An end of the year lesson and "Happy New year"

Good afternoon beautiful people!!!         I hope and pray that you had a most lovely Merry Christmas and that you remembered the main reason for the festive time.         and that is to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.        He alone, deserves all of our praise and worship.        

a sweet friend shared this and I wanted to pass it on as a reminder to us at just how easy it is get sucked into our own ways and losing sight of Jesus, His birth and the Cross.         these are the only things that matter in our lives.        they truly are.         sometimes I have a tendency to forget that, so I'm sharing this here, as much for a reminder for me as anything.        but I pray that this is something that will help us all think about what we do, why we do what we do, and if we need to make some adjustments, let's do it now.          I pray that everyone that reads my blog are christians, but I also pray that if anyone isn't, that they'll silence the thoughts in their head that they are good enough as is and they don't need Jesus.        that is a lie straight from the pits of hell.        we are not good enough and can not EVER be good enough and we do need Jesus!!!

I don't know who the writer of this is, but it's pretty much spot on in truth.          please read and share it with others.

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Satan is not opposed to good morals.

He’s opposed to Jesus Christ.

Read that again because most Christians miss this completely.

Satan doesn’t care if you’re a “good person.” He doesn’t care if you volunteer at the food bank, recycle your trash, and help old ladies cross the street. He doesn’t care if you’re kind, generous, and well-liked by everyone in your community.

He cares that you don’t bow the knee to Jesus.

Here’s the deception that’s damning millions:   Satan has convinced people that morality equals spirituality. That being a “good person” is the same as being a Christian. That if you just live right, treat people well, and avoid the “big sins,” you’re acceptable to God.

This is a lie straight from the pit of hell.

The Pharisees had impeccable morals. They followed the law meticulously. They were respected, disciplined, and religiously devoted.

Jesus called them children of the devil.

Why? Not because their morals were bad. Because their morals replaced Christ.

Satan’s greatest trick isn’t making bad people worse. It’s making good people think they don’t need a Savior.

Think about it:

The atheist who feeds the homeless thinks he’s good enough without God.

The Buddhist who meditates and practices compassion thinks she’s enlightened without Christ.

The Muslim who prays five times daily thinks he’s righteous without Jesus.

The moral Christian who goes to church, pays his tithe, and avoids scandal thinks he’s saved without surrender.

All of them are headed to the same place: eternal separation from God.

Because morality doesn’t save. Jesus saves.

“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9

Satan loves moral people who reject Jesus. They’re his best advertisement for the lie that you can earn your way to heaven.

They’re living proof that you can:

•Be kind without Christ

•Be generous without God

•Be disciplined without the Holy Spirit

•Be respected without redemption

And still be lost.

The most dangerous people in hell won’t be the murderers and rapists. They’ll be the moral, upstanding citizens who thought their goodness was good enough.

Their morals became their idol. Their goodness became their god.

And Satan smiled because he’d accomplished his goal: Keep them from Jesus.

Here’s what most Christians don’t understand:

Satan doesn’t need to make you do bad things. He just needs to keep you from doing the ONE thing that matters: surrendering to Christ.

If he can get you to:

•Trust your morals instead of Christ’s sacrifice

•Rely on your goodness instead of God’s grace

•Believe in your works instead of Jesus’ finished work

He’s won.

You can live a moral life and still die lost. You can be a good person and still face judgment. You can avoid all the “big sins” and still end up separated from God forever.

Because the only sin that damns you eternally is rejecting Jesus Christ.

“He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.” John 3:36

Not the murderer who repents and believes in Christ is damned.

 
Not the thief who turns to Jesus on the cross is damned.

 
Not the prostitute who washes Jesus’ feet with her tears is damned.

The moral, religious person who rejects Christ is damned.

That’s why Satan loves morality without Jesus. It sends people to hell with a smile on their face, convinced they were good enough.

Stop trusting your morals. Start trusting Jesus.

Your goodness won’t save you. Your works won’t redeem you. Your morality won’t justify you.

