Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Before it is too late..

๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒบ Do not wait until too late. Keep checking on family and loved ones stranded far away due to this lock-down.
Sometimes just praying with them, few words of encouragement or asking them how they are doing is all they need to hear. 
Sometimes our loved ones may just wait to hear our voice.
Before too late, keep reaching out in love.
๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒบSometimes vital and important relationships take a back seat because of our busy schedule, career, ministry, or other activities that keep us busy!
๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒบSome of our elderly, grand-dads, grand-moms, are forgotten lying all alone just longing to hear few words of love.
When we remember people we had forgotten or those we left behind and turn back to say how much they mean to us, they may be gone never to return and you may never be able to see them again,
๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒบSo before it's too late we need to tell our loved ones how much we love and care for them.
Let us treasure every vital and important relationships in our lives.
Julia ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒฟ
#vitalrelationships
#RelationshipsMatter

A Poem I read:
๐Ÿ€BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE๐Ÿ€
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If you have a tender message or a loving word to say,
Do not wait till you forget it, whisper it today,
The tender word unspoken,
The letter never sent,
The long forgotten messages,
 The wealth of love unspent,
For these some hearts are breaking.
For these some loved ones cry.
So show them you care for them before it's too late.
~Unknown~
๐Ÿ€๐Ÿ€๐Ÿ€๐Ÿ€๐Ÿ€๐Ÿ€
Don't strew me with roses after I'm dead.
When Death claims the light of my brow, No flowers of life will cheer me. 
Instead you may give me my roses now!
~ Thomas F. Healey

Monday, April 20, 2020

Family gatherings then and now!

Family gatherings in the past and present!
In the past young, the elderly and every family member in our lives were held in high esteem. Though there were no modern gadgets, they had lots of family times together. There was more face to face interactions. 
But the present has more nuclear families, modern gadgets and they are so busy that many families have no time to spend together in fellowship, prayer etc.
#Relationship
#FamilyMatters
Adam and Eve lived in a home called the 'Garden of Eden'. God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it" (Genesis 1:28). Abba Father enjoyed a daily fellowship with Adam and Eve; He loved to walk and talk with them. God is the beginner of marriage, children, family and home and He is the Restorer of all things!
Julia ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒธ
#family #home #relationshipsthatmatter 

Saturday, April 18, 2020

Reach out with love and care


๐Ÿ€It actually costs us nothing to remind someone who is in a tough situation, that they are not alone, that we care, we are praying etc. 
๐Ÿ€Life is not easy especially during this time of lock-down. Millions are left jobless, homeless, clueless. Suicides increasing as people not able to cope up with not being able to have a meal. Many have no homes, no food, no change of clothes. 
๐Ÿ€People we know may be in tough situations like job loss, staring at a hopeless future, some may be battling with health issues etc. 
๐Ÿ€Let us be there for people, see how we reach out. Even a word of encouragement, a whisper of prayer may mean a lot to someone.

๐Ÿ€And it is time to be strong, do not be worried who dislikes us, who hates us, there will always be people who scoff at our struggles, be insensitive to our pain, will not bind our wound but rub salt on it to intensify our pain.
๐Ÿ€But we need to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus Christ our Lord.
HE LOVES US, UNDERSTANDS US, WILL FIGHT FOR US, WILL BIND OUR WOUNDS, FEELS OUR PAIN AND NEVER WILL LEAVE OR FORSAKE US!
 HE WILL ALSO REJOICE WITH US, SHARING IN NOT JUST OUR PAIN BUT OUR MOMENTS OF JOY TOO!
๐Ÿ€Let the spectators laugh, let them judge, let them not care.
We have a race to run,
๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒบ Hebrews 12:1 "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us."
๐Ÿ€Let us stay focused on being faithful to the job assigned to us, our final reward in God's hands!
Be blessed serving The King!
Julia ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒฟ