How this blog started is kind of funny. My husband Matthew and I were sitting in church this morning and our pastor was speaking on a seris - Christmas in Narnia - Overcoming Supernatural Evil - Where the supernatutural is closer than you think.
The message was great! It convicted me and challenged me at the same time. I wrote in my notebook a little note to Matthew saying "I feel that Satan is trying & tempting me to be mean & unkind to the kids" Sounds funny, I know...but really. I do believe that Satan is the 'active enemy in this world'. He is prowling around and wants to devour us.
"Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour." - 1 Peter 5:8.
Fortunatly, I have choosen to be on God's side and with that I know that I have the power through Him to overcome all supernatural evil.
"My prayer is that light will flood your hearts and that you will understand the hope that was given to you when God chose you. Then you will discover the glorious blessings that will be yours together with all of God's people. I want you to know about the great and mighty power that God has for us followers. It is the same wonderful power he used when he raised Christ from death and let him sit at his right side in heaven." - Ephesians 1:18-20
Matthew's response to me was more a challenge than anything...he's very much an if you don't like it, change it person! So he said, why don't you challenge yourself to 30 days without anger and blog your journey. I got thinking about his idea and thought this would be a great way for me to watch myself learn to be a better wife, mom & person. So who knows where this will go...I think I'd like to challenge myself to more than just anger issues. I think it would be great to challenge myself to polish up all my fruits! Fruits of the spirit that is!
God's Spirit makes us loving, happy, peaceful, patient, kind, good, faithful,gentle, and self-controlled. There is no law against behaving in any of these ways. - Galations 5:22-23
So I started this blog mostly as a way to help myself follow Jesus...CLOSLY!
Today my pastor said "Darkness cannot be present if there is light...Its is our responsibility to be good rather than evil! Let your light shine so that evil has to disappear!"
I want my light to shine to everyone! First and foremost I need my light to shine to my three beautiful kids...who desparatly need to know that I love God with all my heart and that He loves me! I need them to see that mommy has A LOT of Jesus....and my prayer is that they'll genuinely want it too...forever! That's what life is all about! JESUS! We need to let our light shine so that others will come to know and want the same love & joy that Jesus has to offer! This life is temporary...eternity is where we'll spend our forever....
Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. - James 4:14
So even though I gave my life to Jesus as a young child...I am going to surrender my heart, life & soul to him TODAY (again!) because the condition of my heart will reflect in my actions...and what are my actions saying to my husband, kids, family & friends?
As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man. - Proverbs 27:19
Don't let sin rule your body. After all, your body is bound to die, so don't obey its desires or let any part of it become a slave of evil. Give yourselves to God, as people who have been raised from death to life. Make every part of your body a slave that pleases God. - Romans 6:12-13
Alright...I will try to post something each day, as I need to be accountable to something...don't worry, each post won't be this long!
I'm so glad that we just watched Julie & Julia where I'm sure Matthew got the blogging part of his idea!!! I'm so excited and commited to becoming brighter, brighter for GOD! I'm going to run towards MARVELOUS LIGHT...and radiate God's marvelous light for those around me!
I'm gonna let my light shine!!!!
The kids and I LOVE this song...
Let Your Light Shine by Hillsong Kids
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CLICK HERE to hear the Marvelous Light song
MARVELOUS LIGHT - lyrics
I once was fatherless,
a stranger with no hope;
Your kindness wakened me,
Awakened me, from my sleep
Your love it beckons deeply,
a call to come and die.
By grace now I will come
And take this life, take your life.
Sin has lost it's power,
death has lost it's sting.
From the grave you've risen
VICTORIOUSLY!
Chorus
Into marvelous light I'm running,
Out of darkness, out of shame.
By the cross you are the truth,
You are the life, you are the way
My dead heart now is beating,
My deepest stains now clean.
Your breath fills up my lungs.
Now I'm free. now I'm free!
Lift my hands and spin around,
See the light that i have found.
Oh the marvelous light
Marvelous light
Lift my hands and spin
See the light within
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