Bible Study and bread dough making marathon

good morning form the "deck"stead!!           that's what I'm calling my garden now.          hahahaha        I thought I would give it a good name.          sounds pretty good to me.         anyway, it came a storm all night long.          I'm so thankful this morning that we didn't have any tornadoes pass thru.         it was bad all around us, but I'm so thankful that God's hand of protection was on us again.        God is so good and I'm so unworthy, but I'm so thankful!!!         the new morning has brought more rain with it and we're supposed to have rain all day today.        still praying for God's protection.         yesterday, in anticipation of the storm coming, I did bake 3 batches of bread.       I had a bread dough making marathon.       I think I had told y'all that bread making was on my agenda.        I got 2 batches of brioche buns made and 1 batch of cornbread swirls, all flash frozen and bagged and ready for use.         I may make a couple more batches today.        when there isn't much else to do, making bread dough is a good way to spend my time.       I don't know what else we'll get into today, but if it's exciting, I'll let ya know.   

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giggle for the day:

Q - What's worse than finding a worm in your apple?

A - Finding half a worm in your apple!

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oh, yum!!!!!    hahaha

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picking up with Ezekiel Chapter 6,          the Israelites had worshiped idols in the mountains, hills, ravines and valleys and God had called Ezekiel to prophesy against these places of idol worship.        God has the right to judge His people for worshiping idols.       God sees everything we do and He'll not tolerate idol worship from His people.       what are the modern day idols that we need to remove from our lives?          they are there, whether we admit it or not.        pay attention to what ever you put before God.        sin has consequences, sometimes we ignore that or forget it.         God is in control and His ways are always righteous.        God always provides hope even in the midst of judgement.

Chapter 7,          this chapter stresses the importance of living holy lives, obeying God and keeping our faith in God alone, not our worldly riches.          when God says, "I will unleash my anger against you", that's about as grim as it gets.          it is the direct consequence of the way that kept on sinning against God.          do our actions line up with the standards that God has set for us to live by?          if not, why and who's fault is it?          we have to stay vigilant and alert in our Christian walk.        are we aware of what's going on around us?          do we see the sin, or are we partakers of the sin taking place?        Lord, help me to stay vigilant in my walk with You!!!

Chapter 8,          God has every right to be angry with sin!!!!         we have to avoid any form of idolatry, it's sin and it will bring consequences.           there was corruption and idolatry in God's temple, guess what, there's corruption and idolatry in the churches across the planet that are supposed to be filled with God's people.         if our  churches  are full of sin, how can we expect to ever see change in God's people?          most of the hypocrisy in the churches is not recognized as such, because the people don't know any better, they haven't been taught scripture, but what the preacher thinks and most of the time he's skewing the word if he's even using the word.         we have to protect our faith and values from the corruption of the culture.          we cannot compromise our faith and values just because the culture doesn't know any better, we as God's children, SHOULD know better.         we need to open our bibles and read what it says and apply it to our lives.          devotion and reverence should be our way of life.

Chapter 9,          we need to examine our own hearts, be willing to stand up against sin in our culture and make sure we living as God wants us too.        you know God is serious about sin when He calls on His executioners to deal with sin.        we should grieve over sin in our own lives and the the lives of those around us.         I trust God to take care of amidst the storm of sin around me.         we need to pray for repentance and restoration.         sin is serious with serious consequences.        continue to seek after the heart of God in all things that we do.        

next time we pick up at Chapter 10.

