...it is important to realize that faith and repentance are not confined to the beginning of the Christian life. They are rather attitudes of the heart that continue throughout our lives as Christians. Each day there should be a heartfelt repentance for sins that we have committed, and faith in Christ to provide for our needs and to empower us to live the Christian life. - Wayne Grudem
The faith by which a believer daily lives is not specifically different...from the faith required of every man for his salvation. The life of faith is only the continued repetition...of those exercises by which we first received Christ...as our God and Savior. - Charles Hodge
oh the days are full of learning...we have not yet arrived...our walk is a continuous restructuring of how we view grace and mercy and what that looks like in our daily lives...today i was blown away again with how i let sin creep into my life in the little things...and how i need to practice going to God immediately so as not to propel those thoughts down further and deeper. i have been kind of living a "just do it" Christianity that does not leave me with a lot of deep inner joy. i crave God in a whole new way. i don't want to play in my puddles of grace...i want to jump in His ocean that He has provided for me...sin robs us, beats us, and leaves us for 1/2 dead and i know that i have the reputation of being alive...but i have been 1/2 dead and now that i am finding my purpose again...i am becoming more and more alive each day...learning to live in the grace based community of my family and those around me
my goal is to be able to spend and be spent for the nations and still have that inner joy
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Such truth! Thank you Jesus for planting us in places where we are safe to grow in grace. We are right there with you Mo!
Greg and I are planning to be in the Colorado Springs area by the 23rd or 24th of July. We are driving the 20 trip, so times and dates are tentative, and you well know.
Would we be able to see you all?
We are planning on camping some if we can camp close to you all just let us know.
The conferenc we are going to with OC runs from the 25-27th with evenings more free.
We just really want to connect with you all!
email me at work at jmevans@campbellsville.edu
or call us at: 270-403-4389
We want to come and bless you all...hear your stories, see your kids, I'd love for you to meet Greg.
That is if a visit would be a blessing. Sometimes, honestly, it just isn't, and we understand that.
We don't know what the internship gives you freedom to do.
Bless you all!
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