I am currently a Nationally Certified EMT-Basic.

Thank you, Thank you.

I'm really excited. I just need to get a job now. But as a basic there's really not much to do. Besides the Texas Department of Health is behind on getting Texas Licenses approved. From what I've heard they're not even done with December. I need to hurry up and get mine unless I want it in like summer. anyway.
So far the Intermediate level has been pretty cool. Only because it's the Intermediate Level.
I've been trying to write about the types of calls I had last semester. So I'll try and get that to you.
I don't want to keep all this stuff bottled up inside.

Hope all is well.

Be Safe Everyone!

Aight, leave a message so I can see how this thing works.

...for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being snared.
Proverbs 3:26

I recognize that I am not responsible for the happiness of everybody around me.
Today I will be aware that I am responsible for keeping myself happy.
I will be kind to everyone around me, but I refuse to be manipulated.
I will not take on a false sense of responsibility for the actions or attitudes of others.

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1 Corinthians 15:46 - 58.......46 - The spiritual did not come first, but the physical and then the spritual.
                                            47 - The first man came from the dust of the earth. The second man came
                                                           from heaven.
                                            48 - People who belong to the earth are like the first man of earth. But those
                                                           people who belong to heaven are like the man of heaven.
                                                   49 - Just as we were made like the man of earth, so we will also be made like the man
                                                           of heaven.
                                                   50 - I tell you this, brothers and sisters: Flesh and blood cannot have a part in the
                                                           kingdom of God. Something that will ruin cannot have part in something that
                                                           never ruins.
                                                   51 - But look! I tell you this secret: We will not all sleep in death, but we will all be
                                                           changed.
                                                   52 - It will take only a second - as quickly as an eye blinks - when the last trumpet
                                                           sounds. The trumpet will sound, and those who have died will be raised to live
                                                           forever, and we will all be changed.
                                                   53 - This body that can be destroyed must clothe itself with something that can
                                                           never be destroyed. And this body that dies must clothe itself with something
                                                           that can never die.
                                                   54 - So when the body that can be destroyed clothes itself with that which can never
                                                           be destroyed, and this body that dies clothes itself with that which cannot die
                                                           this Scripture will be made true:
                                                                                 "Death is destroyed forever in Victory"     Isaiah 25:8
                                                   55 - "Death, where is your victory?
                                                           Death, where is your pain?"     Hosea 13:14
                                                   56 - Death's power to hurt is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
                                                   57 - But we thank God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
                                                   58 - So my dear brothers and sisters, stand strong. Do not let anything move you.
                                                            Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that
                                                            your work in the Lord is never wasted.

50 - 53: We all face limitations.
               Those  who have physical, mental, or emotional disabilites are especially aware of this. Some may be
               blind, but they can see a new way to live.
               Some may be deaf, but they can hear God's Good News.
               Some may be lame, but they can walk in God's love.
               In addition they have the encouragement that those disabilities are only temporary.
               Paul tells us that we all will be given new bodies when Christ returns and that these bodies will be
               without disabilites, never to die or become sick.
               This can give us hope in our suffering.

51 - 52: "We will not all sleep" means that Christians alive at that will not have to die but will be transformed
               immediately.
               A trumpet blast will usher in the new heaven and earth.

54 - 56: Satan seemed to be victorious in the Garden of Eden and at the cross of Jesus.
               But God turned Satan's apparent victory into defeat when Jesus Christ rose from the dead.
               Thus death is no longer a source of dread or fear. Christ overcame it, and one day we will also.
               The law will no longer make sinners out of us who cannot keep it.
               Death has been defeated, and we have hope beyond the grave.

58: Paul says that because of the resurrection, nothing we do is in vain.
               Sometimes we hesitate to do good because we don't see any results.
               But if we can maintain a heavenly perspective, we will understand that we often will not see the good that results
               from our efforts.
               If we truly believe that Christ has won the ulimate victory, that fact must affect the way we live right now.
               Don't let discouragement over an apparent lack of results keep you from working.
               Do the good that you have the opportunity to do, knowing that your work will have eternal results.


