Meaning of hands: the end part of a person's arm beyond the wrist, including the palm, fingers, and thumb.

The word hand appears 1466 times in the Bible and the plural word- hands – appears 462 times. 

Our hands are such an Intricate beautiful work of art.  Our hand is made up of 27 bones that move delicately without much thought. They work for each of us with little care. But if they are injured we then realize how for we take them granted. 

Do you ever think of our Heavenly Father’s hands? Do they show an amazing amount of strength? Are they soft to the touch? Are they warm? Are they rugged?  If He made us in Their image. Why is it most of us do not visualize His look much like our own?? I personally can see Him in my mind’s eye. and I have felt His touch. 

I do believe He has tenderly held us before He sent us to live on earth. And He is always willing to hold us now. All we need to do is ask .. but we have some responsibility as well.  We must believe with all of our heart that His touch is indeed possible. And then we must be ready to receive Him. 

Believe me it’s the most amazing touch one could ever receive.  To be touched by the very hands that created every finger, every toe. everything about you? Just wow! 

Can we even imagine what He must feel and think when He can touch His creation? It must warm His heart and bring a smile to His beautiful face!! As he gently looks and caresses who you have become.  His work! His attention to detail. His artistry!  He just WOWs me. 

It’s Him, it’s always Him

1 Peter 5:6 And God will exalt you in due time, if you humble yourselves under his mighty hand.

Psalm 89:13-15. Your arm is endowed with power; your hand is strong, your right hand exalted. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; love and faithfulness go before you. Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence, LORD.

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The word "respect" is in the King James Version of the Bible 34 times. It is in 34 verses.

Respect is it earned or a given gift? Does one need to love to respect? Is it an action that has eroded with time? Have all forms of media been guilty of setting the tone? It seems many are not in the business of building others but they are in the business of how low can they land that proverbial blow? 

This seems to trickle into many avenues of our lives? It's sad, it’s heartbreaking, it makes me wonder when and where will it end?? I see such discord, and lack of respect for officials, authorities, and God. Life organization in general. 

I limit my media consumption because I prefer to focus on the good, the kind, and a greater love.  I feel we desperately need to seek our Heavenly Father's face! And when I look into His eyes I do not want to see a face of pain, or sadness because I let Him down. 

Even before I came to know Christ I would tell my children if you do not have anything nice to say. DON’T say it !! And treat everyone you come in contact with, with respect. Act like it will be the last time you might see them... Respect others, Respect property, Respect yourself enough to always be your best. The respect you show others will reflect from the mirror of your soul for eternity… Remember eternity has no end … 

For the ones that can not control themselves and disrespect seems to be the only way to respond. I do believe one day you will look into our Father's eyes… 

I will ask you to close your eyes, and visualize His face… and be deeply honest.. As He looks into your eyes what will His facial expression be?? Only you know the answer. But He knows your heart, and yes He will always love you… But will He respect you? Will He respect your choices your actions or your words? Or will tears be seen streaming from His face? 

It’s between you, and Him.

It's always Him. 

Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. Romans 12:10

“To them who by patient continuance in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life:” Romans 2:7

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Andrea Bocelli, Ellie Goulding - Return to Love (Official Lyric Video)

Genuine truly what something is said to be; authentic:

The word Genuine is in the Bible in 34 instances. 

Do you think you are a genuine soul? What does it take to be a genuine soul? Can you be taught to be a genuine soul? Do you hide behind that mask you wear? Do you struggle to keep your persona under wraps? Is there something deeper that you hide from others?

These questions made me do some soul searching of my own. I would like to think I am a genuine soul.  I hope I live by that "what you see is what you get motto."  But even that can be tricky.  What if you are genuine but are not a kind person? You are the only one that thinks you are kind? But you have caused others pain? 

Some people are truly good at hiding who they truly are.  And can give you a good solid portrayal of who they want you to see.  But ultimately who are they fooling? God sees us in our true raw genuine self. There is no hiding!  

So how do we achieve this status of genuine? I do believe the key is freedom. It’s growing to know who you truly are. What are your dreams? Desires? Your fears! Your strengths and the list goes on. I do believe we must know ourselves intimately before we can reflect our true genuine self! 

So I do believe the question becomes how can we learn to appreciate and move towards being the best genuine soul we can be? I know a great teacher! He can hold our hand as He walks us through the most amazing self-discovery you will ever experience! He is such a beautiful example of genuine. He has shared with me His genuine heart. His genuine love and His genuine kindness. We can try to imitate Him but we will fall miserably short. Because He is perfect. 

It’s Him  it’s always Him 

And we are all a work in progress! 

