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You are having Bible study with one of your friends when she mentions another mutual friend and his wife brought her a gift for Valentines. A few days later while you are visiting a third friend, she proudly shows off the gift she received for Valentines from the same person who gave the first friend a gift. When someone purposefully excludes one in a group of friends they are not showing the love of Christ to anyone, that is malicious behavior with an agenda to hurt someone; it is an idea planted by satan, making that a satanic attack.
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Let’s examine what this kind of behavior does in the physical, and spiritual realms. In the physical realm, it accomplishes exactly what the giver of the gifts, or deceiver, wanted it to accomplish; it sends a message to the one not given a token of love that they are not loved nor cared about by the giver, causing them to wonder what is wrong with them and why no one cares about them. This also sends the false statement of love and adoration to the ones given the gift. But it also makes a statement about the giver. You see, the giver is full of pride, believing that no one will know the difference and will only see them as loving and kind. However, the Lord said when you sin in secret (your heart) He will expose you publicly (II Samuel 12:12 KJV). The Bible calls people like this naughty and wicked, and has this to say about them, “A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth. He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers; Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord” (Proverbs 6:12-14). For they devise wicked plans in their hearts while deceiving others to believe their intentions are for good and for the glory of God. This is just the beginning of the fire that was started with this deception. To recap, we have a person who is devising evil in their heart with an agenda to make some from a group of friends believe they actually care about them, while one in the group of friends has been hurt by this person and feels like no one cares about them, and the deceiver is walking around full of pride believing they got away with something.
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As time goes on, the deceiver will grow more and more prideful, probably taking more actions to show their ‘love’ for the others. Depending on their agenda, how big it is and how much they really need the others help in order to achieve it, the deceiver may really step out and put on the false adoration and ‘giving’ attitude for the others. However, as soon as the deceiver’s agenda is met, or one of the others who has been deceived begins to see them for what they really are, the deceiver will turn their back on them and attack them, making the receiver out as the bad guy in the situation. You see, that is how satan works, he makes people believe they do not do anything wrong, even deceiving some into believing what they are doing glorifies God.
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So, what is the big deal? Everyone is not going to like everyone, no where in the Bible does it say you have to like everyone. This is a lie straight from hell, as the Bible says that we are to love our neighbors as ourselves (Matthew 22:39). The big deal is a person is hiding behind God to do the evil will of satan, deceiving some and hurting another at the same time. When the Lord brings all of it out, the ones that are being deceived will also be hurt, but in the mean time they are under a false pretense that this person loves and cares about them. And the deceiver is being used by satan, hurting his testimony and not following the command to love your neighbor as yourself.
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In the spiritual realm, the deceiver just opened the door for satan to use them again for his satisfaction and evil plans. Only this time it will be easier for satan to use them and they will be less likely to question the motivation behind the urging of the deed to be done and may possibly see it as a call from God. Though the one who was the targeted victim in the beginning may not think it is a big deal the deceiver thinks so little of them, in the hidden realm satan is whispering lies in their ear, throwing dart, after dart, wearing down their self-esteem, plaguing their mind over and over again until they finally break and begin believing the lies he is whispering, which in turn may end up opening the door for him to use this person for his evil deeds as well, depending on how they handle this spiritual battle.
Those who were deceived into believing the deceiver does care about them via the false adoration gifts will then begin to believe the deceiver and not question if what they say is true or not or the motive of the deceiver’s action, I mean, it must be good, this person brought gifts and said nice things to me. This can open doors for more satanic attacks upon them as well. We have not even touched on what it can do to the friendships between the receivers and the one deceived; it could ruin them, after secret back biting and feelings of resentment rise, if the people involved are not strong and obeying Christ’s command to love your neighbors as yourself.
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Regardless of how upset you are with someone, even if you feel it is justified, stop before you allow satan to use you for his evil plan. Would God want you to treat one of His children like this? Would you want to be treated like this? If a spoken or un-spoken agenda fuels your ‘love’ and behavior towards someone, that is not love, nor does it show the love of Christ and it is not obeying Christ’s command in Matthew 22:39 to love your neighbors. If you count someone an enemy, Jesus said in Matthew 5:44 to pray for them.
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The discussion on this topic could go on for days with Scripture references to back up what is wrong in this scenario and the possible outcomes physically and spiritually. God will not ask a person to sin. His Word plainly states we are to show His love to one another and put others before ourselves. If you would like to continue this conversation please comment below.
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Hello there my sweet friends!
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I am so sorry for dropping out of sight the way I have. I have not made a post since April, and now it is July; that is a long time.
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One of the last posts I wrote I said something about a change coming to our home. I did not know what kind of change, but boy was I right.
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Since my last post in April, I began keeping our 4-year-old grandson, a lot. Taking him to and from school, keeping him after school and taking him to church with us.
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I made a plan and curriculum for him and our 6-year-old for summer to keep them both busy, and to help maintain what they learned in school last year.
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We were doing pretty good keeping our daily schedule and maintaining our daily 'school' work and journals, and boom, out of no where, we were thrown another curve. We found out my husband has cancer.
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Immediately upon this diagnosis we had doctors appointments almost every day. My husband had to have three surgeries in three weeks. Now, we are at the point of weekly chemo treatments. In the next week or so he will start daily radiation treatments. Most of his doctor appointments are a 30 minute to hour drive away, as is his chemo treatments and his radiation will be.
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Shortly before we learned of my husbands cancer my parents moved up here; I had to take a few trips 100 miles south to help my mom pack; but it was so worth it, it is such a blessing having them less than a mile away, and they love their new home.
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Right after my husbands diagnosis our middle child moved away, two and a half hours away, and took our 4-year-old grandson with her. On one hand I am relieved because I am not having to run her to and from work, but I am sad too that our grandson is gone; he was doing so good, and we were just really enjoying having him here every day and at church.
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After spending some time with the Lord reflecting on everything that has been going on, I enrolled in school. I started back to school in June to get a BS in elementary education. I am attending Grand Canyon University online.
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I said all of that to say this; though I haven't blogged since April, it will probably be awhile before I am back. Between doctors appointments, school, attempting to keep things 'normal' at home, my Sunday school class and Wednesday night B.I.G. Kids club, I am spent. I am still trying to figure out how to use my time wisely, and am still failing at it.
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I have a desire to be here, writing and sharing with you what the Lord has laid on my heart, but by the time I get done with my required reading and daily posting for school my eyes are so tired and blurry that even with my glasses on I can't see very well. I closed my store too because I do not have time to keep the merchandise updated or advertise.
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My husband and I are still doing our daily reading using the Daily Walk Bible, we are currently in the book of Isaiah; I did close the group since I do not have time to post in it, but the FB page for this blog is still up and I do at least share Scripture in the mornings on it, and this blogs Instagram, Pinterest and Twitter. If you so desire, you can use the links below to follow me at the social media sites.
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Please pray for complete healing for my husband, and please continue to pray I will be successful meeting all of my goals for this year, time is slipping away fast; I pray for you all daily and will contine to do so.
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One of the crafts my pre-school Sunday school class made on Resurrection Sunday were these beautiful "stained glass" crosses.
They were super simple to make. We folded construction paper in half length-wise, and cut out the cross shape; I saved the cross inserts for future projects; using roll-out laminating paper, we placed the cross frame down first, then the children filled in the frame with tissue paper squares I'd pre-cut, and we topped it off with a second piece of laminating paper, and let the children cut them out!
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The older children had fun taking their time, carefully placing the square tissue paper pieces down inside the frame, while the younger children thought it great fun to 'pile' up the squares!
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I love how beautiful these simple paper crosses are hanging in our living room, what an amazing reminder of our precious Savior and what He did for us, praise God!!
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Fellowship with God is a lot like electricity. It is a moment-by-moment phenomenon. And when you are enjoying it, you and others around you will know it!
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Fellowship depends on constant contact with the Source of power. If something interrupts the connection, the flow of power ceases because the power is not in the receptor but in the Source. Spiritually, the severing of fellowship might not be immediately obvious to others, but the vitality soon wanes because the power flow has stopped. That is why Scripture warns, “Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall” {I Corinthians 10:12}.
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Jesus taught us so many lessons during His short ministry; He showed us that we need a Savior because of our sins; He taught us how to love one another, and how to show mercy to others through the mercy He showed. He taught us that in Him is living water, and that He is the Good Shepherd.
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During His last week of life, the most holy week of the year, He was still thinking about us, and teaching us, even with a horrible death lurking just over the hill.
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Day 1 – Palm Sunday
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Matt. 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-44; John 12:12-19
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Our Lord rode a donkey into Jerusalem on this day, He didn’t just ride in, He rode in triumphantly; and the people followed Him, spreading their garments and branches a long the way, shouting and crying “Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest” Matthew 21:9
We too can ‘ride’ in triumphantly because of the cross and the work Jesus did there for us! In Christ we have already won, we are victorious! We have been redeemed, saved, and bought with a price; to live our lives any other way than triumphantly and victoriously would be a great tragedy.
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Look at how the people responded to Jesus that day, they were excited to see Him, they followed Him and shouted praises to Him; just as we should be doing daily, following Him and praising His holy name; all the time, for everything!
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Day 2 – Cleansing of the Temple and Cursing the fig tree
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Matt. 21:12-22; Mark 11:15-19; Luke 19:45-48; John 2:13-17
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Our Lord went into the temple, drove out those that bought and sold and all the animals, even pouring out their money and overthrowing the tables, and He told them, “Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.” Mark 11:17
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Just as Jesus cleansed the temple, we too need to cleanse our ‘temples’ daily; What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? I Corinthians 6:19
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Sin makes us so filthy; daily we need to take stock of our lives and get rid of any and all sin we may still be holding on to; “Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me”. Psalm 51:2-3. Jesus said, “Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect” Matthew 5:48; the Lord knows we will never be perfect while living on this earth, but we should be striving to be perfect, to be like Him.
Jesus cursed the fig tree because it wasn’t producing any fruit; in that region, fig trees will produce fruit most of the year, but before they produce fruit they bear leaves, you have to search through the leaves for the fruit, but this tree had no fruit, much like someone who claims to be a Christian, looks like a Christian, acts like a Christian, but isn’t a Christian, they produce no fruit, the Bible says you will know them by their fruit in Matthew 7:16; don’t be a fig tree ‘Christian’.
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Day 3 – Teaching in Jerusalem and Mount of Olives
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Matt. 21:23-24:51; Mark 11:20-13:37; Luke 20:1-21:36; John 12:20-38
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Jesus spent time teaching in parables about heaven, government, the resurrection, the great commandment, signs of the last days, and answering questions.
