Thursday Writing...4/30/20..."SERIOUS LIVING"

Good Morning,

The writing covers the issues that people encounter when they are serious about serving the Lord. Here is a quote from this writing, "Thank God for the scars, for His grace is enough for you. When you were weak, then His strength was made perfect........Whenever a situation gets tough, God’s Grace rises to the occasion and leaves its mark on our lives."

It is favorable to have the marks of God's grace on us. Go for it!

Blessings from

Brother Thomas Ukwute 

   & Jody Ward

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Today's Devotional
"SERIOUS LIVING" 

Written by 

Brother Thomas Ukwute 

         & Jody Ward

From now on, don’t let anyone make trouble for me with these things. I don’t want anyone to bother me with these disputes, or argue with me, making it necessary for me to justify and vindicate my authority. I have far more important things to do – the serious living of the faith.

 I bear the scars from my service to Jesus. I have the whip marks, the very brand-marks that show I belong to Christ. On my own body are the wounds, disfigurements and other outward evidence of persecutions that testify to His ownership.

Galatians 6.17

If you recognized the value of the things that confront and challenge you, that add to your spiritual growth and maturity, you would pray for one each day.

Trials, challenges, oppositions and persecutions are God's designed instruments to remove the rough edges in our lives so we can have greater effectiveness. Whenever a situation gets tough, God’s Grace rises to the occasion and leaves its mark on our lives.

I believe it makes God happy, and pleases Him, when we pass the test of obedience in challenging times. Thank God for the scars, for His grace is enough for you. When you were weak, then His strength was made perfect.

God bless you as you showcase His glory in difficult moments. This is the evidence, the markings of Christ, which are seen by the world.

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"SCARS"

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The kind of persecution and scars that we 

face are not of God. However, God can use 

anything we face as a method to show us
His ways to improve in our faith walk.

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Prayers are lifted up daily for you by the Devotional Writers 

and the Monthly Writing Staff of Women's Focus Ministries.

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