In times of trouble You are always here.
In times of sorrow You are always here.
In times of sickness You are always here.
In times of loneliness You are always here.
In times of heartache You are always here.
In times of mourning You are always here.
You're always here my precious Jesus.
No matter what I am going through.
Never have You strayed from me,
Unlike I, who strayed a time or two.
My love for You will always flow.
You give me hope; You give me life.
I thank you Jesus for loving me so.
Author: Ramona Wolter
Friday, May 31, 2013
Where Will You Spend Eternity?
When you die, do you know where you will spend eternity? Life on earth is very short. Tomorrow is never promised to us. The next moment is not promised. We can suddenly die from a heart attack or a car accident. We just never know when we will take our last breath on earth.
James 4:14....Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. KJV
Have you accepted Jesus yet? I hope and pray that each one of you who is reading this has. Your salvation is very important. Jesus is the only way to the kingdom of our Father.
John 14:6....Jesus saith unto him; I am the way, the truth, and the life; no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. KJV
For those who aren't saved where do you think you will spend eternity? Some will say, "I will just go to sleep when I die and know nothing." If you think this way you will have a rude awakening. There are only two options where you will spend eternity and just sleeping is not one of them. You have a choice of going to Heaven and live a beautiful rewarding eternal life with Jesus or spending eternity in the lake of fire known as hell. Hell will not be very pleasant. Just imagine yourself being doused with gasoline and then a flame lit. The pain you will go through as your body burns. This is the same pain you will feel in hell except for one thing. The gasoline will consume your body and take the last breath out of you. The fire in hell will not consume your soul. It will be an eternal burning, non-stop burning of your soul. You'll be screaming throughout eternity. The pain will be intense. You may even beg God to forgive you and take you to heaven but it won't happen, it's too late.
What hell will be like.........
Luke 16:23 Torment and agony
Rev. 20:10 Being tormented day and night, forever and ever
Rev. 19:20 Fiery lake of burning sulphur
2 Thess 1:9 Punished, everlasting destruction, shut out of the presence of the Lord
What heaven will be like......
Luke 23:43 Paradise
Rev. 14:13 Rest from labor
Rev. 5:10, Tim 2:12 Reigning over the earth with Jesus
Rev. 21:14 No more death, mourning, crying or pain, every tear wiped from every eye
Rev. 5:13 Giving praise, honor, glory and power to God
What you do while you are here on earth is what will consider your eternal life. Forget all the earthly wants, all the materialistic things that so many thrive for. Can we take these items with us when we leave this world? No, we can't. Can we take our salvation with us? Of course we can! Some people think they have sinned so much that God could never forgive them so why lead a Christian life when they are doomed anyways. This is all nonsense! Our God is a very forgiving God. All you need to do is ask for forgiveness and repent! We all stumble but God is there to pick us up again. We all fall short and we all are sinners...
Romans 3:23...For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.
Everyone there is no time to wait anymore. The end will come soon. Make your decision now for this will be the most important decision you have ever made in your life. Open your eyes and your heart. Ask Jesus to come into your life. Ask Him for forgiveness for all the sins in your life. Open and read your Bible. Learn what God wants from us. I want to see you all in heaven. Take this first step for it will be your most important step. Let your heart, soul and mind live in His glory. Follow His ways. Feel His love. Receive His blessings. Receive eternal life. Make this decision today. God bless you!
Ramona
James 4:14....Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. KJV
Have you accepted Jesus yet? I hope and pray that each one of you who is reading this has. Your salvation is very important. Jesus is the only way to the kingdom of our Father.
John 14:6....Jesus saith unto him; I am the way, the truth, and the life; no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. KJV
For those who aren't saved where do you think you will spend eternity? Some will say, "I will just go to sleep when I die and know nothing." If you think this way you will have a rude awakening. There are only two options where you will spend eternity and just sleeping is not one of them. You have a choice of going to Heaven and live a beautiful rewarding eternal life with Jesus or spending eternity in the lake of fire known as hell. Hell will not be very pleasant. Just imagine yourself being doused with gasoline and then a flame lit. The pain you will go through as your body burns. This is the same pain you will feel in hell except for one thing. The gasoline will consume your body and take the last breath out of you. The fire in hell will not consume your soul. It will be an eternal burning, non-stop burning of your soul. You'll be screaming throughout eternity. The pain will be intense. You may even beg God to forgive you and take you to heaven but it won't happen, it's too late.
