~What If?~

Have you ever wondered "what if?"
Like "What would have happened if I hadn't gone through that struggle?" Or "What if I had never taken a chance?"
Whatever your "what if's" may be, you need to realize that they can become a better person if only you'd allow good things to come into your life.
When things go wrong in our lives it's hard to cope at first, when we make mistakes in our lives we have to learn to forgive ourselves and move past the guilt, half the time the regret of what we've done is followed by the "what if they won't accept me because of a mistake I made?" And when we begin to think those doubtful thoughts, we begin to doubt in our future and that we can never possess what makes us happy and what we dream of.
Stop for a moment and put your hand over your chest..Realize the reason you're heart is beating is because God has a purpose for you..that only you can fulfill! God made you and formed your very existence so you could be a light into this dark world!
God is the only one that can take your failures and turn them into new opportunities, you can reach others and encourage them not to give up..that God can use them in many different ways like He has used you all because you gave it to God to do the mending!
It's like the song says..
"What if my greatest disappointment and the achings of this life
is the revealing of a greater thirst this world can't satisfy
What if trials of this life
the rains
the storms
the hardest nights are your mercies in disguise."
What if your past mistakes can prevent others from making the same mistakes? What if you become wiser and you end up creating an even happier life because you learned something?
Ask yourself "What if?" Today, or better yet ask yourself "Why not?" With God all things are possible and his grace can do some amazing things in a persons life! Don't give up on God's plan for your life just because you've made a mistake, get up after you've fallen and continue on your way but this time keep going and help others while you fulfill his purpose for your life!
God knows your heart and He knows who to send your way to benefit your life, I've seen God perform miracles many times..so why not surrender your life to him?..yes, failures too!
allow his healing to bring restoration into your life and choose to walk in his truth from now on..it's never too late for God to intervene! God can turn a "mess" into a "message" so don't stop just because you fail sometimes..ask him for forgiveness and keep striving to become a better person every day.

~Dani

~Verse of the day~

Psalms 139:13-14
“For you formed my inward parts;
you knitted me together in my mother's womb.
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Wonderful are your works;
my soul knows it very well.”

~Dani

~What is my face saying to them?~

We don't realize sometimes just how careful we need to be when being around people, for instance..
They say "a pictures worth a thousand words.."
So what is your face saying?
You don't always have to say a word, there are plenty of ways to tell what you're thinking about someone else just by the mere expression on your face!
Let me ask you this.. Is your face expressing kindness to others?
Or is your face expressing judgement to others?
If you have problems judging others and you show it in your expressions, it's almost the same as just saying it out loud to them!
For example, If you cannot learn to be kind at church then you certainly shouldn't be going out into the world with an attitude like that! That doesn't say.. "I'm a follower of Christ"
instead that makes the unsaved view church as a bunch of people who are judgmental toward them!
I truly believe that is the reason why so many people are choosing to stay home on Sunday's instead of attending church, even they know how Christians should be acting..which to me speaks volumes of the attitude that we are putting out by even our facial expressions!

If you do anything out in the world..have a good attitude to contribute to others so that they will have a good day and more than that, that they will begin to view "church goers" as "friendly" not as "critical" because in these last days IT IS CRUCIAL for us to reach them for Christ and if our attitudes aren't backing that up..then what does it mean to be saved? What then is the difference between "a Christian" and "a sinner" if you can no longer see the light of Christ glowing on your face?
Think about that today..What is my face saying to them?
Smile, show kindness and perhaps come Sunday, they might be sitting next to you in church with a smile on their face that they can take into the world as well!

Matthew 5:16
"In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven."

~Dani

~How to be compassionate~

What does it really mean to be compassionate? Most would consider compassion to be a form of kindness that you use toward your neighbor when they need a helping hand, But really to be compassionate is so much more than that..to show compassion is also putting your neighbors need above your own when you are having a hard time as well, for example..If you need a friend..Be a friend to someone! If you are in pain..comfort someone who is hurting! If you are sad..make someone else smile!

You see, compassion can also be when you reach out in kindness when the world hasn't been as kind to you, when you are struggling but still find an opportunity to help others, when you have had your heart broken but you still are able to love unconditionally to those who really need a chance from a caring soul..so when you think about compassion it really has much more of a meaning to it than some may believe..It's a word packed with purpose that this world could really use right now and when it comes down to it we have all been at a point in our lives before when we needed a little extra compassion much like the compassion that Jesus once showed to us, we didn't deserve it but still He came to show us the meaning of the word "compassion" and we could all come to learn from his actions and start applying it to our own lives. 

Be compassionate today and reach out to someone who clearly needs that kind of love..through that kindness you may even help save their soul! Think about it.

~Dani

~Don't waste your time..~

Have you ever stopped and wondered what your purpose was?
The fact is that if you have to stop and wonder about it..you probably haven't discovered what that is yet.

First of all, We were made to worship.. so if we aren't worshipping our very creator..then what are we doing?
The answer is..we are wasting our time, precious time.

