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Deborah-Leigh:
Rom 12:19  not avenging yourselves, beloved, but giving place to wrath; for it is written, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay, says the Lord."

I wish I could do this! God has given me the desire to give place to wrath but not the accomplishment yet!! That is a huge gift to have the desire given from God, I realise yet look how tough the circumstances through which that gift is made visible!.... :'(

A Cop who fancies himself to be a Pastor  and has tried to recruit my husband and I to his Cell group, got together to trap my helper in my shop. They sent a person to buy biltong who asked for an additional payment slip. My helper unwittingly gave him what he wanted. The Cop who  has tried to recruit me to his Church, came to my shop to slander my helper telling me he was stealing.  :o >:(

My helper had already informed me of the incident and so I called him out and told the Cop that what had happened was entrapment and slander. He said he was only trying to help me and I replied that God watches over me and that He provides. Why didn’t I just give place to wrath and smile sweetly!!!...and look right through him…God sent this experience to me and I have a hard time keeping quiet…well…as you know! I feel infuriated with the encounter of what I know God finds abominable

Pro 6:18  a heart that plots wicked plans, feet hurrying to run to evil,
Pro 6:19  a false witness who speaks lies, and he who causes fighting among brothers.

The Blessing is to endure and to make me depend even more on God……and God is giving me His Spirit to endure even as I feel the heat of God’s consuming fire in me! times can be hard right?...when we are doing our best and we don't know how....smiling when we are close to tears...and thankfully enduring the reciept of the gift from God to DESIRE to obey, believe and joy in that accomplishment only He can give!

I feel better already...poor Cop....I need to pray for him...

So what’s God been up to in your life lately?

Blessings
Arc

DougE6:

Wow

you said it! I think you spoke for most of us when you talk about the difference between the desire to do what is required and the actual accomplishment of it!  IMO, the hardest thing I can do to keep quiet or smile sweetly or to LOVE someone while they are cheating, lying or slandering ourself.  It is unfair, we cry, inside! I want fairness, and fairness includes wrath and vengeance.  But God says vengeance is his, He will repay, and we have to try to attain to that, to give God place, and to love our enemy instead.

 
Rom 12:17  Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
Rom 12:19  Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Rom 12:20  Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
Rom 12:21  Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

Mat 5:43  Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
Mat 5:44  But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Mat 5:45  That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Mat 5:46  For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
Mat 5:47  And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
Mat 5:48  Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

Honestly, I think these are the hardest teachings in the Bible.
Doug

Deborah-Leigh:
Hi Doug

It is great to see you on this thread ~ I appreciate your views.

One can know and serve and serve and know and God can even help me to find the knowldege others are seeking and requiring but LOVE...can I love and help others find LOVE? Nope! THAT'S when it gets really tough when Love comes to visit.

Look....in hind sight and in faith...God knew EXACTLY how I'd respond! HE knew and I repented, looked back, came here and wrote the incident down in quest for edification encouragement and council....God is working it all out and showing me how much needs to be done yet within me. As for the Cop...I truely believe that God caused him too, to do what he thought was right and the fact that he was given a Word of God....SLANDER....to go and think about...I believe caused some Godly influences upon him too. I don't think God can mess up! He knows what He's doing and though I speculate on what He is doing in the other chap...there's no doubt what He is showing me!..and it is nothing to do what He is doing in others....

I am grateful that God is deepening the shallow part of me...I am glad.

I did feel better for praying for him....and in the prayer I was shown that what I pray for him, is returned back to me. That was quite wonderful! I asked God to open his eyes and show him and correct him....well He did that for me ...right back to me....I can see the shortfall within...it hurts.

God knows and above all, God loves...

Blessings to you

Arc

tamaralv:
I agree, Arc, it does hurt to be shown our shortcomings. Blessedly, it never ends now that He's begun His work in us (me). It seems strange that we should look forward to and even ask God for this burning up of our dross, since it is so painful, but we know the end result. Let me just say that I was someone who used to love much and I was hurt much, very much.  My fundamenatist Christian grandmother once told me that I was too forgiving...I think I was maybe 10yrs old. Later in life when I faced the hurts of rejection, I remembered what she said and I believed her. I became cold and unfeeling over time, not consciously, but eventually I felt dead...For all intents and purposes I think I was dead! No Love, no Joy, no Peace, NO Hope!  How sad that I spent the majority of my life reacting to pain with coldness and even hate. Now I deal with tears, tears, and more tears! Boy, for someone who didn't feel anything for so long, I sure am a baby! But Arc, what wonderful works He's doing! I don't have much. My husband is gone, I have no home of my own (I'm staying with family), and I am not able to get more than about 25-30 hrs a week at work, my health isn't great and I could really use a break sometimes! But I am so very, very, blessed with family that love me, a daughter who loves God and is doing amazing in school and I am blessed to even have a job, so who am I to complain? Lol The biggest blessing is finding the Truth and my Father after being so lost for so long and learning to trust Him to teach me as I go through this life. I really can't think of anywhere I'd rather be in my life than where I am right now. Oh boy, I'm sorry I rambled! I don't post very often because I have felt that I'm here to learn and listen. More and more though, I have wanted to join in so who knows, maybe I will  ;)

Peace and Love,
Tammy

 p.s. As a side note, I have been also very blessed by so many of the posts lately! It's still amazing to me that in my seeking, I'm still led here over and over again. This forum is my home away from home in a cold dark world and I can't thank God enough for dragging me here repeatedly and providing so much Truth and understanding of His word through Ray and the wonderful people on the forum.

judith collier:
Tamaralv, enjoyed your post. Sure can relate! I used to cry but my eyes would swell up so bad I gave it up and got angry instead. It sure felt better but temper is not a genuine emotion because underneath is fear and pain.
Then when the temper is released and relief is felt then comes the bigger burden of knowing you didn't use self control and the fact you most likely hurt the other person and when I hurt someone else the pain is worse because I feel it in me. I have managed to hurt myself more than the other person ever could.
It is better to get away from the other person until you can get a handle on it. I have not got this completely down yet as I do believe in standing up for myself but I ususally go too far. I am beginning to realize the other person is extremely unhappy if they lashed out at me.
I can't bear the anger and I can't bear the tears. This subject is a work in progress for me but getting away is about the best I can do now. There is a difference between aggressiveness and assertiveness. Or even why does one have to defend themselves. I have found out when God is allowed to handle the situation the tables get turned by the most interesting circumstances. All I need to do is control my speech muscles. Sounds easy but not! Judy

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