Armor Up!

As you know if you are a regular here at Auntie Em’s, my husband Mr X had a serious motorcycle accident at the end of November. I’m convinced that his wearing protective riding gear– a full-face helmet, riding boots and gloves, and an armored jacket– saved his skin and his life. He wore all the gear all the time, even in the hottest of weather. He learned from a friend, who said, “I’d rather be hot than dead.”

He came out of the wreck unconscious and unable to use his legs to move his body for a whole day– he could move his legs but they wouldn’t lift him up in the ER when they were moving him from gurney to table– but he came out alive, and with absolutely no “road rash” which is so common in a motorcycle accident. The only visible blood was on his face where he (presumably) hit his windshield, which broke his helmet visor.

The gear took the damage of the road instead of my husband. The white marks on the helmet are not reflections; they are where the helmet was scraped down to the bottom layer.

An armored jacket has heavy plastic plates between the jacket and the liner. The outside was torn up, but the plates were intact and did their job. The shoulder and neck:

The back and hip:

The bottom of his jeans was torn up but the boot had only a small scuffed area. I can just imagine that his ankle bone would have been shattered.

There is an explicit warning in this post for you if you ride motorcycles: PLEASE, always wear your gear!

Next time I’ll share how this life-saving armor has really got me thinking about God’s protective armor for our lives and marriages. I’m praying that you will put it on and it will withstand the assaults that are thrown at you daily.

Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes…Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,  and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.  In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.  Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Ephesians 6: 11, 14-17

Just Do It PS

The day I wrote Just Do It, I watched Joyce Meyer sermon (while I was walking on the treadmill, yay!!) called Finish What You Start. She talked about her daughter’s 50-lb loss and knew that the audience would want to know how she did it. (How many times have I asked that question?) She said, “I’m not going to tell you!” God has a different plan for everyone, whether it’s weight loss, or Bible study, or discipline in any other area, and we already know what to do! We just need to do it.

We already know what to do!

Oh man, isn’t that funny how God speaks to us? In the other post, I focused on the DOING. Today, as I was walking the treadmill (again– yay!!) I began to focus on the KNOWING.

What exercise plan should I follow? How about the one that you already have everything you need? I have a treadmill, a nice neighborhood, and good walking shoes for walking. But I have had knee surgery and walking might aggravate it. Well try it and moderate it if that happens. I have a balance ball workout video. I have 1- and 5-lb weights and resistance bands, and Youtube, which is full of free videos.

What Bible study plan should I do? Read it. I already use plans on the Youversion app. I have many devotional books on my bookshelf. There are a gazillion online studies. Pray about it, but don’t obsess. If you don’t get any specific leading, flip a coin or something, anything, just start one! I’m feeling led to continue my 3 bookmark plan of the Bible (OT history; OT poetry/prophecy; and NT) but add Good Morning Girls’s SOAP method– write down the Scripture; write down some observations; write down some applications; and pray using the Scripture. I won’t do this for everything, but when something speaks to me, I will.

How should I give? Well obviously, tithe to your church you attend. If you don’t have one, find one, and get involved. Check out their beliefs and make sure they are Scripturally sound. (You can usually find this on their websites.) Make sure there are open, kind people who make you feel welcome. But we have been so financially blessed that I want to give beyond that. I’ve seen many opportunities from bloggers, but I want to be sure that the recipients are above board and that the majority of my gift will go to the need. Well, while you are researching, give where you already know it will be used well.

• Our little town has the Christian Care Center. My church donates to it; many of our members volunteer there, so I know it’s a good, well-run organization.
• My in-laws travel and work with Volunteer Christian Builders, a group that builds churches around the country, and while the churches provide construction materials, the workers provide all their travel expenses and any other incidentals that arise, plus administrative costs.
• I listen to Andy Stanley and Joyce Meyer regularly, so gifts to them would be obvious.

How should I serve? Well what is your strength, or what has moved you? When Mr X had his motorcycle accident recently, we got several cards and meals that meant so much to us. BINGO! I can continue my mother’s tradition of mailing encouragement, plus indulge my Pinterest-food obsession. Making meals just involves a bit of planning ahead, and making more than you need. When you are putting some in the freezer for next time, or using extra for second-generation meals, just make a bit more for another meal. Freeze it, and before long, a family you know will have a need. My experience of care-taking was very short but exhausting. It really made me empathize with those who do it long-term.

