Just to name a few from Ephesians
He has:
Blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing,
Predestined us to be His sons and daughters,
Freely given His grace,
Redeemed us with His blood,
Forgave us of our sins,
Lavished His grace on us,
Marked us with the seal of His Holy Spirit (guaranteeing our inheritance),
He loved us and made us alive in Christ...
And the list goes on.
I am overwhelmed by all that He is done. I have taken for granted so many things that He has done for me and promised me. All I have to do is open His Word and I will see written plainly in the love letter how much He is in love with us and how we ravish His heart. I am amazed...
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Monday, April 22, 2013
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Oh, no. You never let go. You never let go of me.
We sang words that poured from our hearts as the sun illuminating the gray sky began to fade away. And as the sky darkened, we continued to sing fervently.
"Hard times will come, hard times will go away...
Your love never changes..."
I sat and thought about those words. I, myself, was having a hard time; a hard time dealing with doubt. I had been so excited about the change that God had been doing in my life, I had forgotten about how it felt in the hard times. But thank goodness that we have a God that says," Take heart (be of good cheer) for I have overcome the world". He said "there will be tribulation", but He promises that He will always be with you, that He is always present.
I just wish that I could impart that to the children that we worked with today; the children who have either no father figure or one that is basically nonexistent and children who have guns as a regular part of their lives("sometimes its a fake gun, sometimes it's a real gun" a girl told us today). It's one thing to tell them, but I'm praying that the Holy Spirit make known to them who there Father is and how much He loves them, that He will never leave nor forsake them.
I want them to know the God of unconditional love, of goodness and mercy, of compassion and justice, the God of love and grace.
Though hard times may come. I know they will pass. I know He is with me and I know that He who conquered death will make a way for me when there seems to be no way.
"Hard times will come, hard times will go away...
Your love never changes..."
I sat and thought about those words. I, myself, was having a hard time; a hard time dealing with doubt. I had been so excited about the change that God had been doing in my life, I had forgotten about how it felt in the hard times. But thank goodness that we have a God that says," Take heart (be of good cheer) for I have overcome the world". He said "there will be tribulation", but He promises that He will always be with you, that He is always present.
I just wish that I could impart that to the children that we worked with today; the children who have either no father figure or one that is basically nonexistent and children who have guns as a regular part of their lives("sometimes its a fake gun, sometimes it's a real gun" a girl told us today). It's one thing to tell them, but I'm praying that the Holy Spirit make known to them who there Father is and how much He loves them, that He will never leave nor forsake them.
I want them to know the God of unconditional love, of goodness and mercy, of compassion and justice, the God of love and grace.
Though hard times may come. I know they will pass. I know He is with me and I know that He who conquered death will make a way for me when there seems to be no way.
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