He's ALIVE!!!!!!!!!
To members of I'd Rather Have Jesus Than ANYTHING!!!
Matt Shane Jacobs
January 10 at 6:11pm
Reply
The gates and doors were barred
And all the windows fastened down
I spent the night in sleeplessness
And rose at every sound
Half in hopeless sorrow
And half in fear of the day
Would find the soldiers breaking through
To drag us all away
And just before the sunrise
I heard something at the wall
The gate began to rattle
And a voice began to call
I hurried to the window
And looked down into the streets
Expecting swords and torches
And the sound of soldier’s feet
But there was no one there but Mary
So I let down to let her in
And John stood there beside me
As she told me where she’d been
She said they moved him in the night
None of us knows where
The stone ‘s been rolled away
And now his body isn’t there
So we both ran to the garden
Then john ran on ahead
And we found the stone, an empty tomb
Just the way that Mary said
But the winding sheet they wrapped him in
Was just an empty shell
And how or where they’d taken him
It was more than I could tell
Oh something strange had happened there
Just what I did not know
Well John believed a miracle
But I just turned to go
Circumstance and speculation
It couldn’t lift me very high
Cause I saw them crucify him
And then I saw him die
Then suddenly the air was filled
With a strange and sweet perfume
The light that came from everywhere
Drove shadows from the room
Then Jesus stood before me
With His arms held open wide
Then I fell down on my knees
And I just clung to Him and cried
But then He raised me to my feet
And as I looked into His eyes
Love was shining out from Him
Like sunlight from the skies
Guilt and my confusion
Disappeared in sweet release
And every fear that I ever had
Just melted into peace
HE’S ALIVE!!!!!
Remember God is there. God is real. And God is right next to u waiting for u to come to Him.
Love God.
Ur bro in Christ,
Matt Jacobs
"There is not enough darkness in all the world to put out a light of one small candle."
That means there is no way that all the darkness in the world could come together and go after that one light on the candle. the only way that it could go out is from an outside force. Just like our life. Satan can make our light go out. Our friends. Peer pressure. Dont let satan blow it out. Dont hide it under a bushel. Make ur life shine.
Mat 5:14 "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.
Mat 5:15 NOR DO PEOPLE LIGHT A LAMP and PUT IT UNDER A BASKET, but ON A STAND, and it gives light to all in the house.
Mat 5:16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
God bless
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Matt's Poem (NOT MINE)
"When It's My Time......."
To members of I'd Rather Have Jesus Than ANYTHING!!!
Matt Shane Jacobs
January 8 at 12:48am
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This is a poem I wrote when I was having that moment where u wonder the things that are impossible to comprehend. Like what heaven is like and how we are gonna be perfect with no pain or tears or night. So I hope this encourages
When the sands of time are gently passing
And my life on earth is gone
My human flesh will be no more
But my glorified soul will go on.
And as it raises towards the heavens
And the clouds and stars roll by
The world that I once lived in
Will crumble up and die
And I'll wonder to myself
As men pass to their grave
"How many did I witness to?"
"How many did God save?"
Did I accomplish down on earth
What God needed me to do
Or did I waste my life
Watching a movie or two?
But it would be too late
My life would already be set
The things I've done, the places I've been
And the people I have met.
Will God ever forgive me
For everything I've done?
I know my good will weigh an average
But my bad will weigh a ton
And my soul will go into glory
And beyond a Great Light
And as I'll walk towards the majesty
It'll reveal the seat of Christ.
And there He'll sit in His long White Robe
Waiting to see me
As I'll start to shake as He reveals a smile
Knowing I'll be with Him for eternity
And as He'll open the Book, and the golden pages will turn
It'll stop as my feet go numb
His beautiful finger will point down to my name
As He looks and He says, "Well Done"
"You believed in Me. You worshipped Me.
You served Me even though you sinned
I love you. So, do me a favor
And enter into the kingdom of heaven"
WHEN IT'S MY TIME...........................