Second, We have a wonderful imagination..but we are filling it up with things like porn and things that we see with our eyes instead of seeing with our hearts!
We try to satisfy ourselves with temporary pleasures that only feel good or look good for a season but when they fade away we wonder what we are missing in our lives..But what do we do? We go back to the porn and all the temporary fills that brought us to that place more than once in our lives and instead of changing..we remain the same and we refuse to admit that it's us that's the problem and that our hearts need to change!

What is wrong with us? We are starting to waste away, we no longer apply the bible to how our lives should be, but instead we go on reading the verses that we are "okay" with and refuse to apply the whole word of God toward changing our lives for the better simply because we are afraid to be different and to be separated from the ideals and temporary fills of this world!

What would happen if we gave God our all? How many more people would we help! If only we'd admit that we want to change into something better..we would also understand that we can do anything with God and we could benefit others around us by walking in His truth! We could shake this world and wake it up to realize that they need Jesus!
Our vision would be clearer and we would start to dream beautiful dreams again, if only we would surrender our minds and our eyes to God again!

Let's surrender our everything to God! Our every thought and dream so we can strive to be something better for the world to see and along the way we will bring others to salvation just from seeing our faith turned into actions!
Don't waste today, choose today to make a difference in the world by showing them the love of Christ and by showing them the difference that He's made in your life!

~Dani

~Weekly Thoughts~

They say to keep your friends close but your enemies closer but upon thinking of this I've realized that if we do that we are pushing away precious time we could be spending with our family and our friends, not only that but we are losing our peace of mind because we are giving our enemies power by allowing them to remain tied to us!
If you are constantly thinking different scenarios of how you could seek revenge against them then not only are they consuming your thoughts..they are also taking away other things like..our joy, our peace, and not only that but they are also holding us back from completing our dreams!
Satan wants us to think evil upon our enemies because that will prevent us from doing good in this world and it will also put off what you're purposed for!
I don't know about you but I don't want to give my enemies that kind of power! I won't allow them to control my life like that! I want joy and I won't have that constantly wishing destruction upon them!
I want peace but I won't have it if I allow my thoughts to be consumed with worry of what plans my enemies might have!
And I certainly won't allow them to hold me back from completing what only I can do because I know that I'm needed to shine my light upon this world, whether if that's a smile to a stranger or an encouraging word to a friend or family member in need!
Don't allow your enemies to control any area of your life!
Have joy! Have peace! Go out there and do what you're meant to do no matter what!
God's ways are higher ways and his thoughts are so much better for your life than anything that the enemy might be planning but it's not our job to worry..it's our job to trust in God to deal with that situation for us!
And don't you worry because..God's got this too!

Isaiah 55:7-9
“let the wicked forsake his way,
and the unrighteous man his thoughts;
let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him,
and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.”

~Dani

~Deception~

John 10:10-11

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.”

I talked to the kids in children's church this past Sunday about the way Satan deceives us and tries to put constant fear in us, how he wants us to become weak from that fear so he can have control over us and cause our minds to become clouded with fear!

All Satan wants for us is to take us down with him but we don't have to settle for that fate, we have authority over him in Jesus name! There is power in that name!

Halloween is just a few days away and there are a lot of things out there that are scary, I don't know about you but I've never been too crazy about being scared out of my mind!
But lucky for us because of Jesus..we don't have to be afraid of anything!
I want you to remember that this week and realize that because of Jesus..we don't have to surrender to that fear, it has no hold on us! Because of Jesus we don't have to allow that fear to cripple us anymore!

Psalms 23:4

“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.”

~Dani

~To Love and To Be Loved~

There are many in this world nowadays who have misconceptions of what it means to love someone.
For some reason many are receiving instead of giving like they should be doing, it seems like there are too many around these days who want to know what's in it for them instead of wondering what they can do for the person beside them.

The reason why so many relationships end in this day in age is because we have lost our love for people, we no longer use our social skills and we don't have meaningful conversation but instead we think only about gaining things for our own selfish pleasure and we don't develop a deeper relationship but want to skip past getting to know someone from the inside out..now all that is desired is to get to know someone by skipping the bases and making it all the way to third base but we no longer make it to the home plate  because in this world it's not about making a beautiful family life in a lovely home anymore..it's about getting everything you can out of someone and then walking away when you think they are getting "Too Serious" or they are getting "Too Close" and that scares many nowadays!
The American Dream isn't the same anymore and our world isn't safe like it once was because we have put so much sin and evil into it!
We have done it to this world, we have corrupted it with sin and now the innocent children are having to deal with it! But what do we do? Nothing.
We just close our eyes to the fact that we are the problem and if we only realized it..we could change this world for the better!
Unless we surrender and admit that we have sinned and unless we turn to God once more.. our society, our schools and yes, even our churches will continue to dig deeper into the things of this world and instead of changing..we have suddenly decided to accept things of sinful nature in our homes, schools and even behind church walls and that means that we have welcomed it into our sanctuaries and that means that there isn't a refuge to run to if we don't stop it from happening! Without that refuge..there can be no peace and one thing is for certain..sin causes us to lose our peace and not only that..it also causes us to lose sight of our dreams as well!
We have to return to God, we have to get on our knees again in prayer, we have to remember where we came from, not only for ourselves but think about the innocent children out there who are having to live inside the world that you have shaped around them!
Do it for the benefit of a better world for your future family, because like it or not..what you do today will effect them also, if you don't realize that what you're doing is wrong and start getting involved in church again!
Take control of your life now so something bad doesn't take root in your heart and control your life for you!
If you'll surrender everything to God..Then God will give you everything that you'll ever need and most of all you'll have peace in your life and a smile on your face even when bad days come..because you'll have the joy from the Lord that no one can ever take away!
This verse reminded me of the world we live in and how we need to choose God once more because we know that we cannot survive without him leading us in every area of our lives!

