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I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.  I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in vain.”-Galatians 2:20-21

This verse from the Bible changes everything. “It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me”. When we think about it; what a powerful verse.

If we no longer live and Christ lives in us than that weighs on all of our choices. How we treat ourselves and how we treat others. How we treat our Father-God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit!

But perhaps an even better way to say it- is that it weighs on what kind of person we choose to be. When we live for ourselves; we choose what we think will make us happy. But when we think about the fact that Christ lives in us; we want to make choices that will make Christ happy. We choose to give of ourselves to Jesus and to others.

Remember Jesus Lives In Us 🙂

Follow Jesus & Keep Praying. Prayer Changes Things. Be The Light – The Light Of Christ!

We all have them at one time or another! We can feel as if we are stuck in the dark, but we are not!

A progression of Christian Faith can include doubts, hoping, believing, knowing…And this progression can happen again and again in a person’s life. So if you happen to be in a “doubt” phase, please know that as long as we keep praying to Jesus-we will not stay there. Just keep Praying and asking Jesus for more faith 🙂

And remember:

Follow Jesus & Keep Praying, Because Prayer Changes Things. Be The Light – The Light Of Christ!

That God loves the Jewish People is beyond question. They are His Chosen people and He loves them! God always will…And if we love God; we should love all those that God loves!

The entire Old Testament shows us His great love for for the Jewish people. There is nothing that they do that God does not forgive. And to rescue them, Jesus came back! Just as Jesus came back for us all 🙂

But remember, Jesus came to Israel and He will return to Israel. Israel and the Jewish people will play a large role in the Last Days. Because God Loves them.

“I will bless those who bless you,
And I will curse him who curses you;
And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.””-Genesis 12:3

Follow Jesus & Keep Praying. Prayer Changes Things. Be The Light – The Light Of Christ!

The world seems a bit crazy and dangerous these days. Our own country included. Good thing for us that we are first and foremost citizens of Heaven; we always will be 🙂

Followers of Christ, we are already citizens of Heaven. Just because we are not there right now does not mean that we are not citizens of Heaven. A place is waiting for us and we get to follow Jesus to our real home: Heaven. We may be on this earth, but we are not of this earth.

And we will go to Heaven, because no power on this earth is capable of stopping us from returning home to Heaven.

The only thing that can stop us is if we choose to stop following Jesus. And we won’t! Because no power on this earth can stop us from Praying.

And remember, we can ask Jesus to give us more Faith, more Perseverance. We can ask Jesus to give us Hope, Love for Him and Love for others… There is nothing that we can not ask Jesus for. And Jesus will answer! And He will be happy that we asked!

No matter the hardship or hurt, we can simply turn and give it to Jesus and He will give us rest.

Follow Jesus & Keep Praying. Prayer Changes Things. Be The Light – The Light Of Christ!

The “Visitation” is the visit of Our Blessed Mother with Elizabeth. Mary was pregnant with Jesus and Elizabeth was pregnant with John the Baptist.

In response to Our Blessed Mother’s arrival, John the Baptist leapt in Elizabeth’s womb and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

“³⁹ At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, ⁴⁰ where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. ⁴¹ When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. ⁴² In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! ⁴³ But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? ⁴⁴ As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. ⁴⁵ Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!””-Luke 1:39-45

During their visit, they became great friends 🙂 They had much in common. Both had children who would give their lives for their love of God and God’s People. Both would love their children with everything they had. And both loved the Lord with their whole hearts and souls! They had much to share!

And they both needed the friendship of each other. God is so very good like that, in that He sees our needs and answers them 🙂

Follow Jesus and remember Prayer Changes Things!

“The world understands hope as wishful thinking. This is NOT what God’s Word means by Hope. The biblical definition of Hope is “confident expectation.”

“Hope IS the firm assurance regarding things that are unclear and unknown. Hope IS the fundamental component of the life of the righteous. Without Hope, life on earth loses its meaning and in death there is no hope. The righteous who Truly Trust and put their Hope in their Heavenly Father, Will be helped, and they will NOT be confounded, put to shame, or disappointed.”

