Take this day to catch up on your reading, pray, and rest in the presence of the Lord.
Therefore, brothers and sisters, in view of the mercies of God, I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your true worship.
—Romans 12:1
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I am really enjoying this reading plan. My niece bought me this bible and I signed up online. It’s been great!
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Heavenly Father, I long for my life to be lived as a sacrifice to you, a life that is full of true, authentic, genuine worship. I confess that so often I get sidetracked, pushing ahead on my own – forgive me Lord. Work in my heart, Lord, align it with yours and may it all be pleasing unto you. Amen
Oh Kelly, that you are holding your breathe hurts my heart.. the song with the words, ‘ I’m gonna sing, in the middle of the storm
Louder and louder, you’re gonna hear my praises roar
Up from the ashes, hope will arise
Death is defeated, the king is alive!’ comes to mind.
Joining you in prayer my love..
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Yes, several of you have mentioned your weary, sagging bodies…
I have felt that a lot lately. That I am no longer of any use to God like I was when I was younger. I used to serve with the children and the youth, but I just don’t have the energy or strength to do that anymore.
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I can’t seem to find my niche…
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So thankful for the wisdom each of you share.
Hugs to all. ❤️
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You know sometimes you are just in a season to take care of yourself (like Steve and your business!!)
You are doing more than you know by everyone watching you the last few years, and for us!!
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GramsieSue, I cant say it any better than Rhonda did! You always bless me with your comments and updates.
Oh Gramsisue, I can so relate to what you said. I used to teach Sunday school and VBS and serve on various committees. Like you, I have not found my niche. I keep asking the Lord to show me.
I am in the same age and ability as you
I also had to “age out” of childrens ministry
as the body cannot manage the activity level required
BUT GOD (thank you Tina!)
has brought many mentoring needs to me plus involvement in prayer groups
Very doable !
Praying God leads you to where He wants you to serve.
My dear GRAMSIESUE, who says you can no longer be of use to God. I pray that away from your thinking.. it is so no true..!
So we have pains and ache and dodgy knees and whatever else..
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BUT GOD..
He can STILL use you aplenty! Do not resign yourself to the not so nice words of the enemy.. HE IS A LIAR!
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God will bring the right ‘slower pace’ purpose for you in due course.. rest, in this season of tools down, and listen for your next assignment..
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Tina..❤️
Dear GramsieSue,
As others have stated you are showing us and teaching us. You might consider being an encourager by sending out notes of appreciation and encouragement for those in your church that are serving or ones on your church’s prayer sheet.
Our church at one time had volunteers to send out birthday greetings. When I was a young mother I would occasionally send out thank yous to the Bible study teachers.
“This is your true worship”.
The Good Lord knows my aching heart as well as my aching body. Most merciful God, teach me to accept the realty of this ailing & aging frame. Placed under Your protection & preservation. May I use it in service to Your Love. Which unlike any physical form, never fails.
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Amen to that, said so well!
Amen, GWINETH52, Amen..❤️
I am very thankful for this community of sisters in the Lord: where prayers are lifted up, where joys and pains are shared, where the Lord Himself is in the midst of them. Have a blessed weekend,dear She’s.
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His Sparrow, and to you, dear heart..❤️
Starting Monday, THIS, old body is looking forward to sleeping in. I am SO grateful to my Jehovah Jireh, who made a way for me to have this summer off. Teachers, paras, admin, all-school-staff/employees. YOU all deserve to rest! THIS old lady is SO tired, and plan on taking care of this body I’ve been given and allow it to “rest”. I am FOREVER grateful how, my JESUS always takes care of me! Some back taxes came in and I’m set for the summer break without having to concern myself with finding summer employment! I get to rest!
Yay to you,Mari. Enjoy
❤ Yes, Mari, all teachers and admin deserve a nice rest!
That’s amazing Mari!!
And ^^^^ says the one that can still run! lol. I couldn’t run if someone was chasing me!
Tina, Amen! We can come as we are!
Searching- love both songs!
Praying for all! Praying for all affected by the weather!
