"Only Life Changes"

Father God, let this touch someone’s heart today in Jesus Precious Name Amen.
I remember when I was growing up. My grandmother and grandfather paid for me to go to dancing class’s. I loved dancing. Ballet and wearing ballerina slippers and tutu. I wanted to be a ballerina when I got older. Well, my grandmother passed away when I was 9 years old. So, the teacher told me if my parents didn’t come up with the money I couldn’t dance no more. Of course, my parents couldn’t afford this. So, I was never able to for fill my dream on that call.
But when I got into high school, I was able to take ice skating and I learned how to figure skate. I was pretty good. Let’s just say it is a good thing I can figure skate, because I was able to show my boys when they were younger to skate on a double blade. Lo! We had fun. It is so awesome how we can dream and have talents, but we only become our own fans. It is a good thing. Because God is our biggest fan. God honors and blesses our faithfulness. Keep going and keep growing. Each time we participate in following God’s Word we are allowing the “seed” of God’s Word to grow within us. We can encourage others in talents they like and appreciate and watch them grow further in their dreams that become reality. Leading them in the way they should go and that is on the right path. I found myself thinking about the care God put into each one of us. To make us unique individuals, for His purpose. I used to dream for my children. Dreaming my sons and daughter would have their own singing group. Because we all together could sing good together while they were growing up. In my mind I had so many good plans for them. But one thing I never realized was God had His plans for them. I was taken God’s job which He wanted me to let go of the reigns because He only gave them to me to take care of. The rest I was to leave up to Him to guide them. Then I had grandchildren and I found myself almost doing it again. Like oh no God! I am sorry, here You guide and lead them. God does what is best for us.” If ever there is someone who you can rely on to always be in your corner, it’s God. Found myself thinking about the care God put into each one of us just so we would be unique and His light. It reads in Romans 8:28; And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
{Let’s Pray}
Father God, I thank You and praise You for Your Word and the many truths within the bible. I thank You and praise You that You sent Jesus to save us from our sins. I thank You and praise You that You came to save me and place me into Your heavenly family, by grace through faith in Jesus Christ my Savior. Keep me from wandering away from the truth of Your Word. Give me an understanding heart and a love for You that grows with every today. I thank You and praise You that I can let go and give it to You and live in Your peace. I love You, thank You, praise You and give You all the glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen.

{Power Verse}
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Romans 12:2

Father God let this touch someone’s heart today in Jesus Precious Name Amen.

I wake up with the mind set to talk to God and tell Him what I have a mind to do today to get things done as He guides me because I can’t do all this in my own strength. God always miraculously makes my days better and fuller of joy. When we cook, do dishes, laundry, clean house, do grocery shopping, pay bills, give to the poor, pay our 10% to church and give to others etc. We are giving to others. Sometimes it is hard in keeping up with all this and then some. God don’t want you to be a slave to anything or anyone, but free to do what is right in your life. Enjoy because everything is a gift from Him.

It reads in Romans 14:23 (NLT)But if you have doubts about whether or not you should eat something, you are sinning if you go ahead and do it. What is said here is: Let your yes be yes and your no be no. “Do not conform to the pattern of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is–his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
As we study through the book of Romans, and particularly chapter 12 and following, it is important to note that salvation is through God’s grace and not our works. However, a natural result of this salvation is to live a life pleasing to God. This is exactly where Paul picks up in Romans 12:1- And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you.
It reads in Romans 15:1-3; We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. Each of us should please our neighbors for their good, to build them up. For even Christ did not please himself but, as it is written: “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.”
Wow! So Jesus heart bleed because of those who persecuted Him but in return Jesus didn’t sin. Like my mom would of said. “Killed your enemies with kindness so in turn they may see their own shame and turn back to God.” No matter what we go through or what we have done. Jesus still calls us His friend. Jesus loves us more than we could ever fathom.
{Let’s Pray}
Father God, I thank You and praise You that Jesus came to this earth to become my Savior. I thank You that Jesus did not come to please Himself. Jesus was prepared and was prepared to say: Thy will be done, even when Jesus faced the cross, knowing that it was only by His death that we can be forgiven and have life. Lord Jesus I believe for Your mercy on those that have been blinded to the truth by the enemy of our soul and believe that even today, many would come to faith in Christ and discover that in Jesus there is life and light for evermore. I love You, thank You, praise You and give You all the honor and glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen.

