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My personal reflections of my most gifted mother!!

            Today is the anniversary of my mother’s funeral.  I want to inform all of you that I really miss my mother very much.  My mother was a highly educated person.  She graduated from Roosevelt High School in Dayton, Ohio with honors.  My mother graduated from high school with perfect grades.  She was very knowledgeable in Math, English, Reading, Writing, and Social Problems.  I miss my mother so much that it is very hard for me to move forward without listening to her advice.  My mother graduated from Roosevelt High School in May of 1961.  This was exactly 4 years before I was born.

            Next, I want to tell all of you that my mother had given birth to me first.  I know that my own biological father was non-existent in my life.  It is that my mother still managed to take care of me and my brothers and sisters.  I know that my sister came 2 years later on September 18, 1967.  This was monumental in her life by making sure that I had other siblings to play with.  I want to inform everyone that I am still in a state of shock because of my mother’s death.  However, my mother is still with me in spirit.  I know that this is a very sad time for me because I am really lost without my mother.

            In Addition, I want to inform all of you that my mother and I had a great understanding of each other.  To be perfectly honest, my mother had given me everything that I wanted in life.  On Christmas of 1973, I remember my mother had taken all of us to Rike’s Department Store in Dayton, Ohio to see Santa Claus.  Santa asked me” what did I want for Christmas?” I indicated that I wanted a Pool Table, a Six Million Dollar Man, a BB Gun, and a GI Joe Man.  As soon as I woke up the next day, I got everything that I wanted.  My brothers and sisters got everything that they asked for as well.

Further, I want to inform everyone that my mother and I had a whole lot of fun together.  An example of the things that we have done together was play card games, checkers, and just by talking to my mother, I was able to have the confidence that I need to maintain myself in a fast paced society.  My mother had given birth to nine children.  She had given birth to 6 boys and 3 girls.
I really miss my mother very much.  My mother and I have had our moments of tension with each other from 1979 -1986.  This was a period of time when I was in high school at Nettie Lee Roth High School.  I was in NJROTC for 3 years.  I did very well in high school my freshman year.  Even though I got into a fight with a female during my science class.  I was suspended for 10 days for throwing a dictionary at her.  The young lady had thrown a chair at me, just barely missing me.  She got expelled for the rest of the school year.

            Moreover, my mother was not very happy about me getting suspended from school.  I used to drink and smoke marijuana a whole lot.  I know that my life has completely changed.  My mother was very proud of me.  As soon as I graduated from Paul Laurence Dunbar High School on June 10^th 1986.  My mother was very proud of me. I also attended college at Central State University on April 1, 1987.  I want all of you to know that I will admit that I had behavioral problems during school.  It is that I had went to Job Corps in 1983.  I also worked at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Area C.  My mother and all of my family members encouraged me to do the right things.

            Finally, I want to inform all of you that my mother attended both of my College Graduations at the University of Toledo On June 12, 1993 and again on June 17, 1995.  Mom and my sisters as well as my Aunt were there at my graduation.  I told my mother that I am happy to have earned my degrees.  My mother always wanted me to improve in my personal life as well as become a father of children myself.  As far as becoming a father is concerned, if I cannot take care of myself, what do I look like raising children?  I kept telling my mother that I can barely take care of myself.

 When I had an opportunity to get married, it went in the air.  My mother still want me to become a father of my own children.  My mother knew that I was messing up all of the time.  She told me before she died that I would go through hell with the family.  My brothers and sisters and I still do not get along, but I love them anyway.  Thank you for reading my essay.

There are some discrepancies that I would like to settle!!

            This is an essay that concerns the issues that I have been having online during the past few months.  For example, I would like to inform all of you that I have noticed that some of my friends on Facebook and Mocospace have international phone numbers with the country code of 234.  The country code of 234 is in Nigeria.  I want to inform all of you that if a person has a country code of 234 or 233, this means that these phone numbers are from Accra, Ghana and Nigeria.

