Family

                                                 Parents are a blessingsent from God Himself...sometimes I take them for granted. I don't realize just how much they mean to me, until you're put into a situation. And then you sit back and go..."oohh." You know what I'm saying? Parents are a treasure from God. Now some of you may bring up the thought, "well in the bible it says that you are supposed to hate your father and mother, yet in another passage it says you are supposed to love and obey them...what are these passages saying?" You wanna know something? When God said that, what He meant was, you are supposed to love God so, so much, that it looks like you hate your earthly parents! Does that make sense? It doesn't mean that you are literally supposed to hate or loathe them....it just means that we are to love God so much more than our parents, that it seems that we hate our parents here on earth...but guys, we need to respect, love, and be there for them...when they're going through a hard time, with a problem that is none of our concern. I know it can be hard...when they're down, and moody all the time...but the best thing that we can do for them in those times, is to keep a possitive and happy attitude, to lift up their spirits, and not to get down on them, which is really distructive in hard times...I hope this has been an encouragement to those who are struggling. Or whose parents, or sibblings are struggling. I hope that this has been good advice...Have a good day, as you bask in the glory of  God, and keep hanging in there, not matter how hard it is...God bless.
  
                                                                                                                    Sincerely,
                                                                                                                                       Lisa. F.

     " Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths."
                                                                                                     Proverbs 3:5

   " The Lord is my Shephard; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He restores my soul; He leads me in the path of righteousness For His names sake. Yes though I walk in the valley in the shadow of death, I will fear no evil. For you are with me (God is with me...with you).
                                                           Psalm 23: 1-4