Reflections of Life

“Do everything without complaining and arguing, so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people. Hold firmly to the word of life; then, on the day of Christ’s return, I will be proud that I did not run the race in vain and that my work was not useless.” ‭‭Philippians‬ ‭2:14-16‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Sometimes it’s hard to recognize a blessing from God when we lose focus. We start thinking about short term goals and needs, which can hinder the game plan for the long term goal. Don’t get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with achieving short term goals. Those things can also healthy and important. However, standing the course to reach longevity, we sometimes tend to make detours which causes spiritual and natural delays in our lives. Complaining can be a spiritual death sentence for God’s plans for us. Why? We miss the reason of why God has place us in our current status or situations. We undermine...

“No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money. Matthew 6:24 NLT Are you being pulled in two directions? You know you want to be in one place more than the other, but worry and uncertainty have you burning the candle at both ends. You know in your heart what you must do. God has already given us the answer to mental rest. He assures us not to worry for his yoke is easy and his burdens are light. Our minds or habits should not be enslaved to anything or anyone. We serve God, because we belong to him. He is the only choice. You have to make the decision to chose him which is life or chose the world which leads to eternal death. I understand earning a living is a must. Working full time while chasing your dreams at the same time. Daily you grow tired, upset, or even depressed, because your desires do not appear to be obtainable due to worldly obli...