UNFAIR TREATMENT AND FALSE BELIEFS DIRECTED FOR OUR NATIVE AMERICANS

(As you my friends and family from facebook come to read this, I just wonna say that I'm not out to slap you in the face, but some of you may not like me after you read this. But that's ok. I just hope that you will take this all into considerations and instead of allowing your hearts to be hardened, I pray that God will soften your hearts.)

Our Native People have been HURT VERY BADLY. And the thing is, those PEOPLE,? (I'm not racist at all,) BUT THOSE WHITE PEOPLE WERE SO RUDE TO OUR NATIVE PEOPLE TO TAKE OUR KIDS AWAY FROM THEIR PARENT'S AND PUT THEM INTO A RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL, AND TRY TO MAKE THEM WHITE, OR WHATEVER, Don't get me wrong.

I don't agree with the Native American? RELIGION. I see that there are false beliefs there, but what I'm saying is, SEEING THIS, PETER GETTING TAKEN AWAY FROM HIS PARENTS, Real life situations, the child get's hurt and scared for life, and the parent's get hurt and scared for? life. WHY, because of white man's EGO. I'm a Christian, and I don't mean to be so IRATE AND RUDE, but THOSE SCARS ARE IN OUR NATIVE PEOPLE FOR LIFE, WHAT HAS BEEN DON CANNOT BE UN DONE, EXCEPT

Except maybe REPENTANCE TO GOD, AND RECONCILIATION TO OUR NATIVE PEOPLE. ON THE FLIP SIDE, OUR NATIVE PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BARE RACISM IN THEIR HEATS, I DON'T BLAME THEM FOR BEING ANGRY, BUT LET'S NOT BE REVENGEFUL. LET GOD REPAY EVIL. ? LET GOD POUR OUT HIS WRATH ON THOSE WHO DO WRONG TO US.? EVEN IN MY OWN TRIALS WITH OTHER PEOPLE, I HAD TO LEAN TO LEAVE VENGENCE TO GOD, I AM STILL WORKING HARD ON THAT, BUT IF WE REPAY EVIL FOR EVIL, WHAT GOOD WILL IT DO?

IF WE RETURN EVIL WITH THE EVIL DONE TO US, THEN WE? ALL WILL HAVE TO GIVE AN ACCOUNT TO GOD. I wonna pick on one thing as well. Native's call God the creator. That's fine, as long as we are all talking about? the same GOD ALMIGHTY, KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS, but, I'm Native and a Christian.

My Christianity means more to me than being Native. ? Sorry. But ETERNITY and where I will be for ETERNITY is more value than NATIVE PRIDE. NATIVE PRIDE IS? SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE NEED TO GET RID OF. YOU CAN BE happy proud of who you are, but we cannot let the spirit of PRIDE rule in our hearts. Look it up in Proverbs.

ANYWAY, my point is, What is important here is that we're going either up or down when we die. So that should be our focus as we plan our? life. Our life decisions and choices are going to result in where we are going to spend eternity so we shouldn't get all tied up with NATIVE PRIDE, and? cults, and religion, but rather a RELATIONSHIP WITH ALMIGHTY GOD. That's what

That's what life is really all about. Our life here on earth, instead of living as life is a highway, I want it my way, or life is a party, Life is about planning for eternity as we are only passing through. Our life in this world is not our Eternal home, so we should be happy for who we are, but it's not always who we are, but who we? are in Christ. ? Not just being Native American.

WHAT OUR GOAL HERE ON THIS EARTH, WHICH IS WHAT GOD INTENDED FOR US WAS TO KNOW HIM. THERE IS NO RELIGION IN KNOWING GOD AND HAVING A RELATIONSHIP IN GOD, BUT EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WE PUT OUR FAITH IN THAT DOES NOT INVOLVE GOD AND HIS SON JESUS CHRIST, IS JUST RELIGION. IT'S A CULT.