Saw Tammy on Wednesday. She needs a miracle.
Little Levi is improving!
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TRUE WORSHIP – not going through the motions, checking off boxes, but fully engaged, interacting with God every time we pick up His Word or make a choice. Kristi McLelland addresses that well in her book, Feasting on God’s Word.
May I do better in offering my body as a living sacrifice.
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Love, hugs, and prayers! ❤
I just found this song (beautiful!) and a few others I plan to listen to later:
Song : Living Sacrifice – Brandon Lake | House of Miracles
VERSE 1
All on the altar
Surrendered again
Freely I lay down
My everything
This is my honor
The gift that I bring
CHORUS
I will be a living sacrifice
All my heart and soul to glorify
I offer nothing less than all my life
For Jesus Christ
VERSE 2
I just want to bless You
Whatever it takes
With my mind and my body
My spirit and strength
If You are a fire
Then set me ablaze
BRIDGE
I’ll give You all, give You all of my worship
Fall, fire fall, fire fall, come consume it
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Brandon Lake, Mitch Wong
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GM She’s, Happy Wkd!
I was thinking about our bodies this morning as I woke up for a couple of reasons. I’m always grateful each day, but after showing a partial clip to my pain group a few weeks ago on Joni Erickson Tada my mind drifts to her instantly. If you don’t know her story she became a quadriplegic after a diving accident at the age of 17, which was more than 50 years ago. She has been in a wheelchair since, and suffers with many ongoing issues. She shared how every morning she has to lay there waiting for her people to come to her to get her up, do her toiletries, and medicine and you know, an over hour or so routine just to get her dressed and going. It sure stuck with me of how we take for granted our able bodies, which don’t always feel very able, I can at least scratch my nose, raise myself up, and walk. She said the only way she makes it through daily is not by her strength but of course through the Lord. I say a prayer for her now every morning as she surely needs them all as she goes on, still doing videos to inspire and runs her huge non profit wheelchair program/camp.
We also discussed this same verse this week in the same pain group. I “lectured” them on the importance of things titled “It Matters!” Encouraging them that although we are in constant pain, we are still to honor the bodies God gave us by caring for them the best we can with nutrition, exercise, rest and so forth. It’s the last things you care to think about when your body hurts all day, but we are still to steward what we have, albeit broken! lol. So I encourage you also if you feel broken and battered and deal with pain. God still sees you and has purpose for you!
If you have a pain free, young body still, take care of it as if it is a temple. A precious, amazing work of grandeur that functions and moves beyond imagination! A working wonder! Just breathing, walking and moving is such a gift we take for granted, and then we eat junk and are largely sedentary like never before in history.
It is just too amazing beyond comprehension sometimes that the Holy Spirit is a person that comes in us at acceptance of Christ. Yet it is our job and responsibility to let him be greater and us lesser.
May the Lord keep you and bless you, and make his face shine on you today She’s! And treat you temple well today!
I remember reading her book Joni when I was a teenager…that was a long time ago and the book was pretty old at that point too. Amazing how long she has had to deal with it and what an amazing testimony she has! I attended the funeral of my aunt last weekend. She had MS since she was a teenager and wheelchair bound for a very long time. She had almost constant pain, frequent UTIs and pressure ulcers. My dad said she has always been an inspiration to him as she never complained. She leaned on God as her source of strength ❤️
What a beautiful testimony. That’s exactly what I mean…that how we respond is a choice and a decision to trust Him to be with us through our afflictions. That becomes our testimony. Every day. No matter what it looks like. We also watched Nick J. that was born with no arms and legs, yet travels and tells his testimony of only by God, does he prevail. God makes us strong when we are weak.
If I could ask for prayers for my niece Sav, that God deliver her from her addictions, and set her feet on a new path. She prays, but needs a strong encounter.
Rhonda, I’m praying for Sav, that she will hear the voice of God calling her, and accept His love and healing.
