Send Me an Angel

by Ellen J. Barrier

Trouble came to me today
And the tears won’t stop.

Now, my eyes I can’t dry

So, I come to you and say

Send me an angel to stop these tears

And take this burden away.

Send me an angel.

Lord, send me an angel to comfort me

And keep me safe from harm.

Lord, send me an angel.

__ Ellen J. Barrier                                            

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The Art of Life

      The road to freedom is full of thorns, and fire, yet happy is he follows it!
__Aminu Kano 

                                       
From: Psalm 91:11, 16

For he (God) shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
With long life will I (God) satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.

Regardless, of how dark life may appear when facing challenges, and other difficulties, that comes our way; love and spiritual strength, shines a glorious light into our lives that radiates peace within us. Therein, we are blessed as stated, “What hurts you, blesses you."

___ Ellen J. Barrier

Spirit of Wisdom

Freedom is experienced by those who feel a sense of hope and peace within themselves, and aren’t living in a place of confinement. Therefore, freedom is the state of being free or at liberty both mentally and physical from confinement or restraint. Freedom cannot be complete unless the body and the mind of any individual is free.

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The Angel of Hope;

The Angel of Grace;

The Angel of Strength;

           
                 

                               

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Grace

Grace be to you and peace from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. 11 Cor. 1:2

We define grace in the spiritual sense as God's mercy toward us that allows us to have things we aren't entitled to. There are times when we all, on occasion take life and its blessings for granted. It is very easy to get so involved in our daily endeavors and never pray or give God thanks for the things we have. We seem to never realize what life would be like, if we no longer had the things we cherish.

Regardless, of how educated one may be, or how wealthy, beautiful or popular, poor or plain, we all need God's grace. Below are some inspirational words of courage with hope and peace to add sun shine to your day:

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Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; who comforteth us in all our tribulations, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.  (11 Corinthians 1:3)

The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. (Psalm 34:7)

___ Ellen J. Barrier

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Stand Up For Something!

"When you take a stand against injustice that has been inflicted upon 

innocent people, there will be those who will hate you for it."

__Ellen J. Barrier

The laws of justice are as strong as the characters of men and women who create them. And of those who enforce them.

When we stand up for something to defend it against injustice; there will be others who will resist us.

And there will be those who will want to keep things as they are that they have benefited from.  Regardless, of how it has hurt others, they see justice in it for themselves, and will fight to hold-on to it.

All of the great men and women that came before us, have paid a great price for standing up and speaking out against injustice treatment of innocent people, including Jesus Christ, the Son of God. If the people did it to these great men and women, they are certainly going to go after everyone who stands up against injustices.

Quotes from others:

 “You have enemies? Good, that means you stood up for something.” ― Eminem     

The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.

~ William James

As we continue on our journey within this path for peace with our neighbors regardless of their nationality, sexual agenda, economical status, religious beliefs, denomination, or whatever our difference of opinions with each other might be; God loves us all, and he will judge each of us by his standards, and not by the laws of man. 

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The End of Time

And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth, lifted up his hand to heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven and the things therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, That there should be time no longer.

And the Seventh Angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a voice out of the Temple of Heaven, from the throne, saying, "It is Done."

Source Information: King James Bible (Revelation 10:5,6;  16:17-21)
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Another Chance

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How We Pray Determines How God Will Answer.

When we pray to God, and thereby, petition him, it is not within our judgment to analyze how or when,  he should grant our request, or to use our knowledge, to interject our opinion on the subject matter, that we are petitioning him about, when we are praying. Neither should we listen to others who are giving their opinions.




We must stay steadfast in prayer and focus on the fact that, God is supernatural, and with him all things are possible.

Gabriel said, “For with God nothing shall be impossible.”

St. Luke 1:37

In the case of Zacharias; he had been praying for a child. When God was prepared to grant his request, he used his knowledge to interject his opinion, which was irrelevant. And found out that this is a defiant act with God. And there is punishment that will follow.  Zacharias, didn’t believe that God was qualified to give him a child at the time God had chosen to do so.

