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Hello everyone. Today marks the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks that claimed so many lives and left millions reeling in the shock of such evil. I was five years old when my family watched live as the towers collapsed via my grandmother’s television. Let this sink in: the 18-year-olds serving in our military today were only a year old. Those who get parental consent to join at age 17 were only a few months, weeks or days old. In memory of the poor souls whose lives were mercilessly ended that day, I share with you a devotion I wrote back in 2016. While not solely about 9/11, it’s about America. It’s about us.  If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14 Enough was enough when the French and Indians attacked helpless settlers. Our men went to war with the British as our allies.
Enough was enough in 1776 when the American Patriots took up arms over a 2% tax on tea (And multiple more important issues! Read The Declaration of Independence.) Enough was enough in 1812 when the British began kidnapping our sailors for their own use. (And during this time, we were fighting the Muslims who were capturing our passenger ships and taking our people for slaves. Enter the United States Marine Corps!) Enough was enough in 1861 when 11 states decided to take up arms to protect their God given and Constitutional rights. Sadly, they lost and the whole country has now lost these rights...and much more. Enough was enough when we were bombed by Japanese invaders in 1941, launching us into the Second World War. Enough was enough when South Vietnam requested our aide against Communism. My thanks to every American Veteran of that war for your unsung heroism! You are loved and appreciated! Enough was enough when in 2001, four of our planes were hijacked by Muslim terrorists and thousands of people were killed. Enough was enough! But… What about the 9/11 proportion tragedy that happens daily...through the abortions committed in the United States? Why isn’t this looked at for what it is? Let me spell it out for you. It’s MURDER! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! What about our school systems, teaching our children that we come from monkeys, that unborn babies have “gill slits” (Thus they aren’t human until birth), that our Founding Fathers weren’t Christians and that we aren’t even a Christian nation? LIES! DECEPTION! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! How about this attitude of toleration? We most tolerate Muslim Terrorism, lest we offend our dire enemies. We must tolerate open sin, give them special rights and steal rights from others. But at the same time, we Christians are refused tolerance. We are labeled haters for believing what the Bible says. A Harvard Professor has said that pro-life Christians should be treated like Nazis. When have we opened any concentration camps and murdered innocent people? They are the guilty ones, only they go under the guise of hospitals and abortion clinics… ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! It’s time for Americans to fall on their knees before God and beg His forgiveness and mercy. We must speak the truth in love, hating the sin and not the sinner. Christ is the only answer. He is the only One who can save America from destroying herself from the inside. Every great revival started with a prayer. Every great victory was a result of prayer. And every Righteous Cause was bathed in prayer. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! It’s time for us, not to physically fight back, but to fight the spiritual battle God has seen fit to give us. George Washington had his day. Stonewall Jackson had his day. This is our day! Pray for the salvation of this Nation! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! My thanks to every serviceman who enlisted to defend our nation following the 9/11 attacks. May God Bless you are keep you safe. And not to be forgotten are our First Responders, those who took part in the 9/11 rescues and elsewhere. You are heroes! There are no words to properly thank you all for the risks you are willing to take to keep America safe and free. God Bless! Something to think about: Where were you when 9/11 happened? Where you born at the time? How has this event effected you? In the coming days, don’t forget to thank a Veteran or a First Responder. Never Forget, Ryana Lynn Jude 22 *Emoji art supplied by Emoji One Happy September and welcome to my monthly round up! So much happened this month and I can’t wait to share it with you! 😊  Ministry Well, as usual, we have been traveling a lot locally. 😆 We did go out of town to help with two nights of a missions conference. It was such a blessing, getting to see some missionary friends of ours and making new ones! Our big outreach this past month was to The Church of the Open Door, an Independent Baptist Church in Maryland. The pastor is a Sword preacher and one of my favorites! 😉 He is helping us pray about a radio station that we are possibly going to lose in Maryland. COTOD is praying about possibly taking it on as a Church ministry. Please pray that this works out as this station can reach 8 million people! FBN really doesn’t want to lose this station! ☹ Life Early this month, my sister Gera and her family came up to visit us and we got to spend the day at a family park about an hour away from our house to celebrate my niece’s birthday! 🎂 So special! The baby is growing up so much! Love that little man! 😘 As soon as we got back from the missions conference, me, two of my sisters and my dad packed up and went to Maryland to help my oldest sister and her family move to their new house! 😅 They were grateful for the help and we loved getting to spoil the kiddos while we were there! They’re growing so fast. We celebrated another niece’s birthday while we were there as well. Sunday the 19th, our extended family celebrated its 103rd family reunion! It was begun during WWI, before the fighting had reached the U.S. What an amazing legacy! The next day, our family homeschool started. As History teacher, I’m so glad to back hitting the books! Love, Love Love school and miss it so bad! 😭 Writing This month, I celebrated my 2nd Blogaversary on August 1st! Hard to believe the blog has been up two whole years! I finally finished redrafting the revisions I needed for my WIP and have now gotten myself knee-deep in rewriting it! 📝📙 It’s going very well, if I could just get the time to write! As you saw above, things have been busy. But I’ve gotten in several good sessions, for which I am grateful! Praise the Lord! Reading A new section! This month I had a goal of reading 10 books. Here’s what I actually did… 1. Willow Valley Kids Book #2 5 Stars 2. Willow Valley Kids Book #3 4.5 Stars 3. Amy Carmichael 5 Stars 4. Maple Ridge Book # 1 4.5 Stars 5. The Baker’s Daughter 2 Stars 6. Like the Willow Tree 3 Stars 7. The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew #1) 5 Stars So, 7 out of 10, that’s not so bad 😊 I may or may not be posting reviews on these books in the future. We shall see! Goals Another new section! Here are my goals for this month… 1. Post a Blog every week 2. Write October’s posts ahead of time (It’s gonna be busy!) 3. Finish revisions on A Song of Home 4. Read 5 books 5. Work on a special project Bonus! Read 5 more books 😉 And as promised, here are your monthly righting prompts!    And for your easy reference, here is our monthly round-up!
July Wrap Up // My 2nd Blogaversary! My Life in Books Tag! // My Very First Book Tag! 5 Book Recs! // Back to School Musts! Writing 101: I Have a Story! Now What? // The Revision Stage The Mason Family // How Dixie Got Her Name Well, that’s it for now! Have a blessed day in the Lord! (Psst! Like what you’re reading? Subscribe to my blog and get an update every time a post goes live!) Until Next Time, Ryana Lynn Jude 22 *Emoji art supplied by Emoji One |
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