Proverbs 31:25 She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future. This is one of my favorite scriptures. I feel like this verse is Gods advice to me over the past few weeks! Before my days as a single Mama I used to think this verse was just for wives. Very silly I know...But I felt like when I was no longer a wife that I would have to let this verse go. But when your raising kids, you daily need strength, dignity, and an attitude of trusting God with your future. So as a single Mama I look to this verse to guide and inspire my life. Every morning, before me feet even hit the floor I pray for Strength. Strength to get through the day. Strength of mind and body. Some mornings I need strength to lift my head off the pillow and start my day! I pray that My Heavenly Father will clothe me daily in His strength. I can not make it through the day ahead on my own. Dignity is defined as a quality of being worthy of honor or respect. As women of God our Father is telling us to clothes ourselves everyday knowing our worth and value in Him. His love for me is unconditional and unchanging. I am His and I am worthy. Because I belong to Him I don't have to worry about our Future. My Heavenly Father tells me to laugh and be happy having no fear what so ever of what lies ahead. He has me and my sweet kidos in His hands. We are his children and He will provide for our needs. Philippians 4:6-8 ~ Don’t worry about anything, but pray and ask God for everything you need, always giving thanks for what you have. And because you belong to Christ Jesus, God’s peace will stand guard over all your thoughts and feelings. His peace can do this far better than our human minds. Brothers and sisters, continue to think about what is good and worthy of praise. Think about what is true and honorable and right and pure and beautiful and respected
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Do you know Jesus as your Savior ? Your Eternal, Forever Father & Faithful Friend? 1 Corinthians 6:20 For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body. God’s purpose is life and peace: God desires for you to have life and peace now and for all eternity.”I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” John 10:10b Recognizing the problem: sin and separation: We were created to know, love and glorify God. When we choose to go our own way, living life in willful disobedience to God, we are choosing to be separated from God both now and for all eternity.The Bible says we are sinners…“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23 But God is love…“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 And God is also just…“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6:23 We cannot save ourselves: Because God is Holy, He cannot allow sin to enter into Heaven. Most people attempt to save themselves by their own efforts, good works or church attendance. The Bible says…“There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.” Proverbs 14:12 How then can a sinful person enter Heaven where God allows no sin? We are saved by grace: The good news is… in spite of our sin, Christ died for us.“For it is by grace you have been saved through faith – and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not of works, so that no one can boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9” But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8 Responding to God’s gift by faith: “If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” Romans 10:9 Would you like to accept Jesus as Lord of your life? “But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions — it is by grace you have been saved.” Ephesians 2:4-5 If you would like to accept Jesus as Lord of your life, you can pray the following prayer: Lord, I confess that I have sinned and I ask You to forgive me. I’m sorry that my sin has hurt You and other people in my life. I know that I can never earn salvation, but I come to You and trust in what your son Jesus did for me on the cross. I believe that You love me and that Jesus died and rose again so that I can be forgiven and come to know You. I ask You to come into my heart and be Lord of my life. I trust You with everything, and I thank You for loving me so much that I can know You here on earth and spend the rest of eternity with You in heaven. In Jesus name, Amen. What do I do now?CELEBRATE! Cause the angles in heaven sure are! Your now apart of Gods family and I'm delighted to call you my sister - in - Christ! Now...Just like a new baby needs to be cared for and nurtured in order to grow physically, a child of God needs to be nurtured in order to grow spiritually. Here’s how you can begin growing in Christ: Tell someone: Tell a pastor or Christian friend who will help you grow and find your gifts of service. “So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up.” Ephesians 4:11, 12 Be baptized: This is your first act of obedience. “So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ.” Acts 10:48 Join the church: The church is where God’s family encourages and supports one another.”How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!” Psalm 133:1 Pray and read your Bible daily: God communicates His will for your life through His Word and prayer.”Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.” Psalm 119:105 Seek a godly mentor: A mentor teaches you the ways of God and how to live a holy life. “Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good.” Titus 2:3 Its a nice idea, to surrender all our sin, cares and burdens to our precious Savior. But how often do we REALLY surrender all? Being a single Mama I struggle with control. I LOVE to have a plan, schedules, guidelines, knowing what is coming next and at what time. Between jobs, kids, school, sports and church activities there are a lot of ducks that need to be in nice neat rows sometimes :) Its easy to say " Well God made me this way...a control freak". But really that's just an excuse to behave the way I want. God didn't make me to be in control. He made me to surrender my life to Him and in turn allow Him to control everything in my life. He comes right along side me on every road I'm on, but I know from experience that if I don't take time out to get direction from Him we will all go off roadin' really quick! Hes always there with me, but until I surrender everything in life to Him my family will never be on the road that He wants us on. This is a daily struggle for me. But I am thankful because my Jesus is Patient! Hes working on me and through me! "People might make many plans, but what the Lord says is what will happen." Proverbs 19:21(ERV) The reasons I chose the name Single Mama for Jesus for this blog were various. 1~ Single I'm currently going through a divorce. Very sad when a family crumbles, however how freeing spiritually it is to be placed in a position to grow in Jesus alone and as a single individual depending solely on Him! 2~ Mama I'm Mama to my sweet kidos. As is my own mother my Mama. My whole life there has been something so soothing and comforting in that name. Occasionally I'll get a Mom, Mommy, or in a moment of their pure irritation a MOTHER! But for the most part I'm Mama and always have been. It is a joy to hear my children call me Mama and I can think of no other name Id ever love better! 3~ For Jesus Jesus GAVE me these to precious gifts. They are under my care for a little while but they are His children! He loves them way more then I could ever even imagine ( just as He does all His children). He's entrusted them to me to teach and train them so that they will grow in Him and share Jesus with others. But most important Hes called me as their Mama to lead by example. So its up to me to learn, lead, an practice what I want them to know. I want them to know that without Jesus we can do nothing. I want them to share that with Jesus all things are possible. I want them to remember that we are never alone He is always with us . I want them to believe in Jesus and know that all salvation rests in Him. I want them to know, share, remember, & believe that the greatest thing in life is to love God, love others and let that be what changes the world. So what do I need to do as a Single Mama? I need to know that I cant do anything without Jesus! I need to share with others how all things are possible when you have Jesus in your heart! I need to remember that no matter what I'm walking through I'm not walking alone, my Jesus is right here with me! I need to love God with all my heart! I need to show love to those who ,lets face it, are not so lovable at times.....even when in the checkout line at Walmart! Can I do any of this on my own power? No. And that's ok. In fact that's better then OK! Cause my Jesus can do anything! Even use a simple single Mama like me. Scriptures for today~ John 15:5 Philippians 4:13 Isaiah 41:10 Acts 16:31 |
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