A “Rocky Road”? … There’s a Better Way, by Karen Rowe

Karen Rowe

7 years ago

Hello from NC again. Friends, can I be transparent? It was a difficult day full of struggles. Have you ever been ‘primed’ to meet “face to face” with struggles -that you really wanted to avoid? I woke up that way. And, I should know better, but all it was, was a challenge to grow my faith … in my personal insight, “but I” … .

“How fast do we want the struggle to end?”

Sometimes, this life (in this broken world) positions us to face things out of our control; or do we just blindly walk into these struggles; and stay there for much too long? This is why I share. … In Christ, we can choose, “How fast do we want the struggle to end?” I’ll do you a favor and skip my drama, because this is for you’ and me too, but here, this is for you. Sometimes, you may have your own struggles to deal with?

Yet, I can share my lessons learned; like if I had a “Do-Over” Day.

I hope this is a blessing to shed some light on the bumpy edges; that could be a bit more smooth in the travel for us all; if we will choose to choose a better way in Christ.

“But I” ~ Anytime, we begin a sentence with “but I” we should recognize a “mis-alignment” with The Christ! The Scripture revelation that comes to me at the end of this long day is about Selfish Ambition (James 3:16)! All day LONG & I thought my issue was that I was miserably getting my “F -failing grade” in Patience today. But, I realized at this very moment that Self-Control / Selfish Ambition was at bat in this war today!

I just wanted get some bills paid; and gain understanding of the bills, BUT … it was not going to happen in this government ruled world today. … “BUT I” …was the problem, not the rules / nor the government / nor the insurance company!

LOVE is the POWER in the WAY to choose a Better Way!

^{1 Corinthians, 13:4-8}

⁴Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. ⁵It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. ⁶Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. ⁷It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. ⁸Love never fails.

My fruit was not active today!

The Fruit of the Spirit is after all:

Galatians 5:22-23 English Standard Version (ESV)

²²But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

and to remember that,

James 3:16 (NIV)

For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.

Philippians 2:3-5 (ESV)

³Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. ⁴Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. ⁵Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus,

End of the day thought: … nothing would have bothered me so much … and I would have been able to have walked away from certain drives to accomplishment … IF ONLY I would have remembered what selfish ambition looked like in the middle of feeling so beaten down by all the wrong things in this world!

God loves you my friend! And, yes God has mercy on us! I would have been a terrible Savior! BUT GOD! See the difference? BUT GOD loved us so much that HE gave us JESUS, SO THAT we would not perish, but have ever lasting life … and Life to the Full!

“But God” is so much more powerful than “But I” !

Grace and Peace with you in Christ Jesus; and also with me; – & I hope you enjoy this ministry in Christ! We can learn from our Monday to Power -up our Tuesday! Because “But God” is so much more powerful than “But I”!

It’s Monday!

Hope in Today Ministries Daily Devotion

Wow! What a thunder that must have been when the Holy Spirit burst into the world from Heaven Sent after Jesus arrived!

The Veil of separation had been already been ripped and torn (Mat 27:51)! For forty days, the Resurrected Jesus appeared to the apostles from time to time, and he proved to them in many ways that he was actually alive. And he talked to them about the Kingdom of God.

Now the Holy Spirit has come!
Acts Chapters 1:3; 2:2-4 NLT

When you hear a message that goes right to the heart / core of a miraculous understanding that makes you wonder, how we will respond matters!

People will either be drawn to LIGHT; or repelled by LIGHT.

EVERYONE CAME RUNNING, AND THEY WERE bewildered TO HEAR their own languages BEING SPOKEN BY THE BELIEVERS … ABOUT the wonderful things God has done!”

They stood there amazed and perplexed.

“What can this mean?” THEY ASKED EACH OTHER.

BUT OTHERS in the crowd ridiculed them, saying, “They’re just drunk, that’s all!”
Acts of the Apostles 2:6‭, ‬11‭-‬13 NLT

Logically, a drunken person is not MORE enabled in comprehensive communication. Why did some choose not to see the miracle?

THEN PETER STEPPED FORWARD WITH The eleven other apostles AND SHOUTED to the crowd, “Listen carefully, all of you …!

MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT THIS.
Acts of the Apostles 2:14 NLT

These people are NOT drunk, AS SOME of you are ASSUMING. Nine o’clock in the morning is much too early for that.

How would you have responded?

Even Today, THIS is a good day TODAY to Respond to the drawing of the Holy Spirit; to repent & confess Christ Jesus as your personal Savior & Lord.

Choosing your destination BEFORE AFTER you die, thru Christ, you live!

Even today, Is your journey a rocky ride? Or a smooth ride?

Yes, Jesus told us there would be troubles that come TO us in this broken world & He also told us the mysteries in Do not LET your heart be troubled!

Troubles come AT us, BUT we have a choice NOT to LET them come IN us!

God For, WITH & IN us!

Troubles come…

But everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
Acts of the Apostles 2:15‭, ‬19‭-‬19‭, ‬21 NLT

Thank You Jesus!
Love in Christ,
Karen
Hope in Today

Till next time! “Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.”

The address in the Bible is found in 2 Corinthians 1:2, and this is the NIV today.

LOVE IN CHRIST,

KAREN ROWE

Hope in Today Ministries

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Instagram4629 “Writing the Story of my life with every choice Jesus helps me to make and learning how to be blessed and live life large, happy and free. I care.”

Personal Motto: “I don’t have it all figured out, BUT GOD DOES … Follow JESUS!”

Thank you Jesus! Personal Revelation Life Verse: 1 John 4:16

¹⁶And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and the one who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.

This version Today is (HCSB)

Holy Spirit you are welcome here!

Blessings, Karen

“How fast do we want the struggle to end?”

1 Corinthians, 13:4-8