Joshua 24:14-16
“Now therefore fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
Then the people answered, “Far be it from us that we should forsake the Lord to serve other gods!”

~Dani

~Don't waste your time..~

Have you ever stopped and wondered what your purpose was?
The fact is that if you have to stop and wonder about it..you probably haven't discovered what that is yet.

First of all, We were made to worship.. so if we aren't worshipping our very creator..then what are we doing?
The answer is..we are wasting our time, precious time.

Second, We have a wonderful imagination..but we are filling it up with things like porn and things that we see with our eyes instead of seeing with our hearts!
We try to satisfy ourselves with temporary pleasures that only feel good or look good for a season but when they fade away we wonder what we are missing in our lives..But what do we do? We go back to the porn and all the temporary fills that brought us to that place more than once in our lives and instead of changing..we remain the same and we refuse to admit that it's us that's the problem and that our hearts need to change!

What is wrong with us? We are starting to waste away, we no longer apply the bible to how our lives should be, but instead we go on reading the verses that we are "okay" with and refuse to apply the whole word of God toward changing our lives for the better simply because we are afraid to be different and to be separated from the ideals and temporary fills of this world!

What would happen if we gave God our all? How many more people would we help! If only we'd admit that we want to change into something better..we would also understand that we can do anything with God and we could benefit others around us by walking in His truth! We could shake this world and wake it up to realize that they need Jesus!
Our vision would be clearer and we would start to dream beautiful dreams again, if only we would surrender our minds and our eyes to God again!

Let's surrender our everything to God! Our every thought and dream so we can strive to be something better for the world to see and along the way we will bring others to salvation just from seeing our faith turned into actions!
Don't waste today, choose today to make a difference in the world by showing them the love of Christ and by showing them the difference that He's made in your life!

~Dani

~Verse of the day~

Psalms 57:9-10
“I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples;
I will sing praises to you among the nations.
For your steadfast love is great to the heavens,
your faithfulness to the clouds.”

~Dani

~Thank God~

Psalms 33:1-5
"The Steadfast Love of the LORD
Shout for joy in the LORD, O you righteous!
Praise befits the upright.
Give thanks to the LORD with the lyre;
make melody to him with the harp of ten strings!
Sing to him a new song;
play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.
For the word of the LORD is upright,
and all his work is done in faithfulness.
He loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD."

I simply love reading from Psalms, in fact most of the inspiration that goes into my writing comes Psalms!

Today, I have a question for you.. How long has it been since you've felt an overwhelming feeling of thanksgiving unto God?
Sometimes we allow ourselves to become so busy or we allow our minds to overly focus on the negative places in our lives instead of focusing on the good things in our lives!
Don't do that! Don't allow your focus to become clouded by all of life's negatives, No matter how hard it may seem..it could be that God is the one holding onto the very last string keeping that situation from being much worse than it is! I know it's hard..believe me, I know! But God is there holding you together from falling completely apart and He is not going to abandon you! There may be times that you have walked away from God or even that you've walked away from His will but God didn't give up on you because He loves you and He knows your heart!

So, no matter what you're facing, no matter who you are dealing with, no matter what you're fighting through, no matter how hopeless it may feel..God is with you and He isn't going to leave you! No matter what..Have faith and that's what will get you through ANYTHING in this life! Don't ever give up..keep going and always thank Him for the good things purposed for your life..it's on it's way!

~Dani

~Verse of the day~

Colossians 3:14-15
“And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.”

~Dani

~What am I not seeing?~

Many times as Christians we simply "miss it" or we "overlook" things because it wasn't at the time that we were expecting it to appear but worse than that many times we forget to close our eyes and see what God thinks, instead we somehow think that we know ourselves better than our creator and that's how we miss out on so many things!

What if we could have a dream like Mr. Scrooge and see all the moments that we have missed along the way? Would we still think the same way or would we suddenly have a change of heart like that of Mr. Scrooge's change of perspective on life!
God could give us dreams like that but the reason why He doesn't do it very often is because He is simply testing us, seeing if we are going to listen to His voice or that nudge from Him.
But when we don't..most of the time that was our only chance!

We ask so many times "God show me a sign.." But why is it that when it comes our way we don't realize it and we allow our heart to become hardened to it?
If we would only allow God to put things in our path more often, we wouldn't miss out on so much in this life!

Let's make a commitment to listen more this year, to not focus so much on the outer things but to look at the core of things instead! God's love is deep, so why do we always try to find something beautiful on the outside first off when there are many much better things out there if only we would focus on the heart instead of the physical appearance of people?
Let's try to change that frame of mind this year, let's dig a little deeper, because unless we truly understand that..how can we say that we are thinking like Christ? Or maybe it's just me but It's something to get you thinking nonetheless.

