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





TRANSFORMED MOMS:MOMS TRANSFORMED

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."

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

CRUCIFIED WITH CHRIST: FORGIVING OTHERS AS YOU HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN AND AS YOU HAVE FORGIVEN YOURSELF...

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"Blessed are you when men cast insults at you,
and persecute you,
and say all kinds of evil against you falsely,
on account of Me.
"Rejoice, and be glad,
for your reward in heaven is great,
for so they persecuted the prophets
who were before you."
Matthew 5:11-12
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"Father, forgive them;
for they do not know what they are doing."
Luke 23:34
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"'You shall love the Lord your God
with all your heart,
and with all your soul,
and with all your mind.'
"This is the great and foremost commandment.
"The second is like it,
'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'
"On these two commandments
depend the whole Law and the Prophets."
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These scriptures connect us with some things that Steve presented to us in his sermon on Sunday. I posted his outline here on Monday and encouraged your meditation on it. Then, in the last 36 hours I have had multiple discussions with several of you on the phone, via email, and face to face about how hard this is. Yes, forgiveness is hard! Please read it here again:
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TWO QUESTIONS
  1. Can I be saved if I am UNFORGIVEN? NO! - see Acts 2:36-40
  2. Can I be saved if I am UNFORGIVING? NO! - see Matthew 6:14-15

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HOW DO I FORGIVE?

  1. Make a decision to forgive!
  2. Say the words!
  3. When you forgive, FORGIVE!
  4. Forgive completely!
  5. Forgive repeatedly! (Satan will keep tempting you to take back in your hands what you have already chosed to Lay Aside - don't pick it back up again... choose to forgive repeatedly...70 x 7)

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Now, you've forgiven...you've been forgiven...

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BE THANKFUL AND...

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REJOICE!!!!!

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