Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Not feeling well today.  Haven't felt 'right' for a little over 2 weeks.  Having pain in my right flank/lower back.  Wondering just what it is all about.  Will find out soon.. have a doctor appt this morning. 

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Message From A Mom To Her Child:



I gave you life, but cannot live it for you.
I can give you directions, but I cannot be there to lead you.
I can take you to church, but I cannot make you believe.
I can buy you beautiful clothes, but I cannot make you beautiful inside.
I can give you love, but I cannot force it upon you.
I can teach you to share, but I cannot make you unselfish.
I can teach you respect, but I cannot force you to show honor.
I can advise you about friends, but cannot choose them for you.
I can advise you about sex, but I cannot keep you pure.
I can tell you about alcohol & drugs, but I cannot say "no" for you.
I can tell you about lofty goals, but I cannot achieve them for you.
I can teach you about kindness, but I cannot force you to be gracious.
I can pray for you, but I cannot make you walk with God.
I can tell you how to live, but I cannot give you eternal life.
I can love you with unconditional love all of my life....and I will.


~anonymous

Saturday, October 15, 2011

10 Cannots

William John Henry Boetcker (1873–1962) was an ordained Presbyterian minister. He was a rock-ribbed conservative. This was before so many Presbyterian denominations went liberal. In addition to his ministerial duties, “he quickly gained attention as an eloquent motivational speaker, and is often regarded today as the forerunner of such contemporary ‘success coaches’ as Anthony Robbins.”


Boetcker is “best remembered for his authorship of a pamphlet entitled The Ten Cannots that emphasizes freedom and responsibility of the individual on himself.” It was originally published in 1916 and is often misattributed to Abraham Lincoln. “The mistake of crediting Lincoln for The Ten Cannots has been repeated many times since, notably by Ronald Reagan in his address to the 1992 Republican National Convention in Houston.”

Boetcker’s worldview is very much up-to-date. Unlike so many ministers today, Boetcker believed that it was important to engage the culture, not only with action, but with memorable rhetoric. Here are his The Ten Cannots:

You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.

You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.

You cannot help little men by tearing down big men.

You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.

You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.

You cannot establish sound security on borrowed money.

You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.

You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you earn.

You cannot build character and courage by destroying men’s initiative and independence.

And you cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they can and should do for themselves.

In addition to The Ten Cannots, Boetcker developed a list entitled Seven National Crimes, possibly patterned after the Seven Deadly Sins, that if committed would inevitably lead to the end of everything the United States was built to be:

I don’t think.

I don’t know.

I don’t care.

I’m too busy.

I leave well enough alone.

I have no time to read and find out.

I am not interested.

“Never mind what others do,” Boetcker said. “Do better than yourself, beat your own record from day to day, and you are a success.” With the all-important 2012 election nearly upon us, we cannot rest for a moment. We must take Boetcker’s tried and true aphorisms to heart and act upon them.
THINGS TO CONSIDER



- No refrigeration, plan for emergency assuming no electricity.



- Be nutritious, there may be some more physical activity required (ie. Blizzard requires more shoveling)



- Keep calorie count







FOOD



- Recommend you start with 2 week supply of food

- Good no-cook food items



- Energy bars / breakfast bars

- Almonds

- Peanut butter

- Tuna packages

- Canned pasta

- Dried fruit / canned fruit

- Dry milk

- Instant coffee

- V-8 juice



- Plan around the way you already eat.



- Build around 3 categories of food



- Grocery store goods: often inexpensive, and it’s all familiar stuff. (i.e. mac & cheese)

- Freeze dried foods: lightweight and don’t take up much room. more expensive up front, but priced out per serving, it’s budget friendly.

- Bulk dry food: rice, beans, dehydrated fruits and vegetables, cornmeal, wheat, dried milk, etc. It will be the backbone of your food storage and last up to 20-30 years.



- Don’t stock up on it unless you know you like it.



- Look at ingredients. You don’t want something high in sodium or preservatives



- Pay attention to shelf life. Take a look at package, can. Soup doesn’t need water and can store this for a few years. Plastic bags and cardboard boxes – 1 yr max







WATER



- Easiest way to store is by using cleaned out 2 liter soda bottles. You can easily clean out with hot water, drop of soap. Rinse thoroughly. That type of plastic is safe for storage.



- Recommend 2 liter soda bottle / per person / per day. For consumption and washing.



- If a situation where water is an issue, be sure to have stash of paper plates & freeze dried meals.