Like most people, if the answer doesn’t come in the time they want it to, they give up. This is what Zacharias, had done. His mind wasn’t allowing him to look beyond the human’s educational process, and see the supernatural powers that God possesses.  Because he doubted God, he was punished. God took away his speech.  (St. Luke 1:21-25 & 57-64)

Scripture: James 1:67

But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like the wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man (person) think that he shall receive anything of the Lord.

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God's Sacrificial Offering to The World

In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.  Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.

 Psalm 71: 1-3

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And   I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it; But I found none."
Ezekiel  22:29, 30

Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:
In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.
Then said I, Lo, I come in (the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.
Hebrews 10:5,6,7

                                                    

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Heaven’s Grocery Store

Ellen J. Barrier

I was walking down life's highway a long time ago.

One day I saw a sign that read HEAVEN'S GROCERY STORE.

As I got a little closer, the door open wide, and when I came to myself, I was standing inside.

 I saw a host of ANGELS; they were standing everywhere. And one ANGEL said, “MY CHILD SHOP WITH CARE.”  Everything a CHRISTIAN needed was in that grocery store.  And all you couldn’t carry, you could come back the next day for more.

First, I got some PATIENCE.  LOVE was in the same row.  Further down was UNDERSTANDING. You need that everywhere you go.

 I got a box or two of WISDOM, a bag or two of FAITH. I just couldn’t miss the HOLY GHOST for it was all over the place.

 I stopped to get some STRENGTH and COURAGE to help me run the race. By then, my basket was getting full, but I remembered I need some GRACE.

I didn’t forget SALVATION. For SALVATION that was free.

 So, I tried to get enough of that save you and me.

Then I started to the counter to pay my grocery bill. For I thought I had everything to do MY MASTER’s WILL. As I went up the aisle, I saw PRAYER and just had to put that in.  For I knew when I stepped outside, I would run right into sin.

PEACE and JOY were PLENTIFUL.  They were on the last shelf. SONG and PRAISES were hanging near so I just helped myself. 

Then, I said now how much do I owe? HE just smiled and said, JUST TAKE THEM EVERYWHERE YOU GO. How much do I really owe? HE smiled and said, MY CHILD, JESUS PAID YOUR BILL A LONG TIME AGO." TO GOD BE THE GLORY FOR EVERYTHING IN 2012. LET THERE BE LIGHT DAILY AND EMBRACE GOD'S GRACE OVER YOUR LIFE LIKE NEVER BEFORE!"

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How to Determine a True Friend

                                                                                                          

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Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.  ~ Aristotle

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Make no friend with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: lest thou learn his ways, and get snare to their soul.  Proverbs 22:24, 25 (K.J.V.)

        Snare:

(1)    something by which one is entangled, involved in difficulties, or impeded (2) : something deceptively attractive.

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King Solomon explains very clearly the characteristics of true friendship by stating, “A man that hath friends must show himself friendly; and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.”

Proverbs 18:24

A true friend is not someone who is going to leave you when you are in desperate need.  They will always be with you when family members aren’t there for you. They are always ready to listen, when you need to express your innermost feelings.  You can depend on them to keep your personal information secured. They will protect you.  A true friend loves unconditionally. They never expect anything in return for the things they do  A true friend is very rare. When one is found, they are held close within our soul, because they and we are one.  Their love is not romantic, they aren't necessarily of the same gender, and aren’t always of the same ethnicity.  A true friend is sometime of different ages. There is a respect for each other that can never be blemished. And an everlasting bond that is never broken.

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Condemned for Showing the World’s Shame

Ellen J. Barrier

“The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its own shame.”

For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men.

Titus 2:11

My Thoughts:

The same people who condemn books that show the world its own shame, also, condemn lyrics, movies, music, and songs, for showing the world its own shame.

The Bible contains many books that show the world its own shame.  But when we articulate those things, and reveal them in books, lyrics, movies, music, and songs,  the Holier than Thou crowd, comes after us, condemning and  sitting in the seat of judgment, claiming their religious rights are being infringed upon.  Some individuals believe they are doing God’s work, by going after the authors, artists, and performers work,  and labeling it “immoral” trying to hinder the progress.

