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LiberatedEagle:
Hey Kat,


--- Quote ---Yes continue to "Let your light so shine before men," but know your actions speak louder than words and the way you live is a witness to the truth.
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--- Quote ---We are living examples of the Truth, as our behavior is being watched by this world.
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You know what Kat...Amen! God is chastising me. I didn't know how God was going to deliver me from the strongholds in my life, but for the past few weeks my character has been the most prevalent issue on my mind. His word is what's going to deliver me! By hearing these scriptures like "Be ye doers of the word and not hearers only" and "Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles:That whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation" These scriptures are eating me up. I remember Ray stated in his study on repentance how after awhile your conscience will not allow you to be at peace unless you submit yourself to what God wants you to do.


--- Quote ---In order to be strong and to stand firm in these Truths they must be written on our hearts, which can only come from delegent and continued study of His word.
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You know Kat I know this to be true, but everytime I sin I feel so unworthy that I fall off from studying for a few days. I know this is the trick of our adversary, the accuser of the brethren. I read the scripture in Ezekiel where God states he was going to write His laws on the tablets of our hearts. I never put 2 and 2 together to understand that He wasn't going to just magically place them in our hearts, but by diligent studying the word they will become who we are. "For whatsoever a man thinketh in his heart so is he". Thank you so much Kat for your labor of love. I needed to read everything you posted Love ya Sis.

Hey Arc,

The way that you described the birth process is so profound. As I was reading your post it was making sense word by word. I never thought of the spiritual birth process in correlation with the natural that deep. You make sense out of so many things I post and relay the scriptures so precisely that I know you are a brother in Christ. That's what the scripture means when it says "Try the spirit to see whether it be of God". Kat told me a couple of months ago that my understanding of God's plan for me is only a milestone towards my growth. It's getting more and more interesting as the days go by. However, I know that I must suffer for the name of Christ so by no means do I feel that this will be a cake walk, but I'm just basking in the truths of God and look forward to hearing "Well done my good and faithful servant". I will be posting a testimony soon of how God delivered me from the strongholds in my life. I know He's doing it now.

May God Bless You All,

Charles

P.S. Now let me get ready to meet Marques, it's today and not tomorrow ;D

Deborah-Leigh:
Linny, you are always welcome and Charles I am not your brother, brother! Ask Marques to explain that one! ;D :D ;) :)


--- Quote ---...I just told them what I believe
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--- Quote ---we know that nothing we do can convince anyone
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--- Quote ---So what I'm saying to all of you is don't be discouraged by people who don't accept you or believe you...even if they are in your own family...because God has His own and He will send them to learn the truth!! You live it, and God will honor it in ways we may never understand!
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Those are worthwhile thoughts Kathy. Thank you.  :)

I think that Jesus was saying that the consuming fire of His Spirit we would be separated from the attachments we have to our earthy family. This process is painful for us because we are betrayed and rejected.  Jesus said we would be hated but not forever or without remedy or relief.
 
Mat 10:21  And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.

The brother that shall deliver up the brother to death is the rebellious brother. The father that delivers up the child to death is the rebellious father. The children that rise against the parents and cause them to be put to death are the rebellious children NOT the children of God.

Mat 19:29  And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.

Like no one goes to Christ unless God drags them, so too, no one forsakes houses and property and siblings or parents who being children of God, are the ones forsaken, betrayed, despised and hated.
 
Christ means more than any human relation, any earthy property to the Children of God who enjoy the fruit of His Spirit His Mind and His Heart and that is the hundredfold return – His Spirit. 8)
 
I am so happy that under your roof, God has appointed your loved ones to know Him Kathy.

