WILL OF GOD

Author Charlene Murray’s New Book, "God Is Willing," Explores How God's Followers Hold the Ability to Reject Satan's Works & Follow the Path to Accepting the Lord's Love

Recent release “God Is Willing,” from Covenant Books author Charlene Murray, is an enthralling look at how readers can work to reject harmful thoughts that are the works of Satan's temptation to allow heavenly and divine acts into one's lives. Through Murray's writings, readers will be able to further open their souls to God's will, allowing his blessings and messages to fill their lives.

 

Philadelphia, PA, March 09, 2023 --(PR.com)-- Charlene Murray, who was guided by the Lord through the Bible to gain insight into his Holy Kingdom, has completed her new book, “God Is Willing”: a faith-based read designed to help one discern the differences between the miracles of the Lord and the dangerous temptations of Satan’s forces.

“‘God Is Willing’ is an inspired book that reveals the loving kindness of our Creator,” writes Murray. “This book helps you become aware of what the spiritual realm is doing for you, and what it is doing to cause calamities in your life. Showing you how to discern the difference between the thoughts that God’s kingdom gives and the thoughts that Satan’s kingdom gives. Becoming aware of this will help you in your life. Being that we cannot see angels, we need to know the difference between the two types. God has made sure that honorable angels’ actions/ways be different from the demons, so that we the people can know them by the thoughts that we are given. It is our thoughts that propel us to do good or bad.

“There are many treasures that our Creator has left in the land for us, the people, to find, and having this discernment is one of them. This discernment allows you to not automatically accept the thoughts that you have. Once you start learning to reject thoughts that are harmful to you, the honorable angel’s thoughts will have a greater hold on you so that you can be released from the harmful thoughts. Honorable angels give us thoughts with feelings attached to them so that we can maintain our goodness.

“As you read this book, you will see how your thoughts can manipulate you to do things that are non-beneficial; however, utilizing your discernment will counteract these non-beneficial thoughts. Whether a person does God’s will or not, they can still have salvation through thy Lord, Jesus.”

Published by Covenant Books of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, Charlene Murray’s new book is the perfect tool for those seeking to attain a higher knowledge of God’s plan for them and learn to open their hearts and minds to his divine guidance.

Readers can purchase “God Is Willing” at bookstores everywhere, or online at the Apple iTunes store, Amazon or Barnes and Noble.

Covenant Books is an international Christian owned and operated publishing house based in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. Covenant Books specializes in all genres of work which appeal to the Christian market. For additional information or media inquiries, contact Covenant Books at 843-507-8373.

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GODLY MIRACLE

'God gave me another chance:' Crookston mom nearly killed by son credits faith for surviving

Angie Gonzalez, 52, has been released from the hospital just days after she was stabbed nearly a dozen times.

52-year-old Angie Gonzalez.

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By Matt Henson

 

March 08, 2023 11:34 PM

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CROOKSTON, Minn. — It's nothing short of a miracle.

A Crookston mom nearly killed on a city sidewalk during a viscous knife attack was released from the hospital Wednesday, March 8.

Her son, 36-year-old Kevin Corona, is facing attempted murder charges.

Five days after 52-year-old Angie Gonzalez was stabbed nearly a dozen times with a knife that had a 10-inch blade, she is up and walking and eating solid foods.

"God gave me another chance to live," she said.

A lot of optimism from the mother of five and grandmother of 17.

"I kept praying, asking God to please be with me," referring to her ride to the hospital.

Last Friday, March 3, police say Gonzalez was attacked by Corona on the sidewalk in front of their Crookston home after he allegedly got upset she was moving to a different home.

Officer Heath Hanson was the first officer to arrive, and applied pressure to the nearly dozen stab wounds to prevent her from bleeding to death.

"I kept telling him, 'I didn't want to die, I didn't want to die,' and he kept telling me, 'I promise you you are not going to die,'" said Gonzalez.

Joel Schwartz was the one who called 911 that day. He was in the backyard with his four kids and heard the screams for help.

"I truly believe it was God that put him there at the right time," Gonzalez said.

Not only is he a new neighbor, but he's the new pastor at the new Freedom Church which held its first service the previous Sunday.

Gonzalez introduced herself after the service.

"To see that she showed up that first Sunday, that was God's timing," Schwartz said.

Schwartz obviously made a big impression on Gonzalez. It was him who the family called to come pray at her bedside.

"It was special to see. I wasn't expecting to see her just as full of joy, full of hope and faith as she was," Schwartz said.

They did not just talk about her physical wounds.