1 Samuel 16:7
“But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”

~Dani

~How far would you go?~

"How far would you go past your convictions just to be seen by this world?
Is it worth it to been seen by them if you are no longer showing them Jesus?
If it comes to a point where you are the only thing that they can see and they have to dig deep to find Christ in your life...does that mean that you're more obsessed with yourself than you are with God?"
I had these questions running through my mind today and I wanted you to ask yourself these questions as well.

~Dani

~When you can't understand~

The misunderstanding of other people's actions makes us to better understand our own actions,
it makes it all seem much more simple when we focus on the betterment of ourselves than it does trying to understand and explain the decisions and actions of those around us.
If we can somehow focus on becoming a better person everyday then that alone will lead us into our purpose and turn us into the very best that we can be!
So when you can't understand what or why your neighbor is doing things the way they are doing them..put it out of your mind, focus on what YOU need to do..focus on WHO you need to become and PRAY for your neighbor that they will have their eyes opened to those things in their life!

~Dani

~Battles:How to be an overcomer~




There are many things that we all face from time to time, some things that we feel inside ourselves are from scars of our past, some from mistakes that we've made, oftentimes we don't know why we wake up and feel a certain way..
When we don't have the words to describe the way we feel..I call those days melancholy moments.
Although we don't always have the answers for the way we are feeling, it's going to be alright,
I know how it feels to be in a place of silence where you simply cannot explain why you are sad or sometimes we cannot tell anyone the reasons behind that sadness..it is in those times of sadness though that we reach out to God for his healing!
When we cannot speak,
when we need comfort!
King David had many moments in the bible when he felt so overwhelmed that he would cry out to God in such urgency and distress!
You are not alone in this feeling! Everyone has a battle going on,
one that can only be won when you realize that you need help to make it through!
It's okay to have days when you're not okay..just don't close yourself off when someone wants to be there for you!
If you need to be alone however that is fine too..just find the best way that fits you and when you begin to feel sad out of nowhere again..go to your place of refuge and most of all give that to God and just let go of it all!
God is there at all times and when no one is available to offer help to you..reach out to God and he will comfort you!
There are also times when you are hurting that God will send someone to offer you help..don't push them away when they come to your aid!
It's hard sometimes to talk at first but once you do..the pain oftentimes subsides and you can smile again!
I feel like this may help someone else, so I feel that it's time for me to tell you something about myself..
I am the kind of person that is happy most of the time, but with that being said..it's not easy because I still have battles going on from time to time,
Like admitting when I'm hurting and I need help, I don't want anyone else's day to be ruined just hearing about something I've gone through that day so there have been many times when I just dismissed my problems because I wanted to make others around me smile but that's the hard thing about being an optimist is that oftentimes we will ignore our pain and problems or even put off our sadness because we want to somehow reject the feelings inside us at that moment!
I've realized that I don't want to live that way through the years, I've realized that it's not worth it to pretend that everything is "fine and dandy" when in reality..you are everything but "okay"
I've realized that everyone needs someone at some point and it doesn't make you weak..it makes you grow and people admire you more for being honest about what you're going through..it brings people closer together and allows you to have a deeper desire to reach out to help others as well!
Talking about your pain doesn't make you inferior to anyone..on the contrary, it allows people to relate to you and come to realize the reason behind why you choose to smile and serve the Lord!
I cannot make it on my own..no one can and that doesn't make any of us weak..it only makes us human!
So when you are going through something..allow someone to be there for you if they want to be but if there isn't anyone..remember that God cares about your sorrow and your battles and he wants you to trust in him and to seek him until you are able to smile again!
As for the way I was feeling today, I know that the purpose was so I could write to you and offer you hope that it's going to be alright and that you are going to get through this day and the good news is that tomorrow is a new day full of hope and the joy of the Lord! Don't worry..the pain won't last forever, pain is only for a moment and someday when Jesus returns..all our tears will be wiped away! Keep looking up..God is with you even when it feels like you're alone!


Psalms 42:11
"Why are you cast down, O my soul,
and why are you in turmoil within me?
Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God."

~Dani

~Hold us together~

Have you ever gone through something difficult in your life and you kept thinking that somehow this should be a breaking point for you but when it was coming to an end of that difficult time.. you couldn't help but to feel stronger somehow?

Well, that's God my friend! 

God comes through just when we need him to, he never fails and gives us the strength we so desperately need to make it through all of life's difficulties!

What an awesome God that we serve to have such a support system and to know without a shadow of a doubt that God is for us and not against us! That he would reach down to us when we cannot get up, that we can cry out to him when we are hurting, that we can depend on him when we are confused! Whatever we need.. he provides and he promises to never leave us!

I wanted to remind you today of his great faithfulness and his promise toward us, most importantly that he loves us and has this amazing purpose in mind for each and every one of us!

Our God is with us and he is for us! He wants us to prosper and succeed in our lives! He wants to walk with us the whole time, through all trials and storms..God is going to be there through it all if only we trust in him and we serve him!

Trust in his plan today and even though some things seem difficult right now..know that you do not walk in those things alone! God is with you through every valley and through every storm! Keep holding on to him.. just like Peter did when he was suddenly sinking! Allow God to reach down and pull you up!