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Did He not command us in Matthew 28:19 and 20 to go….go teach all nations…..teach them to observe all things He has commanded us, and in Acts 1:8, to be a witness to Him in our homes, our neighborhoods, cities, county, state, country, to the world? Are we fulfilling the great commission? Even if you are bound to your home, you are giving opportunities to tell someone about Jesus; we don’t have to go to seminary to be qualified to teach about or tell people about Jesus, the Holy Spirit equips us and tells us what we are to say! Matthew 10:9-10; 19-20.
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If you don’t see an opportunity to tell someone about Jesus, ask the Lord to send someone!
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Day 4 – Silent
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Sometimes, we need to be still, and quiet. Psalm 46:10
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It is so easy to let the noise of life drown out that still, small voice of the Lord. Are you taking time in your daily routine to just be quiet and still before the Lord? Pencil in some time now!
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Day 5 – Last Supper; prayer at Gethsemane, betrayal and arrest
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Matt. 26:17-75; Mark 14:12-72; Luke 22:7-62; John 13:1-38
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Jesus took the Passover with His disciples one last time; we have replaced the Passover with the Lord’s Supper, Jesus said, “And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.” I Corinthians 11:24-25
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In all that we do Jesus should be at the forefront of it; taking the Last Supper; getting the kids from school; work; everything, Christ should always be our first thought; Jesus prayed to our heavenly Father in the garden; He asked God to remove that cup from Him, but if not, that His will be done; what a beautiful example of prayer; Jesus made His petition, but ultimately prayed His heavenly Father’s will to be done.
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Even in His betrayal and arrest, Jesus was calm, and trusted God. What are you calm, and trusting God about today?
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Day 6 – Trial, Death, Burial
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Matt. 27:1-62; Mark 15:1-7; Luke 22:63-23:56; John 18:28-19:37
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Jesus died that we may live. Every day we should be dying to our sins. Jesus said, “And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.” Luke 9:23.
Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. Romans 6:4-6
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Because we have been buried with Christ by baptism into death, our old man, or old ways are dead and we should no longer live the way we did before coming to Christ.
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Day 7 – In a guarded tomb
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Matt. 27:62-66; Mark 16:1; Luke 23:56; John 19:40
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Because the chief priests and Pharisees were scared that the disciples would come steal the body of Jesus, Pilate allowed them to set guards outside of His tomb. Just as His tomb was guarded, we should be guarding our hearts, and mind, from the things of the world. Keep thy heart with all diligence...Proverbs 4:23. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7.
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We can guard our hearts and minds from the things of the world by reading God’s Word, daily prayer and being around others who love and follow Jesus.
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The number 7 is the number of completion for the Lord. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. Genesis 2:2
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The number eight signifies Resurrection and Regeneration. It is the number of a new beginning. Eight is 7 plus 1 and since it comes just after seven, which itself signifies an end to something, so eight is also associated with the beginning of a new era or that of a new order. In the Bible one can find many examples which bring forth and which associate the number eight with a new beginning.
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One such example is of Noah. When the whole earth was covered in floods, it was Noah the eighth person who stepped out and took the responsibility of starting a new era of life, to commence new order of things.
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The resurrection of Christ is also one fine example of this. The resurrection of Jesus is the ultimate new beginning. Jesus rose on the first day of the next week from the day he was crucified. Thus again it was Eighth day which was chosen by God. The eighth day marked the beginning of new life. Thus we can see that the number eight in the Bible signifies resurrection and new beginning. Not only this, there have been eight different resurrections in the Bible. Matt 17:3; Rom 5:14; 1 Kings 17:21-22; 2 Kings 32:35; 2 Kings 13:20-21; 2 Kings 2:11; Gen 5:24; Heb 11:5; Mark 5:22-23, 41-42; Luke 7:12-15; John 11:43-44; Acts 3:15; Matt 27:52-53; Ephesians 4:8; Acts 9:36-41; Acts 20:9-12; Rev 1:7; Rev 11:3, 7, 11; Rev 11:5-6; John 5:28-29; John 11:25.
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Day 8 – Resurrection Sunday
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Matt. 28:1-13; Mark 16:1-14; Luke 24:1-49; John 20:1-23
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“And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here: for He is risen, as He said, Come, see the place where the Lord lay” Matthew 28:5-6
Jesus lives!!! And because He lives, we can too, triumphantly and victoriously!!!! Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: Ephesians 2:5-6
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When we receive Christ as our Savior, our old, sinful man dies, Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: Ephesians 6:4-5.
We are a new person; with the Holy Spirit living in us, living a new life, in Christ; remember who you are in Him; you are His child, you are not the same person you were before you received Christ as your Savior; you’ve been forgiven, redeemed, bought with a price, made new! Live like it, act like it!!
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Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. II Corinthians 5:17
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Eight things we can learn from Holy week ..
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1. live triumphantly and victoriously giving praise and honor to Jesus in everything; keep our temple clean<br>
2. produce fruit<br>
3. tell others about Jesus<br>
4.be still and be quiet<br>
5. remember Jesus, pray the Father's will and trust God in all situations<br>
6. die to your sins<br>
7. guard your heart and mind<br>
8.remember you are bought with a price and live as the new creature you have been made into
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We are given 1440 minutes every 24 hours, how are you going to live the next 1440 minutes?
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For the past couple of months, the Lord has been laying the instructions of being a Godly woman found in Titus 2 on my heart. Now, I have no doubt 99.9% of what He is showing and telling me is for ME, because I am failing to be that woman He designed me to be, but I also can’t help feeling like He wants me to share this as well.
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So today I am beginning a series on what it means to be a Titus 2 woman. I really want to dig into God’s Word and hear and learn all He has for me about being this woman, so I am going to take this verse, by verse; word by word. Please join me over the next few weeks, and discover with me, what the Lord says about being the Godly woman found in His Word, in Titus 2.
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Titus 2, verse 1 says, “<i>But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine</i>:”
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Speak the things which become sound doctrine.
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Our speech should always be as if we are talking to the Lord. We are all a part of His creation, we are all loved by Him, Jesus died for every one of us, so why then, do we sometimes speak harshly to someone?
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<h2>“<i>A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger</i>.”</h2>
That isn’t Christ-like. Even when someone is doing something that goes against God’s Word, we can correct them in love .. speaking to them the way Jesus would; giving correction without tearing them down or using harsh words. Colossians 4:6 says, “<i>Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man</i>.”
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<h2>“<i>Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things</i>.”</h2>
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But I think this first verse in Titus 2 goes a little further then this when it says to speak the things which become sound doctrine. While it is good advice for correction, I believe it is also speaking about teaching about the Lord and how to live a life pleasing to Him. When we get saved, we are a new creation in Christ Jesus, II Corinthians 5:17, “<i>Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new</i>.”, so we are no longer the person we were when we were living in sin; we are a new person, in Christ, so our words and speech should reflect this always. I dare go as far as to say, if our speech doesn’t line up with the Word of God, then we shouldn’t be speaking it. I know this isn’t a popular view, particularly with the world, but who are we trying to please?
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<h2>“<i>But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law</i>.”</h2>
It’s so hard after a long day of chasing children, cooking, cleaning, doing laundry, running errands, to always speak with grace, epically when your 5-year-old asks the same question 25 times in two minutes! These are the times we must stop and take a deep breath and remember, to speak the things which become sound doctrine …. If you answer your 5-year-old with grace, the way Jesus would, you are laying the foundation of sound doctrine. You are showing her mercy and love, you are showing her Christ.
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What are some ways we can speak the things of sound doctrine?
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Speak the truth
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Always be honest
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Lift up and edify people
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Answer softly and in love
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Correct in love
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Speak in love
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Speak of goodness and good things
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Speak humbly
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Speak in faith
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I Thessalonians 4:7, 11-12, “<i>For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness. And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you; That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.”
Galatians 5:24-25, “And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit</i>.”
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Romans 6:6, “<i>Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin</i>.”
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Next week we'll continue with verse 2!
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By all accounts I wouldn't have called this dish an omelet; but whatever you decide to call it, I have no doubt one of the adjectives you'll use is delicious!
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One of the things I love about this dish is how versatile it is. It's so easy to adapt it to your personal preferences; it is easy to make for one, or for 10. I fed four adults and a hungry three-year-old, and had enough left over for two the next morning from the following recipe ....
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meat of choice {I used 6 slices of turkey bacon}
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veggies of choice {I used a whole onion, one jalapeno, a hand full of fresh spinach leaves and one tomato}
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shredded cheese
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potatoes {I used 6}
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The first thing I did was pre-heat my oven to 350, then wash my potatoes, peel them and chop them into bite size pieces, rinsed them again and put them in some salted water on top of the stove.
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Next, I preheated my <a target='new' href="http://linksynergy.walmart.com/link?id=sZwvfDJrpss&offerid=223073.5969633&type=2&murl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fip%2FLodge-Logic-12-Cast-Iron-Skillet-L10SK3%2F5969633">cast iron skillet</a> while I got my bacon and veggies from the fridge; then cooked the bacon while I chopped the onion and jalapeno.
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Once the bacon was done, I removed it from the pan and put the veggies right in, added a touch of salt and let them sauté while I chopped the bacon into small pieces.
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When the onion and jalapeno began to get soft, I tossed in a hand-full of spinach leaves and gave it a good stir.
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I let the spinach wilt a bit with the onion and jalapeno while I cracked 6 eggs into my mixing bowl.
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Once the spinach wilted, I turned my flame off and added the chopped bacon to my pan.
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I chopped up one tomato and set it aside
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After whipping the eggs, I checked the potatoes, they were done, so I turned the fire off, and using a slotted spoon, I removed them from the pot straight into the <a target='new' href="http://linksynergy.walmart.com/link?id=sZwvfDJrpss&offerid=223073.5969633&type=2&murl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fip%2FLodge-Logic-12-Cast-Iron-Skillet-L10SK3%2F5969633">cast iron pan</a> with the veggies and bacon, stirring gently to mix everything together. In between turns, I added a little shredded cheese and mixed it in as well.
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So, all the veggies and bacon have been gently stirred together, I poured the eggs right on top and again gently stirred to mix the eggs throughly; I added seasoning- salt, pepper, garlic powder
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When I was done stirring and mixing I topped the mixture off with more shredded cheese then the chopped tomatoes, and stuck it in the oven for about 35 minutes.
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**Depending on how many eggs and potatoes you use, your cooking time will vary; I've made this using 4 eggs and 4 potatoes and it was ready in 25 minutes.**
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Once it was done, it went straight from the oven to the table; we like putting it in tortillas topped with <a href="https://mondayfollowssunday.blogspot.com/2017/11/mamma-gs-homemade-salsa.html">Mamma G's Homemade Salsa</a>!
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Has anyone ever asked why you read the Bible? Or maybe you’ve wondered why some people read the Bible faithfully? The Bible is the inspired Word of God; God uses His Word to communicate with us, to educate us, to grow us spiritually, to comfort us; in His Word we find salvation through Jesus Christ and learn about who God really is what He is really like! These are some of my reasons for reading, believing, loving and obeying the Bible!
