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Love is Not a fight but it's something worth fighting for!

Apr. 4, 2009 • 6:02 PM

Have you seen the movie Fireproof yet? If not, I really recommend that you get this movie to watch soon. It is such a wonderful movie full of important messages!

Besides being a great story, it is filled with wonderful songs! Here is one of those songs that I really like and was singing all day.

We recently had a Sweetheart Banquet at our church. A sweet young couple that is very musically gifted played and sang this song too.

I hope you enjoy it. Listen to the words!

 Love is not a fight but it's something worth fighting for!

Motivational Monday: Galatians

Oct. 6, 2008 • 1:08 PM

I haven't done a Motivational Monday post in quite awhile so I decided to post my

from yesterday as the message was quite an encouragement to me! I hope it may encourage your heart as well and remind you to find peace through God's grace!

The message was on Galations 1.

Galatians: a favorite book of Martin Luther

In Galatians1- Paul writes to the churches (more than one church) in Galatia. These people knew and loved Paul. Paul started these churches.

People had been coming into these churches teaching the believers there that they needed more than faith to continue their salvation- wrong doctrine! These people wanted to put believers under law. (Many still want that today.)

Within the verses in this chapter there are 8 reoccurring words- 4 couplets of opposites:

Bondage (mentioned 6 times)---- liberty (3 times)

Grace (7 times) -------------------- law (32 times)

Works (5 times) ------------------- Faith (21 times)

Flesh (17 times) -------------------- Spirit (18 times)

We enter GRACE by FAITH. GRACE brings LIBERTY- through the SPIRIT of God.

Christianity is a religion based NOT on works!

This book divides into 3 sections:

Verses 1 & 2: auto biographical of Paul, personal

Verses 3 & 4: doctrinal, Faith –NOT law!

Verses 5 & 6: liberty & bondage, these verses tell us how to live

Chapter 1- vs. 1 reminds them that Paul is an apostle. Paul reestablishes his authority. He is an apostle, not through man, but through God the Father.

Vs. 2” He has brethren with him (others stand also with Paul)

If wrong doctrine gets into a group of churches, it can spread like a disease.

Vs.3 “Grace to you and peace from God the Father, our Lord Jesus Christ.” This was a common greeting but meaningful!

We need grace DAILY in our lives!

If we rely on ourselves without God, this leads to failure. We need God’s grace operating in our lives.

I Cor. 15:10:

God’s Grace gives us strength and ability.

2 Tim. 2:1 “Be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.”

2 Corn. 12:9: Paul has a thorn in flesh-

God’s grace is sufficient for you. (In Paul’s weakness, he needed God’s grace!)

When we are weak- then the grace of God can work!

When we are weak- we can be strong! (We more easily give it over to the Lord!)

Titus 2:11- grace of God- ongoing work- teaching us to deny worldly lusts

James 4:16: Here, the believers are struggling with issues.

He gives more grace. God gives grace to the humble!

If we think we can do it all on our own, God will let us until we call for Him. (Why don’t we just go to him first- before we run out of gas or get lost!)

Peace is a result of grace!

When God’s grace is operating, it brings a peace.

We realize we are weak and humbled and we allow God’s grace to work through us! Then we have peace in these situations daily!

God’s grace brought us to salvation and operates daily! Praise the Lord!

Don’t take it for granted! THINK about God’s grace, be humble and thankful!

It is a blessing in our lives!

Gal. 1 vs. 4: The Lord Jesus Christ gave himself for our sins! The purpose is that He might deliver us from “this present evil age”. Verse 4 is not speaking of Hell- but of this age- the system of the world. He can deliver us from the influences of this evil world.

He can rescue us! Rescue: delivering someone from trouble

God’s grace delivers us from this age- as well as from Hell!

Rom. 12:2 “Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is the good and acceptable perfect will of God.”

Satan blinds the minds of people. As time rolls on, we lose sight on what evil is- the world tried hard to desensitize us. We need to think about the things we take part in and occupy our minds with.

The Lord has invested in each and every one of us!

Allow the Lord to work in our lives, allowing his grace DAILY, be a shining light giving glory to the Lord!

Here is a great song I came across last night when visiting blog friends before bed. These girls are daughters of my blog friend Angela's pastor. I found the video on one of her friend's blogs though (Have I confused you yet?) Well, just listen to the song. These girls have quite a gift from the Lord and I am glad to see they are using it FOR the Lord as well!

Motivational Monday: Thank you Lord for the littlest things!

Apr. 21, 2008 • 4:03 PM

(Background info): We are currently doing a preschool level lapbook in our home. I am making it with my 3 1/2 year son through a meme at Little Laplinks. The theme this month is Rainbows. We have been doing all kinds of fun rainbow projects and learning our colors as well.

Well... here is just a small reminder of how amazing our Lord is... He loves and cares for His flock so much. He even cares about the littlest things.

I love when he puts things into our day that are definately little gifts from him. When I find a book I recently thought to myself "I'd love that"...then it shows up at a yard sale or the Discount Bargain Outlet- that's a little gift from the Lord!

 Well... he did one of these wonderfully sweet things this week- just for my son (I believe). It just tickled my heart.

The other evening at supper we were talking about our rainbow work with daddy at supper. I started taking dishes to the sink for clean up and found this on the counter.....

Isn't God so GREAT to put little things like this into our days- just to make us smile! My son thought it was so-o neat that God put a rainbow right on our counter for him!

Thank you, Lord!

Thank you, Lord, for simple things

that brighten every day

like sunshine in the morning

and daffodils in May.

Thank you, too, for friends who care

when tears begin to fall

and thank you, too, for answered prayer...

the greatest gift of all!

Thank you for each spring bouquet

and for the summer rose,

for rainbows in the meadow

and every stream that flows.

Thnak you, Lord, for simple things

which really are quite grand

for each one is a miracle

wrought by the Master's hand!

poem written by: Clay Harrison

HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEK!