Peace

 

My heart has been full lately. People are disappearing, being stolen, being sold, people are shooting people over drugs, money, and material things, people are homeless, people are stealing resources pretending to be homeless, people are dying while fighting for our country. This is such a sad sad world. The news focuses mostly on the bad things that are going on, there are good things, there are students taking a stand for the injustices in the world, there are people adopting children who don't have an earthly family, there are people helping people. 

I'm sad that Jessica was abducted from the gas station the other night and that no one can find her. I'm sad that little girls are being sold every sixty seconds in sex slavery, I'm sad people are abusing people and hurting one another. I'm sad that people don't know God, and don't know or don't care the outcome their horrible actions have on people around them. The people who are causing the pain and doing the horrible acts to people in this world, raping, beating, shooting, stealing, selling, torturing, bullying, ect. they need prayer so badly. They need to see the light. We need to be the ones to share God's love to everyone we come in contact with. We need to shine Christs light all over this world. We need peace, God provides peace, God is peace. 

I'm not saying any of this is easy.....it's not. Growing up my parents went through a horrible divorce, it was horrible my whole life. Always fighting, over pennies...foolish! Claiming one house to be better than the other. Putting my brother and I in the middle of all of it. They used us as bate to get back at each other. They knew it pissed the other one off to have the kids. I was sexually abuse for nine years of my life by my mom's second husband, I was raped as an adult by a co worker. Trust me when I say it's not easy! I couldn't show them Christ's light, because I couldn't forgive them. They hurt me horribly! It made me sick! I was always so mad at God thinking "God, how can you do this too me, I can't endure anymore pain! Why do I keep getting this horrible end of life!" I was MAD! One day I opened my heart up to God for real, fully opened and he filled it with peace, and love and life! It is so amazing. But when that happened I realized that I shouldn't have been mad at God, I should have been on my knees thanking him. God put amazing, absolutely amazing people in my life to help me through they challenges that come from people acting on their own freewill. I pray for them, often. I pray that they can see God in their lives, and know that I have forgiven them for their actions. I know that they need Jesus so much. And it's my job to share Jesus with everyone through words but also by my actions. It's hard, I'm only human, but I try to make the right choices, and make the right choices with my freewill that no one suffer my from choices. 

People need peace, this world needs peace. I'm ready for positive stories on the news, sharing God's love everywhere! 

Today is national day of prayer. We should all be praying more...myself included. This is my prayer tonight as I close:
God, I pray for all those who are hurting, who are suffering, who are hungry, who are homeless, who are mourning, who are lost, who are rejoicing, who are singing your praise, who are risking their lives to do your will on earth. God, move in this place, bring peace, happiness, joy, love, kindness, smiles. Surround those who don't know you that they may know you and have a relationship with you. God prepare us with what we need to shine as bright as possible in this dark world. I know that I just want my light to shine! Shine bright! I want people to experience what I have in my life, you, your love and your grace and forgiveness! Bless this place, move Lord, move big! Make it noticeable to everyone!  Be with those we love, and be with those we hate, until we can no longer see a difference. Amen

I wish peace for all of you in your lives, and that you can share your peace with others who might not otherwise experience it! 

Much love!