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Tag: I am a Child of God

  • His Love for you runs deeper than you know you go.

    Led by the Spirit of GodRomans 8:14 TLV This is one of my favorite passages of Scripture! I read it over my daughter often. v12: So then, brothers and sisters, we do not owe anything to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. For if I live according to the flesh, I must die.…

  • If I was dying, what would be important enough consume me?

    A Partakeer2 Peter 1:4 TLVpartakepär-tāk′intransitive verb If someone were to give me advice while on their deathbed, would I take it more seriously? Would I listen more intently, maybe even write it down or record it? Would it be burned into my memory, never to be forgotten? That’s kind of what I’m seeing here. While…

  • even the dog under the table gets the crumbs.

    Part of God’s familyEphesians 2:19 TLV Keep in mind, Gentiles (which I am) were called “uncircumcision” and considered, at that time, separate, excluded and having no hope. But now I, who once was far off, have been purchased and redeemed. For He is my shalom (perfect peace, nothing missing, nothing broken). Because of Him I have access…

  • I’ve been reduced to a blubbering, sobbing mess in a corner.

    Saved by Grace through FaithEphesians 2:8 NLT God saved me by His grace when I believed in Him. I can’t take credit for that; it’s a gift. My salvation isn’t be a reward for all the good things I’ve done. If that were true, I certainly wouldn’t need Him. I would be able to relax…

  • Why are these random ideas knit together as one?

    I Have Been RescuedColossians 1:13-14 TLV Our great cloud of witnesses surrounds us and prays for us while we struggle here on earth. In His Word, God tells me that these witnesses pray for me to be strengthened with all the power that comes from Christ’s glorious light. Not for my own gain but so…

  • it makes sense that we aren’t living in community.

    I am a Child of GodRomans 8:12-17 TLV Abandonment and rejection by others can make living in this world feel impossible. When you consider that we are wired for connection, it makes sense that when we aren’t living in community or are walking the part of the outcast, we begin to die on the inside.…