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<b>Why We Should Read the Bible</b>
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The Bible is the greatest book ever written.
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1. It is unique in how it was written.
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“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.” II Timothy 3:16-17
It was written by 40 different authors. Some of them include ..
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Moses Joshua
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Isaiah Jeremiah
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Amos Nehemiah
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Esther Job
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David Ezekiel
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Daniel Jonah
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Matthew Mark
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Luke John
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Paul Peter
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“For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.” II Peter 1:21
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These people did not collaborate, but yet, all of their works fit together perfectly.
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The Bible was written in three continents – Asia, Africa, and Europe, in three different languages, Arab, Greek and Hebrew.
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2. The Bible is unique in its distribution. For hundreds of years kings have attempted to ban the Bible and even to get rid of it, but Jesus said, Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. Matthew 24:35
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As of the year 2013, over 6 BILLION copies of the Bible have been printed into over 450 languages!
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3. The Bible is unique in its teaching. You can read prophesy, about the law, poetry, the Gospels, church history, letters from Paul, letters to believers; you can read stories about people God used like Abraham, Noah, Moses, David, Peter – and that none of these men were perfect, but God still used them!
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4. The Bible is unique in its influence. Down through history people have quoted the Bible, even those who didn’t/don’t believe or trust God.
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Why do I read the Bible?
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to draw closer to God
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to know God better
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to learn how to live a life pleasing to God
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to learn how to be a Godly wife and mother
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<b>Why We Should Believe the Bible</b>
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“Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.” John 7:16-17
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1. There is evidence all throughout the Bible about astronomy, science, oceanography and more, written long before people had for-knowledge of these topics.
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2. Fulfilled prophecies. God told them what to write before it happened; the fall of Babylon, the fall of Egypt. The fall of Nineveh, the fall of Jerusalem. These and much, much more were all spoken of and written about long before they happened……not convinced? Read about the birth and death of our Savior in Isaiah; the only way Isaiah could have known was because God told him.
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3. A lot of archeology facts have been unearthed throughout history; a lot by folks setting out to disprove the Bible, only to prove what it says!
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4. Personal experience. Every problem and issue ever known to man is found in the Bible; no matter what kind of problem or issue you are having, you can find the answer to it in the Bible.
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The Bible has transformed people to be missionaries, Pastors, leaders, teachers, to help others, including their enemies. The Bible has transformed people to be better spouses, workers, neighbors, and friends.
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The Holy Spirit will confirm God’s truth. Prove Him …
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“Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. Malachi 3:10
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Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:” Isaiah 1:18-19
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<b>Why We Should Love the Bible</b>
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“O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day. Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me. I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation. I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts. I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word. I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me. How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth! Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path”. Psalm 119:97-105
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1. The Bible lights your way, it is the inspired Word of God, it points you to salvation, it is the road map of life, it’s alive!
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A. The theme – God’s plan of redemption for man – Genesis 3, 12 and 22
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B. The gift – salvation – how to be saved; Romans 1, 5; I Corinthians 15
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1. Commands and Promises
A. A new life in Christ if we accept
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Romans
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2. Freedom from the guilt of sin by the blood of Christ
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3. Freedom from the power of sin
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4. Opportunity to grow in grace – II Peter 3
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C. It will guide us through life through example after example beginning in Genesis with Joseph, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, then Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego, and many more
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D. We get council from the Bible in Proverbs and Ecclesiastes
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E. We have examples of how to live through Christ – Matthew 6 and 16
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F. The Bible shows us how to avoid pit falls
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G. The Bible shows us how to make good choices in things like friends, who to marry, where to work
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H. The Bible is our help when we stumble, with grace and forgiveness
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I John 1:9
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I John 2
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Philippians 3
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I. The Bible gives us real life examples that no one is too old for God to use
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J. The Bible gives us wisdom – Proverbs and Ecclesiastes
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K. The Bible helps us to face our future with confidence
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L. The Bible offers hope of the resurrection – I Corinthians 15; Hebrews 13; II Peter 3; Revelation 21
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M. The Bible applies to everything I have or have ever had or will ever have
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N. The Bible is communication with God
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<b>Why We Should Obey the Bible</b>
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“And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be? And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand. Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection. But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.” Luke 8:9-15
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I’ve read it, believed it, and love it!!
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1.Obeying the Bible makes us the right type of soil; a usable person and fruit bearing. To read the Bible and not obey it is not being a good servant.
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2.There are blessing for obeying God’s Word which enable us to withstand the storms of life.
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“Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.” Matthew 7:22-27
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3.Obedience shows I truly love Jesus and know Him – John 14:15; I John 2:3-6
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4.Because I love God – Ephesians 2:8-9; John 1:1
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There are four of my many ‘whys’ of the Bible, why we should obey it, love it, believe it and read it. What are your reasons for reading, believing, loving and obeying the Bible?
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We’ve been in the new year for 39 days; how are your new year’s resolutions coming along? Are you still working on them, or have you thrown in the towel? I have been working on my resolutions, well, some of them.
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I started out pretty good and have seen some positive improvements; I haven’t thrown in the towel just yet, but I haven’t taken off with all my resolutions like I’d hoped I would.
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Here is a re-cap of the resolutions, or goals, I set for myself and what I’ve actually been doing-
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1. Goal - to <b>get closer to God</b> by reading and studying His Word more; spending more time in prayer and by writing and journaling what I study – reality – for the past 39 days my husband and I have been getting up earlier to spend time in God’s Word and prayer; we are doing the <a href="https://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?event=AFF&p=1191778&item_no=316901" target="_blank">Daily Walk Bible Reading plan</a>, and we read the daily devotion from Charles Stanley. God is doing some amazing things as we ‘walk’ through the Bible this year; even though we have completed this reading plan several times, He is opening our eyes and has given me a new hunger for Him and His Word. We often stop in the middle of our reading to dig deeper in this verse or that passage; it’s been awesome! I’ve also been saving some pins on Pinterest to aid us in digging deeper; you can check out my <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/jenng154/bible-study/" target="_blank">Bible study board</a> if you are interested.
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Each morning after Bible study we go to the Lord in prayer; our prayer list has grown as we’ve been more faithful in prayer, and we are seeing how God is moving not only in our lives, but the lives of others around us.
Before taking our 6 year-old to school, we read from her devotional book, <a href="http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=213520&u=1368727&m=25848&urllink=www%2Edayspring%2Ecom%2Fmy%2Dlittle%2Ddevos%2Dfor%2Dgirls%2Ddevotional%2Dbook&afftrack=" target="_blank">My Little Devo for Girls</a>, that she got for Christmas. I really like this little devotional book, it is written in a language she understands, there is a new devotional for each day of the year, and the devotions are short and to the point.
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After dinner, the four of us congregate into the living room for a new Testament Bible study from our <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Time-God-Version-Testament-Devotional/dp/0849934117/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=isitmondayyet-20&linkId=0804290d070377c41ffec7b1d40a36bd" target="_blank">Time with God one-year devotional Bible</a>. This has been especially sweet to me because our 19-year-old son joins us; not only are we all being fed together but each night we engage in discussion and a Q and A session. God is so very good!
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I have not been journaling. Honestly, I forgot that I had it on my list of goals; our mornings usually go something like this – get up; grab caffeine and glasses, meet in the living room, and begin our Bible study; followed by prayer. When we are done I normally get up and start laundry, save some pins on Pinterest and wrap up anything that needs wrapping up before getting the 6-year-old up and ready for school. By the time I get back home, my mind is racing through the days ‘to do’ list.
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2. Goal – to <b>become more like a Godly wife</b> by submitting to and reverencing my husband more, fulfilling my role as my husbands help-meet and growing closer to God – reality – as you read above I am steadily marching forward in growing closer to the Lord, which, in turn is really helping my marriage – may I suggest; if you want to grow closer to your husband, study God’s Word with him, wow, this has done some amazing things for our marriage and relationship! Because we have been studying together, I have noticed my hearts desire is to my husband and I have been doing more for him; I have noticed I respect his decisions more and just over-all have a better attitude towards my husband and the decisions he makes.
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3. Goal – to <b>be more diligent in teaching our 6-year-old how to live a life pleasing to God</b> by seeking and using teaching opportunities every day, reading to her and doing Bible study with her, and by being the example – reality – the reality is, God is good! Every morning we read from her My Little Devos for Girls book and every evening we read from the Time with God one-year devotional which gives us two opportunities a day to talk about God, what His Word says and how He wants us to live. Because of our daily Bible study, we all have become better examples for each other and others as how to live a life pleasing to God; we are not perfect, but we are striving, and when we make mistakes, our 6-year-old is seeing us seeking forgiveness from each other and others, and from God. Even the Sunday school and Wednesday night B.I.G. Kids Club lessons are vastly improving – see what I mean, God is good!!!!
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4. Goal – <b>stop smoking</b> by using nicotine patches and drawing on strength from the Lord – reality – the reality is, I am not there yet. That was hard to type; I’d love nothing more than to be able to tell you I am 39 days smoke free, but I can’t. I hate smoking, everything about it; the cost, standing outside in sub-zero temperatures to smoke, the smell. It’s embarrassing to me that I smoke, that I allow this to have such a strong hold on me; I know, K N O W, that if I’d just trust the Lord with this and call upon Him when the urge to smoke comes that He WILL deliver me of this; what I don’t know is why I don’t do just that.
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5. Goal – <b>lose weight</b> by counting calories, making better food choices, riding my exercise bike and by doing aerobics – reality – I am making better food choices; my favorite meal is breakfast; I have cut back my breakfast portions, and we have a salad with most of our dinners. I haven’t dug out my aerobics dvd; and I’ve only ridden my bike once. It was great too; I listened to one of my many sermon dvds while I rode and felt great when it was done; I’ve got to learn to use my time more wisely; which will be covered in number 7.
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6. Goal – <b>be a better friend, neighbor, and church member</b> by stepping out of my shell and talking to people, smiling at them, waving, helping when and where I can – reality – the Lord has been working in this area too and it’s been great! I have stepped out of that shell, when I see people I no longer just nod hello, I go up to them and give them a hug or a hand shake and talk with them; I’ve even make a couple of new friends! I know I have a long way to go here, I am terribly shy, but one step at a time the Lord is helping me be a better friend, neighbor and church member.
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7. Goal – <b>grow my e-store and this blog</b> by completing the online classes I’ve purchased and free ones I’ve signed up for; by applying what I learn and setting a daily ‘work’ schedule for me to work on the store and this blog – reality – I am working myself crazy. Honestly some days, a lot of days, I feel like I am doing all this for nothing. The new schedule I wrote in my planner for the month of January started out good, but it is no longer working for me, I just can’t seem to catch up; so, I am trying a new one for February. Hopefully with this ‘new’ schedule, I will have time during the day to ride that bike and do the aerobics dvd. I hear the Lord, He has given me some great ideas for my e-store and this blog, and I am implementing what He says; because I am doing what He says, I do have faith that He will grow them both, in His time, for His glory.