When God made Adam and Eve, God’s Plan was that we may know him. To invest our time in knowing God, and drawing near to him so that we could prepare for ETERNITY. BUT, There is a devil in this world named Satan. We don’t blame him for our sins, though he does have a lot to do with it, Adam and Eve sinned because Satan tempted them, that was the fall of MAN. Genesis __________ So therefore God’s plan was for us to build a relationship with Him and know Him so that we can invest our time in him and build a relationship. God put us in charge to take care of the earth. But, we have TRAGICALLY failed to do what God asked us to do. Since the fall of Man, of Adam and Eve, we all started to try to play God instead of letting God rule in our hearts and since then, this world was messed up. I think if it was not for the fall of Man, there wouldn’t have been divided religions and cult’s and peoples eye’s would be open. OPEN TO THE TRUTH OF WHY WE’RE HERE, OPEN FOR THE DIRECTION OF GOD IN OUR LIVES, but since the fall of man, everything divided. There were religions and cults started all over the earth that people put their faith in. So, God’s plan was for us to know him and prepare for eternity, but now since the fall of Man that cannot be un done, there are so many other religions and traditions etc and cults that people put their faith in and divided. Our eyes have been closed since the fall of Adam of Eve, the fall of Man.

The awesome thing is, that what cannot be undone with the fall of Man, God sent his son JESUS CHRIST to bring forgiveness of our since because when Adam and Eve sinned that brought a curse on us all and we were all born into sin. So, God’s plan for us; instead of getting caught up in the religion of whatever your background is, I’m saying that’s important to know who you are, but it cannot save you. What is important here is ETERNITY. Those who accept forgivness of Jesus Christ death on the cross for our sins, being Native American or even Native Canadian, or whether your Dutch, or Italian, (that’s ok. It’s who you are in this world. But instead of getting involved in the religion of our backgrounds and being PROUD like NATIVE PRIDE, (INSTEAD OF PUTTING PRIDE IN YOUR FLESH AND BLOOD ANBACKGROUND, LET’S FOCUS ON WHO WE ARE GOING TO BE IN ETERNITY. THE MOMENT YOU ACCEPT JESUS CHRIST, ETERNITY START’S NOW. Being Native American is important for your birth certificate and citizenship in this world but it’s not important for ETERNITY. WHO WE ARE WHEN WE ASK CHRIST IN OUR LIVES, WE BECOME CHILDREN OF GOD. THAT’S ETERNAL. NOT that we’re Native American/Canadians. Again, that’s important in defining who we are on this earth, but getting involved into the religion of our background and standing on false beliefs is not investing into eternity because all of these things are going to pass away. SCRIPTURE: ____________________. What matters is who we are in Christ. It matters that we are children of GOD. THOSE WHO HAVE ASKED JESUS INTO THEIR LIFE ARE CHILDREN OF GOD. THAT’S ETERNAL. WE SHOULD ALL BE STRIVING FOR ETERNITY AND RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD THAT IS ETERNAL NOT, BEING PROUD OF WHO WE ARE IN FALSE RELIGIONS AND CULTS THAT ARE JUST PASSING AWAY. Scripture_______________

AS SAD AS IT IS, MANY NATIVE AMERICAN’S ARE SO STUCK ON THEIR AMERICAN RELIGION BELIEFS AND THEY BELIEVE IN CALLING GOD THE CREATOR. AS I HAVE SAID, THAT’S FINE IF WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME GOD WHO IS ETERNAL. GOD ALMIGHTY KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS, BUT WE SHOULD NOT GET SCOLDED FOR CALLING THE CREATOR, GOD OR JESUS. AND AS SAD AS IT IS, MANY NATIVE AMERICAN’S DO NOT BELIEVE THAT JESUS HRIST IS THE SON OF GOD, OR, THEY BELIEVE THAT IT IS WHITE MAN’S RELIGION. SO THEIR STUCK IN BEING DECEIVED THAT JESUS IS WHITE MAN’S RELIGION BUT I SAY, THER IS NO RELIGION IN GOD AND JESUS CHRIST, BUT RELATIONSHIP THAT IS ETERNAL. WE HAVE SO MUCH DEVISION IN THIS WORLD WITH ALL THE MANY DIFFERENT RELIGIONS, THAT’S THE WAY SATAN WANTED IT TO BE, BUT WE AS CHRISTIANS NEED TO TAKE A STAND AGAINST THAT AND SHOW PEOPLE THAT THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY IN LIFE AND ONLY ONE REASON FOR LIFE AND THAT IS JESUS CHRIST AND GOD’S CALLING ON OUR LIVES.

