"It isn't that, my lord," Hannah answered. "I am an unhappy woman. I have had neither wine nor liquor; I was only pouring out my troubles to the LORD.

During 1 Kings through 2 Kings the people had a hard time following the first commandment: “You shall have no other God before me.” They would make alters, worship other Gods, worship a golden calf, make offerings, and destroy Gods temple. The idea of worshipping a golden calf is so absurd.   The story goes on, breaking the other commandments: “You shall make no idols, You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, Keep the Sabbath day holy, Honor your father and your mother, You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor, You shall not covet.” These commandments are meant to be kept. Even the King could not follow the ten commandments, what could we expect from anyone else. The people were lead in sin. So extreme, no one knew about God.   Think about Adam and Eve. Adam was very lonely he wanted a companion and God made him Eve. If you think about it, we’re all looking for someone to love us. Some of us, goes through drastic measures to fit in, especially our young people. Maybe follow a trend like leggings, water bottles, or the newest cell phone. Not all trends are good. People may want to worship a golden calf for the sake of fitting in. In reality a sense of belonging could come from anywhere!   Life is too short to worry about clicks. We have one friend who will love us unconditionally even though we don’t follow a trend. God is like a best friend, always close to your heart. The love so powerful it will light up your day. He will never abandon you or stop loving you. As long as we follow Gods rules.   God is love, it’s important to start early, give your child lots of love, teach them about God. The more love they receive the stronger they will be. Let them feel the presence of God almighty. The feeling of never being alone is truly peace of mind. So, they won’t need to break any commandments because they will always have their best friend in mind, and it’s God!

25 Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat [or drink], or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds in the sky; they do not sow or reap, they gather nothing into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are not you more important than they? 27 Can any of you worring add a single moment to your life-span? 28 Why are you anxious about clothes? Learn from the way the wild flowers grow. They do not work or spin. 29 But I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was clothed like one to them. 30 If God so clothes the grass of the field, which grows today and is thrown into the oven tomorrow, will he not much more provide for you, O you of little faith? 31 So do not worry and say, 'What are we to eat?' or 'What are we to drink?' or 'What are we to wear?' 32 All these things the pagans seek. Your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 33 But seek first the kingdom [of God] and his righteousness, and all these things will be given you besides. 34 Do not worry about tomorrow; tomorrow will take care of itself. Sufficient for a day is its own evil. Created with Grok

33 Again you have heard that it was said to your ancestors, 'Do not take a false oath, but make good to the Lord all that you vow.' 34 But I say to you, do not swear at all; not by heaven, for it is God's throne; 35 nor by the earth, for it is his footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. 36 Do not swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black. 37 Let your 'Yes' mean 'Yes,' and your 'No' mean 'No.' Anything more is from the evil one.

43 You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' 44 But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you, 45 that you may be children of your heavenly Father, for he makes his sun rise on the bad and the good, and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust. 46 For if you love those who love you, what recompense will you have? Do not the tax collectors do the same? 47 And if you greet your brothers only, what is unusual about that? Do not the pagans do the same? 48 So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect.

5 "When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, who love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on street corners so that others may see them. Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward. 6 But when you pray, go to your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will repay you. 7 In praying, do not babble like the pagans, who think that they will be heard because of their many words. 8 Do not be like them. Your Father knows what you need before you ask him. Created with Grok

24 No one can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.

19 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and decay destroys, and thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor decay destroy, nor thieves break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.

22 The lamp of the body is the eye. If your eye is sound, your whole body will be fillled with light; 23 but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be in darkness. And if the light in you is darkness, how great will the darkness be.

In church, we find our own personal relationship with God. There, we will travel on a journey meant only for those who seek Him. By finding our faith in God, we will discover goodness in all things and in those who believe. Created with Grok

One can sin against God's love in various ways: -indifference neglects or refuses to reflect on divine charity; it fails to consider its prevenient goodness and denies its power. - ingratitude fails or refuses to acknowledge divine charity and to return him love for love. - lukewarmness is hesitation or negligence in responding to divine love; it can imply refusal to give oneself over to the prompting of charity.

Faith in God's love encompasses the call and the obligation to respond with sincere love to divine charity. The first commandment enjoins us to love God above everything and all creatures for him and because of him.