Only the blood of Jesus Christ can wash away your sin and make you acceptable to a holy God.

Everything else is just Satan’s distraction from the one thing that actually matters.

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well, this is certainly something that we can carry on into 2026 with us and stay aware that trusting Jesus is our only hope.       we can't trust our own morals for anything!!!!       we can't trust ourselves for anything, but we can trust Jesus with everything.

it will probably 2026 before I'm back here again.        so let me say "Happy New Year" to everyone and I pray that we all go into 2026 with a renewed sense of need, that only Jesus can meet, through His Mercy and Grace.        remember that His birth is directly related to His death on the Cross and that's the only way for us to salvation, is thru the shed blood of Jesus.        if we can remember this and stay focused on Jesus, we can all have a wonderful 2026.

blessings of love, joy and peace be ours continually, in 2026.        love to all, patty

Merry Christmas and "The Little Things"

good evening my friends, I wanted to pop in here while it's on my mind and just say that I hope and pray that everyone that reads this will have a very Merry Christmas.      I pray that we all remember what the day is all about.      it's about the birth of our Savior.     we've made it far too commercialized and a lot of people have forgotten what it's all about.     may we remember that there had to a birth in order  for there to be salvation for any of us.     that salvation came thru the cross.     so, as we remember, let us remember that the birth of Lord and Savior is not to be taken lightly.       is Dec 25th the day Jesus was actually born?    no, it's not, but that is the day that has been set aside, traditionally, to celebrate His birth.      for me, I just try to remember that every day the Lord gives me to live this life is to be celebrated as joyously as  we celebrate the traditional day of His birth.     so let's celebrate every day, let's love others every day!!!

I also wanted to share something that I wrote recently and it's got a little bit of celebration in it.      I hope you enjoy it and I hope it blesses you.

The Little Things

sometimes it's just the little things that I remember.     sometimes it's just the little things that help me to remember that God was, is and will always be in every season of my life. "little things", you may ask. what little things?

we don't pay as much attention to everyday life as we should, or maybe I should say that I don't pay as much attention to everyday life as I should.

 
we can see God at work in the bigger things in life.     maybe we can see Him daily in our marriage. maybe we can see Him when we're out on the road and know that He protected us with travel safety. maybe we can see Him in the midst of a sickness and know that His hand is in or will be in the healing. we can see the hand of God in our daily provisions.     you get the gist of what I'm saying.

 
but, how aware are we of the little things that God puts in front of us on a daily basis?     me, not so much, until I stumble upon something that makes me think and know that "if I know that I know that I know" that God is in the big things, then He's in the little things too.

 
a few years ago I started noticing some of the little things that God allowed me to see and be a part of. seeing lightening bugs, a tiny flower here, a heart shaped leaf there, seeing the stars in the sky and knowing that God created them, frozen frost in the air making everything look like diamonds, seeing hundreds upon hundreds of tiny yellow and blue butterflies no larger than my thumbnail.

 
getting to see a child catch a crawfish over at the greenway.     seeing my little green frog buddies every year in my garden.     they will scare me for a minute, but then I'm so thankful for them.     when I see them, they make me smile.     put there for that purpose by God.     getting the little flower head of a weed, from the yard, stuck in the toe of my garden shoes and seeing that until I take it out.

recently, passing by a local 2 story house and seeing their dog up on top of the house watching the traffic go by. that tickles me pink to see it, and I'm thankful to God I got to see that little thing.

