Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering;
Colossians 3:12

[PRAYER]
We didn't choose You, You chose us! Chosen because You love us and long for us to live holy lives. I want to live a holy live! I want to clothe myself in deep compassion. Let your goodness flow through me. I want to be humble. Train me in gentleness and teach me to have patience with other people, including myself.
Jesus, thank you for choosing me to live a holy live.

And for everyone else who needs prayers 👇🏽🙏🏽🕊

Goodmorning! This is Palermo. It is an ancient city in Italy, on the island of Sicily. And absolutely gorgeous. You will see some beautiful buildings meant for worship... look well 😉

Have a blessed Sunday 💒 🙏🏽🕊

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Im going to close down the chat and see if we can reopen at

12:00 ct

See if anyone wants to continue ....

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I’m over here lingering on that little footprint on the left. (you might need to open the picture to see it)

Does this happen to you?

It’s like God highlights certain things — little things meant just for you and Him.

For reasons I can’t fully explain, that tiny footprint took me straight back to the most important moment of my life.

The moment I let Him.

The moment I submitted.

I know — this culture hates that word.

But it was the very best thing I could have done.

It is the very best thing we can do.

To let Him.

To submit to His plan, His ideas, His course correction, His best.

I haven’t been an easy child for Him.

But when everything shattered, I let Him take control.

I listened more closely to His voice.
I read His Word more deeply.

And in that place, He brought comfort. And so much peace.

It was like I could breathe again. Finally.

My circumstances didn’t change — but I did.

And I am so grateful.

That last little footprint in the story is important, isn’t it?

Yes, sometimes we still wrestle free and insist on making our own footprints.

But every time — no matter what — He’s there.
Always ready to scoop us back up.
Always ready to make things right again.

So this morning, as I pray for you, I wonder…

Can you remember the moment you let Him?

The moment the little footprints stopped — so the One who knows the way could lift you up, and do His best work?

It was good, wasn’t it?

Let yourself linger there.

In the awe of it all.

There is never a time we have to do any of this alone.

He is walking us through.

Wanting and willing to carry us. To make a way. To heal us, help us and hold us.

Let’s let Him.

❤️Nicole

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thy own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall direct thy paths. ☕️
Proverbs 3 : 5 - 6

Daddy Yankee publicly declared his faith in Jesus Christ at his final concert in December 2023, telling the crowd, “Jesus lives in me, and I will live for Him.”

After decades of global fame, he shared that success left a void only Christ could fill. Marking his retirement from reggaeton, Yankee announced a new chapter — dedicating his life, platform, and his voice to serving Jesus and pointing others toward purpose beyond the spotlight ever since...

God is that amazing 🙏🏽🕊

Jesus' Sermon on the Mount

Now comes to one of the most famous statements in all of Scripture

It is often referred to as the

" Golden Rule "

" Do unto others as you would have them do unto you "

It's easy for modern readers to forget how much Christ's teachings changed the world

And how ingrained some of His ideas have become into western culture

This statement is vaguely similar to remarks made by other spiritual leaders in history

But it comes with a drastically different perspective

"Don't do to anyone what you would not want done to you "

In almost all cases

This mostly implies that one ought to

"do no harm,"

Meaning not to actively do evil

Jesus' phrasing goes much further

Positive action is part of the rule

God expects us to do

To actively pursue

That which we would like to see from others

This idea is expanded in Jesus' later comments and commandments of God..........


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~ Matthew 22:34–40

"But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together. Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets"

The fact that Jesus taught the Golden Rule endorses this principle as the will of God

Jesus also teaches here that this was the proper explanation behind the Law of Moses

And God's word to Israel through the prophets

God wants His people to treat others as they want to be treated

This is an incredibly helpful maxim, since it can be applied to most situations in life

Without need for a specific rule for every possible incident

Later in Matthew's book...

Jesus will describe another set of commands as the basis for all the Law and the Prophets

Love God and love your neighbor as yourself

( ~ Matthew 22:34–40 )

What Jesus calls the second greatest commandment

To love one's neighbor with the love one has for him- or herself—pushes the Golden Rule past simply treating others with decency to being motivated by love for everyone

~ Matthew 7

Is the last of three chapters that record what is now known as the Sermon on the Mount

Jesus commands His hearers not to pronounce shallow or hypocritical judgment

He describes God as a generous Father eager to give good things to His children when they ask

He commands His followers to enter the narrow gate and walk the hard road to life

False prophets can be recognized by their fruit

Meaning their actions and choices

At the same time...

Good deeds are not absolute proof that someone has true faith

To live by Jesus' teaching...

Is like building the house of your life on a solid foundation instead of shifting sand

BIJBEL & FEITEN — STOF VAN DE AARDE

“De HEERE God vormde de mens uit het stof van de aardbodem.”
— Genesis 2:7


Moderne wetenschap bevestigt vandaag de dag iets opmerkelijks: alle chemische elementen waaruit het menselijk lichaam bestaat, komen uit de aarde.

Calcium uit gesteente,
ijzer uit mineralen,
natrium en kalium uit de bodem,
koolstof, zuurstof en stikstof uit de schepping zelf.

Wanneer een mens sterft, keren deze elementen terug tot de aarde —
precies zoals Genesis 3:19 zegt:

“Stof bent u en tot stof zult u terugkeren.”

De Bijbel leert geen mythologie,
maar een realiteit die wij pas duizenden jaren later wetenschappelijk kunnen meten.

Schepping is geen toeval.
De mens is gevormd uit de aarde — en afhankelijk van zijn Schepper.

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