Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Grace or Law...

What are you living under?
You already-saved Christians!
Did you begin in the Spirit and are now trying to live out by the law-driven flesh?!
Check this chart to find out and see...

The Grace List
by Tim Kimmel

The Obedience-based Life vs. The Grace-based Life
You live to impress God vs. You live to trust God
A performance vs. A relationship
A duty vs. A delight
Predictable vs. Fluid
Promotes fear vs. Promotes faith
Creates worry vs. Creates calm
Masked vs. Transparent
Critical Spirit vs. Compassionate Spirit
Sense a lot of guilt vs. Sense a lot of freedom
Inclines you towards pridefulness vs. Inclines you towards humility
Outside-in management vs. Inside-out surrender
For “church” people vs. For everybody
More natural vs. More supernatural
Focuses on being good vs. Focuses on being connected
Lends itself to self-righteousness vs.
Lends itself to organic obedience


 Praying He makes me a grace-based live-er, more and more. I need it. And so does my family!

 "And from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace." -John 1:16
 

Thursday, November 24, 2011

a baby, an aunty and her cousin!

What a sweet sweet joy it's been to snuggle this little for the past few days!


Does God give any gifts more precious than these itty bitty lives?!
I truly think not.


Children are a GIFT from the Lord, they are a reward from Him.
-Psalm 127:3