While you are waiting to see if God wants to you go on an overseas mission trip, do the little things that are easy to overlook. There is a tendency to think God is going to call us to some grandiose mission, and while we are waiting, we are missing the many opportunities to be His hands and feet right where we live. And please remember– your first mission field is right in your family.

Just Do It

I love the promise of a new year– a fresh start, a second chance. It is a good time for reflection of the year passed, and assessment of it: not to beat ourselves up over disappointments and failures, or brag on ourselves for our successes, but to use the lessons we’ve learned from all of them to help determine our road map for the next year.

I particularly enjoy seeing worksheets and master plans– they give order and manageability to a potentially overwhelming task. And now with Pinterest, I’m in new-year-plan heaven! Therein lies my problem.

As long as I’m obsessing over which plan to use, or what task to give priority to, or how to implement the plan, I’m not DOING anything. I tend to operate at 1 of only 2 speeds: running, usually at work, and laid out on the couch. I have the perfectionistic difficulty of doing something unless I can do it all, preferably in an ordered, scheduled manner.

James tells us to be doers of the Word, and not hearers only. I have to adapt that Scripture to myself. DO it! Don’t wait for the perfect plan or perfect time. If the window is dirty, take 5 minutes and clean it, even if you haven’t dusted and vacuumed, or picked up the rest of the house or even the room. Clean and straighten a single drawer or a shelf, even if it will take a week to get the closet done. Remember, every little helps.

Make plans for 2013. Call them resolutions, or not. But don’t get so hung up on planning that you don’t DO.

Are you planning for the new year? Without a vision, the people perish!

For Unto Us a Child is Born

Today’s link with Exceptionalistic for the 12 Days of Christmas was a no-brainer, and that’s a good thing because with our life around here the last 3 1/2 weeks that’s how much I have to spare! (Fortunately our God works through our weaknesses and infirmities; He uses the foolish and weak things to confound and shame the wise and strong.)  My favorite Christmas Scripture is tied in with the best Christmas song ever– “For unto us a Child is born”, from Handel’s Messiah. I love listening to it; I love singing it; I love playing it. If you’ve never been a fan of Baroque music, give it a listen. Handel weaves the separate vocal lines together so brilliantly, and when they all come together for “WONDERFUL COUNSELOR” it’s just amazing!

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given;
and the government shall be upon his shoulder,
and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor,
Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6

Speech is Not Free

“Speech is not free, and can never be fully refunded.”

(Care to tweet that line?)

One of my (favorite) former students posted this on her Facebook status recently, and it got me to thinking. How very true it is! Once more, I was reminded that, though we live in America and are so fortunate to have many rights, with those rights come responsibility. John Adams, our second President, said it this way:

…this country will be the most miserable habitation in the  New World; because we have no government armed with power  capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality  and religion. Avarice, ambition, revenge, or gallantry, would break the strongest cords of our Constitution as a whale  goes through a net. Our Constitution was made only for a  moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the  government of any other… (See the full text here.)

Our Constitution does not control us unduly, because it’s understood that we will exercise SELF-control. I sometimes get depressed and discouraged, listening to the news and hearing about selfish people demanding their “rights”, regardless of how those “rights” affect other people. I suppose those thugs who demonstrate and spew hate at military funerals have the “right” to do so, but it is still WRONG for them to do it. There is a legal battle going on now in my neighboring town of Kountze, where the high school cheerleaders began painting encouraging Scriptures on the run-through signs (instead of things like “Kill the bears!”) and ONE PERSON got offended and wants it stopped. My two cents says my freedom of religion doesn’t mean you can’t practice your freedom of religion. We are right smack in the Bible belt here in Southeast Texas, and the vast majority of people who attend the games are very supportive of the girls (even before it became such a hot issue). If I were in a predominantly Jewish, or Buddhist, or Muslim community, and the children held up signs with teachings from their Sacred Books, I would not be offended and insist they take them down, or add Christian messages!