What hell will be like.........
Luke 16:23 Torment and agony
Rev. 20:10 Being tormented day and night, forever and ever
Rev. 19:20 Fiery lake of burning sulphur
2 Thess 1:9 Punished, everlasting destruction, shut out of the presence of the Lord
What heaven will be like......
Luke 23:43 Paradise
Rev. 14:13 Rest from labor
Rev. 5:10, Tim 2:12 Reigning over the earth with Jesus
Rev. 21:14 No more death, mourning, crying or pain, every tear wiped from every eye
Rev. 5:13 Giving praise, honor, glory and power to God
What you do while you are here on earth is what will consider your eternal life. Forget all the earthly wants, all the materialistic things that so many thrive for. Can we take these items with us when we leave this world? No, we can't. Can we take our salvation with us? Of course we can! Some people think they have sinned so much that God could never forgive them so why lead a Christian life when they are doomed anyways. This is all nonsense! Our God is a very forgiving God. All you need to do is ask for forgiveness and repent! We all stumble but God is there to pick us up again. We all fall short and we all are sinners...
Romans 3:23...For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.
Everyone there is no time to wait anymore. The end will come soon. Make your decision now for this will be the most important decision you have ever made in your life. Open your eyes and your heart. Ask Jesus to come into your life. Ask Him for forgiveness for all the sins in your life. Open and read your Bible. Learn what God wants from us. I want to see you all in heaven. Take this first step for it will be your most important step. Let your heart, soul and mind live in His glory. Follow His ways. Feel His love. Receive His blessings. Receive eternal life. Make this decision today. God bless you!
Ramona
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Our Father's Love Letter To Us
The love from our Father is beyond any words. He loves us more than our earthly father does. He loves us more than anyone possibly could. Here is a video depicting His love for us. All verses on the video come directly from scriptures in the Bible. See for yourself how much He loves us and all proof lies in the Bible itself. Enjoy and God bless!
Ramona
Ramona
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Thank You Lord For That Special Day
One Saturday afternoon, back in 1994, in Chicago when one of my daughters was only two years old, her and I were going to cross a very busy main street. We were not crossing at an intersection with a light; needless to say we were jaywalking in the middle of the street. There was very heavy traffic and because of the heavy traffic all the cars had stopped. I took my daughter by the hand and took a step off the curb and onto the street and was ready to walk behind the last stopped car when suddenly, a force of energy (this is the only way I can explain the feeling - there are no real words I can use to describe this feeling) pushed me and my daughter back to the curb. The next thing I heard was a large crash. The next oncoming car (which was about a half block away when I looked before I was ready to cross the street) did not see that traffic had stopped and crashed into the car that we were ready to cross behind. If we were not pushed back onto the curb we certainly would have been killed. I didn't know what happened at first. I was just standing there scared and confused. After about a minute with tears in my eyes I realized that my daughters and my life were just saved by Him in some miraculous way. To this day I have no other explanation as to what happened, but I give constant thanks to God for watching over us that day.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
My Testimony Of Faith Part 3 (Final)
Throughout the next 10 years many burdens still came into my life. Trials that just overwhelmed me but God took me through them. Still going through a little right now but His arms embrace me through it all. The last 3 yrs+ from 2006 to now Jan 2010 my faith and trust deepened so much in Him. I have a close intimate relationship with Him. I have given Him complete control of my life. Whatever decisions I need to make they first get questioned to Him. I want Him to tell me what to do. I know He will only guide me in the right direction for He loves me so much and wants only the best for me. I have learned so much about Him now by reading and reading and reading His Word. His Word is the only place to find the truth. Everything you go through in life has the solution right in the Bible. My being is no longer on this earth. Spiritually I live with Him. I