tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87080603735419173662024-02-29T21:39:41.561-08:00Mary @ Woman to Woman...A blog where women are inspired and encouraged to grow in their relationship with God. A place for women who want more Jesus!Mary Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05826652758652110254noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708060373541917366.post-9040761993731782002013-10-28T14:45:00.001-07:002013-10-28T14:45:49.193-07:00Joy In The Middle Of The Mess<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnzL9-s2zBagB3R9ylxI2yh0pJm207D4zr63NAW9A1LNZezN0ciW9VPzN4l3Gu6qhMi5WSsX50Uy86LCWB2IDYA0MfDPCqoqMJn9e7S4h-tdFXBLSRg2xWNrfOdY2Cz-BZD3FeCtlyQ/s1600/MaryWomantoWomanJoy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Mary @ Woman to Woman" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnzL9-s2zBagB3R9ylxI2yh0pJm207D4zr63NAW9A1LNZezN0ciW9VPzN4l3Gu6qhMi5WSsX50Uy86LCWB2IDYA0MfDPCqoqMJn9e7S4h-tdFXBLSRg2xWNrfOdY2Cz-BZD3FeCtlyQ/s640/MaryWomantoWomanJoy.jpg" title="Mary @ Woman to Woman" width="425" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">I love this quote. I’ve been asking God to soak my soul with its
truth... Asking Him to show me how to have His joy in the midst of sorrow and
pain. Because sometimes life is very hard, and pain very intense. How in the world is it possible to endure the
sorrows, challenges, disappointments, and pain of this life, and yet walk
drenched with His joy? </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">His joy is a God-created, divine gift. It was paid for by the blood of our Savior
and provided to us by the Holy Spirit.
(Galatians 5:22) It can’t be
self-manufactured or whipped into an excited frenzy. We must open wide our arms and <i>choose</i> to receive it. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">And there’s a process in the choosing. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><u><b>It requires faith.</b></u> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">Faith... </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">That His word is true. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">That His words and character never change. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">That He really does have a plan and a
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">That His love for us is real and He </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><u><b><span lang="EN-AU">It requires making a choice.</span></b></u></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">A choice... </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">To walk confidently as His
daughter. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">To seek Him out and talk with Him <i>all day long</i>. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">To place our thoughts on His
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">To be intentional about an intimate relationship with Him. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">To love the hope-filled truth of His
word and allow the testing of</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">our faith to work perseverance and maturity in
us.</span></span></span></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span class="text">I'd love to hear your thoughts!</span></span></b></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have a confession to make. I <i>love</i>
my iPhone. I really do. I carry it with me where ever I go. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love receiving a daily picture or video sent
cross-country of my sweet grand-daughter. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love that throughout the day my husband can text me a little love message… <i>Who wouldn’t love that?!</i> I love that
I can take a picture while going for an evening walk. I love not missing that call from my mom. (Or
anyone else!) I love my Kindle app, my Fitness Pal app, my Weather app., my FB
app, my Instagram app... You get the idea. </span></span></div>
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<b>Now this is the thing…</b> The other day
I was standing in the grocery line. (It seems I'm <i>always</i> in a grocery line!)
There was an elderly lady in front of me and an elderly gentleman behind
me. The line was long and I was a little
bored, so I whipped out my trusty phone and began to check my emails. I wasn’t expecting anything vital… I was just
bored. And then it hit me. What if God had ordained this time to engage
this man or woman in conversation?
Perhaps they needed a kind or encouraging word. Perhaps they needed to have someone actually make
eye contact, to notice them, to show a small kindness. </span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGsLVI0yeN62XmFHxa5_Dik3gzuTLLMi4T7I8PRmmUT4sfIU-pyHTJKmRLDeDT4ta0XGnE9NXONwdFkAASrH3ClSiT0Ls7kV9KUNJBos3jXCiQY0aobv3t3nkkSANCNKIWerL3fWFUw/s1600/marywomantowomanwomanoncell.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGsLVI0yeN62XmFHxa5_Dik3gzuTLLMi4T7I8PRmmUT4sfIU-pyHTJKmRLDeDT4ta0XGnE9NXONwdFkAASrH3ClSiT0Ls7kV9KUNJBos3jXCiQY0aobv3t3nkkSANCNKIWerL3fWFUw/s640/marywomantowomanwomanoncell.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It made me wonder how many other opportunities to share the love of Jesus I’ve
missed... The doctor's office, the hair salon,
sitting at Starbucks? As I thought back
over my week, I became painfully aware of so many wasted opportunities. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Would Jesus have ignored that mom and child </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">standing next to Him at Target while He played FreeCell?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ozjNTCTJXq_50j0-H-HjTg7ZLRiLwZz1oJYPjtiLcbS2Q2zzW0XoFe4vrCaGzLyo4CrfXD6ULS7-QtuHflqwQTnUtNxyfY77pXNdN-Id9gESjm0WanMs2PfUOmBuVybKeOcDsz_Ndw/s1600/marywomantowoman1thes3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ozjNTCTJXq_50j0-H-HjTg7ZLRiLwZz1oJYPjtiLcbS2Q2zzW0XoFe4vrCaGzLyo4CrfXD6ULS7-QtuHflqwQTnUtNxyfY77pXNdN-Id9gESjm0WanMs2PfUOmBuVybKeOcDsz_Ndw/s400/marywomantowoman1thes3.jpg" width="400" /></a>A while ago, friends of ours had some acquaintances over for dinner who spent an inordinate amount of time on
their phones. While one was
Facebooking about how much fun they were having, the other was Instagramming
pictures of our friend's dinner table and posting about the great meal. She said she was tempted to invite them to
stash the phones and just be present <b>sans</b>
social media. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I’m just wondering... In this age of uber-technology, do we sometimes allow our phones/tablets to steal God-ordained moments with those standing or
sitting right next to us? </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><u><i>So, Mary…</i> <i>Note To Self:</i></u></span></span><br />
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Be sensitive to the Holy Spirit. </span></span><br />
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Be aware of those around you.</span></span><br />
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Be careful not to use your phone to avoid making one-on-one connections.</span></span><br />
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If you’re visiting/working/engaging with someone, stay focused on them. Stay present!</span></span><br />
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Remember that it’s sometimes those few kind and caring words, a random
shared pleasantry, or eye-to-eye conversation that can lift a heavy heart,
relieve loneliness, and give someone a glimpse of the sweet love of Jesus. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">Don’t get me wrong, <i>I still love my phone!</i> It’s just that I’m going to
try to be a little less 'connected' and a little more <i>engaged</i> with those around me.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Do you miss opportunities to engage with those around you?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Do you ever find yourself distracted by your phone</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> and forfeit present-relationship?</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Kristen ITC";"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Have you ever just wished someone would put down</span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Kristen ITC";"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> their phone, look you in the eyes and <i>talk</i> with you?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">My joy is here. It's just that lately I've allowed the hard things of life to push it just below the surface... hovering just out of reach. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Thankfully, nothing is beyond the loving hand of our Abba Father. He has graciously reminded me that my joy is not rooted </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">in the things of this world, or how I'm <i>feeling</i>, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">but in His precious unfailing promises. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">After reading this verse, I tried to remember when I last allowed the Lord to <i>inspire</i> me to <b><i>really </i></b><i>shout with joy</i>... Oh yes, there's a reason He brought this verse to mind. It's been a while. </span></span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">When
was the last time <i>you</i> shouted? Was it while cheering at a
ball game, seeing a long-lost friend, getting a great buy? Was it shouting out of frustration at your kids or your husband? </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">When was the last time you <b><i>really</i></b> shouted with joy for the Lord?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I'd like to encourage you to <b><i>stop</i></b> and take a minute to meditate upon the goodness, holiness, character, and saving grace of our precious Savior. <i>Have you thought about it</i><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="color: black;"><i>?</i> </span> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="color: black;">Now, I'd like to encourage you to humble yourself before Him and be bold enough to stop and <i>shout with joy</i> for who He is and what He's done in your life! Shouting to the Lord does something inside of us... Try it. You'll see what I mean!</span></span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Have you allowed the hard things </span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It was time for this excited, flip-flop clad little girl to jump out of the old black station wagon, dash through the pouring rain and barrel through the front door of my grandparent's house. Yes! After an eight hour car ride, my summer vacation could officially begin! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I was almost to the front door when my older sister elbowed me off the sidewalk. She'd already called 'first-through-the-door' and wasn't about to forfeit her first-dibs status. That's when IT happened. One foot remained solidly planted on the rough concrete sidewalk while my other foot was sucked and slurped deep into a seemingly bottomless pit of mud. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Fortunately my grandmother heard my full-of-fear yell. She turned around, grabbed my hand, and pulled me from the deep abyss. First my goo covered calve appeared, then my ankle, and finally my foot was reluctantly released from the brown ooze. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">My <i>bare</i> foot. A bare foot that once proudly wore a <i>brand</i> <i>new,</i> <i>pink</i> flip-flop. That's right! My <i>brand new</i>, <i>pink </i>flip-flop was sitting at the bottom of a pit of mud. And like any four -year old little girl, who's just lost her <i>favorite</i>, <i>new, pink</i> flip-flop, I began to cry. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">That's when my grandmother became my hero. She slowly knelt onto the concrete sidewalk, and did the unthinkable. She bravely reached down, down, down, into the shoe-sucking goo and then slowly began the assent, holding onto my muddy mess of a flip-flop. Oh, but she wasn't done being heroic. No, she then took my ooze-covered flip-flop over to the hose and </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">sprayed until my brand new, pink flip-flop once again emerged!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Shame can be like that muddy pit. And I can be so like that flip-flop! I have a boat-load of repented sin that our Dear Lord has miraculously forgiven and forgotten. He washes me off; I once again look brand-new and pink and then I plunge right back into the mire of shame and regret. Yes, God has already reached down and pulled me out of the mud, forgiven my repented sin, but sometimes I jump right back in to that pit of shame... And remember.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>"Shame says because I am flawed I am unacceptable."</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Shame wants me to remember:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Things I wish I had done differently when raising our children.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Words I wish I had never spoken to my husband.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Words left unsaid to my dad, who's now with our Abba Father.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Unkind thoughts I've had about people.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Most things I can easily let go of, but there are <i>some</i> things that are just harder...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>"Grace says that though I am flawed I am cherished."</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Do NOT diminish the beautiful gift of grace by holding on to repented sin. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">As long as we feel shame and guilt over repented sin, we allow satan to indict us. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Remember that holding on to shame and regret is self-centered and self-serving = sin.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Take those thoughts captive.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Replace them with life-giving thoughts and words.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Pray</b> and ask our Abba Father for His grace-filled help.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Determine, with His help, to remain a <i>mud-free, brand-new, pink </i>flip-flop! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Shame free; full of grace! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Do you ever jump back into the </b></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitFejx5GI9SuYnMAX4kBCYnxV7HbVgH2srDCvtxc6t_vuP1kdecW-Jcc7Kg0PLj_5GVlnWOlJKxw7kpZRgFMG2Vl3gil4eFDdtuzWED9dMMD79I1to_4BYPiTMdwdvtAcCziCF5AQDug/s1200/Lady+and+knight1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitFejx5GI9SuYnMAX4kBCYnxV7HbVgH2srDCvtxc6t_vuP1kdecW-Jcc7Kg0PLj_5GVlnWOlJKxw7kpZRgFMG2Vl3gil4eFDdtuzWED9dMMD79I1to_4BYPiTMdwdvtAcCziCF5AQDug/s640/Lady+and+knight1.jpg" width="426" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-style: normal;">This week is my husband's birthday! Yay! <i>I</i> see it as an opportunity to buy this fabulous man a <i>much</i> needed, new robe! Now, the robe I'm about to replace is an ancient, {I'm talking ooold} thread-bare, holey, frayed, almost transparent, falling apart, ready-for-the-rag-bag mess. Yep, that's how <i>I</i> see it.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Of course, my husband thinks his robe is the coziest, softest, most comfy, closest thing to perfection our Lord's ever created. <strike>Un</strike>fortunately, I really don't think it will last through another wash. {<i>darn!</i>} </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-style: normal;">The other night I stopped myself from doing a happy dance when he held up his tattered, beloved robe and bemoaned that even<i> he</i> thinks it's time for the rag-bag. {<i>Oh yes, I'm doing a happy dance in my head!</i>} </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Well, after a lot of looking and praying, I <i>finally</i> found a robe I <i>know</i> he'll like! It's the <i>same</i> color, <i>same</i> material and the <i>same</i> style as his old robe! It's going to be so fun to see him tear through the wrapping paper and open the box! </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Now, here's where my ADD mind made the jump to today's topic. As I was thinking of how <i> super-pleased</i> my guy's going to be when he's enveloped in this snazzy, perfect, like-old, new robe... my thoughts hopped to<i>... <b>what he'd really love is to be enveloped by the gift of your admiration! </b></i><span style="font-size: small;">{OK Lord, I hear you!}</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Yes, I admit that lately I've caught myself saying things to my husband {for his own good, of course!} that could be <i>construed</i> as critical. OK, I admit it; there's nothing <i>construed</i> about it! I've been a little naggy lately... And I <i>know</i> better! And I <i>hate</i> it! </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-style: normal;">So, I'm <i>definitely</i> writing this to myself. Yes, <a href="http://marywomantowoman.blogspot.com/2013/01/what-your-man-needs.html" target="_blank">I've written about it before</a>, but I obviously need to hear it again. And perhaps you need to hear it too. :)</span></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-style: normal;">In Ephesians </span></i><span style="font-style: normal;">5:33</span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">, we’re told to respect our husbands.