I hope that this will encourage u to always remember what God did for u and remember to thank God for not giving us what we deserve.
Rev 21:4 "He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away."
To members of I'd Rather Have Jesus Than ANYTHING!!!
Matt Shane Jacobs
January 8 at 12:48am
Reply
This is a poem I wrote when I was having that moment where u wonder the things that are impossible to comprehend. Like what heaven is like and how we are gonna be perfect with no pain or tears or night. So I hope this encourages
When the sands of time are gently passing
And my life on earth is gone
My human flesh will be no more
But my glorified soul will go on.
And as it raises towards the heavens
And the clouds and stars roll by
The world that I once lived in
Will crumble up and die
And I'll wonder to myself
As men pass to their grave
"How many did I witness to?"
"How many did God save?"
Did I accomplish down on earth
What God needed me to do
Or did I waste my life
Watching a movie or two?
But it would be too late
My life would already be set
The things I've done, the places I've been
And the people I have met.
Will God ever forgive me
For everything I've done?
I know my good will weigh an average
But my bad will weigh a ton
And my soul will go into glory
And beyond a Great Light
And as I'll walk towards the majesty
It'll reveal the seat of Christ.
And there He'll sit in His long White Robe
Waiting to see me
As I'll start to shake as He reveals a smile
Knowing I'll be with Him for eternity
And as He'll open the Book, and the golden pages will turn
It'll stop as my feet go numb
His beautiful finger will point down to my name
As He looks and He says, "Well Done"
"You believed in Me. You worshipped Me.
You served Me even though you sinned
I love you. So, do me a favor
And enter into the kingdom of heaven"
WHEN IT'S MY TIME...........................
I hope that this will encourage u to always remember what God did for u and remember to thank God for not giving us what we deserve.
Rev 21:4 "He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away."
Story I found on the web (NOT MINE)
A story to inspire you for the rest of your life
5 photos
By Nithya Shanti
A story that could inspire you for the rest of your life...
Several times my daughter had telephoned to say,
"Mother, you must come to see the daffodils before they are over."
I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from Laguna to Lake Arrowhead
"I will come next Tuesday",
I promised a little reluctantly on her third call.
Next Tuesday dawned cold and rainy.
Still, I had promised, and reluctantly I drove there.
When I finally walked into my daughter Carolyn's
house I was welcomed by the joyful sounds of happy children.
I delightedly hugged and greeted my grandchildren.
I told my daughter, "Forget the daffodils, Carolyn!
The road is invisible in these clouds and fog, and
there is nothing in the world except you and my grandchildren
that I want to see right now. I don't want to drive another inch!"
My daughter smiled calmly and said,
"We drive in this weather all the time, mother."
"Well, you won't get me back on the road until it clears,
and then I'm heading for home!" I assured her.
"But first we're going to see the daffodils.
It's just a few blocks," Carolyn said. "I'll drive. I'm used to this."
"Carolyn," I said sternly,
"It's all right, Mother, I promise.
You will never forgive yourself if you miss this experience."
So we went!
After about twenty minutes, we turned onto a small gravel road
and I saw a small church. On the far side of the church,
I saw a hand lettered sign with an arrow that read,
"Daffodil Garden ---->"
We got out of the car, each of us took a child's hand,
and I followed Carolyn down the path.
Then, as we turned a corner, I looked up and gasped.
Before me lay the most glorious sight.
It looked as though someone had taken
a great vat of gold and poured it over the mountain peak
and its surrounding slopes.
The flowers were planted in majestic,
swirling patterns, great ribbons
and swaths of deep orange,
creamy white, lemon yellow, salmon pink,
and saffron and butter yellow.
Each different-colored variety was planted
in large groups so that it swirled
and flowed like its own river with its own unique hue.
There were five acres of flowers!
"Who did this?" I asked Carolyn.
"Just one woman," Carolyn answered.