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8. Goal – <b>keep the yard and house up</b> by going back to my daily house work schedule and weekly yard work schedule – reality – the reality is, it’s been so cold lately that even if the grass grew up above the house I wouldn’t be out working in the yard, lol. However, I have gotten back into a morning routine of house chores, and our 6-year-old is making her bed every morning before school and helping clear the table in the evenings.
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9. Goal – <b>get and stay organized</b> by eliminating clutter and keeping the house up – reality – like I said above I have been doing well with my morning house chore routine and I went through my clothes a couple of weeks ago and was able to bless someone else with well over 50 articles of clothing. This then enabled me to be able to reorganize our closet. In the coming weeks our family and house hold will be going through more changes, which will enable me to do more organizing and sifting. My husband and I were able to get out into the garage a week or so ago and de-clutter it and bless a couple of different people; God is so good!!!
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10. Goal – <b>eliminate debt</b> by paying off some debts and lowing reoccurring debt – reality – ok; I was able to lower our cable bill last summer from $70 something to $25 while keeping our same plan and programming; then in January I lowered our cell phone bill from $158 to $60, again, keeping the same bells and whistles and unlimited everything. But, there is always a but – we had to take out a fresh start loan in January, it will be paid in full after 6 months, but ….uggg…..that’s another payment. On a good note, there is one other debt that should be paid in full either this month or in March. A little here and a little there, it will add up, and once this debt is paid in full this month or in March, and the loan is paid in full in Aug, that will an additional $200 in our pockets each month; not counting the savings from getting our cable and cell phone bills lowered. – if I’d stop smoking that would be a big savings too …. Lord help me please
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11. Goal – <b>grow a vegetable and flower garden</b> by starting seeds indoors and transplanting outside when the weather warms up – reality – in October the 6-year-old and I planted seeds to grow in-doors; several different peppers, tomatoes, onion, and lemon seeds. The lemon seeds are doing very well, probably because I keep them covered. All the seeds we planted came up and were thriving, until our cats noticed them. As I type this, none of the other pots we planted have any seeds or plants in them, they are just empty dirt, and two of those are upside down on the floor. We are not done, we are not giving up, I am going to buy toothpicks and try again!
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12. Goal – <b>DIY and maintenance on our home</b> by painting what needs to be painted and making necessary repairs, starting with painting our grandsons toy box and the kitchen cabinets – reality – the reality is my husband has had two strokes and though his heart means well, he isn’t always able to do what he wants to do; for one it’s been too cold for him to be out in the garage sanding cabinet doors and the toy box and he’s been having some stroke related issues the past month off and on, but I believe as the weather warms up these things will get done. Our house is 109 years old this year, it needs a lot of TLC; and frankly, as of the time I wrote this post, we just don’t have the resources to get these repairs done, but because God gave us our home, we both have faith that in His time, for His glory, He will provide the necessary means to do the repairs on our home. Until then, we do what we can with what we have and stay thankful that we have our beautiful home!
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I guess I am not doing too bad on my resolutions and goals for only 39 days into the new year; I still have a lot to work on, but, I also have a lot of year left, and I have all the time I need to do all that God intends me to do this year, just like you do!
I’d love to hear how you are doing on your new years resolutions and goals; I’ll pray for any area you need prayer in and I ask that you please pray for me as you see fit. I’ll give you another update in a couple of months!
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Let’s face it; there are a lot of things to be discouraged about in today’s world; political uprisings, people full of hate for one another, crime on the rise all around the country, un-Godly agendas being brought into law; finances, Christian persecution – and the list goes on. It is so easy to focus on these awful things, but, a mist all this ugliness, believe it or not, at least for the Christian, we can stay focused and we have a lot of reasons to be rejoicing!
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In I Thessalonians 5:16-22 Paul broke down how we can not only ‘just get through’ times like these, but, while in times like these, we can be that candle Jesus told us about in Matthew 5:15-16, “<font color="red"><i>Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven</font color></i>.”
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<b>Paul said, Rejoice evermore!</b>
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We have a lot of reasons to be rejoicing; look around, if you have to, S E A R C H for things, even little things, to rejoice over, there is ALWAYS something to rejoice over!
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 : Christ – if you are a Christian REJOICE! You are saved! You have been forgiven, you have been redeemed, sanctified and washed in the blood of the Lamb of God!
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 : USA – if you live, in my opinion, the greatest country in the world, the USA, REJOICE! You could be living in a country where clean water cannot be found – you could be living where you cannot freely worship our Lord or freely go to church, or … own a Bible without risking your life. If you don’t live in the USA, REJOICE! You have it better than a lot of people in the world. Why? Because you have internet access, [or you wouldn’t be reading this], internet access is a luxury, not a necessity, and a lot of folks don’t have it!
Regardless of where you live, or even your current situation, there is always something to rejoice about.
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<b>Paul said, Pray without ceasing!</b>
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That one is pretty simple, but, I think one of the hardest. Pray without ceasing, don’t stop praying, in good times and bad, don’t stop praying! Rejoice and give thanks to the Lord for ALL things, not just when we need something. God isn’t a genie; how would [or do] you feel if your children only spoke to you when they needed or wanted something? Probably not very good, and considering our heavenly Father knows all and sees all, He already knows if you are only going to talk to Him when you need or want something – don’t do that – that isn’t a relationship. You don’t have to be at the alter or on your hands and knees every time you pray, you can pray right where you are! Prayer shouldn’t be limited to meals and bedtime!
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Daniel and David prayed 3 times a day, morning, noon and night! You too can pray several times a day – while cleaning house, driving [keep your eyes open!], cooking – lots of different times you can talk with the Lord while carrying out your regular daily tasks. Just remember, you can’t have a good relationship with someone [including God] if you don’t communicate.
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<b>Paul said, Give thanks in EVERYTHING!</b>
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Everything we have is from the Lord. Our homes, cars, jobs, family, things, health, food, clothing, all of it. Why aren’t we thanking Him daily for it all? I am going to quote something I saw on Face Book, what if we only woke up with tomorrow what we thanked God for today? How empty would your home be, would you even have a home?
Look at the Lord’s model prayer, the Lord’s Prayer; Jesus starts out giving reverence to God before He asks for anything.
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Do you know the song, “Calvary’s the Reason Why” – it goes like this,
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“When I think of the love that You've given
Lord when I think of the price You paid for me
Then the trials on earth, they just seem like nothing
When they're compared to dark Calvary
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Oh, sometimes I just want to praise You
Sometimes just to speak Your name
Sometimes I just want to thank You
Without asking you for a thing
Oh sometimes I lift my hands to You
Then sometimes all I do is cry
Everything that I have I owe to You, Lord
And Calvary's the reason why
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Yes, sometimes I just want to praise You
Sometimes just to speak Your name
Sometimes I just want to thank You
Without asking you for a thing
Oh sometimes I lift my hands to You
Then sometimes all I do is cry
Everything that I have I owe to You, Lord
And Calvary's the reason why
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Everything that I have I owe to You, Lord
And Calvary's the reason why”
This should be our heart-itude every day from the moment we rise until we fall off into slumber. If we had nothing else, we have Calvary, and that alone is enough. Thank You Jesus.
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<b>Paul also said, This is the will of God!</b>
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Nothing happens without the Lord being in it; either by His doings or by letting it happen – nothing surprises the Lord. Look at Job. God didn’t take everything away from Job, He allowed the adversary to take it from Job [in the end God restored it all +]. God had a plan for Job, and his life, and in the end, God got the glory and Job had a wonderful life. Same with Joseph, God had a plan for Joseph and his life, He would use Joseph to get the Hebrews into Egypt to line things up for their great deliverance years later. Joseph and Job both praised God in their infirmaries, and both of them ended up doing really well in their lives. God’s will. It is not His will for your life to mean nothing; and God can and will, do anything, however, He will NOT make you obey Him, that is your choice and your choice alone; being in God’s will doesn’t mean everything is all roses, but God will use the hard times to strengthen you and grow your faith, if you seek His will.
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<b>Paul said, Quench not the Spirit!</b>
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You are either feeding or starving your spirit. Your spirit needs to be fed daily, just as your body needs food daily. Don’t starve your spirit, when you do you are actually going backwards in your spiritual growth; you are also hindering your church, your family and of course yourself. Think about your children, if you are starving your spirit, what is that telling them, what is that doing to them? If you want to grow, if you want your family to grow and your church to grow, you have to feed your spirit. But how you ask?
Daily prayer
Regular church attendance and S E R V I C E
Daily Bible reading and studying
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<b>Paul said, Despise not prophesyings!</b>
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There is no new prophesy; it is all written in God’s Word. Foretelling would be predicting the future, forthtelling is the preaching of God’s Word.
Don’t despise the preaching of God’s Word! Regardless of who is preaching it, if it is God’s Word, don’t despise it or His truths! When you hear someone saying, “I already know this” that is their pride making excuses for them not to hear the truth; even when you think you know it, or even if you have read it yourself 100 times, there is a reason God wants you to hear it 101 times! When it’s God’s Truth, you get something from each time!
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<b>Paul said, Prove all things!</b>
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So, how do we prove the Word of God? By studying it every day, this way we know when we hear false doctrine. Don’t just take the pastor’s word for it, look it up, test it, prove it, with the Word of God! “<i>All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness</i>:” II Timothy 3:16 God’s Word will never contradict itself, but will prove what is being taught.
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<b>Paul said, Hold fast to that which is good!</b>
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Remember those things that are good! God’s Word, salvation, redemption, sanctification, grace, mercy – you can fill in your personal good things! “<i>Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things</i>.” Philippians 4:8
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Paul said, Abstain from the appearance of evil! [I use this one a lot with my kids!]
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We should avoid everything that even looks evil! How can we be a candle on a hill top for Christ if we are partaking in things that look evil? Remember the world is watching, and waiting; how can we draw people to Christ if they can’t tell by watching us that we are Christians?
When something looks evil, even if it’s not at that moment, it probably will be later on down the road. If you see someone drinking, or using drugs, or smoking is your first though, “Oh look, there is a Christ loving person”? Probably not.
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Our reputation with our brothers and sisters in Christ is important, but, our relationship with the people of the world is more important; we want to draw them to Christ, and, we have to protect ourselves, even in a moment of flesh, our lives could be ruined. If our image is ruined, it will affect our usefulness to Christ.
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So, quick re-cap, in these times, how can we stay focused?