- If you can heat water, then at least you can enjoy a hot meal (i.e. mac & cheese, pasta, soup)







STORAGE



- 5 main enemies to storing food



- Temperature: ideal is 40 degrees - 72 degrees. For every 18 degrees above 72, food will lose its’ nutritional value by half

- Humidity: Store food off the floor and away from outside walls

- Pests: Keep food in air-tight containers clean up food particles on the shelves or floor

- Oxygen: Use oxygen absorbers, rotate food, vacuum packing food to reduce oxidation

- Light: Keep your pantry area dark. If food is in clear containers, keep them in labeled boxes with lids.



- Look for places where can you declutter (I have water bottles stored under my kids’ beds)



- You can store food in bin under a bed, clear out space in closet and designate a shelf.



- I recommend pieces of furniture that can double as storage. (i.e. Bench that opens up with a storage component – especially good for small homes)



- Store in a place that you won’t be dipping into constantly.







NON-FOOD ITEMS



- Items like toilet paper, can be bulky but it can be stored in garage, attic, shed, etc. moisture will affect it but temperature won’t.

- Non-food items, purposefully 1-2 weeks supply

- Go through entire day and jot down every non-item used. Soap, shampoo, contact solution, etc. buy extras of those.

- Keep easily organized in buckets (i.e. dental, laundry, etc.)

- Give serious consideration to how your family will cope when power is down. Communication, entertainment, What would we do to take care of pets? Keep things cool in the home, etc?







Source: National Center for Home Food Preservation



Storage information

http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/how/store.html



Canning information

http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/how/can_home.html



Drying information

http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/how/dry.html

Sourdough bread recipe

1 cup starter


1 Tbs. Salt

6 cups flour

½ cup sugar

½ cup oil

1 ½ c. warm water



Stir together. Cover top of the bowl with a piece of oiled wax paper. Let it stand overnight or all day.

Next morning, or that night... push dough down with hand, divide into 3 parts... knead each part on a floured surface 20 times. Put each kneaded part into a greased or sprayed loaf pan. Let rise 4-6 hours or overnight.

Bake at 350 for 30 to 35 minutes. Remove from pans, brush with butter and cool.

Sourdough bread starter

Instant Potato Sourdough Starter




3 tbsp instant mashed potato flakes

3 tbsp white sugar

1 c. warm water

1 ¼ tsp active dry yeast



Combine instant potatoes, sugar, water, and yeast in a covered container. Let the starter sit on a counter for 5 days, stirring daily. On the morning of the fifth day, feed the starter with 3 tbsp instant potatoes, 3 tbsp sugar, and 1 cup warm water. In the evening, take out 1 cup of starter to use in sourdough recipe. Refrigerate the remaining starter. Every five days, feed the starter 3 tbsp instant potatoes, 3 tbsp sugar and 1 cup of water. If starter is not being used in a recipe, keep it refrigerated and discard (or give away) 1 cup of starter after each feeding.

Vinegar in bread recipes

1 1/2 tbsp cider vinegar in bread recipes helps the yeast to grow faster.. and no vinegar taste in the bread.

Marigolds for bug control

Plant marigolds in the garden everywhere for bug control.. Make an infusion of the flowers (boil some in water) and strain it.. treatment for fleas, ticks, headlice. 

Medicines from your kitchen..

Honey, is antibiotic, antifungal ,and it is drawing. If you have a splinter, a blister, a pimple, or  a boil, cover a bandage with honey,  cover the sore and Leave it alone a day or two or until the sore drains.
Sugar is healing and drawing too, but not as good.
 Put sugar and canned milk on the  bandage.  This tends to sour, so you want to change it daily.
Wash an eye infection (pink eye) with milk too. 


Soak your feet in a mixture of a quarter cup epsom salts, a pint of water,  a teaspoon of  cooking oil, and a teaspoon  of honey.  Good for athletes foot.

Honey is a good all around salve for burns etc. anything you bandage......


Vinegar ..  Good for insect and spider bites.. apply the vinegar with a little honey and bandage.
Vinegar is also good to apply to sunburn.
A few Tablespoons of vinegar in a cup of water two or three times a day will usually cure a bladder
infection if you catch it early on. 

Garlic .. use 3x day for lowering cholesterol- use the 'pearls'.
Garlic is a natural antibiotic

Dandelion leaves make a good diuretic if you have excess swelling in your limbs.  A handful washed and boiled, strain and drink the tea a couple times a day.

For ring worm, jock itch, or athletes foot, rub yogurt on them.  Plain yogurt, please

Survival.. things that disappear first..

