One important lesson: Even though we have been forgiven of sins as Christians sin is still around us and part of us. Sin is serious. God wants us to use His light in us to show him to the world but we can't have sin in us to do that. Confession is very important.
I feel God wants me to learn...that I need to be more aware of the sin in my life that I'm not confessing and holding on to. If I want great fellowship with other believers and him I've got to not be prideful and arrogant and address the sin that's lingering.
I'm going to put faith in action by...staying alert and aware all day long of the confession that needs to happen and not just wait till one time of the day or even week to do that.
Have a super fabulous weekend everyone! Yay for October!!!!
Friday, September 30, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
i John 1:10 - Karlyn
S - If we say that we have not sinned we make him a liar and His word is not in us.
O - I need to find out the background on why John wrote this book because it's sounding like their were some Christians that were confused about sin and who God was in us. This verse kind of sounds like their were some Christians who may have become arrogant and felt like their sin wasn't a big deal.
A - Just like I said yesterday sometimes it's easy for me to feel like my sin isn't that bad or even be arrogant enough to say there's not any sin in me right now but that is SOO far from the truth. God is not a liar and I need to portray that to others by being honest about what sins I'm dealing with and how we are all sinners and in need of His forgiveness.
P - Lord please keep my eyes open to the sin that's continual in my life. Help me to be honest with others about it so that I might help someone else who is dealing with the same issues so that I can show you as TRUTH and reliable.
Have fun in the middle of nowhere Ginny!
O - I need to find out the background on why John wrote this book because it's sounding like their were some Christians that were confused about sin and who God was in us. This verse kind of sounds like their were some Christians who may have become arrogant and felt like their sin wasn't a big deal.
A - Just like I said yesterday sometimes it's easy for me to feel like my sin isn't that bad or even be arrogant enough to say there's not any sin in me right now but that is SOO far from the truth. God is not a liar and I need to portray that to others by being honest about what sins I'm dealing with and how we are all sinners and in need of His forgiveness.
P - Lord please keep my eyes open to the sin that's continual in my life. Help me to be honest with others about it so that I might help someone else who is dealing with the same issues so that I can show you as TRUTH and reliable.
Have fun in the middle of nowhere Ginny!
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Ginny - Week 2 reflection
1. One important lesson I learned is that there is either darkness or light. There is no inbetween mentioned in 1 John. I am either following Satan's schemes or on the path of the Lord. There is no way to satisfy both at the same time.
2. I feel God wants me to learn that the Lord's path is simple and grounded in love. Simple and love are two words that have stuck out to me this week. Turn on the lights and get back to knowing where I'm stepping. Stop messing with the hidden, confusing things. Bring them into the light.
3. I am going to put my faith in action by getting back to the basics. Daily studying His Word and memorizing scripture. Both help to stay in the light. Life runs a lot smoother when my daily routine includes setting aside to time to be with Him. I am also still praying for open doors to talk about spiritual things with my Weight Watcher members.
Ginny - 1 John 1:10
Hey Gals! I've got a busy morning at work tomorrow and Friday I will be in the middle-of-no-where-Texas, so I figured I'd blog everything tonight. Hope everyone is doing well, and that everyone has an exciting weekend planned!
S - If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His Word is not in us.
O - Sounds a lot like verses 6 & 8. I guess the Lord knew we needed to hear this more than once.
A - I am a sinner. I am no better than anyone else, and yet even if my actions don't show it, my mind thinks it. I want to be humble, a listner, a servant.
P - Lord, let me see others through Your eyes. May I love and put others above myself.
Ginny - 1 John 1:8-9
Good Morning Girlz!!! We are 1/2 way through the week!!! Today I am eating lunch at the fair! Get excited! I'm having a corndog, fried pie, and a real coke. Yes that will be all my Weight Watcher points for the week, but I'll run extra hard tonight :)
O.K. on to scripture...
S - If we say we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
O - IF we confess, He IS faithful. The question does not lie in whether or not the Lord will forgive me, the question lies in if I will confess. He will forgive me. I must do my part to confess...say out loud...acknowledge I'm wrong...say I'm sorry. I looked up "confess" at dictionary.com and it says to own or admit as true. I like that word own. God knows, we talked about that on Monday. It is I who must bring to light what I am hiding in the dark.
A - Confessing is not something I get excited about. It is the part of the prayer that is easy to skip over. I need to get better at saying out loud what it is that I have done that I need forgiveness for.
P - Lord thank you for Your forgiveness. I want to take the time to examine and take seriously my confession time with you. Help me as I turn from those areas of sin and walk in the light.
O.K. on to scripture...
S - If we say we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
O - IF we confess, He IS faithful. The question does not lie in whether or not the Lord will forgive me, the question lies in if I will confess. He will forgive me. I must do my part to confess...say out loud...acknowledge I'm wrong...say I'm sorry. I looked up "confess" at dictionary.com and it says to own or admit as true. I like that word own. God knows, we talked about that on Monday. It is I who must bring to light what I am hiding in the dark.
A - Confessing is not something I get excited about. It is the part of the prayer that is easy to skip over. I need to get better at saying out loud what it is that I have done that I need forgiveness for.
P - Lord thank you for Your forgiveness. I want to take the time to examine and take seriously my confession time with you. Help me as I turn from those areas of sin and walk in the light.
I John 1:8-9 - Karlyn
S - If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
O - This is one of my favorite passages. It's like a reality check for me. It's easy to look at other people and think I'm doing pretty good I live a "better" or more "righteous" life than they do. But really and truly that shows what condition my heart is in at that moment! I'm deceiving myself and forgetting about all the sins I deal with daily hourly minute by minute!
A - I need to be more active with confession in my life. I'm not doing that daily and letting sins build up and putting a wall up between my fellowship with me and Christ. That's a lonely feeling. I've gotten better at prayers of thanksgiving and praise but my confessions needs to be at the front. I'm so thankful that when we are saved he forgives all sins past present and future and then from there all we have to do is confess and repent.
P - Lord thank you that you don't hold my sins over my head, you forgive me completely in the beginning! Father help me to be more aware of the sins in my life I need to confess and repent from. Give me an overwhelming desire to live righteously and fully in your presence with sin put behind me. Thank you so much for your grace!
O - This is one of my favorite passages. It's like a reality check for me. It's easy to look at other people and think I'm doing pretty good I live a "better" or more "righteous" life than they do. But really and truly that shows what condition my heart is in at that moment! I'm deceiving myself and forgetting about all the sins I deal with daily hourly minute by minute!
A - I need to be more active with confession in my life. I'm not doing that daily and letting sins build up and putting a wall up between my fellowship with me and Christ. That's a lonely feeling. I've gotten better at prayers of thanksgiving and praise but my confessions needs to be at the front. I'm so thankful that when we are saved he forgives all sins past present and future and then from there all we have to do is confess and repent.
P - Lord thank you that you don't hold my sins over my head, you forgive me completely in the beginning! Father help me to be more aware of the sins in my life I need to confess and repent from. Give me an overwhelming desire to live righteously and fully in your presence with sin put behind me. Thank you so much for your grace!
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
I John 1:6-7 - Karlyn
S - If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness
we lie and do not practice the truth; but if we walk in the light as He
Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another and the
blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
O -Our words mean nothing if the results from our life aren't showing LIGHT. If I'm not experiencing fellowship with other believers that's a good indication that I've got too much darkness around me.
A - I can always tell when I've been doing what I want to do and not living daily for Christ because I don't enjoy fellowship with other believers and don't want to be around them either. Sometimes I don't like to think about the fact that when I'm in darkness I'm not showing truth in my life and essentially lying. I don't like liars or lying so this really gives me something to think about!
P - God thank you for giving us other believers to have fellowship with and encourage each either. Help me to stay in your light and not fall into the darkness around me.
O -Our words mean nothing if the results from our life aren't showing LIGHT. If I'm not experiencing fellowship with other believers that's a good indication that I've got too much darkness around me.
A - I can always tell when I've been doing what I want to do and not living daily for Christ because I don't enjoy fellowship with other believers and don't want to be around them either. Sometimes I don't like to think about the fact that when I'm in darkness I'm not showing truth in my life and essentially lying. I don't like liars or lying so this really gives me something to think about!