Showing the world its own shame through books, lyrics, movies, music, and songs are methods of teachings that can be for the good of the world. People are given the opportunity to make some changes in their lives for the good that will make the world less shameful. Through the technology of today, we are able to make biblical teachings more effective, when we view things from an educational standpoint of view, rather than viewing them by using our personal religious beliefs, that causes arguments and disagreements.

Music is the universal language of mankind.  ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Outre-Mer)

Adding to the quote:

Books, Lyrics, Movies, Music and Songs are The Universal Language of Mankind. 

Source for Quote: Oscar Wilde quotes 

Source for Scripture: King James Bible

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A Place Called Hell

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Hell: The Bottomless Pit

I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to Hell with them that descend into the pit:
They also went down into Hell with him unto them that be slain with the sword; and they that were his arm, that dwelt under his shadow in the midst of the heathen. Ezekiel 31:16, 17 (K.J.V.)

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these;  Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry,
witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, drunkenness, revellings, and such like. They which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. Galatians 5:19-22 (K.J.V)

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The Power of Music over the Mind

                                                                             

        Ellen J. Barrier
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“Music is a safe kind of high.” __Jimi Hendrix

There is a power in music that can connect with the listener, in a way that no other source can. Music has power over the mind.

Artists are able to stir emotions with their music, through the state of mood feelings:  There are many genres of music to choose from. Each piece of art has its own mood.  In the quote below from the bible, this artist mood is sad. In the next quote, the effect of the artist, with this listener, is that high mood, Mr. Hendrix was referring to.  Music is like a medicine. We are addicted to music, because we need it. It can bring relief to the aches and stressful situations that life brings. We live in a world of music. There is sound and rhythm everywhere we go!

The Sad Mood:

 “My harp also is turned to mourning, and my organ into the voice of them that weep.” Job 30:31

The High Mood:

“When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest. __Henry David Thoreau

___ Ellen J. Barrier

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The Just and Righteous Judge

Ellen J. Barrier

                                 

The Just & Righteous Judge (King James Bible; Psalm 82)

God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.

How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.

Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.

Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.

They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness;

all the foundations of the earth are out of course.

I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.

But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.

Arise O God, judge the earth:

for thou shall inherit all nations.

My Thoughts:

Those who sit in power, and use their skills to deceive, manipulate, and cause harm to others, will be judged by God, the one and only powerful source who has the authority over all nations and people to render his judgment upon those who have wrongfully treated innocent people; while they profited and glorified themselves in riches and wealth, and powerful positions through greed and pride, having no conscious of the evil acts they committed.

There are people who are homeless, hungry, falsely imprisoned, finances destroyed, because of wickedness that lies in places where justice should have been upheld. And there are others whose characters have been assassinated by lies. Innocent people have been killed because of hate. There are some cases that have been tried in our court system, that have allowed guilty people to go free. And there have been innocent people who have been found guilty by the same court system and imprisoned.

The leaders who sit in the temples of worship, committing sin and condemning others, have no shame and no conscious of the evilness they have committed against those who they should have held a high moral standard of spiritual leadership to follow; have caused many to turn away from religion, and those who follow their leadership to sin against God, and his people, while they continue to enjoy their luxurious life styles and high positions.

Spiritual leadership, is the head of our nations. When it is corrupt, the other leadership positions are deeply affected; this weakness that is at the top, enters into other leadership positions and become rooted and spreads throughout the justice systems and into every system and branch in society, corrupting the minds of our young and older people causing them to commit wrongful acts without a conscious.

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Always Loving and Missing You

Sandra Chapman

                                                  

Our first date was Feb. 5, 1989, Sunday,

Meeting you was like meeting a best friend for life,

We talked for hours on end enjoying each others company,

Your persistent personality won me over with laughter,

Only after two weeks of dating I fall in love with you,

You made it impossible not to love you with all my heart.