            Next, I want to inform all of you that I have some friends who reside in the United States, but have an international phone number.  I want to inform all of you that these are known scammers and hackers that tend to answer the phone.  As soon as the individual answer the phone, there is a whole lot of background noise.  An example of the background noise, consists of an Internet Café.  I called one of these phone numbers as well as facetime these women, and suddenly, there is a person who does not turn on their camera.  An Internet Café is a place where illegal activities take place.  There are crimes such as wire fraud, and identity theft.  Another crime that is on the rise is Identity Fraud.  There are men who have been online talking to women who are supposed to be living in the United States, but instead, the profile has been duplicated and cloned.

Moreover, I want to tell everyone that if a person ask you where you are from, instead of looking at your profile; that means that you are talking to a computer hacker and scammer.  Do you know that the new friends that I have made recently, always ask me where I am from?  I would like to settle everything by saying, please examine my profile very carefully.  I want to inform everyone that it is not easy meeting new friends online.  I want to give everyone some tips on how to spot a computer hacker or scammer.  If a man has a picture of a woman and his name is on the profile, this means that a man or woman has evil intentions.

            In Addition, I want to inform all of you that if a person’s name is misspelled on their profile; that is a red flag!! I want to tell all of you that some of my friends who are on Facebook, Mocospace, and other websites, tend to have misspelled names.  If the name on the person’s profile is strange, please do not make friends with them.  Always look for people who have common names.  I am telling everyone this information because I got scammed by several people on March 15, 2008 to February 28, 2010.  I lost a total of $16,977 Dollars.

 This is not a laughing matter.  If you were watching the news during the week of May 30, 2018, they have made an announcement concerning the Western Union Remission Line.  This is an agency that helps people to get their money back from computer hackers and scammers.

            Further, I want to tell everyone that these scammers and hackers are very devious people.  They only want your money and nothing else.  It is best for me to share this information with others so that they would not get messed up like I did.  I would like to share this with everyone because I do not want anyone that I know to get hurt.  I would like for all of you to please pay attention to your profile each day.  Please think before you act.  I would like for all of you to please pay attention to the friends that you make online.  If every time someone ask you where are you from all of the time; that is a red flag!!

            Finally, before you go online, please pray to God for protection.  When everyone get a chance, please read my blog called The Internet is the Devils Playground.  This is a blog that reveals certain things about the internet that you really need to know.  I know that I have been sharing about my personal experiences as it relates to the Worldwide Web.  Do you know that if you are talking to someone on Facebook or Mocospace and all of a sudden, the person on the other end is trying to ask you for money?  This is a red flag!!  If a person is asking you to purchase an I Tunes Card, this is another red flag!!  Always pay attention to videos and pictures. 

I am only telling everyone to please be sober and vigilant because the devil is roaming around like a roaring lion seeking whom he will devour.  This Bible verse is in 1^st Peter 5^th Chapter.  Stay Strong Everyone!!  I love you all!!

What does it mean to have a Relationship with God?

Good Day Everyone!! I would like to start this essay off by asking a very important question. What does it mean to have a personal relationship with God? The answer is very simple. I would like to say that my relationship with God has improved this year. I would like to say that I do not use any vulgarity anymore and look at pornography. I know that my relationship has improved. I am very happy that my family members are doing very well. I am very happy that my family members are very successful in the community.
Moreover, I would like to say that I read the Bible every single day of the week. I pray every single day and thank God for waking me up in the morning and thank Him for being with me today. This is the very first time in over 28 years that I am using Microsoft Publisher. This is very different. In Matthew 11:28 says Come to me all who are burden and heavy laden, and I will give you rest. It is like a child trying to get acquainted with its parents. My relationship with God has improved because I am more humble and meek right now. I am a whole lot optimistic about things than I was in the past.
In Addition, I want to say that I also feel much better compared to the year 2009. During the year 2009, it was a very bad year for me. I lost my job as a Clerk at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. I will admit that I was in the world according to Romans 12:2. This Bible verse says do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. 
Finally, I want to say that my Personal Savior Jesus Christ has been doing for me; more than I have been doing for myself. I also thank the Lord for keeping me clean and sober for 28 years. I want to thank all of you as well for keeping me in your prayers. I know that I am a Work in Progress. I am a very unique person. I am a person who has a lot of common sense. I am a person who do not like to argue with anyone else. I am a person who loves to make peace with everyone. I am more at peace than I have ever been in my entire life. The only thing that I really want right now is to make peace with everyone that I know as well as those that I do not know. God wants us to be honest with Him all of the time.  He loves all of us.  He wants the best for us as well.  God wants all of us to succeed in our lives.
In Conclusion, I want to say that I am a brand new creation when it comes to Jesus Christ. I am very happy because I had a chance to repent of all of my sins, transgressions, and iniquities. I have asked God to remove the desire for me to drink alcohol, smoke marijuana, and help others. I am a very nice person. I will admit that I lost a total of $16,977 dollars by giving money to people that I do not know. I have been through a lot of adversity in my personal life. I have broken my hand by playing basketball on July 6, 1984 at 3:45PM. I also almost cut my index finger off with a chisel on March 20,1985.

