It is GOD who BLESSES and TRANSFORMS...

This is a blog for women (not just moms) who:

(1) Desire to be transformed by JESUS' LOVE, HOLINESS, AND GRACE;

(2) Believe that GOD'S WORD is the true Spirit food for HIS HOLY SPIRIT who lives within us;

(3) Submit to GOD and walk this journey of life with HIM transforming us more and more into HIS likeness.

It's a blog about the POWER OF TRANSFORMED LIVES. Let's begin with yours and mine and pass it on... 1 + 1 + 1...

Since GOD's HOLY SPIRIT lives inside a christian, let's choose to be nurtured and transformed by feasting daily on HOLY SPIRIT food - GOD's WORD - The Holy Bible..

My regular posts stopped in 2013, with a major move and the chronic illness and eventual death of our oldest daughter. Yes, we grieve daily, yet I am determined to continue to let the LIGHT of my LORD and SAVIOR shine through me. I have tried to start posting again, over the last few years, but have not been consistent. So, I think the biggest blessing for you and me both will be to intersperse some new posts while revisiting some of the former posts. Let's begin with "Oh, the JOY!" as we head into living through Fall 2019; meeting back here 1-2 days a week.

If you need daily encouragement, you will find plenty by clicky on past posts. When reading earlier posts, you will see that I often posted daily, following this format: ...Sunday in the SON, Meditation Monday, GratiTuesday, Women in the WORD Wednesday, Transforming Thursday, Family Fellowship Friday, Ketchup & Mustard Saturday.


There's a whole lot here! Take your time to browse.

Please come back and visit each week. Welcome!

Because of JESUS, we can be family,

Patti





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Romans 12:1-2 "Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect."

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

For when I am weak, then I am strong.

"For when I am weak, then I am strong." These are the last words of 2 Corinthians 12:9-10

This week in our MASTER-FULL MOMS class we're looking at our weaknesses. We want to be women who are so led by the HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD that HE takes our weaknesses and makes them our strengths. These verses also say, "Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that CHRIST'S POWER may rest on me."

I hear that in AA each person must say, "Hello, my name is _________ and I am an alcoholic." I have a feeling that should work with all my weaknesses. Since today in class we were challenged to look at 4 of our individual weaknesses that have a negative effect on our husbands and/or children....I think I'll try the AA approach:

"Hello, my name is Patti and I am greatly opinionated."
"Hello, my name is Patti and I am bossy."
"Hello, my name is Patti and I am stubborn."
"Hello, my name is Patti and I am a joy stealer."

Whoa! This is me? Surely not! These are hard sentences to read and re-read. Yet, I believe that scripture is telling me that IF I keep this understanding of me, Patti, in the forefront and allow Christ to lead me, then He will get the glory when I listen and respect others opinions, when I follow instead of lead, when I "don't wanna" but decide that "I'm a gonna'", or when I joyfully put Jesus and others before myself.

I am a very strong Choleric personality. In fact, I score 42 out of 42 every time I take the assessment. Today, in out Master-Full moms class we looked at descriptors of each of the 4 personalities. I could paint a Choleric word picture by using these words: the apostle PAUL, the color RED, the animals LION and ELEPHANT, the DIRECTOR of a play, a DRIVING social style, ACHIEVER, in war a SHERMAN TANK, RABBIT in Winnie the Pooh, LUCY in Charlie Brown, LEADER, and a very DIRECT style. Ask my siblings! Ask my children! Ask my husband! YES! YES! YES!

Does God use Cholerics? Absolutely! Do we have as many strengths as weaknesses? Certainly! Going back to those 2 verses: "... for CHRIST'S sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong."

GOD, YOU tell me that YOUR grace is sufficient for me and that YOUR POWER is made perfect in my weaknesses. Please teach me to walk daily in the attitudes that CHRIST displayed as HE walked on this earth:
  • Respect for others thoughts and opinions
  • The willingness to follow
  • "I don't wanna' but I'm a gonna!"
  • Joy from a grateful heart
I empty out my OPINIONS, BOSSYNESS, STUBBORNESS, AND JOY STEALING at YOUR feet...fill me with YOUR attitude that will so consume me so that my family and friends will only know that it is YOUR POWER AT WORK IN ME!!! Only because of JESUS I can pray this prayer - amen.

2 Corinthian 12:9-10 “But HE said to me, ‘MY grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that CHRIST'S POWER may rest on me. That is why, for CHRIST'S sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”

6 comments:

Unknown said...

Patti,
Thank you so much for sharing your personal examples of God working in your life. Your willingness to "put it out there" is really a blessing to me. I also wish I hadn't missed class this week! thank you, thank you! Janet Betts

Unknown said...

Thank you for these insights. It's so hard to do this but saying my weaknesses is like I'm just pouring it out at the feet of Jesus. "My name is Annie and I am headstrong!"

Unknown said...

My name is Katherine, and I am arrogant--but I am sure you don't mind! (My girlfriends are supposed to laugh here...)
My name is Katherine, and I am narcissistic--but I have the right to be! (More laughter...)
My name is Katherine, and I like to be the center of attention---Could you move over, please?...
My name is Katherine, and--here is the bottom line--I like to be right ALL THE TIME.
Whew, I feel better....Jump in; the water's fine!

Karelle said...

Hi Patti,
Thanks for being a role model and helping me face my weaknesses.
My name is Karelle and I am very sarcastic.
My name is Karelle and I have a sharp tongue.
May name is Karelle and I am always right

Unknown said...

Thank You, Thank You, Patti for your love and commitment to helping me grow in my spiritual walk. What a blessing you have been.
Here we go...

My name is Stephanie and I tend to put my children and others before my husband, ouch! (I wrote a whole page on that one.)
My name is Stephanie and I like to say YES to everyone, I really enjoy serving others.
My name is Stephanie and I do not do well with handeling our finances.(I have to say I have improved as I have been asking God over and over and over again to please help me do better with this weakness.)
My name is Stephanie and I am weak in my memory and decision making.
Thank you!!!
God bless
Stephanie McGuckin

Casey said...

My name is Casey and I can be over sensitive. Other people's pain sometimes upsets me so much that I put up a wall, which is in turn selfish.
My name is Casey and I'm not a risk-taker or bold.
My name is Casey and I cling to my comfort zone (I didn't have any comfort zone period until like 4 years ago, is that a good excuse?)
My name is Casey and I sometimes worry about cherishing my earthly treasures too much (Mike & Beau) and being corrected in that area via tragedy.

TRANSFORMED MOM, LISA, REQUESTED PRAYERS FOR HER HUBBY: FULLY RESTORED! FULLY HEALED!