Whoever said Bible study is boring, has never had fun like I have with my friend, Deb Krum of Grace Tapestries. Join us on this episode of Living Joyfully Free as we dig into God’s word to discover hidden nuggets of wonderful truth. Please link over to listen at… Living Joyfully Free
Read more →“Peace on earth is what we want; peace with God is what we have; the peace of God is what we need. Peace with God is something you already have” – Neil Anderson “Therefore, since we are justified (acquitted, declared righteous, and given a right standing with God) through faith, let us [grasp the fact that we] have [the peace of reconciliation to hold and to enjoy] peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ
Read more →I’ve yet to meet a person who doesn’t have a painful memory from something they did, or from something someone else said or did to them.I’m so grateful for God’s spiritual cleansing and healing. However, I wonder how often we get uncomfortably comfortable in our (un)comfort zone. We become mucked in the muck of the pit of the past.Fortunately, Christ offers freedom. With the ladder of His love, forgiveness, mercy, and grace, we can climb
Read more →With the blessings of Living Joyfully Free, I have acquired new skills. Until the show is live, I have the wonderful option of editing out any mistakes. With my handy-dandy audio program, I highlight the offending area, hit delete, and poof! It’s gone never to be found again. My file is then saved nice and clean. Ah the power! While pondering the past, God brought up some important truths. When we ask God forgiveness for our sins and truly repent, those sins are erased. They are gone. He promises, “I have swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
Read more →Forget but Remember. Are we forgetting the things we should remember, and remembering the things we should forget? Remember – To call up to mind, bring to remembrance, to make alive again, to attend to, to preserve the memory of; to preserve from being forgotten, to mention, to put in mind; to remind; as, to remember one of his duty. To think of and consider; to meditate. Psalm 63:6. To bear in mind with esteem; or to reward. 2 Peter 3:15 To bear in mind with praise or admiration; to celebrate. 1 Chronicles. 16:15 To bear in mind with favor, care, and regard for the safety or deliverance of any one. Gen. 8:1, Gen. 19:29. To bear in mind with intent to reward or punish. Jeremiah 31:20. To bear in mind with confidence; to trust in. Psalm 20:3 To bear in mind with the purpose of assisting or relieving. Gal. 2:10. To bear in mind with reverence; to obey. Remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth. Ecclesiastes. 12:1. To bear in mind with regard; to keep as sacred; to observe. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Ex. 20:8. To remember mercy, is to exercise it. Forget – To lose the remembrance of; to let go from the memory. Psalm 103:2 To slight; to neglect. Isaiah 49:15
Read more →“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” Albert Einstein Every breath we breathe, Every sunrise and sunset, The stars in the sky too numerous to count, All speak of God’s majesty and the miracles of life. Enjoy today, my friend, and watch for His many gifts. “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down
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