than believing in Him) The Cherokee Indians had a way for their youths rite to passage.. to become a man. The boys father would take him deep into the forest,,, find a stump,, sit his son on it, blindfold him. The youth had to set on that stump until he could feel the sun on his face,, then he could remove the blindfold. He could not peek,, even when he heard the animals creep around in the night.. there were mountain lions, bears.. snakes,, all sort of animals, killers in his mind. Even , if he lived through this,, he could not tell anyone of the experience,, only that he made it, and did so with faith that he would live through this night, and become a man and a warrior. Wow, as the night went on,, he could almost feel the dangers creep up , almost to him , on this stump , blindfolded,, and never even thinking of pulling off the blindfold,,even though he was alone deep,, deep in the forest. I guess you could call it blind faith.. Well ,, as the night wore on,,the morning started to arrive,,, he could tell light was coming,, relief was in his heart, his faith had carried him through the dark,, and as he felt the warmth of the morning sun hit his face,, he removed his blindfold,, and behold ,, who was that sitting out on a stump also?,,, his father,, watching over him through the night, and proudly watching his son,, who had just become a man,,through blind faith, making sure no harm came to him! Just think of the pride of that father as he watched his son, sit in the danger of maybe losing his life,, looming in the youths mind,, and listening, in his mind, to his father saying,, all would be alright as he left him there,,,. Having faith, yes blind-faith, that he would make it through the night,, yes BLIND-FAITH!!!! Now,,as you read this story,, how about you and God,,, how about your faith in Him and His salvation? Do you have that kind of faith as that young Indian boy? Do you have that BLIND FAITH, IN GOD? God, I pray that we all have that kind of faith,, and may we proudly show it daily. amen John HIcks My faith is there,,, whether it be dark or light... where is yours? Have you accepted the CROSS OF JESUS? Turned your light on within ,,,to guide you through the darkness of this life,, and to make it the headlight of lights..

MONDAY! Well, W/E has passed, and now for the next week! We are always looking at what is next in our lives,, and this is just human thinking,,, looking ahead,,, With God,,, it needs to be, for us,, in our relation with Him, the now of our lives with Him, the right now, not tomorrow, but today, this minute! So, start your day off with this,, Lord, be with me now, and in all the time you give me on this earth, be with me! JUST AS I AM When you are invited to come over to someones' house, or to a party somewhere,, and it is at the last moment,, and the one who is inviting you,, will say to you,,, "just come as you are".Now ,that does not mean to go around with your best clothes on,, but just a remark, that you do not have to stop and dress up to come to that particular party.. Now, to make it short and to the point,, when God calls.. you had better be ready... for His party,, when He calls you,, it starts instantly,, and you do not have the time to answer the phone,, write a letter of acceptance.. but what you do have is the chance to now,,yes right now,, prepare for that time,,, and accept Jesus as your personal savior, then you can say ,, "I'm ready",, and I have on my best, and I come to You Lord,,, JUST AS I AM! Lord,, thank You for giving us the best to prepare for our meeting with You,,, Your Son,, Jesus Christ, amen John HIcks Just like a Boy Scout, I am prepared,,, I have accepted Jesus,, will you also, if you have not,, or If you have,, pray with me, for the salvation of preparation of all,,, on this ,, Gods' Earth..... R

Sunday-Welcome this day, and as you awake remember this: "Confidence is the feeling you sometimes have before you fully understand the situation." So before you speak, thank ! Then , after you have thought about it, thank God that you waited to speak, and spoke as He would want you to! Prayer Request: For little six month old Zange Magee, who has been to the ER three times this week, diagnosed with the "bug", measels, and is now dehydrated,, please pray for God to take this little man and heal him, and pray for his parents also. WHERE CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGE QUICKLY! This is a joke to start your day off that refers to the heading, and may it make you laugh and think! Man walks into a church , tells the receptionist,, "I want to speak to the Head Hog at this Pig Troff"! She is very, very upset at this type of request,,, and she tells the man , "You will not refer in that tone, and that name, you must ask to see the "Pastor"! Well says the man,, "I will be going, for I just wanted to drop by to donate $10,000 to your church!" The woman quickly stands and says to the man "HOLD ON! I WILL GET PORKY AT ONCE"! My, my, how circumsances can change quickly! We all at times , let ourselves change with the circumstances around us. We may be doing a certain thing and someone around us says or does something to alter our thoughts, and we automatically change, even when we don't really want to, but we do for reasons unto ourselves, for certain things, can and will make you change, even when you feel the tug not to!... We should always follow what we feel that God wants us to do or say, and we should not alter ourselves, but alter the circumstances that try to alter us, and that is usually ole satan, who works constantly. So don't let him jump in with any type of alteration and make you change your circumstantces for God... ,,,, Just always trust in God, and things will work out for the best,, and CHANGE YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES ,,,,ONLY FOR HIM! Lord, may all our changes be for You, and with your word,, and may we stand steadfast to our beliefs in You...and bend not, nor break,, for anyone,,, amen John HIcks The above joke is one I used years ago,, for it represents in reality, of how and where satan hits with quick greed, so let's all just be careful, remember satan works everywhere, and all the time, so be prepared, and, think,,, before you set that tongue in action, for change may be better than quick reflexes,,, or refrain may be even better, so again,, stop, and think before!... Have a great day, and may God bless each of you !

