Have you ever heard it said that you don’t get what you want, you get what you expect?
Expectation is the key to receiving. Whether you’re expecting good, or bad, you are sure to receive it.
When we pray we are always asking God for good things. No one asks Him for negative circumstances,

It’s been said that, “To attract attractive people, you must be attractive. To attract powerful people, you must be powerful. To attract committed people, you must be committed. Instead of going to work on them, you go to work on yourself. If you become, you can attract.”

Do you worry? Are you concerned about your future to the point where it steals your joy? Jesus said in Matthew 6:25, “Take no thought for your life.”
That seems simple enough, but for some reason we don’t get it. We think we have to run our own lives and make things happen. If something isn’t going right we think we have to fix it. There’s nothing more frustrating than trying to make something happen that is never meant to happen.

I have been waiting for God to answer my prayers.
Then it happened.
I imagined that God sent me an e-mail message.
This is what He told me.
God:
You are not alone.
I have been searching for a way to communicate with you.

When things go wrong as they sometimes will…

Will Trust in the Lord, My Anchor in the Storm Can you say, “I will trust in the Lord” when a storm is raging around you?
Many times, when we fall into trials we may be tempted to ask, “Where is God?

Do more than belong: participate.
Do more than care: help.
Do more than believe: practice.
Do more than be fair: be kind.

Before you speak, listen.
Before you write, think.
Before you spend, earn.
Before you invest, investigate.

“To laugh is to risk appearing a fool,
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.
To reach out to another is to risk involvement,
To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self.

So you finally found someone you want to spend the rest of your life with. And you have decided to get married. There is no easy recipe for a happy marriage, but you have a pretty good feeling that your love will help you weather the storms all relationships inevitably go through. In addition to that, here are some tips to remember for a happy and healthy marriage.