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“They do not fear bad news; they confidently trust the Lord to care for them. They are confident and fearless and can face their foes triumphantly.” ~ Psalm 112:7-8 NLT

"Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14 NLT

Goodmorning my friends
This is the day the Lord has made let us be glad and rejoice in Him !. Let we storm to His throne with our prayers and with the prayer requests of others.

Scroll around on my blog ( at the left and under) are buttons with names for family members from bloggers who need healing in there body. Others are linked to blogsite's where prayer requests are posted!There is a lot of need.......and our GOD IS MORE THAN ABLE ...........He will HEAL,GIVE STRENGHT and PEACE in His time and His manner !!

The whole week one picture i got in my spirit mind last Sunday stayed with me the whole week! With the words...JESUS CHRIST prayed and is praying ........!!?

For you and for me........

I went to look -up the prayer Jesus prayed in JOHN 17 and i know He had US in mind!

John 17

Jesus' Prayer for His Followers

^1-5 Jesus said these things. Then, raising his eyes in prayer, he said:
Father, it's time.
Display the bright splendor of your Son
So the Son in turn may show your bright splendor.
You put him in charge of everything human
So he might give real and eternal life to all in his charge.
And this is the real and eternal life:
That they know you,
The one and only true God,
And Jesus Christ, whom you sent.
I glorified you on earth
By completing down to the last detail
What you assigned me to do.
And now, Father, glorify me with your very own splendor,
The very splendor I had in your presence
Before there was a world.

^6-12I spelled out your character in detail
To the men and women you gave me.
They were yours in the first place;
Then you gave them to me,
And they have now done what you said.
They know now, beyond the shadow of a doubt,
That everything you gave me is firsthand from you,
For the message you gave me, I gave them;
And they took it, and were convinced
That I came from you.
They believed that you sent me.
I pray for them.
I'm not praying for the God-rejecting world
But for those you gave me,
For they are yours by right.
Everything mine is yours, and yours mine,
And my life is on display in them.
For I'm no longer going to be visible in the world;
They'll continue in the world
While I return to you.
Holy Father, guard them as they pursue this life
That you conferred as a gift through me,
So they can be one heart and mind
As we are one heart and mind.
As long as I was with them, I guarded them
In the pursuit of the life you gave through me;
I even posted a night watch.
And not one of them got away,
Except for the rebel bent on destruction
(the exception that proved the rule of Scripture).

^13-19Now I'm returning to you.
I'm saying these things in the world's hearing
So my people can experience
My joy completed in them.
I gave them your word;
The godless world hated them because of it,
Because they didn't join the world's ways,
Just as I didn't join the world's ways.
I'm not asking that you take them out of the world
But that you guard them from the Evil One.
They are no more defined by the world
Than I am defined by the world.
Make them holy—consecrated—with the truth;
Your word is consecrating truth.
In the same way that you gave me a mission in the world,
I give them a mission in the world.
I'm consecrating myself for their sakes
So they'll be truth-consecrated in their mission.

^20-23I'm praying not only for them
But also for those who will believe in me
Because of them and their witness about me.
The goal is for all of them to become one heart and mind—
Just as you, Father, are in me and I in you,
So they might be one heart and mind with us.
Then the world might believe that you, in fact, sent me.
The same glory you gave me, I gave them,
So they'll be as unified and together as we are—
I in them and you in me.
Then they'll be mature in this oneness,
And give the godless world evidence
That you've sent me and loved them
In the same way you've loved me.

^24-26Father, I want those you gave me
To be with me, right where I am,
So they can see my glory, the splendor you gave me,
Having loved me
Long before there ever was a world.
Righteous Father, the world has never known you,
But I have known you, and these disciples know
That you sent me on this mission.
I have made your very being known to them—
Who you are and what you do—
And continue to make it known,
So that your love for me
Might be in them
Exactly as I am in them.

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Today was my 1st workday.
And the topic for this TT that Lynn brought forth made me remember the blessings/ fun moments what i had with my family and what i love about SUMMER....

* NO ALARM....LATE TO BED AND SLEEPING INS

*SUMMER FRUIT and VEGETABLES and ICE_CREAM

* OUR LOCAL PARK>>>>>FUN TO PICNIC and PLAYING ON THE PLAYGROUND , MAKING HUTS and KANOEN......

