Have you ever had one of those days? You know, the ones on which everything just seems to be unexpected & unplanned? And not in a good way either. To be honest with you, I feel like 2020 has been one of those years! I bet there’s a good chance you can relate. I was recently reminded of lessons I learned on one of those days years ago. There was a morning years ago that was exactly one of THOSE days. I got up on time, got the kiddos up on time but they were dragging. Not one of the four of them was ready when they needed to be.…
Just Like The Bank
Welcome to The Being Remade Life! I am so excited to share this next blog post with you. It is part of a series of blogs I recently wrote for Oh Wondrous Grace Chronicle. At their request I have provided the first paragraph here and a link to the original post. Enjoy! Just Like The Bank One lovely spring evening when my children were much younger, we were on our way to church for mid-week activities. The windows were rolled down so we could enjoy the breeze. One of my daughters was holding the dollar bill I had given her for offering out the window, letting it flap in the…
Living The Fruitful Life Part Ten
Self-control Download Worksheet. Key Bible Verse: “For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age.” Titus 2:111-12 Thoughts to ponder: Self-control is the last of the fruit of the Spirit, possibly the most challenging for many of us. This is the power switch for harvesting all the others. But let’s face it, we want what we want when we want it and exactly how we want it. That is the mindset of our society. In stark contrast is the definition of self-control: the ability to control oneself,…
Living The Fruitful Life Part Eight
Faithfulness Download Worksheet. Key Bible Verse: “The Lord’s loving kindnesses indeed never cease, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning. Great is Your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22-23 Thoughts to ponder: God demonstrates His faithfulness to us in the fact that He is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. He is unchanging which means He can be counted on at ALL times. In our human nature, we do not always measure up to this standard. We do change and we do fail. That is why I am so thankful for today’s scripture verse that lets us know that every day we have a new opportunity to live a Spirit led life and develop faithfulness. It…
