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Think before you speak đź™Źđź™Ź

Some people have a tendency to constantly do and say wrongful things to other people bluntly and proudly without remorse. But the sad part is that once you bring it to their attention, they don’t know what you are talking about or you are crazy and delusional. Flip the script and they still don’t get it. The person doing wrong never never sees the disrespect but it doesn’t mean that their disrespect should be taken lightly.

 

Have you ever been around someone who talks down to you all the time? The reason I ask this question because I have experienced this in my life in one shape or form.

Growing up with a visual impairment I endured a lot of bullying and just a lot of things a person shouldn’t have to put up  with in a lifetime.

 

Here is a little  background on my post today.

 

First of all I grew up in not the best neighborhood. So a lot of the time when I was outside either going to school or just playing with my brothers and sisters I had issues come about on a daily basis. Children can be so cruel and some adults can be as well.

So I was born with Congenital Glaucoma and  Cataracts. So thefore I didn’t have the greatest vision. I did fine with what I had for the first 12 years of my life. I had to wear these thick glasses and I didn’t like them but they did help for a while.

This is where the teasing and bullying comes in. I was called everything from 4 eyes and cockeyed. Also kids  always came up to me and asked how many fingers am I holding up. It got so bad that I didn’t want  to be around anyone.

You may say that all of those things happened when you were a child and it is high time you get over that stuff.

 

This is where you are wrong. When you have been traumatized before you become a teenager it can follow you for the rest of your life. It will bother you if you don’t get the propper help.

So now you see I had a lot going on before the age of 13 and it plays a big role in my life today. So if you grow up with being bullied because of a handicap that you were born with it is a hard thing to deal with. You are not alone. Being  picked on like that will make you retreat and tend to be by yourself.

So now that I am an  adult I tend to stay away from people who hurt me. I usually hide in books or behind my music. Dealing with blindness it is hard  enough in this world alone. I dealt with it as best as I knew how. When I was a kid  music and books were my refuge. Until something better came along and help me deal a lot better in my life.

 

I am not saying I don’t get depressed in my life anymore, but when I do I      someone with me who will never leave me. Yes i’m telling you that is Jesus. He sticks by my side closer than a brother. He loved me so much that he gave his life for me. Now that is a love that you cannot find in anyone down here on this earth. So if you don’t have the love of Christ in your heart. You can receive it right now. All you have to do is pray this simple prayer and mean it. You will never be alone.  

 

Dear Jesus, I know I’m a sinner and would be lost in hell without You. Please forgive me for my sins and come into my life. I believe that You died on the cross for my sins and that God, Your Father, raised You from the dead. Thank You, Jesus, for giving me Your free gift of eternal life. Amen.

Now that you prayed that prayer and meant it you have just received Christ and you will never be alone. Even when you feel like giving up he will carry you through the hardest times of your life.

 

So now when you see someone who is being picked on or just being treated horribly because of having a handicap you can give them some kind words or encouragement because that will go further than you know.  

Proverbs 16-24

Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

 

So please think before you speak. Kind words can go very far.

 

 Until next time, As much as I love you Jesus loves you even more.

KTF Keep The Faith

Life Is Easy When You’re Up On A Mountain

It is in the hardest times when we tend to pray. It is in the darkest times when we hope God shows up. It is in the hopeless times when we realize just how precious life is. My question is (mostly for myself) why must we wait for those times to have faith? Wait for those times to pray and search for a miracle. Every breath we take is a miracle!..everyday we have reasons to pray! God is always there, yet we tend to look for him when we are hurting  or when we need help. I’m  learning to celebrate God’s work everyday and thank Him in spite of everything that is going on in our  lives.

 

I have a question. Wouldn’t it be easier to pray to God on a daily basis?

Praying and praising God in your good times and in the bad times. You know if you are a child of the king he is with you always!

 

I know I am guilty of this, when things are going well for me  there are times when I let days go by without reading my bible or praying. It seems like when I down in a valley that is when I reach out to God. That isn’t a good relationship.

Things go so much better when I  start my day in prayer and reading the Word Of God. My days are so much better.

What I am saying here never let your life get so busy that you don’t have anytime for God. If you are a child of the king he is with you always!

How would you like it if someone whom you hang out with suddenly just stop talking to you? How would that make you feel?

I know for myself I would be  wondering about what did I do to deserve the silent treatment.

Also how would you feel if someone only talks  to you when they wanted something?

I know for myself I would be thinking this person  only talks to me when they want something. Also that would make me feel like they are using me and will go away after they are finished getting what they need from  me. I don’t know about y’all but that would make me feel pretty rotten.

In the book of James it speaks of fervent prayer availeth much.

That passage basically put into easier  terms that all could understand is be sincere when you pray.

James 5-16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

  So what I am saying is please go to the Lord for everything. Please don’t run to him when you are down and out. Talk to him everyday, you will find it is so much easier to open up and talk with him.

You will  develop a great relationship.

I know you don’t want a relationship with someone who only talks with you when they only want  something from you. God feels the same way. When you are his then you should have fellowship with him on a daily basis. Life will be so much better when you are in a great fellowship with the Lord.  

 

Also if you aren’t a child of the King you can become a child of the king.

 Confess your sins and ask Christ into your heart.

Here is a prayer that you can pray.  

 

Dear Jesus, I know I’m a sinner and would be lost in hell without You. Please forgive me for my sins and come into my life. I believe that You died on the cross for my sins and that God, Your Father, raised You from the dead. Thank You, Jesus, for giving me Your free gift of eternal life. Amen.

