Motherhood IS My Mission Field

LOVE this post by Rachel Jankovic on the Desiring God website.
If you are a mom you need to read this!
Motherhood as a Mission Field

And be sure to check out her latest post:
Motherhood is Application

Thoughtful (& Thankful) Thursday

I will give thanks to You, O LORD, with all my heart!
~Psalm 9:1

Praise the LORD! Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!
~Psalm 106:1

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.
~Colossians 3:15

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
I am so thankful for my wonderful family and friends, and most especially for my three sweet blessings and my amazing husband. I am also eternally thankful for my Saviour and his redemptive work. I pray that we will all be reminded of how very blessed we truly are, and that we will treasure each and every moment we have with our family and friends. Have a blessed Thanksgiving!

Christian Love

from The Valley of Vision

O Lover of the loveless,
It is thy will that I should love thee
with heart, soul, mind, strength,
and my neighbour as myself.

But I am not sufficient for these things.

There is by nature no pure love in my soul;

Every affection in me is turned from thee;

I am bound, as slave to lust,

I cannot love thee, lovely as thou art,

until thou dost set me free.

By grace I am thy freeman and would serve thee,
for I believe thou art my God in Jesus,
and that through him I am redeemed,

and my sins are forgiven.

With this freedom I would always obey thee,

but I cannot walk in liberty,
any more than I could first attain it, of myself.

May thy Spirit draw me nearer to thee and thy ways.

Thou art the end of all means,

for if they lead me not to thee, I go away empty.

Order all my ways by thy holy Word

and make thy commandments the joy of my heart,

that by them I may have happy converse with thee.

May I grow in Thy love and manifest it to mankind.

Spirit of love, make me like the loving Jesus;

give me his benevolent temper,

his beneficent actions,

that I may shine before men to thy glory.

The more thou doest in love in me and by me,

humble me the more;

keep me meek, lowly,
and always ready to give thee honour.

One Man

Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men. For as by the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous.

~Romans 5:18-19

Thoughtful Thursday

There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. We love because he first loved us.

~1 John 4:18-19

Thoughtful Thursday

In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

Proverbs 10:19