GOD FIRST AND FOREMOST!

SUNDAY! Good morning to all ,, this,, another of His great days! We as "man" ,, should practice one thing this day.and every day...and that is ..... Praise God with all thy might,,, Put Him first in all you do! THEN,, all else will follow!!!!! What else do we need this day,,, other than GOD ALMIGHTY, AND HIS SON, JESUS CHRIST! God, thank You for our all..amen John HIcks Servant to Him first, and foremost!

GOD'S LOVE!

SATURDAY! After yesterday, this day is of rest of the heart,,, for yesterday ,,, it was still beating of love at a rapid rate of God's gracious and precious gift to us... and today,, He and I, and Libby will kick back , and enjoy the three of us!!! Only when we see God's grace do we celebrate.. but as I say today,, and each day,, you should kick back, and with Him invited there with you..and in all you do decide it to do with Him...and they you will be so relaxed,,, and have a feeling that only doing it, can you experience it!!!! Prayer Requests to All: Please pray for David Samples, as he has a bad respirtory infection with a really bad cough.. please pray for God to touch him and let him recovery from this! Please pray for Maribeth and Sammy Gibbs little one Tristan,, who has been diagnosed with the flu, and for the older son, Dylan who is showing signs also...May God touch these little ones, and also may I brag and say , these two are my great, great, nephews.. God loves all four of you... GOD'S LOVE! Is there, don't you see it? feel it? know it ? Just close your eyes, and ask Him in ,,, to you,,, His temple,,and then open your eyes, and then ,,, yes you got it,, all three,, WOW!! Is it not great!!! HAVE A BLESSED DAY,,AND GIVE OUT SOME LOVE TO SOMEONE TODAY... OR TO MORE!! God, thank You for my all...amen John HIcks Today, and everyday, let me be a light back to Him ,,, a

FRIDAY! TGIF,, and on this very date, November 28, 1964,,, 50 years ago, it was TGIS,, for it was on a Saturday, that the Lord God joined Libby and I, Husband and Wife,,, and yielded us His love, and gave us three wonderful children, and great help mates to each of them, and four grandchildren,,, and I just don't understand how anyone could have any love at all, for it seems as if HE gave it all to us.. for even through all our tribulations,,,,, HE has held this bond, of love of each other , HIS strength, has kept us high and dry,,,,, HIS believing in us and HIS forgiving us of our many, many shortcomings.... as we all have..for with Him , do we understand this one thing,, WE ARE HERE ,,BECAUSE OF HIM, AND FOLKS ,THERE IS NO ARGUMENT OF THIS, HIS HAPPENING! So, today, men, grab that woman you love, and tell her you love her.. and every morning as we have done, even when we were separated by work,,, we told each other this, every morning, and every night.for we were on the phone to each other..and we also thanked our God each morning for His rising of us, and every night of His laying us to sleep for the night,, so,, these thoughts today are a tribute to these fifty years, not to us,,, but TO OUR LORD AND GOD!!!! (And one little note: there is no way Libby could have done all this without His help..and that is just putting up with this ole boy! Thank you honey, for just being you... love you,,forever and ever,,, amen,,,) John HIcks And today , that's it folks!!!!!

Heart! Sadden!

WEDNESDAY! Good morning! Today, as I am preparing to do my thoughts... I am compelled by my own conscience,, to just say a few good things, for I have just witnessed an interview with this "Mom and Dad" of this "poor" boy who was shot in Ferguson, and I am sorry for his death,, and the thanks NBC gave them for just showing up, to give this interview.. and how great this young man was, from them , and not to be surpirsed by this, they are his mom and dad, and provided a home together for him,,(didn't they?)_ , and I am sorry they did not show that other picture of him robbing that convince store. So, I am just going to ask that al lot you pray for this Nation, "that town", those looters ,, those thugs, and let's move on as "their " mentor "Dr. Martin Luther KIng" cried out for most of my young life,,,,NON VIOLENCE!!!!!!!!! God, forgive our harden hearts,,, but Lord give us the sword You gave Moses , and all those other followers of Your word, to protect our own,, as we still stand for You first, and will only use this Sword,,, as You show us to do so! You are my protector and my Lord... amen John HIcks Writing this , this morning with a heavy and sadden heart for those of Ferguson.. but within my relm of sight of my Lord and Savior, my God,, I see the sun shinning all over ...in other places... please pray with me that the media will leave this town, and let it heal!!! Have a great day!

TUESDAY, GARBAGE DAY!