SATURDAY! On this day, 72 years ago, the Japanese Empire attacked our shores, killing thousands, and as a quote from one Japanese commander said, I am afraid, afraid that we have awoken a great, great giant! He was right, The United States of America responded and bought them to their knees,, with God on our side, we won ! Thank God for this great victory! Prayer Request: Let us bow our heads in reverence for the Military Men, and Women that have gone to these wars, fought and died , for our freedom that we have this day... God bless these Men, and Woman, for those still with us, and those you have wrapped your arms around, thank you God for them all. For Libby HIcks, who just cannot kick this "flu" like systoms.. very weak, and can't keep food down... last of her meds. today... then Monday, off to teh doctor! Please pray this will pass! UNLOAD YOUR WAGON! We as humans , carry a load with us during each minute of our awake days, and some carry it with them , even when they sleep. This load carries a hurt to our minds, our heart, our vital organs through out our bodies... we must unload this wagon.. You can go to the doctor, get medication that will help you deal with this tension, this load, that has reached on some , to an almost "tip over" of the load.. then you are in more trouble than just trying to pull an overload. So, how do you stop being a mule of labor? Seek the team that is harnessed, and ready to pull your load.. that team is,, first God,,, then His Son , Jesus, the better medicine! All you have to do is to stop what you are doing,, if you are driving down the road , pull over,,, if you are walking down the sidewalk, on the road, through the woods, a park,, STOP! If you are with someone, ask them to stop with you, they will wait, and might just join in,, don't be embarrassed,, but smile with abandonment,, and just say,,,, Jesus come , come and save me from all this load , this load of sins,,, , forgive me,, I accept You as my Lord and Savior! It will feel like you are a dump truck , instead of that little pick-up,, for Jesus and God will automatically dump those sins,, kick ole satan in the butt, and start your life over,, it will be some work on your part, by doing something you may not be use to,,, that is having faith, walking with Him, and not the old crowd that has helped put you there, but one thing also,, you talking the talk of God to those friends and all others... so go ahead,, put the brakes on , Pick Up The New Load Of Jesus Christ, as your cargo,,, and let Him push the dump button and UNLOAD YOUR WAGON! God, I pray that you will grab the wagons of those who need you , and carry their loads as they request.. forgive them of their sins,,, and forgive us all .. and thank You for Your force that keeps this nation free.. amen John HIcks I am proud of this Nation, and I pray that we will continue to keep God at the head of our nation, instead of a door mat, as some of our leaders have and are doing, pray with me that our leaders will do a turn around, and they will ,, with a lot of our help,,, prayers and at the voting booth!

FRIDAY! TGED! Good morning on this, another of God's great days, given to us with all the love that we can imagine, and then some! HE,, let's this world sleep and awake daily, and without His guiding hands, we would surely be doing it backwards, sideways, and x ways.. and really,, without Him, there would be no days!... What do you think? Yes, we are human, and we must repent, and let's all do it together , just as you read this, stop reading, and ask God to forgive our sins up to now, and to guard us against satan in our future! Will you do this? May God bless each one of you out there this day! John 4:14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. SPEAKING OF AND TO Read the verse, and you may say, yes, I have drank the water of life, that of the blood of Jesus,, and when you read and say this, ,,,,,,ask yourslelf ,,,, really? Do I speak of Him in public with ease, or do I speak with a little drawn back for not wanting to offend someone? When you drink the water from His well,, you will never let your tongue hold back on the love from HIm, of Him, and you willl testify of Him for the remainder of your life.. so drink, and shout the praise of Him,, yes DRINK THE EVERLASTING WATER FROM HIS WELL, AND LIVE! Lord, thank You for allowing me to drink from Your well.. and I pray that all will drink, and I pray for peace on this earth... amen John HIcks Are you saved , really saved this day? Only you can answer this question ,,, for we all are sinners and we all come close to eternal death..but by the glory of Jesus, we will all live! Have a great Friday, and again, may God bless you in all you do, with Him at your side. CHOICE!