I'm thankful and grateful for some  of the  memories that I have. the memory of my Grandmothers laugh.     I'm thankful for the memory of a screen door slamming when you go in or out.     you knew someone was doing something.     I'm thankful for the quiet moments, when I was growing up, of my Mom in the kitchen humming to herself while preparing a meal for her little army.     I guess that's why being in my kitchen brings me such joy although it's just my husband and myself.     just some of the random little things.

homemade biscuits and home churned butter, eating the first blackberry of the summer, seeing a turtle cross  the road  and praying  he makes it  to the other side, hearing the birds sing and the owls hoot. these are some more of the little things that can bring such joy.

some little things in scripture that helps me realize that God is in it all and He wants us to be aware. David used a single little stone; one little boys lunch fed 5,000 people; the size of little mustard seed; little sparrows; the hairs of your head; the jawbone of a donkey. this is just a few of some of the seemingly little things that God used in scripture.

what about the little star that shone brightly, that the wisemen and shepherds seen on that night?     what about the little donkey that carried a special person?     what about the little inn that was filled up?    what about the little hay trough that became a baby crib?     what about the little hands and the little feet? what about the little cries and whimpers of our King, born in the form of a most precious "little thing"?

God will show us little things for us to enjoy.     God will provide little things for us to use for His glory and purpose.     sometimes we may think that things like prayer and love are little things, but they are beautiful, quiet things that really matter.

 
if we are faithful in the little things; faithful in the beautiful quiet things; faithful to remember; faithful to be thankful; faithful to share when we can; faithful to talk to the One who created all things, big things and little things; faithful in our everyday walk of little things to notice that God is in all we see, hear and do; then when the big stuff comes along we'll already be used to talking to Him and thanking Him for it all.

thank Him, in and for, all the little things.     all the little things we notice and ask Him to help us notice even more of the little things.     look for and enjoy all the little things that He puts before us during this season, then, let's thank Him for everything, even and especially the little things.

remember all the little things that God has used in a mighty big way.

God is in all "The Little Things".     Blessings!!!!      hugs and love to you all, patty    (pjg;2025)

Merry Christmas!!!!!

"The Little Things"

good morning friends, it's been a minute since I posted, but I wanted to get at least one more message out this year.     may the God of love, mercy and grace bless everyone who reads this.  

The Little Things

sometimes it's just the little things that I remember. sometimes it just the little things that help me to remember that God was, is and will always be in every season of my life.    "little things", you may ask. what little things?

we don't pay as much attention to everyday life as we should, or maybe I should that I don't pay as much attention to everyday life as I should.

 
we can see God at work in the bigger things in life.    maybe we can see Him daily in our marriage.  maybe we can see Him when we're out on the road and know that He protected us with travel safety. maybe we can see Him in the midst of a sickness and know that His hand is in or will be in the healing. we can see the hand of God in our daily provisions.    you get the gist of what I'm saying.

 
but, how aware are we of the little things that God puts in front of us on a daily basis?    me, not so much, until I stumble upon something that makes me think and know that "if I know that I know that I know" God is in the big things, then He's in the little things too.

 
a few years ago I started noticing some of the little things that God allowed me to see and be a part of. seeing lightening bugs, a tiny flower here, a heart shaped leaf there, seeing the stars in the sky and knowing that God created them, frozen frost in the air making everything look like diamonds, seeing hundreds upon hundreds of tiny yellow and blue butterflies no larger than my thumbnail.

 
getting to see a child catch a crawfish over at the greenway. seeing my little green frog buddies every year in my garden.    they will scare me for a minute, but then I'm so thankful for them.   when I see them, they make me smile. put there for that purpose by God.    getting the little flower head of a weed, from the yard, stuck in the toe of my garden shoes and seeing that until I take it out.

 
recently, passing by a local 2 story house and seeing their dog up on top of the house watching the traffic go by.     that tickles me pink to see it, and I'm thankful to God I got to see that little thing.

 
I'm thankful and grateful for some of the memories that I have.    the memory of my Grandmothers laugh.    I'm thankful for the memory of a screen door slamming when you go in or out. you knew someone was doing something.     I'm thankful for the quiet memories of my Mom in the kitchen humming to herself while preparing a meal for her little army.     I guess that's why being in my kitchen brings me such joy although it's just my husband and myself. just some of the random little things.

homemade biscuits and home churned butter, eating the first blackberry of the summer, seeing a turtle cross the road and praying he makes it to the other side, hearing the bird sing and the owls hoot. these are some more of the little things that can bring such joy.

