“Your eye is a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is good, your whole body is filled with light. But when your eye is bad, your whole body is filled with darkness. And if the light you think you have is actually darkness, how deep that darkness is! – Matthew 6:22-23 NLT

In Matthew 6:22 it makes reference to your EYE….
Your Light is controlled by your EYE….
What do you find yourself watching on television?
Where are you surfing on the Internet?
What were the headlines on the magazines at the checkout line?

Do you find yourself getting numb to images that fill you with darkness? Pornography, war, murder, kidnappings, gangs, terrorism, violence for entertainment.

I did a survey the other day. It was regarding a new PSA. Our task was to tell how we felt about the organization before we saw the ad. Then what we felt after we saw the ad. It was literally a porn star doing a photo shoot basically nude. She was promoting animal rights.

I have to ask myself what do I want to LIGHT MY LAMP with….Good Light or Darkness?

What is lighting your Lamp?

Laughter can conceal a heavy heart,
but when laughter ends,
the grief remains. ~Proverbs 14:13

I lost my Father In Law last May. My friend lost her beloved Father In Law this weekend. As I was praying for her and her family tears stung my eyes. I had a momment of sadness for the pain I know their family is feeling.

Our family home has been full of laughter. We have been through a holiday season since our loss. I found out this weekend that the grief is still there. The grief still remains. It has dulled but it is still present.

Please pray for my friend and her family.

How do you handle grief?
Is there a “normal” period of grieving?

Each Day we must seek a forgiving heart,
for without the cultivation of an
attitude of forgiveness
We will never be at PEACE.
~John McQuiston II

I read this quote and realized again that if I am Seeking Peace….I must be able to Forgive. What else do we need to be able to do to achieve PEACE?

One of my Goals in 2010 is to start Blogging more regularly.

I have figured out that blogging is more for me then you. I have realized that I need the outlet. I need a place to blabber about whatever. I welcome you to join me in this journey of becoming closer to God, staying a loving wife, and gaining fallible insight to parenting teens.

I use to do Monday Meditations. Sometimes they were quotes, sayings or scripture. This week it is a scripture.

At the beginning of a year I will pick a verse to “stand on” for the year.
This years pick is….

Give your burdens to the Lord,
and he will take care of you.
He will not permit the godly to slip and fall. – Psalm 55:22

This brings me comfort now. I am sure that it will be a solid rock, foundation, to stand on the whole year!

Do you have a theme for 2010?