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click here! Bob Woodruff: Turning Personal Injury Into Public Inquiry click here!
I was personally very touched by this inspiring story as I watched it on
television last night (2/27/07); especially after I experienced a life altering injury which took me 2 years to recover from.
What I want to ask you is...
If you can't help out with the helmets, below for our military men, can
you volunteer or help our returning soldiers who are recovering with extreme traumatic brain injury?
Here are some links!
Check them out, I know that my family will be searching for a way we can help!
Those experiencing traumatic injury may develop problems with their mental health.
What is Operation Helmet?
Founded in 2003 by Dr. Robert H. Meaders whose grandson is an active duty Marine in Iraq, Operation Helmet is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organization dedicated
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To date, more than 6,000 kits have been shipped to the troops in the field.
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You'll
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It's very simple & very
interesting to follow your way thru the layers of your buried or stuffed emotions & feelings that have accumulated throughout the years!
when you've reached this point, or this website, you know you're making
progress!!!! this part gets difficult because now is the time to look within & become emotionally honest with yourself!!!
Best of luck & if you're
still stuck, send me an e-mail anytime, by clicking here & I'll be glad to send you an immediate personal response!
Sincerely,
Kathleen
Guarding The City with Faith & Convictions
The Value of Convictions
Unless the Lord
… guards the city, the watchman keeps awake in vain… Ps 127:1
By David Crank
Tragedies
We’re surrounded by tragedies. In many Christian families we see youth
rebel, get into drugs or alcohol or immorality, adopt humanistic philosophies & bring shame upon the cause of Christ.
Still others just silently drift further & further from the Lord, choosing to live for themselves only &
conforming themselves to the godless world around them.
And
what of the Christian couples who drift further & further apart from each other until one becomes involved in adultery
or one decides to leave & seek a better life elsewhere & the marriage ends in divorce. What
a tragedy for these families & for the church as a whole !
As Christians
we live in a foreign country that’s NOT our home. This world isn’t our friend. We’re surrounded by people
who don’t honor God, who don’t know the truth & who’re under the
dominion of the evil one.
We’re
the outsiders here, the ones who don't "fit in". Thus our families are always in danger from the ungodliness that is all around
us. We're warned to not love the world nor the things of the world (1
Jn 2:15).
We’re
exhorted to not be conformed to this world, but to be transformed (Rom 12:2). We’re
told that the thief comes only to steal & kill & destroy (Jn 10:10).
Yet are
we watchful?
Are we
guarding our marriages & our families as we should?
And
are we doing so in dependence & reliance on God & not on ourselves?
What can we do?
We can heed the Scriptures that warn us of these dangers. We can search the Word & pray for wisdom. We need wisdom to raise godly children & to protect our families from the dangers of the world.
We can follow the Biblical admonitions to teach our children God's Word when we sit in our
house & when we walk by the way & when we lie down & when we rise up (Deut 6:7).
We
can study God's Word & evaluate the world around us, developing convictions for how we should live to best please God & reduce the dangers to our families.
And we
can come to God in faith, trusting & depending on Him to open our eyes to the serious dangers & to protect us where we inevitably fall short in our
vigilance.
Without Him, we
truly can do nothing.
 
Convictions
What are convictions?
Convictions are defined as “strong beliefs,” things you’ve become fully convinced of, having been persuaded
by evidence or argument.
It’s
on the basis of convictions that important decisions should be made about how you'll live.
Too often we make decisions based on our prejudices instead.
Prejudices can also be very strong beliefs, but are the result of opinions we've adopted from others, our culture or our background.
Prejudices are preconceived judgments or opinions, opinions formed without just grounds or sufficient knowledge.
Convictions, unlike prejudices,
should be founded upon facts & a thorough examination or investigation.
Christian convictions, based on the Word of God, are of varying types. We may become convinced concerning a given interpretation, a specific application,
a generalized principle & an application of a principle.
As we
move from direct interpretation to application to principle
to application of principle, there’s more danger of error, thus we should be more thoroughly convinced of some
things than others.
Some Christians argue against holding
convictions that go beyond direct commands of Scripture. It’s true that as we develop convictions
in the areas of applications & principles, we’re more likely to disagree.
But does this mean we shouldn’t make applications & not generalize Biblical principles to help
guide our decisions? Of course not! Isn't the Bible to be applied to our lives?
Doesn't
God, thru the Bible, mean to teach us principles of wisdom?
Or
would the critics merely desire us to never be convinced enough of anything to take decisive action?
No,
I believe God does desire us to apply His Word to our lives & to learn principles of
wisdom & to apply these to the many situations we face that aren’t precisely addressed by Biblical
commands. And yes, I believe we should become thoroughly convinced, where the evidence warrants it & act decisively.
Convictions acted upon, can be a means for guarding & protecting our families. Specifically I’m referring to convictions concerning separation from the world that impact our lifestyle. Some of these may arise from direct applications of Scriptural commands, others
from applications of Biblical principles.
Many of the tragedies occurring
within Christian families can be partly attributed to a lack of lived out convictions concerning separation from the world. Now we can’t totally remove ourselves from this world, nor is this God's will for our lives.
We’re to serve Him in
this world & all aren't called to serve Him in the same way. So neither should we expect that we’d all make identical decisions concerning
separation from worldliness. But is it not foolishness to simply ignore the pressures of the world upon your family & make no serious effort
to break woth the culture?
Standing Alone - Even Among Christians
Peer pressure effects all of us to some degree. It comes in many forms. Co-workers,
neighbors, school mates, friends, church members, TV, radio, movies, books, magazines, music, all exert influence upon us.
Some
exert direct pressure & persecution, other influences are very subtle.
Some influences may be very good (the Bible, good Christian examples, etc.), but many are bad or at least mixed good & bad. The easy thing to do
is to adopt the views & beliefs of our peers & live our lives as they do. This spares us
persecution & makes us well accepted by men.
God
desires us to follow Him, not our neighbors or friends. We’re
responsible to God to pray & search the Scriptures for how we should
live. To be able to follow where He leads, we must be able to stand alone & not just follow the crowd or yield to the pressures of others.
We need to develop convictions for ourselves that we’ll stand for,
whether or not family, friends or fellow church members agree. Some of our convictions may need to address separateness from the world. We may need to reduce the contrary pressures &
influences in order to live more godly lives.
Differences in Christian Convictions
It’s inevitable that
we’ll have some differences in convictions. We will not perfectly agree on the exact
interpretation of every verse in the Bible.
Different ones will see different
applications for some commands & principles. None of us has perfect wisdom or
understanding. Over time we hope to grow in knowledge, understanding & wisdom. So also we should
expect to develop new convictions & to revise some
we had before.
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