S - See how great a love the Father has bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. Beloved, now we are children of God and it has not appeared as yet what we shall be we know that, when He appears, we shall be like Him, because we shall see Him just as He is and everyone who has this hope fixed on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.
O - Family. We belong together. We are claimed.
A - Today I will rest in the fact I have a Savior. I am His child. Not gonna figure it all out today. I'm gonna live enjoying the fact I'm claimed. Sealed.
P - Lord, so much clouds my view. I get caught up in all kinds of goals and deadlines. Thank You for what You are showing me. I have so much to learn, but today I'm gonna start by enjoying You.
Showing posts with label 1 John week 5. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1 John week 5. Show all posts
Monday, October 24, 2011
Friday, October 21, 2011
Ginny - 1 John 2:18-29 reflection
Good Morning! Good Morning! Good Morning! O.K. so we were talking this morning how fast 2011 has gone. Seriously, this year has flown by! It doesn't seem possible that the rest of the year is planned and 2012 will be here in a blink of an eye. Time passes so fast. Makes me even more grateful for y'all. Friends that stand the test of time. Love you gals and hope you each have a wonderful, wonderful weekend!
Lesson to remember: Letting outside circumstances determine my attitude blocks others from seeing Your light in me. Right now I see a lot of moodiness and inconsistency in my attitude based on the stresses in my life. I don't like being mad one day, quiet the next, sarcastic the next, and then all happy and easy going once the stress has calmed down.
God wants me to learn: Consistency in my mood comes from being grounded in His Truth. He is my rock when I am wishy washy. He is stable when I am slipping. He is logical when I am emotional. He is constant when I am random.
Faith into action: When the urge comes to be moody, mad, or just roll my eyes; I will stop and ask myself what is the truth. What type of person do I want to portray here? Am I living by love showing his light, or am I being selfish & letting the world determine the type of person I am. I will claim scripture and walk a road of dignity rather than spiratic emotions.
P.S. thanks for praying for my Aunt Lynn. My parents are going to Houston tomorrow for a visit. I'll let y'all know any updates I get. Praying for you all too!
Lesson to remember: Letting outside circumstances determine my attitude blocks others from seeing Your light in me. Right now I see a lot of moodiness and inconsistency in my attitude based on the stresses in my life. I don't like being mad one day, quiet the next, sarcastic the next, and then all happy and easy going once the stress has calmed down.
God wants me to learn: Consistency in my mood comes from being grounded in His Truth. He is my rock when I am wishy washy. He is stable when I am slipping. He is logical when I am emotional. He is constant when I am random.
Faith into action: When the urge comes to be moody, mad, or just roll my eyes; I will stop and ask myself what is the truth. What type of person do I want to portray here? Am I living by love showing his light, or am I being selfish & letting the world determine the type of person I am. I will claim scripture and walk a road of dignity rather than spiratic emotions.
P.S. thanks for praying for my Aunt Lynn. My parents are going to Houston tomorrow for a visit. I'll let y'all know any updates I get. Praying for you all too!
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Ginny - 1 John 2:28-29
Good Morning Girlz!!!
S - And now, little children, abide in Him, so that when He appears, we may have confidence and not shrink away from Him in shame at His coming. If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone also who practices righteousness is born of Him.
O - I want to be ready to meet Him in the clouds!
A - If He came today, would I be ready? Yes, my salvation is secure. I know where I am spending eternity, but would I be proud of what my life is about or would I "shrink away?"
P - Lord I want to be confident of what I am about here on Earth, not shameful. May my days be filled with what matters.
S - And now, little children, abide in Him, so that when He appears, we may have confidence and not shrink away from Him in shame at His coming. If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone also who practices righteousness is born of Him.
O - I want to be ready to meet Him in the clouds!
A - If He came today, would I be ready? Yes, my salvation is secure. I know where I am spending eternity, but would I be proud of what my life is about or would I "shrink away?"