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1. <b>Rejoice!</b><br>
Every day find something to rejoice over<br>
2. <b>Pray without Ceasing!</b><br>
Be in constant daily prayer<br>
3. <b>Give thanks!</b><br>
Thank God every day for everything! Even those little things that go unnoticed by others<br>
4. <b>Be in the will of God!</b><br>
You know for sure you can be in God’s will by reading His Word daily and praying daily, and of course, by obeying that still, small voice!<br>
5. <b>Quench not the Spirit!</b><br>
Don’t deprive your spirit of the bread and water it needs and craves!<br>
6. <b>Don’t despise God’s Word!</b><br>
If you think you’ve heard or read enough, then it’s time to repent and get back into His Word, it’s alive and active! It will feed your starving soul!!<br>
7. <b>Prove all things!</b><br>
Don’t take what you read or hear [including this post] without opening your Bible and proving that it is indeed from God’s Word and His truth!<br>
8. <b>Hold fast to what is good!</b><br>
Forget those things that are only pleasurable for a moment – those things aren’t of God, hold on to those things that are good and honest.<br>
9. <b>Abstain from the appearance of evil!</b><br>
Don’t even do things or participate in things that look evil! Keep yourself, your reputation and your name clean before God and man!
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My husband and I have recently been studying about the lives of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the first 31 chapters of Genesis. There is a lot going on in those first 31 chapters, but one thing that that has jumped out at me is how God has kept the promises He made, down through the ages.
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Starting with Noah; {Genesis 9:9-16} we all know the story of God’s judgment on sinful man; but Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord, and God made His covenant with him and all the families and creatures of the earth, that He would never cut off all flesh by waters of a flood; nor destroy the earth by flood {again}.
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God didn’t say there would never be floods; He said He would never destroy the whole earth and everyone and everything in it by flood again, He even set His bow in the sky as a reminder to us when storms and rain do come. {Genesis 9:15-17}
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Abram, or Abraham as he is later named, is next. {Genesis 12:2-3; 7; 13:16; 15:4; 17:4, 16, 19, 21: 18:10; 22:18}. In a nut-shell, God promised Abraham a son in his old age, Isaac, to be the father of many nations, and that his seed would be as the dust in number; of course, we now know that Jesus’ genealogy goes all the way back to Abraham {Matthew 1:1-16}, and if we are Christ’s, then we are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise {Galatians 3:29}.
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Third on this list would be God’s promise to Isaac {Genesis 26:24} that He was with Isaac, that He would bless him and multiply his seed; we know that Isaac was the son of promise given to Abraham and Sarah {Genesis 17:21}, and through our Bible studies we know that the 12 tribes of Israel came from Jacob {Israel} who is a son of Isaac.
Last, but not least in this study is Jacob, later named Israel. This study only goes through Genesis chapter 31; after chapter 31 God revisits Jacob and gives him a new name and reestablishes His covenant with him; for the sake of this study, we will refer to the promise to give Jacob the land where he laid, and that his seed would be of the dust of the earth, and that they would spread abroad to the west, east, north and south and in him and in his seed shall all families of the earth be blessed {Genesis 28:13-15}; as stated above, from reading our Bibles we know that the 12 tribes of Israel came out of Jacob, his sons, and it is through his son Judas that we find the lineage of Christ.
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We know, in part from reading our Bible, and in part by faith, that God has kept each of the promises He made to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and He keeps the promises He makes to us, too.
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Some of God’s promises are conditional, and He will only keep them if we meet the condition, like, honoring our father and our mother, God will make our days long {Exodus 20:12}, the promise of everlasting life if we repent of our sins and receive Christ as our Savior {John 3:16, John 3:36, John 6:47; Luke 13:3} and the promise of the Comforter after we receive Christ as our Savior {Acts 2:38; Ephesians 1:13}. But others are not, like for food and clothing. {Matthew 6:25-33}.
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God’s Word promises us that He will provide clothing for us to wear; it does not promise He will provide whatever label is hot at-the-moment or clothing from top designers, He said He would clothe us {Matthew 6:30-32}.
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A few days ago I decided to go through my closet and clean it out, honestly, I had a lot of clothes in there I can no longer fit into. When I was done, I ended up removing 63 articles of clothing from my side of the closet alone! I never would have guessed I had that many clothes period, none-the-less to give away and still have a closet full to wear – God provided all those clothes for me; some as gifts from other people; some through extra blessings in our income; and some, well, frankly I have no clue how they ended up in my closet or where they came from! What I do know is my heavenly Father promised to keep me clothed, and He has kept that promise.
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God never promised us an easy life, but He did promise to never leave us nor forsake us {Hebrews 13:5}, and many, many more promises throughout His Word, and that IS one thing you can count on!
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But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
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What promises from God are you standing on today?
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Jennifer Gregghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414528248314915513noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882811035120108822.post-39684616039630690492018-01-08T01:30:00.000-06:002018-01-08T01:30:00.386-06:007 Benifits from Reading Your Bible<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Bible reading is more than a pleasant pastime, it can, and should be, a daily habit that will change your life.
God’s Word holds out the promise of rich benefits for those who spend time reading it and taking its truths to heart. Below are seven of the many ways your life will be better as you make the Bible your daily reading companion. All seven benefits are from Psalm 119 – a magnificent song of praise for God’s Word.
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1. <b>The Bible will help keep you from sin</b>
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“Thy Word have I hid in mine heart that I might not sin against thee” – verse 11
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2. <b>The Bible will lift your burdens</b>
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“My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word” – verse 28
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3. <b>The Bible will guide your steps</b>
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“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path” – verse 105
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4. <b>The Bible will bring you joy</b>
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“Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage forever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart” – verse 111
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5. <b>The Bible will lead you to wisdom</b>
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“The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding to the simple” – verse 130
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6. <b>The Bible will give you peace</b>
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“Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them” – verse 165
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7. <b>The Bible will bring you back to God</b>
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“I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments” – verse 176
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Jennifer Gregghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414528248314915513noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882811035120108822.post-67672940072252214132018-01-01T01:30:00.000-06:002018-01-01T01:30:03.685-06:00My Goals for 2018<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I love self-improvement, and like most people, I find the new year a great time to set new years resolution, or goals, for my life. I don't like calling them new years resoultions because I feel like it is done...that word feels so perminate to me, and that there is no working at the resolution to acheive it, it has to be done on day one, and needless to say I fail the first day, no matter what it is I am trying to change and feel like I've started the new year off on a bad note; where as, calling them goals, they are just that....goals, something to work at over time and I don't stress about 'completing' them the first day.
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The past year or so things seem to have gotten so out of hand and I've gotten so very unorganized which leaves me feeling scatter-brained with nothing done or complete most days. So I sat down right before Christmas and wrote down 12 areas in my life that are not organized and that really just drain me, and what I am going to have to do to improve upon them.
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1.<b>Get closer to God</b>
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reading and studying my Bible more on my own and with my husband
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spending more time in prayer, alone and with my husband
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writing and journaling what I read and learn from our Bible studies
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2. <b>Become more like a Godly wife</b>
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daily submitting to my husband
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reverencing my husband
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growing closer to God {see #1}
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being my husbands help-meet
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3. <b>Be more diligent in teaching Abigail about Jesus and living a holy life</b>
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seeking and using teaching opportunities in everyday life
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reading God’s Word and doing Bible studies with her more
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being an example in the way I live and react to situations
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4. <b>Stop smoking</b>
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This is a big one for me, I have tried and failed so many times; it is a very strong-hold on my life, but my God is stronger and more powerful; I can do all things through Christ, and can accomplish this goal by ...
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praying through temptations and triggers
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using patches
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riding my bike through urges and triggers
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5. <b>Lose weight</b>
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Another adult life-long battle; I love food, but I also use it as an award and for comfort; I've lost weight before, I know I can do it again, to do this, I need to ...
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go to my heavenly Father for comfort and glory in Him for 'rewards'
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ride my bike
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drink a lot of water
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count calories
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make better meal choices
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walk my dog
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use my aerobics DVD
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6. <b>Be a better friend; neighbor; church member</b>
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The Bible says to be a friend we must show ourselves friendly; it's not that I am not friendly or nice to people, I am quiet and keep to myself and I have very low self-esteem; but it is past time to come out of my shell and show the love of Christ to others by being a friend, He is the best friend anyone could ever have, and I can do this by ...
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thinking of others first
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putting others first
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doing for others
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praying for others
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teach Abigail to do same
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7. <b>Grow my business and this blog</b>
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Un-Organization has led to late blog posts, missing inventory at my store and me feeling like a mess; my husband and I sat down and wrote out everything I need to do to accomplish this goal in fine detail, now, I have to apply it by ...
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creating a work schedule and follow it
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complete the blogging I bought classes
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apply what I learn to this blog and my store
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pray and apply what the Lord says
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8. <b>Keep up the house and yard better</b>
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Before I started blogging I kept our house in tip-top shape, but as I started blogging and sitting at the computer for several hours a day my house work suffered...that has come to an end; I don't expect my home to look like a model home, but I won't live in a dirty or broken home; this goal will be accomplished by ....
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making and keeping a daily and weekly cleaning and maintenance schedule
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9. <b>Get and stay organized</b>
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I bought a couple of planners, I have written down what needs to be done for this blog and our store daily and weekly, and what needs to be done in and for the house daily and weekly; following these schedules will help me get and stay organized
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use my planners daily
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create and stick to a schedule
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10. <b>Eliminate debt</b>
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This can be done by ...
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paying off credit balances
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stop needless spending
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down-sizing some of our monthly expenses
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11. <b>Grow a veggie garden and expand my flower gardens</B>
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Gardening is a lot of work, epically in the hot Texas sun and in this ole hard, black dirt, but the rewards are so worth it, so I can accomplish this goal by ...
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getting seeds started
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making beds for seedlings and new flowering plants
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maintaining the yards and gardens
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12. <b>Complete some DIY house maintenance and repairs</b>
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It seems to never end in this 109 year old house, on a good note, we can't really ever say we have nothing to do! For starters, we can accomplish this goal by ...
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painting, painting, and painting
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My *goal* is for you to hold me accountable for all 12 of these goals I've made, and in return, I plan to report back to you on these goals and how they are coming along throughout the year; hopefully, I will be reporting back all good news.
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Father, I thank You for this reader; and I thank You for this new year You have given us. Please help us keep in mind as we venture into the new year and with goal setting that we are not perfect and we are not going to be perfect while on this earth, but please Lord help us to obtain and conquer all of our goals that line up with Your will for our lives. Thank You, Lord, in Jesus name, Amen.
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"And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.
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And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
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And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
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And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
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And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
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For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
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And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
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And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
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And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
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And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.
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And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
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And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
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And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
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And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;"
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Here at Is It Monday, Yet? We pray you and your family embrace the wholeness of our Lord Jesus Christ as we spend the day celebrating His birthday, and our lives celebrating Him. May you find all the love, joy and peace our Father in heaven has, today, and always. God bless you, and your family, and all that you lay your hand to do for Him. May the Lord bless you and keep you, and may you find all you need in Him.