So, yes. We as Native American’s have been hurt. We have been hurt badly by white man. We don’t be racist toward them, they should’t be racist towards them, but unfortunately it’s happening. WE ARE SCARED FOR LIFE. AND AS I SAID WE SHOULD NOT RETURN EVIL FOR EVIL. RETURN EVIL WITH GOOD. WHEN WE RETURN EVIL FOR EVIL, THAT PUT’S US IN THE DANGERS OF JUDGMENT AND CURSE. AND AS I HAVE SAID, EVEN THE HARDSHIPS I STRUGGLE WITH AMONG OTHER PEOPLE, IT’S HARD TO RETURN GOOD WITH EVIL INSTEAD OF RETURNING EVIL WITH EVIL, BUT THE BIBLE TELLS US TO. If we can decide that when people hurt us, instead of returning evil for evil, but returning evil with good, than there is a blessing there. That blessing is HEALING IN OUR LIVES FROM THE PAIN THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE CAUSED. BUT WHEN WE RETURN EVIL FOR EVIL, THERE IS NO HEALING THERE. IN FACT IT JUST MAKS US WORSE BECAUSE IF WE RETURN EVIL FOR EVIL, THAT MEANS WE’RE BITTER AND NOT GETTING BETTER. The Bible says to get rid of all BITTERNESS, RAGE, AND ANGER. scripture_________________I’ll Look IT Up Later.

So, instead of putting ourselves on the hot seat of Judgment by returning evil with evil, that leads to curse, and bitterness, why don’t we let God’s revenge against those who hurt us be done. And when we become believers, or even if your not a believer, the important thing is to be one because it’s required for you to have that relationship with God and spend eternity in Heaven, We need to return evil with good. And even when we do that, if we do what the Bible says in _____________________? (I’ll look it up later) If our enemy is thirsty, give him something to drink. If he is hungry, give him something to eat. In doing this, we will heap burning coals on his head. ) When we return evil with good, we’re bing merciful and loving unconditionally even though sometimes people are unlovely, and if we choose to love the unlovely unconditional even though they hurt us and spit on us, and mock us, if we remain in love and walk in it, we can turn their hearts to God. And when we have been hurt by them, yet we bless them and return evil with good, we will find healing because when your doing this, returning evil with good and loving your enemies, your not allowing your heart to get bitter, but instead better and there is healing in that. And there is that possibility that if you remain in love towards the unlovely, and return their evil deeds with good, than there is going to be that possibility that they are going to see God in you and the love of God, and that could LEAD THEM INTO HEALING.

BUT WHEN YOU CHOOSE TO BE BITTER WHEN OTHER PEOPLE HURT YOU INSTEAD OF GETTING BETTER, YOU RISK THE CHANCES OF YOU GETTING HEALING AND YOU ALSO RISK THE CHANCES OF THEM GETTING HEALING AND THE BATTLE WILL GO ON AND ON AND ON AND ON AND ON AND ON AND ON AND ON AND ON ADDING MORE FIRE ONTO FIRE scripture________________ I’ll look that one up too) YOU WILL JUST BE ADDING MORE HURT ON EACH OTHER.

