BLESSED What do you think of when someone says that they are "blessed?" According to the world, we are blessed when everything is going our way and we have no trials/tribulations. According to the world, we are blessed when we are climbing the ladder of success, when we are prosperous, have man's approval, status, and all of our dreams come true. In God's Kingdom, according to Matthew 5, we are blessed when we are poor in spirit or are humble. We are blessed when we mourn or have lost the thing that is most dear to us. We are blessed when we are meek, when we hunger and thirst for righteousness, when we are merciful, are pure in heart, maintainers of peace, and are persecuted for righteousn
KEEP YOUR HEART CLEAN Is your heart clean? It’s so easy for our hearts to become contaminated. Someone offends you and you hold on to the offense, you get jealous and envy sets in, you start resenting a situation or someone and it turns into bitterness, someone hurts you and you hold onto un-forgiveness rather than releasing them to the Lord….the list can go on and on. At any given time on any given day, weeds can spring up in our hearts and hinder us in our walk with the Lord. Scripture says, “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” (Proverbs 4:23) Every day, we need to guard our hearts and deal with anything that comes up. Pray Psalm 139:23 over your heart d
