ENDING OF THE OLD, BRINGING IN THE NEW!

WEDNESDAY! Good , last morning of this year of 2014! We have all had our ups and our downs,,, if we look at our overall.. but I do remember this one thing,, Our God Has Really Been Loving, Forgiving, and Blessed us all,, overall. When we were down, we were calling for Him,, to help,, and He was there for us! When we were up,, He was there also! But was we hollering and praising? Some were, some not! BUT, I had rather be more positive and think , we all were praising Him with all our might! So right now, I want to say it loud and clear at the end of the year!!!! GOD, THANK YOU FROM ME , AND ALL WHO HAVE READ THESE THOUGHTS, THANKS FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE FOR US ALL, FOR IT IS MORE THAN I DESERVE!,, ALL THE OTHERS WILL HAVE TO ANSWER FOR THEMSELVES! BUT OVERALL, WE THANK YOU,, AND WE LOVE YOU!!!!!!!! Now, as we go through this day, preparing for our celebration of the coming of a New Year from our Lord God,, let us ponder the past year, search as to what we can do better than we did,,, be better than we were,, pray our thanks to You more than we did last year.. and let us prepare to give You, the full credit for all we have had, and for all that You choose to give us in the future, FOR YOU GOD, ARE OUR FUTURE,, OF THIS UPCOMING YEAR! LET US PRAISE YOU MANY, MANY TIMES EACH DAY, AND TESTIFY OF YOU TO ALL WE ENCOUNTER, AND GIVE YOU THE CREDIT FOR OUR ALL!!!!! God, thank You for my Jesus , my Savior of this world to You,,, and all of my other blessings,,, past,,,,,, and for all the future,,,,,, for I know You will be in charge of it all! amen John HIcks Have a great day, and a great start of a New Year tonight at 1201 a.m.! Love to all of you! Thanks to all of you who have read these "THOUGHTS FOR TODAY", and to those who have responded to them,, and I will again state my belief, that God works miracles, and in me He has worked many with these words! And I also know He has in other things also,, again, have a great day, and up coming year!

ALIVE, ALIVE!!!!

TUESDAY! A very good morning to all,, and I pray you woke up with God beside you,,, by your request and not just by chance because He is always standing by, waiting on your voice saying, "Good morning God, thank You for this , my day, and I ask will you accompany me through it, and the rest of my life?",,, Now, you and I are ready for our day,,, right? Alright! Prayer Request: For the family of Maggie Vaughn, who passed away 12/28/14, 86 years of age... She was a resident and neighbor of ours here in Yatesville, Georgia, and we ask for your prayers to all the children, grand-children, and to the rest of all the family! For all those families who lose love ones on that AirAsia Jet crash! May God bless them with His arms wrapped around each of those who lost someone! PRESENT AND ACCOUNTED FOR, SIR! If you have been a veteran in the armed forces,,,you have heard this every morning for quite a while, especially in "basic" or after an alteration with the enemy! If not a vet... the you have heard it in many movies... and it is very, very important to be able to say , this statement,, for if after an alteration with the enemy, to say this , means you made it through alive,,, and then you listen to those who do not answer, and the nerves of your brain, heart, and body,,,, wavers as you listen to that silence, especially if that silence is a great friend of yours.. for that kind of lost is one,, that no one can explain that feeling , except the one who does not hear the reply!!!! Now, I want each of you to stop and read this very slowly, and realize what this is saying....o.k.? Now , there was a man, a special man, His name was Jesus. He was born of a Virgin, and born for you, and my sins, lived to teach us all , even now in this day and time and how, well later,o.k.? This man Jesus, was a "KIND" of soldier,, one against sin, against satan, for our freedom to eternal life, and love of all mankind! Yes, so He walked this earth, as Man learned, and some judged for , and some against, but He walked on,, until He was arrested,,,tried, and sentenced to death! He was given a Cross to carry to this mountain,,, where there was a hole already dug to stick this cross in.. and there were soldiers there just to nail this man, Jesus to this Cross, with spikes in His palms, and in His ankles, cut His side open, placed a wreath of thorns upon His head, let that Cross fall heavy in that hole,, thug!!! OH, HOW THAT MUST HAVE HURT, BUT HE NEVER CRIED OUT!,,, and they let Him hang, and bleed to death.. and as He was dieing , he looked up, and called to His Father in Heaven, GOD,, 'IT IS FINISHED", He then died! THEN ,, as the third day came,, the cover of His tomb was opened by the Angels from Heaven, and HE STOOD BEFORE HIS FATHER,, AND THIS IS WHAT I FEEL LIKE HE SAID AND THE REPLY! PRESENT! AND ACCOUNTED FOR , SIR! (yes, He was alive and well, He had survived then and is alive today,, for you and for me! ) REPLY FROM GOD! WELL DONE , MY SON!!!! God, thank You for this reply, for with it we all can at one day, say the same thing to You,, amen John HIcks Servant to my one God,,, and to my Jesus, ,, both ,, ALIVE AND WELL,, THIS VERY DAY! Comments! Now, you understand the part of "well later, o.k.? right?

WAKING! With Him or Without Him, YOUR CHOICE!

SUNDAY! Good morning! Waking up ,and giving the Lord the credit for your even being here, and giving Him credit for what all you do have... is the ONLY way to wake up.... even though you might open your eyes,, and see the light of day,,, without Him, you see only the light,, but you do not see LIFE! He is life,, and we must see and know this to be His.. for He has given you this choice to either make or not... NOW ,,, MAKE IT,,, or not! Prayer Request : From Wanda Carraway,, Please be in prayer for my brother Mike Dunaway and his family as he has been sent home on hospice. His cancer went from the size of 50 cent to spread all over in two week time period. For those 162+ missing passengers, who are missing over the Asian seas... please be with them Lord,, and protect them, and all those others still missing! Lord, I ask that this day be filled with all UN-saved to come to Your altar, and fall upon their knees, and join You and accept Your Son, as their personal Savior.. Praise be Your Name, and May Your Name be on all the lips of all.... amen John HIcks Servant, but a real BELIEVER! and YOU? Choice yours, and yours alone!