Today at 6:24 AM THURSDAY! Good morning God,,, thank You for my great night, and my great awakening, and my life,, I thank You for my all! Now, I ask, how did you wake up this morning? With or without,, Him? Having Him there by request, is your choice, Him being there anyway,, waiting for your request,,, is His choice! Prayer Request: For Liz Lemmings, who is in the bed with these "flu like" symptoms that are going around to so many,, please pray for her recovery, and all those others who are suffering from this also! Your Head Bowed , Inside, or Just Outside? When you are ready for a prayer,, called upon to pray, or in a crowd , and the words are "bow your heads, and let us pray".. Do you bow on the outside, or do you bow with the opening of your heart to God outside, and inside, the words "let us pray".. do you listen, really listen, and do you amen this prayer as you are a part of it.. or do you just sit back down, or put your hat on, and go about what-ever you were thinking about? We all tend to wander,, when listening to someone else pray, but we should not,, we should listen , and listen closely, for we are part of that pray as the prayer prays, and we must decide if that prayer is within our commitments.. so you should listen carefully, or don't participate! Some will not agree with me,, but I feel like anytime you talk to God, it should be taken very seriously, and prayers should be brief and not wailing, for wailing becomes wailing.. but that is the way I feel.. and you have your own way, of feeling of how to pray. I think we should regress more to "The Lords Prayer",,, It covers all. For it is YOUR DECISION OF HOW TO PRAY, AND ALSO TO WHOM! HEAD BOWED OR NOT! God, I ask for you to continue to teach us how to pray and pray with the keeping within the guide line prayer You have already given us... amen John HIcks Praying for the "Thoughts For Today", be from Him, and of Him,, to each who reads, and I feel He does answer,,,Have a great day with our God, as always,, and stay close to Him,,, for He is right beside you! Oh, yes!!!! He is!

WEDNESDAY! Good morning on this day of the "camel"! Yes , you are here today, planning for the week-end,, and a big time,,, shopping to do...all kinds of things happening during this time of our lives , for it is the upcoming of two great holidays... one Christmas, and the other is the starting of a new calender year..where we make all kinds of new promises to ourselves... and most of the time, ,kept only for a short period of time.. Well today, is the day to make the ultimate sacrifice that is not a sacrifice, but a delight,, for it is the day of giving God your life,,, and this day is for all of us,, for even if we have done this before, do it again, and if you have never done it, do it today.. lets all ask Jesus into our hearts... give him our soul,,, and ask Him to be with us for all times, and then see the change and feel that change also, ,and then go from here , this instance and LIVE LIKE HE WANTS YOU TOO... AND THAT YOU PROMISED TO LIVE AS! Lord, today is short, but You have instilled into my heart, and words on my tongue of the most important promise to ever make,, and that of accepting Your son, Jesus as our one and our only Savior, for ever and ever. amen John HIcks Have a great new day as you complete the acceptance or the re-acceptance of Jesus Christ,, and then walk with Him at your side, and on your tongue ,, in all you do,, for your actions will be reviewed,,, by our Heavenly Father, creator of all!!!

Today at 7:04 AM TUESDAY! For this day,,, as we wake, let's all commit to taking our daily journeys with Jesus,,, and let Him be our influence, and our guide as to what we choose to do, and what we choose to talk about, and that way, it will be a clean journey, and clean words spoken this day! Join me in this daily journey each and every day! THE START OF MAN,,, THE START OF WO-MAN In the beginning,, Genesis:2:7, the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. After the beginning had started, Genesis 2:18, The Lord God said , "It is not good for the man to be alone, I will make a help suit-able for him. Genesis 2: 21-23: So the Lord God caused the man to fall unto a deep sleep: and while he was sleeping , he took one of man's ribs and closed up the place with flesh. Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.The man said, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called 'woman', for she was taken out of man." Now in the beginning, God created Heaven and Earth,, He created Man, and He created Woman.. I believe , do you?Man, count your ribs!, best deal ever given to "man"! and remember GOD MADE ALL! God, thank You for us, and the use of Your earth, and Your promises,,, amen John HIcks Have a great day, and as always take God with you, and keep Him in your heart always, for He is the maker of all, and we did not evolve!!!! We were made of God, and in His image!!!!!!!!!!