AND EVEN US NATIVE PEOPLE, WE NEED TO APPLY THIS PRINCIPLE NOT ONLY TO EACH OTHER, BUT WE MUST APPLY THESE PRINCIPLES TO THE SITUATION THAT IS CONTINUALLY GOING ON BETWEEN US AND THE WHITE PEOPLE THAT ARE CAUSING US THE PAIN. WE CANNOT BLAME ALL WHITE PEOPLE, SO PLEASE NO ONE TAKE ME WRONG. DON’T GET THE WRONG IDEA. AS I HAVE SAID. YES THEY HAVE DONE EVIL TO US. BUT WE AS NATIVES FAILED TOO!! WHY? BECAUSE WE HAVE RETURN THE EVIL OF WHAT THE WHITE MEN WHO WERE INVOLVED IN THIS WITH OUR EVIL DEEDS BACK TO THEM, OS THE BATTLE IS GOING TO GO ON AND ON AND ON AND ON AND ON TILL WE END UP KILLING EACH OTHER. SO WE ARE ALL AT RISK OF THE JUDGEMENT SEAT. WE ALL HAVE TO GIVE ACCOUNT TO GOD FOR OUR ACTIONS AND WORDS.

WHAT IT REALLY BOILS DOWN TO HERE IS GOD. JESUS CHRIST. OUR ETERNAL PLACE IN HEAVEN NOT OUR PLACE AND RIGHT, AND VALUE ON THIS EARTH. THIS IS NOT OUR ETERNAL HOME BUT OUR TEMPERARY HOME AND IF YOU REPENT, AND ASK JESUS INTO YOUR HEART AND YOU BUILD THAT RELATIONSHP WITH GOD AND THEN YOU DIE AND GO TO HEAVEN, AND, SOME OF THE WHITE PEOPLE WHO HAS DONE THIS EVIL ACT TO US, (I really hope all repent and turn to God) IF THEY REPENT TOO AND TURN TO GOD AND LIVE FOR GOD JUST LIKE IF YOU DECIDED TO DO AS WHELL, THEY DIE AND GO TO HEAVEN TOO, YOU ARE GOING TO SEE THAT WHITE PERSON IN HEAVEN WHO HAS HURT YOU. SO THEREFORE WE ALL NEED TO LEARN TO GET ALONG.

I ALSO WONNA SAY TOO, THAT I DON’T WANT TO BLAME THE WHITE PEOPLE WHO WERE INVOLVED IN TAKING THINGS FROM OUR NATIVE PEOPLE AND SCARRING US FOR LIFE, I WONNA SAY THAT WE NATIVES HAVE DONE WRONG TO THE WHITE PEOPLE TOO. GOD CHOSE US ALL. GOD WANT’S US ALL TO GET ALONG. HE CALLED US ALL TO ETERNITY IN HEAVEN WITH HIM. SADLY, SOME REFUSE. SOME PEOPLE ARE SO STIFF NECKED THAT THEY STAND ON FALSE BELIEFS, TRADITIONS, AND RELIGIONS, AND REALLY ALL THEY ARE IS CULTS. YOUR IDOLS CANNOT SAVE YOU.

So, Instead of fighting back in forth, and continually hurting each other, Let’s close the book of revenge and grudges, Let’s open the books of forgivenes and reconsiliation. Let’s put the past behind us and press on toward a bright BLESSED, AND BRIGHT FUTURE WITH OUR HEARTS BEING RIGHT AND BE HEALED FROM ALL THE SCARS WE CAUSED EACH OTHER. THIS HAS TO STOP! Let’s not allow our hearts to be scared for life. We don’t have to live like that. We don’t have to let our hearts be scared for life. As long as we return evil for good, we are not becoming bitter and we are going to find healing when we stop battling back and forth hurting each other even more. THE BATTLE BELONGS TO THE LORD. Let’s allow God to heal those scars in our hearts. Unforgiveness, resentment, and bitterness is a barrier that prevents God to bring healing into our lives. WHILE Forgiveness, Reconsiliation, Love, Compassion, being a peace maker, is an OPEN gate an OPEN DOOR that brings healing in our lives.

Reflections

My Musical Background (Gift From God)

Recently I have been learning some new music. I am always trying to improve my music and wanting to grow. Here's my store with the whole music thing.

When I was young, I went to school and ever since kindergarden I took music lessons, in piano, recorder, and choir. So I was pretty much surrounded by music. Not only that, but at home too. My dad plays guitar a lot, and my brothers started as well as they seen my dad playing guitar. So right from Kindergarden to even High School I was involved in music.