* OUR BEACHDAY....

*YESTERDAY'S OPENDAY AT AJAX ( Amsterdam s soccer club)

*SUMMERCAMP COMING WEEK ; so thankfull for the organization and church youth leaders who gave there time to this weekcamp!

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I say, "You are my God."
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Weekly Memory vers ~ Philip. 1:21 ~

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Weekly Memory Verse

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The Power of Your Love

For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.

Philippians 1:21 (NASB)

Alive, I'm Christ's messenger; dead, I'm his bounty. Life versus even more life! I can't lose.
Philippians 1:21 ( MSG)
(NLT)
²¹ For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better

The memorizing of this verse made me reflect on many things; my Life,my relationship with Christ....,What He endured for my sins....How He gave His ALL out of LOVE for humanity.......
My life is bought and paid by Christ.........He saved " humanity " me from dead...He showed us "THE WAY " to The Father ........Living with and for Him is heavens gain!
So the lyrics of this song is my pledge to My Savior King!

I make a vow
My life will always honor you
Whether I live or die

I belong to Him
He bore my sin
I owe this life to my saving King

Hallelujah, I am not my own
You are in control
Hallelujah

For me to live is christ
And to die is gain
No matter what price i pay
I choose to give this life away

Only by the cross I am saved

SOUL SECRETS of a frustrated mother ( TD JAKES )

This morning i shared out of my devotional bible; Holy Bible " WOMAN Thou Art Loosed " The writings in it of Pastor TD Jakes are short quotes or devotionals or sharing thoughts with The Lord called " Soul Secret ".To share them with you is a pleasure to me.

Lord, I am finally bringing this pain to You. I do not know what to do.Parenting is though! Forgive me for criticizing my parents. I never knew how difficult their job was. Now,all my ideas about children and parenting have shipwrecked. I'm sorting through the debris of my mistakes,looking for Your direction.
At times,I have acted more childish than the children.I have not been a witness behind closed doors. My temper and my attitudes have not reflected You.My lack of control and other shortcomings have come back to haunt me through my children,and i do not like it.
I know that You are the Master Parent. You have such patience and such wisdom with me. Help me to reflect those same graces as I raise my children. You are great at loving damaged children who often fail.Make me the kind of parent to my children that You are to me.
I am through trying to control things that are in Your hands. I repent of my worry and i trust You now to strengthen our relationship with each other and with You. Help me to appreciate the good things and good times we do have. I know that, in the end, things will work out. I claim the promise of the Scripture that says " all things work together for good " to those who love the Lord.Thank You for being my Daddy. I leave my troubles in the lap of Your love.

SUPER SUNDAY ~ "I AM".....praying for you !! ~

JESUS CHRIST prayed and is praying ........!!?










These where the first words i got in my Spirit mind this morning........
Went to take my devotionale bible ( picture) to look up the prayers Jesus prayed......
* The Lords prayer
*i wanted to find the "High Priest" prayer ( i believe it is called like that)

But i was drawn to a devotion about ; A woman GOMER talked about in Hosea 1:2,3;2:4,5;3;1-3
The story blessed me and draw me closer to my Savior JESUS CHRIST !!

"GOMER"

