Key Truths

Something old is new again!  I discovered that I could add the Nook app, the Kindle app, and the Overdrive app to my iPad.  This happened after my Nook died on me....again...and I was frustrated because I couldn't check out books from the Tippecanoe Public Library through my Overdrive account.

My Daughter the Librarian came to my rescue and helped me with the process of adding the apps and registering my Overdrive account.  I am all set now.

And one of the first things I did was purchase a book called Galatians:  A Biblical Study, written by Joyce Meyer.

As I stated yesterday, I just finished reading Dangerous Prayers and that OBS is over.  A new one begins later in June, but I wanted something to focus on in the meantime.  Just scrolling around in Amazon led me to this particular book.  I like Joyce Meyer.  I have studied several of her books in the past.  So this seemed like a perfect fit for me right now.

So far I have read the intro and have found these key truths in Galatians. 

• Our relationship with God is based on grace, not law.  We are to reject legalism and embrace grace in every area of our lives.

• In Christ, we can be set free and we can stay free. 
• ok...I can't erase this bullet point for some reason.
• We are to walk in the Spirit, not in the flesh. 

• We reap what we sow. 

One thing - I have had trouble with this verse, that we are saved through grace by faith  That always confuses me.  So to read that in the introduction was a light bulb that was kinda clicking on.  Maybe that verse would click with me finally.

Another thing - I know there is freedom in Christ.  I just don't always remember it.

A third thing - throwback to the OBS about walking in the Spirit and not the flesh.  Love it!

And finally, reaping what we sow.  I can relate this to the 'send me' part of the Dangerous Prayers  study, because I need to be brave and pray more about this.  One of my favorite parts of the book, and one that was an 'aha' moment for me, was "What you feed grows.  What you starve dies."  I loved that concept because it relates SO much to me and my life.  I hope that this study will help me continue to sow the good, feeding it, so that I may reap the benefits of its growth.

Wish me luck.  No....pray for me to be encouraged and enriched by this study...and pray especially that I stick with it and finish it.

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.