P - God thank you for giving us other believers to have fellowship with and encourage each either. Help me to stay in your light and not fall into the darkness around me.
Ginny - 1 John 1:6-7
Good Morning Girlz!!!
S - If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness we lie and do not practice the truth; but if we walk in the light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
O - "we lie" when we say we are Christians yet don't show love
A - I have to confess I was a spoiled brat last night. I had a friend call me to tell me some exciting news and long story short I was a little punk. Basically this friend and I use to be very close, but about a year ago my feelings got very hurt and so gradually I have purposely distanced myself. I love her, want what's best for, was genuinly happy for her when she called last night, but like life better when I'm not around her all the time. Because of that feeling of hurt and a very guarded heart towards her now I came across smug on the phone last night. I hate that! The minute we hung up I thought, "why wasn't I nicer." Now don't get me wrong; I wasn't mean or hateful, I just wasn't as "over the top friendly" as I could have been. So I thought alot about this and basically what I came down to is this...regardless of my hurt heart I am to love. Isn't that what practicing the truth is all about? Love.
P - Lord I am sorry for the way I acted last night. Putting hurt feelings to the side is hard sometimes, but I'd rather paint a picture of Your love than let my selfishness prevail. Thank you for the lessons on light You are already showing me. Please continue to teach and mold me, even when it's hard.
S - If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness we lie and do not practice the truth; but if we walk in the light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
O - "we lie" when we say we are Christians yet don't show love
A - I have to confess I was a spoiled brat last night. I had a friend call me to tell me some exciting news and long story short I was a little punk. Basically this friend and I use to be very close, but about a year ago my feelings got very hurt and so gradually I have purposely distanced myself. I love her, want what's best for, was genuinly happy for her when she called last night, but like life better when I'm not around her all the time. Because of that feeling of hurt and a very guarded heart towards her now I came across smug on the phone last night. I hate that! The minute we hung up I thought, "why wasn't I nicer." Now don't get me wrong; I wasn't mean or hateful, I just wasn't as "over the top friendly" as I could have been. So I thought alot about this and basically what I came down to is this...regardless of my hurt heart I am to love. Isn't that what practicing the truth is all about? Love.
P - Lord I am sorry for the way I acted last night. Putting hurt feelings to the side is hard sometimes, but I'd rather paint a picture of Your love than let my selfishness prevail. Thank you for the lessons on light You are already showing me. Please continue to teach and mold me, even when it's hard.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Reflection I John 1:1-4 - Karlyn
I didn't read the directions so I'm doing Friday's post today!!!! I had a great weekend and hope your soreness goes away Ginny I'm drooling over your 10 miles! Right now I'm stretching just to get 3!
Important Lesson from reading: PROCLAIM, this has really stuck with me. I'm becoming too inward in my faith and need to proclaim who He is and what he has done. He is the light in all this darkness.
I feel like God Wants me to learn: That my faith can't be hidden or concealed or even washed over. I've got to be real and step out of the church building and be light everywhere I am - work, spa, home, stores, etc.
Faith into action by: Looking for ways to talk about my faith in a way that sheds light on other people and not in a judge mental or showy way.
Have a great week y'all!!
Important Lesson from reading: PROCLAIM, this has really stuck with me. I'm becoming too inward in my faith and need to proclaim who He is and what he has done. He is the light in all this darkness.
I feel like God Wants me to learn: That my faith can't be hidden or concealed or even washed over. I've got to be real and step out of the church building and be light everywhere I am - work, spa, home, stores, etc.
Faith into action by: Looking for ways to talk about my faith in a way that sheds light on other people and not in a judge mental or showy way.
Have a great week y'all!!
Ginny - 1 John 1:5
Good Morning Girlz!!! Hope everyone had a great weekend! After a weekend of running and pulling weeds, I'm a little sore this morning :)
S - And this is the message we have heard from Him & announce to you, that God is light and in Him there is no darkness at all.
O - No darkness. Nothing He can not see. No hidden anything. He knows all (Psalm 139:4).
