Blessed New Year!!!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! We should think of ushering out 2009 and welcoming in 2010 with Thankful and Grateful hearts. Thankful for the lessons learned in 2009, grateful for the love gained, and relationships restored. Open our hearts to the possibilities of 2010! We have so much to look forward to! We are alive, healthy, and loved! We truly have all we need! We have to set our hearts and our minds to receive all the good things of 2010. Do not even give place to negativity. It takes just as much energy to think positive as it does to think negative. We control our thoughts... so let's determine that this year WILL be better than ever! This year we will see our dreams come true. This year we will be the best we have ever been!!! Change our mind sets and make 2010 the best year ever! I challenge us all!! Be Blessed!

Let There Be Love!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! “I have found that if you love life, life will love you back.” ~ Arthur Rubinstein You can't have love unless you give it away. It's the opening up of the heart that allows love to come in. We must be soft hearted, we must be willing to love with everything that is within us. When we do, we open our world to so many possibilities. The Bible says "God Is Love". We were made in God's image, so we are love. Let love become the very core of who we are. Let it be the focus of our day. When that happens we can't help but experience our highest calling. Be Blessed!

The True Meaning Of Christmas!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! Dale Evans:Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas. I had not seen this quote before but how true. Every time we reach out to someone, we are giving them more of Christ! That is the true meaning of Christmas! More of Christ. When we lend a helping hand, when we take a moment to call someone we haven't talked to in a while, when we stop our frenzied going and smell the coffee and really connect with someone, we are being Christlike. How awesome to think that it doesn't stop when Christmas ends but continues throughout the year! Let us carry our Christmas spirit with us always. Let us give, love, touch, hug, all throughout the year! Be Blessed!

Resolve Not To Make Resolutions!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! 2010 is on it's way! We are aware of New Year's resolutions but do we understand that we can make resolutions anytime. Resolution means the act or process of resolving something. Usually resolutions are made to change something that isn't working in our lives. To resolve to do better; ie: eat better, exercise, study harder, etc. New Year's resolutions are well known for not lasting. We make it and before the year has barely begun we break it. So why then do we make them? Aren't we just setting ourselves up for failure? Well, in order to resolve anything we must recognize the reason behind the resolve. Why do we feel that we need to make this resolution? Is it for real or is there an unhealthy emotion attached to it? What if we decide we want to make something better, do we even know how to get there? It's more than just saying we are going to to do it... it takes action steps! It takes a goal, a plan and steps to make it happen. So as we head to 2010, let's resolve to not make any resolutions but instead, get a goal, make a plan and take action steps to getting where we want to be in the coming year! With God all things are possible! But we must first do the possible and then He can do the impossible! Be Blessed!

Christ Is The Reason For The Season!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! This Christmas season let's be more like Christ. Let's reach out to others like never before. Let's show love like never before. Make this Christmas memorable! Do something totally out of the ordinary. Step out of our comfort zone and do the unexpected. What if we could make this Christmas, one to remember forever! What if this Christmas our lives were changed for the better. Christ is the reason for the season. Being Christlike is always in style!! Be Blessed!

Believe In God Today!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! Seeing is believing? It's easy to believe when we can see something or someone in front of us. But faith is what happens when we can't see something or someone and we still believe. A lot of times what we see is ultimately not real. Sometimes what we see can be deceiving. If we are not careful we will believe something that is not true. We must truly see something with more than just our eyes. We must recognize how it makes us feel physically, emotionally, and if our heart and our head line up. We must use the senses that God gave us to determine if something or someone is for real. Ask ourselves the question; how does this make me feel? Does this agree with my spirit? God is real today. He brings us all the things we need; healing, peace, love, joy, understanding, abundance....the list goes on and on. When you establish a true relationship with Him, He becomes real, and believable. We may not see Him with our eyes but we can feel Him with our hearts. Be Blessed!

Think Of Christ, Strive To Be Like Him!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! "Think of Me. Look at Me often and unconsciously you will grow like Me." Whatever we listen to, whatever we read, whatever we watch inevitably becomes a part of our life. It becomes the margin by which we measure ourselves and others. What are we bringing into our lives? Are we allowing the positive and beautiful things into our daily lives or are we watching, listening and participating in things we know can be detrimental to us? There is a children's song that goes like this....be careful little eyes what you see, be careful little ears what you hear, be careful little mouth what you say, and be careful little hands what you do. It's important that we study on what it is we are letting into our homes and our families. It's important to look at Christ and study to be more like Him. Everyday can be an improvement of yesterday if we work at it. Let Christ be our measurement of how we are to be! Be Blessed!

Our Weak Areas Just Need More Work!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! When we are being shaken, we are being tested for weak areas of our lives. Once we find the area that is weak, we can then set about fortifying it. Most of the time, a fortress is attacked at it's weakest point. So don't get worried, if you feel you are being attacked in one particular area a lot, because now you know where you are weak and can spend time building that part up so that it is invincible. God wants to help us strengthen the areas that are weak. He let's us revisit them until we realize they are weak. Let's look at our weak areas with excitement. Let's build them stronger than ever! We are strong in Christ Jesus! Be Blessed!

My Soul Cries Out, And He Answers!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees. ~Victor Hugo My soul cries out and you(Oh God) deliver me. Although my flesh and spirit may be at war, you(My God) are there for me. When I feel the deepest despair, when I sink the lowest of the low, you (Dear Father) lift me up! Dear God, you are the ladder by which I climb out of despair, you are the cloth that wipes my tears away. You are the love that surrounds me night and day. I will not quit this journey, although my feet have grown tired, and my eyes can barely see for all the debris. I will continue to lift up your name and know that this too shall pass! Just as the snow melts and the flowers bloom, I know that my heart shall melt and the joy shall return again. Blessed be the name of the Lord! Be Blessed!

Praise Be To God!!!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! Try the Lord and see that He is good! In all things give Thanks! We are blessed of God! We have the Love of God, the peace of God, the grace of God, His mercy is everlasting! He is our creator, He knows all, He sees all, He is all. He is the Alpha, Omega, the beginning and the End! Whatever we have need of today. He is the one to turn to. He can supply every need, release blessings and turn our lives around. Thanks be to God for all His loving kindness! May today be a turning point in our lives. May we recognize His faithfulness and become committed like never before! Be Blessed!

Look Beyond The Illusion And Witness The Reality!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! When Satan approached Eve in the Garden, he created an illusion of beautiful temptation. What she heard and what she saw looked real and felt real but was not reality. She bought into the smoke screen and believed that everything would be okay. Instead of taking the time to find out if what she was hearing and seeing was real; Instead of praying first to make sure, she went along with Satan and ate the apple. Because of this there were massive consequences that went well beyond her death. We are all tempted with illusions, things that look beautiful but when we taste them or touch them...the beauty turns into ugliness and the consequences are too much to bear. We have the opportunity to choose in every situation what we will do. But it is important to pray before we make the choice. Make sure we are seeing reality instead of an illusion. Make sure we have counted the cost of what we are about to do. God says, 'He will never leave nor forsake us." Take that to heart today. Pray that we will be able to see beyond illusions to the reality. Be Blessed!

Let God Be What You Need!!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! When we are tired of rowing our boat, let Him row. When we are tired of walking alone, let Him come along. When we are tired of the questions and can't find the answers, let Him help us. And when we feel empty and recognize our places that are void, let Him fill us up like no one else can. When we need love in the worse way.....let Him be our love. God is Love after all! He can be the spouse you don't have, the Mother or Father you need, the sister or brother, and He is always your friend! Be Blessed!

What If We Think More!!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! What if we were all born geniuses and we just haven't lived up to our potential. What if we are more than we know. What if instead of thinking less of ourselves, we began to think more. When we believe more, there is more. When we reach for more, we find it. Sometimes we just have to see the positive rather than the negative. There is no difference between seeing a full glass or an empty one except that we can drink the full one. Reach for more today, see what's out there...what do we have to lose? Be Blessed!

Love Is The Key!!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! What is worse? A world full of hunger or a world without love? I submit to you that a world without love is worse. A world without love is a world with no incentive to feed the hungry or clothe the poor. A world without love is a world full of conflict and indecision. The Bible says
1Cr 13:3
And though I bestow all my goods to feed [the poor], and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

Love is the key to unlocking doors and hearts. Love satisfies the empty and lonely places inside us. Love is the core of who we are. We were created with love, for love and to give love. Spread love today and warm the hearts of those around us! Be Blessed!

Don't Back Away From The Fire!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! Remember this. When people choose to withdraw far from a fire, the fire continues to give warmth, but they grow cold. When people choose to withdraw far from light, the light continues to be bright in itself but they are in darkness. This is also the case when people withdraw from God. ~Augustine This is so true. When we become disheartened and feel that we can't go on, instead of praying to God for strength, we began to back away from Him. We quit the things that are good for us and begin again the things that are not good for us. Eventually we began to feel cold and the light slowly goes out. But the fire is still going and the light is still there! All we have to do is walk toward it, pray for strength, pray for renewal, pray for God's help and we will began to feel the warmth again. Hope will spring forth and the light will become bright again! God is our light and our salvation! Be Blessed!