want to be as righteous as I can with Him. I want Him to be so proud of me. Living completely with Him is a feeling that I cannot even describe. It is so beautiful. There is so much more that I want to know...that I need to know and He will teach me. My Christianity has now gone to a new level. I am now on a Messianic path. I want more than just the Christian faith. I want to live like my beloved Jesus did. I am proud to be a descendant of Abraham. I want to live my hebrew roots. I want to live the Torah like Jesus did. I want to follow the laws that God made for us. I want to celebrate all that Jesus celebrated. Jesus lived the Torah...He taught the Torah...He fulfilled the Torah and I want to live as the Torah teaches us to live. God wants me on this path..He told me to follow this path and I will be obedient to Him and live on this new path that He has placed me on. I am His child and He is my Father who I love with all my heart, soul and mind. I will do whatever my Father wants me to do for He has done so much for me which includes sending down His Son to die for me that day on Calvary. Jesus suffered so much that day for my sins and through Him I now have eternal life and am forever grateful to Him. Thank you Jesus, I love you sooooo much! Thank you for always being here for me even when I wandered away from you in the past. I shall never wander away from you again. Instead I will get even closer than I am today with You. I can't wait for the day that I can see you face to face. That will be the most beautiful day in my life!
Monday, May 6, 2013
My Testimony Of Faith Part 2
I got thrown off my path. Met my first ex and was married and had a baby at the young age of 18. The marriage lasted for only 9 months, which I wont get into the reason here for this is just a testimony of my faith. After the divorce at 19, I was lost. Didn’t know in which direction to turn to. A lady I worked with saw how I was reacting for months. One day she asked me if I wanted to go to church with her and her family that Sunday. Without hesitation I said yes.
It was a very nice Catholic Church and the people and the priest were all so very nice. I went there each Sunday with her. After a couple of months I talked to Father Fitzharris in private who was a Priest like no other I have ever met. He really had a love for people and went out of his way to help everyone in need. I told him I wanted to convert to the Catholic religion. He questioned me and asked if I was sure since he never heard of a Protestant wanting to convert to Catholicism. I said I wanted this more than anything. I then went to catechism classes the next few months every Tuesday night after work. I was the only one taking these classes with him, which made it even more personal for me and was able to get everything out of it that I yearned to learn. Father Fitzharris to this day is a very special person to me, who I love dearly and who I know was sent by God, and he was my stepping stone to the faith and personal relationship I now have with God. He opened the doors wide for me so I can see and feel God and truly begin my journey with Him. I will forever be grateful to him for what he did for me. Little does he know the impact he made on my faith, on my life and I am now trying to locate him to tell him thank you for all he did. He no longer is a Priest I found out but is doing some kind of ministry work out of his home. I have found a few numbers in the area and will be calling them in hopes that he will be one of them so I can tell him thank you. (Latest after originally writing this testimony, I tried and tried to no avail in getting in touch with him. This saddens me deeply but he will forever be in my heart.)
I stayed with the Catholic Church for one year and then decided I’ve learned what I could there and there were many beliefs of theirs that I didn’t believe in. I then got remarried again and that marriage took me off my path just a little bit. I went to church here and there; not very much at all in the 18 yrs I was married but instead went on my own search. I read a lot, listened to the many different faiths and prayed a lot. I brought the Lord completely into my life. Many burdens came my way the last 7 yrs of my marriage and those burdens brought me even closer to Him. He was the only one I could talk to and I knew He was with me through it all. All my prayers were always answered by Him. Thank you Lord. I also lost my mother in 95 to congestive heart failure and that came in between the down fall of my marriage but the Lord brought me through it all. My faith in Him grew so strong; my relationship with Him became so close.