On this day Aug. 19, 1989 we were married,

Starting a life together meant a lifetime of love that was to last,

For twenty-one years, four months and four days of happiness,

My life with you was an honor, joy, and a blessing beyond compare,

People ask, "When is the honeymoon over between you two?"

Your replied, "Why should it ever end? I'm having too much fun."

Our love for each other was imperishable to the end of your life,

Our love will continue through to life everlasting with The Lord,

Above all miracles knowing we'll be together throughout eternity,

Not as husband and wife, but as brother and sister in Heaven,

For we are not given in marriage as we know it to be on earth,

Living eternity with The Lord is all we'll ever need.

For now I'm left here to carry on without you by my side,

It's hard to except this reality as the days continue on,

There are days when I cry uncontrollable because I miss you so,

The thought of not see you each day makes me feel weak-hearted,

The daytime hours aren't so bad but the nights are wearisome,

Adapting to grief with God's help has given me courage to go on.

The last time we spoke to each other was on courage to go on,

Not really understanding why at the time what was to be,

The dream I had didn't make sense to me until you were gone,

I’ll always remember your loving smile and those big blue eyes,

Your love for me show each day for twenty-one years plus,

Always loving and missing you to the end of time and eternity.

Written by: Sandra Chapman

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Date: 02/02/2011

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Religious Bullying

                                                                                                       

Ellen J. Barrier

Religious Bullying

The religious bully is one who is self-righteous. He or she feels morally superior above others. This is an individual who doesn’t feel guilt when having committed a sinful act. They sit in the seat of judgment against others according to their religious beliefs. They use certain biblical words to defend their position based on the way they believe things should be, that are contrary to common sense.

The religious bully is a danger to him or her own selves, and to others, because they place themselves in a position that they feel is godlike, and therefore, they are disconnected to God.

When the religious bullies start toting bibles and placing themselves in leadership positions, they become a powerful and evil force against society that is very dangerous, because out of their organizations hatemongers are reproduced. They don’t like anyone who disagrees with their philosophy.

The hatemongers desire is to destroy, and to harm those who they feel is unclean, or unworthy to exist.

The danger to these particular individuals and to others; they’re tuned in to a spirit that they believe is God, who is speaking to them and telling them the right things to do. Whatever they hear, they believe and there is no one who can convince their leader nor their followers that they are wrong..

What the Bible Says:

For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone that believeth.

Romans 10:2-4

Not everyone that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? And in thy name have cast out devils? And in thy name done many wonderful works?  And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

Matthew 7:21-23

But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment:  Matthew 5:22

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They that wait on the Lord shall renew their Strength: They shall mount up with wings as eagles;

Isaiah 40:31

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But do thou for me, O God the Lord, for thy name’s sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me. For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.  Psalm 109:21,22

In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.  Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.

Psalm 71: 1-3

Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength. Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth. 

Psalm 54:1,2

He delivereth and rescueth,  and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions. Daniel 6:27 

For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. Psalm 91: 11

Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them. They cried unto thee and were delivered: They trusted in thee, and were not confounded. 

Psalm 22: 4,5 

He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.

even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:

But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Isaiah 40:29,30,31

The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.  

Psalm 145:18

Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.  Psalm 5:2

 Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. Psalm  61:1

I WAITED  patiently for the LORD;  and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.  Psalm 40:1

Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continue in prayer;

Romans 12:12

He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

With long life will I satisfy him and shew him my salvation.

Psalm 91: 15,16

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Exercise is Not Enough

                                                                                                         

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The Apostle Paul clearly believed that there are benefits for the body through exercising, but more is needed to fully benefit the whole person.  Paul stated “For bodily exercise profiteth  little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.”

1Timothy 4:8

In order for a person to be complete and to have a healthy body, a healthy diet, and a healthy mind is needed, along with a good exercising program.  When a person only exercise, eat unhealthy foods, and have no spiritual consciousness they will tire quicker, and their stress level will be higher.

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God's Love For The World

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not  perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world: but that the world through him might be saved.

Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

Source: King James Bible
 John 3:16,17
1 Peter 2:24


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