But I thing my student was really just talking about zipping her lips. Sometimes we all say things that maybe are right, but are not necessary. What’s the acronym? TRUTH? Is it true? Is it right? Is it ___??? Is it helpful? (I can’t remember or find them all! Help me!) Or as the Bible says in Philippians 4:8, Whatever is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable– if anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think on these things. I don’t think we would be defiling Scripture if we would say SPEAK these things.

So thank God for your rights and freedoms. But don’t take advantage of them and hurt others. Speech is not free.

If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless.

James 1:26

Do You See Me?

Kelly at Exceptionalistic featured a post from Crystal at Serving Joyfully that got me thinking about how often I’ve been working and working, and felt like nobody’s noticed or cared. Then I began thinking, “What’s the point?” Then discouragement reared its ugly head and I was tempted to just quit.

Dearies, that is just what the enemy wants us to think! If he can get us to stop what we’re doing because we’re discouraged– whether it’s providing a stable, creative home for our children, a loving place for our husbands to come home to, or a godly, supportive classroom for our “other” children– it’s as good as if we stop because we’ve become the most filthy, vile reprobate.

I remember hearing Marilyn Meburg speak about this at a Women of Faith conference . The little slave girl Hagar had been so mistreated by her mistress Sarai (of course Hagar wasn’t completely innocent in the relationship either!) that she finally ran away into the wilderness. God met her there (Genesis 16: 7-13):

The angel of the Lord found Hagar near a spring in the desert; … And he said, “Hagar, slave of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going?”… She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,” …

She was rejected by her mistress, whose idea the whole thing was in the first place; abandoned by her master, who had gone along with his wife’s bad idea, and was in a hopeless situation. But God knew the situation, and SAW HER. Sometimes, even more than a solution to our problems, we just need somebody to see us! We humans have an innate need for connection, and I think women in particular do. Some of us need affirmation more than others, and I know when my well is low because I’ve been giving and giving, I need it more than ever!

The building season of our marriage was the hardest. At a time when we both needed extra because we were stretched so thin, we were stretched too thin to give any extra! We had 3 children in 4 years, and Mr X started back to college when they were about 6, 3, and 2. He was working full time and going to classes 2 or 3 nights a week. I was a full-time stay-home mom, teaching piano 3 evenings a week. Those days were very long. Even though we knew the end result would be worth all the sacrifice, it was still a very difficult time. Then after a few years, as he approached the end of his degree, his classes were no longer offered at night, so I began teaching middle school full time and he worked part time, which added a different sort of stress – less money, a new job for me after having been home with children for 11 years, and growing kids of 5, 6, 9.

I dealt with exhaustion and recurrent sinus infections all the time. Mr X dealt with hard math classes, trying to make his work schedule around his school schedule, and probably the guilt of my having to work full time to provide for our family. Our relationship tools weren’t the greatest that early in our marriage. And again, if a marriage is neglected simply because it’s not the biggest fire to put out, it can die just as surely as if somebody’s had an affair.

What have I learned, in retrospect?

• Be oh-so-choosy about what you allow in your life. Choose, very intentionally, how you spend your time. If you don’t keep a tight reign on your schedule, people will add things and it will get out of control before you know what hit you.
• Keep the first things the first things. God. Husband. Children. Then jobs, hobbies, and everything else.
• SEE the people in your life. Let them know you do. When you start the appreciation ball rolling, it’s much more likely to keep rolling and give you what you need.
• Tell your fan club when you need a little extra love. You know you have one.

And finally, remember that your Heavenly Father sees you all the time.

• Isaiah 43:1 … I have called you by name. You are mine.
• John 10:14 … I am the good shepherd. I know my own.
• Psalm 139: 1-5 … Lord, you have examined me and know me. you know everything I do; from far away you understand all my thoughts. You see me, whether I am working or resting; you know all my actions… You are all around me on every side; you protect me with your power… (there’s lots more that is really good; read this whole chapter!)
• Psalm 91:14 … He knows my name.

Who do you see that needs a dose of encouragement?