{Power Verse}
Blessed are those whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.

Psalm 84:5

Father God let this touch someone’s heart today in Jesus Precious Name Amen.
Let’s praise God for the wonderful memories in our lives. The good memories can bring a joy that drowns out the bad memories. We learn from our bad memories so the good ones outways the bad. As believers, we can trust in our loving Savior who restores our brokenness and makes us new and beautiful. We have a Savior who heals and redeems. Let me encourage you to bring your wounds to Jesus Christ and allow Him to heal you and repair your scars. Be open and honest with Him. We doubt God so often. We forget that He cares so deeply about the intimate part of our lives. Good memories of how God worked through others to be His light to us. But Jesus said to him, remember what the Lord has done for you. Some of my greatest memories are the ones that involve my Christian testimony. It’s such a beautiful picture in our mind when we remember how God drew us to repentance and saved us. This memory is something that you should constantly replay in your mind.

The simplest things in this life can evoke powerful memories. Memories are one of the greatest gifts that God has ever given us. They allow us to live one moment one thousand times over. We all treasure memories because they allow us to relive delightful times in our lives. Memories become stories that we tell hundreds and thousands of times throughout our life. The beautiful thing about our memories is that, not only are they beautiful to us, but they are also beautiful to others. You ever hear?
“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory. “Today’s moments are now,” “Sometimes small memories cover large part of our hearts!” “Some memories are unforgettable, remaining ever vivid and heartwarming! “Whenever I think of the past, it brings back so many memories.” “Memories are wonderful to make. But sometimes painful to remember.” “I thought past memories are everything to us, but now it’s about what we live in the present to write new memories.” I like taking pictures. Especially nature pictures of God’s creation. I can look back at last year’s memories. Like pictures of birds or sky and remember how I felt in that moment. How God would let me see this in the picture and take the picture. Then I see something new and take a picture of it. Whatever it is. If I don’t know what kind of bird or flower, I will look it up to get the true name.
“God gave us memory so that we might have snow or roses in December.” Lilies in April, July and September an when we see the daffodils we remember Jesus born in a manger. “Memories are timeless treasures of the heart.” “Some memories never fade.” Memories are awesome, but what’s also awesome is building new memories with your loved ones. Enjoy every moment that you have with your loved ones. Instead of being on your phone all the time, put your phone away. Cherish family and friends and make the most of your time with them. The more time you invest in someone, the richer the memories that you will have with them. Let your love grow through one another. God’s presence alone can bring us joy and the hope of living with Him forever. 1 Peter 1:6 Once again, we can rest in the hope that joy is ahead of us, even when we cannot see it.
It reads in 1 Corinthians 11:23–26-; “For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.”
{Let’s Pray}
Father God I thank You and praise You that You love me so much that Your punishment is not designed to harm me, but to return me into precious fellowship with Yourself. Assist me to keep a short rein on my sin and confess this quickly to You. I thank You and praise You for the institution of the Lord’s Supper. I thank You and praise You that we are called to remember the high price that Jesus Christ paid for our sin and for our remembrance at the communion table. Let me never become complacent about the enormous price that was paid for my sin. Assis me to honor Your holy name and give You all the glory when I meet together with my brothers and sisters in Christ. I thank You for all those who You have sent in my past life to mentor and be a light to me. I believe I will continue to remember the Lord Jesus’ death for my sins and forgiving, giving grace and setting me free until He comes again. If He comes back to get me. I thank You, praise You and give You all the honor and glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen.

{Power Verse}
“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.”

Hebrews 13:8

Father God, let this touch someone’s heart today in Jesus Precious Name Amen.

It reads in Matthew 6:6 – But thou, when thou pray, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which sees in secret shall reward thee openly.

Like to get up in the morning. Read the bible, journal and have my conversation with God. Then do my daily routine then some. Everyone needs a quiet time. Even we go through the day, God is right with us, and He will assist us in all we do. Sometimes the days are tough. {For each day he carries us in his arms. Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation. Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, the God of our salvation. Psalm 66:19} But if we believe God is right here with us. Stuff can get easier. We just have to believe. Sometimes we make projects for ourselves or others that just can be time consuming. We have to overcome obstacles to get where we are going in this life. We work countless hours before we even reach our goal. Relax! Take a break I tell you. Hmm! Do I? Do you? Sometimes no and then mess up. So then take a break then do it all over. We are going to have those days if we don’t give it a rest. We need to stay on God’s plan It reads in Romans 12:12- Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.

