DAILY GRACE: live

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"I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know Him better." Ephesians 1:17 (NIV)

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Friday, January 9, 2015

TO LIVE OR NOT TO LIVE

Philippians 1:21

"For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain." ESV

For us to stay alive in this world is to be able to be witnesses, being fruit bearers, bringing others to Christ. We can watch our families grow and finish things we wanted to do. To die is to be free of earthly troubles and difficulties. We will be basking in the eternal blessings of our Lord. Either way, we win.

Lord, help us to remember that whether we live or die, we are already in Your kingdom. If we live here help us win others to Your kingdom, and if we die, receive us as Your own for eternity. In Your name we pray, Amen.

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Bobbi Craigmyle, Psy.D., BCPCC

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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

HE WAS SINLESS, WE WEREN'T

1 Peter 2:24

"He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed." ESV

The Son of God took all of my sins, all of your sins, and the sins of the whole world onto His own body. He had no sin of His own. He took the punishment for us so that it would be as though we had not sinned at all. It was a sacrifice of agony and horror driven by His love for us. Because He willingly did that, the bondage of sin no longer holds us. We are free to choose what is righteous, just as He did. And because His body was beaten and battered, like wounds and bruises, we are healed from the disease of sin.

Lord, how can we ever thank You for the sacrifice on the cross. You took our sins, while You were sinless, so that we could be clean and free from the grip of Satan and this evil world. Fill us with Your Spirit so that we will be dead to sin and alive to all that is good in Your eyes. In Your name we pray, Amen.

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Bobbi Craigmyle, Psy.D., BCPCC

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Monday, October 20, 2014

WHERE DID I GO?

Galatians 2:20

"I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." ESV

Since Jesus Christ willingly suffered the greatest, most horrendous agony by taking our sin onto Himself, how much more do we willingly crucify our sinful nature and allow Christ to live our lives for us? That is the battle we fight here on earth. Crucifying the self is a constant fight, but Jesus Christ gives us everything we need to be victorious. We merely have to move ourselves out of the way, and allow Christ to live our lives for us.

Lord, we give You praise for willingly taking our sin to the cross. We fail to keep our sinful nature buried so that we live solely by faith in You. Help us to persevere in living the new life, and totally leaving behind the old. We pray in Your wonderful name, Amen.

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Bobbi Craigmyle, Psy.D., BCPCC

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Saturday, September 6, 2014

LIVING THE WORD

Matthew 7:24

"Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock." ESV

Do we truly realize how critical it is to know the words of Jesus Christ and to understand His words are the key to standing steadfast in the most turbulent times of our lives? Jesus told us we are not only to listen to them, but live in them so that they become part of us. Then we will have His strength to stand victoriously when the storms of life come.

Lord Jesus, forgive us for not taking Your words to heart and failing to live them day to day. We pray for earnest desire to know Your words and to put them into practice. In Your name, Amen.

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Bobbi Craigmyle, Psy.D., BCPCC

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Monday, March 25, 2013

KEEPING IN STEP

Galatians 5:25

"If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit." ESV

As born again Christians, we have been made spiritually alive by the Holy Spirit. Now we have the understanding of the things of God and the power to follow the way of Christ. It is no longer enough to just live as good a moral life as we can. We have risen above the natural to the spiritual. Just like a seedling springs up from the ground and follows its nature to maturity, so we as spiritual believers are springing up in His Spirit, naturally progressing toward Spiritual maturity. It is evident that we are keeping in step with the Holy Spirit if we are becoming more like Christ.

Heavenly Father, we cannot fathom the sacrificial love that allows us to live in the spiritual realm where we see the Truth of Your Supremacy and Splendor. Forgive us when we become complacent and fail to keep in step with how we are to live and get our eyes off the eternal things above and get distracted by the natural things here on earth. Help us tune our hearts with Your Holy Spirit so that we might keep in step with Your plan for our lives. In the name of Jesus we pray, Amen.

Bobbi Craigmyle, Psy.D., BCPCC

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