How are you supposed to get to know and have a relationship with Christ if you never read his word and pray? I have spoken on this topic before and I want to encourge Christians that have trouble reading their Bible to start small. Read one chapter a day. That will take less then ten minutes to read over. We can learn something for the entire scripture. Find a time to read. I like reading when I wake up and before I go to bed because I leave my Bible right there. I suggest to new readers to start in 1 John because you will be done with the book quick and it will leave a strong foundation for the rest of the Bible. God reveals everything about Himself through His word and in talking with us through prayer. Prayer is easier than most think it is. We have a tendicy to feel like we don't know how to pray but when troubles cool or you face a really big test prayer comes easy. When I pray I usually try to praise God first. I like how God responds to Job's complaits in Job 39-40. He continues to ask Job throughout the chapters about Job's greatness compared to His. We can always find ways praise God. Then I begin to thank God for things. This list also can go on for as long as I like. God has blessed everyone, even with just a new day. The sun coming up is a tremondius blessing that He has given us. After thanksgiving I pray for others. I love praying for prayer request because God moves when His people pray. Finally, I ask for things I want and need.

God revealed to Moses the Ten Commandments to guide His people:

1. “Thou shalt have no other gods before me” (Exodus 20:3).
2. “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image” (Exodus 20:4).
3. “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain” (Exodus 20:7).
4. “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy” (Exodus 20:8).
5. “Honour thy father and thy mother” (Exodus 20:12).
6. “Thou shalt not kill” (Exodus 20:13).
7. “Thou shalt not commit adultery” (Exodus 20:14).
8. “Thou shalt not steal” (Exodus 20:15).
9. “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour” (Exodus 20:16).
10. “Thou shalt not covet” (Exodus 20:17).

The Ten Commandments are still valid today, and they teach everyone to worship and show reverence for God and how to treat one another. Obeying the Ten Commandments blesses individuals, families, and communities.

God gives you commandments for your benefit, as they are instructions on how to have a happy and productive life. The more you learn about and love God, the more you will desire to do His will (John 14:21) . Once you understand the commandments, you must have the courage to obey Him, even if it means giving up something you want very much. Your loving Heavenly Father will bless you for your obedience with “peace in this world, and eternal life in the world to come” (Doctrine and Covenants 59:23).

God has given you agency—the ability and opportunity to choose between good and evil. When you obey God by following the influence of the Spirit and choosing to conform to His will, you demonstrate your love for Him. Disobedience will bring you sorrow.

Heavenly Father knows your weaknesses and is patient with you. He will bless you as you strive to obey His commandments.

Do you have your place reserved in God's City? Our reservations are held under the name of Jesus, and He alone is our ticket there. Make sure your name is written in the Lamb's Book of Life.

⁽²³And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to the skies? No, you will go down to the depths.^[a] If the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. ²⁴But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.)

⁽⁵Now this is what the LORD Almighty says: "Give careful thought to your ways.)

You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you, Time is free, but it's priceless. You can't own it, but you can use it. You can't keep it, but you can spend it. Once you've lost it youcan never get it back.Whatever you're thinking, think bigger, With God, No need to push. No need to try. No need to worry or question why. Surrender; let go. Release and know.

