Fluffy

Wow! Bondman! I knew there was alot, but seeing the list like that blew me away! God is awesome!

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God is GOOD! And He CAN be trusted!!)

Amen to that one!

Today driving down the road, a local church had a Free Car Wash.. as I drove by, I saw the sign, and turned around and had my car washed for free.. see when we are obedient he brings blessings into our life.. today it was a free car wash.. ! how awesome is that!
whoo hoo.

Bondman,
Praises to the Lord for giving you the strength to come back and visit here as you are able!

Robin

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FREE WASH

What a beautiful morning, I woke up. The sun was shining bright. Here I was lying in my bed in this new town the Lord led me to. I said “Ok God what is on the agenda today? First on the agenda was to get out of bed and have that morning coffee on my beautiful patio. As I sipped on my coffee, I thought of the day ahead and what should I do.

You see I am struggling. The relationship I was in for 2 ½ years had just ended. I had been feeling much pain the past few weeks. However, I know how awesome God is and he will love me, comfort me, heal me and continue to provide for me.

I threw on my sweats and headed out to pop in to see one of my friends from work who was meeting with another gal from her church. They were getting together in God’s house to brainstorm for ideas on how to reach out to families and youth within their church and the community.

Man that Sandy sure whipped up a great omlette! As we sat and munched on our toast and enjoyed the delicious food that God provided, we chatted about our spiritual gifts that God has placed in each of us. We ended the morning in prayer.

I headed out in my little neon down the highway. God sure is blessing me with my little car that has 115,000 miles on it. I went through the traffic light- green of course.. (I have been known to be daydreaming and go through a red one now and then!).

It is then I saw the sign. A young gentleman was waving it on the side of the highway-Free Car Wash! I drove on by and a voice spoke and said turn around. I turned around and pulled in. There waiting for me was a group of young kids with huge smiles on their face surrounded by loving adults. They got my car park where I needed to be. I got out and started talking with one of the women. As we struck up conversation, the kids were busy washing my car. They washed it down, soaped it up, scrubbed the bugs off and then gave it a good rinse. I then had to get in and move it to the next stop. At this stop, there was a bunch of smiling cheerful young gals. Here is where they dried my car off.

These young kids and adults gave up their Saturday morning to provide a great bargain and show God’s love to the community. A free Car Wash for all!

You are probably asking yourself “Wow how often does that happen? A free car wash?
Well, let me share with you- It happens every day! What you ask? Yes every day!
You see Jesus washes us clean each and every day! He washes us down, soaps us up, scrubs the sins off of us and dries us off with his renewal and forgiveness!

Praise the Lord! We get a free wash each and every day! This group of young kids and adults provided a great service of the Lord today. They helped wash us clean. Free of charge, just like Jesus does. He does not charge us. No the washing we receive each and every day is free! Enjoy that blessing that is given to you!

Hugs
Faithwoman

Bondman

Hehe, it's fun blowing people away!!!

*Does a high five with Fluffy!!*

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autumn_angel65

G'day Bondman and Mrs Bondman
Wow, I had no idea you had written so many threads.....wow... God is good, all the time God is good.
I've been thinking ( woo I smell smoke, in here) maybe you should pull all these powerful threads together and put them in a book.
You're opening minds and hearts to the truth of the gospel, and though them lives are being changed...really awesome, I reackon.
May the Lord God continue to bless you, as you have been blessing us here, in CFS.
Your Sis,
Autumn

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Mellow

Fluffy. I'm glad to hear your healing. Too bad you couldn't tell us about it.

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SweetSurrender

Wow, I just saw "The List!" Can't wait to get the time go through some. I want to copy a post I made on a Woman't Book forum I'm on. Boanerges recommended I read this old book. It may not be old to you, Bondman. You may have heard of it. It is about the O.T., so maybe not, but I did learn a lot, just from the 1st chapter. Had some questions too.

Posted by Bonnie on August 3, 2008 at 12:50am in Let's Talk About it!

I just started a new-to-me book! It's called "Let Us Draw Near," by Judson Cornwall. It's an old one, 1977, I guess, but someone told me I'd like it. It's about the Tabernacle the Jews built after their escape from Egypt. It has really opened up the Old Testiment writings to me and helped me understand a lot more, and that God was not a destructive God, who did not know how to communicate with His people. I stopped reading the O.T. because of all the violence in it.

