Rev 1:8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. REPENT AND SPREAD THE GOSPEL
A condition where the eye’s optic nerve, which provides information to the brain, is damaged with or without raised intraocular pressure. If untreated, this will cause gradual vision loss.
Eph_1:18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HAVING NARROW ANGLE GLAUCOMA. i've HAD TO HAVE THE EMERGENCY SURGERY TO PUT HOLES IN MY EYES TWICE IN THE RIGHT EYE. TRABECULECTOMY WHERE THEY PUNCTURE HOLES IN MY EYE TO LOWER THE EYE PRESSURE. SINCE THEN I'VE STARTED TO TAKE VITAMINS FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS.
GLAUCOMA IS GENERALLY HEREDITERY BUT I'M NOT SURE WHO MIGHT HAVE HAD IT IN MY FAMILY. IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ON MY MOTHERS SIDE AS THERE WAS ALSO ISSUES WITH WEIGHT WITH SOME RELATIVES AS I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH MY WEIGHT IN THE PAST. BUT WITH BEING OVERWEIGHT ALSO ATTRIBUTES TO DIABETES. MY FATHER IS ON THE EDGE OF HAVING DIABETES. BUT KEEPS HIS WEIGHT DOWN.
MY BALANCE ISN'T THAT GOOD ON MY FEET AND I CAN EASILY TRIP AND FALL IF THE GROUND IS UNEVEN OR I DON'T WALK WITH LIFTING MY FEET PROPERLY. I'VE FALLEN SEVERAL TIMES IN YEARS PAST, SOME DUE TO OUR GERMAN SHEPARD PULLING ME DOWN, TRYING TO CHASE A CAT, OR FROM ME BEING UNBALANCED AND TRYING TO MANUEVER TO A CERTAIN POSITION.
WITH HAVING GLAUCOMA, I HAVE TO WATCH MY SALT INTAKE, MY INTAKE OF CERTAIN MEDICATIONS AND SUCH. I CAN'T TAKE ANYTHING WITH STEROIDS IN THEM AS THAT WILL RAISE MY BLOOD PRESSURE AND CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ATTACK. IT'S MADE ME REALIZE WITH THIS DIAGNOSIS, THAT I HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF MY BODY BETTER AND BE MORE AWARE OF WHAT I'M INGESTING INTO MY BODY. MY HUSBAND IS ALWAYS ON ME ABOUT TAKING BETTER CARE OF MY BODY AND WHAT I EAT. I'VE GOTTEN BETTER AT THIS IN RECENT YEARS, WISH I HAD DONE THIS IN MY 3O'S THOUGH.
ALSO ZOEY HAS GONE BLIND AS MOST PUGS DO BECAUSE OF THEIR PROTRUDING EYES. SO IT MAKES ME EASIER TO UNDERSTAND WHAT SHE'S GOING THROUGH AND SEEING HER BE ABLE TO NAVIGATE AROUND THE HOUSE WITH HER BLINDNESS USING HER OTHER SENSES LIKE HER NOSE TO LOCATE HER FOOD BOWL AND WATER, MAKES ME REALIZE THAT MY OTHER SENSES HAVE AND WILL EMERGE AS MY GLAUCOMA PROGRESSES.
Narrow-angle glaucoma occurs when the iris, the colored part of the eye that surrounds the pupil, bows forward, narrowing the gap between the cornea and the iris, where the eye’s drainage angle is located. Narrow-angle glaucoma is linked to the following: Iris plateau
IT HAS HELPED ME TO BE GREATFUL FOR THE BEAUTY IN THE WORLD AND FOR THE FACT THAT I CAN STILL SEE. I'VE NOTICED THOUGH THAT I'M SLOWLY LOSING MY SIGHT , AS I AM NOT ABLE TO SEE AS WELL IN THE DARK , THINGS THAT I USED TO BE ABLE TO SEE, IT'S MORE DIFFICULT, AND I'VE NOTICED THAT I SEE THINGS THAT AREN'T WHAT THEY SEEM IN THE DARK, LIKE A BUSH THAT I THOUGHT MIGHT BE A CAT OR AN ANIMAL. MY PERPHERIAL VISION IS DIMINSHING AND I'M ALWAYS BUMPING INTO THE EDGE OF WALLS AND OBJECTS.
