"It's Time for New Wine"

John 2:1-5  They ran out of wine.   When crisis comes we blame everything on the crisis.  Everyone was taking, no one was giving.
Couples turn on each other instead of turning to each other for help. We discover what we are made of.  Our marriages can run dry also. Fail to keep boundaries. No joy, empty. People walk away from their marriages all the time.  There's an attack on our oneness. We need to handle crisis together, and not distance ourselves.  Two are better than one.  We need to work together.

Excellence

Is going beyond the norm or the average.
Not just doing what you can do to get by in your walk with God.
Having compassion about God. And not just filled with yourself.
Attitude can affect our Christianity and how we live our life.
Mark 12:30   We are to love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength!!!!

Living beyond our bad decisions

We do make bad decisions!!
Joshua 9:1-2. Making a commitment to reestablish.  There's power in unity.
The enemy uses people, and fights against anything that will encourage us.
We need each other. Our church family and have regular attendance. And stay right!!!!
Beware of making decisions on what you see.

What does God's favor mean....

Luke 1:28   God spoke to Mary.  Shockingly, unbelievable. She was favored.  Mary needed to participate in what God was doing. No matter what anyone thought.
God's favor means, we are not alone in this world to face life by ourselves.
We are never promised a pain free life, but faith to overcome.

Simple things we can do.

Mal. 2:16 Guard your heart. Do not be unfaithful to your wife. NLB
Simple things we can do!!
Choosing to make God's will priority.
Take time to talk to God in prayer.  You will change.
Take time to talk to each other.

Thanks Living

Acts 27:24 & 33.
#1.  Thanksgiving anchors your attitude. It's a chose of your will. Outlasting storms by keeping a good attitude. Thanking God at the worst time possible.  
Negative thoughts rob us. We need to keep our focus on God.
11Tim 3:1-3. We can loose the ability to cope. Don't compare. Focus on what's good.
It takes Gods grace to work through it. Thanklessness is a character issue.
Devil fights our tomorrow's not today. We should not take things for granted.
Cultivate Thanksgiving!!!

Stay Together in a World that pulls us Apart. Part 3

                                                     The Simple Things
1Tim 4:7-9
We need to exercise spiritually.  Our Life is in God!!!
We need to guard our life and marriage. We need to set guidelines and boundaries. The enemy wants to ruin our souls.  Our life needs to be guarded by the grace of God.
Success is in the way we treat each other.