Thread: THE INNER ROOM - "Learn and Grow - to Maturity". Please read the OP.

If I may- Christ came through the line of the seed of woman- no earthly father but God moving in and through a human mother- this is a prophecy of Jesus Christ crushing Satan's and his kingdom and Christ's suffering at the cross.

Hey there, Bo! As a very young Christian I can still remember, I think it was probably with excitement actually, when I started to find some of the prophetic verses that pointed WAY forward to the coming of our Lord Jesus (and satan getting a whipping!)

In fact I can get goosebumps even now reading this in Genesis!!

It amazes me how mankind can be so blase and blind about the true God and His Book. Choose to believe it, then live it, and the pure REALITY of the Lord is such you can NEVER disbelieve ever again!

Bless ya, bro!

- BM

I am soooo happy for you, Robin! I think all this has come about because of your getting your mind off of yourself and onto other's problems and hangups. I hope that didn't sound mean spirited or anything. I just find out that when I'm involved with someone in explaining the gospel to them, or concerned about thier spiritual needs and helping them, my own hangups and needs don't seem as pressing, know what I mean. Somehow, God does bless us when we are about His business. Don't you find that to be true?

BM and Least, thanx for the site. I came to the last paragraph before I began to get a little understanding of my question. That is by Christ's death, He crushed the head of satan because it really happened, and satan even had something to do with His death! FOILED AGAIN!! HEHE! But, where is the bruising of Christ's heel part? How did satan bruise Christ's heel? That was a little weird where it said about Chist's feet being on the earth and his head in heaven. What a strange picture! That I didn't get!

PRACTICAL NEW TESTAMENT CHRISTIANITY

MESSAGE #159

LESSONS

Originally Posted by Faithwoman

Ok I got lots to share, but I will share this one thing right now. I am Free! Thank you for your prayers for release of the things that have kept me in bondage, more specifically the relationship that I was in with a male.

I am tired. I am exhausted. It has been a very emotional last few days. But I am here to say as Bondman has told me I can do it God's way, I can do it my way, but in the end God does have his way. So in following Christ from the beginning and what he wants of us, is a heck of a lot easier than having to live through the suffering we as humans put ourselves through.

Sure we can blame Satan, but bottom line is the final choices are ours, not Satan's. He just puts the thoughts in our mind and we are the ones that take action.

Hugs Faithwoman

PS Bondman, I love you! I praise you ! I thank you! I can now leave him in the Lord's hands. more importantly I can now follow and truly serve our Lord!

WOW-EEE!!! One of my dear Mum's many sayings was: "You've gone, and been, and done it!" - and clearly you have!!!! That is so wonderful! GOD DOES ANSWER PRAYER, HALLELUJAH!! PRAISE BE TO HIS HOLY NAME!!! I honour you for this, dear heart - even as I give all praises to Jesus our Lord - that now you've done what your flesh didn't want to, but what you recognised HE was insisting.

THE LONG, HARD WAY OR...

You sure said a mouthful when you said: "So following Christ from the beginning and what he wants of us, is a heck of a lot easier than having to live through the suffering we as humans put ourselves through." Faithwoman's profuse (and quite unnecessary) thanks to me stem from all the times I told her the truth straight-up about her relationship, and about doing this either the easy way OR 'the hard way and the long way round' (like I have too many times), thus meantime holding up her growth and spirituality, and more.

ONLY IN CHRIST...

When we do it right, like she now has, you can be truly FREE in Jesus Who says to each one of us personally, If the Son therefore shall make you free you will be free indeed. John Ch 8:36. And a second promise of freedom from the mouth of Jesus direct to us: "And you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free" John Ch 8:32

"Yes, my Lord, the personal freedom you place deep into our soul is the ONLY true freedom we can EVER have on this earth. Please show every one of us here that the cost of giving in to you and then receiving Your astonishing freedom is WORTH MORE than all the world's wealth put together!! I bless and thank and praise You for the work you've done in our dearest Sis to bring her to this point. You, Jesus, are just AMAZING!!! - and I simply cannot help but love you will all my heart!!!"

WHY BE OPEN-HEARTED AND OPEN-MINDED?