100 Items to Disappear First




1. Generators (Good ones cost dearly. Gas storage, risky. Noisy...target of thieves; maintenance etc.)

2. Water Filters/Purifiers

3. Portable Toilets

4. Seasoned Firewood. Wood takes about 6 - 12 months to become dried, for home uses.

5. Lamp Oil, Wicks, Lamps (First Choice: Buy CLEAR oil. If scarce, stockpile ANY!)

6. Coleman Fuel. Impossible to stockpile too much.

7. Guns, Ammunition, Pepper Spray, Knives, Clubs, Bats & Slingshots.

8. Hand-can openers, & hand egg beaters, whisks.

9. Honey/Syrups/white, brown sugar

10. Rice - Beans - Wheat

11. Vegetable Oil (for cooking) Without it food burns/must be boiled etc.,)

12. Charcoal, Lighter Fluid (Will become scarce suddenly)

13. Water Containers (Urgent Item to obtain.) Any size. Small: HARD CLEAR PLASTIC ONLY - note - food grade if for drinking.

16. Propane Cylinders (Urgent: Definite shortages will occur.

17. Survival Guide Book.

18. Mantles: Aladdin, Coleman, etc. (Without this item, longer-term lighting is difficult.)

19. Baby Supplies: Diapers/formula. ointments/aspirin, etc.

20. Washboards, Mop Bucket w/wringer (for Laundry)

21. Cookstoves (Propane, Coleman & Kerosene)

22. Vitamins

23. Propane Cylinder Handle-Holder (Urgent: Small canister use is dangerous without this item)

24. Feminine Hygiene/Haircare/Skin products.

25. Thermal underwear (Tops & Bottoms)

26. Bow saws, axes and hatchets, Wedges (also, honing oil)

27. Aluminum Foil Reg. & Heavy Duty (Great Cooking and Barter Item)

28. Gasoline Containers (Plastic & Metal)

29. Garbage Bags (Impossible To Have Too Many).

30. Toilet Paper, Kleenex, Paper Towels

31. Milk - Powdered & Condensed (Shake Liquid every 3 to 4 months)

32. Garden Seeds (Non-Hybrid) (A MUST)

33. Clothes pins/line/hangers (A MUST)

34. Coleman's Pump Repair Kit

35. Tuna Fish (in oil)

36. Fire Extinguishers (or..large box of Baking Soda in every room)

37. First aid kits

38. Batteries (all sizes...buy furthest-out for Expiration Dates)

39. Garlic, spices & vinegar, baking supplies

40. Big Dogs (and plenty of dog food)

41. Flour, yeast & salt

42. Matches. {"Strike Anywhere" preferred.) Boxed, wooden matches will go first

43. Writing paper/pads/pencils, solar calculators

44. Insulated ice chests (good for keeping items from freezing in Wintertime.)

45. Workboots, belts, Levis & durable shirts

46. Flashlights/LIGHTSTICKS & torches, "No. 76 Dietz" Lanterns

47. Journals, Diaries & Scrapbooks (jot down ideas, feelings, experience; Historic Times)

48. Garbage cans Plastic (great for storage, water, transporting - if with wheels)

49. Men's Hygiene: Shampoo, Toothbrush/paste, Mouthwash/floss, nail clippers, etc

50. Cast iron cookware (sturdy, efficient)

51. Fishing supplies/tools

52. Mosquito coils/repellent, sprays/creams

53. Duct Tape

54. Tarps/stakes/twine/nails/rope/spikes

55. Candles

56. Laundry Detergent (liquid)

57. Backpacks, Duffel Bags

58. Garden tools & supplies

59. Scissors, fabrics & sewing supplies

60. Canned Fruits, Veggies, Soups, stews, etc.

61. Bleach (plain, NOT scented: 4 to 6% sodium hypochlorite)

62. Canning supplies, (Jars/lids/wax)

63. Knives & Sharpening tools: files, stones, steel

64. Bicycles...Tires/tubes/pumps/chains, etc

65. Sleeping Bags & blankets/pillows/mats

66. Carbon Monoxide Alarm (battery powered)

67. Board Games, Cards, Dice

68. d-con Rat poison, MOUSE PRUFE II, Roach Killer

69. Mousetraps, Ant traps & cockroach magnets

70. Paper plates/cups/utensils (stock up, folks)

71. Baby wipes, oils, waterless & Antibacterial soap (saves a lot of water)

72. Rain gear, rubberized boots, etc.

73. Shaving supplies (razors & creams, talc, after shave)

74. Hand pumps & siphons (for water and for fuels)

75. Soysauce, vinegar, bullions/gravy/soupbase

76. Reading glasses

77. Chocolate/Cocoa/Tang/Punch (water enhancers)

78. "Survival-in-a-Can"