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well, I guess this is where we'll call it a blog post.          I hope you have a blessed day today and that you call on God to help you and that we'll all keep seeking after the heart of God.        blessings of devotion and reverence for God be ours today.

hugs and love, patty

Bible Study and sheet pan veggies

good morning from my breezy neck of the woods.          the wind is bringing in the next round of rain and bad weather we're supposed to be having, again at night.         I guess I'll do like I've been doing, just pray thru it.         so many are still reeling from all the weather we've had since last october and it just keeps coming.         we got our walk in this morning and I've got to get in the kitchen for a round of making bread to turn in to varying rolls and then freeze for future use.          my stash is getting low and I love having bread ready to bake in the freezer.        anything I can make and put back for later is a win win all day long in my book.         when I can remember to do it, I'll get all my dry ingredients put together in a bowl and then when I'm ready to make the dough, I'll put the wet ingredients in the bread machine, then the dry ingredients and top that with the yeast and it's easy peasy.         if I'm gonna make a second batch of that particular dough, once I start the bread machine, I'll just start getting all my dry ingredients together in the bowl again and the wet ingredients in another bowl.         when the first batch is done mixing, I'll remove that dough and dump in my wet ingredients, then my dry ingredients, and then the yeast on top and start the machine again.         I'll generally do that about 4 times on my bread making day.            2 times for my brioche buns and 2 times for my cornbread swirls.         as a general rule, I can usually be done with 4 batches of dough in about 2 and a half hours.        as each batch comes from the machine, I'll start the next batch and then get the rolls made and on sheet pans and pop in the freezer to flash freeze and then bag them up to use in the coming weeks.         it's a wonderful way to stay ahead of the game with my bread.         anyway, this is what's on the schedule.          all of it may or may not come to fruition, we'll have to see.      

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so, let's do a 2 minutes in the kitchen with me.             it's been a while since we've done this.           for supper last evening, I wanted veggies, lots of veggies.           so I took some yellow potatoes, an onion, some carrots and a can of drained and rinsed green beans.            I done a good dice on the potatoes and carrots and sliced the onion.          I plopped it all on a sheet pan lined with parchment and then salted, peppered, powdered onion, powdered garlic and then spritzed it all really well with avocado oil.

I then mixed it up really well and tried to make it one layer in the pan.           I popped it in the oven at 425 degrees with some lamb shanks that I was baking.         I'm telling you this was great!!!           and a wonderfully easy clean up!!!!!

I'm all over easy clean up.            this went so great with the lamb shank bbq.           I wish I had gotten pics of the lamb shank, but I didn't.         when the meat was done, I picked it from the bones and shredded it and put it on a baking pan lined with parchment and covered it with bbq sauce, popped it back in the oven for about 20 minutes and that was the best meat ever!!!!!       I have come to find that lamb meat isn't tough or stringy like a lot of other meat is.         it's so good with bbq sauce on it.        I know a lot of people put rosemary and other spices on it instead of bbq sauce, but I'm not a fan of rosemary, so I'll go with bbq sauce.          hahaha          I fixed it, I can do what I want.          you can too!!!           make it yours!!!      

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giggle for the day:

Q - What breed of dog can jump higher than a skyscraper?

A - Any breed of dog. Skyscrapers can’t jump! 

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well, now we know!!!   hahahahaha

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starting with Ezekiel Chapter 1,              this chapter will show us that we as humans have a limited ability to understand God.         God does things that's totally beyond our ability to grasp.        despite trials and tribulations, God is always close at hand to hear  and to help us.        Gods glory is with us, even in our darkest hours.          this chapter is one of the most mystifying chapters in the bible.        but with this chapter comes a message of hope and restoration.        God is all about restoration.         Just as God was with Ezekiel in exile, we can know that God is with us, no matter what.         we have to be open to call of God over our lives, regardless of the unfamiliar, because He will be with us.

Chapter 2,          there is a responsibility that comes with answering God's call.        we have to be fearless and undaunting by the response of the message that God wants us to share.          we should be ready to hear God's call and respond to it once we know what His instructions are.        we live in a day and time where people don't want to hear truth and they don't respond to it really well.        most people have never heard real truth.        but we must share truth even though it can be scary.         focus on being faithful to God instead of how people will react to the truth that you're sharing.       

