A Womans Walk with God | Love

Looking to God for Love 

God calls us as women who love God to:

walk in love (Ephesians 5:2) 

love one another (John 15:12) 

love our husbands and our children (Titus 2:4) 

love our neighbor (Matthew 22:39) 

love our enemies (Luke 6:27) 

Principles 

1. Love is an act of the will. 

His love in us is what enables us to five that love when we want to withhold; to reach out to others when we are tired and want to rest; to serve when we want to be served; and to help others when we ourselves are hurting. 

John 3:16 

Matthew 20:28

Luke 9:51 

It is God who gives us the will to love. He calls us to love. 

2. Love is action..not just words. 

1 John 3:18 God is at work in us, and will cause the glorious fruit of love to blossom in our lives as we walk with Him and do His work of love. 

3. Love reaches out to the unlovely. 

Matthew 5:43-45 and 6:32-33 

God's love is never deserved. 

Luke 6:35 Through the spirit God enables us to love, just as He loves us, everyone..all the time.. and without conditions. 

4. We need God to help us love. 

Our life then bears the mark of God because only He can enable us to serve the very person we would rather not. 

Romans 5:5 5. Love expects nothing in return. Luke 6:35 We need God's spirit to be at work in us if we are to truly love as Christ would have us love. 

Romans 5:8,10 

John 13:34 

Eph 5:22 

Aspects of love....

1 Cor 13:4-8 

Protect.

Trust.

Hope.

1 John 4:7-8 says that God is the SOURCE of love. 

The main point of this entire chapter is that God has poured out his love into us, at least we could do is repay him by pouring our love into others. Romans 5:5 

Now go on with your day girls and show some love!

Blessings till tomorrow! ~Melanie

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A Womans Walk with God | Greater Growth

Welcome to day one of .. A Womans Walk with God.

Growing in the Fruit of the Spirit.

Preparing for Greater Growth!

O this is so good, so good!

On pg. 11 the last paragraph..

"But we must never forget that all nine fruit stand together:

love, joy, peace, patiencekindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control

make up our walk with God! 

They are like a string of Christmas lights--there is one string with many lights that, when plugged into the electrical socket, all light up at once. 

However, if one bulb goes out, the entire string goes out. 

That's how God's fruit is borne in our lives. 

No one of them can be missing, and all must be evident to be God's fruit."

David. 

A man after God's own heart:

Psalm 139: 23-24 KJV

"Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me and know my thoughts; and see if there be any wicked way in me." 

This is how you and I can become women after God's own heart too.

Pray this scripture over yourself then confess anything God reveals to you and submit to the transforming power of the Spirit. 

This is what walking in the Fruits of the Spirit is all about.

Key Notes:

Abiding in Christ

Spending time in the Word

Spending time in Prayer

Obeying God's commands

Renewing our commitments to Christ

Verses to Ponder:

Galatians 5:16-17, 19-21, 22-25. 6:14

John 15:1-8

Till next time, ~Melanie

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A Womans Walk with God | Elizabeth George

I'm so looking forward to spending time in the word with you!

Here's the book....

A Womans Walk with God by Elizabeth George.

There is a treasure of goodies in this book. 
Elizabeth George has done an amazing job covering each fruit of the Spirit in great detail. 
I will be reviewing a chapter a day.

Please feel free to post comments.

I hope you'll join me on this journey.

~Melanie

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A-Z Power Scriptures

These were fun to put together.
I hope they can help you memorize scripture as they have me.
Enjoy!
~Melanie

Scripture Memory A-Z
A
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you..... Matthew 7:7

B
But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength..... Isaiah 40:28

C
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me..... Psalm 51:10

D
Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.....Psalm 37:4

E
Encourage one another daily.....Hebrews 3:13

F
Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.....Romans 10:17 

G
Give, and it will be given to you.....Luke 6:38

H
How great is your goodness.....Psalm 31:19

I
I will instruct you and teach you.....Psalm 32:8

J
Joy of the LORD is your strength.....Nehemiah 8:10

K
Knock and the door will be opened to you.....Matthew 7:7

L
Lean not on your own understanding.....Proverbs 3:5

M
Make the most of every opportunity.....Colosians 4:5

N
Nothing is too hard for you.....Jeremiah 32:17

O
Obey him with all your heart and with all your soul.....Deuteronomy 30:2

P
Peace of God, which transcends all understanding.....Philippians 4:7

Q
Quietness and trust is your strength.....Isaiah 30:15

R
Rejoice in the LORD and be glad.....Psalm 32:11

S
Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord.....Ephesians 5:19

T
Teach me your ways so I may know you.....Exodus 33:13

U
Unfolding of your words gives light.....Psalm 119:130

V
Victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.....1 Corinthians 15:57