Sodom And Gomorrah, And What Happened to Them Genesis 19

Lot and his family escape from Sodom before it's destroyed.   THE LONG SHADOWS of evening-time were stealing over the through the valleys, and everywhere people were hurrying home. Soon the city gates would be closed, and the wise men who sat there during the daytime to judge the people would be turning homeward, too.     Among the wise men who sat in Sodom's gate was Lot. On this evening he saw two strangers approaching, and he greeted them with a low bow, just as Abraham had greeted these same men earlier in day. For they were no other than the angels who had dined with the Lord at Abraham's tent. Lot invited them to his home to spend the night, but they said they would stay out in the streets. Now, Lot knew the wicked men of Sodom would try to harm them if they remained in the streets, so he urged them to come with him. Finally they consented.     Here again the angels were entertained with hospitality, which may have reminded them of Abraham's kindness, for Lot brought water to wash their dusty feet and prepared good things for them to eat. Possibly Lot did not yet know that they were heavenly beings; but he thought they were strangers unlike the wicked men who lived in that city.     Soon the news spread all over Sodom that Lot had two strange-looking visitors at his home, and men came hurrying from every part of the city to see them. They planned to hurt them. But when Lot refused to let them see his guests, they pushed him aside and tried to break open the door. At this the angels drew Lot quickly inside, and then smote the men with blindness.     Now Lot knew that his visitors were angels, and that they had come to destroy Sodom because it was such a wicked place. He went out to the homes of his sons-in-law, two men of Sodom, and told them that the Lord was going to destroy their city. But they would not believe his words. And they would not listen when he told them to hurry and escape for their lives. So the night passed by.     When the early morning came, before the sun lightened the earth, the angels urged Lot and his wife and their two daughters to make haste and flee out of the city lest they also be destroyed. How hard it seemed for Lot to leave his home and his riches to be destroyed! God was merciful to him, and the angels seized him and his family and dragged them outside the city. Then they bade them flee to the mountains for their lives, and not even pause long enough to take a backward glance toward their old home, because God would soon destroy the cities of that rich valley, and unless they hurried away they too should perish. But Lot's wife did not obey the angel's words. She looked back, and her body became changed into a pillar of salt.     Poor, unhappy Lot! fear now tormented him from every direction. He thought his life would not be safe even in the mountains, for wild animals might devour him there. So he prayed to God to spare a small city near by and allow him and his daughters to enter that place. God heard his prayer and granted his request, so they fled into that city. That place was called Zoar, which means little.     Just as the sun rose, Lot and his daughters entered the gate of. Zoar, and at that time God sent a great rain of fire and brimstone upon Sodom and Gomorrah and all the neighboring cities. So terrible was the fire that it completely destroyed the cities and all the wicked people near by. Lot and his daughters feared that their lives were not safe in Zoar, so they hurried to the mountains, where God had first told them to go. There they lived in a cave-home, far away from other people. After this time we hear no more about Lot, the man whose home and riches were destroyed because he chose to live among wicked people who hated God.

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will.

5. Pay off your credit cards every month.

6. You don't have to win every argument.

7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.

8. It's OK to angry with GOD. He can take it.

9. Save for retirement starting with your first pay check.

10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

11. Make peace with past so it won't screw up the present.

12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.

13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.

15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye, but don't worry God never blinks.

16. Take a deep breath, it calms the mind.

17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.

19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood, but the second one is up to you and no one else.

20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.

21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.

22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.

23. Be eccentric now, don't wait for old age to wear purple.

24. The most important Sex Organ is Brain.

25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.

26. Frame every so called disaster with these words "In five years, will this matter".

27. Always choose Life.

28. Forgive everyone everything.

29. What other people think of you is none of your business.

30. Time heals almost everything.

31. However, Good or Bad a situation is, it will change.

32. Don't take yourself so seriously, no one else does.

33. Believe in Miracles.

34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.

35. Don't audit life, show up and make the most of it now.

36. Growing old beats the alternative dying young.

37. Your children get only one childhood.

38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

39. Get outside every day, Miracles are waiting everywhere.

40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.

41. Envy is a waste of time, you already have all you need.

42. The best is yet to come.

43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

44. Yield.

45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.

You may not realize this, but the following is 100% true.

There are at least 2 people in this world who you would die for.

The only reason that anyone would ever hate you, is because they wanted to be just like you.

A smile from you can bring happiness to anyone, even if they do not like you.

Every night, SOMEONE thinks about you. You mean the world to someone.

You are special and unique. Someone you don't even know loves you.

When you make the biggest mistake ever, something good comes from it.

When you think the World has turned it's back on you, take another look.

Always remember the COMPLIMENTS that you received. Forget about the RUDE remarks.

Always remember, your life hands you lemons, always ask for sugar.

Good friends are like stars, you don't always see them, but you know they are there.

I would rather have one rose and a kind word from a Friend while I am here, than a whole truckload when I am gone.

Happiness keeps you Sweet. Trails keep you Strong. Sorrows keep you Human. Life keeps you Humble.

Success keeps you glowing, but, only Friends keep you going.

Don't you know the phrase, stop and smell the flower!

To my friends, I was not too busy to make it and send it to you.

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