The Greek word for respect is phobeo.
It means… wait for it… </span><b>to
be in awe of, to revere</b></i><i><span style="font-style: normal;">. We’re supposed to put a high value on our m</span></i><span style="font-style: normal;">e</span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">n. When was the last time you made your man feel
you were in awe of him?! <i>{She asks herself!}</i></span></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-style: normal;">One way to
place a high value on </span></i><span style="font-style: normal;">our men</span><i><span style="font-style: normal;"> is</span></i></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-style: normal;"> to </span>pursue</i><i><span style="font-style: normal;"> them</span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"></span><i><span style="font-style: normal;"> through </span>admiration</i><i><span style="font-style: normal;">.</span></i></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-style: normal;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Our men have a</span><i><span style="font-style: normal;"> </span>huge </i><i><span style="font-style: normal;">need
to be admired. </span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-style: normal;"> </span></i><span style="font-style: normal;">They</span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">’ll probably never </span>say</i><i><span style="font-style: normal;">, “Honey, I need your
admiration.” </span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-style: normal;">But </span></i><span style="font-style: normal;">we</span><i><span style="font-style: normal;"> </span>may</i><i><span style="font-style: normal;"> hear them</span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"></span><i><span style="font-style: normal;"> say, “Stop being
so critical.” {<i>Hhmm, Mary?</i></span><span style="font-style: normal;"></span></i><span style="font-style: normal;">}</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-style: normal;">I</span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">f our guys</span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"></span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">
feel unappreciated, we </span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"></span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">may find that they're</span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"></span><i><span style="font-style: normal;"> </span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-style: normal;">easily angered </span>or</i><i><span style="font-style: normal;"> they</span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"></span><i><span style="font-style: normal;"> pull away and </span></i><span style="font-style: normal;">are </span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">emotionally removed.</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-style: normal;">They </span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">need to
know that we're </span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"></span><span style="font-style: normal;">their</span><i><span style="font-style: normal;"> </span></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-style: normal;">biggest cheerleader <i>not</i> their</span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"></span><i><span style="font-style: normal;"> biggest critic. </span></i></span></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-style: normal;"><i> </i></span></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_P-jgQwzJcEKfPpFGfFCODreA8ExdS0nmcOrrygs7QoxfVxtcAseQkYIsN0Mni_wKeJNuRQa8Pfs0Cz-P9QZRdGx1mLHqbm2L82UkDloY8CrbIK53-90LvnqZltk5sAo5u1dLt3Bww/s591/Admired+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_P-jgQwzJcEKfPpFGfFCODreA8ExdS0nmcOrrygs7QoxfVxtcAseQkYIsN0Mni_wKeJNuRQa8Pfs0Cz-P9QZRdGx1mLHqbm2L82UkDloY8CrbIK53-90LvnqZltk5sAo5u1dLt3Bww/s1600/Admired+3.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-style: normal;">Some things we can do:</span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-style: normal;">1. Pray and ask God to help you develop a deep reverence for your husband. And then, as you revere him, ask our Abba Father to help you find ways to pursue him through admiration.</span><i><span style="font-style: normal;"> </span></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-style: normal;">2</span><i><span style="font-style: normal;"><i>.</i> </span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"> <i>Sincerely</i> </span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">compliment him in front of others: your children, his/your parents, friends, and other men. </span></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">3. <i><span style="font-style: normal;"> When he’s
with a group of men at church, pass by and say, “Hi handsome”... </span></i><span style="font-style: normal;">a</span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">nd keep on walking. Trust me, the other men will wonder what your
husband’s got that they don’t ‘got’! And your man will stand a little
straighter with a twinkle in his eye… for you! {I talked about this in an </span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><a href="http://marywomantowoman.blogspot.com/2013/01/what-your-man-needs.html" target="_blank">earlier</a></span><i><span style="font-style: normal;"><a href="http://marywomantowoman.blogspot.com/2013/01/what-your-man-needs.html" target="_blank"> post</a>, but I </span></i><span style="font-style: normal;">really think it bears repeating!}</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-style: normal;">4</span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">. Tell him
you appreciate all his hard work. When
your man’s on the job, chances are good that he </span></i><span style="font-style: normal;">gets</span><i><span style="font-style: normal;"> very </span></i><span style="font-style: normal;">little affirmation</span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">. He’ll usually hear when he</span></i><span style="font-style: normal;">'s done</span><i><span style="font-style: normal;"> something
wrong, but rarely when he’s done something right. {Just like at home?!}</span></i></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-style: normal;">5</span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">. If your
husband’s out of work or refuses to work, think of a quality that he has that
would be an asset in a career, and admire him for it. {good with people, tactful, organizational
skills etc.</span></i><span style="font-style: normal;">}</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-style: normal;">6. Don't be critical! Just. don't. do. it! {<i>Mary, I'm talking to you!}</i></span></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-style: normal;">7</span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">. Tell him
he’s handsome. Not that he </span>looks</i><i><span style="font-style: normal;"> handsome in that shirt…
That </span>he’</i><i><span style="font-style: normal;">s handsome! <i>How </i></span></i><span style="font-style: normal;">it's said makes a difference!</span><i><span style="font-style: normal;"></span></i></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-style: normal;"><i>8</i></span><span style="font-style: normal;">. When you
walk by, feel his biceps. Chances are
good he’ll automatically flex. </span></i></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-style: normal;"><i>9</i></span><span style="font-style: normal;">. Tell him
you appreciate the size and strength of his hands.</span></i></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-style: normal;"><i>10</i></span><span style="font-style: normal;">. Tell him
he’s a hunk.</span></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-style: normal;"><i>11</i></span><span style="font-style: normal;">. Yes, compliment his mind, creativity, and intellect... But don't forget to admire his physical assets. :) Really<i>.</i></span></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-style: normal;">12</span><i><span style="font-style: normal;"><i>. </i></span></i><span style="font-style: normal;">Don't make a joke out of him. You know what I mean.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><i>13</i>. Don't contradict him in front of others. {<strike>including</strike> especially in front of your children} You don't like it, why would he? Wait until you're alone to discuss 'it'. </span><span style="font-style: normal;"></span><i><span style="font-style: normal;"><i> </i></span></i></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-style: normal;">If because of
past hurts it’s difficult to show your husband admiration, or it’s difficult to
think of any qualities to admire<i>;</i> start small.
Today, </span>right now</i><i><span style="font-style: normal;">, think of </span>one</i><i><span style="font-style: normal;"> small thing that you like
about your husband. Do you like the
color of his eyes? Then start
there. Do you like his smile? Then begin there. Do you like the way he maneuvers the car in
traffic? There you go. Really. Don’t move on until you’ve thought of
</span>something</i><i><span style="font-style: normal;">. Now, ask God to soften your
heart and to give you the courage to </span>tell him</i><i><span style="font-style: normal;">. </span></i></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-style: normal;">Life can get
crazy busy. <i>Pursue him anyway.</i></span></i></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-style: normal;">Life can be
frustrating and disappointing. <i>Pursue
him </i></span></i></span></span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-style: normal;">through it.</span></span></span></i><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-style: normal;">The feeling
of love may be withering. <i>Pursue him
like crazy.</i></span></i></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-style: normal;">The children
are wearing you out. <i>Pursue him in
little ways.</i></span></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> and rejoice with the wife of your youth. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">As a loving deer and a graceful doe, </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">let her breasts satisfy you at
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">and always be enraptured with her love. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Proverbs 5:18,19</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Let's be the kind of women that our husbands delight in.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Let's be the wives that enrapture them with our love!</span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">What do you admire about your husband?</span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">How do <i>you</i> show him admiration? </span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">When was the last time you told him how much you appreciate him?</span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Are you having trouble thinking of anything to admire? </span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Right now</i>, think of just one small thing that you like about your husband. </span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'd love to hear your thoughts!</span></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lately, I've found myself quietly sitting in His presence a lot. I've had a migraine every day for over two weeks. So, to be honest, writing <i>anything</i> is a bit of a struggle. BUT, as a dear friend so eloquently put it... this is a terrible time <i>and</i> a wonderful time.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">No, there's nothing pretty or enjoyable or wonderful about blinding, nauseating pain. But, there <b><i>is</i></b> something <i>wonderful</i> when our Abba Father quietly nudges the door open and I slip into His loving arms... and He just <i>holds</i> me. It's at those times that my very breath is a prayer... no words, just breathing in His love for me and breathing out my love to Him.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'd like to encourage you to take some time today to slip into His quieting, loving, </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">strong arms. Perhaps you have words for Him, perhaps you're only </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">able to breathe in His love and breathe out yours to Him... </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'd be honored to pray for you this week.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">It may simply be breathing your name to the Lord,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">but it would help take my thoughts off</span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"> of 'Me' and would put them on you and our Lord.</span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Are you having trouble going to Him in prayer?</span></span></div>
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end of our block to a mammoth, metal, spider-jungle-gym, a <i>lethal</i> merry-go-round,
six swings of different heights, four wooden benches, and a large field. <i><b>Bug
Park...</b></i> The delight of two boys and a lonely
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">When we first moved into our home, I had no
idea how God would use that park to ... change me. Yes, it provided hours, days, weeks, and years
of fun, scrapes, brother-fights, baseball practice, grass stains, and frisbee throwing
for the boys.</span></span></span></div>
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What it held for me was an interesting, sometimes ugly, sometimes
revelatory journey into ‘finding myself’.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">When we moved here, we’d lived in three
states in three years and I was hungry for friendship. So you can imagine my delight when I found
other moms unloading their mini-vans at Bug Park. I became the unofficial self-appointed park greeter. OK, I'm <strike>very</strike> a little embarrassed to admit this; I’d
approach each mom and graciously welcome her to <s>my</s> the park. {Sheesh, Mary!}</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">I found so many other lonely moms yearning
for just a few minutes of adult-speak. Of course, our conversations were primarily
about our kids! Most of the time those were fun
conversations, but sometimes... not. The
‘not’ times were when insecurity would rear its ugly, green head. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">{I hated that feeling!}</span></span></span><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">It’s funny how God can use a
park full of women </span></span></span></b></i></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">to shine a beacon of light on a boatload of insecurity.</span></span></span></b></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">I honestly didn’t realize I had this <i>particular</i> brand of insecurity until a group of moms began to talk as if being a mama was
an ‘interim’ kind of thing. The “I’m
really a CEO, and I’m just taking a year off before I get back to my ‘real’
job. And, what do you do?” mom. And the “Thank
God I get to go back to the office in two more weeks. And what did you say you do for a living?”
mom. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">That's when self-doubt would flood me
with feelings of 'not-good-enough'. Instead
of being secure and fine with where God had me, {an at-home-Bug-Park-mom} I’d
find myself saying something like, “My degree was in criminal law, but I’m just
waiting a little while before going back to work.” {Knowing full-well that I’d planned to be home
for more than ‘just a little while'.}</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">Yep, I felt like I needed to tell them that
<i>this</i> was my temporary job and ‘my Prada was at home’. In other words, I was embarrassed by what God
had called me to, and felt I needed to <i>dress it up</i> to be something ‘<i>better</i>’. {Like a Prada!}</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">I began to dread our trips to the park and
would be relieved when our play-dates were rained out.
