Many times the church teaches more about performance, fear and condemnation than Jesus and who God really is and who you are in him. #performance #WhoGodis #whoyouareinJesus #timetoreallylivefree #thedoorisopen #truthtuesday #truth #justlisten #Godisalwaysspeaking #darlenegaston
Day 6!! Half way there…
Join me here for 12 Days Til Christmas. Each day I will go through Philipians 4:8. Come along with me on a word adventure because the peace of God surpasses all understanding and see what we are meant to be focused. It really is simple.
#christmas #christianauthor #simpleliving #Jesus #12daysofchristmas #day6
Do your actions show God is bigger or do they show something else? Find out what is seen, many times, coming from the church and how their actions show something entirely different. #timetoreallylivefree #thedoorisopen #godisbigger #hopefilledfridays #darlenegaston #whereIlivefrom #corebeliefs #Godspeaks
Third day, which finishes the revelation for me regarding many of the things we see happening right now and in
Such an honor for both books to be picked for Best Book in the Christian Category. Thank you to all who have read my books. If you have not had a chance to get your award winning copies get yours at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Painted Tree (in Sparks, NV) or my online store. #awardwinning #bookaward #ChristianCategory #grace #darlenegaston
Happy New Year!!
8 of 10–In my book, The Door Is Open, I discuss several signs of antichrist or anti-messiah behaviors, beginning with the scripture from Matthew 23:4-38 in The Message translation. Let’s delve into the seventh sign, as described in verses 23-24 of Matthew 23…
#truth #antichrist #gospel #Jesus #newcovenant #grace #newtestamentchurch
Grace is God’s portion. The beautiful place he calls each of us to live in. We are like the moon shining from the sun’s light not our own will trying to produce the light. #graceis #grace #godsportion #simpleliving #timetoreallylivefree #thedoorisopen #christianauthor #freedom #wideopenspaces #jesuslovesme #jesuslovesyou #allofGod #faith #love #Jesus
Have you ever felt like you were being led to a conclusion on a topic? I am thankful for my memories of a teacher, Ms. Cowan, who made sure we tackled subjects from all sides. She wanted us to be critical thinkers not just re-writing what we have been taught… #grace #graceis #thisisme #newcovenant #christianity #christianauthor #whoyouare #whoGodis #slipperyslope #grace #godsportion #simpleliving #timetoreallylivefree #thedoorisopen #freedom #wideopenspaces #jesuslovesme #jesuslovesyou #allofGod #faith #love #Jesus #bothfeetin
The fearful word grace is what started things eight years ago. Grace. Beautiful, wonderful, full of love–grace. For some reason grace, within the church (many times), is put on a leash or in a box. I think I prefer the box analogy…because we don’t want to put God in a box, do we? #grace #graceis #thisisme #newcovenant #christianity #christianauthor #whoyouare #whoGodis #slipperyslope #grace #godsportion #simpleliving #timetoreallylivefree #thedoorisopen #freedom #wideopenspaces #jesuslovesme #jesuslovesyou #allofGod #faith #love #Jesus
Eight years ago when we were told we had to leave the church we had gone to for the last nine years and not come back, many people who still attended were handed a sermon on CD regarding the “slippery slope of grace”. The truth is there is no “slippery slope of grace”. #slipperyslope #grace #godsportion #simpleliving #timetoreallylivefree #thedoorisopen #christianauthor #freedom #wideopenspaces #jesuslovesme #jesuslovesyou #allofGod #faith #love #Jesus
Colossians 2:10 “…in Him”. That little word in is ‘en’ in the Greek. Here is this little word’s definition, which brings so much meaning:.#simpleliving #timetoreallylivefree #thedoorisopen #christianauthor #meditation #journaling #jesuslovesme #jesuslovesyou #allofGod #faith #love #Jesus #Colossians2 #heneverleavesme
Fear (phobos -noun) causes actions from all people. Just as faith (pistis -noun) causes actions from all people. If we can first see fear or faith as a thing which then moves us into an action (result-verb) then this will make much more sense to us…#simpleliving #timetoreallylivefree #thedoorisopen #christianauthor #meditation #journaling #jesuslovesme #jesuslovesyou #fear #faith #love #Jesus #Romans8 #heneverleavesme
My #heart and #Faith intertwined as one with God’s heart. A #newcreation I am in #Christ. Faith is God’s persuasion, a thing, a gift he gives that we accept or choose not to. This changes our perception as we accept this faith gift of persuasion and causes us then to believe and/or trust in what God has persuaded us of. Which is belief and is an action (verb-pisteuó). This #process of changing our perception is known as #repentance. What an amazing thing. #simpleliving #timetoreallylivefree #thedoorisopen #christianauthor #meditation #journaling #jesuslovesme #jesuslovesyou
#Faith, the word, the deeper meaning has me this season. Our perception of this word is important to #believers. Faith is God’s persuasion, a thing, a gift he gives that we accept or choose not to. This changes our perception as we accept this faith gift of persuasion and causes us then to believe and/or trust in what God has persuaded us of. Which is belief and is an action (verb-pisteuó). This #process of changing our perception is known as #repentance. What an amazing thing. #simpleliving #timetoreallylivefree #christianauthor #meditation #journaling #infraredsauna time #jesusloveme #jesuslovesyou
#Faith in the #kingdomofgod is so much different than this worlds beliefs. God has been talking faith again with me and our understanding of it as humans. This is where I want to start with what he has shared with me. I love going back to what I wrote in my books and then being amazed at what I wrote and then God helping me understand and unwind more. ❤️💙❤️This #Christmas season let go and let God unwindld belief systems and let him teach you something new that is older than time. #faith #love #joy #peace not #fear
Come along with me on an #eightweekchallenge and learn #whereilivefrom ! Week eight is about goodness and a new creation-YOU. The challenge is to rest in God, the vine, from the place of who you are-a new creation and a branch. The scripture is from John 17:22-23. You can read more in Chapter 5 of The Door Is Open. I hope you have enjoyed this series as much as I have. Please don’t hesitate to comment, email or PM me any questions or what the Holy Spirit is showing you! Let’s share this adventure together and learn to not only “say” we live in a place of freedom but actually LIVE from there. Hoping you have found new freedom in Christ! #thedoorisopen #newcreation #vine #branch #fruitsoftheSpirit #HolySpirit #Godistalkingtoyou #freedom #truth #timetoreallylivefree #darlenegaston #christianauthors
