Thursday, June 27, 2013

Knock and it shall be opened

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek and you shall find; knock and it shall be opened unto you: Matthew 7:7
In today's busy world we so often forget these simple words, we get caught up in work and meeting demands of every day life.

As I was browsing through the social net work and reading the many post on my screen, I wondered just how well do we know the other person on the other side of the screen?

We so often connect with them on a daily bases at times they are the only person some will connect with for the entire day. For so many people on the social net work sites  many of the folks on the other side of the screen have become closer to them than their own families.

What about the people we work with how well do we know them? Do we even care enough to get close to them? I have to wonder as I was thinking about the many folks who come in and out of our lives every day how well do we know them?

Every day we come in contact with others but yet we are disconnected in many ways! We get caught up in our own selves that there is simply not enough time to let another soul in. We go to work we run to the gym we try to fit family life in that there simply is not enough hours in the day to connect with others.

Have you thinking doesn't it? Well it should do you know that for so many of us  we spend approximately 160 hours a month with co-workers and know very little about them! Just thought I'd point that out. As for our own family how well do we know them? Do we know their favorite foods or movie how about their favorite color?  

We know so very little about the people in our lives and they know little about us as well, again just food for thought.Now let me take it a step further, what if "Christ was to busy, to get to know each one of his brothers and sisters? Scary thought there isn't it?

I would hate to think that "Christ didn't care enough or was too busy, to get to know me! But blessed that  we are we have nothing to fear on this issue He is never to busy and He knows more about me than any one will ever know! He has taken the time to reach out to not only myself but to you as well. He wants to get to know us on a personal level.

He has sent out many invitations to come unto Him, to get to know Him on a personal level, He is never to busy to take the time out to listen to you. He keeps no secrets from us, He invites us to ask; to knock and He will answer to seek Him out and we shall find. What an incredible invitation He extends to all of man kind, you won't get a better invitation ever in your life time!

I invite each of you to take the time out of your busy day to connect with your brothers and sisters in your busy world, and you may be pleasantly surprised to find that you have a lot of things in common, you may even get a new friend out of the deal. And to help get the ball rolling I will share a little tid bit about yours truly my favorite flower is not a rose but rather a daisy.

The daisy is simple yet elegant its fragrance is never over powering it is one flower that is over looked, its over shadowed by the many other beautiful flowers out there and now you know a bit about me! Enjoy the tid bit.


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Writer: Victoria E. Miera
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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Finding Hope

Finding hope in a hopeless situation.Life has a way of taking us by surprise. It will take us off course just when we thought everything was going our way.

Life is full of twists and turns,ups and downs and many hills to climb with an occasional valley to find a bit of peace from all the craziness.

Recently I heard a child say they had nothing to hope for, this troubled this gal to the very core of my soul.

Life is hard enough with out our children losing hope, hope for a better tomorrow. With out hope what is there? Children are like plants they need to be nurtured and watered.

Like the little sponges that they are they will absorb the environment that they live in.If the adults in their lives loose hope, the child will also see life as hopeless. 

Hope is the sister to Faith, with out one the other can't move mountains alone. Hope gives faith wings to fly, she is the wind beneath her wings. Hope is what dreams are based on, and faith takes it a step further when hope can't go it alone.

Faith steps in and carries out the dreams that hope dared to dream. Children need to believe in dreams and like little children we too need dreams, no matter how crazy life gets. We owe it to our children, and we owe it to ourselves the Savior said to be as little children.

What did he mean by this? Simple children are innocent they are trusting, they believe with out question, we too need to be as innocent and trusting believing even when it seems as if hope has run out of dreams and faith has no wind under her wings to carry her any further.

Life is hard there is no magical remedy to get us through the storms that will surely come, but there is one who will see us through. We just have to believe and trust that He is there watching over our very steps.

Keeping hope alive having faith to see us through even when things look bleak. We need to dig deep with in ourselves to find that dream that hope has been waiting to share with faith. Let faith take her flight, let her soar to make your dream of a better tomorrow a reality.

Don't give up! Together Hope and Faith can move mountains be as little children and believe in miracles, trusting that "Christ is opening doors on your behalf and watch as faith opens her wings as hope sends her soaring high above the storm clouds. 




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Writer: Victoria E. Miera
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