Smart Car a Mercedes?

          Okay so i am watching the News and all of a sudden they are talking about cars and mention all the different brands with their Luxury version, Toyota and Lexus, Honda and Acura. Well they showed a little SMART CAR and said it was made by Mercedes. WOW! That totally blew me away that such a small car can be made by such a big company. Same with the Mini Coopers, they are made by BMW.
So the thought of that saying "Big things come in small packages!" That of course reminds me of, Guess Who? David. Small guy kicked Big guy’s Rear end!
          Anyway, so it made me look differently about the Car, if it is Mercedes it has to be well made or good., for you Spanish Back East folk, “Si es Goya Tiene que ser Bueno! (if it is Goya, brand of foods, it has to be good).
I look at what God has done in my life and how he has used little old me , a regular old Joe, over the years to make an impact in Children’s lives and other people’s lives as well as how many people have impacted my life.
        We are not perfect we are all humans, but God will use us no matter what we look like or what we have done in life. He can place us in the right place at the right time and use to impact someone’s life and not even know what we are doing.
         Many get a bad taste in their mouths when they hear the word Christian because they have these high expectations on how Christians should look or act. If that were true, and God expected us to be perfect in His image in the Physical and Spiritual, why bother being a part of His family?
Now that I have ran around the bush a few times. We need to know that GOD loves us unconditionally no matter what we we look like, a Smart Car or a Hummer.

                          1 John 4:7-10 (the Message)

7-10My beloved friends, let us continue to love each other since love comes from God. Everyone who loves is born of God and experiences a relationship with God. The person who refuses to love doesn't know the first thing about God, because God is love—so you can't know him if you don't love. This is how God showed his love for us: God sent his only Son into the world so we might live through him. This is the kind of love we are talking about—not that we once upon a time loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to clear away our sins and the damage they've done to our relationship with God.

John 3:16-18 (The message)

16-18"This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. God didn't go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world right again. Anyone who trusts in him is acquitted; anyone who refuses to trust him has long since been under the death sentence without knowing it. And why? Because of that person's failure to believe in the one-of-a-kind Son of God when introduced to him.
No matter what we have done PAST, PRESENT or FUTURE God can can use YOU!  So if feel you are not worthy or feel God can’t use you, you are definitely WRONG! He used me, and I ain’t nothin to brag about. LOL but Seriously, knowing what i know and what God has done in my life i know i am something to brag about, we all are, we are His children and we can't go wrong with Him in our lives!

PRAYER: 

Lord, i lift up anyone who is reading this right now that may be feeling unworthy of YOU for whatever reason, work, school, church, marriages, friendships, siblings, whatever it is Lord. i pray that you touch them show them and remind them that they are precious in YOUR site.
Red or Yellow Black and White they are Precious in your Site Jesus Loves "His Children of the World".  

Have a great day! God Loves ya! In His name AMEN!!!

Tragedy in Tucson?

Okay, so i have been watching the News the past couple of days and have noticed how the politicians are started to place the blame of the killings to the opposite parties, Democrats are blaming the Republicans and Vice Versa.....?  What is up with this? .....To be continued. 

Prayer for the Week!

Heavenly Father, we come to you asking for your guidance and strength as we pursue excellence in Your Name either at work, school, and home. We know that without you we are nothing and it is through your love and grace that we know success. You provide us with everything we need each second of the day and we ask that you be with us as we praise you, serve you, and honor you with our efforts.In you precious name!  Amen!

Prayer for my Brother-In-Law and his Family!

Lord i lift up my Brother-in-law's Grandfather who had to have emergency surgery out of State a few days ago, i pray for his continued healing and well being.  I also lift up my brother-in-law's mother who just had a heart attack yesterday morning and is scheduled to have Bypass surgery this coming Sunday morning, she happens to be in state.  I pray wisdom for the Doctors and nursers that come in contact with her, i pray full recovery in YOUR name!
Lord i lift my brother-in-law up and pray peace in his heart, wisdom, and continued strength for him as he leaves all of this at your feet.  I pray for peace, rest, and wisdom for my sister who is supporting him.  You are awesome Lord and we ask these things in your precious name! AMEN!

New Years Resolutions!

        Dictionary.com defines resolutions:

a resolve or determination: to make a firm resolution to do something.

        New Year’s Resolutions therefore are a determination to do something. Lose Weight; Stop Smoking; Drinking, Chocolate, Exercise, etc. so we are giving up something or need to start doing something to better our lives or health. We take a look at our lives and see what we can make better or improve for ourselves for the upcoming year. Whatever we decide to give up or do usually requires a lot of discipline.

      
Does this sound like something else as Christians we may or may not do as part of our Christians Lives?  Fasting?

Fasting is defined as

1. To abstain from food.
2. To eat little or abstain from certain foods, especially as a religious discipline.
3. The act or practice of abstaining from or eating very little food.
4. A period of such abstention or self-denial.

          
Fasting to a lot of Christians is giving up food and drink for a period of time, or to many others it is giving up certain food, or activities as a sacrifice to God.

         
When we would prepare for our annual Kids Kamp at Church, our Team would not only pray for the event would be Life Changing for the children, the parents, the volunteers, and of course the staff, but we would also give up something that was important to us for a period of time. I, would personally give up Soda or Bread. One time i did both! WOW! It was tough, but i can tell you that was one of the most awesome Kamps ever! God was all over the place.
       Most of the time we incorporated our fasting along with Lent. Fasting is not just about giving up food or other items, but it is about feeding the spirit through our obedience to God. It is something between you and God. We are asking something of God and showing Him we are serious about it and asking Him to be apart of what we are asking or praying for.

       
Many in the Bible Fasted. Moses, David, and of course, Jesus! They were either thankful for something God did in their lives or asking God for help with something. Fasting is not always easy to do, similar to resolutions. But they don't have to be complicated. 

Earlier i stated i gave up soda and bread, it can be something as simple as Watching TV or a particular TV show. Listening to certain music, even giving up GOSSIP, LOL this is probably a real hard one for some people.  For some Christians, it has to be food. Whatever, it is for you, it is an awesome experience. It is something you do between you and God, and no one needs to know about it. Almost like a secret between you and God. 

 Matthew 6:16

And when you fast, don’t make it obvious, as the hypocrites do, for they try to look miserable and disheveled so people will admire them for their fasting. I tell you the truth, that is the only reward they will ever get.(NLT)

Deuteronomy 9:18

Then, as before, I threw myself down before the Lord for forty days and nights. I ate no bread and drank no water because of the great sin you had committed by doing what the Lord hated, provoking him to anger.(NLT)

Exodus 34:28

Moses remained there on the mountain with the Lord forty days and forty nights. In all that time he ate no bread and drank no water. And the Lord wrote the terms of the covenant—the Ten Commandments —on the stone tablets. (NLT)

          As I have matured in age, what are they calling it now days, "Manopause"? LOL, I have lost some of my Patience, forgetting things, well, you get the drift!  This year I am focusing on coming out of my sabbatical and seeing where and what God has planned for my next “such a Time as this”!

So, what are your New Year’s Resolutions? What do you want God to do in your Life this Year? 

Prayer: 

Lord, you are awesome! I thank you for who you are and what you have done not only in my life but my family's as well. I lift up anyone out there that is struggling with something so strong that is causing them to be ill. Lord i pray for that person who is thirsting to know you more but is scared of the "unknown". I pray that everyone who has a New Year’s Resolutions, that they give them to you Lord.

In your Precious name, AMEN!