ONCE

THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS IN THIS WORLD YOU CAN ONLY DO ONCE. TO HAVE YOUR TONSILS AND WISDOM TEETH REMOVED CAN ONLY HAPPEN ONCE. BELIEVING IN JESUS THE SON OF GOD TAKES ONLY ONCE AND THEN YOU'RE A CHRISTIAN THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.

FLYING

ANGELS USE WINGS, OTHERS USE PLANES. I CHOOSE TO FLY THE JESUS WAY. IT'S A ONE WAY TICKET, WITH NO RETURN. I'M HEAVEN BOUND!

GLORY TO GOD

WHO GETS THE GLORY IN YOUR LIFE? IS IT YOUR WIFE BECAUSE SHE DRESSES YOU WELL? HOW ABOUT YOUR MOTHER 'CAUSE SHE TAUGHT YOU HOW TO COOK? I GIVE ALL GLORY TO GOD FOR ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS IN MY LIFE.

2014 RARE LIFE AWARD

GENTLE READERS: GOD HAS BLESSED WITH ANOTHER YEARS' NOMINATION FOR THE RARE LIFE EAGLE AWARD. I RECEIVED AN EMAIL STATING ...candidate and story have been approved for inclusion in The Rare Life Award. PLEASE GO TO www.eaglerarelife.com. ACCORDING TO THEIR POLICY "You can vote once every 24 hours,..." BEING A PART OF A CONTEST MEANS "regular reminders are key to spreading the word and growing...numbers. Please consider promoting me, your candidate-REV CAROL, on Facebook and Twitter and your online friends. Please don't forget to reach out through communication channels/newsletters/SMS messages/e-mail blasts/ blogs/pokes/bulletin boards/etc. THE FOLLOWING IS A FORM LETTER RARE LIFE SENT FOR YOU TO USE IN SPREADING THE WORD: Dear Friends: I support the nomination of REV. CAROL for the Rare Life Award, presented by Eagle Rare Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. This honor is given to those who exhibit Courage, Leadership, Survival, Heroism, Devotion and/or Character. Winners will receive a medal, presented at a reception given in their honor, and be featured in Eagle Rare promotional materials. Please visit www.eaglerarelife.com and vote for REV. CAROL. You can vote once every 24 hours, so vote often! And please help spread the word through your social networks and friends. Thank you, (YOUR NAME) LET'S MAKE THIS A TEAM EFFORT FOR JESUS. I'LL GIVE HIM ALL THE GLORY WHEN I WIN. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE! MAY GOD BLESS ALL OF YOUR EFFORTS, REV CAROL

WINDOW

WHEN GOD CLOSES A DOOR, HE LEAVES A WINDOW OPEN. HAVE THERE BEEN LOTS OF WINDOWS OPENED IN YOUR LIFE? PERHAPS YOU NEED TO CHECK ON YOUR LISTENING SPIRIT TO GOD. THE PHRASE ABOUT A DOOR VERSUS A WINDOW IS FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS MISSED THE FIRST VOICE OF GOD. THE WINDOW IS THERE FOR WHEN SOMEONE DOES AN "OOPS" AND MISSES THE VOICE OF GOD THE FIRST TIME.

INSTANTLY

GOD IS A GOD OF THE INSTANTANEOUS. LOOK AT JESUS IN THE BIBLE. HE PRAYED AND INSTANTLY PEOPLE WERE HEALED. IT DIDN'T MATTER WHAT IT WAS, NOTHING IS TOO DIFFICULT FOR GOD. THE GREAT ALMIGHTY SPOKE AND CREATED THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH. EVERYTHING WITH GOD HAPPENS INSTANTLY. CHRISTIAND DON'T PROCRASTINATE. IT'S NOT IN THE CHARACTER OF GOD.

LIGHTNING

GOD IS IN THE LIGHTNING. IT'S A SIGN OF HIS POWER. LIGHTNING CAN SIZZLE A TREE IN SECONDS. THAT'S HOW GREAT MY GOD IS TOWARDS THE ENEMY.