<b>I found that I didn’t like the Prada me at all!</b> And that’s when I realized that our Abba
Father was revealing a wonderful truth... </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b>Nothing trumps what </b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b>He’s called us to.</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b>If you know He's told </b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b>you to do something...</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b>Graciously live it-</b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b> to bring glory to His name!</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b> </b></span></span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">"Trust in the LORD, with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.</span></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight."</span></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-size: small;">Proverbs 3:5-6</span></span></span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFJAQqY5mBDcvGJ7xEDvcTFOtbKe56-gg5-C2k5Tbll3IpQKGXx2hfeoESGZzrj1fl6p060TUN_gWKRSzn6H7hjZi1NWYNqlrRtLHQaML8H11vwLYYVDhqyIyqd3bTJSm0RkFVpz5aw/s1600/Glory+to+God.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFJAQqY5mBDcvGJ7xEDvcTFOtbKe56-gg5-C2k5Tbll3IpQKGXx2hfeoESGZzrj1fl6p060TUN_gWKRSzn6H7hjZi1NWYNqlrRtLHQaML8H11vwLYYVDhqyIyqd3bTJSm0RkFVpz5aw/s320/Glory+to+God.jpg" width="190" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">I’d like to say this LOUD AND CLEAR ...<b> </b></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b>If</b><b>:</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">He’s called you to be a teacher/mom... Awesome!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">He’s called you to be a doctor/mom...
Wonderful!</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">He's called you to not be a mom... Great!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">He’s called you to be a cashier/mom...
Fabulous!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">He’s called you to be a Bug-Park mom... Tremendous!</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">He's called you to be a blogging/mom... Super! </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">He’s given you a vision for an awesome
ministry </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">that hasn’t yet taken shape... Amazing!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">He’s placed it upon your heart to write a
book... Excellent!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">He’s provided you with a position at WalMart...
Terrific!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">He's called you to be a single woman... Marvelous!</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b>Just be sure to seek <i>His</i> will for your life!</b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b>And then live it with <i>excellence for His glory!</i> </b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">There’s absolutely no shame in where God
has you... </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><i><b>As long as you’re in the wonderful circle of His will.</b></i> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">There’s no embarrassment there! </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">You don’t have to try to be a Prada if you’re
a canvas bag. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"> </span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">I encourage you to pray about where God </span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">wants you and what He wants of you...</span></span></span></b></div>
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<u><i><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">And then, be content and allow Him </span></span></span></b></i></u></div>
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<u><i><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">to work His character in you... </span></span></span></b></i></u></div>
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<u><i><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">For His glory. </span></span></span></b></i></u></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">"But if any of you lacks wisdom, let Him ask of God, who gives</span></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">to all men generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.</span></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-size: small;">James 1:5</span> </span></span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">"May the God of peace... equip you with everything good for doing His will,</span></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">and may He work in us what is pleasing to Him, through Jesus Christ, </span></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen."</span></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">Hebrews 13:20-21 </span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-size: large;">Have you ever tried to 'dress up' who you are or what God has you doing?</span></span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-size: large;">Have you ever felt 'less than' or embarrassed about </span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b><span style="font-size: large;">your looks, </span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b><span style="font-size: large;">your spouse, your kids, your car, your home, your job, your life?</span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b><span style="font-size: large;">How did you get past it? </span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Are you in the middle of it now? </span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b><span style="font-size: large;">I'd love to hear your thoughts!</span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Leave a comment!</b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">I must confess... </span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">If someone gave me a Prada bag, </span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">I'd <i>graciously</i> where it with a smile! :)</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">{OK, I'd wear it for a <i>little</i> while and then </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">I'd sell it... after I wore it for just a <i>little</i> while!} :) </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><i> </i></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><i>Living in His grace,</i></span></span></span>
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out of a molehill".</i> It’s when we make a
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b><i>When</i></b> a friend walks past you in the store
without stopping to talk. <i>Did I do something to offend her? What’s her problem, anyway?</i> (In reality, perhaps she was just temporarily
zoned out... lost in thought, and walked past you without even seeing you.) I’m sure I’ve done that!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><i><b>When</b></i> you go off your diet for a weekend
(OK, it was <strike>four</strike> five days), and you feel <i>totally</i> defeated. You'll <i>never</i> lose that weight. Why even try?
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">Where’s that bag of chips? </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><i><b>When</b></i> your child spills a cup of juice on
your just-washed kitchen floor. And you
explode. And then you feel like the
worst mom </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">in the whole world. {And your poor child </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">will probably need years of therapy!}</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">And, isn't that just the game that satan likes to play?!</span></span></span></div>
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a molehill out of a mountain</i>”? NO? Neither have I. So, I get to write the definition! :) It’s when we make something really important
into something unimportant. It’s when we
make a small deal out of something big and of great consequence.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><i><b>When</b></i> you don’t get a chance to take a
shower (for days) because you’re busy nursing (literally) your sick baby. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><i><b>When</b></i> your teenager spills the orange
juice all over your just-washed kitchen floor and you don’t explode. You simply ask them to clean up
the mess, and go on.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><i><b>When</b></i> you take a few extra minutes to listen
to the woman in Wal-Mart tell you about her pending foreclosure.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><i><b>When</b></i> you patiently listen to your husband talk about the problems at work... again.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><i><b>I was at an event</b></i> several weeks ago and
introduced myself to a group of ladies.
As I went around the table I shook each woman’s hand and enjoyed a brief
conversation with each one. Later that
evening one of the just-met ladies came up to me and thanked me for not quickly
dropping her hand when I shook it. At
first, I didn’t know what she was referring to.
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><i><b>Then I remembered</b></i> that she had a
severely misshapen hand that I had continued to gently hold as I talked with
her. Quite honestly, I didn’t think
anything of it. It was a little thing to
me. But not to her. To her, it meant
that I wasn’t repulsed by her different-than-mine hand. <i><b>To me, it was a molehill. To her, it was a mountain.</b></i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">I think most of our days are made of what <i>we</i> would term, inconsequential, unimportant, boring, little... molehills. But God doesn't see what we see. What we call a molehill, He sees as a mountain. <i><b>Each time we do the 'little', He sees the big in it. </b></i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">He sees you showing kindness to a stranger.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">He sees you sacrifice a shower to feed your baby.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">He sees you going to work every day to a job that you don't like.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">He sees you opening your Bible when you just want to go to bed.</span></span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">He sees you being quiet when you want to argue with your husband.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">He sees you sitting on the floor with your grandchild, just hoping that you'll be able to get </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">back up. :) </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b>Yes, He sees the BIG in the little!</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the
Lord and </span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from</span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving."
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Colossians 3:23,24</span></span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Are you making mountains out of molehills? </span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">What things are you making bigger than they need to be?</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Are you making molehills out of mountains?</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">What seemingly insignificant thing have you done </span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">lately that you didn't see as a big deal... </span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">But God saw the BIG in the little?</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I'd love to hear from you!</span></b></span><br />
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Some chapters are written with laughter and joy, and some chapters
scribbled with tears of frustration, sorrow and pain. Every page is important and all of the
content is allowed (I didn’t say caused) by God. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">I saw a really frazzled mom in the grocery
store the other day. Her
baby-in-car-seat was strategically wedged into the shopping cart with diapers,
wipes, toilet paper, lettuce and cans of Spaghettios packed in every little
crevice. The baby was obviously not
crazy about mom’s decision to shop... she was crying LOUDLY, having rejected both
the pacifier and bottle. Frazzled-mom
looked like she wanted to scream or cry... or both. </span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span lang="EN-AU">For what purpose was this mom allowed to come to
this hour? </span></i></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">I know three beautiful women who’ve recently
been handed the verdict of cancer... No one is adequately prepared to hear that wicked word.</span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span lang="EN-AU">For what purpose have these precious women been allowed to come
to this hour? </span></i></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">I know several people who are either
unemployed or under-employed and are struggling financially.</span><i><span lang="EN-AU"> </span></i></span></span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span lang="EN-AU">For what purpose were they allowed to come
to this hour?</span></i></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">I’ve had severe head pain and migraines
every day since I was 19... Coupled with intense daily body pain due to several
injuries, nerve damage and FM. For this moment, God has chosen not to
alleviate the pain. He’s chosen not to “</span>save me from this hour”. Perhaps tomorrow will be different…<i><span lang="EN-AU"> </span></i></span></span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span lang="EN-AU">For what purpose was I allowed to come
to this hour? </span></i></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span lang="EN-AU">"But for this purpose I have come to this hour.</span></i></span></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Father, glorify your name."</span></span></i></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-size: small;">John 12: 27, 28 ESV </span> </span></i></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">Well, some days it's as 'simple' as dragging ourselves out of bed when we don't want to. Getting showered, dressed and <i>making</i> ourselves do what needs to be done. It might be doing laundry, feeding the baby, going to the grocery store, or driving to the office. It might mean being wife, mom, worker or boss. And in the middle of it all, it means:</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">We love.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">We forgive.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">We become like Him.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">We boast of His goodness.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">We allow our faith to increase.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">We allow Him to be our strength.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">We praise Him in the middle of it all.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">We recognize His presence moment by moment.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">We train our minds to focus on the goodness of God.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">We endure the trial, and allow ourselves to
be changed.<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">We don't entertain the seed of bitterness. It can grow so quickly.</span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">We don't compare our life's limitations and trials to others. Not so easy.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">We continue to believe, despite and because
of, the frustration, pain or sorrow.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">We persevere. Yes, we keep moving forward even when we feel
like giving up.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">We allow God to squeeze out the 'poor me', 'It's just too much', or 'I can't do this anymore' thoughts.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: x-large;"><i><b>O</b></i></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span lang="EN-AU">ur trials and suffering present opportunity to hone our faith-unshakeable.</span></i></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"> </span></span></span><i><b><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">"So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead,</span></span></span></b></i></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">even though you have to endure many trials for a little while.</span></span></span></b></i></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">These trials will show that your faith is genuine.</span></span></span></b></i></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold-</span></span></span></b></i></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">though your faith is far more precious than mere gold."</span></span></span></b></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><i><b><span style="font-size: small;">1 Peter 1: 6, 7 NLT </span></b></i></span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">What trials are you going through right now?</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">How are you glorifying God through your trials?</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">What changes is He making in you in this hour?</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Or, perhaps you don't see Him in the middle of it all.. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">I'd love to hear your story.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Leave a comment!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><i>Living in His grace,</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><i><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Script MT Bold";"> </span></i></b></span><b><i><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Script MT Bold"; font-size: 36.0pt;">Mary</span></i></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Candara","sans-serif";"> </span></span></span></b></span><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Kristen ITC";"> </span></b><br />
<b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Kristen ITC";"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Picture <a href="http://photopin.com/search/sad-woman" target="_blank">1,</a><a href="http://photopin.com/search/in-this-hour" target="_blank">2</a></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Kristen ITC";">I'd like to ask you for two <u>quick</u> favors.</span></b></span></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">A place for women who want more Jesus!</div>Mary Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05826652758652110254noreply@blogger.com52tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708060373541917366.post-47173188609306191962013-05-27T03:08:00.000-07:002013-05-27T03:08:57.928-07:00I Was A Guilty Mom<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">When our children were young, I honestly think I spent half my time
feeling guilty about <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">something</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If they were sick, I was sure it was my fault.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>If they misbehaved, it was my fault.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Was I disciplining them correctly or was I
ruining them?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If I finally ran out of
patience and yelled at them, would they be forever damaged?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I pretty much felt a constant weight of “I’m probably doing
this all wrong”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <b> </b></span><b> </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><b>The weight of
condemnation.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">*satan's job description is the “accuser of the brethren”. <span style="font-size: x-small;">{Revelation
12:10}</span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">H</span>e accuses us of, well… just about
anything we allow him to whisper in our ear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And as moms, we seem to be prime real estate for his accusations…</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">You're failing as a mom.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">You’re <i>ruining</i> your children.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I can’t <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">believe</i> you did that.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">You’ll <i>never</i> be any different.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I can't <i>believe</i> your husband puts up with you.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I can’t <i>believe</i> you said that to your daughter.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I can’t <i>believe</i> you yelled at your son like that.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">You’ll <i>never</i> be any better than you are… a loser.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">satan is the father of lies and is expert at weaving </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">a good story of
