Happy Friday, Friends! What's going on in your neighborhood? We finally got some rain Wednesday, and this weekend we're going to a Fall Festival in a little Hallmark town. :D
I enjoyed this week's lesson. Did you write down fifteen words to describe yourself? You were then supposed to look up these verses below and read how they describe you as a child of God. (I only have three of the five listed.)
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.~Romans 5:1Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?~1 Corinthians 3:16But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ.~Philippians 3:20
We need to change how we think about ourselves if our thoughts don't reflect these verses!
What are your thoughts about how (since we carry the Creator's DNA) we should love like Him?
I'm sipping on Pumpkin Spice Black Tea this morning.
It's a thing, and it is spicy and delish!
Prayer requests?
Until next time...
Blessings!
Ricki Jill
Ricki Jill
Happy Monday, My Lovelies! I hope you had a lovely weekend. We are still enjoying the most gorgeous weather in Central Alabama; I'm spending lots of time outside because I know that it will turn colder and wetter too, too soon.
Last week we finished the first section of This Life We Share, "The Inner Journey." Week Eleven is the start of the second section: "The Intentional Journey."
I read ahead, and basically this week's lesson is about how we are called to love like God loves. :D
It has definitely been sweater weather here the past few days!
I'm copying and pasting our prayer requests from Friday. However, I would like updates for this Friday's post.
- Rita asks for us to pray for a blogger friend Kari (Me and My Captain) who took a direct hit from Ian, and Nancy's family (Nancy's Daily Dish) who have some serious health issues (her husband and one son, 2 grandchildren). Continued prayers for comfort for Sarah's loss of her husband Monnie.
- Kitty's son is looking for a job in gaming design, and her granddaughter needs our prayers.
- My mother needs your prayers, and I start radiation treatments today.
- Carla felt our prayers during Sam's send-off, and he is in Texas for more training. Continue to pray for him.
- Let's pray for Kris and her husband Terry's health so they can enjoy their daughter's wedding this month.
Question of the Day:
Update: I received an email this morning from Deb who writes the blog Mountain Breaths. She informed me that her 57 year old sister died suddenly. Please let's keep Deb and her family in our prayers. Thank-you!
Until next time...
Blessings!
Ricki Jill
Ricki Jill
Happy Friday, My Lovelies! I hope you've had a nice week. The weather has been beautiful here all week: I feel so spoiled!
My favorite part of this week's lesson is that when we forgive, we're afforded freedom, and this freedom comes from obedience to God.
Here are some other verses from this week's lesson:
Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.~Romans 10:17For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.~Romans 12:3...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.~Hebrews 12:2No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.~Hebrews 12:11
Prayer Requests:
- Rita asks for us to pray for a blogger friend Kari (Me and My Captain) who took a direct hit from Ian, and Nancy's family (Nancy's Daily Dish) who have some serious health issues (her husband and one son, 2 grandchildren). Continued prayers for comfort for Sarah's loss of her husband Monnie.
- Kitty's son is looking for a job in gaming design, and her granddaughter needs our prayers.
- My mother needs your prayers, and I start radiation treatments next week.
- Carla felt our prayers during last weekend's send-off, and Sam is in Texas for more training. Continue to pray for him.
- Let's pray for Kris and her husband Terry's health so they can enjoy their daughter's wedding this month.
I hope I didn't leave out any requests. If I did, please leave them in comments.
Because we had an intense lesson this week, I thought I'd share this fall bucket list:
Until next time...
Blessings!
Ricki Jill
Ricki Jill
Happy October, Friends! Do you like October? It might be my favorite month.
This week's lesson is entitled: "God Writes Straight By Broken Lines." Although I have not read the lesson nor the biblical references yet, I did skip ahead and learned that it's about brokenness. It should be a good one. I'm enjoying this study!
We had several prayer requests on Friday's list, but I have not heard any updates yet. If you have any requests or updates, please email me or leave a comment.
Have a great week!
Until next time...
Blessings!
Ricki Jill
Ricki Jill
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