Romans 8:31

"What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?"

~Dani

~Hold us together~

Have you ever gone through something difficult in your life and you kept thinking that somehow this should be a breaking point for you but when it was coming to an end of that difficult time.. you couldn't help but to feel stronger somehow?

Well, that's God my friend! 

God comes through just when we need him to, he never fails and gives us the strength we so desperately need to make it through all of life's difficulties!

What an awesome God that we serve to have such a support system and to know without a shadow of a doubt that God is for us and not against us! That he would reach down to us when we cannot get up, that we can cry out to him when we are hurting, that we can depend on him when we are confused! Whatever we need.. he provides and he promises to never leave us!

I wanted to remind you today of his great faithfulness and his promise toward us, most importantly that he loves us and has this amazing purpose in mind for each and every one of us!

Our God is with us and he is for us! He wants us to prosper and succeed in our lives! He wants to walk with us the whole time, through all trials and storms..God is going to be there through it all if only we trust in him and we serve him!

Trust in his plan today and even though some things seem difficult right now..know that you do not walk in those things alone! God is with you through every valley and through every storm! Keep holding on to him.. just like Peter did when he was suddenly sinking! Allow God to reach down and pull you up!

Romans 8:31

"What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?"

~Dani

~Verse of the day~

Psalms 71:14

“But I will hope continually

and will praise you yet more and more.”

~Dani

~Running Against The Clock~

God help us, what is this world coming to?! 

This world has been an evil place for many years now but we cannot deny that it's become even more evil in the past few months!

There are wars and even rumors of weapons that are being made! 

there is a deeper hatred for our Godly leaders like never before! 

there are people that have hardened their hearts to the love of God! 

there are people closing their eyes to the brutal murders of babies that are perfectly healthy inside the womb! 

There are people who are going into churches and leaving unchanged because their sins are being accepted instead of becoming aware that they need to give their sins to God and they need to change!

there are people who aren't happy with who God made them to be so they are having cosmetic and extensive surgeries done because they aren't happy and they think they will be when they change themselves dramatically! 

there are even sick people who are hurting innocent children and using them as their personal Ginny pigs..if people are going to sin, why do they have to bring innocent children into the mix?! 

These are many of the things that just hurts my heart! I cannot stand to think about it all because it makes me so sad and upset at the same time, but at the same time it makes me want to pray for these things..especially those poor children who need to be safe and loved and taught to appreciate themselves the way that God made them to be! 

If only we could all learn of God's love for us and his wonderful plans made for each of us individually..

then maybe we could make this world less evil!

If only we would learn to trust God again..then we would come to know the true happiness and satisfaction that we are longing for..that the world cannot fill!

Maybe if we thought more about how it would effect the future generations..we would want to change for the better!

If we would ban abortions instead of turning a blind eye to their silent screams..perhaps we would be able to sleep at night again!

This world is an evil place and if we don't turn away from the sins of this world and stop allowing the world to tug at our heartstrings..then we would surely change this world in the name of Jesus! It's not too late to ask him for forgiveness and it's not too late to make it to Heaven! 

We aren't promised tomorrow..none of us know how long of a life we have to live..Don't allow another hour, another day, another week, another month, another year go by without making it right with God because when it gets done to the last second..your time will be up. Don't let that happen, please. 

I want to take as many people to Heaven as I possibly can because once this world isn't a blessed place anymore..no one will want to live here, it won't have the glory that it once had and it won't be worth it anymore, the peace you once had will be gone and your dreams will fade away to become nightmares because this world will be nothing but an evil place to live in and the last place that you would want to wake up to.

Revelation 22:12-21

“Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay each one for what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.”

Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gates. Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.”

The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price.

I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book, and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.

He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!

The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen.”

~Dani

~Just Pray, He'll make a way!~

There are many of you who are parents..parents who are praying for your children..

you've been praying for them to return home, to go to church and to fulfill the calling that God has upon their lives..

Don't give up on that, it's going to come to pass! 

You've taught them in the way they should go and they will return to God someday! Don't give up the fight for them and continue to pray for their safe return to you and to God!

I felt led to post this verse and I feel like it's a timely word for someone to tell you NOT to give up..they WILL return home because of YOUR prayers!

Jeremiah 31:16-17

"Thus says the Lord:

“Keep your voice from weeping,

and your eyes from tears,

for there is a reward for your work,

declares the Lord,

and they shall come back from the land of the enemy.

There is hope for your future,

declares the Lord,

and your children shall come back to their own country."

~Dani

~Why are we stopping?~

Have you ever been on a peaceful road trip and you were smiling and singing songs when suddenly out of nowhere..you have a blowout or someone rear ended your vehicle?

In life sometimes we feel all cool, calm and collected when suddenly we have the wind knocked out of us and we are forced to realize that we just weren't as ready as we originally thought we were.

In life there are setbacks, times of confusion and even unwelcome surprises that we have to deal with, but even though we know it's for the best..sometimes it still hurts terribly and we have to swallow that bitter and unpleasant pill that no one enjoys swallowing, we need to breathe and keep our focus on things ahead, take things slow and force the worry to leave our minds even though we are struggling day by day! 

