I am sitting here today thinking of all those who read my blogs.  I believe that most, if not all of you are God fearing, loving people.  So how can God use me to encourage you today?  I think of the earthquake and nuclear blasts in Japan, and I read the prophecy in Rev. 16:18-21 of what will become of us in the end times.  Then I wonder how it came to be that Moses could change God's mind on Mount Horeb when God wanted to destroy His people for making a golden calf and worshipping it.  When Joshua was near to dying  he called his people to him and reminded them of all the blessings God had given them and their deliverance from all their enemies. At the end of his speech he said, "if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord.. then choose this day whom you will serve, but for me and my house we will serve the Lord." Joshua 24:15.  I know this doesn't sound encouraging so far but believe me that sometimes we need to see the bad to understand the good that will come from it.  Right now, this minute, we need to strive to change God's mind about destroying us.  Look around you at all the people that make up your life. It is easy to love those people who are close to us, but what about that person that agitates us.  What about Judas who betrayed Christ, or Peter who denied Christ or even Paul who claimed to be the most treacherous villain on earth.  If they were here today and there are many like them, would you be judgmental or would we choose to love them as Christ did.  I encourage you today to strive to be a more loving, forgiving, exceptional person in God's eyes so that we can change his mind toward destruction.  The U.S. is a very generous nation.  No doubt we help foreign countries that are in need.  But we are not a perfect nation.  I encourage you today to go forth and spread the Good News.  Let everyone you come in contact with know that God loves them and He is merciful.  Let's not only talk the talk, but let's walk the walk, showing God's grace and in so doing help to save our nation.  God Be with you all.