W
Wait for the LORD.....Psalm 27:14

X
Exalted be God, the Rock, my Savior!....2 Samuel 22:47

Y
Yesterday and today and forever, the Lord is the same!....Hebrews 13:8

Z
Zeal without knowledge is not good.....Proverbs 19:2

Blessings, ~M

LPL Simulcast 2009

It's Monday and I'm still feeling aftershocks from this weekend!
What an amazing weekend!
 I was thrilled to attend LPL at my home church CTK! The title of this post says it all. There are so many things I would like to share about this event, I haven't a clue where to start, so I'm just gonna start. Good thing I had just purchased a new journal for September! LOL The following is simply copied off my handwrittten notes at the event!

Friday Night
Psalm 37:1-9
1. Nothing dictates our lives like our desires.
-Desires must be put before God.
-Untended to desire becomes a desire that isn't under the protection of our God. Find the desire(s) vs. 4. Reject the enemy from stealing your desires. Psalm 38:9 A True Heart's Desire is a sustained longing that is unaffected by mood. It doesn't go away.

2. Beneath the desires of our hearts is the heart of our desires.
Something is up if the desire of our hearts haven't been full filled. 
God will trump our desires if Glory or Destiny are at stake. 
Wait and Pray. 
Strategic planning is God's perfect way.

A desire is something you lack.

3. Delighting in God adapts our desires into inevitability's.
It's inevitable! Psalm 37:23-24 
You were created so you can delight in God and He can delight in me. 
Delight always has a dimension of wonder. 
Believe in 'event moments' throughout your life.

Saturday~

4. Nothing external can still my right to delight. vs.4 Trapping your Delight Noone gets to steal your delight! Delight=Joy outta control! 
Write down all the desires of your heart.
JAW
J= vs.1 Envious = Jealousy..A form of desire, of those that do well, have what you want.

A= vs.8 Anger.. Let anger go..if your angry there is something driving it, find it and get rid of it.

W= vs.8 Do not Fret = Worry..God better be controlling our situations..
How can you state the desires of your heart when your worried?
Look at your JAW! 
What are you gnawing on?

5. To make room for delight we gotta commit!
JAW= Jealousy, Anger, Worry ... Roll it all up!
Romans 10:8-9 Micah 7:8, 18
The Lord delights to show me mercy! 
Block the bird of prey that may snatch the seed that has been planted. 
The Lord will deal with it, roll it all up to him. 
Find the true person you are underneath it all! 
Make up your mind! 
How do you want your life to turn out? 
Is your journey heading in that direction? 
Get on the road that takes you there!

6. Nothing is passive about patiently waiting for desire to turn into delight
Just about ready to give up? 
Don't you give up! Don't you give up! 
This is when the break thru comes! 
Begin to act on the self underneath our desires. 
Watching loved ones in bondage? 
NEVER GIVE UP!
Never allow the enemy to still your hope! 
God is at work constantly! 
Let HIM bring some EARTHQUAKES to someones life!

Psalm 37:7 compared to Psalm 46:10
Be still in Ps 46:10 means to STOP. 
Just stop and wait. 
The Lord already knows what we want. 
So shutup and listen. 
Hush long enough to really hear and know. 
Allow God to bless your words before you speak them. 
Turn the anxiety of waiting into praise.

Proverbs 25:27 The Message Bible states..smart stuff sweets.....glory piled on glory...........NEITHER are good for you. 
The best way to choose is through humility!

7. Till faith becomes sight TRUST God and Do GOOD!

Faith will become sight and when it does we'll know. 
Never give up! vs.3 Hope in the Lord!

Do good! 
It says do good not right.Romans 12:21 
Overcome evil with good! 
Do A LOT of good! 
Don't Just be Right, DO SOME GOOD! 
Dwell in the land that God has given you. 
That is your safe pasture, feed off of his faithfulness. vs. 13 
The Lord will deal with the evil on this earth. Psalm 36:8 

A river of delight! 

Be a MIGHTY WOMAN OF GOD!
DO SOME GOOD!

Blessings, ~Melanie