My family is at an all inclusive resort in Mexico for winter break and we are pretty miserable. Howard wanted to come here despite the Omicron COVID. Alex’s binge eating and purging has been horrendous at this vacation. Perhaps it’s worse here since the food is so good and all paid for. Seeing her binge eating and excusing herself to purge is a nightmare.

Wishing you and your family much peace, joy and blessings this Christmas Day! Enjoy these pictures and posts.

I heard this phrase to describe believers who are frozen in their faith including in evangelism, worship, prayers, etc. It is a sad term to describe believers. Yesterday at my church that the Lord had me go back to, this is what I saw in my mind during worship. There was a deep freeze in our congregation with many frozen chosen and yet I saw few people here and there, burning brightly with heat and warmth.

I shared this with my prayer group ladies and I’d like to give you a heads-up too. Please pray for God’s mercy, stay close to the Lord, build up the church community and enlarge our tents to hold more people who may run to the body of Christ for cover in 2022.

Yesterday when I picked up Howard’s prescription, I noticed that his script paper was printed at 4:44! Thank you Lord Jesus for reminding me that you keep your promise. Only you can draw Howard to yourself, not I or anyone else. As my old blog on 444, you’ll be faithful to do it. It is not by might, nor by power; but by your Spirit!

Satan sure knows how to dangle the right bait to drag us away from the Lord. I think for the more mature believers, it’s no longer the obvious temptations like drugs, alcohol, money or sex. I realize recently that for many, including me it is less obvious and more acceptable ones like despair, unbelief, self pity, busyness, etc.

My daughter, Alex is back home for thanksgiving break after three months in college. We were very nervous about her visit since when she left only three months ago, her mental state was very alarming and scary to witness. Days leading up to her coming home both Howard and I were tense and edgy. My son, Evan was dreading her visit too.

“In the essentials unity, in the non-essentials liberty, in all things charity,” – Saint Augustine

Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other. – Romans 12:4-5

I continue to hear more and more young people in our area, who are transitioning and have transitioned to the opposite gender from their birth. I already know three families whose teenagers are transitioning and taking hormone therapy. One family is from a Christian background with a grandfather who is a pastor. Therefore, it’s a matter of time before someone comes to me with these questions in my ministry work.

I don’t remember my dreams often but when I wake up remembering my dream vividly, I like to write it down and process it. I’m quite certain this dream is from the Lord since the Bible verse of the day by Biblegateway.com is exactly about this situation.

1 John 2:15-16 (VOICE) – Don’t fall in love with this corrupt world or worship the things it can offer. Those who love its corrupt ways don’t have the Father’s love living within them. All the things the world can offer to you—the allure of pleasure, the passion to have things, and the pompous sense of superiority—do not come from the Father. These are the rotten fruits of this world.