{Let’s Pray}

Father God, I love You, thank You for Jesus and that I have been saved by grace through faith in His finished work. I thank You that I can take a break and refresh my thinking. I thank You and praise You for this mind that is a gift from You. I thank You and praise You for Your love that is another gift from You. I believe that You would pour Your godly love into my heart so that Your love may stream through me to all my brothers and sisters in Christ, that I too may love with a sisterly affection and considers the needs of others before my own. I thank You, praise You and give You all the glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen.

{Power Verse}

Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace her; happy are those who hold her tightly.
Proverbs 3:18

Father God, Let this touch someone’s heart today in Jesus Precious Name Amen.
Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need. Ephesians 4:28
I would get upset if my grandchildren stole anything from the other siblings. I would put them in the corner and make them apologize to their siblings’ and return whatever they took. Well one Mother’s Day my adult children bought me some mums in a container. So, Mother’s Day I put them in the ground while everyone was sleeping. I was up that Sunday morning, and some old lady was digging up my Mums right after I planted them. I stood at the window in awe. How can this lady just think she can do this to me God? So, I let her go. When the children woke up, we ate breakfast and got ready for church. When we were leaving the mums became a big conversation piece between the children. They were asking why I didn’t put that lady in the corner. I had all I could do but laugh on the inside. But I told them she wasn’t my daughter or granddaughter, and she knew better. Well; we were in church, and Pastor Kerry was doing the sermon on stealing. That even if you pick a seed off someone else’s plant. This is stealing. Well, I started thinking. Hmm! I pick seeds off other people’s plants. Maybe pick a piece of Ivy that belong to someone else and brought it home and put it in water. Hmm! Or seed from a sego palm and pick it off someone’s bush near the street! Hmm! I was a thief. Never knew I was till this sermon! It spoke and shocked my heart at the same time. Hmm! I let that lady walk off with my Mums and I was no different than that lady. So, in my heart I knew I was no different than that lady. Hmmm! So, I don’t take anybody else’s clippings or seeds unless they give them to me, or I ask. I buy my own now. But you see how God can teach us a lesson and also through the Pastors lips to my heart. Hmm! I told my grandchildren what I did wrong. I asked God to forgive me and them to forgive me. They did. Plus, maybe that lady took my Mums because no one thought of her on Mother’s Day. I think God had to teach me a lesson. I prayed that wherever that lady planted them flowers that she would have an abundance grow. But you see the little things that we take for granted could be stealing. If we can’t ask, we don’t need it! I am sure glad they didn’t put me in the corner. Lol!
{Let’s Pray}
Father God, as I read through the many instructions we receive on godly living, guide me always to do good. Forgive me when I fail You. I am believing to walk with You and have Christ like behavior. I recognize that it is not an outside change in my outward behavior that is important, I need to change my inner being and do what is right in Your eyes. I want my life to reflect the light of Christ. Forgive me for the times I have stolen from others, not realizing that I was stealing. I believe in thought, word, deed, my actions and attitude would be pure, noble and would honor Your Name. Give me a generous spirit so I may be cheerful in my giving and compassionate in my heart towards others. I love You, thank You, praise You and give You all the honor and glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen.

Father God let this touch someone’s heart today in Jesus Precious Name Amen.

Ever speak stuff that you learned as a child and saw on family’s walls and recited it and didn’t know where it came from or who wrote it?

Well, the “Serenity Prayer” I have seen all my life. I have even painted plaques. Always thought it came from the bible. Which there are some bible verses that collide.

What is the origin of the Serenity Prayer?
History of the Serenity Prayer. The author of the Serenity Prayer has been a largely debated detail for years until a 1932 diary entry was recovered. It was found that the prayer was originally written by Reinhold Niebuhr, a German American reformed theologian in the 20th century. This man left such a legacy for God. When God speaks through someone. We will never know the impact we can make. All I know is God has made a living legacy with the bible that this poem has been in households, church’s and people’s hearts. Healing and changing lives all for God’s glory. Niebuhr used various versions of the prayer widely in sermons as early as 1934. The prayer spread rapidly, often without attribution to Niebuhr, through church groups in the 1930s and 1940s and was adopted and popularized by Alcoholics Anonymous and other twelve-step programs. The Serenity Prayer appeared in a sermon of Niebuhr’s as part of the 1944 A Book of Prayers and Services for the Armed Forces, while Niebuhr himself first published it in 1951 in a magazine column.

