Saturday, December 30, 2006

End of the year thoughts

2006 has been a growing year. I have had to come out of my comfort zone. A lot
of blessings to be thankful for and also things have happened to make me trust in God for the future. I hope 2007 will be a blessed year for everyone.
No snow to play in this winter yet. Within the last 24 hours Saddam Hussein got executed by hanging. Purdue lost their bowl game to Maryland(no big surprise).
I am thankful though for the many blessings my family and I have had in 2006.

Thursday, December 14, 2006

How to know for sure that you will be in Heaven

Click onto the following link: www.johnankerberg.org/articles/Salvation/salvation-index.htm.
It talks about how to know you are saved in Heaven. It is a good article even though I just glanced over it. The main 5 things is goes over is the following: 1. Do you practice righteousness? (I John 2:29) 2. Do you love other Christians? (I John 2:14) 3. Do you believe Jesus is saviour? (I John 5:1) 4. Are you an overcomer? (I John 5:4) 5. Are you a habitual sinner? (I John 5:18)
I think these are 5 excellent points to look over to know if you are saved or not. Praise God for His goodness in giving us the book of I John so we can know if we are saved or not. Go to the above link and scroll down and there is a .pdf file that goes into more depth on the topic. This is the most important issue for anyone. I would appreciate any thoughts on these verses, again the Bible must be used and looked for on guidance on any topic. Have a Merry Christmas!!!

Wednesday, December 06, 2006

time and business

Wow,
It is December 6th already. It is 10:19pm when I am writing this and I feel rushed due to not getting everything done. I need to get my wife a Christmas gift, etc, etc. However thankfully the reason for the season Jesus gives me peace during this busy time.
Nothing new in the Cook household. Michaela lost a tooth today. Looking back on this year 2006, it has went fast.
I enjoyed spending time with family during Thanksgiving time. I got to see people I hadn't seen for awhile. I got to play football 3 times in a couple weeks. That was fun. Carmen flew home.
Deana's grandma died the week of Thanksgiving with the funeral being the Wednesday before. She was over 90 years old. I don't want to be that old. She lived in her own house and was only in a nursing home for a few days so she did well.
Well I am busy and need to run.
Have a Merry Christmas everyone.