79. Woolen clothing, scarves/ear-muffs/mittens

80. Boy Scout Handbook, / also Leaders Catalog

81. Roll-on Window Insulation Kit (MANCO)

82. Graham crackers, saltines, pretzels, Trail mix/Jerky

83. Popcorn, Peanut Butter, Nuts

84. Socks, Underwear, T-shirts, etc. (extras)

85. Lumber (all types)

86. Wagons & carts (for transport to and from)

87. Cots & Inflatable mattress's

88. Gloves: Work/warming/gardening, etc.

89. Lantern Hangers

90. Screen Patches, glue, nails, screws,, nuts & bolts

91. Teas

92. Coffee

93. Cigarettes

94. Wine/Liquors (for bribes, medicinal, etc,)

95. Paraffin wax

96. Glue, nails, nuts, bolts, screws, etc.

97. Chewing gum/candies

98. Atomizers (for cooling/bathing)

99. Hats & cotton neckerchiefs

100. Goats/chickens



From a Sarajevo War Survivor:

Experiencing horrible things that can happen in a war - death of parents and

friends, hunger and malnutrition, endless freezing cold, fear, sniper attacks.



1. Stockpiling helps. but you never no how long trouble will last, so locate near renewable food sources.



2. Living near a well with a manual pump is like being in Eden.



3. After awhile, even gold can lose its luster. But there is no luxury in war quite like toilet paper. Its surplus value is greater than gold's.



4. If you had to go without one utility, lose electricity - it's the easiest to do without (unless you're in a very nice climate with no need for heat.)



5. Canned foods are awesome, especially if their contents are tasty without heating. One of the best things to stockpile is canned gravy - it makes a lot of the dry unappetizing things you find to eat in war somewhat edible. Only needs enough heat to "warm", not to cook. It's cheap too, especially if you buy it in bulk.



6. Bring some books - escapist ones like romance or mysteries become more valuable as the war continues. Sure, it's great to have a lot of survival guides, but you'll figure most of that out on your own anyway - trust me, you'll have a lot of time on your hands.



7. The feeling that you're human can fade pretty fast. I can't tell you how many people I knew who would have traded a much needed meal for just a little bit of toothpaste, rouge, soap or cologne. Not much point in fighting if you have to lose your humanity. These things are morale-builders like nothing else.



8. Slow burning candles and matches, matches, matches

What you can do to prepare~ 2

BUSINESS/WORK


BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE. BE THE ONE EMPLOYEE NO ONE CAN FIRE

SMALL BIZ – BE THE PRODUCT OR SERVICE NO ONE CAN CANCEL

CONSERVE AND PRESERVE

LEARN FROM THE DEPRESSION -

ADVERTISE WHEN NO ONE ELSE IS: CHEVOLET

STAY IN BUSINESS BUT DOWNSIZE AND PRESERVE (ARCH)

HONESTY, INTEGRITY AND CHARITY.



BE GEORGE BAILEY

SPIT YOURSELF OUT OF THE SYSTEM. TURN UPSIDE DOWN NOW

PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR HEART IS

DO BUSINESS IN SYMBIOTIC WAYS – WE NEED EACH OTHER

DO NOT TRY TO PUT OTHERS OUT OF BUSINESS, LET THEM DO IT.

GIMBLES AND MACYS

NEVER BE THE SMARTEST MAN IN THE ROOM

TAKE CARE OF YOUR EMPLOYEES THE BEST YOU CAN.

TAKE LESS AND GIVE MORE

READ FRANKLIN AND WASHINGTON



LIFE

DO NOT PLAN YOUR LIFE AND THEN MOVE. PLAN, LISTEN AND OBEY

PRACTICE AT LEAST FRANKLINS AMERICAN RELIGION

SERVE

HONOR ALL OF YOUR OBLIGATIONS

PRESERVE – FOOD, TIME, MONEY, ENERGY

TEACH YOUR CHILDREN THE BASICS. VALUES/PRINCIPLES



DO WITH LESS NOW. LESS OF A SHOCK IF IT COMES LATER

SERVE/SHARE

JOIN A 9.12 GROUP. LINK ON LINE. PHONE AND LOCATIONS

HAVE A MEETING PLACE ESTABLISHED FOR FAMILY

READ THE BIBLE

HAVE A GUN AND KNOW HOW TO SHOOT IT.

RESOLVE THOSE ISSUES THAT ARE HOLDING YOU BACK

STOP ALL BEHAVIOR THAT DOES NOT EXPAND YOU OR OTHERS INTO GOOD

MAKE AMENDS FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE

FIND PEACE AND GET TO WORK

TEACH CHILDREN WORK ETHIC

TOLERATE NOTHING THAT YOU FEEL IS WRONG BY REMAINING SILENT

LET YOUR CHILDREN SEE YOU STAND

BE HONORABLE IN ALL OF YOUR DEALINGS

UNDERSTAND THAT ANGER IS A PART OF LIFE BUT NEVER FEED IT

THE FIRST LOOK IS NOT A PROBLEM. IT IS THE SECOND LOOK.

