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“Seek the Lord, all you meek of the earth, Who have upheld His justice.
Seek righteousness, seek humility. It may be that you will be hidden
In the day of the Lord’s anger.”

This morning while praying The Rosary I saw an American flag and soldiers in green helmets.  When I awoke, I read a story as to how the Military is teaching it’s Cadets to stop using the words “Mom and Dad”, so as to be “gender neutral”…

God made women and men.  God did not create anything else!  And to be, or to promote anything else, is a sin.

Repentance is important.  More important than many realize.  And refusing to acknowledge a certain behavior is sinful does not negate its sinfulness!  Sin draws us away from God.  Repentance brings us back ?.

As long as we are alive, it is not too late to repent. But don’t wait, for we all need to be close to God while we are alive on this earth 🙂

And if we hope that our Lord will “hide” us in the “day of the Lord’s anger”, then we need to repent and seek God now!

“ Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord’s anger.” – Zephaniah 2:3

What we really need during the days ahead is to truly know that God is with us. There is a really simple prayer that we can pray to help ensure this, “Lord, Help My Unbelief” 🙂

The next step is to ask God for stronger, deeper faith. Great faith is a Gift given to us by God, so ask God for it, He will be so pleased you did! 🙂

Another way to strengthen our faith is to Pray Daily :). As one faithful Pastor said, “Prayer Changes Things”. Prayer changes our world; Prayer changes those we Pray for and Prayer changes us :). Prayer reminds us of all the times that God said Yes (keep a Prayer journal). And all the times we thought that God said no and why that may have been a good thing!

Strengthening our faith can take hard work and practice. Ever hear the saying, “Two steps forward and one step back”? But what some forget is that it is still a net of one step forward :). It’s easy to turn to God when the answer is yes, a lot harder when it seems to be no. But I promise you, if you keep turning to God, all will come right in the end. “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good,^[a] for those who are called according to his purpose.” – Romans 8:28

Patience and Persistence are required. Why? Sometimes God feels so close. We can almost feel Jesus walking next to us. But sometimes God can feel far away. Be patient and keep praying! Because when God feels far away, it’s not because God moved-it can be that we did!

Humility. We need to have the humility to return to God if we have drifted away. “Drifting away” just happens sometimes. It happens when we are happy and sometimes it happens when we are not getting what we want. But God is always Happy when we return 🙂

Confession and Penance when we have sinned. Many Catholics regard Confession and Penance with a Priest as an important part of Confession and Penance. Many Protestants do not. Regardless of which belief we may subscribe to, we need to Confess your sins to God and do Penance for them. It’s really important!

A willingness to share our faith with others!

A willingness to share with others when we have failed, so they will have the courage to share as well. Just because we are Christians does not mean we do everything right! Being Christian means we are forgiven-not perfect. We need to help others realize that as well 🙂

We are not required to dwell on thoughts that cause us to doubt our faith. Sometimes we can find ourselves entertaining thoughts that cause us to doubt our faith. Sometimes we read something in the news or hear something someone that plants a seed of doubt. We are not required to dwell on those things that cause us to doubt. We are in charge of what we spend out time thinking about! There will always be those who try to tear our faith in Jesus Christ down, but we do not have to spend our time with them. Instead, we need to spend the majority of our time with those who share our faith!

Remember always, that Jesus died for our sins and rose again so that we might be reunited with God and go to Heaven :). Our Father-God wants us to join Him in Heaven and He sent the Holy Spirit to Help us! Do not hesitate to ask Him for Help! You will be so happy you did 🙂

Last night while praying The Rosary, I saw the most beautiful courtyard. It was made of old stone and flowers. t I had plenty of places to sit. So peaceful and bright. I could have spent hours there. It reminded me of this verse:

“For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness” — Psalm 84:10

“For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.” = Luke 12:12

We all worry whether we will have the right words to speak. Whether it is for sharing our faith or defending it. But we need not worry :).

The Holy Spirit will teach us what to say exactly when we need it! He’s good like that 🙂

We forget sometimes just how young, and in many ways innocent, many of our soldiers are. They go, willing to lay down their lives for us; not having the slightest idea of how truly difficult that may be. Or even understanding the suffering that can come with being a soldier; they care far more about keeping us safe than keeping themselves safe. And yet they go anyway.

“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends”-John 15:13

Young soldiers laughing and talking on a train as they leave home. All seen while praying The Rosary.

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

Seen while Praying the Rosary.

“In the face of great defeat, my unfair advantage is that Jesus stands with me”

“Courage comes from walking with the Lord”

“Rise Up, For The Battle Is The Lord’s”

All true and everlasting courage comes from the Lord 🙂

Safety of Abiding in the Presence of God

“91 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
² I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress;
My God, in Him I will trust.”

³ Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the ^[a]fowler
And from the perilous pestilence.
⁴ He shall cover you with His feathers,
And under His wings you shall take refuge;
His truth shall be your shield and ^[b]buckler.
⁵ You shall not be afraid of the terror by night,
Nor of the arrow that flies by day,
⁶ Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness,
Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.

⁷ A thousand may fall at your side,
And ten thousand at your right hand;
But it shall not come near you.
⁸ Only with your eyes shall you look,
And see the reward of the wicked.

⁹ Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge,
Even the Most High, your dwelling place,
¹⁰ No evil shall befall you,
Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;
¹¹ For He shall give His angels charge over you,
To keep you in all your ways.
¹² In their hands they shall ^[c]bear you up,
Lest you ^[d]dash your foot against a stone.
¹³ You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra,
The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.

¹⁴ “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him;”

Please pray for those who serve in the military. They are just people. Young people wearing our uniform and helmets, a young man wearing an officer’s cap waiting in a crowd of soldiers to board a train, a tired older man working at a desk. They all serve. They all hurt.

These men and women, and their families, all suffer unimaginable hurts. Sometimes the pain is physical. Sometimes the pain in emotional. And sometimes their pain is spiritual. And sometimes, in an effort to survive, their hearts harden. Please Pray for them!

All seen while Praying The Rosary.