A Word for the Church

I awoke with this thought while snuggled in blankets, snoozing and waiting for the rustling of my youngest in her crib to turn to calls of, "Mama."

~ Do you struggle with something? Something that just doesn't quite seem to be rebuked in the Bible, yet your convictions tell you it's wrong? Do you struggle with why you should say, "No," to it? Please let me share what the LORD has shown me. 


Prone to wander, Lord I feel it/ Prone to leave the God I love


Say No if only because denying yourself brings Him glory.  


Brings Him GLORY!!! 


Seriously, how many things will you do today that will bring Him glory?? Is there anything today on your to-do list more important that bringing Him glory?


Don't sit back and count yourself as one to whom this message does not apply.  Take seriously that you may in fact be more like a Pharisee than you care to admit.  That may sound harsh, but I humbly admit that I am quite the Pharisee myself, if I dare to look inward honestly.  All too often I make myself comfortable on the judgement seat reserved for Christ alone.


Do you yearn for the time when EVERYTHING we do will bring Him glory? Ahh, yes.  That will be a time of jubilee.


Galatians 5:22-23 says, "But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!" (NLT)


Self control.  


Ironic that this post comes on Ash Wednesday?? ha. That's just the way He is, isn't it? :D