Heather marie

If you have a void in your life that you need to fill; material possessions, things, and people won?t fill it. The

only one who can fill it is God. He will complete you and make you whole.He is the only one who can tell you

your purpose.

Psalm 57:2 ?I cry out to God most high, to God who fulfill every purpose he has for you.?

Philippians 1:6 ?For I am confident of this very thing, that he began a good work in you will perfect
it until the day of Christ Jesus.?

If you are craving love God loves you.

Jeremiah 31:3 ? I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness
to you.?

If you?re lonely he will be with you and never leave you.

Joshua 1:5-6 ?As I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you. Be
strong and of good courage.?

If you are hurt he can heal your pain.

Psalm 147:3 ? He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.?

If you need guidance he can lead you.

Isaiah 58:11 ? And the Lord will guide you continually and satisfy your desire in scorched places and
make your bones strong; and you shall be like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.?

If you want happiness he can give you joy

Ecclesiastes 8:15 ? And I commend joy, for man has nothing better under the sun but to eat and drink
and be joyful, for this will go with him in his toil through the days of his life that God has given him under the sun.?

Romans 15:13 ? Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may
abound in hope by the power of the holy spirit.?

Psalms 126:5 ? Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy.?

If you are angry he can help you with anger

James 1:19-20 ?Understand this my dear brothers and sisters: you must all be quick to listen,
slow to speak and slow to get angry. Human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires.?

Ephesians 4:26-27 ? And don?t sin by letting anger control you. Don?t let the sun go down while you are
still angry, for anger gives a foothold to the devil.?

If you are prideful he can help you with pride.

James 4:10 ? Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.?

Philippians 2:3 ? Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value
others above yourselves.?

If someone hurt you he can help you
with forgiveness.

Ephesians 4:31-32 ?Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.?

Romans 12:19 ?Beloved,never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written,
?Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.?

If you are sad he can comfort and help you.

Matthew 5:4 ?Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.?

John 14:27 ? Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to
you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.?

Psalm 73:26 ? My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion
forever.

If you?re afraid he can help you overcome

Deuteronomy 31:8 ? The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor
forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.?

He can make you strong when you are weak.

2 Corinthians 12:10 ?That is why, for Christ?s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in
hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.?

Isaiah 43:2 ?When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall
not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, nor shall the flame scorch you.?

He can do things for you and your life no one can.

Mark 10:27 ?Jesus looked at them and said, with man it is impossible, but not with God. For all
things are possible with God.?

God can do and be all things that you need.

Philippians 4:19?And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.?

What is the first thing you think about when you wake up?

Do you think about God?

Do you know that he watches over you?

Psalm 121:5-8 ?The Lord watches over you? the Lord is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord will keep you from all harm?he will watch
over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.?

Do you know that he thinks of you?

Psalm 40:5?Many, O Lord my God, are your wonderful works which you have done; and your thoughts toward us cannot be recounted to you in order; if I would declare and speak of them, they are more
than can be numbered.?

When you picked out that car you wanted did you ever think that it would fall apart and
leave you stranded at work? What if instead of choosing it yourself you asked God and he led you to a good working car that endures?

What if that last boyfriend you had broken up with him when your gut told you too? What if you came to God first and avoided the heart break and found a better man for you?

What if that last job you picked for money that ended up with a horrible boss could have been avoided? What if you came to God first and instead was blessed with a job that has purpose and more than you can ask for?

We paint a picture in our heads for our lives but what if God has a way bigger picture for you than you do for yourself?

The choices we make can affect the way our lives are shaped. Sometimes the way things turn out
is because we ignored when we should have listened and ended up suffering because of it.

Adam and Eve is a good example

Eve was deceived by Satan

Genesis 1: 1-5 ? Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, ?Did God really say, ?You must not eat from any tree in the garden???  The woman said to the serpent, ?We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, ?You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.???You will not certainly die,? the serpent said to the woman. ?For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.?

Adam and Eve both chose to disobey God

Genesis 1: 6-8 ?When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to
her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the LORD God among the trees of the garden.?

Adam and Eve are confronted by God

Genesis:1:9-12 ?But the LORD God called to the man, ?Where are you??  He
answered, ?I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.?  And he said, ?Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat
from??  The man said, ?The woman you put here with me?she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.?

Adam and Eve face Consequences for Disobedience

Genesis 1: 13-19 ?Then the LORD God said to the woman, ?What is this you have done?? The woman said, ?The serpent deceived me, and I ate.?  So the LORD God said to the serpent, ?Because you have done this, ?Cursed are you above all livestock and all wild animals! You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life. And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.?To the woman he said, ?I will make your pains in childbearing very severe; with painful labor you will give birth to children.
Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.?  To Adam he said, ?Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, ?You must not eat
from it,? ?Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat food from it all the days of your life. It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were
taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return.?

God banishes Adam and Eve

Genesis 1:20-23 ?Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the mother of all the
living. The LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed
them.  And the LORD God said, ?The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live
forever.? So the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.

If Adam and Eve had listened to God and followed him not themselves it could have been a
different outcome. They didn?t have to be banished from the Garden of Eden. If they listened they could have had everything. They made a decision of what they wanted to do and they chose to not follow God. Because of their choice to not listen sin has entered into the world and is the reason we all face so many problems with our sinful natures.

God wants the best for us but until we live our lives with him as priority we will fall short of reaching our potential of what God has for us and intended for our lives.

God loves you so much he instructs his angels to protect and watch over you.

Psalm 91:11 ?For He will give His angels charge concerning you, to guard you in all your ways.?

He sent his son in the flesh to die on the cross for you to be forgiven of your sins. A chance to start a new life through him.

John 3:16-17 ?For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to
condemn the world, but to save the world through him.?

He has entrusted us with spiritual gifts that have the ability to help others strengthen their faith, encourage
and uplift.

Romans 12:6-8 ?We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is
prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith;  if it is serving, then serve; if it is
teaching, then teach;  if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.?

1 Corinthians 12:6-10 ?There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.  Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.  To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by
that one Spirit, 10 to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues.?

Out of 99 sheep if you go astray he will leave those sheep to bring you back again.

 Matthew 18:12?What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off??

God loves you so much he even has the hairs of your head numbered for him.

Luke  12:7 ?Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don?t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.?

He loves you so much he gives you strength

Psalm 46:1-3 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth  give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.

Psalm 27:1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?

 He loves you so much he gives you courage

Deuteronomy 31:6 ?Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the LORD
your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake
you.?

 He loves you so much he gives you Comfort

2 Corinthians 1:3 ?Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can
comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.?

He loves you so much he gives you guidance

Psalm 32:8 ?I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.?

1 John 4:19"We love because he first loved us."

Don?t forget God loves you.

When you think of Jesus dying on the cross what do you think about that? Someone willing to die for you out of love knowing they did nothing wrong? It makes me think he took the death penalty for us for a crime he didn?t commit.

 Jesus not only sacrificed in order for us to
be saved because of our sins but also so we could have a relationship and know
God his father.

1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit.

 He took insults,

 Matthew 27: 38-40 ?Two criminals were nailed to crosses beside Jesus?one on the right and the other on the left.  People walked by and shouted insults at Jesus.They shook their heads  and said, ?You said you could destroy the Temple and build it again in three days. So save yourself! Come down from that cross if you really are the Son of God!?

 Matthew 27:41-44 ?The leading priests, the teachers of the law, and the older Jewish leaders were also there. They made fun of Jesus the same as the other people did. They said, ?He saved others, but he can?t save himself! People say he is the king of Israel. If he is the king, he should come down now from the cross.Then we will believe in him. He trusted God. So let God save him now, if God really wants him. He himself said, ?I am the Son of God.? And in the same way,the criminals on the crosses beside Jesus also insulted him.?

he took abuse,

 John 19: 1-6 ?Then Pilate took Jesus and had him
flogged.  The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They clothed him in a purple robe  and went up to him again and again, saying,?Hail, king of the Jews!? And they slapped him in the face. Once more Pilate came out and said to the Jews gathered there, ?Look, I am bringing him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against him.? When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them,?Here is the man!?As soon as the chief priests and their officials saw him,they shouted, ?Crucify! Crucify!? But Pilate answered, ?You take him and crucify him. As for me, I find no basis for a charge against him.?

and he took betrayal from those
closest to him

Luke 22: 4-6? And Judas went to the chief priests and the officers of the temple guard and discussed with them how he might betray Jesus. They were delighted and agreed to give him money.  He consented, and watched for an opportunity to hand Jesus over to them when no crowd was present.?

Luke 22: 56-62 ?Then a
servant girl, seeing him as he sat in the light and looking closely at him, said, ?This man also was with him.? But he denied it, saying, ?Woman, I do not know him.? And a little later someone else saw him and said, ?You also are one of them.? But Peter said, ?Man, I am not.? And after an interval of about an hour still another insisted, saying,?Certainly this man also was with him, for he too is a Galilean.? But Peter
said, ?Man, I do not know what you are talking about.? And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed. And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the saying of the Lord, how he had said to him, ?Before the rooster crows today, you will deny me three times.?  And he went out and wept bitterly.?