ETERNITY

ETERNITY IS A LONG TIME. IT'S LONGER THAN A YEAR. IT'S A TIME FRAME OLDER THAN THE EARTH. THE MEASUREMENT OF ETERNITY GOES BEYOND AND ON AND ON. IT'S IMMEASUREABLE. THE BEST PART IN KNOWING THERE'S NO MEASURE OF TIME IN ETERNITY, THERE'S NO MEASURE FOR OLD AGE. NO ONE IS GOING TO GET OLD IN ETERNITY.

VITALITY

CHRIST IS A LIVELY HOPE. WHAT HAPPENS TO STAGNANT WATER? OH-NO...! THAT'S WHAT HAPPES TO A CHRISTIANS' FAITH WHEN IT BECOMES DORMANT. IT'S IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE TO LIVE IN THE PRESENT WITH YOUR SALVATION.

MINISTRY

MINISTRY-BEING IN MINISTRY CAN OFFER CHALLENGES. SOMETIMES PEOPLE LIKE WHAT YOU SAY, SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. I CAME ACROSS A PERSON LAST WEEK WHO HAS A POTENTIAL SPOUSE. GOD SAID PERSON "A" WAS NOT TO BE THEIR SPOUSE. HE TOLD ME TO INFORM THE PERSON OF THIS INFORMATION. I WAS OBEDIENT TO GOD, NO MATTER WHAT THE OUTCOME WAS TO BE BETWEEN ME AND THIS PERSON. I EXPLAINED THEY WEREN'T HEARING FROM THE VOICE OF GOD. FUNNY THING, THIS PERSON HAD A TICKET TO THAILAND. THEY WERE TO ARRIVE IN THAILAND THIS WEEK. I READ IN THE NEWS TODAY OF THAILAND HAVING A MILITARY TAKEOVER. PERHAPS GOD IS USING THEIR TRIP TO IMPROVE THEIR LISTENING SPIRIT. I DON'T THINK THE VOICE OF GOD WOULD LEAD A PERSON TO A COUNTRY IN THE MIDST OF A MILITARY TAKEOVER. THAT'S NOT GODS' STYLE. HE IS FILLED WITH LOVE AND PEACE AND WILL LEAD HIS CHILD TO SAFE AREAS.

RIVAL

THE U.S. HAS NO RIVAL. IT CAN DESTROY THE WORLD 60 TIMES OVER. THERE IS TO BE NO RIVAL IN A CHRISTIANS' LIFE. LET JESUS DESTROY SATAN 70TIMES7 IN YOUR LIFE.

MUSCLE

JESUS IS A MUSCLE MAN. HE MAY NOT LEAP OVER TALL BUILDINGS OR RUN FASTER THAN A LOCOMOTIVE. JESUS STILL HAS MY VOTE. HE DESTROYED THE FINAL ATTACK OF SATAN AT THE CROSS. DEATH WHERE IS YOUR STING!

EXAGGERATION

EXAGGERATION-IT'S NOT NICE TO EXAGGERATE. GOD DOESN'T WANT US TO STRETCH THE TRUTH. NO MATTER HOW GOOD IT MAKES YOU FEEL. TRUTH IS TRUTH AND DOESN'T EVER CHANGE. THAT'S WHY THE WORD OF GOD IS RESPECTED.

HIDDEN

SOME PEOPLE HAVE HIDDEN TREASURE. JESUS DESON'T WANT ME TO HIDE THE TREASURE OF HIS KINGDOM. WHO I AM IN CHRIST IS TO BE MY BIGGEST TREASURE. TO BE JUSTIFIED, REDEEMED, SANCTIFIED AND PURIFIED IS THE REAL TREASURE ON THIS EARTH.

MIGHT

THERE'S NOTHING STRONGER THAN GOD. HE IS THE ULTIMATE POWER IN ALL THE WORLD. GOD SPOKE AND CREATED THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH. THAT'S A LOT OF POWER. SELAH.!

NOTE

THERE ARE POST IT NOTES AND NOTE CARDS FOR A SPEECH. RECIPES CAN BE FOUND ON SPECIAL NOTE CARDS. MY FAVORITE IS A LOVE NOTE. I CAN OPEN UP THE BIBLE AND FIND MANY LOVE NOTES FROM MY LORD JESUS.

