Transformed Moms: THIS WARRIOR IS A CHILD...IN THE WORD...

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

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

THIS WARRIOR IS A CHILD...IN THE WORD...

Have you ever sat and thought about what it must have been like for God to come to earth as a baby, live in a somewhat blended family, and submit to others? His family scenario is on my mind frequently. Yesterday, as I was driving from one clinical student teaching supervision to the next, I heard Jesus' family dynamics discussed on christian talk radio. I immediately knew what I needed to change what I had originally planned to share on this post today. Once again, I thank God for the way His Holy Spirit works!
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This past Sunday at noon, we celebrated with our high school seniors from church at a luncheon. Steve spoke. He shared many wonderful things, one of which was part of a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that he memorized in the fourth grade: PAUL REVERE'S RIDE. He recited it for us word for word over 45 years later. Amazing!
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There is a Jewish prayer that is taught by Jewish mothers to their young children. It is actually something that Jesus said as He hung on the cross.
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So, it is quite possible that Mary taught this prayer to her children and that it was still in Jesus heart and head almost 30 years later:
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"Father, into thy hands,

I commit my spirit."

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Ahhhh!!! Mary knew how to trust God...to submit...to commit... to be humble...
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Listen to Mary's own words:
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"And Mary said: 'My soul exalts the Lord, And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. For He has had regard for the humble state of His bondslave...' " Luke 1:46-48

I do believe that Mary modeled a deep childlike dependence on her Heavenly Father. Jesus understood. His life and death fleshed out what had been modeled and taught.

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 5:3

"Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 "Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 18:3-4

"And Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said, "Father, into Thy hands I commit My spirit." And having said this, He breathed His last." Luke 23:46

I do believe that THIS WARRIOR IS A CHILD!

Father God, I need Your protection...Your armor!
Brother Jesus, I need the shield of Your faith!
Holy Spirit, I need Your sword!

"Father, into thy hands, I commit my spirit." What wonderful WORDS to help us celebrate the first birthday of this blog for

COMMITTED MOMS
SUBMITTED MOMS
TRANSFORMED MOMS

1 comment:

Brenda Collins said...: I don't have much to say except that I miss the church at Pitman.; June 17, 2009 at 2:10 PM

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