NEVER BE THE BEST MAN/WOMAN IN THE ROOM.

BE HAPPY AND OPTIMISTIC. LIFE WILL GO ON. MAKE PLANS FOR THE

FUTURE. GET MARRIED. HAVE CHILDREN.

What you can do to prepare ..~1

BUY FARM LAND


GROW YOUR OWN FOOD. LIVE NEAR PEOPLE AND BEGIN TO MAKE ALLIANCES OF SKILLS (BARTER) LIVE NEAR FARM LAND



ELECTRONICS FREE

PAPER COPIES OF IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS

KNOW WHERE YOUR DEEDS ARE. TAKE THEM IN EMERGENCY

RUSSIAN GANGS IN TROUBLE



COLLEGE/SCHOOL

APPRENTICESHIPS ARE THE FUTURE.

DISCUSS THE VALUE OF SCHOOL FOR WHAT YOU CAN EARN.

DO NOT LOOK FOR LABELS THEY WILL BECOME MEANINGLESS (YALE)

FIND OTHER FORMS OF SCHOOL. ON LINE.

TEACH YOUNG CHILDREN NOW THAT COLLEGE IS NOT A GIVEN

DEMAND MERIT FROM SCHOOL AND STUDENT OR PULL YOUR TIME/ $

EDUCATE YOURSELF AT ALL TIMES. ALWAYS READ.

HAVE A HARD COPY OF IMPORTANT BOOKS AND DOCUMENTS

LEARN OLD AND OR LOST PRACTICES.

MENDING/CANNING/FARMING

LEARN TO FIX AN ENGINE

RE-LEARN READING A MAP

KNOW THE NEWS. LIFE CAN CHANGE QUICKLY.

BE ABLE TO DEFEND YOUR POSITIONS BY KNOWING THE OTHER SIDE



TRADITIONS

PRESERVE WHAT IS IMPORTANT. SHED ALL OTHERS. CONSERVE AND

PRESERVE. RECLAIM AND RESTORE.



MONEY -

GOLD, FOOD, CIGARETTES, LIQUOR, SUGAR, AMMUNITION, GUNS, SEEDS,

SKILLS (BARTER) KNOWLEDGE

HAVE 30 DAYS CASH ON HAND

BUY A HOUSE

STOP ALL EXCESS SPENDING. BUY QUALITY ONLY. FORGET FASHION ONLY

MEASURE TWICE – CUT ONCE. DO NOT WASTE.

CONSIDER A FUEL EFFICIENT – SUV/TRUCK

CONSIDER SOMETHING PRIOR TO 1979 FIX YOURSELF



LOCATION

LIVE NEAR LIKE MINDED PEOPLE. TEXAS, MOUNTAINS OR WHERE GOD STILL PLAYS A ROLE IN REAL LIFE

IF YOU CANNOT MOVE (NO PLACE WILL BE UNTOUCHED) CREATE NETWORK

Barter Items..

Barter Items




1.Coffee

2.Sugar

3.Salt

4.Pepper

5.Hard candy

6.Paperback Bibles

7.Kitchen Matches

8.Needles and sewing items

9.Nylon cord

10.Duct tape

11.Cigarettes

12.Pencils, paper, note pads

13.Toilet paper

14.Tooth paste

15.Soap

16.Rubbing alcohol

17.Peroxide

18.Aspirin

19.Baking soda

20.tooth brushes

21.Reading glasses

22.Liquor

23.Socks

24.Tarps 25.Tools for gardening

26.Condoms

27.Wooden matches

28.Skills

29.Hand Tools

30.Boyscout Manual

31.22.LR ammunition

32.12-gauge shot shells

33.Water Filters

34.Firewood 35.Coleman Fuel

36.Knives

37.Manual Can Openers

38.Vegetable Oil (for cooking)

39.Lighter Fluid

40.Charcoal

41.Diapers

42.Washboard

43.Vitamins

44.Tampons

45.Thermal Underwear

46.Aluminum Foil

47.Garbage Bags

48.Paper Towels

49.Garden Seeds (Non-Hybrid)

50.Clothes Pins

51.Fishing Line

52.Fish Hooks

53.First Aid Kits

54.Batteries

55.Spices

56.Solar Calculators

57.Belts

58.Flashlights

59.Lightsticks

60.Garbage Cans

61.Dental Floss

63. Clothesline

64.Mosquito Repellent

65.Duct Tape

66.Rope

67.Candles

68.Sewing Supplies

69.Non Scented Bleach

70.Canning Jars and Lids

71.Knives

72.Sharpening Stones

73.Bicycle Tire Tubes

74.Bicycle Chains

75.Air Pump (don’t trade the pump trade the air)

