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''Whenever the white man
treats the Indian as they
treat each other, then we
will have no more wars. We
shall all be alike,
Brothers of one father and
one mother, with one sky
above us and one country
around us, and one
government for all.''
''Chief Joseph''...Nez
Perce Indian
Good-Morning!,..Nope,..''I
Am not the Man I Was''..either,..I'm
just 'Tired!...
Well,..Let's Remedy that
situation by Going and
Grabbing that ''Cup O'
Joe'' and finding a good
spot to
nestle down in while We
figure out about All of
this Not Being Who We Were
stuff,..It's a wee bit
early, My Mind is still
a
little ''Froggy''...Maybe
that ''Cup O' Joe will
'Perk' Us up some,..So
''Come on
Cricket's,..let's Start
Chirping!''...
Many Questions have come
My way,...As We get
''Older'',..We Start to
ponder about our-self,..We
take a step back, ..Turn
around and look behind
Us,..a Peek into the
Past,..A kind of 'Backward
Glance' into the Mirror of
Our Life.. Who are We,
What are We,.What did We
Accomplish...Is this where
I want to be,or Wanted to
BE,..Am I that Same Person
I was when I
was Young?
We meet People We haven't
seen in a Lifetime,..''Oh!..Why
You haven't Changed a
Bit!''...Wow,..''Was I
THAT Bad,..or was I
that Good'' You say with a
''Chuckle'' as Your
turning
''Crimson!''...Come to
think of it,..Your still
the same too..You blurt
out
with a loss for words!
Our Generation,..the
''Boomers''..or actually
any Generation,.Most of Us
Are, or Were Service-Men
or Women, and IF,..a Big
IF there,..We were in
Combat,..CHANGED Forever
from the Young
Innocent,..to the ...Well,..I'll
call it the ''Casualties
of War''
Group...Having Seen and
Maybe Done things a Young
Person should Never been
Exposed to.
I'll put that on ''Hold''
for a sec.,..I was also
asked Questions about
GOD,..Faith, and
Creation...Why was I Born
type of
questions..So,..I'll hit
You with Scripture at this
point,..in Fact a Couple
of Parables to put in the
''Pot'' You ''Stir them!''
Job-33:4...''The Spirit of
God has made me,..the
breath of the Almighty
gives me life.''
Genesis-1:27...''GOD
created man in his own
image, in the image of God
he created them, male and
female he created them.''
Psalm-139:13-14...''For
You created my inmost
being, You knit me
together in my mother's
womb.I praise You because
I am
fearfully and wonderfully
made, Your works are
wonderful, I know that
full well.''
OK,..''Yada-yada-yada''
You are a thinking,..What
does that have to do with
''I Am NOT the Man I
Was!?''..Absolutely
Nothing!
Now I really have Your
Attention,..The ''Hook''
to All this is...Look in
the ''Mirror''...See that
Old Tired Looking
Face?..Now don't
get Your Shorts All
Bunched up quite yet,..Now
Look at an old photo of
YOU when You were
Young...See Any
Difference?
I
Don't!...Although You HAVE
Physically aged,..You are
Still as Young as You want
to be,.or feel,..
It's in YOUR Heart!...Sure,.its
true that You lost your
innocence because You went
to Serve your
Country,..Yes, it did
Change
You inside,..But You are
Still YOU!
Confused yet!?...''I Am
Not the Same Man I
Was''....And We are
Not,..But in Your Walk of
Faith,..The Lord tells You
NOT to
''Harden Your
Heart''..THAT is what
Changes People,..Makes
them Old,..Crankey,..''Outcasts''
in their Own World..
Remember there was a Time
when We had No Cares in
the World,..We were Young
at heart,..Every Problem
was a lark and
had a Solution,..Now that
We GOT Older,..I didn't
say are Older,..We Have So
Many things Piled -up on
Us..''Issues''..
everything seems to be
Magnified.....''LET-GO!''...Go
back to the Day's of Your
Youth,..And it Starts by
''FAITH!''...Faith in
Yourself,..and Faith in
GOD When He said,..''I
Will Never Leave nor
Forsake You!''
We Got Old because We
Forgot About Love,..Faith
and the Promise that the
Lord Will see you through
Your Trials and
Tribulations...
Yes,..Aging is part of
Life,..Part of Growing
Old,..Part of Dying...But
We All must renew Our
Strength and Enjoy the
Time
Allotted Us,..Renew Your
Faith.....Jesus said it
best...
John-16:33...''I have told
you these things, so that
in ME you may have peace.
In this world you will
have trouble. But take
heart!
I
have overcome the world.''
''I Am Not the Same Man I
Was''...it's True,..Thank
God for that!..Boy,..I
really dropped the ball
back then,..I now have a
Second
Chance..My Faith Will
Carry Me this Time!...
Learn to Love Again, as We
did in Our Youth,..You
need to Love Yourself
first before You can love
anyone else,.And that True
Love Starts by Loving
God,..Then,as you were
Created in His Image,..The
Love will Grow and Flow...
I
Leave You with these
Parables..
Hebrews-11:24-40...''God
is not unjust to forget
your work and labor of
love which you have showed
to wars His name,in
that you have ministered
to the saints.''
''God's love changes
prodigal sons into
precious saints.''
''God's whisper of comfort
quiets the noise of our
trials.''
Sherrie and I Hold All of
You in Prayer along with
Those Warrior's in Harm's
Way and also Our Great
Nation America...
May We Always be able to
say..''May GOD Bless
America''...for it is in
''GOD We Trust!''..AMEN..
Pastor Frank the
''Preacher'' and
Sherrie.....
A
''FOOT-NOTE''...For Our
Viet-Nam Veteran's to
Ponder...''Not Being the
Same''...
''Not Everyone Who Lost
His Life in Viet-Nam Died
There...Not Everyone Who
Came Home from Viet-Nam
Ever Left There''
That is the BASIS for
Today's Message...Were NOT
the Same...We are Older
and Wiser now...We Hope!
Tune; HIS EYE IS ON THE
SPARROW
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