Phillipians 3:21 - The Lord Jesus Christ will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with the body of His
                                glory, by the exertion of the power that He has even to subject all things to Himself. (NASB)

21: The phrase "thoe body of our humble state" does not imply any negative attitude toward the human body.
               However, the bodies we will receive when we are raised from the dead will be glorious, like Christ's resurrected
               body.
               Those who struggle with pain, physical limitations, or disabilities can have a wonderful hope in the resurrection.


Revelation 21:4 - and He will wipe every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer
                                be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed. (NASB)

4: Have you ever wondered what eternity will be like?
               "the holy city, the new Jerusalem" is described as the place where God will "wipe away every tear from their eyes."
               Forevermore, there wil be no death  mourning, crying, or pain.
               What a wonderful truth!
               No matter what you are going through, it's not the last word - God has written the final chapter, and it's about
               true fulfillment and eternal joy for those who love him.
               We do not know as much as we would like, but it is enough to know that eternity with God will be more wonderful
               than we could ever imagine.


1 corinthians 15:35 - But someone will say, "How are the dead raised? And what kind of body do they come?" (NASB)

35: Paul launches into a discussion about what are resurrected bodies will be like.
              If you could select your own body, what kind would you choose - strong, athletic, beautiful?
              Paul explains that we will be recognized  in our resurrected bodies, yet they will be better than we can imagine,
              for they will be made to live forever.
              We will still have our own personalities and individualities, but these will be perfected through Christ's work.
              The Bible does not reveal everything that our resurrected bodies will be able to do, but we know they will be
              perfect, without sickness or disease.
              Paul compares the resurrection of our bodies with the growth in a garden.
              Seeds placed in the ground don't grow unless they "die" first.
              The plant that grows looks very different fromt he seed because God gives it a new "body."
              There are different kinds of bodies - people, animals, fish, birds.
              Even the angels in heaven have bodies that are different in beauty and glory.
              Our resurrected bodies will be very different in some ways, but not all, from our earthly bodies.


2 corinthians 5:1 - 10.......1 - For we know that if the earthly tent which is our house is torn down, we have a building
                                                    from God, a house not made wth hands, eternal in the heavens.
                                              2 - For indeed in this housewe groan, longing to be clothed with our dwelling from
                                                    heaven,
                                              3 - inasmuch as we, having put it on, will not be found naked.
                                              4 - For indeed while we are in this tent, we groan, being burdened, because we do not
                                                    want to be unclothed but to be clothed, so that what is mortal will be swallowed up
                                                    by life.
                                              5 - Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave to us the Spirit as a
                                                   pledge.
                                              6 - Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are at home in
                                                    the body we are absent from the Lord - 
                                              7 - for we walk by faith, not by sight - 
                                              8 - we are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be
                                                    at home with the Lord
                                              9 - Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to
                                                    Him.
                                              10 - For we must all appear before the judgement  seat of Christ, so that each one may be
                                                    recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has doen, whether good
                                                    or bad. (NASB)

1 - 10: Paul contrasts our earthly bodies ("earthly tent") and our future resurrection bodies ("a building from God, a house not
            made by human hands, eternal in the heavens").
            Paul clearly states that our present bodies make us groan, but when we die we will not be spirits without bodies
            ("be found naked").
            We will have new bodies that will be perfect for everlasting life.
            We will still have personalities and recognizable characteristics in our resurrected bodies, but through Christ's work
            our bodies will be better than we can imagine.
           The bible does not tell us everything about our resurrected bodies, but we know they will be perfect without
           disease, or pain.

This life is filled with things to worry about, and we could easily spend every waking hour of our day worrying. Some of us do just that. But if we're followers of Jesus, we know there's far more to life than the struggles that confront us every day. We know there's life to come that will be worry-free. When Jesus told his disciples to trust him, he was reminding them to look at the big picture. Jesus said, "In my Father's house are many rooms ..." (John 14:2). One of the assurances Jesus gave his friends was the real hope of heaven. He was telling them that no matter what happened to them on earth, it would pale in comparison with the life to come.

The words of the apostle Paul also remind us of this truth: "For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal" (2 Corinthians 4:17-18).

Longing for home Deep inside, we all long for this unseen place we've never been. In his book, "The Problem of Pain," C. S. Lewis calls this deep longing "the secret signature of each soul, the incommunicable and unappeasable want." We all have a longing for heaven, whether we know it or not. And heaven is waiting for the child of God. We have God's promise. Jesus has gone to prepare a place for us there (John 14:3), and that's a key element in our comfort here on earth.

