If you need wisdom - if you want to know what God wants you to do - ask him, and he will gladly tell you.

                                                                                     JAMES 1:5 NLT

   This isn't a promise that God will give you a windfall of wisdom the first time you ask for it. The word ask actually means "to keep asking." By continually turning to God for wisdom every time you need help, you will learn to discern the right thing to do when the pressure is on.

   Instead of God giving you an exact blueprint of what he wants for your life, he draws you closer to him by supplying what you need when you need it - as you rely on him.

All this is from God. Through Christ, God made peace between us and himself, and God gave us the work of telling everyone about the peace we can have with him.

                                                                             2 CORINTHIANS 5:18 NCV

    God's message through his Son, Jesus, is that he sent peace to the world. As a follower of Christ, you can have tranquillity in your life. It comes through your relationship with God. When you pray and let him change your attitude to be more like his, you find out how to avoid contention. A peaceful home begins when you exemplify God's truth at home. Saying "I'm sorry, will you forgive me?" is powerful and can mend many family disagreements.

   Learn how to find harmony with one another and with God. Make your family's habit one of practicing reconciliation wherever they go.

We know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.

                                                                             ROMANS 8:28 NKJV

   Whenever unfortunate events or even tragedies happen, you hear people ( and I'm one of those people who say this... alot) murmur, "Well, they say everything happens for the best." Often we don't realize we are quoting a scriptural promise found in Romans 8:28. God is aware of every situation you encounter, and he can fit it all into the master plan for your life.

   That doesn't mean everything that happens to you will be good. You live in a world where problems and difficulties happen daily, where bad things strike without notice, to all people. But no matter what happens in your life, God promises he will use it - even the tragedies - for some redeeming purpose. He is Lord in your life, during the good days and even in the bad moments.

   Today, no matter what life throws at you, rest in the promise and the hope that God can use anything, good or bad, to create the beautiful tapestry of your life.

He will swallow up death forever, and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces.

                                                               ISAIAH 25:8 NKJV

    Carelessness, sin, disease, and many other things end the lives of young and old. Death is part of the reality of life. God will comfort you and bring healing when death comes, but he also has a forever place for you all to spend with him. Death hurts now, but you and your family can rest in the assurance that the day is coming when God will wipe away every tear.

   God is the answer to death. He defeated death and will give joy forever with him in heaven.

Do not change yourselves to be like the people of this world, but be changed within by a new way of thinking. Then you will be able to decide what God wants for you; you will know what is good and pleasing to him and what is perfect.

                                                                                                    ROMANS 12:2 NCV

   You allow God to influence your mind when you spend time with him. Praying, reading the Bible, and letting God change your way of thinking transform you. Then you are speaking God's language, which will help you understand his purposes for you and your family.

   Don't make decisions alone. Fill your mind with the Bible, and let God change your way of thinking to his.

   Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.

                                                                                     JOSHUA 1:19 NKJV

   When you face seemingly endless household tasks or unruly children or a stress-filled schedule and no time, perhaps you relate to Joshua. You are expected to take hold of the promised land of living faithfully for God in an unfaithful world. You look at your schedule and the amount of work to be done, and you cry, "I can't do this."

   God offers you the same reassurance he gave Joshua. You can be confident and worry-free. You can rest in the understanding that God will give you what you need. When you feel overwhelmed, know that God is with you every step of the way -- every step as you work in your home, as you run errands, as you care for others. God walks with you and infuses you with strength, courage, and confidence.

   When you don't have power, God will empower you. When you don't have the strength, let God step in and give you the strength. Let him work in you and through you. He's willing to -- every step of the way. You can rest in the understanding that God will give you what you need.

Let brotherly love continue. Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels.

                                                                  HEBREWS 13:1-2 NKJV

   The bible says that even angels are occasional houseguests. This happened several times in the Old Testament to people like Abraham, Lot, and Gideon - and it could happen to you. However, angels are simply God's messengers. God uses people more frequently than angels when he wants to communicate with someone. God may have a special message he wants you to hear, and the guest you invite to dinner may be just the one to deliver it,

   Pray God would help you become more aware of the people around you who could use your help, particularly those whom you don't know well. Ask one to dinner sometime this month.