This is My Command

This is my command: Love each other. (NLT) -John 15:17

Do you need to make amends with a friend? Take the time to express yourself and share your feelings. Once you've done this, then begin to work at building the relationship back. Be careful not to linger on the hurts. Be graceful and extend honor to the other person by giving them the benefit of the doubt. Care for your friend out of love.

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Love everyone on this earth! No matter their race, background, career, etc we should love each and every person and be willing to be there for them in any way we can.

Silver Coins

However, we don't want to offend them, so go down to the lake and throw in a line. Open the mouth of the first fish you catch, and you will find a large silver coin. Take it and pay the tax for both of us. (NLT) -Matthew 17:27

Would you be surprised to find a silver coin in a mouth of a fish? Well, these "silver coins" come to us in many forms each day. While we may work to earn it on earth by "throwing in a line", it is really a blessing from God to provide us with our daily bread. Let's live and work each day with passion and leave the "tax payment" worries to God.

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Nurture Your Faith

"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed planted in a field. It is the smallest of all seeds, but it becomes the largest of garden plants; it grows into a tree, and birds come and make nests in its branches." (NLT) -Matthew 13:31-32

Are you nurturing your seed of faith? Do you regularly water, weed, and fertilize it for optimum growth? Steady plotting of spending time reading, praying and praising God will result in a beautiful tree of faith. Pretty soon your strong faith will be attractive to all who surround you. Start today with putting 15 minutes of your focus on God.

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Try starting a prayer journal. Write down your prayers, letters to God,  blessings, Bible verses, or anything that helps you spend time with God.

Trust God, Not Luck

And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus. (NLT) -Philippians 4:19

Do you look towards luck or superstition to have an impact on your circumstances? Don't you want more than a random chance of good fortune? God has a purpose in our lives and everything happens for a reason. It's always to draw your heart closer to Him. Work on uncrossing your fingers and instead say a prayer. There's more power in purpose than random chance!

From me: I know I used to be one to be superstitious with certain objects thinking they caused good or bad luck and I had to learn that behaviors and objects are not lucky or unlucky; God is working in our lives and He places events in our lives for a reason. We need to trust in Him and that He has a plan for each of us.

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Turn Your Hurt to Power

Some people make cutting remarks, but the words of the wise bring healing. (NLT) -Proverbs 12:18

Whether you recognize it or not, you are not the only one walking around with hurts, scars and open wounds. If you are able to look beyond your hurts for a moment, you can then truly see how much power you have. You actually have the power to build someone up! As a result you will find healing in watching your powerful words become fuel for empowerment to the person you speak into.

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Beautiful Blessings

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For the LORD is the one who shaped the mountains, stirs up the winds, and reveals his thoughts to mankind. He turns the light of dawn into darkness and treads on the heights of the earth. The LORD God of Heaven's Armies is his name! (NLT) -Amos 4:13

If you haven't noticed lately, we are surrounded by beauty every day. From deep blue oceans to chipper birds full of songs, all of it was created by God for His glory. With all of the earth singing His praises, He still shares Himself with us and pursues us. Let's give glory to God for all of the blessings He bestowed on us.

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Now i would like to add to this. I would like to encourage everyone to take at least 5-10min a day to just stop, go outside or look out a window and appreciate whatever you see: the height of the trees, the tops of the mountains, the little creek or shapes of the leaves. They each serve a purpose in our lives (oxygen, shelter, etc) that we so often take for granted. Take time to reflect on what God gave you.

I would like to encourage each of us to not only give glory and praise to the beauty He blessed us with on Earth through nature, but also by giving glory to the beauty He gave each one of us physically and emotionally. We all have beautiful, functional bodies regardless of our shape, size, color and handicap. We're alive because He gave us beautiful human bodies to inhabit! And He blessed us with beautiful, unique personalities! We are all so different and it's wonderful! Our differences balance each other, help us grow and make the world a much more wonderful and fun place! Praise God!!

Sharing Our Celebrations

And Nehemiah continued, "Go and celebrate with a feast of rich foods and sweet drinks, and share gifts of food with people who have nothing prepared. This is a sacred day before our Lord. Don't be dejected and sad, for the joy of the LORD is your strength!" (NLT) -Nehemiah 8:10

Have you ever thought about giving to others when you celebrate? Do you incorporate generosity into celebration?

Isn't that a way to invite God into your celebration as well? The next time you get consumed with an event like throwing a party or Valentine's Day try to incorporate blessing those less fortunate as a way of honoring the celebration.

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