What does it mean to have a log or a speck inside of your eyes?

          This is an essay that has a whole lot of importance in our daily lives.  The question is what does it mean to have a log or a speck inside of your eyes? First, I would like to say that having a log or speck inside of your eyes, means we have sins in our lives.  For instance, in my case, I used to look at pornography each day for the past 43 years.  I also used to use vulgarity since I was 5 years old.  The reason why I have done these things because I was angry and my parents used vulgarity toward each other.

          Further, my mother and stepfather used to cuss each other out all of the time. I guess for the past 21 years of their marriage, my mother and stepfather has problems communicating with each other. As far as pornography is concerned, I started looking at it when I was a child.  I asked God to stop me from using vulgarity and looking at porn. God has changed me from the inside out.

I feel a whole lot better because I am a new creation according to 2 Corinthians 5:17. I had problems from my past that tend to affect me through this very day.  According to Matthew 7:3-5 says: And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but you do not consider the plank in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, let me remove the speck from your eye; Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

          Moreover, I must repent of all of my sins; first and foremost, before I am able to help another person.  The reason why I am saying these things because it is not easy dealing with my own sins without God’s help.  I want to inform everyone that I have to be very careful about the things that we do because God is watching us.  If you do not believe me read Proverbs 15:3.  This Bible verse say the eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.  This is true because I asked Him too.  I am not saying that I am a very weak person.  However, I still have to be very careful because Satan is busy.  Satan is the master deceiver. 

In Addition, I want to inform all of you that the devil will hurt you.  According to John 8:44; it states that you are of your father, the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do.  He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources; for he is a liar and the father of it.  This is the truth because the devil, all he wants to do is steal, kill, and destroy.  This is a verse from John 10:10. The Lord says that He has come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.  The Lord God is blessing me every single day.  For example, He is keeping me clean and sober from alcohol and drugs.

          Also, I have been clean and sober for 28 years as of this year in 2018.  I admit to using vulgarity for the past 47 years.  I also admit to looking at pornography for the past 43 years. I also admit to having a mental illness called schizoid affective disorder and bipolar1.  I also admit that I come from a dysfunctional family.  I will admit to writing a 350 page manifesto about my personal life during the time I was a patient at Summit Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. For 4 consecutive months, I wrote down everything that the voices were saying to me; whether or not it was good or bad.

          According to 2^nd Timothy 1:7 says that God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and of a sound mind. God does not want me to be scared of demonic spirits.  We are supposed to fear God and not demonic spirits. I also want to say that God is doing for me, what I cannot do for myself. I write every single day, read the Bible out loud, and pray out loud because it helps me to cope with having a mental illness. I also attend AA and NA meetings as well as attend church on a regular basis.  When it comes to people who had a plank inside of their eyes. The first one was Cain, who killed his brother Abel because the Lord favored Abel over Cain.

          Eventually, when it comes to the Bible, King David, killed the husband of Bathsheba in secret.  2^nd Samuel 12:9-10 says why have you despised the commandments of the Lord, to do evil in His sight? You have killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword; you have taken his wife to be your wife, and have killed him with the sword of the people of Ammon. Now therefore, the sword shall never depart from your house because you have despised me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife. The Lord punished David for what he has done to the Lord.  These are examples of what it mean to have a plank and a speck inside of your eyes. It is the sins that we commit each day that makes the Lord very displeased with us. The Lord will forgive us of our sins as long as we repent honestly of our sins.

Finally, there is no turning back. David’s first child by Bathsheba died and he was in great distress.  David did wrong in the eyes of God.  We all must repent of our sins and be honest about it.  I repent of my sins on a daily basis.  I will admit that I feel ashamed and embarrassed about everything that I have done wrong. Do you know that everything we do in our life is being recorded by God? Matthew 12:36-37 says but I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give3 account of it in the day of judgement. For by your words, you will be justified, and by your words, you will be condemned.  Please repent of your sins because it is the only way; we are going to heaven.  We must believe that Jesus Christ died and rose from the dead. We must also believe that God is the Creator of all things. Thank you very much for reading my essay.

My name is Anthony Joseph Hopkins and I am a Blogger.  I have been writing for the past 8 years.

  Building Your Life on Values!!

        This is an essay on building your life on values.  First of all, what are values?  Values are a system of beliefs that we tend to keep with us from birth to death.  For example, accepting responsibility; this means that we take ownership of our behavior.  Another example is that we are accountable to God for how I lived my life.  Who are you living your life for right now?  We are living for God and ourselves.  Romans 8:10 says since Christ lives within you even though your body will die because of sin, your spirit is alive because you have been made right with God.

Further, we are interdependent on each other.  I live my life the way I want to, this is not true.  God is watching you.  Every decision you make affects someone else.  An example of this is the family.  If there is a drug problem in the family, it affects each and every person in the family.  We are all interdependent of each other.  I need to be responsible because God rewards it.  Proverbs 13:20 says He who walks with the wise grows wise.  The responsible book in the Bible is Proverbs.  It teaches you how to manage your life.  God will teach us how to be a better person; if you only let Him.  When you listen, you change inwardly and outwardly. 

Finally, when it comes to dealing with my behavior, I have to really think before I act.  I have to really work on my overall character.  It is not easy for me because whenever a person is hearing things that does not make any sense; it means that Satan has infiltrated your life.  I know for me personally, I have been hearing voices since November 8, 2009.  I know that I have problems with my concentration.  I have taken medication for it in the past.  It only makes things worse.

  As far as values are concerned, I value family, education, and freedom.  I value the institution of family because family is very important.  I have to modify my way of thinking by reading the Bible and praying each day.  I also have to learn how to take things one day at a time.  I know that I have not been cleaning my apartment the way I should.  This is simply because I have to have back surgery very soon.  This is because I have 2 herniated disks inside of my lower back.  Please keep me in your prayers.  Thank you for reading my brief blog.

Sincerely,

Anthony Hopkins

What did You do for God and Yourself?

            This essay will consists of questions and answers concerning what         have you have done for God and Yourself.  First of all, I would like to ask a very good question.  What have you done for God and yourself lately?  I am asking this question because I would like to gain some ideas and solutions on what others are doing in their personal life for God.  We must apply God’s values in our daily lives.  God is building your life that matters to God.  God knows exactly what we are doing all of the time throughout our lives.

            Man’s only hope is in Jesus Christ.  We must evaluate our character on the outside as well as our personal testimony in order to make things right.  In my case, I have been taking care of my family members and friends by paying for their phone bills and feeding them.  I have to be more responsible for paying my tithes and offerings to my own church.  I will also admit that I have to put into my budget the money for tithes to my church at Fort McKinley United Methodist Church in Dayton, Ohio.  I also will admit that my bills are more than what I pay for in groceries each month.  My rent, phone bills and life insurance costs more than any of my bills.

Further, I would like to inform all of you that we need to give an account to God.  God speaks though His magnificent creation.  Psalms 37:4 says that we are delighted in the Lord.  We are supposed to obey God’s word and know Him and experience Him in our lives.  God is interested in my character.  God is interested in my character because this is exactly what I am taking with me to heaven.  I will not take anything else with me whenever I die and be with the Lord.  God is evaluating our character while we are on earth.  We have to put the man or woman together first and foremost.  In Matthew the 22^nd Chapter, it states that we must love God with all of your heart, soul, mind and strength.  The second is just like it, we must love your neighbor as yourself. 

