MY DAD...

I just realized, this is the only picture I have reminding me of the man I called Dad.
Lowell Wayne Ware

• Musically Talented: played two types of Guitar and Harmonica
• Spiritually Gifted: Dreams that saved his and others lives, saw Angels, believed God, read Bible every day, prayed often 
• Son, Brother, Husband, Father
• Dairy Man, Pipe Fittter, Hard Worker
• Troubled, Conflicted, Back Slider
• Dad loved nice cars, beautiful women(all of them), any thing outdoors
• Died a lonely, divorced, alcoholic drunk, worrying about his children

I always treated him with respect and responded with Sir in conversations. He was a source of my love of music, trust in God, hard work ethic and frustration. I gradually overcame his negative influences. He gave me wonderful advice, at the correct time, that helped my marriage and eventual return to church and God.

Irony??

His advice about marriage, how to live, God and parenting always worked for me, even though, he would not attend church, could not stay married and drove his children away. His Headstone is an interesting symbol of his sad troubled life.

37 years ago, my dad died in an elevator between floors in a hospital getting treatment for alcohol related issues. 37 years after he left this life, I still think of him and finally am remembering his positives.

Oct 21, 1976

 

Well, Dad, the positives stuck and produced great results. Thank you.

 

PS: I decided to update your marker with a much nicer one similar to your father and mother's. It will be from your children to you.

The "Gods" Don't Do It For Us Anymore - We ARE HUMAN!!!

An attribute of human progress became glaringly obvious to me recently. Now think about this.

I mean - S T O P and T H I N K.

 

Ancient Aliens, Modern Marvels, History Channel, Military Channel. People wrote and said the Gods told them to Write This, Build This, Stay Here, Go There, and the people did. Each civilization recorded contact with Extraterrestrials/Gods/Advanced People from the Stars - Specific Stars.

 

Structures, Math, Architecture, Agriculture, Science, Government.

 

Our current (I'll skip the adjectives) Scientific and Government community denies what thousands of people have seen and recorded. They boldly claim to know everything about everything until they agree they really did not know. Their program is to educate everyone else that nothing and no one visited our Earth - E V E R. They also want us to believe absurd stories of how Easter Island, Egyptian Pyramids, Mayan Temples, etc. were built.

 

If I am understanding History, regarding Earth's environment, everyone took care of Earth until the Industrial Age. WE ARE SYSTEMATICALLY:

• Killing animals to distinction (so we can wear them),
• Killing our water, air, ground,
• Over populating AND populating every piece of ground available,
• Trashing Earth Orbits, the Moon, Mars, etc.
• Consuming every natural resource without replenishment.

What now, seems obvious, TO ME, is an Industrial Genus emerged approximately,3000 years ago that decided they no longer needed or wanted any God or Gods.


1 Samuel 10:17-19 (circa 1079 BC – 1007 BC)
King James Version (KJV)
17 And Samuel called the people together unto the Lord to Mizpeh; 18 And said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, and of them that oppressed you: 19 And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes, and by your thousands.

Matthew 27:16-25
King James Version (KJV)
16 And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas. 17 Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ? 18 For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.  19 When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him. 20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. 21 The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas. 22 Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified. 23 And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified. 24 When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it. 25 Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.

Excerpts from The Industrial Revolution
SEE ALSO, Europe Transformed
Author:   Lewis Hackett  Date: 1992
Industrialization: The First Phase

• Most products people in the industrialized nations use today are turned out swiftly by the process of mass production, by people (and sometimes, robots) working on assembly lines using power-driven machines. People of ancient and medieval times had no such products. They had to spend long, tedious hours of hand labor even on simple objects. The energy, or power, they employed in work came almost wholly from their own and animals' muscles. The Industrial Revolution is the name given the movement in which machines changed people's way of life as well as their methods of manufacture.

The following excerpt has an interesting and tragic contradiction:

• It is almost impossible to imagine what the world would be like if the effects of the Industrial Revolution were swept away. Electric lights would go out. Automobiles and airplanes would vanish. Telephones, radios, and television would disappear Most of the abundant stocks on the shelves of department stores would be gone. The children of the poor would have little or no schooling and would work from dawn to dark on the farm or in the home. Before machines were invented, work by children as well as by adults was needed in order to provide enough food, clothing, and shelter for all.