shame and hopelessness.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">“...He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies."</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">John 8:44 NLT</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">satan condemns.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And it’s awful.</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Condemnation is like a heavy black weight</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">that sits on our shoulders and
in our hearts.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">It focuses on the sin.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">It says you’re alone in this mess.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">It says you don’t deserve forgiveness.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">It says your sin’s too big and dirty to be forgiven.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">It causes you to hide yourself from God in fear and shame.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">It says God is an angry judge just waiting for you to mess up.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">It says you’ll never change and you’re not worthy of God’s love.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">It causes you to focus so much on yourself that you lose sight of God. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">To those who have been redeemed by the </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">precious blood of Jesus, condemnation is an impossible lie. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>satan condemns. God's grace convicts.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm so thankful that somewhere along the way,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> our Abba Father (and my sweet husband)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">helped me realize this life-altering truth!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"> Because we are in Christ Jesus, </span></span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><u><i>we</i></u>. <u><i>are</i></u>. <u><i>different!</i></u></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">"There is no condemnation to them,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"> which are in Christ Jesus, who
walk </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">not after the flesh, but after the Spirit."</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Romans 8:1</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b>Conviction</b> reveals our sin. It brings Godly
sorrow and leads us to repentance.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">to salvation and leaves no regret, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">but worldly sorrow brings death."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Corinthians 7:10 NLT</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> <b>Conviction</b> always shows us the problem.... <b><i>and </i></b>the solution.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b>Conviction</b> reminds us that we are loved,
even when we mess up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b>Conviction</b> is life-giving!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b>Conviction</b> stings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But it also soothes.</span></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"> </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">Conviction always points us to God, His
forgiveness, His discipline, and His love.</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"If we confess our sins<a href="http://www.examiner.com/topic/sins/articles"></a>, <span style="font-size: x-small;">H</span>e is </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">faithful and just to forgive us our sins, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 John 1:9 </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Yes, as moms, we mess up... sometimes badly. When we confess our sin with sincere sorrow, we receive His beautiful, redeeming forgiveness. Do we bear the consequences of our actions and words? You bet we do. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">But in Christ Jesus, the consequence is never condemnation!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We don't have to allow satan to bind us up</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">in a prison of shame, despair and guilt. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The door has been thrown open.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We've been set free!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Hallelujah! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">"The Lord sets prisoners free..."</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Psalm 146:7 </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">*I don't believe satan deserves a capital s!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b> </b> <span style="color: #0b5394;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">Have you ever felt the weight and guilt of condemnation?</span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">Do you find it easy or hard to tell the difference between condemnation and conviction?</span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">I'd love to hear your thoughts!</span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Leave a comment! </span></span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><i><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Script MT Bold";"> </span></i></b></span><b><i><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Script MT Bold"; font-size: 36.0pt;">Mary</span></i></b><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Candara","sans-serif";"> </span></span></span></b></span><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Kristen ITC";"> </span></b><br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">A place for women who want more Jesus!</div>Mary Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05826652758652110254noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708060373541917366.post-52678564394669920062013-05-20T11:06:00.000-07:002014-10-16T11:09:06.875-07:00How Can I Make Him Love Me?<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWJGRr195j5Mm8Scwl8HcWxVQEQTAULav-VdsBJ5fKEzFoW_84_UnFKJp8-0NwwWJY2IMsFIEcOLQPxkgJn77zJS8NNCe8FmgNPta1rwm2g5u_w1500_0Zmr_O1KFqlwQt3BQtaY7Dzw/s1600/flower+in+hand.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span id="goog_1781747023"></span><img alt="Hand and flower" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWJGRr195j5Mm8Scwl8HcWxVQEQTAULav-VdsBJ5fKEzFoW_84_UnFKJp8-0NwwWJY2IMsFIEcOLQPxkgJn77zJS8NNCe8FmgNPta1rwm2g5u_w1500_0Zmr_O1KFqlwQt3BQtaY7Dzw/s400/flower+in+hand.jpg" height="297" title="How Can I Make Him Love Me?" width="400" /><span id="goog_1781747024"></span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">There once
was a quiet little girl who had a very unhappy mommy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even though the mommy was very
unhappy and angry, this quiet little girl loved her very much and for years would
lie in bed at night trying to think of ways to make her mommy love her.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">She
would make her mommy’s bed every morning.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">She
would clean the whole house.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">She
would be very quiet when her mommy was napping.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">She
would try very hard not to say stupid stuff.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">She
would try very hard not to cry.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">As that
quiet little girl, I would work so hard to be </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">‘good enough'; hoping that
my mom would love me. </span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Many years have passed, and I’m now a grown woman with
grown children of my own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I came to know my loving and merciful Savior decades ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve had countless
moments with my Lord where I’ve been overwhelmed </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">by the revelation and reality of
His love for me. <b> </b></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><b>But none can compare
with one Sunday morning </b></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><b>sitting in church, when I heard this...</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><b> </b> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">For the LORD your God is living among you.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">He is a mighty savior.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">He will take delight in you with gladness.</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">With His love, He will calm all your fears.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">He will rejoice over you with joyful songs. </span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Zephaniah 3:17 NLT</span></span></span><br />
<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">After the service, I cornered the pastor and
tearfully asked him to explain this verse <i>again</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
remember asking him, <i><b>“But what do I have to <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">do</span>
to <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">get</span> Him to delight in me?”</b></i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><i><b> </b></i> </span>He quietly said that simply because I’m His
daughter and I love Him, He delights in me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I pretended that I understood, thanked him, and walked away.</span></span></div>
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<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Lessons learned young can be very difficult to ‘unlearn’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s taken me many years to <i>believe</i> that my
Abba Father delights in me and rejoices over me with singing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I occasionally still struggle with “If I do
this, will He love me more?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsfsyEEmXWZFQuVAWgCvtoFR8c2zKmHkzVWaFLEk1LCxrLDDvXk-sKNKbVPnSgrZavpTrg1FZVWn1FsTBMKTujcIQf0PcX3oqXByvd30uv5vpejOVx6cKvSfDBH3rb7xpmY9EJVxJ4HA/s1600/Dan+and+Emma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsfsyEEmXWZFQuVAWgCvtoFR8c2zKmHkzVWaFLEk1LCxrLDDvXk-sKNKbVPnSgrZavpTrg1FZVWn1FsTBMKTujcIQf0PcX3oqXByvd30uv5vpejOVx6cKvSfDBH3rb7xpmY9EJVxJ4HA/s1600/Dan+and+Emma.jpg" title="How Can I Make Him Love Me?" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The whole ‘grace thing’ has been difficult for
me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Surely, I must <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">do</i> something <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">good</i> to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">make</i> Him love me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And then I look at this picture.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">
</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">This is a picture of our son and the most
adorable grand-baby <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ever</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I see the look of absolute love and delight
on his face as he looks into the eyes of our Emma.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I see the look of absolute adoration on
the face of Emma looking into the eyes of her daddy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He’s holding her in the palm of his
hand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She’s not doing anything special
to make him love her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She’s just being
Emma, his daughter, his delight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">And I recognize the delight of my own
Abba Father…</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">And it makes me love Him even more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Actually, I think that was the plan all
along.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I just thought you might need a </span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #bf9000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">reminder today
that </span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">our Abba Father delights in you and is singing </span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">a song over you because He
loves you… </span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Oh, and doesn’t that just make you love Him more?!</span></b></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Before I
leave, I must tell you that some time ago my precious mom also became a
daughter of the King.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She’s become such
a loving part of my life and the best </span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">grandma my children could possibly have.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Isn’t it cool </span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">that He’s delighting in and
singing over both of us?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>I love that! </span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Do you ever think about God delighting in and singing over you?</span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Do you sometimes feel that you need to <i>do</i> something to make Him love you more? </span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Or perhaps you easily accept His grace-filled love and delight.</span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">I'd love to hear your thoughts.</span></b></span></span><br />
<u><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Leave<span style="font-size: large;"> a comment!</span> </span></b></span></span></u><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">There are parts of this song that really spoke to<span style="font-size: large;"> me.</span></span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy!</span> </span></b></span></span></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">A place for women who want more Jesus!</div>Mary Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05826652758652110254noreply@blogger.com51tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708060373541917366.post-13590781521932450902013-05-13T00:30:00.000-07:002013-05-13T00:30:04.331-07:00Problem Solved!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2VsHbGwvZK_X6A5jVDeNGnRmanfaNZeUdwW3Z6YRUWt14lQJ-mlBhRCNcKpLQ9iC1U5OUE-Mvn7fZ5UaPbDJj4Ea2A490qTyxFCMRNDA0Vdj1J4q23Okp4W7OvPgUt-JRgyTQxqO3g/s1600/clock,+book,+woman+resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2VsHbGwvZK_X6A5jVDeNGnRmanfaNZeUdwW3Z6YRUWt14lQJ-mlBhRCNcKpLQ9iC1U5OUE-Mvn7fZ5UaPbDJj4Ea2A490qTyxFCMRNDA0Vdj1J4q23Okp4W7OvPgUt-JRgyTQxqO3g/s400/clock,+book,+woman+resized.jpg" title="Quiet time problem solved" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Oh, the guilt!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For years {years!} I beat myself up because
I couldn’t make early morning quiet time work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I haven’t slept well in, oh... ever.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So dragging myself out of bed to have quiet time when I’d just gone to
sleep? You guessed it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was just so... <i>quiet</i>, that I kept dozing
off!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And then, I’d not only be exhausted,
I’d have a major battle with guilt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">So, some years ago, after much prayer, I’m
pretty sure God said it was OK for me to have my set-apart time later in the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> :) </span>No, my day isn’t ruined because I’m not in
His word at 5 a.m.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I talk with Him and
listen for His voice all day long.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And
He’s there with me every moment of every grace-filled day.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">OK, quiet-time problem #1... Solved</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">Now, on to quiet-time problem #2.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">For a long time {far longer than I care to admit</span><span lang="EN-AU">}, I’d get comfortable in my cozy
chair with my journal, devotional, and Bible in hand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’d whip out my prayer journal and pray
through the written requests, add new requests and... <i>Check</i> that off my mental list.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><i>Next</i>, I’d read my daily devotional, pray
the prayer at the close of the devotion and... <i>Check</i> that off my mental list.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><i>Next</i>, I’d open my Bible and jump to the
scripture of the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Read a few
chapters and... <i>Check</i> that off my mental list.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><i>Next</i>, I’d stack my journal, devotional, and
Bible on the little table by my comfy chair, get up and go on to do the next
thing on my mental list... <i>Check</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">And then, do
it all again the <i>next</i> day... <i>Check</i>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">Do you see anything wrong with this
picture?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">That’s right!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I was doing ‘good’ things, but they’d become </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">chores</i> to be checked off a list, and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">not a passion</i> springing from </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">the depths of my soul.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Somewhere
along the line, my passion had begun to look a lot like an agenda.</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">Well, it evidently didn’t sit well with our
Abba Father because, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">by His immeasurable grace, I began to be extremely
dissatisfied with </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">my quiet time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I knew
something was very wrong...<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’d become
as the Pharisees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Doing what, from the
outside looked good, but in my inner-most being?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found myself empty and desperate for... something.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">So, I began to pray; asking our Abba Father what <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">He</i> wanted my quiet-time to look
like.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">This is what I got...</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">It’s a sacred time... set apart <i>for and by
Him</i>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">It’s about relationship, not agenda.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">It’s about passionate praise and
prayer. {<span style="font-size: x-small;">Psalm 99:3, Philippians 4:6<span style="font-size: x-small;">}</span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">It’s about reading/experiencing/living His
word. <span style="font-size: x-small;"> {</span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Timothy 3:16</span>}<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">It’s about singing and music. <span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">{Psalm 146:2<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">}</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">It’s about sitting and listening and
hearing... </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">{Psalm 46:10}</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">It’s about reading a book... maybe a
devotional and maybe not.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">It’s about asking Him each day what <i>He</i>
wants our time to look like. </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">{James 1:5}</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">It’s about allowing Him to change it
up. :)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">It’s about inviting Him to sanctify me...
from the inside out. <span style="font-size: x-small;">{</span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">I Thessalonians. 5:23}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">I wouldn’t for a minute, tell you that
getting up early and having a set pattern in your quiet time isn’t wonderful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Actually, it may be the<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> very best </i>thing for you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And that’s great!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">But God knows
my prone-to-be-like-a-Pharisee heart and has designed something a little
different for my set-apart time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Who knows, maybe someday I'll be up at 5 a.m., sitting in my chair, wide awake, and having a quiet time that looks <i>very</i> different. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">But for now...</span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">With my whole heart I seek you; </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">let me not wander from your
commandments! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I have stored up your word in my heart, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">that I might not
sin against you. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Psalm 119:10-11 ESV </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Be still, and know that I am God.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">for the Father is seeking
such people to worship him. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">God is spirit, and those who worship him </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">must worship in spirit and truth.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">John 4:23-24 ESV </span></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">I’d love to hear what your quiet-time looks
like.</span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">Or perhaps you don't have a set-apart time. </span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">I'd like to hear about that too! </span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">Leave a Comment!</span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><i>Living in His grace,</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Script MT Bold";"> </span></i></b></span><b><i><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Script MT Bold"; font-size: 36.0pt;">Mary</span></i></b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Candara","sans-serif";"> </span></span></span></b></span><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Kristen ITC";"> </span></b><br />
<b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Kristen ITC";"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pictures <a href="http://foter.com/photo/storybook-doll/" target="_blank">1</a>, <a href="http://foter.com/photo/concentration-4/" target="_blank">2</a>, <a href="http://photos.foter.com/147/tee-box_l.jpg" target="_blank">3 </a></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Kristen ITC";">I'd like to ask you for two <u>quick</u> favors.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">Each
woman who stops by</span></span></b></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-AU">(<i>I'm talking about you!</i>) is so precious to<span style="color: #0b0222;"><i> </i></span>our
Lord and to me. </span><br /><span lang="EN-AU">I can't tell you how much I appreciate your comments,
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b>It's always so good to hear from you!</b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">A place for women who want more Jesus!</div>Mary Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05826652758652110254noreply@blogger.com52tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708060373541917366.post-48853519418409745992013-05-06T15:44:00.000-07:002013-05-06T15:44:12.512-07:00How Connected Are You?<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhopfOQj6wBE_p-mvCmn0KLFZJayaW5xeEeIXBcKiv2kIa-tcQ72J9ta3yTs-r4Ct7u3q-8S-3cGbPTWkGufJuV9F5nNwpr2Gv8zywbOhON0jlc7nmswDaY4hNChHOYUtkIujn7Tkrlxg/s1600/Abide+in+Me.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhopfOQj6wBE_p-mvCmn0KLFZJayaW5xeEeIXBcKiv2kIa-tcQ72J9ta3yTs-r4Ct7u3q-8S-3cGbPTWkGufJuV9F5nNwpr2Gv8zywbOhON0jlc7nmswDaY4hNChHOYUtkIujn7Tkrlxg/s400/Abide+in+Me.jpg" width="342" /></a><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in Me and I in Him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing."</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">John 15:4-5 (ESV)</span></span></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Monotype Corsiva"; font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Cataneo BT";"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Abide</span>.</span></span></span></span> It’s one of my favorite words.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It connotes a deep, enduring, firmly planted relationship with
Jesus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s more than a casual stroll;
it’s a long sojourn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jesus says we are
to abide in Him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And what’s even more
incredible; He says He wants to abide in us!</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The
Greek word used in John 15 for Abide is <i>Meno</i>: to stay, continue, dwell, endure, be present,
remain, stand, tarry (for<i>) (Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance)</i></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">When I’ve studied these verses in the past, I’ve focused on what <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I</i></b>
need to do to abide in Christ. I’ve struggled with … </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Am I abiding <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">enough?</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Am I in His word enough?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Do I
attend enough Bible studies? Do I pray
enough?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Do I worship enough?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do I think about Him enough?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Lately, He’s been reminding me that it's not only <i>we</i> that abide.<b><br /></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><i>He</i> abides… dwells, endures, is
present, and remains in <i><span>us</span></i>.</b> <span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span> </span>And because of that, we don’t have to struggle
to abide <i>enough</i>.<span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span> </span>We don’t have to labor and sweat bullets
trying to get close to Him. <span> </span><i><b> </b></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>We simply
need to <i><u>trust</u></i> Him <u><i>to help us</i></u> sojourn with Him.</b></span></span><span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b> </b> </span></span> </span></span></span></div>
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</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A branch is nothing apart from the vine. It’s dead, brittle, and easily
broken.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> A branch can't graft itself into the vine. It can't give itself life. It can't bear fruit apart from the life-giving vine. </span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Apart from our Vine, we can’t enter
into an abiding, enduring, in-for-the-long-haul relationship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> A</span>part from Him, we. can. do. nothing. But because He abides in us, we <b><i>can</i></b>
experience a very real, not-in-our-own-strength, enduring, sinking-into-the-Vine forever relationship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Yes, we <b><i>can</i></b> abide! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Do you ever feel disconnected from the Vine? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Do you ever try to abide with Christ in your own strength?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'd love to hear from you!</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Leave<span style="font-size: large;"> a comment!</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><i>Living in His grace,</i></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><i><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Script MT Bold";"></span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><i><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Script MT Bold";"> </span></i></b></span><b><i><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Script MT Bold"; font-size: 36.0pt;">Mary</span></i></b><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Candara","sans-serif";"> </span></span></span></b></span></div>
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span lang="EN-AU"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span lang="EN-AU"><b>It's always so good to hear from you!</b></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">A place for women who want more Jesus!</div>Mary Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05826652758652110254noreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708060373541917366.post-51068317467557451352013-04-29T16:44:00.000-07:002013-04-29T16:44:22.085-07:00A Loving Touch Can Make A Difference<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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the corner of my eye I noticed a middle aged woman artfully wearing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a hunter-green baseball cap, covering a head
that I’m sure was once adorned with hair, but now was smooth and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>hair free.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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but as we talked, I discovered she was in the final stages of chemotherapy,
treating a rare blood cancer... the same rare cancer her mother died from at
just her age. I shared with her about a friend of mine who is also undergoing chemo
for cancer, and has received strength, comfort, and an amazing peace from
God in the midst of it all...<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She nodded
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">We stood and boasted on the Lord for a few more minutes and then <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>I asked her if I could give her a
hug {not something I usually do with strangers}.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She looked a little surprised, but shook her
head yes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And then without hesitation, she fell into my
outstretched arms and held on with a fierce grip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I felt her tremble and then listened and
listened as she, through quiet tears, poured out her soul-deep hurts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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a port in her shoulder, a port in her abdomen and no hair on her head.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This woman who was afraid and lonely and
heartbroken.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This woman who knows Jesus,
but like me, {and probably you} has times of doubt and fear and sadness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This woman who hadn’t been hugged in a <i>very</i>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">After a heart-to-Jesus prayer, and
encouraging words, we eventually went our separate ways.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Neither one of us ever picked up a book...
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">As I walked away, all I could think of
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</span>It was a hug that opened the door to this woman’s heart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jesus knew the power of touch; He used it
often.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was always touching people...