I Can Do All Things

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Philippians 4:13

This is probably one of the most-quoted Scriptures in America! And yet, how often do the words, “I can’t,” come out of our mouths? “I can’t lose weight.” “I can’t get my schedule under control.” “I can’t seem to get the motivation to exercise.” … (I’m just quoting what I hear at my house; do you say hear those kinds of things too?)

This verse can be misused; it’s not a catch-all magic formula. I can’t be a pro basketball player. I can’t become a Broadway dancer. (Maybe I could have 30 years ago, but not now LOL!) Two things need to be taken into consideration– 1) What does “through Christ” mean exactly? and 2) How does verse 12 fit in?

I heard a sermon recently that said we must emphasize the “through Christ” part of it… Not the “I” or “do” or “things.” I think sometimes we tend to say the verse as a mantra, or superstitiously, like a good luck charm! I know I tend to quote it when my mind is on a difficult “DO!”  But “through Christ” is the key.  And I think WE have to be fully IN Christ in order to claim this promise– steeped in His will. Doing His will. I can do all things that He calls me to do through Christ. (Not necessarily every crazy thing on my schedule, including things I’d like to do, good things, even, but ones that Christ didn’t call me  to do right now!)

Wonderful as this verse is alone, I think the previous one bears examination with it, and when I read them together I get a little different perspective. I particularly like the Amplified version here:

12 I know how to be abased and live humbly in straitened circumstances, and I know also how to enjoy plenty and live in abundance. I have learned in any and all circumstances the secret of facing every situation, whether well-fed or going hungry, having a sufficiency and enough to spare or going without and being in want.
13 I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me [I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who infuses inner strength into me; I am self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency.]

If you read them together, verse 13 seems to be talking more about being content and emotionally ready to face and bear up to difficult circumstances, than to cross things off our to-do lists. And herein lies the heart of the verse: While God does love us and care about the smallest details of our lives, His goal for us is Christ-likeness, and all that it entails: knowing God, loving Him; loving and serving others, etc.– that’s the main thing. The rest is extra.

So when I’m stressing out over my faith or lack thereof regarding weight loss, I have to ask myself– is this something that is “through Christ?” (Healthy weight– yes. “Ideal” weight? Maybe not.) Maybe I should be more concerned with sharing my meals with those in need, than in a special diet for myself. Or spending more time in Bible study, prayer, or fellowship, rather than researching exercise programs (please tell me I’m not the only one who feels like I’ve really done well if I’ve READ about exercising!)

Once more, dearies, I don’t have a good answer for you. Hopefully I’ve offered some food for thought, and some discussion starters! Please chime in and share your take on this great passage, or about any of our Life Lessons from Philippians posts! (Work in Harmony; Be Anxious for Nothing, and Whatever… have been the last 3 Wednesdays’ posts; if you missed them be sure to catch up!)  And remember to visit A Thimble’s Worth of Wisdom and simplyjuliana and their Philippians 4 lessons too!

Thanks so much for joining me in this powerful chapter this month!

He Wasn’t Always My BFF

Where does your husband rank on your BFF scale? Hopefully, he’s at the top. Because love changes as your marriage matures, friendship needs to be constant. Irritations arise; misunderstandings happen; responsibilities will weigh you down; heartbreaks and disappointments will come. But through it all, if you are friends, your marriage has hope!

Today marks the third post in the series Revive Your Marriage, with Sheila, Jennifer, Courtney, and Darlene. (Catch up with Revive Your Prayers and Revive Your Attitude if you missed them!) Today is Revive Your Friendship!

What does “friend” mean to you? It’s different for different people, and understanding that is part of what we have to overcome in marriage. I want a friend with whom I can share the deepest parts of my heart, and that friend will affirm me, feel my pain, encourage me, and then share his or her own heart. In my experience, it’s usually been HER heart! (I’m fortunate to have several really close girlfriends that fit this description!) My bottom line: Share your FEELINGS.

People who are not “into” their emotions, or “touchy-feely” like I’m accused of being, (Could is decribe your husband?) might want a friend who will DO things with them– enjoy the same things that they do. Their bottom line: Share EXPERIENCES. I’ve read that women tend to like relationships to be face-to-face, and men like them shoulder-to-shoulder.

So what’s a wife to do? First, you pray for your husband. Then you check your own attitude! Then you set out to REVIVE YOUR FRIENDSHIP. Don’t wait for him to do it. You do your part, and leave him to God.