A - Right now my bedroom is a mess! It is a very large bedroom which is a blessing and a curse. Blessing because it is nice and big, holds all my furniture, and I have plenty of room to move around. Curse because there is lots of floor space to cover up with clothes, shoes, belts, bags, etc. Right now it looks like a bomb exploded! Every few feet there is a new item plopped on the floor. I can not tell you how many times I have walked into my room without turning on the lights and bam - stepped on a high heal, stepped on a the phone charger, tripped over a waded up shirt. I'm telling you it's dangerous! However, if I would just flip the switch how much easier my journey would be. I could see where I am stepping and therefore avoid the pains & near deaths experiences. When I think of light I think of simple. Light makes everything more simpler. I don't like things confusing. I don't like it when I don't understand or my mind gets all jumbled up. I don't like tripping over things! Light gives clearity to life. I get caught up in making things harder than they are suppose to be when all I need to do is turn the lights on and see where I am stepping!
P - My prayer is to stop before I proceed in darkness. To turn the lights on, claim scripture, and take every thought captive. I also pray for my Weight Watchers meeting tonight and that there will be opportunities to go deeper with a few members and open doors for spiritual discussions.
S - And this is the message we have heard from Him & announce to you, that God is light and in Him there is no darkness at all.
O - No darkness. Nothing He can not see. No hidden anything. He knows all (Psalm 139:4).
A - Right now my bedroom is a mess! It is a very large bedroom which is a blessing and a curse. Blessing because it is nice and big, holds all my furniture, and I have plenty of room to move around. Curse because there is lots of floor space to cover up with clothes, shoes, belts, bags, etc. Right now it looks like a bomb exploded! Every few feet there is a new item plopped on the floor. I can not tell you how many times I have walked into my room without turning on the lights and bam - stepped on a high heal, stepped on a the phone charger, tripped over a waded up shirt. I'm telling you it's dangerous! However, if I would just flip the switch how much easier my journey would be. I could see where I am stepping and therefore avoid the pains & near deaths experiences. When I think of light I think of simple. Light makes everything more simpler. I don't like things confusing. I don't like it when I don't understand or my mind gets all jumbled up. I don't like tripping over things! Light gives clearity to life. I get caught up in making things harder than they are suppose to be when all I need to do is turn the lights on and see where I am stepping!
P - My prayer is to stop before I proceed in darkness. To turn the lights on, claim scripture, and take every thought captive. I also pray for my Weight Watchers meeting tonight and that there will be opportunities to go deeper with a few members and open doors for spiritual discussions.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Ginny - 1 John 1:1-4
Good Morning Girlz!!! It's FRIDAY!!!
1 - A lesson I learned this week: this is a relationship...fellowship, being in the Word, proclaiming, having joy. Securing my place in Heaven is only the first step. The relationship is every day after that.
2 - What I feel God wants me to learn: Not to compromise the basics. When I am disciplined in my study the days are easier to handle. This week has had some moments that lent themselves to a good sit down and have a cry, but being back on schedule with this study and my Beth Moore study has held me together. Scripture and truth have grounded me and allowed me to go over the bumps rather than pull over and have a dramatic breakdown scene.
3 - How I will put my faith into action: I am serious and confident about wanting more spiritual victories in my Weight Watchers class. Every Monday on my way to meeting I pray for the peple and the class. I'm going to add to my prayer a request for doors of opportunity to proclaim Him.
Have a fabulous weekend! Love you all!
1 - A lesson I learned this week: this is a relationship...fellowship, being in the Word, proclaiming, having joy. Securing my place in Heaven is only the first step. The relationship is every day after that.
2 - What I feel God wants me to learn: Not to compromise the basics. When I am disciplined in my study the days are easier to handle. This week has had some moments that lent themselves to a good sit down and have a cry, but being back on schedule with this study and my Beth Moore study has held me together. Scripture and truth have grounded me and allowed me to go over the bumps rather than pull over and have a dramatic breakdown scene.
3 - How I will put my faith into action: I am serious and confident about wanting more spiritual victories in my Weight Watchers class. Every Monday on my way to meeting I pray for the peple and the class. I'm going to add to my prayer a request for doors of opportunity to proclaim Him.