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At our house, the Christmas menu ranks close to the top in order of importance! We have both a traditional meal, and a not-so traditional meal.
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My mom loves ham, and all the traditional sides that go with it. Give me a good pork roast, sausage or bacon any day, but I’ve never really cared for ham.
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I remember when I was a little girl the whole family would gather at grandma’s house on Christmas eve for dinner and gifts. I was always so amazed at how hard my grandmother worked preparing the food for us all, she would be in the kitchen all day and never complain – she’d make her famous “Sunday” steak, or a ham, mashed potatoes, green beans, fried okra, sweet potatoes, corn, pea salad, gravy, rolls, and several different pies, divinity and a cake. She always made a cake. Meals at her house were always so special to me, she put a lot of love in her meals.
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To make Christmas meal special for my mom, I prepare mom’s ‘traditional’ meal of bone-in-sugar-glazed-ham, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, green beans or green bean casserole, pea salad, gravy and rolls for Christmas eve. We usually eat this meal for dinner.
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Of course, we must have something to feed this food-loving group to help them muster through the afternoon of heavenly smells coming from the kitchen! I like making a veggie platter to help tide over those hearty appetites.
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This year our platter will be sporting broccoli, cauliflower, cherry tomatoes, celery, baby carrots, whole-pickled jalapenos, and radishes. My husband has requested French onion dip and ranch dip; and our oldest daughter promised she’d bring 3 or 4 flavors of her homemade hummus!!
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Since our kids were little, one thing we always have on our Christmas day breakfast menu are orange rolls; I LOVE those!!! The past few years I’ve added our “traditional” breakfast mix of sausage, potatoes, eggs, cheese, onions and peppers; I’ve even put it in the crock-pot over-night, to go along with the orange rolls, but this year I am going to make a super yummy oven-baked Spanish omelet and pancakes.
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For lunch on Christmas day we have Christmas eve dinner left-overs, and, a second round of the amazing veggie platter!
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Christmas day dinner is mine and my family’s favorite. I serve homemade chicken enchiladas in homemade sour cream sauce, my Mexican beans, fried rice {I know, it’s not Mexican food, but we love it with Mexican food!}, homemade salsa, homemade guacamole, and store-bought tamales covered in homemade chili sauce.
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For dessert this year we are having a cherry pie {my dads favorite}, a strawberry rhubarb pie, sugar cookies, I’m not sure what they are called, these bars, my mom used to make them, they have a graham cracker crust, then you put eagle brand milk on top of the crust, then coconut flakes, and top it off with chocolate chips ….my dad and I LOVE these things, it wouldn’t be Christmas without them!
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So, that is pretty much our Christmas menu; a lot of food, and a lot of work, and a lot of love put into each bowl, stir, pot and pan.
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Father, I ask You to bless the one reading this; I ask that You bless their family and home, Lord I pray that Christmas brings them joy and happiness, but more so Father, that the one reading this, has unwrapped the best gift ever given, and knows Your Precious Son, Jesus, as their personal Savior. Thank You Lord for the gift of Jesus, and thank You Lord for this time to celebrate His birth. I love You Lord. In Jesus name.
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1. <b>Watch Christmas movies</b> – Some of our family favorites are “Silent Night”, “Elf”, “Rudolph”, “A Christmas Story”, “Miracle on 34th Street”; for the adults the Hallmark channel has Christmas movies 24/7; Freeform, formally ABC Family, shows a lot of Christmas movies, most are ok for children, and of course there is a wide selection of Christmas movies on Netflix
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2. <b>Bake</b> – I love baking cookies, coconut, chocolate chip and graham cracker bars, and mini breads with our 6-year-old; we share them with teachers, neighbors and church members
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3. <b>Decorate</b> – decorating for Christmas is one of my son and my favorite things to do. With the addition of my mom and dad’s decorations this year, it was a lot of fun getting everything out, and lots of memories to share!
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4. <b>Craft ornaments and gifts</b> – the 6-year-old and I spent the whole day Saturday crafting! We had so much fun! We made 3 different tree ornaments and cute little tress decorated with jewels! These too will be passed out to teachers and family members
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5. <b>Drive around and look at Christmas lights</b> – Every time we are out after dark we drive around a little looking at lights, but, Christmas eve is our big night; we go down into the historical district of our town and look at the beautiful lights!
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6. <b>Shop</b> – I won’t lie, I did most of my shopping online this year. But, one thing I do enjoy, is taking the 6-year-old to Wal Mart in the Christmas department, her eyes light up and she gets super excited, it’s so much fun!!!!
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7. <b>Wrap gifts</b> – I think our at-home-kids have as much fun wrapping gifts as they do opening them! Wrapping together gets their giving spirit excited, and we have super fun laughing at each other covered in glitter!
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8. <b>Help a family in need</b> – per the worlds standards, we are not wealthy by any means, but, there is always someone who has less; weather through the church or school, we like to find a family in need and do what we can; again this ignites our children’s giving spirit, and makes them thankful.
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9. <b>Visit a live nativity</b> – nothing brings the story of the birth of our Savior to life better than a live nativity; one of the churches here in our small town does one each year; it is so beautiful, and peaceful, and a great teaching moment
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10. <b>Take a sleigh ride</b> – I love horses and pretty much anything to do with them; thankfully so does our 6-year-old {our other children never shared that love of horses with me}; and nothing says winter and Christmas like riding in a sleigh or buggy pulled by a beautiful horse thought the historical district, wearing sleigh bells! {snow would be an added bonus!}
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11. <b>Watch the parade</b> – I guess I’ll always be a kid at heart because I love parades!!!!!! Every year, on the first Thursday of December, our town has its Christmas parade, complete with Santa and pictures!!!!!!
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12. <b>Visit a nursing home</b> – my husband has a nursing home ministry, and we like to go visit this time of year and sing Christmas carols; the residents are so super sweet, and the 6-year-old loves visiting with them, it's like having 50 more sets of grandparents!
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13. <b>Elf on the shelf</b> – even our 19-year-old son gets in on the action of hiding the elf from our 6-year-old!
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14. <b>Shepherd on the search</b> – this one is new to us this year, but he is a lot of fun too; and the book that came with him is beautifully written; the 6-year-old enjoys searching for her elf and shepherd every day and playing with them!
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15. <b>Go for a Christmas eve walk</b> - My parents live in the country, since I was a teen I can remember loving going for a walk in the night on Christmas eve; it was so dark, quiet and peaceful out there; the stars always seemed so much brighter on Christmas eve night; though I live in town now, it is still something I enjoy doing; even if it's only around my yard.
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This year I am also taking the 6-year-old to the ballet, in Ft. Worth; we are going to see The Nut Cracker! I super excited, we are going to dress up and after the ballet we’re going to have a nice dinner in down town Ft. Worth, with all the beautiful decorations and lights!
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We celebrate and participate in Advent and family devotions and Bible studies relating to and of, the birth of our Savior; and mainly; have lots of fun and create a bunch of memories!!
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Father, I pray that whomever is reading this post would find peace at Christmas time; peace in Your Son, Jesus Christ, and rejoice, that our Savior has been born. Thank You Lord for sending Your Son to us; in Jesus name, amen.
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Christmas is my favorite time of year! My son and I have always shared a special love for Christmas, and often refer to it as ‘our time’. Our family tradition is to pull out all the decorations and decorate the inside of the house Thanksgiving night, and the outside the following day.
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This year is super special to me; my son has been trying to enlist in the USMC for over a year, and it looks as though the doors that have been slammed shut in his face are beginning to open for him, this could be his last Christmas at home for a while; earlier this year my mom gave me hers and my dads Christmas decorations, 90% of them are the ones I grew up with! It’s been so much fun to decorate our home with the things my mom decorated with when I was growing up, so many wonderful memories with each ornament and decoration we unwrapped! I’ve been having a lot of fun with our 6-year old, she helped decorate the house, she helped me wrap gifts one night, we had glitter all over us and the living room, we were sparkly! We’ve already begun crafting, we’ve had a lot of deep discussions about what to make for her teachers and the 91-year old woman that lives down the street; we’ve compiled our baking list, we’re going to the ballet right before Christmas, and we have several other fun things filling our schedule.
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While all of this is a lot of fun, and creates memories that last a life time for everyone, there is one thing my husband and I always make sure we have time for, and keep mindful of, during Christmas time, the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
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Like most Christian families we celebrate Advent, we have the calendar and we even have the <a href="https://www.dayspring.com/the-shepherd-on-the-search-advent-activity-set?utm_medium=cj_4992680" target="_blank">Shepherd on the Search</a> this year. These too are fun, and a great way to teach our little one that Christmas is the celebration of Christ’s birth, but I need more.
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I don’t want to get so caught up in parades and festivities that I lose focus. So, I grabbed my Bible this morning and did some studying. Below are the verses I have written upon the posts of my house and gate; I already knew these Scriptures, as I am sure most of you do, but I needed to read them again, and I hope these Scriptures help you remember what we are really celebrating as they have me. God bless you, and Merry Christmas to you and your family.
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Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. – Isaiah 7:14
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For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. – Isaiah 9:6
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Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. – Matthew 1:23
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And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. - Luke 1:31-33
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And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. - Luke 2:6-14
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For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. - John 3:16-17
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Father, I thank You for Your love and Your mercy, for sending Your only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, into this broken world so that everyone has a chance to be saved. I thank You Lord for Your salvation, I thank You for this time of year that we celebrate the birth of Your Son Jesus, please Lord keep us mindful of what Christmas really is, help us to not be so busy we forget; help us see You in everything around us. I love You Lord, please bless whomever is reading this, that their home would be filled with Your love, joy and peace; in Jesus name, amen.
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I’ve been making salsa for several years; we just couldn’t find a mass produced salsa with the heat and texture we liked.
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First my husband made salsa, his is good, but his is what I call masculine, or heavy, where my recipe is lighter, and closer to restaurant style.
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I make a gallon at a time, which usually lasts less than a week, our kids are always asking me for the recipe, but I won’t give it to them, shhhh, please don’t tell them!
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To make my salsa, you will need the following -
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4-6 jalapenos
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cayenne
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This salsa is super simple to make and customize.
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It takes longer to gather the ingredients than it does to prepare it.
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After gathering everything I need, I open a can of the crushed tomatoes and pour it into my <a target='new' href="http://linksynergy.walmart.com/link?id=sZwvfDJrpss&offerid=223073.15806191&type=2&murl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fip%2FBlack-Decker-10-Speed-Die-Cast-Blender-Silver%2F15806191">blender</a>; juice and all.
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I add my spices.
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Next I pull the leaves off about half the bunch of cilantro and toss them into the <a target='new' href="http://linksynergy.walmart.com/link?id=sZwvfDJrpss&offerid=223073.15806191&type=2&murl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fip%2FBlack-Decker-10-Speed-Die-Cast-Blender-Silver%2F15806191">blender</a>.
