Nov 09

What’s up with the May’s

Posted by Jody | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 09-11-2008

Just wanted to update family and friends on what’s going on with the fam. and house.  Be in prayer for us because we are hoping we can use the existing well instead of having to drill a new one.  We should hopefully find out this week.  They should start putting the siding on this week and finish up the outside.  As for the family we had a great Halloween.

We hung out with some neighbors, one of which is George Wright who is the Lead Pastor at Cedar Crest Church.  If your in the Acworth area you should check it out.  We got to do a Hay Ride (which Avery pronounces Hay Wide) and get a ton of candy.  It was cold and the leaves are in full change up here.  It is beautiful.

Happy 6th B-Day Baylee!
May Family on the Hay Ride.
Didn’t get out of the fifties the week of Halloween.
The local crew about to hit the streets.
Home at last, been a long night.
“I can’t feel my hands!”
Roof is done.
Looking out from the front porch.
View from the backside.

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Nov 07

Discovering God’s Will pt. 3

Posted by Jody | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 07-11-2008

So, we have the Providential Will of God (those things you don’t have to pray for) and the Moral Will of God (the dos and donts).  When we keep these as our boundaries it helps us to see the

3.  The Personal Will of God

This is that area where we question, should I marry this person, should I take this job, should we buy that house and so on.  We find an example in I Cor. where Paul relates about the personal will of God for his life.
I Corinthians 1:1 “This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Sosthenes.” NLT

Paul felt that he was suppose to be an apostle, it was not a calling for everyone but he felt that this was something for him.  Here is another verse you probably will not want to memorize:

I Peter 4:19
“19 So if you are suffering according to God’s will, keep on doing what is right, and trust yourself to the God who made you, for He will never fail you.” NLT

Some Christ Followers are called on to suffer according to the will of God.  It is not the most uplifting news for you and I but there is a purpose for it and there are many other verses like this in the Bible.  But all of the life decisions like jobs, living situations, and relationships, etc.. all fall under the personal will of God.

Now, this next point is very important and you need to understand this in order for the next few blogs to mean anything to you.  Pray over this and ask Him to show this to you.

“The more familiar you become with the providential will of God, and the more obedient you become to the moral will of God, the easier it will be for you to discover the personal will of God.”

We will look at that a little bit more in depth next time.

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Nov 07

Discovering God’s Will pt. 2

Posted by Jody | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 07-11-2008

Ok so last week we started out with understanding God’s Providential Will.  That is the things that He is going to do anyway.  Now we are going to look at the other boundary line which is the Moral Will of God.

2.  The moral will of God.

These are the things that God has given us all as commands.  These are the shalt not’s and you will do’s.  Let’s take for example:

I Thessalonians 4:3-5 “3 God wants you to be holy, so you should keep clear of all sexual sin. 4 Then each of you will control your body and live in holiness and honor-5 not in lustful passion as the pagans do, in their ignorance of God and his ways.” NLT
Well that’s pretty self explanatory :)

Here is another verse that we probably do not want to memorize:
I Peter 2:13 & 17 “13 For the Lord’s sake, accept all authority-the king as head of state, 14 and the officials he has appointed… “17 Show respect for everyone. Love your Christian brothers and sisters.* Fear God. Show respect for the king.” NLT

In other words obey those in authority over you.  I wonder how many of us have a hard time figuring out the Will of God when it’s in black and white and in front of us.  How many of us out there speed?  Or how about those of us there that are hiding a little something from the IRS?
All throughout scriptures we find the basic moral will of God, the dos and do nots.  So here it is…..The more familiar we become with the moral will of God the more we are able to discern the third aspect of God’s will and that is:

Oh well, wait till next time :)

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