Where do We stand?

Where have our values of today gone?  What runs our society?  Is it just mass amounts of green bills with money signs, or do we still stand for more than the quick buck?  As I met with a man just this morning, he brought concerns of how the world has lost all good intentions...He stress how all people will fall if enough money or a pretty figure is offered to them.

As I listen to the man I felt sorrow for him.  In his eyes he has lost hope in the world around him.  The thought striked deep, is this hopeless view overtaking our views on life?  How can we fight back?  Where can we find hope and happiness which seems to be long forgotten?

I realized the man had maked a good point; I feel though we can not just lay down and lose this fight.  I don't know if it was my own ego or just a child-like desire to find happiness.  I asked "how can we find the values" in somewhat of a plee hoping to see there was still a chance....

We have forgotten God.  That is where our world is falling short, we feel the quick fix is happiness, instead of the long haul happiness which God can bring us.  When we all take a stand in our own lives the happiness and high standards will begin to show their faces.  Our world is not a lost hope, but just in a testing state, which we have to to stand up and continue to fight.

No one will win this battle expect for each one of us.  Lets all take a stand for our values.  Bring back the hope and values which we all need.  Find the happiness waiting for us all, which can not be find by an amount of dollar bills.

"These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world."

Follow Christ's invitation to find HAPPINESS!

A World without God

In life, I have seen when things get tough the thought has crosses my mind to blame someone or something...sadly that someone often times is God.  But why would we choose to blame the one who gives us everything?

I recently had a conversation with a man who was a little confused.  He had told us he had some mishaps in life with religion and such and now he was taking a brake from God for awhile.  He said he just wants to be left alone to his own thoughts.   Now, as I processed this conversation in my mind I could not help but want to plead out WHY?!  The man told us how he was unhappy and confused, how he just has to many unanswered questions, but if he chooses to blame God (or take a brake from him) he is closing the door to help from above.

Why is that a nature tendency to push away the one that loves us most? Our Heavenly Father's goal is not to make life miserable and force us to suffer.   He gave us life so we could find true joy  .  But for one reason or another myself guilty also when life gets tough our reaction is "Oops its God's fault..."

I think that false blame is exactly the trap Satan wants us all to fall for.  What better way to lead us down to unhappiness, than cause us to forget our Creator.  Satan is clever with this trap of his.  He gets us confused and turned around until we close the door to the one that can help us.

If we ever find our self in such a situation we need to stop and ask our self why?  We must not forget our special relationship with our Heavenly Father.  That of literal Father and child.  When a toddler takes a tumble, his parent always scoops him up and makes it all better...I can guarantee the last thing on that little guys mind would be "No put me down, I don't want to be helped, I don't need you.."  So why should we chose to do that now.  Rely on our Heavenly Father when life gets tough and embrace in his saving arms.

Allow Him to scoop you up and put you back on your feet.

I know that God is our Heavenly Father.  I am grateful that He is forgiving and is always willing to wrap me in His saving arms.  I know that He loves us, and that He is real.

Tell a friend about what God has done for you!  Remind them of the help He can give to them.  Strive to not be fooled or become a victim of Satan's trap. A world without God would be a miserable place, don't blame Him but embrace Him!