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I would love to invite you into my home to have a cup of tea with me. We could sit in my sunny kitchen and talk about all the things that are going on in our lives. I could share with you the news I hear from my grown daughters. How my grandkids are growing. We could laugh together over the funny things that they have said. It would be fun to share the ins and outs of our family life, and talk about our latest creative projects. We could share what God has been teaching us, in our personal lives, and encourage each other on this walk of faith. We could pray together, laugh together, and even cry together. Since most of us will never be able to sit down together face to face, I would like to invite you to join me here. So come on in and have a cup of tea with me.

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Joy

Joy

About Me

Crossville, Tennessee, United States
I am a 61 year old, wife, married to my best friend for 40 years. We have been blessed with 6 children, & 13 grandchildren. I love mentoring women in their spritual walk & in the everyday. I have a diverse background, having spent over 30 years living and ministering in a small South American country. Now my family resides in a small town in the lovely state of Tennessee. We have experienced the blessing of adoption, but also the hard of dealing with a child with RAD and other mental health issues. You can live life with the cup half full or half empty the choice is yours. I choose half full.

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Monday, April 24, 2017

My Inheritance & Identity in Christ, Day 4


If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, 
who gives generously to all without reproach,
and it will be given him.
James 1:5

Wisdom is God-given & God-centered discernment for the
practical issues in my life.

God gives this wisdom, generously to me, when I'm asking
seeking his will in a situation, without reproach.

Two thoughts, on this... 1) His wisdom will ALWAYS, be centered 
around his plan and will for me in any given situation.  
He isn't just putting his stamp of approval on "my plan". 
2) It is ALWAYS without reproach.
He doesn't say, "you again?! What to you want now?"
He wants me to come to him everyday, in every 
situation, and ask for his discernment. He doesn't want me
to hesitate to go and ask.  There is no reproach for being
"dumb or stupid" and not already knowing the answer!

I remember years ago, playing "Trivial Pursuit", with some
good friends.  I can't tell you how many times, while 
playing the game, and reading the question to 
someone else, my friend, would say,
"Oh that's so easy!  Anyone would know the answer to that!"
In my mind, I'm thinking, I'm so glad, this isn't my turn, because
I don't have a clue what the answer to that is, 
and they would just think, I'm totally stupid!

I think sometimes, I tend to have that reaction to God.  
I think, Oh no, I've got myself into another mess, 
and I have no idea which way to turn.  I need to figure this out 
on my own,  because I just went to God about that 
other problem, and I don't want to "use up" his good favor... 
BUT, the truth is, we never, ever use it up!  God wants us to come
to him about EVERYTHING, and he says, he will
give his wisdom to us, without reproach!



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