​Sometimes in life we encounter various situations that we have to deal with and sometimes we have to make tough decisions.  In handling these trials and tribulations, we have to always think about God first and have good intentions that will benefit all.  When we think about how to handle any situation, love and kindness should always be our number one factor in making that decision or how to respond to a situation.  However, we have to remember to do tough love, not just love that will make someone feel comfortable or make you feel comfortable in dealing with it all.
 
The best decision that we can make is to always try and do the right thing and be just and sincere about what we’re doing.  This helps us all and we all benefit.  Life is not about being comfortable all the time and it’s always good when we allow God to work in our lives and do things that are out of our comfort zone.
 
When we allow God to work in our lives, we will see our lives changing and we will find ourselves doing things that we didn’t even know we were able to do. That’s the power of God and that’s what will allow us to make a difference in the world and in the lives of others.
 

When we humble ourselves and become like children, it’s when we can see through God’s lenses and be able to identify what we need to do in situations when we need to respond to others.  That’s the grace of God and when we listen to Him, great things happen. That’s what life is all about and when we can see the needs for The Body of Christ, God is happy with our actions.  We will have joy and begin to live a peaceful life.
 
Amen and Amen

Hello Family,
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Let’s follow the instructions in how The Lord asks us to pray.  He knows what we need before we ask Him.  Amen and Lord Thank You for all things and as You teach us in Matthew 6:5, let us all listen to Your words and pray together. 

5 And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

9 “This, then, is how you should pray:
“‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
10 your kingdom come,
your will be done,
    on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us today our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts,
    as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation,
    but deliver us from the evil one.
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Amen

Hello everyone, my son is getting married so please pray for him and his fiancee that they put God first and know to work on His path to have peace and Joy. Amen and God is good.

God really wants the Body to be One as He is one.   Families must be one as well and sometimes it’s hard when we don’t walk on the right path because we all are broken in some area in our lives.  Each of us are messed up in our own little way but when we try and walk with Jesus, our lives become more peaceful.

Sunday is Pentecost in some churches and this is when we remember the gift of the Holy Spirit to the world.  Please pray for the 7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit that God graces all of us with and helps us to have joy and peace on our journey.

Wisdom – Consider the first and greatest gift of all.  It acts upon both the intellect and the will.  It illumines the mind and instills and attraction to the divine. 

Understanding – Helps us to relate to all truths to one’s supernatural purpose.  Also gives us an understanding of the Sacred Scripture and an overall appreciation for God.

Counsel – Functions as a supernatural intuition, to enable us to judge promptly and rightly, especially in difficult situations.

Fortitude – Is identified with courage.  Basically, willingness to stand up for what’s right by God, even if it means accepting rejection.

Knowledge – This is when we can see things through God’s lenses.  This will allow us to perceive the greatness of God and His love.

Piety – Has to do with humility, trust and love.  This is when we depend on God and turn to Him to grow as brothers and sisters.

Fear of God - This is when we’re joyfully aware of God’s glory and greatness. Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. 

The bottom line is we have to be receptive to these gifts because it does no good for the Holy Spirit to give us a gift if we refuse to receive it.  As we receive these gifts, the fruits of the Holy Spirit will show through us and these fruits are:

Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness and Self-Control.

Let’s meditate on these gifts and try and accept all of God’s graces through the Holy Spirit. Through Family, through friends and within ourselves.
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Amen and Thank You Jesus

​Sometimes in life decisions are hard to make and sometimes communication is hard to do as well because we don’t want to upset anyone or have to deal with consequences.  However, when we make decisions or choose to communicate out of love, it’s always good and things will work out.  How can anyone fault a person for looking after their best interest?  I know it happens but I’m just saying. 
 
Sometimes when we give good advice, we get blamed because people don’t want to hear something that will take them out of their comfort zone.  We all have a call to l love our neighbor and that means tough love.  We all are here to learn and grow on our journey and if people don’t tell us right from wrong, how can we grow?  Some people don’t take criticism well but when this happens, it’s definitely a reason to show tough love even more.  When we do communicate things out, sometimes we end up hurting because it appears to look like it’s causing problems but for real it’s showing Gods love and wisdom.  Most of the time this happens in our own families or the people who we are close to at the time.
 
We all make mistakes and we’re here to grow in the Name of Jesus and give hope to all around us to become more holy and more like JESUS one day at a time.  If people can’t take criticism or love, that’s not our fault and we shouldn’t feel bad about it at all.  However, we should pray for ourselves, them and whoever is impacted by the entire situation.
 
I’m going through a situation now where I spoke to someone about something out of love and really had the best interest for all and I was looked at like I was totally wrong.  I know sometimes people don’t see eye to eye but love is love and we all know when we’re not doing that to one another.  All I know is when we take God out of our lives, we become stressed and this stops us from serving the mission set by God.  This world is not about me or you but about being a disciple to all.
 
Please pray for me because it’s tough but I know that I did the right thing and I hope and pray that the person learns to accept that Love and take that opportunity to grow within.  Decisions are tough, communication is sometimes tough to have but if we don’t love even when we know it may hurt then what are we doing on our journey.
 
Amen and Thank You Jesus  

Dear Lord, as we awaken to a new day, Thank You for all things and as You teach us in Matthew 6:5, let us all listen to Your words and pray together. 

5 And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

9 “This, then, is how you should pray:
“‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
10 your kingdom come,
your will be done,
    on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us today our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts,
    as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation,
    but deliver us from the evil one.
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Amen

​Actions are so important and interactions with others are important too.  It’s important because people see us for who we are, how we behave and how we respond to others or situations.  The way we act shows where our hearts are and define our character.  Sometimes we act out of character that don’t define us but when this happens, we’re supposed to correct our actions or take ownership of our mistakes.
 
We’re here on a mission so let’s not get caught up with bringing down The Body of Christ but enhance The Body to be stronger and wiser.  It’s also important that we be good examples to all and communicate as needed.  We also have to be careful what we say and do because people observe us all the time and we should be observant to people as well.  We have to make sure we don’t get caught up with things or people that don’t have our best interest.  It’s nothing wrong with interacting with all people because we should but let's be attentive to what's around us and how we act.  It’s easy to get on the wrong path when we’re not focused and when this happens we fall into traps and before you know it, we don’t know how our lives went from this way to this way. 
 
We have to also be careful how we respond to others too because we don’t know what people are going through.  The bottom line is try and have good actions and treat people they way you would want to be treated.  We all know in our hearts how to have good intensions so let’s be wise and be careful how we act and how we act towards others.
 
Amen and Thank You Jesus