Overwhelming Joy

Midweek Motivation - God Most Patient Exodus 34:6; Proverbs 14:29; Proverbs 19:11 We are to be slow to anger. "A lack of patience is a problem with position." "Are you in full surrender to God?" Luke 8:15 - "bear fruit with patience". 1 Timothy 1:16 - "I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display His perfect patience as an example to those who were to b...

Joshua Chapters 13-20 The Lord gives us our inheritance. God gives us our advancement. Eternity is a believer's inheritance. We should be content with our portion. What is best for us, and all we have now is more than we deserve. Do I love Him in the "wilderness"? Joshua was content in the "unfixed". He put the welfare of others over his own advantages. Joshua 22:5 How to receive God's peace? Read...

Midweek Motivation - God Most Faithful Luke 6:37&38 Psalm 69:13-15 James 1:2-4 1 Corinthians 10:13 Jen Wilkin - In HIs Image Charles Swindoll - Charles Swindoll Study Bible

Joshua 5:13-15 Remain in the quiet place of God's presence. Earnestly and diligently desire the voice of God! Listen and be an available vessel for God. God uses the unusual to accomplish the impossible. Psalm 81:1-16 Worship Him! Seek Him Only! Listen to Him! Open yourself up to Receive Him! Enjoy an abundant life here on earth until eternity.

Midweek Motivation - God Most Gracious Song - "Grace Greater Than All Our Sin" by Bob Kauflin 1 Corinthians 15:9-11 - God does what He does by Grace. Each of us is what we are by God's Grace. We should let others be what they are by God's Grace. "We should get a hold of ourselves if we begin to get ahead of God." P. Sherrer Psalm 67:1-7; Psalm 68 Zechariah 12:10; Hebrews 10:29; Isaiah 11:2; 1 Pete...

Joshua chapters 6, 7, and 8 Joshua 6:18 "Keep yourselves from the things devoted to destruction." Joshua 7:13 "There are devoted things in your midst, O Israel." 1 Corinthians 10:13 Hosea 6:1-2 and verse 6 James 1:14-15 Proverbs 28:13 Rationalization vs Reconciliation

Midweek Motivation - God Most Merciful 1 Peter 1:3-16 WOW! What wonderful promise in His Word! Deuteronomy 4:31

Table Talk with my daughter, Madison. Deuteronomy 10:12-13 "What does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to keep the commandments and statutes of the Lord, which I am commanding you today for your good." Psalm 66:16 - "Come and hear, all you who fear God, a...

Midweek Motivation: God Is Just Just = fairness aligned with God's Holiness Grace = receiving something undeserved Mercy = not receiving something we deserve Do you trust God's Justness? Titus 2:11-14 Live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age. Deuteronomy 4:23 The Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God. Deuteronomy 6:1-19 Do you love the Lord your God with all you...

Are you delighted or distracted? Luke 10:38-42 God is our portion. In Hebrew, "portion" is our "inheritance". Psalm 16:5; Lamentations 3:24; Psalm 73:26; Numbers 18:20 As a daughter of The King, is your first priority to be in relationship with Him? To learn from Him? To have an overflow from Him? To work only out of His overflow? Do you seek Him in prayer? Luke 11:1-4 Psalm 76:1-12 "Happy people...

Allow your true emotions to lead you to God's Truth and His character! God Most Good - 1 John 1:5, Genesis 1:31, Psalm 106:1, Titus 3:4-5, James 1:17

Take a break, use a spiritual checklist, and refocus your walk with God. Luke 6:43-45 FRUIT CHECK This will guide us to examine what comes out of our mouth and therefore our heart. Luke 6:46-49 FOUNDATION CHECK This will guide us to examine how strong we stand in the face of adversity. Luke 7:1-10 FAITH CHECK This will guide us to examine how our faith is in God's sight.

Allow your true emotions to lead you to God's Truth and God's character. Agape is the word used to describe the love of God. Eros is the word used to describe romantic love. Philia is the word used to describe brother-sister love or love shared between peers. Storge is the word used to describe a parent's love for a child. Agape love - Romans 5:8, Luke 6:35, 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Becoming Fully Devoted - Table Talk with my daughter, Madison. Numbers 13 & 14 Are you a Caleb? Willing to stand alone for God? Who do you surround yourself with? Numbers 15:37-41 What is your blue tassel? What stirs up your minds in remembrance of God? What refocuses you?

