Ephesians 2- Part 2

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Study and learn. Be changed.  Ephesians 2 Made Alive in Christ 1 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. 3 All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh[a] and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. 4 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. 6 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7 in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not
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Mommy, what is this little blue pill I found in the bathroom?

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"Mommy, what is this little blue pill I found in the bathroom?", my six year old son said. I KNEW my husband wasn't on anything . ..LOL.... I instantly remembered that I had given Dirk, our 8 year old snoodle, a blue pill...for his allergies and ear infection. You see, Dirk gets raging ear infections and skin infections each spring and fall. Apparently, poodles and schnauzers, both are proned to both types of infections. Noah, my 12 year old, accurately described Dirk's ear, when he said, "Mom, it looks like a ear wax ball exploded all over his ear". Anyway, it is painful , for both of us. I have to put drops in his ears each day. I have to figure out how to hide a pill and get him to eat it....without him spitting it out (which is where I failed today). I thought, "Dirk, if only you knew that the 10 seconds or less it takes to take the pill, which you sooooo obviously dread, will keep you from having pain for months. It will keep your skin and ears infection free....just go ahead and take the pill." I felt God speak to me and say, how many people do you know that won't "take the pill"? Well, myself. I don't like going through hard moments even though it will change things eternally ...for the better. When Russell and I fight, if I just take 3 seconds.....3 little teeny, tiny seconds, ..painful seconds...seconds that I DON'T want to do...., and just say "I am sorry, the pain , the fight, is over. We talk. We heal and things are so much better. On the days, I don't say I am sorry,....on the Days, I pout and swim in self pity, the pain lingers so much longer. I think of my kids. Why do they fight me when I ask them to do chores? Why do they fight me when I am trying to teach them? Why do they fight me when I try to correct poor behavior? If they knew that "little blue pill" is doing them a life-time of good. If only my friends, would trust God's hand and take the "little blue pill" and let God heal their relationships. The medicine isn't fun going down, but ohhhhhhh the results make it worth it.

2 Corinthians 4:17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.

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