We have to be very careful who we trust and who we call our friends.  God said in Sirach Chapter 6 verses 6-17.  Let your acquaintances be many, but one in a thousand your confidant, When you gain a friend, first test him.  For one sort of friend is a friend when it suits him, but  he will not be with you at times of distress.  Another is a friend who becomes an enemy, and tells of the quarrel to your shame.  Another is a friend, a boon companion, who will not be with you when sorrow comes.  When things go well, he is your other self, and lords it over your servants;  But if you are brought low, he turns against you and avoids meeting you.  Keep away from your enemies; be on your guard with your friends. A faithful friend is a sturdy shelter, he who finds a treasure.  A faith  friend is beyond price no sum can balance his worth.  A faithful friend is a life-saving remedy, For he who fears God finds; for he who fears God behaves accordingly, and his friend will be like himself.  In other words, a good friend will be there through thick and thin and when something happens in the friendship they will still love, forgive and communicate with you.  They will think like you, act like  you and respect you.  Be careful with who  you trust and who you call your friend.  Amen

God gives us everything we need to be happy and to be at peace.  We are the ones that choose to live different.  It's a blessing when we place an importance on serving God and having joy in our hearts. Pretty much accepting God's grace.  It's really just that simple.  When we don't walk with God, we're not accepting His grace and we're choosing to make it about us and not about building The Body of Christ.  Each one of us has issues but in order for us to heal or deal with our issues, we have to be humble and know how to love.  That's what it's all about and to be honest, if we don't see through God's lenses, our lives will become so chaotic that it will be different to stand and stress will get the best of us.  I can't express enough how important it is to love our neighbor and show it through our actions because when we don't it's more harmful to us.  God is love and when we don't accept what he gives to us, we can't be happy or at peace.  Life is short so let's not waste time but grow within so that we can contribute to the mission and have joy on our journey.  Amen 

We're in a changing world in terms of things that are happening around us and the tribulations that we face today.  However there's one thing that never changes or changed and that's the love from God and His mission.  We're in times right now that we need to walk with the cross with Jesus and be a light to  all.  This is really testing our faith.  What do we believe, do we say we love all people or do we really need work within ourselves.  God tells us to be examples, to love and forgive our brothers and sisters and to be a light of hope.,  He also said there are many who say they are for me but against me;  It's wise to wake up and stop  sleeping.  God speaks to us individually and we hear His voice or message when we don't do what we're suppose to do or don't accept His grace. It's just that simple.  Jesus taught us love but he also educated us on wisdom and knowledge.  It's time for us to shine and really become disciples today. The love of  God is powerful and it only takes one person to make a difference.  We need to build our relationship with God not separate ourselves by being selfish but engage in loving kindness and bring light to the world.;  When people see us, they should see Jesus in us.  It's our choice but I'll tell you, I will choose God's grace, wisdom and love over all things.  What is your choice?

Love is the core of all things and if we wonder why our lives are chaotic we need to check out ourselves.  God gave us a  mission to fulfill and He told us how to do it and maintain a good head on our shoulders by giving us wisdom through it all.  He also told us to come to Him and He will give us rest.  Life is all about being humble, listening and allowing God to work in our lives.  When we love, we create this positive atmosphere that helps us all.  If we can learn the importance of the mission, we'll know that love is so important. Sometimes, it's not that easy when people hurt us but if we know God it becomes easy because it's not about us.  There are many who don't have peace because they don't accept God's grace.  When we don't love, we're not accepting God's grace.  When is enough enough and when are we going to take charge of our lives.  We know when we're causing mischief and when we don't love and forgive.  It's a choice.  We're here to give hope to the world and we definitely can't do that if we don't have joy and choose not to love.  If we continue to choose to walk without God, we'll find ourselves by ourselves full of darkness and headed to a dead end not seeing which way to turn.  You see it's a trap but don't get caught up.  Let's make wise choices and decisions so that we can have peace on our journey.  Amen and thank you Lord

Happy Valentine's Day to all.  It's so wonderful to be loved by people and to know that there are people who care.  One thing we must know is no one loves us more than God and we should always know where to go to be hugged, to be forgiven and to gain strength.  God is our everything and when we spend time with Him, we get to know Him better and able to see just how strong His love is for us.  This is a day that we share God's love with one another but let's not stop here and let's try to extend that love one day at a time so that people can witness His divine mercy, love and light. Again, Happy Valentine's Day from me to you. Love always, Veronica and Thank You Lord for always loving us.  Amen