some little things in scripture that helps me realize that God is in it all and He wants us to be aware. David used a single little stone; one little boys lunch fed 5,000 people; the size of little mustard seed; little sparrows; the hairs of your head; the jawbone of a donkey. this is just a few of some of the seemingly little things that God used in scripture.

 
what about the little star that shone brightly, that the wisemen and shepherds seen it that night?    what about the little donkey that carried a special person?    what about the little inn that was filled up?    what about the little hay trough that became a baby crib?     what about the little hands and the little feet?  what about the little cries and whimpers of our King, born in the form of a most precious "little thing"?
God will show us little things for us to enjoy.     God will provide little things for us to use for His glory and purpose.    sometimes we may think that things like prayer and love are little things, but they are quiet things that really matter.

 
if we are faithful in the little, quiet things; faithful to remember; faithful to be thankful; faithful to share when we can; faithful to talk to the One who created all things, big things and little things; faithful in our everyday walk of little things to notice that God is in all we see, hear and do; then when the big stuff comes along we'll already be used to talking to Him and thanking Him for it all.

 
thank Him, in and for, all the little things.    all the little things we notice and ask Him to help us notice even more of the little things.    look for and enjoy all the little things that He puts before us, then, let's thank Him for everything, even and especially the little things.

 
remember all the little things that God has used in a mighty big way.

God is in all "The Little Things". Blessings!!!!   hugs and love, patty (pjg;2025)

Young in Christ at any age

Good afternoon lovely friends. I hope and pray that you have had a most spectacular day thus far. it's pretty chilly in my neck of the woods. it's actually 50 degrees outside right now, but it just feels colder than that. it was 25 degrees when we got up this morning, and we have a lot more cold and colder days ahead of us. can I just say that winter hasn't even started yet, and I'm over it. hahaha I'm ready for spring!!!!

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If you're in the United States, I hope you had a wonderful Happy Thanksgiving. my husband and I did. a lot of people are still celebrating today and others will be celebrating tomorrow.

I'm always thankful to remember what Christ has done for me in my life and I've got some prayer requests right now going up to Him to heal, protect and keep safe, someone I love. please join me in that prayer, God knows who I'm praying for and He'll know that you're praying for this person. thank you!!

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This is something that I wanted to share. we can be young in Christ when we are young and we can also be young in Christ when we're in our twilight years. we should always be trying to grow in our knowledge and wisdom of Christ and one place to we should be doing that is in sunday school.

I was a Sunday School teacher for many years. one of the last classes I taught was for one of the older ladies classes in my church. these ladies, 25 to 30 of them, was all over 70 years of age, but come to find out, they were young in Christ. some of them said they had been in church all their lives.

when the Lord started leading me in the direction of taking on this class, I was doubting myself. how could I ever teach anything to these ladies that knew the bible frontward and backward and every other way? well, after week one, I seen what I had not seen before. they was not used to having sunday school class, they was used to having a gab session. they had done very little bible reading at all. I told them the second sunday, that we will start the lesson at the proper time and we'll be on point with the bible. after a month of teaching these ladies, they all came in with bible, sunday school book, and a notepad and ink pen to take notes!!!

one by one, at different times, they would come up to me at church, hang out in the class room after sunday school was over, or call me at home and tell me that they had already learned more about the bible in the last month than they had ever learned in the previous years they had been on planet earth.

I shed many tears over that. I taught the bible. I didn't teach what I thought about anything. I taught what God thinks about everything, every word of mine was from His Word. when sunday school teachers or preachers or anyone in any kind of position in church makes it about them, their position, or don't teach and preach the Word of God, then church becomes another distraction in our lives. and that's what it was in their lives, a social club.

every week, I took one word, maybe 2, and done an in-depth word study and presented it to the class. just words that we hear from scripture, but maybe haven't stopped to think about that word or two and what they actually mean for us. they loved it and I did too. the pastor came to me and asked me what all I was doing in that class, because he was hearing a lot of good compliments about my teaching.

