Category: Growth Process

For the past two decades I have been journaling during my quiet time.  Recently I started to feel like I should go back and review those journals and type out the lessons. There are many things that I have learned over the years that are engrained in my life, they have become part of who I am. There are some lessons, that like the parable of the seed, fell on bad ground.  At the time in my life I was not in a place that those seeds could take root.  I need to be reminded of those so that I can continue to grow.
There are some lesson that I am still learning.  Things I know that God continues to show me time and time again, like the children of Israel because I need them to move forward in my journey.   I need to review them so I can move forward.
These journals are not in order.  I will do my best to date them as they happened, even if they are not typed in that order.  I am hopeful that my journey may help others.  Help others to see:

It is okay to start somewhere.
That God meets us right where we are
He speaks to us in a way that we can understand.
Sometimes it comes in waves and other times in a single sentence.

For me, I grew up in church but never learned about a personal relationship with a heavenly Father that loves me.  I could quote the scriptures and tell the stories, but they were just that words and stories.  I had to start with learning lessons in general.  Grand ideas found in the scripture that were applicable to lives in general.  Then I started to learn how to apply them to my own life.  Now I am able to help others learn to apply the lessons to their life.  If nothing else, I hope that it helps you to grow in faith because for the most part, the person who wrote these journals, is a life transformed.  Below you will find writings from these journals.

He Chose Me Anyway

Passage - (To God's chosen people) chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and set apart by the Spirit for obeying Yeshua the Messiah and for sprinkling with his blood: Grace and shalom be yours in full measure. 1 Peter 1:2 Restated in my own words - God chose us knowing the Holy Spirit set us apart... Continue Reading →

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Strange Teaching

Passage - Do not be carried away by various strange teachings; for what is good is for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods. People who have made these the focus of their lives have not benefited thereby. Hebrews 13:9 Restated in my words - There will be some led away by... Continue Reading →

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Power Revealed

Passage - With this in view, we always pray for you that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill by his power every good purpose of yours and every action stemming from your trust. In this way, the name of our Lord Yeshua will be glorified in you, and you in... Continue Reading →

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Raised in Christ

Passage - That is, God raised us up with the Messiah Yeshua and seated us with him in heaven, in order to exhibit in the ages to come how infinitely rich is his grace, how great is his kindness toward us who are united with the Messiah Yeshua. Ephesians 2:6-7 Restated in my own words -... Continue Reading →

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Watered Down

Passage -  I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, Galatians 1:6 Restated in my own words - Paul was shocked that people were turning from the Gospel of Grace to some distorted version of the gospel. Application to my life... Continue Reading →

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Foundations of Building

Passage - According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds on it. 1 Corinthians 3:10 Restated in my own words - With the Grace God gave me, I lay... Continue Reading →

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Right Standing through Grace

Passage - All this happened so that just as sin ruled by means of death, so also grace might rule through causing people to be considered righteous, so that they might have eternal life, through Yeshua the Messiah, our Lord. Romans 5:21 Restated in my own words - Send leads to death, but Grace rules... Continue Reading →

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Spread Grace

Passage -  But the free gift is not like the offence. For if, because of one man’s offence, many died, then how much more has God’s grace, that is, the gracious gift of one man, Yeshua the Messiah, overflowed to many! Romans 5:15 Restated in my own words - God's Grace is a free gift... Continue Reading →

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His Grace, His Glory

Passage -  Also through him and on the ground of our trust, we have gained access to this grace in which we stand; so let us boast about the hope of experiencing God’s glory. Romans 5:2 Restated in my own words - Through Jesus and the grounds of our trust in Him, we have gained... Continue Reading →

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Trust Through Grace

Passage - When he made plans to cross over into Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote the talmidim there to welcome him. On arrival, he greatly helped those who through grace had come to trust; Acts 18:27 Restated in my own words - Apollo made plans to go to the Achaia and when he arrived others... Continue Reading →

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