He took on the ultimate sacrifice for
not one person but for humanity the whole world.

 1 John
2:2 He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also
for the sins of the whole world.

 Matthew
27:32-38 ?As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and
they forced him to carry the cross.  They
came to a place called Golgotha (which means ?the place of the skull?).  There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed
with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it.  When they had crucified him, they divided up
his clothes by casting lots.  And sitting
down, they kept watch over him there. 
Above his head they placed the written charge against him: this is
Jesus, the king of the Jews. Two
rebels were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left.?

Matthew 27:48-54 ?Immediately
one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with wine vinegar, put it on a
staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink. The rest said, ?Now leave him alone.
Let?s see if Elijah comes to save him. And when Jesus had cried out again in a
loud voice, he gave up his spirit. At that moment the curtain of the temple was
torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split and the tombs
broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. They
came out of the tombs after Jesus? resurrection and went into the holy city and
appeared too many people. When the centurion and those with him who were
guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were
terrified, and exclaimed, ?Surely he was the Son of God!?

Would you have a relationship with
Jesus who was willing to suffer and sacrifice for you?

Matthew 16:21  "From that time on Jesus began to
explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at
the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and
that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life."

John 10:17-18 "The
reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life--only to take it up again.
No one takes it from me, but I lay it down on my own accord. I have authority
to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from
my Father."

What if Jesus who sacrificed so much
for you wanted to help fix the broken parts of your life?

Psalm 23: 1-6 The LORD
is my shepherd, I lack nothing.  He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name?s sake.  Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.  Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.?

What about if all Jesus wanted was
for you to be blessed and loved?

Deuteronomy 28:8 ?The Lord will command the blessing on you in your barns and in all that you
undertake. And he will bless you in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.?

Jeremiah 31:3 ?The Lord appeared to him from far away. I have loved you with an everlasting love;
therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.?

 What if all Jesus wanted you to have is the
best possible life for his sacrifice that was given?

Jeremiah 29:11  For I know the plans I have for you,?declares the Lord, ?plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

In helping you?

Psalm 32:8  ? I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.?

 In giving you all the things you need?

Philippians 4:19 ?But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ
Jesus.?

 All you would have to do is follow him and
allow him to show you how to have a better life. This is who Jesus is and I
choose to follow him. It is your free will to follow him or not. Jesus doesn?t
control. He does love you and if you let him he can change your life and fill
your heart with so much love, joy and peace, it will change your life forever.

If you would like to know Jesus pray
this prayer with me. ?Dear God, I know, I?m a sinner, and I ask for your
forgiveness. I believe Jesus Christ is your son. I believe that he died for my
sin and that you raised him to life. I want to trust him as my savior and follow
him as Lord, from this day forward. Guide my life and help me to do your will.
I pray this in the name of Jesus. Amen.?

After you have prayed this prayer
begin to read the word of God and come to understand how to change from the
ways of the world. When you start to do this and follow God your life will
change.

Are you a Christian walking of the world or with God? I ask
this because I have been guilty of walking of the world. I have recently come
to walking with God. I want to enlighten other Christians to what it means to
walk with God and why it?s important.

When you think about how you speak or how you behave or treat
others would you say it reflects God? If you answered yes refer back to
scripture and if it doesn?t match up you?re not.

 Ephesians 4:32 ?Be kind to one
another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.?

The reason why it is so important that we reflect God in how
we live is it shows that we are of God and not of the world and it can show
non-believers what it is to know God.  

Romans 12:2 ?Do not be conformed to this world, but be
transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what
is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.?

Matthew 5:16 ? In the same way, let your light shine before
others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who
is in heaven.?

How can we reach non-believers if we
tell them to live by God if we don?t ourselves?

1 John 3:24 ?Whoever keeps his commandments remains in God,
and God in him and by this we know that he remains in us: by the spirit he has
given us.?

Galations 2:20 ?I been crucified with Christ it is no longer
I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I
live by faith in the son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.?

As Christians we cannot claim to know God if we are not
living in the ways of God because we are to be living examples of what it is to
know God.

Titus 2:7-8 ?In
everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show
integrity, seriousness and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so
that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say
about us.?

How can we say we know God if we are not walking in the light
and are walking in darkness?

1 John 1:5-7 ?This is
the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him
there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet
walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth.  But if we walk in the light, as he is in the
light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son,
purifies us from all sin.?

Our salvation isn?t just about us it?s about reaching as many
people as we can to save them just as somebody saved us.

Mark 16:15 ?He said to them, ?Go into all the world and
preach the gospel to all creation.?