It's always wise to go with your heart and do what you think is best.  The problem comes in when we think we know what's best and we don't make God the core of our decision making.  Like I said before, life is what we make of it and when we don't put God first, we will never win.  We know what's right and what's wrong and all of us have faults but we need to start being leaders and not followers.  We don't respect each other and it's so wonderful to see people care and love unconditionally. There's not many but this is why it's very important to stand firm and do what we think is best.  God needs real leaders and not people who try to talk the talk and not walk the walk if you know what I mean.  If we really care for people, we will be there and not cause problems.  I say all of this because we need to take care of ourselves and not be blinded by people or mess that will cause distraction or pain.  Let's look at our own lives and figure out how we can better ourselves and not care about what others think but what will bring us closer to God.  That's all that matters and if we think anything different, we're not on the right track.  Think about it and do what you think is best. Amen and thank you Lord. 

Dear Lord,
Thank you for giving us a second chance to live and another opportunity to change our lives for the better.  Each day is time given to us to see the light and to bring hope to the world.  Lord you tell us all the time that we should be open to wisdom and you tell us the benefits of love and forgiveness.  Thank you so  much and those virtues help us in so many ways. We gain peace, we find joy and happiness and we're able to keep it going by strengthening our hearts and minds through all things. God you also tell us that love is the core of all things and when we mistreat others, we are really mistreating you.  Lord I know we can't serve you until we heal ourselves and please help us according to your will by giving us the strength to understand things and please continue to give us the wisdom to know when to talk, when to keep still and when to have patience.  Thank you Lord and as I always say if you don't do anything else in our lives, you have already done enough.  Thank you again and we love you. Amen.   

It's very important for us to always refresh our relationship with God and spend time with Him.  Happiness,  wisdom and peace only come from God so if we know that it's important to strengthen our relationship with Him and make sure we're going in the right direction on our journey.  Most of the time, we're focusing on others and not what's going to help us find peace. There will be many people in our lives but if they are not respecting us or others, they are not of God and this is why it's very important to get closer to Him.  We have to know this because what we do has an affect on us and others.  God said He is the vine and we are the branches.  We need to make sure we nourish ourselves with wisdom and love to become better people to fulfill God's mission and to say connected to the vine.  It's a choice but to be honest we all need to find our own presence with God because we're nothing without Him and if we don't recognize the importance of this wisdom we're going to end up unhappy, miserable and alone.  God loves us very much and He forgives us for our faults but we have to put in work as well. We can't keep disrespecting people and think everything is going to be okay.  It doesn't work that way and we find that out when our lives become chaotic or stressful.   We have to have faith, trust Him, know how to love our neighbor and learn how to accept the trials and tribulations that come before us.  God doesn't give us anything that we can't handle but in order to get through the storms, we have to be prepared and preparing is simply strengthening our relationship with God.  Always remember what we put into life is what we get out of life.  Thank you Lord and Amen

God is good all the time and not just sometimes but all the time.  Even when we think things aren't going well he's still working in our lives. God wants the best for us and when it seems like bad things are happening around us, it's really a blessing.  God doesn't give us anything that we can't handle but sometimes situations appear to be chaotic because it's uncomfortable and most of the time we don't want to feel uncomfortable. I'll tell you one thing when we're uncomfortable, God is working in our lives for the better.  Jesus died so that we may live and before He left this earth, He said follow me and I will give you rest. When we follow God, things aren't going to be comfortable but life will be peaceful and joyful all our days.  It's all about serving the Lord, being at peace and giving hope to the world.  That's what life is all about and not about doing something that we love to do either as a job or for recreation.  Let's not get distracted when life appears to be crazy but look up to God and allow Him to work in our lives.  That's what it's all about so keep your head up keep it going. Amen

In life we should never try to be something that we're not and we should always love one another and have some integrity about ourselves. Sometimes people try to look good in front of others and sometimes people disrespect others trying to get ahead.  Once we step over the line and disrespect another person, nothing good comes out of it.  Also sometimes people tend to disrespect people just to get their way, nothing good comes out of that either because there's no love in that and you're  hurting others but really you're hurting yourself.  When we deal with people, our actions reflect mostly on us.  Actually, everything we do has an affect on us. Sometimes when we do things to others, we think we're getting our way but for real, we're going backwards when we're not loving our neighbor.  I really don't need to say it because we all know that bad actions, take us down the wrong road and before you know it, we're at a dead end looking for which way to turn.  Let's stop thinking about ourselves but think about others around you. To be honest, we all need God and we all need one another.  God gives us  this wisdom all the time but it's up to us to accept it and be what we calls us to be not something that we're not. Think about it. Amen