14 Aug
Teaching moments with Pastor Dave, Pastor Daniel, and Will Mattero~Intern before leaving for camp. Hebrews 13:7 Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.
13 Aug
After singing at the Community Caldwell Center, we visited Elaine, a good friend of ours. The kids sang a few songs to her (except for Duke on the far left corner of the picture!). While we were there, Debra, Elaine’s neighbor, who has been helping her as she recovers, visited her while we were there. […]
13 Aug
After singing, Sam, who served as a Fireman for 20 years, gladly took us for a tour at the Caldwell Fire Department Thirty-two letters with our testimony and plan of Salvation and 4 Gospel Tracts (we ran out of letters) were distributed as kids sang: I stand Redeemed, Value of One, He Knows my Name, […]
11 Aug
Another step of faith right after the morning service at the Hillary street restaurant and Grill! Psalms 30:10-12 Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me: Lord, be thou my helper. Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; To the end that […]
9 Aug
A needed repair in Bloomfield house was done by Mike Sims after the morning service. Thereafter, The Lord laid it on Dylan’s heart to visit the Freemans, to sing unto the LORD, show forth His salvation, and declare His glory! Sure enough, the Lord granted his request! We thank God that ALL things work together […]
8 Aug
August 7, 2013 John 16:33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. Psalms 34:13-22 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. Depart from evil, and do good; […]
8 Aug
I woke up with a new hope. Fully decided to follow the following Scriptures today: Matthew 6:33 but seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will […]
6 Aug
JULY 22, 2013 8:30 AM Scott Destefano (Manager) arranged for kids to sing in UPS Parsippany where Leo worked for 10 years. breakfast served, Gospel Tracts distributed to drivers and UPS employees. Seeds have been planted during Leo’s viewing in 2010, watered in 2011 during our first visit in UPS Parsippany. And yet another opportunity […]
Trouble will either define you or refine you. We do not get to choose our troubles, but we must choose what we do with our troubles. Either we will let them be a fire that consumes us or let them be a fire that refines us.
Job 23:10 But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
My last personal post was in 2016. So much has happened since then. The number one reason for that huge gap is feeling inadequate. I am not a gifted writer. I can go on and on with my excuses not to write. But God reminded me why I am writing: To remember His wonderful works in my life. HIS works not mine.
I have been studying a discipleship material the past few weeks. Today’s study focuses on forgiveness. I smiled as I thought how timely this topic is for me. The last part of Jeremiah 31:34 says “for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.” The note says that an all-knowing God does not forget; He chooses not to remember. Remember means to bear or keep in mind; to attend to; to preserve the memory of; to mention; to remind; to think of; to meditate.
I forget a lot of things. But there’s one thing that I can easily remember: it’s when someone offended me. God has dealt with me about past offenses. I struggled with it, but later learned from it and chose to not remember them. But when there’s a new offense, I may not fight with the offender but I would muse on it and talk about it in different ways. It can be in my prayer or prayer requests. I may use it as an example as I speak to someone else concealing the offender’s name. I may even tell my husband about it because he is my best friend, he understands (?). The problem with how I handle offenses is the expectation that it will bring healing to the hurt but what I am actually doing is hurting myself even more by remembering the offense!
To not forgive means to become bitter, to be tormented, and to surrender control to the Devil. Ephesians 4:26-27 says Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil.
I wanted to be liberated of those three things so I began to look at verses on what I should remember:
Today, I meditated on some of the those verses. Boy, those few verses kept my mind busy that I had no time for the offenses. Remember, the next time we are offended: forgive, quit thinking and talking about the offense, instead, meditate on the Word of God.
2Co 10:5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
Php 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
What a joy to only remember what really matters!
“Trust and obey, for there’s no other way. To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.”
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