In everything give thanks

I hope your week was blessed and you considered yourself as highly favored by God. This is not just cliche but it is a reality when we think of all the seen and unseen dangers that we escaped, because of God's grace and Mercy.

 Did you realize that Thanksgiving is less than a week away? Yes it is. I know that most of us will be spending time with family, eating and drinking and having a good time.  As is the tradition for many we will share something for which we are thankful. This custom did not start with your family, but in the bible we are told by God to give thanks. As a matter of fact He tells us that we should give thanks in everything with prayer and supplication (Phil. 4:6)

  This is certainly not an easy thing to do when we face hard times and encounter some difficult situations. How do you give thanks for the bad things? As we ask this question I cannot help but thinking that we give thanks, because everything works together for our good- Roman 8:28.

In case you were planning to boycott "giving thanks" remember that this is something that God desires of us to do at all times.

Have a happy Thanksgiving!!!!!

In His Service,

Vilma

You are known by your conduct

This week has gone by so quickly I hope it was a very productive one for you.

What impact did you have at your job, within your family or your neighborhood this week? Don't get too frustrated if you cannot think of what that was.

As much as we would like to think of ourselves as being quiet and unassuming, we really do not go through life un-noticed. We are always making an impact, leaving an impression. The question is what kind of an impact or impression are we making? Many times we are not aware of the many lives we touch on a daily basis.   

 This reminds me of Proverbs 20:11-Even a child makes himself known by his acts, by whether his conduct is pure and upright.

 As I think about this verse I am keenly aware of my conduct or things I do around my family, my co-workers and my neighbors. I realize that someone is watching and patterning my every move. Our children take note of how we raise them, how we deal with crisis, how we speak to them, how well we listen, how we speak to their fathers, how we treat our neighbors and what we say about others when they are not around.

My encouragement to us his weekend it is to be mindful of how we make ourselves known to others.

  

  In His Service,

 Vilma

Praying for our Children's Salvation

I hope that you and your family are in good health. After all that is what God wants for us to be in good health and to prosper as our soul prospers (3John: 2). The question then becomes how healthy do you want to be? Well this is something that together we can perhaps work at achieving.

 

For this week I would like to once again focus on us praying for any unsaved family members especially our children. As I have mentioned before, this is something we must do continuously. Just as we make every effort to provide for them and to make sure that they receive a good education, we also need to make sure that they have the opportunity to know who Jesus is and what He has done for them. I am not suggesting a sermon, but find a way to introduce Him in your everyday conversation.  Jesus taught his disciples and others by using parables depicting things they were familiar with. Let us learn from this, we can use nature such as the weather, the trees, the birds, or even a butterfly. You can do it.

 Our children's success and education is only useful while on earth, lets prepare them for the long haul.

 

In His Service,

 

Vilma

Turning back the hands of time

This year has been going by so quickly. Can you imagine that it is already November! I am not sure where it went, but in case you had a project you planned to start for 2013, you had better get going because soon the year will be over.

 Well one positive thing this weekend you will be able to get an extra hour sleep as we turn our clocks back one hour this Saturday night.

 

 As I think about turning the clocks back, I cannot help but think about some situations and things that have happened in our lives that we wish we could turn the clock back and do it differently. Some wrong decisions or choices we made, or some hasty As I think about turning the clocks back, I cannot help but think about some situations and things that have happened in our lives that we wish we could turn the clock back and do it differently. Some wrong decisions or choices we made, or some hasty words that we may have said, oh if only we could go back, we would have done it differently. This is why it is so important to think carefully about the things we do or say so we have little or no regrets in the future. We wish sometimes we could even go back to happier days, times, and relationships, but we will just have to rely on the memories instead.

 

 I am so glad that God never wants to turn time back or even go back on His promises to us. They are forever-they are ours to grab a hold of. That's good news!

 

 

 In His Service,

 

Vilma