Letting children know they are a blessing is priceless! Knowing that we are a blessing in God's eyes is priceless! Therefore, relaying the blessings that God has given throughout his word to our children is priceless!
Colossians 1:11 notes... "May you be strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy."
Take a moment each day to share God's blessings with your children. Tuck this verse between the mattresses and pull it out as you tuck them into bed. What a great thing to hear as you are going to sleep - to be strengthened in His glorious might!
Cheryl
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Bible Passage for the Week
Rest and relaxation is always good! I have had the opportunity to go on vacation and take some time with my family to refresh. As I was thinking about the bible passage for the week, I wanted it to reflect rest and relaxation and then I came upon Isaiah 40:28. "Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; His understanding is unsearchable."
No matter what we are facing in our daily lives our Savior does not grow faint or weary! Take this week and seek out how our Lord does not grow weary and faint in our lives. Share with each other how the Lord is ever-present!
Cheryl
No matter what we are facing in our daily lives our Savior does not grow faint or weary! Take this week and seek out how our Lord does not grow weary and faint in our lives. Share with each other how the Lord is ever-present!
Cheryl
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Bible Passage for the Week
Colossians 2:6-7 "As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving."
Take the week and ponder as well as share with one another how you are rooted in Him. The bible passage also notes that we are to walk in Him as we have been taught. As a parent, it is my job to make sure my children have the foundation they need to continue to build their relationship with Christ when they leave the home. This is a great opportunity to show the kids how you are rooted in Christ!
Cheryl
Take the week and ponder as well as share with one another how you are rooted in Him. The bible passage also notes that we are to walk in Him as we have been taught. As a parent, it is my job to make sure my children have the foundation they need to continue to build their relationship with Christ when they leave the home. This is a great opportunity to show the kids how you are rooted in Christ!
Cheryl
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Talking to me?
I am going to go out on a limb here and claim that many people are not comfortable saying that "God talks to them". I can hear the "insults" already...Bible thumper, Jesus freak, weirdo, gone over the edge, crazy, and the list goes on. Due to the "insults" this topic seems to bring about a quietness in people and credit is not given where credit is due.
Let me explain. The Lord is indeed talking to us. In John 8:47 it states, "He who belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God." Then in John 10:27 it says, "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me." This leaves us with one of two things. Either we are not hearing God or we are not giving God the credit for what He has shared with us because we keep quiet that God talks to us.
Karon Phillips Goodman states the conundrum quite well in her book, "You're Late Again, Lord!" (1984) She states, "I couldn't hear anything over my own demands. I didn't have time to belong to God - I wanted Him to belong to me." (pg.19) One of the reasons we are not hearing God is because we don't want to hear what He is asking of us, we want it our way.
Building a relationship with Christ is more than an hour a week in a pew. Building a relationship with Christ is spending time in His word and sharing with Him our joys, agonies, worries, thanks, and whatever it is on our hearts. Being in His word and conversing with Him opens our hearts to hearing Him and following His lead.
I keep a prayer journal, which is a way of keeping me focused when I pray. I write everything out. It also gives me the ability to go back and see how God has answered my prayers. The other day, I was pouring my heart and soul out to God; pleading with Him for a clear answer and path that I was to take. Then at the most unexpected moment He shared His answer with me.
You see, I was asked at the last moment to go to the movies with some ladies. I am not one that does too many things on the spur of the moment. I like life planned out. However, there was no reason not to go to the movies and to spend time with amazing Christian ladies would be good. So off to the movies I went. I was watching the movie and about half way through, God relayed to me my answer that I had pleaded for just the day before. In fact, the last half of the movie was time spent conversing with God and Him sharing with me what it is He is asking of me.
Yes, I know God is talking to me because I hear him! Don't be afraid to share that God is leading your life! He has amazing plans that go beyond our wildest expectations! Be a bible thumper, Jesus freak, weirdo for Him! You never know how he will use you to reach other people.
BTW - Ladies, the book by Karon Phillips Goodman is a great one to have in your resource pile. It is one to pull out and reread, highlight, ponder, etc. It is no longer in print but you can find used copies on amazon.com.
Thank you to the ladies who invited me and didn't know God was using them to speak to me!
Cheryl
Let me explain. The Lord is indeed talking to us. In John 8:47 it states, "He who belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God." Then in John 10:27 it says, "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me." This leaves us with one of two things. Either we are not hearing God or we are not giving God the credit for what He has shared with us because we keep quiet that God talks to us.
Karon Phillips Goodman states the conundrum quite well in her book, "You're Late Again, Lord!" (1984) She states, "I couldn't hear anything over my own demands. I didn't have time to belong to God - I wanted Him to belong to me." (pg.19) One of the reasons we are not hearing God is because we don't want to hear what He is asking of us, we want it our way.