Today at 6:24 AM MONDAY! Welcome to the start of another week,,,, yes Monday is called "blue",, for those who have to get up early, and go off to work,, and for those who have just landed a job, after being without one for quite a while, it is a glorious day, colored bright,, and if you are without a job, and are looking, then you are dreaming of this day,, that you too will be off to work,, so for all, this is a great and bright day of sunshine, temperature is just right for the season... and all is a gift given to us each day,,, no birthdays, holidays, Christmas,, but a daily gift, and that is the bread of life,,, our one, and only, our JESUS CHRIST! Prayer Request: For all of those in need, for God knows all, and God responds to all,, and all we need to do is pray, and then have "faith"... so pray with knowing, the prayer will be answered, and hopefully, we will reconize the results,, but be sure ,, the answer will come! SEASON OF THE GIFTS! This is the time of each year, that most people are out pounding the pavement,, on the Internet looking to buy and to find gifts for family, friends, and co-workers....and will even go into debt for the privilege of getting the best.. the one gift that will light up the eyes, and that all want.. but , maybe we need to start pounding the pavement, writing on the wireless network,, the sounding and the writing of the ultimate gift that any can receive... the only one paid for already, and is free to you, and to me... yes,, given so you can have everlasting life, no more looking for that fountain of youth,,, for with this gift , you will live forever.. well... will you do this for me,, and spread the word,,, it is a celebration of the virgin birth of our Lord and Savior,,, Jesus Christ,, and that is all we need to search for ,, our Christ, and do you have this ULTIMATE GIFT OF ALL TIMES! AND WILL YOU CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS, AND CALL IT THAT! Lord , thank You for our all, and for that ultimate gift,,, Jesus Christ! amen John HIcks For God so loved this world, He gave His only Son. WOW,, what love! Today pray for Jesus to come into your heart, and love as God did, and let it show!!!!

SUNDAY! Good morning to all.... and I pray that all are awake with the request of God at your side,, and when yu go shopping this season, and being the 1st of Dec.. the season is here,, you shop and you celebrate with the real reason,, the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.... now , go out there and have a great day!!! Prayer Request: For Christine White, who was found unconsonsuos in her bathroom , last night, rushed to the hospital.. pray for her wellness! For , Dana, and her family,, still all are suffering,, Terri, who is getting some of it also...and me,, wow,, I can hardly swallow...it has hit us and pray that God will let it run it's course quickly... thank you all... Faith Again! I have touched on this word before,, faith, (Webster: belief in the value , or trustworthiness of someone or something). This little word , believe it or not is the one word that can get you into Heaven or let you down to hell.. for it is the truth , without it , you will not get through that gate into Heaven.. You must believe in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ,, that not only is He alive, but that our God is alive also, with all your heart and soul,, total commitment, your all... yes,, that is the faith that will get you there.. nothing else. Once you accept Jesus by faith, you are on your way.. Peter had faith to start with,,, when Jesus told him to step off the boat and onto the water.. faith to start, then fright as he felt the wind, and started to sink, faith lost,, Lord save me, and Jesus immediately reach out His hand and said , "You of little faith, why do you doubt?" (Matt. 14:31) We as humans are quick to doubt,, lose our faith for just a second,, and that can be a second to much,, for if Jesus had not reached for Peter,, Peter would have sunk,, maybe drowned.. had the faith to step onto the sea , not the faith to also face the wind,, just one more hurdle between him and Jesus. How about you ? Do you have the faith to step upon the sea, walk with Jesus, face the wind,, ? It takes but "that" of "that little seed", remember? You have it,, you just have to learn to trust in Him, when using it.. it will work ,, not for things of selflessness, but what God has in His plan for you. so , call out , accept Jesus and be reborn in the blood of Jesus Christ, recieve Him by FAITH,, AND LIVE FOREVER, IN HIS KINGDOM! God , grant us faith to come to You by way of Your Son , Jesus, and may we walk with that faith until the time to come.. amen John HIcks I have learned to walk ,for even as an adult, Ithought I was walking,, until I met and accepted Christ, for then and there, I could see my back trail ofnot steps, but knee prints, and once I cried out,, I was lifted to my feet, and walked not down, but alongside of Him.. Will you cry out now for the rescue of your soul if you have not.. choice is yours, by faith!