Peace on Earth, Good Will To Men!

Peace on Earth, Good Will To Men!

The enemy wants to defame our character. He knows that if He can cause others to believe that we are party to division and strife, to that extent our mission, our purpose on earth, will fail, and ultimately come to nothing.

We cannot prevent others from speaking falsely about us. Although these things may hurt us deeply, we have to remember that Christ is our righteousness. Outside of Him our righteousness is as filthy rags. We have to trust Him to live out His life within us.

We live in a sinful world. To the extent to which we interact with others, we will hurt, and be hurt. Our words can heal, and our words can wound. We speak from our beliefs, and often those beliefs when voiced, create a rippling effect that can cause others to respond and in turn air their views, their opinions. Once the ripple has gone forth, it cannot be undone.

We try our best to communicate to others our views, our feelings that matter so much to us. But often the words do not come out right. The words fail us. And meaning becomes distorted. Like actors in a play, we watch helplessly as the lines of communication are crossed again and again. And we are left to wonder if we will ever be heard.

Yet God has painted in our minds, our hearts, a vision of perfection to which we have been called to attain. Failure to empathize, to understand someone’s pain often occurs because we are too busy focusing on our own. If we could but take ourselves out of the picture, we would truly be able to serve mankind. We would be less preoccupied with self preservation, and more determined to bring about love and unity in the world in which we live.

We are called, set apart. We cannot live an ordinary existence. We cannot dwell where hate, malice, bickering, backbiting, and evil surmising coexist. To whom much is given, much is expected. We must give God a daily account of our actions, and daily repent with anguish of soul and mind when we recognize how our shortcomings perpetuate evil amongst us.

Let us rise then, to the challenge. Let us answer the call. Let us turn the tide. We belong to God, so we cannot be a law unto ourselves. While here on earth, we must maintain our connection to the divine. While others speak from pain, we must speak from love. The rippling effect we do not know, but we must let peace on earth begin with us.

Leila Rose-Gordon
2-10-12

DON'T LET SCAMMERS STEAL YOUR JOY!

Okay world, I just got scammed it seems. I did not spend a dime, but that's not the point! It is not a good feeling when you hear that something you were promoting might be a scam. The site seemed like a good thing, it was also for free, so you know me-I hear about a good thing so I start telling everyone!

Then I go to this site and after reading it I decided I am pulling all my references to this site. Luckily no one would have lost money, but sometimes these scammers take more than that. They take your hopes and your dreams. They take your faith in people and your belief that there are legitimate offers out there that work!

Today I want to beg you, if somewhere in your life you became prey to a scam-don't let it blight you for life! I have met too many people who are crippled today because they got scammed or hurt in some way along life's pathway! Don't you see-they have taken more than your money. You have allowed them to take away your confidence, your hope, that part of you that is like a little innocent child who laughs and plays and runs to strangers with open arms!

Come on now! For 2012 you have to wake up and ask yourself if this is the person you want to be-jaded, tired, depressed, cynical, miserable, antagonistic, a whiner and complainer, who refuses to try anything!

You lost money, you lost your boyfriend, you lost something or someone valuable that belonged to you. But you forgot that the giver of gifts has so much more to give you. If you clench your fist at life how will you be able to receive anything else?

Take me now. I am happy, blissfully happy. I have my share of problems, my share of concerns, my share of bills. Who doesn't? But what else do I have? I have so much to give God thanks for I want to just run out there and shout to the world just how good God is! He woke me up this morning-in my right mind! I did nothing to deserve that. But for grace I would not have made it to 2012.

There are so many people who are less fortunate yet they still smile and they still have joy. Why? It is the Jesus factor. You just can't leave it out of your life, however busy you think you are.

Enough of my preaching. I am just saying-don't let anyone steal the joy that remains in the Lord. Trust Him today. Get up, brush off yourself and keep going! Leave the problems to God and watch Him transform your life.

Have a blessed day!

Leila Rose-Gordon

Come Home! Tarry no longer!

It is a new year! Yet some people are already treating it like the old. They find it so hard to shake off the past. They can scarcely hope in new beginnings. They feel they have gone too far, fallen too low, sunk too deep.

For others, they didn't plan to start off the new year badly. But towards the end of 2011 they experienced some type of loss-the illness or death of loved ones, financial failure, divorce, separation, estrangement, unemployment, or some devastating news.

My prayer for you, whoever you are, is that you will try the God of new beginnings. Truly His grace is sufficient, whatever ails you! But you cannot experience it unless you give over the controls of your life to Him. Simply ask Him to take over, to lead, to guide. He truly knows what is best for your life!

There is nothing in your life that is too complicated for Him to handle, or to fix. You see, you can never catch Him by surprise, for when He sent His only begotten Son 'Jesus' and Jesus laid down His life for your sins, He saw all your possible 'circumstances', but chose to die anyway! He died so that you might live! He died so that you could have eternal life-and that includes joy and peace forevermore!

It does not matter how messed up you are, or how lost you feel-He can restore you, if you are willing. Do not delay any longer! Come Home! Taste and see that the Lord is good!

Leila Rose-Gordon
1-3-2012