Bondman

Fluf, until you came into my life, I had NO IDEA of the vast extent of beautiful and meaningful Christian graphics there are available to us these days! You truly are such a blessing!!

(And shouldn't you be in bed??)

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Faithwoman

I played the game...

I still have some work to do..

Great way to make one think !

Faithwoman

Bondman

Yes, it's not a game (my fault for making a joke about it).

A VERY serious considering of who we are in the Lord, in earnest prayer before the Lord, to see how we are going in our walk with Him, and where we may need more truth, more dedication, more commitment, more submission.

Bless you, hon!

- BM

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Fluffy

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Fluffy

Hey, Bondman! All these graphics have come from only one source! I am thinking about trying another one, because photobucket has so much in it that....well, they leave a bad taste in my mouth, give me shudders, make me cringe. But then I cry out to God when I see those and ask Him to help the ones that have made those graphics. To bring them to salvation, to heal the hurts that are obviously in their hearts. But then, the image gets stuck in my head, and I have to work really hard to get it out. So expect a change!

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Faithwoman

Originally Posted by Faithwoman
I played the game...

I still have some work to do..

Great way to make one think !

Faithwoman

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Yes, it's not a game (my fault for making a joke about it). A VERY serious considering of who we are in the Lord, in earnest prayer before the Lord, to see how we are going in our walk with Him, and where we may need more truth, more dedication, more commitment, more submission. Bless you, hon!

I know what you meant.. you did not.. it was titled spiritual checkup.. are you game..
So when I did it.. I responded by meaning I played the game.. ie.. taking the quiz..

Yes I am sure I had "played the game of life" for some time..

Have a super evening
I go tonite for my first appointment with a Christian counselor here in my new town.. that is kind of exciting and nerve wracking at the same time.

Hugs
Faithwoman

Bondman

Message #98

HANDLING EVIL

This was supposed to just be a reply post, but I feel it's important enough to make it a brief Message.

Yes, it's good to be able to pray for those who create the bad stuff there, but it's no good at all for you to get the rotten stuff stuck in your head!

I've always loved this quick 1,2,3,4 that Paul wrote to the church at Thessalonica - reminds me of shots out of a semi-automatic!!

1 Thessalonians Ch 5
16 Rejoice always,
17 pray without ceasing,
18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
19 Do not quench the Spirit.
20 Do not despise prophecies.
21 Test all things; hold fast what is good.
22 Abstain from every form of evil.

So much GREAT advice there! But in v.22 I think the Lord is saying to us all: "Hey, you guys, keep all that stuff RIGHT OUT OF YOUR LIFE!!" Obviously He's NOT saying to stay away from those people who do evil, else we'd never be able to get anyone else saved!! But we do have to learn to be able to HANDLE what I'll call "mixing it with evil", i.e., becoming STRONG about this, so as NOT LET IT GET TO US!! (important!)


What I strongly feel He's saying is that we must learn to be STRONG concerning evil, and as we seek to evangelise the world - which IS evil - to keep ourselves and our hearts PURE! "Brother, Sister, keep yourself ONLY for ME!!"

DONCHA JUST LOVE THAT!!!

May we all learn how to grow, by His Spirit, in this important area of our Christian living!

- BM, with Lady BM

No man can ever know all the truth - only GOD can!
All I can do is constantly depend on the Holy Spirit to show me
THE Truth from His Holy Word. If you ever see what
looks like wrong Scripture please tell me.

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Brother, Sister, keep yourself ONLY for ME!!" DONCHA JUST LOVE THAT!!!

I do love it! and man that is the thing.. keep yourself only for me! He is the one! He is my Mr. Right!

Faithwoman

Faithwoman

As I was driving home for lunch yesterday, a voice spoke and said go to the YWCA, which is right down the street from me. I went there on the leading. I walked in and asked for a tour of the facility. I explained I was new to the area and wanted to see what services they offered.

They told me a woman named Linda would give me my tour. She greeted me with a big smile. We walked side by side throughout the facility. She stopped at different areas and explained what each area did.

As we stood in a room called My Sisters closet (which is a gently used clothing shop) a gentleman came in and said "the bus is here". She asked is it 12:30? She looked at her watch and said oh it is only 12:20. I said I can let you go if you need to catch the bus. She spoke back:

Yes the bus is for me. I take it home. I AM BLIND.. I just stood there my mouth must have dropped to the floor! This woman gave me a tour of the whole facility, stopping pointing her hand to each thing. I would never in a million years imagined she was blind. Her eyes did not give that appearance, she was looking around, smiling and did not miss a beat on the tour.. She has been blind since birth, could read large print when younger as she got older, it got worse and now can only respond a bit to light. She stated she does not use a cane at work or home, but uses it when she goes out and about. She said for people to look at her , they would never know. She stated it is the strength that she gets from the Lord that she can go on each and every day.

My point is, not only did I get a tour of the facility, but the Lord wanted me to take a tour of my heart and my life and soul. The Lord wanted to show me how fortunate I am. The Lord wanted me to be thankful for what I have and to not get stuck on the "what about me, what about me, syndrome! I thought to myself " I have no right to complain about anything! I think my life is hard? Cut me a break Robin! You are doing well!
Yes you have your struggles, but can you imagine Robin! Here is a woman who has no sight, but has so much more. She really has faith in the unseen! That is what scares alot of us. We are to trust in the unknowing and the unseen. What I am learning is that even though, we physically do not see Jesus, he does show us in so many ways, who he is, what he represents and what he does for us! We at times are just way to busy, we close our eyes that have sight to what he has for us.

Oh Dear Heavenly Father, may I continue to keep my eyes open, my heart open and my ears open to your word, to your guidance, to the wonders you put in my life on a daily basis! Thank you Heavenly Father for that tour yesterday. You truly did show me a lesson! I love you Jesus! May you continue to guide me and all here ! Amen!

Faithwoman

Bondman

I totally agree. We DO get too busy (actually we already ARE too busy is much closer to the truth), and we do NOT SEE near as much of Him as we could.

If we truly LOOK, though, if we really WANT to see, then He can show us Himself...

Bless you, hon!!

- BM

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