A child of God- beloved, holy, righteous, blameless, healed, forgiven, brand new, sheep, salt, light, a branch, temple of God, reconciled, a saint, God's workmanship, hidden with Christ in God, an expression of the life of Christ because He is my life, a partaker, a living stone- crucified with Christ, I no longer live but Christ lives IN ME!
Monday, September 30, 2013
Are You Ready?
Are you ready to experience the deeper truths and riches of Christ? Have you ever thought, "Really, this is it? That's all there is? This is the abundant life of peace and joy?" Does Christianity seem more a chore to you than life-flowing? Are you the fragrance of Christ wherever you go? Do you struggle to trust, believe and abide?
Do you really really know Who Jesus is? Do you really really know ALL that He completed, finished on the cross- and through His resurrection for YOU?
Yep, there IS more. More, many, abundant!
You can get this book on Amazon. With an open heart and mind, let God speak into you these truths. You will never be the same.
Do you really really know Who Jesus is? Do you really really know ALL that He completed, finished on the cross- and through His resurrection for YOU?
Yep, there IS more. More, many, abundant!
You can get this book on Amazon. With an open heart and mind, let God speak into you these truths. You will never be the same.
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Heal
Did you ever notice the word HEAL is also in the word HEALTHY?
Oh Jesus, our Healer- He heals us through His blood, shed on the Cross! Through His death, burial, resurrection AND ascension we ARE healed! Oh, in so many more ways that we even KNOW!
Isaiah 53:5
But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; The chastening of our well-being fell upon Him, And by His scourging we are healed.
I am healed and healthy because of Jesus, my Healer!
Oh Jesus, our Healer- He heals us through His blood, shed on the Cross! Through His death, burial, resurrection AND ascension we ARE healed! Oh, in so many more ways that we even KNOW!
Isaiah 53:5
But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; The chastening of our well-being fell upon Him, And by His scourging we are healed.
I am healed and healthy because of Jesus, my Healer!
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Programs
In many churches we have many programs...
" Is the purpose of the program to touch the inner man’s needs, or is it calculated to touch the needs of the outer man and move the flesh? Could the program operate without Christ? "- Mike Wells
Well, amen.
" Is the purpose of the program to touch the inner man’s needs, or is it calculated to touch the needs of the outer man and move the flesh? Could the program operate without Christ? "- Mike Wells
Well, amen.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
With my whole being, Lord
Lord,
Lead me into the depths of Your Life, save me from a shallow existence. For apart from the deeper inner life of You- it's all shallow.
Amen
Monday, September 23, 2013
Christ, my Life, Every Moment
Until we truly truly believe that Christ is our life- and that apart from Him we can do nothing- we will struggle. We SAY He loves us, He cares for us and He works all things to our good because we love Him BUT we don't truly BELIEVE He does any of these things. If we did we would find Him as our Strength and our Peace and our Provider- in all aspects of our life. Work, family, health, finances, church.
But so often, we really are unbelieving believers. We've believed Him from saving us from hell but not our daily hell. We think of Him as Savior of our sins- for the future- but we don't KNOW Him as Healer and Overcomer, IN US, NOW!
We have not allowed Him to be our Power for life and godliness. Because we don't KNOW Him as Life, our Life.
Without Him we are truly weak, defeated, frazzled, anxious, depressed. We strive according to our works in ALL areas of our life. Oh how I pray, we come to the end of our self! Self-effort that we live in in every moment. As we raise our kids, be a spouse, do our jobs, serve in the church- whatever it may be in our life that we strive so hard at, apart from Him!
I pray for the revelation of God! The victory! Freedom! To know that at every moment HE IS MY LIFE. And because He is- I can live in peace, joy, be gentle and kind, goodness, faithful, controlled, sharing love with others- no matter the situation. No matter the circumstance. No matter the moment.
EVERY
MOMENT
EVERY
MOMENT
HE IS MY LIFE!
Galatians 2:20!
But so often, we really are unbelieving believers. We've believed Him from saving us from hell but not our daily hell. We think of Him as Savior of our sins- for the future- but we don't KNOW Him as Healer and Overcomer, IN US, NOW!
We have not allowed Him to be our Power for life and godliness. Because we don't KNOW Him as Life, our Life.
Without Him we are truly weak, defeated, frazzled, anxious, depressed. We strive according to our works in ALL areas of our life. Oh how I pray, we come to the end of our self! Self-effort that we live in in every moment. As we raise our kids, be a spouse, do our jobs, serve in the church- whatever it may be in our life that we strive so hard at, apart from Him!
