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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This video shows three patient, calm dogs...waiting for their dinner. They show self-control ... sitting.... as they wait for him to say the keyword, Amen. I am wondering what the trainer's secret is.. On days like today.... I could use it. LOL... I think Proverbs 19:3 is a bit of wisdom we all could use... It says- " A man's own folly ruins his life, yet his heart rages against the LORD". We do stupid stuff, we make a big mess...then, we get mad at God for letting us do it. LOL..... Isn't it the truth? For me, maybe not you..., but for me ... parenting is HARD! This is pretty odd because I can easily control a classroom of 25 kids, but parent my own 3 kids... THAT's HARD! I know why. It is that I am not going for crowd control.... but for their hearts. I want them to show contentment. I want them to show gratitude. I want them to show joy, peace, patience, kindness, and self-control. Today, the lack of gratitude really got to me. I made my kids watch a 15 minute video of children who didn't have enough food or clean water.... They were amazed that they also didn't have Wii games, Legos, bikes, scooters, and other non-essentials. I hope it left an impression.... we didn't do a certain good thing to have enough to eat. ..and the people who do not have enough to eat...they did NO bad thing to deserve not having enough. I am trying to teach my children that "To whom Much is given, much is required"... not for salvation...but instead...because of HIS grace and Mercy.. His grace and Mercy should be our motivators....our easy reason to be content. Thankfully, my husband supports me as I try to homeschool and parent (while he is at work) . He is taking our child that has been the most rebellious this week... to his office tomorrow to do school work at his desk............the entire day. I hope the combination of boredom and pen and paper schoolwork will do a good work in this child's heart....... and Until I find this man's secret (with his pups)...I will just keep pressing forward... .aiming for the heart (theirs and mine)......
Before you jump to the conclusion that I am saying Christian are "brainless" sheep, read this post completely. If you still aren't sure, read this post: Are Christians brainless? Why does He call us SHEEP? ( The Bible makes reference to sheep no less than 220 times). A few of the more notable passages that come to mind are the 23 rd Psalm, Isa. 53:6 and John 10. There are many references to His People being sheep. So why not something more powerful, like a ram or horse? Why not something more graceful and valued, like a prized bird? Well, God chose to use the word sheep to identify His followers, as we are "His sheep." Our shepherd, Jesus, is leading the way, so let's look at the facts about sheep-the nature of sheep. Let's look at the facts about sheep- *Sheep aren’t intelligent . Sheep are not known to be smart or cunning animals when it comes to safety; rather, they are susceptible and tend to wander away from the prote
I hit a milestone. I turned 50 years old. I am thankful that I don't feel 50. I am thankful for things God has taught me throughout those 50 years. . I have learned that God loves mercy and when I feel a sense that justice needs to happen over mercy, all I need to do is remember that I am thankful for when God gives me mercy instead of a just punishment. (Micah 6:8 8 He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.) ( Luke 6: 36 Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful. ) I have learned that hurt people end up hurting people. When I am able to see that I didn't hurt them but I am bearing the results of that persons hurt inflicted by other people, it helps me forgive whatever hurt they pushed onto me and move on. (Romans 12 : 18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. ) I have learned that anyone who thinks they have God
At a certain age... I suppose 18 or so... half-birthdays are no longer as important to you as when you are young. Right now, the kids love having their 1/2 birthdays celebrated. We don't do much. We tell them "Happy half-birthday!"... and they are allowed to choose what we have for dinner (within reason... no super expensive choices .. like crab legs or sushi). And, they do get to have a cake. John-Michael is 8 1/2 today. I haven't had any of my children ask for a character-cake in quite some time...until last night. We were out very late watching the laser light show at Stone Mountain Park. A few hours before... John-Michael springs on me that he wants a Rayman Rabbids cake for his half-birthday. Now, I have church in the morning and knew I wouldn't get home before midnight last night... not much time to figure our how to make that kind of cake. So, like most things...I just went for it. I bought Twinkies ...pretty sure the first Twinkies ,,,. th
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