I can remember there were times at home where we had a little kiddies singing stereo with the mic on it and I would sing along with whatever was playing. I remember one time when we got a karaoke machine from our cousin. I remember the music that it had on there. My first favorite song "The Power of Love" by Celine Dion. Another time I even recorded myself singing the Tina Turner song, "Proud Mary" Yes. lol That song. lol I was singing along with that and recorded it, and later my brother, my mom, and my brother's friend were listening to it and my mom said it was good.

Back to school: Yes I took choir and piano all my school years. Year after year in school we'd prepare for a concert and learn new songs. Sometimes I didn't like singing, and sometimes I was too shy. I remember one year I was about 13, my choir teacher asked me to go sing with the little kids because she and my teacher agreed and said that I had a nice voice and that I could help the younger kids out. I didn't appreciate it then, but now as I look back, I appreciate it now, and I am honored to have been asked to sing with the little kids. I also know that almost every Christmas, my parents would buy me a keyboard, and as I think back, they were proud of me, and to remember that, that keeps me encouraged today.

Even in high school I took choir lessons with selected other class mates. Piano I took since Kindergarden to Grade 9. I should have been top piano player now but I'm not because I didn't have an interest in it then. But I know that now that I think of it, God was preparing me for the future. That is happening now. So yes. In grade nine, I dropped out of piano just so I can join cheerleading. When I dropped out of piano, I also neglected it. Time went on a couple years in grade 11 I was at home playing the piano again, but I only played it occasionally, I was trying to play by ear with some songs that I liked and several times my dad would peak at the door. So I started playing by ear even though I still somewhat neglected the piano.

As I became an adult, my love for singing grew even more. My parents went away, I'd blast up my stereo and sing with Celine Dion's sky high notes. I still love doing that now but I sing onto the Glory of God now. I'll talk about that later. So I would jam with the music. When I moved out into my own place, I started recording myself on the computer with the mike to my favorite music and I would also record myself on tape. My biggest dream would to become a huge singer like Celine Dion. lol So I even started downloading some karaoke songs and recording myself to them which was even better. I started going to bars to sing at karaoke. I didn't like to drink too much, but I mainly went to sing. I would have a pop while I was there, and I would sing song like;

At Last, which use to be my favorite song

Crazy

Celine Dion songs

Norah Jones songs

and many others.

But lets back up to a couple years before I started going to karaoke bars. I remember with a friend we started singing together and practicing music and dreamed of starting a duet group. So we practiced and it landed us a place to sing at the "Take Back The Night" even hosted by the Sexual Assult of Brant. My friend was getting counseling from there so that's what opened the doors. After that I would run into people at grocery stores and other places with people saying how great I was. I started to think if I did get my dream of becoming a singer, this is what I'll get even more. And in a way when people came to me to tell me how much of a good job I did and how much of a beautiful voice I had, I felt like a start. I also did another performance at "Take Back The Night". This is when my friend had left and we were no longer friends, I called and asked if they needed any singers. I sang the song "Up Where We Belong" and "Hero" by Mariah Carey.

We had a High School Reunion one year at my school and they had a concert, and I sang a couple songs there. "Have You Ever Been In Love" Celine Dion and "I'm Alive" Celine Dion. My mom supported me where she asked me to see if she can come and watch. I got the ok so both her and my Aunt came to watch me sing that night. Little did I know I had a couple past teachers that were there watching me singing that night. My 8th and 9th grade home room teacher Mrs Harris was there and my Choir teacher was there that was with me since Kinderguarden up to grace 7. They both came and gave me a hug and said they were blown away. Especially my choir teacher. She was surprised and proud of me. That made me happy. Not only that, but another staff at school came up to me with his daughter that is in a wheel chair that can hardly talk and the teacher told me that his daughter loved me and that she does certain hand signals when she loves something. She loved my singing. That night when they came up to me, I felt like a hero.