THE DAY AFTER

12/26/14:FRIDAY! TGED! Good morning the day after the most important birth of our lives!!!! We had a great "Birthday Party", for our Savior..We started early off at awakening and thanked our God,, for Jesus, and for Him, for all we have,, then we laughed and talked waiting on our children and our grandchildren to get here(and bring the food).... and here they cam!!!! One behind the other.. and then the real fun started... we laughed, told bold stories, ate, gave our presents.. and watched the children play.... overall the house and the yard! God protected us all as we made our party of Jesus, a happy one for we blessed Him, and gave our thanks and we all cried out our "AMEN!".. I hope all of you had a great one... and that you know that God is real, Jesus is present , just like God, at all times, and no matter the "what and the if's",, THEY WILL BE WITH YOU, AND THEY WILL PROTECT YOU,, & ALL YOU NEED IS FAITH!!!! God, thank You for the good times of yesterday, the ones we will have today, and tomorrow, and knowing that no matter the "whats and the if's",, you will be there for us, and be with us in all we do,, and God ,,, I give personal credit for you being with me yesterday!!! amen John HIcks I just pray that all of you had a blessed day, and that you had God in your heart... and left all that bad stuff outside,,,, and today, I pray that you will love more than you will hate, for love conquerors all!!! Have faith, for He still lives, and is present!

KEEPING THE REASON FOR IT ALL,, IN OUR FORESIGHT AND HEARTS!

SATURDAY! Good morning to all, and may You wake up with a big ole "thank You God, for my being, and giving me this day"! It is something that so many of us take for "granite",,, if you lie down to sleep, you are guaranteed to wake up! Not so! Only are we here, but by His will,, so thank about this today as you rise out of that bed, and go off to wander His world, and remember now , just who is in charge of all!!!! Prayer Requests: Please continue to keep those prayers going to God, for Dick Hardy,,, and for his daughter, Amelia! Pleases pray for Pam Duncan and for the Drs. to find the problem with her eye,and to heal her. Also, continue to pray for Millie and the healing of that eye ulcer , which is still causing her quite a lot of pain.. and thank God for sending her and Bill the help needed,, after the water invasion from the upstairs water heater blow out!! Pray for normal to return to them both! Prayer of Thanks: For Bootsie Curry, to be released from the hospital, cancer clear, but she does have a broken hip, and must stay off of it for quite a while, so all please pray for her to continue to heal.. and all wish our good friend only good things! NOW THAT THE DAY OF THE BIRTH IS OVER? NOW WHAT? Yes, now the birthday is over,, have you put up the decorations, played with all the gifts, or wearing some of them,, and have you also put "the reason up...",,, not for storage, but for all to see in your eyes, your heart, your talk, and in all your actions? Yes when we return to "normal" of shopping, back to working, and all of our yards and houseS are looking like they did before the 25th... please continue to raise THE REASON,,, FOR THAT BIRTH, HIGHER THAN ALL ELSE, AND START THINKING ABOUT THE CROSS! God, thank You for Your son, His birth from You, His teachings from You, and the Crucifixion from us, but in Your plans,, and His rising, for all of us... God, we know, and realized, there is no greater love in the minds of "man", than YOU.. amen John HIcks Servant,,,, and so thankful for all of the friends I have,, and for the love of my Jesus, and that He is my Salvation... who is yours???? Comments are welcome! P.S.- Please, if you have anyone who really needs prayer. please send in requests, for God loves to hear from all of us.. so send them, and, I guarantee, prayers will be said! Thanks to all of you who pray for us, for without those prayers, and God, we would be nothing!

CHIRSTMAS!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL THIS GREAT DAY! On this day, 2014 years ago,, Joseph went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea , to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house of David. There was no room for him and his pregnant wife in the inns, and about to give birth , they were given a place in the stables... a humble beginning for such a great event about to happen! Luke tells us( Luke 2:6): While they were there , the time came for the baby to be born, and she(Mary) gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and placed him in a manger, for there was no room for them in the inn. God put a star in the sky, for the shepherds, the wise men, and all the world to know, the King of Man had been born,, and it was on the eighth day, from Luke's teachings, that this baby was circumcised, and given officially the name of JESUS!!!! Just as God had instructed Mary and Joseph to do.. so folks that is what we are to observed this very day,, with gladness, songs of praise , gifts to each other in His name.. and as we take a deep, deep breath, let us exhale with this MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS! AND THANK YOU GOD FOR THIS BABY, YOUR SON, JESUS, OUR SAVIOR! May all of you have this blessed day,, a merry one, and please let's all love one another this day, and for the rest of the days of our lives!!! John HIcks Here ,, pondering of just how great this event was, and still is in my heart, my mind, and my home!

KNKOW WHO IS "THE USA"!

