Category: Spiritual

My thoughts on God and his love for us

Happy New Year!

Sunsets

Isn’t it nice that we can depend on God? He will still paint beautiful sunsets and sun risings. He won’t leave our trees bare but will put little buds on each of them and these buds will become leaves. It might be colder awhile longer, but it will get warmer. The skies will be grey sometimes, but You will see sunny skies too. And he will keep his promise telling us that he won’t leave us nor forsake us if we believe.

We have created turmoil in our earth, that is the truth of it, not only here in America but in the whole world. I don’t think the Republicans will say even “good morning” to the Democrats so how can they really debate on anything good for us who depend on them. The Democrats in Washington DC hate our President Donald Trump, but the rest of us voted him in! That sounds almost like a war, doesn’t it?

Yet, we who believe that Jesus was born in a manger, grew up to die for our sins and rose from the dead to live with God in Heaven. Here, He will lead us to God, listen to our prayers and forgive our sins. So there should be no turmoil in our hearts. If you have some, just turn to Him. I firmly believe that He is the only answer to our whole world today. He can calm all of our fears. He is in the control of all.

Look for the rainbow which will surely come, and pray diligently for everyone to believe in God, for He is our answer. Don’t you agree?

Decoration,What Is It?

I believe decoration means something different to every person. The Veterans group that puts the American Flag on every veteran’s grave for Memorial Day, must think of decoration as an honorable service, both beautiful and sad to see. Furniture stores use the word “decoration” in their ads to mean people should buy this or that to decorate their homes. And, we use the term when we want to decorate our back yards.

I, and many other women, think of decoration as sort of a preparation, a preparation for the greatest event in History, the birthday of Jesus, who was born a baby in a barn, but at age 33  died for the sins of all people. He died for you too, because the Bible says He died for all people in the world, but we must believe that He lives, and died an awful death, and rose from the grave and now lives with God in heaven. I wish everyone believed that!

I start decorating right after Thanksgiving and don’t quit until the day of Christmas eve. I decorate everything meaningful to His birth, but some which reminds me of the snow we had in Northern Minnesota! My son, who is living with me, can’t understand it. He comes to me and  asks me, “Why don’t you quit this now. You have been at it for hours today.”

He doesn’t understand how much Christmas means to me. I love to decorate, and think of it as fun! Even though I’m 92 years young, I believe I will keep on decorating until the Lord comes to take me home. I used to do more intricate things, but the simpler decorations work just as well.

You, who like to decorate for Christmas, why don’t you think of your decorating as a preparation for the birthday of Jesus. There is no one who ever walked this earth like Him, no, none, not even Santa Claus!