Jackets!

Lets think what we use Jackets for:

• Protection
• Warmth
• To show design
• For the Pockets
• To float

Well it's winter. And winter calls for: Hat, gloves, Jacket, scarf, and boots. Why? well the simple reason: because it's Cold! This year in  Manisnowba there hasn't been snow up to our knees! By January first we would have at least 30 cm on the ground: well not this year! there is at least only an inch or two ( that might be to much of what there actually is) It's surprising because more deer came out this year than last year- which had more snow) It's melting more everyday.  Global warming!

But not only do we where our visible Jacket we wear the Jacket Of God! The Jacket of Gods, love, and securance. This jacket is the one God as given us; for our journey on earth. We wear this jacket day by day as we live in God. This jacket is what keeps us warm, and comforted when we feel down! God is ALWAYS there. The Comfort by God is GREATER than anything on earth today.

These Jackets are tight; Hard to get off; Always on;  And able to be put back on if it was taken off. God is always offering the jacket back for anyone who as taken it off. But God makes it even Harder every time to take it off..  In the pockets of this Jacket God puts in : Joy, Love peace, Kindness,Patience, Self-Control, Faithfulness, Gentleness,and Generosity.These are the wonderful gifts of the spirit- the Spirit guides us to live better and to keep that Jacket on. May we use this to make our live better everyday!

Favorite blog moments of 2011:

Yes, this mixed up year of good and bad must come to an end.  But now we look forward for 2012 to be even better! First, I have my favorite blog posts; that i enjoyed writing. Then second  will be the best saint  post of the Year! then third it will be what your favorite blog post was :)

So here we have my 6 Favorite that i enjoyed writing



6.Shepherds! http://lifeofusandsaints.blogspot.com/2011/07/shepherds.html The post about the Shepherds visiting Jesus at his birth. And how  Jesus is the ULTIMATE shepherd!.


5.Summer http://lifeofusandsaints.blogspot.com/2011/06/summer.html about how the great World Was created in seven God Days.

4.Love Your Enemies. http://lifeofusandsaints.blogspot.com/2011/08/love-your-enemies.html howw it's hard to make love with your enemies, but we have to                                                       because thats what God wants of us!

3. Home Made Part 2 http://lifeofusandsaints.blogspot.com/2011/11/homemade-part-two.html

This is the post about my new polar fleece that still fits pretty Good! I THANK GOD FOR MY AUNT FOR MAKING ME THAT!

2.The Time When God Acts: http://lifeofusandsaints.blogspot.com/2011/07/time-when-god-acts.html This was about when God takes things away; to turn us to him. But of course he give something in return:) 

And MY FAVORITE POST WAS:
GUITAR WITH LOOSE STRINGS!

http://lifeofusandsaints.blogspot.com/2011/07/time-when-god-acts.html

MY favorite post because it had a strong meaning, and i felt God work through me to type that post. And i know many of you liked that post as well! 

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Now The MOST POPULAR SAINT POST

THIS WAS CLOSE BUT IN FIRST CAME :

THE ONE WHOM DOUBTS

( ST.THOMAS)

http://lifeofusandsaints.blogspot.com/2011/05/one-whom-doubts.html

THE ONE WHO HAD NO FAITH THAT JESUS WAS RISEN FROM THE DEAD!

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YOUR FAVORITE BLOG POST

And cause only one person voted the Favorite post is:


GUITAR WITH LOOSE STRINGS!!!!!!!




MAY GOD TIGHTEN OUR LOOSE STRING TO SERVE HIM BETTER EVERYDAY!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Happy New Year! 

May 2012 be filled with Fun, exciting, and filled with Gods Spirit! 

Lay it Down.

We all have our earthly struggles. Like Jesus said  that we should travel through the narrow gate! yes it might be narrow and hard to get to, but at the end it will be worth it because being with God forever will be....  everything great we can think of. Yes it will be hard to get to it, but we will. Like The expression " you must work for what you get" we have to work to get to Gods kingdom through this life.

We all have our own struggles, we all have our own stories, we try to go through the narrow Gate. No matter what these are, we are all journeying to the cross. The Cross of the Lord where he HAD to die to bring us to his kingdom, to give us everlasting life.  All our struggles, all our stories, we have to Lay it Down  at the Lords feet. Everything we want to do or have done. The Past, Present, and Future we just have to lay it down at His feet. He will take it all away. All our worries, all our stories, good or bad, will be taken away and we will have freedom with him in his kingdom. May we see as God sees. Our journey is Narrow, and hard, for God never said that it would be easy; no but he did say he would help us and bring us to everlasting life on the final day.


WE Must let it go at his feet and he will worry with our worries. We give him our worries, he gives us freedom and peace. The Lord Loves us so much, he would do anything for us. This is the best thing, the great exchange with our lord.  We must let the past Go, Look forward for the future and listen to the present! Don't worry about whats going to come, lets listen to today's Present.