In Our Weakness, We Are Made Strong!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! In weakness there is strength. Because we find ourselves weak, we immediately begin to search for strength. When we do, we recognize things about ourselves. One is, we cannot always make it on our own. We can only go so far and then we need help. Because of that we search for strength and realize that the ultimate strength comes from God. Our friends and family can be there and help us but when we get to a certain point, God has to step in. When my Mom was dying we could only care for her so much. We could administer her meds, but only God could go beyond that to her mind. Only God could give her the peace she needed to cross over to the other side. Only God could take her hand and guide her in death. Only God could give her the strength to leave her loved ones behind. There is a saying: "In our weakness, we are made strong." Recognize today that God is our strength! Run to him and be safe, be comforted, be loved! Be Blessed!

Don't Give Up! God Is Greater!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! Sometimes it seems like it would be so easy to give in and give up. Stop fighting, stop believing, stop caring, and just be... and take what may come. But we all know that deep inside we are survivors, God made us that way. Deep inside is the core of who we are that keeps us getting up each day, and actually looking forward to seeing what today brings. Hoping beyond all odds that today is the day that we reach that goal. That today is the day we receive our break through. Well....today is that day! When you began to think different, feel different, and walk different nothing is ever the same. The scripture that comes to my mind is "Greater is He that is in me, than he that is in the world." The only way that we lose is that we give into to he that is in the world...otherwise, he knows he can't win. That is why he tries so hard to tempt us, to get us to give up. But what are the consequences if we give in....For every action, there is a reaction....in other words for every deed that we do...there will be a consequence good or bad. When we take each day one at a time and just make right decisions for today....it gets easier to make those right decisions. And in the end it does pay off. May we all realize who is greater! Let us take His hand today and make right decisions....hold on....we can make it!!! Be Blessed!

With God We Are In A Great Majority!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! God is so good! A man with God is always in the majority. ~John Knox This is so true. We may feel like a minority, too small, insignificant within ourselves. But with God we are a great majority! Not just a majority but a great majority! He holds all the worlds and the universe in His hands! He knows the number of hairs on our heads! He created the Heavens and the Earth. Our God is a mighty God and when we are in His company, we are mighty! May we walk with God today and enjoy His blessings! May we understand and experience His greatness today!! Be Blessed!

Happiness Is!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! Happiness is: looking beyond ourselves to others. Happiness is: showing love where it is greatly needed. Happiness is: taking time to visit with a friend in case tomorrow never comes. Happiness is: listening to your children tell long stories, just because. Happiness is: reflecting on the past and gaining strength for the future. Happiness is: being quiet in our mind and realizing the answer to our question was there all along. Happiness is: Knowing God loves us flesh and all and He really cares for us. What more could we need? Be Blessed!

The Lord Hears Our Cries!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! "In my despair, I cried out to the Lord and He rescued me!" It is as easy as lifting our voices and letting Him know that we need Him. It's not that He doesn't already know that we need Him, but He isn't sure if we want Him to rescue us. If we were lost in the woods and we heard some people coming in the distance, wouldn't we cry out to them to rescue us? If we didn't, they might pass us by without even knowing someone was in need. In Mark, Blind Bartemaus cried out to the Lord, "Jesus, thou son of David, how mercy on me! He wanted to be healed, he cried out and the Lord healed Him. What do we have need of today. Let's lift our voices to the one who can rescue us! Be Blessed!

The Lord Hear

Good Morning Christian Peeps! "In my despair, I cried out to the Lord and He rescued me!" It is as easy as lifting our voices and letting Him know that we need Him. It's not that He doesn't already know that we need Him, but He isn't sure if we want Him to rescue us. If we were lost in the woods and we heard some people coming in the distance, wouldn't we cry out to them to rescue us? If we didn't, they might pass us by without even knowing someone was in need. In Mark, Blind Bartemaus cried out to the Lord, "Jesus, thou son of David, how mercy on me! He wanted to be healed, he cried out and the Lord healed Him. What do we have need of today. Let's lift our voices to the one who can rescue us! Be Blessed!

We May Be Weak, But He Is Strong!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! "I am weak but thou art strong". Sometimes we may be weak in our bodies, or just feel weak in our spirit; but wherever the weakness, God is strong. He tells us so many times to lay our burdens on Him. When we find that we can't take another step or we just don't know which way to turn, we can just give it to God and He will take care of it. He will be strong when we are weak. He is the rock that we run to when we need safety. He fills us up with whatever we are lacking. He can fulfill our needs today. He can give us just what we need to make it through today. Look to Him....He is strong! Be Blessed!