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Bondman · 05-08-2008, 05:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Faithwoman

I must say it is ironic, this was on the board tonite... As I was driving to my friend's house tonite to do my 2 weeks worth of laundry, I pulled into a beautiful new housing development.
I looked at the house on the corner, and thought wow what a beautiful home, someday I may have one of those.. (fleshly side talking here) , then I said outloud, Lord you know what plans you have for me and what I will have, what you Lord want me to have.

It then struck me that this beautiful home, is only a shell. What really counts is what is on the inside of the home, more importantly what is on the inside of the folks that live in the home.
What is in their heart? Is Jesus in their heart? It is so sad to think that there are so many lost souls within shells. Our bodies are our shells, what is inside of yours? I am finding on my spiritual journey that the things of the world are really starting to bug me.. Praise the Lord.. I have found that I am getting better and better at Not Living a Second Rate Life.. I mean really! The Lord wants us to have a victorious life.. we are the ones who ruin it all with our fleshly wants and desires..

Is it easy searching what is in our shell and living totally for the Lord? No.. I have struggles each and every day, as I am sure so many of you do.

The Lord has blessed me abundantly in so many ways lately, and I am not speaking financially here, no in many ways.. What I am really learning is that God is putting me through the refining fire lately, I just keep praying and asking him to continue to give me the strength.

This is a very busy week for me. I have to pack up my current apartment in 2 days, which is a huge apartment, and the movers come 6:00 A.M. on Monday to move me to my new town. To my new apartment the Lord blessed me with. Yes it is smaller, yes I will have to downsize some of my worldly things, but oh man it is so worth it.. The ultimate home the Lord has for you and for me.. is with him.. Are you ready to give it all, and live with him? I am telling ya.. it is so much more peaceful and calm living in his home. Take some time to see what is inside of your shell.

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Faithwoman

Hmm... interesting indeed, hon! - our "home" here, or our "home" up there? We sure GOTTA LOOK SERIOUSLY AT THIS - cos if our home and all the other stuff here is too important to us, we could completely miss out on our true Home in Heaven! (because if we love the world the Father's love IS NOT IN US!! 1 John 2:15)

And wouldn't that be worse than TRAGIC!!!

Thinking of you and praying as the big shift day arrives!