MONTHLY WRITING FOR MAY WRITTEN BY CATHY FRIBERG

Good morning,

Today's writing is shared by Cathy Friberg who writes at the beginning of 
every month. The writing  is called,  "HIS MERCIES ARE NEW EVERY MORNING" 

which discusses how God shows His mercies for us despite our mistakes and poor choices. When we do that, we become more effective in life as we live 
it throughout the day.

Cathy wrote, "That is why it is important to study the Bible and to ask God often  
to teach us His ways and lead us in His paths. We can go from glory to glory and be transformed into His image as we discover more about the true nature and character of God."

This is a great time to work on adopting God's mercies and learning how to best benefit from them.

Blessings from

Cathy

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This is the writing for May...                           "HIS MERCIES ARE NEW EVERY MORNING"                                                  Written by                                               Cathy Friberg   Psalm 103:10 tells us that God "does not punish us for all our sins; He does  not deal harshly with us, as we deserve." (NLT)  In the NIV version it reads:  "He does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our  iniquities."  Of course, by the atonement of the shed blood of Jesus we are saved from the ultimate consequence of our sins. We become the righteousness of God and can spend eternity in heaven with Him. However, we know that on this earth there are, nevertheless, natural consequences for our actions. Those who have committed crimes and turn in repentance to the Lord usually must still pay their debt to society. New Christians who have experienced years of substance abuse may continue to have issues with their minds and bodies.They must deal with the pain they have caused themselves and others. There are repercussions, but God’s mercy somehow spares us from their full impact. It is almost miraculous how God can and does save us from the complete effects of our wrongdoings.   When we turn to God, obey His Holy Spirit and give every situation over to the Lord, He restores our lives. He turns circumstances around and gives us favor we could only dream of. Loved ones will forgive us and we will be shown opportunities which could only come from the hand of God.                                 "It is of the Lord's mercies                                         that we are not consumed,                          because His compassions fail not.                                    They are new every morning."                                       Lamentations 3:22-23                                                       (KJV) In my own life I can see how the Lord has graciously spared me from the consequences that I have deserved due to sins that I have committed. I am so grateful for His mercy and want to extend that grace to others.                             God seems especially kind when our transgressions are the result of our spiritual and ethical blind spots. People do go astray and take wrong paths because they simply don't know better. Either because of bad example, lack of proper training or even misunderstanding, both believers and unbelievers commit sin. That is why it is important to study the Bible and to ask God often to teach us His ways and lead us in His paths. We can go from glory to glory and be transformed into His image as we discover more about the true nature and character of God. As we learn to know Him and emulate Him we will leave behind us a trail of blessing for humanity.        We can pray like Jabez...           “Oh, that you would bless me                   and expand my territory!                         Please be with me in all that I do,                             and keep me from                                  all trouble and pain!”                                           Chronicles 4:9-10                                                                          (NLT) Father, in Heaven, let us seek your face continually and internalize your Holy Word that we might experience victory and avoid regrets.          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~               "NEW EVERY MORNING "

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It is a blessing to know that whatever happens...
be it a good choice or a mistake made...
that God's mercies are new every morning

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