She had been around,And around,And around,And finally she had arrived.No one would believe how far she had traveled to become a respectable woman. Respectable indeed. Who would have ever suspected that this woman who was now a wife and mother had once been a mistress of the night!
Only the Lord knew how far she had come. The bible doesn't tell us what led to her indiscretion.For she was already in the sewers of sexual promiscuity when she stepped onto the pages of the text. Even God called her a harlot. This was no wild rumor bandied about by bored housewives who had nothing better to do. The Almighty Himself had labeled her.
Amazing,isn't it, that God can know you're a loose woman and still offer a candle to light your way from the darkness of the night into the brightness of the light.
And so this woman had begun her long,tempestuous journey-her movement from midnight to daylight. She moved with the slow and hesitant pace of a bride approaching her groom. Destiny was waiting for her. Since none of us are where we are without leaving where we were, she started the steps that were necessary for real transformation.And what a long flight of steps. She left her ankle bracelets,her tingling bells, and her artifacts of prostitution along the way. She was snatched out of the arms of men who bought her like a piece of meat, into the arms of a Redeemer who procured her like a diamond in the rough.
How difficult it must have been for a woman who had been passed around to believe that someone could find her valuable and attractive.
People have a way of defining who we are by what we do. When God called her a harlot, He was speaking of her profession. But when He addresses her personally, He calls her Gomer, " Beloved."What a contradiction! Still it let us know that God calls those things that are not as though they are because He has the power to bring them into being.
Just about the time Gomer got to the top step and Hosea made her his wife, she reverted to her previous lifestyle. She slips out of the marital bed and slides into the night. She finds herself right back in the old rut, wondering if she'll ever be free of the mess she's in.
Now the scriptures are quite candid about Gomer's sins. She made mistakes,ruined opportunities,embarrassed herself,disgraced her children,and disappointed her husband. But still wanted her. He even searched the streets,looking for the wife who kept running away,She was his wife even when she didn't act like it. She was the mother of his children and perhaps someone else's children,but he wanted her. She had been molested and mauled by other men, but he still wanted her. So Hosea,whose name means " Salvation'" kept calling her: " Gomer.....my Beloved."
Other men might have seen her on the slave table,abused and battered,tattered and torn,her belly stretched from bearing children. She was no more the glamour queen she had once been. They may have laughed and turned away.
But to Hosea, she was as lovely as a breeze singing from a mountain stream. And standing afar off with tears in his eyes, he looked past the di-sheveled hair,the bruised skin,the lacerated flesh,the portly body, andhe loved her. He could have said,"That woman has hurt me,humilated me,failed me,even backslidden." He could have left her there on the auction block. Instead, he said, " I want her," and he emptied his pockets to redeem her." Here," he said, " I will pay the price to buy her back."
Now perhaps you've been around the blocks a few times and made some mistakes and blown some chances, and the enemy has said to you that you are beyond repair. But God keeps calling you by your name and not your shame. Listen to Him. You must hear God Call you by name until you are so filled with whose you are that you forget what you have done. He is saying," Beloved,I want you. I've already paid the price to buy you back. Come home."

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Sight seeing part 2~ HOLLAND " AMSTERDAM"

"AMSTERDAM "

The city i come to love along the years!
It is known about the "good" and the "bad".......I treasure the good things and prayed for the bad scenes and aspects not to overshadows what is good and wonderful in God's sight .......

To see along the years clearly the good and the bad made me remember a word from GOD'S WORD

Isaiah 65:8 (New International Version)

⁸ This is what the LORD says:
"As when juice is still found in a cluster of grapes
and men say, 'Don't destroy it,
there is yet some good in it,'
so will I do in behalf of my servants;
I will not destroy them all.

This is t"The sign" of this city



Entering Amsterdam at CENTRAL STATION you can't escape the scene of bike's.












This stadium make my son dream more about playing "prof"soccer with his favorite club AJAX !!

Amsterdam ArenA opened on 14 August 1996. From that day on the Netherlands has had a multifunctional stadium in Amsterdam. A spectacular venue that offers all kinds of possibilities. From football matches to pop concerts, from dinners to kick-off meetings the possibilities are endless.It is for example the first stadium in the world with an underground passageway and the first stadium in Europe with a sliding roof. The Amsterdam ArenA is the headquarters of AFC Ajax. The Amsterdam football club plays all of its home matches here. The club has all of the necessary facilities, such as locker rooms, a weight room, a gym, a boardroom, a players' lounge and much more. In addition to Ajax's 17 First Division matches, the stadium also hosts European Cup matches, KNVB international matches, cup and friendly matches. Furthermore, MOJO Concerts and Rocket organises concerts of major artists and groups in the ArenA, and every year ID&T puts on the largest indoor dance parties, Sensation & Black. The Amsterdam ArenA is also the ideal place for events including product presentations, theatre performances, sales training sessions, company parties and more.