WEDNESDAY! The day before the greatest birth of our lives , of this world!!! CHRISTmas eve! Kids, one more day, adn POW! all those papers will be tearing open, and screams, squeals, and laughter, jumps up and down,, and all will see what "ole st nick" has left under the tree for them...BUT, let's all plan on the first thing (after the screams and squeals),, stop , and THANKS GOD FOR THE REASON of this celebration!!! The first gifts to our gift, our SAVIOR! Prayer Requests: For continue to those in that awful Tornado in Columbia Ms. last night, for they have lost all but themselves, and some even lost their love ones, so we must stop, and we must pray from our hearts for these people as we go about our warm and dry homes filled with presents to all.... From William McChargue:Update on my sister. She's doing better she was eating and laughing and watching tv today. God still watching over her. God is good. Continued prayers for Dick Hardy, as he recovers from colon problems, may God smile upon him , and heal him, and keep your prayers also on His daughter, Amelia.. to keep recovering also! For Kala Phillips' brother Jonathan , who was in a bad car accident with four others last night, please pray all are o.k.,, I will post results of wreck as I get them, but until then, please pray for them all. For that grand nephew, to get back on the right road to God's way... please pray for this young man ,,, and to give his mother the comfort that he will come through for her.. and all of his family!!! Thank you all for praying for him!!!! HOW TO BRING OUR COUNTRY BACK TO JESUS! A father wanted to read a magazine , but was being pestered by his little girl. She wanted to know the United States looked like! Finally , he tore a sheet our of his new magazine on which was printed the map of the USA! and after tearing it into pieces,,he told his little girl "put this together, and then you will see how our US looks". After a few minutes, she returned and handed him the map, correctly fitted and taped together! The father was surprised and asked how she had finished so quickly?..OH!,,she said,,, "on the other side of the paper is a picture of Jesus, and when I got all of Jesus back where He belonged,, then our country just came together! SO WHEN WE GET JESUS BACK WHERE HE BELONGS, THEN OUR COUNTRY WILL COME TOGETHER ALSO ! Lord, we ask for all the prayer requests above, and that all will not only put Jesus into Christmas, this year, but that we will all celebrate Him first,,, and then Santa second! amen John HIcks Servant,,, story came from Wanda Hilley, one of our own writers in the local paper.. a good and great Christian lady... and we thank her for this great story, which is soooo true! May all have a great and fun MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE!!!!

EVERYDAY,, IS THANKYOU DAY!

TUESDAY! Good morning! Awake and talked to my God, and You? We are in the days of the need to do more talking to Him, and actions WITH HIM, rather than the opposite!!! People are turning on our Police Officers.. and they need to stop! AT ALL COSTS! I SUPPORT OUR OFFICERS IN UNIFORM, JUST AS I SUPPORT THOSE WHO ARE IN THE ARMED FORCES...FOLKS ,, THE ARE THE LINE ,, BETWEEN US AND SATAN!! Open your eyes, and give respect,, there are more good guys in uniform than bad ones. so wise up, and get a life,, of work, it's not all burn, kill, and get it free!! YES,, my opinion,, like it or not, it's mine! Prayer Requests: For William McChargues' sister who suffered a major heart attack, 100 % blockage, and she has had stints put in, but in critical stage,, please pray for her! For Joanne Samples cousin, Norma Gilbert, who is in critical condition, and the next 72 hours is very, very critical for her.so pray for God to please stand by her! Bill and Millie Billingham, whose upstairs neighbor's water heater burst, and flooded them down stairs yesterday afternoon,, and last night cloths wet, carpet ruined(this happened last Feb), and no heat!!! Please pray for help. for it is cold in Md.. and wet is no way to spend the night! Continues prayers for Dian Summers mother, to continue to improve, and may He bless her to full recovery! KEEPING THE SPIRIT! This is the Season to be extra sweet to people, pray for people, be an example to people, testify of not only the birth of our Savior, but His death for our Eternal Salvation,, for our all , for God who is so good to us, who gave us this world, our choices to do as we want, and even though we have to answer to Him in the end, it is OUR choice.. the "all so many conveniences, of being so blessed, and we give none back!!!!! Yes this is the Season,, AND IT IS ALL YEAR ROUND, FOR THERE ARE SO MANY "SEASONS" OF HIS GREATNESS, THEY START WITH :,,,,, THE FIRST DAY OF THE YEAR, AND THEY END THE LAST DAY OF THE YEAR! Lord, I thank You for my all, my year round all..for You have been so good to me, my family, my friends, and protected us with YOUR greatness. thank You again for my all! amen John HIcks Have a great and blessed day, and I ask for all to ask Him to join you by request, rather than by necessitate!

EXTRA BAGGAGE!

MONDAY! Good morning to all!! May you have awoken to a great day, by your One and Only God, to not only wake you, but that you gave the invitation to Him to walk with you today, and all the days of your life! We are given this life, and then the way we use it as we become of age of accountability,, is a choice that God gave us,, and we have to make it ,,, not matter as to if we want to,, or not, we must make it,,,, and it is "your decision"! Prayer Requests: For all those who are in need of God Almighty! and that is all of us! so, we ALL need to be praying, and praying regularly, not just in emergencies! PICKING UP THATEXTRA BAGGAGE! As we go through life, we automatically pick up "things" in our minds("sub-consciously"), that is as we hear it, our mind is such a great computer, better than man can ever build.. never misses a word, a picture , an action,, yes, it never misses ANYTHING!! Now think about this: as you pass a person, look at a person, talk to a person, interact with another person,, and even looking in a mirror at "that" person, always re-act to that person, as you want to be re-acted to yourself... and as God would want you too! Yes, this "baggage" , and a lot is excess,,,it is YOURS,, to digest, regurgitate, keep and use,,or throw it away, but it is yours,,, to use in a way that YOU will answer to!!!!.. SO FOLKS, WATCH OUT FOR THIS "BAGGAGE" !!!!,,,,IT IS YOURS,,, AND YOU WILL PICK IT UP EVERY SECOND OF EVERY DAY!!!!! AND IT BECOMES YOURS! AND YOURS ALONE! NOW AS TO KEEP IT AND USE THE GOOD, THROW AWAY THE BAD, WELL THAT IS BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR GOD! Thanks for this inspiration from my great niece,, Betty Correia! God, let us all keep the useful baggage and exhale the bad. amen John HIcks Servant! Remember all choices .. are ours, and we are responsible for them! Have a blessed day to all!

SUNDAY!

SUNDAY! Good morning to all.. woke up with a toast to my Lord, giving thanks for our all.. and have you thanked Him today or lately ? Not a lot of news in this area... May God Bless each one of you this day! Lord, please watch over this Nation, this World of Yours. and protect Man against "himself".. amen John HIcks

GOD IS THE ONLY GOD!