It was a very nice Catholic Church and the people and the priest were all so very nice. I went there each Sunday with her. After a couple of months I talked to Father Fitzharris in private who was a Priest like no other I have ever met. He really had a love for people and went out of his way to help everyone in need. I told him I wanted to convert to the Catholic religion. He questioned me and asked if I was sure since he never heard of a Protestant wanting to convert to Catholicism. I said I wanted this more than anything. I then went to catechism classes the next few months every Tuesday night after work. I was the only one taking these classes with him, which made it even more personal for me and was able to get everything out of it that I yearned to learn. Father Fitzharris to this day is a very special person to me, who I love dearly and who I know was sent by God, and he was my stepping stone to the faith and personal relationship I now have with God. He opened the doors wide for me so I can see and feel God and truly begin my journey with Him. I will forever be grateful to him for what he did for me. Little does he know the impact he made on my faith, on my life and I am now trying to locate him to tell him thank you for all he did. He no longer is a Priest I found out but is doing some kind of ministry work out of his home. I have found a few numbers in the area and will be calling them in hopes that he will be one of them so I can tell him thank you. (Latest after originally writing this testimony, I tried and tried to no avail in getting in touch with him. This saddens me deeply but he will forever be in my heart.)
I stayed with the Catholic Church for one year and then decided I’ve learned what I could there and there were many beliefs of theirs that I didn’t believe in. I then got remarried again and that marriage took me off my path just a little bit. I went to church here and there; not very much at all in the 18 yrs I was married but instead went on my own search. I read a lot, listened to the many different faiths and prayed a lot. I brought the Lord completely into my life. Many burdens came my way the last 7 yrs of my marriage and those burdens brought me even closer to Him. He was the only one I could talk to and I knew He was with me through it all. All my prayers were always answered by Him. Thank you Lord. I also lost my mother in 95 to congestive heart failure and that came in between the down fall of my marriage but the Lord brought me through it all. My faith in Him grew so strong; my relationship with Him became so close.
(to be continued)
Friday, May 3, 2013
My Testimony Of Faith Part 1
I was born into an atheist family back in 1960. My mom was an atheist and so were my grandparents. My mom didn’t marry my biological dad and when I was 3 yrs old she got married to my step dad who also was an atheist. I had a tough time growing up with my friends for they believed in God and went to church while my parents kept teaching me that there was no God. Now as the rule goes you are to trust in your parent’s teachings and consider them as right. Well I trusted them in everything else but this. In my heart, even as a child I believed they were wrong about this. What puzzles me to this day yet and I will never find out the answer for my mom and grandparents all passed away but at the age of 8 when my sister was born they did baptize me as a Protestant. Why, I don't know since they didn't believe in God, maybe others talked them into it, I just don’t know and this will forever be a mystery to me.
I felt God did exist and unknowingly back then at the age of 10, I was going to start the journey of a lifetime in search of Him. Now take my hand and walk with me and I'll take you with on this long journey from the age of 10 when I knew nothing of Him all the way through to today where my heart and life belong completely to Him and my faith is deeper than the ocean and higher than the heavens above and my relationship is very close with Him.
So lets begin. Between the ages of 10 and 14 there wasn't much in my search being so young and not really knowing how to go about it and more or less just enjoying my childhood. I did many of times, unknowing to my parents, sneak away to church with my friend who lived next door. At first I was curious as to what a church service was like and what went on over there. Ironically or maybe as I now believe He sent me, my first service attended was on Good Friday and then again on Easter Sunday. What a beautiful way to start my journey by finding out what Jesus was about right from the beginning. Praise the Lord. I didn't fully understand everything that was being talked about but I did ask a lot of questions to my friend. She answered them and the answers brought a slight understanding of what was going on. I went to church many more times with her in the next two years but then her and her family moved out of state.
So between ages 12 and 14 my spiritual growth was pretty much at a standstill. At the age of 14 it was time for me to start High School. My mom and step dad didn’t like the public school that was in our jurisdiction. It had too many drugs and gangs in it. My mom told me they were going to send me to the all girls Catholic High School, which was a block away, but she told me to make sure I told them I am not Catholic. The question never arose so never had to say anything there. I was so happy when they sent me there though. I had extra credits that I needed fulfilled and I was able to take whatever classes I wanted to fill them. I chose religion classes without my parents’ knowledge but they brought me closer to Him once again, closer to the knowledge I was searching for. The classes I took gave me more of an understanding of Him but wasn’t all that I needed.