MAYBE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME TO MAKE ME MORE AWARE OF GOD AND WHAT HE'S DONE FOR ME, A WAKE UP CALL FOR ME, FOR PAST TIMES THAT I DIDN'T HEAR HIM AND NOW I DO..
Psa_77:4 Thou holdest mine eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak.
TODAY WE HAVE SO MUCH ACCESS AT OUR FINGER TIPS...
WE HAVE APPS,
WE HAVE PHONES,
WE HAVE WEBSITES,
WE HAVE LAPTOPS
WE HAVE COMPUTERS,
WE HAVE PAGES,
WE HAVE PENS
WE HAVE BOOKS,
WE HAVE NOTEBOOKS,
WE HAVE TABLES,
WE HAVE CHAIRS,
WE HAVE TABLETS,
AND WE HAVE OURSELVES IN WHICH GOD IS ALREADY IN OUR HEARTS...
WE HAVE ALL THESE THINGS TO LOOK UP AND SEEK GOD!!
I WAS JUST OUTSIDE DOING SOME YARD WORK AND LISTENING TO THIS SONG.. BY DAVID CROWDER.
THE WORDS ARE SO PERFECTLY WRITTEN THAT GOD WANTED ME TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO A CHURCH TO WORSHIP GOD AND/OR JESUS. HE'S IN YOUR HEART AND ALWAYS HAS BEEN. HE'S RIGHT THERE WITH YOU, WAITING.
HE IS AUTHOR , MAKER OF EVERYTHING, BECAUSE HE IS REAL!!! GOD IS REAL!! AND HE SENT HIS SON JESUS, TO US TO SHOW US THIS..
PROVIDER, PROTECTOR, HELPER , HEALER. SAVIOR AND SHELTER.. HE IS SO MANY OF THINGS AND SO SO MUCH MORE.
SO IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM, TALK TO HIM.. HE'S THERE AND READY TO LISTEN. IF YOU NEED HELP , CRY OUT TO HIM AND LET HIM KNOW , I DID AND HE ANSWERED MY PRAYERS. MY LIFE ISN'T PERFECT, FAR FROM IT, BUT I HAVE GOD AND JESUS AND THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.
RUMLYRICS
If you’re troubled Heavy hearted Come to Jesus and find your peace If you’re run down Empty handed Come to Jesus and find your strength He is Hope for the hopeless Rest for the weary Help for the hurting He is, He is Mending the broken Bearing the burdens All that you’re needing He is If you’re wandering In the darkness Come to Jesus and find your way If you want freedom Need forgiveness Just come to Jesus and find His grace Comforter, Counselor, Prince of Peace Author and Maker of everything Defender , Deliverer, King of kings He is, He is… Helper and Healer forevermore Savior and Shelter through every storm My Refuge, Redeemer and Lord of Lords He is, He is Child of Heaven and Son of Man Provider, Protector the great I AM Alpha Omega, Beginning and End He Is, He IsGod hides the meaning of His word in the plain letters of Scripture’s text.
If you are not willing to first acknowledge that God is God and He is the Creator and you are a sinner, then the written words won’t have the context of an Almighty God loving His children and wanting to save them.
For “who has known the mind of the LORD that he may instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ. 1corinthians 2:16
if your not reading the bible everyday and studying it, then you won't have god , the holy spirit or jesus in your heart.
John 16:13-16
Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come…
GOD LEADS ME IN MY EVERYDAY LIFE AND I WALK WITH HIM EVERYDAY, MORNING, MID DAY, EVENING.
1 Corinthians 14:37
If anyone considers himself a prophet or spiritual person, let him acknowledge that what I am writing you is the Lord's command.
YES HE IS MY COMMAND, AND I WILL GLADLY FOLLOW HIM. HE HAS NEVER LED ME ASTRAY.. GOD IS REAL!!!
TODAY MY HUSBAND CELEBRATES HIS 31 YRS OF SOBRIETY FROM ALCOHOLISM. AND I'M SO PROUD OF HIM, BECAUSE I'M SURE IT'S NOT EASY IN TODAYS WORLD TO STAY SOBER. THE ABOVE PICTURE IS FROM OUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER, WHICH INTERVEIWED HIM ABOUT HIS ADDICTION RECOVERY, WITH HIS BELOVED 'PUNKY' THE PUG.
