Excerpts from Romans 7:21 - 8:16
It seems to be a fact of life that when I want to do what is right, I inevitably do what is wrong. I love God’s law with all my heart. But there is another law at work within me that is at war with my mind. [...]

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Sometimes when I finally “get it” it hurts. My heart hurts from the joy, sadness, relief, wonder. I am in disbelief that God just talked to me. Little ol’ me. He just put things into place in front of me in a way that clicked. The best kind of learning. [...]

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The message last week in church (will post a link if I can find the video) was inspired by John Ortberg’s book, “When the Game is Over, It All Goes Back in the Box“.  It’s had me thinking this week, as I struggle with priorities.  There’s just too much to do in my life, how [...]

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A wise woman builds her home; a foolish woman tears hers down with her own hands.
Proverbs 14:1
There is so much building we can do as wives and mothers that we may not realize. And in the same way, we can destroy. And though it’s nice, it doesn’t require an “on board” spouse [...]

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1 John 4:7-19 NLT
Loving One Another
7 Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. 8 But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 9 God showed how much he loved us by [...]

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To you , O Lord, I life up my soul.
I trust in you, my God!  Do not let me be disgraced, or let my enemies rejoice in my defeat.
No one who trusts in you will ever be disgraced, but disgrace comes to those who try to deceive others.
Show me the path where I should walk, [...]

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Being influenced by my friend Beth, I am working on memorizing Romans 5:1-11 (the verses that I quoted a few days ago).  There’s no better way to write it on my heart, than to ingrain it on my brain, right?
Are there any verses that you have found have changed your life when memorized and meditated [...]

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I get it. The Good News. I think I’m finally getting it.
Romans 5:1-11 (NLT)
Faith Brings Joy
1 Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. 2 Because of our faith, Christ has brought us [...]

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I’m reading Galatians right now and want to just note here some verses that impacted me and that I really need to “digest”.
And yet we know that we become right with God, not by doing what the law commands, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we [...]

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“For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and by him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of his blood on the cross. This includes you where were once so far away from God. You were his [...]

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