TUESDAY! Good morning to all....and as Thanksgiving approaches,, let's all stop,, make a mental note of just what we are thankful for! I can go on, and on of things that come to my mind,, and then after I am finished,, another zillion will enter into my mind.... so I do go the easy way out....and that is to cover all these things,, I just go right to the top,, and Thank Him For My All!...and then as "things" do enter in, they have been "already" thanked for!!!! Prayer for our Nation: For we are a Nation that needs healing.. for we are bleeding pity, greed, and the breaking of laws.. all the way to the top. TODAY, IS TRASH DAY! Every Tuesday, my wife and I always say as a little cheer, of our own little "thing" for our Tuesday,,, for Here in Yatesville, Georgia.. it is the day that our Garbage Collectors pick up our trash, and as for me,, we have a good company, and we are totally thankful for these two guys,(and they change with the wind)..for doing this job... and riding us of the trash.. the spoiled things, the broken things... the things no one wants....and what am I getting to today,, is this: Decision has been made...in Ferguson.IT IS GARBAGE DAY! ... now put it all to the past! Learn from it.. that looting, stealing, burning, hurting others for a reason that really does not mean a damn thing to YOU who are doing this, except that big ole T.V. you are watching right now, THAT YOU STOLE, YES YOU STOLE! Now is the day in Ferguson,,,, to say this, TODAY IS GARBAGE DAY! SO LET'S PUT ALL THE THUGS IN JAIL, ALL THOSE UNRELATED TO THAT OFFICER OR THAT YOUNG MAN,, GO HOME! AND LET'S ALL PUT THE MEDIA IN THE GARBAGE BAG, LET THE PICK THEM UP AND TAKE THEM TO THE LAND FILL... FOR THAT IS WHERE MOST OF YOUR REPORTING BELONGS. AND NO MATTER THE DECISION OF THE GRAND JURY, YOU, MEDIA,, WILL READ WHAT YOU WANT INTO IT. SO YOU CAN KEEP THIS GOING ON, JUST AS LONG AS WE LET YOU! IF YOU GO,,SO WILL THE DISTURBANCES, FOR THEY HAVE NO WAY OF GETTING AWAY WITH IT THEN! SO, ARE YOU WITH ME, AND LET'S PUT THE GARBAGE IN THE TRUCK,, AND WATCH IT DISAPPEAR? God, help this Nation, the one that changed 1+1=2,,to a totally new way of reaching this answer, when they cannot even read Your word, and make that answer so simple! amen John HIcks Have a great day, and as we pray for this Nation, let us pray for all those in need of our Master this day also, Our God Almighty! and let us know what the three r's are!!!! Most under the age of 10, will know the answerer to this, the three r's! May god bless each of you today, and keep Him in charge of your life, at all times!

TODAY,, MONDAY!

MONDAY! Well, I just had to delete my thoughts this morning as they were from me,, and not from who I feel like they should have been! So, this morning I will just ease out of this feeling I have, and have seen,, but do you see more sheep, and goats, being grown in our country than was ten years ago? Do You see any difference in how the Indian, fed us, then how we fed them back,, O.K. I will stop, and I will pray that God will give me peace of mind! Lord, I pray for a great week, and peace to all,, and may all go this week with a smile.. amen John HIcks Short, but have a lot on the mind , of this country, and of how it is previewed, and exactly how it is ,,,,, in reality!! Yes, we are still the best country in the world,,,, for now!!!

GOD" OVERFLOWING LOVE!

SUNDAY! Good morning to all! I hope ;you all woke , said thanks to God first, then hello to the world after...for He should be held first in all we do...but we and I mean we,, all fall short of this,, every day,,,, no matter who, we all need to do more "knee" time on praying for "forgiveness" of our many, many sins... As one of my friends said just this morning,, "My cup is overflowing,, what more could I want?".. but pray for more, we all do...but I agree this day,,,,, OUR CUP IS OVERFLOWING,, AND IT IS WITH ALL THOSE THINGS WE DID NOT PRAY FOR,,,,,, BUT JUST TOOK FOR GRANITE,, THAT THEY WOULD BE HERE, AND THEY WERE!!!,, SOOOOOOOO THINK OF PRAYING MORE THANKS,,,,,, THAN WANTS! Prayer of Wants: Yes, right after saying, our cup is overflowing, one more while you are down on your knees... may at this time of the year, when w give our "Thanks to Our Heavenly Father",, for all those "over-flowing things" ,, we include that of the love of one another as He has loved us... not too much to pray for!!! Thanks to God ,,, for all the people! and may those who are against us, will see You(God)m, adn end up not against us, but leaning on us as we all join together looking up,,,will you open your hearts this day, and let's get started with the "REAL REASON OF THANKSGIVING"? John HIcks Sinner,, but saved by Grace! The other name for "Grace",, Jesus Christ! and what is your choice?

