by tascha
KEY 2:
Saturate yourself with God’s Word
When you are forgiven, you have a clean slate before God. But it is not enough to have a clean slate. You need to ask the Lord to write His Truth on the slate of your heart. You need to have God’s Goodness instilled in you.
You acquire God’s Truth about virtually every situation by reading His Word. You need to saturate yourself with God’s opinion, and in the area of emotional health, that means saturating yourself with God’s opinion about you.
In the Scriptures you discover that you are:
–a child of God [Galations 3:26-27; I John 5:1,2]
–accepted totally and completely by God [Acts 10:34,35; Ephesians 1:3,6]
–an heir of the Father through Christ Jesus [Galatians 3:29; Titus 3:7]
Many other descriptions of God’s people appear in the Scriptures. you may want to start a list or circle them as you read your Bible daily. If you are born again into Christ Jesus, all of these descriptions about the children of God apply to you. Take them as part of your profile.
The great preacher Alexander White, when he was too old to mount the pulpit, would rise every morning to prepare a sermon, even though he never preached them. He did so until the day he died. He was convinced that study of the Word was essential to saving himself- not eternal salvation but the saving of one’s emotional well-being [I Timothy 4:16].
Key Two to being emotionally whole is
saturate yourself with God’s Word.
written by Dr. Mike Rouse
used by permission
My Pastor writes a short article for our Sunday bulletin every week [and has for many years]. Currently, he is writing a series on Being Emotionally Whole, and I wanted to share it with you during the next few weeks. My posting these articles is not my Pastor’s endorsement of my blog. All opinions and thoughts expressed on this blog [unless otherwise noted, as here] are purely my own and not specifically affiliated with my church.
by tascha
I love hugs.
My husband’s arms bring security. and love. that sense of belonging.
A friend’s hug can bring heart-warmth.
The ones that come from the little bodies that call me Mom are just plain beautiful.
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by tascha
It is wonderful to meet new people and find fellowship with believers wherever you may be, but there is something very special about certain friendships that simply stand the test of time. no matter the miles.
Today, I am thankful for ‘old’ friends. From those friendships forged in gradeschool that have remained thus for over 25 years to the ones with a little less age created in college.
**My friends, we are now scattered across the globe. but my life is richer and more beautiful for having known you. and to still be able to say-yes, that is my friend!-I am thankful.**
Thank you, Lord, for bringing some ‘old’ friends across our path. You always know what I need.
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by tascha
Today I am thankful for beautiful sunshine.
The way it pours through a glass pane and just fills the room. with LIGHT. I can see the faces of my precious babies. I can view the smile of my Man.
The way it filters through autumn colors on the trees. or naked branches reaching for it’s warmth.
In the spring it will warm the soil and awaken life.
Just bathing my face in it for a few minutes each day can give me a vitamin essential to my well-being! How good God is.
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| taken at the parade yesterday |
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by tascha
This is a day dedicated to those who have fought for our freedoms:
Thank you.
is not enough.
The sacrifices of a soldier [and his family] are worthy of more than just a day of remembrance.
But today. we will remember.
And today, we will be thankful.
by tascha
Some days I get discouraged over the size of our house. I think, Lord, there are smaller families with larger homes than we have! I suppose this is an odd way to begin a thankfulness post. But, sometimes becoming thankful begins with being unthankful. and REALIZING it!
Today, I am thankful for our house.
because it IS OUR HOME.
We love each other and have fun together. here. [and there are so many people who have merely a fraction of the space we have.]
We have painted walls and decorated and organized. Many days it may look like a strong wind blew through. but they have names! {smiles}
We have a roof that does not leak.
We have walls with no holes where there should not be.
We have doors that close and lock. We have glass panes in our windows.
Every single child has her/his own bed. Hubby and I have a queen sized bed! We each have [at least] 2 blankets with which we can cover ourselves.
We have a kitchen table. We have a pantry area-that is often full and rarely empty.
We have couches and lamps and dressers and STUFF to put in them. We have a working washer and dryer.
We have a HOME that is BIG because WE ARE TOGETHER.
[and it will seem even bigger after we have another de-cluttering weekend. {smiles}]
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to get inspiration for making your bedroom a HAVEN!
by tascha
This week our church has had our Faith Promise Missions Conference. It began Sunday and will end this evening. We do things a little differently than I have seen in other churches, but I really like it! Monday through Wednesday the Missionaries each have a room of their own in our high school building and you can choose which Missionary to visit each evening. It is fun to be in small groups with the Missionaries.
Today, I am thankful for foreign missionaries [all Christians are to be missionaries right where we are!]. My husband grew up on a foreign field. His parents are still faithfully serving the Lord in Japan. They have been there nearly 35 years!
I have friends all over the world. sharing the Gospel with people of many languages and cultures.
THANK YOU for your faithfulness to our Lord.
My family and I appreciate you!
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When you are forgiven, you have a clean slate before God. But it is not enough to have a clean slate. You need to ask the Lord to write His Truth on the slate of your heart. You need to have God’s Goodness instilled in you.