Chapter 3,          obedience to God requires courage, sacrifice and resolve to do God's will.        it's not easy!!!         do you internalize scripture?          when we read scripture, we should be internalizing it.     make it relevant to ourselves, understand scripture as it was written for the day in which it was written, but apply what was written for the exiles to our life today.         it has to transform us, change our lives, before what we say, with God's help, will have a life changing effect on someone else.        if it doesn't change us, how can we expect what we say have a change on other peoples lives?          we have a responsibility and we are accountable for our obedience.         the only way we can do the will of God is with the Holy Spirit in us giving us strength and guidance.         we have to be about the Fathers business, warning others about spiritual danger, because we care about them.

Chapter 4,          there are consequences when we turn away from God.          we have to acknowledge our sin and find hope in God's mercy, even during hard times.          we must be alert to the warnings that God gives thru His word and the Holy Spirit.          sin is serious with serious consequences.          sin separates us from God.          we need to strive for purity in our lives.          God wants us to live holy lives.          we can not live holy lives when we are living in sin.          

Chapter 5,             we need to make sure that our actions line up with God's commandments.           just because God loves us, doesn't mean He won't discipline us, God is always always always just!!!!        we have to consider the consequences of constant disobedience to God.          we have to repent and turn back to God!!!               God's judgements are righteous even when we don't understand.          most of the time we're not going to understand Gods ways, just because we don't understand doesn't make God wrong in His judgements.          God is righteous, holy and just.

next time we pick up with at Chapter 6.

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well, I guess we'll set this one to type.          I hope we all have a great day today.           and it goes without me saying it, but I'll say it anyway, let's continue to seek after the heart of God.          as long as we're seeking after the heart of God, we'll not stray too far from Him.         stay in His word, internalize it, let it change us and continue to pray.          blessings of strength and courage be ours today.

hugs and love, patty

Bible Study and not much else

good morning loved ones of God!!!            I hope you are doing well this morning.          I really can't tell what kind of day it's gonna be yet, it's still so early.         I have an early morning appointment and I'm ready to head out and thought I would get this blog post up before I forgot about it.         I do know that we are supposed to have more rain and it's a bit chilly this morning.         I am ready for spring!!!!!  so we'll see when it gets here for good.         hahaha          I think it's out playing in the snow somewhere and forgot that it has a job to do.          if you see it anywhere, tell it to get on home to some of these folks in the south.         hahahaha          well, I guess we'll get on with the blog post.         

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giggle for the day:

Q - Why do giraffes have such long necks?

A - Because they have smelly feet!

who knew?  stinky feet, hahahaha

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picking up with Jeremiah Chapter 52,              we have to pay attention to warnings of God in our lives and there are consequences when we don't listen to God's warnings.          even in times of judgement and hard times, we have to know that God's plan is ultimate and He has the power and ability to bring about restoration and redemption.         God's mercy is enduring and lasting and He offers hope and restoration even after judgement.          praise His holy name!!!!

Lamentations Chapter 1,            this books is based on the painful situation with Jerusalem.          sin is responsible for the suffering and desolation for the people of Jerusalem.          when we continue to live in sin, we too will experience the same pain and suffering and separation from God that these people experienced.           see the need to turn to God in prayer and know that He sees and cares about our problems.           God's plan is one of redemption and restoration.          He wants us to be in right relationship with Him.

Chapter 2,             even amidst the consequences of disobedience, there is hope and a call for repentance and the opportunity to seek Gods mercy.          no matter the depth of our suffering or the vastness of our sins,  turning back to God and seeking His forgiveness is the desired path.          when we bring our problems to God in groanings and weeping, that in itself is a form of worship, showing our dependence on Him.

Chapter 3,              in the darkest hours of our sin, there is still the opportunity to repent, ask God for forgiveness and to be redeemed.           that is always the ultimate end goal.         we should always tell God our honest and true feelings.       He knows them anyway, so why not just be honest with Him.      we can have for the future when we remember God's faithfulness in the past.         we have to continue to seek after the heart of God through prayer and reading His word.          this is what strengthens our faith and dependence on Him.