A LITTLE KNEE TIME!

SATURDAY! Good morning on this first day of the week-end! After a very painful week with my ole hip, leg, and foot.. that irritation, doctors call it rheumatism .. I say, God is letting us know of pass sins... and of course,, this is just a little jesting on my part...for we feel like we are not going to make another step, then we see someone else who "can't",, and all of a sudden,, we get better... so now as I repeat of how was my week,,, GREAT... and I thank God for my every move, for without Him, I would not have had any! Time that is,for without Him there is a void.. for He created us from that void, and if we don't change folks,,,,, right back to that void we will go!!! So what am I saying this day with all this jabbering?????? FOLKS ,,IT IS KNEE TIME! YES, A TIME IN ALL OUR LIVES, OF ALL THE PEOPLE TO STOP, AND THANK GOD FOR OUR ALL! God, thank You for my all...yes,, today Lord,, just a thank You... amen John HIcks So blessed, if I stop to count the ways, I would never get anything else done.. so get up, thank God.. love Him, and tell Him you love Him,, He is listening ,, oh yes He is!!!!!!!

BEAUTY AND THE "UGLY"!

FRIDAY! TGED! Yes!!!! Everyday,, of the rest of your days,, thank your maker,, God Almighty! For in His image were we made,,, and I look around at other people, and sometimes I say,, wow! so many different looks,, hair- no hair, slim-fat, tall-short, talkers-quiet ones,, doers-non-doers, workers-lazies! Yes,,, you can probably name more,, for we are from that one gene,,, Adam! For Eve was even made from Adam.. so our DNA,, IS ONE! You cannot deny this,, so when you look over at someone, and say, good golly,, that person sure is ugly,, two things you need to think about,,, that person has your DNA,, and "MAN" was created in His image...SOOOO maybe yu need to look in the mirror when you first wake up,, or come in backwards from a wind storm,,, you know right before the beauty parlor,, the comb, the clothes,, and ponder why that one is to you ugly, and the other is pretty.. for in case you do know... YES,, TO GOD, THERE IS NO UGLY! WE ALL ARE WONDERFUL IN HIS SIGHT,, SO WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM OF ,,,,,, LOVE ONE ANOTHER WITH ALL YOUR HEART? Hard to swallow this morning,, right? God, I pray that we all "re-boot" our "heart" part of our body computer,,,, and turn that "selfie" to "allie"...AND SEE EACH OTHER AS YOU DO, BEAUTIFUL! amen John HIcks I would bet that prayer will get some raised eyebrows... for to look at ourselves as "all" is the hardest thing to do in Mans mind.. for we all think "WE" are always #1! No, for HE is always #1, and we are #2,,and go ahead and accept it,, we who always thought we were "uglies",, well ,,, we are pretty!!! OH YES WE ARE!!!!!(notice I put we),, But as I do look into that mirror, I do wonder how it does not break,, Ha.. AS CHRISTIANS, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO LAUGH AND HAVE THE MOST FUN THAT OUR MINDS CAN CONJURE UP,and if you will just think, that is the beauty,, the heart!!! Your take on these thoughts,, as you think about them!!!! BEAUTY AND THE ???????!

"HUT TIME"

THURSDAY! And as I awoke this very morning, my eyelids opened to light, and a voice saying, "coffee is ready",, and little Pug jumping at my bedside,, eagerly jumping to have me reach down and let him know that I know he is there! So, I sling the covers back and saying under my breath ,,, "Thank You God this very morning!",,,,, and as I swing my legs to the floor,, I feel that same pain, from the back, hip, down to the arch of my foot....and I still get up...knowing that I can,, with His help, and off to "The Hut",,,, for that same ole thing , each and every morning... in this order(ha),,,, coffee,, heat,, wife,, Pug,, and if I get there first, then Libby is up, out there for the same ole thing, in the same order,, and I do say "Ha".... because we love each other to "the moon and back",,, and we both do know that that of course God is first, and the other is next in line (but that coffee is the battery that starts the motor of our system, and it is a gift from Him)...,,..but we do look forward to "that" time together, over and over,, for it is "our time",,,, as God is toasted as our first and foremost of all things ,,, and then we drink, and laugh, sometimes cry, miss our children, miss out friends, talk of our ailments... race back in through the cold ,,, ,for another cup of that good ole java,, and Pug, jumping up and down to go with us,, not for a thing, but the company and the going, and the coming...and what I am getting at, why does this not get old, and why do we not look for another way of starting our day off? Well ,, there are millions of ways, but we just love this one... as God has provided it to us,, and He does join right in with the waking and the laughing and the crying, and the missing of those not present... we just keep on THANKING HIM,, THAT WE HAVE HIM TO WAKE UP TO.. AND THE FREEDOM TO DO IT WITH HIM BESIDE US, AND WITHIN US... AND DON'T WORRY, FOR GOD IS SOOOO GREAT,, HE CAN DO IT WITH YOU ,, AT THE SAME TIME, HE DOES IT WITH US!!! NOW IS THIS NOT THE GREATEST WAY TO START A DAY,, BY CHOICE,, RATHER BY FORCE? Now, you know all about the awaking of our lives of each day,,, and of the "hut", and of the LOVE OF OUR GOD, AND OUR SAVIOR! I would love to hear about your start of the eyelids opening,, and how do you start your day! For remember one thing, even though there are the four of us... and you show know who that four are,, YOU are there also, in our hearts, and with all the love also of ours to you.. so today, let's all pray together,,, "THANK YOU GOD!" amen John HIcks Enough said for this day! except for one other thing,,,, just keep Him with you throughout your day, by your request!!! Love to all!!!!