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I rough chop one onion and my jalapenos and put them on top of the cilantro.
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Last, I top it off with lemon juice; usually I pour enough lemon juice to cover the onion and peppers.
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I make a gallon at time and it’s never been around long enough to spoil; I’ve never canned it, but I am sure it would keep quite nice.
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There are days that seem like the whole world is against you; and it probably is, if you are following Christ, you can bet the world is against you, but, there is good news! We may be in the world, but we do not have to be of the world, and we have something so much greater than the world could ever offer or give ... we have a heavenly Father who loves us, and gave His Son for us, for me and you!
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When you find yourself having one of those yucky days, turn your mind to Christ and God's Word, remember these 7 truths straight out of God's Word ...
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1. <b>You have been bought with a price</b>
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I Corinthians 6:19-20 - "What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's".
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You are God’s. He chose to make you, pursue you, forgive you, redeem you, and adopt you as His own. He sent His Son to die so that He would be glorified with your new life. God loves you enough to make your body a temple of the Holy Spirit. God loves you enough to chase you and catch you. He loves you enough to send His Son to the cross.
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What does this mean for us sister? Your life has purpose, meaning, and value.
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2. <b>You are redeemed and forgiven of all sin</b>.
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I john 1:9 - "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
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All of the evil you have ever done – and in Scripture it tells us that everyone has done evil {Romans 3:10} – is washed away. It is gone. There is no need for shame. There is nothing you have done that Jesus did not redeem on the cross. Psalm 103:12 - "As far as the east is from the west, so far hath He removed our transgressions from us." What an amazing gift!
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What does this mean for us sister? Confession is necessary, and forgiveness is certain.
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3.<b>You cannot be separated from God’s love</b>.
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Romans 8:31-39 - "What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
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If you are a Jesus-follower, then nothing you can ever do will separate you from God and His love. The Lord cherishes you, holds your tender heart, and calls you His child. Nothing can stop that.
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What does this mean for us sister? Run to the Lord with your struggles. He longs to hold you and love you.
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4. <b>You are God’s & the devil has no rule in your life.</b>
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Colossians 1:13-14 - "Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:<br>
The devil loves to try and squirm his way into our lives. He likes to make us feel inferior, anxious, bitter, and rebellious. He likes to make us think that we can be our own little gods. But the truth is this: victory has already been claimed."
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Christ won. He defeated the monster of Satan who now has no dominion in your life. Tell him to back away, because in Jesus’ name there is no room for the devil.
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What does this mean for us sister? Claim Jesus when you feel the forces of evil. He will show up. After all, He already won the battle.
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5. <b>You are God’s workmanship.</b>
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Ephesians 2:10 - "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them."
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God crafted you. God has given you abilities for His glory – so that you can work as unto the Lord. He cares about your successes, and He also cares about making His name known among the nations. He will use faithful servants to proclaim His truth. And that is you. You are His workmanship, created to work for God’s glory and purposes
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What does this mean for us sister? We can use our passions and skills to be Jesus in the world. Think of the gifts God has given you and use them.
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6. <b>You are complete in Jesus.</b>
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Colossians 2:9-10 - "For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:"
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Nothing defines you except for the blood and name of Jesus. If you’re searching for fulfillment in something other than the Lord, you’re looking in the wrong place, friend. Your job will not fulfill you. Your marriage will not fulfill you. Your children, your home, your money, your appearance – none of it will fulfill you.
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Do you want to know what will? Jesus. His truth. His love. His promises about your worth. And because of His death on the cross, you are made complete and whole.
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What does this mean for us sister? Your heart longs for Jesus. Fill it with Him and not the things of the world.<br>
7. <b>You have access to God through the Holy Spirit.</b>
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Ephesians 2:18 - "For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father."
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You can make your requests known to the Lord, because you have the Holy Spirit inside of you. You’ve been given access to the God of the universe. Do you know what else? He hears. He loves you. He cares about the struggles, concerns, fears, and hardships you face. Cry out to Him. We’ve been given access through the Spirit.
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What does this mean for us sister? You are never alone. You are always heard. God deeply cares.
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Grab ahold of these truths and fight to believe them each and every day. You are so valued & so loved by the Creator of the world. Goodness, if I could sit across from you at a coffee shop sipping lattes, you would hear my passion – please believe these truths.
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Fight to believe them.<br>
Pray for deeper ability to believe them.<br>
Trust what God says about you.<br>
Run to Him daily.<br>
You are worthy, redeemed, loved, protected, set apart, complete, and heard.
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Ladies, we are at war.
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We have got to be sober, and be vigilant; because our adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour {I Peter 5:8}.
James tells us to submit ourselves therefore to God, resist the devil, and he will flee from us, draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to us {James 4:7-8}.
But how do we do this?
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When the bills are stacking up, when the kids are whining, when your husband isn’t carrying his load, when it’s dinner time and you don’t have anything to cook, when you are being pulled in 12 different directions at once, in those moments, those moments that seem to rule our lives more than peace does, when things are spinning out of control, how on earth are we to submit to God and draw night to Him? Lord, can’t you see I need help???
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Yes, He does see, and He has provided help in His Word.
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Throughout His Word, God gives us instructions for living a life pleasing to Him. Like in Ephesians chapter 4, verses 23-27 tell us “And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil.” Even on our best days though, we cannot do this on our own.
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God knew this. And He gave us special protection and help in His Word; His armor.
We are soldiers in God’s army, the battle front is our homes, for our kids, husbands and marriage. Every good soldier knows he cannot go into battle without protection, so why sister, do we step onto our battle fields without protection?
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We are commanded to stand….not cower in the corner, stand, having our loins girt about with truth….God’s truth…..this is how Jesus defeated the devil in the wilderness, with God’s Word. Just like Jesus defeated the devil using God's Word, we can too.
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We are to put on the breastplate of righteousness, to guard and protect our hearts, because we have been made righteous through the blood of Christ. We already have the victory through Jesus, we don't have to allow the devil to make our lives miserable. God wants us to be happy, and He wants us to have peace, He is our peace and happiness.
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Our feet are to be shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace, always ready to go where God sends us, bringing peace and not contention. Oh man, when all the grandkids are at our house it gets busy and crazy quick because the oldest one is 3. It would be so very easy to let their fussing and whining get under my skin; but what would that be teaching them? Sometimes I have to tell our daughters, I'll be right back, and I go and talk with the Lord for a few minutes, and He calms my spirit, and usually gives me an idea to do with the children to advert their moood.
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We are commanded to take the shield of faith so that we are able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked, whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world {I John 5:4}, it was by our faith through Jesus’ grace that we were saved; that same faith will help us not believe the horrible lies the enemy tells us. I don't know about you, but one of the lies the enemy loves to whisper in my ear is that no one likes me or wants me around; if not for my faith, I would believe him in a heart beat; but I know my heavenly Father loves me, and has a purpose for me right where I am at; my opinion or what I say may not always be popular, but if being popular means changing the truth, I don't want it.
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We are to take the helmet of salvation, knowing that you have already gotten the victory through Christ, and that you are a daughter of The King. It is very comforting to me to know I have a heavenly Father who loves and cares about me and my life, and who doesn't hide Himself from me; His fullness is available to me 24/7, all I have to do is ask.
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We are also to take the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. {Hebrews 4:12}. If we don’t read and study God’s Word we can’t effectively use it; we need to hide it in our hearts, like David did. So that when we are facing a situation we will know if the words we hear are from the Holy Spirit.
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Jesus said, “take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.”
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And finally we are to be praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit and watching with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; praying always for our husbands and children, making and keeping prayer as one of our top priorities will draw us closer to God. God loves hearting from His daughters.
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It is not suggested, but commanded, that we be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. That we put on the whole armor of God so that we may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. If I allow life to get in the way of my Bible study time I feel it, quickly, I feel seporated from the Lord, and I know it's not Him who moves. I have to pray and study every day so that I can stay strong in the Lord and so that I don't stray.
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Ladies, we aren’t wrestling against flesh and blood, this one is hard for me to remember at times, but we are wrestling against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, and against spiritual wickedness in high places. We cannot battle these things ourselves; the battle isn't even ours, it's the Lords {II Chronicles 20:15}; why would we even think of stepping onto our battle field, or starting our day, without putting on the armor God has so graciously given us?
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Father God, I thank You for Your Words and for You Lord, for everything that You are Father. I thank You for all that Your provisions You supply for Your daughters. Father, I lift up Your daughter who is reading this now, I ask Lord that You comfort her heart, and strengthen it; help her Lord to use what You have given us in Your Word to stand strong in you and face the enemy. Please Lord bless her, her home, husband and children; help her to see Lord that she is not alone, You are with her; help her see Lord that whatever she's going through is temporary; thank You Father, in Jesus name. Amen.
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I made glazed carrots this morning. I will confess, I do not like cooked carrots; so this was my first time to make them. I used the recipe from my grandmother's 1968 edition Better Homes and Gardens annual cookbook.
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The original recipe only makes a very small amount of glaze, and I made this for a church dinner, so, I doubled the recipe 4 times ...
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1/3 C brown sugar
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2 TBSP butter
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4 whole carrots
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Pecan halves
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All-Spice
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My first substitution is that I used canned carrots. The first thing I did was open four cans of sliced carrots, drained them and rinsed them off.
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First time through of making the glaze I followed the recipe to a "T"; that wasn't much glaze, so I poured it into my empty crockpot to coat the bottom. After doubling the recipe, I poured about 1/3 of my carrots into the crockpot and topped them off with the hot glaze. I did this two more times, then made one more batch of the glaze, doubled, and poured it over the top of the carrots and stirred it all together.
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I put my crockpot on low heat to keep the glaze from getting hard, and looked at the carrots, they looked a bit bland; so I added about 1/2 a C of pecan halves that we gathered from our yard, and sprinkled a little All-Spice over the top; mixed everything well and ta-da...I was done!
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No one in my family likes cooked carrots, the only reason I had canned carrots was to use in soups when I am out of fresh carrots; but; my son was a good sport and tried one sliced carrot, and said they were really good!
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*Update - everyone who tried my glazed carrots said they were really good! I was told they tasted like sweet potatoes! Very, very happy everyone liked them!
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Jennifer Gregghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414528248314915513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882811035120108822.post-16467497685804542082017-11-15T01:30:00.000-06:002017-11-15T05:24:41.227-06:00How to Keep Fresh Food Safe<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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As you enjoy fresh fruits and produce at home, follow these safe handling tips to help protect yourself and your family from food poisoning. It is important to be consistent in practicing safe food handling at home.
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fresh produce for signs of cuts or bruising, where harmful bacteria can breed.
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Check that the fresh fruits and vegetables you buy are not bruised or damaged.
