Divine Love Equals Faithful Love

God's Word: So God created man in his own image; he created him in[j] the image of God; he created them male and female. Genesis 1:27 

Wisdom Shared:Divine Love Equals Faithful Love

 As new day begins it marks the first day of our New Year - New Beginnings.  Many will make the usual resolutions and as time set in, we tend to let go and give up on the resolve to change.  I submit to you that making grand plans are a common gesture, but truthfully we must be realistic in our plans to grow and evolve in a natural rhythm, maintaining truthfulness to whom we are.  Taking a personal retrospective of our personal habits, attributes and aspirations ... as Christians we must pray about these things ask God the Father for the revelation, and illumination through the word of life the Bible.  My single most imperative goal is to grow in godly wisdom, to gain understanding - knowledge - through the prompting of God's word to be empowered through life's daily events.  ... I want to aspire to encourage through wisdom and grace to serve as the hands and feet of Christ.  This is not just a personal goal, this is my prayer for all my brothers and sisters in Christ.  Being in line with the will of God's great and perfect plan brings full confidence, godly order to our lives regardless of the ongoing circumstance, restores broken relationships and most definitely it effectively strengthens our bond of peace within our marriages, our parenting, working relationships and in our loving friendships.  Let go of any stressful, toxic relations ... set the goal of faith to attain love and grace. It is only through the grace of God the Father that we can do any good thing ... 

Speaking the truth in love ... relation-ally especially in our ministry of marriage- keeping in mind for those of us whom are married; Marriage is God's idea, it is a ministry of love, respect and honor...its legacy abounds in all areas of our lives.  And more importantly immediately after our relationship with the Father through Christ, marriage is our first ministry.  

God's Marriage Plan started in Genesis ... If you are single or married the successes of relationship are the key points written through out the word of God.  Today, we look at the very connection that completes us;  from man came woman.  ... It is the divine order set by God through Christ in us; ...and the two shall become one flesh’; so then they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.” Mark 10:8-9  

Prayer: 

Heavenly Father,  Thank you for the power of Christ in us ... who died for our sins.  Sanctify us through the illumination of your word.  To empower us to stand firm on your word bringing us relational success in our marriages, parenting, working and friendships... That we may grow in wisdom and strength that abounds all understanding in every area we are lacking.  In Christ name... AMEN!

Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance, 

In Christ Love,

Jennifer Pettiford

Love Excellently~

Bible Reading: Genesis 2: 21-25 CSB (Christian Standard Bible ) 

So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to come over the man, and he slept. God took one of his ribs and closed the flesh at that place. 22 Then the Lord God made the rib he had taken from the man into a woman and brought her to the man. 23 And the man said: This one, at last, is bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh; this one will be called “woman,” for she was taken from man. 24 This is why a man leaves his father and mother and bonds with his wife, and they become one flesh. 25 Both the man and his wife were naked, yet felt no shame.