She wakes, her feet hit the floor. Thought of the day begin to fill her head. They weigh upon her. “You’ve so much to accomplish today. How will you get it all done? You know it’s more than you can handle.” She sighs, worry and dread fills her heart. This scenario plays out in many a home across this world. The seemingly inevitable position of worry and dread of the days coming events. Many of us are facing uphill battles in our lives. None of which are honestly without their frustrations. Yet each of us are to be living a life of becoming renewed in Christ, not daunted and dismayed. True, many of us do face tasks that seem overwhelming and left to our own devices they would be, yet each of us are being provided an opportunity to live out this life with Jesus Christ at our side. Many people are willing to accept the idea of there being a Jesus Christ, but few allow themselves trust Christ to become intricately involved in their lives. When people are told that the love of Jesus is offered only through a merit system, When the courage is summoned long enough to step foot in a church only to be met with judgmental glances, When those sent to be the “children of God” find more reasons to exclude than to include………you can easily see why a discouragement towards the involvement of Jesus can begin. Jesus Christ is not a religion. He is a God/Man seeking to love the whole of humanity…not just the select few that others of this world would deem “worthy”. When Christ is presented in a light that cast undue shadow upon His character, the result is an overwhelming mistrust of just Who Jesus Christ is and the true intentions that He has for our lives. Tomorrow I will focus my blog on some of the truths that Christ shares Himself to be within the Bible. For now, I will ask you to please be willing to open your heart to understand that it is people who break our hearts and judge us harshly, it is not our Lord Jesus Christ. I too have fallen victim to the pains that people have caused in my life all in the “name of God”, but I want to encourage you that our Lord Jesus Christ is Love. Until tomorrow. Many blessings on your evening. Pastor Daniella.