"The Little Things..."-Proverbs 3:5-6

Do you recognize God in the littlest of things? Better yet, do you acknowledge God in the littlest of things? Tying your shoes, drinking a glass of water, putting on your makeup, reading through a book, walking through the school halls, looking at the sky, taking your first breath every morning, listening to music, watching Secret Life?

The question is, do you acknowledge God in the littlest of things?

Proverbs 3:5-6 states this, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, lean not on YOUR OWN understanding, but in ALL your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your path."

So, do you acknowledge God in the littlest of things? Is God a part of everything in your life? Just something for you to think about...He desires to be...will you let Him?...He's calling you...will you listen?...He has a Word for you today, will you hear it?...Just wondering.

"God is Light in the Midst of Darkness"-1 John 1:1-6

Have you ever wondered what it would have been like to be there when God created the Heavens and the Earth? (I know...random thought huh?)...Anyway, how cool would it have been to be there and hear the voice of God proclaim, "LET THERE BE LIGHT," and to put His hands down into the dirt when He created Adam and then put him to sleep to make Eve out of him? How crazy a thought that is to think about, that He would simply speak things into existence and they would not only appear there out of literally no where, but that they would be fully functioning beings and created to be in perfect relationship with God. Imagine what it was like for Adam, he appears, he's talking to God and being told of his blessings and his life and what's not recorded was the questions he must've had like, "how did I get here," "what am I here for?" You see, God created all these things simply through His breath but the coolest of them all?...LIGHT!

You see, God Himself was literally the light that He created, that existed before the creation of the world, you see throughout Scripture we read of so many examples of God calling Himself the LIGHT and He shines throughout the darkness of our lives. It's so encouraging to know that God is the light of the world and that He wants to be that Light in our lives individually as well...take courage in that today that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all...Grace and Peace.

"Perfect Love"-John 15:1-9

This is the perfect love between a Father and a Son, the perfect relationship that we can only dream about...however, that relationship is available to us...Jesus says, "I have loved you with the love I have with the Father..now remain in MY Love" How cool...the same love Jesus had with His Father, He shares with us...perfect love, perfect relationship...our challenge?...Remain in that love...if it changes...it's us not Him...remain in His love.

You see, when Jesus speaks these words...He's literal...He means that the same love that He has with God is the same love He wants to love us with if we know Him...Do you know that kind of love...Do you experience that kind of love...if not, here's your chance...Jesus wants to love you...He wants you to know that you are loved and that nothing can take that love away....having a rough day, worried about something, wanting more from life? Remain in His LOVE and our peace will be found in Him...Remember: "Apart from me...you can do nothing."-JESUS

Grace and Peace.

"Follow the Leader"-John 10:22-32

Hey guys!!! Have you ever thought about how many times Jesus calls us Sheep? Have you ever thought about how many times Jesus calls Himself the "Good Shepherd?" It's kinda crazy to think about what Jesus was calling Himself and not only that, but what He was challenging us with as being the Sheep of the Shepherd. Think about Sheep for a second, what do they do? They walk around, eat, sleep, and provide wool, and.....that's about it.

Another thing they do is that they follow the voice of the Shepherd that leads them...they will literally run away from unfamiliar voices and band together to get away from it because they do not know the stranger's voice, yet the coolest part about that is they will run toward and follow the voice of the Shepherd!!! Jesus calls us to follow His voice and to remain as close to Him as possible because He is the One who leads us...He's the One who desires to protect us, and He's the One who provides for our every need. There are so many references to Sheep in the Old and New Testament and there's a reason...we need that familiar voice to lead us and we need to be willing to sprint toward it and follow it with all of our hearts. Are you willing to run away from the voices that are not leading you to something great?...Are you willing to sprint toward Christ who is our Good Shepherd?...He desires us to follow Him with all that we are...LET'S TRY IT!!!-GRACE AND PEACE.