Transformed Moms: GOD STILL MOVES...J.O.Y.

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

Thursday, October 22, 2009

GOD STILL MOVES...J.O.Y.

TRANSFORMING THURSDAY

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If your part of the world is where there are 4 distinct seasons of the year, then you should be noticing a big difference in now and 3 months ago. The brillance of fall colors is amazing! It is a trademark of living in places like South Jersey! Simply breathtaking! One of my FB friends posted this as his status this week:
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"_______is amazed that it's in death,

that the leaves become so beautiful.

Hmmm...sound familiar?"

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I've been teaching a Bible class for 1st and 2nd graders on Wednesday nights at church. Our theme for the month is "disciples". Last night, we talked about this:
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If your part of the world is where there are disciples,

then you should notice a difference....

there should be JOY!

Joy is a trademark of...

a disciple of Christ!
a person who allows the Holy Spirit of God to INDWELL her.
a thankful spirit who has allowed the Holy Spirit of God to be her HELPER!
LIFE in Christ!

What are your true colors? Are you walking by the Spirit?

Last night, in class we talked about "the secret" to living a life that God called us to live. It's a transforming way of thinking! You probably learned this little acrostic as a child as well! It's a way of keeping in step with the Spirit of God... it encompasses Jesus' two commandments:

J esus (I love Jesus with all my heart, mind, and soul!)
O thers (I love others enough to consider treating them as I want to be treated)
Y ourself (I love myself enough to take care of me while thinking of J & O first!)

We sang the J.O.Y. song to the tune of Jingle Bells:

J.O.Y! J.O.Y.!

This is what it means:

Jesus first!

Yourself last!

And others in between!

So, going back to my friend's FB status and connecting it with the "J.O.Y. principle"... leads me to think that living the J.O.Y. principle is comparable to dying to self. And, if I die to myself, the Spirit of God will live in me and give me LIFE. So, the next time someone looks at you or me as a disciple of Christ, they should be able to make this comment:

"I am amazed that it is in her death to self

that her colors have become so beautiful!

...Hmmmm... sound familiar!?!!!!?"

And Jesus said, in Matthew 22:37-40:

'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."

1 comment:

Mommysmart said...: Hi! My sweet friend, Kim Nix, sent me over to check out your blog. I enjoyed my visit. Thanks for all of your encouragement.
Monica Smart; October 22, 2009 at 10:53 AM

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