Day 355 - All I can say about you Jesus

You are faithful, wonderful, loving and caring.

I love you, you are my everything, I need you, I will die without you.

Please give me strength, wisdom, a good character and a loving heart.

You are God!

Day 354 - Growth through pain

I wish there was an easier way to grow, a pain free growth.

Teeth hurt when they are coming out, our bones hurt when we are teenagers, our skin is left with a bunch of stretch marks and more than all of those things, in order for our character to be built, we mostly go through a lot of pain.

The good thing about that is it doesn't last forever. Nothing is eternal in this life, both good things and bad things.

There has to be a way to go through it though. We need God's strength, courage, wisdom and patience. God can show us the way, Jesus is our best example of all those virtues. He is the way to follow.

Day 353 - Just have a little faith...

By faith the woman with bleeding wound was healed,
By faith the blind was able to see,
By faith, the sea was divided,
By faith millions have been saved.

God just asks us for a little faith, because if we have faith the size of a mustard seed, we can say to a mountain: get up and move over there, and we will see it happening in front of our eyes.

By faith lives are changed,
marriages restores, death resurrected,
By faith the tax collector enters heaven,
the ill is healed, the lost son is found,
the barren gives birth.

Because God wanted to save us, He created faith, He made himself invisible to us, so that faith could exist.

He is the Lord of Lords, the King of the universe.

Faith is the assurance of what we can't see, knowledge of what hasn't yet happened.

By faith we can do all things, just have a little faith, and the Lord will set you free!

Day 352 - More of you and less of me

I am not worthy of a God like you, Lord. My whole existence is so small compared to a single hair of your head. I am low, a sinner, wrong in all ways, hopeless, helpless, and all that I can do in this life is to worship you, and believe that you will have mercy on me. I need you Lord, to save me, to make me better, so change me so that I can be different than what I am today.

Humble me Lord, quiet me, empty me, change me, fill me with your Holy Spirit and show me your face!

Day 351 - Just trust

When roads get dark, trust in the Lord
When the world falls apart, trust in the Lord

Trust the Lord in the evening,
by lunch time, and when the sun shines.

The Lord is our Savior, our mighty powerful Creator.
He will never leave you, never forsake you.

He loves you, He is jealous for you, His heart bleeds when you cry,
His love intensifies when you deny,
All He has done for you, all the days He has kept you alive.

But He forgives, He lets go, and He loves even more,
Just because He is GOD.

And because He is the Lord our God, we will trust Him!

Day 350 - There is a place...

There is a place of peace, of rest, of victory, of love, of strength...
There is a place separated to us, a special place

for us in HIM.

Até o pardal encontrou casa, e a andorinha ninho para si, onde ponha seus filhos, até mesmo nos teus altares, SENHOR dos Exércitos, Rei meu e Deus meu.
Salmos 84:3

Yea, the sparrow hath found her a house, And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, Even thine altars, O Jehovah of hosts, My King, and my God.

Psalms 84:3

E disse-lhe Jesus: As raposas têm covis, e as aves do céu, ninhos, mas o Filho do homem não tem onde reclinar a cabeça.
Lucas 9:58
 
And Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven [have] nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head

Luke 9:58

Day 349 - Persecution

The Bible tells us so many stories of persecuted Chritians. It pretty much stated that if you are a Christian you will be persecuted. The reason for that is because we go against the world. We say what people don't want to hear because we say the truth, and they would rather live in lies. The enemy has told the world so many lies that people are completely lost and upside down. What should be wrong is sold as right at price of death.

Jesus was the one who was mostly persecuted of course. There was always someone questioning His truth and His credibility as Son of God. People would rather trust the prisoner coming from jail than Jesus.
On the persecuted, after Jesus, there is John, Peter, Job, and so many more. Faith is something that bothers the world because we contest what they believe in.

There is a good side of being persecuted though, and that is to know that we are building in Heaven and that God is being pleased because His will is being done. As we lay our lives to Him, He blesses us and exalts us in a better and much richer way than we would ever experience if we simply followed the crowd.
He said "Blesses is the one who is persecuted for the sake of God's kingdom", therefore we just need to stand strong and remember always why we are here for.

God is good, He is bigger than anyone and anything. Whenever there is persecution, there is the chance of changing the world and chance of seeing God's Glory in action right in front of our eyes.

I pray for all of those who are being persecuted right now aroung the globe because of their faith. I pray, Lord Jesus, that you will touch them, give them strength, give them the courage they need to keep going or their good work. Bless them, Lord, give them help, fill them up with your Holy Spirit and nurture their bodies and soul. Amen.