If you prayed this prayer and meant it in your heart, you have just become a child of the king.

So here is where the rubber meets the road, now you can have someone to lean on in all your times.

 

Good or bad the Lord is with you always!

 

 

Until next time Keep The Faith!!!

As much as I love you, Jesus loves you even more.

Never alone 🙏🙏

Do You Know Your Earthly Father As Well As Your Heavenly Father

 

 

I can honestly say I don’t know my earthly father that well. I know who he is, but we don’t have much of a relationship.

 

My earthly father had been in my life for as long as I could remember but I didn’t know he was my father. Although I asked who my dad was I never got a clear answer. Being blind, some sighted people can get away with so much. Just because we are blind we aren’t stupid.

 

In this blog post I will apologize in advance for what your about to read. I will be getting to the nitty gritty of all of this post. So hang on for the ride and stick around while I show you a part of my life.

 

 

My fathers’ name is Steve Beck and I have known him all my life. I just didn’t know him as my dad. He is one of my uncles best friends. They ran around quite a bit and I saw him quite offten. Although I haven’t seen him in years but I know where he lives.

 

 

The last time I seen my dad I was 19 years old. I had just graduated from high school and I was living with my aunt.

We were walking back from the store and my dad walked us home. My dad lived in the same neighborhood but I always knew him as a friend of the family. So we always called him Steve.

 

I can remember it like it was yesterday. I found out who my father is. It happened to be Fathers’ Day of 1997.

 

Let me give you a little history on how I found out this information. I was still married and my oldest daughter was about 8 months old. I had been trying to get my last name legally changed to my married name. Well I had a little trouble getting it changed.

The reason why I had so much trouble  getting my name changed is because when I filled out the paper work at the Social Security office, I always left my fathers’ name blank on the form because I didn’t know who he was and you have to fill out all the blanks on the form.

Since I didn’t fill in all the spaces the form was not completed and therefore the process was not finished.

I had a very nice lady who was helping me with the paper work and I had been there several times before we finally got the form correctly filled out.

 

This is where the Lord intervened on my behalf. The lady was able to print out a copy of my record from when it was first applied for in 1973. I prayed she didn’t get into any trouble for doing this for me.

She was able to fill the form out and I received my new Social Security card 10 days later.

 

I took the print out home and left it in my daughters’ diaper bag for over a month. I happened to be cleaning out the diaper bag and I told my husband here is the paperwork from the Social Security office. My husband looked at the paper work before we filed it away with the  important papers.

My husband read it to me and I was shocked to find out who my dad is.

Being shocked was an under statement. I was quite hurt and angry. This man was in my life all this time. I vowed to get to the bottom of  all of this mess.

I don’t want to bash sighted people but there are some who can be so cruel to blind people.

 

Just because we cannot see what is going on doesn’t mean we don’t know. We aren’t stupid people  at all. Sometimes we pick up on things faster than you know.

The first person I asked  was my Aunt. My  Aunt  was always good to me. I lived with her off and on while  I was starting to lose my vision.

I did not sleep very well that night and I called my Aunt very early the next morning.

I just got to the point. I asked her, how many Steve Becks do you know? She told me just one and she asked me why was I asking.

So I told her that I found out some information about Steve.

Of course she wanted to know what I found out. I told I had found out he is my dad.

My Aunt told me that she thought my mom had been told me. I told my Aunt this was the first I had heard of this news. So I realized that this was a secret in the family.

I just don’t understand why the secrecy.

 

I did ask my Mother and she got nervous when I showed her the paper work. So she knew all the time and did not tell me. My mother was 14 when I was born. My dad was 12 when I was born. That doesn’t excuse what they did but they should have told me years ago. I was 24 years old when I found out this information. Since this is all out in the open, the Lord has given me the strength to forgive all. I love my parents and don’t understand the things they did but they are my parents.  

Just think if I hadn’t gotten married I wouldn’t know about my dad. I count that as a blessing to find out information that I had been searching for all these  years.

 

I know my Heavenly Father quite well and he will never leave me or forsake me. I realize how good I actually have it, my Heavenly Father  has been with me from the beginning.

My  Heavenly  Father has known me before I knew him.

 

I met my Heavenly Father on Sept 13 1987. I knew then and there everything was going to be just fine. No more facing life alone. He has walked by my side everyday since then.

 

I am also reminded of a verse found in the bible. You can find it in Jeremiah 1-5

 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

        

My Heavenly Father  knew me and I knew him not. He has loved me and protected me in spite of all I have done in my life.

He has showed me mercy and grace  when I didn’t even deserve it all. This is what I say unconditional love is. Also if you want to know about this unconditional love, pray this prayer with me and you will never be alone.

 

Dear Jesus, I know I’m a sinner and would be lost in hell without You. Please forgive me for my sins and come into my life. I believe that You died on the cross for my sins and that God, Your Father, raised You from the dead. Thank You, Jesus, for giving me Your free gift of eternal life. Amen.

 

So if your earthly father is still with you cherish the relationship you have with him.

Also if you prayed this prayer with me you have just met your Heavenly Father and he will be with you always!

 

Until next time, as much as I  love you Jesus loves you even more!

KTF

Just a little encouragement if you’re feeling sad or lonely

Just a little encouragement if you’re feeling sad or lonely

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