When you're expecting guests in your home, you prepare the place ahead of time. You might know they like certain books or treats, so you customize the room. That way, when your guests arrive, they'll feel right at home. If we put that kind of effort into preparing a place for our friends, imagine the care God puts into preparing our eternal home! Our dwelling place When Jesus spoke of the place he has prepared for us, I don't think he was talking about bunk beds or cozy cabins. I believe He was referring to the new bodies we'll have when we go to heaven. Paul talks about this in 2 Corinthians 5:1-3: Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.  Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked.

The Bible doesn't tell us a lot about heaven, probably because it's so far beyond our comprehension. It would be like taking a 3-month-old baby, propping him up with pillows and saying to him, "Now I am going to tell you about Hawaii. Are you ready?" You get out a big book with gorgeous photos of the Hawaiian Islands. "Look. This is the island of Maui. See how nice it is?" The baby is just going to sit there, because he doesn't have the capacity to comprehend the information you're conveying. In the same way, when God speaks of the glories of heaven, there's no way we can fully grasp what lies ahead. Even the apostle Paul, who personally caught a glimpse of heaven said, "And I know that this man - whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, but God knows - was caught up to paradise. He heard inexpressible things, things that man is not permitted to tell" (2 Corinthians 12:3-4).

Heavenly hearts Jesus is preparing wonderful homes for each of us, and I find that to be a great comfort, especially in these troubling days. Some may call that "pie in the sky" escapism, but I believe the reality of our future heavenly home helps get us through the trials of this life. And the fact of the matter is when we truly are heavenly minded, we are the greatest earthly good. Those who've done the most for this world have usually had their hearts on the next one. Any honest look at history will reveal that those who have done the most for others are Christians who know the hope of eternal life. They're the ones who have started universities, built shelters and hospitals, and have gone into the war-torn and famine-ridden areas of the world with food, medicine and clothing.

Think of men like William Wilberforce, a British politician who had an encounter with Jesus Christ. At first he thought he might be called to go into ministry, but he soon realized he could use his position in British politics to overturn a great evil - slavery. He dedicated much of his life to this cause and ultimately succeeded. His story is told in the powerful film "Amazing Grace." I've heard of a lot of church-affiliated hospitals, but personally, I've never heard of an atheist hospital. ... When we have the comfort of heaven, we put our worries aside and lay down our lives for the welfare of others. We're no longer bound by fear and anxiety, but freed by the promise of new life with God. When our hearts are lightened by this promise, there is no end to the good we can do.

I get these e-mails from my church, and sometimes they have messages that are really good. So, I'll be sharing these with you as often as I get them or, since I have a lot of them, as often as I feel like it.

This one I'm about to post was forwarded from my Tia, and it's a message by Joel Osteen. Me personally never really liked the guy, but just cause I don't like him doesn't mean his message is any less awesome. Plus it was helpful too!

Today's Scripture
"But those who wait on the Lord, shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint." (Isaiah 40:31)

Today's Word
Do you need strength today?
Sometimes it’s easy to get down and discouraged when you’re constantly looking at the circumstances of life.
You may feel tired and weary from a long battle.
But when you wait on the Lord, the Bible says your strength will be renewed.
Waiting on the Lord means you’re putting your trust and hope in Him.
You’re living with an attitude of faith and expectancy.
In the natural, if you are waiting for someone like a special dinner guest, you’re probably not just sitting around the house wondering what will happen.
No, you’re probably preparing for that special person by straightening the house and making sure everything is perfect for their arrival.
Most likely, you started weeks in advance making the menu and deciding what to wear! In the same way, when you are waiting on the Lord, it doesn’t mean you are just sitting around, it means you are preparing for Him.
Are you ready for God to move on your behalf?
Are you waiting on Him?
As you take a step of faith, He’ll meet you there.
He’ll renew your strength and lead you into victory in every area of your life!

A Prayer for Today
Father in heaven, thank You for Your promise to renew my strength. I choose to wait on You. I choose to trust You. I choose to prepare for You to move mightily in my life! In Jesus' Name, Amen.