I used to be really surprised when couples would divorce after many years of marriage, but now I know what happens: they are busy building a family, building a home, building financial security, building educated children… then suddenly, those “projects” are done. The kids go. The house is paid for. You have enough money. And there is nothing left to work for. You worked on autopilot so long that you forgot why you chose each other in the first place.

As our children were launching out on their own, I spent time worrying about this very thing.  I was afraid that we would have nothing to talk about, nothing in common anymore once they were gone. (I see now that I was guilty of putting my children’s needs ahead of my husband’s, and he sees now that he didn’t give me as much emotional support as he could have. We’ve both improved!) I talked to 2 friends who are a bit older than I, and past my stage of life. (Always have somebody ahead of where you are on your Board of Directors!) Their advice was oh-so-wise, and now I’m passing it on.

• Remember what attracted you in the first place. What did you like to do then? Do those things again. (Sometimes this is not practical because you were in high school, and now you’re too old!)
• Do your everyday chores together- plan meals; go to the grocery store; cook and clean up; build a garden project.
• See if your budget will allow you to do some things you couldn’t do when all those kids were at home! We have traveled quite a bit since our kids left our nest! Mr X also developed an interest in photography, so I’ve gotten him several cameras, and we turn every vacation into a photo op.

And I would add these tidbits:

• If both of you take God’s word seriously, you can put the needs and desires of the other ahead of yourself. Learn to at least tolerate, if not enjoy, what they do! I talked about engaging more in the football games for Mr X, and ending up enjoying it more. I still don’t love football, but I do love my husband, and he loves football, and he loves my going with him. It shows him that I love him. He has been to lots of musicals and choir concerts that he normally wouldn’t have attended, but has gone with me. He has a Goldwing motorcycle that he loves, and he likes to ride long trips and camp out… I give him my blessing to have guy time on these trips, but I’m happy to ride somewhere for lunch!
• Make the effort to DO some things. It doesn’t matter what, just do SOMETHING! When you are so comfortable with each other, it’s easy to slip into the rut of doing the same thing every day, not connecting with each other, not challenging each other to grow as people.
• Develop couple friends– Share new experiences with other people. Don’t wait till your house is perfect; have them over after church one night for sandwiches! (Visit Sandy at The Reluctant Entertainer for some great inspiration!)
• And finally, as always is always the best advice, see what God’s Word has to say about friendship:

John 15:13 Greater love has no one that this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friend.

We are seldom asked to die for our spouses (though mine has assured me, and I believe him, that he would take a bullet for me!), but the more important thing is to lay down our lives in servanthood to our spouses. To put their needs and desires about our own.

Proverbs 17:17 A friend loves at all times…

(not just when everything is going well and you actually LIKE your spouse! “Like” comes and goes, but “love” is there all the time.)

1 Samuel 18:1 … the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

I love this description of a soul-deep friendship.

Make friendship with your husband your top priority this week. Let Auntie Em know how I can help.

Work in Harmony- Philippians 4: 2-3

TeeKay from A Thimbleful of Wisdom, Juliana from simplyjuliana, and I are teaming up to do a series on Philippians every Wednesday in September. Look for us next Wednesday when we write about Phil. 4:4-7, Be Anxious for Nothing!

Apparently, there was trouble, not in River City, but in Philippi. Two women well known for their work on behalf of the Lord had fallen into a serious disagreement, one so serious that news of it had reached Paul in his (traditionally believed to be) Roman prison, over 600 miles away! Here’s what Paul says to the people of the Philippian church, and particularly to a loyal “ yoke-fellow” about the troublesome dispute (“Syzygus” could be a proper name, or a generic one.):

(The Message) I urge Euodia and Syntyche to iron out their differences and make up. God doesn’t want his children holding grudges. (3) And, oh, yes, Syzygus, since you’re right there to help them work things out, do your best with them. These women worked for the Message hand in hand with Clement and me, and with the other veterans- worked as hard as any of us. Remember, their names are also in the Book of Life.

The Holman Christian Standard translates it like this: … to agree in the Lord.