We mustn't ever lose hope and faith in the things to come, we must look forward and look to the future with bright eyes, never losing sight of what our purpose is, the purpose that each of us is meant to complete! 

What is it that makes us think that because everything is going good in our lives that we need to have all of the good things at once? Why can't we just stop and enjoy life as it comes to us? We don't have to worry about everything at once but instead just enjoy what little things we have and focus on each little thing at a time instead of stressing ourselves out with everything at once!

What if in this life..it's not so much about how much we have but instead it's about the attitude that we decide to have when it all comes to a halt?

Whatever life brings you..don't worry, just breathe and let things happen if they decide to or if they don't happen decide to breathe in and let it out..letting go of things as you must let go of when the time comes!

Life isn't a smooth ride..life is quite curvy, bumpy and even storms come to cloud our journey but don't ever allow the halt to stop you from traveling on into the things in the future! 

Walk on in your life, don't stop unless it's only to rest for a brief time..then continue on your journey and if someone catches up to you to say "hello" smile and embrace them into your life.. for everything there is a purpose under Heaven.

~Dani

~Even in the pain..give God praise!~

Life has many challenges that we sometimes allow ourselves to forget what our biggest purpose is..it is to give God praise in the good times and in the bad, it is to realize that though you don't understand his plan..you hold on because you know what kind of God he is!

So whatever you're facing today..God is with you in the midst of the struggle and the pain..He is with you to get you through it! 

Don't give up just because the world has given up on God..hold on to the faith and with it you will be brave enough to leave behind that which is of this world!

Don't ever lose sight of His purpose for your life because of temporary setbacks..because let me tell you..God is setting you up for a major comeback!

~Dani

~How to be Strong~

Where does strength come from? 

More importantly..how do you draw strength in the middle of a situation you've never experienced before?

We all face many difficulties during our lives and we've all given up on something in our lives in a time that we should've stood strong instead, but in the end..we failed to do so.

But what about the moments when we are facing a hard time and we don't have the strength but somehow we find that strength from somewhere inside of ourselves..we find a strength that we never knew was there! Where did it suddenly come from? How did it manage to come at such a time as this..the time when we needed it the most?

The answer is..God saw you at your weakness point, He heard the cry of your heart, He knew that you needed help finding the strength and He helped you to find that strength within yourself, He helped you to cope with the pain or the defeat that you were struggling with and He lightened the burden of that for you! It's because of God that we are able to draw strength even when we don't always give him the praise for it..still He is there for us in that very hour of need! He searches out heart's and knows what we are capable of, therefore He knows when we need His strength inside of us to be able to make it out of the struggle that we are currently facing!

We are only capable of a few things on our own without any help and God just sits back and enjoys watching us use those strengths but He also watches out for the moments when we are faced with challenges that we cannot overcome according to our own strength and that's when God intervenes in our lives and in those certain situations that we need Him in the most!

I want to encourage you today by telling you to not give up, God is with you at all times and even when it seems hopeless..God is going to give you the strength that you need to get through it, just trust in Him..that He is on His way and that He is going to give you the strength to make it out of that situation successfully! 

God will give you the strength..I promise you that He will get you through even the most difficult things..even tragedy and give you the strength to get through it! 

Trust in Him..trust in His plan..don't lose hope and always keep the faith because that's where you will always draw your strength from!

Proverbs 3:5-6

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart,

and do not lean on your own understanding.

In all your ways acknowledge him,

and he will make straight your paths."

~Dani

~Don't waste your time..~

Have you ever stopped and wondered what your purpose was?

The fact is that if you have to stop and wonder about it..you probably haven't discovered what that is yet. 

First of all, We were made to worship.. so if we aren't worshipping our very creator..then what are we doing? 

The answer is..we are wasting our time, precious time.

Second, We have a wonderful imagination..but we are filling it up with things like porn and things that we see with our eyes instead of seeing with our hearts! 

We try to satisfy ourselves with temporary pleasures that only feel good or look good for a season but when they fade away we wonder what we are missing in our lives..But what do we do? We go back to the porn and all the temporary fills that brought us to that place more than once in our lives and instead of changing..we remain the same and we refuse to admit that it's us that's the problem and that our hearts need to change!

What is wrong with us? We are starting to waste away, we no longer apply the bible to how our lives should be, but instead we go on reading the verses that we are "okay" with and refuse to apply the whole word of God toward changing our lives for the better simply because we are afraid to be different and to be separated from the ideals and temporary fills of this world!

What would happen if we gave God our all? How many more people would we help! If only we'd admit that we want to change into something better..we would also understand that we can do anything with God and we could benefit others around us by walking in His truth! We could shake this world and wake it up to realize that they need Jesus!

Our vision would be clearer and we would start to dream beautiful dreams again, if only we would surrender our minds and our eyes to God again!

Let's surrender our everything to God! Our every thought and dream so we can strive to be something better for the world to see and along the way we will bring others to salvation just from seeing our faith turned into actions!

Don't waste today, choose today to make a difference in the world by showing them the love of Christ and by showing them the difference that He's made in your life!

~Dani

~Closing Doors~

How many times do we ask God "why" whenever a door closes in our lives that we didn't expect to see closing?

