Word Wednesday

Today is officially “Word Wednesday” otherwise known as “Hump Day.” We’ve made it half way through yet another week on the wonderful, exciting and bumpy road of motherhood. Therefore, some of us are looking for some encouraging words to make it through the rest of the week with Joy and Peace. At night before my son goes to bed, in addition to reading bible stories, I read him a passage out of Prayers That Avail Much, First Blessings for Your Child by Germaine Copeland. Mommies we have to keep our children prayed up and constantly put Gods word in their hearts.

Monday’s passage read, “I ask our holy Father to guard you as you pursue His life that He conferred as a gift through Jesus. I thank Him for posting a night watch about you this evening.” I am so thankful that God sent Jesus so that we may have everlasting and abundant life. I realize that as a Christian mother it is my duty to make sure that my children understand that they were bought at a price. They must understand that we are living temples of the Holy Spirit and we belong to God. For the word tells us, “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price…” (1 Corinthians 6:20). On the day that I gave my life to the Lord I made a choice to live for God and to let His word direct my path. At that moment I made a decision to stop letting my flesh rule me and instead to let the Holy Spirit lead and guide me the rest of the way.

Salvation is truly serious business and it is not to be looked upon lightly. As parents we have to make every effort to teach our children the importance of salvation because there will come a point in time that they must willingly choose salvation for themselves. I wish that I could ask the Lord to give my son salvation for the rest of his life and that be the end of it, but it doesn’t work that way. We are born with free will and salvation is available to all of us, but we must ask for it. God never intended for us to suffer but to have abundant life. “For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Thessalonians 5:9). So let's continue to rise above our fleshly ways and desires and let the Holy Spirit within us prevail in all that we do.

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Mommie Blessings,

Shonte’ Press

Testimony Tuesday

Happy Tuesday! Rembember to live life to the fullest and keep God first in all you do. As most of you all know, today is Testimony Tuesday! Feel free to share your personal testimony as the spirit moves you. To do so, click on the "comments" link below and type in your testimony or submit to info@savedmom.com (if you are reading this from your inbox visit www.savedmom.com to post a comment). It is my prayer that it will be a blessing to many.

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Shonte’ Press

Who’s Watching

Good day to all! I am so thankful to see another beautiful day with my health and strength in tact. I am even more thankful to know that the Lord is keeping and covering my family. We have so much to praise Him for! I hope that each of you had a blessed, wonderful and fulfilling weekend.

On yesterday, I went to visit my mother and when I turned onto her street I saw my sister outside talking with some of her friends. They immediately ran to my car and started to compliment me on my outfit and volunteered to come help set up at my sons birthday party next weekend. I didn’t think much of it at the time, but this morning I thought to myself, “Those girls really do look up to me.”

This led me to think about all of the little and not so little eyes that are watching us on a daily basis. Not only are our children looking up to us, but we are role models and examples for so many other people and we don’t even realize it. That’s why it is so important that we “walk right” and live according to God’s plan and purpose everyday of our lives. “In Him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will,” (Ephesians 1:11). I will be the first to say that I am not perfect, but I am definitely striving to be more like Jesus everyday. I do fall short at times, but I have to make every effort to be the example that God has called me to be.

Soon after getting married a friend and I were having a debate on the subject of Christians going to the club. I can’t speak for everyone, but I can certainly speak for myself in saying that the club is not a good atmosphere for me. I absolutely LOVE to dance and would love to go to the club with my husband just to dance with him all night, but that wouldn’t be very wise. The club is filled with so many sinful things such as; drugs, lust and alcohol. So how bright can my light really shine if I am in such a dark place? Also, you never know who’s watching you at any given moment. Let’s think about this for a minute… would it be very good witness for Saved M.O.M. to be gyrating in the club, even if it is on my husband? I think not.

No matter where you are or what you are doing, just remember that there are ALWAYS eyes watching you. What kind of example are you setting for those eyes to see? More importantly, God is always watching you, even when no one else is.

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Mommie Blessings,

Shonte’ Press