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">He didn’t <i>have </i>to touch the skin-dripping
leper, the crusted eyes of the blind man, the fevered hand of Simon's
mother-in-law.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He could easily have
healed with or without a word, but He chose to <i>touch</i> the unclean, the smelly,
the blistered, the contagious, the ugly, the sinful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">He could have looked into a crowd, and
pronounced them <i>all</i> healed, but He chose to go one by one, <i>touching</i> and allowing
each one to <i>feel</i> His presence, His warmth, His care, His concern, His
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">acceptance, comfort, love, compassion and so much more.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">A hand on the back, a light touch on the
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">You're going to be OK. You’re alive. <i>You matter</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jesus had compassion on them and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">touched
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Immediately they received their sight and followed him.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>“This is
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown to the ground,
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">about her right away.<sup> </sup>So he went to her bedside, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">took her by the hand</i>, and</span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I realize that not everyone is comfortable being touched or touching... And that's perfectly alright! </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Please be sensitive to a person's preferences. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span></i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>And if you don't know the person, please ask permission before hugging!:) </i> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><i>Living in His grace,</i></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">A place for women who want more Jesus!</div>Mary Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05826652758652110254noreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708060373541917366.post-78182201337071902702013-04-22T11:31:00.000-07:002013-04-24T00:37:32.467-07:00Do You Want To Love Him More?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span lang="EN-AU">Have <i>you</i> ever felt this way? I find myself crying out to God that I want to love Him <i>more</i>. And despite spending time in His word, talking with Him throughout the day, worshiping Him through thought, song, and deed, and trying {and often failing} to obey Him, I find it's not enough. I'm just so inadequate in my ability to love Him... more.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span lang="EN-AU">What I find is:</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span lang="EN-AU">The more I read His word, understand and absorb into my soul how much He loves me, the more I'm compelled to love Him. But I find myself <i>still</i> wanting to love Him more. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span lang="EN-AU">The more I talk with Him throughout the day... When I'm working, cleaning, pulling weeds, washing clothes, making dinner, the more I'm compelled to love Him. But I hear that whisper in my soul: <i>more love.</i></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span lang="EN-AU">The more I pray for others and myself and ask for and receive His mercy and forgiveness, the more I'm compelled to love Him. And yet again, I hear: <i>more love to Me.</i></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span lang="EN-AU">And then I read Romans 5:5 and I begin to understand. Of <i>course</i> I feel inadequate in my ability to love the Lord <i>enough</i>. Because <i><b>my own</b></i> ability to love Him will <i>always</i> be inadequate. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span lang="EN-AU">What I realize is that I'm very limited in my ability to love. Yes, I love my husband, children, granddaughter {I'll be glad to show you pictures!} family and friends with an intense, profound love. But God? My Abba Father, Christ Jesus, and Holy Spirit? </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span lang="EN-AU">The love I need for my God is so much... <i>more</i>. It's the kind of love that <i>only</i> the Holy Spirit can pump my heart full of. Glory to our God! <i>He</i> is <i>more</i> than able; <i>He</i> is <i>so</i> willing to fill my inadequate heart with <i>His</i> all-I-could-ever-need-ask-for-or-imagine love!</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span lang="EN-AU"><b>And so today, I ask the Holy Spirit to flood <i>our</i> hearts to-overflowing with <i>His</i> love. A love that only <i>He</i> can give. A love that you and I can't 'work on', conjure up, manufacture or practice. A lavish love that is <i>beyond natural</i> and will enable <i>us</i> to love <i>Him</i>... <i>more and more and more!!</i></b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span lang="EN-AU">How about you? </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span lang="EN-AU">Are you fine where you are?</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span lang="EN-AU">Do you want to love Him more? <b>or </b></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span lang="EN-AU">Do you <i>want to want to</i> love Him more?</span></span></span></span><br />
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have times when you just feel emotionally exhausted? Well, that’s
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">1. My
husband came home and told me his company downsized and he was no longer
employed. </span></div>
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a long-term chronic illness, and the pain has greatly intensified. </span></div>
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caught a viral ear infection from our sweet granddaughter and it left me with
some significant permanent hearing loss. {Who knew?!} </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">When I saw a
picture of this tree, I could so relate. I saw a tree ravaged and
battered down by the storms and winds of time... A tree on the verge of
breaking. Yes, that’s <i>exactly</i> how I felt. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">And then my
loving Abba began to open the eyes of my heart and helped me to see as He sees. Everything that
He allows in my life can be used for His sweet, glorious purpose. </span></div>
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look at this picture with new eyes. I no longer see a battered-down
tree. I see a tree bowing down in humble adoration to its magnificent
Creator. I see a tree that’s been made so strong by the storms and winds
of time that it can bend and bend without breaking. A tree that is
being formed, shaped, and fashioned just as the Maker intends.</span><br />
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">A place for women who want more Jesus!</div>Mary Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05826652758652110254noreply@blogger.com53tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708060373541917366.post-65669000231266084552013-04-08T12:08:00.000-07:002013-04-08T12:08:12.670-07:00Yes, You Matter<br />
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ran into Aldi’s the other day to do a little grocery shopping. I just needed chicken, raw almonds and
feta cheese. That’s it. Quick. Easy. In and out. Or<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>so I thought. After quickly buzzing through the store, I
got up to the ONE check-out line and found twelve people- no joke- standing
there.<span style="font-size: large;"> M</span>ost with shopping carts heaped high with groceries. Well,
I said to my grumbly self, “Sheesh, you’d think they’d open another line or at
<i>least</i>, <i>someone </i>would let me go ahead
of them since I’ve only got a few things. I really don’t have time for
this. I’ve got way too much to do!”</span></span><br />
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then, totally out of the blue, this thought came to mind... </b>“Mary, you need to
pray for these people.” Now, I’ve come
to realize that when I have a totally <i>out-of-the-blue-not-what-I-want-to-do
thought</i> that, though not audible, is still deeply impressed upon my heart... Yep,
it’s probably the Holy Spirit. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Candara","sans-serif";">So,
deciding to be <i>quasi</i>-obedient, I began a pretty generic <i>draw-them-all-to-You</i>
kind of prayer. And then another <i>not-me
</i>thought came to mind... “Mary, pray <i>specifically</i> for <i>each</i> person in this store.”
And <i>my</i> thought, “But I can’t! I’ll lose my place in line!” Really Mary?
You’ll lose your place in line?
Really? That's the best you've got?!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Candara","sans-serif";">So,
I turned my cart around, {darn, now I was fifth in line} and began </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Candara","sans-serif";">to take
notice of each person around me. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Candara","sans-serif";">I began
to walk back through the aisles and pray specifically for: </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Candara","sans-serif";">The
forty-something woman on her cell-phone.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Candara","sans-serif";">The
tall blond woman in a black dress coat on her cell-phone. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Candara","sans-serif";">And,
on it went. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Candara","sans-serif";">After
each person had been prayed for, I finally made my way back to the front of the
store. There was no one left in the
check-out line... just me. So I loaded
my few groceries onto the belt, talked and laughed with the cashier, handed her
my money and waving good-bye, prayed for her. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Candara","sans-serif";">After
loading my groceries, I sat in my car, head on the steering wheel and cried... </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Candara","sans-serif";"> <i>Oh God, what an honor it is to pray for those You love. Forgive me for my selfishness. Help me to have Your heart for
those around me. Help me to, at the very
least, give mental recognition to each person I see. They exist. They matter. Help me to love as You love, care about those You care about. <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Candara","sans-serif";"><i> Show me Lord.<span style="font-size: large;">..</span></i></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7gy3MOY5lv63inyls-R6nBqEDBRGVCcTkKHhAZ7wkon-XfISIeUOgZyRF_f1XsOgHURLqI_iE5u1eBQYPX9l7j0sVZ5z3BBGYab7UZth3rQhx1jUTolzvXQKxfXUD_0hskp-5PP0TCQ/s1600/silhouettes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7gy3MOY5lv63inyls-R6nBqEDBRGVCcTkKHhAZ7wkon-XfISIeUOgZyRF_f1XsOgHURLqI_iE5u1eBQYPX9l7j0sVZ5z3BBGYab7UZth3rQhx1jUTolzvXQKxfXUD_0hskp-5PP0TCQ/s320/silhouettes.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Candara","sans-serif";"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> 1. </span></span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Candara","sans-serif";">It’s not about me or <i>my</i> schedule.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Candara","sans-serif";"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> 2. </span></span><b><i><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Candara","sans-serif";">Every single person
matters</span></i></b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Candara","sans-serif";">. <b><i>You matter</i>.</b> God cares deeply for each man, woman, and
child that I walk past. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Candara","sans-serif";"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Candara","sans-serif";">3. No one, <b>No. One.</b> is nameless or
faceless to Him. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Candara","sans-serif";"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> 4.<span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Candara","sans-serif";">When God says “Go”, never
say “But, I....” Don’t say <i>anything</i> but... <b><i>Yes</i></b>. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Candara","sans-serif";"> I need to go to Wal-Mart this week... That's a very busy place. Lots of peop<span style="font-size: large;">le.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Candara","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Honestly, I'm a little worried that the Lord will ask me to pray for everyone <span style="font-size: large;">there.<span style="font-size: large;">.. Surely not :)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Candara","sans-serif";">“A
new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love
one another. </span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Candara","sans-serif";">By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love
one another” </span></i><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Candara","sans-serif";"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Candara","sans-serif";">John
13:34, 35</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Candara","sans-serif";"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><b><i><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "ParkAvenue BT";">Living
in His grace,</span></i></b><i><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "ParkAvenue BT";"></span></i><b><i><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Script MT Bold";"> </span></i></b>
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<b><i><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Script MT Bold";">Mary</span></i></b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: xx-small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span> </span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">How aware are you of the people around you?</span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Has God asked you to do something out of your box?!</span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">If so, how did you respond?</span></b></span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">Please leave a comment!</span></span></span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov/5658568376/sizes/m/in/photostream/">1</a>, <a href="http://photos.foter.com/138/ooh-ooh-ooh-this-is-the-best-music-ive-ever-heard-2_l.jpg">2</a>, <a href="http://photos.foter.com/15/silhouettes-iv-img_1795-bw-ed-cr_l.jpg">3</a></span></span></span> </span></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Kristen ITC";">I'd like to ask you for two <u>quick</u> favors.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU">Each
woman who stops by</span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: small;">(<i>I'm talking about you!</i>) is so precious to<span style="color: #0b0222;"><i><b> </b></i></span>our
Lord and to me. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><span lang="EN-AU">I can't tell you how much I appreciate your comments,
emails, and FB messages. </span></span>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">A place for women who want more Jesus!</div>Mary Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05826652758652110254noreply@blogger.com56tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708060373541917366.post-53966861588812216782013-04-01T15:10:00.000-07:002013-04-01T15:10:40.244-07:00Extreme Worship<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">I was recently reading about a fairly new
trend in churches advertising “Extreme Worship”. The article was describing the Extreme
Worship services as venues that boasted several mega-screens, synchronized
computer-driven light shows, full volume hard-hitting music, and my favorite...