SATURDAY! Welcome , this morning , to another one of Gods greatest gifts, one of His days, as all are.. just on loan for us to enjoy of this great world that He made, and how we do live it,,, for He gave us a choice,,,now, is this not a good , and a fair God?,, after all He made, and all He can do?,, He gave you, and I,,,, a choice to have this world, enjoy all of His creations, and yet, He gave us this "choice" as to love Him or not? What an awesome God! I awake this morning with a toast to Him, thanking Him for my all, and asking Him to please accompany me to and in all I do this day!! How do you choose and who do you toast this morning? FOR THIS GOD IS NOT ONLY THE ONE AND ONLY GOD, BUT A GOD OF LOVE! and forgiveness! Prayer Requests: For Bootsie Curry, who is in the Medical Center with "medical problem", and needs our prayers , and ask God to show the Drs. the "why", and cure her ,& send her home! Continued prayer for Maggie Vaughn, for recovery, and gets to come home! For so many who need our prayers, and we don't here about them, but we can pray for those in need, for God knows all,, so does He know this , for they are in "His All"! Continued prayer for all to receive this season, with the Right Reason! God, I ask for the forgiveness of all of us, and I can speak for me only, that I pick You as my one and only God, but I can request the words from all Your workers, that will show others the way to You! amen John HIcks Libby got a new cast yesterday, wrist healing as it should, and with her new cast.. less pain, not all gone, but lots better! Praise God! Oh yes,, It is "Christmas Red" ,, great decision for the season,, broke,, but with great spirit!!!

JESUS FIRST!

FRIDAY! Yes!!!! Five more days, after today, left until we get to celebrate the greatest birth ever!!!! Let's shop, with love in our hearts, and not "have too",,, and let's keep Jesus first in all we do... and folks if we do just this one thing, "keep Him first in all we do" ,,,, we will have done it, (What our Father God wanted us to do, accept His Son, first and foremost!" Have a great day, use it wisely, for this day only comes around once in a lifetime ! God, bless this Nation, bless those who are without, hungry, cold, un-clothed, and that are having health problems! Please give them relief, and healing, and Lord take from me, for You have more than bless me more than I will ever deserve to be!! amen John HIcks Servant of God! Who do you serve this day, and all days? Make the choice!

WE , TOO , ARE SHEPERDS!

THURSDAY! And another day unfolds in the lives of all of us...and how we write this day,,, well it is up to us, for the choice was given to us,,, by God Almighty! As you make decisions,, remember , as we write out our day, with our actions, He is recording it in all of our Book of Life,,,, and YES,,, we all have one,, just wait, and you will have yours pulled one day,.. so be prepared,, start your preparation today! Prayer Requests: For Amelia's father who is suffering form a mass in his colon,,, pray for him and family,,and continue to pray for Amelia! For Mandy Vaughn who is having problems in Macon Hospital,,please pray for her recovery, and her return home soon! For our neighbors down the road, where at least three fire trucks and our rescue truck were dispatched last night at about 6 p.m.,., still waiting for the why, and praying in advance for this family, please join me in this also! THE SHEPHERDS OF THIS WORLD! We all have one special Shepherd to watch over us, and retrieve us back into the flock,, but we also are shepherds of His, to do the same! Now , I ask, just how many of you carry your shaft with that crook to pull back those who are straying and carry it in the open, and never feel like "not" showing it,,, use it to tell the story, testify to all we meet, or do we just pass on by, hoping the preacher, or one of the deacons will do it for us...NO,,, it is our job also,, TO BE A SHEPHERD OF GOD,,, OUR RESPONSIBILITY,, SO DON'T DENY IT!!! GO FOR IT! God,. thank You for Jesus, and for that shaft with a crook for us also to use..amen John HIcks Servant,, and I also need to get off my lazy behind and do more! Let's make the choice together!, and I ask ,,, will you join me this day in working for Him?

OUR PRESENT IS ALREADY HERE!

WEDNESDAY! Yes, as we awake to the day of the"camel",,, we all need to back up a step or two...and realize jokes are jokes, and we all know that this day is God's , only loaned to us for a day? We make plans all during the day, and days of our lives,, , BUT, He says , Do today and do not worry about tomorrow!,,,, and when asking, ask only when you enter, "if it is Your will" ,,, (meaning, if it is God's will, for those who don't interpret some of my writing!) So, let's start out today, with a big shout, "THANK YOU GOD FOR MY DAY, THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN ME!" Now we are ready and off to a day of meaning.. for without Him, there would be NO meaning, nor NO day!! Thank about it!!!! Prayer Request: For all those survivors of that large massacre of those 142+ children,, and may God deal with those who are responsible as He will do , in His own way! WRAPPED AND READY? Well , it is the season of seasons...the starting of the birth of our Savior! and will end with the finally at Easter! We will have our present of 'Life Eternal" ,, that no one else can give except our God Almighty!!! Why the heading this day? Just a question that is so simple, HAVE YOU ACCEPTED JESUS AS YOUR SAVIOR ,, WRAPPED YOURSELF IN HIS ARMS, AND IF CALLED BY HIS, AND OUR HEAVENLY FATHER ,,,READY! So simple, so why not are more doing it? Lord, I accept You, I am ready, for I know once I have You, there is a way to my Heavenly Father,, and no one can stand in the way,,, amen (satan, you lose!) John HIcks Servant, and so very thankful for my God and all He has given to this man, and to this family!!!! His love abounds,, just as ours does right back at Him! Where have you pointed your love?

ENOUGH!