Have a fabulous weekend! Love you all!
I John 1:5 - Karlyn
Happy Friday Morning!
S - This is the message we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.
O - No darkness at all! I can't imagine a world with no darkness. I love fall and winter but i don't like it getting dark early. Darkness inhibits everything. It makes me tired, it keeps us from outside, trees and plants don't grow. I much prefer LIGHT. I'm sure that's how God feels about my heart. He wants to be the LIGHT that gets rid of all the darkness.
A - I need to make a ongoing list of what darkness needs to be covered by light in my life. So that in me there is no darkness at all becuase the LIGHT is SOOO bright.
P - God thank you for being the LIGHT when I'm surrounded by darkness. Use your light to move the darkness out of me and my home.
Have a great weekend everyone!
S - This is the message we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.
O - No darkness at all! I can't imagine a world with no darkness. I love fall and winter but i don't like it getting dark early. Darkness inhibits everything. It makes me tired, it keeps us from outside, trees and plants don't grow. I much prefer LIGHT. I'm sure that's how God feels about my heart. He wants to be the LIGHT that gets rid of all the darkness.
A - I need to make a ongoing list of what darkness needs to be covered by light in my life. So that in me there is no darkness at all becuase the LIGHT is SOOO bright.
P - God thank you for being the LIGHT when I'm surrounded by darkness. Use your light to move the darkness out of me and my home.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Ginny - 1 John 1:4
Good Morning Girlz!!! One more day til Friday!!! Hooray!!!
S - And these things we write, so that our joy may be made complete.
O - Just like Karlyn, the word "complete" jumped out at me. To me "complete" is a wonderful word. It signifies begining & end, start to finish, sealed, lacking nothing, final, finished, done.
What it is NOT is...loose ends, lacking, wavering, wondering.
A - I love that God is a finisher. He is constant. Doesn't give up. He sees it through. In this life, I can put my best effort into finishing what I start, but because of distractions, interuptions, or just attitude they don't get done. Sometimes that is a responsibility I don't like carrying. Somedays I wish there was someone else down here on Earth that could pick up the load for a little bit and fulfill that role. I don't want it all on my shoulders. That is why I am so thankful to the Lord for taking on those cares and "completing" them. He wants me to enjoy all the joy He can give, not just some of it - the whole shabang!
P - Lord thank You. Thank You for picking up the daily tasks and responsibilities and choices and chores and schedules and desicions that I don't want to have to make on my own. Thank you for seeing me through. For being complete. Thank You for being the source of my joy, and that You never fail.
S - And these things we write, so that our joy may be made complete.
O - Just like Karlyn, the word "complete" jumped out at me. To me "complete" is a wonderful word. It signifies begining & end, start to finish, sealed, lacking nothing, final, finished, done.
What it is NOT is...loose ends, lacking, wavering, wondering.
A - I love that God is a finisher. He is constant. Doesn't give up. He sees it through. In this life, I can put my best effort into finishing what I start, but because of distractions, interuptions, or just attitude they don't get done. Sometimes that is a responsibility I don't like carrying. Somedays I wish there was someone else down here on Earth that could pick up the load for a little bit and fulfill that role. I don't want it all on my shoulders. That is why I am so thankful to the Lord for taking on those cares and "completing" them. He wants me to enjoy all the joy He can give, not just some of it - the whole shabang!
P - Lord thank You. Thank You for picking up the daily tasks and responsibilities and choices and chores and schedules and desicions that I don't want to have to make on my own. Thank you for seeing me through. For being complete. Thank You for being the source of my joy, and that You never fail.
I John 1:4 - Karlyn
S - These things we write so that our joy may be made complete.
O - In these first 4 verses John uses the pronoun we instead of I. I need to search and see who the other people in the WE are and I'm seeing that our message of Christ goes a lot further when it is a collective message of we instead of just I (my experience).
"Joy may be made complete"- again need to get out the commentary but I feel like he's telling him that the "we" in this passage if full of joy from what they've experienced but he doesn't feel like it is complete unless he shares it with others (being believers in this passage)
A - I told y'all I had been struggling with some really selfish feelings and I need to always come back to this passage. I can fully experience joy in Christ when I'm doing, giving, and sharing with others. When I start to dwell on those selfish thoughts I need to just stop and reach out to someone else and proclaim Christ's love to them - so my JOY will be complete!
