Transformed Moms: MY DELIVERER... EXTENDS GRACE...

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

Friday, October 1, 2010

MY DELIVERER... EXTENDS GRACE...

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You might find her praying with a group of christian sisters...

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You might find her listening and learning more about her God and His will for her life...

You'll often find her somewhere among a group of her christian sisters... just like you see above at our ladies retreat or below at our recent trip to Women of Faith....

During the week, you'll usually find her in our church offices, serving as our church secretary. She's beginning her 26th year in this position!

This quarter of a century mark has brought big changes to her "job world". She is a woman on the move... a woman in transition. When our church building sold before our new building was finished being built, the church offices and everything in the building had to be moved and either stored or put in our new temporary church offices in downtown Pitman. Just like the cabinet in the picture below, many things moved or changed in her world.

As I have often noticed, in the three years that I have known this wonderful christian sister - I see grace! Dottie cares deeply about her LORD and others. She truly loves! That compassion drives her to expect the best in others while reaching out with mercy and grace to the rainbow of people who come to her each day. Dottie knows who her Deliverer is and she makes every effort to be His heart and hands as she extends His grace.

Yesterday was Dottie's birthday and the celebration of her 25 years with the Pitman church of Christ. She was showered with cards... FB messages... and surprise on top of surprise as she and her husband John make plans to get away soon for a week in Williamsburg, Virginia.

I found a picture that I took two years ago on her birthday. We bought her a crown and a wand... Dan and Steve enjoyed the moment and gave her honor!

You know what? It's not hard to give honor to this transparent child of God. She has many roles in life and she fills them well - as only Dottie can. She's a very dedicated wife, daughter, mother, grandmother, and friend. She's a transforming, transformed lady who knows where her strength has to come from to survive this life. She's part of THE FAMILY.. who have claimed:
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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