WHEN WE MET IN LATE 1999, i HAD JUST MOVED TO FLORIDA FROM THE COLD NORTH, AND HE WAS EIGHT YEARS SOBER. I FELL IN LOVE WITH HIM FOR SO MANY REASONS, HIS DEDICATION TO BEING SOBER AND HELPING OTHERS DO THE SAME, WAS ONE OF THEM, BECAUSE I HAD JUST LOST MY MOM TO THIS DISEASE TWO YEARS PRIOR. THERE'S 13 YRS DIFFERNCE BETWEEN US IN AGE, THE 13th OF 9/91 WAS THE START DATE OF HIS SOBRIETY, THE DAY OF HIS LATE FATHER'S BIRTH, AND HIS FIRST RACING MOTORCYCLE AND STOCK CAR'S NUMBERS, THAT HE BUILT, RACED, AND WON WITH, SO THAT'S HIS LUCKY NUMBER,
DURING THE 2004 HURRICANE SEASON WE WERE LIVING IN A WOOD FRAME HOUSE WE OWNED AND LIVED THRU A HURRICANE THAT TOOK A PART OF THE ROOF OFF WITH US IN IT! I FELT IT MIGHT NOT BE SAFE FOR US, SO TRISTAN FOUND A HOUSE DOWN THE STREET THAT WAS CBS BLOCK THRU A BUSINESS ASSOCIATE OF HIS.WHO RENTED IT TO US...AND IMMEDIATELY RODE OUT TWO MORE BACK TO BACK HURRICANES IN IT IN ONE PIECE, ALONG WITH A FEW MORE LATER ONES. OUR 'LITTLE HOUSE IN THE HIGLANDS' THAT WE MOVED INTO WAS BUILT IN 1958, THE SAME YEAR THAT TRISTAN WAS BORN. WE WERE MEANT TO LIVE HERE. THIS HOUSE HAS HELD UP THROUGH SEVERAL HURRICANES AND TROPICAL STORMS SINCE THEN. WE ENDED UP BUYING IT IN 2005 WHEN TRISTAN'S FATHER, WHO WAS IN HIS LATE 80'S, ASKED HIM TO HELP CARE FOR HIM. HIS FATHER HAD FALLEN, BROKEN HIS THIGH'S FEMUR, SO BADLY, THAT THEY HAD TO PIN/SCREW IT TOGETHER, AND HE HAD BEGUN HAVING HEALTH/DEMENTIA ISSUES. TRISTAN BORROWED SOME MONEY FROM HIS FATHER AND BOUGHT THE MUCH BIGGER HOUSE NEXT DOOR FOR US TO LIVE IN BUT IT NEEDED WORK SO WE RENTED ANOTHER LARGER HOUSE FOR A WHILE TO LET HIS FATHER LIVE IN WITH ROUND THE CLOCK PRIVATE CARE GIVERS HE FOUND (WE BOTH WORKED FULL TIME THEN. I WAS A CSM FOR WALMART AND TRISTAN WAS RUNNING A BUSINESS WITH FOUR FULLTIME EMPLOYEES, PLUS WE BOTH WORKED THE LIVE CATCH AND RELEASE TRAP LINES THRU OUT THE COUNTY , AND TRISTAN WAS REPAIRING THE HOUSE WE PLANNED TO ALL LIVE TOGEHTER IN.
TRISTAN WAS IN A BAD MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT WHEN HE WAS 26 AND WAS TOLD BY THE DOCTORS THAT HE WOULD NEVER WALK AGAIN. BUT HE DIDN'T LET THAT STOP HIM, AND HE FOUGHT BACK TO BE ABLE TO WALK AGAIN, AND DID WITH ALOT OF HARD WORK AND DETERMINATION, AND THE HELP OF A VERY DETERMINED PHYSICAL THERAPIST NURSE PRACTIONER.
HE DEALS WITH BACK PAIN AND NECK PAIN EVERY DAY FROM THIS, BUT DESPITE ALL THAT, HE GOT SOBER ON SEPTEMBER 13th, 1991. THAT'S THE YEAR AND THE MONTH THAT I WENT INTO BASIC TRAINING!! BUT I FRACTURED MY ANKLE ON A MORNING RUN IN BASIC TRAINING AND WAS IN A CAST FOR 6 WKS. I WASN'T ABLE TO PASS THE 2 MILE RUN AND HAD TO GET AN HONORABLE/MEDICAL DISCHARGE FROM THE MILITARY.
THE ONE TRAIT I LOVE ABOUT TRISTAN, IS THAT EVEN IF HES HAVING A BAD DAY (AND DUE TO PAIN LEVELS HE HAS MANY) IT DOESN'T STOP HIM FROM TRYING TO MAKE PEOPLE SMILE AND LAUGH...
IT HASN'T BEEN EASY AND WE RELY ALOT ON GOD IN OUR LIVES TO GET US THROUGH THE HARD TIMES, AND WE RELY ON EACH OTHER. WE BICKER ALOT, BECAUSE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN US, FREQUENTLY CAUSES TENSIONS TO RISE BETWEEN US, BUT DEEP DOWN INSIDE WE KNOW WE'VE GOT EACH OTHERS BACKS. I BELIEVE THAT GOD SENT ME TO TRISTAN, AND THATS HOW WE MET, OUR RELATIONSHIP HAS ENDURED A LOT OF PAIN, SORROW AND ANGST, AND THE GOOD TIMES HAVE BEEN THE BEST ONES, OF BOTH OF OUR LIVES. WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT OUR LIVES TOGEHTER AS A TEAM UNIT, AND OUR SHARED BELIEFS, AND INTERESTS, AND WHAT WE STAND FOR. ALSO WE BOTH SERVED IN THE ARMY WHICH IS A BOND TO EACH OTHER AND COUNTRY, ONLY THOSE WHO SERVED, KNOW.
WE HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED IN OUR "HIGHER POWER" . WITH ME IT WAS AL-ANON THAT BROUGHT ME TO START TO BELIEVE AND SEE. AS I'VE SAID BEFORE I WASN'T RAISED IN A FAMILY THAT BELIEVED OR TALKED ABOUT GOD. TRISTAN HAS BEEN MY "ROCK", HE HAS HELPED ME AND TAUGHT ME TO BELIEVE AND KNOW THAT GOD IS REAL. FOR A LONG TIME, I USED TO BLAMED MYSELF, THAT I WAS THE CAUSE OF MY MOM'S DRINKING AND DEATH RELATED TO IT , BECAUSE OF DECISIONS I MADE WHEN I LIVED WITH HER, AND HOW I TREATED HER, BUT TRISTAN SHOWED ME, THAT GOD HAS FORGIVEN ME, AND THAT BY BLAMING MYSELF, IS LIKE SAYING THAT GOD ISN'T REAL, BY NOT ACCEPTING FULLY, THE FORGIVENESS THAT HE'S GIVEN ME.
TRISTAN AND I TALK OFTEN ABOUT THE BIBLE AND GOD, AND IT SEEMS LATELY, THAT WE HAVE A LOT MORE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT FAITH IN, AND OBEDIENCE TO, GOD'S WILL, AND HOW IT RELATES TO OUR LIVES, AND A WORLD GONE BATCHIT CRAZY.
WHEN I MET TRISTAN HE HAD A SWEET RESCUED ONE YEAR OLD GERMAN SHEPHERD, NAMED 'Maxwell', WHOM SOMEONE ABANDONED, AS A PUPPY, IN A BOX, IN A PARKING LOT! HE ALSO HAD A TOTALLY ADORABLE LITTLE SEVEN YEAR OLD FEMALE PUG, NAMED 'PUNKY'. EVERYONE... EVEN PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T LIKE DOGS ..LOOOOVED PUNKY! SHE WAS A SOBRIETY GIFT FROM A FRIEND IN ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, FOR MAKING HIS FIRST YEAR SOBER. HE STATES THAT PUNKY KEPT HIM SOBER, BECAUSE HE KNEW THAT IF HE PICKED UP, EVEN ONE DRINK, HE WOULD BE ON THE STREETS AGAIN, AND HE DIDN'T WANT THAT FOR HIS PUG. in the last 20 YEARS, we've bought, and rescued many abused, abandoned, and unwanted dogs . we've had up to 10 at one time, when we had two houses side by side, with a combine acre of fenced land for them to run in. I wanted shepherd pups from maxwell, because he had such an awesome disposition, and he was getting old, so we found a female Shepherd, and bred them once. had nine pups (that was SO fun, my little 'wolf pack' ). We found homes for seven and kept the two runt ones. Sadly dogs don't live as long as we would like them to, and by the time we had been together for 20 years, we were down to a female pug and a male German Shepard again, the same breed, gender, and number of dogs (A female pug, and a male German Shepard) that Tristan had when I met him. He has a kind, but firm way of training them, and the pic below shows how well they walked with him. I couldn't do that so well... we always ended up a tangled mess. lol.
