When life gives you a reason to cry, show life that you have 100 reasons to smile. Handle your present with confidence.
“Ask, and it will be given to you” Luke 11:9
“So I say to you: Ask, and it will be given to you;” This is a quote from Jesus we may hear often, but don’t forget the next portion: “search, and you will find.” To search is to act. To act is to win.
Just after that comes: “Knock, and the door will be opened to you.” (excerpt from Luke 11:10)
Defend Life
The largest march ever completely ignored by the lamestream media.
God moves mountains
At times, when we hear a word from God, we tend to use our own intellect to decipher what He wants, when actually what God wants is just simple obedience and faith in Him. By all means, exercise the faith that moves mountains, but know that it is still God who moves the mountains.
Got blizzard? Check in on your neighbors
As much of America is blanketed in the strongest winter storm of the year, we at LMW would like to remind you to check in on your neighbors, especially if you know someone who lives alone, or someone who is elderly or home bound. Leave your number for them to contact you if need be, and be careful out there!
Do it now, before it is too late
We wanted to send a relative a special letter, asking her to participate in this blog by sharing a story about her own struggles on the road of life and the wisdom she’s gained. But we waited, and now have found out she’s had a heart attack. We are praying for God’s will to be done, and hope that she makes it out of this okay. And we would do anything if we could go back in time and send that letter to her, before it’s too late.
The lesson is to not wait to tell that person you love them, or to tell them you care and that they matter, because tomorrow could be too late.
Don’t Hold Grudges
“Then Peter went up to him and said, ‘Lord, how often must I forgive my brother if he wrongs me? As often as seven times?’ Jesus answered, ‘Not seven, I tell you, but seventy-seven times.” -Matthew 18: 21-22
When life seems like a lonely island….
You say, “I feel all alone”
God says, “I will never leave you or forsake you” (Hebrews 13:5)
Parable of the burning hut ~
The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming.
Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the elements and to store his few possessions. But then one day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, the smoke rolling up to the sky.
The worst had happened; everything was lost. He was stunned with grief and anger. “God, how could you do this to me!” he cried. Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the sound of a ship that was approaching the island. It had come to rescue him. “How did you know I was here?” asked the weary man of his rescuers. “We saw your smoke signal,” they replied.
It is easy to get discouraged when things are going badly. But we shouldn’t lose heart, because God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of pain and suffering. Remember, next time your little hut is burning to the ground–it just may be a smoke signal that summons The Grace of God.
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“Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.”
– Mother Teresa
A winter scene painted by John O’Brien
“A winter scene, chilly. But the human hearts, the homes, and the tabernacle are warm.” – Artist Commentary by John O’Brien