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cjwood:
thank you so much kat for the past email responses from ray about sin and overcoming. i have been shown lately some things about myself that i had never even thought about as being sinful. and i have been fighting a battle over a particular sin which i pray about each night and talk about to God daily, but have not been given the victory over this sin yet, BUT, i have come to hate it and despise my flesh for desiring it. i even got to a point recently where i thought, well, i will just keep giving in to this sin until God works in me to remove it. but, something ray said in one of the emails you posted spoke to me about this. ray said that "God intends for us to fight. this life is spiritual warfare." i know that God meant for me to read these words, to remind me that although only God can give us the victory over any particular sin, WE must continue to fight. fight the urge, resist our own fleshly beast. and that indeed is a battle, and it is indeed a spiritual battle. but even now God's Spirit is telling me that He has given me/us armor to fight this battle of the flesh. armor that is spiritual. and it ALL comes back to our Father and His Son, our Savior. our Savior from this world, and our Savior from our own flesh.
claudia
Ellie:
Wow Kat,How timely is this.I spoke to a friend on the phone last night and found myself responding to a comment she made .....to put her right.....It just put me wrong,very wrong,because I was saying something negative about my parents.Certainly not something I would want God or anyone else to hear.
This morning I was wracked with quilt,so annoyed that I had reacted to her leading statement without real thought or consideration.
Certainly I repent and in reading all these responces can adjust my answers in a much better way,even if what the other person says is not a truth.My answer of truth was only hurtful.
I spent quite some time praying,found my self being quite humbled at all the changes God has made in my life so far.That it is a life long journey and God is certainly not finished with me yet.
It was all a humbling exercise and I found myself accepting a lot more of my life's circumstances and more than usual recognizing that God wants me right where I am for now.
Even with various physical complaints et.None of it seemed to matter and I was over whealmed with love for God.Even with my worldly wants or needs,they seemed to fade away,that gap between the spiritual and carnal widening yet again.
How wonderful is our God and how wonderful is our Saviour.
Peace to all.....Ellie.....
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