A believer with the Holy Spirit would agree that one cannot control sinful urges within their own strength and power. It reads in Hebrews 2:17-18; Therefore, in all things He had to be made like His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. For in that He Himself has suffered, being tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted.
A believer realizes the power to overcome sinful desires of the flesh is only by and through the Spirit of God.

It reads in Romans 8:12-13; Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation, but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live.
Isaiah in chapter 55:8-9, boldly declares “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.”
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.”

Colossians 3:16

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Proverbs 3:5-6
“But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.”

James 3:17

“Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.”

Deuteronomy 31:6
For whatsoever is born of God overcomes the world: and this is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith. 1 John 5:4

Life can get out of hand. Maybe you are suffering from addiction and trying to recover, or maybe you are subconsciously choosing to care about many different things that are making life tough. Grief, divorce, disagreements, healing from a illness of any kind as there are many reasons we fall short. We need to overcome life’s difficulties. I totally get it.

{Let’s Pray}

Father God, I thank You and praise You for the family which was ordained by You from the beginning. Assist and guide me to be a good person and to instruct those in my care with patients and guide them wisely. Let me be childlike in my relationship with others and to respect and honor them, as unto You Lord. I thank You and praise You that You have given me all I need to be victorious in the spiritual battle in which all Your children are engaged. Guide me to rely on You and not on my own abilities. I am believing that I will Find all I need in You, also in the power of Your might as I stay fixed in Your word as I walk with You all the days of my life. Till You come back or I in turn go home to be with You in Jesus Precious Name Amen.

{Power Verse}

Who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God?

2 Corinthians 1:4

Father God, let this message touch someone’s heart today in Jesus Precious Name Amen.
As I grew up and went to school all the way to freshman in High School. I had a hard time reading. I even went to Summer School each year. I ended it mostly learning hands on and I guess you’d say I learned the hard way. {“When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.” Psalms 56:3} If you turn to God, he will comfort your fears. He is by your side always and ready to take on the very things that frighten you. So, when I got into Freshman year, and I needed eyeglasses. Who knew? Well, they had machines where you could speed read. How awesome but hard it was. {“God promises to make something good out of the storms that bring devastation to your life.” Romans 8:28} God knows the devastation you are facing, and he is right there waiting to lift you back up from it. He will always make something beautiful arise out of a hard situation. See I did know how to read but I was far sighted which made it hard for me to read close up. So, I could read. But those speed reading machines I had to learn slow at first. The more I did this speed reading. The better I could read a lot better. I loved to read after all this. I really love to read and learn. It has become my everything in all I do. Then You Tube came along. Thank God because I have had to learn a lot about technology. Besides taken some classes for computers etc. Learning hands on has always been my strongest suits.
I admit life was tuff before the eyeglasses and the speed-reading machine. Get knocked down. Get back up again and keep on moving forward. There is no greater time to grow in an intimate knowledge of God than when you are going through hard times. {“For when I am weak, then I am strong.” 2 Corinthians 12:10} God is a miracle worker! He has the power to turn things around, no matter the situation. “Sometimes the best thing that can be done is not think, not wonder, not imagine, not obsess. Just breathe and have faith that everything will work out for the best.” “God gave us this life because he knew we were strong enough to live it.”
Focusing on faith and the word of God to encourage. It’s hard to make it through life whenever dealing with a difficult situation. If we remember God’s promises and know in our heart, God is near and listening always. He is listening! Sometimes we just need a reminder.
{Let’s Pray}
Father God, I thank You and praise You for others who can comprehend the needs of others. I can be so ingrained in my own thinking that sometimes I doubt Your Word. I tend sometimes to doubt Your promises and love. Your Word gives me all the affirmation of this reality I will ever need. Your Word, Promises, faithfulness and love stretches over time and space. I thank You and praise You for Your gift of Your promises and Word that is true. I thank You and praise You for the grace of Your faith. I thank You and praise You for that Your love and word is being fixed firmly in my heart day after day. I love You, thank You, praise You and give You all the glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen.