            Moreover, you will be able to put the entire puzzled together.  God has been putting us together for over 2,000 years now.  We cannot live by the world’s pressures.  A responsible life is when we are doing God’s Will.  God is watching us.  Everything is open in front of Him.  Life is a test of responsibility.  God is also testing your responsibility, character, and values.  God gives us a choice when it comes to our free will.  However, in my case, I am not looking back into the world for anything that I need. In Psalms 107, it says let the redeemer of the Lord say so.  We are living and walking testimonies of Jesus Christ.  Our conduct, character, and testimony is the same to God.  John 7:24 says be honest in your judgement and do not glance. 

The Kingdom of God is inside of us. The kingdom of God is inside of our heart.  We must be absolutely true when it comes to Jesus Christ.

            Also, in 2^nd Timothy 1:13 states that we are supposed to retain and hold to a high standard.  Guard and treasure the Holy Spirit.  We also must guard our testimonies and treasure it.  We are living walking expressions of Jesus Christ.  Jesus is the Son of the Living God.  He is the eternal Son of God.  Jesus is the full atonement of God.  I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.  He died for my sins and the sins of the world.  He is the subject of salvation.  God put you on earth for 2 reasons.  1. To get to k now Jesus Christ through the Father.  2. God wants you to love Him.  Your greatest gift is responsibility.  How do you respond to stress, freedom, and the choices that we choose to handle responsibility?  Personal responsibility is derived from character and choices.

            Finally, we must put more emphasis on values.  We must also emphasize self-control, love, understanding, and wisdom.  I will admit that I used to be a person who blamed all of my problems on others instead of looking at my own behavior.  Some would say that we are a nation of victims.  If you look at your own role in your own behavior, then you would not be able to claim the title of victim.  There are those who would say that Americans are a nation of entitlement.  This means that the American character is the process of blaming people for your problems.  We are supposed to live your life in a responsible way.  I would say that I have been a very responsible person from the time that I was 7 years old.  The victim mentality is when a person says that it is not my fault.  The decay of the American culture is this sort of mentality.  This obsession affects our way of thinking.  We tend to hear more about choice. 

My name is Anthony Hopkins and I am a Blogger.  I have been clean and sober for 28 years.  I have been writing for 8 years now.

Reconciliation and Forgiveness with God, Ourselves and with Others!!

          This is a very special essay concerning the importance of reconciliation and forgiveness with God, ourselves, and with others.  The first thing that I want to say is that God has never left us or forsaken us.  Perhaps, we might have forsaken ourselves at times in our personal lives.  I say this because I used to be a person who did not believe anything, unless I see it with my own eyes.  Secondly, God is not mad at you.  He is mad about you.  God wants us in His family.  He really wants us in heaven with Him. 

          Further, God forgives us because He loved us.  Forgiveness does not equal reconciliation.  Reconciliation takes two people.  For instance, our relationship with God is very important to us.  God’s love is supernatural.  Forgiveness opens the door to reconciliation.  God’s love will always persevere.  Our conversations with others with God requires change on our part.  He have to be totally honest and sincere with Him.  Reconciliation requires that we be on the same page with God, ourselves, and with others.

          Moreover, I want to inform all of you that I have rededicated my life to Jesus Christ as of June 3, 2018 at 7:30AM.  I want to inform all of you that I have been baptized several times in numerous of Churches.  It is that I was still harboring a lot of anger with myself and others.  God had always understood me from the time that I was inside of my mother’s womb. 

According to Jeremiah 1:5; God knew us while we were inside of our mother’s womb.  Even before we were formed, He knew us, before we were born, He sanctified us and ordained us as a prophet to the nations.