CANNELS narrow streets BRIDGES over the canals!
# One picture "the snow-cone seller" is not made in Amsterdam but outside Rotterdam to show a sister how snow -cone is vented in "Surinamstyle" at some places in Holland.Other wise it is made in a machine......named "Slush-puppy"

DAY VERSES ~ My mouth is filled with your praise and with your glory all day long.@ It is out of the abundance of the heart that the mouth speaks~

Saturday, July 25


Psalm 89:19-29
Isaiah 49:22-51:16; Colossians 1:1-14

My mouth is filled with your praise and with your glory all day long. Psalm 71:8
Just as each day brims with your beauty,
my mouth brims with praise (MSG)

It is out of the abundance of the heart that the mouth speaks. Luke 6:45
You must begin with your own life-giving lives. It's who you are, not what you say and do, that counts. Your true being brims over into true words and deeds.( MSG)

O delightful God, you fill our lives with wonder and joy and we thank and praise
you! Help us to live our days with gratitude and praise for all that you do.
Please show us that, even at difficult times, you are there beside us to uplift
our souls and strengthen us. Amen.

THAN SING MY SOUL SATURDAY

This week i came across music with lyrics that touched me allot.
All about the LOVE of CHRIST!
His Grace and Mercy!
Our RELATIONSHIP with Him and longing for this intimate relationship.
I could not choose... so be blessed and have a beautiful day of praise and worship!



( Close your eyes and listen........)

FEARLESS FRIDAY ~ Basic-Instruction-Before-Leaving-Earth....!!~

About Fearless Fridays

Come to Fearless Fridays, a day where bloggers commit to share their prayer requests and pray for one another. To participate in Fearless Fridays, come to Free Spirit Haven and add your site to Mr. Linky.

I hope you will join Fearless Fridays and see the power of prayer in your lives and others.

“They do not fear bad news; they confidently trust the Lord to care for them. They are confident and fearless and can face their foes triumphantly.” ~ Psalm 112:7-8 NLT

"Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14 NLT

Goodmorning my friends
This is the day the Lord has made let us be glad and rejoice in Him !. Let we storm to His throne with our prayers and with the prayer requests of others.

Scroll around on my blog ( at the left and under) are buttons with names for family members from bloggers who need healing in there body. Others are linked to blogsite's where prayer requests are posted!There is a lot of need.......and our GOD IS MORE THAN ABLE ...........He will HEAL,GIVE STRENGHT and PEACE in His time and His manner !!

Above ALL He want us to PRAISE HIM .....To pray just like KING DAVID.......

We are just like King David.....Princesses and princes of the Lord chosen....anointed....
David wasn't perfect in God's eyes.........but God..... God's POWER comes to light more clearly and brightly in weakness and imperfection.When you least expect it .......
So let's take an example at David a servant of God just like we are...isn't it?!

If you are no servant yet Give your heart to Jesus the Christ who openend the way to God for us again....Who bear all our sins on the CROSS and RISE-UP from THE DEAD and sits now at the right hand of the father INTERSCEADING for us,praying for us.....
He walked on earth and lived a Godly life untill His last breath on the cross.He wants to come and live in our heart and lead us daily on the way we have to go untill we can meet Him again face to face sitting at the right hand of His father OUR father our Creator our God.......!
When you make this choice you will leave behind your old-life and you will come to know...and "eat" from THE WORD....The LIVING WORD !

Come and read this with me out of God's Word.... The BIBLE
( Do you know this accroustic ); B- ( Basic), I-( Instruction), B-( Before), L-( Leaving), E-( Earth) !

Psalm 89

An Ethan Prayer

^1-4 Your love, God, is my song, and I'll sing it! I'm forever telling everyone how faithful you are.
I'll never quit telling the story of your love—
how you built the cosmos
and guaranteed everything in it.
Your love has always been our lives' foundation,
your fidelity has been the roof over our world.
You once said, "I joined forces with my chosen leader,
I pledged my word to my servant, David, saying,
'Everyone descending from you is guaranteed life;
I'll make your rule as solid and lasting as rock.'"

