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Getting Exicited About The Kingdom
thewatchman:
You don't get there overnight Rhys, you grow into it. You can't manufacture it. For me it is Christ who captures my thoughts through his dealings and my afflictions. Otherwise my mind would be caught up with the cares of this world. It's not natural for man to think about God because of our selfish carnal natures. We don't naturally choose good. When I think it's not necessarily lofty thoughts, but deep ones. The cares of the day are enough for me. 8)
santgem:
There is a saying............
When we stop demanding to have it all now, we'll discover that we
have plenty already. Learn to experience joy where we are,
and we'll experience it in abundance. :)
gregorydc:
Rhys,
I believe that a lot of our problems now is our instant gratification, we all have in our lives now. We get instant "letters" to others of faith, we don't have to wait for days or weeks to see a response from any one else. So I can see why it is hard to get excited about the future kingdom at times. But ,I do know I am, at times allowed to think about things that are good when I am working, it is a wonderful thing to do.
Greg
Gina:
--- Quote from: hayley on February 02, 2013, 07:22:40 AM ---Lately I have been learning to spot the lie and falsehood in my thoughts - for me it's like overcoming the panic feeling of when you get left lost as a kid (this happened to me once being separated from my mother in a supermarket - sob - but she was freaking out too looking for me) and then I noticed that this residual feeling of panic transferred into how I viewed our Heavenly Father (I guess the 'Left Behind" series on the rapture didn't help much either) All of these negative thoughts and feelings must bow down to the reality of Our Heavenly Father who IS LOVE and He will never fail us or leave us - blows me away
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I can totally relate to that.
Rhys 🕊:
I can see that too Hayley. I enjoyed reading your comments especially that part learning to spot the lie and falsehood in my thoughts. That's something I too deal with especially since being on the forum. A bit like cleaning out the cupboard of all the junk and replacing it with the gems we get from discovering more of God's truth. I guess being part of a process the things of the kingdom become more of a reality. It's that dealing with the carnal man stuff and discovering more and more our place in Him and like Ray says we can hang out hopes and dreams on and knowing that our God never changes and that He is always there for us. I will finish like Ray said wow!
Rhys
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