Tristan HAD SEVERAL BUSINESSES BEFORE I MET HIM, AND WHILE WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER. HE IS A NATURE LOVER AND VERY ENVIRONMENTALLY CONCIOUS, LOVES TO SCRAP METALS AND REFURBISH/REPAIR/REPURPOSE OTHER PEOPLE'S CAST OFF'S. SINCE HE WAS A BOY, HE COLLECTED GLASS POP BOTTLES FOR CASH, AND THEN LATER, AS AN ADULT HE BEGAN COLLECTING, PROCESSING (HARD WORK), AND SELLING FERROUS IRON, STEEL AND NON-FERROUS METALS, SUCH AS ALUMINUM, STAINLESS STEEL, COPPER, BRASS, AND FROM OLDER TV'S AND COMPUTERS, HE RECOVERED COPPER, SILVER, AND GOLD. ALSO, WHEN I MET HIM, HE HAD BEEN A 'LIVE CATCH AND RELEASE' NUISANCE ANIMAL TRAPPER SINCE HE WAS A CHILD, TAUGHT BY HIS GRANDFATHER. WE HAD A BUSINESS TOGETHER FOR A FEW YEARS TRAPPING NUSIANCE ANIMALS IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA, AND THEN CONTINUED IT FOR A WHILE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA, WHERE WE MOVED TO ESCAPE THE CRIME THAT CAME WITH THE DEMOCRATS TAKING OVER THAT AREA POLITICALLY. We both love animals DEEPLY and this is another reason why I fell in love with Tristan.
Tristan also tries to give back by mentoring people with addiction issues, and helping people less fortunate than us, that are in need. he is also adamant about telling people the truth and being honest with them, even though sometimes people resent him for that. he's helped many people on fixed incomes, many times out of pocket for materials, and with free labor in our area, and continues to do so today. he does it quietly, and humbly, and He never turns a blind eye to a homeless person, and he does it because it's right, and he feels he owes God that, for all the large and small blessings god has bestowed upon him.
I HAVE HEARD THE VOICE OF THE LORD SEVERAL TIMES, AT TIMES I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS GOD, BUT I DO NOW. I WASN'T SURE UNTIL I WAS IN MY 30'S AND STARTED TO SEE HOW THINGS WERE WORKING AND WHERE I WAS BEING LED. SOMETIMES GOD WILL PUT YOU ON A MISSION AND THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO STOP IT, AND SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS WITHOUT YOU EVEN KNOWING. GOD CAN AND DOES WORK MIRACLES.
SO IF YOU LOVE THE LORD AND WANT TO FOLLOW HIS COMMANDMENTS, WILL YOU FOLLOW HIS GUIDANCE AND OBEY? OR WILL YOU PRETEND THAT YOU DIDN'T HEAR IT, AND NOT DO ANYTHING?
GOD HEARS AND SEES EVERYTHING!! HE KNOWS WHAT WE THINK AT ALL TIMES.
ARE YOU WILLING TO BE SENT BY THE LORD? ARE YOU WILLING TO TRAVEL? ARE YOU WILLING TO STEP OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE AND DO GODS WILL?
IF YOU'RE LISTENING FOR GOD AND HEAR HIM, IT DOES MEAN THAT YOU HAVE TO DO GOD'S WILL AND WHAT HE'S CALLING YOU TO DO.
I LISTENED TO GOD WHEN HE TOLD ME TO MOVE TO FLORIDA. AND I TRAVELED TO FLORIDA FOR MY MISSION AND FOUND MY HUSBAND WHO WAS A BELIEVER AND A RECOVERING ALCOHOLIC. IT WAS A SIGN FROM GOD, SAYING THIS IS WHERE I WANT YOU TO BE.
