This document discusses several topics related to faith in Jesus Christ. It discusses how Jesus is the light of the world and the son of God. It talks about the importance of focusing on Jesus' works rather than human works. It provides advice on guarding one's heart and mind from negativity. It discusses seeking God and finding peace by looking to the sky. It also talks about internal change coming from changing one's thoughts rather than external factors. Finally, it discusses the story of Jesus multiplying loaves and fish to feed thousands as an example of gratitude.

1. Do you recognize Jesus? Do you accept His Word and see His Light? Do you know that you were created through Him? Jesus was in the world's
creation and He was the Word of God. The Father created all things through Jesus who is the Word. Jesus gave life to everything that was created
, and his life brought light to everyone. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it. Jesus who the Word and the
true Light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He came into the very world he created, became human and made his home
among us, full of unfailing love and faithfulness, but the world did not recognize him. But to all who believed in him and accepted him, he gave the
right to become children of God. They are reborn, through a birth that comes from God. No one has ever seen God. But the unique One, who is
himself God, is near to the Father’s heart. He has revealed God to us. This is explained in the Gospel of John, chapter 1, verses 1 to 18. Believe in
Jesus, accept Him into your heart and you will receive your rightful inheritance as a child of God.

2. The abortion is the natural or induced termination of the development of a fetus during pregnancy. The idea of making induced abortion, a
women's right and a legal option, has been gaining ground and has already been adopted in many parts. Proponents, identifying themselves as
pro-choice, contend that abortion is a right that should not be limited by governmental or religious authority, and which outweighs any right
claimed for an embryo or fetus. Opponents, identifying themselves as pro-life, assert that personhood begins at conception, and therefore
abortion is the immoral killing of a human being. Is the fetus a person and has rights? That is complicated and becomes a legal discussion. The
fact is that the fetus, whether or not, legally a person, is alive and after the abortion is dead. Those are the facts. A question for those who
advocate freedom of choice: Would you have liked to have freedom of choice when they were in your mother's womb? Would you have liked to
be aborted? Jesus taught us the golden rule: Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. In our case: Do to the fetus as you would
have liked them to do to you when you were a fetus. The choice is to love the fetus as myself.

3. Do not see human works. Do not see God in the works that humans do in the name of God. See God in the works of Jesus. Human beings are
imperfect and sometimes we do not act according to God, even though we proclaim we act on his behalf. This has confused a lot of people.
However, Jesus was perfect and his work was the work of God. Jesus said in the Gospel of John, chapters 10 and 14: The Father and I are
one. Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father! The words I speak are not my own, but my Father who lives in me does his work through
me. What do we see of God through Jesus? That anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love. Because Jesus said: I have
come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners and to seek and save those who are lost. I have
come as a light to shine in this dark world, so that all who put their trust in me will no longer remain in the dark. My purpose is to give them a
rich and satisfying life, for I did not come to be served but to serve others and to give my life as a ransom for many. Jesus is love. God is love.

4. Evil kills: My friend Armando cared deeply about the negative news he followed daily on TV, Radio, Newspapers and Internet. The result was
that by not knowing how to handle this information, he was getting sick, and for health reasons the doctor forbade him to follow the news. There
is evidence that the content of media showing bad things as crime, war, violence, famine, political unrest, poverty and injustice, to name but a
few, can generate a negative mood experience, including anxiety, sadness, anger and disgust. This affects many aspects of your thinking,
behaviour and psychological health, because these experiences will affect how you interpret and worry about events in your own life. Do not let
negative messages defile your heart, because Jesus taught us that from the heart come the evil thoughts, words and actions. That is why we
read in the book of Proverbs:Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. Now I tell you: Guard your heart filling it
with the word of God.

5. Look to the sky and feel God. When we are sad, depressed, stressed or anxious, we tend to lower our head and look down or close our eyes,
but when we need peace, motivation and strength, we look up, searching the sky. No one knows why this happens, but we all do that. It is as if
our spirit were connected with the sky above us. That is why, all cultures, in all the history of the world have looked to the skies seeking God,
without knowing why. Psalm 19 says: The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship. And in the first chapter of
the book of Acts says: Jesus was lifted up on a cloud while they were watching, until they could no longer see him and they strained to see him
rising into heaven. Try this: Sit or lie down outside and look to the sky. Relax and connect with God. Seek Him, speak to Him, feel Him and
connect with Him and your Father who is in heaven, will speak to your heart, to your mind. Put your eyes, your mind and your hope in God and
not in this world. Then this world will make sense to you.

