Greetings, girls.
I was just thinking about you all today. I feel so blessed to be a part of your lives, to be a part of your walk with the Lord. I love being witness to your growth and knowing that we are sharing the beauty every week.
My question is, what has the Lord been talking to you about lately? I want to hear Him through your words, your voices.
Hit me back. I'll post my own thoughts in the comments, too.
Love to all (and happy Friday),
T
From baggage to testimony
It was one of my favorite thoughts from our Hosea study: We all have a past... but we have to let God turn that slop into something useful. It's the essence of redemption. Beauty for ashes. From something we lug around to testimony. Like the cross.
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Sometimes I can get to personal and either offend someone or make them feel uncomfortable but I must let you all know that when I feeling overwhelmed and sad, I feel like I can tell you all and not be judged.
Lately, with Jarin being sick and not really having Jason around so much cause of school, work and last weekend's retreat, I have been feeling overwhelmed and depressed. I cry at everything or I get angry at times and I say: "God, what do you want me to do." It hit me like a ton of bricks; I need to change they way I react. Try not to be so negative and wallow in self pitty. Instead be positive and know that the Lord will get me through this 5 minute emotional tantrum. I have been trying to figure out what my next step is and a Child of Christ, a wife and a mother and it is to rethink the way I think! I can't storm off to pout and I can't be angry and show it. However, I can talk my way through it with whom I need to express my feelings towards and have a better outcome. Wow, growing up is harder sometimes then I must admit. LOL! I miss you all so much, and I apologize for not attending study with you all on Monday's. However, I am going to try to come when I can but just know that I do think about you all every day. Your in my prayers. Love you all.
What an important lesson, Erin!
I was thinking about you this week, thinking about those silent wars we are sometimes engaged in.
Thank God for the truth that His mercies are new every morning!
The Lord has been teaching me lately about holiness.
I can get so frustrated about how I'm not "enough" enough. You know? I'm not reading enough, not sharing enough, not thinking the right thoughts enough ...
But the very first lesson I ever learned in my Christian walk was about God's grace being sufficient.
No, I'm not "enough." But grace is sufficient. Grace is enough.
All I am is a giant wall with a bunch of holes that were patched, repaired, refinished and repainted by God's grace.
I remember where every single hole is and what they meant, how they got there. But God has transformed me. He has given me an "Extreme Makeover."
He has made me holy, for His purpose, for His pleasure and for His glory.
Now, the work is in how I respond to that. And that's where I am right now.
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