Chapter 4,             even in desperate times, God is still just and He still offers mercy.         hard times opens the door for restoration.         we have to keep examining our own lives and making sure we are not holding on to sin.         remember that our strength and protection comes from God alone.         in God alone, is our hope of restoration and renewal.           Parise God!!!!!

Chapter 5,            we should not ever hesitate to bring our problems to God.        the sooner the better.      He can help us if we trust Him.         we need to examine our lives to see where sin is causing damage and ask God for forgiveness and help.            reconciliation, renew, restore.          beautiful words of hope from God.          when we're in trouble, we need to remind ourselves of God's ability to bring about change and restoration.           God is in the business of changing lives, let's let Him!!!

tomorrow we'll start in Ezekiel Chapter 1.

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well, I guess that will do it for now.          as always, let's keep seeking after the heart of God in all things that we do.        I hope and pray that we all have a great day.          I don't know what we'll get into, but if it's anything exciting, I'll be sure and let you know.          blessings of renewal and restoration.

hugs and love, patty

Bible Study

good morning y'all.         we had a round of storms roll thru last evening and it looked like it would be a rough night.         praise God it wasn't as bad as it could have been.          we just never know how it's gonna be when the storms roll thru.         I'm just thankful it's over and we made it thru it by the grace of God.         it's wet this morning.          we got out and got our walk in early and didn't get too wet.       it's still sprizzling just a bit and we got damp, but it's all good.        I don't know what we'll get into today.    I need to go to aldi sometime today.         after that, I have no idea what we'll do.         so I guess this is where  we'll get on with the blog post.

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giggle for the day:

Q - Why did the teddy bear not ask for dessert?

A - Because he was already so stuffed!

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good little bear!!   hahaha

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picking up with Jeremiah Chapter 39,             just as the people in Jerusalem faced the consequences of sin in their lives, we also face those same consequences.         when we ignore God and the call He has over our lives, we will face  the consequences.          even when we are going thru times of judgement, we can still trust God to be faithful to promises that He has made to His people.        God can use anyone for the purposes of fulfilling His plans just like He use the Ethiopian eunuch.          we can't write anyone out of God's plan.           are there areas in our lives where we are resisting the plans that God has for us?           if so, let's get realigned with the purpose of God in our lives and live out His purpose.

Chapter 40,          who do you trust when chaos is swirling around you like a tornado?          God is who we should trust.        we live in a time of chaos today and God is the only One we can look to for sanity and wisdom.        there is no wisdom in todays chaos.         just know that we can trust God thru it all, without hesitation.           when given the opportunity to make your own decisions, do you make decisions based on the word and the wisdom of God?          our decisions should be based on what the word of God says.           we can trust Him.          we need to use our freedom to make choices that are based on His will and purpose.

Chapter 41,           in this chapter we see that we have to be very cautious about who we trust, and even if we are afraid, we have to stand up against injustice.          God is our stability in fear and chaos.         the main thing we need to do is pray for wisdom, courage and understanding in our daily walk with the Lord!!!     sin in our lives affects not only us, but can also affect those around us.         this is why integrity in our daily lives is so important.           we need to pray that God will always keep us in His watch care and protection and that we will have the desire in our hearts to stay close to God.         again, this is where seeking after the heart of God comes into play.         if we are looking for something, we will find it.

Chapter 42,           what do we do when God's plan doesn't mix well with our plans?          well, here we see Jeremiah telling them not to go to Egypt, but that didn't sit well with them, so in the end, they headed out.          direct disobedience to what God had told them to do.          there are consequences.      we must decide to follow the will of God at all costs.           we have to trust that God is faithful and will hold true to His promises that are written in His word.        human wisdom and human solutions don't always work, especially if God isn't involved.         why do we think we know better than God does?      what are our motivations and intentions for doing what we do?         if our intentions and motivations are not clearly focused on the will of God for our lives, more than likely, they will fail.         seek God in all we do!!!

Chapter 43,          we can see that there is no safety outside of the will of God.         what's the greatest; your human understanding or God's wisdom?          our understanding is absolutely nothing compared to the wisdom of God.         if there is someone in your life who speaks the truth of God's word to you in difficult times, seek their counsel.          God puts people in our lives for a reason.         if you can speak God's truth over someone else, speak God's truth.         I want people in my life that seek after the heart of God in all they do and when they have a word of encouragement for me, I'm all over it, because I know it's from the word of God.          ignoring God's word can be costly in our life, spiritually and physically.  

Chapter 44,             when we blatantly disregard God, there are consequences that have to be dealt with, and it can be very severe.           do we worship God or do we worship idols such as the queen of heaven?         how could they do this?          how can we do some of the things we do today in the name of worship?          to be honest, I don't know if there is a church anywhere that truly knows how to worship God.          after going thru the bible to this point, I don't even know if I know what true worship is.         but at least being in His word is giving me a good starting place to worship Him as He desires for me to.         Lord God, help me to worship You with the reverence and awe that You deserve!!!       what are the idols in our lives that prevent us from worshiping God whole heartedly?       

Chapter 45,             no matter what the circumstances of your life look like, remain close to God, trust Him, no matter what!!!!        when we are facing times of discouragement, lean into the promises of God and trust that He is with us.         we need to look at our ambitions and see if we are looking for personal gain.        if so, we have to realize that's not the end goal of being in the will God.          when we get tired, we have to see that God is our sustainer and He is faithful even when the walk is difficult.

Chapter 46,            we see that God's word stands firm over every nation, that has been, that is, or that will be, on the face of this planet.         God is in control of all nations!!!          human strength means NOTHING without the power of God behind it.         why was David so successful?         God was with him.        we are living in times of uncertainty and the only thing that we can cling to is the promises of God!!!!!

Chapter 47,            there is and will be judgement against sin.         is there anything in our lives that we need to repent of?          if so, take care of that right now and lean into the love and the promises and the forgiveness of God.          we are living in times where nations across this globe are at war with one another and we, as Christians, need to intercede on behalf of these nations.        that's one of the things that we are called to do, pray for one another.

Chapter 48,            pride and idol worship has no place in the lives of people who are seeking after the heart of God.        when we get filled with pride, it's easy to go along to get along and that's not what God expects from us.       pride causes us to rely on ourselves and not God.       as Christians we need to be chasing after humility and obedience to God.         what ever the idols in our lives are, we need to get rid of those immediately.         no matter how far we have walked away from, His mercy is always extended to us and He will receive us back to Himself.        Praise God!!!!!

Chapter 49,            God is judge of all the world!!!!!!           we have powerful leaders across this globe that  think  they  are in  control  of what happens, but  God is the  One who  is actually  in ultimate control!!!          pride can and will lead to our downfall, so if we have pride in our lives, we need to deal with it.          when we are going thru time of personal problems, lean into God and rely on Him to get us thru.        His promises are as good today as they were for Jeremiah.

Chapter 50,         here we see that every nation is controlled by the hand of God.         God can, does, and will, use other nations as a means of His judgement against another country.        He can and will use any country to do His will.        we have to take the warnings that we read about in the bible seriously, they are there for a reason and when we heed these warnings, we don't have to face judgement.         we need to develop our dependence on God in every situation.

Chapter 51,          in this chapter we see that man has been declared as senseless and without knowledge!!!!           and we know there is no wisdom!!!!        this is the days we are living, men and women that don't have enough useful brain cells to spell the word "at".        people who would rather worship other people and sinful actions and take stands against the most heinous things described in the word of God as abominable.       they want their idols.      they want their fools gold.      they are actually described in this chapter as worthless, senseless and without knowledge!!!!          and they are to be mocked.       we have men wanting to use the bathroom of women.         men wanting to compete in women's sports.        men that are just plain useless and take up space.        and on the other hand, we have women wanting to be men in all their glory.      again, worthless, senseless human beings.         I didn't say it, God said it.      we need to get rid of the idols, sin, pride and what ever else it is that stands in the way of us serving God and worshiping God!!!

next time we pick up at Chapter 52.