Day 348 - In our stubbornness

Stubbornness: the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome.

"For the LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding." Proverbs 2:6

"They would not be like their ancestors — a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose hearts were not loyal to God, whose spirits were not faithful to him." Psalms 78:8

"But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts; they have turned aside and gone away." Jeremiah 5:23

"I will break down your stubborn pride and make the sky above you like iron and the ground beneath you like bronze." Leviticus 26:19
"He looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts, said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored." Mark 3:5


Stubbornness makes me angry. It also makes God angry, the irony though is, all of us in some level are very stubborn. I myself, admit. I used to be very very stubborn, now I am a little better and still learning, but far from being as humble as I should be.

I just feel like stubbornness takes us away from our focus, it leads us into this empty dark bubble, where we only do the things we think we should, the way we should, and in that way, we close our eyes, our ears and our hearts to the truth.

I honestly pray the world would become less stubborn overtime, that people will realize their mistakes, and say hey, maybe there is a better way to do this, and yeah, maybe other people are right too and there could be peace instead of distress. I pray that I will become less stubborn, and that I will also help the ones around me to become better. Amen.

Day 347 - We are one

Jesus is one with God
We are one with Jesus,
Therefore we are one with God

God created all there is, out of him everything came. God is in everything, and everything is in God.

We don't exist without God. And when God created the earth, the skies, the waters, the animals, the men, he saw that it was all good, because it was all part of one creation.

The birds, the flowers, the babies, the water, it's all made of the same chemical root composition, therefore, we are all one.

We are connected, we need connection. By ourselves we are nothing. We need relationships, contact with others, contact with life.

Let us rejoice in God's creation, love it, live for it, and praise His name for it!

Day 346 - God's presence

I wanted to check how much in the Bible the factor of God's presence appears, and how much we sing it and talk about it, so here it is:

"Tremble, earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob" Psalms 114:7

"the earth shook, the heavens poured down rain, before God, the One of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel" Psalms 68:8

"He was with God in the beginning." John 1:2

"And the people of Beth Shemesh asked, "Who can stand in the presence of the LORD, this holy God? To whom will the ark go up from here?" 1 Samuel 6:20

"The angel said to him, "I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news." Luke 1:19

"May he be enthroned in God's presence forever; appoint your love and faithfulness to protect him."
Psalms 61:7
"Each year you and your family are to eat them in the presence of the LORD your God at the place he will choose." Deuteronomy 15:20


With those verses I conclude that being in God's presence is something more complex than we think, it means having this privilege, being blessed, VIP, chosen; at the same time it means being holy, and protected by His grace. His presence is so powerful that earth trembles, incredible things happens, and then at the same time, it means being His children, playing around Him innocently, with no fear and with no pride. His presence is wonderful, it's overwhelming and just inexplicable.
 

 

 

 

Day 345 - There is no in between

"Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters."


Matthew 12:30
 
 
Unfortunatelly, most people out there have been told a lie, which is, satan doesn't exist, everyone is good, and everyone is going to heaven after they die....People believe in God, but they don't believe in satan, and that's why so many people out there are just lost. They can't turn away from evil and into God's ways, because they have nothing to fear.
 
But the truth is, Satan doesn't stop working....he gathers his strength to attack us, and he does that all the time, he doesn't need to sleep, we do, and so he works to get our souls and torture us because he has nothing better to do, and because he is been rejected from heaven, he wants to do the same to all of us.
 
We are either with Jesus or with Satan, and if we are not with Jesus with are with Satan, period. Then don't come with "she was such a good person". No, she wasn't, just as everyone of us, the only good thing that could be in us is Jesus presence, and then God is merciful to spare us.
 
Lets not waste our lives living a lie....it's just not worth it. To live this life with all indulgences possible and then to burn in fire forever afterwards. Let us be wise.
 

 

Day 344 - He is jealous for us, He wants to love us

God loves us. He loves us so much that He can fix anything that we may not be able to. We pray crocked, He listens straight. He writes straight, we read crocked, but His will is still the ultimate absolute.

He is at work when we pray, He is at work when we don't pray, He works when we are looking and even when we aren't.

That's the God who created us; He is so wonderful, so genuine, so perfect; with Him, there are no flaws; without Him, we are subject to the same wretched nature.