The book explains about the manna the people were fed in the wilderness and how it had to be fresh every morning. They were not to store up more than they could eat, but gather it fresh day after day. It struck me how that is the way we should feed on the Word of God, every morning, read it fresh and not expect it to last from yesterday's reading. And that is how we grow in our strength, by His Word. . . fresh from morning to morning.

Then it told about building a place where God could dwell because the people were fearful of facing God and sent Moses up onto Mt. Sinai because he had seen God before and did not die. It did not name that place where God would dwell, but I think it is the Ark of the Covenant. The one they carried from place to place and were not to touch it because they would die. I always thought that was cruel of God to strike them dead if they touched that thing, even by accident. But now I understand that it was just a fact, that you can't stand in the presence of God because it is so powerful to us. Is that why when we get to Heaven, we will get new bodies, Heavenly bodies, that will not die? Because then we can look upon the face of God and not die? And, is there something to learn about the Ark and us now, how we are carrying Jesus or the Holy Spirit around in our spirits now or something?

I learned that God was actually trying to connect with His people by containing Himself in a small golden box, so they could feel closer to Him. He was trying to show them He cared and not to run from Him. But, they probably didn't understand anymore then I did when I stopped reading the O.T. because it was uncomprehensible to me.

I must continue reading this wonderful book and will post again when I want to share more. I'm sure most of you understand more of the O.T. and know all the stories in the Bible and this is old stuff to you, but I'd still like to share because it is all coming together for me and maybe someone like me, a newbie, will be helped by it. If I was wrong in anything, I'm sure you will also share. Bonnie

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Bondman

As I read above, it popped into my head that there's an astonishing blessing you already had that's maybe as much as 2,000 times better than the one you received!! YOUR CAR!!! (worth maybe that amount more than the value of the free wash).

Take 'em for granted don't we?? But for a few billion people in our unfair world, whenever they need to go somewhere they don't just hop in their car or truck, they don't take a cab, or a bus, or a train - THEY WALK!! Like a couple of miles every day to the village well, then carry back the full weight of the whole day's water supply that has to serve for every purpose!!

Did I mention taking things for granted???



Praises indeed, hon!! Like I've said, I gotta have sumpin' to do or I end up in bed (and then because of CFS, soon after that, dead in bed! *erp!*) Truth to tell, I can't keep away from you beautiful peoples here!!

May I share with you how incredibly PRACTICAL our God is, in enabling me to actually BE here: He helps with every-day things as well as spiritual ones (but they, of course, are the most important). Thus, years ago now, a way to prop myself up here at the computer, well, more or less just "happened"! It happened cos we somehow had the exact right height desk, and what we call a 'wheelie chair' (office chair with wheels) to sit in which was height ajustable. And it was comfortable and had arm-rests each side.

As I continued to get weaker we added pillows to further support my body and kinda prop me up, and so here I am, miraculously WITH EVERY POSSIBLE ANGLE RIGHT FOR MY WEAK, WEAK BODY!!! - giving TOTAL support of my legs and feet, my back and body, and my arms and even my wrists. SO right in fact, that as I'm typing here every part of me is supported and wholly relaxed (else it would wear out in absolutely NO time at all, and that would be that!!) and the only part of me doing any work at all are my fingers tapping the keys!!! Pretty neat, hey!!

If this HADN'T "happened" I'd have had to give up the computer a long time ago - and so you can see how miraculous this is, if we changed just one thing - say the height of the desk - then EVERY OTHER THING GOES STRAIGHT OUT OF WHACK, AND IT'S VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO ADJUST THEM ALL, TO GET THE HEIGHTS AND ANGLES ALL PROPERLY WORKING TOGETHER!! So to me that was a Godly miracle that's SPECIFICALLY enabled me to love and minister to many people for a number of years, even while being ill!!!

"Oh, yes, praise be to Your wonderful name, Jesus, my Lord and Master!"

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Fluffy

Isnt it funny, how when God is in the process of providing, we are oblivious to it? Until one day, BAM! We see the Hand of God at work and wonder. Isnt it wonderful how He knows ahead of time what we will need and provides just the necessary thing?
If we will just relax, and let God take care of everything and just listen for His voice and do what He says, how much better our lives would be!

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Fluffy

Thanks, but I am learning to not 'uncover' my husband. Its ok. God is working it out for me!

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