Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Sunshine Or Shadows...
Friday, January 27, 2023
Cooking and Baking And Cleaning For Jesus...
~Strawberry Jam~
Little Things Can Change The Home...
Discouragement is a tool of the devil...
Keeping your kitchen, cozy, clean and smelling delicious;
Is a ministry to yourself and others!
Keep the stove HOT!
I see many women who are not growing in their journey.
Our homes and relationships are not functioning very well!
There has been such emotional stress in these last few years.
Many have become weary and tired and a bit bored.
May I say this to you today as I have just experienced this myself.
We must take stock of where we are and why!
We must find our happy place that is filled with purpose and joy.
Self reflection can be very healthy as long as we don't look
at just the negative stuff.
We are always having to push and revamp our hearts and homes.
We can even get discouraged just being on all the social media.
Why?
Because we are all different and in different seasons of life.
You must take each day and do something inspiring or creative.
We must show kindness and affection!
I am getting up a little earlier to do my Bible Study and prayer.
And making a plan to do something within my home!
I plan to change out my tablecloth in the kitchen!
I have been in the process of making up a sourdough starter this last week.
It has been interesting watching videos and talking to others about it.
It smells wonderful, I plan on making some pancakes for breakfast today.
Also want to try my hand at some English muffins.
Make an easy meal for dinner tonight!
Make your meals with simple ingredients.
I hope to share a few things I am doing around the Estate.
This is the home God gave me!
May I glorify God in what I set my hand to!
I am tired of allowing the ungodly to dictate my life or joy I feel.
Everything we do has value when we do it with the right attitude and heart!
Lord Of All Pots And Pans
Lord of all pots and pans and things,Since I have no time to be
A Saint by doing lovely things
Or watch late with Thee,
Or dreaming in the dawnlight
Or storming heavens gates,
Make me a saint by getting meals
And washing up the plates.
Thou who didst love to give men food
In room or by the sea,
Accept this service that I do--
I do it unto Thee.
Author Unknown
Cooking and cleaning unto the Lord...
Blessings To Each Of You Sweet Sisters!!
I do hope you feel encouraged and ready to do
Something that brings you peace and contentment!
Hugs, Roxy
~God is our refuge and strength~
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
You Can Be A Proverbs 31 Woman At Any Age...
Hold On! You Can Do This With Grace
~In her hand she holds the distaff and grasp the spindle with her fingers~
Hymn to a Good Wife10-31 A good woman is hard to find,and worth far more than diamonds.Her husband trusts her without reserve,and never has reason to regret it.Never spiteful, she treats him generouslyall her life long.She shops around for the best yarns and cottons,and enjoys knitting and sewing.She’s like a trading ship that sails to faraway placesand brings back exotic surprises.She’s up before dawn, preparing breakfastfor her family and organizing her day.She looks over a field and buys it,then, with money she’s put aside, plants a garden.First thing in the morning, she dresses for work,rolls up her sleeves, eager to get started.She senses the worth of her work,is in no hurry to call it quits for the day.She’s skilled in the crafts of home and hearth,diligent in homemaking.She’s quick to assist anyone in need,reaches out to help the poor.She doesn’t worry about her family when it snows;their winter clothes are all mended and ready to wear.She makes her own clothing,and dresses in colorful linens and silks.Her husband is greatly respectedwhen he deliberates with the city fathers.She designs gowns and sells them,brings the sweaters she knits to the dress shops.Her clothes are well-made and elegant,and she always faces tomorrow with a smile.When she speaks she has something worthwhile to say,and she always says it kindly.She keeps an eye on everyone in her household,and keeps them all busy and productive.Her children respect and bless her;her husband joins in with words of praise:“Many women have done wonderful things,but you’ve outclassed them all!”Charm can mislead and beauty soon fades.The woman to be admired and praisedis the woman who lives in the Fear-of-God.Give her everything she deserves!Adorn her life with praises! Message Version
Strength and Dignity Are Her Clothing
Remember She Always Speaks With Kindness...
Remember Charm can mislead and beauty fades!
Learn to shop for your best deals and price.
Always organize your day
(Just do Something)
You don't have to sew your own clothes;
But get dressed for your work day;
"But look nice"
Ask YOURSELF
Can others trust you?
Hold your tongue, just because you thought it,
Does not mean you should say it!
She opens he mouth with wisdom,
and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue!
~Let your words be like honey, for you may have to eat them~
"The woman to be admired and praised
Is the woman who lives in the fear-of-God"
May we all strive to be this kind of woman at every stage of life.
Blessings, Roxy
Living From glory To Glory
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Saturday, February 15, 2020
The Video Called American Gospel Christ Alone...
Sunday, January 20, 2019
How The Full Moon Affects Me...
This little radio is the coolest thing ever!
I bought mine on Amazon in NKJV
I think we always need to be aware of how different seasons and situations
Affect our body chemistry.
Taking all things in stride...
Ebb and Flow
Nature does affect us and we should always consider how,
Rainy days and windy days make us feel.
Sunshine and blue skies and all is right!
But snow storms, thunderstorms
And Full Moons
Yikes
But just rest on this;
This too shall pass...
Tonight The Moon Is Full
Sweet Dreams
Always, Roxy
Thursday, December 27, 2018
Beware Of A Wandering Heart...