GOD FIRST , ONES-SELF SECOND!

WEDNESDAY! Good Morning!!!!! and did you ,, when you awoke, ,,, "thank Him"? or did you do your usual,, love thyself first? and then are going out and act like everyone wants you too.. or will you go out and act like HE wants you to act? Even if it causes you ridicule? Just asking this morning,, for we all, have to revisit ones-self,, as I have to do each and every day,, and sometimes more than once or twice a day,,,,for yes, I am more guilty than most ... and I depend on Him, every minute of every day!!!!! The drug of your dependance should be that of His word, and that of His Son, as your Savior... and then,, have the trust of your all in HIM,,, YOU KNOW HIM? GOD! Prayer of Thanks: Amelia,,,from her Mom: She is doing really well considering what she has been through! I ask for all to pray for her continued recovery!!!! Thank you Lord! Lord, let us all remember who our family is! Keep us and protect us from all wrong, and let us all pull together the wagon of TRUST IN YOU! AMEN! For from Adam,, we were first created ,, in His image,, so Family, we are,,and that means all! John HIcks Yes,,, sometimes messages are hard to understand, but folks ,,, there they are.. so you read into them what ever... for all in this world He has given this little built in button and it is labeled.....CHOICE!!!!!!

HIS BREATH, NOW OURS!

TUESDAY! HI! and burrrrrrrrrr! Here , it is 28 degrees under the carport! I woke up first, so I got the coffee on, went to the "hut",, turned the heat to high,, gave little Pug his morning treats, for he was more interested in those treats, for with that winter coat of his, nice and thick,, he didn't at the time even think of the cold,, he was jumping for joy!TREATS! TREATS!!!! I rushed back into the house,breathing a fog of air,,, and inside,,with the coffee made,, I heard that little female voice rising out of her sleep with coffee on the brain! Ha! and off to the "Hut" did we go.at a pace of "race" not walking,, and watching as our breath passed ,,past us in our scurry to "heat".. and now after two cups,,, back in the house , I feel like as I walked back and forth, and already remember the laughter we have already had in His world.. for even though we had already committed ourselves to Him,, (we do it together again as we start off our morning).. and it is with this that I write my inspiration of words this morning..for as I walked, I could see the breath of life, exhale out,, knowing that cold feeling of inhalation of it coming right back in , and while talking their, and the coming into here, I could not see it,, but feel it,, exhale, inhale!.......... AND SO DOES HIS WORD CARRY WITH EVERY BREATH IN US,,, AND HOW IT IS CARRIED IS UP TO US... FOR HE GAVE US THIS CHOICE.. AND AS IT IS VERY SHORT IN WORDS THIS MORNING... THINK ABOUT JUST HOW BIG IT REALLY IT IS!!!!!! FOR I WILL REPEAT........From the time of the writing of Genesis to now.. it is still the biggest way of carrying His word... and that folks is YOU AND ME, WITH EACH BREATH ,,EXHALE HIS WORD, INHALE HIS STRENGTH TO GO FORWARD! Lord, let all know , that without your living air, we cannot exist, and let all know that our job is to use this breath ,,,not to gain wealth here, but to hail to You, and to testify of Your good, and of Your love, and let You take care of the rest.. amen John HIcks Words,,,, ? Choices....? Only two....? Yes....? No.....? Him....? satan? Choice...? Yours....? Reply, Reply All or Forward | More

THE RISING , OF ONE WHO IS FOREVER!

