Hello everyone,
 
I hope all is well with you and your family.  I have been thinking about God’s goodness and how He has blessed us so much.  In looking back on my life, I just have to thank God for the good and the bad times.  He protects us, He walks with us, He forgives us, and He loves us so much.  It’s especially important that we hold on to life to witness the glory, love our neighbor as we love ourselves and practice patience. 

We all have been or are in situations that test our faith or make us feel uncomfortable when we are going through things but it’s critical to know that when we encounter trials, it’s only temporary.  That too shall pass, and God is teaching us how to be better people.  You see, life is all about learning, becoming wise and allowing God to work in our lives.  We all are human, and we make mistakes but it’s not the end of the world.  When we go through things, we should thank God for the trials and grow in the name of Jesus.  We’re here to be the light of Jesus so that people can see Him in us.  Sometimes, we get so mad at others for doing things but what we really need to do is check ourselves.  That’s real talk.  God is there for us all the time so why can’t we be there for His people?  Continue to love so that we all can get closer to God and gain peace in our days.

It took me years to learn that and I’m 53 years old, but the good thing is it’s never too late to begin again.  Thank you, Lord.  I’ve made so many mistakes in my life, but I was learning and growing at the same time. As we live one day at a time, we need to know that God is with us.  He’s always there and He watches over us each and every day.  There’s never a situation or thing that God doesn’t know about in our lives.  He knows when we’re happy, sad, mad, glad and all that so let’s continue to allow God to work through us to Build the Body of Christ. 

Another thing is let’s not beat ourselves up for mistakes that we’ve made but instead know that God forgives us, and He will continue to love us. He just wants us to grow so that we can be a vessel for others.  We have got to love and always love even when we hurt. Through the pain, we have to hold on because when the storms are done, we will see why God put us through that situation. Amen

It’s such a wonderful feeling to witness God’s glory because when we do that, we see the victory, we see God really working in our lives and others can see His goodness and gain hope as well.  That’s very important.

In closing this conversation, let’s deal with whatever God puts on our plate and know that He’s there through it all and He’s helping us to be stronger to handle that next situation.  People need to see that because people are really going through things, and we are too. All of us need courage, need faith and the ability to begin again. We all are His children so let’s not judge but love and let’s practice patience in whatever we have to deal with by trusting God.  Let’s give that some thought, evaluate our lives and when we have to deal with something, look through God lenses to know that it’s all about love and helping each other one day at a time. 

AMEN AND THANK YOU LORD SO MUCH.  I LOVE YOU ALL.

In life, there will be ups and downs because the goal or purpose is to be holy and to become like children of God.  We have to learn how to give unconditional love and sometimes we think we're there until something happens in our lives that show us that we need more work. 

Each and every one of us have something to work on because if we can't love our neighbor even when we hurt, we're not there, if we can't forgive our neighbor, we're not there, if we're not humbled, we're not there. I can go on and on but that's real talk.

We should always want to learn and grow in the name of Jesus and know that it's not about us but about serving God.  I say that because sometimes things happen in our lives that put us back or give us stress but please know that things happen for a reason and when life is uncomfortable, this is when we have to praise God and allow Him to work in our lives. 

The key is holding on through whatever situation you're in and not giving up in life.  We have to walk on faith and know that God is with us.  That's it so if you're going through something right now, don't be stressed, lift up your hands and thank God for the trials.  Trust me because He has something planned for your life.  DON'T GIVE UP BECAUSE WE WILL NEVER SEE THE VICTORY IF WE DONT WALK WITH THE CROSS THROUGH IT ALL.  

Amen and Thank You Lord.