The children of the poor in developing nations,

• still have little or no education,
• work abusive hours in abusive conditions to provide inexpensive goods for profit hungry Western nations,
• work by children and adults are still needed to survive.

Excerpts from Industrial Revolution
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

• The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to some time between 1820 and 1840. This transition included going from hand production methods to machines, new chemical manufacturing and iron production processes, improved efficiency of water power, the increasing use of steam power and the development of machine tools. It also included the change from wood and other bio-fuels to coal. It began in England and within a few decades had spread to Western Europe and the United States.
• The Industrial Revolution marks a major turning point in history; almost every aspect of daily life was influenced in some way. In particular, average income and population began to exhibit unprecedented sustained growth...
• …Economic historians are in agreement that the onset of the Industrial Revolution is the most important event in the history of humanity since the domestication of animals and plants.

About 300 years ago The End of Earth began.

 

We have Front Row Seats!!

 

Well...My Thoughts Are About Me. Today.

Several decades ago, I became dependent on Alcohol as an emotional pain reliever. It helped my shyness by lessening inhibitions, eased emotional pain from abusive memories and diminished personal fears of failure. Since this dependency did not include healing, the need grew worse.

Of course, I embraced friends with the same needs and we validated each other. Often, during times of recall and reflection, I/we would wonder out loud about our conditions; Alcohol, drugs, obsessive or eccentric behavior, pathological work ethics, unreasonable demands for perfection.

We had responsible positions, security clearances, some had family, various levels of education and financial security. Each week included some degree of mental or physical incapacity, due to our addictions, while we worked, drove vehicles or flew aircraft.

Late in my twenties, I gave myself to God with the incumbent life changes. B.U.T. the pain remained. WAIT! I thought All things were new?? Approximately, thirty more years before emotional healing would be complete, eradicating the pain but leaving the memories. I replaced alcohol with prayer, incessant Bible study, fasting, volunteering for every good event or activity.

Occasionally, walking my life's path, a thought or answer would shift my paradigm. Diverse events stretched, pressed and wrung me physically, spiritually and emotionally and though the need for my previous pain reliever did not return, the fear of it remained. Retirement brought an unexpected benefit in the form of TIME. FINALLY...Time to Stop and Think, Meditate, Contemplate. A poor decision left me financially restricted aiding the TIME element. History records various people making time to rest, be alone, to meditate in a desert, by a lake, in a forest.

Advice given to others resurfaced and gradually put to rest most of those troubling memories. With the demise of those memories went the ache and FEAR of returning to destructive habits. I:

• Enjoy a glass of wine.
• Forgot about the half bottle of Jack Daniels my wife used for cooking and stored in the pantry, two years ago.
• Accepted and enjoyed a Fantasy Drink of Rum, boarding our cruise ship, without thinking about it again the remaining week.

Repentance, Remission of sins, Internal baptism of the Spirit of God is not a cure all, it is a rebirth. Children are often born with illnesses or deformities caused by improper activities of the parents. The birth of the child did not remove the issues, and neither does our Rebirth. The life change does begin our "regrowth" into new adult hood.

Connye and I began our New Lives as Husband and Wife, with previous histories, with the subsequent development incurred with any dramatic lifestyle alteration.

• Respect each other's rights and feelings -
• Permit mistakes, errors, misjudgments -
• Patient development -
• Love for each other confirmed frequently -
• Express Faith in each other -

Recently, I recalled our wedding vows and considered we had the option to reword the standard commitment verbiage. After all, we were not children starting our first run and we could have personalized our specific gifts to each other. I should have replaced the obeying and submitting stuff with the bulleted points above.

I am 67 and finally FEEL like a reasonably healthy, mature-with-purpose, adult prepared to live and enjoy the rest of our lives. We have great siblings, wonderful children with precious grandchildren and a loving God caring for us.

What more could we want?? Nothing!

I Feel The Joy, Already!!!

Psa 37:23  The steps of a man are established by Jehovah, and he delighteth in his way:

Psa 37:24  though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down, for Jehovah upholdeth his hand.

Psa 37:25  I have been young, and now am old, and I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread:

Psa 37:34  Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, and he will exalt thee to possess the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it .

Psa 37:37  Mark the perfect, and behold the upright, for the end of that man is peace;

Psa 37:39  But the salvation of the righteous is of Jehovah: he is their strength in the time of trouble.

