Psalm 20:4 (ESV) 
“May He grant you your heart’s desire and fulfill all your plans!
When life seems crazy and not as you planned- ask God to make the desires of your heart the same as His- and there you will be content-
We do not need to struggle- we can simply read God’s word- the Bible-
http://www.biblegateway.com/
So it is the time of year when so many people are in the hustle and bustle of the “gift-giving season” Christmas. Gifts are great to give- but the gifts we give and receive will only disappoint or give temporary satisfaction- So- talk to God- seek heavens gain- Make Him Lord of your life-
I pray I give God the desire of His heart- that I praise Him with all my heart- mind-soul and strength- and boldly share the Gospel of of Christ-
Many people think they will go to heaven because they have lived a good life. Perhaps, they treat all of their neighbors fairly. Maybe they volunteer for charity work and have never broken the law. Maybe they were even baptized or go to church regularly. But the Bible, God’s Word, says that no one can live up to God’s standard of righteousness.
Romans 3:10 ”As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one ….“
Romans 3:23 ”For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God ….“
Romans 6:23 ”For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.“
Salvation cannot be earned. Everyone is a sinner and deserves death, but God gives eternal life. So how can we receive God’s gift of eternal life?
Romans 1:16 ”For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth ….“
To be saved, we must believe the gospel. The word “gospel” means “good news”. But before we can believe the good news, we have to know what it is.
1 Corinthians 15:1-4 ”Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel … that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose againthe third day according to the scriptures ….“
This is the gospel which we must believe in order to be saved. Now, how does believing this gospel save us?
Romans 5:8-9 ”But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.“
Romans 3:22-26 ”Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation (appeasing sacrifice)through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.“
We can be saved from the wrath of God, because Jesus Christ, the Son of God, died on the cross as a sacrifice for our sins and rose from the dead. He paid the price for us, and we are justified in God’s eyes through our faith in the blood of Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 2:8-9 ”For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works lest any man should boast.“
There will be no boasting in heaven. We cannot be saved by our own righteousness, but only by God’s grace, through faith.
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
Isaac said, “I do not know the day of my death.” What a wise man!