"I think apart from forgiveness you can't look forward with such hope, and apart from Jesus how do you forgive something like that," Schwartz said.

While Gonzalez is praising God for the miracle of healing, she wants to thank the doctors, nurses, police officers and the community as well.

"Thank everybody for all of the love and support, calls, texts, prayers, so overwhelming, so grateful," she said.

If all goes well, Gonzalez could return home by the end of the week.

A GoFundMe site has been setup to help Gonzalez.

A town-wide enchilada feed will be held Friday, March 17 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Crookston.

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By Matt Henson

Matt Henson is an Emmy award-winning reporter/photographer/editor for WDAY. Prior to joining WDAY in 2019, Matt was the main anchor at WDAZ in Grand Forks for four years. He was born and raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia and attended college at Lyndon State College in northern Vermont, where he was recognized twice nationally, including first place, by the National Academy for Arts and Science for television production. Matt enjoys being a voice for the little guy. He focuses on crimes and courts and investigative stories. Just as often, he shares tear-jerking stories and stories of accomplishment. Matt enjoys traveling to small towns across North Dakota and Minnesota to share their stories. He can be reached at mhenson@wday.com and at 610-639-9215. When he's not at work (rare) Matt resides in Moorhead and enjoys spending time with his daughter, golfing and attending Bison and Sioux games. 

 

LINK:  https://www.inforum.com/news/minnesota/god-gave-me-another-chance-crookston-mom-nearly-killed-by-son-credits-faith-for-surviving

WORKS OF GOD

North Korea

Published March 8, 2023 4:00am EST

Man who fled North Korea for America returns to feed starving citizens: 'God called me'

As a teenager, Joon Bai walked six weeks without food in the freezing winter to reach South Korea

By Nikolas Lanum | Fox News

American born in North Korea reveals what happens inside of military dictatorship

85-year-old Joon Bai fled North Korea as a teenager before becoming a successful businessman in the United States.

A man who fled North Korea as a teenager revealed that his Christian faith and his success in America led him back to his home country to feed famine-stricken people, saving countless lives.

Fox News Digital spoke with 85-year-old Joon Bai, a humanitarian, author and award-winning movie producer who, with support from his wife, Kyuhee, returned many times to his birthplace for philanthropic support to farmers and orphans.

"North Koreans, they don't know religion. They don't know Jesus Christ, Muhammad or Buddha. Teaching them that there is life afterward, there's an eternity. I'm seeding religion into their minds. That's my greatest achievement," Bai said.

In his new memoir, "Promises: The Life and Love of an American Born in North Korea," Bai recounts his extraordinary life and stories of courage, overcoming adversity and finding hope.

Joon Bai is a successful entrepreneur and humanitarian. With the support from the love of his life, his wife, Kyuhee, he returned many times to his birthplace, North Korea, to assist farmers, orphans and numerous others with philanthropic support.  (Fox News Digital )

The book, he hopes, will speak for the 23 million North Koreans who do not have a voice.

"We know very little about North Korea. We really don't know anything. The only thing we know is what the media tells us about missiles and Kim Jong Un."

But, what about the rest of those people? Who are they? What do they believe?

North Korea has closed its fences, so they don't know what's outside, Bai noted. The same applies to the inside of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), where people only hypothesize about what plants and animals thrive there.

Travelers from other countries are only allowed to places in North Korea under a guide. Bai said they are told what they are allowed to see, don't talk to people on the street and are not allowed to take pictures unless approved beforehand.

Bai has visited North Korea numerous times over the last two decades, visiting the most desolate places to sit and talk with the farmers and the orphans. They don't have neighbors with BMWs or Mercedes-Benz vehicles. Instead, they live off rations, only what the government provides them to eat.  

"That village, those farmers, to them, there's no such thing as murder or killings. I would never say that here it happens all the time in the back streets of Oakland, Brooklyn, or Detroit, Michigan."

Promises is a unique and intimate look inside North Korea and the life of Joon Bai, offering lessons he has learned about courage, challenges, and hope. (Trans Western Pictures LLC (Jenkins))

During his North Korean travels, he wrote and co-produced the award-winning movie, "The Other Side of the Mountain," a feature film that was the first collaboration between an American and the North Korean government. The movie details a love story with a message close to Koreans on both sides of the border, unification.

During the movie's production, Bai didn't pay a dime to the actors because there's no such thing as pay in North Korea.

"In the U.S., you make a movie, 20 or 30% of the budget goes to the top actors. Tom Cruise is a big part of the budget for that movie. In North Korea, there is no such thing," Bai said.

