sinful me

"So the trouble is not with the law, for it is spiritual and good. The trouble is with me, for I am all too human, a slave to sin. I don't really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don't do it. Instead, I do what I hate. But if I know that what I am doing is wrong, this shows that I agree that the law is good. So I am not the one doing wrong; it is the sin living in me that does it. And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to do what is right, but I can't. I want to do what is good, but I don't. I don't want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway. But I do what I don't want to do, I am not really the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it. I have discovered this principle of life--that when I want to do what is right, I inevitably do what is wrong. I love God's law with all my heart. But there is another power within me that is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me. Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death? THANK GOD! The answer is Jesus Christ our Lord." Romans 7:14-25a NLT

"And now that I am away you must be even more careful to do the good things that result from being saved, obeying God with deep reverence, shrinking back from all that might displease Him. For God is at work within you, helping you to obey Him, and then helping you to do what He wants." Philippians 2:12-13 TLB

ideas:inspiration:simple

My husband and I just purchased our very own home!! I am so excited to move in and get things decorated and organized. I am leaning more towards simple, and have been gathering ideas from lots of blogs, websites, and magazines.

I like the colors of this bedroom! I also like the how high the headboard is-I would choose a different fabric like suede or velevet but i like the heighth!

I really just like the simple lamp this this picture. Not to mention that I have one just like it!

This bedroom is modern chic and I like it! If only I could have a white bedspread.....My dogs just won't have it.

<3 jade

purpose

"Live life, then, with a due sense of responsibility, not as those who do not know the meaning of life but as those who do. Make the best use of your time, despite all the evils of these days. Don't be vague but grasp firmly what you know to be the will of the Lord." Ephesians 5:15-17, ph

"For my deteremind purpose is that I may know Him--that I may progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with Him, perceiving and recognizing and understanding the wonders of His person more strongly and more clearly" Philippians 3:10

The unexamined life is a life not worth living - Plato

"And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son." Romans 8:28-29

bitterness

"Bitterness sweeps into the basement of our lives like run-off from a broken sewer pipe. Every form of ugliness begins to float to the surface of those murky waters: prejudice and profanity, suspicion and hate, cruelty and cynicism. There is no torment like the inner torment of bitterness, which is the by-product of an unforgiving spirit. It refuses to be soothed, it refuses to be healed, it refuses to forget. There is no prison more damaging than the bars of bitterness that will not let the battle end."
-Charles Swindoll

Bitterness holds many of us captive-Forgives is the only option to escape out of this prison. (calm my anxious heart)

"See to it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many." Hebrews 12:15

joy

Have joy when trouble comes your way, it gives your endurance a chance to grow. When that happens, you will become perfect & complete needing nothing.

It helps you get through the next rough patch in life, and continues to build your faith-so you trust God more and more.