”God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble” - Psalm 46:1 (KJV)

Everyone of us has our own burdens and stories, and there are always times when we are so down, so confused and hurt, we don’t know what to do feeling we are in the deepest of the depth of despair, but when we call out to Him, He will comfort us and give ways for us to go, guide us and give us wisdom in our decisions.

It is biblical that when we have a chance we do good to all. When everyone is doing it, our world will become a very good place to live in. Even in just a little act of kindness let us do it to anyone. Doing good is an opportunity we can give to someone. We should not tire of doing little things for others, sometimes those little things occupy the biggest part in their hearts. It will not only let other people happy but it will give us joy beyond compare. If you want to be happy start doing little things for others.

Even though two of my sisters were not around, last night was one of the happiest times we have as a family. We gathered together to pray and thank God. My mom read verses of the bible. Then each of us had our thanksgiving and prayer requests. It was so great because we  know what is going on in each other’s lives. We prayed for our sisters who are in other countries that God will take good extra care of them. We were so thankful to God for answering our prayers. The last time we gathered together was I think 3 weeks ago, we were praying to a specific situation of one of the members of our family. God is so faithful for He did good things out of the situation. I wish we could do that again more often.

Today we went to our church for our Saturday prayer meeting. My uncle was the one who was assigned to share God’s word. I was reminded with the one verse he shared. He shared a verse in Matthew 4:4, it says, ” the man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.” It reminds me that we will not just concern about nourishing our bodies with food but we must be concern on nourishing our souls with words of God by reading the bible, praying, listening to sermons, and quiet time with the Lord.

Today I was reading my devotional book. The text is in Psalm 31:24; 32:8-9. It reminded me that I must be brave enough to face up the changes in my life, whatever they may be. It may be a change for the worse at times; at other times a change for the better. Either situation may be difficult to deal with in my own small strength. I do not fear because God is always by my side. He the strength in my weakness. There is always safety and comfort in Him.

One of the new year’s resolution is to read my bible daily with the goal of reading the whole bible for one year. I have a Walk Thru the bible. It has a corresponding chapters what to read each day. I confess that sometimes I failed but I am trying to cope it up the following days. Today in my quiet time, I was reminded that true prayer is a way of life, not just an emergency detour. It’s humbling thing to acknowledge that we cannot solve our own problems- but when we let God be your problem solver, don’t be surprised if we see enemies flee and fireworks begin.

Today I went to the church. I found the sermon very interesting and it is really a practical one. The pastor talked about the the structuure of a family. It emphasized how important family is as a basic unit in the community. The parents are the authorities in the family over the children not reverse. The bible reminded us that parents should train up the child the he should go so when he is old he will not depart from it. Children should obey their parents for this the right thing to do.

I was reminded to have a quiet time with the Lord. In my heart I really wanted praise God and let Him be the first in my life. I sometimes failed Him but I am sure God is always willing to embrace me and forgive me. I should not forget that He is good and gracious and compassionate. I can’t imgaine myself without him. I will be so lost and my life would be meaningless.

This is a letter from God to you. I hope that it will a blessing for you. It always blesses me every time I watch it. It is so great that God is so faithful to us even though we have a lot of iniquities and unfaithful to him. His love for us is unconditional. We just have to have a personal relationship with him. We can rely on him with his promises.