Is Jesus asleep in your boat?
Jesus is everything you need
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“His divine power has bestowed on us everything that makes for life and devotion, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and power. Through these, he has bestowed on us the precious and very great promise, so that through them you may come to share in the divine nature, after escaping from the corruption that is in the world because of evil desire.” (2 Peter 1:3-4)
We have all been enslaved by sin prior to the freedom we found in Jesus. We still struggle with sin and that fight will continue for as long as we live on this earth. We must remember, however, that we are gifted and empowered by God to live life to the fullest. The Christian life goes against everything this world promulgates as ‘life to the fullest.’ Living life to its greatest potential is a blessing from the Lord.
As Christians, we have escaped the bondage and lies of this world. Satan convinces us that living life is to have wealth and power. We cannot live a life pleasing to the Lord without the power of the Holy Spirit. We receive the Holy Spirit through the Sacraments, but we must nurture this power and life for which we are called, or we will once again fall back into the slavery and bondage of this world.
St. Peter reminds us that we have everything we need. “His divine power has bestowed on us everything that makes for life and devotion, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and power.” (vs. 3) We have everything we need if we have Jesus. This world tells us if we do not have a large bank account or if we are struggling in any way then we are missing something in our life. Jesus is the only person and only thing we need in our life. His power has gifted us with having Him fully in our life. If we have Jesus, then we have everything.
Jesus is the Bread of Life, Counselor, the Good Shepherd, Advocate, Deliverer, and our Great Provider. He is the Healer, the Resurrection, and Lord of All. He is everything we need and more.
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Amelia Monroe Carlson graduated from the University of North Alabama with a Bachelor’s Degree in journalism. Being raised as a Methodist during her early years, it was not until she entered college where she began to take her faith seriously. She was baptized as a Southern Baptist in Muscle Shoals, AL and began immediately serving in international missions and in the church.
During college, she became the Co-founder of an International Ministry, where she spent time traveling and speaking to church groups and in large conferences. She authored a Bible study and traveled abroad on mission work. She sat on the Mid-South Interfaith Conferences in Mississippi, where she defended the faith and discussed beliefs with leaders of various religions.
After a business trip to Washington D.C., where she was introduced to a former Baptist who converted to the Catholic Church, she was placed on a journey to enter into the Catholic Church.
Amelia is a military wife and currently residents with her husband and daughter in Tennessee. She is a nine time award winning journalist, receiving press awards for various categories including investigative journalism, best news coverage, and best single feature. It is her desire to help Catholics, particularly Cradle Catholics, see the beauty in their faith which converts see and appreciate the fullness of truth which the Church has held and guarded throughout history. It is her desire all Catholics fall as much in love with Jesus as she is, and love the Church to a greater capacity than they could imagine.
Amelia taught PRE for 4-6 grade at St. Mary Catholic Church in Bolivar, Tennessee from 2014-2016. She served as Youth Director at St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church in Somerville, Tennessee in 2017-2018. She now teaches 7th grade (1st year Confirmation) PRE class at St. Philip. She's also a writer and frequent podcast guest on Our Warpath.
She has a strong devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe, St. Francis de Sales, St. Padre Pio and St. Maximilian Kolbe.
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