P - Lord thank you that even when we are frustrated and not happy that we can still turn to you and have joy. Help me to use that joy to share with others when they aren't feeling it so much!
O - In these first 4 verses John uses the pronoun we instead of I. I need to search and see who the other people in the WE are and I'm seeing that our message of Christ goes a lot further when it is a collective message of we instead of just I (my experience).
"Joy may be made complete"- again need to get out the commentary but I feel like he's telling him that the "we" in this passage if full of joy from what they've experienced but he doesn't feel like it is complete unless he shares it with others (being believers in this passage)
A - I told y'all I had been struggling with some really selfish feelings and I need to always come back to this passage. I can fully experience joy in Christ when I'm doing, giving, and sharing with others. When I start to dwell on those selfish thoughts I need to just stop and reach out to someone else and proclaim Christ's love to them - so my JOY will be complete!
P - Lord thank you that even when we are frustrated and not happy that we can still turn to you and have joy. Help me to use that joy to share with others when they aren't feeling it so much!
I John 1:3 - Karlyn
S - What we have seen and heard we proclaim to you also, so that you may too may have fellowship with us: and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his son Jesus Christ.
O -Proclaim - that word really stood out to me. I've seen Christ's work in my life and in others too but I don't know that I have ever PROCLAIMED to anyone what I have seen and heard. FELLOWSHIP seems to be closely linked to the action of proclaiming. I'm seeing that if I did more proclaiming my fellowhship with Christ and with other believers would become stronger.
A - I think, for some reason along the way I began to keep things to myself and not share them. I'm not really sure why and where that started. I'm guessing that someone said something negative and I just began to keep things bottled inside whether good or bad. I want to PROCLAIM the things I see and feel Christ do in me and in others. And I definitely want a closer fellowship with him and with the believers around me.
P - Lord I confess that I haven't proclaimed you to those around me. I'm so thankful for what you do in me every day and I want to share that and share what I see you do in others. Help me to open up fellowship with you and believers around me by PROCLAIMING your word and deeds! Thank you Lord for caring enough about us to work in us!
O -Proclaim - that word really stood out to me. I've seen Christ's work in my life and in others too but I don't know that I have ever PROCLAIMED to anyone what I have seen and heard. FELLOWSHIP seems to be closely linked to the action of proclaiming. I'm seeing that if I did more proclaiming my fellowhship with Christ and with other believers would become stronger.
A - I think, for some reason along the way I began to keep things to myself and not share them. I'm not really sure why and where that started. I'm guessing that someone said something negative and I just began to keep things bottled inside whether good or bad. I want to PROCLAIM the things I see and feel Christ do in me and in others. And I definitely want a closer fellowship with him and with the believers around me.
P - Lord I confess that I haven't proclaimed you to those around me. I'm so thankful for what you do in me every day and I want to share that and share what I see you do in others. Help me to open up fellowship with you and believers around me by PROCLAIMING your word and deeds! Thank you Lord for caring enough about us to work in us!
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Ginny - 1 John 1:3
Good Morning Girlz!!!
S - What we have seen and heard we proclaim to you also, that you also may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with His son, Jesus Christ
O - You can't have fellowship with someone who is dead.
A - "He lives, He lives, Christ Jesus lives today! He walks with me and talks with me along life's narrow way. He lives, He lives, salvation to impart! You ask me how I know He lives? He lives within my heart."
He is my Savior! May my heart proclaim!
P - Thank You for saving me and walking with me. Thank You for dieing on the cross that I might have fellowship with You here on Earth and for eternity in Heaven. Now that's reason to sing! Have a wonderful day all!
S - What we have seen and heard we proclaim to you also, that you also may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with His son, Jesus Christ
O - You can't have fellowship with someone who is dead.
A - "He lives, He lives, Christ Jesus lives today! He walks with me and talks with me along life's narrow way. He lives, He lives, salvation to impart! You ask me how I know He lives? He lives within my heart."
