HOLY... IN EVERYTHING...

TRANSFORMING THURSDAY

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I'd like to extend yesterday's post with a little further discussion. What would happen if 1 or 2 or 3 people showed up in the GRATITUDE line?

• Maybe people in the left line would perk up their ears, just being nosey, to find out why those crazy people are in that other line.


• Maybe, just maybe, people in the left line would have an "aha" moment and ask themselves, "Why am I really in this complaint line?"


• Maybe, just maybe, the Spirit of God would use the people on the right to shine in such a way that it convicts the people on the left to leave their line.

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Maybe, just maybe, the people in the left line happened to read the following verses yesterday and today and are being convicted to get out of line!

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Philippians 2:14 - 16

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"Do everything without complaining or arguing,

so that you may become

blameless and pure, children of God

without fault in a crooked and depraved generation,

in which you SHINE LIKE STARS in the universe

as you hold out the word of LIFE..."

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Which are you?

Glass half empty?

Glass half full?

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Maybe, just maybe, the verse above is indicating that there is hope for a transformation. God is willing to plug the hole in your bucket. It's called the GRATITUDE PLUG!!!

I've often shared with you that whatever our subject on the blog, that seems to be the area I am challenged in the most that week. Interesting! We all have little "tapes" or "scripts" that run in our heads with words and attitudes about past experiences / people. This week, I've really had a lot of that come to the surface in my mind. Why? I believe God is doing His work in me! I am willing to be the person who steps out of THE COMPLAINT LINE and into THE GRATITUDE LINE. God is telling me that if I want to live a holy life, then I've got to be in the line on the right IN EVERYTHING I do!

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We've had a lot of crazy weather in South Jersey this past year. I've heard a whole lot of complaining. I've seen a lot of it on Facebook. On, Sunday, we went to our Life Group meeting at Charlie and Alana's and saw first hand the challenge that so many of my friends are facing with water. Some have water filling their basements. Because of the heavy snow and constant rains, Charlie and Alana now have a whole lot of water at the front of their property that is really not supposed to be there.

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I took these pictures on Sunday afternoon:


Alana is trying very hard to have a Godly attitude.

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• She says, "As soon as the raining subsides, lake front dining will begin!"
• She's brainstorming activities for her kids to explore and possibly go Kayaking.
• She took this picture of Lake Peterson at sunset.

"Be Holy as I am Holy!"

"Do EVERYTHING

without complaining or arguing..."