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Rhys 🕊:
--- Quote from: Dave in Tenn on February 21, 2013, 05:34:39 PM --- Sometimes it's wonderful, and sometimes it's terrible, and it happens most often when I am not trying to force it. That's what 'written in our hearts' means to me.
OK, so I tossed a sermon into the end of the testimony. Sue me. ;)
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Ha ha I think I will sue you Dave ;)
I like your line about sometimes it's wonderful and terrible. That's true for me too. I don't like the dry spells either but I know God has His reasons for it even if I can't see it. I guess I see later on that a change has occurred in me and I needed to go through the hard times to get to that place. I sometimes wish there was an easier way but God does things His way which of course is the best way.
I enjoyed reading your post Dave.
Bless you
Rhys
Gina:
--- Quote from: Dennis Vogel on February 21, 2013, 05:16:10 PM ---
--- Quote ---I don't know what you've done that is so horrible.
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Nothing I can think of. Many, many years ago a minister explained to me that our sins are like an onion. You peal off a layer and there is another, and another, ... That's how it's been for me.
Ecc 1:2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
There are many physical sins we can overcome. But I don't think we will ever conquer pride and vanity.
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Well, I agree with you there. But we can get to a place where pride and vanity don't have dominion over us. I think we know so much now that we feel bad if we do things that in any way resemble pride or vanity. What are those things anyway? Am I vain because I happen to drive a nicer car than 99% of the world's population can afford -- even though I could have gotten a junker that still runs? I'd gladly take an a@@'s colt to work, but I'd be fired in the first week because I'm almost positive I'd arrive late. :P
Gina:
Okay, that's a lie -- I would definitely not "gladly" ride an a@@'s colt to work. I would dread it every step of the way.
cjwood:
--- Quote from: Dennis Vogel on February 21, 2013, 12:49:14 PM ---
And that means we will not get away with anything for the duration of our lives. That correction may come early in life or later.
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dennis,
i pulled the bolded and underlined section of your post to say a loud and resounding AMEN! i have said so many times to myself that i never get away with anything. be it large or small. i used to always wonder why.
through your statement noted above, i now understand clearly why. i underlined the last part because i am learning that i still never get away with anything, although i consciously try not to do anything that i need to get away with. but sometimes life happens.
thank you dennis.
claudia
Gina:
"Getting away with things." I remember even Ray asked someone in an email exchange somethnig to the effect, "Are you punished for everything that you've ever done wrong?" I agree with Claudia in that God doesn't let me get away with things, and even if it's only my conscious that's bothered and I'm freaking out over what might befall me, I don't always get what I have coming to me. I don't know why, but I just feel that God has blessed me so abundantly over my life, even with all the hardships -- but I can say that only having come through them.
"Oh ye of little faith (actually, Jesus called His disciples perverted -- because of their total lack of faith). Why are you wondering among yourselves if I'm talking about the bread--did you already forget that I fed the 5,000 with the fish and loaves?"
So when my faith is lacking and I'm perverted enough to forget that Jesus feeds people to the gills, I just reflect on all the times that He fed me to the gills -- deservedly so or not, and my spirit is rejuvenated.
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