In North Korea, citizens must have a permit if more than five or six people get together. Bai said this is likely to prevent them from starting a revolution.

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From his early childhood years in what is now North Korea, Bai lived through the devastation of World War II and the Korean War. Bai's family eventually left their hometown in North Korea — near the Chinese border — and made the journey to Seoul, South Korea, on foot.

The Korean War had a devastating toll on Koreans. But, should you ask, the people on both sides of the DMZ would tell you there are worse things than the cruelty of the fellow man.

"Winter in Korea was the worst," Bai said.

The Northern tip of North Korea has the same climate as Siberia. Bai said he had to keep moving or freeze to death to survive. He walked for six weeks without anything to eat.

After living in South Korea, Bai came to the United States as an exchange student. After earning his engineering degree, he embarked on a successful career in business, working in natural gas among Fortune 500 CEOs. Eventually, Bai opened his own factory in rural Pennsylvania. The factory employed 400 people and everybody in town knew somebody who worked for Bai.

"It was my way of paying back what I was given. Wonderful country," Bai said.

Looking back on his town in Missouri and Pennsylvania, Bai said he never felt discriminated against. He also said he is "deeply grateful to his new country, America, for embracing him and giving him every opportunity."

"I hate to say I think we're walking backward today," Bai said. "So, I hope the people read my book and say, well, this kid came from Korea and he did good things and he loved his wife to the end. Maybe we should learn something from him. Maybe I should be a little nicer to my wife and kids tonight."

"Those were the days you could smoke in the airplane," he laughed.

In this undated photo provided on July 23, 2020 by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits a new chicken farm being built in Hwangju County, North Korea. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

Growing up, Bai saw how the world was recovering from the aftermath of Adolf Hitler's rule in Germany. Today, people speak similarly of Vladimir Putin and North Korea.

"Today, we have these people living in North Korea and we think all 23 million are evil people. They are not, only a handful of leaders," Bai said. "Sometimes, when you don't have freedom, you are truly innocent."

Bai says he does not believe North Korea can strike the United States with ICBM missiles. He thinks it is all a defensive measure. He also does not believe North Korea could successfully invade South Korea.

"They keep shooting one or two missiles every year just to tell the world, 'I'm a little rat cornered. I can bite you one time before I die,'" Bai said.

In January 1997, it was raining so hard in San Francisco, California, that Bai could barely see out his car windshield. He was listening to the radio when he heard over 100,000 children had died of starvation in North Korea. That night, he came home and told his wife.

"We just couldn't eat. We couldn't sleep," Bai said.

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, a huge North Korean flag is displayed during a celebration of the nation’s 73rd anniversary at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, early Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021.  (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

His wife would often ask him how there are so many orphans in North Korea. He told her their parents had died of starvation. The kids often live longer than their parents, whether a few more weeks or days.

Babies drink their mother's milk until the parent dies. The government then picks up the children and brings them to the orphanages.

Bai said young kids die in the orphanages for two reasons: Diarrhea and water. They don't have purification facilities and they cannot digest the food they are given. These facilities often do not have milk, so they provide the children with hard food like corn.

"You feed that to a one-year-old baby, she dies," Bai said.

During a Korean Winter, the ground is firm and the orphanages only have a few young female volunteer nurses. So, they throw the bodies next to the barns, stacking them up into a frozen pile. When spring comes and the snow melts, they dig into the earth and bury those children.

The malnutrition has caused North Koreans to be up to three inches shorter than South Koreans on average and have a 20-point difference in terms of IQ.

"I'm not an AP press writer or United Press International. I'm just an ordinary guy who happened to be born in North Korea and loved the people, and became wealthy, got resources. So, I went back and fed them," Bai said.

A friend told Bai to send a palette of food to the North Korean government, so he did. The leaders of North Korea wrote back to him, thanking him, which opened the door for him to return to his country.

Bai spent close to one million dollars of his savings and began procuring goods like corn, potatoes, hairclips, and washing machines in China for five or six years. He then took those goods and brought them over to North Korea. He did this until 2019, when travel to North Korea was closed under the Trump administration.

Much of the food went to young kids going through the education system in North Korea.

People watch a TV showing a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, May 7, 2022.  (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

"These kids, they break the bread in half and bring the rest home to their parents," he said. "So, when I saw that, I thought, giving bread and rice and all that is not enough. I have to teach them how to grow the farm products."

That is when Bai started what he described as his "agricultural revolution."

Bai went to China and hired farm experts who helped him teach the poor people of North Korea seeding, growing and mulching over the course of several years.

