Whenever I enter a new season, I meditate on one or more Bible verses. Here are 7 Bible verses to help renew and refresh the spirit.
Spread the loveThe buzzard vulture has always, in my perspective, represented significant metamorphosis. With my knowledge of spiritual animal symbolism, I’ve been able to decipher the profound significance of this creature’s existence. It’s not only about death, in my opinion; it’s also about the hope of rebirth and clarity that comes after. Once, as I […]
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Ephesians 4:23. “And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;” This verse is not a suggestion. It is an imperative. We are to be being renewed in our spirits and minds on an ongoing basi…
Prayer for Renewal of Spirit and Purpose: "God Almighty, I come before You seeking a renewal of my spirit and a reinvigoration of my purpose...
A while ago, I came across some wonderful prayer calenders that I now use to pray for my husband and my children. I shrunk these calendars down so that I could keep them right in my Bible. I love these calendars! They have really helped me focus my prayers for my kids and husband. Click here and scroll down to "Downloadable Resources" to find both calendars. I have also found while praying through these calendars that the Lord uses them to inspire ideas for teaching my children. On one day, when I was praying for my children to have "A Servant's Heart" (Day 24 on the calendar), the Lord inspired this idea. Another time, the verse given on the calendar to pray through was this: Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Psalm 51:10 God graciously gave me an idea of how to illustrate this to my children. I had seen out there, in internet-land somewhere, an activity where a mom gave her children craft foam that was cut into cars. Then the kids colored on the cars and they washed the marker off. As I was praying through Psalm 51:10 for my children, God reminded me of the car wash activity and this is what grew... Materials: Craft foam cut into hearts WASHABLE markers Little tubs of water and dish soap Towels or washcloths Here's the gist of it: The kids colored on their hearts using washable markers to represent the sin in their own hearts. We then cleaned the hearts by washing them in the soapy water. The marker comes off. I didn't really believe the marker would come off, so as any good teacher would, I tested it first. It works! The first time we did this, I did not take any pictures as I wanted to be focused on what was happening and be able to talk with my kids. The pictures you see here were taken after we did the "official" activity...more of a free play time. Underneath each picture, I have written the dialogue that I shared with my kids while we were doing the "official" thing. While coloring: "When we were born as tiny babies our hearts were already filled with yucky black sin. When you were born your hearts were sinful, when Mommy and Daddy were born our hearts were sinful, every baby has a sinful heart...except for Jesus. Do you want your heart to look yucky like that?" While washing: "Because Jesus died on the cross for us, our hearts don't have to be filled with yucky sin. There is a verse in the Bible that says, 'Create in me a CLEAN heart' (Psalm 51:10). We can ask God to clean our hearts and because Jesus died for us, He will. Another verse in the Bible says, 'Wash me clean from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin' (Psalm 51:2). Who is the one who washes our hearts clean of sin? Can we do that by ourselves? "Look! The heart is clean! Who cleans our hearts? Can we clean our hearts by ourselves? What if we try REALLY REALLY REALLY hard? Which kind of heart do you want to have? Let's thank God that He cleans our hearts." I wasn't sure how much my kids would connect with this activity, if they could grasp such an analogy. What a blessing to hear Abby say, "God. Clean. Arts (hearts)." I want to very clear that I don't believe JUST doing something like this with our kids will do anything miraculous (see this post), but I do believe that God can USE it to do something miraculous in their hearts. I am also reminded, even as I type this, that this activity took about ten minutes. That leaves a remaining 13 hours and 50 minutes of waking time in which my children see me respond to a myriad of situations. If, during that time, I do not live out loving God, ten minutes of coloring and washing is probably useless. Am I loving, joyful, peaceful, patient, kind, good, faithful, gentle and self-controlled? A big list...which is why, everyday, I am asking God to clean my own heart, allowing me to show Him to my kids by the way that I live my own life. As a side note, it was about two months from the inception of this idea to actually doing it with my kids and then another monthish before I got around to writing about it. My kids STILL remember..."God. Clean. Arts." Thanks be to God!
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The scene shifts to a beautiful sunrise over a calm sea, symbolizing the endless possibilities and renewal through faith in Christ. In the foreground, a rocky shore with a wooden cross stands prominently, casting a long shadow on the sand, pointing towards the horizon where the sun rises, symbolizing hope and resurrection. Gentle waves lap at the shore, reflecting the sunrise and cross, symbolizing the cleansing and renewing power of faith. A single dove flies across the scene, symbolizing the peace and guidance of the Holy Spirit. The colors of the sky transition from soft pastels to vibrant oranges and yellows, highlighting the beauty and warmth of divine love.
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