Transformed Moms: THE BLESSING... GRATITUESDAY...

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

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

THE BLESSING... GRATITUESDAY...

At the top of this blog, it says, GOD BLESSES AND TRANSFORMS. It is so true. God isn't Santa Claus or the Good Fairy. His ways are not "magical", they are transformational. His WAY is a journey and a process. God is God!

My relationship with God, begins and continues with me BEing / living His BE-attitudes. This is how He wants me to think/live/be:

POOR IN SPIRIT... I'm transparent. No masks! This is me, God, with all my warts, inconsistencies, and woundedness. Thank You for introducing me to Your HOLY SPIRIT and allowing me entrance into the Kingdom of Heaven. You are MY KING!
MOURN... I'm human. I mess up again and again. I sin! I am a sinner! Your forgiveness is amazing. Thank You for being MY COMFORTER.
MEEK... No more kicking and screaming! No more saying, "That's impossible!" I am learning little by little to allow You to shape me and mold me for Your glory. I give you the "reins" of my life. After all, You are the Creator of all the earth. If a wild stallion can be made gentle, so can I. Thank You for being MY CREATOR Who is willing to "reign and rule" in me.
HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS... Fill me, God. I realize that I cannot make it without spiritual nutrition / sustenance. You, Jesus, are MY RIGHTEOUSNESS and I hunger and thirst to BE like You. Thank You for BEing willing to fill me up!
MERCIFUL... I understand, Jesus, that all these BE-attitudes, including compassion are a choice. I can't even comprehend all the ways You chose to show mercy when You were on the earth. In the same way that You, MY WONDERFUL MERCIFUL SAVIOR, extend new mercies to me every morning, may I offer mercy to everyone, including my enemies.
PURE IN HEART... I must be transparent. No imitation! No false pretenses! No cover-up! Impurities are out! You are my filter! Everything has to go through You! Cleaning up my act, Jesus, means seeing You as You are... You are MY HOLINESS. Thank You!
PEACEMAKERS... How can I be a peacemaker, when peace is part of the Holy Spirit's fruit? Aha! Thank You, Jesus, for allowing me to be a partner in the Gospel. By bringing others to You, I am connecting them with THE PEACE THAT PASSES UNDERSTANDING. More importantly, by bringing others to You, I am called a "child of God. What a privilege to be related to THE SON OF THE MOST HIGH.
PERSECUTED FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS... Thank You for the privilege of being made fun of, slapped around, and wounded for doing the right thing. You are RIGHTEOUSNESS. Thank You that it is Your RIGHTEOUSNESS that allows me to be part of the Kingdom of Heaven.
INSULTED, PERSECUTED, and LIED ABOUT: Thank You, Jesus, for reminding me to REJOICE ANYWAY! You spoke it! You taught it! You modeled it! You lived it! You are my VICTORIOUS WARRIOR: Grace under fire... Joy in the midst suffering... Love in the midst of hate... Light in darkness...

Thank You, Jesus, for showing us how to be THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD and THE SALT OF THE EARTH.

~Oh, the JOY~

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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