Midweek Motivation - How do I bear the image of Christ? "When my emotions pull me astray, God's Word lights my way!" "You'll know everything you need to know, when you need to know it!" "It's not what we should DO for God, but who we should BE for God." Who is God? God is Holy! - Exodus 15:11; 1 Samuel 2:2; Isaiah 6:3; Revelation 4:8; God has called us to holiness. - Hebrews 10:10; Leviticus 11:44...

Becoming Fully Devoted -Table Talk with my daughter, Madison. Dedicated vs Devoted to God - Leviticus 27 Do you have spirit of contentment or discontentment? - Numbers 11 Who are the "handful" or 5 people you surround yourself with the most?

Do we bear the likeness of God, our Creator? Psalm 139:13; Deuteronomy 32:6; Genesis 1:27; Colossians 3:10; Hebrews 1:3; Ephesians 2:10 How do I become more like Christ? John 15:10-11 How do I align my emotions to God's character? John 3:30 Maintain a conversation with God - 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Meditate on God's Word - Joshua 1:8&9 References: "In His Image" by Jen Wilkin "New Morning Mercies...

Seeking and Applying God's Truth - Table Talk with my daughter, Madison. Mark 7:6-8 Honor God with your heart and lips for worthy worship. Do not leave the commandments of God. "A corrupt fountain sends forth corrupt streams, so does a corrupt heart send forth corrupt reasonings, appetites, and passions." Matthew Henry John 4:13-15 "Jesus said, The water that I will give him will become in him a s...

Experiencing God by Henry Blackaby God is always at work around you. John 5:17, 19-20 God pursues a continuing love relationship with you that is real & personal. Matt 22:37-38 God invites you to become involved with Him in His work. Philippians 2:13 God speaks by the Holy Spirit through the Bible, prayer, circumstances, and the church to reveal Himself, His purposes, and His Ways. 2 Timothy 3...

Becoming Fully Devoted- Table Talk with my dear friend, Lesley, and my wonderful daughter, Madison. If we want to look like Christ, we must walk as He walked. God is Merciful - 2 Samuel 22:26-39 God is Holy - Psalm 29:2 God is Just - Titus 2:11-14 God wants to meet you where you are! God, equip us through your Word.

Experiencing God by Henry Blackaby God is always at work around you. John 5:17, 19-20 God pursues a continuing love relationship with you that is real & personal. Matt 22:37-38 God invites you to become involved with Him in His work. Philippians 2:13 God speaks by the Holy Spirit through the Bible, prayer, circumstances, and the church to reveal Himself, His purposes, and His Ways. 2 Timothy 3...

Seeking and Applying God's Truth with my daughter, Madison, at my table. What offerings do I still honor Him with today? Do I abound in offering God a spiritual sacrifice? Leviticus 6-11 How may I delight myself in abundant peace? Psalm 37:11; Mark 4:39; Psalm 46:10 Do I crave daily small step by step dependence on God? Psalm 37:23-24 Am I aware of and seeking to hear from The Spirit of God? Mark...

Experiencing God by Henry Blackaby God is always at work around you. John 5:17, 19-20 God pursues a continuing love relationship with you that is real & personal. Matt 22:37-38 God invites you to become involved with Him in His work. Philippians 2:13 God speaks by the Holy Spirit through the Bible, prayer, circumstances, and the church to reveal Himself, His purposes, and His Ways. 2 Timothy 3...

Seeking and Applying God's Truth Matthew 26:6-13 What am I offering my Lord? Exodus 30:22-25 Christ poured Himself out for us. Psalm 29:3-4 The voice and power of the Lord. Proverbs 8:22-28 Christ and The Holy Spirit were with God in creation. Matthew 26:36-41 The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. Isaiah 6:1-3 The seraphim (burning ones) said, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts: the wh...

Experiencing God by Henry Blackaby God is always at work around you. John 5:17, 19-20 God pursues a continuing love relationship with you that is real & personal. Matt 22:37-38 God invites you to become involved with Him in His work. Philippians 2:13