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

All of what you said above is so true, BM. But, where I am right now, I mean in my home situation, I have to go along with dh's plans, even though I would rather do something else. He just doesn't understand, nor desire yet to go on mission trips, or stuff that I desire to do so bad. I have to wait for the fullness to hit him first. He wants to plan this trip to Australia in two yrs., when I retire. I'm excited about that, sure, but I wish it could involve some kind of mission work while I'm there. You know, like helping remodle a church building, or working in a small church with a Bible school, or an orphanage. I don't know if Australia has all that stuff, but I wish we could make this free trip count for something more than selfish reasons. I love to snorkle, and deep sea dive, etc, but that only lasts so far. My real joy would be to be of some use to God while I can.

We might not even be on earth anymore in two years. Just pray that dh will come to get a desire to be of some service to God, please. Love, Sweets.

sweet you can do mission work at home.mission work is to help people to learn about God.

i agree there are a lot of strong people on this site,i hope we all grow in faith and deeds.

Originally Posted by Faithwoman

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Sweets,
I agree with Smelly Cat. Let me add, that you do not need to wait for the fullness to hit him first. In my whole situation with my gentleman friend, I had been waiting for so much for God to hit him full. Heck, I tried to beat him with a 2x4 (not literally but verbally).

As I sat down one day at church and listened to the mission trips oversees, I thought wow that would be neat to go to Africa and such and my friend said there is an Africa right in your own back yard. God has led me to the Africa in my backyard with street ministry.



I understand your desire to go abroad . You can have that real joy now allowing God to continue to use you as he does here. Allow your heart to be open 100% to where God wants to use the gifts he has blessed you with. One day it just may be to go oversees for a mission (and this may not suprise me, since your husband is now coming to see the Lord and how he gets the free flights and such.. God may just open something up there. Continue in your own strong walk now, as you do, your husband will see how God is guiding you and showing you.

Your an awesome woman uniquely designed by our Lord, he has great things in store for you. Just keep the faith and allow him to Guide you one day at a time.

Hugs
Faithwoman

Great post, hon!!

PRACTICAL NEW TESTAMENT CHRISTIANITY

MESSAGE #161

TOWARDS REALLY STARTING TO SUCCEED IN OUR CHRISTIAN LIVES - Part 2

... Continued from Part 1

SOME PRACTICAL THINGS TO HELP YOU WITH THIS!

I totally agree with SC and Faithwoman that we must live for the Lord where we are.

1. We have to learn to serve Him in the LITTLE things as well as the BIG ones. It's easy enough for any of us to really be quite LAZY about getting to actually SEE what we may do! Aim to be CREATIVE, while praying and considering how we may serve Him.

2. Next we need to recognise that our whole life should be God-focussed:

Colossians Ch 3:17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. 23 And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, 24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.

Do read those verses a few times. Try to ABSORB how it all interacts and works. Notice how v. 17 is whole-of-life GOD-FOCUS!! THEN set about learning how to live this way.

We can (and should) wash the dishes with and in conjunction with the Lord!! This is REAL GOD-FOCUSSING!! NOTHING in our lives throughout every day should be OUTSIDE OF our RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM. Take the Lord with you wherever you go, and in whatever you do. NOTE: you will need to LEARN to do this (i.e., don't expect it to come naturally to you by this time tomorrow!)

3. Doing it for me is SIN. Living for me is SIN. This has to be a CHANGE OF ATTITUDE as well as FOCUS: we get our FOCUS RIGHT by changing our ATTITUDE. We then need to be constantly checking this. You see, it's so easy to THINK we're GOD-CENTERED when we're really still SELF-CENTERED. Trust me it is NOT one BIT easy to get away from SELF and SIN!!! You will be working on this for all of your days!!

Thus we'll discover that either "I want to do this for God" (self still ruling in our lives) or "I want to do this for God" (God ruling over our lives, because we've capitulated to Him!)

4. Beware of others telling you what you should be doing to serve the Lord, e.g., if a church leader approaches you to become a Sunday-school Teacher, this is NOT necessarily a call from GOD to that work. HE must call you, as you are seeking to ALWAYS be living within His will.

That is, in order for your life to become GOD-CENTERED - so as to take you away from the SELFISHNESS OF BEING ME-CENTERED - this is going to have to happen BETWEEN YOU AND GOD!! Sure, sometimes man may help you with this, but all too often they will hinder instead.

5. THE most important part of your Christian life needs to become RELATIONSHIP - A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR GOD. Work on this. Make this your GOAL and your LIFE-FOCUS. Succeed in this and it will help you ENORMOUSLY to GROW your own PERSONAL RIGHTEOUSNESS and REDUCE YOUR SINFULNESS!

Go forth and live this!! *smiling!* Love to you all!

- BM, with his Beloved

MAY HE GUIDE YOU INTO ALL TRUTH
AND GROW YOU TO MATURITY!

Thanx for the good advice BM and FaithWoman gave. An eye-opener.

I posted this on a site on the main thread, so I thought it would fit here too.

If My Words Abide in You

1. Memorizing Scripture makes meditation possible at times when I can't be reading the Bible and meditation is the pathway of deeper understanding.

2. Memorizing Scripture strengthens my faith because faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of Christ, and that happens when I am hearing the word in my head.

3. Memorizing Scripture shapes the way I view the world by conforming my mind to God's viewpoint.

4. Memorizing Scripture makes God's word more readily accessible for overcoming temptation to sin, because God's warnings and promises are the way we conquer the deceitful promises of sin.

5. Memorizing Scripture guards my mind by making it easier to detect error . . . and the world is filled with error, since the god of this world is a liar. (like Bo said, if you admit you already have detected error in their beliefs, then why stick around learning more, Amandez?

6. Memorizing Scripture enables me to hit the devil in the face with a force he cannot resist, and so protect myself and my family from his assault.

7. Memorizing Scripture provides the strongest and sweetest words for ministering to others in need.

8. Memorizing Scripture provides the matrix for fellowship with Jesus because he talks to me through His word, and I talk to him in prayer.

9. Memorizing Scripture renews my mind.

That's my testimony. Bonnie

Originally Posted by Faithwoman

Thank you, I had a great teacher

Well two really, first of all the Lord (sorry he comes first )
secondly you!

Hugs
Faithwoman

I continue to learn to speak from my heart.

Hehe! I know the very BEST teacher, and so do you!!! Praise You, Jesus!!!