George

“Faith, hope, & Love”. Just doing my best to bear God‘s light in a dark world. Husband & proud dad of 3 daughters. Grandfather. Financial Analyst.

[The Husky @Mr_Husky1]

Nobody asked them to do it. Nobody trained them for it. They were just two teenage boys — the kind you pass on the sidewalk and barely notice — leaning on their bikes in the summer heat when they saw something no child should ever have to experience.

A man walked away with 5-year-old Jocelyn Rojas. She was supposed to be playing outside. She was supposed to be safe.

And in that single, awful second — while most of us would have been paralyzed, reaching for a phone, waiting for someone with a uniform and a badge to show up — these two boys made a choice.

They got on their bikes and they went after him.

No hesitation. No waiting for permission. No "someone else will handle it." Just two pairs of legs pumping hard through the streets of Lancaster, eyes locked on a stranger who had a little girl that wasn't his.

They tracked him. They stayed close. They didn't let him disappear into the afternoon like something that was never going to be found.

And then they confronted him.

Two teenagers. On bikes. Against a grown man who had already done the unthinkable. They forced him to stop.

He let Jocelyn go.

"The entire thing lasted only minutes." — Lancaster Police
Minutes. Because two boys closed the distance fast enough to interrupt it. Because they were raised — by someone, somehow — to believe that other people's emergencies are your business too.

When reporters asked one of them afterward why they did it, he gave the most deflating, most beautiful, most teenage answer imaginable.

He shrugged.

"I just felt like it was the right thing to do."
No speech. No GoFundMe. No press conference. Just a kid who saw a little girl in danger and couldn't make himself look away.

Jocelyn went home. She was reunited with her family. She got to grow up.

Because of two boys on bikes who hadn't been asked, hadn't been trained, hadn't been paid — and did it anyway.

[A Soldier's Whisper @SoldiersWhisper]

Petty Officer 3rd Class Lauren J. Singer was traveling over the Coronado Bridge near San Diego, California, returning to her on base residence, when she noticed a stranded motorist outside his vehicle.

Singer asked if he needed any help, and the driver responded that he was fine. Something in the manner of the driver’s response triggered her intuition and made her feel that something was not right.

She noticed the driver putting a rope around his neck. As he was putting a foot on the barrier to jump over the side, Singer rushed to his side, pulling him back. Startled, she grabbed him and asked what he was doing. He coolly responded by saying that today was the day he was going to die. While Singer was holding the driver, she noticed a knife on the barrier ledge. She cut the rope from around his neck, dropped the knife and kicked it underneath the car. She then identified a gun in his pocket. She removed the firearm and directed other stopped motorists to lock the gun securely in the trunk and call 911.

She stayed with the suicidal driver until the California Highway Patrol arrived. Singer’s willingness to assist a stranger undoubtedly resulted in saving his life.

We salute you Petty Officer Singer! The 2020 USO Sailor of the Year!
#Military #Hero #SuicidePrevention

[Franklin Graham @Franklin_Graham]

“For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved” (John 3:17). That’s the good news I shared with the crowd at the Festival of Hope in Madrid tonight! We praise God for every person who responded to God’s invitation to turn from their sins and put their trust in Jesus Christ. Please pray with us for hundreds of new believers as they begin their walk with Christ.

[George @georgerva]

@Pat_Boone Happy birthday, Pat!! you are a true inspiration. God bless you.

[George @georgerva]

@DefiantLs @Elohim_Gadol “But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. “ 2 Peter 2:1

[Shahriq Khan @RealShahriqKhan]

When I was Muslim, I used to ask Christians:

“If Jesus was really God, why did He eat, sleep, and bleed like us?”

And honestly, I used to ask it with pride like it was some unbeatable argument.

But later I realized something:

That question was not exposing Christianity.

It was exposing my misunderstanding of what kind of God Jesus claimed to be.

Because the real question is not:

“Why would God become weak?”

The real question is:

“What kind of God would willingly step into human suffering at all?”

Islam taught me about a God who was distant and untouchable.

But Christianity introduced me to a God who stepped into hunger, exhaustion, grief, pain, betrayal, blood, and suffering with us.

And suddenly His humanity stopped feeling like weakness to me.

It became proof of love.

If Jesus ate, it means He came close enough to experience hunger beside us.

If He slept, it means He embraced the exhaustion we carry.

If He bled, it means He did not stand above suffering watching us from a distance.

He entered it Himself.

Philippians 2 says Christ emptied Himself and took on flesh.

Not because He stopped being God, but because He wanted humanity to finally see what God is actually like.

And it turns out God is willing to suffer for the people He loves.

That changed everything for me.

Because every other religion demanded sacrifice from humanity.

Jesus became the sacrifice Himself.

And no prophet in history ever claimed that.

[Greg Laurie @greglaurie]

The harsh reality is this: If you’re going to be used of God, then you’re going to be attacked. If you live as a real Christian, you will find yourself at odds with the world around you. You’ll face opposition, some of it intense. Think of suffering as a spiritual badge of honor. In fact, if you don’t experience at least occasional suffering or hardship in your life, you might want to examine your Christian walk.

And keep this in mind: The life that Christ offers is well worth any hardship.

[Crazy Moments @Crazymoments01]

Mom Waited For This Look From Her Baby For Months

[🌺 𝓚𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓲𝓮 🌺 @KObregonWriter]

Elijah stopped the rain. 🌧️

For 3 years, Elijah's intense righteousness and faith stopped and started the rain.

His Spirit belonged only to God.

Yet this same Elijah, because of sheer exhaustion, persecution and isolation begged God to end his life.

And even in his deepest depression, he was honest with God, he still sought God and he didn't run away.

Things may get hard.

We may have times of depression, isolation, sadness or pain.

God will provide us with the respite we need to complete the journey.

Nothing we experience here in this world will compare to seeing Jesus' face.

[George @georgerva]

@mikeautoplug Amen 🙏

[Franklin Graham @Franklin_Graham]

“The secret of Christianity is found in a Person, and that Person is the Lord Jesus Christ. Men have discovered other philosophical and ethical systems, but they have not found another Jesus Christ. No one in history can match Him.” —@BillyGraham

[Talk Church @churchtalkative]

If Holy Spirit convicted you, it’s because God is extending His mercy to you.

Don’t take it for granted.

The enemy doesn’t fear you simply because you claim to be a follower of Christ.

But when you finally overcome and begin walking in purity and righteousness…

When you finally exercise your spiritual authority over your God-given assignment and calling…

That’s when hell trembles.

[Billy Graham @BillyGraham]

“No matter how advanced its progress, any civilization that neglects its spiritual and moral life is going to disintegrate. This is the history of mankind, and it is our problem still today.” —Billy Graham

[George @georgerva]

@SolaScriptura98 @prayerbloom Praying for you now, in Jesus name 🙏

[George @georgerva]

@PeteHegseth Amen. Thank you for sharing this 🙏

[George @georgerva]

@Ivankatrumpne 🙏

[George @georgerva]

The Mystery Physicists Can’t Explain Keeps Pointing To God
https://t.co/I4SkFr05Ou

[George @georgerva]

@TulsiGabbard @ODNIgov Dear Mrs. Gabbard, thank you so much for your service to this country both in the military, and as a leader in our government. Praying for for healing for your husband, Abraham…and for God’s strength upon you and your family 🙏