Numbers 6:24-26-I pray that the Lord will bless and protect you.

There are times when I forget that I am not alone, and that God is always there to protect me in every situation in my life. He has blessed me in so many ways. I have to remember that He will never leave me nor forsake me. When my mind keeps me up at night and I cannot sleep, He is always there. Whenever I am trying to figure out where a place is, He is always there. When people are driving crazy, He is there to protect me from harm. When all hell is breaking lose, He is there to let me know that everything is going to be alright.

When life gets in the way of things, and it seems as if nothing is working out right, He is there to put it all back together again. He is God, and He sees all, and knows all. He already knows all of the things that we will go through in our lives; and He also knows that we will need Him at some point to help us learn from all of our wrong decisions. His blessings that He gives to us, no one can take away. He is our Father and He will always be there for us to bless us with the desires of our hearts. I am so glad that I have a Father that will always bless and protect me, and HE will do the same for you too. Don’t forget to thank Him for His blessings and protection.Amen.

Dear Heavenly Father,

I just want You to know just how much I love You, and just how wonderful You are to me. You have been in my life for a very long time, and I could not ask for anyone else to call Father. You have seen me through every trial and tribulation that I have gone through in my life. You have always protected me from danger unawares. Thank You for loving me when I didn’t know how to love myself. Thank You for giving me joy when I could not find it in my heart. Thank You for all that You have done, for all that You are doing, and for all that You are going to do in my life. Thank You for being just who You are. I am so thankful that You created me. I know I have made my fair share of mistakes, but You have taught me how to learn from them all. I am also thankful that You blessed me to have five wonderful children. I am thankful that You have blessed me with a loving husband. Thank You for bringing us through every storm, and for keeping us from harm. Father, You are so amazing and awesome! I do not know what I would do if You were not in my life. Thank You for changing me whenever I thought I could not be changed. I would not have my life if it were not for You. Thank You for always watching over me. You love more than anyone could love me, You care for me more than anyone else could ever care for me, and You are up with me when I cannot sleep.

When I lost my loved ones, You were there to comfort me, to dry my tears, to hold me in Your arms. You were there beside me all of the times I had to have procedures done at the hospital; You brought me through them all. You delivered me from depression. I could go on and on telling You how grateful, and thankful I am, but it would take me a lifetime to do it. If I had a thousand tongues, saying Thank You would never be enough. I love You Heavenly Father. You mean everything to me. There is nothing that could ever happen that would make me stop loving You. I will love You forever. Thanks for always never giving up on me, because I have never gave up on You. Thank You for everything from the bottom of my heart forever. Amen. This picture is for my Heavenly Father, the One Who First Loved Me.

Matthew 18:-10-See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.

Prayer: Dear Lord, always remind us to love children as You love them, even as we come to You with the trusting faith of a small child.

Reflection: Our earthly families may fail us, but our loving heavenly Father never will.

Continued Reading: Psalms 135-136 and 1 Corinthians 12

I know we may be adults, but we are children of God. Just like our children come to us for things, we can go to our Father in heaven through prayer and make our requests known to Him. He is always ready to listen to us, and not only that He is always ready to spend time with us. We should have a relationship with our heavenly Father just as our children has a relationship with us.

Strength for Your Journey

Habakkuk 3:19-The Sovereign Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like the feet of a deer, He enables me to tread on the heights.

Prayer: Father God, sometimes my suffering seems too much to bear. Help me to trust You and continue to walk with You on this journey.

Reflection: We can trust the Lord to be our strength in tough times.

Continued Reading: Psalm 137-39 and 1 Corinthians 13

Often times we become weak for whatever reason… it could be due to stress, depression, beating ourselves up because of a mistake was made. Our flesh gets in the way at times, and then the weakness makes us question God, and ourselves for whatever the situation is. When things like that happen, we need to know that God is our strength. He will give us strength to keep on going, to keep on running the race until we make it to the finish line…it does not matter if we finish first, or last, just as long as we finish the race that is set before us. He strengthens our feet and legs when we feel like we cannot make another step. We can go anywhere as long as we stay with Him. During the tough times in our lives, He will give us strength to handle things that we never thought we could. We can trust Him to be our strength in every aspect of our lives. As long as we walk with God, He will take us to new heights to walk that we have never been before. When we walk with God, we can go anywhere and not be afraid of anything. He will give us all of the strength that we need to accomplish our goals in life. Without God we cannot do anything, but with Him we can do all things. He will take us to places that we have never been before. It will only make us trust Him more , and strengthen our faith. We are strong in the Lord. We are not weak, although in the Word, it says that women are the weaker vessel, we give birth to children, so I feel God gave us strength to go through all of that pain to show the males that they are not the only ones that are strong in Him. What ever the situation is, God will give us all the strength to accomplish what He has chosen for us to do in our lives.

In the beginning, I had a hard time knowing that my children were going to grow up and eventually want to go out on their own. I know it is for the best, but what dose one do when a parent loves their children so much and feels that they will forget about them? How does one sleep at night not knowing when that day is going to come? I have finally come to the realization that it is time for me to cut the apron strings. My children want to explore places that they have never been, meet new people, and make new friends. We know that we have raised our children right, and I am sure they will make good decisions, but if not, they will learn from the choices that they make.

It is like when baby birds get old enough to leave the nest to learn to fly, the mother bird will push them out the nest so they can start to strengthen their wings. I want our children to spread their wings and fly, they may fall, but they will get back up and try again. It has been great raising our children. Time just flew by so fast; that before we knew it , they were school age. Their baby years did not last long. I know I will always miss those years, and I will always have their pictures, and the memories that we have made together over the years. We can always message, talk, text, face time, and call each other. They will always be ours no matter what part of the world they are in.

I think it is harder for mothers than it is for fathers to let their children go. We have to cut the apron strings, or as they would say long ago; break the plate. I will always have a seat at the table waiting for them to come and have dinner, or just for a quick visit. The door will always be open. When they need us, we are just a phone call away. I hope for the best for them. I want them to have the best of everything that life has to offer. I pray that their hearts will always be filled with love and kindness, and respect for all people. I pray that the Lord will always be a hedge of protection around them, and bless them in all of the things that they strive for in their lives.