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I guess this is where we will stop at today.          it's been very sobering going thru the book of Jeremiah and seeing how I fall short of worshiping God as I should.         I hope you have gleaned something from it too.        maybe we all can lean in a little closer to God in the following days.        we are certainly living in uncertain times and I think Jeremiah would encourage us to follow God and let Him deal with all the stuff going on.         we're not to bury our heads in the sand so to speak, we need to be aware of what's going on across the globe and pray for the leaders across the world.       God can and will use them all for His purpose and carrying out His will and also carrying out His judgement on all nations.       let's be in prayer for all our leaders, from the very closest local leaders, to national leaders and for all leaders across the globe.        God is in control!!!!!         blessings of strength and wisdom be ours.

hugs and love, patty

Bible Study and a batch of Chicken Corn Chowder

good morning my friends!!!!          I hope all is well in your neck of the woods.          it's another cloudy one here today and that's ok.         I know storms will be rolling thru today and tonight after dark and I'm praying for God's hand of protection to be over us all.        yesterday was a big fat bust for me.         I hurt and ached all over places the size of golf ball, tennis balls and bigger.         just random muscle aches all over from head to toe.          we had eaten really good the day before.          an arbys greek gyro for lunch and an aldi thin crust supreme pizza for supper.         we have eaten both of those.           but not on the same day.         I think it was just too much man made crap that I put in my body.        God made foods doesn't do my body this way.         that's why I cook most of what we eat from scratch.          I use a lot of store bought products such as velveeta cheese, cream cheese, gravy mixes and things like that and what I use, doesn't make my body hurt.         even my husband was having the same pains and he had eaten the same stuff that I had eaten.         so, we're back to eating only what I fix from scratch.        and the weather plays a big part in my body aches and pains.         when weather is rolling in, I can count on my arthritic joints to ache when the weather is bad.          barometric pressure plays a big part in what the joints do.           so, if you have a lot of joint pain or muscle pain, look at what you're eating and pay attention to the weather.           I need to fix a pot of beans today or tomorrow and tomorrow I have to get more salad fixings.          eating salads always make me feel better.           figure out what makes you feel better.           real foods is always best.         I have a lamb shank in the fridge thawing out and I can't wait to fix it.        I've never fixed lamb because I'm not thrilled about rosemary, so I decided to fix lamb like I know to fix other meats and it works out for us.          we love it.        so I don't know exactly what I'll do, but if I can remember, I'll bring y'all along.          so, let's get on with the rest of the blog post.

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the other day, thursday I believe it was, I was wanting some good old down home comfort food and this certainly filled the bill.         I made my famous, infamous Chicken Corn Chowder.          potatoes is what usually makes a chowder, this doesn't have potatoes it but I still call it chowder.         why, you ask?      because I can.         simple enough.         hahaha       

this is all the main ingredients in my electric pressure cooker.           if I'm not mistaken the recipe for this is on here somewhere.          I promise you, you won't find it anywhere else, unless someone has started making it and sharing the recipe, but I've not seen it anywhere else.         it is sooooo good!!!!

after it gets done cooking for 35 minutes in the electric pressure cooker, I'll put a pkg of velveeta cheese sauce, a pkg or cream cheese and and then about a cup of morrisons gravy mix in it to thicken it all up and wow, wow, wow, is it ever good!!!!!!           this is how I make it now, I don't know if these 3 items are listed in the recipe the first time I shared it.         this recipe has been evolving over the last 3 or 4 years and this is where it's now and I think it's about as close to perfection as possible.         we both love it and so does our neighbor when we take him a bowl of it.

I went on a search in my blog and I found the general recipe on April 9th, 2023.         way down in that blog post.         I had challenged myself to use as many dehydrated goods as possible and I did.       but you can use fresh veggies.           