Sunday, July 29, 2018
Just a Closer Walk With Thee...
"Just A Closer Walk With Thee
Living From Glory To Glory"
Saturday, March 31, 2018
Redemption...
Friday, September 22, 2017
Anxiety Verses Faith...
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
The Ministry Of Kindness Is A Real Ministry...
Blessings, Roxy
Friday, March 10, 2017
Learning To Take Responsibility No Matter How Beautiful Or Pretty...
Blessings, Living From Glory To Glory
Thursday, February 16, 2017
I Never Promised You A Rose Garden, How To Disagree And NOT Fight...
Do You have some of your own words of wisdom for dealing
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Disciplines Of A Godly Woman...
Sunday, June 19, 2016
The Continental Divide Of Theology
Through the western regions of North America, there runs an imaginary geographic line that determines the flow of streams into oceans. It is known as the Continental Divide. Ultimately, precipitation falling on the east side of this great divide will flow into the Atlantic Ocean. Likewise, water falling on the western slopes of this line will surge in the opposite direction until it finally empties into the Pacific Ocean. Needless to say, a vast continent separates these immense bodies of water. It is seemingly far-fetched to ponder that a raindrop falling atop a mountain in Colorado will flow to the Pacific, while another drop, falling but a short distance away, will flow into the Atlantic. Nevertheless, once the water pours down on a particular side of this great divide, its path is determined and its direction is unchangeable.
Geography is not the only place we find a great divide. There is a high ground that runs through church history as well—a Continental Divide of theology. This great divide of doctrine separates two distinctly different streams of thought that flow in opposite directions. To be specific, this determinative high ground is one’s theology of God, man, and salvation. This is the highest of all thought, and it divides all doctrine into two schools. Historically, these two ways of thinking about God and His saving grace have been called by various names. Some have identified them as Augustinianism and Pelagianism. Others have named them Calvinism and Arminianism. Still others have defined them as Reformed and Catholic, while others have used the terms predestination and free will. But by whatever name, these streams are determined by the Continental Divide of theology.
This metaphorical divide differs from the geographical Continental Divide in one key respect. Whereas streams flowing west and east of the Rocky Mountains descend gradually to the plains and lowlands where they meet the oceans, the terrain on the two sides of the doctrinal divide is quite different. On one side we find solid highlands of truth. On the other side there are precipitous slopes of half-truths and full error.
Over the centuries, seasons of reformation and revival in the church have come when the sovereign grace of God has been openly proclaimed and clearly taught. When a high view of God has been infused into the hearts and minds of God’s people, the church has sat on the elevated plateaus of transcendent truth. This lofty ground is Calvinism—the high ground for the church. The lofty truths of divine sovereignty provide the greatest and grandest view of God. The doctrines of grace serve to elevate the entire life of the church. The great Princeton theologian Benjamin Breckenridge Warfield, writing more than a century ago, perceptively noted, “The world should realize with increased clearness that Evangelicalism stands or falls with Calvinism.” At first glance, this stunning statement may appear to be an exaggeration, even hyperbole. But the more it is weighed, the more one discerns that evangelicalism—that part of the body of Christ that rightly adheres to the inerrancy of Scripture, the total depravity of man, and the sovereignty of God in all aspects of life—always needs the doctrines of sovereign grace to anchor it to the high ground. For without the theological teachings of Reformed truth concerning God’s sovereignty in man’s salvation, the church is weakened and made vulnerable, soon to begin an inevitable decline into baser beliefs, whether she realizes it or not.
Whenever the church becomes increasingly man-centered, she begins the downhill slide, often without recovery, and always to her detriment. Once yielding the high ground of Calvinism, a self-absorbed church puts its full weight onto the slippery slope of Arminianism, resulting in a loss of its foundational stability. Tragically, however, the descent rarely stops there. Historically, man-centered doctrine has served only as a catalyst for an even greater fall.
Rappelling down the slippery slopes of Arminianism, one is soon to find the church sinking deeper and deeper into a murky quagmire of heretical ideas. Such a descent inevitably gives way to liberalism, the utter rejection of the absolute authority of Scripture. From liberalism—given enough time— the church always plunges yet lower into ecumenism, that deadly philosophy that embraces all religions as having some part of the truth. Continuing this downward spiral, the church plummets into universalism, the damning belief that all men eventually will be saved. Yet worse, universalism gives way to agnosticism, a degenerate view that one cannot even know whether there is a God. Finally, the church falls into the deepest abyss—the hellish flames of atheism, the belief that there is no God.
Never has the need been greater for the truths of sovereign grace to be firmly established in the church. Her thinking about God desperately needs to be flowing in the right direction. As the church thinks, so she worships; and, as the church worships, so she lives, serves, and evangelizes. The church’s right view of God and the outworking of His grace gives shape to everything that is vital and important. The church must recapture her lofty vision of God and, thereby, be anchored to the solid rock of His absolute supremacy in all things. Only then will the church have a God-centered orientation in all matters of ministry. This, I believe, is the desperate need of the hour.
This excerpt is adapted from Foundations Of Graceby Steven J. Lawson.
Resource The Continental Divide of Theology (http://www.ligonier.org/blog/continental-divide-theology/), Copyright 2016 by Steven J. Lawson, Ligonier Ministries (http://www.ligonier.org)