The day with dianne Louise

By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvellous glory and excellence. 2 Peter 1:3 NLT https://bible.com/bible/116/2pe.1.3.NLT We have all we need. 'I don't feel like it!' You might say. We are called to walk by faith, not feelings. Jesus promised us His Holy Spirit and it is this powerhouse that we dr aw from. Knowing we have the power is all we need. Romans 8 tells us that the mind of the Spirit is life and peace. Walking in the Spirit is walking in God's power by faith. It is saying:' I believe you gave me the power Lord and I will step into it.' Amen!

By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvellous glory and excellence. 2 Peter 1:3 NLT https://bible.com/bible/116/2pe.1.3.NLT What is a godly life? What does God require of us? To love mercy and justice and walk humbly with our God. Jesus said: 'The just shall live by faith.' So, faith is how we appropriate all that God has for us: health, freedom from the flesh, protection, provision of our needs. Jesus told us to abide in Him and He would abide in us. Jesus taught us to pray, to forgive, and to do good to our enemies. Nowhere did He tells us to live for ourselves, in fact, He told us to take up our cross and follow Him. A good start don't you think? Amen!

By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvellous glory and excellence. 2 Peter 1:3 NLT https://bible.com/bible/116/2pe.1.3.NLT We have all we need. 'I don't feel like it!' You might say. We are called to walk by faith, not feelings. Jesus promised us His Holy Spirit and it is this powerhouse that we dr aw from. Knowing we have the power is all we need. Romans 8 tells us that the mind of the Spirit is life and peace. Walking in the Spirit is walking in God's power by faith. It is saying:' I believe you gave me the power Lord and I will step into it.' Amen!

“In a word, what I’m saying is, Grow up. You’re kingdom subjects. Now live like it. Live out your God-created identity. Live generously and graciously toward others, the way God lives toward you.” Matthew 5:48 MSG https://bible.com/bible/97/mat.5.48.MSG When we are childish, we are selfish and when we are selfish we think about ourselves and have a 'me first', attitude. When things do not go our way we lash out and say and do things we should not. We act immature. Mature people in God know how to live in His love, the love of self is not in them. The kingdom of God is not about self but dying to self and taking up our crosses, daily. We are to become Christlike, who lay down His life for us all, good, bad and ugly bad. Lay it down! Amen!

But you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect. Matthew 5:48 NLT https://bible.com/bible/116/mat.5.48.But In the Orthodox Jewish Bible the word 'perfect' is translated 'complete'. This I understand as I seek wholeness or completion. God is not fractured. He does not have gaping holes in His persona. There are no imperfections in Him. I want this for myself. How am I made complete? At present, I am attempting to put together a jigsaw puzzle. It is most difficult and there are still areas that need to find their mates. The mates are present but broken and need-finding. I am that jigsaw puzzle. By the power of the Holy Spirit, I will be made whole. It is not magical but happens as I lean in, in faith. Amen!

As the Scriptures say, “People are like grass; their beauty is like a flower in the field. The grass withers and the flower fades. 1 Peter 1:24 NLT https://bible.com/bible/116/1pe.1.24.As Feeling like dry withered grass? Soak in God's presence. He alone is good. I like a hot tub after a lot of physical work. If I can't get the hot tub a shower must suffice. However, I'd rather a tub anyway. A shower of Gods presence is wonderful but a tub full, majestic. Choose a deep healing soak. Amen!

All flesh is like grass and all its glory like a flower of the grass. The grass withers and the flower falls, 1 Peter 1:24 HCSB https://bible.com/bible/72/1pe.1.24.HCSB I see people from my era, especially musicians and actresses, withering on the vine. They represent me and my age group. As much as we long to keep our youth, it fades. However, there is a life in me and a beauty that grows daily. As I live in the Spirit and allow His glory to shine I am changed from glory to glory. May His glory shine. I look at my mum and her photos from her youth and see the change. Beauty and freshness we're there once. The world was her oyster once. Now she struggles to walk. We do wither and fade yet eternity is ours. Praise God there is eternity to come! What joy!