Author: melanie

A Quote from the internet, “Life is like a camera! You focus on what’s important, capture the good times, develop from the negative & if things go south, take another shot!” — The word of God tells us some of the same things! —Phil 4:8 inally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable–if anything is excellent or praiseworthy–think about such things. 2 Cor 12:9-10  He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.  That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. Jer 8:4 So you are to tell them this is what the LORD says: ‘Do men fall and not get up again? Does one turn away and not return? Prov 24:16 For though a righteous man falls seven times, he will get up, but the wicked will stumble into ruin. —Glory be to God! Love Mel

Matt 5:44-45 I tell you, love your enemies & pray for those who persecute you, So that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil & on the good, & sends rain on the just & on the unjust. Matt 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. Luke 6:35 Love your enemies, do good to them, & lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, & you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful & wicked. Phil 2:15 So that you may be blameless & pure, children of God without fault in a crooked & perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world. — How to be pleasing to the most HighGod, is to love all, bring peace to all kinds of situations, & doing good even to those who don’t do in return! Is this easy, NO, but the rewards are out of this world! Love Mel

Num 6:25-26 The LORD make his face shine upon thee, & be gracious unto thee. May the Lord answer your prayers & give you peace.’ Isaiah 51:11 – Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, & come with singing unto Zion; & everlasting joy [shall be] upon their head: they shall obtain gladness & joy; sorrow & mourning shall flee away. Prov 15:13 A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: … Ephesians 6:7 With good will doing service, as to the Lord, & not to men. — Some believe that smiling can improve a person’s mood, decrease stress levels, and make everyone around feel better & it is catching! If God makes His face shine on us, then we can find that ray of sunshine to bring out the best, in turn reflecting the joy of the Lord! This is where we find our answers to our prayers & the peace that surpasses all understanding. Love Mel

Hebr 9:28 So Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him. Eph 5:2 Q: walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. Romans 5:6 You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. —Napoleon Hill – “Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.” If we can all just learn from Christ, what a better world we would live in! In this CHRISTmas season maybe we can live courageous & find our great achievement to glorify our God. Love Mel
Have a Blessed Christmas 🎄😃

John 3:16 For God SO loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. — Our God SO loves! — 1John 4:9 This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him. — His love is SO real, He GAVE! In return, we only need to believe & we get ETERNAL LIFE! A gift from our God worth pursuing! Love Mel