According to Bai, when he left North Korea, they produced 1,000 times more rice per season than in previous years. He thought that nobody would go hungry if he could do that for the rest of the country. He succeeded.

While staying in a hotel room in the country, Bai dropped to the ground and cried. People he worked with rushed over to ask if he was OK. One person said that was when God came to his heart.

"It is in that process of being able and willing to help other people, the faith grew. And I think God called me. It just happened very naturally," Bai said. "My mind was full of passion to help those kids. Every second, my mind was focused on that."

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It was an effort, Bai notes, that was inspired by his wife and the Christian faith his mother instilled in him. The book is dedicated to those two women, two shining pillars in his life.

He visits his wife's grave every week, sitting among beautiful trees, fresh air and rolling hills. His mother's ashes reside with him at his home in Pleasanton, California.

After reading his story, Bai hopes that others will be inspired to make a change and spread love throughout the world.

"Today, I believe whatever I did is God's will. He chose me to do certain things," he said. "That's really what it's all about. God's faith in me gave me the courage to love other people. So, whatever is left of my life, I'm smiling."

Nikolas Lanum is an associate editor for Fox News Digital.

LINK:  https://www.foxnews.com/media/man-fled-north-korea-america-returns-feed-starving-citizens-finding-success-america-god-called-me

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GOD 4 WEALTH

God didn’t create Nigeria to be poor – Obasanjo

6th March 2023

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo

By  Daud Olatunji

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday, has said it is not the intention of God for Nigeria to be a poor country, saying the situation of the country should be blamed on its political leadership.

He said it was lamentable that Nigeria had not taken advantage of science and technology to attain self-sufficiency in food production.

The former president  stated this at a lecture organised to mark his 86th birthday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.

He said, “God has created Nigeria for a great purpose. At independence, the world did not refer to Nigeria as giant in Africa, no, they refered to Nigeria as giant in the sun; Nigeria was more than giant in Africa, it was giant in the sun. But not only have we not been giant in the sun, we have not even been giant in Africa. Some people called us giant with clay feet.

“That is not what God has created Nigeria to be; that is what we Nigerians have inadvertently or advertently made Nigeria to be. But will Nigeria continue to be so, I believe no. So, we must continue to hold ourselves together, pray and understand all the factors and the elements that are making us not to be the giant, but the dwarf of Africa and how we can get out of it and I believe and pray that we will get out of it.”

On food security, the ex-president said, “Until Ukraine war, I really did not realise how much we in Africa, almost all of us in Africa depend on the Russians and the Ukrainians for wheat. Wheat, which is used to make bread, is only carbohydrate. Are there no carbohydrate foodstuffs that can be produced in Africa that we can be self-sufficient in? I know some of our countries cannot produce wheat and this is the sort of thing that IITA has been doing.

“Science and technology has given us all that we need for food and nutrition security in Africa what is left is political will and political action.”

Earlier in his lecture, titled “The Complex Dynamics in Achieving Food and Nutrition Security in Africa,” a former Director-General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Dr Nteranya Sanginga, lamented that African countries, despite being blessed with fertile land, still spend billions of dollars importing food.

Sanginga said by spending N11bn annually to import food, Nigeria was improving other countries’ Internally Generated Revenue to its own detriment.

He said for Africa to ensure food security, governments must show more political will and determination. 

LINK:  https://punchng.com/god-didnt-create-nigeria-to-be-poor-obasanjo/

PUNCH

HEAVENLY MESSAGES

God is with us through difficult times

The Rev. Catrina Hawkins Boles

Guest Columnist

One of my favorite Christmas hymns is “O Come, O Come Emmanuel." The name Emmanuel literally means God is with us. I was reminded of this meaning as we entered the season of Lent. The first Sunday in Lent focused on Jesus’ experience in the wilderness after his baptism. Jesus spent 40 days without food and water. This story is also called the temptation of Jesus, because Jesus was tempted by Satan in this wilderness.

We have all gone through some difficulties in life that seem isolating, and we feel alone in our pain. Most of us, through shame and guilt, never let others know when we are traversing a wilderness. We suffer in silence, mentally marooned on an island. Medical diagnoses, financial woes, and marital issues all feel like roads we travel by ourselves.

What is poignant to me is the reality that God is present with us in the midst of our wilderness experiences. Jesus wasn’t alone with Satan, because God was with Jesus. This becomes our solace through our trials and temptations. God is really with us all the time. No matter where we are in this world, or how scared we may be, we are never separated from God.

