Deep Heart Journey Newsletter for Women March 2015

Heart Letters

Daughters of the King

As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. Song of Solomon 2:2

In Stasi Eldredge’s book Captivating: we learned that there are three core desires of a woman’s heart : To be romanced…….. To have an irreplaceable role to play….and a Beauty all your own to unveil. We featured these questions in an articles in our August 2014 Women newsletter. Now we must turn and ask the question who can answer this for us. There is one who wants to truly answer this once and forever that you are loved. Your true heavenly Father wants to answered the question of whether or not you are worth fighting for, worth pursuing. Look at the cross. It cost him everything. And he says, you are worth it. Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off. Isaiah 56:5

The Bible tells us that all Christians have been made heirs of God through Christ and yet many Christians refuse to lay hold of this reality by faith. They choose to stay spiritually poor when God wants to make them spiritually rich in their experience.

The leading of the Holy Spirit proves one is a son or daughter of God.

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. Romans 8:14

Daughters of the King

This Issue:

You are a daughter of the King

Daughter

Joint Heir with Christ.

What is God calling us to join him in this coming year.

Conferences

On Prayer.

The “Life Prayer”

Joint Heir with Christ:

“The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.” Romans 8 :16-17 Every true child of God is being led by the Holy Spirit, and the evidence and proof of this leading is that he is fighting sin and the sin nature so as to please God. This is a great comfort to the Christian because we have the confidence that we are being led by the Spirit of God, and we know this by our desire to fight sin and to please Christ. Sonship is not based on our obedience or this verse would have said, “As many as follow the Spirit are the sons of God.” Sonship is by God’s grace and rests on his faithfulness to lead his own children.

The Joy of being related to God as a Daughter— “For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear.” Romans 8:15 Before a person is a Christian, he is a slave to sin . This bandage brings fear, despondency and a sense of helplessness. “But ye have received the Spirit of adoption.” When a person receives Christ as personal Lord and Savior, at that moment the Spirit does a work of adoption. The word “adoption” had great meaning to Paul’s Roman audience. The Romans had a special way of adopting their own sons. This word “adoption” actually means “a son-placing,” and has nothing to do with taking an orphan child and making him a member of a family. The Romans acknowledged all children as part of the family, but only those who went through the ritual of son-placing were recognized as sons. A Roman father, if he had male children, never referred to them as his sons until they were of age — they were his children, but they were not his sons.

I am a daughter I am a daughter of The King,

The Master & Creator of everything, I am a Princess through God’s Royalty, Crowned with His jewels is my reality,

I am more precious than the Lily of the field, Adorned with loveliness & wrapped in God’s

shield,

I am a joint heir with Jesus,

Through Whom I am Holy & Righteous,

I am the light of the world,

For in me is Jesus’ light all shiny & pearled,

I am Jesus’ dear & precious friend, My heart on Him doth depend,

I was chosen by God, holy & dearly loved,

Chosen to do His work through His leading from above,

My body is a temple of God - His dwelling place,

And a member of Christ’s body upon Him I embrace,

I am a new creation, born of The King,

Made of His workmanship to Him I cling,

Of this world I am a stranger,

For my citizenship is in Heaven without danger,

I have fellow citizenship with The Family of God,

Fellowshipping & serving while walking this sod,

I am a saint through His Righteousness, An expression of the life of Christ Jesus,

Born under God’s protective royalty,

The devil, my enemy, cannot touch me,

I am one in Spirit with God, One in Christ Jesus, Therefore resembling Christ when He returns

for us,

Thank You, Father God, for these privileges are

in You, Thank You, Father, for loving me so very true !

@Written by T. D. Channell

Daughter of The King contiuned

Joint Heirs Contiuned

But when the child became of age (when he was about 14 years old in the Roman system), the father took him down to the public forum where the child was publicly adopted by his own father, and thereafter regarded as an adult son in the family, being heir of the father and sharing the privileges as well as the responsibilities as a son. At the moment we initially received Christ, we were made adult sons and daughters in God’s family with all the rights, privileges and responsibilities. Not fear, but blessing! “Whereby we cry, Abba, Father.” This is probably an early liturgical formula. The word Abba” means “papa” in the Aramaic, and the word translated “Father” is the Greek pater. Our Lord used the term “Abba, Father” when addressing the Father in prayer (Mark 14:36). Through this formula we find that a most vital and intimate relationship exists between the adult son and daughter and their Heavenly Father. As sons of God we can know and have confidence in our Father God. Assurance of Sonship— “The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit.” Romans 8:16 The Holy Spirit that lives inside of every true Christian bears witness (gives confidence) to the human spirit in the Christian that he is a child of God. “That we are the children of God.” The Holy Spirit gives an inward and subjective assurance that we have a spiritual relationship to God through Christ. “But as many as received Him [Christ] to them gave he the power [authority] to become the sons of God” (John 1:12). To all who have truly trusted Christ, the Holy Spirit gives an assurance that they are truly saved. Privileges of sons and daughters— “And if children, then heirs; heirs of God.” Romans 8:17a Since we are God’s children, we have become the heirs of God. God has chosen to bestow infinite spiritual blessing on each one of his children. “And joint-heirs with Christ.” The Christian is a joint heir of the Father with the person of Jesus Christ. Christ is the Father’s Son, and to Christ God has bequeathed everything because Christ is the only rightful heir to the Father’s estate. But the Christian is in spiritual union with Christ because of the new birth and is therefore a joint-heir to the inheritance. Responsibilities of Sons and Daughters — Romans 8:17b “If so be that [since] we suffer with him.” Our responsibilities as sons and daughters of God through faith in Christ Jesus include suffering with Christ. Suffering is part and parcel of Christian living. This is not providential suffering, for all men suffer to some degree. This is suffering that comes through sharing Christ’s life as we seek to lead holy lives and speak to the world of its need of Christ. Suffering with Christ is evidence of one’s sonship. “That we may be also glorified together.” Since we share Christ’s sonship, we shall share his inheritance in glory; but if we are to share His glory, we must share his suffering first. All who share Christ’s suffering now will share his glory hereafter. Conclusion Jesus Christ has promised to make any person a son of God if that person will but trust him as personal Lord and Saviour. Every person is a creature of God, but not every person is a son or daughter of God. God’s sons are those who are united to his only begotten Son Jesus Christ. You may become a son of God right now if you will both acknowledge that sin has separated you from God and turn to Christ believing that he died as your substitute and for your sin. At that very moment of belief, you will become a child of God, and God will become your Father. Then for the first time you will be able to cry out, “Abba, Father.”

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My Self Small Group Video Series Teaching (coming Mid 2015)

This refreshing video series ushers women into an authentic journey of freedom, healing and transformation. With hope and humor, Stasi invites women deeper into their own stories as they explore God's intimate involvement in their past and his unique dreams for their future.

Ideal for small group use with the book and study guide, these eight sessions - each about fifteen minutes - address the following topics:

Does Anyone Really Change?

Looking Back With Mercy / The Landscapes of Our Lives

Our Mothers, Ourselves

From Accepting to Embracing / From Fear to Desire

The Company of Women / Beauty Forged in Suffering

Stumbling Into Freedom

Becoming a Woman of Faith and Worship

Becoming Our True Name / Take Heart

On Prayer:

At Deep Heart Journey we offer prayers that have helped us in our walk with God. This month we highlight “The Life Prayer” from Ransomed Heart Ministries. This prayer is par-ticularly helpful in those seasons where we are being assaulted with death, suffering, or afflic-tion. You can find this prayer under the prayer tab on our web site : deepheartjourney.com