Good Morning! Good Morning! Good Morning! A week from today is Thanksgiving! Unbelievable! Jenifer how fun that you and Dan are doing the Turkey Trot. I'm doing one here too. Never done one before. I'm thinking we should dress up like turkeys!!!!
S - 17 By this, love is perfected with us, so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment; because as He is, so also are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love. 19 We love, because He first loved us. 20 If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen. 21 And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God should love his brother also.
O - Lots of good stuff in here! #1 - "confidence in the day of judgment" - our eternity is secure. #2 - "no fear" - we don't have to fear when we have Jesus. #3 - "He first loved us" - that's what they call the GOOD NEWS! #4 - "love his brother" - we are to love and serve while we are down here
A - O.K. so let me examine how these things are playing out in my daily life...#1 - Salvation is nailed down. I know where I am going when I die. Hallelujiah! All because of grace. #2 - no fear is a daily realization for me. No other area has the Lord done more work and pulled me through and released the chains than fear. It is a nasty thing, and I don't ever want to go back to the bondage I was in. The Lord helps me everyday to take risks and not worry about the unknown. Love is the opposite of fear and freedom is found in love. #3 - He loves me! That's pure joy! #4 - Loving my brother is where I can use more work. Love, love, love. And not only the stranger or acquaintence, but sometimes the ones I love the most are the ones I'm least loving towards. With the holidays coming up there will be lots of family time. I get frustrated and irritated too quickly with a housefull of people. I pray for patience & love when I am around the masses this next month.
P - Lord thank you for Your Word. Thank you for salvation. I also pray specifically for Karlyn this morning too. I pray for a clear answer to what road to take with BeautiControl. I ask that you speak to her heart and mind that she may know what to do. In these next few days, please place the right people and signs in her path that confirm to her what the decision will be.
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