MONDAY! As we rise this morning ,,, let us remember of the rising of another,, we , for jsut another day of whatever.... He, for the world then, to come, and to rise forever and ever.... and remember we awake and rise from a good nights rest in a usually nice warm soft bed, He dropped His head after an agonizing death of one we cannot even fathom ourselves... the as the stone was rolled back, He rose , not alone,, but with His Father in Heaven, alive, and healed, from top to bottom,, then got up, walked about,, talked to some...but complain,,, NEVER! So,, as you have awoken ,, started your day as you choose,,, stop, and thank about your rising,, and HIS RISING! Will you even give out one nice word today,, will you put waking time with Him first, and then ask Him to accompany through this day, and the rest of your life? Well, that is a choice you will have to make,,, and my prayer for this day is that YOU ,, will make the right choice! JESUS CHRIST! John HIcks Servant ,,,,, to my God!!!! May God continue to bless "The Cross" Ministry , as one of His many, many Missions for Him first at all times!

THANKING GOD FOR OUR ALL,,PRAYING FOR THOSE WHO DON'T!

SUNDAY! As we awake this day,,,, let us all pray,,, for all those others ,,, yes for all those others that are in need,,, more than we are in need of....let us thank Him for ours, and then ask yourself this question,,, would you give your all to Him? You must answer this yourself, and when you do,, be prepared, for He just might accept it,, right then and there! So, as I sit here warm and cozy,,, but outside ,, burrr,,,,cold.. and lots are "out there", so thank about it as we make our way here, there, or just set and think, watch t.v. , read, play with out toys...whatever..put Him first and foremost, and stop ever so often, and just say THANKS GOD, FOR MY ALL! And help all those who have,,, not! Prayer Request: For the family of Linda Hicks' S.I.L., who passed away yesterday, I ask for all to pray for those left, and ask God to hold their hands, and give them comfort! Lord, thank You for my day, this day! and God I ask that you touch all those in need, with a warm touch to where they are cold,, a dry coat, where they are wet, a healing touch where they are sick, and finally,,, forgive us all of our many, many sins, as I(we) forgive those who have sinned against us... for it is through Your Son , Jesus that we pray to you for we know all things come from You, but we also know that the only way to You is by the Cross of Jesus Christ.... amen John HIcks Have a great day ,,, this another of His days, given as a gift , and today, if you have not,, make the choice of who will be standing with you, through this world and beside you when you stand before God Almighty!

THE STARTING OF A TREE(MAN)

SATURDAY! Welcome to another of His days, the gift of life, to millions, upon millions,, and always life is given with love,,,,for it is usually and meant to be conceived with love, for that is when life begins... so cherish it as all of His gifts are to be cherish, right up to a sip of clean cool water, for water is a must for life! So let's just start this day off with this "God is Good, God is PURE LOVE",, and there is no greater love than HIS! Prayer Request: For a really good friend, Amelia... that on Monday will be having surgery,, and I ask all to pray for this to be successful, and that God will be the guiding hand of these surgeons as they take care of this wonderful girl(I can still call her girl for to me she is still that little girl)... thank you all for these continued prayers from now through the surgery and then beyond! Continue prayer for the family of Gladys Hicks, as they go through her passing, from here to God! THE STARTING OF A TREE! Well today, this may be short, but it is to the point! We drive around and we see these large trees,, tall and reaching towards the Heavens! some are taller than others, some are trim and thin, others are short, fat, and then there is the one that is tall, fat, and holding tons of limbs and branches,, but all in all ,, they are "wood"! Made by God, raised by God's glory, from God's dirt, God's water,, and God's sunshine,, and then His moonlight as they rest through the night waiting on that energy giving sunlight to come up,, and let them live more, and get taller to His delight! They , as they grow,,give out oxygen to all of us, for without them, we would be no more...and also without us to give back our exhaled breath, they would not exist! Is God not so "genius"? Wow, I wish at times we would be like that tree,, as the seed falls into the weathered leaves of the forest.. then starts to sprout and reproduce into it's own DNA! It slips back up through those leaves of food for this to happen.. sees that sunshine, which looks like it is miles high to just the top of the "Mother " tree, that sprung this little shrub... but it smiles, and feels that growing warmth of those rays, from God, so it keeps right on growing, and even as man or animal may step on it, it bends , but does not break,, but rather looks up at that ray of sunshine, and again straightens itself,, and up, and up and in years ,,, it becomes a tree!!! Ready to drop it little seed, and shed the leaves of love for it to sprout and do the same all over again,, and never break that tie with the "Sunshine From God Almighty, It's Maker And Keeper"! So as this story has a start and an end this day,, why is my question? WHY DOES MAN NOT BE LIKE A TREE, AND NO MATTER HOW LOW HE STARTS, LOOK ALWAYS UP TO THAT RAY OF SUNSHINE, THAT RAY BEING GOD... AND GROW TOWARDS HIM , BENDING, BUT NOT BREAKING, GIVING THE LIFE OF BREATH TO THE TREE, AS IT GIVE BACK THE BREATH OF LIFE TO US.. BUT ALWAYS POINTING UP, TO HIM , AND LIVING AS A SYMBOL OF WHO WE ARE,,, AND WHO WE ARE FROM,, AND BEING THAT EXAMPLE TO ALL THE OTHER "TREES" IN THE FOREST TO COME , LOOK UP,, AND RECEIVE "THAT RAY OF LIFE",, AND GROW AND REACH TO HIM EVERY DAY OF OUR LIVES? and be a tree,,straight, tall, and believing in that Ray, and that it will always be there for us? Lord, as these words go out, I pray for the real understanding of them as they were received within my mind, my heart and that I understand their meaning, I pray that all who reads them will also receive their meaning, and that You are the Start, the Middle, The Finish, amen John HIcks Have a great God's day, and stand tall and wave to all and show them! What? You decide, a servant of God,,,, or just another mass of lumber!