"She lives on the property. That's her home."
Carolyn pointed to a well-kept A-frame house,
small and modestly sitting in the midst of all that glory.
We walked up to the house.
On the patio, we saw a poster.
"Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking"
was the headline.
The first answer was a simple one. "50,000 bulbs," it read.
The second answer was, "One at a time, by one woman. Two hands, two feet, and one brain."
The third answer was, "Began in 1958."
For me, that moment was a life-changing experience.
I thought of this woman whom I had never met,
who, more than forty years before, had begun,
one bulb at a time, to bring her vision
of beauty and joy to an obscure mountaintop.
Planting one bulb at a time, year after year,
this unknown woman had forever changed
the world in which she lived.
One day at a time, she had created something
of extraordinary magnificence, beauty, and inspiration.
The principle her daffodil garden taught me
is one of the greatest principles of celebration.
That is, learning to move toward our goals and desires one step at a time.
"It makes me sad in a way," I admitted to Carolyn.
"What might I have accomplished
if I had thought of a wonderful goal thirty-five
or forty years ago and had worked away at it
'one bulb at a time' through all those years?
Just think what I might have been able to achieve!"
My daughter summed up the message of the day
in her usual direct way.
"Start tomorrow," she said.
She was right.
It's so pointless to think of the lost hours of yesterdays.
The way to make learning a lesson of celebration
instead of a cause for regret is to only ask,
"How can I put this to use today?"
The Daffodil Principle.
Stop waiting.....
Until your car or home is paid off
Until you get a new car or home
Until your kids leave the house
Until you go back to school
Until you finish school
Until you clean the house
Until you organize the garage
Until you clean off your desk
Until you lose 10 lbs.
Until you gain 10 lbs.
Until you get married
Until you get a divorce
Until you have kids
Until the kids go to school
Until you retire
Until summer
Until spring
Until winter
Until fall
Until you die...
There is no better time than right now to be happy.
Happiness is a journey, not a destination.
So work like you don't need money.
Love like you've never been hurt,
and, Dance like no one's watching.
If you want to brighten someone's day,
pass this on to someone special (like I did to you!)
Wishing you a beautiful, daffodil day!
Don't be afraid that your life will end,
be afraid that it will never begin.
- Author unknown
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For more wisdom and inspiration join
http://groups.to/happiness
5 photos
By Nithya Shanti
A story that could inspire you for the rest of your life...
Several times my daughter had telephoned to say,
"Mother, you must come to see the daffodils before they are over."
I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from Laguna to Lake Arrowhead
"I will come next Tuesday",
I promised a little reluctantly on her third call.
Next Tuesday dawned cold and rainy.
Still, I had promised, and reluctantly I drove there.
When I finally walked into my daughter Carolyn's
house I was welcomed by the joyful sounds of happy children.
I delightedly hugged and greeted my grandchildren.
I told my daughter, "Forget the daffodils, Carolyn!
The road is invisible in these clouds and fog, and
there is nothing in the world except you and my grandchildren
that I want to see right now. I don't want to drive another inch!"
My daughter smiled calmly and said,
"We drive in this weather all the time, mother."
"Well, you won't get me back on the road until it clears,
and then I'm heading for home!" I assured her.
"But first we're going to see the daffodils.
It's just a few blocks," Carolyn said. "I'll drive. I'm used to this."
"Carolyn," I said sternly,
"It's all right, Mother, I promise.
You will never forgive yourself if you miss this experience."
So we went!
After about twenty minutes, we turned onto a small gravel road
and I saw a small church. On the far side of the church,
I saw a hand lettered sign with an arrow that read,
"Daffodil Garden ---->"
We got out of the car, each of us took a child's hand,
and I followed Carolyn down the path.
Then, as we turned a corner, I looked up and gasped.
Before me lay the most glorious sight.
It looked as though someone had taken
a great vat of gold and poured it over the mountain peak
and its surrounding slopes.
