Love and forgive anyways..

Sometimes it's hard to love people who hate us....

But let's love them anyways...

Some times people refuse to forgive or accept forgiveness,

But forgive and seek forgiveness anyways.

Let Christ's love always rule and reign in our hearts.

Let's choose to be humble and loving.

Let's be the Light God's called us to be.

Jesus also said..." If you forgive others for the wrongs they do to you, your Father in heaven will forgive you.

But if you don't forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins."

(Matthew 6:14-15)

" Be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful." (Luke 6:36)

People are made to be loved but in today's world, people are being used and things are being loved. 

Let's change that today and remember that a little love goes a long way.

So let's choose to love even those who treat us bad.

Let's choose to see the good in them. It's okay of they fail to see our hearts, misunderstand us & treat us rudely...

Let's still love.

Let's remember..

" Revenge is the raging fire that consumes the arsonist." (Max Lucado)

‎1 John 4:""19 We love because he first loved us.

20 If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. 21And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.""

Blessings..
julia

Our Lord heals.restores n brings peace

What seems to be destruction or end.....May be the seed of a new beginning ....Today we will pray for those whose life has been devastated by some loss (finances/job), sickness, death of a loved one or struggling in a relationship.

Our God renews, restores and recreates!

Let us look up to the Son of God!

If we place flower pots near the window, we'll find the flowers turning towards the sun. It seems they to prefer to look at the light than the darkness within the room...:)

Even as the flowers turn towards the sun, which is it's source of energy, let us look towards the SON OF GOD (JESUS OUR SAVIOR) for our source of joy and strength. Let the Glory of God reflect on us and through us.

`*•..¸✿2 Corinthians 4:6

For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ."

`*•..¸✿Isaiah 60:1 [ The Glory of Zion ] "Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.

Be blessed,

YSIC,

Julia

Reflecting Christ...

Hi...

Just wanted to share something..

Today 's generation in this world, is looking for role models.

Even Christian kids & youth are looking out for someone they can look up to & are disappointed with alot of professing Christians & are looking for some 'real Christian model'.

So the need of the hour is 'a model' to present Jesus Christ as the Only Saviour & Hope to this lost world.

God is counting on men & women who will be effective 'models' in the Body Of Christ , who will live an uncompromising life...

God's counting on you & me!

Be Blessed...

Love & prayers,

YSIC,

Julia

Importance of "Rest"

Hi...

In this busy life "Rest" has become a rare commodity!

Everyday we find there are so many jobs to do. No matter who we are, a professional, home maker, student, the chores seem endless. So many are pushing themselves beyond their limit to be successful in studies and profession that they have forgotten to rest and really enjoy life. They work day and night to be successful and forget to even have proper meals on time. God does want His people to work and not be lazy but be successful and the "Head". But He does not want them to run in circles with no rest. He does not want to see His children strive hard and stress themselves out by working 7 days a week. He wants us to "Rest" one day in a week. He established one day each week as a day for rest (Genesis 2:2-3; Exodus 20:8-11).

"Rest" means, 1) Cease work or movement in order to relax, refresh oneself, or recover strength. 2) An instance or period of relaxing or ceasing to engage in strenuous or stressful activity. 

God Himself found the need to rest after a busy 6 days of Creation work.

Genesis 2:2 "By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. "

He knew the importance of rest and made it mandatory for His people and even their animals.He knew this rest was needed once a week after a hectic 6 days of work, to refresh the body, heart and mind for He is concerned about our over all well being.

 Exodus 23:12 “Six days do your work, but on the seventh day do not work, so that your ox and your donkey may rest, and so that the slave born in your household and the foreigner living among you may be refreshed."

The Bible says in 

 Psalm 127:2, "In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat—for he grants sleep to[a] those he loves."

But in midst of all the running around, we need to stop everything once in a while and take a break one day in a week to just "Rest"

Even in midst of our work we can stop awhile to sit back, take a deep breath and just do something to relax ourselves.  May be we can just stretch ourselves a bit, or sit back and sip a hot cup of coffee.