We sing a Christmas song, but that song is our strength in those times in which we may feel alone. That song becomes our strength when it feels like all hope is lost. That song becomes our strength when we are stuck in our own wilderness. That song becomes our strength when we are weak and vulnerable. That song becomes our strength when the world has abandoned us.

We praised God when he gave us Jesus as a baby. We praise God now as we prepare to celebrate Jesus giving us the Holy Spirit as a parting gift. That same Holy Spirit is God with us, living and creating within us. That Holy Spirit becomes our companion, instructor, and guide for the every easy and hard paths we travel. Our own 40 days through Lent is a time of listening to the God that is truly always with us. So that we are empowered and emboldened to be all that God commands us to be.

Catrina Hawkins-Bowles is the Reverend at Christ’s Lutheran Church

LINK:  https://www.daily-jeff.com/story/news/local/2023/03/03/god-is-with-us-through-difficult-times/69954838007/

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NIGERIA: THE PEOPLE HAVE CHOSEN

Politics

March 2, 2023

Tinubu’s victory is will of God – Aisha Buhari 

Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Thursday described the victory of APC’s Bola Tinubu in the just concluded presidential election as the will of God.

Mrs Buhari said this when she received the wife of the President-elect, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, and the wife of the Vice President-elect, Hajiya Nana Shettima, on a thank-you visit to the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

She said: “Regardless of our interests and diversity, we should all accept it as a will of Almighty God; we wouldn’t have done it without his grace.

“It is a victory for all Nigerians. I am optimistic that the President-Elect will not betray the trust and confidence that Nigerians reposed in him. It is now time to move on and focus on the path of `a renewed hope’ for Nigerian women and youths.

“So, my sister we count on your experience and interest in promoting the cause of women, youths and girl-child education,” she said.

She however reminded the wife of the president-elect of the challenges ahead and prayed for God`s guidance and direction as she prepare to take over the affairs of the Office of First Lady of Nigeria.

“The task is arduous but with your determination I believe is surmountable.  I pray that come May 29, your position as first lady will be marked with joy and continued success.

“We look forward to the advancement of Nigerian women and their inclusion in the affairs of our nation`s development,” Mrs Buhari said.

Sen. Oluremi Tinubu had earlier informed the gathering that they were at the Presidential Villa on a thank you visit to appreciate the support and wise counselling of the first lady towards the success of APC at the presidential election.

“We want to thank you sincerely for how you’ve been able to bring us together as a campaign team for the APC, especially the women presidential campaign team. You really showed a lot of wisdom, dexterity and courage in the way you put us together.

“I remember coming here to ask for your permission and also to solicit for support when we are about to begin campaign,” she said.

While acknowledging the motherly role of the first lady, Mrs Tinubu prayed for good health and divine intervention in the affairs of the outgoing predecessor.

“As you’ve come here safely, you will live to your home in good health, divine health and whatever you decide to do; God will be there with you, thank you so much for the love you have shown to us,” Mrs Tinubu prayed.

The meeting was attended by the wives of some APC governors and associates of the first lady. 

(NAN) 

LINK: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/03/tinubus-victory-is-will-of-god-aisha-buhari/

VANGUARD

NIGERIAN ELECTION OUTCOME

God against Tinubu’s victory, prepare for hardship, his govt’ll fail – Primate Ayodele to Nigerians

Published on March 3, 2023

By Seun Opejobi

The leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Friday reacted to the victory of Nigeria’s President-elect, Bola Tinubu at the just concluded presidential election.

Primate Ayodele revealed that God is against Tinubu’s victory, adding that the incoming government will be filled with sorrow, hardship, failure and economic disappointment.

In a statement by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, he made it known that the incoming government will not be any better than the outgoing one because the will of the people was stolen.

He explained that it is not part of God’s plans that Christians will not be part of leadership in Nigeria and that the APC wants to stir a confusion in the religious sector.

According to Ayodele: ‘’I am seeing a new government of sorrow, hardship, failure, economic disappointment, there will be more hardship because God never approved another APC government for Nigerians.

“Under this new government, Nigeria will not be regarded internationally, this government will not make it better than what we experienced in the outgoing government.

“This is not the government God approved for us. God has not approved Nigeria to be an Islamic republic, he has not said Christians will not be part of the government but these people have berated God, they want to stir confusion in the religious sector but God has rejected them.’’

LINK:  https://dailypost.ng/2023/03/03/god-against-tinubus-victory-prepare-for-hardship-his-govtll-fail-primate-ayodele-to-nigerians/

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