“The spirit of God lives inside you. He loves you because you’re His own. Friends may desert you and families disown you, but He’ll never leave you alone.

If you’re broken, He’ll fix you-after all, He created you. You are one of His dreams that came true. He’ll answer your prayers-sometimes out of the blue – after He sees your faith in Him too. He promises an abundance of life here on earth, and – though it may sound odd- we’re also blessed with the miraculous spiritual life everlasting. Just imagine! What a God!

The prisons we make for ourselves are no place for the forgiven who’ve made mistakes they’re so sorry for. He even said we could cast ALL our cares on Him. You just can’t out love Him; He loves you so much more. He’s a ‘hands-on’ God. He’ll give you the desires of your heart, make your dreams come true, and make you well. He’s as good as His word if you will only believe Him…He’s got your back and you will not fail!” Donna Fargo

Our God is a God of love! A God who loves us unconditionally

 “Simplicity is different from focus, different from balance, different from harmony-although simplifying your days can make the process of focusing and balancing much easier. The process of simplifying your life is primarily the process of making room, clearing out space, and letting some light into the cluttered closets of your days. In a sense, the act of simplifying your life is really the process of giving yourself freedom-freeing mind and schedule from the overload of activities and occupations that inevitably weigh you down.” Thomas Kinkade

As we empty out spaces in our life that God fill those spaces with love and compassion.

“God has said He wants you to have the desires of your heart, that He loves you and wants you to have an abundant life. Trust in the fact that He’s as good as His word. Rest in the attitude that all things will work for your good, and believe it.” Donna Fargo

While he was still a long way off, his father caught side of him… Luke 15:20

“The parable of the Prodigal Son is a powerful story of sin and forgiveness many of us may relate to the younger son who has made such a mess of his life and returns to his fathers home in abject humiliation.

Yet the absolute surprise of the story is the father, who has been waiting for his son and finally sees him coming from ‘a long way off.’ The father rushes to his son embraces him and welcomes him even before the sun can make his confession.

God is waiting for us, watching for us, hoping for us to return when we wander off. We humans might want to let the son stew in his own juices for a while, but God rushes to forgive.

What an affirmation of God’s mercy. His ways are not our ways. Thanks be to God!

Holy spirit, let me trust always in God’s mercy and help me extend that mercy to others. ” Greg Erlandsen

“The trouble with so many of us is that we underestimate the power of simplicity. We have a tendency it seems to over complicate our lives and forget what’s important and what’s not. We tend to mistake movement for achievement. We tend to focus on activities instead of results. And as the pace of life continues to race along in the outside world, we forget that we have the power to control our lives regardless of what’s going on outside.” Robert Stuberg

Let us remember that God is always walking with us.