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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I have been asking God to SHOW me that He loves ME.....and He will take care of ME! I know these things intellectually, but life circumstances can keep me from feeling these truths. So I prayed "God, show me you love me and will take care of me". I waited..... Nothing! The next day, I prayed, "God show me that you love me and will take care of me." Again, nothing! There were things that happened.. things that reminded me of how He loved me and cared for me. God reminded me how He cared for me and took care of me and held my marriage together when it should have fallen apart. He reminded me that HE has caused my husband to have a good job in a terrible economy. But I still felt that wasn't the "showing" of the answers to my prayer. On day 9, I had a dream. I dreamt that I was on a roller coaster with some of my friends...traveling to see a house she was building. We saw the house and oooohhh-ed and ahhh-ed over it. Then, we traveled on to get back to our cars. However, part of the roller coaster above our heads started to fall apart. Wood and brick began to fall, but they didn't hit us or the roller coaster car we were in. We finally stopped and got out. I was freaking out, because I thought it was a miracle that we didn't get hit by anything. The other girls just got out and went about their day as if nothing happened. I couldn't understand why they weren't just as amazed as me. Then, in my dream, I realized that they expected God to take care of them, but I didn't not. I woke up ...and repented for not always trusting Him...and prayed again for Him to show me that He loved me and would take care of me. HE probably laughed at this point saying, "Didn't I just show you how I protected your marriage and your husband's job? Didn't I just give you a dream?" The 11th day I drove and heard this familiar song on the radio. ....
One Thing Remains...
Higher than the mountains that I face
Stronger than the power of the grave
Constant through the trial and the change
One thing remains
One thing remains
Your love never fails.... it never gives up.... it never runs out on me
"That's what I need to know,"....I prayed. Lord, I need to know that your love never runs out on ME. I felt Him nudging me to google how many times the Bible refers to His unfailing love. The rest of my day was packed and I felt into bed...late at night... never looking for "unfailing"love in the Bible.
He woke me up early the next morning... and I grabbed the Bible by my bed. I flipped to the back... No word concordance. No worries...I grabbed the 2nd Bible by my bed.. LOL... and flipped to the back. No concordance. I knew I would have to get my big study Bible on the main level. Something in the back of the small Bible caught my eye, "150 Bible verses to know"". I thought to myself ...well ....until I go downstairs and get my concordance Bible, I will just read the first verse that has a 14 and a 1 in it ..on this list of 150 Bible Verses to know.(John14:1 was the first Bible verse God ever had me memorize...thus, the 14 and 1) .... I search the list for a 14 and 1.... Psalm 147:11... I turn the page and the first verse I read that day..........
the Lord delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love...
He had lead me to His Unfailing love. I knew HE had SHOWN Me... Out of 31,000 verses, He led me to one of the 40 verses that speak of His unfailing Love.
John-Michael had his MRI two days ago... We get the results on Friday. Please pray that thing are stable or BETTER than stable. But, His unfailing love has given me peace as I wait. SO, take the challenge. Pray...ask Him to SHOW you He will care for you and has unfailing love for you. Then, post a link to how He did that on my blog. :)
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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