TUESDAY! Good morning to all! and I mean to "ALL"! For it is up to us to wake up with Him, and to do this,, we must wake up with love of our fellow man in our heart! Now ,,after this we pray that "they" will all wake up with Him in the same way!!!!! Prayer Requests: For those innocent Taliban children , and all others killed by those "killers" ,, from the same ones that want to kill us,, and we should pray for those parents and love ones left.. and pray for God's wrath on those others who carried out this crazy violence! For those killed from that "ex-solider" went crazy,, and killed so many, pray for the survivors, and that they will catch him, and deal with him! For continue prayer for my good friend Amelia,,, that her healing continues! SO MUCH!!!!! ,,, GREED, KILLINGS, RACISM, LOOTING, ONE AGAINST THE OTHER , FOR NO REASONS... WE AS MAN HAVE COME AROUND, IT IS NOW TIME TO RECESS!!!!!! YOUR OPINION????? Folks, that is all today, and I thank it sums us,,,"man",, in reality,, the good the bad, the ugly! and we all come from the same God,, He gave us life, and He gave us choice, so the reason for the above! God, I ask forgiveness for all those who have sinned, and that is all of us,, please watch over us, forgive us, and care for us... amen John HIcks Servant Only!

GOD'S CHRISTMAS CAROLING GROUP!

MONDAY! Well good morning to all,, on this,,, another of His great days, and we are off to a great start, a toast to Him , our God and only God..our coffee together, the biggest smiles still upon our face, as we re-live our great surprise of being serenaded by our church with Christmas Carols last night,, as we stood upon our porch listening to the wondrous voices of those of God, from the smallest to the tallest, the youngest to the oldest....we felt so blessed,, so to all, we give our thanks, and to tell you how much we enjoyed it,,,,for there are not enough words, nor time for us to write or say so we will just say this.." God is still at work, even on the streets! GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!! AND THANK GOD FOR YOU ALL! " Prayer Request: For all in need of God,, for all of us to pray for these for His will to be done! Lord, thank You for our all.. amen John Hicks May all of you have a great day, enjoy His presence ,,,,, more than you do your own!

WHO DO YOU WORSHIP?

SUNDAY! Awake, an thankful to Him ,, first and foremost... my gift of JESUS CHRIST! What is your first "awoken" thankful to God,,, of this morning? Prayer Request: For all those who are un-saved by Jesus Christ this very moment, this hour, this day,, that all of pray that they will come unto Him, accept Him as their very own Savior, and worship none other than the Father! AND WHAT DO YOU WORSHIP THIS DAY? If we all would ,, and I say we which includes me,,, would pick up our Bibles and read it, as much as we pick up our cell phones, read all our texting replies, and can't wait to reply back,, and as each of you I see holding these devices,, have a certain smile on your face... I don't own one, so I cannot say that what you are looking at is wrong, mine is still the ole flip phone! I laughed the other day as I handed it to my daughter to call her sister,, and she said "Oh gosh, I think I have forgotten how to operate these!",, then I also laughed, for it seemed just like yesterday, it was the "pager"...remember? I am not downing progress, but I do down progress that is more important than religion, talking to a person face to face.. listening to them eye to eye and not looking down , moving your thumbs as you are talking! Maybe I am old fashion,, but I still know the reality and the love of a conversation, even if I do talk a little too much! but at least I do talk to the person, and I do look at the person.. when in a doctors office, or other places, like your church, all phone are requested to be turned off...no "on vibrate, and texting while the sermon , or prayers is happening! so, I say this morning ,,after all this "crap" as you will call it, ,is exactly where "he" wants us,, something to camp out, hunt for , give to our young who can operate one before they can recite a Bibical verse,, am I wrong? or not? You may and are invited into this one!!!! So , go ahead and hit the reply, the comments, for I write from another.. you be the other judge,, AGREE, OR DISAGREE, You cannot live without your cellphone? Lord, lead us back to You , first and foremost in our lives, and let open Your Book as much as we open our phones, and live by Your word, and hear Your ring, before it is too late! amen John HIcks Had nothing to say this morning , until I started to write, and here it is ,,,like it or not,,, but I still stand by the word,, and I stand tall, straight , and first for my God,, and I only ask who is your god?

WAKING UP!

SATURDAY! Are you awake and ready for it? Life, as we are given by our Lord, or do we awake with a hard heart,, one of ,, "we want more!",, BUT what better than that of waking up ,, period, for it is He who put you to sleep, it is He who awoke you to enjoy another one of His days.. to make the choices ,, we all , and so does HE, that they will be good ones.. and if one of them is to accept Jesus as your Savior, then that will be the greatest decision you will ever make! ,,, and if you are not saved, and you don't make that decision, remember one thing, LIFE IS GIVEN IN LOVE, NOT A GUARANTEE! Lord , I thank You for this day, and the chance to celebrate You, and to testify of You, with no regrets... and I pray for all those that woke up with harden hearts, that You will soften them up..and I thank you for all those that woke for YOU,, and only YOU! .amen John HIcks Servant only! Libby went to the Dr. yesterday, re-x rayed, arm looked good, still swollen, stitches out, hard cast put on, to have a re-check and get another new hard cast in one week, then a three week re-check, and then we will see where to then! Praise God for He is good!

MAKING JESUS AS YOUR CHOICE!

TGIF/TGED- Friday,,, put your feet out as you come to a stop on your slide to the week-end. Now in real life , one plans, and plans, makes the decisions , right, or left, up, or down,, and in all these decisions, if you have made them without Jesus included, you have failed,,, already! SO MAKE THE CHOICE,,,, NOW! Lord, watch over all as we approach the season of seasons, the birth!!! amen John Hicks

GOD IS HERE!

