Bondman

Yep - otherwise a bit of a waste uv time askin' in the 1st place I reckon!! "Personal agendas" that we all tend to have as Christians. Yuk, HATE 'EM!!!!

Must admit that I do love the fact we feel free to 'confess' here. We have a relaxed atmosphere and loving, so I guess that explains it. It's rather unusual tho, I would have thought.


I noticed that your edit was 'names changed to protect the guilt... er, innocent!' Hmm... that got me intrigued! *hides a broad grin*

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Mark_18

I tried to confess here, my problems, but I don't feel I should speak them as I feel a new. I am transforming and this love is gonna make me blow up so I must share some hearts so that doesn't happen.

: heart:

FREE INDEED!!!

Some notes:
- Don't put God in a box based on past experiences. You can experience Him in infinite ways.
- You WILL look like a freak to the world. Forget about it! You are set apart from the world and being prepared for having spiritual authority and power.

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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

Quote:

'LORD, I WANT TO DO ONLY WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO!' ‘Lord, I want to do ONLY what YOU want me to do!’

Alrighty then.. I have seen so much and worked through so much, then have seen where I have slipped a bit.. not reading the word as much and not praying as much.. did I see a difference when I did not take the time as I was. . yes not a good difference.. I will confess and admit I do have hope.. but I had begun to have hope in the wrong things.. I confess that and I pray to the Lord to get me back on track.. he will I know that , I do believe that. It all comes back to Proverbs 3:5-6 for me. Trust in the Lord with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding, acknowledge him in all ways and he will make your paths straight.. You see he does know all, he sees all. If I just look to him and keep looking to him, I will be ok.. but if I am a Peter and take my eyes off of him and look at the storms, then I begin to sink.. I feel my boat sinking a bit, but I know what I need to do to get back afloat.

There are days like today that I just wish I could stay home and not work and clean up this house that I have let go. I need to take care of all things the Lord has given me. He watches me every day to see if I am taking care of what he is given me.. he does correct me.. just like when working on a project for work.. I lost my spreadsheet of work. poof.. gone.. deleted. Why? because I became distracted..

Oh Lord.. I come to you this morning and pray for all my friends here, that no matter what we are going through, ill health, personal matters that you continue to be our shining light and our daily strength.

Amen
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Bondman

The hearts were great, Mark! Sometimes it is not the right time or place or whatever to share. We must take care as to who we share with and what we share. The Scriptures say for us to confess our faults to one another. James 5:16. But great WISDOM is needed as to who we do this with. And a public forum is SELDOM the place to do it.

Thankyou for your pearls of wisdom at the end of your post! (We can try to box God - but never succeed. He's FAAAAAR to GREAT for that!!!!)

- BM

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Bondman

You are in our prayers, dear one, as you work through those things with the Lord Who loves you with an everlasting love!!

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forgivenWretch

I am back home unexpectedly. They did not do the prostate trimming after all. Evidently the worst of my problem may have been caused from some major infection and inflammation, or possibly from nerve damage with my chronic back issues.

At the moment I am feeling fairly well, with the exception of my back pain.

Thank you for your thoughts and prayers, and I look forward to our growing fellowship.

YBIC,

Wayne

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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

Message #107

A RELATIONSHIP WITH ALMIGHTY GOD? Come on now...!

I was at prayer today when suddenly these posts came into my mind and God started showing me a new seriousness about this matter - far beyond what I'd previously realised.

I've acknowledged for ages that we Westerners simply appear to not know HOW to be SERIOUS WITH GOD with regard to living our life as He COMMANDS us to in the New Testament. I've known we had a 'take it or leave it' sort of attitude - only if it suits US. I've worked through this subject myself in various areas of my life over a period of years. I've long seen that our riches and our materialistic attitude and lives are a MAJOR problem to ever FULLY BECOMING HIS MAN OR WOMAN... and more.