{Power Verse}
“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1

Father God, let this touch someone’s heart today in Jesus Precious Name Amen.
Let’s read Psalm 92:12-14; The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age – As a tree that is carefully planted and cultivated may be expected to live long, and to bear fruit even when it is old.
I believe I will make everyday mine. I will let God grow me forward for His journey I am on and not backwards. I want a life of peace and not conflict. I want to be quick to find my own faults and correct them. Guide me Lord with Your Holy Spirit to remove any evil in my soul.
We could never outgrow God’s promises, plans or our journey we walk with Him. Both the faith we have in God’s promises and the actions that are produced by our faith in God’s promises are God’s work in us. That is why we walk in God’s promises. God’s love has made some amazing and awesome promises to us. Through those promises he has enabled us to put our faith in them and live our lives according to his will. The faith we have in God’s promises. plans and the actions that are produced by our faith in God’s promises are God’s work in us. His love for you is more permanent than a mighty mountain. Don’t believe any version of the lie that says God could stop loving you. He is your Father in heaven. God is holy and righteous and requires payment for sin. Our problem is that we are born in a fallen world, with a fallen flesh, and we sin because we are sinners. If we have to pay our own penalty for sin and rebellion against God, we will truly perish. But God has redeemed us. This simply means that Jesus took our place on the cross and paid the penalty for our sin, and we received the righteousness and clean record of Christ. Some people are blessed with good earthly fathers. Some are not. But our Father in heaven is a great Father. If you witness an adoption in a court of law, you will hear the question posed to the new parents, “Do you understand that adoption is an irrevocable act, and you cannot take it back?” Once God has adopted us as his children, it is forever. Through the finished work of Christ, he has adopted those who believe by him we cry, “Abba, Father” (Romans 8:15)! Settle it in your heart that you are a child of God and loved by him. The next time you are fearful, go to God who promises to fight for you. “The Lord will fight for you in the Book of Exodus, chapter 14, the Israelites have just recently been rescued by God’s mighty hand from slavery and oppression in Egypt. No sooner had they escaped into the desert than they saw the might of the Egyptian army with chariots, horses, and men-of-war bearing down on them. They were terrified and cried out to Moses. Moses conveyed the heart of God with these amazing words in verses 13 and 14; “Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will work for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall never see again. The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.”

It reads in Philippians 4:19; And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. When hearing the news about the economy failing, wars that could possibly happen, and possible world recession, it is nice to hear Paul tell us that his God shall supply all our needs.
Here are a few more promises:

“He gives strength to the weary.” Isaiah 40:31“But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary; they will walk and not be faint.”

“He will give you rest.” The Lord promises to give us rest. It reads in Matthew 11:28-30; “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

“His love never fails. It reads in Isaiah 54:10;” “For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you.”

“He has redeemed you” It reads in Colossians 1:13-14; “He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.”

“He has adopted you” It reads in Ephesians 1:5; “He predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will.”
God’s Plans for each of us will be unique according to the variety of gifts God has given us and each one He is the proudest of you as you use those gifts. It is always designed uniquely to give us and those we serve a future and a hope. It reads in Jeremiah 29:11-13; For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
{Let’s Pray}
Father God, I thank You and praise You for the lessons You would teach me from Moses’ to Israel’s past history. I thank You and praise You for Your promises. Assist me not to fall into a bad attitude of unbelief or show a spirit of complaint. What a lesson to learn – that unbelief or a complaining heart is the cause of broken fellowship with the Father. I thank You and praise You for Your Promises and promise to supply all my needs according to Your riches in glory, and may I never take Your abundant supply for granted. Assist me to examine my heart today and to correct any areas in my life that dishonor You. I want to keep Your promises close to my heart and walk with You. I am believing if there is someone out there that don’t know You that You will take hold of their heart and draw them nearer to You today. I love You, thank You, praise You and give You all the glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen.