mood enhancing fog machines. Personally,
I’m fine with these technologically savvy services. I know several fine churches that excel in
the techno-service and provide a forum where hearts connect with God.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"> </span></span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfU3nS8MZrI9e3Nzms1DILudWM1b5i0aQY6j3uYEQqXZg-oOzVOp1WwdZmSEMjMgYwag-D6iRQeqpxMT5E-eUnrmDqDX_lMbHtH7XHl0aP9knicEC-ZDPtNO5TT4201i0cZAysvVujLQ/s1600/Chris+Tomlin+Service.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfU3nS8MZrI9e3Nzms1DILudWM1b5i0aQY6j3uYEQqXZg-oOzVOp1WwdZmSEMjMgYwag-D6iRQeqpxMT5E-eUnrmDqDX_lMbHtH7XHl0aP9knicEC-ZDPtNO5TT4201i0cZAysvVujLQ/s400/Chris+Tomlin+Service.jpg" title="Worship" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">Yes, worship can be infused and enhanced with
a beautiful song, a fabulous synchronized light show, and {she says with a chuckle and some trepidation} even some machine-produced
mist... I mean really, God can use whatever He chooses to draw us into to
communion with Him. I’m beyond thankful for the Sunday worship
service, but it's important <span style="font-size: large;">to </span>remember that <i>worship</i> is sooo much more.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b>We<i> must </i>remember<i> </i></b>that worship
doesn’t <i>depend</i> upon the venue; it’s a
matter of the heart. Worship doesn’t <i>depend</i> upon mega-screens, stained glass
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">altar pieces, soundboards, fog machines, music preferences or
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><i><b>Extreme Worship</b></i> is a
matter of our hearts beating in intimate communion with our Lord. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><i><b>Extreme Worship</b></i> is surrendering our hearts,
minds, and will in obedience to God. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><i><b>Extreme
Worship</b></i> is living out the love of Jesus in extravagant ways in the lives of our
families, our neighbors, our co-workers, the cashier at Wal-Mart, the homeless
man on the street corner. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><i><b>Extreme
Worship</b></i> is forgiving the spouse that betrayed your trust, being patient with
the child that’s throwing the temper tantrum, showing grace to the sister that
has spoken lies about you. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU"><i><b>Extreme Worship</b></i> is allowing ourselves to be <span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>changed</b></i> into the holy char<span style="font-size: large;">acter of God.</span></span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU">If you’ve been with me for a while you may
have noticed that God’s been stirring the murky waters of my heart and
revealing <a href="http://marywomantowoman.blogspot.com/2013/03/my-secret-sin.html"><u>secret sin</u></a> that I’d kept tucked away, and <a href="http://marywomantowoman.blogspot.com/2013/02/a-pretty-little-sin.html"><u>sin that I had dressed up</u></a> to look not-quite-so-bad. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU">It’s been a hard few weeks... I mean, <i>really</i>, who wants to pull their garbage
out of the dark, smelly recesses of the trash can for the Creator-of-the-Universe
to <span style="color: #0b0222;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">s</span></span></span>ee?!! <span style="color: #0b0222;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">As if He doesn't alr<span style="color: #0b0222;">ead<span style="color: #0b0222;">y</span></span></span></span><i><b><span style="color: #0b0222;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b0222;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span>know <i>exactly, much-better-than-I-do </i>what’s
there?!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU">The last few weeks have been a time
littered with shame, </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU">tears, and a heart piercing recognition of subtle sin-revealed. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU"> <b>It’s also been a time of wonder and renewing
and freedom and liberation</b>. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU">But the
most awesome part has been a renewed laser-focus on my</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU"> <b>LIVING REDEEMER</b>. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU">In His goodness and mercy, My Abba has been
reminding me of His life-altering, life-saving redemption. The Greek word for redemption means to <i>buy
out</i>, <i>to purchase in the marketplace,</i> or</span><span lang="EN-AU"> </span><i>to
obtain release by the payment of a price.</i><span lang="EN-AU"> At the time of Christ, it was often used in
reference to a slave’s freedom. Yes, before
Christ was in our lives, each one of us was a slave to sin, with no hope of
freeing ourselves.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU">Christ's death on the cross was the payment of a ransom price. <span style="font-size: x-small;">{Mark 10:45}</span> The price by which sinners are set free... "the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God".</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-size: x-small;">{1 Peter 1:19}</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Christ <span style="font-size: small;">purchased us.</span> No sales. No discounts. He paid <span style="font-size: small;">the full price for you and for me.</span></span></span> </span> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU">When we placed our trust in Christ alone and believed that He was, is, and forever will be the glorious Son of God, the Savior of our lost souls, our Mighty King... He became <i>our</i> Redeemer! </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU">We are no longer slaves to sin! <span style="font-size: small;">Our</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span>chains fell off and we were set free to walk in <span style="font-size: small;">c</span>lose<b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b><span style="font-size: small;">fellowshi<span style="font-size: small;">p with our Lord!<i><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></i></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">We no longer belong to this world. </span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-size: large;">We don't own ourselves.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"> </span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">We were bought with a price.<span style="font-family: "Kristen ITC";"><span style="color: #11dfdf;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i> </i></span></span></span></span></span></b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b>We are HIS!</b></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<b><i><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #11dfdf; font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 24.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">Our Redeemer Lives! </span></i></b><span class="woj"><span style="color: #11dfdf; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast;"></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">I'd love to invite you to take a minute </span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">to worship our Redeemer in song.</span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">I hope you enjoy<span style="font-size: large;"> your </span></span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-size: large;">time with Him</span>! </span></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: large;">My prayer for you this week is that you will </span></span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">have intimate communion with our<span style="color: #11dfdf;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Kristen ITC";"><b> </b></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Kristen ITC";"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">glorious Lord<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Kristen ITC";"><b>.</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span><i><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #11dfdf;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Kristen ITC";"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">And <span style="font-size: large;">through</span> that rich fellowship</span></span></span></span></i><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">,</span></span></span></span><i><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: black;">you will be <span style="color: #11dfdf;"><span style="font-family: "Kristen ITC";"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">profoundly</span></span><b> </b></span></span></span>changed!</span></i></span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I'd love to hear what <span style="font-size: large;">y</span>ou<span style="font-size: large;">'re<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>doing to prepare <span style="font-size: large;">y</span>our heart for the <span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></i></span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">solemnity of</span> Good <span style="font-size: large;">F</span>riday, and the <span style="font-size: large;">celebration of Easter.</span></span></i></span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">One
of satan’s subtle deceptions is convincing us that<b> </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>we can do things in secret and they will never be revealed or discovered</b>. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The word of God says that everything done in darkness will one day be
exposed to the light.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <i>"For nothing is secret that will not be revealed, nor </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>anything hidden that will not be known and come to light." </i> <span style="font-size: x-small;">Luke 8:17 </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Last
summer I stripped off over <i>120 years </i>of bubbled<span style="font-size: large;">-<span style="font-size: large;">up </span></span>stain and paint from our front door. It was a time-consuming, sloppy, gooey, messy, yucky
job. The paint stripper that I used was
so strong that it ate through <i>four</i> pair of thick rubber gloves and then started on my <i>fingers</i>!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">It took me a week of bending over
that door, slathering on the solution, waiting for it to curl up, and then
scraping off the gook. Layer after messy layer
was revealed. So many colors of paint...<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>white, dark green, light green, brown, black,
burgundy, pink, and several layers of dark stain. Layers that hadn't seen the light of day in
decades!</span></span><br />
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God’s been showing me that, oh yes; I closely resemble our old door. I’ve had secret sins layered deep in my
heart. No one sees them; they’re nicely painted
over with a pleasant color/smile. Our Abba’s been
busy pouring, slathering, waiting, pealing, and stripping... it’s been a painful
process. <i> </i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Scrape<span style="font-size: large;">!</span> </i> There goes a layer revealing
<i>unbelief</i>. <i> </i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Swipe!</i> There goes a layer
revealing <i>stubbornness</i>. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Scrape!</i>
There goes another layer revealing <i>pride and self-reliance</i>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I’ve
found that choosing to live life with secret sin has kept me bound in fear
of man and God. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The process of bringing
light to the darkness has been painful, humbling, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">revelatory and <b><i>oh</i></b><span style="font-size: large;"></span> <i><b>so
liberating</b>.</i></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilTv2YPUSymRzhJ7FnxQOKQCmn6TZWNGU-fie84KsdvNa7uUF0gOOUuaHwMa8_MrYu-AJsyBag3PWbv2BtOaymbC-w4HMRBiI_iW3j8kBv6e4GTu_EMILGbx4I-DvCohAZJjKzq16aQw/s1600/He+sees+sin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Psalm 90:8" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilTv2YPUSymRzhJ7FnxQOKQCmn6TZWNGU-fie84KsdvNa7uUF0gOOUuaHwMa8_MrYu-AJsyBag3PWbv2BtOaymbC-w4HMRBiI_iW3j8kBv6e4GTu_EMILGbx4I-DvCohAZJjKzq16aQw/s400/He+sees+sin.jpg" title="Secret Sin" width="123" /></a><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here are a few additional areas of sin that are <i>easy</i> to keep secret.</span></span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Perhaps some are layered<span style="font-size: large;"> deep in <i>your</i> heart...</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;">"But if you favor some people over others, you are committing a sin. You are <span style="font-size: large;">guilty of breaking the law." <span style="font-size: x-small;">James 2:9 {NLT}</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;">"It's criminal to ignore a neighbor in need, but compassion for the poor-what a blessing!"</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Proverbs 14:21 {Message} </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Add to those: bitterness, jealousy, pornography, unforgiveness, hypocrisy, and thinking ourselves above another.</span> <b><span style="font-size: large;">We're capable <span style="font-size: large;">and perhaps quite skilled at keeping our sin a secret from others... but <i>never</i> from Christ.</span></span></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I’m
so thankful that even the “intention of our heart” is forgiven when we repent! </span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">“Repent
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of your heart may be forgiven you”</span> <span style="font-size: x-small;">Acts 8:22 </span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Isn’t
it awesome that as we confess our sins to the Lord, He forgives us and strips away our
false righteousness? </span></span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">“If we confess our
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Thank you Lord for the peace, joy, and freedom that comes with secret sin revealed, repentance, and cleanse-me-white-as-snow forgiveness. </span></b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">I'm so grateful...</span></b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Has God been making some changes in you?</span></b></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">I'd love to hear about them.</span></b></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Let’s
pretend that you’re stranded in the desert.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You have no water, no food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Your
lips and throat are so parched and dry that they’re raw, cracked, blistered, and
bleeding. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A very nice man comes by with
a large cup in hand and offers you a drink.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>With trembling hands you reach out, take the cup and bring it to your
blistered lips.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But wait!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s nothing but a cup of... rocks!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">The very
nice man encourages you to read what’s written on each rock.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One rock says <i>conference</i>, one says <i>ladies retreat</i>,
one says <i>church nursery</i>, one says <i>praise music</i>, and one says <i>Christian
books</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can’t believe that when you
need water, he gives you rocks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And he
can’t believe that these wonderful, really great rocks won’t quench your
thirst!</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">At times you may be 'spiritually dry'.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You feel raw, empty, cracked, blistered, lost and
alone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So what do you do?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, you <i>may</i> begin to do some really <i>good</i>
things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Things like listening to praise
music, going to a ladies retreat, helping in the church nursery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You get busy <i>doing</i> things, really <i>good </i>things.</span></span><i><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"> These
are all wonderful events <u>that may point you to Christ</u>, but they, like the
rocks, <u>can’t take the place of a relationship with Christ</u>, our Living Water.</span></span></b></i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Apart from a relationship with Jesus</b>, </span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">even the really <i>good things</i> won't quench your thirst.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Are there ever times when you just feel spiritually dry? </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>What have you done to quench that thirst?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>I'd love to hear from you!</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Leave a comment! </span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "ParkAvenue BT"; font-size: 20.0pt;">Living
in His grace,</span></i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "ParkAvenue BT"; font-size: 20.0pt;"></span></i><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Script MT Bold"; font-size: 24.0pt;"> </span></i></b>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Script MT Bold"; font-size: 24.0pt;">Mary</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span lang="EN-AU">You can’t
drink a cup of rocks. </span></i></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><i> If you try, you’ll
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><i><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Script MT Bold";"> </span></i></b></span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://foter.com/photo/drought-3/"><b><i><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Script MT Bold";">Picture </span></i></b></a></span>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">A place for women who want more Jesus!</div>Mary Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05826652758652110254noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708060373541917366.post-82785232188589561792013-03-04T16:48:00.000-08:002014-10-16T11:04:30.208-07:00For Every Woman<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Come<span style="font-size: x-large;">, let's <span style="font-size: x-large;">take a walk.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>This is important.</i></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Be sure to...</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Notice the sun
glimmering on the peaceful water. Feel the warm sand under your toes. Take in
the beauty of the trees and the soft mist floating between the glorious
hills…This is God’s handiwork. He
created every grain of sand, every drop of water, every leaf on every tree and
every rock that forms each mountain. He
created the sun that so beautifully reflects off the water…all of these things
are magnificent creations of God.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Now, I want you to
place yourself in this picture.</b> It
doesn’t matter how much you weigh, how old or young you are, or what your
skills and accomplishments are.<span style="font-size: large;"> I</span>t doesn’t matter one bit what kind of car you drive or the size of your home. <i><b>You are God’s
workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for His purpose... T<span style="font-size: large;">o bring glory to Him</span>. </b></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yes, His majestic
mountains, rivers, oceans, and solar systems are incredible, <i><b> </b></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>yet none can
compare with you</b></i>. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">He didn’t create the
mountains to commune with Him. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">He didn’t
create the rivers to talk with Him. </span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">But you… You He created in His image.<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>And when you placed your trust in Him </span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">as your Savior and Lord, by His shed blood, you were received as </span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">His beloved ~ His precious daughter. </span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Nothing compares to you.</span></span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I know for some of you
this isn’t difficult to accept and believe. But for some... Perhaps you struggle with insecurity. Perhaps growing up you never felt loved or
affirmed and you’ve been searching for that all your life. <span style="font-size: large;">Perhaps you fe<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">el</span> inadequate as a mom. </span></span>Perhaps you've never felt pretty enough, or accomplished <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">enough</span>, or good enough...</span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="color: #76a5af;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Script MT Bold";"> </span></span></i><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">I’d
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> You are far grander
than the highest mountains and vast oceans.