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Rhonda, amen, sister! That’s such a good analogy to use after this week’s readings. At 71 years of age I can still ride my exercise bike for 20 plus miles- easily – and I diligently limit the tempting but not so good food and beverage choices. Though we may manage to slip in an unhealthy treat’ here and there in our diet, not so with sin! Thank you for your daily encouragement! ❤
20 plus mile! Wow, that’s great!!
Praying for your neice Rhonda and thank you for your inspiring words this morning! We do tend to magnify our problems and downplay our blessings.You reminded us today to be mindful, and grateful for our bodies.You made Romans 12:1 come in clear focus for me today!
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Read her book! She is amazing!
Rhonda praying for your pain. I have fibromyalgia but I have a high pain threshold. I get used to the pain. I know it’s worse
I hear YOU, Rhonda! When I get up, in the mornings I have to make sure not to get up too fast or my legs will go into spasm. OUCH! I am very familiar with Joni’s story, and amazed what she’s been able to do, but mostly her love for JESUS! Praying for your niece Sav.
Rhonda, I needed your words today. I find it easy to feel sorry for myself and alone when a migraine crushes me with pain. With fibromyalgia for years, and now diabetic neuralgia, I can get down. But, I am truly blessed. I can get out of bed and care for myself. God is good, and blesses me every day. Lord, help me remember your blessings daily.
Hugs to you Teresa, covered in much love and prayers..
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Rhonda, Such an inspirational story.. I need to read this book..!
Hugs..
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I’m in 3 john today about supporting each other as believers,which is very timely where we are at this time in history. Thankyou for this ministry.
Amen, Sandi! ❤
Living sacrifices – daily staying on the altar, letting the fire refine and burn away the dross.
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Mixed images, but I’m trying not to crawl off the altar as I’m
Watching all the layers of brokenness in this world steal hope from peole who are honestly trying to make their lives better and contribute goodness to the world.
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God is in control. His will be done. My perspective is never His reality and I have to be ok with that.
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Baby is still on his hunger strike :-(
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Mama’s place at shelter is in jeopardy.
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Every known avenue for public and private assistance has been attempted.
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Holding my breath to see how God works this all for His glory.
Eat, baby, eat! I understand how mama would have feelings of discouragement and despair. It all seems hopeless. BUT GOD. We know hopelessness is not the currency of our good God. Lord, please show your goodness, mercy and extravagant generosity to this young mama and her baby. And could it be soon, please? We will keep asking and eagerly watching for what you will do. ❤️
…letting the fire refine and burn away the dross…oof. No one wants that, that’s no fun. lol. But God..is it necessary. He knows just what is needed. We must trust. Not just a hope (which is objective), or have faith, which again..can sway back and forth with emotion and change. But to trust with our all. To know without doubt, that God is good, He is for us not against us, not to do us harm, but to give us a hope and a future. I trust this for this mama. God help this baby.
Kelly, I have to confess that those thoughts have plagued me this week and I have spoken them to God in my prayers for this young woman and son and for your heart in this. Asking Him to move in a mighty way, make a way for such a one who wants to shine His light. Continued prayers through this waiting! ❤ May you soon be able to sat, Come and see what God has done!” Love you and sending sister hugs! ❤❤
Praying for the baby to eat. For a place for them!
Praying for baby and young Mama’s well being and praying for your husband’s job search. All this is a lot for you to deal with Kellie and your kind heart but God is always in the midst and I pray things will turn around soon.
Lord, please heal this little baby and help him to begin eating again. And bless his mama with peace, and a safe place to live. Amen.
Lord, please make a way where there seems no way. Bring healing to this little one, hope and provision for this Mama.
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All of Romans 12 is a good reminder for our walk with the Lord, and vs 2 & 3 especially, having just read about Solomon.
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2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
3 For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith.
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MERCY ❤️ so good, wisdom fails when pride is near … as we say around here, he(or she) has gotten too big for their britches, and you can’t tell them anything. That “all knowing” attitude has preceded many a fall. Thank you for reminding of the 2 Peter verses.
HIS SPARROW- praying for your husband’s stepfather, wisdom for med team
SUSAN BURLEY- yes, the lost weigh heavily on my heart and mind.