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giggle for the day:

Q - Where do sheep go to get their hair cut?

A - The baa-baa shop!

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

baahahahahaha

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picking up at Jeremiah Chapter 31,           God has an amazing and everlasting love for us.         that alone should transform who we are, our identity and purpose.         our identity as His child and our purpose is to share the good news about Jesus Christ.         if there is areas in your life that you know are not right, trust God to help you make those areas right and start new.        the only way that we can have God's word, God's law written on our hearts is to stay in His word and seek out a deeper relationship with Him.          we have to let go of our past sins and cling to the newness of life that we have in God.  accept God's forgiveness and walk in His freedom thru grace.         Thank You God for Your mercy and grace!!

Chapter 32,          regardless of what it looks like around us, God is always in control.        Jeremiah acted in faith by purchasing a field.         sometimes we have to step out in faith, even when it sounds crazy or impossible.          with God all things are possible.       is anything too difficult for God?         not in the least!!!         keep seeking after the heart of God thru the shed blood of Jesus Christ.         this is the transforming life that is eternal.

Chapter 33,           God wanted Jeremiah to call on Him in prayer, and He wants us to do the same!!!      He will answer and guide us when we call on Him.         no matter how dire our circumstances seem to be, God will bring peace to our lives.         we have to see that Jesus Christ is the fulfillment of our hope and promises.            remember God's faithfulness and let that strengthen us in difficult times.

Chapter 34,            do you make promises to God?         do you keep those promises?         or do we get lazy in serving Him?         tough questions.        God values our faithfulness to Him and our obedience.    if we have broken promises to God, we need to seek restoration through real repentance.         our true freedom is found in following Christ, not living out our desires.         they usually get us in trouble.

Chapter 35,            do we compromise the word of God with the we live our lives?          if so, we need to recommit our lives to Christ and get back on the narrow way.       do you want to build a legacy for your future generations?          we are.        we are either building a legacy serving God or building a legacy not serving God.        how can we share obedience and faithfulness if we are not obedient and faithful?          we can't.       we have to be willing to walk out our faith in the culture that we live in today.         it's not  easy  with  filth  coming  at us from  all  sides and  maybe  even from our own families.     we must be willing to stand up for our faith.           scripture is full of warnings for us and we must take those warnings seriously.

Chapter 36,           just as God told Jeremiah to write down His words, we must take the Word of God seriously in our lives too.         we should value the time we spend in the word of God, because it's time with Him.        we are called to share the word of God, even if it puts us in danger.        are we willing to do that?         Gods word has the potential to change us and we should be respectful of that.       we can trust God and that His ultimate purpose will fulfilled.

Chapter 37,          are we tempted to ignore God's word?         if so, that can have dire consequences.        when we are seeking God's will, are we really seeking to do His will or just work out our own plans?    we have to stand firm on God's word even if we face opposition or even persecution.         that day is coming for us and it's already here for some Christians.          we have to trust that God is in control and His plans will work for our good and His purposes.

Chapter 38,           just like Jeremiah, we are called to stand firm in the truth of God even though we may be at risk or in danger.           following God requires courage when speaking up for justice and righteousness.         we have to look for God's guidance thru prayer and reading His word.        we have to trust that God will protect and provide for those who faithfully strive to live for Him.    

next time we'll pick up with Chapter 39.

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I guess this is where we will part company.          I hope and pray that we all have a great day today and may we all continue to seek after the heart of God.           we can see going thru the bible study just how important it is for us to stay in His word and keep studying and applying as much as we can to our lives daily.         we are living in very uncertain times.         Jesus Christ is the only certainty that we have and He has already won all of the battles that we may find ourselves in, in the future.         and there will be battles.        persecution is definitely on it's way over the globe even as we read right now.        seeking after the heart of God in all we do is our only means of survival.         blessings of mercy and grace be ours today.

hugs and love, patty