I felt God did exist and unknowingly back then at the age of 10, I was going to start the journey of a lifetime in search of Him. Now take my hand and walk with me and I'll take you with on this long journey from the age of 10 when I knew nothing of Him all the way through to today where my heart and life belong completely to Him and my faith is deeper than the ocean and higher than the heavens above and my relationship is very close with Him.
So lets begin. Between the ages of 10 and 14 there wasn't much in my search being so young and not really knowing how to go about it and more or less just enjoying my childhood. I did many of times, unknowing to my parents, sneak away to church with my friend who lived next door. At first I was curious as to what a church service was like and what went on over there. Ironically or maybe as I now believe He sent me, my first service attended was on Good Friday and then again on Easter Sunday. What a beautiful way to start my journey by finding out what Jesus was about right from the beginning. Praise the Lord. I didn't fully understand everything that was being talked about but I did ask a lot of questions to my friend. She answered them and the answers brought a slight understanding of what was going on. I went to church many more times with her in the next two years but then her and her family moved out of state.
So between ages 12 and 14 my spiritual growth was pretty much at a standstill. At the age of 14 it was time for me to start High School. My mom and step dad didn’t like the public school that was in our jurisdiction. It had too many drugs and gangs in it. My mom told me they were going to send me to the all girls Catholic High School, which was a block away, but she told me to make sure I told them I am not Catholic. The question never arose so never had to say anything there. I was so happy when they sent me there though. I had extra credits that I needed fulfilled and I was able to take whatever classes I wanted to fill them. I chose religion classes without my parents’ knowledge but they brought me closer to Him once again, closer to the knowledge I was searching for. The classes I took gave me more of an understanding of Him but wasn’t all that I needed.
(To be continued)
My Prayer To Him
Dear Father,
You know my heart Lord. I yearn to know everything about you Lord and what you want of me. I want to serve you in any way I can but most importantly in the way that You want. It's all about you Lord, not about me. You've created me for your great plan. Use me Lord in whatever way you need. My heart and mind are open to you. Take me into your arms Lord and guide me in whatever you want me to do and wherever you want me to go. You're number one in my life and you come before anything. I want to please you in any way I can. I promise to do the best I can in whatever you have planned for me. With you as my teacher nothing can go wrong with that plan. Just show me the way. Let me serve you in any possible way you want. I am here for you Lord. I ask this all in the name of Jesus, my beloved Savior. amen
You know my heart Lord. I yearn to know everything about you Lord and what you want of me. I want to serve you in any way I can but most importantly in the way that You want. It's all about you Lord, not about me. You've created me for your great plan. Use me Lord in whatever way you need. My heart and mind are open to you. Take me into your arms Lord and guide me in whatever you want me to do and wherever you want me to go. You're number one in my life and you come before anything. I want to please you in any way I can. I promise to do the best I can in whatever you have planned for me. With you as my teacher nothing can go wrong with that plan. Just show me the way. Let me serve you in any possible way you want. I am here for you Lord. I ask this all in the name of Jesus, my beloved Savior. amen
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Welcome To My Blog!
Welcome to my blog "Love Letters For Jesus." On my blog you will see many inspirational poems, thoughts and stories written by me. All of this comes from the love of my heart for Jesus. Jesus is my life and who I live for. He has done so much for me starting with that day on Calvary. My learning of Him has grown to such an immense love for Him and a beautiful intimate relationship with Him. My eyes are constantly focused on Him and I try to walk as faithfully and righteously as I possibly can with Him. I want Him to always be proud of me. I'll never be perfect like Him but I am trying to get as close as I humanly can. I love Him with all my heart, mind and soul and He will always come before anyone or anything on this earth. All my writings will be devoted to Him in gratitude for all He does for me and what He means to me. He is the only way to my Father in heaven and I can't wait for that glorious day to be face to face with Him and tell Him how much I love Him.
God bless all my future readers,
Ramona
God bless all my future readers,
Ramona
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