Guardian Angel

"Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O Lord." Psalm 139:4 What were you wired to do? I was wired to be a writer. We are all loved by God. We are all His creations. This is the Psalm of David. David was powerful, but a sinner: adulterer, murderer, liar. But God used him. God know what David has done. So why doesn't God stop you? Do you want to walk around like a puppet all the time? No. God knows what you are supposed to do. He uses you so you need to embrace Him. What can we do about our problems? There is something. We will always be victorious because we are God's chosen people. We can and will be triumphant. We whine, we groan, we complain. God overwhelms and reminds you what He has wired you with and what you are supposed to do. Bow, pray, become overwhelmed with God - then nothing will be bad. What's really important. God knows we will complain. God always does what He is supposed to do. We may not always do what we are supposed to do, but ...

"Then he told them many things in parables, saying: 'A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. Other seeds fell along thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop - a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. He who has ears, let him hear.'" Matthew 13:3-9 You have to prepare. Some seeds are good. Some seeds died. Some seeds are bad. Just like society today. You have to prepare for all of the outcomes for all decisions you make. Jesus taught in parables because His followers knew what He was talking about. They had be careful of false prophecy. Our seed is God's world. We have to be careful of uncultivated soil....

"For he says, 'In the time of my favor I heard you and in the day of salvation I helped you.' I tell you now is the time of God's favor, now is the day of salvation." 2 Corinthians 6:2 How great is our God? He's fantastic. There's a problem though. People huddle up and walk away from God. That can hurt you physically, but mostly it hurts you spiritually. You have to walk through the house of God to get to salvation. How could the people in Corinth walk away from God? You have to be in Godly environments for Godly reasons. Why are all of these bad things happening? Why can't we love everyone? The problem is simple: God is not the sinner of our nation. We put everything in front of Him. We need Him as the sinner. God saves your soul. Church is the hospital for sinners and more and more people are leaving churches. Churches aren't hospices because He doesn't want you to continue making the same mistakes. God forgives. We become evangelists and am...

You all must think I am obsessed with Heather Sharfeddin's work. Well, when your professor is a published author you take an interest in what they write and how they write so their teaching is justified. Sharfeddin is a really great author. I think my favorite so far is the last book I just read by her, "Damaged Goods." There is so much internal and external conflict. Hershel gets into a car accident and when he wakes up, he can't remember a thing. He then wonders if he murdered a man and he has this internal conflict with himself because he doesn't remember killing anyone and he doesn't feel like a killer. The external conflict is very dominant in this novel. Silvie is running from her long term sexual abuser/boyfriend and her car breaks down. This is where she meets Hershel. She stays with him for a while. Hershel owns an auction. One night, Silvie's car gets sold on accident, along with some of her very personal belongings that she has to get back. T...

"Sweetwater Burning" is another novel by Heather Sharfeddin. Sharfeddin was my Fiction Writing I professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. I had so many thoughts and feelings about this book. At first, I thought it was moving a little slow and I wasn't sure that I was going to like it. I found it so ironic that an alcoholic fell in love with a drug addict, and vice versa. It's like two wrongs make a right. At first, Chas could care less about the nurse he hired to take care of his father with Parkinson's. He didn't like this random woman coming in and invading his space. She cooked for him. Cleaned for him. Pretty much did everything for him and he wasn't used to it. The town in which these people are living is very poor. No one has a great deal of money. It's a small town where everyone knows everyone. When a fire burns down a Muslim's house, everyone points fingers at Chas because they didn't like his father. To me, this sou...

"Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgement on themselves." Romans 13: 1-2 Some people consider this a controversial scripture because of the political election coming up. But is it controversial? This scripture has nothing to do with the Republicans and the Democrats. The authority that is being talked about is God Almighty. We pray for the Christian leaders whether we are for them or against them. With July 4th a couple of days away, we need to remember that Independence Day is more than just fireworks. You pledge to one Nation under God. We are all one together no matter who you are. Trust in God as the Almighty authority and things will change. Just because you are in a place where you feel comforta...

Lately, I have been trying to use my English analyzing skills to take on chapters of the bible. The most recent chapter I have analyzed is Matthew 6. To start with, God wants us to give to the needy, but He doesn't want you to gloat about it. He wants you to do it in secret so that He knows your actions are pure. He wants you to do it for the kindness, not for the vanity. He won't reward vanity. In other words: don't do kind acts for the recognition. You will be rewarded for your secret acts of kindness. Also, don't announce your good deeds, keep them a secret. Don't pray to be seen, pray because you need to. Don't pray out of vanity. Something I found interesting is that the bible tells us to recite the Lord's Prayer when we pray in order to insure that we are praying for the right reasons. You also need to pray for forgiveness of your brothers and of yourself. Doing so means that forgiveness will be granted. Hide your fasting so that only God knows. Don...