I want to surrender to you, Lord. To put everything in your hands and trust, that they couldn't be in better hands. But I am human, and sometimes I forget. But you still save me from myself.

Day 343 - We do need you, oh Lord

God,

When we think everything is okay, is when we need you the most. When we let our guards down and we stop seeking, stop pressing in, it's when everything falls apart.
We need you, we certainly do. We need to watch out, we need to pray, to praise you, to surrender to you. It's a daily action, and if we don't, if catastrophic.

You are the everlasting God. The centre of the universe, and we are so small, so incapable, so weak. We need you so we can breathe everyday, and become better, and change, otherwise we will fall flat on our faces.

Nothing good comes from us, only from you God. Help us, we need you!!!

Day 342 - By faith alone

"one Lord, one faith, one baptism" Ephesians 4:5

"You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did." James 2:22

"Have faith in God," Jesus answered. Mark 11:22

E disse-lhe: Levanta-te, e vai; a tua fé te salvou. Luke 17:19

Imediatamente estendeu Jesus a mão, segurou-o, e disse-lhe: Homem de pouca fé, por que duvidaste? Matthew 14:31

Disse-lhe Jesus: Vai, a tua fé te salvou. E imediatamente recuperou a vista, e foi seguindo pelo caminho. Mark 10:52

Day 341 - Our Glorious God

Today I want to emphasize how much God is Glorious, to put aside all the great things He does for us, but to praise Him by who He is, as Creator of the Universe, as King of Kings, as owner of all wisdom and strength, as omniscient, and as omnipresent.

1st - God created the universe, and Earth just by saying it out loud: (Genesis)
Who can do that? Who has that much authority that only with a couple of words, no signatures and approvals and proposals, can get so much done? Only God has that much power.

2nd - God is the King of Kings:
Which king ever in History had as much power, courage, wisdom, fairness, grace, mercy, strength, and all of the best characteristics that could be possible. All the other kings lack in something, but not God, He is perfect.

3rd - God is wisdom Himself, and He is strong as only Him could be:
I often say "God has an interesting sense of humour" or "God does it His own way". If we put together all the 6 billion human beings alive on this planet right now, and try to make up a plan or set up a solution for something, it wouldn't be nor even near as wise as God's plan, we would either lack something, or do it the worst way possible, or we would take too long, spend too many resources.
And who can defeat God? If even seeing His own son die on a cross being tortured didn't take Him from His centre, than nothing else can. He is not emotional, fluctuate and vulnerable like us, He is strength.

4th - God is everywhere, at all times:
Just by that sentence, no one can be comparable to Him. Even all the high intelligent Physicists and all Scientists say "no matter can be at different places simultaneously"
God created all there is at the same time that He made up plans for all of us, and at the same time that He forgives us and deals with our problems. Who can multitask that much? I know I can't.

In summary, God is God, and there is no one like Him. He is the Almighty God. And if one day I come to doubt or fear, it's because I have forgotten who God is. He is wonderful, marvelous, graceful, adorable, loving, respectable, honest, pure, holy, wise, strong, and so many other things that my small mind can't even think about.

Day 340 - God is greater

Day 339 - God is good

God is a loving Father, He cares, He guides and sometimes He disciplines, just as any other loving and responsible parent.

I told someone today 'it is not because your child asks for candy at diner time that you will give it to him, right?' And of course not. Every parent knows what's best for their child, just as God does. He created us, He designed us, He knows our hearts, He wants to see us doing the right thing, and He wants to reward us.

Sometimes the reward is not exactly what we expect. Just like John the Baptist or Paul, who really suffered in their lives, but I am sure received eternal life beside Jesus after death. This life is not all there is, there is an eternity that God wants to take us to, despite whatever happens to us here.

Day 338 - The Lord is coming

What would you do if you knew for sure that Jesus was coming back tomorrow to get us?
Would you pray more? Would you care less about little superficial details of life and more about what really matters?

I find myself caught up in those situations, paying attention to things that shouldn't matter and stressing out about things that are worthless for God.

I should focus in Jesus. He should be my goal, my ultimate goal. It is hard to forget about everything else, not give importance to worldly things, but it is possible. With the Lord's help, everything is possible.

If we are always focused on the Lord, it won't matter when He comes, because we will be prepared!

Day 337 - Jesus' suffering wasn't in vain

Nothing but the blood of God to save me, because I am such a wretch, and you are too. Thank you Jesus for your blood shed, if it wasn't that I would be totally dead. Make me more like you every day, change me, transform me, empty me of myself and fill me up with your Holy Awesome Spirit. Teach us, give us wisdom. I trust your promises, I BELIEVE.