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> You are His beloved, His precious daughter, His workmanship. </span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">You are His masterpiece, created in Christ Jesus.</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Receive and embrace this as God’s truth.</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">It <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">changes</span> everything...</span> </span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">just for you. </span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">"For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus<span style="font-size: large;">, </span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">so that we can do the good things He planned for us long ago.</span>"</span></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">E</span>phesians 2 :10<span style="font-size: x-small;"> {NLT}</span></span></span></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Do you <i>truly </i>believe you're a daughter of the King?</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> <i>Or</i>, do you struggle with feeling <i>less than</i>?</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I'd love to hear from you.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Leave a comment!</span></span></span></span></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy";">So
many of you have been leaving comments, and I just need </span><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy";"></span></span></span></div>
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;">
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy";">to
tell you how much <b>I appreciate each and every one</b>. </span><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy";"></span></span></span></div>
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy";">You
bless and encourage me each time you drop by for a visit.</span></span></span></div>
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy";">Thank
you so much!</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy";">With much love,</span></span></span><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Script MT Bold"; font-size: 24.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> </span></i></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Script MT Bold"; font-size: 24.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Mary</span></i> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">A place for women who want more Jesus!</div>Mary Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05826652758652110254noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708060373541917366.post-36378958813452883602013-02-25T16:27:00.000-08:002013-03-29T15:13:50.577-07:00A Pretty Little Sin<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sin can be so...sneaky. It clothes itself in <span style="color: #134f5c;"> <b><u><i>I just made a mistake</i></u>, <u><i>it's just a bad habit</i></u>, <u><i>it's harmless</i></u>, <u><i>I deserve i</i><i>t</i></u>, <u><i> it's understandable</i></u>,<span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;">o</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;">r</span></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"> <u><i>I have a right</i></u>.</span></b> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sin is a liar. <span style="font-size: large;">It would have you believe that it is <i>little</i> and <i>innocent</i> and<span style="font-size: large;">... <i>pretty</i>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">It sometimes looks like resentment all dressed up as <span style="font-size: large;"><i>understandable </i>be<span style="font-size: large;">cause</span><i><span style="font-size: large;">...</span> </i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">The kids <i>are</i> driving you crazy, your husband <i>didn't</i> help with the housework, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">and your friend <i>hasn't</i> returned your texts. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">It sometimes looks like <i>helping</i> to set up for the Women's Banquet at church, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">then coming home to criticize and bash the other ladie<span style="background-color: white;">s</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span>because <span style="font-size: large;"><i> </i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>You</i> had to do all the work.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">It sometimes begins with a <i>little</i> harm<span style="font-size: large;">less conversation about your husband </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">to your best friend, and turns into a <span style="font-size: large;">lunch filled with husband-bashing.</span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">It sometimes looks so <i>pretty</i> dressed up as <span style="font-size: large;">humility. When in reality,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">you self-deprecate so that others will compliment you and build<span style="font-size: large;"> you up.</span> </span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sin can blind us to its presence and can even
convince us that we’re in the Light, even as we set up<span style="color: #134f5c;"> </span>housekeeping in
darkness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It may not be loud and obvious, but it subtly and persuasively draws us away from The One who is Light and
Life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "Elephant","serif";">S</span></b><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "Elephant","serif";">o</span></b><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "Elephant","serif";">,</span></b><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "Elephant","serif";"> what do
we do with this thing called </span></b><b><i><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "Elephant","serif";">SIN?</span></i></b></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">•</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">We pray.</span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">•</span></span>We search ourselves.</span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL1zfOHxR1sml6k-ORLhYa9eC31nOKh08D9F6DvC_nGWaReG0BUJrq3icM6DXjM6q62YzRV1F8w9wZrGW4SHm0cbSIK_i7VyeANKealgckaHylb-s8T_MdHPEh7dsJaGQTrhQ0K9XMmA/s1600/Mary+@+Woman+to+Woman+What+is+Sin2+sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL1zfOHxR1sml6k-ORLhYa9eC31nOKh08D9F6DvC_nGWaReG0BUJrq3icM6DXjM6q62YzRV1F8w9wZrGW4SHm0cbSIK_i7VyeANKealgckaHylb-s8T_MdHPEh7dsJaGQTrhQ0K9XMmA/s400/Mary+@+Woman+to+Woman+What+is+Sin2+sm.jpg" width="330" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">•</span></i></span></span>We ask our father to take off<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i> </i></span><span style="font-size: large;">t</span>he pretty dress that our sin is wearing and r<span style="font-size: large;">eveal that which<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>seduces us away from Him.<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><i> </i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><i>•</i></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">We recognize that sin <i>always</i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span>seeks to destroy our <span style="font-size: large;">r</span>elationship<span style="font-size: large;"> with our <span style="font-size: large;">Father.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">•</span></span>We go before our Lord, and <span style="font-size: large;">c</span>onfess... telling Him everything. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">•</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">We, with broken heart, ask for<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>and receive His forgiveness<span style="font-size: large;">, turning away from the sin.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: large;">And then...</span></span></span></span></span></i></b><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i> </i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>•</i></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">We rejoice because He has paid<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>the ultimate price<span style="font-size: large;"> for our sins<span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span>with His very life.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">•</span></span>We rejoice because <span style="font-size: large;">H</span>e has<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">forgiven</span> the sin that was<span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b><span style="font-size: large;">q</span></span>uietly<b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>,</i></span></b> yet surely, strangling us<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>to death. </span> </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">•</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">We thank Him.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">•</span></span>We p<span style="font-size: large;">raise His holy name.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And then we go on, only and always... with Him.</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">"Finally, I confessed all my sins to You and</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself,</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">"I will confess my rebellion to the LORD."</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">And You forgave me! All my guilt is gone.</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"> Psalm 32:5 NLT</span></b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #0c343d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><b>Where are you with this today?</b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #0c343d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><b>Have you overcome a sin struggle?</b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #0c343d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><b>Is God taking the 'pretty dress' off of a sin in your life?</b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #0c343d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><b>I'd love to hear your thoughts.</b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">A place for women who want more Jesus!</div>Mary Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05826652758652110254noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708060373541917366.post-90363472781459006322013-02-18T16:51:00.000-08:002013-02-28T19:41:42.315-08:00Do You Still Tremble?<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Wow! Do
you sense the power in this verse?</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span> <span style="font-size: small;">This
is the God who spoke the universe and beyond into existence, and it ALL belongs
to Him. This is the God who says that He
will bless those who <span style="font-size: small;"><i>tremble</i></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> at His word.</span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Whoa…<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Put on the brakes and b</span></span>ack up.</i><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span></b></span><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Orange LET";"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Tremble</i></span></span></span></b></span>…<span style="font-size: small;">really?! This is where I stopped in my tracks and began to ask myself about <i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">my</span></i> response to the </span><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">God-breathed</span> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">word</span>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Actually, I think God stomped
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and said <b><i>PAY ATTENTION TO THIS!</i></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">These are the questions I began to ask myself.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> You just may<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span>want to ask them too!</span></span></div>
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<a href="http://marywomantowoman.blogspot.com/2013/02/do-you-still-tremble.html" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-NQoIaVSRNJzL_tuu5HvDF0-AcgahHcoHTnISxo49Ay6etlIIGMkCzMi-9JgT_YWgWFlJXjhnZTkqBjoIYb2PX52urf8mPFjQHU-RsyEajSMOMG2UlpHBg7PMOeq2QFxFb8zy3QHAUQ/s400/Mary+@+Woman+toWoman+Is.+frame.jpg" width="345" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">►</span></b></i></span></span>Where is your sense of <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">awe</span></span> that the Creator of
the universe still chooses to speak to you?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">►</span></b></i></span></span>When you open your Bible, do you read with a
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">holy expectation</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>,</b></i></span></span> <i>really believing</i>
that He speaks to you through these written words?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-size: large;">►</span></span>Do you <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">tremble with reverence</span></span>, believing that
the same Jesus who raised the dead, healed the sick, walked across water, died
and rose from the dead, is <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">the same Jesus who is speaking to you</span></span> through His
holy and powerful word?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: orange;">►</span></span>Do you realize the <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">life-altering, life-giving</span></span>
effect these words can have upon your life?</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;">By asking these questions, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;">renewed passion, reverence, and anticipation. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The next time you open your Bible to read the
Holy Spirit<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">-</span> inspired word, do so with a sense of </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">awe, reverence, and holy
expectation. God has something important
and life-changing to say to you.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It’s
time to<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span></span></span></i><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "La Bamba LET"; font-size: 36.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><i>tremble</i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>...</i></span></span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><b><i><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "La Bamba LET"; font-size: 22.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span></span></i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Where are <i>you</i> with this? </span></span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Do <i>you</i> approach His word with complacency or awe?</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I</span></span> was a young woman, living on my own in a
small, sparsely furnished apartment. For years I had supported myself and paid my way through college by working
long hours managing a Fine Jewelry dept in a large department store.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">I had previously been in two long-term
relationships; neither was healthy or God-pleasing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did come to know my Lord and Savior through
the first young man, and for that, I’ll be forever grateful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">I was very much ‘involved’ with the second
man. But
from the very beginning, even as a new Christ follower, I knew in my heart that God was not pleased with this
unequally-yoked relationship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And so, in
obedience to what I knew He was telling me, I, with a breaking heart, walked
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">For six months I spent every spare minute
away from work and school, praying and reading His life-giving, heart-healing word.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was one of the sweetest times I can
remember... sitting on the floor in that little apartment, just me, my Bible,
and my Lord.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><i><span style="font-size: large;">It was the first time in my </span></i></span><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-AU">life that I <span style="font-size: large;">experienced</span>... soul deep joy.<span style="font-size: large;"> H</span>ow
wonderful was that of my <span style="font-size: large;">loving </span>God?! </span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Oh, but listen to this!</span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One day, I was at a manager’s meeting and we
were introduced to the <i><span style="font-size: small;">new jewelry buyer</span></i> who had just been transferred back
to his hometown of Indianapolis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> His name was John. </span>The first things I noticed about John were his ‘kind’
eyes and easy smile.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <i>Oh yes, there was potential here!</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">Over the next few weeks John made several
trips out to my store, bringing more and more <i>and more</i> jewelry, until the cases were
bursting with gold, watches, and precious stones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I'm sure I had <i>the</i> most well-stocked store in the district! Each time he
came, we would stand over the diamond case talking about everything... and
nothing. {Fortunately, business was slow!}</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">I was beginning to really like this guy, but was <i>seriously</i> wondering if he was <i>ever</i> going to ask me out! After several weeks, he <i>finally</i> wrestled up
enough courage {he was afraid I'd say 'No'!} to ask me out for something to drink after work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We sat at a restaurant, drinking iced tea
until two in the morning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For hours we
talked about our faith, our families; we laughed and talked some more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">And so it began.</span></i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">He would call every Tuesday night at 10:00
to ask me out for the weekend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We would
usually talk until one in the morning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
Saturday night was date night and would finally end at one or two a.m. After way too little sleep, I'd meet him bright and early Sunday morning for church. </span><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It’s amazing how young love requires so little sleep! </span><span style="font-size: small;">{I'd never be able to do that now!}</span></span></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-size: small;">We</span> spent a year getting to know each other and spending time with our families. I spent so much time on my knees, asking my Father for clarity and direction. I didn't want to get it wrong... again. What God revealed in so many ways, was that John and I were absolutely... right. <i>Oh yes</i>, <i>he was</i> <i>the one</i>! He was kind, strong, funny, loving, caring, and most importantly, <i>he had a soul-deep love for the Lord</i>. We made a covenant with our merciful God on May 1st, 31 years ago. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-size: small;">As</span> I look back, I see how my loving Father gave me the strength and determination to walk away from those outside of His plan<span style="font-size: small;">...</span> A plan that graciously brought healing to my heart and John into my life. </span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-size: small;">John</span> and I have certainly had our highs and lows; we've laughed together, argued together, cried together, and grieved together. Through God's grace, we're <i>still</i> learning how to love one another well. But through it all, we've remained committed to each other and determined to protect the covenant we made with our Lord, 31 years ago... from this day forward. <i>Oh, how I love this man!</i></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><i>I'd love to hear how you met your husband!</i></span></span></span></b></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"> "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord,</span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">"plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."</span></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Jeremiah 29:11</span></b></span></span></span></div>
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in His grace,</span></i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "ParkAvenue BT"; font-size: 20.0pt;"></span></i><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Script MT Bold"; font-size: 24.0pt;"> </span></i></b>
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