Transformers

Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your Mind…

Ezekiel 36:26 And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

God is transforming each of us as our minds are renewed by the Word of God and we walk in the Spirit. Getting a NEW HEART is a WONDERFUL THING!!!!!!!

ADAMIC NATURE		NEW HEART NATURE
FEAR	-------------------------------------à	FAITH
CHAOS	-------------------------------------à	ORDER
SORROW	-------------------------------------à	JOY
ANXIETY	-------------------------------------à	PEACEFUL
HATRED	-------------------------------------à	LOVE
IRRITATION	-------------------------------------à	LONGSUFFERING
HARSHNESS	-------------------------------------à	GENTLENESS
AMILESSNESS	-------------------------------------à	PURPOSE
WORRY	-------------------------------------à	ASSURANCE
PESSIMISTIC	-------------------------------------à	OPTOMISTIC
PERFORMANCE	-------------------------------------à	GRACE
BROKEN RELATIONSHIPS	-------------------------------------à	UNITY
WEAKNESS	-------------------------------------à	STRENGTH
LACK	-------------------------------------à	ABUNDANCE
SICKNESS	-------------------------------------à	HEALTH
FAILURE	-------------------------------------à	OVERCOMER
SERVANT/SLAVE	-------------------------------------à	FREEDOM
DOMINATED BY FLESH	-------------------------------------à	DOMINION POWER
SELF CENTERED	-------------------------------------à	OTHERS FOCUSED
CRITICAL	-------------------------------------à	AFFIRMING
PROUD	-------------------------------------à	HUMBLE
LACKING IN CONFIDENCE	-------------------------------------à	SPIRITUAL AUTHORITY
WEARY	-------------------------------------à	ENERGIZED
LIMITED	-------------------------------------à	CREATIVE
DOUBT	-------------------------------------à	BELIEF
CONFUSION	-------------------------------------à	UNDERSTANDING
FOOLISH	-------------------------------------à	WISDOM
FOLLOWER	-------------------------------------à	LEADER
HEAVYNESS	-------------------------------------à	PRAISE
TIMID	-------------------------------------à	POWERFUL
FAILURE	-------------------------------------à	SUCCESSFUL
WANDERING	-------------------------------------à	SPIRIT LEAD
HURT AND OFFENDED	-------------------------------------à	FORGIVING AND RELEASING
TAKER	-------------------------------------à	GIVER
SILENT	-------------------------------------à	A VOICE
PROBLEM FOCUSED	-------------------------------------à	POSSIBLITY FOCUSED
SEPARATION FROM GOD	-------------------------------------à	RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD

 

 

Thanksgiving 2010

Today I am thankful for:

1.       HOPE – ‘For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope for a living dog is better than a dead lion’ Ecc 9:4 – I have been given another day to live.  I looked up some of the word in the Hebrew.  The word ‘living’ can be interpreted literally or figuratively.  Another meaning for ‘living’ in the Hebrew is ‘Merry’ anyway, I am glad I have Hope. 

2.       FAITH – I am glad that my reality is not defined by my circumstances. ‘Faith is the substance of things Hoped for, the evidence of things not seen’ BY Faith I KNOW that my future will be WONDERFUL and that I can enjoy TODAY even if all my circumstances are not perfect and I am not perfect.  I don’t have to wait until I have conquered everyone of my weaknesses to REJOICE because my FAITH says God is working on me and changing me into what He wants me to be.

3.       LOVE – Even though God knows me so well, He Loves me and what he made me to be. He has so much Patience with me and it is His pleasure to shower me with His Favor.  I have done nothing to deserve it and I do not have to do a little dance and perform for Him to smile upon me.

4.       GRACE – I have been redeemed from Sin by His GRACE, but it doesn’t stop there. Each day I live I am blessed by His Grace, my family is blessed by his Grace. I humbly receive it knowing that my works are not why I receive it.

 

 

Today I am thankful for:

1.   After 8 years, my doctor told me that my pituitary gland as regained some functions and that my adrenaline gland is functioning normally and my thyroid is functioning normally.  So, I no longer need to take Prednisone and Synthroid Daily.  I know that God is healing me.  To God be the glory! Now I am believing for my pancreas to be healed.

2.   Chelsea received acceptance letters from Hanover and IU yesterday.  I know she will have many other options.  She has decided that she wants to be a Physical Therapist.  I think that will fit her style great!

3.   Debbie composed a beautiful piece on the piano last weekend.  It is has a very relaxing melody and a natural soothing effect.

4.   I love the cool fall weather.  Clouds, mist, fresh air remind me of Washington State.

5.   My cousin Norm who lives in Colorado Springs was just ahead of a huge pileup on I25 between Denver and The Springs.  Thank the Lord he was not caught in that.  He drives between The Springs and Denver every day.

 

JUST FORGET ABOUT IT!

Brethren I count not myself to have apprehended but this one thing I do forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forth unto those things which are before – Phil 3:13

For I know the plans I have for you.  Declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you. Plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11  NIV

 

The enemy knows my past and wants me to focus on my past.  The GREAT news is that The Lord know my FUTURE and I am instructed to forget those things that are behind me and focus on the future. 

I like the saying “There is nothing I can do to create a new past; but I can start today and create a new future”

The greatest gift I am given is the blood of Jesus which will cover my past failures like they never happened.  Every time the enemy throws the past in my face, I must remind him and myself that it is under the Blood of Jesus. 

Jesus has already taken care of all my weakness and failures.  When I look at the Bible I see so many areas where I fall short.  Reading the Word is like a mirror and sometimes I don’t like what I see, but then I realize that  the Word’s purpose is to lead me to the cross! At the cross all of my shortcomings, failures, and weakness are completely covered, forgiven, atoned, justified and forgotten!

As a child of God I declare that the work of Calvary is a reality in my life TODAY!  I release freedom from condemnation TODAY! I release the JOY of my salvation TODAY! I curse every lying condemnation the enemy attempts to burden me with TODAY.  My past, present and future are in the hands of a Loving God!