He is my Savior! May my heart proclaim!
P - Thank You for saving me and walking with me. Thank You for dieing on the cross that I might have fellowship with You here on Earth and for eternity in Heaven. Now that's reason to sing! Have a wonderful day all!
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
IJohn 1:2 - Karlyn
S - the life was made manifest and we have seen it and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was the Father and was made manifest to us.
O - Not only did John know Christ with his heart he saw him with his eyes and touched him with his hands. So, how does this apply to me since I haven't seen with my eyes? Christ's life is manifested in everything. I see him through creation, intelligence, children, etc.
A - I'm very thankful for the manifestation of Christ in me especially through the Holy Spirit. I'm thankful that I don't rely on my conscience but on the Holy Spirit. SO my job is to proclaim that eternal life through everything in my life. If it isn't proclaiming Christ it needs to go.
P - Lord thank you for knowing that we needed the manifestation of you in us and around us. Thank you for John's willingness to proclaim you and testify to what he experienced because of you. Give me wisdom on how to throw away things that aren't proclaiming you in my life!
O - Not only did John know Christ with his heart he saw him with his eyes and touched him with his hands. So, how does this apply to me since I haven't seen with my eyes? Christ's life is manifested in everything. I see him through creation, intelligence, children, etc.
A - I'm very thankful for the manifestation of Christ in me especially through the Holy Spirit. I'm thankful that I don't rely on my conscience but on the Holy Spirit. SO my job is to proclaim that eternal life through everything in my life. If it isn't proclaiming Christ it needs to go.
P - Lord thank you for knowing that we needed the manifestation of you in us and around us. Thank you for John's willingness to proclaim you and testify to what he experienced because of you. Give me wisdom on how to throw away things that aren't proclaiming you in my life!
Ginny - 1 John 1:2
Good Morning Girlz!!!
S - and the life was manifested, and we have seen and bear witness and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was manifested to us -
O - I have eternal life, but am I bearing witness of that?
A - I need to be sharing with others the Good News. I specifically want to focus on my Weight Watcher members. Often our discussions lend themselves to adding in spiritual lessons, but I have yet to share the good news one-on-one with any member. Many of my members and I are good friends and even do things outside of the meeting room, so there is a relationship there to build upon. As I mentioned in my updates post the new year is bringing lots of changes, so I have decided to quit teaching Weight Watchers at the end of this year. With that being said I want to commit these last three months to sharing the Good News and looking for open doors to plant seeds for Him. I would much rather leave knowing a member's eternity is secure rather than his/her pant size :)
P - I pray specifically for open doors in the meeting room. May I be diligent to pray for members and look for opportunities to share Your love with them. Lord I ask that you do immeasurably more (Eph. 3:20) than I ever thought possible these last 3 months. I give Monday nights to You!
S - and the life was manifested, and we have seen and bear witness and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was manifested to us -
O - I have eternal life, but am I bearing witness of that?
A - I need to be sharing with others the Good News. I specifically want to focus on my Weight Watcher members. Often our discussions lend themselves to adding in spiritual lessons, but I have yet to share the good news one-on-one with any member. Many of my members and I are good friends and even do things outside of the meeting room, so there is a relationship there to build upon. As I mentioned in my updates post the new year is bringing lots of changes, so I have decided to quit teaching Weight Watchers at the end of this year. With that being said I want to commit these last three months to sharing the Good News and looking for open doors to plant seeds for Him. I would much rather leave knowing a member's eternity is secure rather than his/her pant size :)
P - I pray specifically for open doors in the meeting room. May I be diligent to pray for members and look for opportunities to share Your love with them. Lord I ask that you do immeasurably more (Eph. 3:20) than I ever thought possible these last 3 months. I give Monday nights to You!
Monday, September 19, 2011
Ginny - 1 John 1:1
S - What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we beheld and our hands handled, concering the Word of Life.
O - "hands handled" - that is the perfect title for human control
A - What are my hands handling that I need to give to God? What is it that I worry about and toil over? Relationships, finances, time management...
P - Lord I raise my hands to You. I relinquish to You my worry and anxienty. Please do abundant things in my life!