“The righteous, who have this Trustful Hope in God, have Confidence in God’s Protection and help – free from fear and anxiety. The New Testament idea of Hope IS the recognition that IN Christ IS found the fulfillment of the Old Testament! Christian Hope IS rooted in faith in the Divine Salvation in Christ. Hope IS brought into being through the Presence of the Promised Holy Spirit. It IS the future Hope of the resurrection of the dead, God’s Promises given to Israel, the Redemption of the Body and of the whole creation, Eternal Glory, Eternal Life and the inheritance of the saints, the Return of Christ, Transformation into the Likeness of Christ, the Salvation of God and simply Christ Himself!!“

My thoughts and prayers are that you have Hope in Christ! That you show Great Boldness in your faith! That you share His Hope with others! In Jesus’ Name. Thy Will be done. Amen. Peace.

The certainty of this blessed future IS guaranteed through the indwelling of the Spirit. Christ IN you, and the Resurrection of Christ. Hope IS produced by endurance through suffering and IS the inspiration behind endurance. Those who Hope in Christ will see Christ exalted in life and in death. Trustworthy Promises from God give you Hope, and you may boast in this Hope, and exhibit Great Boldness in your faith!! “

“Along with Faith and Love, Hope IS the enduring virtue of the Christian life, and Love springs from Hope. Hope produces Joy and Peace in believers, through the Power of the Holy Spirit!! “-Anonymous

And remember, Prayer Changes Things!

There is a great prayer for our worries.  It’s called “The Surrender Novena:  Let Jesus Take Care Of Everything.  I’ve been praying it every day for a long time now and it truly helps me!  I hope that it will help you!  May God Bless and Keep you.

Prayer, In Jesus’s Name, Changes Things!

Part of the Novena:  Close your eyes and let yourself be carried away on the flowing current of my Grace; close your eyes and do not think of the present, turning your thoughts away from the future just as you would from temptation.  Repose in me, believing in my goodness, and I promise you by my love that if you say, “You take care of it”, I will take care of it all; I will console you, liberate you and guide you.

O Jesus, I surrender myself to you.  Please take care of everything!  Thank you.  (10 Times)

Link to Novena:  The Surrender Novena:  Let Jesus Take Care Of Everything:  https://catholicexchange.com/the-surrender-novena-let-jesus-take-care-of-everything/

We live in really dark times. It’s easy to forget that God has us. He loves us so very much and our real hope, no matter what country we live in, is in Jesus Christ. For it is Jesus, and Jesus alone, who can and will bring us to Heaven. Our real home 🙂

Prayer: Sometimes, when times are difficult, we forget just how important prayer is. Or we push it away because when we pray, we recognize that there are perhaps behavior choices that we need to work on. And we don’t want to. But the truth is that we need to.

Prayer is how we maintain our relationship with God. So no matter how we feel at the moment, we need to keep praying! And it doesn’t matter if we just talk with God or if we say the prayers that we may have learned as a child. If we just keep turning to God and praying, and we will find our way 🙂

Obedience: We all struggle with obedience at one time or another. But obeying God is critically important and prayer can not be substituted for obedience. Where God is concerned, we need to do both. The Holy Spirit is in us; we know what we need to do, but sometimes we are just not willing, even though it is so very important.

God can help us with our ability to obey Him. We just need to ask Him too! He is happy to help us. But because we are not perfect, there are times when we will fail to obey God as we should. This is when we need to ask Jesus for His forgiveness and repent. And He will forgive us!

Remember, God’s Blessings are new every morning!

AndPray, Because Prayer Changes Things.

Many Pastors refer to the Jewish people as “the Apple of God’s Eyes”. One has only to actually read the Bible to know that this is so true.

The Old Testament is about the Jewish people and how much God loves them! And if we are Christian, how can we not love what God loves!

The cost of anti-Semitism was made crystal clear during WWII. And sadly, those who “fail to learn from the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them!”.

There is another great quote from a famous statesman, “all that is needed for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing!” We seem to be doing nothing right now, because this war on Israel is only happening because America has allowed it!

God is crystal clear as to what He will do to nations and people who mistreat Israel:

“I will bless those who bless you,
And I will curse him who curses you;”-Genesis 12:3

You IS Israel!

Please pray! Prayer Changes Things!

I read an article this morning that said the Pope was ” radically reforming its process for evaluating faith-based phenomena.” And yet it is this same “faith-based phenomena” that helps many to deepen their faith!

How many Christians around the world will become confused? Will this new “radical” Doctrine of Faith cause some to either loose their faith or perhaps weaken their faith in a time they need it most?

The question has been posed by many if this particular pope is even legitimate? Perhaps it’s time we answered it!

If we don’t, God will!

Please Pray!

Prayer Changes Things!