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Oh, you are TOTALLY welcome, dear heart. That's exactly what the Lord brought me here for!!

Yes, He will always GUIDE you. You of all people have the "proof" of that by Him bringing people into your life at different times recently with specific messages from Him direct to you - such as the lady at graduation! That's very special!

And she said that you must TRUST. Indeed and indeed! This is for ALL of us. Without we place our TRUST in the Lord, sufficient that we be prepared to place OUR WHOLE LIFE in His mighty hands, then we're gonna be going absolutely NOWHERE!!!

Seems to me that what you've been doing well in your life as you've had these serious issues to work through has been 'going a step at a time'. Not rushing. Trusting instead! Waiting for Him to tell you to move, and how to do this. I know how DIFFICULT this has all been. And wearing on the psyche - but you've truly done WELL.

And thus you've learned PATIENCE - realising how important it is to BE patient. We do tend to be 'bull at a gate' people in the "instant" societies we live in, where everyone wants everything NOW! In God you don't GET everything now!! He knows that would be sooo counter-productive.

Thankyou for sharing your walk with us. Hopefully you can take a little time to regroup now, to take a few deep breaths and regain strength to continue your journey.

Bless you heaps!

- BM

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And thus you've learned PATIENCE - realising how important it is to BE patient. We do tend to be 'bull at a gate' people in the "instant" societies we live in, where everyone wants everything NOW! In God you don't GET everything now!! He knows that would be sooo counter-productive.

It is true, we tend to be the bull at the gate people, however with patience and trust in him, it will all come together.

One important thing I want to share and what I have learned is to listen to the Lord. What I mean by this is we do need to share our struggles with others, we are to be one Body of Christ, we do need to ask for guidance, we need to learn through the sharing of our everyday walks, but when it comes down to do what is best for oneself, WE NEED TO LISTEN TO WHAT GOD IS SAYING.

Just with the most recent happening last week when God kept me up all night, and I knew what I had to do, a girlfriend of mine drove over here and shared some stuff with me, she encouraged me , she agreed with me, that I needed to face and walk away from the person that I love, I knew God had spoken, but her last minute talk might have influenced how I handled it.. no I know it did..

God knew that I had not done what he told me to do.. hence he loved me so much the next few days continued with his loving hand and guidance I was able to clean up and do what he wanted me do.. no matter the cost of fear and rejection. For you see, it was the trust in the Lord, that I had rejected for so long.

There are many opinions, words shared here on the forum and our every day lives. Those words encourage us, sometimes they "ouch" us.. in a good way that is, they help us see the truth, but the down to brass tack and truth comes from the Lord Jesus. I so much at times want someone to tell me what to do. . you all know that.. we can share his love , we can share our personal experiences, but when it comes down to who we really need to listen to, that is the Lord.. I am thankful he was patient with me, he never left me.. I left him. .. Praise the Lord today! For he is mighty, may he continue to strengthen each and every one of you today, may your hearts, eyes and ears be open to him!

Hugs!
Faithwoman

Faithwoman

Ok, so I was going to post and ask what the scripture was about the Lord Bottling our tears. But then I remembered to learn the Word and truth, I need to seek those scriptures.. thank goodness for biblegateway!

I found the scripture I needed to understand what happened to me last night. When I was at the prayer service and on my knees and crying, with joy, praise and asking for continued healing, I realized my tears were not streaming down my face even though I was crying. I took time to feel them, they were going up and across my forehead into my head. it was such a weird feeling, then I remembered he will take the tears.

Revelation 21:4

4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away."

Revelation 7: 17

17For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd;
he will lead them to springs of living water.
And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."

I can truly feel the old order of things passing away! Praise the Lord.. He continues to lead me to living waters. He is wiping away the tears of my pain.. Alleluia!

Faithwoman

Bondman

Thankyou for your sharing! You're right: while there's a lot more that's involved, ultimately we DO have to listen to our Lord Jesus.

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Message #91

THE INCREDIBLE POWER OF GOD IN US!

Decades ago I read a few verses in Ephesians about the extent of GOD'S POWER in us, that fair stunned me out of my brain! Trouble was I could NOT get a hold of them! - I understood them in my head, but there I was stuck... Talk about frustrating!! I always said that if I could ever truly 'get' a hold of them they would just about blow me straight into eternity. Today, by a simple story in my life, I hope I may be able to convey to you Inner Roomies some sense of what the Lord is saying in these Scriptures.

Paul wrote to the folks at Ephesus what his prayer for them was (Ephesians Ch 1:17) ...that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, 18 the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the exceeding greatness of His power in (into) us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power 20 which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead...

Here then is the QUESTION AND THE ANSWER: how GREAT is His Power IN US? IT'S THE EXACT SAME POWER AS WHAT GOD USED WHEN HE RAISED JESUS FROM THE DEAD!!!!

Folks, WE cannot do THAT! That's direct from GOD!!!
And THAT SAME POWER IS IN YOU AND IN ME RIGHT NOW!!!



MY STORY

May I then share something that to me was absolutely astonishing! I've long experienced what I call "deep-down" aspects of the Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians Ch 5:22-23) - like DEEP-DOWN and CONTINUAL JOYFULNESS. I'm not talking about happiness, which is a superficial thing that comes and goes, depending on how we FEEL at the time, right!

Okay, I woke feeling absolutely dreadful. My health the last few days has been really bad. Pain in my muscles. I was incredibly tired. My head was awful. And I was so WEAK! I struggled out of bed, then shuffled along on my crutches towards the bathroom, and as I was sitting there feeling like death warmed up, I SUDDENLY REALISED THAT I WAS HAPPILY SINGING!!! As further realisation dawned on me it quite blew me away! I stopped singing, and grinned from ear to ear in sheer JOY!!! Here I was, almost too ill to be living, couldn't have felt much more dreadful - BUT WITH SUCH JOYFULNESS DEEP INSIDE ME THAT WITHOUT REALISING IT I'D BROKEN OUT INTO SONG!!!

PEOPLE, THE HOLY SPIRIT LIVES!!! HIS POWER IS THERE FOR US ALL. IT'S INCREDIBLE POWER!! - ENOUGH TO RAISE JESUS OUT OF DEATH, AND THUS EASY-PEASY TO MAKE ME WHOLLY and CONTIUALLY JOYFUL IN THE MIDST OF SUCH SICKNESS!!!

"To you ALL the Glory, Lord!! You make the dead to live, turn darkness into light, and make the sinner to be a saint! You even make the very ill to experience heavenly joy! YOU ARE THE LORD!!!

- BM, with his Lady

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That is fantastic, BM! A touch of that kind of power will be what will bring you outa sickness, yes? It sure put a smile on my face. Bless you.

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Bondman

YES INDEED! Gotta smile on my face too!! *hee!*

Bless you took, sweetie!

- BM

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PEOPLE, THE HOLY SPIRIT LIVES!!! HIS POWER IS THERE FOR US ALL. IT'S INCREDIBLE POWER!! - ENOUGH TO RAISE JESUS OUT OF DEATH, AND THUS EASY-PEASY TO MAKE ME WHOLLY and CONTIUALLY JOYFUL IN THE MIDST OF SUCH SICKNESS!!! "To you ALL the Glory, Lord!! You make the dead to live, turn darkness into light, and make the sinner to be a saint! You even make the very ill to experience heavenly joy! YOU ARE THE LORD!!!

Awesome message.. must have been mental telepathy going on this morning from Australia to NY... I sang for an hour this morning! .. it was just there.. the JOY!!!!

Faithwoman

Fluffy

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