          In Addition, God even knows exactly how long we are going to live.  When it comes to Psalms 139:16, it states that our days are fashioned for us even before we are born.  However, love keeps no record of wrongs.  Therefore, we should meditate on God’s love.  There are times that we tend to hold onto our past and there are times that we do the same thing to others.  God sent His Son to die for our sins.  In order to have a conversation with God, we need to keep prayer simple.  We also need to read the Bible as well.  We are ambassadors for Christ.  Do not hold grudges against anyone.  We need to turn from our self-centered living so that God’s love would be possible.

          Jesus died for us so that we can be free.  The cross makes reconciliation possible.  God’s love is stronger.  God is the God of all power.  God communicates His heart with us.  We represent the heart of God.  Fear in love; perfect love cast out fear.  We need to allow God to fix us.  We need God’s grace.  Freedom is here.  God love for us is very pure.  To me personally, God was saying let me know when you are ready.  Reconciliation requires change.  We are afraid of asking too much.  For me personally, I have become a member of the Mormon Faith, 3 Baptist Churches, and currently the United Methodist Church.  I have dedicated my life to each church by getting baptized in water and receiving the Holy Spirit.

Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. Please, never stop at forgiveness.  I have officially reconcile with God yesterday and I am happy.  I still have a whole lot of work to do.  I have to share the Good News of the Gospel of Peace.  Jeremiah 23:23 says that am I a God near at hand says the Lord, and not a God afar off?  God is always with us.  He has been with me even during my active addiction.  I have learned a whole lot since the year 2015.  This is during the time that I was baptized by my current pastor at Fort McKinley Church in Dayton, Ohio.

  Romans 16:18 says live at peace with everyone.  Jesus body and blood was shed for us.  God’s love drives out fear.  Acknowledgement is the first step of healing.  God will never fail us.  Christ died for us so that we can move forward and reconcile with Christ.  God will always give ourselves to us.  Freedom and joy comes from God.  I know for me personally, I feel a whole lot better right now.  I must reconcile with my family members and those who refuse to talk to me.  I must first reconcile with God, myself, and others as well. 

The Bible is a conversation material for us.  God is saying engage with me.  I engage with God by reading His word, praying, and acknowledging all of my sins and ask God for repentance each day.  We all want to be heard and understood at all times.  Hurt people hurt people!!  I will admit that I used to take all of my problems out on others.  I was not a bully.  I was a person who was under attack by my enemies from the past.  I also had Satan as an enemy as well. When it comes to the devil, I will admit that I was a person who was hearing voices that were not benevolent.

 The voices that I have heard were demonic spirits attacking me.  There were times when I used to talk back to the voices.  Personal attacks destroy our character both externally and inwardly.  These messages cause a lot of blame.  People react to pain in different ways.  All we do is collect wounds, and it starts all over again.  It also has a lot to do with anxiety and worry.  God sees a future with us.  He forgives us.  God wants a heart to heart conversation with us.  The cross represents the hope for reconciliation.  God is more interested in changing our circumstances.  There are no exclusions to God’s love.  Whoever lives in love, God is with them.

 We are made free in Jesus Christ.  We are ambassadors for Christ.  God reveals His character through us.  We are God’s creation.  This is the Good News.  His blood was poured out for our forgiveness.  God has forgiven me.  I feel much better right now, and I am sharing this message today because God loves you, and so do I.  This is a love that has no walls.  God’s love goes beyond our human expectations.

May the God of all peace be with you all!!  God Bless You!!  Thank You for reading my essay.

My name is Anthony Joseph Hopkins and I am a Blogger.  I want to inform everyone that I have been writing for the past 8 years now.  I have a total of almost 400 professionally written blogs on a number of websites.  I am intelligent, kind, sincere, understanding, humble, and smart.

The Word of The Lord is as sweet as Honey!!

            I would like to start this essay by asking a very important question.  Do you think that the Word of God taste as sweet as honey?  The answer is yes!!  According to Jeremiah 15:16 it says that when your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear your name, LORD God Almighty.  When I think of this Bible verse, The Word of God is very refreshing.  I also gives me freedom and truth.  I really enjoy God’s word every day of my life. 