I HAVE A FREIND THAT HAS DIED AND WENT TO THE OTHER SIDE AND SPOKE TO GOD AND HE TOLD HER THAT SHE WASN'T DONE WITH HER LIFE HERE ON THIS SIDE, AND SENT HER BACK, BUT TOLD HER THAT SHE HAD A MISSION TO COMPLETE.
IF YOU ARE LISTENING AND WILLING TO DO GOD'S WILL, THEN GOOD THINGS WILL HAPPEN FOR YOU. FOLLOW HIS LEAD, IF YOU DON'T FEEL HE IS LEADING YOU, THEN PREPARE YOURSELF TO BE SENT, PRAY THAT HE WILL SEND YOU, AND WAIT FOR HIM.
SAY A PRAYER AND WAIT:
LORD, I WANT TO DO YOUR WILL. YOU HAVE SAVED ME AND I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR THAT. YOU ARE TOO GOOD TO ME. SEND ME. I WANT TO DO YOUR WORK. I WANT TO DO WHATEVER YOU HAVE FOR ME. IF YOU ASK ME TO BE A CLOWN, I WILL, IF YOU ASK ME TO SHARE THE GOOD NEWS OF JESUS WITH A FRIEND OR STARNGER, I WILL SPEAK. IF YOU ASK ME TO GIVE UP MY POSSESSIONS, I WILL. IF YOU SEND ME SOMEWHERE I DON'T WANT TO GO, I WILL OBEY.
David Spares Saul's Life
1Sa 24:1 And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of Engedi.
1Sa 24:2 Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats.
1Sa 24:3 And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.
1Sa 24:4 And the men of David said unto him, Behold the day of which the LORD said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good unto thee. Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul's robe privily.
1Sa 24:5 And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.
1Sa 24:6 And he said unto his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the LORD'S anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD.
1Sa 24:7 So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.
1Sa 24:8 David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself.
1Sa 24:9 And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?
1Sa 24:10 Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the LORD had delivered thee to day into mine hand in the cave: and some bade me kill thee: but mine eye spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth mine hand against my lord; for he is the LORD'S anointed.
1Sa 24:11 Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it.
1Sa 24:12 The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
1Sa 24:13 As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
1Sa 24:14 After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.
1Sa 24:15 The LORD therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand.
1Sa 24:16 And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.
1Sa 24:17 And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.
1Sa 24:18 And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me: forasmuch as when the LORD had delivered me into thine hand, thou killedst me not.
1Sa 24:19 For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore the LORD reward thee good for that thou hast done unto me this day.
1Sa 24:20 And now, behold, I know well that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand.
1Sa 24:21 Swear now therefore unto me by the LORD, that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my father's house.
1Sa 24:22 And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat them up unto the hold.
2Pe 3:8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
WHY ARE PEOPLE SO AFRAID TO READ THE BIBLE?
BECAUSE IT'S ABOUT DYING AND DEATH?
BECAUSE THEY LIKE TO SIN AND DON'T WANT TO BE A GOOD PERSON?
BECAUSE THEY CAN'T BE BOTHERED TO DO SOME READING AND FIND OUT HOW EASY IT IS AND HOW REFRESHING AND LOVING GOD CAN BE?
BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO KNOW THAT THEY'VE BEEN LIED TO FOR YEARS AND TOLD FALSE INFORMATION?
WHY?? IS IT BORING? IS IT TOO CONFUSING??
WHY??
FOR ME, IT WAS BECAUSE I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND IT AND I WASN'T RAISED AROUND IT AND/OR TOLD ABOUT IT. MY GRANDMOTHER WENT TO CHURCH REGULARY, BUT THE REST OF MY FAMILY NEVER DID. I WASN'T BROUGHT TO SUNDAY SCHOOL AS A CHILD AND PARENTS WERE BUSY WORKING. BUT NOT UNTIL I MET A FRIEND A FEW YEARS BACK WHO HAS TAUGHT ME ABOUT THE BIBLE AND SHOWN ME THAT GOD IS REAL AND THAT THERE IS PROOF OUT THERE, THAT HE'S REAL.