The Good News Translation says … I beg you, try to agree as sisters in the Lord.

The King James Version says … be of the same mind in the Lord.

And the Amplified words it this way: … I entreat and advise [the women] to agree and to work in harmony in the Lord.

In a world that seems to be more and more polarized over every possible disagreement, from opinions on gay marriage to who should be the next American Idol, Christians simply cannot afford to let disagreements separate them. Jesus said the rock of declaring him the Christ, the Son of the living God would be the foundation of His church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it. The thief on the cross asked Jesus to save him, and the Lord told him that he would be with Him in Paradise that very day. Nowhere did Christ address types of music, what to eat or drink, or how often to take the Lord’s supper.

Different denominations sprang up because of different interpretations of the Bible, and I believe, different ways people like to worship. Guess what? Jesus is there, whether you sing “high church” hymns with a pipe organ and a choir in robes; praise choruses with electric instruments, lights, and video screens; Southern gospel acappella; or anything else.

I personally believe that the Bible is God’s word and inerrant. Christ’s Virgin birth, His death on a Roman cross and Resurrection are plain, obvious, and unarguable. But I also believe that Jesus spoke figuratively sometimes, like when He said He was the Vine (John 15:5) and the door (John 10:9). Likewise, I believe that some of Scripture addresses PRINCIPLES of living (like women dressing modestly) through instructions specific to the culture in which it was written. However, I would never argue that my understanding of or personal conviction about these type passages are the ONLY way to interpret them.

We don’t know what kind of disagreement the two ladies were having. It could have been the 1^st Century equivalent of who played the piano or the color of the carpet. It could have been that one was getting more recognition and the other’s feelings were hurt. Perhaps they disagreed over how to handle an issue in their church, or how to spend their mission money. But it doesn’t matter. Our enemy loves it when we get our eyes off God and His purposes. (And look how many eyes were on these two.) Satan will use anything he can to get our focus off where it needs to be. And you know that unbelievers know exactly how we are supposed to act, and can spot our failings a mile away. It just gives them another excuse why they don’t want any part of our Christianity.

I believe the secret to keeping harmony among Christians lies in the KJV verse 3—Be of the same mind in Christ. I Corintians 2:16 says “… we have the mind of Christ.” What does that look like?

Love (Ephesians 5:2 … as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us…”) Jesus showed love to everyone, from the most socially acceptable to the lowliest leper and Samaritan woman.

Humility (Philippians 2:8 “… He humbled Himself… unto death…”) Christ, Who had every reason to be raised above all things, became servant to humanity, even to His betrayer Judas; foreshadowing His ultimate humility demonstrated by His sacrificial death on our behalf.

Compassion –He wept.

He healed.

He brought dead children back to life.

He forgave.

Prayer- Even though He WAS God, Jesus spoke to God, both privately and publicly.

Good works ( Acts 10:38) He went about doing good. If the qualities of love, humility, and compassion had stopped in His mind, they wouldn’t have done any good. He kept Himself in tune with God through prayer, and then was a conduit for God’s grace and love to others through His good works.

So, my Christian brothers and sisters, I urge you to focus on the big things: the Good News of Christ, and sharing His love with our world. Don’t let our details separate us. Let’s show the world that we have something wonderful, better than all the squabbling and fighting that they see every day on highways and on TV. Let’s show them Christ.

Upcoming Series– Life Lessons from Philippians 4

 

 

September 1st…Summer is over, so it’s time to get back to “school!”

 

 

Have you ever felt you needed a life coach? A little help in your relationships with family members? Your thoughts? Your insecurities?

 

Help is on the way!

 

Every Wednesday in the month of September, my friends Teekay at A Thimble’s Worth of Wisdom, Juliana at simplyjuliana, and I are teaming up to do a series on Philippians 4. Each Wednesday we will all write on these topics.

Sept 5- Work in Harmony (Philippians 4:2-3)

Sept 12- Be anxious for nothing (Philippians 4:4-7)

Sept 19-Whatever.. (Philippians 4:8)

Sept 26- I can do all things (Philippians 4:13)

 

Please join us as we share three different aspects of the same Scriptures. As we go, share your thoughts with us in the comments, or write your own post and link us to it!