78.Board Games

79.Playing Cards

80.Mousetraps

81.Baby Wipes

82.Razors

83.Tang

84.Gloves

85.Underwear

86.Glue

89.Broad Brim Hats

90.Files

91.Pad-Locks

92.Laundry Detergent

93.Kerosene

94.Tea

95.Axes

96.Slingshots

97.Binoculars

98.Disposable Lighters

99.Magnesium fire starters

100.Plastic sheeting

101.Over The Counter Medications

102. Suncreen

103. Sunglasses

104. Coffee filters



"Let it be a settled principle in our minds that the first and chief business of the Church of Christ is to preach the Gospel." ~ J.C. Ryle

Who I am in Christ

Here is a great reminder to encourage us and spur us on our walk with Christ, and to help overcome our gospel amnesia:




Matthew 4:19; Mark 1:17—I am a fisher of men.

Matthew 5:13—I am the salt of the earth.

Matthew 5:14—I am the light of the world.

Matthew 28:19; Luke 14:27; John 8:31; 13:35; 15:8; Acts 6:1, 7; 11:25-26, 29; 14:20-22; 16:1—I am a disciple of Christ.

Luke 24:48; Acts 1:8—I am Christ’s witness.

John 3:16-18; 10:28-29; 17:3; Romans 5:21; 6:23; 1 John 5:11—I have eternal life in Christ.

John 8:32, 36—I am set free from sin in Christ.

John 10:10—I have abundant life in Christ.

John 14:26; 16:13—I have been taught all things by the Holy Spirit.

John 14:27; 16:33—I have peace in Christ.

John 15:3—I am clean in Christ.

John 15:4, 5, 8, 16; Romans 7:4—I bear much lasting fruit in Christ.

John 15:5—I am a branch abiding in Christ the Vine.

John 15:11—My joy is complete in Christ.

John 16:33—I have overcome the world in Christ.

John 17:16—I am not of this world.

Acts 2:44; 4:32—I am a believer.

Acts 5:20—I have new life in Christ.

Acts 8:3; 2 Corinthians 1:1—Together with all the saints, I am God’s Church.

Acts 11:26—I am a Christian, a little Christ.

Acts 13:39; Romans 3:24, 26, 28, 30; 4:25; 5:1, 9, 18; 10:10; 1 Corinthians 6:11; Titus 3:7—I am justified freely and fully.

Acts 20:32; 1 Corinthians 6:11—I am sanctified.

Romans 1:6—I am called to belong to Christ.

Romans 1:7; 1 Corinthians 6:1, 2; 2 Corinthians 1:1; Ephesians 1:1; Philippians 1:1; 4:21, 22; Philemon 4; Jude 3—I am a saint.

Romans 3:24; 1 Corinthians 1:30; Ephesians 1:7; Colossians 1:14—I am redeemed in Christ.

Romans 3:21-26; 4:3, 5, 6, 9, 22, 23, 24; 5:17, 19; 1 Corinthians 1:30; 2 Corinthians 3:9—I have been credited with Christ’s righteousness.

Romans 5:17—I am a recipient of God’s abundant provision of grace.

Romans 5:18—I have new life in Christ.

Romans 6:2—I am dead to sin.

Romans 6:3—I am baptized into Christ’s death.

Romans 6:4—I am buried with Christ in his death to and over sin.

Romans 6:4—I have been raised to new life in Christ.

Romans 6:5—I am united with Christ in his resurrection.

Romans 6:6—My old self is crucified with Christ.

Romans 6:6—My body of sin has been done away with.

Romans 6:6—I am no longer sin’s slave.

Romans 6:7—I have been freed from sin in Christ.

Romans 6:8—I died with Christ to sin.

Romans 6:8—I live with Christ.

Romans 6:11—I am dead to sin.

Romans 6:11—I am alive to God.

Romans 6:13—I have been brought from spiritual death to spiritual life.

Romans 6:14—Sin shall not be my master.

Romans 6:14—I am not under law, but under grace.

Romans 6:18, 22—I have been set free from sin.

Romans 6:19—I am a slave to righteousness, righteousness masters my being.

Romans 6:22—I am a slave to God.

Romans 7:4—I have died to the law.

Romans 7:6—I serve Christ in the new way of the Spirit.

Romans 7:22—My inner being delights in God’s law—his holy standards.

Romans 7:25—In my innermost mind, I am a slave to God’s law.

Romans 8:1—I will never suffer condemnation because I am in Christ.

Romans 8:2—I am set free from the law of sin and death in Christ.

Romans 8:4—I have met the righteous requirements of the law in Christ.