            Further, I want to tell everyone that God is Love.  God has changed me for the better.  I really do not like to use any vulgarity or engage in any behaviors of my past.  The Holy Spirit is inside of me.  I have been born again on 2/15/2015 at Fort McKinley Church in Dayton, Ohio.  I got baptized in the name of the Father of the Son, and the Holy Spirit.  I am changed by the power of the Holy Ghost.  My mind itself has changed.  I am educated about the Word of God.  Psalms 1910 says they are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the honeycomb.  The word of God has changed me because I am taking ownership and responsibility for all of my actions.

Moreover, I know that I have to read the Bible and remember a lot of verses.  The Lord has touched me because I feel a whole lot better by listening to worship music instead of rap music.  I do not listen to the music from the past and watch movies from my past because it is of the world.  The world itself has changed so much from the time that I was a child that I would prefer to attend church on a regular basis, read the Bible each day, and pray honestly to God.  My prayer life has changed because I always tell the truth to God.  Matthew 6:8 says the Lord knows the things that you need of long before you ask Him.  This is the reason why I recite the Lord’s Prayer and the Serenity Prayer each day.

Also, I always pay attention to my environment because it is changing as well.  According to the State of Ohio Department of Commerce, over 9,000 people moved out of Dayton, Ohio last year.  I did not know this until I saw it on the local news.  Frankly, the Lord is keeping me here in my hometown of Dayton, Ohio for a reason.  Even though my family members are upset with me because I attend AA/NA Meetings on a regular basis.

 I have been clean and sober for 28 years as of this year.  In order for me to have a conversation with God, I must open up the Bible and ask God to speak to me through His word.  God’s love for us will never cease.  The Lord will be with us every day of our lives.  God has not stopped loving you.  God will never give up on you, we should not give up on Him.  The Word of the Lord is true.  The love of God works as long as we give Him a chance in our life.  Love never fails.  The Bible is a conversation material for us.  The Lord God will engage us with His word. 

Finally, I want to say that ever since I have dedicated my life to Christ, I feel a whole lot better.  If you want to change, that will put a smile on God’s face.  God is smiling on all of us who want to change.  Forgiveness is a part of spiritual healing.  I have been learning how to appreciate all of the small things that God has done for me.  I thank Him when I wake up.  I thank Him when I read His word and listen to His music.  I also ask God to follow me everywhere I go.  I even thank Him for allowing me to write, read, and to use the computer.  I ask God to reveal all of the strongholds in my personal life.  I am happy to disclose this information to others. I ask God to do all of the work in my life.  Thank you for reading my blog.

My name is Anthony Joseph Hopkins and I am a Blogger.  I have been born again since February 15, 2015.  I have been writing for the past 8 years. 

                                Reflections of my most compassionate sister

        Today June 2, 2018 is the anniversary of my sister Patricia’s death.  My sister transitioned from this life into heaven last year at 1:15PM at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio.  I have been very sad and depressed all day yesterday.  It is that my sister Patricia and I were very close siblings.  I am happy that I was with her during her last 2 years of her life.  I know that we have had our moments when she used to beat me up with her fist.  This is simply because she was a woman, and she knew how to fight.

        Further, I want to inform all of you that I really miss my sister a whole lot.  My family members will be celebrating her life on Facebook.  I know that my family members and I really do not get along with each other.  My sister Patricia and I got along despite of the rest of the family problems.  I really miss her cooking and her smile.  My sister was an avid reader and she kept up with the stars.  My sister had her favorite magazines called the National Enquirer and Star.  She read it on a weekly basis.

Moreover, my sister literally saved my life on February 13, 2010.  On this day, I was responsible for taking over 2000MG of Phenobarbital, and all of the rest of my medications because I got catfished out of $16,977 dollars in money and Western Union Funds by some female scammers and computer hackers in Accra, Ghana.  This took place from March 15, 2008 – February 28, 2010.  My sister saved my life.  This is the truth because I fell for all of the schemes and strategies from these computer hackers and scammers.  My sister Patricia saved my life!! God is going to bless her for saving my life.

        In addition, I want to inform everyone that my family really don’t know this, but my sister saved me from myself.  I miss my sister Patricia so much that I have actually saved her voice mail messages on my old phone.  My sister sent me to the store to buy her favorite foods and magazines.  My sister enjoyed my company.  My sister is in heaven watching over me right now.  She is very happy that I am blogging about my personal life and what God has done for me.