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A Christmas Season Prayer

Lord, the God of Israel, let your name be praised. You have come to Free your people. You have provided for us on earth a mighty Savior; who is a descendant of David. You have shown your great mercy before us, and have saved us from our enemies. You have rescued us to serve you without fear; so that we might be holy and Righteous before you all our days. You have caused the bright dawn of salvation to take away our sin, and to be with you all our days; away from the evil one. Lord God come and help us walk the steps of your straight path of peace. May it be by walking in your salvation that we accept you not only now, but all our days! We ask this through Christ our lord. AMEN

5 min Coffee Break

While it's still Christmas time lets look at that one symbol of Christmas that is often forgotten. No it's not the Shepherds, nope not the gold incense or myrrh, nope it's not the Angels.

We saw his STAR when it came up in the east- Matthew 2: 2

And so they left, and on their way they saw the same star they had seen in the east. When they saw it, how happy they were, what joy was theirs! It went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. They went in the stable, and when they saw the child with his mother Mary they knelt down and worshiped him.-Matthew 2: 9-11

 Yes, the Star. The "not so important item." Well if there was no star the great wise-men, and shepherds could not have found Jesus in the stable. But it was GODS PLAN that the star should be there to guide who he was to him self. He was a Shepherd, and he was a king. So God sent these people to himself.  

The star is still a Guide to us in these days to. The lord has to be born in hearts, but we never know when he will because NO ONE knows the time or place in your heart where he will be born. The star guided the Wise-men and the shepherds to our hearts to see the baby JESUS. For the lord will come with greatness and peace in our hearts and our prayers will be answered through the incenses, are bodies will be preserved with the myrrh and we are made of gold, in Gods eyes.

MAY GOD SEND THAT STAR TO GUIDE US TO HIM< HELP US THROUGH THE NARROW PATH AND TO BRING US TO THE BIRTH OF HIS SON IN US! 

AMEN

Guitar With loose strings...

Listen to this while you read this post

If you play guitar you know how, after a while of playing with the same strings, in the same tone for a long time, they will break; or if you play to hard and then the string/strings (will) breaks. Then you have to put in a new string to play again. Then you have to spend a while re-tuning  your guitar. One note, then another; then back to the first one; listening very close to how the notes sound.

At other times the guitar just needs to be tuned, it's gotten out of tune since the last time you played, so you sit down and listen.

Living our lives on earth is being that guitar in Gods hands. We may leave God at times.... that's when the "string breaks" then God has to re-wire you back into tune. And play you nicely, to the heavenly music. Then there is the other times when other things get in between us and God. Then we need a quick "tune up" Then we are quickly focusing on God.

We were sent to earth to prove to God that we are worthy to be with him in the heavenly kingdom. And well our lives are guitars. They are never perfect; some need to be re-stringed, others need a quick tune up, and others have dents and cracks which can be fixed. God plays us gently while on earth and he plays us in surprising ways.

Listening to God play us, is a big thing to understand our mission on earth. We don't understand at times how God plays us, but later in life things will unfold and will make sense. If we try not to go out of tuned or break, we will be that perfect note in Gods ears!

When we sound the way God wants us to, we will join him in the heavenly kingdom. But if we play notes our selves that are worthless, then why does God listen to the worthless notes? That is when God listens more, and shows to him that we need help, so he gets to his job and fixes the guitar...

Our Father in heaven: may your holy name be honored; may your Kingdom come; may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today the food we need. Forgive us the wrongs we have done, as we forgive the wrongs that others have done to us. Do not bring us to hard testing, but keep us safe from the Evil One. Matthew 5: 9-13

Happy are those whose greatest desire is to do what god requires; God will satisfy them fully!

Boxing Day

           I Do love this day because of the great sales, and any returns i want to make from the day before.... This year there were none. I love all me presents, made or bought, i love them because they come from the people i love the most.... My Family...

   But as much as this busy day may be, it really de-purposes the day before. People going to the stores returning the gifts they got, and they don't like. This really forgets the true meaning of Christmas. CHRIST is being born.

Helping at 5 masses this Christmas, really brought to me that Jesus was born. Allowing him to come into my heart; not in some dirty stable, but in my HEART. Not like my heart us clean. But in a Place, an inn for them to stay. But it is this Christmas, (and many to come)that Jesus will come into our hearts.

One of my most Favorite Christmas movies is the "GRINCH WHO STOLE CHRISTMAS." -not the cartoon-You may recall at the end when the Grinch says and quote " Maybe Christmas doesn't come from a store" A well yes, it doesn't. Indeed Grinch it means more, much greater than your cave, or the 35 and a 1/2 inch pole. It isn't from the termites in your teeth; it's not about being mean, or not listening to Christmas music.... it's about that one night in a stable, where a great king was born. No it's not about going into a home and stealing the presents, it's about letting the star guide the wise men and shepherds into your heart.

May GOD bless us and help us to accept him in our hearts, and make our hearts worthy for Jesus, shepherds and wise-men. May the star guide them into the right place for ever and ever AMEN

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Mike

p.s Christmas doesn't come from a store, it comes from our heart

Merry Christmas!

For the Angels did proclaim to the shepherds that Jesus, the Savior was born this day in a stinky stable, in a manger, wrapped in swaddling clothes; and there Jesus was, in the stable and his head gently in the manger! 

Merry Christmas! may we give our hearts to Jesus this Christmas as our gift to him!