HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD: K.E.P.T.

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Most of you who join us on Women in the WORD Wednesday are here because you desire for GOD's WORD to be a part of your daily transformation. Yesterday, I took oodles of notes in our Patriarch Bible study:

• Abraham questioned GOD: "How can I?"
  
• GOD uses greatly those who battle fear greatly..."Do not be afraid!"
  
• F.E.A.R. = False Evidence Appearing Real


• Satan often takes real evidence and twists it to make it appear false!


• GOD wants us to speak His WORD: Psalms 81:10 "I, the LORD, am your God, Who brought you up from the land of Egypt; Open your mouth wide and I will fill it."
  

There was so much to write and discuss, we continued talking about what I've listed above over lunch. One was topics that instill fear:

• This frightening election


• The spiraling economy
  
• Our children's safety


• Will there be enough food in the coming years? Poverty....


• Stressed to distressed to depressed...


• October is depression awareness month

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Sisters, about 6 weeks ago, I chose to begin keeping my news watching and listening to a minimum and spend that time in prayer. I know the creator of the universe! He listens to me! He has proven Himself faithful for too long for me to let my feelings overcome my faith.

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I arrived home after our heavy lunch discussion, only to be greeted by an email from a transformed mom from Indiana. What a WORD soaked, SPIRIT enriching blessing it was for me. May it be the same for you :

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I Am a 'Kept' Woman!!!!

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• You see, there were a few times when I thought I would lose my mind,But GOD kept me sane. - Isaiah 26:3 "The steadfast of mind Thouwilt keep in perfect peace,Because he trusts in Thee."
• There were times when I thought I could go no longer, But the LORD kept me moving. - Genesis 28:15 "And behold, I am with you, and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you."
• At times, I've wanted to lash out at those whom I felt had done me wrong,But the LORD kept my mouth shut. Psalm 13 "...but I have trusted in Thy lovingkindness; My heart shall rejoice in Thy salvation. I will sing to the LORD, Because He has dealt bountifully with me."
• Sometimes, I think the money just isn't enough, But GOD kept providing as He has helped me to keep the lights on, the water on, the car paid, the house paid, etc.. Matthew 6:25-34 "...not be anxious for your life.... look at the birds they do not sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they?...look at the lilies...Do not be anxious.... But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not be anxious for tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."
• When I thought I would fall, HE kept me up.When I thought I was weak, HE kept me strong! 1 Peter 5:6-7 "Humble yourselves, under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, casting all your anxiety upon Him, because He cares for you."
• I could go on and on and on, but I'm sure you hear me! I'm blessed to be 'kept .' I'm KEPT by the love and grace of GOD!

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There is a statement that I have made in the last two posts that I want to make again today. Today, I will be making it, first, about a "transformed mom" amongst us at Pitman:

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• "...the very best part of GOD's creation...a person who is willing to let the HOLY SPIRIT of our GREAT LIVING GOD live and work through her."

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Debbie, was the wife of Gary who was one of our deacons. She lost Gary in an instant just a few years ago. Along with their 3 teen / college children and her church family, she grieved...she questioned...she wept profusely...she felt that she could die of a broken heart...she faced great fear...
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There was a preacher-man, named Glynn, who lost his wife Susan several years ago. A very good man who had performed the wedding, years previously, of Gary and Debbie....along with his children and church family, he grieved...he questioned...he wept profusely...he felt that he could die of a broken heart...he faced great fear....Yet, Glynn, too, is...

• "...the very best part of GOD'S creation...a person who is willing to let the HOLY SPIRIT of our GREAT LIVING GOD live and work through him."

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So, they acknowledged their feelings, but they did not let their feelings rule them. They faced their fears with faith! They knew that it would only be by the grace of GOD that they would love another spouse again. Yet, things change because GOD transforms! These two grieving souls reacquainted themselves with each other this past year and in July they eloped! Last Saturday night we had a "Blessing Ceremony" for them. As Debbie's son put it so well, "GOD has given mom back her smile through Glynn".

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The people standing with the bride and groom, in the pictures below, read individual blessings that they each had written to this couple. Each noted, in their own way, how GOD had KEPT these two in His care. One of the transformed moms standing with Debbie wrote, in part:

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"Your journey into matrimony has been so much fun to watch!

Debbie, you know how much I love you & cherish our friendship. And Glynn, it has been so sweet to get to know (& love) you again after these many years!

I have been praying and will continue to ask God to bless you both with good health. I have been praying and will continue to ask God to bless you with sweet joy and a deepening love and respect for each other. And I thank Him for the spiritual encouragement that you are to each other!

It seems God put the two of you together this time. He has blessed you with the newness of a loving, romantic relationship and yet there is still that comfort zone and familiarity because you share a spiritual history and a NJ history together. What a blessing you have been given to have this time as a married couple working for the kingdom of God together on this earth..."

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GOD had kept Debbie and Glynn in His care during these really difficult years.
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