Look up!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! Far away in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see the beauty, believe in them and try to follow where they lead. Be Blessed!


-- Louisa May Alcott

It's How You Play The Cards!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! We are all dealt a hand of cards in life. But it's not so important what kind of hand we were dealt as it is the way we play those cards. It's the attitude we approach the hand we were dealt. It's the way we look at that hand! Will we just give up and fold right away or will we be determined to win! Will we strategize until we fine a way or will we just decide it's not worth the effort? Will we decide that we are a victim or will we decide that we are the victor?! Our approach to our life decides the outcome of our life. Our success depends heavily on our decisions. We really do get out of life what we contribute to it. We sometimes allow things into our lives that we know shouldn't be, thereby altering our life successes! We must pay attention today to what our heart is telling us. We must take some time and study our cards.....because the next hand that is dealt could be our ace or it could be the very card that causes us to fold! Be Blessed!

Let Us Give Thanks!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! Thanks be to God always for His many blessings! Thanksgiving: Giving thanks! Let's give thanks always! Give thanks that we are alive and well today. Give thanks that we have food to prepare. Give thanks that we have family who love us. Give thanks that we have a Heavenly Father who watches over us. Give thanks! Be Blessed!


Here are a few cute quotes to make you laugh!

Thanksgiving is an emotional holiday. People travel thousands of miles to be with people they only see once a year. And then discover once a year is way too often. ~ Johnny Carson

May your stuffing be tasty, May your turkey plump, May your potatoes and gravy, Have nary a lump. May your yams be delicious, And your pies take the prize, And may your Thanksgiving dinner Stay off your thighs! ~ Anonymous

Let There Be Thanksgiving!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! When I think of the goodness of Jesus and what He has done for me...my souls cries out Hallelujah! I went back into the archives of the Christian Peeps Blog and found what I had written Thanksgiving week in 2008! I thought it was worth sharing again.


This Thanksgiving, let there be songs and lots of joy! Let us spread good cheer. Let us be Thankful for all of God's wonderful blessings! Let us reach out to someone and help them. Let us give hugs freely and let everyone know of God's love! Pray blessings on everyone you come in contact with. Say extra prayers of Thanksgiving for this wonderful Holiday season! God is good! When we think more of others and less of ourselves, we get more from others and less from ourselves. May the joy of the Lord rest on each and every one of you and may his blessings rain from the sky. -- Be Blessed!!

Jer 30:19

There will be joy and songs of thanksgiving, and I will multiply my people and make of them a great and honored nation.

The Power Of The Spoken Word!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! God spoke the world into existence. When He said "Let there be light"....there was light! God's words hold power. So when we speak God's words over our lives, we activate the power from those words. When we add faith to the spoken words and then act upon what we speak and believe then we have a recipe for success. Too many times we have neglected to open our mouths and speak. The Bible talks about having the faith of a grain of mustard seed that we can speak to our mountains and they will be removed. What mountain are we facing today? What obstacle is in our way? Speak to it! Put your faith all over it and began to move toward the mountain. "Faith really can move mountains"! God's word really can open doors of opportunity in our lives! Be Blessed!

Pure In Heart!

Good Morning Christian Peeps!  Matthew 5:8  "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God."  Think of a pure heart as: all the undesirable elements removed.  When we possess a pure heart everything we do comes from a positive place, from a place of loving.  With a pure heart we are propelled to do good, not evil.  Everything we do is for good.  Each day we set out to help others,by relieving pain, providing comfort, showing empathy.  It's the pure in Heart, the Bible says, that will see God.  We all want to see God, so today should be a day for examining our heart.  Where do we stand?  Are we doing things from the Heart?  Each day we can choose whom we will serve.  Each day we can choose if we will do good or evil.  Be a pure heart today!  Be Blessed!

Amazing Grace!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! Amazing Grace! Where sin abounded, grace did much more abound. I looked up the word abound and it means to be present in large numbers. To be supplied such as a harvest. We talk about how this world seems to be getting worse and worse. How sin is more rampant today than before. But what we must remember is that as sin grows, God's grace grows also. "My grace is sufficient for you"....sufficient means there is always enough! It never runs out, it never dries up. God's amazing grace is always there waiting and ready to cover our sins. God's amazing grace is ever present. Dip into God's grace today, let it cover us from head to toe. Amazing Grace how sweet the sound! Be Blessed!



2 Corinthians 12:9 And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Romans 5:20-21 (King James Version) 20Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound

Our Father....

Good Morning Christian Peeps! Remember when we were trying to learn to ride our bicycles and our parents would run alongside us with their arms outstretched to catch us in case we fell? Well, that is how our heavenly Father is. When we are learning something new and it is scary and we are unsure....He is right there with his arms outstretched to catch us in case we don't get it right the first time. Imagine Him standing there going....come on you can do it! Remember when we would jump from somewhere high into the arms of the waiting adult? Through their coaxing we could eventually let go, trust them and drop into their arms. Well, that is what our heavenly Father is saying today! Come on....you can do it.....Let go! I will catch you! Don't let fear rob us of the wonderful things He has in store for us! Jump through the fear! Just close your eyes....trust .....hear his voice....and jump! You will be glad you did! Be Blessed!