Have you ever thought that maybe the reason for it closing wasn't because of you but because God thought that you deserved something better in your life or even someone that would challenge you a little more than that person did.

It doesn't have to be horrible for it to not work out, it could even be good and still not work out with that person but you have to come to a point in your life where you finally stop asking questions and find a way to move on with your life, you have to trust that whatever the reason behind it not working out..you are going to not look back but to move forward to better things in your life.

Maybe the reason why some good relationships don't work out is because God was preparing you for the right person that you are going to meet sometime soon down the road!

Whatever happens in your life..know that there is a purpose because God created you and he only creates where there is a purpose, he doesn't make mistakes, he only makes good things..therefore you have a purpose that far surpasses your own ideals and hopes!

Though it's not always easy to say the dreaded "goodbye" God wants us to say it without fear of moving forward, without a fear of it leaving behind you, without a fear of what's to come, 

He wants us to say goodbye with the attitude of "thank you for your lessons" and "I am ready" that's our happy medium and where our focus should be shifted to. 

We should never have the attitude of "I'm not good enough" or "My best isn't even good enough" 

Don't ever allow anyone or any situation to cause you to feel inferior! Because if You are a child of God..you don't ever have to feel that way because he is the strength and hope that will always drive you past the hardest times of your life! Don't give up and don't ever forget whom you belong to..You are a king kid and you are going to make it past this coming out of it better than you ever imagined you would!

~Dani

~Moving Forward..~

Well..it's Wednesday again and for most of you it's time for you to go back to work, for some of you it's time to drop the kids off at school and return home to work on the housework.

But for some it may be a tough day because you're planning to attend a funeral of a loved one or perhaps you received some not so good news from the doctor this morning.

If any of these sound like you, then this is for you today!

I'm here to tell you that you're going to make it through whatever you're facing today, Because God has greater moments ahead of you, you may be feeling like it's never going to feel good again or that you're not going to make it through this struggle but I assure you that you serve a mighty God who has the ability to show up even in the midst of confusion..when you just don't know anymore, when you don't know who your friends are, when you feel broken and alone..God can come in the very midst of those times and pull you through them all! Don't give up, give it to God and trust in His plan again!

It may seem like it's over..but the best times of your life aren't behind but instead they are before you! Keep your eyes looking ahead and continue to move forward into God's greatness!

You're not alone..God is with you and He loves you, don't give up, because the best is yet to come!

Haggai 2:9

“The latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former, says the Lord of hosts. And in this place I will give peace, declares the Lord of hosts.”

~Dani

~If God is with me..~

Today as you're waking up to face reality, no matter what the circumstances may be or the worry on your mind of all the issues that you are finding yourself face to face with, 

I want you to start today by praying this..I'm sure you've tried it every way there is but why not ask God for help this time? Pray this with me..

"I am a child of God, He is with me as I wake up and as I lay my head down to sleep, there's no place that I can go where God cannot find me, therefore there isn't anything that this world could throw at me that God cannot get me through! I trust in you God and I know that though life seems harder at times..you are never changing and you are always with me! Help me to have the strength to face whatever this day may hold..because I know as long as I hold on to you, everything that I need is going to be provided into my hands just as you hold me in your hands..in Jesus name, Amen!

I felt led to share this verse to go along with this prayer today, I hope it speaks into your life or your situation today whatever it may be that you're facing..

Romans 8:31-35

"What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies. Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?"

~Dani

~Odds Against You~

There are times that come in our lives where it seems to only be trial after trial but we can't seem to get up that hill and get to the place where we can move on and get past them!

Maybe the reason why we aren't moving past those things is because we haven't learned what we needed to? Maybe we haven't gotten past those things because we allow those hard things to alter our attitudes instead of trusting in the Lord to get us through it?

Or maybe we aren't making the right choices in our life and it causes us to continually step backwards time after time?

Whatever it is, I know one thing..The answer is, We should be trusting in God and asking less questions as to why we are in that trial.

We need to realize that God has helped us through many other hard times as well and know that He will do it again but it's our job to trust in Him and let go of the negative thoughts running through our minds!

When things aren't changing..we aren't improving! 

When our attitude wins..we lose!

When we worry..we aren't trusting fully in God!

We need to change, we need to adjust our attitude and most of all..we need to trust in what God says that He will do!

God is a miracle working God and so it's our job to remain as calm as possible and allow Him to WORK in us so He can continue to work THROUGH us! 

It's time to worry less and trust in God more because He knows us and He sees everything that's ahead far better than we do, the only thing we can control is our attitude and allowing God to be God!

Proverbs 3:5-8

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart,

and do not lean on your own understanding.

In all your ways acknowledge him,

and he will make straight your paths.

Be not wise in your own eyes;

fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.

It will be healing to your flesh

and refreshment to your bones.”

~Dani

~Live to inspire~

There are many things in this life that we find important but sometimes we forget that there's more to life than doing things that only make us happy,

Oftentimes we don't realize one of the most important things that we need to be doing in our lives..

By making others smile..

Now, I'm not just talking about making them laugh on just a regular day..I'm talking about having the compassion and seeing that your neighbor needs to smile because they aren't having a good day or they might be down because of something personal that they cannot forgive themselves for and they need to have some kind soul to help them to get their mind on something positive again!