Father God, let this touch someone’s heart today in Jesus Precious Name Amen.
I was locking the garage last night. On the handle of the door there was a ladybug. I let it crawl on my finger and said God this is a good, good night. I got so much accomplished, and this ladybug reassured me it was a good, good evening. So, I woke up with a good, good attitude this morning. I am blessed! I get to know myself better today. I get to take time and spend time thinking and talking with God. Of course, I will use good judgement today. I will make plans, be hopeful, cheerful and positive. I will give myself to my duties and whatever God sends my way today. I will learn to say no. I will admit my faults and move on with God’s plans. I will get up when I am knocked down. I will love God and others and pray for them. No one else could ever be so positive with life as ourselves. We have to build ourselves up to build others up in their time of need. Give them God’s goodness and blessings.
It reads James 4:10-12; Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you. Brothers do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. And if you judge the law, you are not a practitioner of the law, but a judge of it. There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?
Father God, I thank You and praise You for Your goodness each day that I don’t deserve. When I know what is righteous and yet do not do it, I am committing a sin in Your eyes. Forgive me for the times when I have known that something is evil but done it anyway, when I have avoided doing what is right, or when I have turned a blind eye to some need or necessity. I believe that from this day forward, I would not only know what is right but be ready and willing to carry it out, through Your sufficient strength. So often I have tried to control my life, where I go and what I do. This doesn’t get me nowhere. Let me let go of the controls and give them to You. Give me the will and courage to do so. I trust You will lead me where You want me to go today. I Love You, thank You, praise You and give You all the glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen.

{Power Verse}
“Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.”
James 5:16

Father God, let this touch someone’s heart today in Jesus Precious Name Amen.
It reads in Job 12:8- Speak to the earth and it will teach you.
I love learning something new. Always wake up wanting to do something new. Like I know plants need someone to care. People say this is crazy. Plants don’t have feelings! Well, if you don’t water a plant it dies. I have had the most beautiful plant and over watered it before. Or I will use the wrong soil and the plant dies. I killed this plant by not using what it likes to sit in its container. I like to spoil the plants. How. Like some plants don’t like to be around other plants. You put a Baby Agave next to an Ivy and tell me if the ivy leaves don’t turn yellow. Hmm! You would probably say: Susan you just didn’t water the ivy! Hmm yes, I did. The Ivy don’t like being around that Agave. If you let dust build up on your plant and you water it, feed it, that plant is going to get yellow and have spots on it because the dust is killing the plant. So, I dust my plants. Indoor plants. Outdoor plants you have a water hose to take care of them. Still outside plants are spoiled and have to look nice and be taken care of or they will die. Plants do need someone to care. Like I grow the aloe vera in the house in the winter. Two years ago, I took the aloe vera outside. Split them up in containers and they died a week later. I found out that I needed to slowly get them used to being outside a little at a time. One day an hour the next day two and so on. Hmm! Plants do have feelings, so you need to care. You ever see a Poinsettia, you break the leaf, and it bleeds white. Hmm! Plants bleed also. See how fast a house plant dies when you put it outside and leave it there. It dies because it doesn’t get spoiled. It is not crazy like some think. Plants love to be well taken care of and loved. I like to plant tree when I lose a loved one. I like to plant anyways. But a tree is strong, and I feel that tree reaches to my loved one’s heart in Heaven. All the way to eternity. See plants can teach us through life’s ups and downs. We continue to learn and grow. I may lose a plant, but the roots will always grow something new and better. I think of all the Agaves, and Yucca Palms I grew when I was ill. It gave me something to do with my hands. I took baby agaves and put them in new containers. I took and cut the baby Yucca palms of the Mother Yuccas Palms and just stuck them in a container of soil. They were not even rooted. They root as they sit in soil. How awesome is this. You can learn so much from plants. I may say they have feelings, but they teach you to love, patients, consistence and to care about the little stuff that some don’t get to ever see.
{Let’s Pray}
Father God, I thank You and praise You the You teach us to care for the little stuff. I thank You and praise You for the many lessons I am learning from Your Word. Guide me to recognize that even in the most difficult of circumstances, You are with me and that Your grace is sufficient. No matter what pressures and problems I may have to face. I thank You and praise You for the reminder that there is a spiritual battle raging in the unseen realm. I thank You and praise You that I have been given the sufficient grace to face all my problems and equipped with the whole armor of God. Increase my faith and hope in You. Guide me to stand fast in the evil day. I thank You and praise You for the beautiful plants that don’t only feed us, but also, they beautify Your world and remind us of Your promises. You will never leave us nor forsake us. I Love You, thank You, praise You and give You all the honor and glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen.

For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building.

1 Corinthians 3:9