Transformed Moms: I AM A FRIEND OF GOD...THAT'S GRACE!

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

Monday, June 1, 2009

I AM A FRIEND OF GOD...THAT'S GRACE!

MEDITATION MONDAY

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How many friends can you count who know you deeply? Intimately? Non-judgmentally? How many friends do you have who you feel empower you to be a better person?
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Yesterday, I thought about the friend I have in Jesus as I listened to Steve's sermon entitled, "GRACE EMPOWERS!" As Steve shared about Timothy and the friends he had in his grandmother Lois, his mother Eunice, the apostle Paul, and in Jesus, I heard some wonderful teaching on some topics that have been on my mind: GRACE, MERCY, AND FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD...
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When I think of a "true friend", I think of someone who...

loves me unconditionally
loves me in spite of me
tells me the truth
gives me grace

Yesterday, Steve read through 2 Timothy chapter 1 and had us respond with the words "THAT'S GRACE!" each time he read something in the chapter that showed the grace that Christ extends. Not everyone has had Godly parents and/or grandparents, but if you have had...THAT'S GRACE! As I meditate on it now, I share it with you to consider the grace God has given you and me by embracing us as friend and family.

2 Timothy:

the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus...THAT'S GRACE!
Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord...THAT'S GRACE!
sincere faith...in your grandmother...THAT'S GRACE!
sincere faith...in your mother...THAT'S GRACE!
the gift of God... a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline...THAT'S GRACE!
the power of God...THAT'S GRACE!
saved...THAT'S GRACE!
called us to a holy life-not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace...THAT'S GRACE!
this grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time...THAT'S GRACE!
but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus...THAT'S GRACE!
who has destroyed death...THAT'S GRACE!
has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel...THAT'S GRACE!
of this gospel I was appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher...THAT'S GRACE!
I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed...THAT'S GRACE!
am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him... THAT'S GRACE!
good deposit that was entrusted to you-guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us...THAT'S GRACE!
may the Lord show mercy...THAT'S GRACE!
mercy from the Lord on that day! ...THAT'S GRACE!

John 1:14

"And the Word became flesh,

and dwelt among us,

and we beheld His glory,

glory as of the only begotten from the Father,

full of grace and truth."

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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