Daily dose~part 3

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.” He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.

If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.

Galatians 3:13-14,29

 

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Ephesians 6:10-17

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God is working in you.
 He wants your plans and your acts to be in keeping
with His good purpose.
Phillipians 2:13


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Don’t worry about anything. Instead, tell God about everything. Ask and pray. Give thanks to Him.  Then God’s peace will watch over your hearts and your minds because you belong to Christ Jesus. God’s peace can never be completely understood.
Philippians 4:6-7


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God didn’t give us a spirit that makes us weak and fearful. He gave us a spirit that gives us power and love. It helps us control ourselves.
2 Timothy 1:7


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 Let us hold firmly to the hope we claim to have.
The One Who promised is faithful.
Hebrews 10:23


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 So don’t throw away your bold faith. It will bring you rich rewards.
 You need to be faithful. Then you will do what God wants.
You will receive what He has promised.
Hebrews 10:35-36


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Abraham had faith. So God made it possible for him to become a father. He became a father even though he was too old. Sarah also was too old to have children. But Abraham believed that the One who made the promise was faithful.
Hebrews 11:11


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Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Hebrews 13:8


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Are any of you sick? Then send for the elders of the church to pray over you. Ask them to anoint you with oil in the name of the Lord. The prayer offered by those who have faith will make you well. The Lord will heal you. If you have sinned, you will be forgiven. So admit to one another that you have sinned. Pray for one another so that you might be healed. The prayer of a godly person is powerful. It makes things happen.
James 5:14-16



Blessing on you as you continue your healing journey.
  

 



They're watching~

Recently I had an afternoon that leant itself to let me pray for a period of about fifteen minutes, undisturbed. The three older children were outside playing in the back yard. Emma was inside with me, being very clingy, and acting as my shadow. Ivy Joy was enjoying some floor time in the living room, while we lingered nearby.

 

 There were several things pressing on my heart that needed prayer. I had some good worship music on, and I began to pray. I prayed some in my own words, but the majority of the time was spent walking around the room praying in my prayer language as Holy Spirit directed. This atmosphere, out in the open with children nearby is not the normal time or place I pray uninhibited and freely. We have lots of times we pray about the day, over meals, or for specific needs, but this was altogether different. It was a wonderful time. I walked with Emma and prayed, then I would put Emma down and walk with Ivy when she became disinterested with the floor.

 

Emma never said anything during this time of prayer. She stayed very near me and didn't wander off in the house to play. The minutes passed, the baby became hungry, and my time of prayer and worship came to a close. Some time later, Emma (3) climbed up in my lap and said, "Mamma...why were you talking in...talking in...Chinese earlier...when you prayed?" It was her first time hearing me pray like that out loud in the house, when she was around, and really paying attention.

 

I told her I wasn't speaking Chinese. I gave her a hug, and shared with her about God the Father, God the Son, and God the "Holy Spirit". And that when you are filled with His Holy Spirit, you can speak in other tongues. That He can pray through you. She took it all in and said, "Oh". With a smile she jumped down, and ran off to play. 

 

I have no idea what she thought, or what she understood about what I said. But I do know that she was paying attention enough to know it was different.

 

I know we all have different levels of how and when we pray, but I encourage you to pray in front of and with your kids as the Spirit leads. It doesn't always have to be the same, but let them know you pray more than just at meal time.

 

I honestly felt condemnation enter in thinking, "She is three years old, almost four, and I am just now praying freely in the spirit in front of her. Surely there has been another time..."

And there may very well have been, either at church or what have you. But, this day, this time, meant something different to her.  

 

I am speaking to myself more than anyone when I say,

be transparent with your walk with Jesus.

Be real with your children.

Lead by example.

Show them how to pray.

It is simple.

They are watching, and waiting to be led. 

 

 

 

But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it,  and how from infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

2 Timothy 3:14-15

 

 

A day in a year~

~This is the day that the LORD has made, let us rejoice, and be glad in it.~

 

~January14~

A Honey and her bike

 

 

~January 15~

Baby, sisterly love

 

~January 16~

Let me never forget this moment

 

~January 17~

Afternoon, unexpected nap

 

~January 18~

Evening tea with the ladies

 

 ~January 19~

Stealing a moment

 

~January 20~

Another one of her favorites

A day in a year~

~January 9~

Her favorite place

 

 

~January 10~

Friday night=pallet/fort night

Five blessings from Heaven

 

 

~January 11~

squirrel hunting

 

~January 12~

love from Panera

 

~January 13~

Found this connected to the yoke in an

 egg while making breakfast.

baby chicken??

 

 

 

 

 



He is~

A wonderful resource if you need a

reminder of who our God is~

 

I have been playing it daily.

The kids dance to it.

I play it softly at times just to penetrate the air.

I play it at night for my babies to fall asleep to.

I want to know who He is.

I want them to know who He is.

 

He is

I AM

You can find it here.

 

You won't regret it! 

This one thing~

Some days just seem to flow so smoothly. Like a well oiled machine. You wake up and things fall into place. You get jobs done quickly and with ease, and with few interruptions. Your mind can rest, and just enjoy the ride. You are still busy, and you still work hard, but the day is productive, and all is well.

 

Then there are the not so smooth days. The days you wake up behind, and you find yourself racing to catch up. It is not a time thing, it's something in the atmosphere. Something that can't be helped. A feeling.

 

A day when the baby cries every time you try to put her down.

A day when the laundry is piled high, and a sea of interruptions keep you from catching up.

A day when dishes don't get done.

A day when children need help with all their independent school assignments.

A day when carpets need vacuuming, tile needs sweeping, and rugs need shaking.

A day when everyone seems hungry all the time, and it is hard to make it out of the kitchen.

A day when five little sets of eyes look at you longingly, ten little hands reach for yours, and five little bodies need your embrace...

 

A day when you want to snap at their needs, their frustrations, their demands...because there is so much to do.

 

Just take a look around.

It's a beautiful mess...

Take a deep breath and "do the next thing".

(Those are the words of my encouraging husband.)

 

Days may not be perfect.

You may not be able to get it all (or much of anything) done.

But when you are feeling overwhelmed and covered up with all that life demands,

Just focus on the next task in front of you.

 

Whether it's washing a load of sheets,

making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich,

helping a third grader with his math and a fifth grader study for her Bible test.

Whether it's teaching a little one new chores,

soothing a toddler who got a boo-boo.

Whether it's trying to squeeze in some exercise,

or cuddling a baby who so desperately wants and needs your everything...

 

Just focus on the thing that is before you.

Ask God for His grace.

Ask Him for His patience.

Ask Him for His strength.

 

 

 

Resist frustration.

Resist feeling angry and having self pity.

 

Embrace where you are.

Take the next step,

and focus on this one thing.

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A day in a year~

My hope is to take a photo a day.

Images from what I see.

Images that capture my sight,

in a different way.

Pretty images.

Special images.

Enjoy~

 

 ~January 1~

 

 



~January 2~

 

 

~January 3~

 

 

~January 4~

 

 

~January 5~

 

 

~January 6~

 

 

~January 7~

 

 

~January 8~

 

Daily Dose~Part 2

Continue to put His word first in your life,

 and see the remarkable change that will come in all areas...

 

 

What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.

Nahum 1:9

 

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A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean." Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. "I am willing," he said. "Be clean!" Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy.

Matthew 8:2-3

 

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When evening came, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed; and He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were ill. This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet: "HE HIMSELF TOOK OUR INFIRMITIES AND CARRIED AWAY OUR DISEASES."

Matthew 8:16-17

 

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Truly I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven. "Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven.…

Matthew 18:18-19

 

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And Jesus answered and said to them, "Truly I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' it will happen. "And all things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive."

Matthew 21:21

 

Matthew 21:21

 

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“Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. “Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

Mark 11:22-24

 

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Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen. He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.”

Mark 14:16-18

 

 

 

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Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law but also to those who have the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all. As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.”He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed—the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being things that were not. Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead—since he was about a hundred years old—and that Sarah’s womb was also dead.  Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised. 

Romans 4 :16-18

 

 

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because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of  his Spirit who lives in you

Romans 8:2,11

 

 

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For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

2 Corinthians 10:3-5