^5-18 God! Let the cosmos praise your wonderful ways,
the choir of holy angels sing anthems to your faithful ways!
Search high and low, scan skies and land,
you'll find nothing and no one quite like God.
The holy angels are in awe before him;
he looms immense and august over everyone around him.
God-of-the-Angel-Armies, who is like you,
powerful and faithful from every angle?
You put the arrogant ocean in its place
and calm its waves when they turn unruly.
You gave that old hag Egypt the back of your hand,
you brushed off your enemies with a flick of your wrist.
You own the cosmos—you made everything in it,
everything from atom to archangel.
You positioned the North and South Poles;
the mountains Tabor and Hermon sing duets to you.
With your well-muscled arm and your grip of steel—
nobody trifles with you!
The Right and Justice are the roots of your rule;
Love and Truth are its fruits.
Blessed are the people who know the passwords of praise,
who shout on parade in the bright presence of God.
Delighted, they dance all day long; they know
who you are, what you do—they can't keep it quiet!
Your vibrant beauty has gotten inside us—
you've been so good to us! We're walking on air!
All we are and have we owe to God,
Holy God of Israel, our King!

^19-37 A long time ago you spoke in a vision,
you spoke to your faithful beloved:
"I've crowned a hero,
I chose the best I could find;
I found David, my servant,
poured holy oil on his head,
And I'll keep my hand steadily on him,
yes, I'll stick with him through thick and thin.
No enemy will get the best of him,
no scoundrel will do him in.
I'll weed out all who oppose him,
I'll clean out all who hate him.
I'm with him for good and I'll love him forever;
I've set him on high—he's riding high!
I've put Ocean in his one hand, River in the other;
he'll call out, 'Oh, my Father—my God, my Rock of Salvation!'
Yes, I'm setting him apart as the First of the royal line,
High King over all of earth's kings.
I'll preserve him eternally in my love,
I'll faithfully do all I so solemnly promised.
I'll guarantee his family tree
and underwrite his rule.
If his children refuse to do what I tell them,
if they refuse to walk in the way I show them,
If they spit on the directions I give them
and tear up the rules I post for them—
I'll rub their faces in the dirt of their rebellion
and make them face the music.
But I'll never throw them out,
never abandon or disown them.
Do you think I'd withdraw my holy promise?
or take back words I'd already spoken?
I've given my word, my whole and holy word;
do you think I would lie to David?
His family tree is here for good,
his sovereignty as sure as the sun,
Dependable as the phases of the moon,
inescapable as weather."

^38-52 But God, you did walk off and leave us,
you lost your temper with the one you anointed.
You tore up the promise you made to your servant,
you stomped his crown in the mud.
You blasted his home to kingdom come,
reduced his city to a pile of rubble
Picked clean by wayfaring strangers,
a joke to all the neighbors.
You declared a holiday for all his enemies,
and they're celebrating for all they're worth.
Angry, you opposed him in battle,
refused to fight on his side;
You robbed him of his splendor, humiliated this warrior,
ground his kingly honor in the dirt.
You took the best years of his life
and left him an impotent, ruined husk.
How long do we put up with this, God?
Are you gone for good? Will you hold this grudge forever?
Remember my sorrow and how short life is.
Did you create men and women for nothing but this?
We'll see death soon enough. Everyone does.
And there's no back door out of hell.
So where is the love you're so famous for, Lord?
What happened to your promise to David?
Take a good look at your servant, dear Lord;
I'm the butt of the jokes of all nations,
The taunting jokes of your enemies, God,
as they dog the steps of your dear anointed.
Blessed be God forever and always!
Yes. Oh, yes.

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Friday, July 24


Psalm 89:9-18
Isaiah 48:7-49:21; Philippians 4:14-23

The Lord has sent me to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor, and the day of
vengeance of our God. Isaiah 61:1-2 (NIV)

Since we belong to the day, let us be sober, and put on the breastplate of faith
and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation. 1 Thessalonians 5:8

Trustworthy God, we thank you so much that you have sent us a friend, our Savior
Jesus Christ. Through our faith, hope, and love we welcome Jesus into our
hearts. We walk into the day knowing that we have your protection. Amen.

HUNGRY....................??!!

