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We all sin. It is an inevitable fact of life. Whether it is intentional or unintentional, our words and actions have the power to hurt people. They also have the power to create distance between us and God. If we want to have a fulfilling personal relationship with our Father, we must give up the inclination to sin. But how? Continue reading “Salvation Lies Within”
We all get a forgiveness!
God is good! Even after all the crummy, which is an understatement, things I have done and the things I have left undone, God still loves me. He loves us all. It took me over 30 years to realize that I had a huge fundamental misunderstanding of who God is, why He does what He does, and what my place is in His Universe. One thing I learned is that God is patient. God is so patient that He waited for me to come around to the idea that He loves me, unconditionally. He did not try to force me into a relationship with Him, even though, as the Creator, He can do whatever He wants with us. Instead, He waited until I was ready to humble myself to Him, accept that He is real and active in our lives, and embrace His voice and guidance in my life. It would have been utterly pointless for Him to reveal Himself to me, since there was no way at that stage in my life, I would have ever accepted His calling; I was lost. Like many other people, I had to hit the proverbial rock bottom before I was able to clearly look up and see my Father smiling down on me.
Continue reading “You get a forgiveness and you get a forgiveness! Everybody gets a forgiveness!!”
Two thousand years ago, in the Middle East, Mary, a young virgin woman, 14 to 18 years old, received a message from God. An angel of God came to Mary and told her that she is pregnant. God had sent His Holy Spirit into the womb of Mary, and she conceived a baby boy. Mary had no choice but to tell her fiance, Joseph. Joseph was a good man, and even though he had every right to break off the engagement, because it appeared that Mary had been unfaithful, he did not. Instead, he married her, and they began the task of raising the child who was the Son of God.
when you don’t know what to pray
Prayer is an unbelievably important part of life. It is the primary means by which we communicate with God. There are other means of communication, but prayer directly connects us with our Father. We are able to express things to Him that we feel we can not tell anyone else. He is always listening, even when we are not kneeling with our eyes closed and hands clasped.
Sometimes, we avoid praying because we do not know what to say. This is an easy trap to fall into, but God knows why we do this, and He is not upset. Because there are other ways of connecting with God besides prayer, we are still able to have a fulfilling relationship with God without being in a state of constant, traditional prayer.
Yes, you can tell. In fact, please do.
So, what is it? I tend to be direct, for the most part, so I’ll continue to be so. The secret to life is… Love. It may not be the earth-shattering revelation that makes every nightly news broadcast. And it may not be the key to unlocking mankind’s darkest mysteries. But, Love is God’s ultimate plan for humanity. His plan, from the beginning, was for His children to live in peace, love, and harmony with one another. This is evident in the Gospel of Mark, Chapter 12, verses 28-34:
