Please pray, mama

It is my privilege to share this Facebook entry posted this week by my daughter, mother of two: I love God’s word! Two-year-old Jakie was clearly tired and cranky and now MAD! I pulled out my Bible study and we read what God’s word says about “anger,” and what His word says to do. I asked Jakie if he felt mad inside. He grunted, “YES!” I shared with him that sometimes I feel angry too, and sometimes I disobey God and act in my flesh and miss the mark. I SIN. I then feel sad in my heart that I chose the flesh and ask the Lord to forgive me. I talk to Him about what I said and did that dishonored Him and the other person. I told Jakie I usually cry because of my sinful behavior. He inched closer to me now. I read Galatians: “Walk by the Spirit and you will not carry out the desires of the flesh.” I asked Jakie if anger made him feel good inside and he yelped, “No!” I asked if he’d like the feeling to go away, and he quickly nodded his head. I told Him I love him and even more so, that GOD loves him and wants what’s best for him, so much that He sent His one and only Son to die in our place. Jakies eyes brightened: “Like when we watched the Jesus movie earlier! God sent JESUS for us. I want to pray. You please pray mama!” I prayed and my sweet blue-eyed Jakie’s heart was restored and he was ready to finish some Bible passages, SAY HIS PSALM and head for bed! God never ceases to cause me to stand in awe. He caused both of us to draw near to Him through the truth and power of His word! Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it.

Reflections of a godly woman

From my daughter's Facebook entry Tuesday, August 7, 2012: "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." John 3:16 To "believe" means, "to commit to one's trust." To trust in God is to yield your whole life to Him, to DIE to self. He wants the WHOLE of us! Believing is seeking His will through His word. It's is more than the lip service of talking about who we are. It's Christ IN US showing WHOSE we are! Should we not yield to His word and the work of His Spirit so that HIS life in us reflects the glory of HIS work in us? He is indeed our life. We as yielded bondservants no longer live for ourselves. HE lives IN US and we are called to yield to Him at all times and in all things. What a joy! Let us seek Him and HIS word, so that we are continually sanctified in HIM moment by moment, day by day. We are told through His word: "Do not be conformed to this world, but to be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect." Romans 12:2 Let us consider the COST, for Christ paid the debt on the cross and bore our shame. Let us abhor evil and cling to that which is good, acceptable and perfect: The KING OF KING AND LORD OF LORDS, ALMIGHTY GOD. For He is THE treasure! When sin and flesh rise, let us cling to the One who saves and confess our sin, as He is faithful and just and cleanses us from all unrighteousness! THE ONE true GOD gave His SON to conquer sin and death so we can live free. There is NO greater gift!