Ephesians 1:7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace.
Galatians 5:16 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.
1 John 4:4 You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
These verses among others, but these in particular, have been simmering in the slow cooker now for weeks. Weeks which have turned into months. And months for me, equals a whole entire season. What I'm learning is simply put into words for our morning devotions, just the kids and I. There has been more opportunity for Gabe to follow up at night and isn't it funny how when the Holy Spirit speaks, it's to the whole family? There's something He wants to impart.
It might be a season of repetition and reiteration again and again and again for them and even carried into their daily copy work for school, but for me, it's been life to my bones. And I'm in need of the reminder, often. As in, every hour and sooner.
I'm a bit of a slow learner. Sometimes things take a while for me to grasp in understanding. Whether that's because I'm acting like a fool or because I'm too antsy for the next round of events to allow what needs to soak in, soak in and take deep deep root before moving on, or both!, I suppose depends on the state of my heart at the time.
Lots of times I do need to be hit pretty hard over the head. But I am grasping. Not at air this time. Not out of desperation as a last resort, but in the fullness of Truth. And it's been wonderful. And I think, what better thing to pass on to my children: that in Him, we have everything we need to fight this daily battle and win.
Every.single.time.
That work on the cross transcends time, generations, and cultures and it's made for the most mundane day and the most rotten of attitudes and motives, today.
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