Do you know if you are going to heaven? Do you have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ? Do you wonder if God will accept you? Do you think you are not good enough to be forgiven?

I want you to know that the God I serve is a loving and merciful God who wants desperately to have a relationship with you. He loves you so much that He sent His only Son to represent sin for you and die on the cross for you so that sin would not be able to separate the two of you. No matter what you have done…and I do mean anything at all…God WANTS you to know that all you need to do is to accept His Son, Jesus Christ, as your Savior. That is it! The beginning of a journey starts with one step. This step tells God that you want Him to wash you clean and make you new. He WANTS you to let Him Love YOU!!!

If you are ready to let Him into your life, then simply pray the following prayer.

Father God, I want to know you. I want to have a relationship with a Father that never leaves me, a Father that cares about each breath I take and Who loves me with a love no person can offer. I believe that Your Son, Jesus Christ, took on sin in His blameless life and died on the cross so that I can be forgiven of every sin. I believe that by His blood, I am washed clean and I am given a gift of eternal life with You. I accept Jesus as my savior and ask that you make me a new person, creating a new heart in me filled with Your precious love. I thank You, Lord that Your Holy Spirit now dwells within me and guides me for all the days of my life, leading me into a deeper and personal relationship with You and making Your Will my own. I thank You that every fiber of my being knows You are the true God, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God who created me and all the universe, the God that wants to bring every good and precious thing to pass in my life. In Jesus name I pray, Amen.

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John 5:4
“For every child of God defeats this evil world by trusting Christ to give the victory.”

1 John 4:4
“But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won your fight with these false prophets, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world.”

We have God in Christ in us!!!!! Each one of us has already defeated the adversary. We need to claim that victory. Acknowledge that while we do not deserve it, God still gives it to us freely. We can not earn it, buy it, or bargain for it. All we can do is humbly accept it according to His infallible word.

When we function as a true fellowship, we accomplish so much of God’s will. In giving of ourselves in time and prayer to each other many of us also received the answers to our own needs.

1 Peter 3:13-17 (AMP) “Now who is there to hurt you if you are zealous followers of that which is good?
But even in case you should suffer for the sake of righteousness, [you are] blessed (happy, to be envied). Do not dread or be afraid of their threats, nor be disturbed [by their opposition].
But in your hearts set Christ apart as holy [and acknowledge Him] as Lord. Always be ready to give a logical defense to anyone who asks you to account for the hope that is in you, but do it courteously and respectfully.
[And see to it that] your conscience is entirely clear ( unimpaired), so that, when you are falsely accused as evildoers, those who threaten you abusively and revile your right behavior in Christ may come to be ashamed [of slandering your good lives].
For [it is] better to suffer [unjustly] for doing right, if that should be God’s will, than to suffer [justly] for doing wrong.”

There may be something/someone/situations which seem to be attacking you. That is because we live in the world. But if we are following His Word, we have nothing to fear as God has the opinion that matters.

Live life boldly and for God’s Will. Tell people who ask about our Savior with gentle, loving kindness. That way they have the door opened to be loved by Him as well, and they will not have reason to turn Him away.

Live your life as role models of God’s Word, let others be inspired by your life. This verse inspired me so much. This week I received mail from Gospel for Asia. It is a ministry to bring God’s Word to areas of the world that have not had the opportunity to hear it. Inside the letter was a story of a native missionary who was on the Ganges River. He stopped to talk to a woman crying and beating herself at the rivers edge. She was in financial desperation and offered her infant child to the so called goddess ganges by throwing her first born infant son into the river. The missionary began telling her of God’s love for her and her child. She said if only he had found her 30 minutes earlier, she would still have her child.

Granted, this story was told to make people see the need for missionaries. But I also see it as motivation to live your life so as to make others want to know what that light inside of us is. And then with the gentleness of God’s love, share it with them. Who knows what plans God has for us or for those we come in contact with!

Heavenly Father, Thank You so much for putting us in the right place at the right time and that every word and action not only brings us closer to You, but brings others to You as well. Thank You that we live a life that honors and glorifies Your Word, a life that inspires others to get to know You and that bonds all your children together in Your love. In Christ’s name I thank You, Amen.

Ephesians 5:19-20
Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Do you or your children have trouble remembering to stop and pray throughout the day? I know it took me a long time, (and I still struggle), to remember to pray over each task I embark on. Something that really helps me is to put it in song.

If your children are like mine, every tune they hear seems to develop a life of it’s own. It becomes the anthem of the day until they hear a new song. So why not make it a song about giving praise? Use the tune of a favorite song and make words up that remind them to pray and give thanks.

Don’t worry about your singing voice…God didn’t say “make a joyful *noise* ” by mistake!
In time, your children will pick up the tune and it will help everyone remember to stop and pray.

To the tune of Twinkle, Twinkle:

Thank You Father for this day. In my heart Your love will stay.
I’ll share Your love with all I meet, ’cause I think that you are neat.
In all I say and all I do, I am happy to be with You.

Thank You for the people I love, blessing them from above.
Teach me how to spread Your light, even in the dark of night.
Help me live Your Word each day, helping others on my way.

With my toys or with my blocks,with my dolls or with my rocks
When I color or when I write, I know Your arms will hold me tight.
When I work or when I play, In Christ’s name, this I pray. (Author Unknown)

Proverbs 18:10 (KJV)
“The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.”

Why a strong tower?

When we need safety, we are usually fighting a battle of some sort. It could be our health, finances, spiritual etc. We can be so bombarded that we can not even see a way out.

In a strong tower we can climb up and see out past the problem. With God as our strong tower, not only are we safe, but we *know* that He has the ability to raise us out of the danger and see the way out.

He offers us, through Him, the solution to every obstacle we face. He never allows us to be faced with something we can not handle, which means there is always a way out.