HOLY

WHAT IS HOLY? YOUR VOCABULARY? HOW ABOUT YOUR BEHAVIOUR? WHAT ABOUT YOUR THOUGHTS? IF YOU ANSWERED YES TO ALL OF THE ABOVE, YOU'RE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION - HEAVEN.

RUIN

RUIN-GOD WILL RUIN THE ENEMY FOR HIS CHILD. THE GREAT MAKER AND CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH WILL DESTROY SATAN FOR HIS CREATION. JESUS GAVE THE FINAL VICTORY AT THE CROSS.

MARY

MARY WAS JESUS' MOTHER. ELIZABETH, HER AUNT, WAS JOHN THE BAPTISTS' MOTHER. (LUKE 1:36) MARY WAS A WOMAN OF SILENCE. THE BIBLE SAYS DURING JESUS' BIRTH, SHE PONDERED THINGS IN HER HEART FROM THAT EVENT. (LUKE 2:19) MAY WOMEN LEARN TO PONDER SPECIAL TIMES IN THEIR HEART.

NEED

WHAT DOES A PERSON TO SUSTAIN LIFE? FOOD - WATER - OXYGEN AND JESUS! PROVERBS SAYS "THE REVERENT WORSHIPFUL FEAR OF THE LORD IS THE BEGINNING OF LIFE."

MICHAEL

I CHECKED INTO A HOTEL YESTERDAY AND MET AN ANGEL. THIS MORNING I GAVE MY CELL PHONE A BATH AND WENT TO CHARGE THE PHONE LATER IN THE DAY, THINKING EVERYTHING WAS ALRIGHT. THE CELL PHONE WASN'T RECEIVING THE CHARGE. THERE WAS A MAN NEARBY AND I ASKED HIM FOR SOME IDEAS ON WHAT TO DO. HE DIRECTED ME TO TAKE THE SIM CARD OUT. THIS MAN SAID THE SIM CARD COULD BE SHORTING THE PHONE SYSTEM. I DID WHAT HE SAID AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CELL PHONE WAS CHARGING. I USE A CHAIN AND LOCK FOR MY BAGGAGE WHILE TRAVELING. I BOUGHT A NEW LOCK YESTERDAY AND FOUND THE LOCK WAS TOO BIG FOR THE CHAIN LINK. I WENT TO ADJUST THE CHAIN WITH A FEW TOOLS, BUT DIDN'T HAVE THE MUSCLE. GOD BROUGHT TO MIND THE ANGEL FROM THE CELL PHONE. I WENT BACK TO HIM AND ASKED IF HE COULD EXERT SOME MUSCLE AND STRETCH THE OPENING FOR THE LINK ON THE CHAIN TO FIT THE LOCK. MY PRAYER WAS ANSWERED AND WITHIN FIVE MINUTES THE CHAIN LINKS WERE STRETCHED OUT. AFTERWARDS, I ASKED HIS NAME AND HE SAID "MICHAEL." THIS MAN EVEN HAS A NAME OF AN ANGEL. HE'S AN AUSTRALIAN AND IS TRAVELING AROUND THE WORLD. MAY WE PRAY FOR HIS SAFETY IN ALL TRAVELS AND SHOW AN EXTRA COURTESY TO ALL AUSTRALIANS THIS WEEK IN HONOR OF THIS MANS' KINDNESS. "THANK YOU MICHAEL!" WHEREVER YOU ARE.

LORD

A CHRISTIAN HAVING JESUS AS LORD ISN'T LIKE A LORD OF THE WORLD. JESUS DOESN'T EVER DEMAND ANYTHING OF A CHRISTIAN. NOR DOES HE YELL OR PUT YOU IN JAIL. JESUS IS DEFINITELY NOT LIKE THE WORLD. AMEN!

FRENCH COURTESY

SEE THE LOVE OF JESUS IN ACTION THE FRENCH WAY: http://youtu.be/cWDoX82f794

THANK YOU!