I just told him that it wasn't me, I was allowing God to use me as He seen fit. sad to say, but every one of those ladies have gone on to be with the Lord now, but I have wonderful memories of seeing their faces light up, when they learned something new.

I'm so thankful for that experience. I'm thankful that God taught me that it's His Word that changes lives and we have to be faithful in presenting His word. it made such a difference in my life too. when we get away from God's Word, that's when false teaching comes in and makes itself at home. it truly is hard to find a good bible believing church. that's why it's so important for us as individuals to know the truth for ourselves. we have to stay in the Word ourselves.

if we don't know the truth, then we'll believe anything. people get mad when they hear the truth. the truth actually stirs the devil up. I'm getting old now myself, much fewer days ahead of me than what's behind me and it's scary to think about what takes place in the name of "going to church".

I commend anyone for not walking away from Christ. but I don't blame anyone for walking away from the church. if the Word of God isn't in being taught or preached, then it's just another social club and we don't need the distraction. what's taking place in churches today is not the fault of Jesus Christ. it's the fault of the leaders that let the outside filth come into the sanctuary of God. each one of us who are Christians has the Holy Spirit within us and His desire is to help us on this journey and to help us grow closer to God thru learning more about His Son, Jesus Christ. we can't hear the world and the Holy Spirit at the same time. what we feed is what grows. we can't be neutral and straddle the line. we're either for Jesus or against Jesus, there is no gray area. the devil owns the gray area, the devil owns the line that we want to straddle. so, we're either for Christ or against Christ.

just make sure what you're putting into your own head and heart or the heads and hearts of other people is 100% God's word and not yours or some other individuals words. those words mean nothing, but God's word and what we do with it will determine our eternal destiny.

well, this is what I wanted to share with y'all and I hope it makes a difference in all our lives.

blessings of love, peace, joy and thankfulness as we go into the holiday season. love y'all, patty

"What Are You Sure Of?"

good afternoon my friends.        where have y'all been?        ooops, I mean where have I been?      hahaha        I took some time away, as you can see.       it's been several months since I've posted anything.       I was journaling my bible study and I may get back to that at some in time, right now, I really don't know.       

some of the lessons  started  hitting hard and seeing  the world we  live in today and  knowing that there's nothing I can do help anyone.       knowing  that in  order  to help  anyone, they  have to want want help.       and most people really don't want help, they want to sin, and keep on sinning and not be held accountable for their actions.       

so, while I want to help people, I finally realized that there's nothing I can do to help anyone, because most don't want help.      and I'll not ever be the person to tell you that what ever you're doing is ok, because if it's sin, God has already called it that and if I call it anything different to what He's called it, then that's me sinning right there.       I'm not gonna do it.     

but what I will do is ask you a question.      what are you sure of?       

personally, I'm not  sure of a lot of things.        we  live in a day  and age  of what I'll call "floating truth".        it depends on who you ask, on what day of the week, what hour, what minute and what second  you ask some individuals as to what truth is.       some people will say, "I walk in my own truth".       to that I say, then you are walking in your own lies.       

the only truth that can be said of me and everyone else that I know, have ever met, ever seen, that is on this planet right now, or that has ever been on this planet, other than Jesus Christ, is that there is no truth in any of us apart from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.        

if anyone tells you otherwise, they just proved there is no truth in them, because guess what, they just lied.        we have a lot of people that encourage others to sin by just believing in themselves.        it scares me to think about trusting me about anything, apart from Christ in my life.       Jesus Christ is the only thing in me that's good in any way.       of that, I'm sure!!!

what are you sure of?        is your own truth trustworthy?        I don't think so.        is your own truth going to get you to heaven?        absolutely not.  

what we believe matters so much so, that what we believe will determine our eternal destination.         if you believe in Jesus Christ, then your eternal destination is secure in Him.       if you haven't accepted Christ as your Lord and Savior, then eternal destination is secure with the devil and his demons.        of this,  I'm sure.    

make sure that you are sure of your salvation!!!       what are you sure of?      blessings of "sure"ness in our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.      hugs and love, patty