Don't Just Ride Out The Storm.....Speak To It!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! I think it's worth noting that when the big storm came up while the disciples were on the boat; that all it took was for Jesus to say "Peace Be Still", and the storm was gone. Sometimes we forget who is in the midst of our storm. Sometimes we are so busy trying to bat down the house, so to speak, we forget that we just need to call on the peace maker. Instead of getting ready for the storm or trying to ride out the storm, what if we just turned the storm over to the one who can get rid of it. Our God can turn our turbulent storms into quiet peaceful moments. Are you going through a storm this morning? Do you see one brewing on the horizon? Do you feel it brewing somewhere down deep inside you? Speak to it! Call on Jesus the peacemaker and watch the storm disappear! God is so faithful....."We have not because we ask not!" Be Blessed!

Endless Possibilities!

Good Morning Christian Peeps! God is so good. We are beginning another week of grand possibilities! Each moment alone has the power to change things in our lives if only we believe. Walking in Faith is a lot like going to our jobs everyday. We get up and go religiously not knowing what the day or the week may bring but with the assurance that we will get paid for our efforts at the end of the pay period. When we walk in faith, we know that although we may not see the rewards right away, we have the promise that it is coming. God gives us that promise! And like our job, we must continue to stay in it no matter what is thrown at us. We can't quit our jobs just because someone was mean to us that day. We can't quit our jobs just because we don't like our bosses or we didn't get the raise we wanted. We must continue on because we know that we will be rewarded on payday. That's what faith is all about..... "Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Hebrews 11:1. Believing that payday is coming! Grab a bucketful of faith today, step out, believe and let God show us endless possibilities! Be Blessed!

He Is The Same....

Good Morning Christan Peeps! Hebrews 13:8 says:   "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever".  What he did years ago, He can do today.  What he does today, He can do tomorrow.  Malachi 3:6:  I am the Lord thy God and I change not!    Understand the power of our God and know that his power never changes.  Whatever we have need of, He can take care of it...if only we can turn the reigns over to him and believe.  Give God a chance to change our lives today.  To work those miracles that we know He can perform.  Let Go, Let God!  Be Blessed!

Do We Live??

Good Morning Christian Peeps! I would rather have lived life to the fullest than simply moved through it as if in a dream! Are we living life or are we just floating and getting by? What has to happen in our lives to wake us up? What has to happen today to make us take notice? What must happen today to make us live? The precious life that we were given was given to us for living not for taking for granted. We are but a vapor, here today and gone tomorrow. How do we want to be remembered? As one who had courage and made his or her world a better place? Or one who stood on the sidelines and just took what came by. Do we want the first fruits or the leftovers? What defines who we are? Let God define us! Let the beautiful and wonderful talents that He has so graciously bestowed on us be manifested today. For we do not know what tomorrow may bring, and we are certainly not promised tomorrow! Be Blessed!


Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is beauty, admire it.
Life is bliss, taste it. Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a struggle, accept it. Life is a tragedy, confront it.
Life is an adventure, dare it. Life is luck, make it.
Life is too precious, do not destroy it. Life is life, fight for it.
-- Mother Teresa

Lean On Me

Good Morning Christian Peeps!  Sometimes in our immense loneliness, we just need someone to lean on.  We don't need a lot of words, but just to know that someone is there for us.  Someone who will take us in their arms and hold us until whatever is hurting goes away.  For humans touch goes along way in soothing our hurts and confusions.  Babies and children most especially need that connection.  Adults tend to move away from that connection as they get older but it's then that we crave it the most.  The Lord said, come to me all you that are heavy laden and I will give you rest.  In other words, rest in me.  Come to me.  I will hold you and comfort you and love you until you are rested and feel strong again.  The song says:  Lean on me, when your not strong, I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on."   That's our Lord today.  Lean on Him, He will give us rest today!  Be Blessed! 

Love is....

Good Morning Christian Peeps!  Love is the covering by which we should measure all things.  The Bible says: God is Love. I John 4:8  Whoever does not love, does not know God, because God is love. Love cast out all fear.  Love covers a multitude of sin.  Love the Lord thy God with all thine heart.... Love thy neighbor as thy self.  Love is huge in God's word.  The Beatles sang a song that said:  "All We Need Is Love" .  Love is not measured by the material things we acquire but by the number of times we are forgiven.  Love is not measured by what someone does for us, but by how they treat us.  Love is not earned but freely given.  Love does not control, but allows for adaptability.  Let God's love surrounds us today and teach us what real love is.  Be Blessed!