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





TRANSFORMED MOMS:MOMS TRANSFORMED

Romans 12:1-2 "Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect."

Saturday, August 3, 2013

BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART - KETCHUP AND MUSTARD SATURDAY





It's a Ketchup (Catch-up) and
Mustard (Must Do) Saturday! 



When a ketchup bottle gets squeezed, ketchup comes out.

When a mustard bottle gets squeezed, mustard comes out.

When a christian gets squeezed, what should come out?


 LIGHT!  SALT!
LIGHT in a dark world!
SALT in a tasteless world!
LIGHT to illuminate the way!
SALT to make it appetizing! 
Jesus is telling us, in the Matthew 5 beatitudes, how a Christian is "SALT" and "LIGHT".  When a Christian gets squeezed, what should come out?  SALT!  LIGHT!  (Matthew 5:13-20)
Now, back up to where we've been in the last few months... the verses before the SALT and LIGHT verses... Matthew 5:3-8:
  •  3"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."

  • 4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted."

  • 5 “Blessed are the gentle (meek), for they shall inherit the earth."
  • 6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied."
  • 7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy."
  • 8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God."
Considering the Greek, here is how I read the above:
  • 3" OH THE JOY of being poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
  • 4 “OH THE JOY of those who mourn, for they shall be comforted."

  • 5 “ OH THE JOY of being gentle (meek), for they shall inherit the earth."

  • 6 “OH THE JOY of those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied."
  • 7 “OH THE JOY of being merciful, for they shall receive mercy."
  • 8 “OH THE JOY of being pure in heart, for they shall see God."

In a limited way, I have written about each of these, on this blog, over the last 12 weeks.  If you've missed something, now is the time to read or re-read past posts.
Tomorrow, LORD willing, we will begin our 2 weeks with,  
  • 9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God."
  •  9 “OH THE JOY of being peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God."
Once those two weeks are over, my husband, daughter, and I should be moved to a new city and state for a new ministry.  In the midst of the move, as in past weeks, I will post when I can.
BLESSED!
OH, THE JOY!
 Chorus:

Turn my heart, O Lord, like rivers of water,
Turn my heart, O Lord, by Your hand;
Till my whole life flows in the river of Your Spirit,
And my name brings honor to the Lamb. (Repeat)

Verse
Lord, I surrender to Your work in me;
I rest my life within Your loving hands.

BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART!

OH, THE JOY!
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