Building a relationship with Christ is more than an hour a week in a pew. Building a relationship with Christ is spending time in His word and sharing with Him our joys, agonies, worries, thanks, and whatever it is on our hearts. Being in His word and conversing with Him opens our hearts to hearing Him and following His lead.
I keep a prayer journal, which is a way of keeping me focused when I pray. I write everything out. It also gives me the ability to go back and see how God has answered my prayers. The other day, I was pouring my heart and soul out to God; pleading with Him for a clear answer and path that I was to take. Then at the most unexpected moment He shared His answer with me.
You see, I was asked at the last moment to go to the movies with some ladies. I am not one that does too many things on the spur of the moment. I like life planned out. However, there was no reason not to go to the movies and to spend time with amazing Christian ladies would be good. So off to the movies I went. I was watching the movie and about half way through, God relayed to me my answer that I had pleaded for just the day before. In fact, the last half of the movie was time spent conversing with God and Him sharing with me what it is He is asking of me.
Yes, I know God is talking to me because I hear him! Don't be afraid to share that God is leading your life! He has amazing plans that go beyond our wildest expectations! Be a bible thumper, Jesus freak, weirdo for Him! You never know how he will use you to reach other people.
BTW - Ladies, the book by Karon Phillips Goodman is a great one to have in your resource pile. It is one to pull out and reread, highlight, ponder, etc. It is no longer in print but you can find used copies on amazon.com.
Thank you to the ladies who invited me and didn't know God was using them to speak to me!
Cheryl
Monday, August 15, 2011
Bible Passage for the Week
This week we will take a look at Jeremiah 16:7-8 "Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit."
A great passage to post around the house and remember when things are tough. We will bear fruit even in a drought when we plant ourselves by the stream; the stream being our Savior. A stream that continuously feeds and waters us. Share this week how the Lord has taken care of you despite all the things that are going on in the world.
Cheryl
A great passage to post around the house and remember when things are tough. We will bear fruit even in a drought when we plant ourselves by the stream; the stream being our Savior. A stream that continuously feeds and waters us. Share this week how the Lord has taken care of you despite all the things that are going on in the world.
Cheryl
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Giving to Others
The Lord has blessed my husband and I with three beautiful children that have amazing giving hearts. They are truly concerned about other peoples' feelings and needs. They hurt when other people hurt. They laugh when other people laugh. They jump in and help when someone needs help. However, as the kids get older I am noticing there is an internal struggle within them. Society says the world is all about them. Mom and dad say the world doesn't revolve around them.
As a parent, I don't want my kids to lose that willingness to help others. I want them to continue to see the needs of others and have that drive to give to others. One way to foster that growth is to pray for others. While reading the "Homelife" magazine there was a little box that said "Family Challenge". "Adopt" a family for a week and pray for them. Pray for their specific needs or pray for general needs. This opens the door for the kids to see there are other people in the world that are in need; even if that need is just rest and relaxation.
To take it a step farther, after you have spent the week praying for them "give" to them. Send them a card to let them you know they were covered in prayer for a week. If the kids are old enough have the kids write the card. You could bake them cookies if they live close by. No matter what "giving" you do it means a whole lot when you find out someone has been praying for you.
Not only are you "giving" of yourself, you are "showing" others Jesus' great love!
Cheryl
As a parent, I don't want my kids to lose that willingness to help others. I want them to continue to see the needs of others and have that drive to give to others. One way to foster that growth is to pray for others. While reading the "Homelife" magazine there was a little box that said "Family Challenge". "Adopt" a family for a week and pray for them. Pray for their specific needs or pray for general needs. This opens the door for the kids to see there are other people in the world that are in need; even if that need is just rest and relaxation.
To take it a step farther, after you have spent the week praying for them "give" to them. Send them a card to let them you know they were covered in prayer for a week. If the kids are old enough have the kids write the card. You could bake them cookies if they live close by. No matter what "giving" you do it means a whole lot when you find out someone has been praying for you.
Not only are you "giving" of yourself, you are "showing" others Jesus' great love!
Cheryl
Monday, August 8, 2011
Bible Passage for the Week
One of my favorite bible passages since I was a kid was Philippians 4:4 "Rejoice in the Lord always, again I will say, Rejoice."
Take moments this week to rejoice in the Lord! Share with your family, friends, neighbors, facebook friends, why you are rejoicing in the Lord! The media wants to share the bad or negative - Let us share the good we have through Him!
Cheryl
Take moments this week to rejoice in the Lord! Share with your family, friends, neighbors, facebook friends, why you are rejoicing in the Lord! The media wants to share the bad or negative - Let us share the good we have through Him!
Cheryl
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