Transformed Moms: THIS WARRIOR IS A CHILD...WEARING HER DADDY'S ARMOR...

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 15, 2009

THIS WARRIOR IS A CHILD...WEARING HER DADDY'S ARMOR...

MEDITATION MONDAY

This blog began one year ago this week! Hard to believe that I've been postng almost daily for a year! Last June, when we began teaching our MASTER-FULL MOM'S class, at the Pitman church, I thought this venue would be a good way for our women to connect. Since then, we've connected in a myriad of ways and are so thankful that many of you have joined us.

This week's theme follows my very first post....it's cause for meditation... time to reflect on how far we've each come in a year... assess our relationship with God...thank Him for the transformations he has allowed in this past year...please join me in this meditation. I have added current comments in italics.

From June 2008:

"We met this morning...it was good to be together. We will not meet again for 2 weeks, but talked today about several very important things:

1. The ongoing spiritual battle for our minds and our families. The battle belongs to the LORD, therefore, we must put on our Daddy's armor...Ephesians 6:10-20

Belt of truth: Do our children witness Moms who always tell the truth? Do we know God's word well enough to know what "the truth" is?
Breastplate of righteousness: Do our children know that Mom is trying to do the "right thing" - God's way? That the breastplate is for "heart protection"... are we keeping our hearts pure?
Feet ready for peace: Do our children see us as peacemakers OR instigators, arguers, complainers, naggers...? Have we each made peace with God in such a way that we're standing on a firm foundation?
Shield of faith: Do our children hear words and see actions of doubt (Mom as a "damsel in distress"?) OR hear words and see actions of faith "because God can" (Mom as a "Maiden for the Master?") ???? Do we understand that the bottom line is that it is the "faith of Christ" that will protect us and save us?
Helmet of Salvation: Do our children witness Moms who are confident in their salvation because they are confident that their God keeps His promises? Are we keeping our head/minds protected from the outside influences of the world?
Sword of the Spirit: Do our children hear us reading the Bible (could be picture Bible) with them daily? Are we memorizing God's word with them and making it practical? Do our children hear us fighting our battles with scripture?
Praying in the Spirit: Do our children hear us talking to God daily (multiple times)? Do we talk to God together with them on all occasions and with all kinds of prayers and requests? Do we talk about being alert to people's needs to know what to pray for?

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2. How do each of us leave the "damsels in distress" lifestyle and become "maidens for the Master"? By learning to walk daily in, by, and with the Holy Spirit...it is then that we truly begin growing into Mom's "full of the Master" -"Master-full Moms" - "MOMS TRANSFORMED" - "TRANSFORMED MOMS". "

Meet me back here on WOMEN IN THE WORD WEDNESDAY and we'll relook at how the BATTLE BELONGS TO THE LORD.

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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