"You can't take it with you when you die." That's what everyone says, but there is something you can take with you when you die.
Sometimes we have bad ideas and we make bad decisions. God had a good idea which was to send Jesus to take your place. Your sins are forgiven. You are at peace with God.
What is the opposite of Chaos? It's Peace. It's the Peace that Jesus first shared with his disciples when he appeared to them in the upper room on Easter evening.
"They have taken away my Lord..." The tomb was empty and for Mary there was only one explanation. The body had been taken. Mary stood outside facing the tomb, weeping.
When Jesus suffered and died on the cross, he was taking the sting of your sins into his own body.
Look up and live. That was a safety initiative when I was in high school in Australia. It's also the instructions God gave to the Israelites in the Old Testament. And it's what God says to us even today.
God feels furthest away when we're in the middle of a temptation. Yet, we're not alone. Jesus has faced similar temptations and when he answered them, he did it for you.
God allows hardships into our lives to refine us. Yet even in these trials he is by our side, giving us strength and working everything for our benefit.
I'm going to offer a suggestion of something totally wild and crazy to do for St. Patrick's Day.
Who is your role model?
Have you ever wished God would speak to you? Tell you which decision to make? God doesn't speak to us audibly, but he does speak to us through the Bible.
What would it take for you to be truly happy?
