The Signs of God “ARE EVERYWHERE”
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Dedication I’d like to dedicate this book to a dear friend Bob Atchison. A few years ago I told him I wanted to write, but I wasn’t sure if it was just me or if it is something God wants me to do. He said, “Go for it, if it’s not something God wants for you He’ll let you know.” Thanks Bob! Love and miss you. I would also like to dedicate this book to my husband Ronald, our three children and to our five grandchildren Nathan, Rebekah, Carson, Michael, and Cali. I praise God for each one. I love you all.
Acknowledgments First I’d like to thank God for this opportunity to tell others about Him and Jesus, and how they too can have Jesus in their hearts. And a special thank you to my husband Ronald for his help, patience, prayers and encouragements. And thanks to my brother Lloyd and his wife Sue, as they diligently worked to put passages of Scripture to many of the sayings. A special thank you to each of our children, Marcella and her husband Mike for all their prayers, suggestions, and encouragements. Sherry and her husband Lance for their prayers, encouragements, suggestions, and for very diligently going over all the sayings, Scripture verses, and categories to make sure they all fit together. Roger for his help, prayers, and encouragements, and suggestions. His wife Jennifer for her prayers, encouragements, suggestions, and especially for her proofreading parts of this book. Also I’d like to thank Candy a friend and my prayer partner for all her prayers and for helping proofread part of this book. For Joan for looking up some Scripture verses to go with some of the sayings. And for Pam for all her computer help. I’d like to thank all of my family and friends for all their help, suggestions, encouragements, and especially for all their prayers. I praise God for whoever’s heart He burdened to send me two of the Bibles I needed for this book. And to those who gave financially, thank you and God Bless. A very special thank you to a ten year old girl named Alyssa Serri. She knew I didn’t have any idea for a title to this book, after thinking and praying about it for a couple of weeks the Lord blessed her with the title. The Signs of God “Are Everywhere” I praise God for everyone who helped with, and especially for all the prayers that were said concerning this book. Without them and the Lord it would not have been possible. Praise God!
TABLE OF CONTENTS How I see God in everything Comment on Our Captain Our Captain Introduction More about the book Comment on Yellow Butterflies Yellow Butterflies Man’s Problem Comment on Satan, Sin, Hell Thought For The Day Satan, Sin, and Hell Comment on Judgment Thought For The Day Judgment Comment on Worry Thought For The Day Worry Comment on God’s Love God’s Love We Cannot Work Our Way to God Comment on Fluffy Clouds Fluffy Clouds Comment on Help, Helper Thought For The Day Help / Helper Comment on What a beautiful Night What a Beautiful Night Comment on Love Thought For The Day Love Comment on Christmas Christmas Comment on Jesus, Christ Thought For The Day Jesus / Christ Comment on God God God Has a Solution Comment on Forgiveness, Grace Thought For The Day Forgiveness / Grace Comment on All Around The Town All Around the Town Comment on Truth Thought for The Day Truth Comment on Let Us Pause Let Us Pause Comment on Obey, Obedience Thought For The Day Obey / Obedience Comment on Trust Trust Accept His Gift Comment on Faith, Faithfulness Thought For The Day Faith / Faithfulness Comment on October Harvest October Harvest Comment on Trust Thought For The Day Trust Comment on God’s Musical Creatures God’s Musical Creatures Comment on Eternal, Eternity Thought For The Day Eternal /Eternity Comment on It’s Then It’s Then The Result Comment on Salvation Thought For The Day Salvation Comment on God’s Creation God’s Creation Comment on Rejoice Thought For The Day Rejoice Comment on Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Comment on Prayer Thought For The Day Prayer Comment on Show Me the Way Show Me Thy Way Now What? Comment on Word of God Thought For The Day Word of God Comment on The Preacher and the Lady The Preacher and the Lady Comment on Witnessing Thought For The Day Witnessing Comment on Choices Thought For The Day Choices Comment on Choices and Changes Choices and Changes Plan of Salvation When you’re out and about
HOW I SEE GOD IN EVERYTHING
THE SIGNS OF GOD “ARE EVERYWHERE” as you know is the title of this book. I’d like to share with you how I see God in everything and if you open your eyes and heart you can too. I’d also like to share with you how I know God and how you can also know God. To begin with, when I get up the sun may be shining or not as it may be cloudy, raining or snowing. If the sun is shining you know it’s from God, as man did not make the sun, nor cause it to shine. Then I hear the birds singing and as I look out my window I can see many different birds of various colors. Man never made the birds either or caused them to sing. There are many different kinds of animals there are tame animals such as dogs and cats, cows and horses and wild animals such as lions, deer, elephants, bears, and many other wild animals. There are also different insects like flies, mosquitoes and many reptiles. God also created beautifully colored butterflies. I also see God in the grass, flowers and the trees, and in the winter the green grass turns brown, the flowers die or go dormant and the trees lose their leaves. But when spring comes they all seem to come back to life. Some days we have rain, sometimes just a little, and sometimes a lot and sometimes on one side of the road and not on the other. There are times when I hear thunder and see lightening. Then sometimes there are really bad storms like hurricanes and tornadoes. Many times after a rain I see a rainbow that God has put in the sky, with all of its beautiful colors. Man can’t do that. There are days when I see the snow coming down and in amounts from just a trace to inches to feet. Also some days when the temperatures are just right I see frost all over the ground and on cars and on rooftops. These things man cannot do either, Oh! Yes, man can make artificial snow for awhile with machines and also make frost. But they cannot do it in super large amounts and in different places as only God can do and all at the same time. Then there is the moon, sometimes it’s a full moon, sometimes it’s a half moon and sometimes it’s a sliver of a moon, and sometimes we don’t see the moon for awhile. How does God do that? Then God has given us the four seasons, winter, spring, summer and fall. He gave us the wind and we can’t tell where it comes from or where it is going. I have seen where the wind blew over a strip of corn in field and didn’t even touch the corn next to it. Man can’t do this. He gave us the stars in the night sky. How did God hang them there and how do they stay put? God only knows. Yes! Sometimes I see a falling star. Why do some twinkle? I don’t know. At the same time I can see planets in our solar system. God has also given us the towering majestic mountains. Man cannot do any of this either it is only something God can do. What is God’s reason for all of these things that man thinks may be good or bad? Maybe He wants to show us His miraculous power and possibly bring us to Himself. God created you and me with love and with that same love He gave you and me Jesus Christ, His one and only Son to die on a cross for our sins, as we are all sinners, so that we might one day live in heaven with Him. I know God because I confessed to Him that I am a sinner and believed in my heart that He was raised from the dead and that He is in heaven preparing a place for me and one day He will come for me to live with Him forever. Praise God!
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The Signs of God “ARE EVERYWHERE” is a collection of sayings from church signs all over the country, with added Scripture verses, poems, and the plan of salvation incorporated throughout. They were compiled to enlighten, encourage, and challenge people.
About the Author
Connie L. Parmenter, at the young age of sixty-seven, is writing her first book. She has been married to her husband, Ronald, for forty-nine years. They have three great children and five wonderful grandchildren. Her interests are sewing, puzzles, and writing. What she has discovered while writing this book is that God will provide you with all you need at just the time you need it. She praises God for the opportunity to write this book and for all the support, prayers, and encouragement of her family and friends. Praise God!