GOD'S NEWNESS EACH RISING MOMENT OF EACH DAY!

FRIDAY! Burr! It's cold outside! Isn't it a real "cool" thing ,, that when you awake in the morning,, you open your eyes, usually yawn, stretch a little, right before you swing yourself out of that warm and cozy bed,,,and then as you finally look outside,,,, you see something different every-time,,,that is IF you will take the time to really LOOK! For HE, God is always sending us a reminder of WHO is actually in control,, for we all forget too much as we look to government, charity, or something that is in our minds, even in time of grief, or happy,,,,but when our heart,,,,(and this is what is missing,,, when a unsaved person feels that crazy little nudge in their heart, and don't know what to do with it),, that little nudge?, it is God saying, "LISTEN, IT IS I , AND YES I AM IN CONTROL OF ALL!",,,and at sometime of their life, and ours,, we do hear, and adhere to that call!!! So today,, enough is enough ,, let's all reach, and in our minds, as we close our eyes, grab each others hands, and say, "YES, GOD, WE KNOW YOU ARE IN CONTROL OF US ALL, AND YES, WE DO KNOW YOU! and a question for you to answer to yourself...for if did this prayer above really to God, and with Him in your heart,,, "did you feel all those other hands, in prayer with you also"? Prayer Request: For all the family of GLADYS HICKS,, Who went to Heaven yesterday to meet her long awaited Savior, and her God.. for she was a Christian, a friend, and loved by all... Pray as requested for her survivors, for Gladys is this day fine, and well, and enjoying what is to come to us all in our own time of God's choice. so pray thanks this day for the knowing of this great lady.. we will miss her so very much, but God,,, as we pray,, we do know!!!! Lord, be with all of those who are going through pain, grief, and un-certainity this day. and let them have that feeling and knowledge ,, that YOU are right there with them. amen John HIcks Today, I am back on the correct, well to me the right network of inter-space, computer internet connection that will tell me when I miss-spell something, but will not tell me anything else ... lol,, for my wife says, who can? Yes, we do have that kind of love and relationship,, don't you wish all did? Love forever and ever ,,, amen! *

R.R. TRACK WALKING WITH JESUS!

THURSDAY! Good morning on this another of His days! Now, how did you start it off? A choice of yours and yours alone? NO!,, You don't have to be alone,, just, as you open your eyes, or at anytime of your waking times of your days, YOU can just STOP, and ASK,, Jesus , come into my heart, for I give it, and my soul to You for ever,, and ever!!! NOW, you will never,,,,, ever be alone!!! looking down a railroad track, and all you see are the two rails coming together at the end,,,, is a perfect way to see just how God giving you and me,,, Jesus as our Savior,, and by our own request... that down lifes journey, He is that rail right beside you from cross-tie to cross-tie,, and at the end where those rails in our eyes meet,,, well,, folks that is

JESUS, YOU , ME OR ALL WHO HAS MADE THAT CHOICE TO CHOOSE JESUS,,

COMING TOGETHER ,, JUST AS GOD PROMISE, IF WE WOULD JUST ACCPET HIS SON!

So simple!!!! and I ask ,"Then why is it so hard to accept,, publicly that is, and show it publicly?" It soooo very simple to have eternity, yet so many look and look for that fountain, when ,,, there it is,, like that other rail on those cross-ties ,, right beside you , wherever you go,, will you step up on that track, and ask?

