meaniemommie

me = broken; GOD = not broken

JESUS = mediator, so the broken (me) can have relationship with the not broken (GOD)

John 8:32 (ESV)

Protected in Love

I misread this, or so I thought, at first. I read "protected in love" instead id "perfected in love". But I think GOD wanted me to read it the way I did. My Heavenly Father has perfected love for me,…

1 John 4:18 (ESV)

temptation

Temptation may look harmless ,but it leads you further from god.satan can tempt you to make bad choices.

betrayal and Love

I believe this verse shows that Jesus loved Judas Iscariot even though He knew Judas was going to betray him. Just like He knew how I would betray Him! He died for Me. Jesus didn't die because of Judas,…

John 13:1 (ESV)

Not There

We know Jesus loved Lazarus, yet allowed him to die, even though he didn't need to be there to cure him. Jesus, even though He'd done many miraculous hearings by this time, still had to prove who He was…

John 11:15 (ESV)

Always Time

My time is always here to reflect Jesus. He will come again, and we don't know when, but I know when my time is, and it's now. Today, tomorrow and always, until Jesus comes to take me home, and the more…

John 7:6 (ESV)

separate from God?

I don't think my trials separate me from God, I think they bring me closer. Jesus ca,e here and went through more than I'll ever dream of having to endure, even in my worst nightmares. So it's not like…

Romans 8:35 (ESV)

Timely (of course)

Yesterday I found out I have a stress fracture in my heel. I have a job where I walk almost all day, and am a single parent of two teenage boys. One of them is disabled and in a power wheelchair - not…

Psalm 119:71 (MSG)

Jesus wept

I don't think Jesus wept because He was sad his friend has died, I think He was sad because of his anger over the unbelief of the crowd. Hadn't they seen enough, even yet?

John 11:33 (MSG), John 11:34 (MSG), John 11:35 (MSG), John 11:36 (MSG), John 11:37 (MSG)

wildflowers

I think the wildflowers are beautiful because they do what God out them on earth to do, and nothing more. Nothing less, but nothing more. God put me here for a purpose, and I've made myself less. Beautiful…

Matthew 6:30 (MSG)

JESUS is GOD, I am a child of GOD, so I ...

JESUS is GOD, I am a child of GOD, so I could be taken in HIS arms and blessed, too! As a matter of fact, I am taken in HIS arms and blessed by HIM several times a day.

Mark 10:16 (ESV)

bearing the Seed

Are my tears the seed to be sown? Is there sorrow in my life so others can see that I still have joy and peace? When people ask about the troubles, tell me I must be strong, and I say "No, I'm weak, but…

Psalm 126:6 (ESV)

Alone

JESUS was praying alone, and HIS disciples were with HIM. I wonder what HE was praying about and hearing from his FATHER to make HIM suddenly ask who people said HE was? Is it possible HE was questioning…

Luke 9:18 (ESV)

Modern Idols

What do I think of when I first wake up? That's my idol. What do I pay attention to when I get home? That's my idol. What do I look at when I'm at church? Am I listening thinking about how people are…

Ezekiel 14:3 (NET)

First Love

When I first met JESUS almost eleven years ago, I was on fire! I wanted to tell everyone and read and study almost all the time. I was like a hungry baby. Now I've grown lukewarm. How do I get back? How…

Revelation 2:4 (ESV)

Training for War

Military basic training was a little like training for war. I fired an M-16, I learned how to put on a gas mask, with tear gas already around me. That was not scary. I never expected to use that knowledge.…

Psalm 144:1 (ESV)

modern sacrifice

What vestal sacrifice shall I bind to the horns of the altar? My pride in all I think I do myself (when really everything is given to me by my FATHER and can be taken away at any moment)? The possessions…

Psalm 118:27 (ESV)

looking back

Sometimes I look back on my past and think about how much fun I used to have. In the physical. And I think I'd like to have that again. Bit then I remember how tortured and unhappy I was in my soul.y…

Hebrews 11:15 (ESV)

The Rain

I think the rain is the Holy Spirt falling down on me. Will I produce a useful crop? Or as in the next verse will I produce thorns and thistles? Like the fields get the same rain, people get the same…

Hebrews 6:7 (ESV)

understanding

Is this the secret to knowing what GOD wants me to do? Isn't that what I've been told for the last eleven years? Where is the "sanctuary of GOD? Is it in church? No. If GOD lives in me, then HIS sanctuary…

Psalm 73:16 (ESV)

change on the inside

GOD doesn't want me to act like I've changed. HE wants me to change! A change on the inside (a step toward CHRIST) will automatically show on the outside, where an act, like any other lie, is hard to…

Joel 2:13 (ESV)

Pursuit Of...

If I pursue all these things; righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, what else will I have time for? Certainly not the idols I pursue now - tv, computer games, the junk I have all over…

1 Timothy 6:11 (ESV)

Self Indulgence

This makes me sad, because it's what I am. It certainly explains a lot. I love getting my Rhema every day, but this one is hard to hear. I am self indulgent, therefore I am dead while I'm still alive.…

1 Timothy 5:6 (ESV)

Lead by example

This says to me, if I walk with GOD, and live and love like the Bible says to, some people will be saved. What an awesome and scary responsibility. On the flip side, if I don't live and love like the…

1 Timothy 4:16 (ESV)

Expectant Prayer

Elisha already knew his prayers would be answered because he knew he prayed "according to GOD's will". He was so full of the Holy Spirit. What if I could be that in time with GOD? Not that I would know…

2 Kings 6:17 (ESV)