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When choosing pre-cut fruits and vegetables like packaged salads and sliced melons, check that the product is refrigerated or on ice.
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Wash hands with warm weather and soap for at least 20 seconds before and after handling fresh fruits and vegetables
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Clean all surfaces and utensils with hot water and soap; including cutting boards and knives before and after preparing fresh fruits and vegetables.
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fresh fruits and veggies just before eating
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Just before use, rinse under running water only fruits and vegetables you plan to eat, including those with skins or rinds that are not eaten
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Packaged fruits and vegetables labeled “ready to eat”, “washed”, or “triple washed” should not be washed
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Dry fruits and vegetables with a clean cloth or paper towel
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Do not use soap or bleach to wash fresh fruits or vegetables, these products are not intended for consumption
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produce from raw meat, seafood, poultry, eggs and household chemicals in your shopping cart and in bags, at checkout separate fresh fruits and vegetables from household chemicals and raw meat, poultry, seafood and eggs
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In your refrigerator, keep fresh fruits and vegetables separate from raw meat, poultry, seafood and eggs
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When preparing food, keep fresh fruits and vegetables separate from raw meat, poultry, seafood and eggs. Do not use the same cutting board or utensils without cleaning with hot water and soap before and after preparing fresh fruits and vegetables
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cut fresh produce within two hours to prevent bacteria growth
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refrigerate all cut, peeled or cooked fresh fruits and vegetables within two hours of preparing
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bruised, damaged or potentially cross-contaminated produce
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throw away any fresh fruit and vegetables that have not been refrigerated within two hours of cutting, peeling or cooking
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remove and throw away bruised or damaged portions of fruits and vegetables when preparing to cook them or before eating them raw
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throw away any fruit or vegetables that have touched raw meat, poultry, seafood or eggs
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if in doubt, throw it out
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Poultry whole or ground 165
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Ground meat 155
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Whole cuts like steak, chops, roast 145
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It’s been almost 4 years since my husband’s first stroke. They called it a mini-stroke. It didn’t affect him too bad, just his speech and memory a little. But it did affect our lives in a big way. You see, my husband drove a truck for a living, and in Texas you have to wait a year without any related medical problems before TXDOT will let you drive professionally again.
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This was a very trying time for me. Life as I knew it had turned up-side down. I felt like I’d lost part of my husband and my best friend, and now our only source of income had been cut off. Everything I had depended on was suddenly gone. It was during this time, the Lord told me He was our source of income, He was our source of healing, He was our source for everything, we only needed to trust Him.
The Lord was truly good to us, He fulfilled His promises of taking care of us, and because of His provisions, we were able to fulfill all but one month of our lease; and even in that, the manager was so kind, it did not go against our credit.
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We were learning how to truly depend on the Lord.
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About 6 weeks after we moved, my husband had a second stroke. This time it wasn’t a mini-stroke. This one was bad; I had to call 911; I wasn’t even sure if he was still breathing. Shortly after arriving at the hospital, they were calling bigger hospitals in Dallas to fly him to for more specialized care. The doctors came in the room, while they were talking to me, they showed me how unresponsive my husband was; the doc went on to say there was one thing he could give my husband to try to help him, an injection that would dissolve the blood clot, but, it comes with risks. He went on to say there was a 46% chance it would move the clot into his heart or brain, killing my husband. I couldn’t make that decision at that moment, I needed time.
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The Lord knew I needed time; we had a helicopter outside waiting for us, but the first three hospitals in Dallas they called didn’t have room for my husband. This gave me time to talk to the Lord; I knew if my husband died he would go home to Jesus; and I knew he would not want to live in the state he was currently in.
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I talked to the Lord, I told Him about my concerns for whatever direction He was taking this. I got quiet after the third time the nurse came into the room and told me another hospital had turned him down due to lack of space, and I listened. Not to the EMTs out in the hallway talking, or the nurses or alarms going off in other rooms, I listened to God. He comforted me and stilled my soul. My husband received the shot. Right after receiving the shot he was transported by air to a hospital in North Dallas.
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When the helicopter left I headed back home.
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There was that need for trust again, that deep down in my soul trust.
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My first thoughts were, what have we done so bad Lord to deserve this? Quickly the Holy Spirit put me in my place, how prideful of me to put myself in my Creators place and think that something I did, or didn’t do, could cause my husband or anyone else, to have a stroke. The Holy Spirit went on to comfort me by reminding me that we live in a fallen world, our bodies are not meant to last forever, and we have to take care of them. This stroke was not cause for me to feel sorry for us, but to glorify God.
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God had a purpose and a plan. Am I saying I think God caused my husband’s strokes? No, I believe my husband had those strokes because he smokes and doesn’t eat right; however, I am saying I believe God used those strokes for His glory and to ultimately bless us.
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I won’t lie. It took me about a week of self-pity and crying to finally straighten up and begin trusting the Lord beyond that level of surface trust.
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With each passing day my faith and trust kept growing as I was seeing the amazing work the Lord was doing. It was suddenly like everything that had been happening all fit together, it was like I was watching a movie and seeing the end before it got there.
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The Lord continued to move and open-up path ways that were so obvious for us to see, He was making changes in our lives for His glory and to bring us closer to Him.
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The twists and turns on life’s road are meant to bring us closer to God; He wants a personal, intimate relationship with each and every one of us, so close, that we totally, 100% trust Him for and in everything, deep down to our very core.
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My husband is better now, he isn’t who he was before the strokes, in some ways, he is better than he was before his strokes. He has a new job now, serving God 24/7, and God has opened up ministry opportunities for him that he didn’t have before.
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God only wants what is best for us and He has so much good He wants to give us!!
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The twists and turns haven’t stopped; in fact we are going through another one as I write this, and writing this has been very good for me, to help me remember the goodness the Lord has brought out of trying and difficult times; I just have to remember to stop, listen, pray and wait; oh it’s so hard to do sometimes, but also so very worth it when I finally quit stressing and worrying.
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When life take a 180, talk to God, listen to Him, obey Him, trust Him, and wait for Him; nothing is beyond Him.
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Yummy, homemade breakfast sandwiches! They are so easy and fun to make, and you can make them ahead of time for a quick, yummy meal on the go, and you can even freeze them!
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Sausage patties, or bacon
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English muffins, or canned or homemade biscuits
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eggs
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Sliced cheese
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Butter
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The first thing I do is heat up my <a target='new' href="http://linksynergy.walmart.com/link?id=sZwvfDJrpss&offerid=223073.35290398&type=2&murl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fip%2FLodge-10-Cast-Iron-Chef-Skillet-LCS3%2F35290398">cast iron skillet</a> with a little oil in the pan; while my pan is heating, I gather all my ingreedients.
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I can easily fit four of the resturant style sausage patties in my <a target='new' href="http://linksynergy.walmart.com/link?id=sZwvfDJrpss&offerid=223073.35290398&type=2&murl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fip%2FLodge-10-Cast-Iron-Chef-Skillet-LCS3%2F35290398">cast iron skillet</a>; once my <a target='new' href="http://linksynergy.walmart.com/link?id=sZwvfDJrpss&offerid=223073.35290398&type=2&murl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fip%2FLodge-10-Cast-Iron-Chef-Skillet-LCS3%2F35290398">pan</a> is hot, I add the sausage patties; while they are cooking I slice the English muffins in half and put butter on the inside of both halves.
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When I flip the sausage over I begin slowly heating my <a target='new' href="http://linksynergy.walmart.com/link?id=sZwvfDJrpss&offerid=223073.5969629&type=2&murl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fip%2FLodge-10-5-Cast-Iron-Griddle-L9OG3%2F5969629">cast iron griddle</a>.
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I am not a huge fan of microwaved eggs, but for these sandwiches, I have found microwaving the egg works best. I use half an egg per sandwich. To prepare the egg{s}, I open them into a microwave safe bowl, add a touch of water and seasonings, and whip them.
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When the sausage is done, I place them on a paper towel to cool; I then slice them horizontally and place a slice of cheese on each patty; then I begin <a target='new' href="http://linksynergy.walmart.com/link?id=sZwvfDJrpss&offerid=223073.5969629&type=2&murl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fip%2FLodge-10-5-Cast-Iron-Griddle-L9OG3%2F5969629">grilling</a> the English muffins, on medium-low heat.
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While the muffins are <a target='new' href="http://linksynergy.walmart.com/link?id=sZwvfDJrpss&offerid=223073.5969629&type=2&murl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fip%2FLodge-10-5-Cast-Iron-Griddle-L9OG3%2F5969629">grilling</a>, I nuke the egg{s}; usually I cook them in the microwave for about 30 seconds per egg, stirring every 15 seconds. When the egg{s} are done, I cut them according to how many sanwiches I am making.
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Assemably is easy. Muffin bottom, sausage and cheese, egg, top of muffin!
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If you are making these to freeze, after they cool, wrap them in parchment paper and place in a freezer bad. I am not sure how long they last in the freezer because on the rare occassion I've had to freeze them, they are usually gone within a week!
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A varation we use from time to time is to use canned and/or homemade biscuits instead of English muffins; same concept except you have to turn on the oven to cook the biscuits.
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If you try thise super yummy breakfast sandwiches, please come back and let me know how you liked them!
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I know Halloween has come and gone, but, Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and, I don't know about your family, but we love to include our furbabies in everything! Below is the DIY instructions for making a cute chef costume for your pup! Surprise your guests when your pup comes walking out of the kitchen wearing his new chef costume, they will wonder who cooked the turkey!
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Adorable DIY Halloween: French Chef Pup
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Arguably the cutest photo op time of the year, Halloween has the potential to optimize how obsessed you already are with your <a href="https://www.rover.com/" target="_blank">four-legged friends</a>. Check out this sweet and simple costume that costs little time and money to produce, and has massive return on investment in the adorable department.
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French Chef Pup
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Red fabric
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1.Measure a diameter that will make the perfect size for your pet’s head.
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2.Cut a strip in the card stock according to that measurement, form a circle, and tape securely.
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3.Next you’ll cut a strip that will hold up the center tissue. Decide how high you want the hat to be, then cut a strip that’s double that measurement (the strip will essentially be folded in half).
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4.Tape one end of the strip securely in the center of the bottom piece of cardstock, bend into a loop, then tape down the other end.
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5.Gather a bunch of tissue paper over the center loop in the shape of a chef hat, then tape the tissue to the bottom piece of card stock.
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6.Create two small holes in the bottom cardstock band. Cut a piece of elastic cording that will roughly fit the size of Fido’s head from ears to chin. Tie the cording to the band using each hole.
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7.Make the neck scarf: simply cut a piece of the the red fabric that will fit around your pup’s neck, with enough additional length to tie loosely.
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8.Adorn your furry four-legged friend with his or her new chef accessories.
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If you make this costume for your pup, please come back and share a picture with us!!
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