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A great friend wrote this, just had to share 🙂

When it seems like following God’s Will and Purpose in your life, is more difficult than when you were not – it becomes easy to be disappointed, complain and be bitter towards Him – even thinking that you could have done better on your own (i.e. doesn’t this sound like the evil one saying “I told you so.”). If you only knew how much that God’s Assignments are SO Perfectly Refined and for your personal well being – that His Infinite Love and Care for you IS like no other – you would be ashamed for a single thought or word spoken against Him. Thank God, His Love knows no boundary – that He gave His Only Son, Jesus Christ just for you, whom WAS, and IS, and IS to come – even knowing that some of the world would reject Him. God weaves your time granted on earth together with His Children, like the Master He IS – knowing how much you will impact another, many times that you are not even aware of. Only His Mercy and Grace allows you to have glimpses – God IS Good like that! Amazingly, He still gives you a choice to listen to Him or not. Please, REALLY listen to Him! Amen.

Remember when you use to play connect the dots and when you thought you were really getting good at it – now close your eyes and imagine billions and billions of dots that not only require connecting but intersecting with one another! Your Heavenly Father Truly IS “King of Connect the Dots”! Every moment before you, during you, after you, He intricately orchestrated and planned. That IS why it is SO important to be part of His Plan – that your moments spent on earth are to His Glory and Honor! Know that His Heart aches when you are not – Truly He needs you to share Him with others, to be His Extension of His Healing Touch to those in need – His Instrument in His Orchestra, in Tune, Watching and Listening to Him, Focused and Prepared to Perform – to not hesitate when He points His Baton at you! Amen.

Now may you always know God’s Love, Peace and Joy that He freely gives you – that He YEARNS to give you! May you rejoice for the opportunity to humbly serve Him well, now and forever. LOOK – He IS pointing His Baton at you now!!

In Jesus’ Name. Thy Will be done. Amen. Peace.

“For the nation and kingdom which will not serve you shall perish,
And those nations shall be utterly ruined.”-Isaiah 60:12

Looking around, it can look like Christians are “losing” so to speak. In a variety of places. In some countries, Christians are imprisoned or put to death. In our country, many Christians are persecuted either in the public square or in the courts. The media, growing peer pressure and the fear which is created by the government, the media and even some corporations and schools- the list of ways that many find to attack those who follow Christ are endless.

So let me be clear, there is NO one world religion and all religions are NOT true. The ONLY way to Heaven is through faith in Jesus Christ!

Back to the “War on Christians”-spoiler alert-Those on the side of Jesus Christ win! Isaiah 60:12 is true! We need not fear! We may lose a “battle” here and there, but we WILL win the “war”.

Prepare, Pray & Be Ready!

“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” -1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Sometimes we just know that we are going to face a difficult day. It could be a work issue, a health issue, a family issue…It really could be so many different things.

But the answer is always the same. Pray more! Prayer is the gas (fuel) that keeps the engine running. If we are in for a long, hard trip, than we need to be sure to fill our gas tanks up-so to speak. It’s just part of getting ready 🙂

Prepare, Pray & Be Ready!

While praying the Rosary, I saw a soldier with a green helmet. The sun was shining on the green helmet.

Prepare, Pray & Be Ready!

“ Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.”-Galatians 1:10

This is a struggle we all share. When we go out to dinner, when we choose a TV program to watch, when we speak with each other…the list is endless!

So what do we do? We pray :). We ask the Holy Spirit to “nudge” us anytime we are choosing an earthly path instead of a Godly path 🙂

And if we need help to change or leave the situation; we ask God to Help us!

And He will be pleased that we did!

We all wanted to be loved, but we need to make sure that we care more about God’s Love, than about people’s love.

Making Godly choices is part of serving God and we need to make Godly choices!

Prepare, Pray & Be Ready!

“One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”

“He said to them, “When you pray, say”:

“‘Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come.
³ Give us each day our daily bread. Forgive us our sins,
 for we also forgive everyone who sins against us.
And lead us not into temptation'”-Luke 11:1-4

Prayer is the anchor of strong faith. And whether we feel God’s Heavenly Presence or not, we need prayer like we need the air that we breathe. So our goal: is to Pray like we breathe 🙂

Someone once asked me how it was that my faith stayed so strong. And the answer was, and is, prayer and God’s Gift.

We can ask God to give us the Gift of Faith, and He will. And He will be pleased that we asked Him :). This Gift can only be given by God Himself. But we can ask :). And if we don’t see immediate results, we can keep asking and we can keep praying!

The other answer is Prayer. Years ago, my Dad taught me to keep praying, whether I felt like it or not. Whether I felt that God was there-or not. This lesson has stood me in good stead. Sometimes I pray passionately, sometimes I just share with God about my day. The things that I am grateful for and the things that I worry about. And He is always happy to hear from me :). Sometimes I either don’t feel that He is listening or answering the way I wish, it is in these times I need to pray most of all. Sometimes it’s an Our Father, sometimes it’s a Hail Mary, sometimes its a Glory Be To God. For there are times where I simply can’t find the words, but I keep praying anyway 🙂

So please, never stop praying. And one very important prayer: Please God, if I ever fail to hold onto You, please hold on to me 🙂

And lastly, I always end my prayers with God’s Will Be Done. For I know that God loves me and wants the best for me. And I trust that He knows better than I do what is good for me. For I only know my todays and my yesterdays, God knows all of my tomorrows 🙂

Faith is not about how we feel every day, it’s about who we choose to follow every day 🙂

Follow Jesus 🙂

A good friend sent me this, I just had to share 🙂

Once upon a time, God gave one of His Children two boxes to hold – one black and one gold. He said, “Put all your sorrows in the black box, and all your joys into the gold.” His Child followed His Voice, and in the two boxes both their joys and sorrows they stored. But though the gold box became heavier each day, the black box was as light as before. With curiosity, they opened the black box because they wanted to find out why. With amazement they saw, in the base of the black box, a hole which their sorrows had fallen out by. They showed the hole to their Heavenly Father and asked, “Where could my sorrows possibly be?” He smiled a Gentle, Loving, Caring smile and said, “My Child, they’re here with me.” They asked God why He gave them the boxes – why the gold and black with the hole? God responded, “My Child, the gold IS for you to count My Blessings to you – the black IS for you to let go!”

Truly, only your Father IS able to place a hole in your box of sorrows. Only He IS able to take your sorrows from you – to make your burdens light. God makes His Promise to you that He IS Willing to take ALL that you have in your black box – your fears, your worries, EVERYTHING that the world attempts to crush you with! Do NOT hesitate to take Him up on His Offer – to Redeem and Refresh you! No ocean can hold it back. No river can overtake it. No whirlwind can go faster. No army can defeat it. No law can stop it. No distance can slow it. No disease or health issue can cripple it. No force on earth IS more Powerful or Effective – than the Power of Prayer!!

My thoughts and prayers are that you follow His Voice – let go and let God! That you go to Him in fervent prayer – asking Him to send His Helper, His Holy Spirit – to guide you towards Him for an Intimate Relationship, now and forever. That you share Him with others! In Jesus’ Name. Thy Will be done. Amen. Peace.