Romans 8:5—My mindset is on spiritual affections and passions.

Romans 8:9—I am not controlled by the flesh, but I am controlled by the Spirit.

Romans 8:29—I am predestined to be conformed to the image of the Son.

Romans 8:37—I am more than a conqueror in Christ.

Romans 9:23—I have been prepared in advance by God to be glorious.

Romans 10:9, 10, 13—I am saved in Christ.

Romans 15:14—I am full of goodness in Christ.

Romans 15:14—I am complete in knowledge in Christ.

Romans 15:14—I am competent to disciple others in Christ.

Romans 15:16—I am sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

Romans 15:16—I am acceptable to God in Christ.

1 Corinthians 1:2—I am sanctified in Christ Jesus.

1 Corinthians 1:2; Ephesians 5:26; Colossians 3:12—I am holy in Christ.

1 Corinthians 1:8—I am blameless in Christ.

1 Corinthians 1:30—I am wise in Christ.

1 Corinthians 1:30—I am holiness to God in Christ.

1 Corinthians 2:16—I have the mind of Christ.

1 Corinthians 3:9—I am God’s fellow worker.

1 Corinthians 3:9—I am God’s field.

1 Corinthians 3:9—I am God’s building.

1 Corinthians 3:16-17; 2 Corinthians 6:16—I am God’s sacred temple.

1 Corinthians 6:11—I am washed in Christ.

1 Corinthians 6:19—I am the temple of the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 6:20—I have been bought and redeemed with a price.

2 Corinthians 2:14—Christ always leads me in a triumphal victory march.

2 Corinthians 3:6—I am a competent minister of the new covenant in Christ.

2 Corinthians 3:10—In Christ I have surpassing, lasting glory.

2 Corinthians 3:18—I am a growing reflection of the Lord’s glory.

2 Corinthians 3:18—I am increasingly being transformed into Christ’s likeness.

2 Corinthians 4:16—I am being renewed inwardly day by day in Christ.

2 Corinthians 5:17—I am a new creation in Christ.

2 Corinthians 5:18—I am a minister of reconciliation.

2 Corinthians 5:20—I am Christ’s ambassador.

2 Corinthians 5:21—I have the righteousness of God in Christ.

2 Corinthians 8:9—I am spiritually rich in Christ.

2 Corinthians 11:2—I am Christ’s spiritually pure virgin.

Galatians 1:4—I have been rescued from this present evil age.

Galatians 2:20—I am crucified with Christ.

Galatians 3:13-14—I am redeemed from the curse.

Galatians 6:1—I am spiritual in Christ.

Ephesians 1:1—I am faithful in Christ.

Ephesians 1:4—I have been chosen to be holy in Christ.

Ephesians 1:4—I have been chosen to be blameless in Christ.

Ephesians 1:17-19—I have God’s resurrection power actively working in me.

Ephesians 2:5—I am alive with Christ.

Ephesians 2:5, 8—I am saved by grace.

Ephesians 2:6—I have been raised up with Christ.

Ephesians 2:6—I am seated with Christ in the heavenly realms.

Ephesians 2:10—I am Christ’s workmanship, his opus, his poem, his masterpiece.

Ephesians 2:10—I was prepared in advance in Christ Jesus to do good works.

Ephesians 2:15—Together with all the saints, I am a new person in Christ.

Ephesians 2:21—Along with all the saints, I am God’s holy temple.

Ephesians 2:22—I am a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.

Ephesians 3:16—I am strengthened with power through God’s Spirit.

Ephesians 3:17—Christ dwells in my heart.

Ephesians 3:17—I am rooted and established in love.

Ephesians 3:18—I have power to grasp God’s great love for me in Christ.

Ephesians 3:19—I am filled to the measure of all the fullness of God in Christ.

Ephesians 3:20—Christ’s immeasurable resurrection power is at work within me.

Ephesians 4:13—I am maturing to the full measure of the fullness of Christ.

Ephesians 4:22—My old self is put off in Christ.

Ephesians 4:23—I have been made new in the attitude of my mind in Christ.

Ephesians 4:24—My new self is put on in Christ.

Ephesians 4:24—I am created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

Ephesians 5:8—I am now light in the Lord.

Ephesians 5:9—The fruit of my life is goodness, righteousness, and truth.

Ephesians 5:26—I am cleansed in Christ

Ephesians 5:26—I am washed in Christ.

Ephesians 5:27—Together with the Bride of Christ, I am presentable, radiant, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.

Philippians 2:1—I am united with Christ.

Philippians 2:1—I am in fellowship with the Holy Spirit.

Philippians 2:13—God works in me to accomplish his good purposes.

Philippians 2:15—I am blameless and pure, a child of God without fault.