THANK YOU!-TWO LITTLE WORDS ADDED TOGETHER CAN MEAN SO MUCH TO A PERSON. IN EVERY COUNTRY GOD HAS ME VISIT, I LEARN THE PHRASE "THANK YOU!" IT'S MY WAY OF SHOWING I'M NOT A TOURIST. JESUS ISN'T A TOURIST AND AS A PASTOR I'M TO BE AS THE PRESENCE OF GOD WHEREVER I GO, SHARING THE LOVE OF JESUS. TO NAME SOME OF THE COUNTRIES I'VE LEARNED THEIR LANGUAGE FOR THANK YOU!: PHILIPPINES=SALAMAT! NEPAL=DAHNYABAD! SINGAPORE-TARAMAGASSI! CHINA=SHEY SHEY! POLAND=JENQUAYA! ROMANIA=MUTSIMESC!

READY FOR ACTION

TESTING 1-2-3! THIS IS A TEST! IT IS ONLY A TEST! DID YOU SEE YESTERDAYS' POST? DID YOU NOTICE THE "GREN?" "RED, YELLOW, GREEN, BLUE, ORANGE." NOT "RED, YELLOW, GREN, BLUE, ORANGE." STAY ON YOUR TOES CHRISTIAN. GOD WANTS TO KEEP YOU ALERT, READY FOR ACTION.

ORANGE

RED, YELLOW, GREN, BLUE, ORANGE. THEY'RE ALL COLORS IN A RAINBOW. THE BOW WAS GIVEN TO THE WORLD BY GOD AS A REMINDER HE WOULD NOT DESTROY THE EARTH WITH WATER AGAIN. ISN'T THAT WHAT GLOBAL WARMINGS' ABOUT? FLOODING THE EARTH WITH WATER? SOME PARTS OF CONTINENTS WILL BE SUBMERGED UNDER WATER. WHAT DOES A GLACIER PRODUCE WHEN IT MELTS? WATER. NOW ARE YOU STARTING TO GET THE PICTURE? IT'S NOT TRUE. THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS GLOBAL WARMING. GOD WON'T LET IT HAPPEN. HE'LL KEEP HIS PROMISE TO NOAH ABOUT THE RAINBOW. THAT MAKES ME THINK OF ANOTHER TOPIC - NOAH. THERE'S A MOVIE CALLED "NOAH" I CONSIDER IT A BIG SPIFF ABOUT THE BIBLE. IT MAKES ME THINK OF IT BEING A CHRISTIAN "AIRPLANE." ALSO, THERE WAS A RECENT TRANSLATION FROM A TABLET FOUND IN IRAN. IT'S THE STORY OF NOAH WITH A DIFFERENT BOAT.

MENTALITY

A PERSON CAN BECOME SMART. THEY CAN READ AND ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE IN VARIOUS ASPECTS. SOMEONE DOESN'T HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL, ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS APPLY THEMSELVES IN A CERTAIN AREA. A MIND IS A MUSCLE AND WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT IS THE PARTICULAR MUSCLE YOUR BRAIN HAS INSIDE. A PERSON CAN MAINTAIN A GENIUS IQ BY READING CERTAIN TOPICS ON A REGULAR BASIS. WHEN YOU STOP READING, THE BRAIN MUSCLES GETS FLABBY. WE ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON'T EXERCISE.

JEALOUS

GOD IS A JEALOUS GOD. HE WANTS ALL OF YOUR LOVE, NOT PART. BE A GOOD CHRISTIAN AND DON'T MAKE GOD JEALOUS. SELAH!

READERS ALERT

OKAY NREADERS, I WAITED A LITTLE WHILE TODAY. DID YOU CATCH IT? THE TYPE-O WAS: THE ONE I LIKE BEST IS "U-TURN!" NOT THE ON LIKE BEST IS "U-TURN!"

U-TURN

PUSH-PULL-SLIDE-OPEN-CLOSE-RIGHT-LEFT-FORWARD WE HAVE A SOCIETY OF DIRECTIONS. THE ON LIKE BEST IS "U-TURN!" IT MAKES ME THINK OF JESUS AND REPENTANCE. MAY LOTS OF PEOPLE MAKE U-TURNS IN THEIR LIVES.

HUNDRED

WHO WANTS TO BE ONE IN A HUNDRED? HOW ABOUT ONE IN A MILLION? WHAT ABOUT A ONE OF A KIND? THAT'S WHAT GOD SAYS EACH CHRISTIAN IS, UNIQUE. JESUS SAYS YOU'RE NOT A NUMBER.