Moravian Daily Texts ~ July 23 ~

The readings for today are;
Psalm 89 An Ethan Prayer

Isaiah 46 This Is Serious Business, Rebels
Isaiah 47
The Party's Over
You're Acting Like the Center of the Universe

Isaiah 48 Tested in the Furnace of Affliction

Philippians 4:2-13
Pray About Everything
Content Whatever the Circumstances

Thursday, July 23


Psalm 89:1-8
Isaiah 46:1-48:6; Philippians 4:2-13

The Lord will not forsake his people; he will not abandon his heritage.
Psalm 94:14

God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Romans 11:2

Loving One, you know us better than we know ourselves and yet you continue to
love and care for us. How can we possibly thank you for all that you have done
for us through your son, Jesus Christ, our Savior? Lead us to live lives that
reflect our gratitude toward you. Amen.

Verses that caught my attention....spoke to my heart or make me see God's character clearly!!

Isaiah 46

4I've been carrying you on my back ( oooh Lord thank You so much...sorry for the times i was so heavy with all the burdens and extra weight)

from the day you were born,
And I'll keep on carrying you when you're old.
I'll be there, bearing you when you're old and gray.
I've done it and will keep on doing it,
carrying you on my back, saving you.( Lord you are so faithfull in keeping your word to me what a trust worthy father are you Lord)

^5-7"So to whom will you compare me, the Incomparable? ( I can't compare you Lord!!)
Can you picture me without reducing me? ( Your so right father and wise.....)
People with a lot of money
hire craftsmen to make them gods.
The artisan delivers the god,
and they kneel and worship it!
They carry it around in holy parades,
then take it home and put it on a shelf.
And there it sits, day in and day out,
a dependable god, always right where you put it.
Say anything you want to it, it never talks back.
Of course, it never does anything either!

^8-11"Think about this. Wrap your minds around it.
This is serious business, rebels.( Father i don't want to be an rebel!!) Take it to heart.
Remember your history,( Yes i remember you carry methrough deserts...,water and fires.....you dust me of and polish me up...Thank You Lord)
your long and rich history.
I am God, the only God you've had or ever will have—
incomparable, irreplaceable—
From the very beginning
telling you what the ending will be,
All along letting you in
on what is going to happen,
Assuring you, 'I'm in this for the long haul,
I'll do exactly what I set out to do,'
Calling that eagle, Cyrus, out of the east,
from a far country the man I chose to help me.
I've said it, and I'll most certainly do it.
I've planned it, so it's as good as done.( Father keep my eyes clear on You in my history and every day of my Life)

^12-13"Now listen to me:
You're a hardheaded bunch and hard to help.( please Lord don't give up on me mold me form me..........break through this head!!)
I'm ready to help you right now. ( ooooh Father Yes come to my help to my rescue deliver me from myself....)
Deliverance is not a long-range plan.
Salvation isn't on hold.
I'm putting salvation to work in Zion now,
and glory in Israel."

Isaiah 47

^4-13Our Redeemer speaks,
named God-of-the-Angel-Armies, The Holy of Israel:
"Shut up and get out of the way,
daughter of Chaldeans.
You'll no longer be called
'First Lady of the Kingdoms.'
I was fed up with my people,
thoroughly disgusted with my progeny.
I turned them over to you,
but you had no compassion.
You put old men and women
to cruel, hard labor.
You said, 'I'm the First Lady.
I'll always be the pampered darling.'
You took nothing seriously, took nothing to heart,
never gave tomorrow a thought.
Well, start thinking, playgirl.
You're acting like the center of the universe,
Smugly saying to yourself, 'I'm Number One. There's nobody but me.
I'll never be a widow, I'll never lose my children.'
Those two things are going to hit you both at once,
suddenly, on the same day:
Spouse and children gone, a total loss,
despite your many enchantments and charms.
You were so confident and comfortable in your evil life,
saying, 'No one sees me.'
You thought you knew so much, had everything figured out.
What delusion!
Smugly telling yourself, 'I'm Number One. There's nobody but me.'
Ruin descends—
you can't charm it away.
Disaster strikes—
you can't cast it off with spells.
Catastrophe, sudden and total—
and you're totally at sea, totally bewildered!
But don't give up. From your great repertoire
of enchantments there must be one you haven't yet tried.
You've been at this a long time.
Surely something will work.
I know you're exhausted trying out remedies,
but don't give up.
Call in the astrologers and stargazers.
They're good at this. Surely they can work up something!

