Transformed Moms: GOD STILL MOVES - THROUGH THANKFUL HEARTS!!!

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

Saturday, November 14, 2009

GOD STILL MOVES - THROUGH THANKFUL HEARTS!!!

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Okay! Okay! I know today is Saturday and I'm running a little behind. In fact, I'm running way behind in a lot of things. It's not just been one of those weeks, it's been one of those autumns... years... lives... Okay! You get the picture! No matter, I do believe that GIGATTAATTGIG...

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Thursday morning, Steve had knee surgery. Charlie, Dorothy, and Doc drove over to Philly to sit with me in the waiting room. God bless my christian family! I brought Steve home that afternoon. I went ahead and taught my 7:30 to 10 p.m. class at the university . Then yesterday, I played nursemaid, housekeeper, courier for Jessica's Mac to The Apple Store x3, Trader Joe's shopper, and college professor. I am so thankful for my sisters in Christ who provided meals. Thank you, Alana and Debbie C.! What a family in Christ I have! In fact, at about 11:30 p.m. I left for the church building to join in our church family's 24 hours of prayer. Each hour from 12-3 this morning, I prayed with a different group of people. What a blessing! I am so thankful AND Steve is on the mend!

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Last Sunday, Steve preached a powerful sermon (you can access it over on the right sidebar). The Holy Spirit truly inspired and EMPOWERED our church family through His words. This week we have heard a lot of talk and received much feedback.

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Steve's sermon began with a "starter list" of 33 things that scripture tells us that The Holy Spirit does. We'll continue looking at those in the weeks ahead. For now, I'd like to share the core of Steve's lesson here:

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Focusing on "the waves" of our lives will not help a person to be thankful... focusing on our blessings in Christ will... Remember Peter trying to walk to Jesus on the water? - Matthew 14

Steve directed us to Romans 1:18-23 where we were challenged to think about how thankful our spirits were and that "Thanksgiving encourages Holy Spirit leading and transformation". Verse 20 tells us that we are without excuse and then in verse 21 it says, "For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened."

EMPOWERED by a thankful heart will discourage Satan misleading us to foolishness and darkness. (see verse above)

So, we have a choice! Darkness! Light! Listen to the Holy Spirit and begin your POWER WALK WITH HIM each new day. Steve said, "Everyone has a problem list or a blessing list! Which one do you choose to pick up each morning?"

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The video below is one that I posted back in August. It was the next week that Steve got locked out of the house and stood in our driveway thanking God for being locked out. Since then he has noticed a downpouring of opportunities to be thankful in difficult circumstances. He shared some with us on Sunday. He also showed the video of Nic V. which I have posted at the bottom of this blog. Here is the video that I posted back in August. May The Holy Spirit empower you to be thankful during this season of Thanksgiving and for the rest of your life, no matter what the circumstances.

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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