It starts with us/Fill us up God

Hello everyone,

I hope all is well and you’re making a choice to be positive and have a good day with whatever comes your way.  This life that God gave us is a special gift and what really matters is how we treat each other, how we’re respecting God by being an example to serve and how we’re living each day on our journey.  It’s critical that we understand that because if not, we’re going to have some miserable days to come.  Let’s look deep within ourselves and figure out what changes we need to make so that we can have joy, we can serve God better and we’re following the right path on our journey for peace.

Life is not perfect, we’re not perfect but we do have the ability to get rid of some of the stress that we have in our lives.  Sometimes we settle for less just to take off the stress.  Sometimes, we’re not motivated to do better because we have to do what we have to do just to keep going each day and sometimes, we just get tired.  I think we have to stop pointing the figure at others and take a look at ourselves.  Most of the time, it’s us that cause the stress in our lives from what we do and don’t do in situations.  God blessed us with life and it’s just certain things we need to stop doing and stop allowing others to do to us.  Let’s get it together and take charge of our own lives.  People know what they do and most of the time their lives are messed up too and they don’t have the strength to make things better.  This is why it’s important for us to go the extra mile to make things better for ourselves and not allow others to control us.  When we react to a situation negatively, we’re giving others power to control us.  At the same time, what are we doing for ourselves?  Let’s work on that so that we can be better people.  When we’re good, our light shines and that’s when we’re living towards the mission set by God. 

Besides, when we work on ourselves, we feel better so let’s take advantage of the opportunity that God gave us and accept the grace.  When we help ourselves, things change, life change and we all benefit.   When the light shines, others can see and it’s really an invitation to get to know Jesus more and gain a relationship with Him.

We also have to make our lives count.  What are we doing?  Let’s respect the sacrifice that Jesus made for us and let’s stop thinking or acting like the world revolves around us.  Sometimes, we don’t have control over things, but God tells us to do what we can when we can, and He will do the rest.  Where is our faith and what do we really want out of life?  We can’t complain if we’re not doing our part.  When we don’t do things to make our light shine, how can others see Jesus and why do you think all this mess is happening in the world today.  It’s not a surprise to me because when we’re not working to stay connected to the vine, we’re nothing and we’re not helping the Body of Christ.  Let’s contribute to God’s mission and allow Him to help us help ourselves and others.
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Life is short and the clock doesn’t stop for us, and I just think we have so much to give even through our faults and when we can see through God’s lenses, we will gain peace, be happy and change the world.  Again, let’s respect each other, respect God and be an example so that we can have joy, serve better and find peace in life.   It starts with us so let's ask God to fill us up with His love, wisdom and strength so that we can do our part.

Amen and Thank You Lord.

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