SHARON JERSEY GIRL- agreed, Solomon how could you? There was a lot of head shaking as I read those Scriptures, praying we all do as you reminded – daily spend time in His word and in prayer
BRENDA P – praying for your children
CHERYL BLOW – praying for Tammy, and for baby Levi
CEE GEE -❤️ yes, after a week of hard reading, I’m also ready for Grace Day! This quote you shared, “Many people are smart enough to make a good living but aren’t wise enough to make a good life, a life of fulfillment that honors the Lord.” This applies to many of the lost I know.
KELLY (NEO) ❤️❤️ awesome research, thank you. Thankful for the jobs secured by your husband’s coworkers, and praying for guidance and wisdom as your husband considers his options. It’s been many years since my husband faced a similar situation and I clearly remember the challenge – praying for you both.
Praying also for the baby to eat and for calming of young mama’s mind and getting the rest she needs.
Therefore, brothers and sisters, in view of the mercies of God, I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your true worship.
—Romans 12:1
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Presenting this unworthy, sagging, wayward, ailing, body as a living sacrifice to the Lord, knowing that He will take me as I am, and make me beautiful and pleasing to Himself. No matter my journey, struggles or heart position, Father God, will take me as and where I am as I present myself in worship to Him.
I am so very thankful, so very thankful that my journey, struggles or heart position do not define me in God’s eyes, but my acts of worship do.
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Thank you Father God for your grace and love, mercy and hope, forgiveness and faithfulness.. thank you Lord God, Thank you, that I can come as I am, no airs, no graces. Tatty and torn, dishevelled, broken, I can come to you, knowing you hear each beat of my heart for you, as an act of worship.. thank you, Lord God..
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AMEN..
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Happy Saturday dear hearts, covered in much love and hugs and prayers from across the pond..❤️❤️❤️❤️
Yes, sister, just as we are ❤️
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Reminded of Just as I Am …
one of the verses says,
Just as I am, Thou wilt receive,
Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve;
Because Thy promise I believe,
O Lamb of God, I come, I come.
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Lord, here we are, we come to You.
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Sidewalk Prophets song, Come To The Table. Their lyrics video is so good.
My favorite song growing up, and still love so much!
Just as I am….yep, so good. A wretched soul like me, worn and tattered, and sagging…haha. Oh how the Lord humbles our vanity! I have gone to wearing no makeup the last 5 years or soul. But feel like I need it more than ever. Glad I don’t need to “present” myself to God other than exactly how I am.
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Amen, Rhonda.
Great songs! ❤
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Such beautiful words, Tina, and one I so identify with! Love and hugs! ❤
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Thank you Tina…. I also love that song.!!❤️
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Oh Tina, thanks for your encouraging words today. Right now I am sitting here feeling like my worthless, sagging, body with debilitating sciatic pain is a worthless sacrifice to my Lord. It bring tears. I pray that He will take me as I am and that one day He will make my life beautiful. Please pray that my wonderful Christian therapist and God will be able to bring healing to my body.
Oh Tina, thanks for your encouraging words today. Right now I am sitting here feeling like my worthless, sagging, body with debilitating sciatic pain is a worthless sacrifice to my Lord. It bring tears. I pray that He will take me as I am and that one day He will make my life beautiful. Please pray that my wonderful Christian therapist and God will be able turn this around to bring healing to my body for His glory.
Indiana Elaine, I’m lifting you in prayer to the Lord right now, that He will wrap you in comfort and peace, and remind you that you are His beautiful daughter, right now, just as you are.
Praying for you Indiana. Praying God hears every cry of your heart and every prayer prayed over you to bring healing and relief of the sciatic.. having suffered with it before, I know God is the only one deserving of the Hlory when healing comes..
Will continue to hold you close on prayer, Indiana..
Much love..
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“Tatty and torn, disheveled, broken, I can come to you, knowing you hear each beat of my heart for you, as an act of worship.. thank you, Lord God..”
Amen to That, My Sister!!
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