Psa 37:40  And Jehovah will help them and deliver them: he will deliver them from the wicked, and save them; for they trust in him.

I am 67 years old and have experienced extreme positive and negatives because of personal decisions and because life is like this. The previous scriptures were once just words in a book but gradually gained life and credibility as I experienced them.

During those times, I have had the “fortune” to listen to self-righteous insecure people proclaim their goodness and perfection as “others” attended the school of hard knocks. You may have experience this same “privilege” also. Occasionally, I have experienced the pleasure of seeing behind the scenes to hear and see the desperate struggles of those “privileged ones”.

My goal, here, is to encourage you to stay faithful to God, yourself, your family and friends and:

·       Eventually that rich fertile valley will be yours,

·       You will visit the resorts of mountain tops to see unparalleled beauty without limit,

·       You will enjoy the serenity of knowing you and your family are taken care of.

Faithful, good people have experienced darkness lasting decades before their dawn came but it did come. Always remind yourself, there is a rich fertile land after the desert, a bright morning after the night.

I thought I knew what the terms “faithful people” or “perfect life” meant but as I age, my understanding of those terms changed and truer definitions gained value with me. I know faithful people and a faithful God and, for me, this makes a perfect life.

The challenges and fears I am experiencing now will make great testimonies in my future as God restores my name and reputation. Ummmmm, I feel the joy already.

Bless your day and life, then enjoy both.

Often, I Need A Re-focus

The following excerpt is from a book written by Clarence Larkin and is a tool within my e-Sword Bible program. A few simple words written by Clarence Larkin (1850-1924) took the fuzziness away.  

Much of life's contents are a struggle for me, including using this PROGRAM!!
But as I press on, I usually accomplish my intent and am satisfied. The same principle works with Bible reading and understanding.

I Traded My Beloved 44 Mag For More Powerful Prayer

Hello My Fellow American Christians,
Criminals have declared war on us and are attacking with great boldness. They are committed to destroying our homes, businesses, churches and lives. We have weapons, given to us by God to defend and protect families, friends, neighbors, businesses, communities and ourselves.  

2 Corinthians 10:3-4

³ For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
⁴ (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

Let us pull down their strongholds and leave them naked, bound and defenseless.

2 Kings 6:14-18

¹⁴ Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.
¹⁵ And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?
¹⁶ And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.
¹⁷ And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
¹⁸ And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the Lord, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.

Jesus Forces an Evil Spirit out of a Man

²¹ Then they went to Capernaum. On the next day of worship, Yeshua went into the synagogue and began to teach. ²² The people were amazed at his teachings. Unlike their experts in Moses’ Teachings, he taught them with authority.
²³ At that time there was a man in the synagogue who was controlled by an evil spirit. He shouted, ²⁴ “What do you want with us, Yeshua from Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”
²⁵ Yeshua ordered the spirit, “Keep quiet, and come out of him!” ²⁶ The evil spirit threw the man into convulsions and came out of him with a loud shriek.

This same power works in the physical and spiritual realm.

Luke 17:5-7 (KJV)

⁵ And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.
⁶ And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.

Luke 17:5-7 (NIV)

5 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
6 He replied, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.

Matthew 12:28-30

²⁸ But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.
²⁹ Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.
³⁰ He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.

Mark 3:26-27

²⁶ And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.
²⁷ No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.

Hebrews 11:32-34

³² And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:
³³ Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions.
³⁴ Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.

Psalm 10, Psalm 30-38 are a few prayers put to God about this type of problem.

For over a year, I have been studying for a method of defense that does not put my life or community or the entire nation in jeopardy AND practicing those methods. Using methods that were used by Elisha, King David, Jesus, Apostle Paul and others, WORKS.

Yesterday, Connye and I were returning home about noon and noticed helicopters over our area. Two news copters and one police indicated an active police action and referring to the news discovered a bank robbery had recently happened. We immediately agreed, in prayer, the criminals would be quickly caught, without harm to the police.

The 6 o’clock news revealed the robbers left the bank, ditched their car, gun and money and hid in a nearby neighborhood. I thought about their action in relation to our, and many others, prayers and benefits for the police. The police were able to capture suspects that had disarmed themselves.

My request is simple.

Every time, you hear of a crime committed, in your area, agree with someone in prayer for the criminals to be captured quickly without harm to police or civilians. Search scriptures for specific types of prayer – Psalms are great source. King David was a warrior and knew how to pray against his foes. Jesus had some cool moves against his adversaries, as did Paul.