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The New Me and The New View of Music

August 29, 2004 I cam to the Lord. It was on a Sunday, my cousin Rosilyn took me to church. It's funny how I met her. I met her 2 weeks earlier at the food bank. Then she came to visit, I went for supper and the next day, August 29, 2009, I went to church with her at Braeside Camp and that is when I got saved. I shared a lot of my aches and pains with her, that I went through periods of depression, in fact when I met her I was still in a depression and when I came to the Lord, it lifted. So I shared my aches and pains with her and I also shared my joy for singing and my dreams of becoming a singer. She told me that there is something better for me. That I don't have to sing for the world, but sing and bring glory to God. At first I didn't know what she meant, but I later found out and I can say that I'm honored and excited that I can sing onto God and bring glory to Him which brings even more joy to me than singing to the world.

As time went on in my Christian walk, actually, I started going to church a month later in September after August 29, 2004 when I got saved. I started going to Evengel Church. I found out that they had a choir, some Singing Christmas Tree. I didn't know what type of choir I was getting into, but I just wanted to sing. So I joined right away, and when I joined, and learned the songs and met the people, it blew me away. It blew me away because of the songs we sang and the beautiful soloists that sang some of the songs. Heres are the songs that touched me;

We Are The Reason

Jesus, O What A Wonderful Child

Halilujah Amen.

O Holy Night and many others.

So fore the last six years, I have been singing in the singing Christmas tree and in 2007 I got to sing a solo in the tree as well. I shared the solo with 2 other people and the song I sang as a solo was "Do You Hear What I Hear"

I later started to sing in our group called "Young Adults" I did some solo music there at Evangel, and later landed my position on the Worship Team. I was so thankful for Vicki letting me sing on the Worship Team at Evangel, and by then, I really learned about what it meant to Sing onto the Glory of God. And how much more joy it really is than singing to the world.

I entered a contest for Blind Idol within our city. I sang 3 songs each time I entered, the first time I won second or third place. How awesome is that? Not only that, but I also volunteered to sing at the Cancer Relay For Life fundraiser for Breast Cancer. I sand some secular songs and a couple Christian songs. "Amazing Grace," "The Greatest Gift of All" "Lets Talk About Love" "I'm Alive", and "You Raise Me Up" actually was suppose to sing "You Raise Me Up", but before I was on someone else was singing it. lol. That's ok though.

So I wasn't on the Evengel Worship Team for very long, maybe a couple years, but I did enjoy every second of it. Not only that but a cousin of Rosilyn's asked me to sing at the Friendship House to do a 1 hour concert at the Coffee house. So I sang 10 songs and shared a bit of my testimony, and I really felt blessed to have been able to share my music.

Going back a couple years, I got the piano back out after it's been almost 10 years. I started to learn again by ear remembering the basics of piano, then from a friend at church who plays guitar, she wanted me to play a song with her on the piano, so she gave me a sheet that had chords on it. So that was when I was first introduced to the chords and thought, "this looks easy" so I started looking on the internet for chords and I found some in the search engin for Worship music, then I found some through www.e-chords.com. That is now where I get everything. I started printing a bunch of music off and making a Praise and Worship Binder for all my music. Over the last couple years I've learned some songs using chords and find it's so much easier than trying to read music notes. I also started playing and leading worship for Bible study at my place. So I was kinda doing both. Bible Study and Worship at Bible Study. When you do stuff like that, you feel good that you can bring others into the realm of worship and the foot of the cross. In fact, that is my dream now is to become a worship leader. If its' God's will, he will open the doors. But right now I'm just happy to be able to sing onto Him at home and with friends. My piano skills went from that not sounding too good playing by ear to chords and learning the tricks to making it sound even better. I know a variety of songs but yet still need to learn a lot more. I know now that this is the gift that God has given me. Little did I know he was preparing me right from Kindergarden up to this day with the singing and piano.

My desire now is to keep playing and singing, but also to maybe learn to play guitar.

My desire is mostly to bring Glory to God!

The Heart of God's Child

The Heart of God's child is about my heart for the Father. About how I want God's hearts desires to live through me. My heart's desires that only God knows about, and things that I want to share with you. Even some little Bible Studies will be posted on here, and some stuff about me, testimonies, and so much more. I hope that as I share my heart with you, you will be inspired to seek God's face, and that you will allow Him to share His heart with you as you share your heart to Him.