Philippians 2:15—I shine like the stars in the universe in Christ.

Philippians 3:9—I have a righteousness that comes from faith in Christ.

Philippians 3:10—Christ’s resurrection power conforms me to his image.

Philippians 3:20—My citizenship is in heaven.

Philippians 4:13—I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Philippians 4:19—God meets all my needs through his riches in Christ Jesus.

Colossians 1:2—I am a holy and faithful brother/sister in Christ.

Colossians 1:12—I am qualified to share in the inheritance of the saints.

Colossians 1:13—I have been rescued from the dominion of darkness.

Colossians 1:13—I have been transported into the kingdom of God’s beloved Son.

Colossians 1:22—I am holy in God’s sight, without blemish, and free from accusation.

Colossians 2:10—I have been given fullness in Christ.

Colossians 2:11—My old sinful nature/man/self/person has been put off.

Colossians 2:12—I have been buried with Christ in baptism.

Colossians 2:12—I have been raised with Christ from the dead.

Colossians 2:13—God made me alive with Christ.

Colossians 2:14-15—In Christ, sin is defeated and disarmed in my life.

Colossians 2:20—I died with Christ to the world.

Colossians 3:1—I have been raised with Christ.

Colossians 3:3—I died with Christ.

Colossians 3:3—My life is now hidden with Christ in God.

Colossians 3:9—I have taken off the old self with its practices.

Colossians 3:10—I have put on the new self in Christ.

Colossians 3:10—The new me in Christ is being renewed in knowledge in the image of the Creator.

1 Thessalonians 3:13—I am blameless and holy before God’s presence.

1 Thessalonians 5:23—God is sanctifying me through and through.

1 Thessalonians 5:23—God keeps my whole spirit, soul, and body blameless.

2 Thessalonians 2:14—I am called to share in the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy 1:7—God placed within me his spirit of power, love, and wisdom.

2 Timothy 2:3-4—I am a good soldier in Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy 2:5—I am a victorious athlete in Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy 2:6—I am a disciplined, hard working farmer in Jesus Christ.

Titus 3:5—I am saved, washed, re-birthed, and renewed in Christ and by the Spirit.

Hebrews 1:3—I am purified from sin in and by Christ.

Hebrews 2:10—I am brought to glory in and by Christ.

Hebrews 2:11—I am made holy in and by Christ.

Hebrews 7:25—I am saved completely.

Hebrews 8:10; 10:16—God’s law is in my mind, written on my heart.

Hebrews 9:12—I have eternal redemption in Christ.

Hebrews 9:14—My conscience is cleansed in Christ.

Hebrews 9:15—I am set free from sin in Christ.

Hebrews 9:26-27—My sins are done away with and taken away in and by Christ.

Hebrews 10:2—I am cleansed once for all, guiltless in Christ.

Hebrews 10:10—I have been made holy once for all by Christ’s sacrifice.

Hebrews 10:14—I have been made perfect forever in and by Christ.

Hebrews 10:22—I am cleansed and washed in Christ.

1 Peter 1:3—I am born again, given new birth in Christ.

1 Peter 1:18-19—I am redeemed from my old empty way of life by Christ’s precious blood.

1 Peter 1:22—I am purified by faith in Christ.

1 Peter 1:23—I have been born again of imperishable seed.

1 Peter 2:5—I am a living stone, being built into a spiritual house.

1 Peter 2:5—Along with all the saints, I am a holy priesthood.

1 Peter 2:9—Along with all the saints, I am a chosen people.

1 Peter 2:9—Along with all the saints, I am a member of a royal priesthood.

1 Peter 2:9—Along with all the saints, I am a citizen of a holy nation.

1 Peter 2:9-10—Along with all the saints, I am a people belonging to God.

1 Peter 2:9—I am called out of darkness into Christ’s wonderful light.

2 Peter 1:3—God’s Divine power has given me everything I need for life and godliness.

2 Peter 1:4—Through God’s great and precious promises I participate in the Divine nature.

2 Peter 1:4—Through God’s great and precious promises I have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

1 John 2:20—I have an anointing from the Holy One and I know the truth.

1 John 4:4—I have overcome the world, the flesh, and the Devil because greater is he who is in me, than he who is in the world.

1 John 4:4, 6—I am from God.

1 John 4:7; 5:1—I am born of God.

1 John 5:4-5—Born of God, I overcome the world by faith in Christ.

Jude 24—I stand before God’s glorious presence without fault and with great joy.

Revelation 1:5—I am freed from my sins by Christ’s blood.

Revelation 1:6—God has made me, together with all the saints, a kingdom of priests.

Revelation 19:7-8, 14—Along with all the saints, I am the pure Bride of Christ, clean, white, and righteous.