When life seems hopeless

  

     When the world seems hopelessly torn apart by hate, wars, self –centered behavior by all around us, that is the time mankind needs our Lord most of all.  For our Lord represents the opposite of those things.  We do not cry out for help when seas are calm.  It is when the storm is upon us that we cry out.  If you have our Lord in your life when the storm hits, you take the waves in a calmer more confident manner.  You lay your fears at the foot of the Lord for him to dispense with. 
     You are never alone when you have Jesus in your life.  You may forget his spiritual presence when you glide across silk smooth seas, but he is there even then.    It is a little misleading when we say, …when you have the Lord in your life...for he is always there.  You need merely to have faith and pray to him.  Make it complicated as so many have endeavored to do, but that is not necessary.  He doesn’t make you jump through hoops and crawl on your hands and knees to him.  A person gets on their knees owing to our Lord’s pure love and complete goodness.  It is an involuntary reaction to his overpowering presence of love and goodness.  If you can love, how much more can God love.  If you can be good, how much more can God be good.  So much so that he gave us His only son, Jesus Christ, to die on that cross to forgive us our sins.  Surely, we can but give him a little of our abundant love and goodness in return.  This is the first day of the rest of eternity as Christians.
    
Remember, when one conquers the world with love, there are no losers, only winners.

Pray to our Father in the name of His son, Lord Jesus, have faith, and it shall be done.

     When I look back over my long life, I see God stepping in time after time.  At the time, I was blind for the most part, now, I see.
      You see birds, you see the sky and clouds, you see the trees around you, but do you see God?  You hear the breeze blowing through the trees rustling the leaves, you hear people talking, you hear cars and airplanes, but do you hear God.  Have you ever taken the time to sit quietly and really talk and listen to God?  Why would he talk to someone that scoffs at his name or never gives him time and just listens.  He listens to us always.  Why can't you give him just a little time each day...just you and He. He so badly wants to talk with you.  He loves you.  I know and so do millions of others.  It will not be long before He becomes a driving force in your life.  What a change He makes.  He has me loving neighbors that before I would have cursed.  He has me doing things I only dreamed of before putting my faith in him.  Come to Him.  Put your cares in his pocket, and let his arms surround you with His love and caring.  If you are reading this, He probably already has done this.  For nobody comes to the Son that the Father has not sent.  In other words, God has brought you to Christ Jesus, his son.  Welcome fellow saint.  Make yourself comfortable.  You are among brothers and sisters in the Lord.  Your life will never be the same, nor will any of those around you.  You are special...you are chosen...you are a Christian.  Begin to build your faith.  Put on your new self.  And...listen and talk with God.

     The world appears in turmoil,Wars, nuclear threats, religious fighting. Put your faith in God through His son, Jesus Christ, and you will know that it is not turmoil.  This is what God planned in the beginning.  He is in control.  Love and help others, and let our Father take care of the tough work.  Make your life as much of a reflection of Jesus as possible to bring others to Him.  Fear nothing, but, if you must fear something, fear our Father for does he not create and control all things, all times, all places. Be a good servant, love your neighbor, and, remember, we Christians are not perfect.  Have compassion for others who are not perfect also.  Let us be calm in the face of adversity.  Let us be confident and loving to show others where the one and only true God puts his hand. 

     I have gone through an intense journey in writing this book.  I started out saying I am going to write a book about faith and get it published and blah, blah, blah.  It started out fast and great, but then the Lord shut me down for awhile.  He said, you must learn more lessons.  The first being, if you write for our Father, you must know humility.  This book and any glory or money it may generate goes to our Father, not me.  There is no me in Christianity.  It is about our Father, not about me.  Now, He opens the door to my writing once again.  He is always teaching.  Just like when He was upon this earth in human form.