Growing

I'm Thankful

Dear Friends
Here we are, the week of Thanksgiving. What a wonderful holiday to start off our holiday season, a time to reflect and give thanks. I have so much to be thankful for and I’m blessed to have the opportunity right now to think about it. Please if you’re reading this grab a pen and paper and join me.
I’m thankful
that God in his Sovereignty wanted me to have a personal relationship with Him
that he wants to use me every day
that daily his mercy, grace and power are available me
that he continues to forgive and restore
that His Spirit is actively encouraging, instructing, convicting and teaching me
that His word can powerfully change my life
that every trial that He brings into my life is for my good and a strengthening to my faith and the faith of others
that I know the outcome of my life, I’m going to heaven
that I live in a country where I’m free to call myself a Christian and lead us others to Him
that this holiday season the greatest gifts I will receive are all from him
James 1:17 “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows”

What real joy comes from simply stopping and thinking about what is true. I hope if you started your list with me that you will continue on. Next week I will share a way to remain thankful throughout this blessed season.

In Him, Eileen
My parents ranch where I will be spending Thanksgiving Day (pictured above)

Welcome

Dear friends

Welcome to this little blog. It wasn’t long ago I wouldn’t have had any idea what a blog was since I’m in the “over 50 group “ but I’m going to give it a try. I’m always open to a new way to share the joy of growing in our relationship with God. I’m hoping to weekly encourage you and challege you. Let’s just take a moment to look at what the Bible says about growing.

Col 2:6 sums it up well....And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to live in obedience to him. 7Let your roots grow down into him and draw up nourishment from him, so you will grow in faith, strong and vigorous in the truth you were taught.

Ephesians 4:15 But speaking the truth in love, let us grow in every way into Him who is the head--Christ.

To grow, a verb meaning evolve, increase, mature, build, produce, become, flourish, unfold, develop, abound and so on. If we are going to grow we have to have a life source and that is Christ. We can’t grow spiritually apart from him. Is it your desire to flourish and mature? Your roots must find their nourishment in Him. Roots grow where no one else sees. You must choose to come spend time alone with Him reading and studying His words, listening and talking to Him. If you want to have deep roots you need to find your own “potting shed” and meet the master gardener there. It is my desire to encourage you along the way.

Looking forward to growing roots together,
Eileen