Transformed Moms: SLOW FADE? DOESN'T HAVE TO BE...LOVE IS A DECISION...

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

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

SLOW FADE? DOESN'T HAVE TO BE...LOVE IS A DECISION...

I watched the movie FIREPROOF last night for the fourth time. The first time I watched it was last fall when it came out in theaters. The second and third times were when our church had two showings of it last weekend. Then, last night Steve, Jessica, and I rented it on Comcast for $4.99 for 24 hours. If I had time today, I'd have a group over to watch it again. Bottom line... relationships DO NOT have to be in a SLOW FADE like our theme song this week from the movie talks about.

I am thankful that God has made it so that LOVE IS A DECISION. Whatever is happening in anyone's home right now...in anyone's life...a decision can be made to NOT fade out of the picture but to ask for forgiveness and make a decision to love God's way. Is it hard? Of course! Anything of value takes work and sacrifice!

In my Sunday post, I shared a video clip and the words to Slow Fade. Yesterday, I posted some thoughts for meditation on what love is. I invite you to read/watch/listen to those two posts as well as the video clip below that I also posted a week ago with the movie's theme song, While I'm Waiting. I encourage everyone to take the LOVE DARE challenge, get the LOVE DARE book that they used in FIREPROOF, and do the LOVE DARE to your spouse.

I am so grateful that God gives us hope for renewal, for pure hearts, and for love as we wait on Him.

"BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART,

FOR THEY SHALL SEE GOD!"

GIGATTAATTGIG!

2 comments:

Goat Gal said...: Great post. I love need to watch Fireproof again soon.; March 17, 2009 at 3:17 AM
Unknown said...: It is no coincidence I came across your blog through Simple Women today. I was actually going to write a post on The Love Dare today. When I watched the movie Fireproof it was the first movie where at the end I said WOW, that was good and life changing. I have been a Christian for some time but it was a much needed movie for me. I started The Love Dare yesterday and am doing it with open arms. I found that Day 1 I could apply it to other relationships besides the one with my spouse, especially since last week I went through some trials with friends and sadly lost 3 relationships. Anyways, your post was wonderful and I am so glad I came across it! I am going to go check out your other posts now!; March 17, 2009 at 5:46 AM

A Little History of this Blog:

A group of moms in Pitman, New Jersey began meeting every Tuesday morning in June 2008 to learn how to be Master-Full Moms. Although that class only lasted that summer, we have continued to have other classes for moms offered at the Pitman church of Christ. This blog will remain like an ongoing class. So, come back each day and join us as we discuss being God's women as we encourage transformation in each other.
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3 POINTERS TO NAVIGATE THIS BLOG:

1. Just below, you'll find a series of questions and answers about who Transformed Moms are.

2. Options for getting started...after those questions and answers... YOU COULD click on the June 2008 Archive, scroll down to the first post called MASTER-FULL MOMS and start from the beginning with our 14 day devotional challenge, or.... YOU COULD start with our summary of our original summer class and blog on the 8-31-08 post: SUMMER SUMMARY - SPIRITUAL, or... YOU COULD browse through the archive and click what looks interesting to you...and/or...
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3. You're invited to read recent posts and come back daily to join us as we are led by the Holy Spirit down the road to healing and / or transformation.

Thanks for joining us, Patti

2. WHAT DOES A MOM DO WHO HAS THE SPIRIT OF GOD LIVING IN HER?

… those who live in accordance with the SPIRIT have their minds set on what the SPIRIT desires …life and peace; the sinful mind is hostile to GOD. It does not submit to GOD’S law, nor can it do so. Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please GOD. You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the SPIRIT, if the SPIRIT OF GOD lives in you…Therefore, sisters, we have an obligation… by the SPIRIT you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live… Romans 8:5-13

6. MOM, DAUGHTER OF GOD, HOW DO YOU GET THE POWER TO LIVE AND NOT LOSE HEART?

For GOD, WHO said, "Let light shine out of darkness," made HIS light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of GOD in the face of CHRIST.
But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from GOD and not from us.

We are:

· hard pressed on every side, but not crushed

· perplexed, but not in despair

· persecuted, but not abandoned

· struck down, but not destroyed.

2 Corinthians 4:5-12