SweetSurrender

to you! I know you will be blessed by concentrating on your relationship with Him alone now. Then when you are totally sanctified and in His will, the right person will turn up! I think it is when we "turn our eyes upon Jesus, look full in His wonderful face, then the things of earth will look strangely dim in the light of His glory and grace." I just learned that song Sunday and I love it so much. It will become easier for all of us. You will find yourself seeking Him first and then all "these things will be added unto you." God bless you hon, for facing it face on and then obeying. Bonnie

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Bondman

If you're gonna have
faith, you can't just
have it when the
MIRACLES HAPPEN.
You have to have it
WHEN THEY DON'T.

That graphic of Fluffy's is good, hey! FAITH and TRUST in the Lord must contiue no matter what's happening. Else it's not really faith!

If you choose to trust the Lord Jesus then you do it seriously and fully - which can/should take you through both good times and bad. It's easy to have faith when things are going great. The test will always be when they don't!

Thanks Fluf!!

Bondman

Message #65

DON'T SHY AWAY FROM HARD TIMES



Hi hon! Wow you're really going through a rough time - and then some. I feel for you so strongly! I know what it's like! I understand the inner feelings - and all the emotions that can rage through you, threatening to tip you quite upside down!!

BUT if ever you wanted PROOF of, firstly, how much GOD LOVES ROBIN:

Hebrews Ch 12
6 For who the Lord loves He chastens!

and then of the fact THAT YOU ARE HIS DAUGHTER:

7 If you endure chastening God is dealing with you as sons [and daughters too!]
8 But if you are without chastisement, of which all are partakers, then you are bastards, and not sons.

... then you just got that wonderful proof!!! Plus God's truth that He openly speaks to us, acknowledging exactly what life will be like for His sons and daughters, i.e., THAT LIFE WILL BE HARD:

11a Now NO chastening for the present seems to be joyous;

but then adds:

11b nevertheless afterwards it yields the peaceable fruit of a great harvest of righteousness to those who are prepared to go through it.

So in time to come you get this harvest of RIGHTEOUSNESS - because you are prepared to let God chastise, discipline, teach and train you!

Then this is rather like a DEFINITION: "People will hurt you!" They will and DO! I've had Christian people doing this to me now for 20 years! Thus I endure more or less constant chastening from the Lord via them! Which is pretty sad!

Yet it's okay - I forgive them, and that's how He grows me!! I've even learned to rejoice in the hard times (which took me years to learn):

1 Peter Ch 4
12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you:
13 But rejoice, seeing ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.

"This isn't strange," Peter's saying, and adds, "Don't be surprised." But rather REJOICE, he says, because what's happening is that we have chosen to align ourselves WITH THE LORD JESUS here, and thus: He suffered appallingly for us - so we who are His then suffer with Him. That's how it works! - and the end results are fantastico!!!

Plus in all of this we must keep firmly in mind who WE are, and Who HE is, and the relationship we have with our Lord and Master:

Matthew Ch 10
24 The disciple is not above his teacher, nor the servant [bond-slave/bondman] above his master.
25 It is enough for the disciple that he should be like his teacher, and the servant [bond-slave/bondman] like his master.

Hope this may help in some way as you probably continue feeling bad about all of this that's seemingly been dumped on you all at once. You don't "deserve" it! You're doing good, not bad! God is simply using it FOR YOUR ULTIMATE GOOD! - COS THAT'S HOW MUCH HE LOVES YOU!!!!!

It's as sample and as profound as that!!

Much love,

- BM and Mrs

Faithwoman

Bondman

Oh, dear one, what a beautiful post. Thankyou! For me also CFS has been and is a wonderful place to be, and to those who love us, encourages us and pray for us, our heartfelt thankyous! I truly don't know what we'd do without you all!!

With so much love from our hearts to yours!

- BM and Mrs BM

Faithwoman

I just pray that the good Lord keeps Bondman and his Mrs. healthy and around here for a long time..

I pray that the Lord allows you to see the seeds you are planting.. grow..

I honestly don't know where I would be without you and everyone here.

Ok.. I got to go pack.. the movers came this morning.. they are moving me in 8 days.. out of those 8.. I have 2 to pack!

Hugs
Robin

Fluffy

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Be transparent before God, He sees right thru you, anyway!
http://www.likepreciousfaith.org/testimony_val.htm
Please pray for your local emergency responders, daily.

Criada

Just wanted to drop in and say hi to my dear friends.
Praying for you, Bm and Mrs. BM, very, very much.
You are so precious.... thank you for your faithfulness.. you bless me somuch.

Fluffy.. love you, sister. ((((((hug))))))

God bless you all.

Bondman

Seeds sprouting and growing sure works for me, hon! Thankyou!!

Remembering you before the Lord as you S-H-I-F-T!!!


EDIT! In fact I'm kinda greedy for lots of growth: I wanna see them there plants growing straight n tall...

Bondman