By: Emily J Pica (EmJ).

“And you yourself must be an example to them by doing good works of every kind. Let everything you do reflect the integrity and the seriousness of your teaching. Teach the truth so that your teaching will not be criticized. Then those who oppose us will be ashamed and have nothing bad to say about us.” ~Titus 2:7-8(NLT).

I don’t know where to begin to write this post, so I’m just going to go for it, please be patient with me. As you all well know, it is the Christmas season and it’s busy and difficult for everyone at times, especially lately with everything going on in the world right now; but we also must remember that we’re not of this world, we’re passing through, but while we are still here, we have to do our best to be an example to others, during this time, we’re called to be His light in the world, so here’s our chance to be the best we can be for others and remind them that Christmas is not about gifts or anything like that, but the true reason for the season is Jesus and how He lived and still loves us all. He was the ultimate sacrifice and sometimes, okay a lot of the time, we forget about that, it’s time to get back to the basics and do and act as Jesus did, all I ask is that we be kind to others in spite of what you’re facing or dealing with at this time. I don’t know about you, but this year has been a real tough year for me, since March of this year, sickness and injury has been hitting my family left and right and it’s not been easy, not to mention, my significant other has been really sick and so has my beloved grandmother, she is okay for the time being and my significant other is too, it is a time for miracles and let’s be honest, we could all use about a dozen miracles at this time, I know that God is working on our behalf behind the scenes to change things for us, hopefully for the better not worse, but we have to believe that God always has our best interest at heart, and He will work out things for the better not worse, even though we don’t understand what His plan may be, but we need to trust that it will be, in His perfect timing and it will always be good.

Moving on, this is also a time to reflect on where you’ve been, and then focus on where you want to go, but it all will be according to God’s will of course, at this present moment, I’m not exactly sure what the future looks like for me, but I do have faith that it will be for the best. This is just one of those times where I need too be still and too trust that God will show me the way to go and hope for the best but expect the worst, because we really don’t know what will happen from one day to the next currently, because one day we could be here and the next, we could not be here; so this teaches us to be present and to live in the moment and enjoy it also no matter how difficult it may be, because as we all know, life is short, so we just need to learn how to make the best of it during this time with your family and loved ones, appreciate them while you still have them, put those differences aside and be reconciled to one another before it’s too late. Be at peace and let God do the rest; because He’s the best person for the job. Amen? Amen and Praise The Lord! Thank you for listening and God Bless!

~In Christ,

Emily J Pica (EmJ).