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There's a reason for everyday.
​Despite the bad and the good, everyday matters. 
Be Encouraged Everyday

6/20/2022

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Growing in Patience

 
Monday Matters-June 20, 2022
Everyday Good Fruit

What kind of fruit do you like? I like bananas but only if they’re slightly green. Hey this is Debbie Griffith with Everyday Matters. In the Bible we can read about bearing good fruit in our lives which is delicious like the fruit of love, joy, peace and patience.  But how is this fruit developed and how does true change in us happen? Fruit only grows quickly in time-lapse photography.

Truth needs cultivating and it actually starts with us knowing and playing “the CD of truth” in our minds until it becomes more prominent than the old negative CD we were all born with. “God loves me right where I am and not where I think I should be.” I don’t have to earn His love.”  Play that repeatedly in your mind.  Christ proved His love and acceptance ONCE on the cross by His death and resurrection.  We have that same power available to us now, through the Holy Spirit.  WOW! We can bear good fruit that will change us and those who come in contact with us…everyday.
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6/13/2022

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Walking in God’s Promises

 
Monday Matters-June 13, 2022
Everyday Crazy Application

​I trust God’s love so I really try to obey what He asks from the Bible.  But wow is Ephesians 5:20 a difficult scripture to follow; “Give thanks FOR all things?!”  Hey this is Debbie Griffith with Everyday Matters. Nevertheless I had an amazing experience when applying this for a very difficult circumstance.  

Visiting a friend two years ago at the Mayo Clinic I had a huge anxiety attack alone in the hallway with hyper-ventilating…the whole works.  Driving home the next day I heard God say; “Thank Me for the attack.”  “What craziness was this?”  I kinda laughed but did it anyway; “Thank You God for the anxiety attack.”  I said it once but as I continued to repeat and thank Him for something so awful I began to sense His great love for me. The more I thanked Him the more I felt enveloped by His love so I also added, “You’re so nice to me.”  I was so overwhelmed by His presence that I had to pull over because I was crying so hard.  His ways are often my “whys?”  But His ways always bring peace…everyday.
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6/6/2022

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Holy Spirit

 
Monday Matters-June 6, 2022
Everyday Holy Spirit Strength

​Are you listening?  Jesus is speaking. Hear His voice; “You are forgiven. Today is a new day.  Hey this is Debbie Griffith with Everyday Matters. 

God’s Word from Lamentations 3:23: “Great is My mercy. It’s new every morning and great is My faithfulness.  Everyday I try to “be better” but no matter how strong my will and determination is I will fail without the power of the Holy Spirit and God’s grace working in me. Receiving God’s forgiveness means our soiled sin rags are washed clean made white by the blood of the Lamb (Revelation 7:14) and with reception of His grace we are then given the Holy Spirit making His home in us. There’s a whole lot of us who so wanted to be faithful, but who at times got beat-up by life and tested by trials. We have the bloodied garments of life’s tribulations, but through it all we clung to the faith.  This is the Gospel of Grace.  You’re not alone in this journey of life. Pray for God’s Holy Spirit to fill you because it’s only by His strength that we can move forward in hope…everyday.
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5/30/2022

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Peace to Carry-On

 
Monday Matters-May 30
Everyday Umpire of Peace

​The umpire in a ball game decides if a player is “in” or “out,” right? Hey this is Debbie Griffith with Everyday Matters. Colossians 3:15 talks about the “Umpire of Peace” in our hearts. Listen. “Let the peace from Christ act as umpire in your hearts deciding and settling all questions that come into your mind.”  Peace is to be the umpire that decides if something in our lives should be in or out!  

But how often do any of us let peace in our hearts from God make our decision rather than trusting on what we feel?  “Do you think I should take this additional job?” was the question asked to me by a young mom because the family was struggling financially, but the long hours would definitely affect her being able to “mother.” My first thought was, “Yes, she could manage it.” I prayed for the Umpire of Peace to direct this young mom. Guess what? Rhonda refused the job because she did not have peace about working outside the home AND help came in a way she never expected. Seek God’s peace everyday.
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5/23/2022

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God Keeps His Promises

 
Monday Matters-May 23
Everyday Future Promises

​I love the blessing of a baby, but I don’t like the wait and discomfort of being pregnant.  Hey this is Debbie Griffith with Everyday Matters. And it’s sometimes like that when God speaks to us about our future. WE become so excited or “pregnant” with what God tell us that we have a really hard time waiting.  We can’t see into the spiritual realm, but we must trust and wait on God because activity is taking place concerning His promises in our lives. 