THURSDAY! Great good morning! Not long and "OLE " Santa will be trimming your tree.. so you had better be nice!!! And don't forget to trim your own tree, for that special day on your life,, when you will meet the master,, and to trim your life, all you have to do is say, "Jesus, I accept You as my one and only Savior!! Forgive me of my sins, as You forgive those who you have sinned against!" NOW ,, your tree has been trimmed also!!! Prayer Request: For the continued prayers of Dian Dunaway Summers, mother.. who is still having lots of pain, and pray much for this lady! For God to continue to heal Libby Hicks , as swelling is going down, and she can move her fingers,, and on Friday, we will see with new x-rays, & see just how it looks now! ( also, please include me ,, for three days ago the doctor has diagnosed me with acute bronchitis,, and have been doing some heavy duty coughing,, & sore,, but see some improvement with antibiotics + other meds. he is giving me! ) Prayer of Thanks: To my nephew, BILLO HICKS,,, Who has just earned his Bachelors in Theology, and minor in Christian Counseling! WOW, God is good, and folks this man did this while raising a family(large family)... He is dedicated to His God, and I know already, that God has lots already lined up for Billo! God bless you our Nephew, as I know your family is proud of you, and your Dad,, as he looks down upon you!!!!! We love you!!! GOD IS HERE! Surprised? Maybe your surprise is ,,, you haven't been talking to Him lately to see where He is, remember not talking to Him? ,,, for He is everywhere, and He is everything!!! Sooooo,,, as this season comes upon us, let's remember it is all bout the present of life, given by our God, to each of us,, if we will just make the choice of belief and this season is all about.... THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST! God, thank You for all Your answered prayers! We(the Hicks Family) really thank You for grabbing whole of,,,& using Billo Hicks for Your great works we know You will give him and the knowledge of his doing them! And for giving aid to all those in need,,, and all those who are crying out for the Salvation from Your son, amen John HIcks Enough for today, from just one of God's Servants!!!! Are you one,,,, also?

TIME TO "OWN UP"!

WEDNESDAY! Good morning to all, and may you have requested God by your side from waking to sleeping, and then back to sleep, and the start of it over, and over..( per His Will)! Once again, as I listen to the news media tell of our being soo hard on those caught trying to kill this Christian Nation, and these they speak for ,,, yes, they have sworn to kill us all, man, women and children, and even infants,,,, and to try with all their power to do so.....BUT for those who thank our GUARDIANS OF OUR COUNTRY, OUR BORDERS,,, are too mean, hurting too bad, making these killers not hurt, but give them our best of treatment? How about our captured? and this is why I ask you to read on...... I ask this, WHY ARE YOU not over in the headquarters of the ISSI, Alqueda, in the bowels of Africa with those killing thousands at a time, like those above,,, from cutting heads off, pulling out fingernails,,, toenails, a finger, maybe even an ear or an arm, leg.a tongue.. anything to make them talk,, WHY are you here????? SETTING ON YOUR DEAD _ _ _...and tearing down the only barrier between them and us? You are and I repeat,, IDIOTS!! News Media ,,, report the news, not the politics, you do not hold office and you are only a "one vote" of who you are reporting on, and as for those foreign reporters who get into the middle of it.report the "real" things going on.. praise you!... but for those who choose the freedom of this country to step forward, complain, and to loot , kill, and break all laws of this great land, then yes,,,.. this country needs to round you up and deport you to these countries of your love,, FOR I AM AN AMERICAN ,,, WITH NOT PREFIXES,, JUST PLAIN AMERICAN! AND I STAND AMERICAN!!! ,,,,, AND YOU? Comments please,, for if I have touched on some sore "toes" ,, good, maybe it will get you of that sorry , lazy _ _ _and help us to get this Nation Under God , prayed back into His favor..... for GOD is our only HOPE! God, I ask You to enter into this Nation with forgiveness of our many sins against you, and so few thank yous' to YOU! AND Lord, I ask that you protect those who are protecting us, those in the uniforms of military, and those in the uniforms of our in house protectors...amen John HIcks Don't like me for standing for AMERICA, and downing those who speak so loud, and cry louder that a little pig or even louder when they get just a splinter, much less the nail pulled completely out,, then turn me off,, for I am an American, so are you so use that FREEDOM CAREFUL!!!! Any comments this day?

CHRISTMAS OR CHRIST_ _ _LESS?

TUESDAY! We are awake, and we have thanked our God for the night, and the day, and put our lives, in His hands for the rest of this day, and the rest of our lives! No complaints,, for we have more than most billionaires... so very rich, and our riches never falter, no matter what the stock market does nor what the world does.. He does not rock,, He, our God, is steadfast, and the same everyday He allows us to enjoy!!! How is your day starting off? Prayer Requests: For a good friend of our, Henry Hawkins,, who has just undergone a breast cancer operation. He will be starting his chemo today.. so please pray for this "good and Godly" man... for he told me yesterday,,,, God still remains number one in his life, today, tomorrow, and that nothing has really changed!!! What a testimony of "The Love of God" ! Also , for Lucy Hawkins,(Henry's wife) who will be returning to work for the first times, since she had to have her toe amputated,,,now healed and ready for work, another of a great testimony, first the husband ,,,then the wife,, wow, bet this put a smile on all those at the exit out of Walmart as Henry and and I talked of this!,, and most of all a greater smile on our God! CHRISTMAS, OR CHRIST_ _ _,LESS? Short , but to the point this day! I ask you to STOP, and SERIOUSLY ask yourself this question.TODAY, answer and THEN ON YOUR WAY AS USUAL,,, with trees decorated, yard lights abounding, stores offering greater savings than the one you just left... toys, clothes , tools, all things one can buy is available,, to fill your Christmas Spirit,and all those stockings,,, as you shop with enthusiasm of the upcoming day,, the opening of the presents, the hot chocolate, just the day!!!!! Are you thinking as you go through these days of rush,,,, of the birth of little Baby Jesus on your mind and in front of you, or is He dragging way behind? And how this day came about, AND WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT!!! OUR JESUS CHRIST'S BIRTH!!!!! Now, go on and be happy, sing of Him, and have a great and merry shopping time, just take HIM with you on these trips! God, thank You for our gift , of your Son, born for us,, and to save us, amen John HIcks Servant!

AND AS WE SLEEP, HE WORKS!

