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Obedience is such an old fashioned word and such a “trigger” word for many in our current society. But Obedience is something that God does require.

God gave us an instruction manual for our life on earth. It’s the Bible. In it, it covers every current issue we face. And it tells us what our behavior needs to be.

Many look at God’s instruction manual as a book of rules to stop them from having what they think of as fun. Satan’s greatest lie.

God’s “instructions” are shared out of love. God made us and God loves us. And so God knows what will really make us happy. Happy all the way through.

Try God’s Instructions, not just because God requires them, but also because following them will us happy.

“And the light shines in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not” – John:3

We live in dark times and they will get darker. And what God said is true, those who cling to the darkness will not be able to “comprehend” God’s Word.

But there will be some in the darkness that will see our Light. And they will walk towards it, out into the Light 🙂

Be the Light!

“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”- Joshua 1:9

The days we live in are difficult ones. Peer pressure tells us never to mention Jesus. That it is impolite to make others uncomfortable. But perhaps the Name of Jesus should make unbelievers uncomfortable. For without faith in Jesus, without accepting Jesus as their Savior, there is no entrance to Heaven.

“Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” – John 14:6

“Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’ Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.””Acts 11-12

“He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.” – Mark 16:16

That there are so many who refuse to Accept Jesus as their Savior is heartbreaking. That there are so many who claim Jesus as their Savior but do not share Him and allow so many people to go to Hell, is also heartbreaking.

We, who Follow Christ, have the greatest privilege of earth, we can share Jesus with others 🙂

What would happen if we truly focused on Jesus all the time? How much less would we worry? How much less would we fear? How much happier and at peace would we be?

So often we pray for a person to get well, for our job to go well, for our children to have faith. And these are all good prayers.

But what if we added to them a prayer to really, truly focus on Jesus 24/7. What if our prayer was to truly not just to Follow Jesus, but to be united with Him?

How filled with Joy and Peace would we be if that prayer was answered? And what a Miracle that would be 🙂

“Sometimes you long for someone who understands and knows you, your thoughts and your feelings. Also your needs and your deeds, your failures and your fruit. BE ENCOURAGED! You do have Someone, your Heavenly Father!! SURRENDER and TRUST Him with His Son and Holy Spirit as ONE!! He REALLY Loves you and has got you covered!! Thank You Lord!! Share Him! Be like Christ. Amen.” -anonymous

This is why having a conversation with God is so easy, because this is what prayer is 🙂

Life has its’ ups and downs. Our lives have some truly wonderful parts and has some really, really hard parts. Some of them truly bad, but Jesus holds on to us through them all.

When life is great; Jesus rejoices for us :). When life is hard Jesus walks through it with us. He even carries us through it if we need 🙂.

But during those hard times, we need to keep praying. We need to keep talking to Jesus. We can be as angry as we want! We can wonder if we should even believe in Jesus. But we need to keep talking to Jesus no matter what. He is our Savior; He can take it!

But what we can’t do, is let ourselves become separated from Jesus. It’s okay to share any doubts or bad feelings we have. Jesus wants us to share ALL of our doubts and feelings, so that He can help us with them. And Jesus will.

Just keep talking to Jesus… 🙂

We all go through times that are hard. Sometimes very hard. Times that bring tears to our eyes. Times in which we struggle so.

But these times do not last forever and it’s important for us to remember that. The only certain thing in this life is change. But there is one thing that will never change: God. And there is another thing that will not change: That Heaven That Is Waiting For Us.

We need to hold on to that!

Because one day, we will be in Home In Heaven with God, Forever.

Ever feel homesick? It’s like that ache in the pit of your stomach. And no matter how wonderful our current location is, we feel it…we know it…

Sometimes feeling Homesick for Heaven is like that. It’s not something we think about so much as something we feel. Something we know. A longing.

A wish for…

God put it there so we would always know our home and act accordingly.

We will be so happy when we come Home, so filled with Joy 🙂

And so relieved that we are finally Home!

When we arrive at the door to Heaven, everyone we ever loved that lives in Heaven will greet us. And everyone we ever introduced to Jesus, helped Save or helped stay on the Path will greet us with great love also. There will be great rejoicing all around us. There will be hugs deeper than we have ever known.

And then the crowd will part, and Jesus will enter. The hug we receive from Jesus will be amazing, deeper and filled with more love than any hug we have ever known.

And together, we will walk to meet our Father-God…

That’s the question so many of us ask? Jesus suffered and died on the Cross, in part, so we could go to Heaven. So we could once again have a relationship with our Father-God. He became our bridge to both 🙂

But although our entrance to Heaven is free, entrance to Heaven reguires that we accept Jesus as our Savior and follow Him Home. And that is not always easy.

Following Jesus, really following Him, requires that we live a completely unselfish life, or at least try to. It requires that we love God with our whole heart and soul and love others as ourselves. In other words, love others as Jesus loves us!

We were born selfish. We want to be happy. And we want to have fun. And let’s face it, sometimes we just want the easy, softer way. And sometimes we want others to love us more than we want to love others. But that way, it’s not Jesus’s way.

Jesus’s way requires courage, love, unselfishness, surrender! And that is just a few of the things Following Jesus requires.

But with Jesus’s Help, we can do it. With Jesus, we will be enough 🙂

Jesus knows we are not perfect, that is why He came.

And no one said it would be easy…

But the rewards, even here on earth, are amazing. A joy and peace so deep, they can never be taken. A joy and peace that survives any and all hardships. Oh sure, we may cry for a day but Joy comes in the morning.

And then there is Heaven. Joy, peace and love forever…and walking with God…

Of course, it’s worth it 🙂