Day 336 - Dirty flesh

I was looking at my own skin today and thinking....how bad weak and worthless is our flesh...If we don't shower everyday it stinks, if we don't watch out, first thing we catch a disease or can have an illness, we are so fragile, it doesn't take much to get poisoned, or hit by a vehicle, or even pushed out of a stairway by accident.

If we don't consider childhood, we only have our good shape for about 15-20 years (for a health person), after that, everything decays, organs don't work as much and everything starts to hurt.

Boy, we better work on our spiritual body to make sure that after we die we will be standing beside Christ.

As much as Eternal life is important, the fleshy life is unworthy, it has an expiry date, it needs 1/3 of it's daily time to recharge, it needs a high quantity of fuel, and it's very very fragile.

"The one who loves his life will lose it, and the one who hates it will have eternal life"

Day 335 - Eternal joy

How many times during the day we get stressed out because of something very little?
When we do get stressed out, our peace goes away, and it carries with it our joy out.

I hate being in that frustrated mode when you lose control of yourself and think only about your feelings.
I read today that "God put the head above the heart so that feelings won't go over reasoning". If only that was easy to do, everybody would be "happy".

I found a saying that affirms that 90% of all people seek "happiness", whatever that may mean to different people. But how about that true joy? - We shouldn't need new cars and brand new furniture to have joy, our titles shouldn't be the reason why we have peace at night.

I like to remember what Jesus said, the one who lives for his own life will lose it, but the one who lays it down, will have eternal life.

Lord, help us remember that so we can have joy, so we can detach from all things and live a life that will honour God and will give us eternal life. In Jesus wonderful name, Amen.

Day 334 - There is hope

"You created the north and the south; Tabor and Hermon sing for joy at your name. Your arm is endowed with power; your hand is strong, your right hand exalted."


Psalms 89:12,13

"but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe."

Hebrews 1:2

I was going to say 'how is it possible to someone to look at everything around us and not believe that there is a loving God above us?' but then I remembered, I have been there, and I know exactly how it is to be selfish and proud, so much that there is no way in your mind that God would be possible.

Now that I walk with Him, or at least try, I see how much there is no hope without Him and how much I need Him daily, literally, even for small things, like trying to catch a bus during rush hour, when I forget to pray and lay my day and all my little things to God, everything goes down the drain.

But luckily and for our good, the is hope, there is a loving Father watching over us, guiding us, teaching us, opening our eyes to things we don't see.

Nobody is perfect, nobody at all. Only God can help us, through His Holy Spirit that lives in us, through the death of His Son, through love and peace.

Let us all be loved, oh Lord, we need you. Amen.

Day 333 - The mind of a man

It is sad to see someone at a mental institution. People who have lost control over their minds, people who despite all good intentions may have made mistakes, or may have mistakes made to them. Those people may have been wounded, they may have allowed those things in their minds, or even just have been born that way.

The Bible say we must love God with all our strength, all our hearts and all our minds, and that's because an empty mind is home for Satan.  The Bible also says "When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, 'I will return to the house I left.' When it arrives, it finds the house unoccupied, swept clean and put in order. Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first. That is how it will be with this wicked generation." Matthew 12:43-45

That's what happens to a lot of people. I am not saying it is the case for everyone of them, but it happens often.
We must protect our minds, with prayer, with reading good books or the Bible itself, by staying away from whatever can contaminate us, corruption, gossip, pornography, and all there is out there in the world.
Whatever does not belong to God cannot occupy space in our minds. Because that's where sin comes from, that's where the evil one attacks us, in our own minds. The mouth speaks what the heart is filled, and the heart reflects what goes in our minds.

Day 332 - The other side of sin

I had an insight today about sin.
Of course everybody knows that sin is what separates us from God. But in a way one who sins will always know that he or she is far from being as good as God and that compels us to seek Jesus and His righteousness.
Imagine a world without sin: no idolatry, no lies, no stealing, no adultery, no murders, no lust, no covet, no selfishness, and so on.
In that scenario nobody needs God, why would a perfect being need another perfect being?
Neither we would have a purpose nor God, because we wouldn't be able to repent, to become humble, to change our ways, to realize we are nothing without God, it is sin what separates us from God but it is also what causes us to need God. God would also not have a purpose in that case, because He would have no chance to be merciful, to be forgiving, as there would be nothing to be forgiven and there would be no need for mercy because there would be no mistakes.

