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Post by savedbygrace on Sept 30, 2019 6:59:13 GMT -7
Monday!!!
My 3x5 card for the day is becoming increasingly important. Need to keep it close at hand all day. Today, 2 Scriptures.
"And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Matt. 28:20b Every moment. Jesus right here with me.
"...upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed." Isa. 53:5b
Now I am not arguing one way or the other about physical healing; Jesus bore my punishment and brought me both peace, and healing from my sin and addiction. I am to walk in the freedom He won for me.
(both quotes from ESV)
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Post by savedbygrace on Oct 1, 2019 4:19:25 GMT -7
Psalm 107 !!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a mighty, loving, and merciful God we serve.
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Post by savedbygrace on Oct 2, 2019 5:22:42 GMT -7
My encouragement this AM was from the Our Daily Bread article. (All of them are available at odb.org)
I too must face the question, Am I really born again and a child of God? I have never attained a permanent victory over this. I'm in a good period right now, but I still have to admit that I have never attained God's standard.
God's warning is here, in Eph. 5:5-6 [all these quotes will be from the ESV]
5 For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. 6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience
These things are to not even be named among us! Including covetousness by the way. [see v.3]
The answer then is for us to walk as the new creations in Christ that we [who believe] actually are!!! "7 Therefore do not become partners with them; 8 for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light 9 (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true),"
I AM light in the Lord. I am to walk as a child of light.
And I am not alone in this!!! The Spirit helps me! "For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace." (Romans 8:6)
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Post by savedbygrace on Oct 3, 2019 4:52:51 GMT -7
2 Timothy 2:15 King James Version (KJV) 15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
We are to work at this! "Be diligent" (CSV) "Work hard" (NLT)
We are to study God's word and apply it to our lives, daily if possible. Worship and sit under the teaching of God's Word in a Bible-believing church. Some of us, like me, need all the help we can get each and every day. I am to read books written by men and women who know how to walk with God, and who base their writings on Scripture.
In Jeremiah 31:34 and Psalm 25:7 I see God's merciful forgiveness; He sees the person I am becoming in Him!
In times of trouble, I must still see God's hand in it all.... "even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me." -Psa. 139:10 ESV
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Post by savedbygrace on Oct 4, 2019 13:25:00 GMT -7
Today my mind was being pulled in the wrong direction, and I suddenly remembered two people from yesterday, who lived such a Godly example before me that remembering them today was God's reminder: THE TRUTH IS WITH GOD; SATAN IS A LIAR.
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Post by savedbygrace on Oct 4, 2019 15:34:59 GMT -7
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Post by savedbygrace on Oct 5, 2019 4:56:29 GMT -7
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Post by savedbygrace on Oct 6, 2019 3:58:51 GMT -7
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2019 0:23:36 GMT -7
Today my mind was being pulled in the wrong direction, and I suddenly remembered two people from yesterday, who lived such a Godly example before me that remembering them today was God's reminder: THE TRUTH IS WITH GOD; SATAN IS A LIAR. Focus on Jesus.
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Post by savedbygrace on Oct 8, 2019 4:58:30 GMT -7
I saw on Facebook a guy who was celebrating one year of freedom from this!
Thank you Jesus!!!! With You we can do this,
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Post by javajake on Oct 8, 2019 8:21:46 GMT -7
Yes! And only in Jesus for sure. This is our besetting sin I believe. At least it seems to be stealing all the attention. I have many other issues which I also believe makes falling for this sin of lust easier.
Hebrews 12:1 King James Version (KJV) 12 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
Have a great victorious day SBG!
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Post by savedbygrace on Oct 9, 2019 13:35:08 GMT -7
Day Zero. Big defeat.
The positive thing I did today was subscribe to Net Nanny filter. I am the child.
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Post by javajake on Oct 10, 2019 9:10:52 GMT -7
Sorry to hear SBG. Tell me about how you are setting up Net Nanny. Will your wife be the administrator? Or someone else? My wife would be uncomfortable with this so these filters would be in my control..not good. Tried with another accountability partner but they would forget to check their emails.
Glad your shared and are back on the horse!
Proverbs 24:16-18 (NKJV) 16 For a righteous man may fall seven times And rise again, But the wicked shall fall by calamity.
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Post by savedbygrace on Oct 10, 2019 18:03:25 GMT -7
Thanks for that Bible promise! And yesterday the Lord also reminded me of this one from Lamentations....(3:22-24 NIV) 22 Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. 23 They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. 24 I say to myself, “The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.” I'm in control of the filter, but that seems to be enough to hold me hack.
Oh, and I've now started reading the Bible through in a year, using the references in Our Daily Bread. Desperately need this.
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Post by savedbygrace on Oct 12, 2019 4:22:24 GMT -7
Life comes to us in individual units called DAYS. THIS ONE is my responsibility and assignment.
My reading through the Bible adventure is bringing me big blessings already! In Isaiah 40 God says it's time to comfort His people,l their warfare is over, their iniquity pardoned. And in the end of that chapter, wonderful promises of strength to those who wait for the LORD.
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