The flowers were planted in majestic,
swirling patterns, great ribbons
and swaths of deep orange,
creamy white, lemon yellow, salmon pink,
and saffron and butter yellow.
Each different-colored variety was planted
in large groups so that it swirled
and flowed like its own river with its own unique hue.
There were five acres of flowers!
"Who did this?" I asked Carolyn.
"Just one woman," Carolyn answered.
"She lives on the property. That's her home."
Carolyn pointed to a well-kept A-frame house,
small and modestly sitting in the midst of all that glory.
We walked up to the house.
On the patio, we saw a poster.
"Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking"
was the headline.
The first answer was a simple one. "50,000 bulbs," it read.
The second answer was, "One at a time, by one woman. Two hands, two feet, and one brain."
The third answer was, "Began in 1958."
For me, that moment was a life-changing experience.
I thought of this woman whom I had never met,
who, more than forty years before, had begun,
one bulb at a time, to bring her vision
of beauty and joy to an obscure mountaintop.
Planting one bulb at a time, year after year,
this unknown woman had forever changed
the world in which she lived.
One day at a time, she had created something
of extraordinary magnificence, beauty, and inspiration.
The principle her daffodil garden taught me
is one of the greatest principles of celebration.
That is, learning to move toward our goals and desires one step at a time.
"It makes me sad in a way," I admitted to Carolyn.
"What might I have accomplished
if I had thought of a wonderful goal thirty-five
or forty years ago and had worked away at it
'one bulb at a time' through all those years?
Just think what I might have been able to achieve!"
My daughter summed up the message of the day
in her usual direct way.
"Start tomorrow," she said.
She was right.
It's so pointless to think of the lost hours of yesterdays.
The way to make learning a lesson of celebration
instead of a cause for regret is to only ask,
"How can I put this to use today?"
The Daffodil Principle.
Stop waiting.....
Until your car or home is paid off
Until you get a new car or home
Until your kids leave the house
Until you go back to school
Until you finish school
Until you clean the house
Until you organize the garage
Until you clean off your desk
Until you lose 10 lbs.
Until you gain 10 lbs.
Until you get married
Until you get a divorce
Until you have kids
Until the kids go to school
Until you retire
Until summer
Until spring
Until winter
Until fall
Until you die...
There is no better time than right now to be happy.
Happiness is a journey, not a destination.
So work like you don't need money.
Love like you've never been hurt,
and, Dance like no one's watching.
If you want to brighten someone's day,
pass this on to someone special (like I did to you!)
Wishing you a beautiful, daffodil day!
Don't be afraid that your life will end,
be afraid that it will never begin.
- Author unknown
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For more wisdom and inspiration join
http://groups.to/happiness
Work For School
Danny E 1/24/2009
Things About Me
(That people may not know)
There are many things about me that people know and there are the things that they don’t know. I will mention three of them.
I love Computers and anything that has to do with digital media. I surf the Web a lot, watch videos, and make my own videos. I also help people with computers.
I am musically skilled. I can play the drums, bass guitar and even the piano. I really enjoy music, I learn rather quickly how to play along with any song. I even made up my own songs that are short but are good.
I have good people skills and love to talk a lot. I like meeting new people on the web but even more when it is in person, when I’m sure I’ll see at least one of the people in my class again which I hope to do. When I get a message I almost reply to it immediately.
People refer to me as a nice, quiet, peaceful person. I’m involved with many activities at the college. I actually like school at the moment, even with all the work I have to do. I love to come here see my teachers and especially my best friends. It’s much better than sitting at home on my computer just “facebooking” or going on YouTube. Anyone reading this can get in touch with me on the internet, where I live… then we can talk in person or vice versa.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Why does it have to be so hard?
To do everything?
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People are starting to dislike me. Not only that but they are also removing our friendships and blocking me.
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People are starting to dislike me. Not only that but they are also removing our friendships and blocking me.
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