Sin is something that makes me think there is no escape for humanity. There is a scape of course and that's God, but what I mean by that is there is nothing we can do to change ourselves. No one changes because of our nature, our nature destroys us, it is only the power of God that makes us change. It's through love, forgiveness, mercy and Grace that we change, not by our own strength. There is a power beyond our capacity and that is the power of God.

So, what I wanted to say about sin is that, realizing that I am a sinner draws me a lot closer to God. When I feel that I am strong, and then I stop watching out, that's when I make mistakes, but when I am scared and try to be careful with everything I do because I am afraid I will sin, that's when God helps me and so I can overcome my flaws.

Day 331 - Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord

Have you learned to wait with confidence?


O Lord, hear me as I pray; pay attention to my groaning.… Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord. Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly. Psalm 5:1-3
 
I think one of the most difficult things to do is to trust God, and that's is not God's fault, but ours. I guess it's just within human nature to try to control things and be the boss of everything, we have a very hard time trusting and admitting that we do not have control over everything and so that we do need God.
 
I would understand our behaviour if God was not reliable but it's not the case. We have been created by a God so powerful that nothing at all can be too big or too small for Him. He is everywhere, at all times.
 
I just want to thank God for the wonderful things He does for us, even though we don't deserve it, and even if act as fools all the time. I also want to ask God to help each one of us to trust Him, to teach us that we need to let go, to wait upon Him, to admit that we are not powerful on our own and that we do need Him to get things going. Amen.

Day 330 - More of you and less of me

Lord, I am so unworthy, I just need you so much. Your guidance, your presence, your wisdom, your love for others. I need you to open my eyes and my ears and show me who I am supposed to be and how I should live my life.

I need you Jesus, so much. I need to be better. Help me, please.

I want to honour you but sometimes I forget how, I just think of myself.

I need to learn to be grateful, graceful, thoughtful, kind, merciful, wise, loving, holy, obedient, and so much more.

I want to live my life for you because the rest is temporary, you are the only one Eternal.
What is not eternal is eternally useless.

Day 329 - Humble me God

"Ye shall walk after Jehovah your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him."
Deuteronomy 13:4


The Lord is good, that we all know because if He wasn't, we would all be dead because of our sins.
Most of us just don't realize that the only reason why we are still here is because God has compassion for us and He is merciful and kind. Some of us, unfortunately, actually think that we deserve something, "oh, I am a good person, I deserve to be happy". That's not true. To begin with, we are not good, because goodness has no evil in it, and as far as we know about humans, we are half good half bad. 


It touches me when I see someone that I know really serves God and still holds him or herself humble before the Lord, that's the only way, accepting our failure state, humbling ourselves and giving our lives to Jesus, so that He can teach us how to be better and so He will give us what He thinks it's best for us, not because we deserve it, but because He is good.


"For thou art a holy people unto Jehovah thy God, and Jehovah hath chosen thee to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples that are upon the face of the earth."
Deuteronômio 14:2


That's who we are, His people, made by Him, chosen by Him. Rebellion and pride won't take us anywhere.


In Jesus name.

328 - Are you ready?

The Bible tells us about the story of the 10 brides who were waiting for their groom. Each one of them had a lam and each one of them needed oil to keep their lamps on. 5 of them thought of being prepared in advance and brought extra oil just in case but the other 5 only brought the good enough amount.
So it happened that the groom took longer than they imagined and the brides who brought extra oil were able to wait for the groom but the ones who weren't prepared had to go to the shop to buy more.oil, when they come back the groom is already gone. And they knock at the door where him and the other 5 brides went but he didn't answer to the late ones he said: go away, I don't know you.

That story can be used for so many examples in life when we don't get ourselves ready.

In our faith: will you be ready to go with Jesus when He comes back? Or will He say: I don't know you? Are we going to keep pushing that Bible study away? Is prayer a habit or a desperate last minute resource?

In our personal life: are you the type.of person who leaves everything for the last minute and keeps procrastinating? Jesus may have an amazing blessing for you, but laziness kees us from receiving them. Or even, one wants to be a doctor, is he or she going to waitfor doctor degree to fall from the sky or will the person work hard to achieve the goal?
one wants to travel but doesn't save one cent towards it.

In anyway, we are not perfect and we will never be. But there is an essential need in human life to stay with God, remain in Him. Live for Him. That's our only way out of misery in this life.