We can listen to some good music or just close your eyes a while.

If we have a lovely view outside our window, we can sit by a while and look at the flowers, watch the birds, enjoy the beauty around us, watch the kids laugh and play.

Relaxing a bit sure helps to ease the work pressure and helps us get back to work with fresh energy.

Life is precious and short, let's take time in midst of our busy schedule to relax a bit and be refreshed.

Let us take time to enjoy God's gift of time, once in a while or you'll just miss the joy it brings.

Jesus Christ our Lord urged His disciples to rest when He saw they were nat even taking time to eat they food.

Mark 6:31"Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he (Jesus) said to them, "Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.

How many of us fail to eat our meals on time because we are too busy?

It's time to stop and rest!

May Yeshua's presence refresh your body, mind and heart and make life worth living!

Deuteronomy 33:12 

About Benjamin he said: "Let the beloved of the LORD rest secure in him, for he shields him all day long, and the one the LORD loves rests between his shoulders."

YSIC,

Julia

A practice almost forgotten...

A practice almost forgotten: kneeling before the Lord our God in reverence! It sure is not a must to always kneel down n pray but it's a privilege to do so whenever we can.

 Jesus knelt down n prayed,His disciples. Paul, Ezra, 

Daniel and so many others knelt down before God. 

Luke 22: 39 Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and his disciples followed him. 40 On reaching the place, he said to them, “Pray that you will not fall into temptation.” 41 He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, knelt dowand prayed,

Acts 20:36 When Paul had finished speaking, he knelt down with all of them and prayed.

2 Chronicles 7:3 When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they knelt on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD, saying, “He is good; his love endures forever.”

Acts 9:40 Peter sent them all out of the room; then he got down on his knees and prayed. Turning toward the dead woman, he said, “Tabitha, get up.” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter she sat up.

Holy is our God! Even Angels bow before Him!

 From "The Kneeling Christian, Quote>David Livingstone was a great champion of Victorian Imperialism. ... Livingstone was found dead by his servants, knelt in prayer by his bedside. He used to everyday kneeling down by his bed side. 

His servants who found him dead beside the bed, still kneeling, cut his heart from his body and buried it there on the spot. They then carried his body to the coast to British authorities to be carried to England for burial. 

For over 1,000 miles, they fought their way through hostile tribes with that body, never allowing it to touch the ground, so  much they reverenced their master.

Every knee will bow before our God one day, we sure can start practicing it today when we have strength in our knees.

Be Blessed,

YSIC

Julia

Today's thought
How often do we kneel before The Great I AM...?

The saint who advances on his knees never retreats.

Raining!

Hi..

 

It's finally raining heavily in Mumbai and many parts of India!

Thanking God for the rains.

Praying this will be a good monsoon for India and even places that were facing a severe drought will get good rains.

May the rivers that had dried up over-flow again!

May the farmers be blessed!

★Leviticus 26: I will send you rain in its season, and the ground will yield its crops and the trees of the field their fruit. 

★Acts 14:17 Yet he has not left himself without testimony: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy."

 

But..

Heavy rains causes heavy flooding in many low lying areas in our city and many parts of this nation.

Let's pray the Lord will keep us safe.

❤Abba Father You are the preserver of men, and the keeper of our lives. We commit ourselves to Your perfect care as we travel out on rainy days. We pray for a safe travel by road, rail or air. 

Give Your angels charge over us to keep us in all

our ways. Let no evil befall us, nor any harm come to our

dwelling that we leave behind. Although we are uncertain

of what the day may bring, may we be prepared for any event or delay, and greet such with patience and understanding.

Bless us O Lord, that we may complete our daily outdoor duties and return home safely and remain under Your ever watchful care.

May the light of God surrounds us,

His love enfolds us, the power of God protects us,

And the presence of God watch over us and our Nation;

In Jesus Name

Amen.

God Bless you,

YSIC

Julia

★Zechariah 10:1 ASK OF the Lord rain in the time of the latter or spring rain. It is the Lord Who makes lightnings which usher in the rain and give men showers, and grass to everyone in the field.