SweetSurrender

Thanx, BM! your message was just a confirmation of what I need to obey God in. And, I need to tell all of you here so that I will be sure and carry through with it.

I have been feeling convicted of the way I dress for awhile. But, I didn't exactly take it as a directive from God to dress differently. Maybe I was just trying to ignore it because I didn't want to obey. But, everything I run into lately is like prompting me that it is something I need to do as an act of obedience to God.

I was even given the reason I need to do this by God in my thoughts last night. He reminded me of how I sometimes stuggle with falling into a certain sin or being faced with the temptation at times. I don't know why I didn't connect the two before. But, if I don't want that temptation, then I shouldn't be the temptress! This was what He told me in plain language. I am so dull of mind sometimes! Before, I just thought it was kinda radical to have to dress differently. Then it became clear that if I had just obeyed in the first place, without having to know why, I would have reaped more benefits. I would have been protected and anyway, being obedient can only be good, right?!

It was easy for me to see that I shouldn't be going into bars, but this just seemed too far out. Who cares how I dress. If it made me comfortable, then who cared. I feel ashamed of how I didn't "get it" completely until God had to spell it out. Anyway, there, I got it off my chest. (no pun intended). And now I expect to be held accountable by you all.

I intend to pack up my old stuff and go shopping with a lady from the church and buy some new stuff! There's a benefit, right!? And I know I will be in obedience and therefore have a chance at getting to know my Jesus more and more, which is worth it all. Thank you, Jesus, for keeping after me, for hounding me.

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Mark_18

Wooo! Move on in Sis! He's taking you up into the heavens to be closer with Him with every little thing you do. Your old self and your flesh are dying every day. But every day your spirit grows stronger and wiser. The real you, that will last forever.

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Luke 15:31 - And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.
Joel 2:28 - I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.
Matthew 7:7 - Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

Psalms 126:5 - Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy.

JOKE POLICE

Faithwoman

Huge benefits! Wow Bonnie! What an awesome things the Lord is bringing you to!

Have a super day!

Faithwoman

forgivenWretch

First off, I need to make an apology to all. I have not been around much lately, only but lurking occasionally. As many may already know, I much like many of you have many physical problems that make it uncomfortable setting at my computer for any length of time.

Unfortunately, I too often allow my ailments to consume my life and place the things that I truly care about to the side. And after catching up today, I am ashamed that I have not been participating.

Every person here is a very special person to me. This is the absolute best thread on any forum that I have ever had the privilege to be a part of. The love of Christ is always evident and it is always a pleasure to share in that love with you all.

I am going in the hospital tomorrow for prostate surgery and will be there for about 3 days barring any complications. May I ask that you ask a quick prayer that all will go well?

Again, I wish to apologize for not taking part like I should. You all are the most fabulous people and what a fantastic time we will have in glory someday.

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I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use. ~Galileo

Bondman

Sometimes you guys just blow me away! WOW!!

Bonnie, as the others have already said, this is quite fantastico!

"But, if I don't want that temptation, then I shouldn't be the temptress! Absolutely right. Wish everyone could see this so-obvious fact!

"This was what He told me in plain language. I am so dull of mind sometimes!" Don't you worry your pretty head about that, cos we are all the same! And I'm thrilled to bits that He told you "in plain language"! Whoo-hoo!!!

"Then it became clear that if I had just obeyed in the first place, without having to know why, I would have reaped more benefits. I would have been protected and anyway, being obedient can only be good, right?!" Oh yes, obedience is GOOOOOD!!! Wait till you see the end of the Message the Lord gave me just a few minutes before I read your post!!

And maybe the most important thing you said was "just obeyed in the first place, without having to know why," We do NOT have to know why! Gotta QUIT asking God "Why?" HE'S GOD!! HE knows EXACTLY what He's doing! All we gotta do is OBEY HIM!!!

Bless you heaps, sweetie - and have a great outing with your church lady!!

- BM

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Bondman

Amen and Amen!!!

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Bondman

Wayne, my Beloved and I undestand exactly about how your ailments can consume your life! God's taught me how to accept them from His hand and then focus on Him and others. And you can get to there too, I just know it!!

PRAYING for you and your op. Please let us know how it goes so we know, okay.

I FULLY AGREE: the love of the Lord is here in such amazing measure. What a God we have!!!

You and yours are precious to us, man, just as you say we are to you.

The Lord your God is with you - and will BE with you every moment in hospital!

All our best wishes!

- BM

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Bondman

Hi, dear one!

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Bondman

Message #106

'LORD, I WANT TO DO ONLY WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO!'


‘Lord,
I want to do
ONLY
what YOU want me to do!’

That’s all I need to say! GREAT DECISION TO MAKE!! Choose to do exactly that from today on and you are well on your way to living a true Christian life!!

Much love!

BM, with his Lady



EDIT! At the same time this will fix what is one of the most serious problems in the life of Western Christians: it will make you OBEDIENT to the Lord!!!

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Fluffy

Ok, Sweetsurrender started it. Its confession time!
I have recently been made aware of, by the Lord, that when I pray "Lord, what do You want me to do?" I am actually planning on seeing if His agenda fits mine. Will what He tells me to do fit in with what I want? If its not in my comfort zone will I say "oh, not right now, Lord!" or "oh, I cant do THAT!" Or if I dont like what He says I will reject it? Pick and choose so to speak. ACK! Not a good thing!
When we ask, we should be fully prepared to obey exactly what He says, when He says it!


Sweetsurrender, that said, I am proud of you that you are learning to recognize His voice! At first, you didnt know, but now you do! Believe me, it gets easier to recognize Him as you go along. The more you hear from Him, the more you will know His voice.

Forgivenwretch, we've been missing you! I've been wondering where you were.
Lord, be with him as he goes thru his surgery. Please guide the doctor's and nurses hands. Give them knowledge and wisdom and good judgement. Father, we ask that the hospital be clean, and caring and particular about his care. Father, we ask for quick healing, little pain, and lots of cards and flowers! And opportunities to touch other peoples lives while in the hospital as he has touched ours here on this forum.
AMEN!

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