God, I pray for all to get on track with their Savior,, and walk "side by side", singing that song,,, Saved,, saved by His Grace! amen

John HIcks

Honored to be a servant of my God... and even when , which is daily, I fail, I do have the knowledge, that He is there to pick me up, and get back ,, started again, or at times, even carries me... when the weight get sooooo heavy! Have you made the choice from,,,,

JUST BEING HERE!!!!!,,,, OR BEING HERE WITH HIM!

P.S. It never amazes me of how these "Thoughts will turn out or say",, and I wonder,,what do all or you who read them,,,, think?

UP OR DOWN!

WEDNESDAY!!!! A very good morning to you all! Well ,, had our coffee, our good morning to our Lord, and then the remembrance of a day of celebration of our Vetrans... and for the first time we, Yatesville, Georgia, a very small town, with a very big heart,,, exibited a "V" of our Veterans already gone to meet our Supreme Comander... our Almighty God,, and to give a slaute to them, also the Unknown Soldier,, and then to all the Veterans present,, as we stood, a loud noise of aplauding!!!! WOW,,, filled my heart so full, it over-ran of the love from all of our fellow citizens! We had a time of our life,, for a full 15 minutes, but felt like a lifetime of a salute to all who served God bless America!

Prayer Request: For the family of Peggy Dawson, who lost her son in law,, please keep the family in your prayers.

For the family of Barbara Clark, 83, Husband of the late David Clark, and grandmother of Angella Johnston, who passed away. Please keep all of the family in your thoughts and prayers.

HAVE YOU SWIPED YOUR CARD!

Today, I saw a "thing" on FB about the swipping of a credit card... and it dawned to me as I had passed it ,, and started to write "The Thoughts" today,,, I could not get that picture out of my mind,, so I ask all to close their eyes, and imagine, you are going through "the gates of Heaven",,, and there is ,,, right to the side of it, a credit card machine, and just pass the machine was two roads,, one that led up a hill, and another road that led down,,, and a gate on both roads locked,, ... and as you passed this little machine,, it read in an arch over it,, of bright white lights,, that said,,,

JESUS CARD SWIPPED, PROCEED UP,,,,

AND ALSO ON SOME,, RED LIGHTS,, THAT READ, NOT SWIPPED! PROCEED ON DOWN !

NOW,, WHICH WILL IT READ FOR YOU? UP ROAD, OR DOWN ROAD?

HAVE YOU SWIPPED YOUR,,"JESUS,, I ACCEPT YOU CARD"?

OR ARE YOU JUST FUMBLING ALONG,, WITH YOU KNOW WHO, (THE ONE WHO IS LEADS TO THE "DOWN ROAD"?

Lord, I pray all will be on the road up,,, amen

John HIcks,, USAF

Swipped, and proud to stand and say it,,,,, over,,, over and over! You?

God bless those veterans

TUESDAY! Good morning Lord! and Good morning to all you Veterans, who have served , still serving, I wish to these comrades of mine a "happy day",, and the thanks for all they have given from this life to guard our freedom,, from tyrants of "yester-year", and this present day of ISIS!

AND A SPECIAL "THANK YOU" TO THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR ALL THEIR LIVES!!!!!!

And to anyone who has had this freedom given to them, and they choose to burn this Nations Flag, degrade this Nation,, run this Nation down,, but continue to live here and enjoy those freedoms,,,,,,,,, then I make this statement, "Leave this Nation" and go where all these "VETS" fought and gave you this freedom ,,,TO LEAVE THIS NATION, IF YOU ARE NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HER LAWS, AND HER GOD!

and today ,, I leave this message:

YES, I WOULD DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN, FOR I LOVE THIS NATION,

THIS,, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,, UNDER GOD!!

AND I STAND IN FRONT OF HER, NOT BEHIND HER!

God, I ask Your blessing on all those who are in uniform this day,, and to continue to shed Your blessings on this Nation... and thank You God Almighty for the Might of our Service People... amen

John HIcks

PRAISE GOD IN PUBLIC

MONDAY! Good morning to all this great day! As I awoke, felt the coolness of the morning,, I pulled the cover up and over my head,,, rested, then said,, Goood morning Lord, thank You for this day, pulled the covers back,,and asked Him to be by my side this day, swung my feet over the side of the bed, realized that Libby had beat me in waking,, and as I walked into the hallway, I was met by the biggest show of love one could get other than the love of the Lord... PUG had come back in with Libby to get a cup of coffee, and when he saw that light in the bedroom on, he could not contain that "pet" love to go wide open with no oposition of any doubt that if he could just get down to me,, he would be met with that same love he was carring in his heart...and he did ,,,, for I was so excited to see him wide open, and listening to Libby laughing at the way he shot down that hallway!!!! Now folks the reason to this rthymn of this story that I have posted in so many ways of the same show of love of a pet...I wonder,,,,,

JUST HOW WOULD THIS WORLD BE, IF "MAN" WOULD SHOW THIS TYPE OF LOVE,,,, WITH GOD,

RIGHT OUT THERE IN THE OPEN, WITH NO CARE OF WHO SEES THEM DOING IT!!!