^14-15"Fat chance. You'd be grasping at straws
that are already in the fire,
A fire that is even now raging.
Your 'experts' are in it and won't get out.
It's not a fire for cooking venison stew,
not a fire to warm you on a winter night!
That's the fate of your friends in sorcery, your magician buddies
you've been in cahoots with all your life.
They reel, confused, bumping into one another.
None of them bother to help you." ( Father i thank you so much that you make me see things cleary...........I prayed and prayed for my oppressors my daily enemies to take care of them to free me out of there hands..........You had also a plan for them just as for me.Your such a loving God but always honest ......)

Part of Isaiah 48

Tested in the Furnace of Affliction

^1-11 "And now listen to this, family of Jacob,
you who are called by the name Israel:
Who got you started in the loins of Judah,
you who use God's name to back up your promises
and pray to the God of Israel?
But do you mean it?
Do you live like it?
You claim to be citizens of the Holy City;
you act as though you lean on the God of Israel,
named God-of-the-Angel-Armies.
For a long time now, I've let you in on the way I work:
I told you what I was going to do beforehand,
then I did it and it was done, and that's that.
I know you're a bunch of hardheads,
obstinate and flint-faced,....................

You've never been good listeners to me.
You have a history of ignoring me,
A sorry track record of fickle attachments—
rebels from the womb.
But out of the sheer goodness of my heart,
because of who I am,
I keep a tight rein on my anger and hold my temper.
I don't wash my hands of you.
Do you see what I've done?
I've refined you, but not without fire.
I've tested you like silver in the furnace of affliction.
Out of myself, simply because of who I am, I do what I do.
I have my reputation to keep up.
I'm not playing second fiddle to either gods or people.

Sight seeing part 1 ~ HOLLAND~

Keukenhof (pronounced [ˈkøːkənˌhɔf], in Dutch: Kitchen garden), also known as the Garden of Europe, is situated near Lisse, Netherlands, and is the world’s largest flower garden. According to the official website for the Keukenhof Park, approximately 7,000,000 (seven million) flower bulbs are planted annually in the park.
Keukenhof is located in South Holland in the small town of Lisse, south of Haarlem and southwest of Amsterdam. It is accessible by bus from the train stations of Haarlem, Leiden and Schiphol. It is located in an area called the “Dune and Bulb Region” (Duin- en Bollenstreek).

The garden was established in 1949 by the then-mayor of Lisse. The idea was to present a flower exhibit where growers from all over the Netherlands and Europe could show off their hybrids – and help the Netherlands export industry (it is the world’s largest exporter of flowers). Keukenhof has been the world’s largest flower garden for over fifty years.
Keukenhof is open annually from the last week in March to mid-May. The best time to view the tulips is around mid-April, depending on the weather. In 2009 Keukenhof will be open from March 19 to May 21.

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You live in Netherlands and you never been in Zandvoort aan Zee, well you have to go and visit it. It’s really beautiful place…some history:

Zandvoort is one of the major beach resorts of the Netherlands; it has a long sandy beach, bordered by coastal dunes. It is also the site of the country’s most important automobile racing circuit, Circuit Park Zandvoort. There is a nudist beach located about 2 km to the south, with 6 cafés or restaurants; it extends several kilometers further south.
The municipality of Zandvoort consists of the communities of Bentveld and Zandvoort.

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This was avirtual traveling to places in Holland and you are more than welcome in this country i came to know and love...So feel free to tell me anytime you are around or are planning to be...

Today a WORD about our SPIRITUAL TRAVELING with our Lord and savior!

Psalm 119:33 (The Message)

^33-40 God, teach me lessons for living
so I can stay the course.
Give me insight so I can do what you tell me—
my whole life one long, obedient response.
Guide me down the road of your commandments;
I love traveling this freeway!
Give me a bent for your words of wisdom,
and not for piling up loot.
Divert my eyes from toys and trinkets,
invigorate me on the pilgrim way.
Affirm your promises to me—
promises made to all who fear you.
Deflect the harsh words of my critics—
but what you say is always so good.
See how hungry I am for your counsel;
preserve my life through your righteous ways!

Be blessed !