Loving all God's people


" That is why since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God's people, I have not stopped giving thanks to God for you. I always remember you in my prayers ..."

Ephesians 1 : 15 - 16

Thursday, February 26, 2015

Be defined by Love ...



This week my pondering has been about 'letting God define me' ... and if this is my aim, what does it mean for me?

I keep coming back to Love.

May you have the power to understand, as all God's people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is.  May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully.  Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.
Ephesians 3:18-19

God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16

Let this amazing Love surround me and tell me who I am.

Let the fullness of Christ, fill me.

Be defined by Christ, not the world.

Be defined by Love ...

Be blessed and be a blessing

Teena

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Thursday, February 19, 2015

Reflecting and letting go ...


 Reflecting once again on all the striving I do ... I spend a lot of time striving to be better ... Wishing I had more talent ... Dreaming about how I want life to be rather than living the life I have and accepting the person I am ... 

A great read is 'A million little ways' by Emily Freeman, it helped remind me ... I am God created and for a reason.  Accepting who I am and trusting God .   

My words for this year ... Letting go ... Sunset ... Seem to have different meaning for me now ... Another meaning could be letting go of old beliefs about myself and walking into new beliefs ... Embracing and accepting myself more fully ... Letting God define me.
 


"You were made in the secret place, woven together on purpose with threads made from sacred longings that come not only from you but from the heart of God - he wove you together with a personality and you bring your own you-ness to the table.  

I will admit it might take our whole lives to see the complete picture of what we can now see only in part.  But don't believe for a minute that a person who bears the image of God has nothing to offer."
from A million little ways
by Emily Freeman

These words were such an encouragement to me.
Keep reading ... Keep Listening ... Keep Sharing God's Love ... you just never know who it may encourage.

Be blessed and be a blessing

Teena

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Thursday, February 12, 2015

2015 ... Don't Hold Back




On a recent road trip I listened to Max Lacardo's audio book about 'Facing your Giants' .  I has been a timely reminder to make God my focus . So my task this year is to keep God my focus.  With all the busy busy of work and friends and family ... Keep Jesus Christ at the center.  No matter how many years pass, as my relationship will Jesus continues I never cease to learn and grow... Old words I hear anew and different ... New understanding ... New perspective ... Fresh reminders.

2015 needs to be a year where Christ is First, Last and Central . 

Don't Hold Back



Be blessed and be a blessing

Teena

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