I have to also say that what's amazed me is that with an open heart Faithwoman's accepted my strong words each time, when many would have just thrown me out and never come near me again! That told me that she WAS gonna make it in due course. AND NOW SHE HAS!! - and I'm just over the moon and cannot thank Him enough!!!!! I've long said that an open heart and open-mindedness is one of the MARKS of a true Christian. With an OPEN MIND we can receive that which God wants for us - with a CLOSED MIND we cannot, and will not!

The closed-minded person seems to be all 'scrunkled' up inside, and quite unable to see new truth. So they don't grow, and often they become real problem people in a group setting, causing all manner of hardship and trouble for others. Sad, sad, sad!! So please do: (a) check if you really ARE open-minded with an open heart to truth, and (b) if this is a problem to you, pray on it, and work towards the time when you'll come and give ALL OF YOU to Him, saying, "Lord let me be TRANSPARENT and OPEN to you. I want to be open to You and receive ALL of your truth."

FOLLOWING EITHER SATAN'S WORDS OR JESUS' WORDS

Faithwoman also said: "Sure we can blame Satan, but bottom line is the final choices are ours, not Satan's. He just puts the thoughts in our mind and we are the ones that take action." We can act on satan's temptations, which ALWAYS fit in with what our FLESH wants, OR we can reject them. Just say, "No, no, NO!" when he puts bad thoughts into your mind, then IMMEDIATELY sing a chorus or do anything you like - to prevent the thoughts TAKING ROOT! But you have to be both resolute and determined in this!!

Lord bless us all to live YOUR way as we go into 2009!

- BM, with his Love

MAY JESUS GUIDE YOU INTO ALL TRUTH -
AND SET YOU FREE!

Originally Posted by SweetSurrender

I am soooo happy for you, Robin! I think all this has come about because of your getting your mind off of yourself and onto other's problems and hangups. I hope that didn't sound mean spirited or anything. I just find out that when I'm involved with someone in explaining the gospel to them, or concerned about thier spiritual needs and helping them, my own hangups and needs don't seem as pressing, know what I mean. Somehow, God does bless us when we are about His business. Don't you find that to be true?

Absolutely right that sharing with others does wonders for us spiritually!! Faithwoman did great by continuing to minister to others. And now you're sharing your faith with your dh.

It's a straight out fact that God made us NEEDING to share, even to this point that John Powell pointed out in one of his wonderful books about something you learn: "If you give it away (share it with someone else) then you have it; if you keep it to yourself, you lose it!" I've proven that so many times!! So the lesson is: if you learn something new, then make sure you tell someone - anyone, anywhere! - then it will be yours and have reality to you. If you (please forgive the expression) sit on your backside and keep it to yourself, then you'll lose it, sure's the sun's coming up tomorrow morning.

So have a guess who has been profiting the most with writing Messages here!!!

BM and Least, thanx for the site. I came to the last paragraph before I began to get a little understanding of my question. That is by Christ's death, He crushed the head of satan because it really happened, and satan even had something to do with His death! FOILED AGAIN!! HEHE! But, where is the bruising of Christ's heel part? How did satan bruise Christ's heel? That was a little weird where it said about Chist's feet being on the earth and his head in heaven. What a strange picture! That I didn't get!

Okay, hopefully this will clarify that last bit for you, with some interpretations from Matthew Henry's full commentary:

"His sufferings and death, pointed at in Satan's bruising his heel, that is, his human nature."

"Christ's heel was bruised when his feet were pierced and nailed to the cross, and Christ's sufferings are continued in the sufferings of the saints for his name. The devil tempts them, casts them into prison, persecutes and slays them, and so bruises the heel of Christ, who is afflicted in their afflictions. But, while the heel is bruised on earth, it is well that the head is safe in heaven."

Note that "the head" in heaven is referring to Jesus as our head, and head of His church on earth.

So firstly, bruising His heel referring to 'His human nature' fits in with satan still afflicting Jesus as His people are afflicted on earth, i.e., His human nature and OUR human nature. Then secondly there's the other possibility it refers to His feet nailed to the cross. Or maybe both!! (I have a feeling that I originally said this was not easy to understandl!!!)

With love!

- BM

Oh, my! I dont think I'll ever be able to catch up! I just read this last page, though, and can see that wonderful things are happening!
WOO-HOO! for Faithwoman! Yippee!
Yay, God!

Ok, gotta run.

HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone! :}

Originally Posted by Fluffy

Oh, my! I dont think I'll ever be able to catch up! I just read this last page, though, and can see that wonderful things are happening!
WOO-HOO! for Faithwoman! Yippee!
Yay, God!

Ok, gotta run.

HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone! :}

And a Happy New Year to you too, hon! Thanks for dropping by!!

Fleece Part 3.

He started crying. I just don’t understand! I asked something of God that was not to hard at all for God to do. All I asked the Lord for was a $ 100.00 check. Guess what people!
The check I gave him that was folded up was for $ 100.00! BUT, the time frame of the fleece had passed. He stood up bawling. He went to get Kleenex. I stood up and got my purse and ready to leave. I took ahold of the door handle. The tears streaming down my face. I cried out to the Lord, oh Lord strengthen me! Give me the strength, give him the strength to go forth into the new year, with a new birth from you!

Ok, that is the short kind of long version. I just had to share it all with you. You see we can do it our way and take forever, months, as in this case , over a year! I came to this forum a year ago seeking help. I pm’d Bondman and Housesitter who both guide me way back then to what God wanted. I refused! I wanted to save this man! What I had to learn was to fully allow God to wrap his arms around me. I had to allow Jesus to save me. By staying in this relationship , I was dying! The past 2 months, I was almost dead. I was spiritually dead! But praises to our Lord, that he saved me.

As I drove down the highway, my steering wheel soaked in tears, I said Ok Lord, I am now following you! God show me how you want to use me to glorify your kingdom.
Lord I have prayed for you to clean me up 100% so I can go forth and lead others to you especially women, young women. I want them to know they do not have to live in unhealthy relationships. I want them to learn that you God , are our Mr. Right. God had to bring me out of this relationship, so I could be free to go forth and minister to others, God’s truth! I could not do that and glorify the Lord as long as I was still where I was!
I was exhausted. I just wanted to go back to my town, go on the Care-A Van and then go home and sleep. But God heard me, because just then I got a text message from the very first young woman that God placed in my life last March. A young woman who was addicted to Coccaine knew the Lord, but could not release the bondage of that and many other sins. Her message said:

It it’s ok, I am going to come visit for the week-end. I need to be with a sister in Christ. I should be there 12-12:30. That was the time frame that I would be arriving home from Care-A Van Ministry! God had other plans for me. I was not to go home
and sleep!
She arrived and has been here all week-end. When she walked in the door, she hugged me. She went in the kitchen , laid down on the floor and gave out a scream. I got down on the floor with her, took her hand and reassured her we are right where God wants us. On our knees, crying out to him, praising him and thanking him! The sun showed through the window on the both of us as we laid there. I said look, God’s light is shining on us and as we continue to seek him he will show us the way!

We went to church last night and again this morning. As the altar call came this morning, I went forth. I got on my knees. My body began to shake, the tears streaming down, soaking my face. I literally cried out and praised God and thanked him for the answering of my prayers, for the answering of the fleece. I finally was able to surrender all to our Lord Jesus! The prayers could not just stop! They kept flying forth. I told God I am his 100%!

I do not know where God will take me in 2009. But whatever he places before me, I will now be obedient and not question him. I will be walking with him. I no longer have to worry about anything! He has me. He is my comforter and healer.

I love you all. If you have read through to the end of this, thank you for taking the time. I know it was long, but you have all been there and never gave up on me and I thank you for that!
I love you all !

Faithwoman

PS. A very important ending note, I very well could have written payment checks for the money owed , as a matter of fact a couple of times, it came to my mind, it is not like me not to do that, but it was truly God that prevented me from writing that check, I believe that with all my heart. He had said it was not about the money, it was that he wanted an answer from the Lord. The Lord answered him, not in the way he wanted it answered but in the way the Lord wanted it answered. It has been said that some of the best prayers are the unanswered ones. Now there is a thought for all of us! hmmmmmm.

Also, they say God knows of everything in the past, the present and the future! God knew when that car blew up, what the final outcome would be. Who would have ever thought that God would use a 2002 Dodge neon with a 115,000 miles on it, in such a way to give honor and Glory to him! Remember the best part, not only did God give me a brand new 2008 Honda Civic , he gave me my life back!
Oh and yes I will say, I will continue to pray for my friend. I learned not to judge him, I learned to give him mercy and grace just like he learned to do with me and we prayed and forgave each other.