YOU & YOUR CHURCH

Now as we have many parts in one body,

and all the parts do not have the same

function, in the same way we who are

many are one body in Christ and

individually members of one another.

Romans 12:4-5 CSB

My husband leads our First Impressions ministry at our church and a couple of years ago one of his door greeters told him, "Thank you for letting me serve!" That was a first. We often say thank you to those who serve, but we've never had the one serving say thank you. It blew us away. This man got up early on a Sunday to come to church and stood at the door for an hour welcoming people, yet he took the time to thank us for the opportunity to serve. Wow.

I've served in various ministries for 35 years. It's an incredible blessing. It's also a lot of work. Earlier this month our church had VBS. Four nights of late nights, high energy, and ministering to over 100 kids. It was incredible, but it was also exhausting. Every Sunday my husband and I spend 5-6 hours at church working in different capacities. We leave church wore out and fall into bed for what my husband calls a "fat nap." Yet, it is still a blessing. Serving isn't always easy. It definitely isn't always glamorous. But it is always a blessing.

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WEEKLY BLESSINGS {7.27.26}

 

What is something you are thanking God for today?

Continuing to count God's sweet blessings...

4135. Camping out in the sunroom with my husband on a Friday night.

4136. A relaxing Saturday.

4137. My husband planning a surprise trip for the two of us.

4138. Powerful church service.

4139. Lunch with dear friends.

It's your turn! Share something you are praising God for. I would love to rejoice with you.

RADIANT MOBILE

Stay awake and pray, so that you

won’t enter into temptation. The

spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Matthew 26:41 CSB

It's no secret that mobile devices are dangerous to all. But they are especially dangerous to our children. Every year children receive cell phones younger and younger and with those cell phones comes serious dangers. On average, children are exposed to p*rnography before 11 years of age! That is scary.

But there is more to devices than just p*rn. Children and teens are also exposed to drug use, violence, cyber bullying, gambling, and other harmful behaviors. And devices themselves can be so addicting. Parents should be the ones to decide how much time their children and teens have on devices and what their children and teens see and have access to-not platforms, not algorithms, not carriers, not the government, the parents. Radiant Mobile gives that power back to the parents.

Radiant Mobile is America's first Christian wireless carrier. With Radiant Mobile drug use, gaming with mature themes, p*rnography, racism, satanic content, violence, and more are all blocked at a cell tower level so these things cannot even come to your devices. In addiction, there are more topics that are options for you to block, such as gambling, dating sites, and more.

Radiant Mobile also offers you the ability to control screen time limits by selecting "quiet times" and has free Biblical content built into the system.

While Radiant Mobile is an incredible cell phone carrier for children and teens, it's also good for adults who are tired of being exposed to garbage at every turn, and especially helpful for adults who have or are struggling with something and want to avoid it on their device.

It takes only 10 minutes to switch to Radiant Mobile where you will get 10GB of premium 5G data, unlimited talk and text to anywhere in the United States, free talk and text to Canada and Mexico, free personal hot spot, you don't need to buy a new phone, and you can keep your phone number. And the rates are some of the best I've seen.

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Protect your children. Protect yourself. Protect your family.

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Disclosure:
Many thanks to Radiant Mobile for providing a sample of the product for this review. Opinions are 100% my own.

DON'T OFFER EMPTY EXCUSES

A couple of years ago I was pulled over for doing 30 mph in a 20 mph zone. The officer came to my window and asked the question, "Do you know why I pulled you over?" I replied, "I was speeding." He then said to me, "Give me one reason I shouldn't give you a ticket." I could have given him multiple excuses for my speeding and reasons I don't need a ticket. Instead, I simply said, "You should give me a ticket, I was breaking the law." His eyes got big, then softened. He simply said, "Ma'am, slow down," then he left. No ticket. No warning. Grace.

I've been thinking of that day and grace extended lately. You see, normally someone, I've done it too, gets pulled over by an officer and we immediately go into defensive mode. "I wasn't speeding!" "Let me see your radar!" "I'm going to fight this ticket!" "Officer, I am running so late!" "But it's an emergency, I have to get there!" The excuses just fly. Even when we are clearly wrong and know it. 

We often do this song and dance with our sin too.

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WHAT LOVE MEANS

Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths,

but only such as is good for building up, as fits the

occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Ephesians 4:29 ESV

Recently I heard a quote that has stuck with me.

"I love you" means my actions will always consider you in rooms you are not in.

Many people describe what love is and what it means to them. This quote shows us a powerful description of what true love means.

"I love you" means my actions will always consider you in rooms you are not in. If we say we love our spouse -and if they are our spouse we absolutely should- every word, action, and thought we say, do, and think will affect our spouse in one way or another. We should be careful to consider our spouse's feelings and well being before we say, do, or let thoughts run freely.

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