We talk a lot about forgiveness. Jesus forgave us and we need to forgive others. We know that. And many times, it’s easy and sometimes it’s not.

But sometimes the hurt is deep, and so is the anger. There was once a story told about this kind of hurt. There was once a man who hammered a nail into a piece of wood. And the nail left a hole. That is so much like our hearts. Sometimes, someone hurts us so badly, a deep hole is left in our heart filled with pain. So how do we forgive the person who made that deep hole. Who ripped apart our heart.

The first step is make a decision to forgive that person. Sometimes even making that decision requires prayer.

Recognizing that if we allow our hearts to grow cold. If we allow our hearts to harden so as not to feel the pain. We will also not feel anything else. Not Joy, not peace, now the presence of Christ can help us to make that first step: Deciding to forgive.

“A fresh annointing is a Biblical concept (Psalm 92:10) referring to the daily renewal of the Holy Spirit’s power and prescence in your life. Just as ancient leather shields were oiled daily to stay pliable, believers seek a fresh anointing daily through prayer, repentance and scripture to stay empowered and spiritually refreshed”.-Richard Roberts

Ask the Holy Spirit for a “fresh anointing” while you still can!

“To anoint your home with annointing oil, simply prayerfully put a Cross on all of the outer walls, windows, floors, ceilings and door posts with oil. Ask God to fill you home with His Holy Spirit and that every single thing that happens in your home will be according to His Will. “

Annoint your home and live according to God’s Will 

“no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent. For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;” – Psalm 91:10-11

The times we live in today are dark; the times we will live in tomorrow will be even darker. But our homes do not need to be.

As a Mom, decorating the house has always kind of been left to me and I have enjoyed it. Filling our home with flowers, pictures of Christ, Crosses and pictures of our Blessed Mother Mary. Pictures of our children and our children’s handmade pictures, photos of our family trips…Has filled our home with light.

Reading Christian books and stories has brought us together and created even more light. Watching programs like Veggietales, Christian movies…has also filled our home with warmth. Playing Christian music has also brought light into our home. A lot of Light.

The smell of a roast in the oven, the sound of our children’s laugher, the sound of Dad coming home, cuddling under blankets or on the floor to watch a program together, playing scrabble…it all helps.

We don’t have to succumb to the darkness that surrounds us. We don’t have to give in. We can fill our homes with Christ’s Light and Warmth and simply refuse to let anything in but Jesus. We can make our homes a refuge for rest and refueling. And invite Jesus to make it our Safe Space.

And last, but not least, we can Annoint our homes and give our families the protection they deserve. The protection God Himself offers 🙂

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.