Jesus never was a pacifist concerning the protection and deliverance of people in need nor were his disciples.

Keep track of the event you two or three prayed about and the results. Get proficient at this activity and advance in its use. A grandmother and her grandbaby were brutally murdered today, in the Houston area. The police need assistance and protection finding and capturing the criminals. Prayer has no boundaries. Let’s focus together and send his Angels into our war zone.

Matthew 18:18-20

¹⁸ Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
¹⁹ Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
²⁰ For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

John 3:22

And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

John 5:15

And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

Matthew 21:21

Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.

Mark 11:23

For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.

Remember, keep a record of your prayer and the results. The Holy Ghost/Spirit of God will guide and teach each of us efficient and effective prayers. If the criminals decide to execute themselves or better to STOP before committing a crime, even better.

1 Corinthians 5:4-6  (KJV)

4 In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,
5 To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

Psalm 58  (KJV)

Thanks.

No Arguing, I am Gone

People – US – Humans – are dumb as rocks.

Dumb: lacking intelligence or good judgment; stupid; dull-witted.
NO, Gary, not me, I AM…
Surrrrreeeee you are.  

You are wrong, Gary, look at our mighty inventions and the wonderful things we have done and do.
Umhmmmm.
·       Wax vax
·       Chemo treatment
·       Cordless drills and vacuum cleaners
·       Cars that get 34 mpg and have for 60 years

Well, let us move on. I was watching National Geo recently and thought “All creatures are subject to what we brilliant humans do to this Earth (their habitat).”

How SAD.

For sake of discussion, let’s consider that the Earth IS millions of years old, the non-humans are millions of years old and our specific human species is 6,000 years old. It appears all were doing well until “we” showed up.

Note: For you evolutionists, if we progressed from apes to our current state, I suggest those apes that decided NOT to evolve were more intelligent.

History records, we did fairly well respecting Earth and non-humans for about 6,500 years; discounting the destruction of entire populations during primitive wars.

Note: IF extraterrestrials have been visiting us to “improve” us, their programs are no better than what we already have.  

During this past 500 years, we have gone from mildly irresponsible to insanely destructive.

I am a Christian Pentecostal, husband, father, jack of trades and happy retired dreamer. I also listen and consider the words people say to me and believe they mean what they say. Uhhhh, many people don’t pay attention to what they are saying and definitely do not mean what they say.

You may relate to my other roles, but wonder what a Christian Pentecostal is compared to a Christian:
·       Baptist
·       Lutheran
·       Catholic
·       Etc.
One major physical difference is, we eat more but like other Christians we enjoy condemning other Christians for being wrong. Soooo, we are different and we are alike.

Jesus told his original group:
Joh 13:34  A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
Joh 13:35  By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

I think I can safely say over 90% of us have experienced some NON love from other Christians. I think I may also say none of us have experienced non love from God/Jesus Christ, yet I know many having been hurt by people turned their backs on God.

IF you choose to live a life worthy of remembering, you will probably be in the minority. If you choose to believe ALL the words written in ALL the Bibles and what the authors wrote, then most certainly, you will be in the 1%. What does this mean? You will be a person others want to follow and emulate.

Considering how completely and perfectly imperfect we are, I am confounded WHY a Perfect God did and does commit so much to us. Regularly, I read or hear of the way God responded to a person or family need.

Summary:
KJV
Ecc 12:13  Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
Ecc 12:14  For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
Names of God Bible
¹³ After having heard it all, this is the conclusion: Fear Elohim, and keep his commands, because this applies to everyone. ¹⁴ Elohim will certainly judge everything that is done. This includes every secret thing, whether it is good or bad.
NIV
¹³ Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind.

¹⁴ For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.

I also believe:

Acts 2:38
New International Version (NIV)
³⁸ Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 6:23
New International Version (NIV)
²³ For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

KJV

Heb 12:14  Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
Heb 12:15  Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;

Hebrews 12:14-15

New International Version (NIV)
¹⁴ Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. ¹⁵ See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.

1 Corinthians 12:31 and 13:13

New International Version (NIV)
³¹ Now eagerly desire the greater gifts. And yet I will show you the most excellent way.
¹³ And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

The process of living a righteous life and having permanent residence in Heaven is really quite simple.

It has been a great week for us and I hope for you also. Exercise is still challenging.