MONDAY! Well, here we are, because of a love of loves, that we can never come up to the level.. and that is the Love of Our God, for we are are here are two signs, the world still is in tact, and HE has smiled on us , to have ,yet another one of His days! Oh, how can one not return that Great Love, with an outburst of saying this , very loud? Prayer Request: That all will stop today, give thanks not for just their freedom to be in this free nation,, but to give outward, and audible thanks to God Almighty,, for this upcoming season, and pray, we , as Christians, keep it as a celebration for the birth of our Savior, and not for Black, Red, Yellow or any other color of the day.... not for gifting but that of thankfulness!!!! SURPRISED,,,, FOR MY START OF MY DAY! Since Libby's accident,, she has made her bed in her recliner... so she can keep her arm angled up.. and she has been doing this with class.. even as the pain comes and goes. she has gotten up only as necessary, and to stretch occasionally... and I have had the opportunity to return some of that "her waiting on me", all the time.. and even as she likes it, she would never want it this way! All of you know, we start our day off, with the awaking to our God, giving Him the credit for our awaking, and for all we have, and then we go to our little "hut", have coffee , with our little "pug",, giving him his treats, and always , our first toast of the day is to God first, then we drink and enjoy each others company! ,,, and since the accident, I wake and get all the coffee, and things ready,,, knowing that she is awake and waiting so patiently, arm in pain, but she waits patiently, and to show that God does work miracles.. .this very morning as I awoke at 5 a. m., I could smell coffee, and that girl had ALREADY, ROSE,,, AND MADE THE COFFEE,,,,, AND HAD ALL THE CONDIMENTS THAT GO WITH IT!,,,,, Right there on the bar, ready to go and drink that first cup... what am I saying this morning? IS GOD NOT ALWAYS AT WORK, EVEN WHEN WE ARE ASLEEP, HE IS HEALING, AND GIVING STRENGTH TO HIS OWN! So never fall short of His Glory, for He is always there with all the love of the world! God thank You for our all, and we still ask prayers for Diane's, mother in Ms... to continue to heal her and also all those others who are in need you, John HIcks Never get tired of the Miracles He shows us,, how about you? and I toast each of you to a great day ,, right after that other toast!

BEING PAIENT!

SATURDAY! And another good and great morning to each of you, just as we are having, and smile, for it all comes from Him! And we believe JUST that! God puts us to sleep, and God wakes us up, then He leaves it up to us as to whom we decide to serve....and that is called "choice",, and one o the greatest ones that you will ever make in your life!!! So, I ask for all to follow and come to Jesus, and be saved eternally! Your choice! Prayer Request: Please pray for "Blessing" Wynn.. who is in need of many , many prayers! We ask!? Then we wonder!? Where is He!? We must learn, that we are on HIS schedule, not ours.. so when we pray, pray for God to re-act, then, be paient,,, He will as He sees fit as to when you or I need it.. sometimes it is instant, sometimes it is like an eternity, and we,, sometimes think, gosh! I asked for this years ago! And so you did, and He heard you, and He re-acted as of your actual needs.. for He loves you with all His heart ,,, and He made you,, and I, so think just how big that heart is, and just how big that love is.... So Pray, Wait patiently, and in silence, and He will follow through!!! Lord, thank You for all You have given to us., & number one, Your Son, Jesus Christ amen John HIcks Come join me in this trip from here to Him in the end!!!!

Gods Love, is always there!

SATURDAY! Good morning to all!! May God bless you as He has us! We both would like to say this morning, again , thanks for all the well wishes of love and your prayers... and I guarantee, we have answered them all in our prayers to God! Love always abounds,,, when you live in God's presence,,, sometimes you don't see the why, but wait, have faith, and you will then see the "why",,,! God is absolutely, alive, and well today, and don't anyone forget this..... We are doing great , for what we are to be enduring, and we know that others are worse off than we, so our prayers are: GOD,, please take care of those in need of you, those who can't even get, or set up, completely bed ridden,, hurting really bad,, those waiting on them and waiting with the faith of You,, by their side, never giving up their hope, their faith in You and they know within their hearts."Lord, YOU are their only hope...and we pray to You this day, for we know, YOU ARE THE REAL HEALER!" amen John HIcks Servant!

GOD FIRST, OVER ALL ELSE!

FRIDAY! (TGED! ) Good morning,, and as we wake up to a great day with our Lord,, we both have to toast to His great love,, and our so many, many blessing!!! For no matter what... we do, and will always put our God first in all, and our over all! I really think that ALL should really STOP, and think about that above statement of God first, and above all.. for HE is All...even though it is not always "winning the lottery"(meaning , having your way all the time) ,,, for even as you lose that lottery,, there is a reason, and that reason is HIS , NOT OURS TO QUESTION! Prayer of Thanks: For God's help with Libby,,, and to all those sending-in their concerns,,, we do appreciate, each and every one of them!!! ,, Libby had a fair night, sick and hurting this morning, but overall, great for what she has been through, and thank You , God for our all.. John HIcks Servant!

HE IS ALWAYS THERE!

