A's Happiness Blogs

  I started attending a new church, and they have a daily bible reading guide. Each day has a different scripture to read as we are trying to read through the whole Bible.    As I was doing my bible reading for this morning, it has me in 1 Samuel. As I was reading the scripture, I was able to read something that I never had before.   In 1 Samuel Chapters 11-15, it shows two incidents that Saul, who was made king at the time, disobeyed what the Lord had told him to do. But the situation in chapter 15 is the one that got me.   “Thus, saith the Lord of host, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came from Egypt. Now go and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass” I Samuel 15:2 &3 (KJV)   So, the Lord told Samuel to tell Saul to go kill everything in Amalek. He wanted EVERYTHING destroyed. All the men, women, child...

"Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:" I Peter 5:6  Have you ever been to a child's sports game? It may have been a baseball game or football game, or even a basketball game. The hardest thing for the children who won the game to do is to not pick on the loosing side. But you see it all the time, they are happy that they won, but they have to be taught how to show humility.  Why are they not humble Maybe they do not understand the concept of losing. But that is why it is so important to know what it is.  Being humble means having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's own importance.  Simply put, you do not put yourself above others.  As I was reading Daniel chapter 4, I learned a lot about King Nebuchadnezzar. In this chapter, it shows us him in stages.  The first stage, the Bible shows a rich king, with all his riches. But he was also a troubled king. He went to bed one night, and had a dream t...

  James 4:8 & 9

Growing up I have heard the song “ God is my all in all.” I love that song.  Recently I heard Melvin Crispell singing it on the Stellar awards.  I loved how he sung it. I hardly could contain myself when I heard him. As I was sitting by my self one day I started to reflect on the words.  “God is my all in all”! But what does it mean?  It means exactly what it says. If you are a child of his, He is you ALL!  He is your comforter when you are going through. He is a shelter when you have not where else to go. He is a mother and father to those who don’t have their earthly parents. He is our guide to guide us through this life with all the twist and turns.  Most importantly he is our Heavenly Father who looked down on this sinful world, and sent his only son to die on the cross so that all who believed on him can be saved!  God is so good!  For me, it means God is my everything!  He is the reason I get up in the morning. He is the reason I smile ...

We all go through life with things that may cause us to worry and to be stressed out. There are things that is beyond our control, but we find ourselves trying to figure it out on our own.  The only thing that will make us feel better and get us through is having peace in our lives.  God is the only one who can give us peace when we find ourselves in this state.  “ Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.”   2 Thessalonians 3:16 Having the peace of God in your life is a wonderful feeling. The scripture states that “the Lord of peace himself will give you peace by all means”.  What does that mean for us as children of God?  Well, it means that because we are his children, the Lord knows all and no matter how me may feel, he will give us peace for our lives.   Because he is the Lord of peace, he will give us that peace that helps us throughout our lives.  Having that peace from God is a calm feeling...

  As we begin a New Year, let us not start out the New Year making resolutions that we are not going to keep.  As children of God, let us look to him for the things we need in life.  We need to trust in God and make sure we lean on him.  As Moses had to remind the children of Israel and Joshua in Deuteronomy 3l: “And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.” Deuteronomy 31:8 God will always be with us. No matter what this new year will bring in our lives, God is always going to be with us.  He will show us what he has for our lives in his time. He will never leave us alone. He is always there for  us.  He knows what this year is going to have for us before we do, so we have to have faith and trust that whatever this year is going to bring, that he will Always give us the strength to endure it! God bless and have a Happy New Year!