How Blessed We Are!!!

Have you ever thought about how blessed you are? If you are reading this you are blessed! If you have food to eat and a bed at night you are blessed! If you have parents who love you you are blessed!
Too often we look to the difficulties of our life instead of focusing on all our blessings! We should be walking around saying we are blessed! When people ask us how we are doing we should say we are blessed! We are blessed people!

Here is a passage of Matthew 5 that really helps me when I feel I am not blessed! Our reward is in heaven!

Matthew 5


1Now when he saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, 2and he began to teach them saying:
3"Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
5Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth.
6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled.
7Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
8Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God.
9Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called sons of God.
10Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

11"Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Your sister in Christ,
♥♫•Madison

Father's Day

Hi Girls!
Today is Father's Day. The day that America has set aside to celebrate Fathers. As the day comes closer and closer every year, my sisters and I sneak around trying to get ideas of what to get our dad and when we do purchase the gifts trying to find a place to hide them is a whole other endeavor. But, I always find it fun and exciting. The look on my father's face when he recieved his gift is always priceless. It feels great to give my dad something, although never even comes close to all that he he has given (and gives me) everyday of my life.

As, I think about this, I stop and think about the wonders of what our Heavenly Father, God, has given us. John 3:16 says

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son
so, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal
life.

Wow! How great is a love like that? God loves us SOO much that He sent his ONLY Son, Jesus to die for sinners like us!

One of my other favorite verses is Matthew 18:1-6. In which, God states that anyone who leads one of His children astray would be better for him to hang a large millstone around his neck and be drowned in the sea! That's powerful, and it shows just how much God loves us.

So, as you go through this next week and father's day begins to tone down again until next year, don't forget God's great love for you. Because you are the daughter of a king!

Love,
Courtney S.

Matthew 18:1-6:

1At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked,
"Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"
2He called a little
child and had him stand among them. 3And he said: "I tell you the truth, unless
you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of
heaven. 4Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in
the kingdom of heaven.
5"And whoever welcomes a little child like this
in my name welcomes me. 6But if anyone causes one of these little ones who
believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung
around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.