THURSDAY! Good morning to all...and may you have thanked God as you awoke from a night of rest with Him at your side,, when you retired to sleep, and when you awoke, both , by request from you! We had a good night , with what Libby had to try to sleep through, and she did, in her recliner... She is resting and has been meeting the pain of this crazy break like a real trooper,, I am sooooo very proud of her!!!! She will have surgery at noon today, in Columbus Georgia, and then it will be "us" on the road to recovery, God, Libby, and with me trialing behind! I ask all to please pray for this lady, as she has always kept her God first and foremost! Prayer Request: For Wanda Dunaway's brother, who is in the hospital in MS. with pneumonia. HE IS ALWAYS THERE! Yesterday was a frighting time, one of many in my life time... and as soon as I heard the bad news, I reacted like any other person.. first I was scooting here , there, and then in my truck driving with destructive speed... rushing, for fear had entered my mind, then as I hit the road, I could feel , and hear those words of comfort, I am hear, do not fear, for I am with you, and her ,, always! You may say, oh yes, you hear things too! Well ,,,as I smile on writing this, I will say,,,,,, if you have faith in God, as I , and as Libby does,,,,.. then YES,, we do hear,,, how do I know, for He has said it,,,, NOT ME. SO LISTEN AND YOU WILL HEAR, AND YOU WILL FEEL HIM, AND ALL IT TAKES IS FAITH! Lord, thank You , not for the fall, but for the catch, for it could have been so much worse, and yet as I arrived , looked at Libby, I was terrified, except for that look on her face, and that was that You had beat me to her side,, and I give You the credit, and I also ask for all to come to You on bended knees,, and pray for that widow who lost her husband,,,amen John HIcks I don't believe in getting into lots of "none of my business".. but this last thing, from what I can tell,,,needs further investigation, for I do not judge, but I am also not blind,,, my opinion!

God's nature!

WEDNESDAY! Good morning this of another day of His, our gift, I thank Him for it! How about you? Now for the news of what I had,,, as all know Libby and I had our 50th Golden Wedding Anniversary on the 28th of Nov. ,,, Our three children, four grandchildren gave us a picture of the grandchildren that we wanted to put on our wall in our "new" den.. a place Libby has kept open for so long... now we have it,, well then their was one more surprised,,, a trip to Calloway Gardens, and their Fantasy In Lights.. reservations at The Lodge and Spa.. and WOW! Did we have a great time.. This was a treat they new "I" would never have gone to, but thanks to them,, Libby got to see them, and I also, and now, I wonder, why did I not do this earlier... Children may fly the "coop",, but beleive me, ,they know what their parents really want,, sometimes, even more that we do!!! My story to share,, now the sharing of what I felt,,,,, while there. Prayer Requests: For continued prayer and healing of Alyne Dunaway, surgery on her elbow, with a plate,,and screws.. hip still in place, and time for both to heal... Continue prayers for Bobby Sanders,, that all tests will show good results! For litlle Hayden Hayes, son of Jeff and Kristi Mullings Hayes, who will be have a T&A at Scottist Rite on the 20th of this month.. these people are great Christians, and we know God will be there, and let us tell all of their great faith in Him.. and let's start praying now! AND THERE , STANDING TOGETHER WERE ALL! This is the story of what I saw, then wondered about, serached my mind, and then talked to God about,, and would like to share these thoughts with each of you... This all happen one morning as we set on the little small balcacony of our room, that overlooked the woods, not twenty feet from us , with a brook running down through the middle of it... and being the start of Autumn,,you can imagine at the colors of this site! As teh sun rose, and it's rays shown on those trees, and the aniimals ran here and there.. I looked directly at the trees,, some with leaves , some without, some evergreens, and would never drop thier leaves.. small nandinos... some off yellow, almost orange, some fire red,, but so colorful... and what I saw and what I ask God, was this,, "God you created all.. and I am looking at one of the forrestes you created, and I see different trees, schrubs, living side by side, with not limbs reaching out to the other to wipe it away, but living in harmony, together, diferent in type, color, orgin,, and yet, "together" ,,no fighting each other for space, rather engulfing your sunshine, your dew for water, the leaves for the fertilizer to start another generation,, and then out here looking in,,,,, is "MAN",, who is never satisified,, to live together, as you intended... COLOR BLIND TO ORGION , COLOR , RACE,,, AND TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER, AND MAKE ROOM FOR ALL, FOR WE ARE YOUR,,,,, ALL!!!!! and as I took a breath, I prayed ,, God , help us, "man", to realize we are Yours, and show us again "how" to live and to live as YOU want us to live,,, for You first, and foremost...and let nature show us how.... amen John HIcks Yes, a story we all know this morning, but it is a story of somethig to think about as we hear, see, and feel those "differences" we do have, and we do show! My opinion, and I know a lot of you have your own, and that is part of God's greatness in our creation,,, not one is alike, but the three things He did give each of us , life, love, and choice! and yours? Reply, Reply All or Forward | More

LATE EDITION!

TUESDAY! Today's thoughts are late, due to a big surprise from our three children, of which I will have to tell of in the morning,, anyway, we have just arrived to our house, and ready to kick back, as soon as we get through with all the "Pug" loving.. for..oh my, my, if we could all only be like them in their love, and devotion, and stand by us no matter what,,, would into the world be so much better off... but even as God gives us guidance,, there are so many who walk down the wrong path... stumbling,,, and falling, when all they have to do, is be like this little pug.. look to their Master,, Jesus, and HE will pick them up.. but so many go on down that road!!!! We have the chance of "CHOICE",, but ,,HE LEAVES IT UP TO US, NO PRESSURE, BUT ALL LOVE!! SO TODAY,,, PLEASE MAKE THE CHOICE , WE WILL CALL THE "PUG CHOICE" FOR TODAY, AND ASK JESUS TO COME TO YOU WITH ALL THAT LOVE, DEVOTION, AND THOSE ARMS TO CARRY YOU ANYWHERE! Prayer Requests: For Alyne Dunaway, mother of Dian Dunaway Summers, (who is one of my really best friends,), and her mom Alyne has fallen, broken her left elbow, and pelvis.. She should have had surgery today on her elbow, and the pelvis is in place, and will have to heal in place. Please pray for Alyne, and for Di as she stands beside her. For Bobby Sanders.. Libbys brother.. who is undergoing extensive tests this week to see why his blood palettes are not staying consistence.. so please pray for him , He will be doing tests A to Z.. so you know how stressful these can be, and pray for a great and good results for our God Almighty... God , please visit with those mentioned above, and God I ask that you do YOUR thing, and we know that what ever that be,, it will be right.. and it will be YOUR love... thank You for all we have.. amen John HIcks Late ,, but had to get these out for today,, have a great rest of Gods' day!