Archive for May, 2007

I am…

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4 years ago
by Lundie in

In the book Thin Within there is a list of scripture that tells Who I am In Christ. I am not sure where this list initially came from as it’s just a list based on scripture, but I wanted to give credit for it now as I plan to post a scripture a day from this list and really think about what these identities mean, should mean, don’t mean to me.

They are on pages 125-127 of Thin Within. I will probably be using a variety of versions of the Bible to understand what the verses mean to me. I will definitely be using the Bible Gateway to do this research.

[ETA this list so BK can preview :) And will link to each of the discussions...of course]
I am…

  • …God’s child for I am born again of the incorruptible seed of the Word of God which lives and abides forever – 1 Peter 1:23
  • …forgiven of all my sins and washed in the blood – Eph. 1:7
  • …a new creature – 2 Cor 5:17
  • …a temple of the Holy Spirit – 1 Cor. 6:19
  • …delivered from the power of darkness and transformed into God’s kingdom – Col. 1:13
  • …redeemed from the curse of the law – Gal 3:13
  • …strong in the Lord – Eph 6:10
  • …holy and without blame before Him – Eph 1:4
  • …accepted in Christ – Eph 1:6
  • …blessed – Deut 28:1-14
  • …a saint – Rom 1:17
  • …qualified to share in His inheritance – Col 1:12
  • …the head and not the tail; I am above only and not beneath – Deut 28:13
  • …victorious – Rev 21:7
  • …dead to sin – Rom 5:2, 11
  • …elect – Col 3:12
  • …loved with an everlasting love – Jer 31:3
  • …established to the end – 1 Cor 18:8
  • …set free – John 8:31-33
  • …circumcised with the circumcision made without hands – Col 2:11
  • …alive with Christ – Eph 2:5
  • …raised up with Christ an seated in heavenly places – Col 2:12
  • …His faithful follower – Eph 5:1
  • …the light of the world – Matt 5:14
  • …the salt of the earth – Matt 5:13
  • …called of God – 2 Tim 1:9
  • …brought near by the blood of Christ – Eph 2:13
  • …more than a conqueror – Rom 8:37
  • …in Christ Jesus by His doing – 1 Cor 1:30

I’m over at Faith Lifts today – “Simple and Effective”

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4 years ago
by Lundie in

It’s Monday, so I’m over here –


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Simple and Effective

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4 years ago
by Lundie in

Have you ever had those days, or even weeks, when it feels like everything is a spiritual struggle? Yeah? Me too. I’m smack in the middle of one right now. Struggling to connect, struggling to understand, struggling to do much more than take the small step in front of me….

Read the rest of this devotional at A Group Blog for Christian Moms

Win some neat boo-boo covers!

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4 years ago
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Over at 5 Minutes for Mom they’re giving away a years’ supply (45 boxes) of some pretty cool Nexcare Bandages. Go check it out!!

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What is grace, and how can I get some?

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4 years ago
by Lundie in

I don’t understand how forgiveness works. I mean, do people actually forgive? Or do they really just agree to not mention the infraction any more, and when bad feelings surface and resurface, just have an agreement to shove those feelings back down and not take action on them?

Where does grace fit in here? God’s grace. What is it? What does it mean? Is it real?

And, how is this related to anything I post in this blog? I think it may well be an underlying factor in my cycle of overeating.

To me, forgiveness is something like – “Ok, I won’t be mad anymore, don’t do it again and we’ll pretend it never happened.”

But unfortunately, the part about “don’t do it again” doesn’t last. Things get done again. In a slightly different way. Sometimes in almost exactly the same way. Then the “I won’t be mad anymore” part gets harder to say. Requires more emotional dampening. Requires more hardening of the heart to protect it from the next time.

I asked a friend if there were any good books about Grace and Forgiveness. I have one on my list. I also feel it is time for me to read the Bible again. Not just picking it up here and there to skim a verse or two in the hopes that something will jump out at me, but to read it with my heart questions in mind and just see what God has to say.

I think maybe Thin Again might be helpful. I have rejected it several times because I have believed that my eating issues can’t really be tied to my past. I wasn’t abused. I had a relatively “normal” childhood, I guess. Of course there really is no such thing as “normal” but I certainly haven’t grown up feeling “damaged” – so why go digging for something that isn’t there in the hopes that I find something to “blame” for my humanity.

So, maybe I need to re-title part of this blog “Seeking Grace”. I’ll try to write about what I find along the way. At the very least it will be interesting to see where I go…

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