        Finally, even though my mother and sister are in heaven watching everything that I have been doing.  I want to inform everyone that my sister and I have enjoyed our moments together.  My mother and I always enjoyed what I was doing.  She is smiling in heaven right now because I am writing about what God has done for me.  It is my pleasure to share the Gospel to other people.  My mother and sister are happy that I have been clean and sober for 28 years. God is a good God. 

My name is Anthony Joseph Hopkins and I am a blogger.  I have been writing for the past 8 years.  I am nice, kind, gifted, intelligent, compassionate, and very understanding.  I am a person who writes each day because it enables me to express myself and to share God’s Word.

What does it mean to get rewarded by God?

            I would like to start this essay by asking a very important question.  What does it mean to get rewarded by God? To answer this question a Bible verse comes to mind.  Even if you give a cup of water to one of my followers, you will be rewarded.  I will admit that I have been doing for others than myself.  I have done this for many years.  I also will admit that I have a mental illness, and there are times, when I might get irritated very easily.  Right now, I am a very humble man.  I might be in my 50s right now, but God is not finish with me yet.

            Further, you have to decide where you want your rewards.  For example, do you want your rewards while you are on earth or in heaven?  Remember one thing that every word, thought, and feeling have implications for heaven.  According to Matthew 12:36 says that by your words you will be justified and by your words you will be judged.  According to Colossians 3:2 it says that we should set our minds on heavenly things rather than earthly things.  Proverbs 15:3 says that the Lord is watching over the good and evil.  The Lord rewards us according to our things that we have done while here on earth, however, when we receive our glorified bodies, this means that we become like God.  The word of God energizes, changes, and motivated us on a daily basis, as long as we are willing to read it.

            Moreover, I would like to inform everyone that God is watching how we manage our money, time, and with our behavior.  We must continue to believe the message of the cross.  We have to live daily for the glory of God.  We must practice what we learn.  Put your trust in Jesus Christ! My actions, thoughts and decisions will determine whether you will go to heaven. I am a sinner that is in need of Jesus Christ.  Something happens to someone who hears the word of God.  I run toward the goal because my prize is heaven.  God’s love is not based on our behavior, it is based on His love for us.  Blessed are those who die in the service for the Lord.   We are going to have a party in heaven because heaven is a place of happiness.  God loves you.  God wants to have an intimate relationship with all of us.  We are going to share in the glory of Jesus Christ.  A man who finds life, finds trust in heaven.  Bless and to be a blessing!

Let’s begin by noting the way that Jesus answered Peter’s question: From the Book of Mark!!

At the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life. (verses 28-29)

The Gospel of Mark shows that Jesus is talking about two time periods:

No one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age (homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields — and with them, persecutions) and in the age to come, eternal life. (Mark 10:29-30)

God will reward us generously — but Jesus also warns us that this life is not a life of physical luxury. We will have persecutions, trials and sufferings in this life. But the blessings outweigh the difficulties by a hundred-to-one margin! Whatever sacrifices we make will be richly compensated. The Christian life is certainly “worth it.”

Jesus is not promising to give 100 fields to everyone who gave up a farm to follow him. He is not promising to give 100 mothers. He is not promising to make everyone wealthy. He is not talking in literal terms. He means that the things we receive in the next life will be 100 times as valuable as the things we give up in this life — as measured by real value, eternal value, not by temporary fads about physical things.

Even our trials have spiritual value to our benefit (Romans 5:3-4; James 1:2-4), and this is of greater value than gold (1 Peter 1:7). God sometimes gives us gold and other temporary rewards (perhaps as an indication of better things to come), but the rewards that count most are those that last forever.

I doubt that the disciples understood what Jesus was saying. They were still thinking in terms of a physical kingdom that would soon bring earthly freedom and power to the people of Israel (Acts 1:6). The martyrdom of Stephen and James (Acts 7:57-60; 12:2) may have come as a surprise. Where were the hundredfold rewards for them?