You can rejoice when you have a million dollars in the bank, that's easy, but can you rejoice when you can't put two pennies together


                    now that's a rejoice

Mark 1:40-41Amplified Bible (AMP)

⁴⁰ And a leper came to Him, begging Him and falling on his knees before Him, saying, “If You are willing, You are able to make me ^[a]clean.” ⁴¹ Moved with compassion [for his suffering], Jesus reached out with His hand and touched him, and said to him, “I am willing; be cleansed.”

 Praying and doing something for Texas


                            be a blessing today

Luke 6:42Amplified Bible (AMP)

⁴² How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, allow me to take out the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite (play actor, pretender), first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother’s eye.

    SMILE, it can get you through some rough times

2 Peter 1:10-11Amplified Bible (AMP)

¹⁰ Therefore, believers, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choosing you [be sure that your behavior reflects and confirms your relationship with God]; for by ^[a]doing these things [actively developing these virtues], you will never stumble [in your spiritual growth and will live a life that leads others away from sin]; ¹¹ for in this way entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be abundantly provided to you.

Are you tired of being tired, are you sick of being sick, make some changes

God didn't have to do it,  but we are so glad He did

Psalm 53:1-2Amplified Bible (AMP)

Folly and Wickedness of Men.

To the Chief Musician; in a mournful strain. A skillful song, or didactic or reflective poem of David.

53 The [empty-headed] fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt and evil, and have committed repulsive injustice;
There is no one who does good.
² 
God has looked down from heaven upon the children of men
To see if there is anyone who understands,
Who seeks after God [who requires Him, who longs for Him as essential to life].

                             keep walking FORWARD

Proverbs 19:20Amplified Bible (AMP)

²⁰ 
Listen to counsel, receive instruction, and accept correction,
That you may be wise in the time to come.

Romans 8:30-31Amplified Bible (AMP)

³⁰ And those whom He predestined, He also called; and those whom He called, He also justified [declared free of the guilt of sin]; and those whom He justified, He also glorified [raising them to a heavenly dignity].
³¹ What then shall we say to all these things? If God is for us, who can be [successful] against us?

Things did not go the way you thought it would, a door was closed in your face, someone let you down, you just knew this was going to be your day, but it wasn't. Know this, God always has a plan, and it's always coming the next day, it will, just hold on, now I'm going to do my dance. 

Enjoying your everyday life


                                     keep living it


                                                    keep seeking what is good


                                                   

Psalm 116:1-2Amplified Bible (AMP)

Thanksgiving for Rescue from Death.

116 I love the Lord, because He hears [and continues to hear]
My voice and my supplications (my pleas, my cries, my specific needs).
² 
Because He has inclined His ear to me,
Therefore I will call on Him as long as I live.

    It's all about love, make sure you share it

Luke 21:36Amplified Bible (AMP)

³⁶ But keep alert at all times [be attentive and ready], praying that you may have the strength and ability [to be found worthy and] to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand in the presence of the Son of Man [at His coming].”

Love yourself, but don't be in love with yourself, that's when you get yourself in trouble


                                       be a blessing today

Romans 8:32Amplified Bible (AMP)

³² He who did not spare [even] His own Son, but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, graciously give us all things? 

Start this week off right, good, pass it around

Matthew 5:23-24Amplified Bible (AMP)

²³ So if you are presenting your offering at the altar, and while there you remember that your brother has something [such as a grievance or legitimate complaint] against you, ²⁴ leave your offering there at the altar and go. First make peace with your brother, and then come and present your offering.

If you want to make the devil mad, ignore him, we do

Isaiah 43:18-19Amplified Bible (AMP)

¹⁸ 
“Do not remember the former things,
Or ponder the things of the past.
¹⁹ 
“Listen carefully, I am about to do a new thing,
Now it will spring forth;
Will you not be aware of it?
I will even put a road in the wilderness,
Rivers in the desert.

I've come this far by faith, leaning and depending on the Lord

Mark 4:39-40Amplified Bible (AMP)

³⁹ And He got up and [sternly] rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Hush, be still (muzzled)!” And the wind died down [as if it had grown weary] and there was [at once] a great calm [a perfect peacefulness]. ⁴⁰ Jesus said to them, “Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith and confidence [in Me]?” 

What's behind your smile, love, peace, compassion, mercy, warmth, giving, what's really behind your smile


               have a blessed day, and be a blessing today

Psalm 117Amplified Bible (AMP)

A Psalm of Praise.

117 O praise the Lord, all you nations!
Praise Him, all you people!
² 
For His lovingkindness prevails over us [and we triumph and overcome through Him],
And the truth of the Lord endures forever.
Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

God has given you all the talent to do this


                 more time      good heart     and love

Proverbs 26:12Amplified Bible (AMP)

¹² 
Do you see a man [who is unteachable and] wise in his own eyes and full of self-conceit?There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Today, when you talk to people, what is your true heart showing

2 Corinthians 7:1Amplified Bible (AMP)

Paul Reveals His Heart

7 Therefore, since we have these [great and wonderful] promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, completing holiness [living a consecrated life—a life set apart for God’s purpose] in the fear of God.

