Sound of Persistent Knocking, Seriously!

Hello, Ladies!!

Today, we are in for a very special treat! Valerie Howe, one of our speakers from I Am God Designed 2015 & 2016 will be guest posting for us today. It was such a joy to work with her these last two years and I am excited to have her sharing with us today!

Here is the link to her site, and while you are there, check out all the ministry work she has been doing lately and what events she has coming up!

Cheryl

http://www.valhowe.com/blog1/2016/8/8/sound-of-persistent-knocking-seriously

Comments

Don't Pick it Up!

The yoke we bear is so heavy at times. Many times we feel like it will just squash us flat! I have been going through this Bible study, Breaking Free by Beth Moore. As I was reading through the material this week, trying to catch up to where everyone else is, it is revealed to me over and over again! You can feel completely free from past sins and temptations that surround you today! Galatians 5:1 says: "Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage." I don't know about you, but I can't tell you how many times I have laid a past sin or burden down at the foot of the cross and not a few days later picked it back up again! Sometimes I think that I can handle it on my own...or maybe just feel so guilty over a sin (one that has been confessed and forgiven) that I don't feel worthy of forgiveness and mercy. We must remind ourselves that Christ died for those sins and God has

Guard Your Heart

Purity is so much more than the physical purity that we all think about!! Matthew 5:8 says “ Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. ” Purity, according to Miriam Webster Dictionary, means “lack of dirty or harmful substances” and “lack of guilt or evil thoughts”. That sums it up so well for us! The Bible tells that unclean, evil, impure things are sin. Sin causes our uncleanness. So to get to a place where we can have a pure heart, we must begin with salvation. After the fall of Man in the Garden of Eden, we are naturally sinful people(we are born with sin). Romans 3:23 “ all have sinned ” Romans 3:10 “ there is none righteous, no not one ” The punishment for this sin in our hearts is death(Romans 6:23). Jeremiah 4:14 “ O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee? ” Jesus Christ was sent here to be a sacrifice for our sins..to pay our debt so that we may spe

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