In Genesis 15 God told Abraham to look at the stars in the sky saying, “So shall your descendants be.”  And the Lord counted it to Abraham as righteousness because Abe believed and trusted in what God told him his future would be. You might be pregnant with some good thing God has promised you and if so, put your hope and trust in Him and then wait for His perfect timing. He is always on aware and always on the move whether we see or feel He is at work or not. Wait in hope and faith…everyday.
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5/16/2022

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Relationship with God

 
Monday Matters-April 16, 2022
Everyday Right Relationship

“What’s wrong with me?” Sometimes that’s what goes through my mind when I just can’t seem to stop thinking negatively or I rehearse what I should’ve done differently. Hey this is Debbie Griffith with Everyday Matters.  I’m a sinner but God tells us that we’re all sinners in Romans 3:23. We all fall short of the glory of God.  But watch out cuz Satan wants us to feel wrong and worthless. He knows that without confidence we’ll never step out in faith to fulfill what God has planned for us.  He knows if he can keep us in the prison of self-hatred, self-rejection or plain not liking ourselves that he’ll prevent us from making progress plus we’ll be a threat to him!  

We must believe we’ve been made righteous in God’s sight before we’ll behave rightly.  We can’t produce the fruit of something when no seed has been sown. Think about it; Jesus is the Righteous Seed sown in death and resurrected in power so that means we are accepted and approved and the righteousness of God …everyday.
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5/9/2022

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Emotional

 
Monday Matters-April 9, 2022
Everyday Stirred Emotions

​I shared with a friend on Facebook that we shouldn’t let the enemy stir up our emotions of worry lest we fall into fear and depression.  Hey this is Debbie Griffith with Everyday Matters. And my friend Amy wrote back; “So being without emotion is a good thing? God can use it to protect me from evil?”
“Well,” I said, “God gives us our feelings and emotions which is a good thing, but we shouldn't be controlled by them.  We may feel afraid, but we don't need to let the feeling of fear control our behavior.  We can step out in faith and courage knowing God is with us.  We might FEEL, shaky, like throwing up, or break out in a cold sweat but let’s not let Satan intimidate. The enemy wants to use our feelings of fear and depression to immobilize us. Repeating the truth that God is with us and never leaves us is what helps us to walk in faith.” Take one step at a time knowing 2 Corinthians 12:9; His grace is sufficient, and His power works best in weakness…everyday.”
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5/2/2022

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Forgiveness

 
Monday Matters-May 2, 2022
Everyday Erased

Think how amazing it is that God chooses not to remember your messy past or sins. He chooses never to bring them up again once you've received His forgiveness. Hey this is Debbie Griffith with Everyday Matters. In Isaiah 43:25 God tells us; “I am the One who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake; and I will not remember your sins." 

When you read Hebrews 11, you see a list of the great men of faith; Abraham, Moses, David, etc. yet none of their sins are listed even though they were sinners. This is because God chooses not to recall the sins that He’s already erased.  Now travel to Ephesians 4:32 where Jesus tells us to forgive as the Father has forgiven us. This can be so difficult. 

That means when we choose to forgive someone, we also must choose not to bring up that offense again; to them, others or to ourselves… ever!  Probably the hardest thing is to not allow our minds to rehearse the hurt.  ONLY through His Holy Spirit strength is this possible…everyday.
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4/25/2022

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God is always Good

 
Monday Matters-April 25, 2022
Everyday Good and Bad

It all comes down to free will.  We have a choice to choose good and evil.  Hey this is Debbie Griffith with Everyday Matters. I have made bad choices whether it was telling a lie or stealing but I have also had the same bad happen to me, someone lying and stealing from me.  C.S. Lewis said, “If a thing is free to be good it is also free to be bad. And free will is what has made evil possible. 
Why, then, did God give us free will? Because free will though it makes evil possible, is also the only thing that makes possible any love or goodness or joy worth having. It’s the freedom of choice that makes love real. Being forced to love God is not real love at all. Accept God’s love, His grace and HIS work on the cross. It’s not about our goodness but His and when we begin to understand this kind of amazing love we can live freely and securely…everyday.
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4/18/2022

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Strong Willed Love

 
Monday Matters-April 18, 2022
Everyday Strong Will

I have a strong will. I’m sure someone listening right now can totally relate to the fact that while our spirits may be strong and willing our flesh fails us time and time again. Hey this is Debbie Griffith with Everyday Matters. The flesh does not conquer the spirit. The flesh is weak - as Jesus said - and the flesh is a stumbling block to our spirit.  I want to go to church on Sunday mornings but I’m tired so my flesh gets its way and later I have regrets. I need to pray and set my mind and will the night before to get up.  
My prayer is often this simple, “God You’re stronger and You live in me. Help. Amen.” Sharing areas of weaknesses, with someone, also helps for accountability and strength too. You can overcome.  Jesus is there. He’s never mad at you and when you do fall He will help you get back up. He loves you and He’ll never give up on you. Don’t give up on yourself…everyday.
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But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. The fruit you grow is rooted in God and comes from Him. Since it comes from God, it’s stable and not like worldly happiness, which is merely emotional based on what “happens" to you.
​Let’s grow with the bright burst of love that God brings to you and I as we walk in faith, not fear.  
Galatians 5:22-23
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