A praying family, today, keep somebody lifted up 

John 15:12-13Amplified Bible (AMP)

Disciples’ Relation to Each Other

¹² “This is My commandment, that you ^[a]love and unselfishly seek the best for one another, just as I have loved you. ¹³ No one has greater love [nor stronger commitment] than to lay down his own life for his friends.

These are two beautiful women of God


                                  start today, enjoy life, they do

Ephesians 2:10Amplified Bible (AMP)

¹⁰ For we are His workmanship [His own master work, a work of art], created in Christ Jesus [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, ready to be used] for good works, which God prepared [for us] beforehand [taking paths which He set], so that we would walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us].

The other side of victory is defeat, and I'm not going there

It's not easy, but we have to forgive and mean it from our heart

Proverbs 17:22Amplified Bible (AMP)

²² 
A happy heart is good medicine and a joyful mind causes healing,But a broken spirit dries up the bones.

Our faith should increase day by day


                         and that takes using it


                              and that can take some difficult situations 

1 Corinthians 6:19-20Amplified Bible (AMP)

¹⁹ Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is within you, whom you have [received as a gift] from God, and that you are not your own [property]? ²⁰ You were bought with a price [you were actually purchased with the precious blood of Jesus and made His own]. So then, honor and glorify God with your body.

LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN, are you walking in love, it should show

                        Thank You Jesus

Psalm 46:1Amplified Bible (AMP)

God the Refuge of His People.

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah, set to soprano voices. A Song.

46 God is our refuge and strength [mighty and impenetrable],
A very present and well-proved help in trouble.

I just saw something I didn't like, but what we know is, worry walk by sight and not by faith, think about it 

1 John 5:3-4Amplified Bible (AMP)

³ For the [true] love of God is this: that we habitually keep His commandments and remain focused on His precepts. And His commandments and His precepts are not difficult [to obey]. ⁴ For ^[a]everyone born of God is victorious and overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has conquered and overcome the world—our [continuing, persistent] faith [in Jesus the Son of God].

Waking up with my right mind, my health and strength, and love in my heart, now that's a BLESSING

Luke 12:6-7Amplified Bible (AMP)

⁶ Are not five sparrows sold for two ^[a]copper coins? Yet not one of them has [ever] been forgotten in the presence of God. ⁷ Indeed the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not be afraid; you are far more valuable than many sparrows.

Get up, get moving, God did not make you to be a coward soldier


                      spread blessings, someone needs it

1 John 4:20-21Amplified Bible (AMP)

²⁰ If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates (works against) his [Christian] brother he is a liar; for the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen. ²¹ And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God should also [unselfishly] love his brother and seek the best for him.

So many great and wonderful things will happen today, ask God first

1 John 3:18-20Amplified Bible (AMP)

¹⁸ Little children (believers, dear ones), let us not love [merely in theory] with word or with tongue [giving lip service to compassion], but in action and in truth [in practice and in sincerity, because practical acts of love are more than words]. ¹⁹ By this we will know [without any doubt] that we are of the truth, and will assure our heart and quiet our conscience before Him ²⁰ whenever our heart convicts us [in guilt]; for God is greater than our heart and He knows all things [nothing is hidden from Him because we are in His hands]. 

If you liked (or disliked) yesterday, you're going to love today

Proverbs 25:19Amplified Bible (AMP)

¹⁹ 
Like a broken tooth or an unsteady foot
Is confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble.

    Another great miracle of God, enjoy your weekend

1 Peter 3:21-22Amplified Bible (AMP)

²¹ Corresponding to that [rescue through the flood], baptism [which is an expression of a believer’s new life in Christ] now ^[a]saves you, not by removing dirt from the body, but by an appeal to God for a good (clear) conscience, [demonstrating what you believe to be yours] through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, ²² who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God [that is, the place of honor and authority], with [all] angels and authorities and powers made subservient to Him.

And not just a nice day, positive, not average, encouraging, not just great, but the greatest day you could positively have

Jeremiah 33:2-3Amplified Bible (AMP)

² “Thus says the Lord who made the earth, the Lord who formed it to establish it—the Lord is His name, ³ ‘Call to Me and I will answer you, and tell you [and even show you] great and mighty things, [things which have been confined and hidden], which you do not know and understand and cannot distinguish.’ 

Remember this saints, as long as you tithe, you will never be broke


                   (you can use this) 

1 Samuel 16:7Amplified Bible (AMP)

⁷ But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees; for man looks ^[a]at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” 

Look in the mirror and say these words boldly


                    spread blessings around

Ephesians 2:4-5Amplified Bible (AMP)

⁴ But God, being [so very] rich in mercy, because of His great and wonderful love with which He loved us, ⁵ even when we were [spiritually] dead and separated from Him because of our sins, He made us [spiritually] alive together with Christ (for by His grace—His undeserved favor and mercy—you have been saved from God’s judgment).

Eyes have not seen nor have ears heard the things our God has instore for us

2 Peter 1:3Amplified Bible (AMP)

³ For His divine power has bestowed on us [absolutely] everything necessary for [a dynamic spiritual] life and godliness, through ^[a]true and personal knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.