6. Is not your burden. My friend Marisol was sometimes violent and sometimes depressed, besides having some addictions. Some friends and
myself tried to help her, but we didn't know how. Until one day she told us she had been abused as a child. Child abuse is the physical, sexual
or emotional maltreatment or neglect of a child or children, by a parent or guardian, which causes physical or psychological harm, affecting the
normal development of children. Besides the physical effects caused by abuse, all types of child abuse result in behavioral, emotional and
social disorders. My friend Marisol trusted us and talked about her abuse, beginning with that step her recovery. If you have suffered from child
abuse, you must understand that it was not your fault and who abused you probably was also abused. Talk about your abuse with qualified
professionals in counseling and especially talk to your heavenly Father. God loves you and wants to hear you and heal you. That burden is not
yours, talk about it and drop it with the help of God.

7. Internal Reengineering: When people want to change their life, usually try to change external factors and decide to leave their parents, get a
divorce, change jobs, move to another location, etc.. But if the product is bad, changing the packaging does not improve the product. You have
to change the product design, the formula. The design of your life is in your mind and the formula is in your thoughts. If you want to change the
results you are getting in your life, you must change your way of thinking. This is the process: Your thoughts produce feelings that guide your
actions. Your actions produce habits that form your character and your character forge your destiny. Summary: Your thoughts forge your
destiny. But many times, we don't even know the destiny we want and we can not have the thoughts that forge the destiny we deserve. In
Matthew, chapter 6, Jesus says that the things of the world dominate our thoughts, but if we seek the Kingdom of God above all else and live a
righteous life, God will give us the destiny we deserve as His children. Seek God, fill your thoughts with His Word and you will reach the destiny
God has for you. A destiny you may have never dreamed about.

8. Always Together. One of our friends had a pretty serious problem, and we come together to support her at this very hard time. The pain was so
great that none of us dared to speak, all he did was hold her and cry with her. Surprisingly, that helped calm our friend and she found peace.
The bond between humans has a very special power. In chapter 17 of the Gospel of John, Jesus asks Gos to keep us united, as if we were one
one and that we experience perfect unity. Years later Paul appeal to us to live in harmony with each other, without divisions and united in
thought and purpose. The lesson to be learned is that together we can accomplish anything we set out to do. Let's stop seeking personal
protagonism and the power to control others. Let's enter together in the power of the union. We need to practice here, because in heaven we
will all be together without any personal protagonism.

9. Porn Addiction: Some people want to make us believe pornography is a healthy pastime, harmless, acceptable, and natural. They also promote
the idea that only people with over-active guilt complexes disapprove of it. However, the reality is much different.Though one could argue that
nudity and sex are natural, in pornography, sex is about individual own selfish pleasure and not about the self-giving, mutually reciprocating
intimacy that it was designed for by God. As a result, adults and children are inundated with unnatural and distorted sexual content, made
available through media, all around them. Also, it has been proved that pornography is addictive, and neuroscientists are beginning to map the
biological substrate of this addiction. This is a very real problem that needs to be discussed and addressed openly. Jesus said: Your eye is a
lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is good, your whole body is filled with light. But when your eye is bad, your whole body is
filled with darkness. And if the light you think you have is actually darkness, how deep that darkness is!

10. We work to have More but we ended up with less. Humans struggle all their lives to increase their wealth and have more assets. That doesn't
look bad at first glance, the problem is that the accumulation of wealth and property, is the main goal of our lives, and this approach makes our
principles to adapt to match that value or primary goal. This adjustment of principles makes negative attitudes to be seen as positive and we
end up destroying our core values by mainly seeking financial success, eliminating the time required for the development of our spiritual life,
our family and personal relationships and our health. The pursuit of wealth as a core value, make us achieve more quantity of goods, but less
quality of life. Jesus taught us: And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but are yourself lost or destroyed? That one who stores up
earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God is a fool. Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give
you everything you need. Let us learn the lesson and make sure we seek God and get in this life what is important and significant.

11. If you are grateful with what you have and move on in faith, God will multiply it. When Jesus had to feed 5,000 men accompanied by their wives
and children, he took what He had on hand, five barley loaves and two fish and the first thing He did was to thank God for those five loaves and
two fish; then He sent His Apostles to distribute them to the people and the miraculous multiplication made the five loaves and two fish enough
for everyone and they ate as much as they wanted. This can be read in Chapter 6 of the Gospel of John. Let us praise God’s name and come
to him with thanksgiving, for The Lord is good! His faithful love endures forever. Happy Thanksgiving Day.