The Life-Light was the real thing: John 1:9 MSG

Then all the nations of the earth will recognize that the Lord is the only genuine God. 1 Kings 8:60

There it was—the true Light [the genuine, perfect, steadfast Light] which, coming into the world, enlightens everyone. John 1:9

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BLANCA - Real Love [Official Music Video]

Meaning of home the place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household:

The word "home" is in the King James Version of The Bible 51 times. It is in 50 verses.

The word home can mean different things to different people. What is home? Is it childhood memories that are held in our hearts? Is it a building that holds our most prized possessions? Is it the loved ones that live in our daily lives?  Why do we long to always go home when we have been away for any length of time?   The human race has always built a “home” where we could feel safe, warm.. and protected from the outside world and the scary element of life. 

Although I am guilty of being one of those humans. The word home placed me in deep thought. I re-evaluated my list above.. and thought every reason above can be taken away. 

Over time life has proven this to me.  I have found myself having to rebuild a couple times. So where do we really place this value of home? 

I do believe our home is within... It’s our heart. It's our soul. It is where our memories are made ...It’s where the Holy Spirit lives. There is a heavenly connection with our Heavenly Father and His amazing Son that is within. It’s there that our prized possession is truly built.  It’s that longing to go home that pulls us towards heaven.  I do believe many love ones will make it and we will be welcomed home one day. This world is just a fleeting moment in time. So as we gather our possessions and fragments of our lives on earth. Never lose focus where your future home will be. 

It’s Him it’s always Him ...

            He is Home.

My Father's house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? John 14:2 NIV 

Proverbs 24:3-4

By wisdom, a house is built,

And by understanding it is established; And by knowledge, the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches

Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it.

Hebrews 13:2

“And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love, and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.”

1 John 4:16 KJV

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Skylar Grey - I'm coming home (Lyrics)

The word “righteousness” appears 302 times in the Bible, and the word “righteous” is found 238 times in 225 verses.

The word most often translated “righteousness” can mean “justice, or divine holiness.” It is conformity to the law of God, for "all The commandments are righteousness" Righteousness commences at our acceptance of Christ as our Savior. It then becomes our quest to strive for a state of moral integrity to please God. 

The Bible confirms that we can not achieve this on our own. We must look to the Trinity to even begin to achieve some of the requirements as outlined in the Bible.  God knows our strengths, our weaknesses, and our hearts. His desire for us is unyielding ... 

So He knew from the beginning of time in our human form, righteousness could not be obtainable without Their help. So I for one, am so thankful He gave us His grace and His Son Jesus as an example and as the doorway to His heart and the path to righteousness. 

Jesus’s mission has been to fulfill God's righteousness and to lead us home. Jesus also presents righteousness as He submitted to the will of God and full filled His purpose on earth.  We must not confuse self-righteousness with righteousness. When we humble ourselves before God “self” must be removed from our hearts and we should plant our feet on the righteous path. 

We should continue to discover and study the behavior of Jesus. And tune in to God's desires for our lives... We will find we must work towards a righteous lifestyle.. Will there be challenges? Yes! Will we feel inadequate? Yes! Will we be tested? Yes! Will we have failures? Yes! Will we have success? Yes! So most likely we will answer yes to most if not all of the previous questions.  

However,  it is my opinion, that as long as we give Him 110 % daily. And continue to remember the depth and vastness of this unexplainable LOVE, Along with recognizing the monumental sacrifices They made, up to and including the painful public crucifixion of Jesus. I feel we will need to do our part and make an earnest effort and commitment with a grateful heart to embrace the Triune and their teachings.  

Knowing full well with our human existence we most likely will fall short of Their expectations. However, take a deep breath because they offer us grace and forgiveness for yesterday.  As we strive to improve who we are one day at a time !!  Join me and let’s marvel at the gifts they give us daily !! They wow me and they are beyond words!! 

“And it shall be our righteousness if we observe to do all these commandments before the Lord our God, as he hath commanded us.”

Deuteronomy 6:25 KJV

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Goodness of God live lyrics Bethel

The word depending is approximately in the Bible 28 times.

Meaning of depending: to place reliance or trust you can depend on me: to be dependent especially for financial supporters. 

This is a curious word. How do we become dependent ? Especially on God? I believe many people see this word as a  weakness in character. We are taught to stand on our own two feet.  The word itself is a root word for many words that imply that we are leaning on someone we trust to help carry the weight.  

When I see the words, depending on God.. I feel trust. I feel confident. I feel a freedom that only on God brings. The beauty of depending on God is He takes the weight off our shoulders. He not only allows us to take the breath of fresh air He encourages it.  He is the ultimate warrior, the ultimate leader, the ultimate counselor. The ultimate shoulder to lay your head upon. He will comfort your soul with a love beyond compare. 