P - Lord I want to be confident of what I am about here on Earth, not shameful. May my days be filled with what matters.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Ginny - 1 John 2:24-27
Good morning/afternoon!!!
S - As for you, let that abide in you which you heard from the beginning. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, you also will abide in the Son and in the Father. And this is the promise which He Himself made to us: eternal life. These things I have written to you concerning these who are trying to deceive you. And as for you, the annoiting which you recieved from Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His annoiting teaches you about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you abide in Him.
O - The word "abide" is mentioned 5 times in this passage.
A - "Abide" is one of my favorite words. It is easy to get caught up in going and going and thinking of things to fix or make the situation better, when all we need to do is abide. To be connected to our Father. Close to Him so we can grow in Him.
P - Lord help me as I learn to abide. I pray the craziness and moodiness ceases and I draw myself to You. Thank you for Your love.
S - As for you, let that abide in you which you heard from the beginning. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, you also will abide in the Son and in the Father. And this is the promise which He Himself made to us: eternal life. These things I have written to you concerning these who are trying to deceive you. And as for you, the annoiting which you recieved from Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His annoiting teaches you about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you abide in Him.
O - The word "abide" is mentioned 5 times in this passage.
A - "Abide" is one of my favorite words. It is easy to get caught up in going and going and thinking of things to fix or make the situation better, when all we need to do is abide. To be connected to our Father. Close to Him so we can grow in Him.
P - Lord help me as I learn to abide. I pray the craziness and moodiness ceases and I draw myself to You. Thank you for Your love.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Ginny - 1 John 2:20-23
S - But you have an anointing from the Holy One and you all know I have not written to you because you do not know the truth but because you do know it and because no lie is of the truth who is the liar but the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ the one who denies the Father and the Son. Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father; the one who confesses the Son has the Father also.
O - It's almost like John is saying, "O.K. people let's cut to the chase. This is how it works: you are either in the truth or a liar. One of the other - take your pick."
A - After all the talk and repetition it is time to draw a line in the sand. We've been reading about light and dark. We've read scripture after scripture talking about saying one thing but doing another. John has sounded like a broken record at times. Now is the time to ask myself, "What are you going to do about it?" What is it going to take to recognize the dark and turn from it? How long will I ride both sides of the fence? I don't want a divded heart.
P - Lord there are areas I need to clean up. Please help me. I don't want to be mediocre.
O - It's almost like John is saying, "O.K. people let's cut to the chase. This is how it works: you are either in the truth or a liar. One of the other - take your pick."
A - After all the talk and repetition it is time to draw a line in the sand. We've been reading about light and dark. We've read scripture after scripture talking about saying one thing but doing another. John has sounded like a broken record at times. Now is the time to ask myself, "What are you going to do about it?" What is it going to take to recognize the dark and turn from it? How long will I ride both sides of the fence? I don't want a divded heart.
P - Lord there are areas I need to clean up. Please help me. I don't want to be mediocre.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Ginny - 1 John 2:18-19
Hey Gals!!! I'm doing a little catch up tonight :) Hope everyone is doing good. The race this weekend went great! There are very few vacations that I miss the place when it's over, but Marathon, TX is one. I could so easily live down there. I just love it!
Also, please continue to pray for my Aunt Lynn. They checked into MD Anderson today. The cancer is in her lungs, liver, and lymph nodes (sp?). They will be doing chemo everyday for 2 weeks and then she has 3 weeks off and then they start again. This type of cancer does respond very well to chemo, so we are praying that they get it all and she has many more years.
S - Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have arisen; from this we know that it is the last hour. They went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, in order that it might be shown that they all are not of us.
O - The word loyalty comes to mind. You are either for us or against us.
A - If it's not of the light, let it leave. Seperate. Put distance between that which would hide the light. I want to confide in those that are in the Truth, not those that walk in darkness.
P - Lord thank You for the friends you have given me that are seeking You and Your ways. May we continue to hold each other accountable according to Your Word.
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