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."

Thursday, September 10, 2009

BORN AGAIN: FLATTERY TO SINCERITY

DAY TWO:
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According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the word flattery is defined as "insincere or excessive praise".
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According to Thesaurus.com the synonyms for flattery include:
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  • adulation
  • honeyed words
  • ingratiation
  • mush
  • pretty speech
  • puffery
  • smoke
  • snow job
  • sweet talk

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According to Deborah Smith Pegues there are four types of lying:

  • deceitfulness
  • half-truths
  • exaggeration
  • flattery

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In Mrs. Pegues book, 30 Days to Taming Your Tongue, she says that "flattery is a lie covered in a bed of flowery words." She puts forth that flattery is a faith issue and clear evidence that a person doesn't trust God enough to give herself favor with other people.

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It is easier to understand flattery as a type of lying and a sin after reading a few things that GOD'S WORD says about it:

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Psalms 12:3

The LORD shall

cut off all flattering lips...

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Proverbs 26:28


A lying tongue hates those it hurts,

and a flattering mouth works ruin.

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Proverbs 28:23


He who rebukes a man

will in the end gain more favor

than he who has a flattering tongue.

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Ezekiel 12:24-25

For there will be no more

false visions or flattering divinations

among the people of Israel.

But I the LORD will speak what I will.

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Romans 16:17-18

I urge you, brothers,

to watch out for those who cause divisions

and put obstacles in your way

that are contrary to the teaching you have learned.

Keep away from them.

For such people

are not serving our Lord Christ,

but their own appetites.

By smooth talk and flattery

they deceive the minds of naive people.

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TWO SCRIPTURES THAT I PLAN ON

MEDITATING ON TODAY:

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1 Thessalonians 2:4-6

We are not trying to please men but God,

who tests our hearts.

You know we never used flattery...

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Job 32:21-22

I will show partiality to no one,

nor will I flatter any man;

for if I were skilled in flattery,

my Maker would soon take me away.

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It's time to be sincere in our speech!

BORN AGAIN: Flattery to Sincerity!

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