Transformed Moms: TAKEN BY LOVE... HIS LOVE... HIS GRACE HAS BROUGHT ME SAFE THUS FAR...

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, November 12, 2010

TAKEN BY LOVE... HIS LOVE... HIS GRACE HAS BROUGHT ME SAFE THUS FAR...

When one member of a family hurts or grieves, we all hurt/grieve. Yesterday, I shared of a young daddy who, at the age of 31, went home to the LORD on Tuesday. He left behind his young pregnant wife, Veronica, and two pre-schoolers.

I was listening to our theme song a little while ago as I thought of this young family, deeply in love with their LORD:

You’ve taken me by LOVE

You’ve taken me by GRACE

You’ve taken me away

I can’t resist because

You’ve taken my heart.

Then, as I continued to listen... a few songs down the playlist... Darlene Zschech sang these words:

"...was GRACE that brought me safe thus far

and GRACE will lead me Home..."

There are some people who have obviously been taken by the love of their Savior and have a remarkable understanding of the spiritual journey at an early age. Today, I'm thinking of and praying for two young mommies who deeply love their LORD: Veronica and Jenny. Jenny and her husband, Eric, are missionaries in Bolivia. They have two young children. Jenny is the daughter of Kent and Sharla (Steve's sister) Marcum. Here is an excerpt of a letter from Jenny this week:

Friends and Family,
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We are sad to share with you the news of a diagnosis we received concerning my health. We had some tests run in Cochabamba on a lump I (Jenny) had discovered on my leg. The results from a biopsy we had done came to us last night, with a diagnosis of a malignant Liposarcoma. We are now praying for direction and trying to make quick decisions on the treatment of this cancer. Please keep us in your prayers, this has been an unexpected shock, and we don’t really have a plan. We will be going to the States to have surgery and treat the cancer. We will let you know more when we get things figured out. Thank you for your prayers regarding this....

...The most difficult part about this is having to leave our home and the work and our team that we have grown to love so much. We hope that we can return soon.
Thank you and we love you.
Love the Reyes

To make more connections with Jenny and Eric Reyes and their work in Bolivia, you can check their blog over on the right sidebar under Sikes' family blogs. Thank you for remembering Jenny in your prayers to the Father.

If you are a young mommy and you are reading this, please know that I have prayed for you today, too. Today, let's stand together in His Love... His Grace... His Truth...

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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