The ways of the world are a distraction by Satan to hurt us
by keeping us away from God.

 Colossians 3:2 ?Set
your minds on things above, not on earthly things.?

Proverbs 4:25-27 ?Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your
gaze directly before you. Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and
be steadfast in all your ways. Do not turn to the right or the left; keep your
foot from evil.?

Everything that God tells us not to do is for our own good.

Some examples : unforgiveness it allows bitterness and anger
causing a grudge and you won?t get peace.  Also if you don?t forgive others God won?t
forgive you.

Matthew 6:14-15 ?For if you forgive others their trespasses,
you?re heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others
their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.?

Hebrews 12:15 ? See to it that no one fails to obtain the
grace of God, that no ?Root of bitterness? springs up and causes trouble, and
by it many become defiled.?

Another example is pride- if you are full of pride you can?t
humble yourself and if you can?t do that than how can you help others?

Romans 12:3 ? For by the grace given to me I say to everyone
among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to
think with sober judgement, each according to the measure of faith that God has
assigned.?

Another really good example is profanity. If we speak like we
are wicked or have evilness from our hearts we are not reflecting God and
anyone who needs to be saved will be less likely to listen.

Luke 6:45 "The
good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and
the evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil; for his mouth
speaks from that which fills his heart.

When it comes down to we should want to follow Gods
commandments because they reflect who God is. We didn?t choose him he chose us.
If we want to follow God than we must strive to be like him.

1 John 3:22 ?And whatever we ask we receive from him, because
we keep his commandments and do what pleases him.?

 us changing is hard
but when you allow God to help you change you begin to see how he can improve and
better your life.

2 Corinthians 3:18 ?And we all, who with unveiled faces
contemplate the Lord?s glory, are being transformed into his image with
ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the spirit.?

We as Christians are all being changed and shaped to be more
like God. In order to be in his likeness we have to let go of the ways of the
world and submit to the ways of God. As children of God we are his chosen and
we are his treasured possession. We are not meant to be the way the world is;
but to stand out from all the rest. To be able to show God?s likeness in us and
for the world to be able to see that God is in us and all glory to be him.

We have to allow ourselves to let down our defenses and stop using them as
shields. Let in the power of God and have faith.

2 proverbs 3:5 ?Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on
your own understanding.?

We should believe beyond our circumstance and not be deceived God will make a way
even if we can?t see.

Ecclesiastes 3:14 ?I know that everything God does will endure forever;
nothing can be added to it and nothing can be taken from it. God does it so
that people will fear him.?

God is the only one who sees and knows everything. Sometimes  we are blind to what is going on but need to
trust in him.

Psalm 33:13-15 ? From heaven the Lord looks down and sees all mankind,
from his dwelling place he watches all who live on earth- he who forms the
hearts of all, who considers everything they do.?

God gave us his son Jesus for our sins so that we could be saved. How much more can
someone love us?  We should all put our faith in A God that is so loving and sacrificing.

1 peter 3:18 ?For Christ died for our sins once and for all, a good man on behalf of
sinners, in order to lead you to God. He was put to death physically, but made
alive spiritually?

David beat Goliath because he trusted in the power of God. Many people made the
mistake of thinking that David was incapable but they underestimated that
anyone can do anything with the power of God if they trust in him.

1 Samuel 17:46 ?This day the Lord will deliver you into my hands, and
I?ll strike you down and cut off your head. This very day I will give the
carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds and the wild animals, and the
whole world will know that there is a God in Israel.?

1 Samuel 17:51 ?David ran and stood over him. He took hold of the
Philistine?s sword and drew it from the sheath. After he killed him, he cut off
his head with the sword.?

We can have faith as small as a mustard seed and be able to do anything. All it
takes is a little faith because a little faith can grow into a lot of faith.

Matthew 17:20 And He said to them, "Because of the littleness of
your faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard
seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to
there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you.

God wants us to have faith in his promises.When Moses was in Egypt God told him to
tell the Israelites they would be delivered from the Egyptians and that?s
exactly what God did.

Exodus 14:29-31 ?But the Israelites went through the sea on
dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left. That day the
Lord saved Israel from the hands of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians
lying dead on the shore. And when the Israelites saw the mighty hand of the
Lord displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the Lord and put their
trust in him and in Moses his servant.?

God keeps his promises and he will always do what he says he will do.

Joshua 21:45 ?Not one of the good promises which the Lord had made to the house of
Israel failed; all came to pass.?

We should all have faith in God because he will never leave nor forsake us and
time and time again he has proved how loving and dedicated he is to us and his
purpose for us in all that he does in our lives.