Your story encourages me that my sister will see The Light, yet, most likely,  through ways, means and circumstances not given me to know, which is okay.  It’s okay – though I miss and love her I have hope. :)

Arc

Ninny:
Arc,
I will pray for your sister..and you! There are many others in my family who think I'm strange..but you know even if they think I'm strange, (my son even told me that I should think about going to hell, I told him I'm not afraid of hell!) in all of that they cannot deny that I have loved and trusted in the Lord most of my life and there have been times they thought I might end up "drinking the kool-aid" They have seen the consistency of how God has led me. And they know that God has kept His promises and they have seen the evidence and even though they have also seen me fall they have seen God lift me up again! So whether anyone else comes to the truth that we know here..I know that God has given the light to me and I can pray that He will give it to others of my family..but if He doesn't ..I know that all is not lost!!

1Ti 4:10  For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God,who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.
AMEN!

A friend of mine who is a pastor always says, "If there is a "therefore" in scripture...we need to find what it's there for!" So it is a surety that in believing and trusting in God we will work hard and suffer reproach!!

Kathy ;)

Marlene:
Arc, I have a Brother, who thinks I am lost. I don't even go near him because he has alot of health problems and I do not want him to drop over from anger with me. He is in the church system and thinks he has led people to God himself. Not, knowing God does the drawing.

I have come to find out in my life, the best thing is to keep my mouth shut and let them see the light in me.

Now, I have to tell you this. I have been married for 30 years. My Husband has always been a light to me. He never much studied the Bible. But, he believes Jesus died for him. But, I have watched others mistreat him and abuse him and he is never but kind. He helps our widowed neighbors. I have gone to his work place and people tell me I have the kindest most giving Husband. I have seen God in action.  He forgives and forgets.  I am learning to do this.

I asked God many years ago for a man like a Uncle I had. When, I was a little girl I thought he was like Jesus. Everytime, I was around him I was so happy.
I asked God for a man like him. He gave him to me. He was a great man of faith and did not go to church but read his Bible and spent time with God in private.

No matter the trials we have been through , he never lost hope and he never sweats it. I am learning in my life to be the same. It was not easy. Now, I can have peace in adversity.

Now, my Husband excepted this right away. He never believed in Hell. My Mother who is 89 never believed in Hel. So , God has blessed me big time that way.
Now, because of all the Love I have showered on my Sister and her family she is begining to believe there is no Hell. My neice who is only 36 and was diagnosed with cancer of the colon, liver , and pancreas has the same Spirit. She excepted thist away. She has had two sugeries and as 4 more. But, they never gave her any hope. But, she believes God not the Doctors. Her cancer number has went from a 14 to a 4 and 3 and 2 is perfect. She has worked except for the surgeries and a few times with a couple of issues. When, I go over to the hospital people tell me they have never seen a Spirit. Teresea has great faith and always has as a child. My family did not go to church much at all.  I didn't much till I got married.But, I asked God to use me to be a light to my family and to any one to may pass my way. I saw God in my Mother. I saw him in My Father in his latter years.

My Husbands, family thinks I am lost and do not want to hear it. But, I just don't say anything about it. Hopefully, by being around me they will see a sweet meek Spirit about me. The worse thing about these people they want to serve God in there own carnal way, while we all seek to serve God in his way. I never, look at them against me. I know, they are blind just as I was. They are afraid to look at anything knew because they are blind and think they have the truth.

So, Arc what we know helps us like you said we have other like minds and of that I am grateful. I am blessed to have some of my own family members seeing the truth. But, my Mother and Husband and Neice never believed in Hell. Now, my Sister is starting not to believe in Hell. I hope my younger great nephews and neices will learn the same. I have decided to leave what I have learned to be passed down to my generations if I should die. We are a product of what we have been taught by the church system and our carnal minds. We need the Mind of Christ.

Gods Church on earth is the light to the world. There may not be many, but he has them scattered through out the earth.

We are actually walking through the fire and not being touched. God holds us up. God is holding Ray up. You already know he holds you up and you are lights for us. We can be lights to the world by them watching us be humble and enduring things that blow them away. Who, knows maybe watching us will make them want what we got. I believe in miracles for lost family members and the rest of the world. Its all in Gods time.

In His Love,
Marlene



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LiberatedEagle:
Arcturus ??? My bad Sis ;) You still love me?  :'( :-\   I know you do  ;D


Charles

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