Now realize that when we depend on God that is not a green light to make your wish come true. He is not a genie. He is our ultimate savior. Sometimes that means saving us from ourselves. 

So if you do not get the results you are praying for do not be discouraged. He knows your heart, your thoughts, and only wants what is best for you... You can depend on Him with all your heart's desires. Because He sees the bigger picture! 

It’s Him, it’s always Him

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6 

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The Lord says: "I will create a new heaven and a new earth. 

Isaiah 65:1

 If that scripture doesn't bring at least one question to your mind? You may not want to read any further. 

Questions a sentence worded or expressed so as to elicit information.

Bible scholars estimate that there are approximately 3,300 questions in the Bible.

Are we curious people? Or do we settle for what is written and stop there? When do we lose the passion to know more?? Have our lives become so busy we do not make time to explore.  Many may be tired of my questions? Many may think wow doesn’t she know? Some may say that is a silly or ridiculous question.

I am very confident that not everyone knows everything especially when we are speaking of our creator. I must say I have been on a journey of discovery and I have only begun to scratch the surface. I have run into many who were kind and tried to help me fill in the blanks. Some judged and felt I should know the answers. I have even had some say that is a crazy question. 

I have held many management positions and have raised children. And I am a firm believer that there are no questions that are crazy or should not be explored. The unasked question is the only question that is crazy.

But to all those who feel you have all the answers kudos to you. You are in a place in your life that you are complete. You have maxed out on your learning and your eagerness and excitement to learn may be fading. 

I will admit and I am ecstatically happy that I have so much more to discover. So many questions, so much more to learn. I find LIFE exciting! I do believe when we stop learning, life will become flat and lack purpose. 

I only discovered the Bible 8 months ago. And with the help of a friend. We have danced across many scriptures and have written about 234 words. I am on a personal quest to find out as much as I possibly can about the greatest LOVE of all time. 

Have you ever thought of how Jesus taught? It is an amazing find… Did you know in the Gospels Jesus asks many more questions than he answered? To be precise, Jesus asks 307 questions. He is asked 183 of which he only answers 3. Asking questions was central to Jesus' life and teachings. And I am confident without any doubt that He knows all the answers. That is His beauty, He was humble, He was kind and He wanted you to discover the answer for yourself. He was a master teacher. But more than that He did everything in LOVE.

So, have you ever thought maybe the one who asked the question? May know the answer but wants you to have the victory of discovering the answer. Not everything is always as it seems. 

I have learned a lot in my walk. But will admit I have a long, long way to go. I am an open book and will share what I know. And If I do not have the answer, we can ask Him together.  He will guide us to the answer. 

We just need to seek Him.

Its Him, It's always Him.

“The power to question is the basis of all human progress.” – Indira Gandhi

“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. Matthew 7:7

“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. And you know the way to where I am going.” Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?”. John 14:1-31

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    You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. Deuteronomy 6:5

Meaning of adoration deep love and respect. worship; veneration. In the Bible Adoration is respect, reverence, strong admiration, or devotion in a certain person, place, or thing. The term comes from the Latin adōrātiō, meaning "to give homage or worship to someone or something".

There are approximately 21 verses about the word adoration.

When we look at our world the word adoration seems to be a skewed practice. And it can be seen across genders, cultures, and religious boundaries.  What do we adore? Is it those favorite pair of beautiful stylish pumps? Is it that sports figure that clinches the win for your home team? Is it that beautiful building with state of the art technology we call a worship center? Wow, when I dive into what we as humans adore this list can go on for miles. 

I believe the word adore can be closely connected to the word love.  When we fall in love with someone, we have a tendency to adore even the most irritating traits. We may even find them cute, where others see them as character flaws. 

So, I will ask you what do you adore? Are we truly adoring what really brings value to our lives ?? Let’s create a checklist. 

Does it give you peace? Does it give you hope? Does it give you a love beyond anything you have ever known? It’s it available day and night 365 days a year? Rain or shine? Will it stay with you when you are afraid? Will it show you how to LIVE? Will it deliver you from the pits of despair? Will it cheer your victories? Will it offer a hand to hold? Will it have no end date ?? Will it share the secret to living life to its fullest? 

Well, hmm I have found such a person and I adore Him. I adore His character. I adore Him because He Loves me as much as He loves you. 

I adore His face, His loving nature, His kindness, His compassion… I adore Him and my list is truly endless! However, I must say I have yet to find any character flaws. He truly is perfect. Others before me have tried, and have failed. I challenge you to find out for yourself. Because I am confident you will fall in love and adore Him too. 

Its Him, It's always Him !!

For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 1 Timothy 2:5

And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!” Revelation 5:13

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this, all people will know that you are my disciples if you have a love for one another.” John 13: 34:35

A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples if you love one another. John 13:34-35 NIV

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