Day 327 - Jesus loves you in all languages

Jesus is lief vir jou

Jesus ju do

يسوع يحبك

Հիսուս սիրում է Ձեզ

İsa sizi sevir

Jesus maite duzun

Езус любіць цябе

Исус ви обича

Jesús et estima

耶穌愛你

Isus te voli

Ježíš tě miluje

Jesus elsker dig

Jezus houdt van je

Jeesus armastab sind

Jesus loves mo

Jeesus rakastaa sinua

Jésus vous aime

Xesús te quere

იესო უყვარხართ

Jesus liebt dich

Ο Ιησούς σας αγαπά

ઇસુ તમે પ્રેમ

Jezi renmen ou

ישו אוהב אותך

यीशु ने तुम्हें प्यार करता है

Jézus szeret téged

Jesús elskar þig

Yesus mengasihi Anda

Íosa loves tú

Gesù ti ama

イエスはあなたを愛して

예수님은 당신을 사랑

Jesus amat

Jēzus mīl jūs

Jėzus myli tave

Исус ве сака

Ġesù tkunu tistghu

Jesus elsker deg

عیسی مسیح شما را دوست دارد

Jezus Cię kocha

Jesus te ama

Isus te iubeşte

Иисус любит тебя

Исус те воли

Ježiš ťa miluje

Jezus vas ima rad

Jesús te ama

Yesu anakupenda

Jesus älskar dig

இயேசு உன்னை காதலிக்கிறது

พระเยซูทรงรักคุณ

İsa sizi seviyor

Ісус любить тебе

حضرت عیسی علیہ السلام آپ سے محبت کرتی ہے

Chúa Giêsu yêu bạn

Iesu caru chi

יאָשקע ליב איר

Day 326 - Little children of God

I saw today an overwhelming scene of about 20 people being baptized because of their testimony of faith in Jesus Christ.
As each person emerged from that Holy water, I just saw in their faces the purity, the love, and tenderness of children 3 years old, so innocent, so caring, it got me tearing up.

I just imagine God watching it and being so happy and proud of His little children. He is such a loving daddy. He is that kind of parent that goes to all school activities and sits on the first row and cries "that's my kid".

Despite all our mistakes and our flaws, God loves us. He loves us in every way, every language, with insane love.

I imagine Him watching us when we are born, videotaping it so He can watch it over and over again, standing beside the doctor to make sure everything is okay, or when we get married, and then He is standing right there to give us His blessing, and proud of His children like a big peacock proud of His feathers.

 We are little children, children of God, made by Him, unaware of what was going to happen to us, but courageous to face this giant dark world.
We don't know the future, we can't control anything, we don't have any power, to be alive itself is an act of faith. To live with God is an act of wisdom.

We are little, but we are very important to Him, it's like when we sing for Him, or draw a picture for Him, I can imagine Him putting it on the wall and telling everyone, it was my daughter or my son who made it, just for me, big smile on His face, His heart pouring out love.

I also imagine how much it hurts Him when He sees His babies dying of overdose, starvation, wasting their lives with corruption and adultery. Or when He sees us worshiping our own lives, our own bodies, our pets, our whatever else there is to be worshiped.

I pray that you reading this, you will open your eyes to realize that there is a God. And that He is loving and caring. That He made us, and that He has a plan for us. And that despite all that, He gave us free will, and we have choices, but most of the time, our choices, made on our own, hurt Him, ourselves and others.
I pray that you will make the right choice today. It's never never too late.
In Jesus name, Amen.

Day 325 - New years resolution

Good news! Jesus has come to save us!
With the year end, it also comes the hope of a new life. It's life that gets refreshed. At every year end we have the opportunity to make a balance of our lives, to evaluate the pros and cons, what needs to be changed and what is to keep.

The good news is that when we are filled with the Holy Spirit of God we can do a lot more in only one year than we would in fifty years without Him. That's why I love new years so much, because every year that begins I can look at myself, look at Jesus and set my goals and my strategies so I can be what He wants me to be. Because I know that one year spent with Jesus is equivalent of a life time of learning, blessings, achievements, adventures, challenges and so on.

Jesus' ministry was three years long and it's been on for 2012 years now. Imagine what we can do with a whole life of ministry with Jesus support and guidance.

I pray your new year will be 10 times better than my last year that has just gone by. (which was pretty awesome by the way).
I pray that I will learn more, be stronger and exercise more my faith.
I pray for the poor, the hungry, the lonely, the lost, the blind ones.
I pray that God's will may be done on this Earth, because I know His will is always good and perfect.

Amen.