That could be you..you could be the very person that could turn it all around for them!

Even though we may not always have the best attitude because of how our day went at times..we do however always have a reason to smile! 

Even if you have to force a smile at times..they don't know that, they only see the goodness of your heart because of you smiling at them! 

You may underestimate what a smile can do..but that smile of yours could be the very thing that gives someone who was planning their suicide the hope that they needed just in the nick of time! 

That smile of yours is needed in the world right now! 

Besides..doesn't everything seem to move by more efficiently when you have a positive attitude?

You may not be able to change the government, the weather, or take all of the wickedness out of the world but you can help the world out one person at a time and that makes a bigger difference than you may think it does!

Smile! Show them Jesus by being the positive person that they really need in such a negative world! Shine your light brightly and share the light of the world to those around you by being an instrument of Jesus' love! Start today and it could be the very thing that saves someone's life!

~Dani

~Digging Deep!~

Have you ever been at a point where you couldn't find the words,

you couldn't find the strength to move, you couldn't even find any comfort from anyone because there wasn't a comforting word for the place that you are currently facing in your life!

It reminds me of the verse in the bible that says in Psalms 69:20

“Reproaches have broken my heart,

so that I am in despair.

I looked for pity, but there was none,

and for comforters, but I found none.”

Although sometimes we feel as though our precious world is crashing down around us, and we feel like no one truly understands the pain that we are suddenly feeling, 

we can fully trust that God has us in the palm of his hand and even though our logical part is still in doubt or is simply afraid..we can depend on our faith and seek his comfort in prayer,

When we feel like everything is at an end..we have to look to God at that difficult time because he alone has the comfort that we are needing and even though the storms of this life are crazy..God is the peace that we need to walk out of the storms that this life is putting in our path!

Sometimes when something bad is happened or happening in our lives..we cannot think logically..we have to think Godically because the way we think is from only one angle but the way God thinks is from every angle and around every single curve, he sees what we need, what we don't need, he sees into the far future, he sees our past, he knows our every dream and even our secret fears, when bad things happen..the things that he doesn't allow to happen..it's his promise to us that he will be there for us whenever they do..He Knows everything And He is always there! He loves us and hurts when we hurt! 

So when all else fails and you feel hopeless and in the most lost feeling that you've ever felt before..Reach out to God and allow him to comfort you because God has a way that heals our brokenness of heart and even the brokenness of a crushed spirit!

~Dani

~Listen, Trust, Love & Obey~

I understand now what Jesus meant when he was saying.."they know not what they do"

It's starting to become very hard to watch as people are so disillusioned by what lies they have come to believe and what they are doing to promote them.

They cannot think with a clear conscience because they know not what they do and that what they are doing is sinful.

It's painful to see people turning against each other but more than that..it's painful to see how they are mocking God and mocking anyone who mentions His name in a manner of praise!

It's beyond shameful to see people living a "double standard" way of life where they are comfortable living in sin and only create riots to promote what's best to accommodate their lifestyle in America..yet they criticize those who try to pave a way in this country for justice and benefiting a positive future for the children but that legacy won't be able to exist once people only change the laws that benefit their "peace of mind" instead of thinking about how it's going to affect those who are on this earth long after we're gone!

What about their future? 

What about their dreams? 

Don't the children of America deserve their own hopes and dreams to come to pass? I think so!

Since when did we become a country who doesn't think about others?

When did we become so spiteful and bitter when someone speaks for freedom, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?

America has turned their back on God and have come to hate those who dare to say the pledge of allegiance or to even say "God Bless America!"

When that's how this country came to be great in the first place!

People have turned their backs on law enforcement officers, firefighters, Veterans and anyone who is trying to fight for our freedom at all costs and to give this country a good foundation to stand on!

I shatter at the thought of the danger we would be in without them standing up to fight for such a cause even though many have turned away or slandered our good veterans names and the cause that they so proudly stand up for..still they fight because they are fighting to make America what she once was!

They believe so strongly in America that they would give up an arm or leg and even their very lives if a citizen was in harms way..And yet no one reaches out to say "Thank You" to them!

And no one gives them a feeling of pride or satisfaction to come home to, they are overshadowed by riots and controversies where we used to stop everything to welcome them home with group hugs and big smiles on our faces!

Among many other things..this is one of the Big problems that has happened in America and it needs to stop!

Let's speak life into America again!

let's believe with those who believe in how great she is! 

Let's reach out to the community like we used to! 

Let's dream of something great happening again!

Let's keep putting out the good in this world..why? Because that's what Jesus did and we are called to be a reflection of him so others might see Jesus in us! Even though people will mock you or mock God..show them the love of Christ and listen to what God speaks into your heart to say to them..even when it's something that's hard for you to say..

it's not heartlessly judging when you feel led to say something and it's in a loving way to someone else..that's the way Jesus did and that's the way we should approach witnessing to those who are lost! The ones who often accuse Christians of harshly judging are usually those who are hurting the most and if you truly have a heart for the lost..God will give you the opportunity to talk to them and he will give you the very words that will reach them!

~Dani