I pray for the revelation of God! The victory! Freedom! To know that at every moment HE IS MY LIFE. And because He is- I can live in peace, joy, be gentle and kind, goodness, faithful, controlled, sharing love with others- no matter the situation. No matter the circumstance. No matter the moment.
EVERY
MOMENT
EVERY
MOMENT
HE IS MY LIFE!
Galatians 2:20!
Monday, September 16, 2013
A New Day
I entitle today's blog as "A New Day" but in actuality it is a new TIME in my life. I have so been looking forward to this time! I FINALLY started Advanced Discipleship Training (ADT)! It is an 8 month course, and for me $200 a month. That's a lot of money for me, especially since Nick and I are saving for our trip to Ireland and England next June.
So, I've made some changes I am hoping to stick with : ) This last week at ADT was Concept of God and Intimacy with God. I want a deliberate time of quiet intimacy with Jesus each time before I head out of my day. It is possible that I do this. I have just found especially since the beginning of summer that I am so busy. I desire a less busy life. I feel scattered, very often. Now, know this, I have intimacy with God- even if I don't do this. I know this. But- I think this is something God is asking me to do right now, just be quiet with Him.
God is going to rearrange my schedule. I don't know how, but He is. We had a half an hour at ADT to sit quietly before the Lord. He told me a lot things. In the end, I surrendered my time, my work, my finances, my ministries, my family, my Nick, my attitude, judgments and criticisms, to Him. He is not only going to rearrange my life- but ME. I thank You, my Lord!
So, it has begun....
So, I've made some changes I am hoping to stick with : ) This last week at ADT was Concept of God and Intimacy with God. I want a deliberate time of quiet intimacy with Jesus each time before I head out of my day. It is possible that I do this. I have just found especially since the beginning of summer that I am so busy. I desire a less busy life. I feel scattered, very often. Now, know this, I have intimacy with God- even if I don't do this. I know this. But- I think this is something God is asking me to do right now, just be quiet with Him.
God is going to rearrange my schedule. I don't know how, but He is. We had a half an hour at ADT to sit quietly before the Lord. He told me a lot things. In the end, I surrendered my time, my work, my finances, my ministries, my family, my Nick, my attitude, judgments and criticisms, to Him. He is not only going to rearrange my life- but ME. I thank You, my Lord!
So, it has begun....
Philippians 1:6
For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.
Friday, September 13, 2013
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
A Gentle, Breathtaking Reminder
But may it never be that I would boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
I took this picture on August 28, 2013 near Lexington, Kentucky during a morning sunrise overlooking a horse farm. My Dad and I were going to Leesburg Road to have his eyes checked : ) It wasn't until a couple of days ago that I realized there was a cross in the picture. I believe Galatians 6:14 sums up what this picture means to me.
Monday, September 2, 2013
Overwhelmed
Sometimes I wonder why believers believe so differently. Sometimes I am overwhelmed by the differences in what we believe. Sometimes I want to NOT be around believers because we all hang on so hard to what we believe and we are not willing to let our beliefs go.
I guess that is why when I am with other believers that speak the same language as I do....my heart just sings. And it is rare this happens. There is a group that I love being with that speak the same language. The revelation language. The love language. The abiding language. They just speak Jesus...and Jesus speaks to me through them.
This is what I found to be true, and includes me- most of what we are willing to believe and hang onto is knowledge. It's "stuff" we learned from the Bible. It has nothing to do with our moment by moment intimacy with Christ.
Not emotionalism. Not tongues. Not predestination. Not knowing who the Nephilim are. Not rocking music. Not traditional music. Not dynamic preaching. Not wearing jeans to church. Not wearing a suit to church. Not when the rapture will happen. None of these things have to do with our intimacy with Christ. Who God is- who we are because of Him. None of it.
So from now on, that is my motto- where is Jesus in this?
1 Corinthians 1
18 For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written,
“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
And the cleverness of the clever I will set aside.”
And the cleverness of the clever I will set aside.”
20 Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 21 For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not come to know God, God was well-pleased through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe. 22 For indeed Jews ask for signs and Greeks search for wisdom; 23 but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles foolishness, 24 but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
26 For consider your calling, brethren, that there were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; 27 but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong, 28 and the base things of the world and the despised God has chosen, the things that are not, so that He may nullify the things that are, 29 so that no man may boast before God.30 But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption, 31 so that, just as it is written, “Let him who boasts, boast in the Lord.”
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