God wants us to be with Him first, before all others

Hosea 2:16-17
"So I will allure her:
I will lead her into the desert and speak to her heart.
From there I will give her the vineyards she had
and the valley Achor as a door of hope.
She shall respond there as in the days of her youth,
when she came up from the land of Egypt

Meditate on all the verses in Psalm 119...they speak life and hope when you may feel it difficult to do the right things .  The temptation of the "world" is so big, sometimes I feel as if  it is too big.
Well it may be too big for me, but it is not too big for God.  Psalm 119 gives me the strength, in each moment, to face any temptation that may come my way.  If I should fall, I know thru forgiveness I am lifted back up to go forward with Jesus.
You know God knew that we would have many, many troubles.  That is why He gave us His Word to help us;  not only to help us  "get by", but to help us prosper abundantly in everything we do...everything we do for God. 
We can find all joy, hope, love; everything; when we stay with God.  If you are feeling lost, or lonely; if your life has "lost its purpose",  find your answers through prayer and praying in God's word.  He will be there.  I hear all the time how God speaks to us through His word and I didn't always "really" believe that.  But looking back, I know it's true.  When I went to God with a humble, open heart, He spoke to me...through His word.  He really spoke to me.  And today, He spoke to me thorough Psalm 119.
When the world seems too big, maybe you are taking too big of bites; slow down and just feel each moment.  Hear your breath, feel your heart beat, listen in the silence for God to speak; He is always here for us.  He has promised this to us. Blessings for you.

Advice to people getting married.....

Trust in God...God never promised us that life would be easy,
but He did promise to never abandon us
as long as we keep turning to Him.
My Mom always told me 
"Life is not a bed of roses,but it's a great life if we don't weaken".
My mom and Dad, who were married 57 years, 
always told me to put God first in your marriage.
your spouse second and yourself third.

"Making God first will make your marriage last"

Bless others today and you will be blessed.

It's so important to hold on to friendships...true friends are hard to find...friends that actually are with you through good and bad times...friends who share their lives with you and allow you to share yours with them.
It takes work to maintain and cultivate a friendship, but when you do, you are rewarded with a special kind of love, a feeling of purpose and belonging.  Tell a friend today how much they mean to you; that you are thankful they are in your life...you will both feel the love...  God Bless you...

I was just reading through all the prayer requests on my Christian radio stations prayer request page and I realized how many people are in need of prayer.

I have also been studying and researching the lives of Monks in Monastery's, and I understand completely their role in serving God through prayer; our world definitely needs it.  There are so very many hurting people. And so I join my prayers with the prayers of the Monks to bring peace, comfort and love to all humanity.