GET IT??? NOT CARING WHO SEES THEM DOING IT? SO TODAY, LET'S ALL SHOW PUBLICLY, OUR LOVE FOR GOD!

Let's at some time , once, twice, or as many times as you wish,, stop, right in public , bow your head ,, and say to God, I love You, out loud, and I give my all to YOU! Then look up, and smile real big... for He will be!!! If you are driving and decide to this, then pull over in a safe place, and get out and do it!!! Yes, people will see you,, right!!!!!!!!!! walking down a Walmart asile, stop, bow your head, say a quick prayer(or a long one, your choice),, and YES AGAIN,, people will look,,

BUT BE LIKE "THE PUG"

WILD AND NON-CARING OF YOUR LOVE OF YOUR GOD! AM I CRAZY? YES, CRAZY ABOUT MY GOD!!!!

John HIcks

Also start today,, of thanking a "VET" for that right to stop out in the open and pray!!!!

And one other thing, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARINES!",, Thank you for your all,,we love you also!!!

LAZARUS , COME OUT!

SUNDAY! This morning , we fell back! In time only, I pray! We got that extra hour,,, but as usual I didn't change our clocks,, so as we drank our second, yes our second cup on Java... we realized,, we were in a world of our own, as it seemed, for there was no traffic, not noise at all when Libby exclaimed,, "Hey! it is only 5;00 A.M.!",,, and then we had our laugh of how God works,,, we had toasted Him, told Him of our love, and as we did this, we both realized, HIS TIME never changes, oh we , Man , try to get an extra hour of light or an hour less of dark!!!!, and even though we change our clocks,,,, we cannot change "CREATION"! OF OUR LORD AND GOD! Just as one of my favorite passages in the Bible, that show us that Jesus is our Salvation, and our Resurrection over Death... John 11:43-When he had said this(previous verses 41 & 42).., Jesus called in a loud voice,,,,,LAZARUS , COME OUT!" And Lazarus did come out of that tomb, after four days in the grave, wrapped in burial cloths.. walking straight up, ALIVE!,,by His voice that voice being Jesus,, showing the world that even before the Cross,, that He was, and is still the Salvation,, and that He could and would raise the dead,,, of those who believes in Him!!! So today,, I do this CRY OUT LOUD,,, JESUS, JESUS,, I LOVE YOU, I SURRENDER TO YOU, I BELIEVE IN YOU AS MY ONE, MY ONLY SAVIOR !!!!!!! and I ask , how do you feel about this? God , today, I ask that more will come to Jesus and accept Him as their Savior, and make the way to you after this death,, that we all may live forever with nothing of want and filled with love! And Lord, I pray that that this day, You bless the calling of Mark Haney,. of Carolton Georgia, as He accepts his place at a new church,. and he has chosen the work of "The Cross" Ministry to accompany him on this great Journey of Preaching Your Word! amen John HIcks Have a great and blessed day,, and may we all sing this song,, 'WHEN WE ALL GET TOGETHER ,, IN HEAVEN!"....all this day, of His, given to us, as a gift, PRAISE OUR LORD GOD!

THANKFUL!!!

SATURDAY! The first day of November,, it's good-by October,, hello November,,, and OUCH! BRRR! 40 degrees here in Yatesville ,Ga... Thank my God for having the gas to turn the heat on,, for we need to pray our thanks, for "thank about it",,,,, some have no gas, wood, electricity,, NO HEAT!!! We are blessed for HIS goodness,,, and WE SHOULD SHOW IT WITH GLADNESS, AND OUR TESTOMONTY OF HIM, AND OF HIS ENDURING LOVE,,, For,, "MAN",, would have shot or blown us up,, or taken our shelter, our food, our money, our freedom , if he(MAN) was in total charge,, well,, come to thank bout it,, where he is in charge in his own way.. He has done the above! Well almost all! God, thank You for our all, and my Prayers are , please God,, keep you hand on all of us,,for without You, we cannot survive,,, amen John HIcks God bless all of you who are reading this,, and listen to this... live as if you are going to meet God right now! for some are, and we are no different!!! Get it? Make the choice!!!!