Karlyn - Praying for you and your fresh start to be centered on His Word of Life. Also praying for this new little one. Be sure and let us know pink or blue!
O - "hands handled" - that is the perfect title for human control
A - What are my hands handling that I need to give to God? What is it that I worry about and toil over? Relationships, finances, time management...
P - Lord I raise my hands to You. I relinquish to You my worry and anxienty. Please do abundant things in my life!
Karlyn - Praying for you and your fresh start to be centered on His Word of Life. Also praying for this new little one. Be sure and let us know pink or blue!
Sunday, September 18, 2011
I John 1:1 - Karlyn
S - That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and touched with our hands concerning the word of life
O- from the beginning of my memory of learning from the Bible, I've heard it my whole life, I've seen what Christ has done in me and in others and in the world around me, I've touched HIS WORD and I've touched his creations and everything goes back to HIM the WORD of LIFE.
A - My focus needs to change. I'm constantly battling this. I'm so selfish (even tonight just before I picked this up). All my thoughts, desires, and plans should all revolve around: concerning the Word of Life. So, beginning tonight this is my new start. I'm going to have to leave a lot of things behind but it will be so worth it!
P - Lord you are the only person that can tear out what is selfish and unneeded in my life. God I give it all to you and help me to always be thinking "how does this concern the WORD of LIFE".
O- from the beginning of my memory of learning from the Bible, I've heard it my whole life, I've seen what Christ has done in me and in others and in the world around me, I've touched HIS WORD and I've touched his creations and everything goes back to HIM the WORD of LIFE.
A - My focus needs to change. I'm constantly battling this. I'm so selfish (even tonight just before I picked this up). All my thoughts, desires, and plans should all revolve around: concerning the Word of Life. So, beginning tonight this is my new start. I'm going to have to leave a lot of things behind but it will be so worth it!
P - Lord you are the only person that can tear out what is selfish and unneeded in my life. God I give it all to you and help me to always be thinking "how does this concern the WORD of LIFE".
Glad to be back!
I'm very thankful to have y'all to do this with. I've missed the accountability over the past month. I have had a really tough year emotionally. It would take hours for me to explain it all but I deeply struggle daily with frustrations that are out of my control. It's been a tough lesson to really trust that God will provide for me and that I can't do anything on my own power.
We find out Monday morning at 9:30 if this baby is a girl or boy and I'm ready to know and get things rolling. Rice harvest is almost over and beans are right around the corner. Sawyer and Knox are growing and wearing me out ( I haven't gained any weight yet because of them:) I'm doing Speech Therapy 2 days a week at the same preschool and BeautiControl too.
Really Really miss all of you and can't wait to hear more from everyone.
We find out Monday morning at 9:30 if this baby is a girl or boy and I'm ready to know and get things rolling. Rice harvest is almost over and beans are right around the corner. Sawyer and Knox are growing and wearing me out ( I haven't gained any weight yet because of them:) I'm doing Speech Therapy 2 days a week at the same preschool and BeautiControl too.
Really Really miss all of you and can't wait to hear more from everyone.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Ginny - updates
Hello Girlz!!!
So fun being back on the blog! I love it! This summer has been a lot of fun...lake, a trip to the Hill Country, and just having fun at work and with friends. Truly blessed life! This fall is full of fun too! Lots of traveling.
I ask for prayer for the rest of this year. There is potential for lots of changes with my job, and whereas I am very excited, I also pray for wisdom to make those changes smoothly. I also ask for direction with some relationships. Specifically that I would put my hope in the Lord and that I would take every thought captive in regards to these folks. Lastly, that I wouldn't miss getting the most out of what the Lord wants to teach me. I just started Beth Moore's study "So Long Insecurity" and then I have this 1 John study. I am so excited about both of them, and really want to max out on all the Lord has in store.
Thanks for the prayers! Talk to y'all Monday!
Thursday, September 15, 2011
FALL STUDY
Hey everyone September 15th has snuck up on me so maybe we can start tomorrow!!! Go to goodmorninggirls.org and you can print out the Bible Study daily readings. I've missed typing to all of you and can't wait to hear what's going on with everyone!
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