I've seen it all! But Fluffy's post really ROCKED me. WOW!! My dear, dear friend who I've looked up to and honoured and loved, who has supported me and helped me. She knows how much I think of her!! Her words above have shown me - reminded me! - how SUBTLE and how TRICKY our heart is, how incredibly EASY it is for us to be fooled and to fool ourselves, how early we've got to get up in the morning in order to get things right, AND TO BE LIVING RIGHT!! How close we need to be living to the Lord our God, every day. Oh Lord, please SAVE US from such dreadful traps!!!

But something I find very special happened with Fluffy concerning this matter. She didn't have to wait to read my Message "Lord, I want to do ONLY what YOU want me to do". NO, the Lord had ALREADY made her aware of this! Goodness, HOW DID HE COME TO DO THAT? Well I've not asked her, but I can pretty-much work it out. He was able to do that because: (a) she was open to Him, earnestly wanting to be all His, and (b) was doing her very best to be listening to what He wanted to tell her.

MY FRIENDS - THIS IS RELATIONSHIP! A tangible, personal, working relationship WITH HER GOD. This helped her a great pile!! Yet "strangely" this relationship was - IS - WHAT GOD HIMSELF ALSO WANTED!!! But WHY? I'm not sure I can adequately answer that. Because it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me that God would want to relate... TO ME!!! I mean, that's crazy! HE IS GOD, for goodness sake!! I'm less than one teensy grain of sand on all of the beaches in all of the world!

But apparently... He cares about me - and about you!! Even LOVES ME and YOU!!!

How can we not respond to that? I certainly CANNOT! Respond by STARTING TO BUILD A REAL RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM. That's what HE WANTS!! Start now!!!

- BM, with his Lady's wonderful support

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SweetSurrender

Thanx for all you have written guys. Yes, BM, it is sometimes hard to believe that GOD still loves after He sees what is actually in our hearts! And it even hinders us, if we are honest with ourselves about the condition of our hearts, in getting closer to Him. Sometimes I feel so scared of coming to Him because I know it's been awhile and I feel guilty. But, you know what? As I found out, the devil is an accuser of the Brethren and it is a lie he tries to get us to believe. . . the lie that we are not worthy to come to Him and talk with Him. Satan tells us God won't hear us now.

When that thought comes to your mind, just refuse to believe it. It is hard to do that because it is hard to recognize it is from satan, not God. But, I keep notes on the mirror to myself to "Remember God is my Heavenly Father" and "He will always love me and want fellowship with me." He will never leave me, even when I leave Him.

I also have one that says "Remember, this world is not your home!" I heard a song that had those words in it. It was in a hymnal I think. Does anyone know the name of it and I can look it up.

I don't think we'll ever get it straight on this earth. But I know I'm trying to rely on God's strength, not my own. That's my priority, because when I am weak, He is strong for me.

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Bondman

That is SO wonderful, Wayne! No operation, wow!! Very glad to hear of how you're feeling - with the exception of that rotten back pain, obviously.

Love and blessings, my brother!

- BM

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Bondman

Some great words here, hon! Great work!!

Lyrics of the piece you mentioned:

This world is not my home I'm just a passing through
My treasures are laid up somewhere beyond the blue
The angels beckon me from heaven's open door
And I can't feel at home in this world anymore.

CHORUS:
Oh Lord you know I have no friend like you
If heaven's not my home then Lord what will I do
The angels beckon me from heaven's open door
And I can't feel at home in this world anymore.

I've seen more verses, and variations on the above. When I was teaching kids about the Lord and getting them saved in the 1960's, I played the 'Squeeze Box' (Piano Accordion) and this was one of the choruses they loved!

Yes, this world sure ISN'T our home, and we won't be here very long. Whereas eternity is FOREVER (so it's a top idea to be right ready!!)

Much love,

- BM


EDIT: I expect to have a Message up tomorrow about the devil being an accuser and guilt.

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